The staircase on this rooftop didn’t even have windows, nowhere to hide.
As soon as the person from downstairs came up, everything would become clear.
Ruan Qing took a deep breath and gently opened the rooftop door, just a small crack.
In the visible range, there was... no one?
Clearly, there were people on the rooftop; there had been faint sounds of movement and conversation.
After opening the door, the voices became clearer.
However, they were not directly in front of the rooftop door but rather on the left side after turning once inside.
The position of the rooftop door was near the corner, with ample space directly in front and on the left side. The back was right on the edge, not enough room for a person to stand.
On the right side of the door, there was about a meter-wide space where a person could stand.
Without much thought, Ruan Qing squeezed into the door crack, then quietly turned to the right side.
Perhaps because the people on the rooftop were too focused, Ruan Qing wasn’t noticed throughout the process.
The person on the stairs also came up shortly after Ruan Qing hid, judging by the footsteps, turning to the left.
Ruan Qing didn’t dare to peek and couldn’t determine who the person coming up was.
The voices were somewhat soft, and with the strong wind on the rooftop, the left side’s sounds were fragmented and somewhat indistinct.
It could only be roughly judged that some dispute was happening.
“You... him?”
“You really...?”
“So...”
The sounds were too fragmented. Not only couldn’t one discern who was arguing, but it was also unclear why the argument was taking place.
After trying to listen for a while, Ruan Qing gave up and looked at the high platform behind him.
Climbing onto this platform might allow for a clearer understanding.
Even if the words weren’t clear, at least he could see who was involved.
The rooftop’s high platform was only built due to the door’s height, not too tall or too short.
Approximately about two meters.
Ruan Qing pondered for less than a second and gave up again. Even if his legs weren’t injured, he probably wouldn’t be able to climb up. Even using the pile of miscellaneous items beside him was not feasible. After all, the tallest thing in that pile was a broken chair.
Even stepping on it wouldn’t reach the high platform.
So, the only choice left to see the person on the left was to quietly move around. The risk of being discovered like this would be significant.
Ruan Qing hesitated slightly, but ultimately moved quietly in that direction. Due to his twisted ankle, Ruan Qing moved slowly, afraid of making any noise.
However, before Ruan Qing could move past the right side, a piercing ringtone came from behind him.
“Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling!”
Ruan Qing’s heartbeat paused, and cold sweat instantly covered his back. He quickly turned his head to look at the pile of miscellaneous items behind him.
The cellphone ringtone came from that pile of items.
This was bad.
The scattered voices had already stopped.
Apparently, they heard the cellphone ringtone, too.
Ruan Qing couldn’t leave immediately from his current position, and there was nowhere to hide. The next second, he sat on the ground, hugged his legs, tears instantly streaming down, wetting his eye sockets and cheeks.
Then he glanced sideways, with tear marks on his face, looking blankly at the pile of miscellaneous items. It seemed as if he had been sitting here crying, and the sudden ringtone startled him.
The whole process didn’t take more than two seconds.
Thanks to the fortune of crying a lot in Chu Yi’s office just a few hours ago, Ruan Qing already looked like he had been crying for a long time, with red eyes that didn’t seem fake.
Having been called away by Professor Chu Yi for several hours in public, he probably wouldn’t arouse suspicion.
The cellphone ringtone had stopped.
Ruan Qing’s heart slightly lifted, and he kept an eye on his surroundings, especially the corner to his left.
Originally, Ruan Qing thought someone would appear from around the corner, but he didn’t expect a faint sound coming from above his head.
Ruan Qing raised his head in surprise, looking at the elevated platform behind him.
On the hard-to-climb platform, someone was crouched at the edge, looking at him coldly.
It was Lin Anyan.
Apparently, upon hearing the ringtone, he swiftly arrived here by jumping from the other side of the rooftop.
Lin Anyan initially thought someone was eavesdropping, but upon closer inspection, he was stunned.
Directly below him was a young man.
The young man’s silky-smooth hair scattered as he looked up, revealing a delicate and radiant face, almost translucently fair. His beautiful eyes widened with a hint of confusion.
The wind gently blew, lifting his disheveled hair, creating a picture as beautiful as an exquisite ink painting.
Perhaps due to crying for a long time, the corners of his eyes and the edges of his eyes were as red as if touched by the finest rouge, adding a touch of brilliance, like the vibrant peach blossoms on a branch.
At this moment, his eyes and cheeks were moist, giving him a fragile appearance.
Lin Anyan’s heart momentarily froze; he paused and then leaped down, supporting himself on the edge of the platform.
“Why are you here?”
“Did Professor Chu scold you until you cried?”
As fellow physics students, it was evident that all the physics students in this class were present during that lecture.
Lin Anyan was also a physics student, so he naturally knew that this person had been called away by Professor Chu.
He just didn’t expect him to be secretly hiding here crying.
If it weren’t for the ringing of the phone, he wouldn’t have noticed.
Seeing Lin Anyan speak like this, Ruan Qing felt relieved, though he didn’t know if the person in front of him was the culprit. At least for now, he shouldn’t be in danger.
Appearing as if he was caught crying, Ruan Qing wiped away his tears somewhat embarrassedly, then lowered his head into his arms, ignoring Lin Anyan.
Although the person in front of him looked pitiful, Lin Anyan had no intention of pitying him. He looked at Ruan Qing and spoke coldly, “You dare to skip Professor Chu’s class? Being scolded is well-deserved.”
The other two classmates, not directly crossing the platform, were a bit slower than Lin Anyan, but they had now also arrived. Ruan Qing didn’t raise his head, just casting a sidelong glance.
Both individuals were part of the team responsible for the previous event, with one of them being a male student who often accompanied Lin Anyan. Lin Anyan served as the president of the student council, and this male student was the vice president, Chi Yifan.
The other one had previously worked as a general helper during the event.
A... player?
The staircase on this rooftop didn’t even have windows, nowhere to hide.
As soon as the person from downstairs came up, everything would become clear.
Ruan Qing took a deep breath and gently opened the rooftop door, just a small crack.
In the visible range, there was... no one?
Clearly, there were people on the rooftop; there had been faint sounds of movement and conversation.
After opening the door, the voices became clearer.
However, they were not directly in front of the rooftop door but rather on the left side after turning once inside.
The position of the rooftop door was near the corner, with ample space directly in front and on the left side. The back was right on the edge, not enough room for a person to stand.
On the right side of the door, there was about a meter-wide space where a person could stand.
Without much thought, Ruan Qing squeezed into the door crack, then quietly turned to the right side.
Perhaps because the people on the rooftop were too focused, Ruan Qing wasn’t noticed throughout the process.
The person on the stairs also came up shortly after Ruan Qing hid, judging by the footsteps, turning to the left.
Ruan Qing didn’t dare to peek and couldn’t determine who the person coming up was.
The voices were somewhat soft, and with the strong wind on the rooftop, the left side’s sounds were fragmented and somewhat indistinct.
It could only be roughly judged that some dispute was happening.
“You... him?”
“You really...?”
“So...”
The sounds were too fragmented. Not only couldn’t one discern who was arguing, but it was also unclear why the argument was taking place.
After trying to listen for a while, Ruan Qing gave up and looked at the high platform behind him.
Climbing onto this platform might allow for a clearer understanding.
Even if the words weren’t clear, at least he could see who was involved.
The rooftop’s high platform was only built due to the door’s height, not too tall or too short.
Approximately about two meters.
Ruan Qing pondered for less than a second and gave up again. Even if his legs weren’t injured, he probably wouldn’t be able to climb up. Even using the pile of miscellaneous items beside him was not feasible. After all, the tallest thing in that pile was a broken chair.
Even stepping on it wouldn’t reach the high platform.
So, the only choice left to see the person on the left was to quietly move around. The risk of being discovered like this would be significant.
Ruan Qing hesitated slightly, but ultimately moved quietly in that direction. Due to his twisted ankle, Ruan Qing moved slowly, afraid of making any noise.
However, before Ruan Qing could move past the right side, a piercing ringtone came from behind him.
“Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling!”
Ruan Qing’s heartbeat paused, and cold sweat instantly covered his back. He quickly turned his head to look at the pile of miscellaneous items behind him.
The cellphone ringtone came from that pile of items.
This was bad.
The scattered voices had already stopped.
Apparently, they heard the cellphone ringtone, too.
Ruan Qing couldn’t leave immediately from his current position, and there was nowhere to hide. The next second, he sat on the ground, hugged his legs, tears instantly streaming down, wetting his eye sockets and cheeks.
Then he glanced sideways, with tear marks on his face, looking blankly at the pile of miscellaneous items. It seemed as if he had been sitting here crying, and the sudden ringtone startled him.
The whole process didn’t take more than two seconds.
Thanks to the fortune of crying a lot in Chu Yi’s office just a few hours ago, Ruan Qing already looked like he had been crying for a long time, with red eyes that didn’t seem fake.
Having been called away by Professor Chu Yi for several hours in public, he probably wouldn’t arouse suspicion.
The cellphone ringtone had stopped.
Ruan Qing’s heart slightly lifted, and he kept an eye on his surroundings, especially the corner to his left.
Originally, Ruan Qing thought someone would appear from around the corner, but he didn’t expect a faint sound coming from above his head.
Ruan Qing raised his head in surprise, looking at the elevated platform behind him.
On the hard-to-climb platform, someone was crouched at the edge, looking at him coldly.
It was Lin Anyan.
Apparently, upon hearing the ringtone, he swiftly arrived here by jumping from the other side of the rooftop.
Lin Anyan initially thought someone was eavesdropping, but upon closer inspection, he was stunned.
Directly below him was a young man.
The young man’s silky-smooth hair scattered as he looked up, revealing a delicate and radiant face, almost translucently fair. His beautiful eyes widened with a hint of confusion.
The wind gently blew, lifting his disheveled hair, creating a picture as beautiful as an exquisite ink painting.
Perhaps due to crying for a long time, the corners of his eyes and the edges of his eyes were as red as if touched by the finest rouge, adding a touch of brilliance, like the vibrant peach blossoms on a branch.
At this moment, his eyes and cheeks were moist, giving him a fragile appearance.
Lin Anyan’s heart momentarily froze; he paused and then leaped down, supporting himself on the edge of the platform.
“Why are you here?”
“Did Professor Chu scold you until you cried?”
As fellow physics students, it was evident that all the physics students in this class were present during that lecture.
Lin Anyan was also a physics student, so he naturally knew that this person had been called away by Professor Chu.
He just didn’t expect him to be secretly hiding here crying.
If it weren’t for the ringing of the phone, he wouldn’t have noticed.
Seeing Lin Anyan speak like this, Ruan Qing felt relieved, though he didn’t know if the person in front of him was the culprit. At least for now, he shouldn’t be in danger.
Appearing as if he was caught crying, Ruan Qing wiped away his tears somewhat embarrassedly, then lowered his head into his arms, ignoring Lin Anyan.
Although the person in front of him looked pitiful, Lin Anyan had no intention of pitying him. He looked at Ruan Qing and spoke coldly, “You dare to skip Professor Chu’s class? Being scolded is well-deserved.”
The other two classmates, not directly crossing the platform, were a bit slower than Lin Anyan, but they had now also arrived. Ruan Qing didn’t raise his head, just casting a sidelong glance.
Both individuals were part of the team responsible for the previous event, with one of them being a male student who often accompanied Lin Anyan. Lin Anyan served as the president of the student council, and this male student was the vice president, Chi Yifan.
The other one had previously worked as a general helper during the event.
A... player?
