Chapter 78: Unexpected Injury

Chapter 78: Unexpected Injury

Many courses officially ended at the end of the second year of high school. After finishing the last music class and the exam, Fang Yuenian returned to the dormitory and, without saying a word, picked up the recorder that had caused him pain for two years, rushed to the trash can in the corridor, and threw it in with a bang.

Chen Yu was washing his shoes by the communal sink in the hallway when he heard the noise. He peeked out and asked, "Brother Nian? What did you throw? It was so loud!"

Fang Yuenian said with satisfaction, "Recorder, recorder! I can finally throw it away!"

Chen Yu laughed several times. "I'm going to throw one too. It's really funny. Even the PE teacher knows to change the test every semester. After ping pong, it's basketball, and after basketball, it's volleyball. The music teacher is really something. He only knows how to test the recorder. I never want to see anything that looks like a recorder again in my life."

Fang Yuenian clapped her hands. "Hey, why are you washing your shoes at this hour? Have you had dinner yet?"

"No, I asked Wang Wei to bring me some rice balls. I'll eat them in class later. These shoes got dirty last week, and today at lunchtime they spilled two drops of chili oil on them. It's so annoying. Have you eaten yet?"

"Oh, no, I'm waiting for Cheng Bing. We'll go get some noodles later."

Chen Yu found it strange: "You're not going to the cafeteria for noodles, are you? There's hardly any left at this hour. They'll probably just have some leftovers."

Fang Yuenian had finally managed to invite Cheng Bing out for noodles, and was in high spirits when she couldn't help but say, "Of course not, we're going to the noodle shop next to the stationery shop outside the side gate."

Chen Yu said "Oh", "Okay, only you two are in the mood to eat out at this time. Day students have their meals delivered to school. Top students, let me interview you. There are only a few months left until the end of the semester. Aren't you guys nervous?"

"I'm nervous," Fang Yuenian said. "That's why I want to go out for some fresh air."

Chen Yu snorted and muttered, "Fine, maybe after we finish this bowl of noodles, Cheng, the school heartthrob, will break into the top three."

Just then, footsteps came from the hallway, and Cheng Bing came down.

"Brother Cheng!" Fang Yuenian greeted him happily, "Is it ready?"

“Okay, all done,” Cheng Bing said, then noticed his empty chest area. “Where’s your school badge?”

Fang Yuenian touched her chest. "Ah, I just took it off. Wait for me, I'll be right back."

He hurriedly ran back to the dormitory to get his school ID card. Chen Yu was a little confused. "Hey, I was just about to ask, why did he shower and change clothes at this time today? Won't he sweat again after studying tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Bing watched as Fang Yuenian turned into the dormitory and couldn't help but smile.

Fang Yuenian quickly ran out and said, "Let's go, Chen Yu, we're leaving."

"Okay, bye-bye."

Chen Yu continued brushing shoes, muttering to himself, "Being so particular every day, is it really necessary? It's not like we're going out to date."

For various reasons, Fang Yuenian hadn't gone out with Cheng Bing for quite a while.

With final exams approaching, he felt he had to get out and talk to them. The atmosphere at school was always tense and stressful, with everyone rushing around every day.

They don't eat out very often, so they don't really know much about the city. They mainly eat in the surrounding area. They've been to this noodle shop before. The advantage is that the tables are spaced out nicely, so they can chat casually without worrying about the people next to them.

While waiting for the noodles, Fang Yuenian asked Cheng Bing how her review was going, and Cheng Bing replied, "It's alright."

Fang Yuenian: "Because of the city-wide ranking, our homeroom teacher is extremely nervous right now. He even called Meng Xiaoyang to his office for a chat. Luckily, he didn't call me."

Cheng Bing: "Why didn't I call you?"

“Maybe it’s because,” Fang Yuenian blinked, “that I’m just like that anyway, I don’t need any special encouragement.”

Cheng Bing smiled: "Then do you want special encouragement?"

Fang Yuenian seemed lost in thought, her eyes darting left and right. When she realized no one was paying attention to them, she covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, "We'll talk about it after the exam."

Cheng Bing paused for a moment, looked him over, and then smiled. "Okay."

The code was matched just like that, and no one revealed it. But what followed was obviously a pleasant conversation. Fang Yuenian chattered on and on to Cheng Bing about a lot of things happening in the class, like how the competition for morning attendance was particularly fierce, how someone brought an electronic device to the classroom and was caught and smashed on the spot, how there was a couple in the class who were always so lovey-dovey, and how they had even met each other's parents, and when the boy's parents brought lunch, they would also bring a portion for the girl, with the fruit in it being bigger than the boy's...

The meal took quite a while, and the two of them didn't linger after returning to school, going straight back to their respective classes.

At this moment, everyone hadn't officially started studying yet, and there were whispers. Chen Yu was even huddled in the back row eating a rice ball. Fang Yuenian found it strange and asked him, "Why are you only eating now?"

“Who says otherwise? I’m starving,” Chen Yu said groggily. “The teacher was moving things in the office and came over to ask us for help. It took almost half an hour.”

"ah?"

"They're not done moving yet. They say they still need to move tables and cabinets. The boys from Class 10 are helping now, but I doubt they can manage. Damn, I'd better grab something to eat first."

Seeing that he was about to choke to death, Fang Yuenian quickly took his cup to the water dispenser in the back to get water. Chen Yu, with his neck straight, struggled to swallow, but then gulped down the water.

Sure enough, the homeroom teacher appeared at the door shortly afterward.

"Hey boys, any boys who're free, come over and lend a hand."

There aren't many students in the class now, only five or six boys. Chen Yu had just finished eating and hadn't even finished drinking his water when Fang Yuenian stood up and said, "You rest a little longer, I'm going."

Meng Xiaoyang arrived just then, and the homeroom teacher turned around and saw him: "Hey, you've come at the right time, everyone come and help out."

So he didn't go inside, but nodded to Fang Yuenian, who had already come out, and the group went to the office together.

The teachers don't know why they suddenly decided to do a major overhaul today. Now, two or three brand-new bookshelves stand outside the office, and several boys from Class 10 are panting as they hold them up. Inside the office, every desk is piled high with books, and the cabinets that were cleared out were already cracked from the weight.

The homeroom teacher asked Fang Yuenian and a few others to move the old cabinet out, but the space inside was small and there were many things, so they kept bumping into each other and it was very difficult to move it.

"Fang Yuenian, move aside, let go of your right hand, don't crowd," the homeroom teacher said, his shirt soaked with sweat. "Um, Xu Buran, you come out too, let's push the cabinet out of this aisle first."

"Okay, okay..."

"OK!"

Everyone gave a perfunctory reply. Meng Xiaoyang went to hold the door open, while the others worked together to push the cabinet outwards, making a sharp, piercing sound as it scraped against the ground.

There's strength in numbers, and the first cabinet was pushed right up to the door.

Because there was a small threshold at the door, someone had to hold it. Meng Xiaoyang and two other boys were outside and went over to help. But the people inside got carried away and pushed too hard, causing the entire cabinet to slide off the threshold and lose its balance.

The people inside were completely unaware; the cabinet in front of them had tilted to one side and they didn't have time to pull it back before they heard chaotic shouts coming from outside the door.

"Oops! It's fallen!"

"No, no! Help him up, help him up!"

"Someone has been run over!"

Fang Yuenian was on the side. Through the crack in the door, she saw someone half-lying on the ground. Without thinking, she quickly reached out to block the cabinet, and her arm instantly drew a bloody mark on the rough wood.

People outside rushed forward to support the cabinet. The homeroom teacher forcefully pulled Fang Yuenian out, preventing his arm from getting caught between the cabinet and the door. Then, he used his back to push against the cabinet door. With the combined efforts of both sides, the bookcase, which had been too heavy to move, was lifted up. Fang Yuenian quickly took the opportunity to squeeze out of the door and saw He Linjie using one hand to brace against the bookcase and the other hand to forcefully pull Meng Xiaoyang, who was being pressed down, out.

This collaborative effort to move the items resulted in injuries to three students.

That's incredible.

The homeroom teacher's expression at that moment was one of utter despair, as if she wanted to bang her head against the wall.

The grade leader, who was in his office on the first floor, rushed over after hearing the news and took them to the hospital.

The grade leader, who was usually stern and composed, changed his expression upon seeing the scene. Students on the floors to the left and right were all startled and came out. Soon after, the three injured students were escorted into the grade leader's car. Fang Yuenian and her homeroom teacher quickly drove their own car with two female teachers following behind. From the third floor to the first floor and then to the parking area outside the square, they were pulled and dragged by people. The scene was as dramatic as it could be.

There was no time to greet him. When Cheng Bing heard the noise, she came out of the classroom and bumped into Li Peixiang, who was coming downstairs with a blank look on his face.

"Who's injured!" Cheng Bing grabbed him and asked, "Do you know?"

Chen Yu had already returned after dropping off the person, panting heavily. Cheng Bing noticed Li Peixiang was in a daze and then asked him, "Was that Fang Yuenian just now?"

Chen Yu paused for three seconds after each sentence, "Yes, Xiao Yang and Brother Nian were both hit by the cabinet. Xiao Yang's shoulder seems to be badly injured, he has a fracture..."

"What?" Li Peixiang exclaimed, "Meng Xiaoyang?!"

Cheng Bing stepped forward and asked, "Where are they? Where are they?"

"They've left. They just went out. The grade leader... took them to the hospital. A lot of teachers followed and brought us all back."

Before Li Peixiang could react, he grabbed Chen Yu and said, "Don't breathe, I need to ask you about Meng Xiaoyang..."

Cheng Bing bypassed them and walked straight out of the teaching building's main gate.