Chapter 510 School Closure
"What's going on?!" Everyone was dumbfounded.
"We have received instructions from our superiors to temporarily seal off Huashang University. No one inside the university is allowed to leave!" At the order of the police leader, a team of heavily armed, masked men quickly and systematically surrounded the main gate!
"Lockdown? No, no, my child is still at school!" The parents were stunned at first, then frantically tried to squeeze through the door, shouting, "Let us in to be with them! Let us in!"
"Hey... Uncle and Aunt! You can come in, but don't push me! I need to get out!" Qin Yuan was so anxious that he jumped up and down, but the small door was blocked, and he couldn't get out at all.
The scene was chaotic.
The police officer in charge fired a shot into the air, which served as a deterrent, and the school gate was locked at the same time!
Gripping the iron bars of the door, Qin Yuan was completely dumbfounded. "What the hell? Why were they locked in here too?"
"From this moment forward! No one is allowed to leave the school, and no one is allowed to enter the school! Anyone who violates this rule will be arrested for disturbing the peace!"
The police leader shouted these words in a loud voice, while the officers behind him kept their hands on their gun holsters, ready to pounce! Judging from this, who would dare to make a move?
Seeing this, Wen Ni calmly took out an unopened protective mask from her pocket. "If you don't want to get infected, put this on quickly."
"..."
Qin Yuan remained silent for a second, on the verge of tears.
"What kind of mess is this? Miss Wen Ni, Mr. Lu sent me here to look after you, and now look what's happened, I've been locked up here too!"
“Aren’t there still your Mr. Lu’s people outside? And my people are on standby at any time. They’ll handle anything that happens. What are you worried about?” Wen Ni calmly analyzed. “What’s more important now is that, according to the CDC, this virus is extremely contagious and has a high rate of severe cases. But before this, there hadn’t been any similar cases in Hong Kong, so Huashang University is the first source of infection. The Spring Games just ended, and such a large gathering provided an opportunity for the virus to spread more rapidly…”
"According to you, no one here will escape; the whole place will fall!" Qin Yuan swallowed hard. "No, I have to tell Master Lu!"
"Why are you telling him? Telling him will only make him worry unnecessarily!" Wen Ni frowned. "To avoid causing a public unrest, the Hong Kong government will definitely suppress the news of the infection. They can keep it a secret for ten days to half a month. The later Lu Jinye and the others find out, the better!"
“But Mr. Lu has already booked a flight to Hong Kong for tomorrow morning. He said he wants to take you back personally.” Ignoring Wen Ni’s objections, Qin Yuan took out her phone and found Lu Jinye’s number, muttering to herself, “You and Mr. Lu are actually quite similar in some ways; you both only report good news and not bad news!”
"What do you mean by that?" Wen Ni sensed Qin Yuan's implication. "What trouble did Lu Jinye encounter while I was away?"
"Master Lu told me not to say it..."
"Look at the situation carefully. You're on my turf now." Wen Ni glanced at him coldly. "You'd better pray that you don't need to ask me for anything during the lockdown."
"...Actually, some things can be kept secret for a while, but not forever. You'll find out sooner or later anyway, so there's nothing I can't say." Qin Yuanfeng's tone shifted incredibly quickly. He honestly said, "Miss Wen Ni, you don't know, but after we returned from Hong Kong, the company was in complete chaos! It's all that godfather's doing, causing Mr. Lu a huge headache. He hasn't slept for several nights in a row, constantly trying to plug the huge hole in the company! I reckon Mr. Lu will be working overtime for another day and night today so he can make time to come to Hong Kong to pick you up tomorrow!"
“He didn’t tell me about the company matters.” Wen Ni’s hands, hanging at her sides, clenched involuntarily.
Thinking back to his feigned ease during our daily phone calls, it turned out he was just putting on an act for her!
"There are so many things that Master Lu hasn't told you, and he'll never tell you these things. Take the time you've been studying in Hong Kong, for example; Master Lu has actually been on the verge of life and death many times..."
Qin Yuan paused slightly at this point, seemingly hesitant about whether or not he should tell Wen Ni everything.
"Keep going, tell me what exactly happened!"
"Forehead……"
Qin Yuan pursed her lips and sighed deeply.
"Master Lu must have told you that things have been stable lately, and the Godfather is nowhere to be found, right? He's lying to you... Ever since Young Master Jin Bai was kidnapped, the Godfather did disappear for a while, but after you came to Hong Kong, his harassment of the Lu family has never stopped..."
Whether it was a standoff in trade or an attack on personal safety, they were never given a moment's respite.
“A few days ago, Mr. Lu came to Hong Kong. On one hand, it was to see you, and on the other hand, it was because something terrible had happened at the group company. Otherwise, why would he personally make a trip to a mere branch office in Hong Kong? Besides, even if he came, with you here, he wouldn't have to leave in such a hurry. Normally, he could stay here for ten days or half a month without any problems. But, unfortunately, the situation is special…”
"So many things have happened, and he hasn't told me a single word." Wen Ni's fingertips trembled slightly as she turned her head away so Qin Yuan wouldn't notice her sadness.
It turns out that the peace she thought she had was because someone had taken on all the storms and hardships!
Looking back on those days, Lu Jinye acted as if nothing had happened, joking with her from time to time, teasing and irritating her. He even made a special trip to Huashang University to attend the alumni reunion, openly and subtly showing off their affection.
In the classroom, he also said he was anxious and didn't want to be separated from her. He used his awkwardness to say so many sweet words, perhaps because he feared that one day something bad might happen to him and he would never be able to reveal his true feelings to her again!
I thought it was cheesy at the time, but now I just feel unbearable heartache!
Wen Ni took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the sob that welled up in her throat.
He raised his hand and pressed down on Qin Yuan's hand as he dialed the number!
"Give me your phone, I won't let you tell him."
"What?"
Before Qin Yuan could react, Wen Ni had already opened WeChat on his phone, found Lu Jinye's WeChat profile picture, and sent him a message.
[Mr. Lu, I've delivered the supplies to Miss Wen Ni. Don't worry, the epidemic in Hong Kong isn't as serious as we thought, and the previous cases have been brought under control. Miss Wen Ni said she's staying here to help, and even if you come, she won't go back with you. You should take care of your work first.]
"No, Miss Wen Ni, you can't post this like that! If Mr. Lu finds out the truth later, how am I supposed to explain this to him..."
“I’ll call him again later and tell him that if he really comes to the matter later, I’ll stand up for you. What are you afraid of? Lu Jinye is already surrounded by dangers. I can’t let him be distracted by me.”
After Wen Ni finished speaking, Lu Jinye's reply popped up on Qin Yuan's WeChat interface, consisting of only one word: "[Good]".
"It's good that he replied."
Wen Ni breathed a sigh of relief and handed the phone back to Qin Yuan. Then she took out a silver key from her pocket and handed it over.
“This is a separate activity room that I applied for at the school’s training base. You can stay there for the time being, and I will bring you bedding in a little while. Since the school is closed now, there are not many people in the teaching building, so the chance of infection is relatively small.”
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