Book 1: Maam You Have Been Uncovered

Chapter 28

Cheng Juan hesitated for a while before nodding slightly towards Lin Siran and then taking his leave.

Feng Ci was walking towards the school's main gate. Seeing the two Young Masters taking interest in speaking to a girl, he wondered who she was. He walked over.

Lin Siran was a little uncomfortable. She quietly said, "Mingyue, let's get going..."

"Why have you moved into the dormitory to stay on campus?" A low voice stopped her mid-sentence.

Lin Siran was a little shocked. She glanced at the smart-looking Feng Ci opposite her and then turned towards Pan Mingyue. Something felt wrong.

Pan Mingyue was holding onto the scripts with one hand and grabbing Lin Siran's hand with the other. Her huge glistening eyes were beautiful.

"The workload for Third Year students is heavy. It's more convenient for me to stay on campus." Pan Mingyue tightened her grip on the scripts and answered coldly.

"Mingyue..." Feng Ci furrowed his brows, wanting to say more.

But Pan Mingyue pulled Lin Siran aside and made a move to leave. "I'm going to distribute the scripts."

Feng Ci stood on the spot for a while longer before deciding to leave.

Pan Mingyue only slowed down her footsteps when she was certain that Feng Ci had turned around to leave too.

Lin Siran looked at Pan Mingyue in shock and excitement. "Mingyue, you actually know Feng Ci! He used to be the man of the moment in our school!"

Lin Siran was from the affiliated stream in Junior Middle School. Back when she was there, she'd heard of Lin Jinxuan and Feng Ci, the two big names in the Senior Middle School.

"I heard that Feng Ci and Lin Jinxuan are both starting up a firm now." Lin Siran gossiped with her volume down. "You know, Qin Yu from your class is Lin Jinxuan's younger sister. Back then, both of them had Qin Yu's back, and the influence she had was unparalleled. Moreover, you know that our Mayor's family name is Feng, right? I really never expected you to know Feng Ci, but well, everyone who mixes with him is somewhat outstanding."

Pan Mingyue shook her head. "I'm a distant relative of the Feng family, but I'm not close to Feng Ci. I'd ever put up at his place before, and I know that they're all outstanding, but I can't be compared to them."

"Why can't you! You're the second in the whole school! You're always just a few points behind Xu Yaoguang, but tens of points ahead of the third person. Mingyue, don't look down on yourself this way. Before my deskmate came along, there were even debates about whether you or Qin Yu were the rightful School Belle!"

But ever since Qin Ran joined the school, posts like this had stopped appearing.

Pan Mingyue suddenly smiled as her gaze looked distant. "My results used to be terrible. I got a single-digit score for Mathematics."

"Don't lie to me." Lin Siran wouldn't buy it. Pan Mingyue's Mathematics grades were only second to Xu Yaoguang.

Mathematics wasn't like other subjects, it was based on practice and prior experience. Given her outstanding results now, how could she ever be bad at it?

Pan Mingyue smiled without explaining further.

She and Lin Siran parted ways at the foot of the stairs.

Lin Siran looked at Pan Mingyue's back view. She knew Pan Mingyue because of a competition; they were deskmates in the competition preparation class. She always felt that Pan Mingyue exuded an inexplicable air of sorrow.

They'd known each other for two years, and Lin Siran had never heard Pan Mingyue mention her parents.

**

A few days later.

Qin Ran rested her head on the desk between classes. It was noisy outside and she couldn't keep her eyes closed. Eventually, she rested her chin on her palm unhappily.

Lin Siran distributed everybody's scripts and finally handed the last one to Qin Ran.

6 marks.

Better than the previous time.

Lin Siran consoled herself.

"We're welcoming new students in school today, it'll be pretty bustling." Lin Siran saw that Qin Ran looked a little flushed and unhappy and asked in concern, "Ran Ran, are you unwell?"

She knew that Qin Ran was working part-time outside. It was pouring so heavily last night and she didn't have an umbrella, she must've been drenched on the way back from the milk tea store.

"I'm fine." Qin Ran sounded a little down. She turned sideways and leaned against the wall instead.

Lin Siran was a little worried for her.

She got another classmate to bring some flu tablets over and made sure Qin Ran ate one.

Qin Ran felt even more drowsy after having the medicine, but she still couldn't sleep.

The sounds of the new students from downstairs buzzed in her head.

She put on her earphones and turned the volume up.

After hours, she finally made it through the whole day of school. It was crowded everywhere, except for the school doctor's office in the corner. Qin Ran heaved a sigh of relief.

In the school doctor's office.

As it was the first day of school for the new students, the doctor's office was unusually empty.

It was nice and quiet.

Lu Zhaoying had his laptop on his lap and went onto a site with a full black background. He was chatting with somebody online, and the symbols used were rather strange; an ordinary person wouldn't be able to make out what they were.

He was casually having a conversation.

Until the other party sent a reply that almost caused him to choke.

"M-Master Juan," Lu Zhaoying widened his eyes at the screen and stammered, "I think t-there's a clue."

Cheng Juan was looking through some patients' documents with a fountain pen in his hand. He was completely calm and hadn't even raised his head. "Why the fluster, shoot."

"Based on Flat Face's investigation, the person who helped us out goes by code name Q."

Bam-