Bai Lan said nothing.
Karuizawa also said nothing, merely letting out several coughs as if clearing her throat.
The coughs carried a special rhythm.
Cough, cough-cough.
This was the signal Bai Lan had designed for Karuizawa.
One, two, then stop—meaning, "Help."
When Karuizawa sent Bai Lan such a professional signal, it meant she felt threatened and was in a situation where she could not speak freely.
Hearing the signal, Bai Lan's gaze sharpened.
Afterward, Karuizawa did not end the call.
Bai Lan immediately activated his phone's recording function. Then, while putting back on the clothes he had just removed, he switched the call to speaker mode and sent it to the background. Finally, he opened the school's communication app and activated its built-in "Friend Location" function.
His eyes fixed on the screen as he prepared to learn Karuizawa's location at the first opportunity.
Before the location display appeared, he listened carefully to the sounds coming from the phone, trying to judge Karuizawa's situation based on the information contained in them.
At the same time, a voice rang out from the speaker. "Apologize to me!"
It was an unfamiliar voice. It sounded like a girl's, but it was deeper and rougher than a normal woman's voice. An image instantly appeared in Bai Lan's mind: a woman with extremely coarse manners and a burly build.
Immediately afterward, Bai Lan finally heard the familiar voice of Karuizawa through the phone.
"I only washed my hands there. You suddenly ran over and said you didn't like the look of me, that I was in your way, and demanded that I apologize. Are you... are you okay?"
Karuizawa's tone was as forceful and arrogant as ever.
Based on what Bai Lan knew about Karuizawa, he naturally understood that she was putting on an act. From