The female shop assistant, still inside the ward, stood frozen at the sight of what had just happened.
It took her a long moment to come back to her senses. Then she hurriedly called Chen Zhuo.
“Waited so long, finally today has come~ waited so long, finally my dream came true~”
In the office, Chen Zhuo’s ringtone suddenly rang out.
He took out his phone, glanced at it, saw it was the shop assistant, and said a quick word to Li Yueyue before answering.
“What? You’re saying his family came to transfer him, and during the transfer, the stretcher tipped over?”
Chen Zhuo suppressed the smile tugging at his lips, putting on a worried expression instead.
“His injuries didn’t worsen from the fall, right?”
“They’re sending him for a check-up?”
“Alright. Make sure you get a clear understanding of the situation there. Otherwise, if they caused further damage, they might pin the responsibility on you.”
“And after the check-up, if there’s any good news, let me know immediately!”
He paused, realizing he had spoken too quickly, then added, “I mean… whether it’s good or bad news, tell me right away.”
After hanging up, Li Yueyue asked with concern, “What happened?”
Chen Zhuo sighed. “That second-year class monitor… Ye Fei. His family made a mess at the hospital, and he ended up falling again during the transfer, causing a secondary injury.”
Li Yueyue frowned slightly after hearing this and warned, “This just got more complicated. You must handle it properly. If there’s anything you can’t deal with, tell me—I’ll help you figure it out. I’ll give you my phone number. If I don’t reply on QQ, just call me.”
“Alright!”
After saving her number, Chen Zhuo checked the time.
“Well… something like this happened at the hospital, and I still have two classes this afternoon. I probably won’t be able to attend them. Could you approve a leave for me? I’ll go inform the teacher.”
Li Yueyue looked at him, hesitated for two seconds, then still filled out a leave slip and stamped it.
“Alright. Spend five minutes with me to go next door and meet the second-year Counselor Wang, then you can head to the hospital.”
She stood up, about to step out, but then suddenly sat back down.
Looking at Chen Zhuo, she said, “Help me bring the shoes behind the door. I need to change—I’m going out too, and these shoes are uncomfortable.”
Her tone was completely natural, as if there was nothing strange about it.
Chen Zhuo turned around and looked behind the door. There was a pair of brown leather shoes placed there.
Inside the shoes were white socks.
He froze.
Was this… appropriate?
No. Definitely not.
He walked over, picked up the brown leather shoes. There was no unpleasant smell.
Perhaps they were new, or perhaps she took good care of them.
“What are you standing there for? Bring them here!” Li Yueyue called out, confused.
Chen Zhuo coughed lightly.
“Director Li… do you have athlete’s foot? Why do these shoes smell a bit strange?”
He turned around, putting on a serious expression.
Li Yueyue’s face instantly turned red.
She took the shoes from him and leaned closer to sniff them.
“What? There’s no smell at all.”
After sniffing a few times and still finding nothing, she leaned even closer.
She was certain her shoes didn’t smell—otherwise she wouldn’t have asked him to get them.
But Chen Zhuo had sounded so certain that she began to doubt herself.
“Really? Maybe I smelled it wrong,” Chen Zhuo said.
Then he couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst into laughter.
Li Yueyue froze for a moment, then realized what was happening.
“Alright, you brat—you tricked me!”
Embarrassed and angry, she grabbed the two pairs of white socks from the shoes and threw them at Chen Zhuo’s face.
His reaction was swift.
He reached out and caught both pairs precisely.
Then, without hesitation, he casually stuffed them into his pocket.
“Y-you—what are you doing?!”
Li Yueyue was stunned.
“Well, Director Li, you threw the socks to me. I thought you wanted me to throw them away for you. Or… were you trying to throw them at my face?”
Facing Li Yueyue, whose face was flushed with anger, Chen Zhuo returned to a serious expression.
“I—”
She opened her mouth to speak, but closed it again.
This was a trap.
This was the counselor’s office. She was the counselor, and he was her student.
If it got out that a young female counselor had thrown her worn socks at a male student’s face…
She wouldn’t need to worry about becoming a permanent staff member. She’d be job hunting tomorrow.
She cleared her throat lightly.
“I was going to have you throw them away, but I changed my mind. I’m going to wear them. Give them back.”
Chen Zhuo lowered his gaze to her feet, then asked innocently, “Aren’t you already wearing flesh-colored stockings? Why add another layer of white socks? Isn’t that just unnecessary?” This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Looking at his serious expression, Li Yueyue silently labeled him a straight man.
Then she explained, “You wouldn’t understand. It’s a fashion choice. Hurry and give them back—I have things to do.”
Chen Zhuo shrugged, turned, and walked toward the door, saying as he went, “Too much trouble. I’m in a hurry. Just wear them like that.”
Li Yueyue grew anxious as she watched his back.
“Give the socks back, or I’ll deduct your credits!”
Chen Zhuo didn’t back down at all.
“If you deduct my credits, I’ll spread the word about you throwing socks at my face in the office!”
“I—”
She was instantly cornered, unable to respond.
Helpless, she changed her approach.
“Why do you even want my socks? Do you have some psychological problem? I can help you book an appointment with a counselor.”
Chen Zhuo stopped, turned his head, and lightly said two words:
“Sell them~”
Then he walked out without looking back.
Li Yueyue was speechless.
She quickly put on her leather shoes, slipped on her blazer, and hurried after him.
Catching up to him, she whispered, “What happened today… you’re not allowed to tell anyone.”
Then she knocked on the office door next door, adjusted her clothes, and returned to her usual composed demeanor.
“Teacher Wang, the class assistant I found has arrived.”
The door opened. The second-year counselor for Public Administration was a woman in her thirties.
Li Yueyue pointed at Chen Zhuo and introduced him. “This is Chen Zhuo, a third-year student in Public Administration. He’s currently participating in an entrepreneurship competition. The supermarket next to our cafeteria is run by him.”
She gently pulled Chen Zhuo forward and continued, “The class monitor of Public Administration Class 3 had an accident at his supermarket. He feels guilty, so he wants to serve as a class assistant for Class 3 and temporarily take over the class monitor’s responsibilities.”
Teacher Wang looked at Chen Zhuo with approval and nodded in satisfaction. “Good. A responsible young man like you will definitely do well as a class assistant for Class 3. Alright, I’ll find a time to introduce you to the class.”
As she spoke, she pulled out the professional course schedule for Class 3 from a stack of documents beside her.
University schedules varied due to elective courses, but core classes were the same for everyone in a class.
She glanced at it.
“Class 3 is currently in session. They don’t have professional classes during the last two periods this afternoon… but forget it, let’s do it during evening self-study. Are you available then? I’ll take you to meet everyone.”
“I’m available.”
“Good. Then it’s settled. Building 14, Room 2304, at 7 PM. We’ll meet there.”