Iris froze.
But she regained her senses almost in an instant. She quickly looked around to see if other people heard what the man said just now.
Fortunately, people outside their group were also all engrossed in their own conversations. The classical music playing in the background should have also masked most of the chatters so that others wouldn't hear what people were talking about after a certain distance.
However, everyone in their Cross Academy group most certainly heard what the nerdy tech billionaire said.
Jin Liwei stepped in front of his wife in a clear protective manner. His aura was cold and intimidating. If looks could kill, the nerdy tech billionaire would have already been six feet under.
"Bahahaha! What nonsense are you talking about? I want to know!" Grandpa Lu's voice boomed in a joking tone, but his eyes flashed with danger as he glared at the young, stammering, blushing man.
"Jianhong, can you please shut up for a minute," one of his friends said before turning to the nerdy tech billionaire. "What did you say? Iris Long is Fantom's disciple? Did I hear you correctly?"
Another friend said, "I think I heard the same thing."
Yet another man joined in. "By Fantom, do you mean the legendary genius hacker who mysteriously disappeared years ago? I heard a rumour that he was supposedly a Cross Academy student, but nobody knew about his real identity. The academy's Computer Department guarded Fantom's identity like a precious treasure, but they never admitted or refuted the rumours."
"I heard about those rumours, too. Fantom is supposedly the one who singlehandedly upgraded the academy's cybersecurity, effectively lifting the Computer Department's status forever. Since then, the academy has allocated some of the highest amounts of yearly budget to the Computer Department because of their connection to Fantom. We're just not sure if Fantom was really a Cross Academy student or someone from the Computer Department just happened to befriend him."
"Fantom suddenly disappeared some years ago. Most people assume that he's dead. He's an enigma. Even we who are from Cross Academy don't know much about him. But one thing is for sure—he's a legend."
Iris paled while listening to this group of men chatting about her past life's feats as Fantom. She glanced at the nerdy tech billionaire who also appeared to have realized that he made a big mistake.
'How did this person know?' she thought.
Before she could control herself, cold murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
The nerdy tech billionaire shuddered under her cold gaze.
"Baby," Jin Liwei whispered to her ear and squeezed her waist.
She regained her senses thanks to her husband. They were in public. It wasn't good to let others know that there was something wrong happening in their group.
So she smiled, yet her eyes remained cold.
The nerdy tech billionaire shuddered even more.
"Sir, would you be kind as to follow me inside?" she offered with a sweet smile yet dangerous eyes. "Let me show you more about our perfumery."
The nerdy tech billionaire didn't respond.
"Come on, boy! Why are you staring at the air like a numbskull? I want to know!" Grandpa Lu "patted" his back, "encouraging" him to return to his senses.
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