Chapter 26: No Way to Escape

  Meng Jun quietly attended a morning class. Her return made Du Xinran the happiest.

  As soon as the bell rang, she bounced over and said happily: "Meng Jun, it's great that you're back! Yesterday I went to the hospital with my dad to visit Uncle Zhuo, and the doctor said he's recovering well. I'm happy for you too! Does this mean you can come back to class every day now? I told you, good people have good fortune! Come on, I'll treat you to dinner at that small restaurant outside!" Du Xinran was about to say a few more words on behalf of his brother, but these past few days Du Mingfeng had been busy and anxious, feeling deeply guilty for not being able to offer any helpful assistance when Meng Jun needed it most.

  Du Xiran really wanted to tell Meng Jun how much her brother loved her. But Du Mingfeng had reminded her not to say anything in front of Meng Jun, so she could only bury these words deep in her heart. She also understood her brother's good intentions, which was to let Meng Jun not feel indebted to the Du family. Her brother was such a good boy, and she hoped that in the future, she would meet another boy who loved her like her brother did.

  "Glad your foot doesn't hurt anymore, Meng Jun lowered his head to check Du Xinran's foot. She was this kind of person, who had clearly encountered many misfortunes herself, yet the first thing that came to her mind was others."

  Hi! It's nothing, I'm fine now. That night when I got back, my brother used medicinal wine to help me rub it in. The next day, the pain was gone. Suddenly, Du Xiran's tone became gloomy, and Meng Jun's words brought back that terrifying experience. She stammered, "Sorry, Meng Jun, that day I didn't go report to the police directly. It's because that pointed-mouthed monkey told me that if I dared to report to the police, they would make you disappear completely. So I..." Du Xiran said this, and tears were about to flow out.

  "It doesn't matter, hasn't everything passed already?" Meng Jun tightly hugged her. Because of a deep affection, Meng Jun also sincerely treated Du Xinran like a younger sister, and seeing her so pitiful, his heart suddenly tightened.

  Actually, Du Xinyan is only a few months younger than her. Meng Jun is indeed much more mature and sensible than girls of the same age, and also stronger, perhaps it's because of this natural and innate temperament that she has attracted more attention from the opposite sex.

  "Zhuo Mengjun, the class teacher has summoned you!" Just as Mengjun and Du Xinran had just walked out of the classroom door, the class monitor walked up to them with a sullen expression. This girl always regarded Mengjun, who was always ranked ahead of her in exams, as a thorn in her side. Mengjun didn't even give her a glance, for she never bothered with such petty-minded people.

  "Meng Jun, we're waiting for you, go ahead!" Du Xinran said, shaking Meng Jun's hand. Walking into the office, the class teacher raised her head from the high pile of homework and motioned for her to sit down.

  Meng Jun thought she was going to scold her for skipping school these past few days, but instead she said tactfully: "Just go to school as usual! Someone has already helped you solve all the financial problems." After that, she looked at her with a complex gaze.

  "How could this be? What's going on?" Meng Jun asked in puzzlement.

  "I'm not clear about the specifics, I'm just responsible for passing on the message. You don't need to skip class to earn money to pay your father's medical expenses anymore. Alright, you can go now." The head teacher seemed a bit impatient, she lowered her head and continued grading assignments, no longer paying attention to Meng Jun.

  "Alright, since you won't explain clearly, I also can't accept it." Meng Jun said resolutely. From a young age, her father had told her that unearned wealth would bring unease in eating and sleeping, so she would rather not have this unclear money!

  "What's wrong with you, child? Don't you know what's good for you?" The class teacher put down her pen, stood up and said somewhat angrily.

  "Teacher Li, how can this be right? This is my principle as a person. How can I accept money with unknown origins?" Meng Jun said with righteous words.

  "All right, all right. I'm too lazy to care. You go find the principal yourself, anyway my task is done!" The class teacher waved her hand impatiently.

  It seems like I have no choice but to go find the principal, Meng Jun walked out of the office and headed straight for the principal's office.

  The principal saw her and initially felt a little surprised but immediately understood her intention.

  "Zhuo Mengjun, it's like this: you know Xingye Group, right? That's the one that ranks among the top in the country and has extremely strong economic power. The young master of the group came to our school this morning specifically to invest in us and emphasized that he wants to sponsor you. He asked us to guarantee with all our might that you, the high school champion, can achieve the best results possible. Mengjun, why didn't you tell the school about what happened at your home? Our school would also have helped you with all our might... it's just that you're also our lucky star, bringing in an investment from such a big shot..." The principal continued to talk nonstop, but Mengjun seemed to hear nothing. Her ears were only filled with one sentence: "Abdominal black male, must be that abdominal black male! Why does he keep haunting her like a ghost?"