Xie Mi's intuition told her that something seemed to have happened.
She gave up on calling Xu Shuangrong's name outright and walked over, wanting to see exactly what Xu Shuangrong was doing.
But just as she was about to reach Xu Shuangrong from behind, she startled her.
Xu Shuangrong abruptly stood up as if waking from a dream, hastily hiding whatever she was holding behind her back as she turned, then smiled at Xie Mi.
"Teacher Xie, how come you don't make any noise when you walk? You gave me a fright."
Xie Mi glanced discreetly at the hand hidden behind her back. "Miss Lai said she couldn't find you anywhere and asked me to help look. What are you looking at that's got you so absorbed?"
"I just found something interesting." Xu Shuangrong smiled, slowly stepping around Xie Mi as she spoke before heading quickly for the door.
Throughout this, she kept whatever she was holding at an angle where Xie Mi couldn't see it.
"Since Miss Lai is looking for me, I'll go find her."
"..."
Xie Mi frowned slightly without speaking, then looked at the spot where Xu Shuangrong had been crouching after she left.
This was a storage room filled with all sorts of clutter, including a crooked bookcase slumped halfway against the wall that looked ready to fall apart at any moment.
Most of the books on its shelves were dusty and yellowed, and some even had pages damaged by insects. They were clearly quite old.
When she had been behind Xu Shuangrong just now, she seemed to have heard pages turning.
Was it a book Xu Shuangrong had hidden?
After a moment's thought, Xie Mi turned to leave, only to meet Xu Shuangrong's eyes without warning.
Xu Shuangrong, who had just said she was