After evening study, Zhu Xingtong headed to the dormitory as usual. The dormitory was now a large room with rows of bunk beds. Once inside, she grabbed her things and headed to the bathroom as usual. Back then, the bathroom was essentially a room with rows of faucets, located at the very end of each floor. To shower, one had to bring their own hot water and a basin.
After returning from showering, Zhu Xingtong was acutely aware of the quiet in the dormitory. Normally, at this time of day, the room would be bustling with chatter and chatter. Today, however, it was unexpectedly quiet. She calmly walked over to her bed and saw a large puddle of water on the sheets, clearly freshly splashed. She said nothing, but instead looked up at the students around her. Anyone who caught her eye turned their heads away.
She nodded, then raised her voice and said, "Who did it? If you don't tell me, I'll go find the teacher."
"Tsk...when something happens, you know to look for the teacher." Yao Xin said.
Zhu Xingtong looked at her: "Did you do it?"
"Which eye of yours saw that I did it? Zhu Xingtong, don't think that you can slander others just because you are young and have a good relationship with the teacher. I told you a long time ago not to look down on others. Look, no one in the dormitory speaks for you." Yao Xin immediately retorted.
"That's right, that's right." Liang Yan echoed in a low voice.
"You didn't do it, so why are you talking so much?" Zhu Xingtong nodded again. "I'm too lazy to ask everyone one by one. If you don't want to tell the teacher, then everyone should stay awake tonight." After saying that, she picked up her bucket and walked out.
At this moment, a petite girl suddenly said, "I came in after you. I don't know who splashed it. Could you please not splash my bed later?"
Zhu Xingtong glanced at her and said, "Okay."
As soon as she said this, several people immediately said, "We came in with you, and we don't know either." "Okay." Zhu Xingtong said and looked at the rest of the people.
"It wasn't us who did it, so why did you pour water on our bed? You're just being framed because of your bad relationships, so go find whoever did it." Yao Xin then shouted at the people at the door, "You're just standing there watching. Didn't you see she's carrying a bucket? Stop her now."
When she yelled, two girls actually came out and blocked the door.
"Get out of the way!" Zhu Xingtong said coldly to the two of them.
The two men looked at her like she was a fool, obviously not going to give in.
Zhu Xingtong didn't waste any time talking to them. He stretched out his hand and pulled one of them backwards, throwing her to the ground. The girl lost her balance and fell forward, only to be caught by another girl.
Yao Xin immediately got off the bed and pointed at Zhu Xingtong, saying, "Everyone saw it. Zhu Xingtong hit someone."
"Shut up!" Zhu Xingtong turned around suddenly and said.
Yao Xin took two steps back. "You...you're just stronger, aren't you? How can we be afraid of you when there are so many of us?"
"You...besides you, Liang Yan, and the other two, who else is there?" Zhu Xingtong asked, picking at the words.
Yao Xin immediately retorted: "We didn't do it, we just..."
"Just what? Now I think you are the most suspicious? Otherwise, why are you working so hard?" Zhu Xingtong stared at her.
"It's not me. I just can't stand the way you look down on others." Yao Xin said a little fearfully.
"Then tell me who it is? Who is it that dares to do it but is not willing to take responsibility and is willing to be a turtle?" Zhu Xingtong glanced at the four people and said.
"He's not from our dormitory. Don't you know who you have offended? Do you think we are you, with such great strength, and we are not afraid of revenge?" Yao Xin said what was in his heart excitedly.
"You said, I will protect you from now on." Zhu Xingtong frowned.
"Tsk, you're just a country bumpkin, but her father is..." Yao Xin said, covering her mouth.
"I understand." Zhu Xingtong nodded and went out with the bucket.
"What does she know?" Yao Xin asked Liang Yan next to her.
"How would I know? She probably figured it out. You made it so obvious," Liang Yan whispered. They used to gossip about each other a lot, so perhaps Zhu Xingtong had remembered it.
"It's over, it's over. My mom will definitely scold me to death later. I should have endured it earlier. It's all Zhu Xingtong's fault. She picked on anyone else but..." Yao Xin covered her mouth again as she spoke. However, she quickly rushed to the door, closed it, and said to her roommates, "I didn't say anything. She guessed it herself. Don't let it slip." After saying this, she even glanced at the two girls who had blocked Zhu Xingtong's way. There were only four of them in the dormitory at the time.
Here, Zhu Xingtong went to the bathroom to get some water, and then went straight to the next door dormitory 303. Seeing that the door was closed, she knocked hard.
Someone inside shouted, "Who is it? We are all going to sleep."
Zhu Xingtong didn't say anything and knocked again.
This time, I heard footsteps and the door opened soon.
"Who are you looking for so late?" Wang Yuanyuan looked at Zhu Xingtong.
"I'm not looking for anyone, I'm just looking for revenge." Zhu Xingtong said as he walked inside with the bucket.
"Revenge? What revenge?" Wang Yuanyuan was wondering when she saw Zhu Xingtong lift the bucket and pour water on Huang Ting's bedding.
"Zhu Xingtong, you're crazy!" Huang Ting screamed. Her shout immediately attracted everyone in the surrounding dormitories, and even the auntie who was guarding the door downstairs.
"She poured water on my bed while I was washing up. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself." Zhu Xingtong was about to leave after she finished speaking. After taking a few steps, she turned back and said, "Ask Zhang Yanran for me, how did I offend her?" After that, she went back to her dormitory.
Huang Ting was furious and wanted to ask who had betrayed her. When she realized that everyone in the dormitory was looking at her, she immediately yelled, "What are you looking at? I just don't like her. It has nothing to do with Yanran. She's just jealous that Yanran is prettier and richer than her. It's just that she's good at studying. What's so great about that?"
Zhu Xingtong returned to his bed, rolled up his wet blanket, and hung it on the balcony to dry. Just as he was about to sleep on the bed, he heard the girl in the next bed say softly, "I'll lend you my quilt."
She didn't hesitate and took the quilt she handed over, spread it on her bed, and slept there for the night. The next day, during morning self-study, Chen Zhongguo's class happened to be in progress. She immediately complained to the whole class, saying that Huang Ting had poured water on her quilt last night.
Huang Ting said that her quilt was also wet, and she was making a fuss. She was getting louder and louder and more excited as she spoke, and she even started crying. Chen Zhongguo was confused and called them both out to ask them again. Huang Ting insisted that she was unhappy with Zhu Xingtong and it had nothing to do with Zhang Yanran. Zhu Xingtong didn't keep nagging her either. She just wanted to make the matter public and disgust the other party. Chen Guozhong called Zhang Yanran and Zhu Xingtong's roommates out to ask them questions. After scolding them a few words, he let them go back to their seats. The matter was left unresolved.
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