Right beside Luo Yang, Hong Jiaxin clearly heard Suyun's words and shouted, "Teacher Su, he's bullying me."
As a result, Suyun asked Luo Yang to hand the phone to Hong Jiaxin.
Luo Yang gave a bitter smile, having no choice but to hand the phone to Hong Jiaxin, letting her talk on the phone.
"Jiaxin, what's wrong?" Suyun asked anxiously.
"Teacher Su, Luo Yang is bullying me," said Hong Jiaxin.
"Where are you now? Why do I hear traffic?" Suyun asked curiously.
Outside the parking lot was a bustling street full of cars
"I'm outside with him," Hong Jiaxin struggled to say.
"Let him listen to the phone, I want to talk to him," Suyun pressed.
"He refuses to listen to the phone," Hong Jiaxin said.
The two of them were outside; without Luo Yang talking on the phone, Suyun was at a loss for what to do.
Upon learning that Luo and Hong were in the county town, Suyun said, "Jiaxin, tell me honestly, are you guys out shopping?"
It was quite normal for bad students to skip class and go out to have fun.
Luo Yang had been a poor student for years, easily prone to giving up.
"Teacher Su, that's not the case," Hong Jiaxin denied.
"That's good. I was most afraid..." Suyun said with relief.
"Teacher Su, there's nothing going on between him and me. Don't overthink it," Hong Jiaxin said anxiously.
"Come back first. Let's talk about this properly," Suyun requested.
But Luo and Hong were still in the county town and had to attend Zhu Li's birthday party that evening, so it was impossible for them to return for class.
Hong Zhong entrusted his daughter to Luo Yang's care, which was serious business.
Hong Jiaxin wouldn't stray from Luo Yang easily; she also knew that danger hadn't completely left her side. Whether they would return to school for the evening self-study depended on Luo Yang.
"Teacher Su, you talk to Luo Yang," Hong Jiaxin said, handing the phone back to Luo Yang.
If he let go of Hong Jiaxin now, she might run into the beauty salon's office, and he'd have to chase her inside.
He had no choice but to keep control over her.
"Teacher Su, I'll come to school tomorrow, and I'll explain everything to you then," Luo Yang said.
"You're not coming back? Planning to stay overnight in the county town?" Suyun challenged.
"No. We'll be back tonight. Teacher Su, can we talk about it tomorrow?" Luo Yang glanced at the time.
He still had to rush back to Hongyun Brigade to pick up An Yuying to come to town; if he was late, he would miss the appointment.
Zhu Li's birthday party was set to start around eight in the evening, and it was almost seven now.
It took over ten minutes to go back and forth to Hongyun Brigade, and with some delays, the round trip would take about half an hour.
"You're too playful. Hurry back for the evening revision class," Suyun said, a bit more sternly.
This made Luo Yang very uncomfortable. He didn't want to miss his elder sister's birthday party, an annual event.
Zhu Li had helped him a lot in the past.
He needed to repay that favor.
He had also promised Teacher Su to study hard and try not to leave early or skip classes. Suyun urging him to return for class was just asking him to fulfill his promise, nothing unreasonable.
"Teacher Su, I'll treat you to a meal tomorrow. I can't come back tonight, please forgive me just this once, okay?" Luo Yang said.
"No. If I don't discipline you more strictly, you become an untamed wild horse, going off to play endlessly," Suyun said earnestly.
"Teacher Su, my phone is out of battery. Let me go charge it, then I'll explain everything to you. The situation I'm dealing with is really troublesome. Oh no, it's running out of juice; it's going to shut down automatically."
With that, Luo Yang manually powered off the phone.
Hong Jiaxin turned her head and saw that his phone still had 70 percent of battery, clearly, he was lying; but hearing him perform so convincingly, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
On the phone, Suyun said anxiously, "Luo Yang, you're lying, right? Come back quickly..."
Before she could finish, Luo Yang had turned off his phone.
"You're done for. I'm going to tell Teacher Su the truth," Hong Jiaxin said with a laugh.