Richard contacted Da Li, but the other party just said everything was fine before ending the call abruptly. He called the people he sent to help Da Li, but according to them, after Da Li called them on the first day, he did not ask for help anymore.
"I'll go to school tomorrow," Richard promised.
"You have to do something by tomorrow. If you leave without doing anything, I will be angry at you for the rest of our lives!"
....
As Richard promised, he attended school the next day.
He had disappeared after the 'soup incident' when he was at the peak of gaining everyone's attention. But because there was a big drama after that, his disappearance only caused a bit of wondering but wasn't talked about. After all, Sophia was there to fill his gap.
However, when he showed his face at school, the forgotten incident was brought to the surface again. Someone posted his picture on the school forum, and he became the topic that morning.
