Chapter 31 "If you haven't appeased the person, don't even bother coming into this lab building."
Zhu Fan was late for the first class in the morning.
She was involved in a chain-reaction rear-end collision on the way to school, which was only 3.4 kilometers away.
The driver of the car in front was distracted and couldn't brake in time, resulting in a five-car pileup. The car in front, which was rear-ended, swerved sharply to the right, affecting the M9 driver who was traveling in the right lane.
The already congested road was completely blocked due to the accident, to the point that it was impossible to move at all.
Zhu Fan and his car had been stuck in traffic for a full half hour on this stretch of road.
The roadway, which had been closed for so long, made people start to get restless.
The shouting match that erupted from honking the horn to urge him on reached Zhu Fan's ears through the closed car window.
The car in front was moving slowly. Zhu Fan put down his phone, shifted gears, and released the brake.
She had just checked the official website of Peking University and read the announcement that the student who abused cats had been expelled.
The boy who cruelly tortured and killed the orange cat was exposed for even more brutal and heinous crimes after being reported by his three roommates.
The school discovered on a USB drive provided by the male student's roommates that he had tortured and killed several stray cats from his freshman to sophomore year. The methods were extremely cruel, and he even profited from such videos on the internet.
Zhu Fan broke out in a cold sweat on his back despite the sweltering heat.
Many students were outraged by the post about cat abuse.
They feel ashamed to be in the same school as people like that. Eight months in prison is far from enough; these scum of society deserve to be working on sewing machines for the rest of their lives.
When Zhu Fan arrived at school, the first morning class had already been going on for twenty minutes.
She clicked into her four-person dormitory group chat.
This small group of four has hardly had anyone speak since it was created at the beginning of freshman year.
Chao Man @ Zhu Fan, please do not miss this morning's class, as it is related to 30% of the participation grade for the final exam of this subject.
Zhu Fan's plan to sneak into the classroom during the first period failed.
She took an apple from the bag on the passenger seat, put it in her bag, turned off the engine, locked the car, and sent a message to Fang Qizhou.
F: [I didn't have time to bring you breakfast to the lab building today, I was in a car accident on the way... I just got to school /crying/]
Zhu Fan continued typing: I'll send you an apple at noon.
Fang Qizhou's video call, which was answered almost instantly, was immediately picked up by Zhu Fan.
Fang Qizhou: "Where?"
The man's voice was slightly hoarse, with a hint of weariness in his words. His deep and soft voice seeped into Zhu Fan's heart.
Zhu Fan: "Did you stay up all night in the lab building again?"
The man's face on the screen was languid, his dark eyes as cold and emotionless as ever.
Even from such a tricky angle, with such a world-weary expression, he's still incredibly handsome.
Zhu Fan earnestly advised, "Fang Qizhou, don't take your youth for granted and neglect your health. Staying up all night can easily lead to sudden death."
"You've been working two all-nighters already, you need to rest."
The girl's gentle, caring voice rang out through the receiver in the laboratory.
In the lab, a guy with panda eyes, who had been coding and becoming one with the computer for half a month, stopped coding.
With puffy eyelids and a haggard face, the girl, engrossed in disassembling a robot, looked up.
The two looked at Fang Qizhou, who was sitting in the ergonomic chair, in perfect unison.
The boy raised an eyebrow. Was Fang Qizhou video chatting with a girl?
The girl adjusted her glasses, looking like she'd seen a ghost first thing in the morning.
Zhu Fan, who was on the other end of the video call, was unaware that there was someone else next to Fang Qizhou. She quickly turned the camera to show Fang Qizhou that she was in the parking lot and hadn't lied to him about not bringing him breakfast.
She muttered, "That Professor Chen of yours is really inhuman."
Professor Chen, who was unilaterally assaulting the robot test, slipped and fell hard.
"Professor Chen—"
Professor Chen refused the students' help, got up from the ground himself, stretched his arms and legs a few times, and said, "You two, you've been wearing these clothes for almost a week now. In the middle of summer, they're practically pickled. Go back and take a shower and change your clothes."
What? The professor told them to go back and rest?
The girl had already slung her backpack over her shoulder, and her feet seemed to be on wheels of fire.
Happiness came too suddenly; the boy abandoned his phone and rushed out of the lab without looking back, afraid that Professor Chen would change his mind.
Professor Chen smiled and called out to Fang Qizhou, "The family members are so resentful, you brat, why don't you hurry up and comfort them?"
"Don't come into this lab building if you haven't appeased the person."
Zhu Fan suddenly choked on his own saliva.
There were people next to Fang Qizhou, including Professor Chen, who was also involved in their inhuman interactions.
The two sentences Professor Chen said to Fang Qizhou made Zhu Fan's face turn bright red instantly.
Fang Qizhou raised his eyelids slightly towards Professor Chen.
Zhu Fan was extremely embarrassed. "I'm late for class, the teacher is taking attendance, I have to go now..."
Zhu Fan hung up the video in a hurry, and Fang Qizhou asked her what classes she was taking, but she didn't have time to reply.
She shoved her phone haphazardly into her bag and jogged to the teaching building.
"Hey student, we're doing a cat-themed charity day at Peking University. Scan the QR code to join the group and you can get a free DIY cat keychain pendant just like the ones made on campus."
The female volunteer student wearing a red armband never expected that she would casually pull Zhu Fan along.
She quickly released Zhu Fan and apologized cautiously.
Zhu Fan exclaimed, "Why are you apologizing? You didn't hurt me."
The girl's face suddenly turned red.
She is so beautiful and gentle.
Zhu Fan was drawn to the cat keychain in the girl's hand, and she asked with a smile, "Can I join the group by scanning the QR code?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, not expecting Zhu Fan to be willing to stop.
“We organize charity events in the group from time to time. If you have time, you can come and participate. Stray animals need us.”
Zhu Fan scanned the QR code to join the group and was moved by this spontaneous act of kindness.
Soon someone in the group tagged her and welcomed her to join.
Each welcome message for her is followed by a slogan promoting the protection of stray animals.
Because she was in a hurry, Zhu Fan only had time to quickly scan the adorable cat keychain she received.
Little Fried Chicken: [Welcome to join us! Saving lives knows no race; let's protect stray cats and dogs.]
Little Jasmine: [Welcome to the group! Stray cats and dogs are lives, not trash.]
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Upon arriving at the classroom door, Zhu Fan crouched down and quickly ran from the front door to the back door.
The teacher, engrossed in the lecture, did not notice the figure that suddenly ran past the door.
Zhu Fan squatted on the ground as the dog sneaked into the classroom through the back door.
The four boys sitting in the last row were complaining in hushed tones.
"Fang Qibai was only late, but the classroom, which is usually packed with students, was half empty."
"If the school beauty doesn't come, the boys from other departments will run away faster than ever."
"When the number of students in class doesn't match, the professor gets angry and takes attendance, and it's always us small fish who get affected."
The professor stepped down from the podium, his wise eyes sweeping across the classroom.
Zhu Fan hugged her legs, afraid to move, and used the boys in the row as cover for herself.
"Why is it that when Fang Qibai is twenty minutes late, the professor is all smiles and pleasantries? When we from the dorm are only ten minutes late, the professor not only gives us a hard time, but also makes the teaching assistant take notes of us."
"If you were to pursue a double degree like Fang Qibai from your sophomore year, if you were to win all sorts of competition awards, and if you were to have the title of academic genius, the professors would not only be kind to you, but would even personally make you tea."
Some are born into wealth and splendor, while others are born into poverty and hardship.
"Go to hell, who wants to be in the same mud as you?"
"Hey, stop talking such discouraging things. Let's make a bet and see if the school beauty will come to class this morning."
"I bet the school beauty won't come to any of your classes this week, even if Fang Qibai and Rong Lewei are in them. If I lose, I'll buy all your socks for the week."
"I also bet she won't come to class. A week's worth."
Zhu Fan, who was used as a bet, looked up at the sock guy and the back of the underwear guy's head.
"Yesterday afternoon after class, Rong Lewei and Fang Qibai showed off and provoked Zhu, the school beauty, in front of her. Zhu left the classroom with red eyes and tears. I bet she won't come. If I lose, I'll bring you breakfast for a week."
Zhu Fan:?
Did she leave the classroom crying with red eyes yesterday afternoon after class?
"Hey, the post about the school beauty crying as she left the classroom has dropped to ninth place in popularity."
? ? ?
It even became a trending topic?
Oh. She remembered; after class, her eyes were terribly dry, so she used eye drops.
The boy who hadn't spoken nodded, "Yes, yes, I saw it too."
"All four of us are betting she won't come, so what's the point of this bet?"
Zhu Fan lowered his voice, "I bet she'll come to class."
All four turned their heads at the same time, "What are you betting?"
Zhu Fan was relieved that his four brothers spoke in unison but kept their voices down.
She made a "shh" gesture.
The four of them rubbed their eyes when they saw Zhu Fan.
Zhu Fan clasped her hands together and said, "Could you please help me figure out which row I should move to without disturbing the professor?"
There were plenty of empty seats in the classroom, so Zhu Fan needed to sit down quietly without interrupting the class.
But when bad luck strikes, even drinking cold water can cause problems.
"Zhu Fan, you answer this question."
Zhu Fan, who hadn't even sat down in the chair yet, stood up straight with a smile.
"Fatty, why did you point Fang Qibai and Rong Lewei behind the school beauty?"
Big Fatty took off his glasses and wiped the lenses with his bare hands. "Would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose, the lenses are really scratched?"
Rong Le slightly turned her head back.
Zhu Fan met her gaze and smiled.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd and the expectant gazes of the professors, Zhu Fan's apology, which was on the tip of his tongue, was interrupted by Fang Qibai, who stood up.
Fang Qibai's textbook-perfect answer earned a satisfied nod from the professor.
The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.
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