"Pusi Pusi—Pusi Pusi—"
The sound suddenly coming from close by startled Chen Yuying a little. Her body jerked left, away from the aisle, and as she turned toward the source, she covered her lips with the back of her left hand.
Only after seeing Lin Li crouching in the aisle did the emotion in her lively eyes shift from fright to helpless amusement.
"Don't do that. It's scary."
"If it wasn't scary, I wouldn't do it. I sneaked over here specifically for this."
Chen Yuying: "..."
That was so Lin Li.
Lin Li pointed his thumb toward the corner where his seat was, still making soft "Pusi Pusi" sounds through his breath.
Chen Yuying turned around to take a look. When she found that Bai Bufan, who had taken her seat, was gone, she understood what Lin Li meant. She nodded, capped her pen, and began gathering the homework and textbooks she needed to write and review at noon today.
Then she stood up with her textbooks in her arms and followed Lin Li to the back row.
"Did Bai Bufan leave?" Chen Yuying asked curiously after sitting in her noon-only seat.
At that, Lin Li immediately covered his mouth with his hand and began taking shaky, deep breaths. He nodded with difficulty and said heavily, "Class Monitor, so you already knew?"
"Huh?" Chen Yuying was even more confused.
Lin Li stood up and lowered his head, crossing his hands in front of himself. With his head bowed, he began reciting solemnly, "Dear student Bai Bufan unfortunately passed away at noon on the eighteenth of this month, at the age of 15.5. According to the coroner, the cause of death was dissection.
"His passing has brought us immense sorrow. We offer our deepest condolences and remembrance for his departure.
"Bai