Only after Ding Kemeng and her daughter had walked away did Lu Ziyin emerge from the shadows. She glanced at the group still discussing in the office, then thought for a moment and sent a text message to Lu Tian.
Ding Kemeng took her mother for a casual stroll around the campus. It was Ding's mother's first time visiting Xiushui, so she wasn't very familiar with her daughter's school. Looking at the various buildings and scenery on campus, Ding's mother felt much more relaxed.
"Mengmeng, tell Mom, did something happen between you and that girl named Tang Meng?" Ding's mother asked suddenly, looking at the blooming flowers in front of her.
Ding Kemeng knew her mother would ask, and she didn't intend to hide it. "I had a little entanglement with her. She should dislike me quite a bit, but I didn't expect it to be to this extent."
"Is it because it's a boy?" Ding's mother guessed.
Ding Kemeng was surprised by her mother's words and looked up, saying, "I guess so, but it's not entirely because of him." She didn't believe that Tang Meng's feelings for Lu Ziyin had reached that level.
"Is that boy named Lu Ziyin?" Ding's mother continued to ask.
Ding Kemeng was truly shocked this time. She had never mentioned Lu Ziyin's name before, so how did her mother know?
Seeing her daughter's expression, Ding's mother understood immediately, "It seems this is her name..."
"Yes, I like him."
"Mengmeng, do you know why this matter was resolved so easily and why the murderer was caught so quickly?" Ding's mother suddenly asked.
"Why, why?" Ding Kemeng's eyes widened as an idea popped into her head, but she couldn't quite believe it.
"It was that boy named Lu Ziyin who helped you," Ding's mother said calmly. When she and Ding's father went to the school, the head of the teaching department showed them the evidence and emphasized that it was a boy named Lu Ziyin who helped them, implying that the family should be grateful to that boy.
Although Ding's mother didn't know anything special about this child named Lu Ziyin, she could guess from the head teacher's attitude towards the child that Lu Ziyin's identity was probably not so simple!
Lu Ziyin helped her daughter, and she was indeed very grateful, but from a selfish perspective, Ding's mother did not want her daughter to have any connection with this Lu Ziyin.
"So it really was him who helped me..." A hint of joy flashed in Ding Kemeng's eyes, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.
"Mengmeng, you know, Mom doesn't want you to get too close to that boy." Ding's mother touched her daughter's face, her eyes filled with worry. "This school in Xiushui is full of rich kids, and that boy named Lu Ziyin is one of them, isn't he? Mengmeng, Mom's words may be harsh, but Mom is doing this for your own good. Have you ever thought about why Lu Ziyin is so good to you?"
Ding Kemeng touched her mother's hand and smiled, "Mom, I wasn't sure before, but now I am." She didn't want to wait any longer; she wanted to thank Lu Ziyin and confess her feelings to him, no matter the outcome!
"You..." Even after all that, Ding's mother was still stubborn and didn't understand. She was at her wit's end.
"Mom can't persuade you anymore, but... whatever decision you make, I hope you won't regret it!" Ding's mother withdrew her hand, completely giving up on persuading her. Her daughter was very stubborn!
"Mom, I won't regret it!"
...
The negative rumors about Ding Kemeng online were short-lived, disappearing completely as soon as they faded. The school even addressed the matter during Monday's flag-raising ceremony and posted the punishment for Ding Kemeng on the bulletin board as a warning. Also punished was Wu Xin, the homeroom teacher of Class 1, who was forcibly removed from her position and stripped of her right to continue teaching the class.
Tang Meng dropped out of school, the post was deleted, and with the added pressure of busy studies, everyone gradually forgot about the incident and began their daily school life again.
At the end of April, the final exams for the first semester of the first year of high school quietly arrived, and all students entered a tense state of study again. Because Tang Qiushui had not returned to study, Zhao Qian specially contacted the school to arrange for her to be sent back to Class 1.
Although Zhao Qian didn't usually care much about the petty squabbles between students, he wasn't blind. Ever since Tang Qiushui, this rich girl, came to their class, she'd caused quite a bit of trouble. The boys in his class also really disliked her. Rather than letting them keep arguing, it would be better to send her back to Class One!
He already has one cute little girl in his class, why does he need to make things harder for himself by adding Tang Qiushui!
In Class 10, Huang Jiji and the others started clinging to Ding Kemeng again after class.
"Sister Meng, help is needed!"
"Sister Meng, I didn't understand today's question, could you explain it to me?"
"Sister Meng, please explain it to me first. They know a lot of things, and I still have so many math problems I can't solve!"
As soon as get out of class ended, several boys squeezed over, and in no time, Ding Kemeng was surrounded by them, and not a single hair of hers could be seen!
Lu Ziyin held the wrong answers she had just written in her hand, looking at these people expressionlessly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Has his temper really gotten better lately? These people even dare to take his place.
Xie Sichen got up, wanting to ask Ding Kemeng for a math test paper to look at, but now... he thought he'd better not go!
Tang Zhizhou was like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water. Even though the midterm exams were coming up, he wouldn't be in a hurry until the day before the exams!
"Brother Lu, don't always have such a cold face! Come, come, sit here. I just bought a comic book with a really good plot. Do you want to take a look?" Tang Zhizhou waved to Lu Ziyin with a grin.
Hearing Tang Zhizhou's words, Yang Xiao nearly broke his pen. His grades had plummeted because he'd been reading comics with Tang Zhizhou all along; now he dared not read any comics anymore, and he didn't even want to hear the word "comics"!
"Get lost!" Lu Ziyin rolled her eyes and ignored Tang Zhizhou. She had already promised the little one that she would study hard, and besides, she didn't like those boring stories!
Ding Kemeng was already explaining the problem to Huang Jiji and the others. Lu Ziyin listened carefully, suppressing her anger. When Ding Kemeng had explained the problem to them all, and Huang Jiji wanted to ask a second question, Lu Ziyin quickly pushed past them and said coldly, "It's my turn. I'm smarter than them. Explain it to me!"
Huang Jiji: "..." Boss, it's not that I look down on you, but with your grades, you say you're smarter than me? Don't you have a conscience?
Ding Kemeng was stunned for a moment, then remained silent.
Lu Ziyin, however, assumed Ding Kemeng didn't want to explain the problem to him, and became even more unhappy. He wouldn't get angry at Ding Kemeng, but he could certainly vent his frustration on the other boys around them!
"You all understand now, right? Do you want to leave?"
Everyone: "Got it, got it, we're leaving now!" If we don't leave soon, the boss will be glaring at us!
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