Chapter 121 - Greetings From Zhou Yan

Many had observed the scene that had happened earlier, and Han Qingshan's mood was foul whenever he thought about how this man referred to Jiang Yingyue as a pet.

Although he had some thoughts of keeping her for himself, it was not at all as a pet. He wanted her to be his most important person, he wanted her to be his better half, he wanted her to be his wife.

Unfortunately, he could say nothing as Jiang Yingyue was currently living her life as Jiang Fengmian, and since she preferred to pretend to be a man, he had no right to interfere with her decisions, but his mood turned glum.

Jiang Yingyue was not in a great mood either. She had never thought of herself as being Han Qingshan's pet. She knew that Han Qingshan was not the kind of person who would treat others as a pet, but it still struck a chord within her heart. Was this how others saw her? As a gold-digging person who was willing to let go of all her dignity?

"Fengmian," someone suddenly called out. Both Han Qingshan and Jiang Yingyue lifted their heads to see who was calling for her, and while her expression turned somewhat awkward, Han Qingshan's turned chilly.

In front of them was Zhou Yan. His cold face was somewhat warm when he looked at Jiang Yingyue as he walked over, completely ignoring the crowd of people who were standing by their side, observing everything with wide open eyes and filled with a gossipy nature.

They knew that Jiang Yingyue was someone Han Qingshan valued, but the common people were unaware of who Zhou Yan was. Thus they were quite shocked when they saw a handsome man appear, calling her name so familiarly, and even more shocking was the hostility that the ever-smiling Han Qingshan was showing.

"Zhou Yan, what a surprise to see you here," Han Qingshan said through gritted teeth, as he reached out and took Jiang Yingyue's hand into his own, dragging her to his side and staking his claim with his actions.

Seeing the actions of Han Qingshan, a cold gleam shone in Zhou Yan's eyes, but since he saw that Jiang Yingyue said nothing, just blushing faintly, he did not initiate a conversation concerning the inappropriateness of his behavior.

The people who were present could sense the tension in the air. They could sense that Jiang Yingyue was the one they were fighting for, but something felt wrong with the scene in front of them.

If it was a female, then they could understand that two men were fighting for her, especially two such outstanding men, but she was, according to everyone's understanding, a young man.

The scene was so out of everyone's expectations that they could not wholly process it in a short amount of time.

Jiang Yingyue was feeling somewhat embarrassed. She understood people's expressions rather well, and she could see that Han Qingshan and Zhou Yan were having a standoff.

She understood that their respective positions in society made them rivals, but there was no reason for them to have such hostility towards one another, unless something had previously happened between them.

The only thing that could have happened was her. She was not narcissistic, but she understood that the only thing that could have caused this cold war was her.

Thinking like this, she also felt it was her job to mediate between the two, but she was unsure of what to do or what to say.

She assumed that their petty jealousy was childlike in nature, that they disliked their rival also being her friend. She would never have guessed that it was due to their wish to possess her completely, not allowing for others to take over her time or person.

"Zhou Yan, I did not expect to see you here," Jiang Yingyue said with a stiff smile on her face as she allowed for Han Qingshan to hold her hand.

"I have begun studying in this university," Zhou Yan said with a smile on his face. "We will encounter each other quite often in the future, so you better make sure to greet me when you see me. We are old friends, after all, our past goes way back, and it can't be measured in such a short time."

Han Qingshan tightened the grip on Jiang Yingyue's hands and felt annoyed when he listened to Zhou Yan. Was this annoying person referring to the fact that he had not known her for long? Did he think that his relationship with her was better just because they had known each other as kids?

"I will make sure to greet you," Han Qingshan was the one who answered before Jiang Yingyue even had the time to say anything, his words were cold, and there was no attempt at hiding his hostility.

"I don't need to be greeted by you," Zhou Yan also snapped back at him, not saving his face at all.

"Jiang Fengmian is my person," Han Qingshan said with a smile on his face, "if he is to greet you, naturally I must do the same."

Everyone who was watching was holding their breath. This was indeed a clash between titans. Han Qingshan was known by all in the entire country, and they knew his might, so the other person also had to have some backing to dare face off against him. Either that, or he was incredibly dumb.

Looking at his handsome and cold face, there was no way he was dumb.