I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"that's all?"

"You're so cunning!"

"No wonder you left so decisively in Guo Wenzhou's office. I knew it! How could you swallow this insult so easily!"

Lin Yao blinked, her eyes darting around. "Is your medical skill really that amazing?"

Even Yu Xiangmin and Sun Shizheng were impressed by Qin Ge's medical theories. Lin Yao felt it was too unreal, as she had never seen Qin Ge use his medical skills to save people.

......

The following day, the opening ceremony of Tunghai University's centennial celebration was held as scheduled.

Guo Wenzhou did not appear; instead, Vice Principal Wang Sen delivered the speech on his behalf.

Because of Zhou Xing's case, the top leaders of Southeast University held an emergency meeting yesterday. Although Guo Wenzhou was not arrested like Zhou Xing, he was suspended from his duties and is under investigation.

Following a meeting, it was decided to revoke the expulsion of Qin Ge, Liu Yang, and Song Yuan. Other matters related to Zhou Xing will be further investigated before further action is taken.

Neither the Xia family nor the Shen family attended, and many guests who had promised to come also failed to show up.

After being expelled from school, Liu Yang and Song Yuan did not go home or attend the school anniversary opening ceremony. At a time like this, they were in no mood to go.

It's true that I don't regret what I did, but it's also true that I feel frustrated.

Ten years of hard work to finally get into a good school, only to end up like this—it's not something most people can accept.

Putting everything else aside, they don't even know how to explain this to their families.

They received the school's notice of rescission just before noon, and they were so excited that they could not calm down for a long time.

"Liu Yang, what's going on? How can it be withdrawn so easily?"

"I've been with you the whole time, and you didn't even know. How would I know?"

"I wonder if Qin Ge's punishment has also been revoked?"

"Speaking of Qin Ge, he told us not to do anything back then, but looking back now, it seems like he knew in advance that this would be the outcome?"

"Could the reason our punishment was revoked be related to Qin Ge?"

"There were rumors yesterday that our dean, Zhou Xing, had been arrested, and now it seems to be true!"

"Serves him right! That kind of parasite deserves to rot in jail!"

......

Inside Lin Yao's apartment, Qin Ge also received a notice that his punishment had been revoked.

He wasn't surprised; Zhou Xing's capture was inevitable.

He just didn't expect it to happen so quickly; it seems the Shen family played a significant role in this.

"Which pretty girl texted you? Why are you looking at it so intently?"

Lin Yao stopped eating and looked directly at Qin Ge across from her at the dining table.

"What beautiful women are there!" Qin Ge showed his phone to Lin Yao. "It's a notice from the school. My punishment has been revoked, and my student status has been restored."

"So fast?" Lin Yao was slightly surprised, but quickly recovered. "Well, it makes sense. This matter has caused quite a stir. Even the principal has been suspended from his duties pending investigation."

"The school must be under a lot of pressure right now."

Lin Yao continued eating with her head down. "It's the school anniversary today, aren't you planning to go out?"

"This happens only once in a century!"

Qin Ge glanced at the time. "It's almost noon. The opening ceremony must have ended long ago!"

"What's the point of going anywhere now? Besides, I wasn't really interested anyway!"

"How dare you say that!" Lin Yao's face suddenly flushed. "It's all because you insisted on staying up so late!"

"You're making a bit of a 'you've had your fill and you're already criticizing the cook' thing! You weren't like this last night, I wonder who it was..."

"Knock knock knock—"

Just as the two were arguing, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Qin Ge paused, casting an inquiring glance at Lin Yao, but he saw the confusion in her eyes.

"Who is it!"

Lin Yao got up and went to the door. She peeked through the peephole and was immediately startled, her heart pounding like a drum.

"What's wrong? Who's here?"

Qin Ge noticed Lin Yao's unusual behavior and got up to walk towards her.

He had only taken two steps when he saw Lin Yao make a shushing gesture at him, then she kept gesturing with her hands and silently saying something.

Qin Ge looked at it for a while before she roughly guessed what Lin Yao meant, and returned to her bedroom with doubts.

Seeing Qin Ge's figure disappear, Lin Yao breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest to calm herself down, and then opened the door.

"Mom, what brings you here?"

She deliberately shouted loudly so that Qin Ge in the bedroom could hear her.

Qin Ge did hear it, and he heard it very clearly. He was sitting on the headboard, wondering what was wrong with Lin Yao, and he almost fell down.

What should we do? Where can we hide?

Qin Ge quickly scanned the bedroom, looking for a hiding place.

"Why did it take so long to open the door?"

A middle-aged woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, exuding an air of nobility, appeared at the door.

This woman was Lin Yao's mother, Han Xiuyun.

There were two bodyguards standing at the door, and they didn't seem to intend to go inside.

Han Xiuyun stepped into the house, her gaze sweeping across the entire apartment like a searchlight. "I think I just heard someone talking?"

"Where did this person come from? It's the sound from the short video!" Lin Yao secretly rejoiced that she hadn't spoken too loudly to Qin Ge earlier.

"Mom, why did you suddenly come over without telling me beforehand!"

"I was on a business trip in Donghai. I thought you must be on vacation, so I came over to visit. If possible, we can go home together." Han Xiuyun sniffed. "Were you eating something just now?"

She walked towards the dining table, frowned when she saw the takeout boxes on it, and said, "Is this all you eat?"

"This is great, it tastes good!" Lin Yao smiled sweetly and took her mother's arm.

"Mom, I'm here to study, not on vacation. This takeout is already much better than the school cafeteria!"

Han Xiuyun sighed softly, "I told you long ago I'd buy you an apartment in Donghai and hire a nanny, but you brat, why are you arguing with me like that!"

"Is it a matter of whether it tastes good or not? The takeout these days is terrible! You have no idea what they put in your food!"

Her gaze was about to leave the dining table when her expression suddenly darkened. "Why is it double?"

"You have friends here?!"

Han Xiuyun's gaze searched the room again, finally landing on the bedroom, and she took a step to walk over.

"What friends do you have?!" Lin Yao's heart tightened, and she grabbed her mother's arm. "Mom, you're right, it's easy to order unsanitary takeout!"

"I found a cockroach in my first takeout order, so I had to order another one!"

She appeared calm and composed, but her heart was pounding in her throat.

"Really?" Han Xiuyun scrutinized her daughter. "Then why are you so nervous and holding onto me?"

"Isn't someone in the bedroom?"

She was suddenly startled by her own reaction. "You little brat! You haven't been secretly dating someone, have you?"