The people below were stunned.
Shi Qian’s jump was only a moment, and almost before everyone could react, Shi Qian had already fallen onto the thick air cushion.
The medical staff and firefighters immediately rushed over to check the situation.
Shi Qian’s parents only came back to their senses at this moment, rushing towards the air cushion like crazy.
They never thought their daughter would really jump.
Fortunately, Shi Qian’s luck was not bad.
She landed on the air cushion with her lower body first, so her head suffered less trauma, only a slight concussion, but she had multiple fractures in her spine and thighs.
It would take a year to repair those bones.
Shi Qian would definitely not be able to make it to next year’s college entrance examination, but fortunately, her life was saved.
Shi Qian was sent to the ambulance, and the students on the playground gradually dispersed.
The students of Class 19 looked at Zhou Yining with hesitation, afraid that Zhou Yining would also jump because she couldn’t think things through.
But everyone was obviously overthinking it.
Zhou Yining would only go crazy when she encountered such things, and would not harm herself.
At noon after school, when Tian Xue and Zhou Yining were walking out of school together, they were still discussing what happened this morning.
“I really didn’t expect Shi Qian to really jump.
Moreover, her family conditions are so good, her father is a director, and her mother is a teacher.
Even such a family would have problems,” Tian Xue sighed.
“It has nothing to do with family.
What’s important is what kind of people are in the family.
But fortunately, she saved her life.
After a year and a half of recuperation, she can still take the college entrance examination after returning to school.”
“Yeah, I thought only families like ours would have this kind of thing happen.
Now it seems that you are much stronger than her.”
“That’s right, I said I would make those who hurt me pay the price.”
The two walked down the street while chatting, and still separated when they reached the fork in the road.
Zhou Yining was still thinking about things in her heart when she walked home.
Too many things had happened recently, and she was really a little tired.
The confession wall incident had not been resolved, and the clues seemed to have been cut off, forcing her to take a long-term view.
When she returned to 501, Zhou Jiaming was gloating at her, and Zhao Xiuna was sitting on the sofa, looking at Zhou Yining with a sullen face.
Zhou Yining felt inexplicable.
She didn’t pay attention to Zhao Xiuna and the others after entering the house.
She first went to the bathroom to wash her hands, and then went to pack her schoolbag and uniform.
She was going to change out of this outfit.
It would be more appropriate to wear the uniform to school in the afternoon.
Seeing that Zhou Yining ignored her, Zhao Xiuna stood up with a jerk, “Zhou Yining, what do you mean?”
Zhou Yining looked puzzled, “I don’t mean anything.
Aren’t I packing my schoolbag?
What’s wrong?
Do you have something to say?”
Zhao Xiuna’s voice trembled with anger, “Where did you go last night?
You didn’t come home all night, and you changed your clothes.
Where did you get these clothes?”
Zhou Yining explained calmly, “I told you last night that I was staying at a classmate’s house.
These clothes are hers.
What else is there to ask?”
“Why did your phone show that it was turned off when I called you later? Did you blacklist me?”
Zhao Xiuna continued to question.
Zhou Yining nodded, “It was almost 12 o’clock at that time, and we had to get up early the next morning to go to school.
Of course, I couldn’t answer your call.”
“You’re still right?
Yining, how did you become like this?”
Zhao Xiuna looked heartbroken.
“What’s wrong with me now? I think I’m fine now.”
“You, I really can’t control you anymore, I really can’t control you.”
“It’s good that you know.
Take care of your own business.
You don’t need to worry about my business.”
Zhou Yining was already very tired after staying at school all morning.
In addition, Shi Qian’s matter made her feel a little tired.
Having to be questioned after returning home, Zhou Yining’s patience ran out.
She planned to sleep for a while first, so she returned to her small bed and lay down to rest.
Seeing that Zhou Yining didn’t listen to her at all, Zhao Xiuna was so angry that she didn’t know what to do.
She returned to the living room and looked at Zhou Jiaming, “It’s good that she doesn’t eat, we’ll eat ourselves.”
With that, Zhao Xiuna went to cook.
Zhou Yining woke up after one o’clock.
She got up, washed her face, and went to the kitchen.
She didn’t eat lunch at noon, and Zhou Yining was a little hungry at this time.
She took out cabbage and eggs from the refrigerator, preparing to make a bowl of noodles to eat.
Zhao Xiuna heard movement in the kitchen.
She pushed open the door and saw Zhou Yining cooking, and sighed, “I left you food, all clean, in the steamer.”
Zhou Yining didn’t expect Zhao Xiuna to leave her food.
She put the ingredients she had just taken out back into the refrigerator, opened the lid of the steamer, and saw two dishes placed on a plate: scrambled eggs with tomatoes and stir-fried pork intestines with peppers.
A bowl of steamed sweet potatoes was placed next to it.
Zhou Yining glanced at the water in the steamer, put the lid back on, and turned on the heat to warm the food.
Seeing that Zhao Xiuna was still standing at the door, she said, “Thank you.”
Zhao Xiuna’s mouth opened slightly, but she didn’t know what to say.
“I said that just now for your own good, Yining.
We are a family, you…”
Zhao Xiuna sighed and said.
Zhou Yining only found it funny, “Don’t provoke me, and I won’t do anything. Also, don’t use me as an excuse.”
After speaking, she ignored Zhao Xiuna.
After the food was heated, Zhou Yining took the food out and started eating in large bites.
When she was full, it was almost time to go to class.
During the first class in the afternoon, Zhou Yining received a WeChat message from Jiang Xizhi.
Jiang Xizhi: [Want to have dinner with me later?]
Zhou Yining thought for a while and typed a reply on her phone.
Zhou Yining: [I have a friend who I always eat with.
If I leave, she’ll be alone, so it’s not convenient for me to go.]
Tian Xue was the original owner’s friend, and she had spent those unseen days with the original owner.
She had no reason to push her away, and couldn’t do that.
Jiang Xizhi: [(Cat rolling.jpg) Okay then, what about after dinner?
Can you accompany me for a walk on the playground?
I’ll find you then.]
Zhou Yining: [That’s okay, see you later.
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Jiang Xizhi: [Okay okay!]
If she really didn’t dislike the smell of oily smoke in the cafeteria, she would have gone to eat with Zhou Yining and the others.
After evening self-study, the students began to flock to the cafeteria, and Zhou Yining also went to the cafeteria with Tian Xue.
At this time, all the students were going to the cafeteria to eat, and everyone was in groups of three or five, and many people were still discussing Shi Qian’s matter.
Zhou Yining was also a little hungry at this time.
For dinner, she ordered a bowl of beef noodles and bought a fried chicken leg.
Tian Xue bought a plate of rice and a bowl of wontons.
The two found a place to sit down.
After Zhou Yining sat down, she began to eat.
More and more people came to the cafeteria.
Yu Yang and another girl in the class couldn’t find a place to sit.
Yu Yang saw Zhou Yining and hurried to find Zhou Yining with her companion.
“Zhou-jie, is there anyone here?
We couldn’t find a place to sit.
Can we sit here?”
Yu Yang asked with a smile.
Zhou Yining nodded, “Yeah, go ahead.”
“That’s great.”
Yu Yang pulled her companion to sit down, she sat next to Zhou Yining.
“Thank you for what happened this morning.”
Zhou Yining was talking about the fact that those boys were caught saying bad things about her this morning.
“It’s nothing, they were just being nosy.
If they dare to do it again, I’ll fight them to death.”
Zhou Yining was amused, but for those who were nosy, she really had to fight back.
The few people were talking and laughing, but Tian Xue was silent.
Seeing that she didn’t speak, Zhou Yining would sometimes take the initiative to lead the topic to Tian Xue, but Tian Xue didn’t seem to appreciate it.
“I’m done eating, I’ll go back first, you guys eat slowly.”
With that, Tian Xue left with her plate, without waiting for Zhou Yining.
Yu Yang asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong with her?
Is she not happy that we came to eat together?”
“No, she’s more introverted, don’t take it to heart.”
After dinner, Zhou Yining separated from Yu Yang and the others.
She called Jiang Xizhi directly, and the call was quickly connected.
“Have you eaten?
I’m waiting for you at the entrance of the playground?”
Zhou Yining asked.
“Okay, I’m coming downstairs, see you later.”
“Yeah, see you later.”
Zhou Yining’s lips curved up.
Hearing Jiang Xizhi’s voice, she felt a lot more relaxed.
Five minutes later, Jiang Xizhi ran towards Zhou Yining.
She buried herself directly in Zhou Yining’s arms.
Zhou Yining smiled, “Don’t rush, be careful of falling.”
“It’s okay, aren’t you here to catch me?”
Jiang Xizhi’s beautiful fox eyes curved, hugging Zhou Yining and acting spoiled.
Zhou Yining reached out and took Jiang Xizhi’s hand to walk on the playground.
Jiang Xizhi walked while shaking the hand that was holding Zhou Yining.
She used to not understand why the little couples in the school liked to walk on the playground.
Now she understood.
Anyway, as long as she was with Zhou Yining, she was very happy, even if she and Zhou Yining were not a couple.
Zhou Yining felt the same way.
Even if the two didn’t say anything, it was comfortable to walk like this.
“Want to be together tomorrow?”
Zhou Yining asked softly.
“Of course, otherwise I won’t see you all day, and you won’t let me transfer to your class.”
The young lady looked at Zhou Yining aggrievedly.
Zhou Yining quickly comforted, “Okay, I’ll accompany you for a walk every day in the future.”
Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi were not the only girls walking on the playground.
Girls were originally delicate, and there were quite a few who walked hand in hand with friends, so the two of them were not conspicuous.
Because of Shi Qian’s matter, the school held several class meetings in a row, so that students would recognize the harm of campus bullying and strictly prohibited students from carrying out campus bullying against other students.
In the following days, the students became quite honest.
There were less than half a month before the final exam.
If this final exam was not good, then don’t even think about having a good summer vacation.
Lin Shaohui’s case was progressing in an orderly manner, but it would take some time to close the case through the court process.
However, Zhou Yining was not in a hurry.
It would be good to let those people receive the punishment they deserved.
She had passed two more short stories during this time, and Wu Xinyu, the editor-in-chief of Night Colors magazine, contacted Zhou Yining, saying that she wanted to meet her.
Zhou Yining agreed, she only had time after seven o’clock on Sunday, so Zhou Yining set the meeting time on Sunday.
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