Faced with the man who suddenly appeared, Shi Xi was taken aback and asked, "...May I ask who you are?"
"Student's parent."
As Si Beiling spoke, he looked at the two children in blue and white school uniforms who were entering the teaching building together, "My child and your child get along very well."
Is he afraid that Song Guizhou will corrupt his child?
Just then, the car parked behind impatiently honked its horn.
"Get in the car." Si Beiling gestured for Shi Xi to sit in the passenger seat.
Shi Xi thanked them, then opened the car door, sat down, and fastened her seatbelt.
"Where to?" Si Beiling asked.
Shi Xi gave an address; it wasn't far from here.
But Si Beiling still turned on the navigation. Noticing this, Shi Xi raised an eyebrow, indicating that the other party was not familiar with the area.
Seemingly noticing Shi Xi's surprise, Si Beiling fixed the navigation, "I just returned to the country and am not very familiar with this place."
Shi Xi nodded, not paying much attention.
"Are you that child's...?" Si Beiling's gaze lingered on the beauty mark under Shi Xi's eye for two seconds before he suddenly asked.
"Song Guizhou, I'm his brother, Yu Jiu'an."
Shi Xi thought to herself, "So they really are here to inquire about Song Guizhou."
"Si Huaiyu, I am his uncle, Si Beiling." Si Beiling smiled, not taking the fact that the two brothers had different surnames to heart, only assuming that one of them took their father's surname and the other their mother's surname.
"Just transferred schools? I've never seen you before," Si Beiling said again.
Shi Xi hummed in agreement, "I heard No. 2 Middle School is good, so I transferred here specifically."
While waiting at a traffic light, Shi Xi glanced at the red light that had lasted for over a hundred seconds and then noticed that her phone had received a voice message.
[Advisor Tang: Have you chosen a topic for your graduation thesis? The deadline is tomorrow.]
"……" I really forgot.
【Nine: Choose immediately.】
"Are you still in school?" Si Beiling looked at Shi Xi. "Which school?"
"Yes, it's from the university." Shi Xi opened the academic affairs system, logged into her account, and selected a topic that looked alright.
Seemingly keeping a close eye on the academic affairs system, Tang Jue sent a message right after he made his selection.
[Advisor Tang: Are you sure you want to choose Professor Zhang's topic? Don't you want to reconsider?]
Professor Zhang is known throughout the school for his high standards and strict requirements. Every year, many students fail his courses. This year, no student dared to choose any of the topics he released, fearing that their graduation thesis would not meet the requirements and they would have to postpone their graduation.
Shi Xi didn't feel anything; he chose late, so there wasn't much to choose from.
Moreover, he had a premonition that he would definitely fail no matter what he chose, so Shi Xi didn't really care.
[Nine: Confirmed, no changes.]
"Is it hard to choose?" Perhaps Shi Xi had been looking down at her phone for too long, and Si Beiling couldn't help but ask.
"No." Shi Xi logged out of the system. "I've already made my selection."
Just then, the light turned green, and Si Beiling turned his head and stopped talking, as if he had just asked casually.
Shi Xi felt a tickle in her throat and couldn't help but cough twice.
"What's wrong?" Si Beiling asked, frowning. "Should we go to the hospital?"
"It's nothing," Shi Xi waved her hand. "Just a minor cold."
Hearing this, Si Beiling didn't say anything more, but as Shi Xi was about to get out of the car, he asked again, "Want to add each other on WeChat?"
Shi Xi pondered for two seconds and felt that the other party didn't seem to have any ulterior motives, so she opened WeChat.
"I'll sweep you."
Then the two of them fell silent as they looked at the familiar profile picture and account.
Shi Xi: "..." What a coincidence!
Si Beiling: "..."
Shi Xi coughed awkwardly and glanced cautiously at Si Beiling, "So..."
"Is your nephew, Si Huaiyu, alright?"
Thinking about the message she had sent, Shi Xi felt a toothache.
Si Beiling took a deep breath. "He's fine. He's already been reprimanded."
"That's good." Hearing him say that, Shi Xi breathed a sigh of relief, unbuckled her seatbelt, and said, "Thank you for your help today, goodbye."
"You're welcome."
When Shi Xi's figure completely disappeared from sight.
"Yu Jiu'an," Si Beiling murmured to himself.
...
Shi Xi had just returned home when her phone rang again.
He opened his phone and saw that it was a message from Tang Jue.
[Instructor Tang: I'm granting you two more days off. Take a good rest.]
"???" What's going on?
Why would I suddenly message him out of the blue?
After thinking for a moment, Shi Xi opened the campus forum of the university.
The first thing that catches the eye is the article titled "The Sports University Campus Bullying Incident."
There's a video posted above that has over ten thousand views and thousands of discussions.
Shi Xi sat on the sofa, propped her head up with her hand, and clicked play.
The video shows Song Guizhou hitting the man and her comments after she arrived.
In the video, she is standing with her feet on the man's chest, her face expressionless, her chin slightly raised, looking superior.
Especially those two casual pats on the face at the end, plus that line, "Don't bother the counselor with minor squabbles between classmates, understand?"
It looks quite plausible.
Great shot, I'll save a screenshot.
Shi Xi opened the comments.
[Hilarious! There are actually people speaking up for Yu Gou, this bully? I hope you ever encounter someone like Yu Gou in the future.]
[No matter what, bullies are despicable!!!]
[I heard Yu Jiu'an took a day off after beating someone up. What happened? Was he exhausted from beating someone up? How come he didn't die from exhaustion? (smile)]
...
Below are comments denouncing him and demanding that the school expel him.
[Instructor Tang: You saw it?]
Perhaps not receiving a reply, Tang Jue sent another message.
"……" That's a really accurate guess.
[Nine: Did he cause trouble at the school?]
The other party replied immediately: [Instructor Tang: No, I'm on sick leave.]
[Instructor Tang: I'll handle this, you don't need to worry.]
Tang Jue sat in the chair, his expression not very good. It seemed that the other party had hired online trolls, as the news was spreading very quickly.
The other teachers sitting next to him couldn't help but speak up—
"I don't think this is necessarily Yu Jiu'an's fault. I know the student who was beaten; several students have told me he's a smart aleck."
"There are also young girls who have been sexually harassed by him in private, but they didn't dare to speak up for fear of retaliation. I've criticized and educated him twice, but he still won't repent."
"Any news from the monitoring room?" Tang Jue asked.
"It's already been retrieved; it can be posted once the editing is complete."
"Okay." Tang Jue nodded.
Immediately afterwards, the other party posted a picture of themselves in the hospital, claiming that they would defend their rights, seek justice for themselves, and calling on every bullied person not to remain silent and to bravely say no to school bullying.
They even said that if there was no follow-up, it meant something bad had happened.
It has many supporters.
Shi Xi chuckled, then noticed that the school's official website had taken action—
"Bully" and "bullied"? Justice resides in the hearts of the people.
The video released by the other party was only the second half, while the official website released the whole thing.
In the video, the man reached out his hand to Song Guizhou's leg, but it was grabbed instead. Song Guizhou, with a nonchalant expression, twisted the man forcefully, knocking him to the ground.
Then the man asked Song Guizhou who he was, and seeing that he was a stranger, he accused him of being a thief who had sneaked in.
Song Guizhou glanced at him, "I'm Yu Jiu'an's old..."
Upon seeing this, Shi Xi suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Will this kid just spout nonsense without thinking?
Fortunately, Song Guizhou paused for a moment, then continued, "...Good friend."
Then came the other party's contemptuous "short-lived wretch" and their hasty retreat.
There are also several screenshots showing men harassing other girls, with the girls' faces blurred out.
Now it's clear who's right and who's wrong.
[...Well, even if the man was indeed in the wrong, did Yu Jiu'an have to go so far as to belittle him? Does Yu Jiu'an have no fault to speak of?]
[I'm so angry I could laugh. There are still people defending the real bully. You might as well be the Leshan Giant Buddha.]
[...I think Yu Jiu'an and this good friend are quite a good match (doge emoji)]
[Yu Jiu'an said his good friend calls him "my kid," think about that carefully.]
"……" Let's appreciate the beauty.
Just as Shi Xi was about to leave the campus forum, she discovered that someone had posted a screenshot.
The screenshot shows the man in a bar, still wearing the clothes he wore today, which exposes the lie that he was seriously injured in the hospital.
"Tang Jue moved so quickly." Shi Xi raised an eyebrow.
...
Meanwhile, seeing Shi Xi get into Si Beiling's car, Si Huaiyu quietly took out his phone.
Will Si Beiling have a wife today? (3)
[Si Huaiyu: Guess what I just saw?]
[Si Nanjun: No guessing, get lost.]
[Ye Xuyan: You brat, bringing your phone to school! Wait till you get back, I'll teach you a lesson...]
[Si Huaiyu: My uncle asked me who the student's parent was, and even let them get in his car, sitting in the passenger seat! (Important point)]
[Ye Xuyan: Aa ...
[Si Nanjun: ...I'll take you to school tomorrow too.]
[Ye Xuyan: I'm going too!!!]
"Excuse me, are you new to No. 2 Middle School? What's your name? Which class are you in?"
Si Huaiyu turned off his phone and tried to get closer to Song Guizhou.
Song Guizhou's gaze fell on the car, his face expressionless. He didn't answer his question, but instead asked, "Your family?"
"My uncle," Si Huaiyu said. "Was it your brother who gave it to you?"
"Yes." After answering only this one question, Song Guizhou turned and left.
The two were not assigned to the same class. After finally getting through the evening self-study session, when Si Huaiyu wanted to wait for Song Guizhou, he found that Song Guizhou had already left.
Si Huaiyu scratched his head. "Why did you run so fast?"
Then he turned his head and saw the black Mercedes parked on the side of the road.
The car window was open, clearly indicating that they were waiting for someone.
Si Huaiyu dawdled to the car, opened the door, and sat in the back seat.
"Where are the classmates you met this morning?" Si Beiling glanced at him.
"They're gone."
Si Beiling didn't say anything more, as if it was just a casual question, but his gaze lingered at the school gate for two seconds before he started the car and drove away.
Si Huaiyu: "..." I'm already in the car, so Uncle is looking for Aunt, right?
...
Shi Xi logged out of the school forum and was just about to discuss with Teacher Zhang how to write the thesis proposal when he discovered that the other party had sent him a message in advance.
[Teacher Zhang: I'm sorry, I didn't expect anyone to choose my topic. I'm going abroad for six months of further study, so I've handed the topic over to Xiao Tang. (clasps hands in a fist)]
"……"
Shi Xi took a moment to realize that the "Little Tang" Teacher Zhang was referring to was Tang Jue.
No wonder I asked him to think it over again before; I guess I knew in advance that Teacher Zhang was going abroad for further studies.
Shi Xi paused for a second and sent an OK message to Teacher Zhang.
After finishing the message, Shi Xi glanced at the time and was just about to get up to pick up Song Guizhou when she heard the sound of the door lock being opened.
"You're back." Shi Xi turned around and greeted him.
Song Guizhou, who hadn't heard those words in a long time, paused in his action of closing the door.
"Yes, I'm back."
Shi Xi was a little surprised. If she remembered correctly, school had just let out at this time, and Song Guizhou was already home.
"Why are you back so soon? I was planning to pick you up."
"No need," Song Guizhou smiled and said, "Brother Xiao An doesn't need to pick me up from school; I've already memorized the way."
Shi Xi simply nodded.
He hadn't originally planned to drive Song Guizhou every day; he just wanted to pick him up and drop him off for the first couple of days to let him get familiar with the route, since he also had to go to school.
After thinking for a moment, Shi Xi asked again, "How's school? Are you adjusting well?"
"I can adapt." Song Guizhou slowly sat down next to Shi Xi.
He looked at Shi Xi and asked, "Today I saw Brother Xiao An get into someone else's car. Was it someone he knew?"
"I don't know him."
Hearing this, Song Guizhou seemed to realize something, frowned, and said, "Brother Xiao An, you should be careful with strangers' cars. What if they're bad people?"
Although she thought it was impossible for such a thing to happen, seeing how worried Song Guizhou was, Shi Xi finally agreed.
...
The school intervened and disciplined Shi Xi for the incident on the campus forum. Once her leave was over, Shi Xi returned to school.
Shi Xi was writing her thesis in her dormitory.
Just as he was about to look up some information, he found that Si Beiling had sent him a message.
[Si Beiling: I haven't seen you lately, have you been busy?]
"……?" Shi Xi looked completely bewildered.
After hesitating for a moment, I replied anyway.
[Nine: In seclusion, writing a thesis.]
Shi Xi looked at the "typing" notification at the top of her phone and waited for half a minute, but still didn't receive a reply.
He thought to himself.
What's wrong? Are you writing a paper in the input box?
Just then, her phone ran out of battery, so Shi Xi simply stood up and decided to go to the swimming pool to relax.
After changing her clothes in the changing room, Shi Xi plunged directly into the water.
When Shi Xi finished swimming and surfaced, she saw Song Guizhou standing not far away.
"When did you arrive?"
Song Guizhou was wearing a blue and white school uniform with a bath towel draped over his forearm.
Song Guizhou looked at Shi Xi, "She hasn't been here long."
Shi Xi nodded indifferently, swam to the edge of the pool, and walked up the steps.
Song Guizhou looked up at Shi Xi.
At this point, there was no one else in the swimming pool besides them.
Bright light fell on Shi Xi, and water droplets dripped from his bangs, sliding down his slightly pale face to his slender and long neck, then his delicate collarbone, and then his well-defined chest, finally disappearing into his dark swimming trunks.
Song Guizhou took a deep breath, feeling that Shi Xi was like a seductive siren, and he was a sailor being lured in, unwilling to break free, only wanting to fall into her trap step by step.
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