"Pfft." Xie could not resist.
No matter how eloquent he was, he could not compare to the chief steward when it came to adding injury to insult.
Lu Xia's face had turned pale and her mind went blank.
To be precise, from the moment Qiao En uttered those words, she was dumbstruck.
She did not know about the powers within Country M. However, Qiao En was a renowned scientist at the international level. Despite his high status in the academic industry, he spoke in a respectful and humble manner to the man before her.
After hardly exchanging a few words with the man, Qiao En had attempted to distance himself from her. Instead, he acted as though he was in big trouble.
She had thought Qiao En would support her. She assumed the Huo family would back off once she brought up her teacher's name. Unexpectedly, Qiao En instantly shrank back the moment he found out that the Huo family was involved.
