The next second, Li Min and Chonglin Mingxia entered the class, pulling Dong Chao inside. It was fine for people to understand that social class always existed. And once such an existence appeared, even the conventional academic level wouldn't do much.
...…..
At the same time, in a stadium where the second-year and third-year boys played a football match, Xiu Ying was already seated at our meeting point; she sat in the spectating area. I walked in with my hands in my pocket.
"I have been waiting for a long time, Guang Fang."
Then again, they wouldn't make my name sound better; they always pronounce it with such intonation like I'm some unforgivable criminal.
"Yo, Xiu Ying."
I met her in her position and sat calmingly on the seat she prepared for me. Then, I focused my gaze on the players—they interested me. The second-year boys wore yellow jerseys, while the third-year boys wore blue jerseys. The second-year class powerfully pressed on the third year, particularly their winger, the number 7. The way he maneuvered with the ball, it was as if the ball was part of his legs. However, I couldn't understand why that fool Dong Chao and his goons would remain in the class when their classmates did their best. Such a waste!
"Have you done the things I asked of you?" I asked, my gaze still on the game with a smiling face.
"I have accessed the third year; they gave me some pieces of information. Theoretically, I had compared the information they gave me with the one you had given and made a proper adjustment. And I used your disguise messages and psychologist to collude with Toa Fen as you instructed." She said in one breath.
I nodded as my gaze fell on the number 3 of the third-year student; it wouldn't be wrong to call him the most outstanding defender for this match. He had no loopholes.
"Loopholes, huh!" I sighed deeply.
"Hope you used the commotion of Li Min to choose the right candidate to extract the right information about the susceptible rape victim, right?" I asked as my impassive gaze struck Xiu Ying. She trembled slightly with fear.
"Don't worry. I did everything without error. Before tomorrow afternoon, me and Toa Fen will finish with the second-year girls, with the guidance you gave us."
I nodded my head with satisfaction. Then, I brought out a piece of paper and gave it to Xiu Ying.
"No one will see you as incompetent; I will guarantee that. If you find any part of things around us difficult, tell me I will help you." I assured her. After all, I had to knock off her self-inflicted low confidence before someone decided to use it against her, which may hurt me.
Seeing my willingness and hearing my indirect praise, she nodded with a grateful expression. She almost wetted her eyes with appreciation; she had lost her coyish demeanor at this point. In fact, I was also securing my land. Well, it didn't matter.
"Make sure you find at least three guys from our class that will innocently and cautiously whisper within themselves, saying that Li Min and yourself are confident about this discovered rape victim and the rapist. They should say they are the real answer the school wanted and that you saw their mark. However, tell them not to make their conversation too obvious; they should try to hide this fact. In fact, you should furtively teach the acting skills, including every expression." I explained calmly.
"Yes!" Xiu Ying answered obediently.
"What are you going to do about Fu Wei?" Xiu Ying interrogated me.
"Hmm…well, it is too early to start considering him. It is true that people had shattered his reputation; nothing might change that even if anyone were to prove the defamers wrong, that impression still remains. However, It is good to have happened when it did. I will consider him soon."
"Okay."
"Do you really love him? Is it about him taking responsibility for you?" I asked, surprised at why she was concerned about him.
"Well, you could not exactly call it dating or that kind of love. But we are friends after all. He takes responsibility for putting me in a difficult position of leadership." She said, a little depressed.
"Be careful little things pulls you off track. However, what if someone promised to do the same thing as Fu Wei did—would you still need him. At the very least, Fu Wei was not dating you, so I see no problem. I'm asking if someone promised you the same thing, what would be your reply?" my eyes fell on her boldly.
"If we can save him from breaking down and making him useful. That would be the best outcome I could desire," Xiu Ying said in a soft voice, totally disregarding my question.
"Saving him, huh? Could he be any more useless?" I muttered to myself.
"I will consider it," I said curtly. After all, every action requires an opportunity for it to work. Of course, it is possible to create those opportunities, but I still need observation and time.
Seeing no need to linger around, I walked out quietly yet graciously as my voice faded into Xiu Ying's ears. "Prepare everything accordingly, no mistake." In the next moment, the crowd swallowed me up.
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It was already evening, and the sun was dim and tired, yet it beautified the sky, and everything within it dimed light. I walked toward the school swimming pool of third-year class A students. And from afar, I sighted a figure; she appeared detached and solitary. But she had a beautiful and conspicuous yellow mp3 headphone. Examining the comprehensive situation, including the setting, anyone could tell that this character loved to stay isolated. Yes, alone—far from everyone and everything. But what could have caused this person to become this shadow of sadness?
Jingjing Fan: that was the person in this solitary description. The environment she revered appeared quiet and beautiful, yet it was somewhat depressing, complementing her demeanor. Anyway, it was much to my dislike. Why wouldn't people be lively? I couldn't believe the world kept giving birth to a more gloomy fellow like Jian He all the time.
As I went to my dorm, I brought out my phone and dialed a number directly. And when it rang, the other side received the call.
"Hey, Toa Fen," I called out calmly.
"Hello…" Toa Fen stammered slightly.
"You don't have to be nervous when you talk to me. Didn't you announce that you like people that are not afraid of the sky?" I retorted shamelessly. Anyway, that was what she said. She intended to blackmail me to her servant, but she could not beat me to that game. You will cooperate with Xiu Ying tomorrow. Remember, no mistake. Also, Before 9:30 tomorrow, being the fourth day of the test, get me one pink color mp3 headphone. Remember, it should be elegant and ladylike. Also, add a memory chip to it. You can send it—or use any of your subordinates.
At this time, Toa Fen was walking back to her dorm with Boazhai Dayu and Lan Me; she was at the forefront while they were behind.
"Senior sister, what is that fellow, Guang Fang, saying?" she innocently asked as they followed her.
"He wants me to run an errand for him." She retorted, slightly annoyed.
"Lan Mei, you will deliver a product early tomorrow and return for us to move with the plan he had conjured. No messing around. After all, even if he behaved like a delinquent, he still got the brain. No, he's still cunning for anyone to handle in this school." Toa Fen sighed. However, she cursed me terribly in her mind without any respite.
At this time, I spoke again: "you just said in your haughty mind that I am a cunning scoundrel, right. Do you hate me that much?"
"You deceive people too much; there is every reason to hate people like you."
"Well, I suppose that's fine. However, you wanted to use me first, right?"
"We shouldn't bring up shameful painful past."
"Well, I don't mind. Let me promise you then. Anytime you run into trouble, I will help you. Is that fine?" Without waiting for her answers, I continued: "by the way, tell me the deal with you and that fellow, Fu Wei. Why do you hate him so much? Is it personal or family? Also, verify the truth behind the rumors that someone circulated about eight days ago."
"Hmm…he is a complete irredeemable waste. I don't know if he recreated a new character to foil his old one, but it is a waste of effort. Especially now that people had seen his real self. He is afraid of failure. So he could never try something he wasn't sure to work. Uh!" Toa Fen let out a sigh. Then, she continued.
"His father and my father were competitors; however, they were not enemies. My father betrothed me to his elder brother but his only brother. But because he made a devastating blunder while handling a small section of their business and failed his father. His father sent him to a free foundation, stripped his nobility right, and he was left ordinary. So because of that, Fu Wei became terrified of failure."
"I see." I gave a short answer.
"He hates me even if he deluded himself like he does not. When he sees me in the class, I could speculate he still feels pangs of anger, and I hate his family for playing around. His father obviously wanted to hand me over to him, but I refused and threatened to disappear if my father forced me. Because my father treated me like a queen, he left me. He became angry that I made him fail his dad by not being betrothed to him. So I hate him, and I know he hates me despite his pretense." Toa Fen explained with irritation.
"I understand the situation now. In any case, a person who allows others to influence their decision can never be independent of their thought. Such people are not needed. Let me consider things, anyway."
"Alright." Toa Fen ended the call with a sigh.