Chapter 1115: Professor Lisha, Ever the Professional
All things considered, my vacation had only lasted two days. Ji Liushuang's claim that she'd hurried over as fast as she could wasn't an exaggeration at all.
In fact, it sounded like she'd arrived in the morning and, unsure whether I'd already left, had sat there until just now.
"Sorry for letting myself in, but when I arrived, the door wasn't locked like it was just now."
As I mulled things over, Ji Liushuang continued with a smile, apologizing.
"And I can assure you, I absolutely didn't wander around on my own."
That apology was a bit over the top.
I thought to myself.
The fact that she'd come straight here meant Jia Keke must have delivered my reply.
And I'd explicitly said, "You're welcome to come visit anytime." There was no way Liu Shuang could have misunderstood that, so why apologize for letting herself in?
The real point of her apology was the part about the door not being locked.
She was subtly reminding me that the oddity just now had been caused by a special "lock."
That was pretty much what I'd guessed. The discrepancy between the flow of time inside and outside must have created some kind of special barrier.
And I'd already found the source of that power.
Since this was Liu Shuang's first time here, it was obvious who was responsible.
I glanced at Professor Lisha beside me.
After waiting in vain to be invited to sit, she'd rudely taken a seat on her own. Now her eyes kept darting between me and Ji Liushuang, full of suspicion.
Liu Shuang had probably given me that subtle reminder right away because I had plenty of secrets, and she wanted me to have a better grasp of the situation.
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