Bai Yitang stood there, stunned, watching Bai Qianmo's departing figure, and felt a strange sense of empathy in his heart.
Bai Qianmo was just pretending to be well-behaved in front of her grandfather and mother, and he felt a kind of anger at having his love taken away.
But what she experienced was that her life was occupied by others for a full twenty years. Where did he get such great contempt and disdain from before?
Suddenly, Bai Qianmo's words echoed in my ears.
"Where did your prejudice against me come from?"
Fragments of memories flashed through my mind.
Before returning to China, Xi Ruo took the initiative to call him, and the two of them chatted about their current situations.
It seemed that he brought up the matter of returning to China, and Bai Xiruo suddenly fell silent for a long time on the other end of the phone.
Under those circumstances, he would naturally worry and ask about her condition, but Bai Xiruo just cried on the other end and refused to say a word.
Her reaction immediately reminded him of his grandfather's eagerness to return to China to recognize his granddaughter.
Just thinking about how Xi Ruo had lived in the Bai family for twenty years, and now suddenly being told that she wasn't the Bai family's daughter, how devastating it must have been for her.
To appease Xi Ruo, he then made sarcastic remarks about Bai Qianmo, whom he had never met. Xi Ruo also took the opportunity to reveal that Bai Qianmo was a junior high school graduate, a country girl, and had a very shameful past.
When I heard those words, I just thought, how could someone like that be worthy of being a daughter of the Bai family?
Looking back now, it seems like I was used as a pawn.
Bai Qianmo is right. His prejudice against her started with Bai Xiruo's phone call, which led to a preconceived rejection.
If Bai Qianmo hadn't said those words to him today, if she hadn't deliberately flattered him in front of his elders and made his grandfather and mother scold him, he might never have experienced her feelings.
Bai Qianmo is right. He stomped his feet in anger today just because of a lecture from his elders who showed him favoritism. If he were in Bai Qianmo's shoes and experienced those things, wouldn't Bai Xiruo also be a plunderer?
Feeling inexplicably depressed, Bai Yitang's brows furrowed in a dark mist.
He hurriedly chased after Bai Qianmo, originally intending to teach her a lesson.
How come I feel like a heinous villain because of her few words?
*
Principal's Office
Principal Guo Zhengkun and chemistry teacher Zhou Yiqian sat at their desks, one at his desk and the other on a sofa by the window.
Both of their gazes fell on Bai Qianmo.
Guo Zhengkun coughed lightly, breaking the dull atmosphere in the office.
"Qianmo, how's your studying going lately?"
"Not bad," Bai Qianmo replied softly.
"Not bad? Bai Qianmo, do you have some misunderstanding about the definition of 'not bad'?" Zhou Yiqian glared at her coldly, his face full of disappointment.
Guo Zhengkun coughed twice more and glanced at Zhou Yiqian.
After all, Bai Qianmo was a relative of his old classmate, and he was the one who arranged for her to come to the school.
As the principal, he also has to save face, you know?
Zhou Yiqian pursed her lips and turned her face away with a serious expression.
"Qianmo, I heard from Teacher Zhou that you got a zero on your chemistry test this time?"
Bai Qianmo nodded.
"Well, Qianmo, I know your situation is special, so the school specially arranged for you to temporarily attend classes in the senior year as an auditor. However, based on your test scores, it seems you're not suitable for the senior year. Ms. Xing Zhenzhen and I discussed it and decided to move you to the junior year. What do you think..."
"Principal Guo, have you told my aunt about this?"
Mentioning Xu Hualan, Guo Zhengkun looked troubled: "I haven't talked to her yet. I was thinking of discussing it with you first. If you agree, I'll bring it up with your aunt. Qianmo, the teachers are all doing this for your own good. They see you're falling behind in the senior year. Continuing to stay in the senior year will only add more psychological burden to you. The teachers not only have to take care of the students' studies, but also their mental health. So after thinking it over, I've decided to arrange for you to study in the second year of high school first. This way, you'll have an extra year to study. As long as you study hard, you should still have a chance to catch up."
Bai Qianmo sneered inwardly.
Guo Zhengkun was too embarrassed to approach his aunt, so he wanted to secretly demote her. But where could he find such a good deal?
Her goal in getting a zero on the test was to leave school, not to repeat a grade.
“Principal Guo, I understand that my academic performance greatly affects the class’s overall assessment score. However, before coming here, I made it very clear to my aunt that I would only study in the senior year of high school. So, if you feel that it is not suitable for me to stay in Class 4, why don’t you discuss it with my aunt yourself?”
Bai Qianmo took out her phone, opened Xu Hualan's number, and handed it to Guo Zhengkun.
“If the school is really in a difficult position, I can leave the school. As long as you and my family have discussed it, I can leave at any time.”
Guo Zhengkun's hands, which were resting on his desk, were clenched tightly. He glanced at the phone as if it were a hot potato.
"Since I promised your aunt that you could come to school, how can I go back on my word? You shouldn't mention leaving school again."
He was able to get a position at the Capital No. 1 High School thanks in no small part to the help he received from the Xu family. When Xu Hualan came to him for help, he naturally couldn't refuse her request.
Seeing that Bai Qianmo's grades were too poor, if she continued to stay in Class 4, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among her classmates. In the long run, other students' parents might even come to the school to cause trouble.
Guo Zhengkun looked at Bai Qianmo with a headache: "You really don't want to go to the second year of high school?"
"No!" Bai Qianmo answered decisively.
Guo Zhengkun sighed, "Fine, if I don't want to go, I won't."
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