Ji Xingguo tightened his grip on the phone, and asked calmly, "Do you know which classmate went to Guangzhou with Meimei?"

Zhou Min paused abruptly for a few seconds, then said, "I'm not too sure about that. She's probably a friend who runs the shop with Wanmei. We don't know much about her business. But since she went with Wanmei, she must be someone she trusts, so you don't need to worry too much, Uncle."

Ji Xingguo paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, thank you, Zhou Min. Study hard, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Min let out a long sigh of relief.

That was close! I almost let slip what Ji Wanmei was talking about.

She had almost forgotten that Ji Wanmei had told her that her family didn't know about her relationship with Lei Tingjun.

Although Zhou Min didn't know why she hadn't told her family yet, she knew there must be a reason why she chose not to.

Zhou Min then helped her keep it a secret.

but……

Her father even called to ask her about it, so he probably already has some doubts about the matter.

Zhou Min began to worry about Ji Wanmei; she feared that her affair with Lei Tingjun would soon be a secret from her family.

At that very moment, Ji Wanmei and Lei Tingjun, who were on the train returning to East China from Guangzhou, were unaware of what had happened at home.

Their trip went smoothly and they gained a lot.

I booked a sleeper ticket for the return trip, so I can relax and rest well along the way.

Lei Tingjun, in particular, was tired these past two days, so Ji Wanmei told him to sleep more during the day.

Huan Ji Wanmei sat on the lower bunk for a while, organizing her journal.

Meanwhile, in Ji Xingguo's office at the same time, Ji Xingguo stared at the landline phone, lost in thought for a long time.

About ten minutes later, Ji Xingguo picked up the phone again and called the director of the Education Committee of East China University to find Lu Zhuoxuan.

Just then, Lu Zhuoxuan came out of the research studio and ran into the director of the Education Commission who was coming out after closing the door.

The director stopped him: "Hey, Lu Zhuoxuan, you're back just in time. I just got a call asking if you were at school. I told you you were in the research lab. Call them back yourself later."

He received many calls for Lu Zhuoxuan, but he wasn't surprised. He simply asked, "Who's looking for me?"

"They didn't say, it seems to be the parent of some management student who said they knew you," the director said casually.

Lu Zhuoxuan, who was about to leave, paused, turned around, and asked, "Who did you say? The parent in charge of the students?"

How could someone with such a strange identity call him?

Lu Zhuoxuan almost instinctively felt from these few simple pieces of information that it might be related to Ji Wanmei.

He immediately said, "Director, may I borrow the landline phone in your office?"