Chapter 572 - 9.42 Never Trust
Cw: mild sexual description
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Zhao Bolin glared at him hatefully even though all he could see was Lu Yizhou’s stupidly gorgeous side profile. Being provoked like this, how could Zhao Bolin not retaliate? Hackles raised, he could feel his spirit surging up to fight against that infuriating smirk. Unexpectedly, his panic receded and he could slowly think again.
Be patient, Zhao Bolin. You can do this, you only need to solve the problems one by one! For now, there was nothing more important than sending Li Zhu away!
Professor Zhao inhaled deeply and tried to recompose himself. He raised his voice slightly for Li Zhu to hear. "I am in an important stage of the experiment now. Do you need something?" Good, that was a very good excuse. Zhao Bolin almost wanted to applaud himself.
"No, there’s nothing..." came Li Zhu’s tentative reply. "I just want to ask you something, Teach. Can I enter?"
"No...!" He blurted out without thinking, alarmed by the sudden question. Damn it! He had answered too fast! It would surely induce Li Zhu’s suspicion! Act natural, Zhao Bolin! You have to act natural! Ignoring how Lu Yizhou’s shoulders were trembling from laughter, he imbued the professional harshness of a teacher into his voice. "I don’t like to be disturbed at a time like this, Student Li. I think you should already know it yourself?"
Li Zhu’s tone grew weaker, apparently starting to be swayed. "But Teach..."
"No buts," Zhao Bolin cut him off sternly. The more he said, the more convincing he sounded. If he had not known it himself, he would have thought that he was really in the middle of doing an extremely crucial experiment! Emboldened, Professor Zhao was ready to send his student away. "You should—" His voice abruptly ended in a sharp gasp and he shot an incredulous look toward the zombie above him.