The Truth Was...
"Of course it's related. Your illness, you know! You have Xiao Li to thank for it!"
Since she would not be able to help Chen Sheng for quite some time anyway, Granny Wang decided to stop hiding the truth from him.
"Who do I have to thank? Xiao Li, Li, Li Bai? He—what did he do?"
Chen Sheng began to stammer, his heart sliding uncontrollably into the abyss.
"Actually, I wasn't the one who treated you. He was. My hypnosis was only moderately effective on you, but Xiao Li's hypnosis was exactly what you needed. He was afraid you'd worry, so he asked me not to tell you."
Granny Wang watched Chen Sheng's expression change and wondered just how deep the grudge between them was. His face had even gone pale.
"Ah! Th-this is impossible! How could it be him? Vice Dean Wang, you must be joking. This joke isn't funny at all."
Today wasn't April Fools' Day, but Chen Sheng's heart had still gone ice-cold. He was in a terrible mood and wanted to find somewhere quiet to digest this heart-stopping answer.
"Of course not..."
Before Granny Wang could even finish saying "joking," the person they had been talking about, Li Bai, walked in through the door.
He happened to see that Chen Sheng was still conscious. After a brief pause, he said, "Oh! What a coincidence!"
"Li Bai, you—you're going to do what?"
Chen Sheng was panicking badly at that moment and was just about to get up.
But he had not expected Li Bai to raise his hand and snap his fingers crisply.
"Lie down!"
Smack! Chen Sheng obediently lay down.
Below the Grandmaster level, everyone was an ant. Who could he blame when he had no talent for learning hypnosis?
He had absolutely