He shouldn't have scared her like that...
"I'm sorry, my little one. I didn't expect you to be so scared. I... I won't do it again next time. Please don't be angry..." Lu Ziyin lowered her head, her voice tinged with sadness.
Ding Kemeng lightly stamped her foot, feeling a little embarrassed. She had actually overreacted because she was too shy. And if Lu Ziyin hadn't reacted quickly and pulled her back, she would definitely have fallen and hurt herself, and she hadn't even said thank you!
"Lu Ziyin, I..." Ding Kemeng wanted to say it wasn't his fault, but before she could finish speaking, a clear voice interrupted her.
"Kemeng, you're here!" Li Meilin saw Ding Kemeng from afar and rushed over. "Kemeng, quick, the teacher is looking for you. It seems he wants to talk to you about the last cultural festival. Go to the office right away!"
"Huh?" Ding Kemeng was still a little confused, but Li Meilin had already come up to her and grabbed her arm. "Brother Lu, I'll borrow Kemeng for now. You can talk to her later if you need anything!" With that, Ding Kemeng was pulled away by Li Meilin without even having a chance to say goodbye to Lu Ziyin.
Lu Ziyin watched Ding Kemeng and Li Meilin's departing figures, smiled helplessly, and only stopped smiling after the two had walked far away, then walked behind them.
Lu Ziyin was still uneasy about the gaze she had just received. She walked slowly down the corridor, looking around before finally stopping in front of a pillar.
There were deep fingernail marks on the pillar, and chunks of white cement had even been chipped off. It seemed he wasn't mistaken; someone had been behind him, perhaps even spying on him!
Lu Ziyin straightened up. The fingernail mark reached just to his shoulder. This person was not tall, and the fingernail mark was so deep that the fingernails must be quite long. So this person was very likely a girl!
Lu Ziyin fell into deep thought. What girl would be so free that she would follow him instead of going back to sleep after lunch? No, that's not right. Lu Ziyin shook his head and suddenly realized that this girl might not be following him, but rather following the adorable baby?
The thought that the person was stalking Ding Kemeng made Lu Ziyin worry. She glanced at the security camera in the corridor; this angle was a partial blind spot, so it wouldn't capture the whole scene, but it was enough.
Lu Ziyin took out her phone and made a call as she walked towards the monitoring room. She disappeared down the corridor in no time.
Meanwhile, Ding Kemeng was already in Zhao Qian's office.
During the last cultural festival, her and Sun Yanzhi's performance was awarded the best program. As a reward, the school prepared a bonus for them—not much, 500 yuan each. Sun Yanzhi had already collected his share; Ding Kemeng should collect hers now.
Of course, Zhao Qian didn't just approach Ding Kemeng to collect the prize money. This year, the school intended for the top two students in the grade to participate in the city's physics competition together, and Ding Kemeng had already achieved first place several times in a row, so the school valued her highly.
"So, are you willing to bring glory to the school and participate in this physics competition?" Ding Kemeng is outstanding in science subjects, especially physics.
"Teacher, if I participate and win a prize, what kind of reward will I get?" Ding Kemeng thought for a moment and then suddenly asked.
"Rewards?" Zhao Qian was a little surprised. He glanced at Ding Kemeng. Besides the prize money, what other rewards are there in the physics competition? Do certificates and awards count?
What reward do you want?
"I want a privilege, the privilege of freely choosing my class." The class assignment system in Xiushui is too troublesome. She hates the process of changing classes every time. For many people, changing classes is actually a kind of humiliation.
"Hmm~" Zhao Qian touched his nose, unable to immediately agree to Ding Kemeng's request, after all, this was not something that a mere homeroom teacher like him could decide.
“Okay, I’ll talk to the school about your request later, but if you really want this privilege, you’ll have to get into the top three in the city’s physics competition this time, otherwise it won’t make sense.” Zhao Qian took the opportunity to make his request.
"I will." Ding Kemeng's gaze was firm. As long as she could have this privilege, she would do her best to do well in this physics competition no matter what!
"Alright, that's all for now. You can go back now!" Zhao Qian finished speaking and didn't try to keep her any longer. He waved his hand, wanting her to go back.
At this moment, a girl walked in, holding a form in her hand. She entered the office and went straight to Wu Xin's desk without greeting anyone.
Ding Kemeng stepped aside to let the girl pass and was about to leave when Zhao Qian's voice suddenly rang out from behind her: "By the way, Ding Kemeng, have you been tutoring that kid Lu Ziyin lately?"
Lu Ziyin, Brother Ziyin?
Tang Qiushui, who was about to leave after placing the form on Wu Xin's desk, also heard Zhao Qian's voice. She looked up in confusion, glanced at the girl standing at the door, and smiled.
So, this little dwarf is Ding Kemeng?
Ding Kemeng turned around and replied, "Yes, I've been helping him catch up on some basic knowledge lately."
"No wonder!" He had been thinking that Lu Ziyin hadn't been sleeping in class lately and seemed to be working on tests, and she was getting more questions right on the weekly tests. At first, he thought Lu Ziyin was copying the tests, but now it seems that her academically gifted deskmate was tutoring her!
"What's wrong, teacher?" Ding Kemeng tilted her head, thinking that Zhao Qian wanted to say something to her.
"It's alright, it's alright, you can tutor him, as long as it doesn't affect you!" Zhao Qian smiled. "Alright, you can go back now, class is starting soon."
"Okay, goodbye, teacher!" Ding Kemeng nodded, considerately closed the office door, and left.
Seeing that Ding Kemeng had left, Tang Qiushui pursed her lips, walked up to Zhao Qian, and asked with a smile, "Hello, teacher, was that girl named Ding Kemeng?"
"Ah, yes!" Zhao Qian was just about to sit down when a pretty female student walked over. He paused for a moment, then asked, "You know her?"
"I don't know her, teacher. I just think this Ding Kemeng is really pretty, and I'm just curious about her," Tang Qiushui blinked and replied.
"Oh, I see!" Zhao Qian understood. Ding Kemeng from their class was indeed beautiful. Many teachers in the office envied him, saying that he was lucky to not only get first place in the grade, but also to be a beautiful girl with a good personality!
"Teacher, I just heard you mention Lu Ziyin. Is Ding Kemeng Lu Ziyin's classmate?" Tang Qiushui asked again.
"Yeah, they're in my class, my deskmates." Zhao Qian smiled smugly, but then seemed puzzled: "Which class are you in? Why are you asking that?"
"It's nothing, teacher. I'm just curious. I'm a new transfer student this year, and I heard my classmates mention Lu Ziyin's name, so I'm just curious." Tang Qiushui quickly found a reason.
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