When Margaret returned to the room, she found it a little strange that all her students had their jaws clenched and their faces flushed red.
She was utterly baffled. What was going on? Could it be...
A terrible suspicion crept into her mind.
Had they found out about her freak-out in the hallway?
Impossible. The walls were pretty soundproof. Unless there was a listening spell in the hallway!
A drop of sweat trickled down Margaret's forehead.
She looked fairly composed on the outside, but her heart rate was already nearing 180.
Should she go out and check for a listening spell?
After hesitating for two seconds, she made a difficult decision.
She wouldn't check.
As long as she didn't check, the listening spell would remain in a state of superposition—both existing and not existing.
A victory of the mind was still a victory!
"Let's continue, Juan."
After doing her best to calm her racing heart, Margaret forced herself to act composed and called Juan's name to continue the proceedings.
At previous group meetings, Juan had always been timid and deferential. After all, he expected to be chewed out.
But today was different.
Juan strode up to the stage with an air of confidence, his steps full of swagger.
Just before taking the stage, he even winked at Jia Xiu.
Jia Xiu had no idea what the wink meant, but at least he finally managed to stifle his laughter.
He'd almost lost it.
He'd pinched his thigh purple.
He reached for his cup, hoping a sip of water would calm him down.
Juan had already started speaking.
"First of all, I'd like to thank my junior, Jia Xiu, for his help with what I worked on this month."
Jia Xiu choked on his water.
How was he involved in this?
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