Chapter 19: Could You Be the Father I've Never Met?

Qian Qi also noticed Su Ang.

The black-clad young man’s unique silver hair was truly eye-catching; it would have been difficult for her not to notice him, let alone his god-like, breathtaking beauty. Qian Qi’s throat bobbed, and she nearly failed to suppress the hooligan-like whistle that was about to escape her lips.

【Were you just about to whistle like a hooligan?】

Qian Qi: Don’t talk nonsense. (＾－＾)~

【Your lips were already shaped for it.】

Qian Qi: That’s the original owner’s habit, not mine. (＾－＾)~

【……】The original owner had no such habit!

Stunned by the young man’s excessive beauty, Qian Qi turned to ask a student she had just grabbed as he passed by, "Classmate, who is that?"

The student glanced back and immediately recognized him. "That’s Su Ang, a senior in the Command Department."

"Su Ang..." Qian Qi looked at the black-clad young man from afar, feeling that the name suited the beauty perfectly—it carried a sense of ethereal distance, like stars across the vast galaxy, yet also held the imposing aura of a powerful figure walking through the world, leaving a deep impression.

But soon, Qian Qi withdrew her gaze.

"Classmate," Qian Qi said, her mind fixed on her first business deal, speaking earnestly to the student she had snagged, "have you never heard of the name Qian Qi?"

The original owner was quite infamous in the Magic Plant and Magical Beast departments, but here in the Skills Department, she was a nobody. After all, everyone here was an Awakened; if the school didn't have rules against Awakened individuals attacking ordinary people, any one of these students could have beaten the original owner beyond recognition.

This was undoubtedly a disadvantage for Qian Qi.

She had to make every student in the Skills Department know her name.

Only then could she create a brand chain effect. Once everyone knew that the potions produced by Qian Qi were one-of-a-kind, wouldn't she be able to set her prices however she liked?

Qian Qi couldn't help but chuckle sinisterly.

Hearing Qian Qi’s malicious laughter, the student named Xiao Wang, who had been nabbed just for passing by, couldn't help but shiver.

As it happened, this Xiao Wang actually had heard of Qian Qi.

A friend of his was a student in the Magical Beast Department and had once recounted Qian Qi’s "heroic" deeds in great detail.

He heard that Qian Qi was extremely arrogant and that even the instructors and the Principal couldn't handle her, which was why this tumor had become increasingly rampant in the Magic Plant and Magical Beast departments.

He hadn't believed it at first—after all, how could the dignified Principal be unable to handle a mere Qian Qi?

But his friend had warned him repeatedly never to provoke her, so when Qian Qi flaunted her name, he immediately lost his nerve.

"Classmate, can't it be a bit cheaper?" Xiao Wang asked in a low voice. Although he was wealthy, he didn't want to be a sucker!

"Tsk, we don't do bargaining here, classmate." Qian Qi patted his shoulder, signaling him not to be afraid. "If you have the money, you buy it, hmm?"

If you don't have money, you don't have to buy it. Qian Qi was not an unreasonable person, was she?

Qian Qi thought she was being very easy to talk to, but unfortunately, from the perspective of the victim, Xiao Wang, Qian Qi’s meaning became: You’re so rich, hurry up and buy it, or I’ll beat you to death if you keep haggling!

Tears welling up in his eyes, Xiao Wang tremblingly pulled out his optical computer and ultimately chose to bow his head and transfer the money to Qian Qi.

So be it; treat it as paying to avoid disaster. He didn't want to end up like Chen Tong, saddled with a dark history involving Qian Qi!

Receiving her first income, Qian Qi was deeply moved. She handed the medicine packet to Xiao Wang, not forgetting to remind him, "Classmate, I forgot to mention, the hemostatic medicine is 998, and the packaging bag is 2."

Xiao Wang: ???

The packaging bag costs money too?

Then why didn't you just say one thousand in the first place!

Xiao Wang resentfully transferred another two credits.

This "forced buying and selling" behavior was too much for the Principal, who had been watching her. He strode over and reprimanded her, "Qian Qi! How can you brazenly deceive a student? Give the money back!"

Qian Qi sized up the Principal. A moment later, she asked uncertainly, "Dad?"

Principal: ???

Xiao Wang and Su Ang looked at the Principal simultaneously.

Su Ang’s eyes showed faint surprise, while Xiao Wang felt as if he had just learned an incredible secret.

Damn, no wonder his friend said the instructors and the Principal couldn't manage Qian Qi. So she was actually—the Principal’s daughter?

The Principal, having been made a "father" out of thin air, was so angry he laughed. "Who is your father? Why are you spouting nonsense?"

"Then why are you spouting nonsense?" Qian Qi retorted, unconvinced. "By what right do you say I'm deceiving people? Spreading rumors so casually—even my father wouldn't do something so disgraceful!"

Principal: ???

The Principal trembled with rage. "You say you aren't deceiving people? Instant hemostasis—isn't that a lie?"

"I'm not lying!" Qian Qi stood tall, refusing to be wronged. "If I'm lying, then I'm your father!"

The Principal felt like he was going to cough up blood. This brat actually wanted to climb over his head and be his father?

"Take it easy, you’re at that age now. Don't get so angry that you fall over and collapse on my stall, trying to swindle me just because you think I'm easy to bully." Seeing the Principal swaying, Qian Qi hurriedly moved her shabby stall aside and asked the nearby Xiao Wang, "Who is this guy? Do you know him?"

Xiao Wang: "...This is the Principal."

Qian Qi: "..."

Qian Qi: "Oh my~"

The face that had just been full of disdain underwent a 180-degree transformation. She immediately grabbed the Principal’s hands, beaming. "So it’s the Principal! It was my eyes that failed me. Quick, quick, please sit! Oh my, look at me, I don't even have a good chair for you to sit on!"

Qian Qi smiled until her face wrinkled, looking like a mother-in-law eyeing a promising son-in-law; where had the hooligan attitude gone? "Principal, let me tell you, this hemostatic medicine is a potion I researched myself, working through sleepless nights. The effect is top-tier, absolutely guaranteed!"

Qian Qi could not suppress her excitement. This was the Principal of the Awakened University, a guaranteed living billboard! If she could get the Principal to personally test the effectiveness of her hemostatic medicine, wouldn't the sales channels open up instantly?

Hahaha, Heaven truly has eyes! I asked for a wealthy lab rat, and a wealthy lab rat has truly arrived!

"Principal, let me cut you!"

Qian Qi went straight to the point, pulling a small knife from her pocket, her eyes glowing with the green light of a hungry wolf. "Don't worry, it's brand new and sterilized—you absolutely won't get tetanus!"

Principal: ???

Should I be thanking you for being so thoughtful?

Terrified, the Principal hurriedly pulled his hand back, his voice trembling slightly. "Qian Qi, what do you think you're doing?"

"You don't believe me, do you?" A sinister grin spread across Qian Qi's face. "Let me cut you once, then apply the hemostatic powder, and won't you know if I'm telling the truth?"

Principal: ...

Principal: ???

The Principal’s voice cracked from anger: "Why don't you cut yourself??!"

Did this Qian Qi think he was a fool? Why would he use his own body to test the effectiveness of this fake hemostatic medicine?

Hearing the Principal’s refusal, Qian Qi paused.

She hadn't expected the Principal to be such a coward, not daring to let her cut him.

Tsk, what kind of Awakened University is this? Is the Principal really that weak?