Hearing so many people talking, Zhong Xi, enraged, kicked the door even harder.
The dormitory door was made of wood. Seeing that the lower half of the wooden strips was about to be kicked and broken, several strong girls in the dormitory subdued her and dragged her aside.
If it weren't for the low nighttime temperatures in Beijing in March, no one would want to get involved in her mess. Graduation was just a few months away, and no one wanted to cause trouble.
“Zhong Xi, don’t take your anger out on the door. The door didn’t do anything to you, and neither did we. Isn’t this all your own fault?” Jiang Lina said, pointing at Zhong Xi’s face.
"Didn't you say your family has connections? That you could handle things even without military training? What? You can't handle it now? You have no right to blame anyone, whether it's us or the counselor, we've already done our duty to remind you," Wu Yue said, glaring at her.
Zhong Xi broke free from the girl who was pulling her away, pointed at the other girls in the dormitory with her index finger, and said, "You all just wait, I'm going to tell the counselor that you're bullying me and being xenophobic."
I really don't know where Zhong Xi got the courage to turn the tables and accuse others. Everyone in dormitory 504 was speechless. Even the students watching the commotion outside the dormitory shook their heads. They had never seen anyone so shameless.
"It's alright, we'll be your witnesses."
Zhong Xi looked at the people standing inside and outside the house, watching her make a fool of herself, her face flushed, "You all just wait and see."
Zhong Xi pushed open the door and ran out of the dormitory, with the dormitory supervisor chasing after her, shouting, "Student, the dormitory is about to close!"
The only response to the dormitory supervisor was the chilly wind blowing through Beijing.
The students who had been watching the commotion outside dormitory 504 returned to their own dorms after the main character left, knowing that there would be a discussion about the delayed graduation that evening.
"Xiaomin, why don't we call the counselor? I'm worried something might have happened to her."
"You're such a coward. She's an adult. Can she take responsibility for her own actions?"
“If something really happens to her, I’m worried my conscience will bother me.”
"I agree. We should still notify the counselor. If something unexpected happens, it won't be my problem."
“I agree. Zhong Xi has always liked to shirk responsibility. If there are problems later, we will be the ones to take the blame. Neither she nor her mother are easy to deal with. I don’t want to cause trouble since I’m graduating soon.”
Speaking of Zhong Xi's mother, her roommates in the dormitory couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines. Zhong Xi's mother was even more difficult to deal with than Zhong Xi herself. She dressed like an elegant lady, but when it came to doing things, she could throw a tantrum and do anything.
Xia Minmin thought about it and decided to call her counselor. The phone rang for almost a minute before it was answered. The counselor's voice was intermittent, so she must have been sleeping.
"Counselor, after Zhong Xi came back at 10:30, there was a conflict in our dormitory because of the door closing. She kicked the door wildly, but we stopped her. Before lights out, she stormed out and we don't know where she went."
Xia Minmin heard her counselor swear, followed by rustling sounds from the other end of the line, "Have you called him? Never mind, I'll call him! Don't go to sleep yet, I'll talk to you if there are any problems. She left my office around nine o'clock, she's always causing trouble for no reason."
The counselor hung up the phone and tried to call Zhong Xi, but as expected, the call didn't go through. Remembering what Zhong Xi had said that evening, he quickly contacted the department and school leaders.
"What?"
Du Lan told her roommate about the harsh words Zhong Xi had said to the counselor that night, basically that he would commit suicide if he didn't get his graduation certificate.
"Zhong Xi threatened the counselor with suicide!"
"Is she stupid? I don't believe she would be willing to die, given her personality."
"I can't either. Selfish people are unlikely to commit suicide."
"It's a form of threat; what if the school and teachers give in?"
"The school will not compromise; it will only punish severely. Once it compromises, everyone will resort to suicide if they face the prospect of delayed graduation."
"This is awful! I should go to sleep now, I have to go to work tomorrow."
"Why don't you go to sleep first?"
"No, I'll probably cause a ruckus when she gets back. I need to work on my thesis."
The students in dormitory 504 were yawning and typing away at their papers. It was past midnight, and their counselor still hadn't returned.
Meanwhile, after the counselor reported to the department and school leaders, the school security guards immediately sealed off the school gates. Many teachers living on campus received calls and rushed to the campus to look for the person.
The Kyoto University campus was cold and dark, with many flashlights shining back and forth. The more dangerous areas, such as the rooftops and the lake, had been thoroughly searched, but no one was found.
The department leaders had heard many counselors complain about Zhong Xi's behavior during this period. They thought that it was not easy to get into Peking University, so they would let her off the hook as long as she received supplementary training. However, she became even more outrageous.
At three in the morning, they finally found her sleeping in the school's abandoned sports equipment room. The teacher, who had been searching all night, clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress her emotions.
Ring ring...
Xia Minmin's phone rang, waking up the people dozing in dormitory 504.
Xia Minmin rubbed her eyes, and before she could even greet them, the counselor had already quickly informed her of the results.
Everyone in the dormitory was staring intently at Xia Minmin.
"The person has been found! Everyone can sleep peacefully now that everything is alright."
"Great, I can finally go to sleep."
"Keep your voice down, the neighbors are asleep."
"Oh, is she coming back tonight?"
Xia Minmin said, "Judging from the counselor's tone, it shouldn't be like that."
After climbing into bed and pulling up the covers, everyone's sleepiness vanished.
"Are you asleep?" Wu Yue asked.
"without."
...
Good, no one is asleep. They discussed quietly in the darkness.
"Do you think the school will punish Fen Xi for this?" Jiang Lina asked.
"It's hard to say. Her incident this time was quite serious, and she might be severely punished," Wu Yue said.
“Strict? Didn’t she say she has connections at home?” Du Lan asked.
"Pshaw, only someone like you, Du Lan, would believe her nonsense. If her family had connections, she wouldn't have stubbornly refused military training," Wang Jing said. "My dad is also a teacher, so he knows everything that's going on at school."
Then the dormitory fell silent, and in the darkness, Duran's voice was thick with tears in her eyes.
Someone sighed.
The next day, Xia Minmin, unusually, woke up late and didn't go for a run. After breakfast, she planned to go to the library to study with Lin Lanzhi.
Lin Lanzhi pointed to the bulletin board not far away, which was surrounded by students, and said, "Xiaomin, let's go take a look."
"No, if we wait any longer, there won't be any seats left in the library," Xia Minmin refused Lin Lanzhi's suggestion.
"Go ahead! It'll only be a little while." Lin Lanzhi gestured with her index finger.
Seeing that Xia Minmin's expression had softened, she squeezed into front of the bulletin board and came out a moment later with a look of shock on her face.
"Xiaomin, the punishment for Zhong Xi has been announced: probation at the school and recorded in his file."
"That serious? The school probably won't revoke this punishment; it basically ruins her chances of taking the civil service exam." Xia Minmin was shocked, but she could understand that the school wanted to make an example of her.
Lin Lanzhi was holding her phone and tapping away, clearly sharing today's news with someone.
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