Seventy-five, twists and turns (2)

  I thought the teacher was going to scold Ouyang Xiaoxiao severely, but unexpectedly, the teacher smiled awkwardly at me and Ouyang Xiaoxiao, then glanced at the mahjong on the table and said, "Sorry, I'm a bit out of line because of this matter. Hope you can forgive me." Hmm, this set of mahjong actually belongs to a friend who asked me to buy it for him, not for playing in the office. Hope you don't misunderstand.

  I was stunned, and Ou Yang Xiao Xiao spoke up, "Don't worry, Teacher Li, neither of us will go out and spread the word about what happened today."

  The teacher smiled and nodded, that's good, that's good, yes, you're called Gǔ Xuělín, right? The mistake in your name, I'll correct it later. You don't have to worry about it anymore. If there's nothing else, you can go back now.

  Then I walked out of the door of the Youth League office. Immediately after that, Ouyang Xiaoxiao also came out.

  She and I chatted a few more sentences on the road, then I said next week, after receiving the scholarship, invite her to dinner. At that time, she readily agreed. Then, I asked for her phone number, and we two people parted ways.

  Gu Xue Lin finished speaking and looked up at me, "Your expression is so weird, what's wrong? Don't you think this thing is very dramatic?"

  I forced a smile and said, "It's been quite an adventure."

  "Uh-huh, uh-huh, you have no idea, when Ouyang Xiaoxiao was arguing with the teacher in charge of the student union, I was standing next to her, and I must say, I was really admiring her from the bottom of my heart. If it were me, I wouldn't dare say those things even if you killed me," said Gu Xuelin, looking at her with great admiration.

  "Uh-huh," I nodded.

  "Next week, I'll invite Ouyang Xiaoxiao to dinner and introduce her to you properly. If it weren't for her, this matter would have been really hard to resolve," said Gu Xuelin, still visibly unsettled.

  "Uh-huh," I replied.

  "I think that in ancient times, she must have been a female knight-errant, traveling the world to right wrongs and relieve poverty, just like...just like..." Gu Xue Lin racked her brains.

  "Just like the big bad wolf in Little Red Riding Hood," I said casually.

  "You're just like a big bad wolf," Gu Xue Lin said with some dissatisfaction, "Ou Yang Xiao Xiao has no grudges against you, why are you talking about her like that?"

  "I didn't say you're like a big bad wolf, why are you so worked up?"

  "You said Ou Yang Xiao Xiao is no good, but she saved me once today, she's my lifesaver and also your lifesaver, you can't say that about her," Gu Xue Lin said.

  "Benefactor who saved my life?" I burst out laughing, "Just don't repay kindness with resentment in the future, okay."

  "You're the one who's seeking revenge, besides, I'm just a girl, and I don't provoke trouble, what grudge could there be between us?"

  "This, um, just look at you, with a face so bitter and resentful, how can you not have a grudge against others?"

  "You're so gloomy and resentful," Gu Xue Lin raised her fist and started pounding on my back.

  "Alright, alright, I won't quarrel with you, I won't quarrel with you," I dodged to the left and right, repeatedly waving my hands at Gu Xue Lin.

  "Hmph, dare you still speak ill of Ouyang Xiaoxiao?"

  "I dare not, I dare not! You two are as close as sisters, with hearts as pure as golden lotus. From now on, I will never dare to speak of you again."

  "That's about right."