After arranging the specific time with his classmate Wu, Li Hongqi was anxious to return. He planned to put Qiu Shuping through a crash course in gaining others' sympathy—the quickest way was to make the situation seem as dire as possible. Once he was back, he intended to come up with a decent story, give it to Qiu Shuping, and let her perform well at school tomorrow.
When he walked out of the Agricultural University campus, he saw Zheng Guilin's mother nearly tearing her hair out in anxiety.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Li Hongqi approached and asked.
When Zheng Guilin's mother saw Li Hongqi, she was overjoyed. "Hongqi, hurry up. Your second sister-in-law just rode off on her bicycle that way. My legs can't catch up to her, so you've got to chase her down. You should still be able to catch up."
Upon hearing this, Li Hongqi didn't dawdle and immediately took off in the direction pointed out by Zheng Guilin's mother.
