But as a veteran player of *Tower Defense of Ten Thousand Realms*, Qiao Shan recognized it at a glance: a Ninth Tier "Probability Enhancement Tower." It was a support-type Defense Tower that buffed by increasing probabilities and was quite famous in the *Tower Defense of Ten Thousand Realms* game.

"AHHH—!!!!!"

After hearing Sun Yu’s words and seeing the Defense Tower he projected, Qiao Shan was completely dumbfounded. As a student, he had to scrimp and save every month. He had only managed to put a little over ten thousand into the game. Qiao Shan never imagined that the man standing before him had directly spent six million!

Qiao Shan, who was ranked 148th in Combat Power, had been very proud. But when he heard Sun Yu was ranked 18th, he was completely floored.

"I... I... I...!"

Qiao Shan’s heart raced. The immense shock left him nearly speechless.

"You’re Brother Kaipan!!!"

A few seconds later, as Qiao Shan rapidly sifted through his memories of the game, he remembered Sun Yu’s nickname.

It’s over! It’s all over! I’m finished!

Without waiting for Sun Yu to respond, Qiao Shan’s mind fell into chaos.

Originally, he had thought his time had finally come. He wouldn’t just be the savior of Qing City Institute of Technology; he would become the guardian deity of Qing City. But after hearing Sun Yu’s words and witnessing the phantom of the Ninth-Tier Defense Tower he had summoned, Qiao Shan knew he was finished! Not only was any remaining pride he had in front of Shen Yue completely shattered, but more importantly, he understood that his own significance had just plummeted.

With Shen Yue here... and now this guy, ranked 18th on the Combat Power leaderboard... Qing City Institute of Technology will definitely pull all the resources they were investing in me. The team I just put together will probably fall apart in an instant!

"Um, excuse me, sir. What is your relationship with our student, Yueyue?" While Qiao Shan was still reeling from the shock, the principal beside him spoke up.

Seeing Qiao Shan’s distraught state, the ever-rational principal decided to ask about Sun Yu’s relationship with Shen Yue.

If they aren’t a couple, just relatives, then Qiao Shan still has a chance. Besides, with two powerhouses like them at the school, its safety would be even more assured.

"Er..." Hearing the principal’s question, Sun Yu glanced at Qiao Shan, then at Shen Yue’s expression up ahead, and suddenly replied, "This is my young miss. I’m just the driver..."

Although Uncle Sun called Shen Fei "Young Master," Sun Yu himself had never actually addressed Shen Yue as "Miss" before. In fact, it was Shen Yue who would call him Brother Yu. But faced with the current situation, Sun Yu calling himself a driver was a way of greatly elevating Shen Yue’s status.

"WHAT!!!"

"WHAT!!!"

"WHAT!!!!"

Sun Yu’s words left everyone completely baffled. Setting aside how archaic a term like "young miss" sounded, the attitude that someone as powerful as Sun Yu conveyed by using that term was enough to shock everyone present. His answer didn’t just stun Qiao Shan and the principal; it left the other meeting attendees dumbfounded as well. Even Shen Yue’s best friend, Xiaohong, who had been teasing her just a moment ago, was taken aback.

Someone that powerful is just your family’s driver?

"Principal, I mainly came today to take my classmate, Li Xiaohong, to stay at my place!" Unexpectedly hearing Sun Yu’s words, Shen Yue stood up, ready to take her leave. "I won’t be participating in the school’s self-defense team or any other matters!"

Sun Yu’s response had been a surprise, but it was a great way to quash any ideas Qiao Shan might have had.

WHOOSH.

WHOOSH.

WHOOSH.

Under the dumbfounded gazes of everyone present, the three of them left the meeting room and quickly departed from the school.

***

This is bad! I can’t stay at this school any longer! The humiliation is a small thing, but what if...

After Shen Yue left, Qiao Shan, his mind racing with all sorts of scenarios, grew anxious. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

「A few minutes later,」

Under the bewildered gazes of the principal and the others, Qiao Shan bolted from the conference room. He ran toward the Qing City Tourism Management Office, which had already announced its location and was in the midst of a major recruitment drive.

He was going to join the Tourism Management Office! Feeling utterly humiliated, he couldn’t bear to stay at the Qing City Institute of Technology any longer. The Tourism Management Office was on a major hiring spree, and he belonged to the currently white-hot Tower Master class. He felt there had to be a place for him there.