"Attend to trifles less, and when there's nothing to do, just sleep."
Gu Ran wasn't sleeping, but his current mindset matched the saying perfectly.
He knew that Li Xiaoye and Hu Qian were receiving treatment at Jinghai, that Liu Xiaoting's life hung in the balance at the cancer hospital, and that within reach, inside Haicheng International High School, there was a girl who threw up from time to time.
But he cared not, nor did he ask.
He just idled away in his office, letting time go to waste.
"Laugh at my fruitless cunning, pursuing the fleeting beauty of the flowers in the mirror," Gu Ran hummed "The Challenging Classic" as he walked to the printer to print out the master class questions.
The printer chirped and clattered, turning blank sheets into exams that made one's heart uneasy.
He picked up the printed exams, sniffed them at the tip of his nose.
He returned to his seat, picked up a pencil, about to start writing, when the door to the counselor's office was knocked.