Gu Yunxi's expression indeed darkened.
What problem couldn't be discussed here? She was most annoyed by Students who acted so mysterious, as if they were so important.
In her opinion, Lu Xuan was just an ordinary Student she had no impression of, most likely trying to find an excuse to get close or ask some irrelevant private matters.
"Student, this is the teaching building. Any academic questions can be discussed normally here."
Gu Yunxi's tone carried an undeniable cold hardness, as if saying, "Don't waste my time."
She adjusted her glasses, her eyes behind the lenses revealing an unapproachable aloofness.
"If it's not a study-related issue, then I'll leave first. I hope you try to pay attention in class from now on and don't get distracted."
Having said that, Gu Yunxi no longer looked at Lu Xuan, turned directly, and intended to step out of the classroom. Her steps were light, as if everything behind her had nothing to do with her.
However, just as she turned, a hand reached out, accurately yet with an undeniable force, gently resting on her arm.
Gu Yunxi's body instantly stiffened. She turned sharply, with a sense of offended anger, and coldly reprimanded, "Let go!"
She looked up, glaring at Lu Xuan, her gaze no longer the previous detachment, but rather one of scrutiny and warning.
It was as if she wanted to see through Lu Xuan, and for a moment, Lu Xuan felt a hint of icy killing intent flash in her eyes—the instinctive ferocity of an animal whose bottom line had been crossed.
Lu Xuan did not let go, but merely curved his lips into a playful smile, turning his phone screen towards Gu Yunxi.
On the screen was a screenshot, only a few lines of English and a few numbers, but the background vaguely showed the interface of some encrypted communication software.
"Gu Professor, I suggest you come with me."
Lu Xuan's voice was soft, but it carried an unignorable sense of pressure, "After all, this matter is too important."
He looked at Gu Yunxi, his gaze changing from playful to a deep, all-knowing look: "You see, this is a screenshot of ancient texts purchased by Beautiful Country three years ago. You should be very familiar with it, shouldn't you?"
Gu Yunxi, who was about to push Lu Xuan's hand away, felt the muscles in her wrist instantly tense, freezing in mid-air.
Her face, visibly, turned pale at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye, as if the blood had drained from her face in an instant.
Her phoenix eyes, which had originally held anger, were now filled with disbelief and a trace of extreme, suppressed panic.
She quickly glanced around, confirming that not many Students were paying attention to them, then almost instinctively, she suddenly grabbed Lu Xuan's arm, no longer pushing him away, but pulling him forcefully, walking quickly out of the classroom.
Her movements were somewhat hurried, even appearing a bit flustered.
Lu Xuan let her pull him, his face still maintaining that inscrutable smile, as if everything was under his control.
Gu Yunxi pulled Lu Xuan through the corridor, avoiding the crowd, and finally stopped in a relatively less crowded corner.
Here, with their backs to the corridor, they were not easily seen by passersby.
After stopping, Gu Yunxi took a deep breath, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart.
She truly deserved to be someone capable of selling state secrets; after a brief moment of panic, she quickly regained her composure.
She looked at Lu Xuan again, her eyes having regained their superficial calm, though a trace of lingering shock remained deep within.
"Student, what's your name?" Her voice no longer had its previous sharpness, but carried a suppressed coldness, "Where did you get these things?"
She tried to turn the tables, shifting the topic to Lu Xuan's "illegal acquisition."
"Don't be fooled, these are important confidential documents. If these screenshots of yours are discovered, you will be sentenced!"
Listening to Gu Yunxi's words, Lu Xuan almost wanted to applaud her.
This method of twisting facts and distorting black and white was truly masterful, befitting a professor.
If it were any other Student, they might have truly been bluffed by her combination of soft and hard tactics, scared witless, and obediently handed over the items.
Unfortunately, she was facing Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan's smile gradually faded, replaced by a cold mockery.
"Gu Professor, are you scared silly?" Lu Xuan took a step forward, closing in on Gu Yunxi, lowering his voice with a chilling threat, "Are you threatening me?"
He looked at Gu Yunxi's face, which was feigning composure, and said word by word, "These evidences prove that you broke the law, not me."
Gu Yunxi's expression darkened again, and a hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes.
She hadn't expected this Student to be so difficult, quick-witted, and completely unthreatened.
"Student, I don't know what you're talking about."
She tried to continue denying, her tone carrying a hint of stubbornness, "These are all state secrets, and I hope you don't bring them up again."
She originally wanted to scare this Student, after all, he was just a young kid. Although she didn't know where he got these photos, a university Student would definitely fall for a little coaxing, and with some threats and inducements, he would surely be scared, obediently hand over the items, and then she would figure out how to clean up the mess.
But Lu Xuan's reaction completely exceeded her expectations.
This Student's eyes were terrifyingly sharp, like a knife, as if they could pierce through all her disguises.
Lu Xuan's eyes suddenly became sharp, like a knife looking at Gu Yunxi, and the expression on his face completely turned cold, without a trace of warmth.
"Gu Professor, are you still playing dumb with me, huh?"
Lu Xuan cursed, his tone filled with impatience and pressure, "Do I have to explain it in more detail to you, huh?"
He leaned close to Gu Yunxi, almost pressing against her ear, and in a voice only the two of them could hear, with a wicked whisper, like a devil, he murmured in her ear: "March 25, 2020, Beautiful Country, sold scanned copies of important documents 'Ancient Texts Collection', one and a half million US dollars."
Gu Yunxi's body trembled violently, and a fine cold sweat instantly seeped from her forehead, sliding down her temples.
The date, content, amount, and even the currency unit Lu Xuan mentioned were all precisely accurate!
This was not information that could be revealed by a simple screenshot!
Lu Xuan looked at her horrified reaction, a cruel smile playing on his lips, and continued to press: "Remember? How did your sports car, your villa, come about?"
He paused, looking at Gu Yunxi's body, which was trembling slightly from extreme fear, his tone becoming even colder: "You laundered all that black money into your parents' accounts through special channels, and in a flash, your dad became an entrepreneur? Did that old classmate of yours who runs a company also help you a lot?"
Gu Yunxi's face was no longer pale, but had taken on a sickly greenish-gray hue.
She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word, only managing to emit rapid gasps.
Her forced composure completely crumbled under Lu Xuan's precise descriptions, one after another.
"You... you... what are you talking about?"
She squeezed out a few words with difficulty, her voice choked with tears and trembling, no longer having her previous aloofness, "I don't understand!"
Lu Xuan smiled wickedly, looking at her on the verge of collapse, feeling an immense satisfaction.
"Oh, you don't understand, do you?" Lu Xuan said lightly.
"It's okay, I don't mind helping you remember. Or, we can discuss it loudly here, so you can slowly understand?"