After Situ Rui left, Mu Yanchen took out a piece of note paper from under the pillow, which was the one he had been concentrating on just now.

There were only a few simple words written on it: "Remember to take your medicine when you wake up!", but every word and every stroke seemed to be engraved in Mu Yanchen's heart. Few people knew how much he knew about Sheng Baiyi. Even Lin Han, who had been with him the longest, didn't know how much he was obsessed with everything about Sheng Baiyi, not to mention her handwriting. He had carefully traced every stroke and every hook, and after becoming familiar with her brushstrokes and rhythm, he developed his own style. Everyone said that his handwriting was very good and vigorous, but no one ever knew who taught him. In fact, his handwriting was the simplest, and his handwriting was just a change from copying. But if you put Sheng Baiyi and his handwriting together, you can find that the two people's handwriting has its own merits, but the charm is unique.

At this moment, he lowered his head and looked at those few words, but his heart was no longer as calm as his expression, and there was already a storm in his deep eyes. You know, it took him some time to imitate that person's handwriting, but Shen Zhao, a girl who had never seen Sheng Baiyi, could write the same handwriting as her, no matter in terms of strokes or rhymes. Others might not be able to see it, but he was definitely qualified.

But, does it make sense?

Mu Yanchen tightly grasped the note, slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was a look of determination in his eyes.

He has been supporting Shen Zhao, a girl, from junior high school to high school, for a total of five or six years. He sees her once a month, and the reason is very simple. He wants to see this girl from a distance, because this girl looks like Sheng Baiyi when she smiles. The one who really knows her is Lin Han, because she lives under Lin Han's guardianship. According to the last time Shen Zhao behaved unusually, it was more than a week ago. Shen Zhao dared to enter his study and even smiled at him without any reluctance. That was something Shen Zhao had never done before. She would only be submissive, nervous and at a loss in front of him.

It was because of Shen Zhao's unusual behavior that made him suspicious of her. After all, he had a lot of enemies in this position. Even if Lin Han was always watching Shen Zhao, he could not afford to make any mistakes. So that day he asked Lin Han to investigate Shen Zhao's past that month. The information was still properly placed in the drawer of his study. There was nothing unusual. She just went for a swim before meeting him.

Mu Yanchen narrowed his eyes. Wait, did he swim?

He remembered that although the girl was a member of the swimming team, it was already autumn and the swimming pool was not temperature-controlled and had long been closed to the public. How could she have gone swimming that day?

A bold idea exploded in Mu Yanchen's mind. What exactly happened that day?

He wanted to get out of bed immediately and go to the study to sort out some information. There were many things he had missed. If it happened to be what he thought, then who was Shen Zhao? His heart was beating wildly, and Mu Yanchen couldn't wait to know the answer, but when he wanted to move his body, his body would not allow him to make too many movements. Even a small movement would make him feel heartbroken.

He looked at his broken body with disgust countless times. If it weren't for this useless body, he could stand in front of Sheng Baiyi openly. He could protect her from harm instead of letting her be trapped alone in that cold reservoir!

Even it was difficult for him to go to the study at this time!

Finally, he gave up and lay back on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling above his head, like a vegetable. If there was any part of this man that seemed to be conscious, it could only be his left hand holding the note.

It was almost noon when Situ Rui came into the bedroom with food. He said the food was just some liquid food, and Mu Yanchen couldn't eat normal food in his current physical condition. Situ Rui was surprised at Mu Yanchen's condition, and quickly put the food on the table, then went over and tried to help the person lying on the bed up. This action made the two grown men sweat.

"Situ Rui, are the results of Sheng Baiyi's investigation out?"

Unexpectedly, Mu Yanchen didn't even care about his own body. The first thing he did was to ask about Sheng Baiyi, but Situ Rui still answered truthfully: "The time of death has been revealed. It happened last Tuesday. It has been more than a week now. There is no new progress on other matters."

Mu Yanchen squeezed the note in his hand hard in a corner where Situ Rui couldn't see it, "Got it, from now on, you can't tell Shen Zhao about Sheng Baiyi's death, got it?"

The tone was almost commanding. Situ Rui frowned. He couldn't figure out why Shen Zhao and Sheng Baiyi were involved. All the information didn't reveal that they had any intersection...

Without hearing Situ Rui's reply, Mu Yanchen stared at him closely, and the momentum he had at that time seemed to have returned, "Do you know?"

"Got it." Situ Rui lowered his head. Although he was puzzled, he still agreed. If Shen Zhao was there, she would definitely think that he was spineless and could only show off in front of her.

**

The manor equipped Shen Zhao with a very low-key car. Ordinary students might think it was an ordinary car, but in Shen Zhao's opinion, the car was indeed ordinary in appearance, but the materials used were solid, and most importantly, it was bulletproof. You had to go inside to know the interior, but Shen Zhao believed that it would never be simple. So when she walked out of the villa door, she was very surprised and thought it was an exaggeration. However, the driver had already opened the car door and was waiting for her to sit down respectfully. Shen Zhao didn't even have the chance to refuse.

Considering that she had been a day student before, it would be too conspicuous to have a special car to pick her up suddenly, so she asked the driver to stop two intersections away from the school. Although Shen Zhao wanted to avoid too much attention, it was the peak time for school, and she was inevitably bumped into by Ma Shuyi.

As soon as Shen Zhao got off the car, he met Ma Shuyi's inquiring eyes. His heart skipped a beat, and he pretended to be calm and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ma Shuyi raised his eyebrows. "Nothing. It's just that why are you suddenly taking the bus to school? I remember you are a day student, right?"

Shen Zhaoli ignored her and walked towards the school.

Ma Shuyi was also tall, and with Shen Zhao's normal pace, she quickly caught up with her and walked side by side. She tilted her head and smiled, with some ill intentions, "If you don't tell me, I'll guess it myself! Are you being kept?"

The veins on Shen Zhao's forehead moved, and he turned his head and said sternly: "If you don't know, don't make blind guesses. Don't you know that this is likely to become a rumor?"

Ma Shuyi spread his hands to show that he was innocent. "You are wrongly accusing me. I don't think anything of you, but this is really not a rumor. Don't you know that someone has already posted a message on the forum? And it even has photos attached!"

"Where?" Shen Zhao herself didn't think anything would happen, because she didn't plan to make close friends with such a brat, but if something went wrong with her, it would affect her future, and the most important thing for her now was further study and future.

"Here!" Ma Shuyi used his mobile phone to search for the message that had been forwarded over a hundred times.

Shen Zhao took the photo in her hand and looked at it. The people in the photo were Lin Han and her. The incident happened the day before yesterday when Lin Han picked her up to go to the manor. How could it be such a coincidence that someone took the photo?

Ma Shuyi snatched the phone back. "Who is this guy? He's young and handsome. That suit must be very valuable. You can tell at a glance that he's a rich man." She raised an eyebrow at Shen Zhao. "Could it be that you're really being kept by someone? I heard from Xu Ke that you're an orphan."

"No, but this person is indeed very important."

Ma Shuyi wanted to say something else, but there were footsteps nearby. Xu Ke deleted the message on his phone and said angrily, "Ma Shuyi, I told you Shen Zhao is not that kind of person."

Ma Shuyi curled his lips and said, "I wasn't just here to watch the fun..."

Xu Ke said in a serious tone, "This is not a joke. Do you remember that in the second year of high school, there was a girl in Class 4 who liked Lu Siming? But soon someone leaked photos of her going to the bar at night. Later, the rumors became more and more outrageous. People said that the girl worked in that field. After that, the girl didn't dare to return to school. Later, I heard that she was depressed."

"What happened to the girl in the end?" Shen Zhao asked.

"I transferred to another school. I don't know where exactly I went." Xu Ke said, but she looked at Ma Shuyi seriously, "So, you can't say anything. Even if you have to open your mouth, you have done your part as long as you don't say anything. I don't want to see Shen Zhao..."

After that, Xu Ke couldn't continue speaking because her eyes slowly turned red and there was fear in her eyes when she looked at Shen Zhao.

Shen Zhao was touched. This little girl was really kind-hearted. At least she was sincere to Shen Zhao. She reached out and patted Xu Ke's shoulder. "Don't cry. I'm not as fragile as the girl you mentioned. She would transfer schools because of depression."

"But..." Xu Ke wanted to refute in disapproval.

"No buts, let's go to school, or the three of us will be late."

Over the past week, since Shen Zhao did not skip classes using any special exams as an excuse, her teachers had a better impression of her.

The first class was chemistry. The chemistry teacher was much more tolerant of this student who could answer the difficult questions correctly. When he saw Shen Zhao entering the classroom, he would also say, "Go back to your seat quickly, class is about to start."

Shen Zhao just responded with a faint "OK".

There was nothing wrong during class, but after class Shen Zhao felt a different atmosphere in the class. Many classmates would look in her direction from time to time, and then immediately lower their heads as if afraid of being discovered by her. Then there was a burst of whispers. It was unclear what they were talking about, but Shen Zhao knew that they must be discussing the photo, even though she didn't care.

This matter fermented quickly. In the afternoon, the director of the Academic Department actually sent someone from the Student Union to Class 6 to inform Shen Zhao to go to the office. The moment Shen Zhao walked out of the classroom, many students in the class showed excited expressions as if they were watching a show. Only Xu Ke looked at her worriedly. Ma Shuyi and Lu Siming had strange and complicated expressions on their faces.

It was almost time for class, and quite a few students gathered in front of the office door. Most of them had heard that Shen Zhao had been arrested and came to watch the fun. Xu Yaoyao's group was also among them. When Shen Zhao followed the student union members into the classroom, he took a quick look and found that the girl appeared again, standing at the back of Xu Yaoyao's group. If Shen Zhao hadn't deliberately looked for her, he would not have been able to find her.

The moment Shen Zhao stepped into the office, the girl raised her head, her expression of gloating was evident. Although her bangs were long, Shen Zhao still met her eyes full of resentment. The girl was stunned for a moment, and Shen Zhao curled up a playful smile, which scared the girl so much that she lowered her head instantly.

"Oh, it's so boring to be caught like this. Let's all disband." Xu Yaoyao said in the front.

The followers behind responded a few times and left one after another. Only the girl stayed where she was, thinking about Shen Zhao's ambiguous smile in confusion.

A hand patted the girl's shoulder, "Fang Cheng! What are you thinking about so intently? Are you too happy that Shen Zhao was caught?"

Fang Cheng looked up in surprise. The fear on his face was too much to be concealed. Xu Yaoyao saw it and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"No...nothing, I just think the school is too efficient."

"It's still high? People like this should have been caught and punished long ago. It would be best if the whole school was notified. They only avoid Lu Siming after they are embarrassed." Xu Yaoyao looked indignant, "You, too, should go back to class early. The bell has already rung."

After saying that, Xu Yaoyao left without paying attention to Fang Cheng's reaction. Fang Cheng stood there, looking at the situation in the office through the window in the corridor, and left after a while.

After Shen Zhao was brought to the office, he did not panic. He stood in front of the dean with a calm face, waiting for the dean to question him.

The dean did not want to make things difficult for her. After all, there were many groundless rumors and misinformation in school. It was just that he heard that Shen Zhao did have a bad reputation, not in terms of relationships between men and women, but in terms of daily discipline, so it was necessary to understand the situation.

She turned on the computer on the table, and the viral photo appeared on the computer. Shen Zhao remained calm after seeing it.

"I won't keep you in suspense. I believe you know why I came to you. I just want to hear the details. I don't mean to embarrass you."

"Director, the person in the photo is my sponsor. There is no improper relationship between us." Shen Zhao answered truthfully without being humble or arrogant.

"Who is the sponsor?"

The dean of studies certainly knew something about Shen Zhao's background. As an orphan, in order to attend a school in H City, he had to have a household registration. Moreover, he was in high school now, and without a part-time job, he might not be able to pay the tuition, so the sponsor's statement made sense.

"I believe the dean also knows that my tuition must have been deducted from the bank card of the sponsor. If you don't believe it, I can call him over. It's just that he is on a business trip these days and can't come to see you right away." Shen Zhao thought about it. Lin Han went to look for medicinal materials, not on a business trip. The real sponsor should actually be Mu Yanchen, but how could he attend the banquet with his horrible appearance? It would be better to let Lin Han take his place.

Shen Zhao's calculations were very good, but he never considered whether Mu Yanchen was willing to give up his position.

"Got it. You can go back first. The school will help you deal with this post."

Seeing that Shen Zhao spoke frankly, the dean accepted Shen Zhao's explanation.

"Then I'll go back first."

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