Chapter 23: Dropping Out

  "Teacher, look at Meng Ning's face, does she look like someone who has the energy to climb over walls? She wasn't feeling well all day today, and only went out of curiosity to take a look at the view on the wall this morning before going back to rest in her dorm. And besides, she couldn't even climb over the wall by herself, I had to pull her up."

  The class leader in front of him only noticed Gu Mo Ning's face now, which was indeed very poor and pale. There were even two big eye bags, which must have been left behind by studying late often.

  It's also true that Gu Mengning has such good grades and is excellent in all aspects, always so sensible, how could she possibly do something against school rules, let alone fall in love with a slacker like him.

  Bang

  Suddenly, a loud noise came from the door and wall of the office, and a tall white figure slowly walked in.

  "Teacher Xiao, the principal wants you to go to his office."

  Shen Rui! Su Xiao's face suddenly turned as white as Gu Mo Ning's. Just now, they said they didn't know each other, but now the person is here!

  It's still that ray of light, that ray she can never catch up with, that ray which pushed her into the abyss and into the ice cellar.

  Gumu silently stared at Shen Rui, her brain unable to think anymore, her body unable to receive instructions, losing its support, and she fell straight down just like that.

  "Silent."

  Gu Muren fell over, and Su Xiao hastily caught him.

  Shen Rui glanced over, her face had just lifted up, but then she shrank back. Instead, she raised an eyebrow at Teacher Xiao in a teasing manner, full of playful mockery.

  "Teacher Xiao, you're not physically punishing your students, are you? No wonder your class's grades are so good."

  "Shen Rui, help take this classmate to the infirmary."

  Teacher Xiao immediately ran over and applied pressure to her Neiguan acupoint when she saw Gu Mian Ning had fallen.

  This is Professor Gu's daughter, she can't afford to have anything happen to her.

  "Tsk, who is this classmate? So ugly, just one look and you can tell he's a malnourished bookworm, no need to help."

  Su Xiao glared at Shen Rui with all her might. You're not helping, so just don't help, but do you have to insult my Meining's beauty like that?

  Unfortunately, Shen Rui directly ignored her anger and reminded Xiao teacher, "Xiao teacher, remember to go to the principal's office." Then he walked away without looking back.

  Regardless of Su Xiao's raging anger, Teacher Xiao was overjoyed. Shen Rui didn't recognize Gu Mo Ning, which meant that someone really did intend to slander Gu Mo Ning.

  Although she didn't agree with Shen Rui's words to Gu Moning, after all, this was her most satisfying student. However, as long as it was known that what was spread on the internet wasn't true, everything would be easily resolved.

  Xiao Laoshi and Su Xiao together helped Gu Mò Nìng into the infirmary, then went to the principal's office.

  Shen Rui and Ouyang Bing were not far from the infirmary, both of them looking in the direction of the infirmary.

  "Do you like her?" Ouyang Bing suddenly turned around, looking at Shen Rui seriously, with an unmistakable certainty in his tone.

  Shen Rui seemed to be stunned into silence, not speaking. After a while, he let out a cold laugh, "How is that possible."

  "What's the point of helping her?" "I'm just afraid she'll come to bother me again, so I might as well tell her that I don't know her at all."

  Shen Rui inexplicably got a bit angry and said that sentence in a slightly urgent tone, then left without calling Ouyang Bing together.

  Ouyang Bing looked at Shen Rui's back, his two straight eyebrows twisted into a knot. He hoped Shen Rui liked Gu Moning, so Gu Moning wouldn't be sad anymore. He was willing to bless them.

  But now he can't understand Shen Rui at all. If he really didn't like Guo Moning, according to his personality, he wouldn't have interfered in other people's business. But he just doesn't want to admit it.

  He didn't know whether he himself was unaware of his own feelings or if he was aware but refused to admit it for the sake of saving face.

  Ouyang Bing looked in the direction Shen Rui had left, shook his head, turned back to glance at the infirmary, and decided to follow Shen Rui after all. He must figure out what Shen Rui was really thinking.

  "Ah Rui." Ouyang Bing followed closely behind Shen Rui with large strides, his mind filled with the image of Gu Moning fainting, he had to ask Shen Rui on behalf of Gu Moning.

  "Do you know who the online rumormonger is?" Shen Rui seemed to have already guessed what he was going to say, and didn't wait for Ouyang Bing to ask his next question before changing the subject.

  "It seems to be from the New Third Class. I took a closer look, and it wasn't just one person who started this, but later many people intentionally added fuel to the fire, and they were all from the New Third Class."

  Ouyang Bing had already investigated the rumormonger when he first heard about the rumor. It would have been better if he hadn't, but after investigating, he discovered that there were actually so many people who were gloating over his misfortune.

  He originally planned to suppress the rumors first and then deal with those people, but unexpectedly heard that Gu Mò Níng's class teacher was looking for her.

  A girl's reputation is so important, let alone someone as excellent and innocent as Gu Mo Ning. He didn't think much and ran to Gu Mo Ning's class teacher's office, only to coincidentally run into Shen Rui.

  "You go back first, Kedy is looking for you." Shen Rui threw out a sentence and quickened his pace to move forward.

  Ouyang Bing looked at Shen Rui with a complex expression, unable to understand what was on his mind. He could only sigh and head home.

  Shen Rui kicked open the door of Class 3, Grade 1, without regard for the teacher who was still lecturing inside.

  The teacher on the podium looked over, eyes wide with anger, holding a blackboard eraser about to throw it at the door. But when he saw that the person was actually Shen Rui, and an expressionless Shen Rui at that, he got scared and the blackboard eraser slipped out of his hand. The teacher reflexively went to pick it up, causing him to be flustered for a while.

  Shen Rui's sharp eyes scanned the people who had bullied Gu Muren in the warehouse last time. As soon as he heard Ouyang Bing say it was Class 3 of High School Year 1, his first reaction was that it was this group of girls again. Who else would be so tactless?

  "Come out with me." The voice wasn't loud, but everyone could hear it. A tone devoid of emotion, yet it made people deeply feel his anger.

  Those girls sat in their seats, not daring to move.

  The last time they were beaten by him, they still remember it to this day. But since he obviously doesn't like Gu Mengning and they've already broken up, why is Shen Rui coming to find them again?

  "Come out." Brief, without a hint of emotion, an authoritative roar that brooked no refusal.

  Those girls finally followed Shen Rui out of the classroom with a trembling heart under Shen Rui's emotionless angry roar.

  They thought he was going to take them somewhere again, but Shen Rui stopped in the corridor this time.

  "I'm giving you two options. First, clear up the rumors online yourself that I and Gu Mornin were never together, those were all made-up by people jealous of Gu Mornin, then drop out of school. Second, do nothing, I'll spread rumors to your family, I'll help you drop out of school."

  Shen Rui had already investigated these people's backgrounds in the warehouse incident. One by one, they were just relying on their family having some money to bite people everywhere.

  "So what if we don't drop out. Your Shen family is just a little richer than us, but you're relying on your family's wealth and influence. What can you do to us? We have so many people and several companies, can you take us all down?"

  Shen Rui suddenly felt a little amused, these people were truly stupid beyond salvation.

  He shouldn't have come here to remind them, he should have directly ruined their family and forced them to drop out of school. No need to bother, it's a waste of his energy. Hmph.