Chapter 55: A Brutal Welcome.
The maid reappeared, her silent presence guiding him back to the car, the night air cool against his skin as he stepped outside.
The drive back was as quiet as the one before, the city's lights a blur of neon and shadow. He leaned back in the seat, the file resting on his lap, its weight a reminder of the path he'd just chosen.
Tian Jiang Academy loomed in his future, a place of opportunity and danger, and Lin Mu felt the familiar stir of determination settle in his chest.
Whatever lay ahead, he would face it as he always had... alone, unyielding, and ready to seize every advantage.
A few days after his meeting with Li Fei, Lin Mu stepped out of a battered yellow taxi, its engine rattling as it pulled away from the gates of Tian Jiang Academy. The sprawling campus loomed before him, its sleek buildings and manicured lawns a completely different sight to the rugged Serinerian plains.
