CH 111

After a while, Zhao Xinxin rang the doorbell again, but this time, no matter how many times she rang the doorbell, there was no movement inside.

Lu Chen had made up his mind not to talk to her. Zhao Xinxin was angry and annoyed, but she had to hold back and wait outside the door.

To prevent other students from seeing her, Zhao Xinxin had deliberately chosen a secluded position. 

From this position, people passing by would not notice her, but she could always keep an eye on the door.

So when the door to Lu Chen's flat was slowly pulled open, Zhao Xinxin immediately rushed up to him.

"Senior Lu Chen!" She called out to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen gave Zhao Xinxin a disgusted look. The disgust in his eyes was undisguised: "Why haven't you left yet?"

"I hope Senior can team up with me to participate in the Academy Mecha Competition," Zhao Xinxin gritted her teeth and lowered her attitude. 

Lu Chen glanced at Zhao Xinxin and sneered, "Haven't you already transferred to another school? I wouldn't dare to be your senior. "

He had obviously heard of Zhao Xinxin's deeds.

Zhao Xinxin's face turned blue and white, but she could only desperately hold back. She continued as if she hadn't heard anything, "Lu Chen, we have a common enemy now. If we can team up to defeat him in the competition, it will definitely be more painful than if you defeat him alone, don't you think? "

Lu Chen said, rather coldly. "No, I don't think so."

Zhao Xinxin was choked for a moment, but still didn't give up and persuaded again, "And it won't do you any harm. I can prove my potion making ability to you. Teaming up with me will allow you to bring out your strengths even more, which is good!"

Lu Chen no longer wanted to listen to Zhao Xinxin's ranting. He looked at Zhao Xinxin with cold eyes and said bluntly, "I have already told you my decision. No matter what you do, there is no way I can change my decision."

"But ...." Zhao Xinxin was not willing to give up just like that, but before she could finish her sentence, Lu Chen interrupted her.

"Zhao Xinxin," Lu Chen suddenly approached Zhao Xinxin and narrowed his eyes, "If you don't want to erect another enemy for yourself, I advise you to leave now.  Otherwise, I don't mind helping Cheng Yi out and getting rid of such an eyesore once and for all. "

Zhao Xinxin was startled by the undisguised malice in Lu Chen's eyes.  She felt a chill run down her back as her body fell into the ice cellar.

She subconsciously swallowed her saliva. All her persistence and stubbornness were dispelled by this look, making her suddenly afraid to speak up again.

Lu Chen gave a sarcastic cold snort and left without looking back.

Zhao Xinxin's face turned black with anger after recovering. Instead of achieving her goal, Lu Chen humiliated her, so how could she not be angry?

Zhao Xinxin was frightened by Lu Chen’s glance, and she did not dare approach him again, even if she was unwilling to give up. She could only leave the First College in disgrace.

An Yan, who was not far away in Cheng Yi's flat, did not know what was going on nearby.

Today was Friday, and after today's classes was the weekend.

Cheng Yang had been planning what he was going to do over the weekend since the start of his classes, but An Yan was unaffected and stayed focused on his studies.

However, he received a call at noon that did affect his mood, though in a positive way.

The call was from the dean of the Institute of Body Potions, and the purpose of his call was to give An Yan the progress of the investigation.

"Regarding the leak of the contents of your paper, we have already had a preliminary investigation result. The Institute's record keeper was the one who leaked the paper," the director apologized, adding, "We will then further verify the details and take serious action. Does student An Yan have any requests in regards to this matter? "

The biggest victim was An Yan. So the Institute would have to try following his request as to how this matter should be handled.

Of course, the Dean's words actually hid a deeper meaning.

Although the incident was the personal work of the record keeper, it had happened within the institute after all. If An Yan wanted to claim compensation from the institute, it was only natural that he would do so.

An Yan said peacefully, "You guys just deal with it according to the rules and regulations. I don't have any demands."

The dean’s feelings towards him were immediately better when he found An Yan so easy to talk to: "Thank you for your understanding. We will properly handle this matter as soon as possible."

An Yan said good-naturedly, "Then I will trouble you."

After resolving this issue, the dean mentioned another, "Aside from that, we have started a special research team regarding the new concept mentioned in your thesis, and it is going very well."

"Good." An Yan was not worried about this issue at all. He already had the exact answer in his mind when he released the thesis.

The two sides briefly chatted again before hanging up the communication. Cheng Yang came over and exaggeratedly exclaimed, "How can you be so good, Yan Yan? We're obviously the same age, and I'm still trying to figure out how to successfully complete my studies, but you've already contacted the dean of the Institute of Form Pharmaceuticals. That’s a huge gap!"

"Then why did you still wander off in class this morning?" An Yan criticized and educated him helplessly. "There's also the after-class homework left by the professor yesterday. You didn't seem to finish it either, right?"

Cheng Yang's face scrunched up into a frown as he sheepishly stated, "There's no rush on that one. That class isn't due until next Tuesday. "

"But why do you have to put it off until next week when you can obviously finish your homework on the same day?" An Yan snapped and lectured Cheng Yang with a serious face.

"Ah, I suddenly remembered that I left something in the dormitory, so I'll go and get it first." Cheng Yang immediately found an excuse to escape on seeing that the situation was not good.

An Yan shook his head helplessly as he looked at Cheng Yang's back as he ran away.

After Friday's class, An Yan went home with the Cheng brothers.

Ever since she changed jobs, An Mu would be waiting at home every time An Yan came home on Friday. However, he found that no one was home this time when he walked in.

Although An Yan was a little surprised, he didn't think much of it.

He looked in the fridge to make sure there was no shortage of ingredients and no need to buy other daily necessities before sitting in the living room and watching TV while waiting for An Mu to return.

He waited for more than an hour.

During the process, An Yan also called An Mu, but she seemed to be busy with something, so they hung up after just a few words.

It was getting late, so An Yan got up and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. He placed the meal in the thermos box and put it there.

It was a while later again before An Mu finally came back.

"Mom, you're back," An Yan greeted An Mu happily but found that her face looked a bit ugly. He couldn't help but say worriedly, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you not feeling well?"

An Mu’s face was visibly tired and there seemed to be something else under her eyes, but she tried her best to hide these emotions when facing An Yan, "It's nothing, I'm probably a bit tired."

An Yan helped An Mu sit down and poured her a glass of water. "Then you should sit down and rest. I have already prepared dinner. So you can rest for a while, and we'll eat together later. "

"Okay." An Mu took the glass of water and looked at An Yan, breathing a sigh of relief.

Mother and son chatted for a few more minutes. Only when An Mu looked better did An Yan get up and go to the kitchen to bring out the food.

An Mu’s eyes kept falling on An Yan, looking as if she was hesitating about something.

After mother and son sat down face to face, An Mu struggled to open her mouth, "Yan Yan, would you mind if ...... I mean, if there was another person in our family?"

An Yan's first thought was of An Luo, where he heard this question. But An Luo should still be in prison right now.  So his mother was definitely not talking about him.

But besides him, who else could it be?

An Yan couldn't think of an answer for a while, so he asked directly, "Who are you talking about, mom?"

An Mu struggled for a moment more, then shook her head with a smile, "There is no one. I just asked casually, it's better to eat first."

Although An Yan was puzzled and had noticed his mother's odd expression, he didn't ask more questions, "Mm!"

After the meal, An Yan watched TV with his mother for a while until nine o'clock in the evening. He saw that she was looking tired, so he said good night and went back to his room.

After returning to his room, An Yan stood behind the door and hesitated for a moment.

He could see the abnormality in An Mu. He could also easily find out the reason for this difference through his spiritual power, but that was his mother. She would definitely come forward if she was willing to tell him about it.

But since she was unwilling, it would be rude to delve too deeply into it.

An Yan sighed lightly and eventually did nothing.

But just because nothing was done about that didn't mean that An Yan had nothing to do next.

Last weekend, Cheng Lin had already scolded Cheng Yi several times for not bringing the little hamster home.

This week, Cheng Lin even called him on a daily basis, urging him to bring the hamster back at the weekend.

So An Yan had to change back into his hamster form and run over to cooperate with Cheng Yi.

An Yan did not sneak straight to the Cheng house after turning into a hamster, but slipped through the window to the front of the house where he saw Cheng Yi’s parked airship.

Once on board, An Yan immediately climbed into Cheng Yi's palm and rubbed his little head against it affectionately.

Cheng Yi gently lifted the little one and kissed his little head.