"It's what she deserves! I knew it must be her. You are so popular in our department, and everyone secretly regards you as a goddess. Only Shi Xiaowen is biting you like a mad dog. She is the kind of person who will eventually perish if she does too much evil!"

Seeing Zhong Xiaochen angrily scolding Shi Xiaowen, Shao Mo couldn't help but laugh, "If you don't know, you would think you are the victim."

"I am clear about what I love and hate. Don't even mention that you are my friend. Even if you are an ordinary classmate or even a stranger, I will still help you when I see injustice!"

Shao Mo smiled, "Your personality is similar to Fangfang's."

Speaking of Zeng Fang, Zhong Xiaochen suddenly said, "Zeng Fang's dog is pretty. I also want to have a pet. I want to have a cat, but my aunt will never agree."

Shao Mo was stunned, but before she could ask more questions, Zhong Xiaochen brought the topic back to Shi Xiaowen.

"Shao Mo, how are you going to deal with Shi Xiaowen this time?"

"Leave it to the school."

Treat others as you would like to be treated.

She has used Shi Xiaowen's method to fight back, letting the other party taste the power and bitterness of rumors. As for the rest, let the school make a fair judgment.

With Shao Lin backing her up, I believe the school won't dare to deny her justice.

"...I shouldn't have speculated that Shao Mo had an improper relationship with other men based on my own subjective assumptions without knowing the truth, and I shouldn't have spread it...I deeply apologize for the negative impact my inappropriate behavior has brought to Shao Mo. Here, I solemnly apologize to Shao Mo. I hope everyone will take me as a warning, regulate their own words and deeds, be honest and trustworthy, abide by the law, and be a college student with good moral character..."

In the end, Shi Xiaowen was ordered by the department to make a self-criticism and apologize in front of all the teachers and students in an open class, and was given a serious warning.

Shi Xiaowen's incident caused a heated discussion in the school, but with the arrival of the annual student union election, everyone's attention was gradually diverted.

Shao Mo didn't care about the student union election. Anyway, she was not planning to join the student union. She was busy preparing Zeng Fang's birthday present recently.

After getting Shao Mo's consent, Zeng Fang decided to hold a small birthday party in the courtyard.

In addition to Wen Qingsheng and Zuo Xiaotang, Zeng Fang also invited several classmates from outside Beijing who had a good relationship with her.

There were almost two tables of guests in total. In order to reduce Sister Luo's burden and as the weather was cold, Shao Mo suggested eating mutton hotpot.

On Zeng Fang's birthday, Sister Luo went out to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy fresh mutton and various side dishes, while Shao Mo personally cooked a bowl of longevity noodles for Zeng Fang.

The whole noodle, which is as thick as the tip of a chopstick, is cooked and rolled into a round cake in a bowl, topped with chicken soup and sprinkled with chopped green onions. It is both nutritious and delicious.

As soon as Zeng Fang finished the longevity noodles in one go, Shao Mo immediately handed her a beautifully wrapped gift.

"Fangfang, happy birthday. May you be happy every day and have lots of good luck."

"Thank you, Momo!" Zeng Fang happily took it, "Did you prepare any gifts?"

"Of course. How could I just treat your birthday to a bowl of longevity noodles?"

"hey-hey!"

Ling Chuan also handed over his gift at the right time, "Fang Fang, happy birthday to you."

"Thank you, Brother Ling!"

Zeng Fang held the gifts from the two in each hand, and was as happy as a fool. "Momo, can I open them now?"

"Sure, but you have to hurry. If I'm right, you should have classes this morning, right?"

“Yes!”

Zeng Fang looked down at her watch with a very conflicted expression, and it was obvious that she couldn't decide between going out for class and opening her gifts.

Finally, it was Shao Mo who gave her an idea. "Your birthday only comes once a year, so don't think about exercising or losing weight today. Take a taxi to school later, and you can open your presents in the car."

"So can I eat whatever I want today?"

"Of course, being happy is the most important thing."

"Yeah! Then I want to have braised pork, braised pig's trotters, and sweet and sour pork for lunch. No, I want to eat too many dishes..."

At Shao Mo's urging, Zeng Fang quickly put on her schoolbag, took the gifts and hurried out.

Shao Mo also picked up her backpack and prepared to go out, and Ling Chuan habitually saw her out.

"What gift did you give to Fangfang?" Shao Mo asked Ling Chuan curiously before leaving.

"A badminton racket."

Seeing Shao Mo's puzzled expression, Ling Chuan explained: "When you have nothing to do in the future, you can play badminton together. She can lose weight and you can exercise."

“…A very practical gift.”

I hope Zeng Fang will like it.

In the taxi, Zeng Fang first opened the gift Ling Chuan had given her, because it was too big and was a bit cumbersome to hold.

When she opened it, she found it was a pair of badminton rackets. She was speechless.

Giving a pair of gloves is better than giving a badminton racket!

Zeng Fang silently complained in her heart, then began to open the gift from Shao Mo with great anticipation.

After removing the outer wrapping paper, I found a square box inside, about the size of an adult's palm, with a picture of a silver-white pager the size of a business card printed on the box.

Could it be a pager? Zeng Fang was stunned for two seconds before she reacted. She quickly opened the paper box and found a beautiful pager inside.

At noon, Shao Mo was about to go to the cafeteria when she received a call from Zeng Fang.

"Momo, you gave me a pager as a birthday present?"

Shao Mo raised her hand to signal Zhong Xiaochen to go to the cafeteria first, and she went to the side to answer the phone with a smile on her face, "Yes, we agreed on it before, do you like it?"

"I like it, but it's very expensive, more than a thousand yuan!"

"As long as you like it, money is not a problem. Will you use it?"

"Well, Yao Liang also bought a pager not long ago, and he taught me some of its functions."

Hearing the name Yao Liang, Shao Mo raised her eyebrows slightly, and then asked casually: "Does Yao Liang have a dog?"

"I don't know, why are you asking?"

"Oh, I saw a boy on the street a few days ago. His back looked a lot like Yao Liang. He was holding a golden retriever. I thought it was him."

"Does Yao Liang also have a golden retriever? I'll ask him someday."

Yao Liang didn't care whether Shao Mo had a golden retriever or not, but she learned from Zhong Xiaochen that Zeng Fang often walked a golden retriever near Nanshan Park in the afternoon.

But obviously, this golden retriever has nothing to do with Yao Liang.

After finishing her phone call with Shao Mo, Zeng Fang left the school and prepared to go to Shen Zhen's apartment to take Fake out for a walk.

Originally, she had asked Shen Zhen for leave today, planning to have a good meal in the cafeteria at noon, and then bring her classmates back to the courtyard in the afternoon to celebrate her birthday beautifully.

But the gift Shao Mo gave her was such a surprise that she was overjoyed, even though they had agreed before that as long as she successfully lost weight, Shao Mo would give her a pager as a reward.

But the pager was too expensive, so she never took it seriously. However, she didn't expect to receive Shao Mo's promise fulfilled on her birthday.

She had lost weight with great difficulty, and even for the sake of the pager, she couldn't allow herself to gain weight again.

Therefore, she planned to eat only a baked sweet potato and a cucumber for lunch.

(End of this chapter)