Professor Grimwood stood stunned, "Adrian has a girlfriend?"
On the other hand, something inconceivable flashed in Chairman Caine’s eyes but it disappeared as soon as it came.
"You are telling me Ian has a girlfriend now? Wait... you came here to meet her then she..."
Both Professor Grimwood and Chairman Caine looked at the man, "What’s her name?"
Old Master King paused and then frowned.
The father-son duo waited in anticipation.
"I forgot to ask my wife," Old Master King said.
Meanwhile, in her dorms, Ella remained blissfully unaware of the brewing chaos of the Imperial University.
Over the past few days, she had posted a few more times.
And although the response has been overwhelmingly negative as usual, the number of people talking about her bags and heels increased. Some fanatics started showing interest in the limited edition dresses as well.
But Ella never responded to them nor did she satiate their curiosity.
After scrolling through her gallery, Ella picked another picture that she had gotten Rin to click for her.
This time, it was not a selfie but rather a full view picture. Ella was seated on the couch with a cushion in her hand. The background was slightly blurry but one could see the limited edition stuff crowding in there.
Eyes twinkling with excitement, Ella typed a text: [Here to bless your eyes for the day~"
Immediately, comments poured in:
[At this point, I don’t know if I hate her or I am just angry!]
[Um... I don’t know why but I find her funny.]
[Sister above, shall I book your appointment with my ophthalmologist?]
Rolling her eyes, Ella was about to close her phone when another comment floated in front of her eyes.
[@theonlysuninhersky: Beautiful.]
As soon as the comment appeared, more comments followed right after.
[Woah! Brother sun is finally here. I was just thinking when he will make his appearance kikiki]
[This sister above, when did we confirm sun is brother and not sister?]
[Eh, which girl would simp over someone like Ella Yu?!]
[Excuse me, ladies but even our male community doesn’t appreciate the likes of her.]
[@theonlysuninhersky: The likes of you aren’t worthy.]
[Is brother sun saying that the brother above is not worthy of appreciating Ella Yu?]
[Is it just me or brother Sun is really hot?]
The comments started getting so absurd that Ella could no longer bear to look at that particular thread.
Just as Ella was about to put her phone down, a notification popped up on the screen.
A mail from the university. The results were out.
On the way to class, Ella bumped into Kade who seemed to have gone back to looking like a peasant again.
Dark circles, messy hair... Ella wondered what his fangirls would think when they saw him this way. But they would probably make this a trend.
"What happened? Couldn’t sleep well?"
"Had nightmares," Kade ran his fingers through his hair.
Ella stiffened slightly, "What nightmares?" her head whipped towards him. Could it be that he remembered his previous life as well?
Seeing the serious look on her face, Kade’s face turned solemn as well, "Nightmares about you... oww..."
Ella jabbed her elbow into his rib with all her might.
The pampered younger grandson of the King family rubbed his chest, with his face scrunched up, "Say, if I fail this time, can I still make it to Top 25 in the finals?"
Ella arched her brow, "You are certain you won’t pass?" In her mind, the King Family had been an untouchable peak of perfection.
From all that she knew in previous life, even the children of the branch families of the King Family were geniuses.
So, seeing one of their direct heirs crying about failing in exams felt like a novel experience.
"I don’t know nor do I care."
"Then why are you so worried about it?"
Kade’s eyes nearly teared up at Ella’s questions as visions of nightlife and beautiful women flashed by in his mind, "I am worried because I know my brother. If I don’t make it, I am afraid I will never get my cards back. And in the worst case..."
Kade shook his head, "I am not going to start working in the company..."
A complicated glint flickered in Ella’s eyes, going unnoticed by Kade. A boy so reluctant to do even trivial jobs in the family company would become the man who was adamant on having full control of King Empires, to the point that he schemed and plotted against his own brother constantly.
Ella did not want to involve herself in Adrian’s affairs, but the thought of that cold face flashes in her mind. And a hint of concern rooted itself in her chest.
At least, there are a few years before Kade acts up.
With Kade whining and crying, they reached near the central notice board.
Ella spotted Ruby at one glance. Standing in the distance, the girl was looking at the scoreboard, her striking red hair fluttering around her.
The students standing around Ruby were looking at her, in awe and admiration yet there was some weird air around them, a strange look in their eyes as they whispered something to each other.
Kade’s face turned solemn.
And when he looked at Ella, he saw that her expression did not look any better, "Let’s go," he said.
They had just taken a step forward when a loud voice cut through the indistinct whispers in the place. The noise quietened down a little as Esther rushed towards Ella.
"That’s your sister?" Kade leaned sideways to whisper in Ella’s ear, "She looks pretty sweet and caring."
Before Ella could say anything, Esther was already standing in front of her.
Esther’s entire face was streaked with tears as she sobbed, "Sis... S-sis... why did you do this?"
The crowd murmured amongst each other and most of the people took their attention off Ruby as they turned to this new fiasco.
Ella’s brows furrowed slightly—what was this girl upto now?
"Sister..." The moment Esther opened her mouth, she sobbed even harder.