Chapter 4: Expelled on the First Day!?
Apparently, a witness saw the entire process of Zhang Chen bullying Bai Xiruo and reported it to Lao Deng.
Lao Deng was a very responsible teacher. In the original novel, he had a good relationship with the protagonist, Ye Fan, and also cared deeply for Bai Xiruo.
Although, like most teachers, he was a bit of a snob when it came to grades, believing that good students naturally deserved preferential treatment...
He never gave up on 'bad students' like Zhang Chen, even giving him multiple chances to reform.
However, the opportunities he gave Zhang Chen inadvertently made him an accomplice in Zhang Chen's bullying of Bai Xiruo...
The original novel didn't elaborate much on Bai Xiruo's bullying before the protagonist appeared, only mentioning her tragic experiences in passing later on.
But those few lines, when they manifested as a real-life event, felt like a crushing mountain, truly suffocating.
Zhang Chen mused, looking at it this way, he should currently be in the early or middle stages, still in the phase of bullying Bai Xiruo.
At least, it hadn't reached the later stages.
Because in the later stages, when the protagonist appears, his expulsion would already be a foregone conclusion.
"Are you mute!? Did she provoke you?"
Seeing Zhang Chen's unusual silence, Deng Xianbing felt strange.
In the past, before he even opened his mouth to question Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen would pull out a chair, ignore him, and sit to the side, acting like a hooligan, showing no respect for his teacher.
Now, he was standing obediently to the side, not shaking his leg or wearing a punchable expression. Deng Xianbing was a little unaccustomed to it.
His tone naturally softened a bit.
Instead of immediately telling Zhang Chen to call his parents and pack his bags to go home, he asked in a cold tone.
Deng Xianbing's words interrupted his thoughts, and Zhang Chen snapped back to reality.
He quickly explained, "I didn't... I didn't do anything."
"Didn't do anything!?" Deng Xianbing repeated, sighing deeply, "Did she cry for fun if you didn't do anything?"
"Uh..."
"Tell me, why did you pull someone into an alley? What does she have to do with you?"
Deng Xianbing wouldn't believe a word Zhang Chen said. In fact, Zhang Chen bullying Bai Xiruo was already out in the open, and his excuses were useless!
However, as a homeroom teacher, he still needed to understand the full story to resolve the conflict between two students in his class.
At the same time, he absolutely didn't want a good child like Bai Xiruo to be corrupted by Zhang Chen...
"I... I invited her to eat," Zhang Chen said truthfully.
"Invited her to eat? Doesn't she have her own food? Does she need you to treat her?"
"She, she really doesn't."
"Stop spouting nonsense to me here!" Deng Xianbing slammed the table, making a few drops of tea splash from his teacup.
"Zhang Chen, do you know you're currently on probation!? And you still dare to bully other classmates!"
"What did Bai Xiruo ever do to you that you have to bully her like this? Do you know her family is in a difficult situation...?"
Deng Xianbing was truly furious. He warned Zhang Chen while also earnestly explaining Bai Xiruo's hardships, hoping he would stop adding insult to injury for Bai Xiruo...
This was the office talk that most students experience during their school days.
It usually lasted an entire evening study session...
Until the bell rang and class was dismissed, Zhang Chen had not returned from Lao Deng's office.
"Chen Ge is Chen Ge. What did he get called to Lao Deng's office for today?" The flat-haired Fat Man sitting next to Zhang Chen couldn't help but laugh as soon as he heard the dismissal bell.
The two girls sitting in front of Zhang Chen turned around and shrugged. For their stressful high school lives, gossip like Zhang Chen's was good conversation material during breaks.
Seeing this, the flat-haired Fat Man turned to look at the skinny monkey in the other corner. The skinny monkey had been with Zhang Chen that afternoon.
"Li Junhao, what happened?" he asked, raising his chin.
At these words, many curious classmates in the class looked at Li Junhao.
After all, they were usually the closest, so they would definitely be the first to know any news.
Li Junhao gave the Fat Man an indifferent glance, then got up and walked to his side, resting his arm on the Fat Man's neck and gesturing with his eyes in one direction.
"There."
The Fat Man understood and looked towards Bai Xiruo's seat. At the same time, the two girls in front of the Fat Man reacted strongly when they saw this, also turning to look at Bai Xiruo.
Immediately, the classmates whose attention had been drawn by the skinny monkey all looked at Bai Xiruo.
Although most people didn't know what had happened.
The Fat Man covered his mouth and whispered, "You guys go and mess with..."
Li Junhao nodded, gritting his teeth in annoyance, "Damn, she actually dared to complain."
"Then Chen Ge..."
Bai Xiruo, sitting in front and feeling many gazes around her, pursed her lips. Her intuition told her that Zhang Chen being called to the office was definitely because of what happened that afternoon.
But she hadn't complained at all...
Now, if Zhang Chen was punished by the teacher, he might just vent his anger on her again...
Therefore, her hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and her mind could no longer be calm.
Immediately after, she suddenly heard a classmate at the classroom door call out, "Bai Xiruo, the office."
At these words, the classmates who had already been looking at Bai Xiruo, intentionally or unintentionally, became even more curious.
Among them, Su Yu, the instigator of the entire incident, also looked at Bai Xiruo.
Only...
"Xiao Yu, even you don't know what Zhang Chen did?"
"Didn't he tell you?"
It was basically common knowledge that Zhang Chen liked Su Yu, so they naturally assumed Su Yu should be aware of some of the things Zhang Chen did.
At least, more than they knew.
But Su Yu shook her head, not even lifting her gaze as she seriously read her book, drawing a clear line with Zhang Chen:
"I don't know."
At the same time.
Bai Xiruo arrived at the office and had just pushed open the door when she saw a girl who looked about her age, exceptionally beautiful, rising from her seat. She frowned slightly, her face a mix of grievance, nervousness, and a hint of pleading as she looked at her...
Before she could even say 'report,' Deng Xianbing spoke in a gentle tone, "Xiruo, come here and close the door."
"Oh." Bai Xiruo obediently complied, walking past Zhang Chen and the unfamiliar girl to Deng Xianbing's side.
"Teacher, please give Zhang Chen another chance..." the unfamiliar girl said earnestly.
"Whether he gets a chance or not is not up to me; it's up to the victim to decide," Deng Xianbing said coldly, then turned to Bai Xiruo, his tone doing a complete 180-degree turn.
He said gently, "Xiruo, Zhang Chen pulled you into the alley today. Did he do anything to you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Xiruo looked at Zhang Chen and the girl. She saw Zhang Chen frowning, staring at her with a very "gloomy" expression.
And the unfamiliar girl next to him looked incredibly nervous, her pink lower lip pressed white, watching her with extreme worry...
He's going to be expelled after only half a day? Zhang Chen thought to himself at this moment.
That makes no sense. Shouldn't he only be expelled after the male lead, Ye Fan, arrives...?
He remembered that when he was expelled, he would also completely break up with his childhood sweetheart.
He would claim it was for love, showing no remorse for bullying Bai Xiruo, saying everything was for Su Yu.
And his childhood sweetheart, Nan Xingwan, who was the girl standing next to him now, would be utterly disappointed in him and would never care about the original body again.
If it followed the original novel, perhaps the original body would start acting up now, not only refusing Nan Xingwan's kindness but also telling her to get lost.
After breaking Nan Xingwan's heart, he would also happily be expelled, and from then on, the two would be strangers.
It seems... the real world always has some discrepancies with the novel...
But in this situation, he was going to be expelled after only half a day. Wasn't this the end...?
Looking at the hesitant Bai Xiruo, Zhang Chen's brows were tightly furrowed, like a defendant awaiting a judge's verdict, feeling utterly powerless.
He had a wealth of talent, but he was faced with a catastrophic dead end right from the start...
However, in the next second, the death sentence Zhang Chen was expecting did not arrive.
"No, nothing." Glancing at Zhang Chen, Bai Xiruo actually didn't explain the situation as he had imagined!
"Xiruo, don't be afraid. The teacher will stand up for you, okay?" Hearing this, Deng Xianbing frowned even tighter, looking at Zhang Chen with even more anger!
How could he believe such words as "nothing"!
This could only mean Zhang Chen had threatened her!!
Zhang Chen felt innocent. He really didn't do anything!
Wait a minute! Could it be...
Because he gave her money to eat and casually asked about her being bullied, she actually played along???
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