Chapter 9: The Dragon Prince Who Cannot Be Retained 1
The matter of the person in charge made me restless all day, and I finally made it to the end of school. Hongze slept comfortably all afternoon as if nothing had happened, and did not wake up until I finished my duty. When I came back from taking out the garbage, Zhou Mian was calling Hongze to wake up.
Hongze rubbed his eyes and said sleepily, "Is school over?"
Fang Yuan, who came in with me, smiled and walked towards the bathroom with an empty trash can. "My 'Prince Jiaolong', you should just be called the Sleeping Beauty. I have never seen anyone who can sleep better than you."
Hongze nodded noncommittally as a response, and began to clean up his schoolbag, which he had not touched. Zhou Mian sat down at the table in front of Hongze and played with his phone.
I waited for Fang Yuan to come out of the bathroom before I went in to wash my hands. I heard Fang Yuan's voice coming from outside: "Why aren't you leaving yet? I'm leaving first."
Zhou Mian responded: "Well, wait for this sleeping beauty."
When I walked out of the bathroom, Hongze and Zhou Mian were the only ones in the classroom. I looked at Hongze, who was reaching out of the window to fiddle with the tree branches, and I was furious: "How can you still have the leisure time? When you are caught and taken to the museum, I will definitely apply for you to put a tree next to you when you apply for an exhibition."
"Who can catch me?" Hongze looked back at me with an expression as if he had just heard a huge joke.
I was upset. With Hongze's ability, no human could possibly catch him. But once his identity was exposed, he would never be able to stay by my side again. I thought so in my heart, but I refused to let him be proud: "Didn't we catch the Soul Binding Cage?"
Zhou Mian obviously had the same idea as me. He looked serious and said worriedly, "Who can catch you? How dare you say that. If they can't catch you, won't others catch Ling Miao? If the Nie family knows your secret, what will you do with Ling Miao? Why are you going against the Nie family?"
Hongze curled his lips and muttered, "Wouldn't it be better if he didn't find out..."
I sighed. How about not letting the person in charge find out? I don't know if the person in charge found out today.
"What are you doing here stealthily?" Ling Jiao's voice came from outside the classroom , strong but not harsh.
The three of us rushed out upon hearing the noise. Ling Jiao was holding onto a man in uniform. The man looked panicked and pushed Ling Jiao hard. Ling Jiao lost her balance and almost fell to the ground while holding onto the man. Fortunately, Zhou Mian was quick to hold her.
"Are you still hitting people? Do you want to steal something? You are peeking outside other people's classroom doors, acting sneaky. What do you want to do?" Ling Jiao was supported by Zhou Mian and stood up straight, without letting go of the man's clothes.
The man was pulled to the side by Ling Jiao. After he finally managed to stabilize his center of gravity, he suddenly broke free from Ling Jiao's hand and ran away without looking back.
When he fell, I saw his profile. He looked ashen and almost fell to the ground. Hongze held me and asked, not knowing what was going on: "What happened?"
I barely held on with the help of Hongze, and said with a serious expression: "I have seen that person, but I don't know his name. He is also a beneficiary of the Nie family."
"What? The 'elite' of the Nie family wants to steal things?"
"What? Was it sent by Nie?"
Zhou Mian and Ling Jiao cried out in surprise at the same time, but their words were completely different.
"Sent? Why would Nie send an 'elite' to steal things?" Ling Jiao looked at Zhou Mian with a puzzled look on her face, then turned to me and said, "No, Fu Lingmiao, why would Nie send someone to monitor you?" Ling Jiao's sharpness surprised me.
I took a breath and pretended to be disdainful: "The person in charge of the 'Elite' program is here to inspect. Isn't this a good time for everyone to find faults with each other and stab each other? Why are you so surprised?"
Ling Jiao seemed to be convinced by me. She nodded, looked at the corridor where there was no one else, and said, "Are you just going to let it go? Don't care?"
"It's okay, I don't care about that." Seeing that Ling Jiao stopped pestering me, I breathed a sigh of relief, immediately ended the topic, and gave the right to speak to Zhou Mian.
Zhou Mian understood what she meant and asked Ling Jiao, "Why are you back again?"
"I forgot to take my things." Ling Jiao said as she walked into the classroom.
Hong Ze, who had been silent the whole time, looked a little grim after Ling Jiao walked into the classroom: "Is that person really sent by the Nie family?"
Looking at Hongze, I know what he is thinking. If Nie sent someone to monitor me at this time, it at least means that the person in charge has doubted Hongze's identity .
But none of us can be sure how much he knows about Hongze's affairs and what his intentions are towards Hongze.
I was about to speak when Hongze suddenly pushed me and said, "Why don't you go get your schoolbag? Didn't you say you were going to Zhou Mian's hospital to see his cat?"
I was caught off guard and was pushed by Hongze, and I staggered. When I looked up, I saw Ling Jiao standing in front of me with a box in her hand. I cursed Hongze a thousand times in my heart, saying that he was the worst at bringing up things.
Ling Jiao looked at me expressionlessly. I blinked and acted innocently. "I, that... well, I haven't been there for a long time. Yes, I haven't been there for a long time. Today Zhou Mian mentioned that a female cat was about to give birth to kittens in the hospital, and Hong Ze said he had never seen it and wanted to go and see it. So I thought about going with him to take a look."
Ling Jiao didn't say anything and looked up at Zhou Mian.
"Yes, a female cat is about to give birth. Fu Lingmiao, why don't you go get your bag?" Zhou Mian winked at me while explaining to Ling Jiao, "Do you want to go and take a look?"
"Didn't I tell you that I have to go back early today because I have something to do?" Ling Jiao pouted, and it was hard to tell whether she was happy or unhappy.
"Look at me, I forgot about it. Then you should go quickly. It took you a lot of time to come back to get the things, right?" Zhou Mian pushed Ling Jiao two steps calmly and actively sent her away.
Ling Jiao waved her hand cheerfully and walked away . I finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, went into the classroom, picked up my schoolbag, and followed Hong Ze and Zhou Mian out of the school gate slowly.
