Li Shu did not return to his dorm that night, and Zhaocai enjoyed a rise in status along with him, not returning to the pet shop either.
At first, Pei Song'an would not let Zhaocai sleep on the bed. In the end, he could not win against Li Shu, who squatted sulking by the wall. Only after the two of them washed Zhaocai thoroughly in the bathroom did he allow an exception for tonight.
Li Shu happily carried the sweet-smelling Zhaocai back to his room. Seeing the study light still on through the gap in the door, he poked his fluffy head inside and discovered Zheng Linchuan was there too.
"Working hard behind my back again this late?"
"Tsk, no wonder you're successful!"
"Wait, hold on. You want to change majors too?"
Pei Song'an closed his laptop, walked over, pushed the door open, and patted Li Shu's butt. "Still awake this late? Waiting for me to coax you to sleep?"
Li Shu instinctively sensed trouble. He dashed back to his room and slammed the door shut, even his final "good night" slipping out through the gap almost as an afterthought.
Zheng Linchuan lowered his head without a word, but in reality, he was watching and listening to everything. Ever since he realized Li Shu truly occupied a place in the Crown Prince's heart, he could not afford to be careless about anything involving Li Shu.
Only after scaring him back to his room did Pei Song'an reopen his laptop. Had Li Shu been there, he would certainly have recognized the photograph on the screen.
Xie Jin.
"How's the investigation I asked for?" Pei Song'an quickly scanned the information twice.
Zheng Linchuan said, "Xie Jin used to remain outside his peers' social circles. He had little interest in his family's business