Chapter 71 Quarrel

"No, no, thank you, teacher." Chi Dongzhang blushed and shook his head quickly to indicate that he didn't want to eat.

Seeing this, Jiang Tian put down the bag without hesitation, and looked at her with concern, "How is your mother? Is her condition stable?"

Chi Dong was stunned. He didn't expect that it had been so long, but Jiang Tian still remembered that his mother was sick and needed to be hospitalized. "She is much better now. She was discharged from the hospital not long ago. She is recuperating at home now. Thank you for your concern, teacher."

"That's good, I..." Jiang Tian had a gentle smile in her eyes and reached out to touch his soft hair. To be honest, she really felt that this child got along well with her. Before she could finish her words, her cell phone rang.

“…”

She knew who was calling without having to guess this familiar ringtone. Jiang Tian glanced at Chi Dong not far away, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly hung up the phone. She decided to say what she wanted to say before calling back. However, the next second after she hung up, the ringtone rang again before she could say anything.

Jiang Tian stared at the phone in her hand helplessly. It seemed that she had no choice but to answer the call. Seeing this, Chi Dong did not hesitate and said with a smile, "Teacher, it's getting late. Please go back quickly. I won't bother you anymore. I will visit you next time."

Jiang Tian knew that now was not a good time to talk, so she nodded and said "OK". Then Chi Dong bowed to her, turned around and walked quickly towards the cafeteria.

After he left, Jiang Tian looked at the phone in her hand that was still ringing, and suddenly became furious. She changed her gentle expression and hung up the phone for a minute until the person on the other end admitted his mistake. Then she walked slowly towards the teachers' dormitory while carrying the bag.

In this room, Chi Dong finished his breakfast and hurried back to the dormitory carrying several bags of packed breakfast. When he entered the room, they were all awake, and Zhou Yize was already dressed and ready to put on his shoes and go out.

Lin Jie walked out of the toilet sleepily, and sat on the stool in a daze. Hearing the door open, he looked up quickly and saw Chi Dong standing at the door carrying several large bags.

"Xiaodong, Yi Ze, good morning. I'm so sleepy. Why are you up so early?" Lin Jie yawned, too sleepy to open his eyes. He squinted his eyes and looked around. There was no one on the other bed. He asked curiously, "Where's Cheng Mo?"

“…I don’t know.” The one who answered him was Zhou Yize, who was tying his shoelaces with his head down, with an indifferent tone.

As soon as these words were spoken, not to mention Lin Jie, even Chi Dong noticed that something was wrong between the two of them, but no one dared to ask more. Chi Dong still remembered the scene of Cheng Mo and Zhou Yize's quarrel last time, it was vivid in his mind.

Chi Dong closed the door, carefully placed the breakfast in his hand on the table, and said to them with a shy smile: "Big brother, Third brother, I bought some breakfast. I went early today, and there was still a basket of freshly baked rice cakes in the canteen. I bought some for you because I thought you all liked it."

Hearing that there was hot rice cake, Lin Jie's sleepiness instantly disappeared. He jumped up from the stool and rushed to Chi Dong's side. "Wow, it's still hot and smells so good!"

Then he opened the bag, picked up one impatiently and took a bite. Suddenly his eyes lit up and a satisfied look appeared on his face. "It's delicious. It's worthy of being the rice cake known as the light of the canteen. It's sweet but not greasy, soft and delicious. It's my favorite."

Chi Dong saw that he was eating happily and was worried that he would choke if he ate too fast, so he took a cup and filled it with warm water for him. He took out a few pieces of dough from his bag and handed them to Zhou Yize, who was sitting on a chair with an unsure expression. Upon closer inspection, he could still see the big dark circles under his eyes.

"Third brother." Chi Dong called him several times in a row, but there was no response. Finally, he couldn't help but raise his voice a little bit. Only then did Zhou Yize come to his senses and look at him.

Zhou Yize: “Hmm?”

Chi Dong was puzzled: "Third brother, what's wrong with you? What happened? Why do you look so absent-minded?"

Zhou Yize shook his head and said calmly, "Nothing." Then he took the breakfast handed over by Chidong and said with a depressed look, "Thank you, Xiaodong."

Seeing that he only took two bites, Chi Dong was about to pour him a glass of warm water, but Zhou Yize quickly stopped him. He looked at the unfinished bun in his hand with a pale face and said with his eyes downcast: "I still have things to do, you eat first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Dong had no time to say anything, nor to give him the cup of water, and he left the dormitory in a hurry.

On the other side, Lin Jie, who was exhausted from eating, sat paralyzed on a chair, with a mysterious look on his face. He waved his hands at Chi Dong, who was in a state of confusion, and said in an unquestionable tone, "It must be related to Cheng Mo."

Chi Dong was puzzled: "Boss, how did you know that?"

"You fell asleep last night, and I got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I saw them talking on the balcony in a daze." At this point, Lin Jie suddenly kept the secret, "Guess what I heard?"

Chi Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was already such a late hour and he was still joking. "Boss, please tell me. I can't guess."

"I heard... Cheng Mo was apologizing to the third brother, and his tone was very sincere." Lin Jie adjusted his posture comfortably and spoke slowly, "But unfortunately, the third brother did not forgive him."

Chi Dong asked: "What about the end?"

"In the end, there was no end. At that time, the third brother had already looked at me, and hurriedly pulled away Cheng Mo's hand, said a few words to me without changing his expression, and then went back to sleep."

Chi Dong watched him fall asleep on the table with his head down while he was talking, and he quickly raised his voice a little, "Don't fall asleep, boss. Have you forgotten that you have an early class later? Professor Mo's class."

Hearing this, Lin Jie jumped up from his chair. Forget about being sleepy now. Even calling for help would be of no use. He was full of energy now. He could beat ten cows even if they were standing in front of him.

Last time, Lin Jie skipped Mrs. Mo's class, and by chance, he was called on that day. Chi Dong wanted to help him but couldn't, because he sat in the first row and was too conspicuous. In the end, because of skipping class, Lin Jie was not only punished, but also received a warning message from her, reminding him that if he skipped class again, he would not get credits for this course, and he would not even have the opportunity to retake the exam, and would have to retake it.

"Damn it, if you hadn't told me I almost forgot she has a class today. Come on, let's go to the classroom." Lin Jie hurriedly put on his coat and dressed in no time. He grabbed his books, put on his shoes, and just left the door open.

Chi Dong packed up the unfinished breakfast and put it in a cool place. He then looked at the other two empty beds and said hesitantly, "Then...what about my second and third brothers? I wonder if they still remember that today is Professor Mo's class."

Lin Jietou didn't reply, and said casually: "Don't worry, Lao San will not forget Mrs. Mo's class. Even if he forgets Old Man Xu's class, he will not forget her class."

Seeing Chi Dong's worried look, Lin Jie paused, raised his hand and scratched his head, "How about this, on the way there later, you send a message to them to remind them."

Chi Dong nodded: "This is the only way."

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go." Lin Jie hurriedly closed the door and ran with Chi Dong, finally arriving at the classroom ten minutes before class.

The classroom was already full, with only the front row having empty seats. Chi Dong looked around but did not see Zhou Yize and Cheng Mo in the crowd.

"Sit down quickly, don't stand. Don't you see that Old Lady Mo is standing at the door?" As soon as Lin Jie sat down, he began to rummage around for things he needed for class. When he looked up after searching, he saw a little old lady standing on the podium, and Chi Dong next to him was still standing there stupidly, not knowing what he was looking at.

Seeing that Old Lady Mo glanced at the people around her sternly from time to time, Lin Jie's body trembled twice for no apparent reason, and without thinking twice, he pulled the corner of Chi Dong's clothes.

Chi Dong was dragged by him and fell into his seat. Fortunately, Professor Mo was busy preparing course materials at the podium and had no time to pay attention to them.

"Boss, have you seen the third brother and the others?"

Hearing this, Lin Jie looked back but didn't see them. He shook his head and said, "No, there are too many people. I can't see where they are."

"Then I'll call my third brother." Chi Dong was worried. If Zhou Yize didn't even come to his favorite class, it meant that the quarrel between the two was very serious.

However, what he didn't expect was that after he called three times, Zhou Yize's phone was still unanswered.

This made him even more anxious.

With only two minutes left before the class started, Chi Dong and the others waited and waited, but never saw them at the classroom door.

It was not until the end of the first class that Zhou Yize realized he was late.

When he arrived, Professor Mo had not left yet. Zhou Yize first walked to the podium to apologize to Professor Mo, and then the two began to talk in a low voice.

Chi Dong, who was sitting in the first row, noticed that Zhou Yize's pale face showed a hint of embarrassment, with his brows furrowed, as if he had encountered some difficulty. They did not end their conversation until the bell for the second class rang.

Chi Dong clearly heard Professor Mo's unhappy expression, and said to Zhou Yize in a cold voice, "Go back and think about it carefully before coming back to me." After that, he asked him to go back and sit down for class.

Seeing Zhou Yize coming down from the podium, Chi Dong waved to him and whispered, "Third brother, over here."

The front row has always been a place where students are reluctant to sit, especially in Professor Mo's class, who is known for his strictness. They would rather sit in the last few rows than in the front row, so the first row has the most empty seats.

Zhou Yize sat next to him and attended class seriously, while Chi Dong silently examined his expression carefully. Seeing that his face was pale but not sick, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

While Professor Mo was still fiddling with the courseware, Chi Dong asked in a low voice, "Third brother, are you okay?"

"Huh? I'm fine." Zhou Yize smiled, his voice gentle and clear. If his face had not been different from the pale color of the past, Chi Dong would have been fooled by him.

Chi Dong looked at him worriedly and opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by Zhou Yize before he could say anything.

"Professor Mo is here. Pay attention in class. We can talk about it when we get back."

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