Captured By The Cold Detective (BL)-Chapter 54: Great Beauty

"Wu Yuan, you’re finally here!"

"Oh, God, we have been so worried! What took you so long?!"

As soon as they entered the school, the students immediately rushed forward to circle them. Wu Yuan, who was never close to anyone before, was taken aback by this enthusiastic greeting and shrunk back a bit.

However, He Juan placed a hand on his shoulder and subtly pushed him forward, laughing. "It’s okay, he is just a little nervous and can’t stop going back to the bathroom. Isn’t that right, Wu Yuan?" Out of everyone’s sight, he gave Wu Yuan a conspiratorial wink. Wu Yuan swallowed a little and nodded in acquiescence.

The students cast him a sympathetic look. Wu Yuan looked really pitiful with his red rimmed eyes, it was obvious that he had just cried. They were not very familiar with Wu Yuan at the beginning, but with this little accident, they suddenly felt a little closer like they had found a comrade amidst the suffering.

"You’re not alone, Wu Yuan. I am so nervous that I can’t even swallow anything!"

"Yeah, I have been feeling nauseous all this time. Who brings medicine for car sickness? Hurry up and give me one!"

"Hey, I want one too!"

The tense atmosphere relaxed and the students bantered back and forth with laughter on their faces. He Juan could not help but smile when he saw this. That’s right, students should be like this; carefree and pure. It warmed his heart to think that he was able to take part in their future growth. He caught the grateful look Teacher Song gave him and returned with a polite nod.

Teacher Song clapped to draw their attention. "Okay, the time’s almost up. Let’s get into the bus! We should not be late for today’s competition!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

He Juan was the last to enter. He discreetly glanced at Wu Yuan who was sitting together with a boy from the same class, discussing a problem in the notebook with a serious look, and a sigh of relief escaped his lips. It’s good that Wu Yuan was fine now. He Juan knew that the problem was far from over. On the contrary, it was certainly going to be a thorny path in the future. However, he could not back down. Not when he recalled how Wu Yuan looked at him as if he was the last strand of hope amidst the filthy darkness around him.

He Juan’s heart was shaken. In that split second, he felt that Wu Yuan’s gaze was very familiar, as if in the past, someone had also looked at him with the same gaze...

Helpless, He Juan rubbed his forehead. This was his first time being a teacher nor had he come into contact with teenagers of Wu Yuan’s age. Despite his unreliable memory, He Juan was certain of it. So where did this sense of déjà vu come from? Was it only his imagination?

Yes, that must be it. He Juan threw that fleeting thought to the back of his mind and no longer pondered on it.

As the bus drove out of the school and carried them to the competition venue, He Juan finally took the time to check his phone. As he expected, there were many missed calls from Teacher Song from when he was talking to Wu Yuan. He Juan cleared them out and also scrolled through his unread notifications.

There were a few messages from Jia Molei asking whether Su Xieren had contacted him and he replied with ’no’ and a series of crying emojis. He Juan did not lose his cool like yesterday anymore. Su Xieren was a responsible adult, and He Juan trusted him when he said that he would not do anything stupid. If Su Xieren was ready to come out, then he would definitely contact him. He Juan only needed to give him some space and wait until the time came.

His fingers paused and a gentle smile automatically tugged on his lips when he found another voice note from Mu Yuze.

At this rate, He Juan was going to file them into one separate folder and play them back in loop when he could not sleep. He put the speaker next to his phone and heard Mu Yuze’s magnetic voice saying, "What are you doing right now?" A hint of fatigue could be detected in his otherwise indifferent tone. It was apparent that Mu Yuze had pulled an all-nighter.

He Juan realized that Mu Yuze must not have returned home yet, otherwise he would have seen the note that He Juan left him. Pressing the record button, He Juan explained his itinerary for the day in an extremely gentle voice. "I am going across the city to accompany some students in a competition. Take a rest and don’t forget to eat breakfast, okay, Precious? You sound like you need it a lot..." He released his thumb and watched the voice note be delivered.

Someone plopped down on the seat beside him and sighed exaggeratedly, "Aiyo, it’s so good to have someone waiting for you at home. Right, Teacher He?" Teacher Song teased.

He Juan’s neck warmed up slightly. "It’s not... We haven’t—" He could not help but feel silly. Why did he feel all weird and ticklish when Teacher Song misunderstood his relationship with Mu Yuze? They... Did they really sound like husband and wife that much? In the end, he admitted with a helpless tone, "I haven’t succeeded in pursuing him yet."

Teacher Song showed a surprised look. "There is actually someone who can resist Teacher He’s charm? What kind of great beauty is she[1]?"

A faint laughter bubbled out of He Juan’s chest when he heard that, his silver eyes overflowing with affection. "Indeed, he really is a great beauty, the best in the whole world."

This dog food was too hard to swallow. Teacher Song was a single Beta whose age was more or less similar to He Juan. However, it was unfortunate that his love life was more barren than a desert. He could not help but envy He Juan’s luck. Alas, who told him not to be born as handsome and charming as this Alpha? Simply... could not be compared!

To prevent himself from getting overstuffed, he could only change the topic bitterly, "Speaking of which, what’s wrong with Wu Yuan earlier? Is it really a stomachache?"

He Juan had already promised that he would not tell anyone about Wu Yuan’s predicament. Even though the person in front of him was a fellow teacher, he still chose to uphold his words. After all, the little guy had not divulged anything to him yet, it’s not good to betray his trust early on.

"En," he nodded with a smile. "It’s just a stomachache. You know that students his age have great pride. He is unwilling to say anything until the end. It’s only when he almost could not make it that he secretly called me for help." He Juan shook his head with an exasperated look. His act was so smooth and natural that Teacher Song did not doubt a thing. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"So it’s like that..." he put on an understanding look.

They chatted on and off and gradually, Teacher Song grew sleepy and closed his eyes to rest. He Juan confirmed that Teacher Song was indeed asleep before he took out his phone again.

He Juan hesitated a little. In hindsight, he had Mu Yuze, a police officer, only one call away and the right course of action was to consult him. However, Mu Yuze sounded really tired from the voice note. He Juan understood that his team was wholly focused in catching Miss Zhao’s murderer right now. As such, he did not have the heart to add a burden to Mu Yuze’s shoulders.

Perhaps... he should try to see if he could find a solution on his own. If he really could not handle it, then he would seek Mu Yuze’s help by then.

Making a decision, He Juan opened his browser and typed into the search bar. [Legal laws on domestic violence.]

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[1] Teacher Song assumed that the person He Juan is chasing after is a lady, after all in Chinese ’he’ and ’she’ are pronounced the same.