There’s Big Gossip at School

At 12 o’clock, people began to send her birthday greetings one after another.

Jiang Xizhi smiled, opening each WeChat message and replying to those who sent her blessings.

However, even after waiting until 12:30 AM, she didn’t receive a greeting from Zhou Yining.

Jiang Xizhi’s beautiful fox eyes dimmed.

She hugged the pillow and rolled around, feeling a little sad.

Was she not special to Zhou Yining?

Why didn’t she send her a greeting right at midnight?

Or was it that Zhou Yining didn’t usually care about the timing of sending birthday greetings?

Jiang Xizhi pursed her lips and rolled around on the bed a few more times, comforting herself that Zhou Yining was probably too tired and had already fallen asleep.

She should send her a blessing in the morning.

After comforting herself for a while, Jiang Xizhi felt a little better and put down her phone to go to sleep.

The next morning, Zhou Yining was eating breakfast at home.

The dining table was eerily quiet, especially Zhou Yuanfei, who kept glaring at Zhou Yining, but Zhou Yining didn’t really care.

One had to learn to regulate their own emotions.

For people who weren’t important to oneself, there was no need to give them too much attention.

As for the original body’s family, they really couldn’t be considered family at all.

They wouldn’t stand by you when you were hurt and would even stab you in the back when you were at your lowest.

Why would you care about such a family?

She left the house after eating breakfast.

Because the police had come to arrest people only yesterday afternoon, the matter hadn’t spread widely within the school yet.

However, some people were gradually learning about it.

When Zhou Yining entered Class 19, the people in the class who were discussing the matter immediately stopped talking.

They looked at Zhou Yining, then at each other, not daring to ask Zhou Yining if the matter was true.

The homeroom teacher wasn’t there during morning reading; the class monitor led everyone in reciting poetry.

At that moment, in the small conference room, Chen Yitong, the Class 9 homeroom teacher, the grade leader Luo Mei, and the dean of academic affairs were all present.

Before long, the principal also arrived.

He looked at everyone and said, “The reason I called you all here is because of yesterday’s matter. It was too late yesterday, and I had too many things to do, so I didn’t have time to ask in detail. Is the investigation clear on the bullying of Zhou Yining and the others?”

Chen Yitong said, “Yes, Zhou Yining’s evidence is sufficient. Not only are there videos taken by Lin Shaohui and others, but there are also multiple audio recordings.

In addition, she has a diagnosis certificate for moderate depression. This evidence is enough.”

The principal sighed, “Someone from above called yesterday. Our school must show our attitude towards this matter. We need to issue a school-wide announcement.

In addition, those boys have committed crimes, so the school will directly expel them. The academic affairs office can handle the procedures today. Also, notify the parents of those boys that the school has expelled them.”

“Okay.”

The dean of academic affairs quickly nodded in agreement.

The principal sighed and looked at the Class 9 homeroom teacher,

“So many things happened in your class, and you, as the homeroom teacher, didn’t know anything. The school will also punish you for this. The initial decision is to deduct three months of your performance pay.”

“I’m sorry, Principal, it was indeed my dereliction of duty. I will definitely manage the students in my class better in the future.”

The Class 9 homeroom teacher quickly said.

“Well, let’s do this. The academic affairs office will notify each class that the last class of the morning should not be used for teaching.

Change the class to a class meeting to popularize the harm and consequences of school bullying to the students.

I don’t want to see any similar things happening again, or I won’t have the face to be the principal.”

The principal was furious because this matter had been directly reported to the higher-ups.

“Okay, I’ll notify the teachers.”

The dean of academic affairs immediately said.

The principal then looked at Chen Yitong, “After you go back, properly comfort Zhou Yining and let her rest assured that she can communicate with the school if she has any problems in the future.

If it really doesn’t work, then think of other ways. Otherwise, it won’t be good if we are caught off guard.”

“Okay, Principal, I will have a good talk with her.”

Chen Yitong said this, but in her heart, she thought that it was fortunate that Zhou Yining had called the police.

Otherwise, the school’s approach would definitely be to minimize the matter, and at most, they would just expel those people.

Soon, the first class began.

The teacher who taught the class was Teacher Zhang.

The teachers basically knew about yesterday’s matter, and Teacher Zhang couldn’t help but look at Zhou Yining a few more times during class.

She was afraid that such a good student would be affected by these terrible things.

However, Zhou Yining’s expression was very good and didn’t seem to be affected at all.

Soon, the first class ended, and several boys who were close to Zhang Ye surrounded him.

“Ye-ge, there’s some juicy gossip at school!”

Zhang Ye frowned, “Not interested. In your mouths, any small thing is big gossip.”

“No, really, this time it’s a big deal. Lin Shaohui from Class 9 and his group were taken away by the police.”

“Them? That’s not surprising. They were never good people to begin with.”

Zhang Ye said lazily, leaning against his chair.

“No, Ye-ge, I haven’t even said the main point yet.”

“Tsk, then hurry up and say it, you’re talking so much nonsense.”

Zhang Ye didn’t want to listen anymore.

He had sent Jiang Xizhi a birthday greeting right at midnight last night.

In the past, Jiang Xizhi would definitely have happily sent him a lot of messages, but last night, Jiang Xizhi only replied with two words: “Thank you,” without even sending an emoji.

He was in a bad mood now.

Although he didn’t have any feelings for Jiang Xizhi, he felt a sense of loss because the person who used to like to chase after him had suddenly become cold towards him.

Seeing that he was impatient, the boy quickly said,

“I heard that Lin Shaohui from Class 9 and two other boys bullied Zhou Yining and several other girls.

They even took videos. Zhou Yining directly called the police, so the police came to arrest people yesterday.”

“What? Zhou Yining?”

Zhang Ye was also stunned.

“Yes, it’s Zhou Yining. I have a friend in Class 9. Yesterday afternoon, they were still in class when the police went directly to arrest the people. At that time, Lin Shaohui was still trying to argue, asking the police if Zhou Yining had reported them.”

“Then, Zhou Yining is quite pitiful. What happened after that? How was it handled?”

Zhang Ye asked.

“I don’t know. I heard from my friend that Lin Shaohui and the others didn’t come to school today. I also don’t know how Zhou Yining is doing today.”

Jiang Xizhi had been distracted all morning.

She had been staring at her phone while eating breakfast at home, afraid of missing a message from Zhou Yining.

However, she hadn’t received any messages all morning.

She had vaguely heard Zhang Ye and several boys talking about Zhou Yining, as if something had happened?

Jiang Xizhi suddenly stood up from her seat, startling the boy behind her.

“Da-jie, can you not be so jumpy? You scared me awake.”

Jiang Xizhi didn’t care about that.

She rushed to Zhang Ye and his group in a few steps.

“What were you guys talking about just now? What happened to Zhou Yining?”

Jiang Xizhi asked, her face pale.

Zhang Ye looked at her, feeling that she was acting strange, “Aren’t you and Zhou Yining very close? Didn’t she tell you?”

It was okay not to mention this, but after hearing this sentence, Jiang Xizhi’s eyes turned slightly red, “Is it any of your business? What exactly happened to her?”

Seeing that Jiang Xizhi was anxious, the boy next to Zhang Ye hurriedly said, “I also heard it from my friend in Class 9. Zhou Yining and a few other girls seem to have been bullied by Lin Shaohui from Class 9. There were even videos or something. I’m not too clear on the details, but that’s what my friend in Class 9 said.”

Jiang Xizhi’s eyes turned even redder.

She was about to walk out of the classroom when the class bell rang and the homeroom teacher entered.

Jiang Xizhi could only grit her teeth and return to her seat, sending a WeChat message to Zhou Yining with her red eyes.

Jiang Xizhi’s hands were trembling as she typed.

Zhou Yining was being bullied at school, and she had actually only learned about it from others.

Jiang Xizhi: [How are you? Where are you now? I’ll find a lawyer to help you right now. Also, the police station. My family knows people at the police station. I’ll call home after class.]

Zhou Yining wasn’t in the mood to write an outline today.

She had been busy all day yesterday and needed to rest, so she sat in her seat during class and spaced out.

Seeing that there was a new message on her phone, Zhou Yining opened it and saw the content Jiang Xizhi had sent.

She quickly replied.

Zhou Yining: [No need, everything has already been handled. I’ve already hired a lawyer. I’m fine and in class right now. Don’t worry.]

Zhou Yining: [Also, I prepared a birthday gift for you. I’ll go find you after class. (Head pat cat jpg)]

Seeing that Zhou Yining had prepared a birthday gift for her, Jiang Xizhi couldn’t be happy at all.

She just stared straight at her phone, tears falling without her even realizing it.

Because of Lin Shaohui’s matter, the homeroom teachers of each class had just been warned by the grade leader and were paying attention to the students’ movements in the class.

Seeing that Jiang Xizhi was crying, the homeroom teacher quickly walked over.

Jiang Xizhi pushed her phone inward and buried her face in her arms.

“What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well? Do you want me to have someone take you to the school clinic?”

Jiang Xizhi sniffled, her voice still muffled, “It’s okay, Teacher. I’m a little dizzy. I’ll be fine if I lie down for a while.”

“Really? Do you want me to call your family?”

“No need, Teacher. I’m really fine. I’ll be fine if I lie down for a while,” Jiang Xizhi continued.

“Alright, tell me anytime if you don’t feel well. Don’t force yourself.”

After saying this, the homeroom teacher walked to the podium.

He didn’t rush to start the class. Instead, he said, “We’ll change the fourth class to a class meeting. I assume you’ve all heard about what happened yesterday. But don’t go around asking about it. It involves the privacy of several students.

We’ll talk about the issue of school bullying in our class meeting later, but for now, no discussions are allowed. Everyone should just honestly attend the class.”

Hearing the homeroom teacher say this, Jiang Xizhi cried even more.

What the boy had said earlier might have been false, but now that the teacher had said it, Zhou Yining must have been bullied badly, and she didn’t even know about it.

Jiang Xizhi felt a mixture of pain and sorrow.

Wasn’t she Zhou Yining’s best friend?

Why didn’t she come to her for help, or even tell her about it?