"I'm really sorry," Yun Que'er said apologetically, looking at Ji Chengxuan. "I least wanted to involve you in this. I didn't expect it would still affect you."
"Why are you saying such things between us?" Ji Chengxuan was quite dissatisfied and pretended to be angry. "What Shen Qingqing said was right. We two just have a good relationship. If she's not happy, she can just find a partner to play with. The question is, can she find one?"
Although these words were harsh, they really suited Yun Que'er's thoughts. She gave a soft smile. "You're right. She deserves it."
Their voices were neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for Shen Qingqing, who was nearby, to hear.
Shen Qingqing gritted her teeth in anger. Damn it! She even lost in a war of words! She really underestimated these two! It seemed that she had to be more careful in the future.
After a morning of commotion, things finally quieted down.
This class was Chinese with Teacher Xue. When she entered the classroom and saw the white ash still on Yun Que'er's head and the blackboard eraser lying on the ground, she immediately understood what had happened.
"What on earth have you all been doing?" Teacher Xue said seriously. She bent down to pick up the blackboard eraser from the ground. "You are all students now. How can you still be so unruly?"
Teacher Xue tapped on the podium. "Well, you are still young. There are some things you don't understand. So today, I'll give you a good lesson. As an old saying goes, 'Misfortune should not be extended to the descendants.' It means that no matter what the parents have done, it has nothing to do with the children. Moreover, some things haven't even been settled yet. And yet you're so eager to take sides? If there's a reversal in the future, just the guilt in your hearts will be something you kids at your age can't bear."
Teacher Xue scanned her eyes over the students below and then slowly added, "Don't do things that you'll regret later, so as not to feel remorseful in the future. And you are still young and haven't established a correct value system. So you can't easily believe what others say. Do you understand?"
The students below looked at each other. They weren't stupid. Even if they didn't fully understand the reasoning, they could tell that Teacher Xue was speaking up for Yun Que'er.
They didn't quite understand. Since Yun Motan had been taken away, it meant that he must have committed a crime. Otherwise, why would they take him away for no reason?
Looking at Teacher Xue's indignant look, they always felt that Teacher Xue wasn't a very upright person. It was as if she was deliberately abetting the evildoer.
But in the face of the teacher, it was like facing authority. They didn't dare to refute. So they all said yes and lowered their heads, not saying a word.
Teacher Xue cleared her throat. "Okay. From now on, let's just have class as usual."
Yun Que'er was very grateful to Teacher Xue for speaking up for her. She gave Teacher Xue a look from afar. Teacher Xue smiled and nodded at her, signaling her to feel at ease.
Although she might not be able to do much to help, she believed that Yun Motan couldn't have done anything against his conscience. So all she could do now was to take good care of his daughter when Yun Motan was away and not let her be bullied.
The class was over. Shen Qingqing hardly heard a word. She felt indignant and was still thinking about what Yun Que'er had said before class.
Why did Yun Que'er still have the confidence to confront her even when she was so down and out? And Teacher Xue even took her side!
Shen Qingqing felt that she must do something to prove that she wasn't as bad as Yun Que'er had said.
Thinking this, she looked at Li Lan. "Let's go to the toilet together. We've had a class. It's just the right time to go out and stretch our legs."
Li Lan hung her head and sat there silently. After what happened yesterday, her family also knew about it. Their first reaction wasn't to ask if their daughter had been wronged at school, but whether she had wronged that teacher.
When she got home, they gave her a good lecture, asking her to recall carefully and think if there had been any misunderstandings. If there were really any discrepancies, it would be better to clarify them earlier.
Thinking about what Shen Qingqing had said before, Li Lan felt a chill run down her spine. It turned out that the world was really not a good place for girls like them. It turned out that when something like this happened, even their family wouldn't stand by their side. Instead, they would just blindly blame them.
Li Lan suddenly felt so scared. She glanced at Shen Qingqing beside her and then thought that if Shen Qingqing hadn't lost control of the brakes and knocked her out yesterday, maybe she wouldn't have to go through all this.
Thinking this way, she felt that Shen Qingqing was also one of the culprits. So she felt disgusted with Shen Qingqing in her heart.
"Don't touch me. Stay away from me," Li Lan said excitedly, pushing Shen Qingqing away.
Shen Qingqing was a bit stunned for a moment and then got angry. "Why are you acting like this? I was just kindly asking if you wanted to go to the toilet. Why are you being so fierce? Have I done something wrong to you?"
Li Lan glared at Shen Qingqing, thinking that indeed it was Shen Qingqing who had done something wrong to her. But what had happened yesterday was really hard to talk about. Li Lan not only didn't want to say it but also didn't want to recall it.
After a while, she was like a deflated balloon. She slumped down. "I don't want to go to the toilet with you. Go by yourself."
Shen Qingqing's plan had failed, and she felt even more depressed. She suddenly stood up. "Fine. I'll go by myself. Do you think I can't live without you as a friend?"
Shen Qingqing snorted twice. "Yeah, after what happened to you, I really shouldn't be friends with you anymore. I don't want to ruin my own reputation."
With that, Shen Qingqing walked away angrily.
Li Lan sat there and slowly tightened her fists. She looked around helplessly. Everyone was playing and having fun. No one even glanced in her direction. It was as if she didn't exist at all.
Li Lan's eyes couldn't help but turn red. She lay on the table and sobbed softly.
It turned out that in this kind of thing, not only the perpetrator was guilty, but even the victim was also considered guilty. But she had done nothing. She was just an innocent victim.
Why did everyone have such a big opinion of her? Why didn't they even want to get close to her?
Yun Que'er glanced at Li Lan from afar and whispered to Ji Chengxuan, "I'll go and check on Li Lan. You keep an eye out for me. If Shen Qingqing comes, just kick my foot."
"Okay, okay. I'll keep an eye out for you," Ji Chengxuan nodded repeatedly.
Yun Que'er quietly stood up and walked over to Li Lan. "Why are you crying?"
Li Lan was startled by Yun Que'er's sudden voice. She looked up with tear - streaked face. When she saw that it was Yun Que'er standing in front of her, she was so scared that she backed away. "What are you doing? I didn't wrong your father! Do you want to take revenge on me?"
Yun Que'er was both amused and exasperated. Where did this logic come from? She didn't have the slightest intention to take revenge on her because all she was thinking about now was how to get Yun Motan out. Why did she react so strongly, as if Yun Que'er had done something terrible to her?