Li Xian wasn't quite sure how those two were connected-after resigning, Teacher Shang should have been determined to cut ties with the school, so why had he given his new number to Deng Hanyu alone?
With that question in mind, the four of them hurried to the library and began looking for Deng Hanyu.
They soon spotted him at a seat by the window, his head bent over a set of practice questions.
Li Xian quietly approached Deng Hanyu's seat from behind. Deng Hanyu was so absorbed in his work that he never noticed the person behind him.
When Li Xian reached the table, he swung his arm a little wider and "accidentally" knocked Deng Hanyu's insulated cup off the table.
Clang!
The cup slammed into the library floor. The sudden crash in the quiet room startled everyone nearby, and they all turned toward Deng Hanyu's seat-
Deng Hanyu frowned in displeasure. Rather than immediately picking up the cup, he looked up to see who had knocked it over.
When his eyes met Li Xian's, Deng Hanyu looked surprised for a moment. Then he clicked his tongue, resigned to his bad luck, and bent down to pick up the cup himself.
The students whose attention had been drawn by the noise immediately looked away when they realized Li Xian was from Class 32, lowering their heads as though nothing had happened.
And just like that, Li Xian successfully swiped the phone Deng Hanyu had left on the table.
Once he had the phone, he immediately moved away from Deng Hanyu and watched him from a distance.
After putting the cup back on the table, Deng Hanyu returned to his questions, completely unaware that something was missing.
Reassured, Li Xian left Jiang Qiuyue and the others to keep watch while he