Chapter 118: Cold?
Chapter 118: Cold?
His voice was soft but firm.
His voice rang out extra clearly in the quiet office.
Ning Li felt an imaginary breeze by her ears, tickling her and numbing her senses.
‘Our Ning Li…’
Ning Li glanced at Lu Huaiyu.
The profile of his face was perfect. He lifted his head slightly, showing off his well-defined jawline; his eyes were calm and steady.
He was not trying to argue with Geng Haifan but he was merely making a statement.
Pei Song blinked several times when he heard Lu Huaiyu.
His statement sounded a little…
Geng Haifan was stunned. He had not expected Lu Huaiyu to deny the facts even after being shown the picture.
"But Mr. Lu, both Ning Li and Pei Song traveled to Jingcheng and back together—"
"You guys went to Jingcheng together?"
Lu Huaiyu turned to Ning Li and asked.
Ning Li shook her head.
"No, we came back on different flights."
She looked into Lu Huaiyu’s eyes and added, "We never even met while in Jingcheng. Due to the heavy rain, the flights were delayed and we ran into each other at the airport."
Lu Huaiyu nodded.
"You heard Lili, Mr. Geng. If you don’t believe her, I can ask someone to bring me the flight schedule so that you can verify it yourself."
Geng Haifan was skeptical.
Both students had applied for leave on the same day and appeared at the airport together. It would be difficult to convince him to believe otherwise.
However, as Lu Huaiyu said, he would be able to find out the truth just by searching for the flight schedule. Ning Li had no reason to lie about this.
If they were both really in a relationship, surely they would have gone there on the same flight.
"As for this picture…"
Lu Huaiyu smiled and looked at the phone.
"It was raining in Jingcheng yesterday and the temperature had dropped drastically. As a friendly classmate, wouldn’t lending her his coat be something normal?"
Geng Haifan agreed with what Lu Huaiyu said but…
"Mr. Lu, both Ning Li and Pei Song are amazing students. The school thinks highly of them. It was for that reason that we tried to get to the bottom of this. Ning Li applied for leave on Friday and told me that she was going back to Lincheng.
However, her picture had been taken in Jingcheng. Even after I questioned her, she refused to reveal her reason for being there. If not for her stubbornness, I wouldn’t have called you either. What do you—"
Lu Huaiyu had a glance at Ning Li.
"Friday?"
"Yeah."
Ning Li averted her gaze. She felt as if Lu Huaiyu could see her thoughts.
A moment later, Lu Huaiyu said, "I would like to talk to Lili alone. May I have this room for a moment?"
Geng Haifan believed it would be a good way to get the truth out of the girl.
She might not want to reveal the truth to her teacher but she might come clean to her second brother.
"You can use the office next door. It’s used to store documents so no one is inside. If you don’t mind, it’s that way."
Geng Haifan pointed at the door.
Lu Huaiyu got up and headed out.
Ning Li was stunned.
At the door, Lu Huaiyu turned around to glance at her and said, "Lili."
Ning Li took a deep breath and reluctantly walked out.
…
The document room was not big by any means. Other than a desk and a chair, all three walls were filled with document racks.