December 20th.
The seven-day break from training that Lu Cheng had promised Shi Jingyi was over.
After he entered the training room, Shi Jingyi immediately called him over. She was also very concerned about this matter.
"Lecturer, I didn't practice during these seven days," Lu Cheng said. "Other than feeling somewhat unaccustomed to it, I didn't experience any obvious discomfort. That means I'm not addicted to the spores, right?"
Shi Jingyi looked at him for several seconds. "Is that so?"
"Yes."
"...Go back to your seat."
"Okay."
Lu Cheng turned around and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
What he did not know was that as Shi Jingyi watched his retreating back, her eyes held both disappointment and concern.
How could she possibly fail to see that he was lying?
It was just that...
Shi Jingyi sighed inwardly. She knew that even if she exposed him, it would accomplish nothing besides embarrassing Lu Cheng.
Unable to hold out for even seven days meant that Lu Cheng was already showing symptoms of addiction.
As his lecturer, she did not want to watch an outstanding student be harmed by the rules.
Yet even the authorities were helpless against this rule. All they could do was repeatedly urge the public through every available channel each day. What could she, a lecturer, possibly do?
If Lu Cheng had been willing to openly admit that he had broken the rule, perhaps things would have been better.
The prerequisite for correcting a mistake was recognizing that it was a mistake.
Lu Cheng had chosen to deceive her, which meant he did not believe there was anything wrong with breaking the rule.
Shi Jingyi composed herself and continued with the day's lesson.
After class, Lu Cheng took the initiative to approach her.
She had thought that, after