Zu An felt that Chu Zhongtian had been wise to reject Ji Dengtu. There was a good chance that he might have been cuckolded otherwise. Then again, given how desperate Ji Dengtu was to resort to stealing women’s dudous, he was probably a typical shut-in who was all bark and no bite.

Since Zu An seemed fine, there was no reason for Chu Zhongtian and Qin Wanru to stop him from going to the academy, although they still arranged for a couple of bodyguards to escort him.

Zu An knew better than to be one of those nitwits in the movies, who desperately tried to escape from their bodyguards, only to fall into real danger later on. Right now, he only wished that the Chu clan would assign him even more guards. There was no telling when Snow or Mei Chaofeng might just pop out from a random alley and try to take his life.

While Zu An maintained his wariness, Chu Huanzhao seemed to be in a cheerful mood. She was a happy-go-lucky person who rarely allowed anything to bother her for too long.

“Brother-in-law, brother-in-law! Hurry up and tell me how you managed to earn so much money from the Silverhook Casino the other day! My mother dragged me away before you were able to tell me anything!” Chu Huanzhao’s...