She Couldn't Bear To

Gu Qingjiu practiced until seven p.m. and headed to the canteen for dinner right afterward. After that, she returned to her dormitory.

Since she had lessons for the day, she didn't bring her phone along, so she had no idea if the Chief Instructor had called her or sent her text messages.

Or perhaps Gu Qingjiu had now grown accustomed to looking forward to hearing from He Niancheng in any form at all.

She pushed open the dormitory door and saw that it was quiet inside, with Gu Qian and Chu Lian not around.

She didn't have the time to ponder over where the duo had gone off to. Gu Qingjiu picked up her phone from inside her jacket pocket hanging outside her closet and took a look.

Although the school didn't openly forbid its students from bringing their phones, there would be instructors who would come to the dormitory during the day to inspect the cleanliness.