Starforce Warriors

Chapter 291: New Target

The young lady frowned as she turned to glance at the man. "Why are you here?"

The middle-aged man’s tone was filled with hostility as he replied, "As the celestial daughter of the Tan family, you shouldn't be in places like this, never mind standing so close to such a lowlife."

Lowlife?

Li Xiaofei was startled.

Who is he referring to as a lowlife?

However, when he noticed the middle-aged man looking at him like a nobleman looking down at a pile of dog waste in disgust, Li Xiaofei suddenly realized that he was the lowlife in question. He couldn't help but smile slightly. It was the first time someone had called him that in the base city.

Tan Qingying’s delicate face flashed with anger. She didn’t hold back as she reprimanded, "I call you uncle out of respect, not so you can flaunt your authority in front of my friends. Tan Tianwei, please be polite to my friend."

"Friend?" Tan Tianwei's face turned cold as he said, "Someone like him is worthy of being friends with the celestial daughter of the Tan family?"

Tan Qingying smiled lightly.

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A slap landed squarely on Tan Tianwei’s face. Caught off guard, he staggered back a step.

"You..."

Tan Tianwei was furious.

"That was a warning. Don’t think you can bring your Tan family arrogance to Liuhe Base City." Tan Qingying raised her proud, pale chin as she said icily, "This place belongs to my father. It is an administrative city of Great Xia, not the private residence of the Tan family."

When the young lady became angry, she radiated a suffocating sense of authority. This was her true self. The shy tenderness and the intimate moments shared in whispers were reserved only for Li Xiaofei. To others, she was the untouchable celestial daughter of a noble family. A bearer of the highest bloodline.

"I'll be sure to speak to your father about today's events," Tan Tianwei gritted his teeth, his voice stern yet lacking true confidence. "Now, please come with me immediately. The family’s etiquette teacher and martial arts instructor are waiting for you. Every lesson you missed today must be made up before midnight."

Tan Qingying turned around and sweetly smiled at Li Xiaofei.

"Goodbye, idol." She wanted to hug the boy in front of her, but after thinking of something else, she settled for a casual wave, trying to appear nonchalant. "I'll be waiting for you."

Li Xiaofei nodded. He understood the young lady's message. After crossing the threshold of love, it was as if the two of them shared an unspoken connection. As the sun set in the west, the last glimmer of red gradually disappeared over the thin snow covering the distant wilderness.

Li Xiaofei stood atop the walls of Section B12, watching as the silhouette of the girl he cared about vanished into the entrance of the wall’s elevator. A sudden emptiness filled his heart.

Tan Tianwei must have come from the Tan family’s headquarters to take Tan Qingying back. Someone with such a prestigious bloodline like her had responsibilities to her family. It was clear that the young lady would be leaving in just a few days.

"Xiajing!"

Li Xiaofei clenched his fists. He was determined to apply to a university in Xiajing after graduating. That way, he would have another chance to be with the young lady. Li Xiaofei didn’t think it would be difficult. He was confident in himself. With his current abilities, he stood out like a crane among chickens in the high school world.

Getting accepted into a top-tier university in the country would be easy. But it meant letting down Teacher Li. He knew that Zhendan University was no longer an option for him. As these thoughts swirled in his mind, he stood alone on the city wall, watching as the sun finally disappeared beneath the horizon. Only then did he turn and walk away.

The next day.

"Boss, the school's recruitment process has been completed."

Yang Cheng walked into the office and said, "The elementary and middle school teachers are all in place. They've all been carefully screened and evaluated. As for the principal... we got lucky and found a real talent. Boss, would you like to personally interview them?"

Li Xiaofei waved his hand. "You can make the decision on these matters. I trust your judgment."

Gratitude filled Yang Cheng's chubby face. In any other organization, someone as useless as him would have been discarded long ago. But the boss had spent a fortune to custom order the most advanced prosthetics and continued to entrust him with important responsibilities.

Now, he was one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Cloudy Sky Gang. He had become a well-known figure in the gang world of Liuhe Base City. Just six months ago, he had been scrounging for food in the slums, living day to day as a hopeless vagabond. Everything he had today had been given to him by the boss. He had sworn that he would remain loyal to the boss even if it cost him his life.

"Boss, I can handle the rest of the positions, but I think you should meet the middle school principal in person," Yang Cheng teased, leaving a bit of mystery in his tone.

Li Xiaofei said, "Alright, bring them in."

Yang Cheng stood up and left. After a short moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Li Xiaofei said.

When the door opened, Li Xiaofei was taken aback. The candidate for the middle school principal turned out to be a cold and stunning woman with a commanding presence.

She stood around 1.75 meters tall and was dressed in a tailored suit skirt, black stockings and high heels. Her white blouse was neatly tucked into her skirt. She had phoenix-shaped eyes and sharp brows, with flawless, meticulous makeup. She wore black-rimmed glasses.

She exuded a rare aura of strict professionalism and competence from head to toe. She was the very image of a cold, powerful office executive. But unlike most powerful women, she possessed a striking beauty. That frosty demeanor made it easy for men to feel a dangerous, almost wicked desire to completely conquer and dominate her.

"Hello, Mr. Li." The woman nodded slightly, her voice crisp and cold. "My name is Hu Yuer. I graduated with a Master's in Administrative Resource Management from Zhendan University, class of 2516. I’ve worked in the education industry for four years. I am at the Acupoint Opening Realm with 89 acupoints opened. My last position was as the Dean at Gaoxing High School in Lanfu Base City, but due to family reasons, I resigned and came to Liuhe Base City. Here are my academic certificates and resume."

As she spoke, she handed over a detailed resume. Li Xiaofei quickly glanced through it. It was indeed an impressive resume. In truth, it was a bit of a step down for her to accept the position of principal at Cloudy Sky Youth Academy, a school under the Cloudy Sky Gang.

"Why did you choose our school?" Li Xiaofei asked curiously.

Hu Yuer adjusted her black-framed glasses and replied, "Two reasons. First, I see potential in the school’s background and future development. Second, the salary offered was high enough, and I happen to need money."

Li Xiaofei put the resume down and said, "You’ve passed the interview."

"Ah?" Hu Yuer was a little surprised. "Aren't you going to test me further in other areas?"

Li Xiaofei responded, "Yang Cheng chose you. I trust his judgment. I won’t be putting much energy into the school, so we’re just going through the formalities. My opinion doesn’t matter much."

"Alright," Hu Yuer nodded.

Just as she was about to turn and leave, she suddenly added, "However, I do hope that as the chairman, you will still be involved in many aspects of the school. After all, education is no small matter, and my methods of educational management may differ from others."