Si Ang continued taking attendance, memorizing each student's face as he called their names and matching the two.
Then he began teaching the class as usual.
Cui Yang spent the entire class on pins and needles. When it finally ended, he scurried away like a mouse fleeing a cat.
Back in the dorm, Cui Yang gave Richie a detailed account of what had happened.
He also told Richie that he no longer liked Professor Anderson.
The professor had marked him absent for no apparent reason and deducted points from his grade.
Richie had taken medicine for his diarrhea and slept for a while.
With his roommates looking after him, he had eaten a little easily digestible food for lunch and was now mostly recovered.
They had only just started their freshman year, and this was their first week of classes.
Many courses would not begin until the second or third week, so they had very few classes during the first week.
After listening to Cui Yang's complaints, Richie comforted him and said he would go with him that afternoon to find Professor Anderson.
They would tell the professor the real reason and explain everything that had happened.
After all, Richie was the one who had missed class and failed to ask for leave.
Richie did not want his roommate taking the fall for him.
Cui Yang did not want to see Professor Anderson. He had only missed one class, after all, and would lose five points at most. As long as he did not fail, that was good enough.
Richie still felt deeply guilty. After all, he had caused the whole thing.
At two that afternoon, Richie and Cui Yang found Professor Anderson's office with directions from their student adviser.
Unfortunately, the office was empty.
Richie asked the teacher in