Chapter 1 Chapter 1 "Director Hou, may I ask what 'seduction' means?"
As soon as Yao Yingxia entered the school, she received a message from her deskmate Jin Ruyi: "Oh no! He Ming is blocking the class again!"
Yao Yingxia paused. This was really a big trouble.
Everyone in Class A knew that He Ming was crazy about Yao Yingxia. God knew why he loved to confess his feelings in public so much, and He Ming would always cause some trouble on any holiday that was worth talking about.
The most famous incident was on Yao Yingxia’s birthday last year. After evening self-study, thousands of drones suddenly gathered over the school and formed the words "Happy Birthday, Yao Yingxia".
Yao Yingxia was so eager to go home that she had no time to watch it. The pressure of being a senior in high school can be imagined. School ended at 9:30, which was already very late. It was already past 10 o'clock when she got home. After washing up, she still had to do two more sets of papers and had no extra time to stay outside.
But Jin Ruyi caught up with her and reminded her in an exaggerated manner to look up quickly, and then the brilliant light and fire made her already beautiful face even more beautiful.
However, Jin Ruyi had never seen her deskmate look so unhappy. She seemed to be so embarrassed that she wished she could go blind. She hurriedly put on a hat and mask, blended into the crowd and left the school under everyone's attention.
At that time, Jin Ruyi heard someone sigh: "She is worthy of being the most beautiful girl in the school. Her life is just like an idol drama."
But such an old-fashioned plot wouldn’t even be filmed as a short drama on Douyin, and the subsequent development is very unlike an idol drama.
Every time He Ming did something big, Yao Yingxia would be called to the head teacher's office the next day.
When I went there for the first time, the head teacher Hou Wenbin started the conversation like this: "Yao Yingxia, right?" He looked her up and down, and just as he had imagined, Yao Yingxia was very beautiful.
He was used to labeling all pretty girls from ordinary families as restless: "I hope you can focus on studying, and not on seducing boys from wealthy families. That has a very bad influence."
Yes, he used the word "seduce".
She clearly did nothing and was clearly a victim, yet she was subjected to such excessive accusations for no reason. This was obviously because she was a defenseless soft persimmon, much easier to deal with than He Ming, whose family ran a factory. After all, there was no cost to offending her.
Yao Yingxia asked in bewilderment, "Director Hou, what does 'seduction' mean?"
Hou Wenbin was speechless for a moment, then she asked, "When, where, and what did I do to 'seduce' him?"
Hou Wenbin was known for his stern demeanor. He had never expected someone to confront him directly. His face immediately turned blue with rage, and he slammed the table fiercely. "What's with that attitude? Do you still want to continue studying here?"
Middle School A is the best private middle school in the city, and the tuition alone is as high as hundreds of thousands of yuan each year. Of course, this kind of school will have a small number of places reserved for students with excellent academic performance. Yao Yingxia was admitted on her own initiative, and her grades are consistently among the top 20 in the grade.
Yao Yingxia didn't show any sign of weakness: "Which school rule did I violate?"
Hou Wenbin was already furious. He pointed at her and kept yelling “you, you, you” for a long time, but he couldn’t come up with anything. He just gritted his teeth and said, “Call your dad to school tomorrow.”
Yao Yingxia said calmly: "He passed away."
Hou Wenbin was stunned: "Then call your mother."
"My mother is abroad."
"No wonder, no wonder." Hou Wenbin's face showed an understanding expression. He was about to ridicule Yao Banxia for being an undisciplined child when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.
The person who came was Wang Cancan, Yao Banxia's homeroom teacher. She smiled ingratiatingly as she entered the room. "Director Hou, the next class is a math test. My school ranking will affect my assessment..."
Director Hou waved his hand and said, "Then take her away first."
However, the story did not end there. That evening, Yao Yingxia received a video call from her mother Xu Nian. She seemed to be hesitant to speak: "Xia Xia, how have you been at school recently?"
Yao Yingxia smiled and said, "Not bad. I ranked 12th in the school in this monthly exam." This is an improvement of three places from the last time, and it is already the best result in history.
Xu Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that her Xia Xia would not be as bad as Director Hou said, such as "not focusing on studying", "having an unclear relationship with male classmates", and "talking back to teachers and disrespecting elders".
Xu Nian was confused for a while, and repeatedly confirmed whether he had dialed the wrong number, or whether there was another Yao Yingxia with the same name in the school.
After all, her Xia Xia had always been a very sensible and motivated child. Xu Nian showed a somewhat proud expression on her face: "Xia Xia, if you are not happy in your studies, we can just transfer to another school. With your grades, all the major high schools in City A will be vying for you."
Yao Yingxia still refused: "A Middle School has a lot of places for recommendation, and half of the students will go abroad. The competition here is the least. Mom, I still want to give it a try."
With her current grades, it is still a bit difficult for her to get into the top school, so she needs double insurance.
Xu Nian admired her determination, but also felt a little distressed. She knew too well how much effort her daughter had put in to get to where she is today: "Xia Xia, don't be too tired. After all, we are different from before. Even if you can't go to the best school, it doesn't matter."
Yao Yingxia nodded: "I know."
Xu Nian flipped through the calendar and said, "I'll be able to go back in a month. Xia Xia, Mommy misses you a little bit."
"Mom, me too." She loved her mother the most in the world, and only her mother, so she couldn't let her mother worry about her anymore.
Hou Wenbin is a villain. The consequences of offending him are very serious. He will try every possible way to temper people's character and exert pressure on them. Suing the parents is the most straightforward approach.
Sure enough, Hou Wenbin had a grudge against her since then, and often called her to his office because of He Ming's little tricks.
It was just another round of sarcasm, like "Children raised in single-parent families always have some problems," "Even if you're beautiful, you should have self-respect and self-esteem, and stop trying to take shortcuts," and "Why doesn't he harass other female classmates instead of you?"
This is a typical victim-blaming presumption, but Yao Yingxia no longer argued with her argument. She just remained silent when facing Hou Wenbin. This kind of person, if you talk to him with reason, he will talk to you about attitude, and if you talk to him about attitude, he will suppress your identity. It is really a waste of time. She also doesn't want Xu Nian to receive any more complaint calls.
But Hou Wenbin was even more infuriated by her unyielding attitude. Later, he was no longer satisfied with her crazy outbursts and insisted on forcing her to say a few words. For example, the last time, Hou Wenbin actually asked her, "Are you very proud of being pursued like this?"
No matter how flexible Yao Yingxia was, she frowned at this moment. He Ming's pursuit did not bring her any substantial benefits. She had to be criticized every now and then because of him. She didn't know how much of her precious time was wasted and how many test papers she missed.
Seeing Yao Yingxia looking at him like he was a fool, Hou Wenbin said angrily, "If you had rejected her completely and not kept her hanging, would He Ming have been so persistent?"
After all, it was her fault.
Yao Yingxia began to reflect seriously. She could already count the number of times she rejected He Ming on her ten fingers. Every time, she was decisive and left no room for negotiation while maintaining basic courtesy. She believed that she had never left him with any thoughts.
Perhaps the problem was that she was too polite.
So when He Ming came around again, Yao Yingxia had no choice but to lash out: "He Ming, are you annoying?"
Just with such a simple sentence, He Ming's defense was completely broken. God knows how much courage he mustered to do so many stupid things to express his true feelings. The person he was so sincere to and thought about day and night, actually said that he was annoying?
Then he would show her that he was annoying.
After that, He Ming stopped making those empty confessions and started acting sarcastic whenever he saw Yao Yingxia. He had many bad friends, and they followed suit, always trying to isolate her and spread rumors.
At first, it was just a rumor that she was picked up by a luxury car after evening self-study. Later, it was rumored that she had many boyfriends in society. Later, there were even rumors that she had had several abortions.
Jin Ruyi couldn't stand it after hearing this: "He Ming looks like a decent person, but I didn't expect him to be so insidious. He's such a rubbish! Xia Xia, you just have a very good temper. If I were you, I would definitely fight him to the death."
Yao Yingxia imitated her curse: "What a piece of trash! I'm going to fight him to the death!"
Jin Ruyi was finally amused by her.
It's not worth risking her life. It's just a few meaningless words. She is strong enough inside and it doesn't matter. As long as He Ming doesn't disturb her studies, she can say whatever he wants.
But on this day, He Ming blocked her way in the class again, and she didn't know what to do next, which really gave her a headache.
Soon, Jin Ruyi sent another message: "Xia Xia, how about you stay outside for a while and come in after the bell rings?"
But she knew He Ming's style too well. Even if she couldn't see him in the morning, he would come during the break. She couldn't avoid him anyway, so it was better to solve the problem in advance.
When Yao Yingxia entered the classroom, it was eerily quiet, completely unlike the classroom before class. Her classmates looked at her and He Ming with gossipy eyes. A few of her closest friends looked worried, but most of them were just watching the fun.
He Ming was sitting on her desk with his back to the blackboard, turning her ink pen in his hand. Noticing the change in the atmosphere, he turned and looked at her.
The weather in late autumn is always chilly and gloomy, and it is still gray at seven o'clock in the morning, but whenever Yao Yingxia appears, he always feels that the sky is clear and the sun is shining.
Unfortunately, this light was not for him, so a place in his heart became dark and obscure, making him want to tarnish this source of light like crazy.
He stopped the pen he was spinning and greeted her with a smile: "Good morning, Yingxia."
She pretended not to hear, took off her schoolbag and temporarily placed it on Jin Ruyi's desk, then looked at He Ming and silently asked him what he wanted.
Now she didn't even want to greet him. He Ming was a little unwilling to give up. He knew that if he said what was next, he would not have the slightest chance. So he was still a little hesitant and gave her a warning first: "Yingxia, a few days ago, I was playing basketball and met a neighbor who used to live in the same neighborhood as you."
He Ming carefully observed her expression. As long as she was willing to give in, he could pretend to know nothing. The imagined panic did not appear on her face. Yao Yingxia simply stared at him without any emotion. Her light brown eyes always had a cold glint when they were not smiling. He looked away with a guilty conscience, and the next second he was angry at himself for being so useless. What was he afraid of?
It wasn't him who had the accident at home.
He Ming looked at Yao Yingxia again, but she still didn't react. This made He Ming feel like a clown. Finally, he said without caring, "I heard someone say that your father was murdered, stabbed to death?"
There were several gasps in the classroom, followed by whispers. Jin Ruyi slammed the table and stood up: "He Ming, don't go too far!"
He Ming glanced at her and said, "I'm chatting with Yingxia, what does it have to do with you?"
"You!" Jin Ruyi couldn't think of any rebuttal for a moment, and his hands were shaking with anger.
He Ming ignored her and just looked at Yao Yingxia expectantly, hoping that that pretty face would show an expression of anger or pain, so that he would feel relieved.
But Yao Yingxia's expression was too calm. She was even more concerned about her deskmate not getting sick from anger. She walked over, patted Jin Ruyi on the shoulder, whispered "I'm fine", and then looked at He Ming again.
He was eagerly anticipating what Yao Yingxia would say to him, but after waiting for so long, all he got was one sentence: "Do you want to accompany me to visit the grave?"
He Ming was stunned for a moment, then smirked: "What's your relationship with me? Why should I go to the grave with you?"
Yao Yingxia also laughed: "Yeah, how my father died has nothing to do with you."
He Ming's smile froze on his face. He didn't know Yao Yingxia was so sharp-tongued. Apparently, her previous polite rejections had given him some face and had never embarrassed him like this.
The preparatory bell rang at the right time. He Ming gave her a fierce look, said "Just wait for me", and left the classroom angrily.
Jin Ruyi looked at her worriedly: "Xia Xia..."
Yao Yingxia simply took out an alcohol wipe and carefully wiped the table where He Ming had sat. "I'm fine, really."
It was just the death of a scum who indulged in drinking, gambling, whoring and domestic violence. She was not sad at all. It was a pity for Xiao An.
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