Chen Yitong looked at Zhou Yining, then at Tian Xue, and said to Tian Xue, “Was it you who posted Zhou Yining’s love letter on the confession wall?”
Tian Xue calmly looked at her, “Yes, so what?”
Chen Yitong’s breath caught in her throat, almost choking her, and after a moment she managed to say,
“Aren’t you supposed to be her best friend?”
“Yes, and I’m doing this to strengthen our friendship. The more others hate her, the more she’ll rely on me as her friend. I hate the way she is now.” Tian Xue seemed to have given up entirely, not even bothering to pretend anymore.
Chen Yitong shook her head, looking disbelieving.
In her memory, Tian Xue had always been an honest child, quiet and not fond of playing around in class, a very introverted student.
How could she be like this now?
Chen Yitong then looked at Zhou Yining, knowing that Zhou Yining and Tian Xue were close.
Afraid that Zhou Yining would be affected by her good friend’s betrayal, Chen Yitong quickly asked, “Yining, are you okay? Are you alright?”
Zhou Yining shook her head. “I’m fine, thank you, teacher, for coming over for my sake even during the holiday.”
Chen Yitong shook her head at her. “I didn’t have anything to do at home anyway. Now that the confession wall issue is resolved, I can rest easy.”
A dozen minutes later, Tian Xue’s father angrily entered the police station.
After entering, he didn’t say a word, and upon seeing Tian Xue, he went up and slapped her, only to be stopped by a police officer.
“Sir, what are you doing? This is a police station, not a place for you to throw a tantrum.”
“She’s my daughter, and she caused trouble. I have every right to beat her to death.”
Tian Jiang didn’t care about that; he hadn’t wanted to come in the first place.
Tian Xue, after being slapped, still stood there expressionlessly, as if she were used to such things.
Tian Jiang became even angrier seeing her like this, pointing at her.
“Tell me, what good are you alive? Why didn’t your mom take you with her when she died? Look at you now, just like your dead mother.”
Tian Xue’s expression suddenly darkened. She rushed at Tian Jiang like a madwoman, pushing and shoving him.
“You’re not allowed to talk about my mom! What right do you have to talk about my mom?”
Tian Xue frantically scratched at Tian Jiang, and in an instant, two or three bloody marks appeared on Tian Jiang’s face.
Several police officers quickly pulled them apart.
“Both of you calm down! This is a police station, not a place for you to make a scene!”
Two police officers held Tian Xue and Tian Jiang separately, and after a while, they regained their senses.
Tian Jiang’s chest rose and fell.
“You all saw it; she’s a lunatic. It’s not surprising she’d do anything.
You can detain her if you want, sentence her if you want, anything is fine. If there’s nothing else, can I leave?”
The male police officer in charge frowned. “No, you still have a six thousand yuan fine to pay right now.”
Tian Jiang exploded upon hearing this. He waved his hand loudly, shouting,
“I don’t have money! You can lock her up if you want; she’s a useless piece of trash anyway. As for the money, I’m not paying.”
The male police officer frowned. “Your daughter is a minor; parents have a duty to protect her.
Therefore, you have an obligation to pay your daughter’s fine.
If you refuse to pay, we can only take coercive measures, collect it from your home, or collect it from your workplace.”
Upon hearing this, Tian Jiang gritted his teeth. “How do I pay then? What bad luck! Why do I have such a troublesome daughter?”
“Go get the cash now, then come back and fill out a form.” The male police officer said.
“What a pain.” Tian Jiang was irritable, cursing several times as he left.
Zhou Yining looked at Tian Xue, the side of her face that had been hit now swollen.
She now understood what Tian Xue’s earlier words meant; it turned out Tian Xue’s family life was also unhappy.
However, Zhou Yining didn’t feel sympathy for Tian Xue.
Tian Xue shouldn’t have taken the misfortune caused by her family out on the innocent original owner.
The office fell silent for a moment.
Several police officers reorganized the transcripts, and the male police officer in charge looked at Zhou Yining.
“You can leave after you get the fine. As for Tian Xue, she needs to be detained for 15 days.”
Then, the police officer looked at Chen Yitong.
“You’re their teacher, right? You should understand the situation. It’s up to your school to decide how to handle Tian Xue. We’ll close the case here.”
“Okay, thank you, officer.” Chen Yitong said politely.
“No problem.” The police officer told his colleagues to return.
Twenty minutes later, Tian Jiang reluctantly returned with a small stack of cash.
He handed it over. “Officer, can I leave now that I’ve paid the fine?”
“Wait a moment. The money needs to be counted in person. Zhou Yining, we have a money counter here. Please verify the amount and sign this paper.”
Zhou Yining nodded, took the money to the money counter, and confirmed that the amount was correct.
“Alright, you can leave now. We’ll…”
“Okay, thank you.” With that, Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi prepared to leave. Before leaving, Zhou Yining felt a sticky gaze on her.
She turned her head to look and saw Tian Xue smiling at her. “Zhou Yining, see you in a few days.”
Zhou Yining stared at her intently for a long time before looking away.
Being targeted by someone with such a venomous heart was not a good thing, but of course, Zhou Yining wasn’t afraid of her.
After going outside, Zhou Yining wasn’t in a good mood. Seeing her low spirits, Jiang Xizhi quickly comforted her.
“Let’s go back. Don’t do your homework today. You’re too tired. Get some rest, okay?”
Zhou Yining nodded. “Okay.”
The two returned to the villa area.
As Jiang Xizhi said, Zhou Yining was very tired.
After going back, she took a shower and went to bed, with Jiang Xizhi staying by her side.
When she woke up, Zhou Yining had slept until after seven in the evening, and it was already dark.
She opened her eyes and saw Jiang Xizhi playing on her phone beside her.
Seeing her wake up, Jiang Xizhi quickly came over. “Do you feel better?”
Zhou Yining smiled and nodded, reaching out to pull her into her arms.
Being around Jiang Xizhi made Zhou Yining feel very secure, much more secure than staying in the original owner’s home.
“Her treating you like that is her loss. You still have me. Don’t think about those unhappy things.”
Jiang Xizhi felt sorry for Zhou Yining. Being stabbed in the back by a friend would make anyone sad.
“Okay, let’s just say this is over. Anyway, she was fined.”
“Yeah, but I just feel like she’s shady. I wonder if she’ll try to harm you after she gets out?”
Jiang Xizhi was most worried about this, and after thinking about it, she added, “Why don’t you just move in with me?”
Zhou Yining smiled and shook her head. “No need. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.
Besides, I have a lot of things to do, so it’s not convenient to stay here with you all the time. I’m going back tomorrow.”
“So soon? Why are you going back?” Jiang Xizhi didn’t want Zhou Yining to leave.
She wanted Zhou Yining to spend the whole vacation with her.
“I have a lot of things to do. If I stay here with you, I’ll just want to hold you and sleep all day.”
Zhou Yining joked, but the young lady was soft and fragrant, and it was indeed very comfortable to hold her.
“Okay then.” Although Jiang Xizhi didn’t want her to leave, she felt sorry for Zhou Yining, considering what had happened recently.
If Zhou Yining didn’t want to stay, she wouldn’t force her.
The next morning, Zhou Yining left Jiang Xizhi’s home, deposited the six thousand yuan in her bank card, and then went to the mall to buy a four thousand yuan business laptop.
She didn’t have a computer to use at home, which was inconvenient.
Now that she had some money, she definitely needed to buy one.
However, after buying the computer, Zhou Yining’s total assets were only a little over three thousand yuan.
She still owed Chen Yitong lawyer’s fees, and she had also sued two people during her training, which also required paying lawyer’s fees. Zhou Yining would certainly not let others pay these fees for her; she needed to quickly start writing her long novel.
When Zhou Yining returned home with the computer, Zhao Xiuna and Zhou Jiaming were both there. Seeing her carrying a computer bag, Zhao Xiuna asked, “Yining, where did you get that computer?”
“I borrowed it from a friend, otherwise you wouldn’t buy one for me.” Zhou Yining said sarcastically, heading straight to the small dining room.
Zhao Xiuna tried to justify herself. “It’s not that we wouldn’t buy one for you, but doesn’t your brother have one in his room?
His computer cost over seven thousand yuan; it’s very expensive. If you want to use it, just ask your brother.”
“Don’t ask me; it’s good for her to borrow from her friend. Don’t touch my stuff.” Zhou Jiaming retorted.
Zhou Yining sneered. “That’s right, and don’t touch mine either. I think you’re dirty.”
“Zhou Yining, you might as well not come back. Nothing good ever happens when you come back.” Zhou Jiaming continued.
“Do you think I want to come back? I haven’t wanted to be here for a long time.” Zhou Yining said coldly as she packed her things.
Zhao Xiuna hurried over to smooth things over. “Yining, don’t talk nonsense. This is your home.
Where do you want to go if you don’t come home? Don’t be angry with your brother; he’s still young and doesn’t understand.”
“He’s still young? He’s as big as a donkey. Alright, stop making excuses for him.” Zhou Yining said impatiently.
With this atmosphere at home, it was impossible to write a novel. She found her ID card, picked up her computer, and prepared to leave.
Zhao Xiuna quickly asked again, “Where are you going again? You just got back.”
“It’s too noisy at home; it’s affecting my studies. I’m going to the library.” The Nanchuan City Library was near the original owner’s home.
It had seats and charging outlets. You could enter by swiping your ID card and selecting a seat.
Zhou Yining thought it would be quieter to write there. She carried her laptop and walked for about fifteen minutes to reach the place.
Zhou Yining quickly selected a seat and went upstairs. After sitting down, she started charging her computer and writing.
She had already written the outlines for the first few arcs, so she could directly start writing according to the outlines.
School would start for her in the third year of high school, so this vacation was very short. Zhou Yining had also attended a week of training and spent a few days with Jiang Xizhi.
Looking at the calendar, there were less than half a month left of the vacation.
On the 25th, she also had to set aside a day to participate in the competition, and then she needed to leave three days to do homework, so she only had ten days left to write.
Zhou Yining calculated that if she worked hard, writing 100,000 words of backlog in ten days was not impossible.
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