Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 460 - 461, Everyone, was played by her!!!

He softly instructed the Secretary-General, "Have someone from the medical office come and check on her. I’m afraid she might have harmed her health due to her efforts concerning the Old Master’s illness."

He then said calmly, "The Old Master is fine, and now she’s the one who’s fallen sick. How useless."

Gu Anxi didn’t wake up and was leaning on his arm.

King Jingyao simply sat down and waited until the medical staff had examined her. They said she was just exhausted and had a mild fever; she just needed to take some medicine and get some sleep.

"Fine then!" King Jingyao withdrew his arm. "Jingchuan, carry her to the infirmary."

He actually wanted to carry her himself, but his status made it inappropriate, so he had the Secretary-General do it.

Wang Jingchuan understood his master’s intentions perfectly, so he used all his strength to carry Gu Anxi to the infirmary’s lounge, where she took her medicine.

Throughout this, everyone watched, baffled and not quite understanding what was happening.

Mr. Wang was clearly intending to give her a hard time, so why is he being so attentive now?

Outside, the Secretary-General smiled faintly. "Dr. Gu rendered a great service to the Old Master, so Mr. Wang will naturally take extra care of her."

Gu Mingzhu bit her lip. Gu Anxi, you got lucky this time! 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

「In the lounge」

After all the fuss, Gu Anxi woke up.

King Jingyao sat by the bed, smiling. "You’ve got some nerve. I’ve never seen anyone so brazen as to swagger in and sleep during class."

Gu Anxi leaned against the headboard, ignoring him.

He chuckled. "What, not even a word for your own brother? Are you mad at me?"

Gu Anxi scoffed, "You’ve brought your meddling all the way to Beicheng University, and I’m not supposed to show my displeasure?"

"So ungrateful!" King Jingyao looked at her small face, reminded of when she was sixteen, standing before him. He chuckled. "If I really wanted to make things difficult for you, Little Li would have been the first to bear the brunt of my anger! He might be competent, but not to the extent of deserving six promotions in a row. Do you think you’re so formidable that you can do whatever you want behind the scenes, and no one can control you, is that it?"

Gu Anxi glanced at him. "Old folks sure love to nag."

King Jingyao playfully pinched her cheek. "Say that again, dare to say that again, and I’ll team up with Gu Mingzhu to pick on you!"

He huffed indignantly, "See? So many people are lining up to curry favor with me! I’m even acting as your brother, and you still treat me like this. Have you no conscience?"

Gu Anxi grinned. "A great personage like yourself, so quick to change your tune, turning hostile in an instant."

King Jingyao laughed as well. "Such a little rascal. No wonder the Old Master looks forward to your visits every day."

Then, he gently patted her small head. "Alright, this big brother of yours won’t be a nuisance any longer. I have to go! Don’t drive this afternoon; let Xichen pick you up."

She hummed in agreement.

King Jingyao smiled again. "I’m leaving now!"

Leaning back, she waved. "Goodbye, brother."

In his heart, he felt a bittersweet pang. Only when he showed no ulterior motives would she willingly get a little closer to him. Usually, she avoided him like the plague.

Fine, let it be this way then!

When King Jingyao came out, the Secretary-General was somewhat surprised.

Only a few minutes, and they’re done talking?

On second thought, Mr. Wang probably didn’t want to give others anything to gossip about; he genuinely cared for the young lady.

She’s already spoken for. Their supposed sibling relationship is unknown to outsiders, and having them alone in a room for too long would indeed look improper, especially for a prominent figure like Mr. Wang.

Having navigated such situations for many years, King Jingyao knew how to put on an act. As he came out, he cast an imposing glance, carrying authority without anger, at Vice Director Li and said coolly, "I’ve gotten all the details! Vice Director Li, you must work diligently in the future. Don’t disappoint my expectations for you."

Little Li was trembling with apprehension.

King Jingyao left quickly, without revealing any flaw in his act.

When he departed, the others naturally followed, though Little Li did not.

Little Li went in, wanting to see how his President was doing and how serious her illness was.

「As soon as he went in—」

The President was actually playing on her phone!!!

Little Li was rendered speechless. ...

Gu Anxi glanced at him. "Took you long enough to realize, huh? If I hadn’t faked being sick, do you think we could have bluffed our way through? This business of your six-rank promotion is a capital offense, you know."

Little Li, drenched in a cold sweat, composed himself and couldn’t help but ask, "So, how did you fake this illness?"

Could the President really... control her body temperature, making it rise or fall at will?

Gu Anxi rolled her eyes at him. "I brought a hot water bottle!"

Little Li was dumbstruck.

It could be done that way?

Gu Anxi resumed her game, saying nonchalantly, "What else could I do? Wait for him to deal with us? I’m not that stupid."

Little Li stammered, "What if... what if they found out?"

Gu Anxi remained unconcerned. "We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it if they find out. Anyway, your promotion to Vice Director has gone through; there’s no way they’re demoting you now."

Little Li was extremely touched. "President, I, Little Li, now understand your intentions perfectly."

"Oh, cut it out!" Gu Anxi rolled her eyes at him again. "Hurry back to work, and just make sure no one finds anything on you."

Little Li was very confident. "With the President here, what do I, Little Li, have to fear!"

Gu Anxi couldn’t take it anymore. "How can you be even more shameless than me!"

"The President has taught by example and instruction; I, Little Li, dare not slack off for a moment," Little Li replied earnestly.

Gu Anxi leaped off the infirmary bed. "Alright, alright, I have things to do. I’m leaving now!"

She slipped on her shoes and walked out briskly.

In the corridor, a group of university leaders were just about to visit her. Student Gu’s complexion had been very poor earlier, and she had looked extremely weak; they had planned to urge her to rest well. But just as they were discussing it, they saw Gu Anxi striding out, full of life and vigor.

She didn’t look the least bit sick!

She seemed more spirited than if she had consumed premium wild ginseng!!!

Gu Anxi passed by them and waved at Principal Shen. "I’ve got something to attend to, so I’ll head off first."

Principal Shen’s eyes nearly popped out.

Everyone else present was equally dumbfounded.

Gu Anxi... Gu Anxi had such incredible nerve, daring to fool even Mr. Wang!

But for Gu Anxi, there was nothing she didn’t dare to do.

She hopped into her car, an expensive sports car, and sped off.

The car was costly and very flashy on the road.

Unfortunately, King Jingyao had taken a detour on his way back to the administrative office to handle some urgent matter and was just circling back.

Gu Anxi’s car zipped past him. In the spring sunlight, her car window was down. The little devil was in high spirits, accelerator floored, music blasting from the car... Utterly brazen!

The Secretary-General beside him didn’t dare to breathe a word—

Damn it! After all that commotion, everyone had been played!

The Secretary-General stammered fearfully, "Perhaps the premium ginseng was too potent!"

King Jingyao snorted coldly. "Stop making excuses for that little devil. She *is* a devil!"

So defiant, isn’t she!

If such a rascal really married into the family, she would sooner or later either turn the world upside down or anger him to death!

The Secretary-General knew in his heart: Mr. Wang had been... played. He was upset now, but soon enough, he’d probably find her even more endearing.

Who wouldn’t like such a mischievous little imp?

Sure enough, after a moment, King Jingyao spoke, "Well, it seems the Director-General of the General Bureau is about to retire. Let Director Fang take over. If this Little Li makes no mistakes, promote him to full Director."

The Secretary-General chuckled. "This Little Li is indeed quite capable."

"Quite capable! He and his master share the same unconventional methods," King Jingyao snorted. "He’s certainly clever, knows how to find a backer. Didn’t you see? Even in today’s situation, he still dared to stick close to his master, completely disregarding me."

The Secretary-General just smiled. "That sharp cookie could see that you genuinely dote on Miss Gu!"

"Dote on her, my ass!" The magnate swore. "By the way, when you get back, revoke her presidency. If she continues in that role, who knows what kind of chaos she’ll stir up."

The Secretary-General chuckled to himself: You’re just letting off steam, putting on an act! Look, Little Li is even getting a promotion!

But... Miss Gu Mingzhu will probably misunderstand!