Chapter Thirteen: Asking Him Out After Class

  Yun Hai Fan had long expected such a scene, so when Wen Zhan kicked open the door with one foot, she still didn't stop her hand from writing and continued to copy down the dense characters in front of her.

  Wen Zhan angrily threw the book in front of Yun Hai Fan: "This is all your doing."

  Yun Hai Fan raised his head from the pile of books, his tone calm: "What's wrong with the cover of this book?"

  She glanced at the books that were scattered around, from Lance she already knew that although Fu Shi agreed to leave this book behind, but Principal Ji was very clear that once this book was left behind, it would be a time bomb, and who knows when it would become evidence of his downfall.

  "The cover of the book is fine... but what's going on with the title page?!" Wen Zhan couldn't catch up with Yun Hai Fan's words for a moment, and could only turn around in a huff.

  Yunhai Fan gently picked up the book, her usual calm and composed demeanor unwavering. Her slender fingers delicately turned the pages, softly landing on a page that appeared to be blank yet seemed to hold secrets: "What are these dense, tiny holes on the paper?"

  "How dare you ask me." Wen Zhan was so angry that he spoke through his nose, "Isn't this all your doing?"

  "I just designed the cover, to be exact, I only made a design draft and handed it over to Teacher Xiang of the printing room." Yun Haifan's face showed no unusual expression, but in his heart, he was secretly laughing coldly.

  Will I tell you the truth?

  "Moreover," Yun Hai Fan saw that Wen Zhan was too lazy to respond and took over the conversation, "didn't Teacher Wen check afterwards?"

  Wen Zhan hummed coldly, his IQ zeroed out in anger, unable to respond to Yun Hai Fan's eloquent words: "If you're determined to harm someone, there's no way to prevent it."

  Yun Hai Fan supported his cheek with a smile: "What benefits does Teacher Haiwen have for me?"

  "Who knows..." The words that were about to slip out of his mouth gradually dissipated under Yun Hai's curious gaze. He was foolish if he didn't know that a teacher's dispute shouldn't be spoken aloud to make students laugh, "Who knows if it's because I punished you and you've been harboring resentment."

  "Is it because of the punishment that you harbor resentment? Which student doesn't hold a grudge after being punished by their teacher?" Yun Hai Fan frankly acknowledged Wen Zhan's speculation, "However, since I was punished, I should know that I'm at a disadvantage. Is Yun Hai Fan someone who doesn't understand the principle of 'not being able to twist one's arm'? Moreover, didn't the teacher also take away my right to slack off? How would I have the chance to think about these complicated things?"

  "Then who else could it be?" Wen Zhan's tone softened.

  "Doesn't Teacher Wen really know?" Yun Haifeng also didn't dare to be blunt with him, "It's the teacher's business, how can students casually talk nonsense."

  "Do you know something?" Yun Hai Fan's words were more and more mysterious, Wen Zhan felt that there was a story behind them, unknowingly he fell into Yun Hai Fan's trap, "Just say it."

  "It's said that it's hard to guard against the thief in one's own home...". Yun Hai Fan didn't spell it out, but family traitors are everywhere; it just depends on who you consider as your family.

  "Could it be Blue Lances?" Wen Zhan was also a sly and cunning individual, clearly thinking of An Su who had been following him all along, but only wanted to tell Yun Hai Fan that teachers and students were forever one family, don't overthink things.

  Yun Hai Fan couldn't help but understand his thoughts, and before he came to find her, she had already discussed all possibilities with Lan Se Qing. She didn't confront Wen Zhan's questions head-on, but instead followed his train of thought, step by step adding to the weight of doubt in Wen Zhan's mind: "Could it be that something happened at the banquet that made Teacher Wen so suspicious of Teacher Lan? It makes sense, after all, Teacher Lan is a history teacher and everyone knows he's close with Professor Fu. Although I don't know how deep his magical abilities are, avoiding suspicion by writing a few words in a book should be within his capabilities."

  It seems that every sentence is verifying the suspicion of Lance, but in fact, every word is piercing his heart, slowly dispelling the few doubts in Wen Zhan's mind: Lance had never come into contact with this book and shouldn't even know of its existence. The time to take action would have been during the dinner party, and if magic was really powerful, it wouldn't be impossible. However, since he is a person who likes to keep a low profile, doing these things himself would be too obvious. Not to mention that he is still in his golden period, even if he were to become arrogant one day, he probably wouldn't dare to be so high-profile. Moreover, Su Shi is a cautious person by nature, and the possibility of them colluding is extremely small.

  At this point, Wen Zhan finally made up his mind to point the spearhead at An Su - excluding all impossibilities, what was left, no matter how incredible, was the truth.

  It's just that this can't be simply impossible because Wen Xiang thinks it is.

  The subtle changes on Wen Zhan's face were all in Yun Hai Fan's eyes, his long eyelashes drooped, and a smile inadvertently flashed into his eyes. With a sidelong glance at Wen Zhan's situation, Yun Hai Fan buried his head again in the vast ocean of books.

  Before he announced I could leave here, I had to hold on until the last moment.

  "Ah, Yun Hai Fan." Wen Zhan's tone softened a lot. "Although some small unexpected things happened this time, the principal still acknowledged your hard work in making the cover. From tomorrow on, you can return to class and attend school."

  Yun Hai Fan raised his head, his expression unchanged: "Yes."

  In a place where eyes can't reach, the pen tip falls on the paper with a perfect period.

  Inside Ge Hui's office.

  "You can leave now." Ge Hui stirred the thick black coffee, the rich bitter aroma slowly spreading from her spoon, and the misty vapor blurred her expression. It was just a simple sentence, but Yun Hai Fan felt an unspoken inquiry behind it, so he opened his mouth to answer: "Everything is going according to the original plan."

  "Is there still three weeks time, will it be enough?" Although the literal meaning is inquiring, the tone is filled with calmness.

  "The document for the principal's departure should be issued two weeks later." Yun Haifan stood with his hands behind his back, sneering at the inefficiency that was beyond help. It was just a matter of signing and stamping, but in order to follow the so-called formal procedure, it would take two weeks.

  It's getting a bit tight with time.

  "It's nothing." Calmness was Yun Haiyan's consistent strong point. "A fire can't be wrapped in paper, now the whole school knows that the principal has lost power. The beast is struggling to turn over, but it won't work out. Wen Zhan also lacks a powerful backer. In the past, no one paid attention to his trivial matters because of his low position and heavy responsibilities. Now that Tai Shan has fallen, Wen Zhan should take time to sort out his own messy accounts from these years. Ge Jie, what was the situation with your transfer in the past?"

  "I didn't make it clear to you before, but it's actually a case of 'promoting in appearance and demoting in reality'. Ge Hui nodded, "It seems like I was promoted one level, but in fact, my actual power was stripped away. Your idea at the time wasn't realistic either, even if Wen Zhan gave up his position as head of the department, I wouldn't have been able to take his place."

  "Yes, because the school will have a vacant position waiting for the teacher." Yun Hai Fan stroked his lips with a smile, "I heard Blue Teacher say that Ge Jie you can take over the responsibility of teaching ventriloquism and also serve as a supervisor. The position of grade leader will be held by Blue Teacher, of course, all this is on the premise that Wen Xuan is out of class."