The old professor didn't think much of it, assuming that the school's recent promotion of elective courses had been effective, and started the lecture as usual.
Qi Yue focused her attention, listening and taking notes intently, afraid that missing a single word would leave her unable to understand what would be said next.
Gu Huai, looking exhausted, pinched the bridge of his nose, his gaze unfocused as it fell on the hand Qi Yue was using to take notes, appearing somewhat distracted.
When Qi Yue's peripheral vision caught Gu Huai again, she discovered he had already fallen asleep on the desk...
He must have been overworking these past few days to catch up on his experiment progress delayed by a recent illness.
Qii Shuhang, sitting to Qi Yue's right, muttered in her ear, "The big shot actually fell asleep... Did he come to class because he can't sleep?"