Next came student recruitment.
Sima Yifeng and Lu Xuangu Gui were in charge of recruiting.
Half a month later, enrollment was complete.
They had admitted sixty students in total: forty to study traditional Chinese medicine and twenty to study Western medicine.
Among the Western medicine students, Song Yaoyao spotted a familiar face: Su Yu.
The moment she saw Su Yu, Song Yaoyao's expression changed drastically. She pulled Sima Yifeng aside and asked,
"Why did you admit Su Yu? Don't you know what his situation is?"
Sima Yifeng was just as frustrated. He said,
"By the time I came back from relieving myself, Xuangu Gui had already admitted him.
"I wanted to send him away, but as soon as I said Xuangu Gui had made a mistake and told him to go home, he sat on the ground, clung to my leg, and started crying.
"He said he hadn't done anything wrong, yet our college was sending him home for no reason, and he wouldn't accept it.
"If we didn't give him an explanation, he was going to lodge a complaint with the Capital Prefecture.
"Master, I really had no other choice."
"What? He actually did that?"
Then Song Yaoyao thought about Su Yu's usual behavior. That was absolutely something he would do.
Song Yaoyao's whole face scrunched up. What was she supposed to do now?
When Song Yaoyao looked at Su Yu again, he was watching her nervously too.
Song Yaoyao's mind raced as she tried to work out what she could say to make Su Yu go home.
Before Song Yaoyao could speak, Su Yu had already walked over and dropped to his knees before her with a thud, saying,
"Academy Head Song, do you dislike me?"
Song Yaoyao: ...
She hadn't even said anything, and he had already