Chapter 20: The Incident Stemmed from Her Transfer School Life
One day, someone started spreading the news that He Shenmo's body had unexpectedly appeared near a street called "M plus" where thugs usually gathered. Because of this, people gradually stopped talking about her, since "she was already dead," and there was no point in saying more.
However, when people learned about He Shenmo's situation, their first reaction was not to feel sorry for her death, but to wonder if He Shenmo, a so-called "top student," had some "disgraceful" past because people viewed her with prejudice.
Everyone thinks that students are innocent and harmless during their school years, and this is indeed true compared to the real world. However, some students are not as innocent as people imagine.
People tend to be much more hostile towards girls than boys, and rarely mention the perpetrator who caused this girl harm.
Whether on online platforms or in the "small society" of a school, rumors spread very quickly, and the attention of a few thousand students can crush a quiet and honest female student.
It is said that He Shenmo was unharmed except for her neck. The location where she fell happened to be a blind spot for the security cameras, so no useful information was captured. In the end, the case was closed as an accident because she accidentally fell and hit her head on a rock while walking at night.
The incident involving He Shenmo was probably caused by a case of school violence. However, He Shenmo died unexpectedly on the street at night. Whether it was an accident or someone deliberately chose a blind spot in the camera footage to harm him remains unknown.
At the time, Ning Yanzhao was hospitalized for a while because of an injury sustained during a spring outing. She relied on the study notes that Jing Yiran sent her every day and knew very little about the actual situation. Now that she is back, she must find out exactly what happened and where this incident started.
Ning Yanzhao fell ill during the spring season due to her weak constitution and broke her leg while on a spring outing. This time, as long as she exercises well and doesn't get sick or injured her leg, she will have the opportunity to help He Shenmo. This time, she must find the culprit who framed He Shenmo.
On another note, Ning Yanzhao had already heard Jing Yiran mention that she had been in a car accident and broken her leg while searching for Xu Yongqing. She wondered if this leg break during the spring outing was also something she was destined to suffer. Although she had a feeling about it, she could only try her best to avoid it.
Ning Yanzhao cared so much about this matter because after she broke her leg, her homeroom teacher organized everyone to visit her in the hospital. Ning Yanzhao was very touched at the time. He Shenmo also came over then, but Ning Yanzhao did not expect that it would be the last time she saw He Shenmo, because He Shenmo dropped out of school after that.
Since Ning Yanzhao had the opportunity to come back, she thought she should help as many people as she could.
Ning Yanzhao hoped that, like with Xu Yongqing's case last time, she could at least find out more about the situation.
Since He Shenmo ultimately met his end near that street, Ning Yanzhao's main focus of investigation should be that nearby street, including the internet cafes.
"Alright, that's all for today's lesson. get out of class dismissed."
Goodbye, teacher.
Goodbye, students.
Seeing that the homeroom teacher had finally finished class and left, He Shenmo, who was new to the school, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Because she was an easily anxious person, her next plan was to copy a timetable to prepare for the upcoming studies. Although her foundation was relatively solid, she still didn't know where her classmates were at, so she had to keep preparing without stopping.
He Shenmo had just noticed the class schedule posted on the classroom door, but before she could even get up, a large group of classmates had already surrounded her.
"Wow, your name is He Shenmo, right? He Shenmo, your name is so nice! Is this a photo from your trip to Q City? Isn't Q City a lot of fun? It's such a pity, I'm almost seventeen and I've never even left the province." Classmate A saw a photo tucked inside He Shenmo's book and, without asking permission, immediately pulled it out to look at it as if they were old friends.
“You transferred from the best city in our country. Are the schools there very different from ours?” Student B asked, drawing on He Shenmo’s self-introduction.
"I heard you're good at drawing. Could you draw a picture of my idol for me next time?" Just like classmate B, classmate C started with He Shenmo's self-introduction and asked a bunch of questions that interested her.
"..."
Back then, students who transferred from big cities always aroused everyone's curiosity. As soon as the bell rang and the teacher left, He Shenmo was surrounded by many students who asked her a barrage of questions that she couldn't answer immediately.
He Shenmo had only studied painting a little when he was a child, but he stopped learning it because he felt it was too much of a financial burden on his parents and because his talent was only so-so.
The reason He Shenmo mentioned it earlier is because she is not a very good person at expressing herself. In addition, she transferred here with the intention of starting a new life. She read in a book that the best way to introduce oneself and make new friends is to talk about one's hobbies. In order to integrate into the new environment as soon as possible, she briefly mentioned that she had studied painting before.
Unexpectedly, the classmates actually took it seriously. Although He Shenmo's paintings were acceptable compared to those with no foundation at all, those who had studied painting for a long time could tell that her level was actually quite average.
One should not overestimate one's own strength, otherwise one will easily suffer a "backlash".
Looking at the interested expressions on her classmates' faces, He Shenmo felt as if she had returned to a memory she once wanted to forget. Suddenly, she couldn't hear anything. Her mouth was about to move, but she couldn't make a sound. She subconsciously closed her eyes and covered her ears with her hands.
This is He Shenmo's old problem. Even though her classmates don't mean any harm, she just can't handle so many people surrounding her and asking her questions at the same time.
"I...I...", I actually don't know anything.
Just when He Shenmo thought she was about to return to her previous state of isolation and helplessness, someone came over to help her out.
"Although I've never been outside the province, it's okay, we're still young. It's not difficult to leave the province. When we graduate from high school, we can go out and do summer jobs together and travel on a budget. We can go together then."
"If you're interested in schools in our country's largest city, I recommend you check out the videos posted by a certain content creator on a certain website. I believe they'll be more detailed than what you hear from others."
"By the way, how can you ask someone who's so busy with their studies to draw idols for you? You change idols every day, isn't that just wasting their study time?"
"Hahaha." Everyone who knew classmate B's personality agreed with Ning Yanzhao's words and burst into laughter.
"You're right." After Ning Yanzhao's interruption, the classmates stopped asking so many questions at once. Some of them, hearing Ning Yanzhao talk about working summer jobs and traveling on a shoestring budget together, thought it would be really interesting and started to fantasize about their wonderful life after graduation.
"By the way, shall we go to the convenience store to buy some snacks?"
"Okay." At Ning Yanzhao's "call," everyone, who were already craving snacks, laughed and dispersed, preparing to take some change from their schoolbags to the convenience store.
He Shenmo didn't show any obvious signs of relief, but Ning Yanzhao saw that he looked much more relaxed. She felt that she had "successfully made her exit." This was her first time having contact with He Shenmo in two separate encounters, and everything was going better than she had imagined. It was really great.
"Thank you," He Shenmo said softly and sincerely to Ning Yanzhao, who was walking at the back.
"It's alright, no need to thank me." Ning Yanzhao responded to He Shenmo with a smile.
He Shenmo chose to transfer schools not only because of the college entrance examination, but also because he wanted a completely new learning environment.
The reason is both simple and somewhat complicated. For some reason, from childhood to high school, He Shenmo was always automatically labeled as "aloof", "unapproachable", "beautiful and capable but lacking in class and collective honor", and "from a wealthy family but cold-hearted".
But He Shenmo isn't actually that kind of person; no matter how she explains, no one believes her.
To explain this using what He Shenmo once overheard her classmates saying in secret, He Shenmo was arrogant and never paid attention to her classmates. Apart from studying, she was indifferent to everything else. Although she had studied art, she never contributed to the class bulletin board activities. She was pretty, but whenever the class needed to send representatives to participate in tasks such as chorus or marching, she always refused the "face" tasks given by the teacher. These two things show that she did not contribute to the honor of the class. She never offered a helping hand to classmates who were struggling financially but came from wealthy families.
He Shenmo's family background is actually very ordinary. Her parents are ordinary workers who chose to work in the most economically developed city in order to earn more money. In order to save money, her family does not live very well. I don't know where the rumor that her family is well-off came from.
As for her appearance, He Shenmo was just a little fair-skinned; she didn't think she had any advantage.
The reason why He Shenmo doesn't participate in class activities is that she is not a very outgoing person. Whenever she stands in a crowded place or when many people are watching her, she easily gets nervous and her body trembles. However, whenever a person is given certain responsibilities, if she doesn't fulfill them, it means that she doesn't cherish her talents and doesn't contribute to the honor of the class, and she is "guilty".
He Shenmo transferred here this time, hoping to change herself and have some truly close friends. However, taking a new step always seems particularly difficult. The series of questions she just received brought her back to that tense state. Fortunately, someone helped her. Whether the classmate meant well or not, He Shenmo was very grateful to her.
In short, He Shenmo's transfer life began with some minor ups and downs.
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