Earlier, when the others had pressed Xu Yi in his room, he had only said he'd taken a walk outside and nothing else had happened.
As for the scandal involving him and Vice Dean Xuan, he'd blurted it out in a fit of anger.
Duan Tiandai, who knew Xu Yi's past all too well, didn't believe that explanation for a second.
Jiang Fei was just as fired up and insisted on getting to the bottom of things.
In the end, Tie Dagang and Meng Wanzhou couldn't bear to watch anymore, so they dragged the two of them out and finally gave Xu Yi some peace and quiet.
The next day, Room Thirty-Six had no classes. There was no movement in Xu Yi's room, so Tie Dagang and Meng Wanzhou went to the cafeteria, got him two bags of buns, and brought them over.
The restless Jiang Fei and his partner in mischief, Duan Tiandai, had dashed out first thing in the morning. Officially, they were scouting for news on behalf of their dorm leader. In truth, this juicy gossip had burst like a firecracker in their dreary days at the South Academy, and the two gossip-hungry troublemakers couldn't suppress their nature. They eagerly joined the heated discussions in one little group after another.
Tie Dagang and Meng Wanzhou knocked, but no one answered. Tie Dagang pushed the door, and it swung open. It hadn't been latched from the inside.
The two of them were wondering where Xu Yi had gone so early when his voice came from behind them. "You two are so kind. I really haven't had breakfast."
They turned around. Who else could it be but Xu Yi?
Their dorm leader looked very different from usual today. His lips were red, his teeth white, and he seemed refreshed