The bell had rung ten minutes ago, but two seats were still empty.
Wei Xiaoxue kept glancing over at them, her face gradually turning from red to ashen, then dark.
"Does no one know where Jian Ran and Lu Yanting went?" she asked again.
Silence fell over the classroom.
Bai Jingchuan, seated in the front row, had very mixed feelings.
On one hand, he hoped this punishment would take Lu Yanting down a peg so he would stop throwing his seniority around.
On the other hand, he didn't want Jian Ran to get dragged into it. After all, there was no telling what might happen in this extraordinarily dangerous place.
In the past, Bai Jingchuan wouldn't have cared whether a stand-in lived or died. He could do whatever he liked.
Now, however, his thinking had changed, seemingly shifting quietly in a certain direction...
Another five minutes passed before Wei Xiaoxue finally deflated and said, "Forget it. We're not waiting any longer. Let's start today's filming."
As she spoke, she brought up a large box. "Today's main lesson is a tabletop game."
"I'm sure all our guests here have played similar games. The rules are actually very simple..."
Wei Xiaoxue was getting herself into the mood, settling into her role as host, when she noticed two figures suddenly appear in the doorway.
A clear voice interrupted her outright. "Reporting in!"
Wei Xiaoxue turned, a trace of ferocity flashing across her round face. "Why are you two only getting here now?"
"We went to the bathroom," Jian Ran answered with a cheeky grin. "Had to pee."
Wei Xiaoxue said, "...You were peeing all morning?!"
You went to see the old gatekeeper, didn't you?!
Don't think I didn't see you!
"Sorry, I've got a bit of a medical problem," Jian Ran answered with