Cheng Yao, the Student Council President.
She had short tea-brown hair and brown pupils that gave off an inscrutable feeling.
She had crossed paths with Mu Wannuo once. Because a club had reported incorrect accounts, she almost messed up the billing. In the end, Mu Wannuo, who was passing by, saw through it at a glance and gave her a heads-up.
At first she didn’t believe it, but after personally going to the club that had reported the wrong accounts to ask, she found out. The club had omitted a budget item. Thus, a major disaster was averted.
To thank Mu Wannuo for the correction, Cheng Yao went to her and offered to do her a favor.
Mu Wannuo thought for a long time before stating her request:
“Please keep an eye out for cases where someone has amnesia and also has difficulty recovering their health.”
Faced with Mu Wannuo’s request, Cheng Yao was initially puzzled. But after hearing more detailed descriptions from Mu Wannuo, it finally clicked. Since she had indeed never seen the symptoms Mu Wannuo described, she readily agreed.
Now, while organizing materials in the archive room, she found a case file from a few years ago. All the symptoms matched exactly what Mu Wannuo had described, so she came to find her.
“Are you sure it’s the same as the symptoms I described?”
Hearing her introduction, Mu Wannuo was very excited. After coming back to herself, she realized she was too emotional.
Cheng Yao knew Mu Wannuo couldn’t believe it right away, so she took out an A4 paper with the symptom information recorded on it.
“It’s similar to what you said, but the specific file is a bit complicated. You’ll need to take a look yourself to make a judgment.”
Mu Wannuo looked at the information on the paper. At first she was a bit skeptical, but after reading it through, her brows were furrowed.
Cheng Yao watched her staring intently at the white A4 paper, not speaking for a long time. Cheng Yao guessed she had found the right one.
“It seems I was right. Due to confidentiality, more detailed materials can’t be brought out. You’ll have to go there yourself.”
Saying that, she took out an access card from her pocket.
“I’ve handled the procedures for you. Just present your personal information and swipe the card to enter.”
Looking at that access card, Mu Wannuo remained motionless for a while. She had waited too long; today she finally found a clue to treat Ning Chuxue. Even though she wasn’t sure if it would be useful, at least she wouldn’t be like a headless fly running around and ending up with nothing.
“Thank you, Miss Cheng.”
Mu Wannuo was very grateful for the information she brought.
But before going to the archive room, she still had one more thing to do.
“Can I bring one more person?”
Ning Chuxue only had her; if she left, there would be no one to take care of her. After Ning Chuxue became dependent on them, her personality grew increasingly shy. Even though they all knew it was the result of long-term confined care, no one felt it was inappropriate. At least this way, they could protect Ning Chuxue’s safety to the greatest extent, right? Ning Chuxue only needed to enjoy their care.
“Who do you want to bring, Teacher Mu?”
“One of my students.”
Cheng Yao wore a troubled expression and sighed.
“It already took a lot of favors to get this opportunity for you. If another person comes along, I might as well quit as president.”
“Sorry, that was presumptuous of me.”
Her explanation was within Mu Wannuo’s expectations. The archive room is a unit’s confidential area. It contains, but is not limited to: employee information, student enrollment information, financial information, etc. Cheng Yao could help Mu Wannuo get the access card because the archives were sorted by type. For example, one room stored enrollment information, another stored research records. Because of the separate rooms, the accessible information was limited, so Cheng Yao only needed to obtain specific access permissions.
“It’s fine. Get ready and let’s go; time is limited.”
Hearing the urging, Mu Wannuo nodded.
“Let me arrange the lesson content. Wait for me three minutes.”
With that, Mu Wannuo turned around and entered the classroom.
She first found Ning Chuxue, saw her lowering her head to take notes on the lesson, and her worry eased a bit. Ning Chuxue also noticed Mu Wannuo’s gaze and felt confused. Watching Mu Wannuo approach, her heart immediately felt uneasy.
‘It can’t be that I’m being punished for not answering, right?’
Other than that reason, she couldn’t think why Mu Wannuo would be walking toward her. Could it be to kick her out? Recalling when she first came to the classroom and Mu Wannuo called on people to recite, and then thinking about her own messy response when she was just questioned, Ning Chuxue subconsciously felt something was wrong.
‘Maybe she really is going to kick me out!’
When Mu Wannuo reached her side, Ning Chuxue’s heart was pounding, but she had no desire to resist.
Mu Wannuo leaned close to her ear, her voice low enough for only the two of them to hear, like a devil’s whisper, delivering the judgment Ning Chuxue had been dreading.
“Little Poor Thing, Elder Sister still has something to do. Go back to the office and play first.”
“So you really are kicking me out!”
Ning Chuxue blurted out subconsciously, completely unaware.
Mu Wannuo’s tone was gentle, but Ning Chuxue’s reaction was a bit beyond her expectations.
“Does Little Poor Thing want to stay?”
Mu Wannuo looked at her in confusion.
Ning Chuxue snapped back to reality, realizing she had spoken her thoughts aloud.
“No! That’s not it, I’m fine with anything!”
Instantly, a flush covered Ning Chuxue’s ears as she hurriedly explained. To the point that later, Ning Chuxue didn’t even know what she was saying.
Mu Wannuo’s confusion deepened. She carefully recalled every detail of her lesson, checking if she had accidentally upset Ning Chuxue. The brief contemplation lasted only a few seconds, but to Ning Chuxue, it felt like an eternity. One embarrassment after another made Ning Chuxue completely unable to meet Mu Wannuo’s eyes. Her nerves were taut, her gaze flustered and unsettled.
Mu Wannuo suddenly understood.
“Is it because of when I was asking questions?”
That was the only time she could think of. She had indeed put a bit of pressure on Ning Chuxue at that time.
After understanding the reason, Mu Wannuo became even more patient.
“Chuxue, go back to the office and wait for me. How about we go eat hotpot together tonight?”
Although Ning Chuxue couldn’t eat heavily flavored food, it wasn’t said she couldn’t have a clear broth pot, right?
Upon hearing the word “hotpot,” Ning Chuxue’s eyes lit up immediately. Where was the shyness?
“Okay, hotpot tonight!”
For a month, her diet had been strictly controlled. Although Wen Yasheng’s cooking was delicious, there was never any chili or vinegar, and Ning Chuxue really missed them. She wanted to rediscover the long-missed flavors on this hotpot meal. But little did she know, even if she did go eat hotpot, she wouldn’t be able to taste it anyway.
After dealing with Ning Chuxue’s matters, Mu Wannuo returned to the classroom door and clapped her hands loudly.
When everyone looked up, she said:
“Self-study for the second half of the class.”
After muttering a few instructions, she turned around and left with Cheng Yao.
Everyone was so happy they didn’t know what to do with themselves. But one person was frowning.
Ying looked at Ning Chuxue with worry. Mu Wannuo had been at her side since just now, and she felt something bad was happening.
“Maybe I should go comfort Xiao Nuo later?”
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