Chen Cheng did not rush to rescue She Li. Although She Li was currently being treated as an experimental subject, his rarity meant that he had not yet faced any real threat to his life.
That gave Chen Cheng ample time to make his plans.
After all, She Li had not been the only one swept into this world by the Eye of the Storm. Now, only She Li's whereabouts were known, while Melos and the others had vanished without a trace. Perhaps Chen Cheng could use his current identity to search for them.
The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, Chen Cheng got out of bed under the home intelligence wake-up service.
Listening to the broadcast of today's weather and temperature, Chen Cheng finished washing up and left his room.
"Morning, Isabel."
Chen Cheng had completely shed yesterday's gloom and seemed much more natural and cheerful.
Upon seeing him, Isabel gave a slight bow in greeting.
"Isabel, do you know? My latest research project has shown me a whole new world. There, you weren't a manor steward—you were a respected teacher, and I was one of your students."
At that moment, Chen Cheng seemed like someone with absolutely no sense of boundaries, saying whatever came to mind.
Then, when he saw Melinda appear, Chen Cheng stepped forward, took her hand, and performed a hand-kiss.
"Teacher Melinda, I really never expected that you and I would be teacher and student in another world. Do you think that makes us a teacher-student couple now?"
Hearing Chen Cheng's wildly irrelevant words, Melinda reached out and placed a hand on his forehead.
"You don't have a fever either. Can you stop this? We can refuse our parents' arrangements. It absolutely won't have any effect on your future career."
Melinda thought Chen