After having lunch, Shi Nuan and the others returned to school.
This gathering, meant to celebrate Shi Nuan and He Meisui's successful thesis defense in advance, ended somewhat unhappily.
However, nobody said much, especially with Shen Zui's unexpected return.
Despite the initial excitement, a sense of unease lingered among everyone.
Back at school, everyone continued with their own tasks as if the unpleasantness at noon had never occurred.
The thesis defense was scheduled to start at eight o'clock the next morning, and Shi Nuan had drawn number 03, which meant she would be the third to defend.
He Meisui got number 17.
Most likely, hers would be scheduled for the afternoon.
Having a bit more preparation time wasn't too bad.
Around 5:40 that afternoon, Shi Nuan went downstairs with Ou Xiaoning to have dinner.
Ou Xiaoning planned to eat spicy hotpot on the second floor of the cafeteria, dragging along Lv Nan Nan and He Meisui, both of whom wanted to eat rice.
