"Madam? Is the teacher in?"

"Oh, sorry, Lao Shao went fishing and forgot his phone. Nanxing, if there's anything you need, just tell me. I'll pass on the message when he gets back, okay?"

Liao Nanxing was completely stunned.

Fishing? And you forgot your phone?

He really wanted to just say he wasn't stupid!

He cleared his throat, trying to make his voice sound calm.

"It's alright if the teacher isn't here, so I won't trouble your wife. It's not a big deal, I'll call again later."

Without waiting for Xu Lanxin's response, he hung up the phone and collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, Liao Nanxing's right hand, which was holding the phone, was shaking uncontrollably.

He gripped his right hand with his left, swiping the phone screen with trembling hands. It took him a long time to finally find Lin Zhehan's number.

When Lin Zhehan was pursuing his doctorate, he was the poorest and least favored among his group.

Back then, Lin Zhehan only ate one meal a day.

He would only buy one steamed bun and scoop out a bowl of the "dishwater" that was free at the canteen; that was his daily sustenance.

At first it was fine, but later they often did experiments until late at night, or even midnight.

Everyone in his group would order takeout as soon as they left the lab, but Lin Zhehan chose to go to sleep hungry.

Lin Zhehan fainted from hunger during the experiment.

Others would say a few words of concern on the surface, but behind his back they would laugh at Lin Zhehan for being so poor that he was almost starving to death.

Only he, from that day on, would get an extra portion of food when getting meals and an extra portion of takeout, until Lin Zhehan changed his major and left.

Lin Zhehan once said that if he ever made something of himself, he would never forget the kindness of the meal he had given him.

Over the years, Lin Zhehan has always been responsive to his requests.

He thought that it was just a matter of borrowing some money, and Lin Zhehan shouldn't be like those ungrateful wretches who would turn their backs on him.

However, when the call was made, Lin Zhehan did not answer.

The next second, a text message came back...