Chapter 168 You're really willing to do that? (Bonus chapter for 5000 monthly votes)

The setting sun pierced through the clouds, and the afterglow climbed inch by inch along the icy window frame.

The gauze curtains fluttered, lifting up a few wisps of shadow that drifted back and forth.

"Ta-da...Ta-da...Lin Sicheng?"

"Ding ding... Lin Sicheng... thud!"

Lin Sicheng suddenly woke up and sat up.

The final "thud" was so fitting; he was dreaming about Yu Dahai running back to China and pointing a gun at his head...

Sure enough?

He can't sleep peacefully until he kills Yu Zhiguo.

The door was banged on twice more, and Jiang Yanwan panicked: "Lin Mingzhi, come quick, Lin Sicheng won't wake up..."

"Mom~" Lin Sicheng called out and got up to open the door.

Looking at her sleepy-eyed son, Jiang Yanwan breathed a sigh of relief: "You brat, why did you lock the door when you went to sleep?"

The key point is that I've been sleeping like this for two days now, only eating one meal and going to the toilet once in between, and I still haven't woken up properly.

Who wouldn't be worried?

Jiang Yanwan was still shaken. She touched her son's forehead and said, "He seems perfectly normal."

"Lin Sicheng, did you go out to steal last night?"

What could be more exciting than outsmarting and outmaneuvering a tomb raider?

After pondering for a moment, Lin Sicheng blurted out, "After returning from Beijing, I did two experiments with my teacher, and we stayed up several nights in a row!"

You're such an inconsiderate teacher... How can someone go away for more than a month of training and then not let their students go home, instead just making them do experiments?

Even if it's for an experiment, you can't put a child through this much suffering!

After silently grumbling about Wang Qizhi for a few moments, Jiang Yanwan suddenly remembered something: "Oh right... your teacher called the landline to ask if you were awake, but wouldn't let us wake you up?"

Lin Sicheng paused for a moment, then looked out the window: "What time is it?"

"It's six o'clock!"

Wow!

Lin Sicheng jolted awake and frantically searched for his phone.

We made plans to have dinner tonight, but I fell asleep and forgot.

He pulled out his phone and quickly dialed back.

After the call connected, Lin Sicheng told the truth: "Teacher, I'm sorry, I overslept!"

"It's nothing, we were just about to head out ourselves," Wang Qizhi chuckled. "Want me to give you a ride?"

"No need, teacher, I'll drive myself..."

"Okay, don't rush, drive slowly..."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Sicheng quickly put on a sweater.

On the other side, Wang Qizhi put down his phone, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

They were only just getting ready to leave; it had been more than half an hour since they arrived at the hotel.

But Wang Qizhi was not in a hurry at all, nor did he care, and he didn't even call Lin Sicheng's phone to remind him.

I just wanted him to sleep a little longer.

It involved endless stargazing, mountain exploration, and tomb hunting, as well as outwitting criminals. It was mentally taxing, but the real challenge was keeping everyone on edge.

With this sudden relaxation, it's no wonder I felt tired...

Seeing Wang Qizhi looking so relaxed, Shan Wangshu asked suspiciously, "Lin Sicheng has been sleeping for two whole days, hasn't he? What's he doing?"

"Nothing much!" Wang Qizhi said calmly. "Maybe I was just studying too hard and staying up too late..."

Dan Wangshu looked at him with disdain: Wang Qizhi, do you even believe what you're saying?

It's been almost two months, and she and Ye Anning haven't seen Lin Sicheng at all.

When asked, Wang Qizhi said he had gone to the capital to study. But neither Wang Qizhi nor Lin Sicheng had mentioned it beforehand.

The key point is, it's just for studying, and I can't even get through on the phone?

When asked again, Wang Qizhi said it was a week, then it became half a month, and then a month.

A month passed, and Lin Sicheng still hadn't arrived. Wang Qizhi started stammering, saying that the learning curve was too steep and the difficulty too high, and it might take some more time.

If Shan Wangshu hadn't slept in the same bed for over a decade, she might have believed it.

Wang Qizhi didn't even ask anyone to take care of his precious disciple when he went to the capital to study?

He didn't consult his brother-in-law or uncles, nor did he consult his former classmates or colleagues.

If that's all there is to it, then it's normal: Lin Sicheng is only in his early twenties, but his unusual maturity is nothing to worry about.

But Wang Qizhi practically wore his worry on his sleeve. For over a month, he hadn't shown a single frown, let alone a smile.

For example, what dangers might Lin Sicheng face?

Although she was called the teacher's wife, they were not related by blood or marriage, and seemed quite distant. However, Shan Wangshu genuinely liked this child, otherwise she wouldn't have been so focused on bringing Lin Sicheng and Ye Anning together.

Wang Qizhi was worried, but she was even more worried. Suspecting something might have happened to Lin Sicheng, she pressed him for answers. Wang Qizhi, pressed to the limit, even lost his temper, a rare occurrence for him.

Then, Shan Wangshu never asked again.

Then, Lin Sicheng suddenly returned, and Wang Qizhi finally returned to normal.

Okay, can I ask questions now?

And yet, Wang Qizhi is still fooling her like she's an idiot?

Shan Wangshu glanced at Ye Anning.

Ye Anning immediately understood and stood up: "Ruozhi, Suqiu, let's go order some food and see what fresh seafood they have..."

Thinking they were really going to order food, the two girls stood up, and the three of them left the private room.

With a "heh," Shan Wangshu reached out her hand again, and Wang Qizhi quickly pulled back.

What are you doing?

"Why are you talking about me?" Shan Wangshu squinted. "I remember you said Lin Sicheng went to the Forbidden City to study, right? Wang Qizhi, do you believe me? I'll just ask my dad..."

Wang Qizhi stood there, speechless.

The Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau submitted the case materials the day before yesterday, and my father-in-law knows the details perfectly well.

If Shan Wangshu asks a question, how could the truth not be revealed?

He put down his teacup: "Are you bored too?"

"You can worry, but I can't?" Shan Wangshu pretended to pinch him. "Tell me!"

Wang Qizhi rolled his eyes: "During this time, Lin Sicheng has actually been at the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau... He hasn't done anything else, just helped out with some small things..."

impossible.

If you're just helping the cultural relics bureau, what are you worried about?

As Shan Wangshu opened her mouth to ask, Wang Qizhi glared at her and said, "Don't ask again!"

He paused for a moment, then his expression became even more serious: "Don't ask Lin Sicheng, and don't ask your father either!"

Shan Wangshu's heart skipped a beat: Wang Qizhi, how dare you?

Oh no... have they grown too big for their britches?

That doesn't seem right either.

Anyway, ever since Lin Sicheng appeared, Wang Qizhi has become more and more individualistic.

I've only ever heard of students relying on teachers for courage, this is the first time I've seen a teacher relying on students for courage.

She slapped him on the shoulder, and Shan Wangshu snorted, "Fine, I won't ask then!"

There must be something significant involved; Shan Wangshu could even guess that it most likely involved some major case. Otherwise, Wang Qizhi wouldn't be so serious.

She became even more worried.

But if the man says he won't ask, then she won't ask...

She snorted again, then took out her bag and a box: "Help me see if this is suitable as a gift for your precious student?"

Wang Qizhi glanced at it: Hmm, a Shoushan stone seal?

After glancing at it twice, Wang Qizhi's eyes slowly narrowed: "Where did you get this?"

Shan Wangshu smiled smugly: "Of course, I swiped it from my dad..."

Wang Qizhi fell silent: No... Shan Wangshu, you really have the heart to do this?

He had been eyeing this seal for a long time, but had never dared to make a move on it.

Shan Wangshu, on the other hand, just gave it away like that?