Chapter 107 Buried Heart

  Crack, a crisp slap came swiftly and decisively, without any hesitation. Xiao Wei was startled by the sudden slap, her eyes wide with terror, tears falling pitter-patter.

  Yin Tengye was also shocked, never expecting the chairman to resort to violence. He hastily pulled Xiaowei behind him and shouted: "Why are you hitting her? She didn't do anything wrong!"

  "She hasn't done anything wrong, but her presence here is a mistake. Now she's letting you drag her around, which is also a mistake!" Su Meiyan's cold words were straightforward and uncompromising. For this unknown wild child, she should be made to understand her status and position, otherwise, if she becomes arrogant due to being spoiled, it would be disastrous.

  Wei suddenly pulled back her hand and apologized in a hurry: "Sorry, I know I was wrong!" She desperately held back tears, but the tip of her nose kept getting sour, constantly stimulating her tear glands.

  "It's not your fault! You're not wrong!" Yin Teng Ye re-grasped her wrist, this time holding it even tighter, and would never let her escape his protection again.

  Facing the chairman, Yin Tongye showed no fear, but instead stared seriously at Xiū Měi Yán's eyes and said: "Chairman, Xiao Wei is my benefactor, please show some respect to my benefactor. If you say such hurtful words again, I won't guarantee that I won't do something inappropriate."

  "Hey!" Xiu Meiyan exclaimed, taking a deep breath and suppressing her anger. "Nye, do you know what you're saying, what you're doing? If your grandmother were still alive, would she be happy to see you like this? I promised her that I'd take care of you, teach you well, but you..."

  "If grandma were still here, she'd know the situation and wouldn't be mad at me." As he spoke, Yin Tongye pulled down his zipper and carefully pinched the crystal shoe on his necklace to show her: "You know this necklace."

  Xiu Meiyan saw the necklace he hadn't worn in a long time and asked in surprise, "Didn't you say you wouldn't wear it again?"

  "Yes, but after meeting Xiaowei, I decided to put it on again. She gave me new hope. And yesterday, when my necklace was lost in the woods, she risked danger to help me find it back. I'm very grateful, really very grateful. So, she's my benefactor."

  "Moreover, she is diligent in her studies and has always been willing to help her classmates. She has never concerned herself with some of the negative things that you might think about. Director, if you think I'm speaking up for her because of some reason, you can also ask other classmates or our class teacher."

  Yin Teng said with a calm tone, without fabricating facts or exaggerating, in his eyes, she had always been like this.

  "...There's still..." A heavy face revealed a childlike smile, he proudly said: "Last semester's final exams, I was the first in the whole school. Being able to get such good grades is also because of her influence."

  "First in the whole school?" Xiu Meiyan was surprised by these words coming out of his mouth, but more than that, she was skeptical and didn't quite believe him.

  He was basically the last one in class, sometimes even worse. There were often reports from teachers that he would fool around or sleep during class, and his exams were also done perfunctorily. He was clearly very intelligent, but just didn't like studying. She never expected him to be first in class or grade, let alone the entire school, as long as he wasn't last.

  "You're not kidding me, right?" Xiu Meiyan suddenly felt a bit guilty, having been busy with the overseas branch school and neglecting his studies.

  "How dare I joke with you? If you don't believe me, you can check my grades. Chairman, I'm really begging you sincerely, please don't let Xiaowei transfer schools, okay?"

  He leaned in close to Xiū Měi Yán's ear, adding in a low voice: "Also, we're just normal classmates, no ulterior motives, I promise!" At this moment, he could only bury his thoughts deep down, it wasn't the right time to reveal them yet.

  The director has always been very clear about the class division, and if she finds out something, it will be bad. She will definitely tell her grandfather, and then who knows what kind of means will appear!

  "Are you sure?" Xiu Meiyan's eyes suddenly became sharp and bright, as if they had the power to see through people's hearts.

  "Please, do you think I would like a girl who is not good-looking, has no figure, is short and has no special features at all? My standards are very high! I really regard her as a benefactor."

  "Alright, I'll believe you for now. Later, I'll go check your results. If you're lying to me, you're dead! Go call Yanbin, Yiqiu Yuan and Youzhen over here one by one."

  "Call them, call them over, what's going on?" Yin Tongye suddenly stuttered.

  "Of course it's an interrogation, you're feeling guilty?"

  "Ah, no, how is that possible? I'll go call them right away... Little Wei..." Yin Teng raised his thumb at her, but didn't shift his gaze to her face. In front of the director, Xiao Wei was just his benefactor; he couldn't look at her, afraid that the emotions in his eyes would inadvertently flow out.

  "Anyway, the camping trip will be over tomorrow, and I'll just pretend I didn't see anything. In the future, she won't need to participate in this kind of activity again! Xiao Wei, I know your sister-in-law likes you very much, but you must remember to keep your place, understand?"

  "Yes, I understand. I will definitely keep my own position and thank you, Director Yin, for not driving me away." With a deep bow, Xiao Wei lowered her head and kept a distance from Yin Tingye, quietly following behind him.

  Yu Qiuyuan saw them coming back and hastily went up to greet them. Seeing Xiao Wei's teary eyes, she knew that the director must have said something unpleasant to her.

  "Director Li wants to ask you some questions, and also Yan Bin and Yu Zhen. Go one by one, Yan Bin, don't talk nonsense!" Yin Tongye glared at him warningly, who knows what kind of rubbish would come out of that dog's mouth.

  "Hey, what's it to you? The director asks me something, I answer him. I'll go first! Haha!" Yan Bin ran away with a sly smile, which made Yin Tongye feel a bit uneasy, wondering why he had to ask Yan Bin of all people.

  "Xiao, Xiao Wei..." Yu Zhen pulled on Xiao Wei's clothes, her voice trembling with worry as she asked: "Are you going to transfer schools?"

  Xiao Wei shook her head, biting her lower lip. She really wanted to take a look at the young master, but she couldn't. She had to keep her place.

  Xiu Wei saw her shaking her head, casually avoiding eye contact, slowly exhaling, and her beautiful eyes gradually becoming hazy.

  Yanlin furrowed her brow, feeling strange. Why did the inquiry not look for her, but only those three people? Had the director forgotten her existence or didn't trust her words? Should she take the initiative to find the director and get closer to him?