The principal also gradually calmed down from his initial anger. As the head of the school, he could no longer afford to lose his composure. In front of outsiders, it was essential to maintain an image of fairness and integrity, even if it meant going through the motions.
So, he said to Li Qiumei, "Wait before you go."
He looked at Lu Siyuan with a heart full of pain and anger, a student whose scholastic success had been marred—he was in the top three for academic performance, yet he had been ruined. "Tell me what really happened."
"I went to use the restroom, and I ran into Du Xiaohui. He was still holding a grudge for the time I knocked him into the cesspit; he demanded that I kneel and apologize or eat feces. I refused, and we started fighting," he said.
He paused for a moment and then made a special point, "This has nothing to do with Shen Mianmian. She just came in to break up the fight. Sun He's comments were nothing but hot air."
