Ruan Qing glanced at the written words on the paper, hesitated briefly, then ignored it and continued to bury his head on the table.
Observing this, the classmate pursed his lips, a bit unwilling to give up. He tore another piece of scrap paper, wrote a few sentences, and handed it over.
[Is someone bullying you?]
[You can tell me.]
[I can help you.]
However, no matter how he tried, Ruan Qing didn’t lift his head to look at him again.
The classmate pondered for a moment, took out a chocolate from his bag, and was about to pass it to the person next to him when Chu Yi’s voice came from the podium.
“Sheng Jia, answer this question.”
The student with the chocolate froze, hesitated, and then stood up. “Teacher, what did you just ask?”
Chu Yi spoke coldly, “Get out.”
The student felt a bit unwilling, lowered his head, clenched the chocolate in his hand, and could only walk out of the classroom.
Other students weren’t surprised. After all, the head of the department was always strict, and the question just now was simple.
“Wang Qing, you answer this question.”
The entire classroom was slightly stunned, instinctively looking towards the person in the corner.
Some recalled the scene on the stage last night, while others envied not attending the evening party, their eyes showing a hint of schadenfreude.
After hearing Chu Yi’s words, Ruan Qing’s figure paused, wiped away tears in the posture of burying his head, and then shakily stood up.
He lowered his head slightly, as if afraid that others would notice he had cried.
Seeming extremely uneasy, Ruan Qing’s delicate face turned red, his long eyelashes trembling, and his body shaking slightly. His voice carried a hint of crying, “I, I don’t know...”
Chu Yi put down the book and calmly asked, “You don’t know, yet you skipped class?”
Ruan Qing seemed startled, tears directly streaming down from his eyes. His voice was choked with emotion, “I...I’m sorry...”
“If you skip this class again, don’t even think about passing it.”
Ruan Qing paused at Chu Yi’s words, then reacted, widened his eyes, and looked up at Chu Yi on the podium.
Chu Yi coldly snorted as he looked at the young man with wide and beautiful eyes, but he didn’t change his decision.
Skipping one class meant he wouldn’t be expelled.
Ruan Qing, upon seeing the situation, revealed an excited smile and directly bowed deeply towards the person on the platform. His voice was a bit choked with gratitude, “Thank you, thank you, professor.”
Chu Yi’s gaze fell on Ruan Qing, who blushed slightly at the corners of his eyes and on the teardrop mole. “Come to my office after class,” Chu Yi said.
Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment and immediately spoke again, “Okay, professor.”
Other classmates were somewhat surprised. Was that it?
After skipping class for so long and not being able to answer a question, was this the extent of his punishment?
Didn’t the professor say recently that he wanted to expel the person who skipped class too much?
This time, Ruan Qing didn’t cry on the table again but seemed to be in contemplation, looking out of the window, thinking about what to do for a while.
Chu Yi not expelling him didn’t mean he was letting him off.
The fact that the original owner worked in ‘Huayue’ was always a fatal handle.
Just as Ruan Qing was about to retract his gaze, a person suddenly fell from outside the window.
Ruan Qing widened his eyes, watching the person falling, and his pupils contracted.
That person seemed to notice Ruan Qing looking at him, pain and despair in his eyes as he opened his mouth.
Was...?
Although Ruan Qing could read lips, the person was falling too fast, and Ruan Qing couldn’t see what the person was saying behind him.
He immediately stood up, opened the window, and looked at the person falling.
Their classroom was on the second floor, and the person had already hit the ground. His body was twisted from the fall, and a large amount of blood spread beneath him.
It was evident that he was already dead.
Not only Ruan Qing, but others also noticed someone falling and started screaming.
“Ah!!! Someone jumped off the building!!!”
“Someone’s dead!!!”
Remembering the physics students he saw last night, Ruan Qing vaguely remembered this person; he was a physics student, in the same class as Ning Mufeng.
Did the murderer move on to the next person by skipping over him?
More or less, the culprit had no killing order. Not killing him first didn’t mean letting him go.
Ruan Qing was now Wang Qing, and Wang Qing was definitely not the kind of person who would watch someone jump off a building.
In the midst of all these eyes, he could only imitate other classmates and appeared as if he was scared silly, but in reality, he carefully observed the body.
The height of the second floor was not considered high, but he could still clearly see the state of the people below.
The exposed body had nothing strange, no ligature marks, and no traces.
Was he pushed down directly...?
Ruan Qing didn’t even think about it and directly ruled out suicide by jumping off a building. The look in the person’s eyes just now was by no means the look of someone jumping off a building.
Because someone fell, there was no way students would be focused on the class.
Many classmates were leaning against the window to look down.
Just as Ruan Qing was about to take a closer look, he suddenly felt someone cover his eyes, and then he was pulled into an embrace.
“No need to be afraid.” Chu Yi gently patted Ruan Qing’s head, as if comforting him.
Ruan Qing stiffened slightly, pretending to be frightened, and his body trembled slightly.
Because he was pulled back by Chu Yi, he couldn’t see downstairs even with his peripheral vision, so Ruan Qing had to give up.
He lowered his gaze and let it fall on the table casually.
The culprit was smart. According to the culprit’s method, there should be no traces left on the body. It probably wouldn’t be useful to look at it.
Just like when that chandelier fell, if it had killed him, there would certainly be no clues on his body.
It’s best to find a chance to go to the rooftop.
And that venue.
***
Inside the head of the department’s office.
Ruan Qing looked at Chu Yi sitting across from him, somewhat puzzled.
With such a big incident, he, as a department head, didn’t bother to handle the matter, but why did he have the mood to drag him to the office and talk about his attendance problems?
Chu Yi looked at the young man in front of him and asked unexpectedly, “Why did you go to work at ‘Huayue’?”
Ruan Qing hesitated, and a mist of water appeared in his beautiful eyes. He lowered his head slightly and spoke softly, his voice almost inaudible, “I need money.”
Chu Yi’s eyes darkened. “How long have you been working over there?”
Ruan Qing, feeling helpless, bit his lip and hesitated for a moment before speaking with some embarrassment, “... It’s been a year.”
Chu Yi set down the pen in his hand, appearing troubled as he rubbed his temples. “Student Wang, you should know that the university won’t tolerate a student engaged in such ‘moonlighting’ work.”
“Quit that job.”
As Ruan Qing was about to speak, Chu Yi continued, “And mind you, if others find out about this, I can’t guarantee your safety.”
Ruan Qing lowered his head, tears falling directly onto the back of her hand. Fragile and helpless, he spoke. “I can’t quit. I signed a contract for two years...”
Ruan Qing glanced at the written words on the paper, hesitated briefly, then ignored it and continued to bury his head on the table.
Observing this, the classmate pursed his lips, a bit unwilling to give up. He tore another piece of scrap paper, wrote a few sentences, and handed it over.
[Is someone bullying you?]
[You can tell me.]
[I can help you.]
However, no matter how he tried, Ruan Qing didn’t lift his head to look at him again.
The classmate pondered for a moment, took out a chocolate from his bag, and was about to pass it to the person next to him when Chu Yi’s voice came from the podium.
“Sheng Jia, answer this question.”
The student with the chocolate froze, hesitated, and then stood up. “Teacher, what did you just ask?”
Chu Yi spoke coldly, “Get out.”
The student felt a bit unwilling, lowered his head, clenched the chocolate in his hand, and could only walk out of the classroom.
Other students weren’t surprised. After all, the head of the department was always strict, and the question just now was simple.
“Wang Qing, you answer this question.”
The entire classroom was slightly stunned, instinctively looking towards the person in the corner.
Some recalled the scene on the stage last night, while others envied not attending the evening party, their eyes showing a hint of schadenfreude.
After hearing Chu Yi’s words, Ruan Qing’s figure paused, wiped away tears in the posture of burying his head, and then shakily stood up.
He lowered his head slightly, as if afraid that others would notice he had cried.
Seeming extremely uneasy, Ruan Qing’s delicate face turned red, his long eyelashes trembling, and his body shaking slightly. His voice carried a hint of crying, “I, I don’t know...”
Chu Yi put down the book and calmly asked, “You don’t know, yet you skipped class?”
Ruan Qing seemed startled, tears directly streaming down from his eyes. His voice was choked with emotion, “I...I’m sorry...”
“If you skip this class again, don’t even think about passing it.”
Ruan Qing paused at Chu Yi’s words, then reacted, widened his eyes, and looked up at Chu Yi on the podium.
Chu Yi coldly snorted as he looked at the young man with wide and beautiful eyes, but he didn’t change his decision.
Skipping one class meant he wouldn’t be expelled.
Ruan Qing, upon seeing the situation, revealed an excited smile and directly bowed deeply towards the person on the platform. His voice was a bit choked with gratitude, “Thank you, thank you, professor.”
Chu Yi’s gaze fell on Ruan Qing, who blushed slightly at the corners of his eyes and on the teardrop mole. “Come to my office after class,” Chu Yi said.
Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment and immediately spoke again, “Okay, professor.”
Other classmates were somewhat surprised. Was that it?
After skipping class for so long and not being able to answer a question, was this the extent of his punishment?
Didn’t the professor say recently that he wanted to expel the person who skipped class too much?
This time, Ruan Qing didn’t cry on the table again but seemed to be in contemplation, looking out of the window, thinking about what to do for a while.
Chu Yi not expelling him didn’t mean he was letting him off.
The fact that the original owner worked in ‘Huayue’ was always a fatal handle.
Just as Ruan Qing was about to retract his gaze, a person suddenly fell from outside the window.
Ruan Qing widened his eyes, watching the person falling, and his pupils contracted.
That person seemed to notice Ruan Qing looking at him, pain and despair in his eyes as he opened his mouth.
Was...?
Although Ruan Qing could read lips, the person was falling too fast, and Ruan Qing couldn’t see what the person was saying behind him.
He immediately stood up, opened the window, and looked at the person falling.
Their classroom was on the second floor, and the person had already hit the ground. His body was twisted from the fall, and a large amount of blood spread beneath him.
It was evident that he was already dead.
Not only Ruan Qing, but others also noticed someone falling and started screaming.
“Ah!!! Someone jumped off the building!!!”
“Someone’s dead!!!”
Remembering the physics students he saw last night, Ruan Qing vaguely remembered this person; he was a physics student, in the same class as Ning Mufeng.
Did the murderer move on to the next person by skipping over him?
More or less, the culprit had no killing order. Not killing him first didn’t mean letting him go.
Ruan Qing was now Wang Qing, and Wang Qing was definitely not the kind of person who would watch someone jump off a building.
In the midst of all these eyes, he could only imitate other classmates and appeared as if he was scared silly, but in reality, he carefully observed the body.
The height of the second floor was not considered high, but he could still clearly see the state of the people below.
The exposed body had nothing strange, no ligature marks, and no traces.
Was he pushed down directly...?
Ruan Qing didn’t even think about it and directly ruled out suicide by jumping off a building. The look in the person’s eyes just now was by no means the look of someone jumping off a building.
Because someone fell, there was no way students would be focused on the class.
Many classmates were leaning against the window to look down.
Just as Ruan Qing was about to take a closer look, he suddenly felt someone cover his eyes, and then he was pulled into an embrace.
“No need to be afraid.” Chu Yi gently patted Ruan Qing’s head, as if comforting him.
Ruan Qing stiffened slightly, pretending to be frightened, and his body trembled slightly.
Because he was pulled back by Chu Yi, he couldn’t see downstairs even with his peripheral vision, so Ruan Qing had to give up.
He lowered his gaze and let it fall on the table casually.
The culprit was smart. According to the culprit’s method, there should be no traces left on the body. It probably wouldn’t be useful to look at it.
Just like when that chandelier fell, if it had killed him, there would certainly be no clues on his body.
It’s best to find a chance to go to the rooftop.
And that venue.
***
Inside the head of the department’s office.
Ruan Qing looked at Chu Yi sitting across from him, somewhat puzzled.
With such a big incident, he, as a department head, didn’t bother to handle the matter, but why did he have the mood to drag him to the office and talk about his attendance problems?
Chu Yi looked at the young man in front of him and asked unexpectedly, “Why did you go to work at ‘Huayue’?”
Ruan Qing hesitated, and a mist of water appeared in his beautiful eyes. He lowered his head slightly and spoke softly, his voice almost inaudible, “I need money.”
Chu Yi’s eyes darkened. “How long have you been working over there?”
Ruan Qing, feeling helpless, bit his lip and hesitated for a moment before speaking with some embarrassment, “... It’s been a year.”
Chu Yi set down the pen in his hand, appearing troubled as he rubbed his temples. “Student Wang, you should know that the university won’t tolerate a student engaged in such ‘moonlighting’ work.”
“Quit that job.”
As Ruan Qing was about to speak, Chu Yi continued, “And mind you, if others find out about this, I can’t guarantee your safety.”
Ruan Qing lowered his head, tears falling directly onto the back of her hand. Fragile and helpless, he spoke. “I can’t quit. I signed a contract for two years...”
