Director Cao delivered me to school early the next morning and also contacted Qu Guo's family. I didn't know how the school was going to explain the situation, but that wasn't for me to worry about.
After everything was resolved, Wang Duo actually showed up at school and even attended classes. It seemed that my previous guess was correct; he must have asked for leave in advance, considering the class teacher hadn't inquired about his prolonged absence.
At noon, Director Cao indeed honored our bet, buying me ten drumsticks, which somewhat surprised me. I didn't expect Director Cao to be so generous, especially since we never agreed on the exact number he would buy me.
I headed straight back to the dorm with the drumsticks; eating alone isn't my style. I casually divided the drumsticks among my dorm brothers, because joy shared is joy doubled.
