Humanity is recovering

For a long time, Yu Zhi has been living in pain from school violence.

She didn't know why people were always against her. Everything she said and did seemed to be wrong.

No one wants to understand her, no one wants to believe her, and no one wants to get close to her.

What awaited her every day was endless ridicule, bullying, and countless mocking and disdainful looks. She had tried to please these people, but all she got was more humiliation.

Gradually, she fell into a long silence.

I dare not talk to anyone, and I can't find any relief.

It was not until the second year of high school that she entered Rui Hang's class, with a young, talented, and respectful head teacher, and 23 gentle and sincere classmates.

It was also at that time that Yu Zhi finally understood a truth: others bully you not because you are so vulnerable, but because they simply want to do evil, so they find an excuse.

After realizing this, Yu Zhi had the strength to be herself for the first time.

Not long after that, she traveled to Parnaki and completely transformed herself from body to spirit. After returning to the past, she completely retaliated against those who had bullied her.

Life was naturally beautiful and smooth, like a heroine who had turned the tables and changed her fate. Yu Zhi did not think that all this was unrealistic or dreamlike, but just a delusion she had in despair. However, for some reason, she always had a strong sense of awkwardness in the past few days. It seemed that everything had deviated from a certain trajectory, and sometimes some scenes that had nothing to do with her now flashed before her eyes.

This feeling reached its peak as the crack in the barrier appeared in the morning.

The fragmented images gradually became clear. As she recalled these images, she unknowingly came to the rooftop that was deliberately blocked by the school but was quietly opened at some point.

——A thin girl in school uniform, who seemed to be the same age as him, stood timidly on the edge of the rooftop. She was some distance away from the guardrail, and her frail body seemed like it could be blown off by a gust of wind.

Besides her, there were three other girls on the rooftop. They were the same age, but their smiles were very arrogant. They held a cigarette in one hand, pointed at the thin girl and said something, sometimes mixing in a few dirty words, laughing very wildly.

Obviously the thin girl was very dangerous, but they acted as if they didn't see her. They just chatted casually for a few words, and suddenly they all turned their heads and said something to the thin girl.

The thin girl turned her head slightly in the direction of the sound, and Yu Zhi finally saw her expression: her eyes were empty, as if her soul had been taken away, leaving only a broken shell.

The next moment, the thin girl nodded barely audibly, took another step towards the edge of the rooftop, and her body became increasingly shaky.

The three girls then burst into excited laughter.

But in an instant, the thin girl's empty eyes regained clarity. She looked ahead blankly, as if she had just realized the current situation, and uttered a few words with her lips trembling.

In an instant, the three girls' expressions changed.

Realizing that the situation was not good, Yu Zhi did not bother to continue hiding at the door and rushed out without hesitation.

It was at that moment that she heard the voices of three girls talking.

"What should I do? She seems to be awake!"

"What if she says she was forced to jump off the building by us?"

"Then let her not speak."

One hand pushed forward with force. Before the girl could recover from the intense fear, she staggered forward, but Yu Zhi, who arrived in time, grabbed her wrist and shook her in the air.

It was only then that the girl finally realized what was happening to her and screamed in despair. Then, as if in response to her despair, a loud noise was heard from downstairs, and even the building seemed to tremble in the sound.

"Why, why is there one more person?"

The crying voice of one of the three bullies rang in my ears, full of panic.

The other one was also panicking: "What should we do?"

The calmest girl among the three who was also in charge of giving orders had a fierce look in her eyes: "Take them..."

Yu Zhi's voice sounded from the edge of the rooftop, calmly but unquestionably interrupting the conversation between the three people: "I suggest you don't do such a stupid thing. Her scream and the explosion just now have attracted the attention of the whole school. If we fall from the building at this time, the school will definitely investigate the surveillance afterwards. By then, you who led her to the rooftop will definitely be arrested as the first suspect. Even if you really did nothing, you will not be able to escape the crime."

It was obvious that half of his body was floating outside the building, and his hand was still tightly holding the arm of the person falling from the building. If his strength was not enough, he would most likely be dragged down by the other person and fall off the building.

Not to mention that there were three people with ulterior motives standing next to her. They only needed to exert a little bit of force to make her and the thin girl speechless.

In such a dangerous situation, Yu Zhi's voice was calm, as if she was reporting work, but it was persuasive enough to make the soul tremble: "Rather than living your whole life as a 'criminal' and bearing the guilt, wouldn't it be better for you to save her with me and be known as a 'hero'?"

"...You're not lying, are you?" The girl who was the most timid and "innocent" among the three was quickly moved by Yu Zhi's words.

But as soon as she showed signs of wanting to save people, she was stopped by the girl next to her.

"Don't believe them." The girl said, "Once they are rescued, they will tell the teacher immediately, and then we will be in trouble."

"But..."

"This matter was originally their responsibility! It was this woman who rushed to save people on her own initiative. It's none of our business if she fell!" Although the girl said words of rebuttal, her tone was not firm. She just said stubbornly: "When the time comes, we can just say that it happened suddenly and we didn't have time to save them. It will have nothing to do with us. Even if they die, so what? As long as we didn't kill them, the worst that can happen is that they can transfer to another school or city. There's nothing to be afraid of!"

The girl in charge of giving orders looked silently in Yu Zhi's direction, pursed her lips and said nothing.

How could Yu Zhi not know that these three people were weighing the pros and cons, using threats and inducements to force them to keep the secret?

Yu Zhi sneered in her heart, but her voice was still calm: "First of all, I can only hold on for a minute and a half at most, and I may not fall down. And this time is enough for the teachers to rush here and witness the whole process of her falling. I have made it very clear to weigh the pros and cons. Now our lives are in your hands, why should I lie to you? As for complaining, if this matter did not end with falling down, do you think the teacher will believe the two of us, or the three of you?"

"If you're worried that I might go back on my word, I suggest you take out your phone immediately, point it at me and start filming."

"...shoot." said the leading girl.

As the camera fell on Yu Zhi, the originally calm girl seemed to have changed into a different person, and her voice suddenly became panicked: "Three seniors, come and help!"

As soon as the word "help" came out, the three of them showed relaxed expressions. Immediately, two people ran up in cooperation, showing nervous but caring expressions, and pulled Yu Zhi and the thin girl up with force. They even patted their backs with a talent for acting and deliberately asked, "Are you okay?"

The thin girl finally escaped the threat of death, and collapsed on the rooftop, her face full of tears, shaking like a sieve.

In contrast, although Yu Zhi seemed calmer, her face also showed obvious fatigue and fear of surviving a disaster. Her right hand was limply protected by the other hand, and it was obvious that she was seriously injured.

This embarrassed look obviously pleased the bullying trio. They turned off the video recording, and the leading girl raised her chin and said arrogantly: "Remember, it was you two who didn't know how to live or die and climbed onto the rooftop. You almost got into trouble. We happened to pass by and saved you. We are your saviors, understand?"

As she spoke, the thin girl obviously shrank back, her eyes revealing deep fear, and she nodded randomly.

Yu Zhi raised her head upon hearing the voice and looked in the direction of the three people. Suddenly, a slight arc appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she smiled calmly and elegantly: "Of course. But there is one thing I need to explain——"

Before the three of them could show their puzzled expressions, Yu Zhi changed the subject: "We have no right to interfere with what others think."

The next moment, two pairs of strong hands attacked from behind, pinning two of the girls to the ground. The seemingly weak Yu Zhi suddenly jumped up at this moment, and with a move she restrained the last girl's movements.

"You have a good sense of timing." Yu Zhi said calmly, "If you had taken action immediately instead of standing there like a fool for a few seconds before something happened, I wouldn't have to waste so much time talking."

"Isn't it because there were too many things going on that I couldn't react for a while?" Lin Yuan smiled awkwardly, "But I remembered your instructions and didn't rush in before they pulled you up, to prevent them from panicking and taking you hostages."

"Where's the teacher?"

"I have notified Teacher Rui, and the other teachers have also come over."

Bai Luo used his knee to push against the back of the girl giving orders, using his weight to prevent her from struggling, while grinning: "Four mouths are bigger than three now~"

"You xxxxx"

The girl who gave the orders pressed her face to the ground. She was so angry and scared that she had no time to think. She could only use insults to cover up her inner feelings: "Bitch! It was obviously us who saved you! And you are trying to turn the tables on us!"

"Rescue?" Yu Zhi blinked: "My two classmates saved us. Does it have anything to do with you?"

"You xxx——"

"Besides, I've already given you a chance." Yu Zhi looked at them indifferently: "You should be thankful that your life has not really been burdened with a life."

No matter how the three people insulted her, Yu Zhi ignored them.

She gently helped the thin girl up from the ground: "Are you okay?"

The girl, Bao Xiaoyuan, shook her head shyly, with two faint blushes on her cheeks, and finally she looked alive again: "Thank you."

She stammered, grasping the hem of her school uniform with both hands helplessly. After a long while, she asked carefully and with a bit of joy: "How did you know... that they took me to the rooftop?"

"Did you come to save me because you saw this?"

"I didn't see it." Yu Zhi answered simply: "I just guessed, I didn't expect it to be true."

"...Oh." Bao Xiaoyuan seemed a little disappointed, but soon she regained her courage and thanked Yu Zhi again: "Really...I don't know how to thank you!"

As they were talking, several teachers rushed into the rooftop. Seeing the bullying trio being pinned to the ground by Yu Zhi and the other two, they quickly raised their voices and asked anxiously, "What are you doing? Are you bullying your classmates?"

Rui Hang walked out from the back without any hurry, and before the three girls could cry, he said, "No, they controlled those three girls and prevented them from bullying their classmates."

"control?"

"Just now, a student in our class told me that someone bullied a classmate on the rooftop and forced her to jump off the building. Fortunately, Yu Zhi from our class rescued her, but she was injured by three people in turn and her life was almost threatened."

“That’s not true!” the bullying trio screamed, “They’re talking nonsense!”

"Oh?" Rui Hang raised his eyebrows slightly, half squatted in front of one of them, his calm eyes seemed to hide an abyss, making people feel cold all over: "Does this student want to say that I, as a teacher, lied to protect my students? Why don't we go to the monitoring room and take a good look to see who came to the rooftop first, or..."

He turned his head and looked at Bao Xiaoyuan, who was clinging to Yu Zhi and was in a panic. His eyes changed instantly, revealing the tenderness and comfort that only a teacher could have: "Don't be afraid, classmate. With us here, they won't dare to bully you anymore."

Rui Hang's smile and eyes seemed to have magic. Bao Xiaoyuan subconsciously glanced at Yu Zhi, and regained her composure in the trusting eyes of the other party. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Although she was still afraid, she still pointed at the bullying trio firmly: "It was the three of them... They wanted to push me and this classmate down the stairs together, saying that they wanted to silence us!"

"We saw it!" Bai Luo and Lin Yuan immediately testified: "This student was forced to stand outside the rooftop railing. A hand reached out and tried to push her down. Fortunately, Yu Zhi saved her!"

"Silencing them?" Rui Hang raised his eyebrows and said in a high voice, "I am curious, what did these three people do to kill two students to silence them?"

"I don't..."

One of the students wanted to argue, but Rui Hang interrupted her coldly: "Yu Zhi, let Teacher Wu see the wound on your arm."

He helped Yu Zhi control the bullying student and asked Yu Zhi to show her bloody arm that had been rubbed by the edge of the rooftop to the head teacher, Mr. Wu.

Rui Thang could not hide his distress: "Teacher Wu, I am not exaggerating. Our Yu Zhi participated in the provincial art competition a few days ago and has successfully passed the preliminaries. Teacher Wang from the art class praised our Yu Zhi highly. It can be said that in the field of painting, our Yu Zhi has a promising future. However, because of the bullying of these three girls, her most important hand as a painter was injured! Teacher Wu, you must give us Yu Zhi an explanation for this matter!"

The head teacher looked at Rui Hang with a headache.

He finally realized that Rui Hang came not just to deal with the incident, but to fan the flames.

But it’s no wonder that Rui Hang acted like this. An innocent student in his class was in danger of his life. He was also a very talented and good student. Any teacher would be angry.

Fortunately, Yu Zhi rescued Bao Xiaoyuan. If the school had a student falling from a building at a time when the school was under investigation by the leadership, visited by the movie star, and was trending on the Internet, it was still because of bullying...

The dean felt cold all over.

"This is outrageous! How could there be students like you in our No. 2 Middle School!" He waved his hand and put the final nail in the coffin of the matter: "Call the police! Don't think this matter can be resolved so easily!"

No matter how the three students cried, they were handed over to the security guards and physical education teachers who came immediately. Rui Hang took a step back and cast a look at Yu Zhi and the other two.

"Go to my office."

The three of them understood and nodded quietly.