With a long breath and an inaudible warning, Lu Shuangshuang slowly woke up. Those eyes were as dark and clear as ever, like bottomless pools of water, with a hint of agility as their eyes moved. Lu Shuangshuang looked at Wei Yang's smile with a somewhat baffled expression. She asked, "Has the ceremony started?"
"Don't you know yet?" Wei Yang replied: "The ceremony has come to an end for the time being. You look much better now than before."
"Really!" Lu Shuangshuang couldn't believe it, but she knew Wei Yang would not lie to her.
Wei Yang explained: "The master said that he can't fully recover now, and another exorcism ceremony will be held in three days. It will definitely be much better than now."
"Has the ceremony already been carried out?" Lu Shuangshuang came back to her senses and said, "I just feel like I slept."
With Wei Yang's help, Lu Shuangshuang stood up from the futon. As she moved, she felt that her body was indeed much lighter. When she saw her own appearance in the mirror again, she no longer had any doubts about Wei Yang's words. Lu Shuangshuang said happily: "Can I really return to my former self?"
"It will definitely work!" Wei Yang was full of confidence.
When returning, Wei Yang wanted to call a taxi again, but Lu Shuangshuang refused the proposal on the grounds of her recovery. On the other hand, Lu Shuangshuang knew that Wei Yang was not well-off and did not want her boyfriend to spend money again. While walking on the road, Lu Shuangshuang asked in a low voice: "This master asked you how much money you received. I will pay it back to you when I get back."
After Wei Yangjing said this, he remembered that from the time he met Lie Zhennan until now, the other party had not mentioned money once. He himself said somewhat strangely: "I was just worried and didn't think about money, and he didn't even ask me for it."
Lu Shuangshuang originally thought that Wei Yang intended to conceal it, but she could not see any sign of the other party lying. The two of them have been together for so long that if someone behaves strangely, they can't hide it. After confirming that Wei Yang was not lying, Lu Shuangshuang stopped thinking about it and said, "Why don't you give me the master's contact information, and I'll ask about the cost and send him the money."
Although Lu Shuangshuang's parents died, they left her a considerable inheritance. Even though she lived in a rundown community, she was actually much richer than Wei Yang. Of course, it was only after the two of them got together that Wei Yang saw the clues from some small things. Lu Shuangshuang was afraid that Wei Yang would think too much, so he added in a low voice, "After all, it is my own illness."
Wei Yang was about to take out his business card, but he remembered Lie Zhennan's instructions before leaving, and explained: "Master told me that you can only contact me alone. Let's talk about the fee with him before contacting you."
Although Wei Yang was unfamiliar with things like exorcism rituals, he had heard many rumors and guessed that the fees charged by the master must be quite high. His ability was limited, and he knew that now was not the time to show off, so he directly told Lu Shuangshuang what he thought. Lu Shuangshuang readily agreed, and the two of them walked more and more briskly for the rest of the journey.
Although Lu Shuangshuang has improved, she has not fully recovered yet. The wrinkles on her face seem to have faded, but they become obvious when she makes expressions. She and Wei Yang discussed that until she fully recovered, she would temporarily take sick leave and live off campus to avoid attracting attention. Wei Yang understood Lu Shuangshuang's thoughts very well, and just suggested that she not return to her home, but rent another house to avoid being haunted by "yin energy" again. Wei Yang helped Lu Shuangshuang handle all the subsequent matters. Ask for leave, rent a house, furnish furniture, clean the room. By the time everything was done, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
Before Wei Yang could take a breath, he quickly received a call. The number seemed familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before, so he had to press the answer button.
"Student Wei Yang? This is the Academic Affairs Office. Please come over."
Hearing these words, Wei Yang's heart skipped a beat. During this period of time, because of Lu Shuangshuang's affairs, he almost neglected his studies. I don’t know how many classes I have missed in the past two days. It seems that it has attracted the attention of the Academic Affairs Office. Wei Yang sighed secretly, thinking that the scholarship must be hopeless. If the problem was serious, he would be lucky to be able to repeat the grade.
Lu Shuangshuang saw that Wei Yang was looking wrong and asked, "Is it the master who called?"
Wei Yang smiled bitterly and said perfunctorily: "This is from the Academic Affairs Office. It seems that my absence from class has been discovered."
Lu Shuangshuang asked with concern: "Is it serious?"
Wei Yang was unsure, so he just shook his head, said goodbye to Lu Shuangshuang, and hurried to school. Lu Shuangshuang looked at Wei Yang's leaving figure from the window sill, a pair of smart eyes flashed with complex expressions.
In the academic office, Wei Yang stood with his head bowed. In front of him, the dean of students, Liu Mu, was drinking tea, his eyes occasionally turning to the students in front of him. The tea cup fell heavily on the table. Liu Mu coughed and finally began to lecture: "Classmate Wei Yang, you have been having problems recently!"
"Teacher, I was wrong." Wei Yang didn't dare to ask what Liu Mu was referring to. Anyway, he must be right to bow his head first.
Liu Mu snorted heavily and said, "You have borrowed the school's DV player for a while, why haven't you returned it yet?"
Wei Yang was a little surprised. Not that Liu Mu mentioned him but had forgotten about him. He subconsciously asked: "Just...that's it?"
"What else can happen?" Liu Mu said angrily, "The people at the equipment rental office couldn't find you and asked me directly! You should return the DV player to me right now!"
Wei Yang was relieved, but when he heard Liu Mu asking him to return the DV machine immediately, he was immediately in trouble again. He carefully looked at Liu Mu's face and said hesitantly: "Director Liu, this... something happened..."
"What happened? You lost the DV player!" Liu Mu shouted, but his face didn't look like he was angry: "Weiyang, you have to know that you are the one applying for the scholarship. If you lose the school equipment, , will this have any consequences?”
Wei Yang quickly begged: "The DV machine is with the police and will be returned soon. Do you think you can be accommodating for a few more days?"
"Why did it involve the police again?" Liu Mu was confused after hearing this, and then he seemed to think of something and said in surprise: "You must have used the DV machine to record something illegal, right? Damn it, this is School stuff!”
Hearing these words, Wei Yang couldn't help but secretly admire Liu Mu's imagination, and could only patiently explain that it was actually stolen by a thief.
After hearing this, Liu Mu rolled his eyes twice, and his tone became a little excited, "Anyway, you must return the DV player today, otherwise your scholarship will be lost!"
Wei Yang felt something was wrong, and gradually began to think calmly. After counting the days, it was still some time before the date of returning the DV player. Why did Liu Mu have to replace it by himself so soon? Logically speaking, even if you are urging for a DV player, it should not be the responsibility of the academic director.
Wei Yang didn't understand the reason and wanted to defend himself a few more words, but Liu Mu didn't give him a chance to speak and just kicked him out. Of course, Wei Yang couldn't just watch the scholarship disappear. Of course, he refused to leave and could only stand there at a loss.