Chapter 63 (First Release)
It was probably right after Jiang Chengran's incident that I saw Mu Xijue again.
Ning Wanwan suddenly grasped the thread connecting the events in her mind.
Mu Xijue deliberately suggested that she buy fresh roses and put them with her breakfast, causing her to miss the deadline.
If Jiang Chengran hadn't come looking for him, he might have run into him in Class 1.
But what was Mu Xijue after? Just wanting to watch the drama unfold?
A single, casual remark has led to this situation.
That rose also made it impossible for Ning Wanwan to fool Jiang Chengran with words of friendship.
No... Actually, he only gave a small suggestion. Could he really have predicted the outcome?
Maybe I'm overthinking it, and Mu Xijue was just giving me casual advice...
Ning Wanwan glanced at him quickly, only seeing his smiling face and not noticing anything else.
She lowered her eyes again and gave the universally accepted answer: "It's alright..."
Regardless of whether Mu Xijue did it on purpose or not, although Jiang Chengran's situation developed very unexpectedly, today's breakfast was successfully delivered, and Jiang Chengran doesn't seem to intend to punish her.
I'd say it went smoothly.
"That's good." Mu Xijue seemed to see through everything, gently curving her lips in a warm gesture.
"Ning Wanwan, go back to your seat. You need to pay attention in this class, don't let your mind wander."
Ning Wanwan walked back to her seat with her head down, and she could feel the intense gazes of her classmates.
Admiration, envy, curiosity, jealousy.
Why is everyone looking at her?
As soon as she returned to her seat, Ning Wanwan hid her head behind her textbook. Her cheeks were burning uncontrollably because so many people were watching her.
Don't look at me, don't look at me, don't look at me...
Mu Xijue tapped the podium lightly, and warned with a smile.
"Class, this is class time! Don't do anything unrelated. Pay attention, or else—"
Mu Xijue smiled, "The teacher will punish them."
The teacher's kind yet dangerous tone made the students quickly look away, afraid that if they hesitated even for a second, they would be targeted by this terrifying new teacher.
Ning Wanwan was a little puzzled. These classmates seemed to be more obedient than before. Had Mu Xijue just done something?
After class, Ning Wanwan heard her classmates still whispering.
"Teacher Mu is so amazing. Li Cheng tried to cause trouble in class, but Teacher Mu called him out and said something. Now Li Cheng is really afraid of Teacher Mu."
"It's not surprising. Others thought Teacher Mu's teaching style wasn't strict enough and tried to cause trouble, but they all ended up like that."
"To be honest, I always felt that Teacher Mu's gaze towards us was sometimes very different, which inexplicably made me afraid to do anything out of line."
"I understand, it's that cold, indifferent expression, like you're looking at trash, it's chilling. Professor Mu's major isn't really related to medicine, is it?"
"You guys are getting more and more outrageous. But honestly, don't you think it's kind of scary, but also kind of exciting...?"
Hearing these comments, Ning Wanwan: "..."
She recalled what Shen Wu had told her when she warned her to stay away from Mu Xijue.
If you were just an ordinary senior high school student, how could you imagine that the seemingly impressive new teacher was actually "Dr. Mu," who conducts unknown and mysterious experiments?
Thinking of Shen Wu, Ning Wanwan suddenly realized that she hadn't run into Shen Wu much lately, and she wondered how the little black cat was doing with Shen Wu.
His recent absence might also be related to the events in the East District.
Ning Wanwan thought for a moment and then searched for the keyword "East District" in the city on her phone, trying to find out if anything unusual had happened in the East District recently.
There was no news, everything was calm, and I only found a few articles on WeChat public accounts introducing how prosperous the East District is and how to visit it.
However, in the latest section, Ning Wanwan saw an anonymous post that had been published a couple of days ago.
[Main Post: Due to my constitution, I'm quite sensitive to temperature changes. Has anyone else noticed that the East District seems to have gotten a bit hot lately?]
[1st Floor: I noticed that too! The temperature here is a bit higher than in other parts of the city.]
[2nd Floor: Isn't it normal for the temperature to fluctuate a little? After all, our city is so big, some differences are to be expected.]
[3rd Floor: Upstairs, it's not like it's raining or anything like that, it's abnormal for the temperature to be different!]
[7th Floor: My home is in the East District, so I haven't noticed any difference in temperature. However, recently my plants have been growing much more lushly. You know, before, I would kill every single one of them.]
[13th Floor: Same feeling. I feel like something is changing, but I can't quite put my finger on what it is.]
[22nd Floor: What you guys are saying are all minor issues, not important at all! What I want to say is, my downstairs neighbor seems a bit strange!]
[23rd floor: The thread seems to have gone off-topic... but I'm still quite curious, what's wrong with it? Tell me.]
[24th Floor: Want to hear +1]
[25th Floor: Want to hear +2]
[...]
[Post #46: Want to hear +10086]
[50th floor: It's like this, I have a neighbor downstairs who stays at home all day and is very gloomy. I've had some minor conflicts with that neighbor. It's not a big deal, we just don't like each other.]
He was alright before, but one time in the elevator I accidentally stepped on his foot and forgot to apologize, and he glared at me fiercely!
[Post #51: Sigh, I thought it was something serious. It was just a glare, nothing unusual.]
[52nd floor: Yeah, you stepped on someone's foot and didn't apologize, and you don't even allow them to glare at you.]
[Post #54: No! This is really not normal! He's always been the kind of person who's extremely timid, he wouldn't even raise his voice, let alone glare at me—but at that moment, I felt like he wanted to kill me!]
[55th Floor: Uh...aren't you overthinking this?]
[Post #56: Diagnosed with paranoia.]
[58th Floor: In that case, I suggest you strike first and counterattack beforehand, hahaha]
[Post #59: It's hard not to suspect that this is a fabricated story to stir up controversy.]
[...]
[Post #129: Otherwise, if you're really worried, you could call the police. But for such a small matter, calling the police is making a mountain out of a molehill.]
[Post #130: Calling the police is definitely useless...]
[Post #141: Has anyone noticed that the person who went off-topic hasn't come back? Maybe they saw that nobody was supporting them.]
[...]
Ning Wanwan left the thread.
At first, there weren't many replies to the post, but it was obvious that as the person with "persecution complex" went off-topic, the post's popularity suddenly increased.
Unlike the others in the building who thought that person was overthinking things, Ning Wanwan always felt that there might really be something wrong.
However, being separated by the internet, Ning Wanwan was unaware of the situation on the other end and could only reply with a reminder to that person to be careful.
But given that the other party hasn't replied since, they might never see these replies again.
"System, is something changing in the East District?" Ning Wanwan couldn't help but ask the system.
As for the plot, only the system knows the more detailed information.
Yes, it's related to the second female lead; various factions are involved in a certain plan... The male lead will also get involved later.
Ning Wanwan: "I see..."
The second popular female lead is finally about to appear, and Ning Wanwan is quite curious about what she will look like.
[However, all of this is none of your concern right now, host. Just focus on getting Lin Ruowei connected with the Jiang family.]
Ning Wanwan nodded: "Mm."
Anything that can involve either the male or female lead is definitely not a simple matter. Since it has nothing to do with the mission, I should definitely stay as far away from danger as possible.
Ning Wanwan put her phone back in the drawer and listened attentively to the lesson, unaware that she had already caused a huge uproar in another class because of her.
...
In Class 1, Jiang Chengran had left early in the morning and had not yet returned.
Qi Lin was looking at Jiang Chengran's table, while Zhou Yanyao was grinning foolishly.
"She didn't bring breakfast to Jiang Chengran today," Qi Lin asked casually.
Zhou Yanyao grinned happily: "I don't think so. I guess she took what I told Wanwan yesterday to heart."
Qi Lin: "What did you say?"
Zhou Yanyao: "I mentioned Jiang Chengran's attitude. Wanwan seemed quite unhappy... but Wanwan said it was only for other reasons, not because she liked Jiang Chengran."
Qi Lin paused for a moment, then said, "You believe me?"
Zhou Yanyao's voice suddenly grew louder: "Of course I believe you! Look, Wanwan didn't bring him breakfast today!"
Qi Lin: "Speak up, why are you shouting?"
You're afraid others won't realize you're convincing yourself.
Zhou Yanyao felt a little guilty and lowered his voice: "I'm naturally loud when I speak."
Qi Lin: "..."
Qi Lin: "Don't be too happy yet. Jiang Chengran hasn't come back yet. Maybe he ran into Ning Wanwan."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanyao abruptly stood up.
"Won't he cause trouble for Wanwan then! Jiang Chengran has such a bad temper..."
Zhou Yanyao became anxious and wanted to find Ning Wanwan, fearing that if he was too late, Ning Wanwan would be harmed.
"It's too late to go now, and that's not what I meant," Qi Lin said. "Didn't you ever consider that Ning Wanwan might be the one to personally bring breakfast to Jiang Chengran and even confess her feelings?"
"That's impossible!" Zhou Yanyao denied without even thinking. "Wanwan is very timid and doesn't like to interact with people. She's never even met Jiang Chengran before, so it's definitely not possible."
"Besides, Wanwan said she doesn't like that guy surnamed Jiang at all."
Zhou Yanyao felt that his good brother seemed unusually curious today.
For example, right now, Qi Lin is pressing him: "How do you know? She said it herself?"
Zhou Yanyao: "Of course!"
Zhou Yanyao didn't think much of it at first, but as Qi Lin asked the question, he frowned and felt more and more uneasy.
"Old Qi, why are you being unusually talkative today?"
"You're not usually like this."
"And weren't you very resistant to me mentioning Wanwan before?"
Faced with Zhou Yanyao's series of probing questions, Qi Lin: "..."
Qi Lin: "You're overthinking it."
Qi Lin: "You are my friend, I'm just concerned about your affairs."
Zhou Yanyao: "I see..."
Although he was persuaded, Zhou Yanyao still had a bad feeling and didn't mention Ning Wanwan's matter to Qi Lin again.
The next second, Jiang Chengran walked in from outside the classroom.
He was also holding the familiar bag and a rose in his hand.
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Author's Note: Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 2024-01-17 17:09:36 and 2024-01-18 14:44:05!
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: Smith Marseille (20 bottles); Lin Qiqi (1 bottle);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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