The following evening, before going to his private tutoring class, Ye Linchen decided to visit the roller skating club first.

Because it was still early, when I arrived at the roller skating club, the activity had not yet started, and the roller skating club members were scattered around in twos and threes.

Some were tidying up their protective gear, while others gathered together to discuss the new moves they had learned.

Ye Linchen's gaze swept across the crowd, and he quickly spotted the girls who had stood up for Wang Lina at the school gate last time.

They were gathered around a boy in a blue tracksuit, chattering away.

Ye Linchen walked over and greeted them: "Hi, hello!"

"Ye Linchen, you're here!"

One of the girls with short hair saw her and immediately waved to her.

Another girl with a ponytail said a few words to the male classmate. The boy glanced at Ye Linchen and then walked away, leaving the space to the group.

Ye Linchen didn't mince words and went straight to the point: "So, have you made any new discoveries?"

The girls looked at each other, and their smiles gradually faded.

The short-haired girl shook her head: "No, we still haven't found out who started spreading the rumors."

“We went to the security office today to see if we could find out anything,” another girl said. “We also talked to the boy who handed out flyers, and he was quite cooperative, telling us everything he knew.”

“He said a man gave him some money to help distribute flyers,” the short-haired girl continued, “but he didn’t know who that man was.”

"The boy also said that he really didn't know who was continuing to distribute flyers at the school. He had taken the money and done the job, and he just wanted to get away as soon as possible to avoid trouble."

"We can only continue the investigation and see if we can find any other clues."

Another girl chimed in, "We've already reported this to their college's counselor. The counselor said they'll handle it seriously, give him a demerit, and make him write a profound self-criticism. It will be posted on the bulletin board in a few days."

The girl seemed to remember something and looked at Ye Linchen, saying, "You definitely know that boy; he's in the same major as you!"

"A professional?" Ye Linchen was slightly taken aback. "What's their name?"

Several girls said in unison, "Sun Xueyong."

"Sun Xueyong?" Ye Linchen repeated in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Sun Xueyong was also involved in this matter.

Previously, Sun Xueyong refused to help his classmates collect their books at the beginning of the semester, which was exposed by Ye Linchen, and he eventually lost his position as the safety committee member.

From then on, he harbored a grudge against Ye Linchen.

When Teacher Ma and Meng Zihan caused trouble at the school last time, he was the most vocal, stirring up trouble and seemingly wanting to create chaos. He was later taken to the police station for investigation and was also warned by the school.

It seems he hasn't learned his lesson from last time, but has been secretly looking for an opportunity to take revenge on her.

This person is incredibly narrow-minded!

If I really get a demerit from the school this time, it will be like shooting myself in the foot and reaping the consequences of my own actions.

Several girls looked at Ye Linchen's expression and asked curiously, "Ye Linchen, what's wrong? Are you close to Sun Xueyong? Why would he do something like this?"

Ye Linchen snapped out of her reverie and nodded: "Not very familiar. He's a boy in my class, petty and calculating. We had a bit of a falling out before."

"No wonder, this guy is really petty. What kind of conflict could there be between classmates that warrants going so far as to destroy someone?"

Ye Linchen looked up at the enthusiastic girls in front of him and shook his head.

"Let's not talk about him anymore. It's getting late, and I have some things to do, so I have to go now."

"Where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry?" The girl with the ponytail noticed Ye Linchen's backpack, pointed at it, and asked curiously, "Are you going on a long trip?"

Ye Linchen glanced at the time and explained to her, "I'm going to the city center; I have a tutoring class tonight."

"Private tutor?"

Hearing this, the short-haired girl glanced at the setting sun and said worriedly, "When you come back, it will be dark, right? This incident is clearly someone deliberately targeting you and Lina. It's too unsafe for you to walk alone at night."

Another girl chimed in, "Yeah, how about this, a few of us will come pick you up."

Ye Linchen was touched by their thoughtfulness but still politely declined.

"No need for that trouble. It's very convenient for me to take the bus. I just get off at the school gate and it's only a few steps back."

"That won't do!" The short-haired girl immediately raised her voice. "That's what we've arranged for Lina too. We'll pick her up after her rehearsal. We're free in the evening anyway, so we'll just treat it as a walk."

She turned to look at her classmates and made arrangements directly.

"The three of us will pick you up, and the other two will pick up Lina. That's settled!"

Seeing her determination, Ye Linchen knew that refusing again would seem too distant, so he nodded and agreed, "Alright then, thank you so much. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

"Don't mention it! We didn't come here for your food."

The short-haired girl patted Ye Linchen on the shoulder and urged, "Tell us what time you'll be back so we can go to the station and wait for you."

Ye Linchen thought for a moment, roughly estimated the time it would take her to finish her tutoring session and get to the bus stop, and told them.

"Okay, we'll wait for you at the station then, see you there!"

After saying goodbye to the girls, Ye Linchen didn't dare to waste any more time and hurriedly headed towards Zhao Yutong's house.

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