Chapter 115 The Tail
After returning to the classroom, Hong Zhixing was surrounded by unease all night.
She couldn't concentrate on reading at all, constantly worrying about how to handle the aftermath.
She had never realized before that the homeroom teacher of Class 3 was such a difficult person to deal with.
Compared to her, his homeroom teacher, Yin Xiangyu, was simply an incompetent good-for-nothing!
As Hong Zhixing recalled the events that had just transpired, a surge of anger and disgust, born from fear, was directed at Yin Xiangyu.
She didn't realize that her current state of utter confusion had been seen by her followers, causing them great anxiety.
Even as evening self-study was about to end, Hong Zhixing still hadn't seen Yin Xiangyu or her father come looking for her.
She had never felt so uneasy before.
Her father is a lawyer, and she herself is an excellent student with a bright future. She is not only an outstanding student in the eyes of her teachers, but also quite popular among her classmates.
Everything had gone smoothly for me; I had never encountered such a setback as today.
A note was handed to me from the side.
Hong Zhixing took the note from her deskmate, opened it, and saw that it was a note written to her by Xu Linlin, which read: Are you okay?
Hong Zhixing frowned and crumpled the paper into a ball.
Five minutes later, the first evening self-study session ended.
Hong Zhixing's phone suddenly vibrated.
She opened her phone and saw a message from her father: I'm waiting for you at the school gate.
Hong Zhixing's heart tightened instantly.
She put down her phone with a grim expression and mechanically began packing her schoolbag.
Xu Linlin walked over.
"Zhixing, what did Teacher Yin say about this?" Seeing Hong Zhixing's pale face, she also became a little nervous, afraid that something might go wrong.
Hong Zhixing glanced at her and immediately knew what she was thinking.
"It's nothing." She said these two words calmly, then slung her backpack over her shoulder and left.
Xu Linlin wanted to ask something more, but Hong Zhixing didn't seem to have any intention of saying anything more to her, so she could only shut up in frustration.
Hong Zhixing hurriedly arrived at the school gate.
His dad was standing at the door smoking.
"Dad," Hong Zhixing called out timidly.
When Hong Chen saw her, he threw his cigarette butt on the ground, stubbed it out with the sole of his shoe, and said, "Get in the car."
He opened the car door parked to the side and got in.
Hong Zhixing also sat down.
The atmosphere in the carriage made her extremely nervous, and her heart was racing involuntarily.
She cautiously looked at her father's profile and then tentatively called out, "Dad."
Hong Chen said expressionlessly, "This matter will not have any further impact on you."
Hong Zhixing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dad, I was wrong." She apologized immediately.
She could confidently tell others if she had something to say, but she wouldn't dare say it to her father.
She could never fool her father since she was a child.
“Learn from your mistakes and learn from them,” Hong Chen said. “If you’re going to deal with someone, do it cleanly. Leaving so many traces is just giving them leverage. It’s too stupid.”
Hong Zhixing felt a burning shame on her face.
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During the break between evening self-study sessions, Liu Qin came to the classroom.
She called Xu Zijun out first.
The final outcome of this matter was that both parties made a self-criticism.
As soon as Liu Qin finished speaking, Xu Zijun looked up in surprise, as if she wanted to say something.
Liu Qin waved her hand and said, "I know you've been wronged in this matter. I've watched you grow up, and I know your character. I believe you would never do something like bullying a classmate. But this time we don't have any evidence, and you've already been the subject of much discussion among your classmates these past few days. I've thought about this for a long time and believe the best way to handle it is to let this matter die down as soon as possible and prevent it from causing any further trouble. You're a senior in high school now, and nothing is more precious than your time and attention. I hope that no matter what storms or turmoil occur in the outside world, you can maintain your focus, concentrate on your studies, and get into a good university. That's more important than anything else, understand?"
Xu Zijun pursed her lips and nodded.
"Thank you, Teacher Liu."
"From now on, try to avoid Hong Zhixing and her group as much as possible. Teacher Liu isn't telling you to back down, but rather that she hopes you won't let these troubles distract you from your studies. But if they persist, don't be afraid, just come to me." Liu Qin patted Xu Zijun's shoulder. "I will protect you, just like this time."
Xu Zijun's eyes immediately reddened.
"Thank you, Teacher Liu."
She lowered her head, unsure of what to say.
Liu Qin said, "I won't say much else. I'm not worried about your studies. I'm only worried that these troubles will distract you. Whether you get a recommendation or not, or whether you can get a reduced score for independent enrollment, is not that important to you. You are someone who can get into Zhenhua and Yuming with your own strength and a little more effort, you know?"
"Okay." Xu Zijun's mind was completely calmed by Liu Qin's words. "I understand, Teacher Liu, thank you."
"Go."
Liu Qin watched her return to the classroom, then glanced at the other students in the class.
Instead of rushing back to her office, she went up to the podium after the second evening self-study session.
"Take two minutes to tell me something," Liu Qin said. "Everyone must have heard about what happened before evening self-study tonight, when our classmate Xu Zijun was bullied by students from the next class. This made me very angry, but at the same time, I was also very proud, because our classmates all have a strong sense of justice. When Li Pengfei saw Xu Zijun being bullied, he immediately ran over to stop it. When Jiang Haitian saw Li Pengfei being slandered, he immediately went back to the classroom to find classmates to help. After learning about this, Lin Yu, Chen Qin, and Lu Yanhe rushed over immediately to protect their classmates. I am very proud that I have so many students in my class who have a strong sense of justice and dare to stand up for their classmates."
The students in the class all applauded.
Lu Yanhe did not expect Liu Qin to pull such a stunt.
Thunderous applause erupted.
Lu Yanhe scratched his head awkwardly.
Li Pengfei puffed out his chest, patted it, and looked proud.
"Alright, let's leave this matter here for now. Everyone, study hard. There are only a few days left until the college entrance examination. If you don't move forward, you'll fall behind. Make the most of this time and try to improve your ranking. Maybe you can go from a second-tier university to a first-tier university, from a first-tier university to a 211 university, and from a 211 university to a 985 university!"
A group of students simply did not believe what Liu Qin said.
Lu Yanhe had a strange mindset—even though he had only been a student who had recently finished the college entrance exam before he transmigrated, he now had the mindset of someone who had been through it all. He knew Liu Qin was right, and he knew that if they really studied hard and gave it their all in the remaining time, miracles could happen. He had seen such examples around him before.
I wonder how many people will truly listen to this and seize this last opportunity to make a final push.
(End of this chapter)
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