Chapter 687: 687

Chapter 687: Suspicion

Bai Qing subconsciously hid the phone behind her and saw the male teacher she had run into earlier .

The latter smiled . “Great . I was thinking about whether you would come here,” he said . “I thought about it again, and I believe that it’s only right to pay you more . Your phone has been severely damaged, and I’m afraid the three hundred yuan I gave you just wouldn’t cover it . ” Looking at the shop owner beside him, he took out his wallet from his pocket . “How much does it cost to fix?”

“Eight hundred yuan,” the boss replied with a candid undertone .

To which, the teacher frowned . “That much?!”

“That is the official price of a screen replacement,” the owner stated with confidence .

“Would that be the original and official screen?”

“Of course it is . ” The shop owner quickly pointed to the Apple-authorized repair point signboard .

The male teacher snorted, “Are you really using that pointless signboard to scam us? Every single mobile repair shop has that signboard hanging outside their shops . Whenever I look at the Gaode Map, I see these fake ‘Apple-authorized’ repair shops everywhere . I can’t even find the official stores anymore . ”

The shop owner merely sneered .

“The screen that you are about to sell to his lady is definitely not an original product,” the teacher went on . “Four hundred yuan . Take it, or we leave . ”

“Brother, you pushing me to the edge here . I only run a small business, and I don’t make as much profit as you think . At that price, I can’t make anything at all…”

It was impossible that the shop wouldn’t make a profit, but slashing prices from eight hundred yuan to four hundred was too large a gap . Undoubtedly, the owner wasn’t too happy and blamed the teacher for being too nosy . Disgruntled, he grumbled, “Fine! I’ll take the deal . Pay me the four hundred yuan later . ”

After dealing with the overcharge, the teacher looked at Bai Qing again and found she showed no gratitude on her face . Instead, it displayed one that was of nervousness .

“I haven’t seen you before . Is this your first time here?” asked the teacher, attempting to break the awkward atmosphere . “There should be classes in school today . ”

“I… took leave . ” Bai Qing took two steps back until she backed into a glass cabinet .

“Really?” The teacher blinked repeatedly . “What is your relationship with director Gao?”

“How did you know I met director Gao?” Bai Qing asked, caution evident in her tone .

“Don’t be so nervous . I’m just trying to make conversation with you,” the teacher shrugged . “Uncle Zheng, the security guard, told me about you . ”

“Does this matter have anything to do with you?”

“No, just like I said, I’m just trying to chat with you . ” A touch of helplessness flashed across the teacher’s face . “You don’t seem to have a good temper . ”

“That’s because I don’t like chatting with strangers,” retorted Bai Qing almost instantaneously .

“Okay,” the teacher nodded . “Initially, I wanted to wait until your mobile phone got fixed, then escort you home . ”

“Thank you, but I have a pair of legs, and I can go home myself,” Bai Qing replied, her tone plain and straightforward .

At that time, even the shop owner had noticed the argument . He popped out his head to check on them, yet still couldn’t figure out how the two were connected .

Taking a step backward, the teacher raised his hand, signaling Bai Qing to calm down . “Okay . Fine . I won’t ask you any more questions . ”

“Then why are you still here?”

“How rude! How did your parents educate you? You didn’t even thank me for your repair bills . How could you say something like that to me?! Suit yourself . I will leave now . ” The teacher turned around and walked out of the shop .

Bai Qing let out a sigh of relief the moment she saw he was gone . In desperation, she urged the shop owner to fix her mobile phone as soon as possible . She had wanted to call Zhang Heng earlier, but the teacher unexpectedly interrupted her . The second class should have already started by now, so Bai Qing had to wait again .

Another twenty minutes passed, and the shop owner failed to fix her mobile phone within the promised time .

Bai Qing, meanwhile, was only becoming more and more anxious . After she discovered director Gao might have actually been replaced by an alien, she now felt suspicious about everyone . With Children’s Palace only 200 meters away, Bai Qing was unsure if her acting managed to fool Director Gao .

She thought she did quite well in the storeroom, though she dared not admit it flawless . In retrospect, it was too much of a coincidence that her phone broke the moment she arrived at Children’s Palace . It prevented her from contacting Zhang Heng, and at the same time, the repair shop owner who was taking unusually long to fix her phone had become increasingly suspicious of her .

Bai Qing had been urging the owner non-stop to hurry up with the repairs .

The shop owner was sweating profusely . Perhaps it was the constant pestering . Her phone should have been fixed some time ago, but it kept getting delayed . Bai Qing could not remember how many times she urged him to speed-up . When she looked back, she spotted a suspicious Mini parked opposite the street .

She could not see the driver’s face but a hunch told her he had looks of the teacher who had just left .

When Bai Qing asked the owner the same question again, the man became a little annoyed . “What’s the hurry? Anyway, I’ll fix it for you before the afternoon . Perhaps you might want to pay the nearby mall a visit in the meantime . ”

Upon his reply, Bai Qing was finally determined to do something . She snatched her mobile phone from the owner and dashed out of the shop .

The boss was left in shock for half a second . After a while, he reacted and shouted from behind, “Hey, where are you going? It hasn’t been fixed yet! Aren’t you going to pay me?”

By then, Bai Qing was already long gone . As she hurried out of the shop, she glanced at the Mini . The person inside the car was staring back at her as well . The two of them looked at each other for a short while, and almost instantly, Bai Qing started running . It was then that she heard the sound of the engine .

Bai Qing was already in a state of extreme panic, unsure if the engine’s sound was from the Mini . With no hesitation, she dashed into the adjacent neighborhood, trying to get rid of her pursuer . After running into two different junctions, she started to lose her sense of direction . At which time, she spotted an exit . When she ran towards it, however, she was befuddled to find herself back at the planetarium’s front entrance .

Director Gao happened to be standing in front of the door, talking to the guard, and she looked like she was heading out . Bai Qing quickly turned and walked away, but the Mini turned into the path at the end of the road she was walking on .

The fear in Bai Qing’s heart rose to its climax .

Right at the critical moment, an arm pulled her close to the newspaper stand . Bai Qing almost screamed until she saw the person who pulled her . “Aren’t you supposed to be in school? Why are you here?”

“I sent you a WeChat message, but you didn’t reply . I was worried something might’ve happened to you . ”

“Don’t worry . I have come up with a perfect excuse for myself to leave the school . ”

After that, he fixed up Bai Qing’s messy hair, and gently, he said, “It’s okay . I’m here now . ”

However, when Zhang Heng touched Bai Qing’s forehead, she unconsciously stepped back .

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