Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 69 Secret Action

Chapter 69: Chapter 69 Secret Action

On the other side, the auditorium classroom.

Today, the first two classes were public lectures, and students from the entire English department had come. At a glance, the room was densely packed, to the point of standing room only.

Tang Xiaowan sneezed, yawned nonstop, and suddenly felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at her. So, touching her nose, she looked to the left.

Sure enough, the invincible sister duo quickly averted their gaze and started to scribble away with their pens.

Song Jiaqi, "Did she notice us?"

Chen Siyao, "Please, we haven’t done anything wrong. What’s there to be afraid of?"

Li Ying, "Strange, how is Chen Yu not sleepy?"

Chen Siyao, "You’re still thinking of reporting her for sleeping in class? I advise you to save it. That trick won’t work."

Reminded by Chen Siyao of a few days earlier when she reported Chen Yu for talking during class, Li Ying really felt like she had tried to catch a chicken but ended up losing the rice. It was as frustrating as it could get.

She had even lost the good impression she had from Chen Nan.

Before, whenever she had a challenging question, as long as she went to ask him for help, he’d at least entertain her with a few words. But today, before class, he had acted as if he didn’t see her and simply turned away and left.

As fate would have it, others saw it too, which was so embarrassing!

Song Jiaqi, who had suffered the same fate as Chen Siyao, suddenly blurted out, "I am really curious. Tang Xiaowan was picked up by a sedan last week, and today she switched to a black SUV. Don’t you think she might be kept by some wealthy person?"

As the words fell, the three turned their heads simultaneously.

They recalled the old topic they had discussed last week.

Under the lights, Tang Xiaowan’s ruby bracelet gleamed brilliantly, catching the undivided attention of the invincible sister duo once again, especially Song Jiaqi.

She sneakily took out her phone and sent a message to her dad, who was a jewelry appraiser.

[Dad, there’s a girl in our class wearing a bracelet that’s really pretty. It doesn’t look like crystal, more like ruby. I want to know how to tell if it’s real or fake?]

[It’s hard to tell in a few words; I’d need to see the actual item.]

[Would a picture work, taken on a phone?]

[Sure, send it over.]

With a mischievous smile, Song Jiaqi sent a message to another girl.

She figured, if it was real, a normal family couldn’t possibly afford such large, numerous rubies; if it was fake, it would be a good opportunity to expose her vanity.

At this moment, the completely unaware Tang Xiaowan was so sleepy that she began to rest her chin in her hands and doze off.

In university, classes were generally more relaxed, and teachers usually didn’t mind if students slept during class, unless it disturbed others.

The advantage of sitting in the last row was the ease of staying hidden.

Chen Yu gently nudged Tang Xiaowan, "Didn’t you sleep last night?"

"Ah, I only got to sleep around one, so tired."

After Tang Xiaowan’s response came another yawn, her large almond-shaped eyes squinting into slits, which left Chen Yu utterly puzzled.

She was a night owl, often waiting until her dorm mates were asleep before starting to work on her computer, and for her, going to bed at one o’clock was considered early.

Tang Xiaowan was different; she loved to sleep and wished she could sleep from dawn until dusk.

Over the weekend when she returned to Mei Garden, too many unimaginable things had happened, each of which was mentally draining and consuming, seriously cutting into her sleep.

"Here, take this." Chen Yu put a piece of candy into Tang Xiaowan’s hand.

The sour taste indeed felt refreshing.

"Not bad at all, hehe."

"Thankfully, there are only two classes today, so you can go home early after school and catch up on some sleep."

"No more classes after that?"

"Yep, didn’t you see the new timetable the instructor sent out? It was posted in the class group chat on Friday night."

"That’s great. Fate is on my side."

Tang Xiaowan was part of the class messaging group, yet she never seriously looked at it, including the announcements from the teachers, let alone participating in the various heated discussions among her classmates.

Moreover, she had a habit of clearing her chat history daily, never leaving any chat window active for more than 24 hours.

After class, Tang Xiaowan swiftly left the academic building.

The Foreign Language College’s office building was only 100 meters away, where two ATMs for the use of students of the college were located.

Cheng Shi had already been waiting for her for two hours.

Before entering, Tang Xiaowan frowned and asked, "Cheng Shi, tell me the truth. Do you really not know the details about Mr. Leng, or is there a special reason you don’t want to talk, or can’t talk about it?"

This was the first time Tang Xiaowan directly asked such a question.

Back in Mei Garden, she was only pressing Wang Meijuan for information and never interrogated Cheng Shi.

Instinct told her there must be some unspeakable secret between Cheng Shi and the man who had barged into her room, but she had refrained from asking out of respect for him.

But now, with everything pointing back to this Mr. Leng, she had no choice but to ask.

"Mis, my life was saved by Mr. Leng. Without him, I might not be here anymore, nor could I have returned to your side. So, I truly know nothing."

To such an answer, Tang Xiaowan was speechless.

However, it was good news that she could confirm two suspicions: the man who had given her the pills was indeed the wealthy Mr. Leng mentioned by Wang Meijuan, and there was indeed some unspeakable secret between him and Cheng Shi, which also seemed to involve her.

Tang Xiaowan took out her wallet with a slight smirk and handed her backpack to Cheng Shi: "Wait here, I’ll go inside and check to see exactly how much money there is."

"Yes, Mis."

When she came out five minutes later, she was beaming with joy, even hopping as she walked: "Hurry, hurry, let’s get moving with the next step of the plan before Li Zihan gets out of school. Today is truly a great day."

"Follow me, Mis. The car is this way."

Tang Xiaowan’s eyes widened disbelief as she looked at the cool black SUV: "Wow, you actually drove it in here? The gatekeeper didn’t care?"

"Must be my lucky day."

A slight smile flickered across the firm corners of Cheng Shi’s mouth.

He didn’t inquire about the exact amount in the bank account, but Tang Xiaowan’s expression had already given him the answer. The former little mistress of Mei Garden was finally making a comeback, no longer needing to stay at someone else’s house, with her movements restricted.

With ten years of driving experience, the moment Cheng Shi’s rough hands touched the steering wheel, the SUV left the Foreign Language College and headed toward the south gate of Jin City University, fast but steady.

It seems like the right gate to take!

Not bad at all, not unworthy of being my person, Tang Xiaowan. Your counter-surveillance skills are quite strong. Those bodyguards arranged by Bai Long are probably going to be shaken off now. Happy!

Tang Xiaowan was laughing triumphantly, but her phone rang.

[Are your classes over? Where are you?]

"Can’t be, so unlucky!"

Cheng Shi was about to slow down a bit, but when he heard Tang Xiaowan say that, thinking Mr. Bai Long had discovered them and was inquiring about their whereabouts, he asked with concern, "Mis, what’s wrong? Is it Bai Long?"

"No, it’s that guy Li Zihan."

Cheng Shi pressed the accelerator harder and drove even faster.

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