271 following her was the special assistant to President Jian, Gao Family_2

It was only after the group had left that Professor Jia acknowledged Yun Chang with a greeting, while Bai Shaoqi and Madam Song did not exchange a single word with Bai Lian, though Madam Song's gaze lingered on Bai Lian's departing figure.

This was the first time both of them had encountered Bai Lian at such an event.

With one hand clasped behind her back, Bai Lian conversed with Yun Chang with such an air of casual elegance that she seemed as if she had stepped out of a painting—the epitome of a noble scion—humble yet holding her own, more natural than anyone else they had seen.

Compared to these two, Ya Ning recalled that this was the young lady she had met in the elevator before.

"Teacher," Ya Ning said, looking at Bai Lian's retreating figure, "the beautiful woman next to the principal is..."

"Lack of manners," Professor Jia reprimanded with a smile any term that addressed beauty inadequately, "I don't know who she is, but you all need to be polite when you see her."