Why did you provoke me?

Secretary Wu looked at the communication bell in Yu Meng's hand, which she had disassembled into eight pieces and placed on the table.

Yu Meng took out several colors of beads from her small backpack. Then she attached a little bit to this part and patched another piece on that part.

Her movements were swift. Secretary Wu opened his mouth. He recognized the different colored beads; they were all skins peeled off the alien creature.

However, based on common sense, it seems that irregularly shaped dough is not used in the making of the sound transmission bell.

Yu Meng looked up at him, but offered no explanation.

And so, one person silently went about their work, while the other watched silently from the sidelines.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded outside. Secretary Wu and Yu Meng both looked up at the door.

Xiao Wen's voice came through. "Teacher Yu, are you there? Can you help me save someone?"

"I'll go take a look," Secretary Wu said quickly. He stood up, opened the door, and then stopped Xiao Wen outside.

Xiao Wen wasn't alone outside the door; Yan Lei and Qian Chuan were also there.

Secretary Wu's expression was grim. "Xiao Wen, did I warn you?"

"I know," Xiao Wen wiped the sweat from his face, "but I can't just watch him lose his life."

Xiao Wen dragged him into his office. "Xiao Wen, who are you trying to save?"

"The flowers are sparse and elegant."

"What's wrong with him?"

"He's gone mad. He's talking nonsense."

Secretary Wu was exasperated. "When I passed the message on to you, I didn't ask you to keep it a secret. I just wanted you to pass it on to them."

Xiao Wen kept his head down and didn't say anything.

Secretary Wu poured him a glass of water and handed it to him. "I suspect you also told him this news, but he didn't take it seriously, right?"

Thinking back to Hua Shulang's tone, Xiao Wen simply took a sip of water and remained silent.

"You've already made Teacher Yu make an exception for you because of Qian Chuan's matter. There's no such thing as a second chance. Teacher Yu is soft-hearted and kind, but she's not without limits. She's given many people opportunities. Whether they seized them or not is a personal matter. You can't make Teacher Yu bear the consequences of those missed opportunities."

"What about Hua Shulang? He's gone mad. His people brought him to our association; I can't just ignore him, can I?"

"You opened the door? You let him in?" Secretary Wu's tone was very unpleasant.

"No, Secretary Wu, don't get agitated," Qian Chuan hurriedly interjected from the side.

Secretary Wu took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Wen. "If no one stopped you, would you have opened the door?"

Xiao Wen quickly shook his head, "No, I won't. I won't break Teacher Yu's rules."

"Really?" Secretary Wu expressed doubt about his words.

"It's true, I can vouch for that," Yan Lei chimed in from the side.

Secretary Wu smiled and looked at the three of them. "Guess whether I believe what you're saying?"

Everyone lowered their heads.

Secretary Wu suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Does Teacher Qing know about this?"

"I know," Yan Lei said softly. "I told her."

"Why didn't Teacher Qing come with you?"

Yan Lei shook his head. "After listening to what I said, Aunt Qing just looked out the window for a while before saying to me, 'You can go now. I won't make things difficult for Meng.'"

Secretary Wu glared at Yan Lei. "You already made things difficult for Teacher Qing by telling her. If she comes here with you, then you're both making things difficult for Teacher Yu."

"But this isn't difficult for the teacher. You see, none of the people in our club are crazy, so you know it was Teacher Yu who used some kind of method." Yan Lei said this to Secretary Wu without any tact.

Secretary Wu laughed in exasperation. "Did you see her use tricks? Or did she tell you that she did?"

"If it's not her, then who else could it be? She's the most capable person here," Yan Lei muttered to himself.

"So you're living in a world of blessings but don't know it. If you squander this little bit of goodwill, I reckon you might get kicked out by Teacher Yu." Secretary Wu's words left no room for negotiation.

"What should we do then?" Xiao Wen asked in a low voice as he sat down in a chair.

Secretary Wu sighed; he didn't know what to do either.

The four people in the room fell silent.

"Did you give him the dry branches?" Secretary Wu finally asked after a long while.

"They said they used it, but it didn't work." Xiao Wen's voice was very low.

Secretary Wu quickly weighed the situation in his mind. This Hua Shulang really needed to be saved; otherwise, not only would these three people be at risk, but Qingyuan herself might harbor resentment towards Meng.

But if Yu Meng were to go and save her, she would definitely feel uncomfortable, because no one wants to be forced to do something.

A figure came into Secretary Wu's line of sight. Niannian! Yes, let her go!

"Wait here for me for a while, and don't disturb Teacher Yu, understand?" Secretary Wu stood up. "I'll think of something."

Yu Meng sat at the table, the communication bell in her hand already taking shape. She could hear the conversation in Secretary Wu's office very clearly.

Actually, she would have helped Hua Shulang if he had come to her for help. After all, he was her mother-in-law's adopted son, and she wouldn't have stood idly by.

But since they hadn't asked her for help, she wouldn't meddle. As for Secretary Wu's idea, it was simply to go find Niannian, but Niannian… Yu Meng shook her head. She wouldn't act without paying a price, especially since Niannian didn't have a good impression of Hua Shulang!

The communication bell in Yu Meng's hand has taken shape, but Secretary Wu has not returned yet!

The three people inside were extremely anxious, but they still kept their promise and did not disturb Yu Meng.

After a long time, Secretary Wu returned with a piece of paper. "This is the payment they asked for. Take a look. Okay, I'll take Hua Shulang to the night watchman's hut. They specifically requested that he not meet with anyone."

Xiao Wen took the paper, and the three of them gathered around.

"Wow, isn't this way too much?" Yan Lei exclaimed in surprise.

"This is only because of Teacher Qing's influence; otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered at all," Secretary Wu added detachedly from the side.

Was it easy for him? He found Niannian, explained the situation, and then watched Niannian's reaction.

Niannian frowned at him. "Even Fourth Sister wouldn't do this, and you come to me? Do I look like someone who's easy to fool?"

But to everyone's surprise, Jing San and the others around her actually agreed.

Niannian looked at them, somewhat puzzled.

Jingyi made a gesture, "Watch me." "How can our sect's bone-drawing masters work for free? Based on personal connections or familiarity?" Jingyi looked at Secretary Wu.

Niannian shook her head in agreement, "I don't know her, we have no contact." After saying that, she looked at Secretary Wu without saying anything.

So, our great Secretary Wu, adhering to the principle of keeping the good stuff in the family, suggested, "How about you ask for some compensation?"

And that's how this piece of paper came about!

Niannian was happy, and Jingyi and the others were also delighted, finally they could find someone else to fleece them.