Chapter 48: Bai Shi Takes Action

  "What class is it this afternoon?" Li Lu'er asked Shen Xiaoxuan in a daze, looking like she didn't have any energy at all.

  "Politics class is so hard to bear, once it's afternoon, I feel unwell and sleepy. There's nowhere to rest at noon, it's just not good!" Shen Xiaoxuan was also in a daze, the heat was unbearable, but he couldn't sleep during the day, it was really a sad thing.

  "You said Lu Xiansheng and Chen Zhiquan ran off somewhere, they haven't been seen all morning!" Luo Er always felt that not seeing the two of them was a bit nostalgic, but when she saw them again, she found it troublesome.

  Xiao Xuan shook her head and leaned on Luo Er's shoulder as they walked together towards the teaching building in a somewhat disheveled manner.

  "Why don't you just give them a call and ask where they are?" Xiaoxuan asked.

  "Why bother calling, it's not like the phone bill is free! It's a luxury to die for. To be honest, I'm not very good at using it and think it's a burden. Wherever you go, you can be tracked!" Lí Luòér said, her hand unconsciously touching the mobile phone in her pocket.

  "If you don't use it, you'll become outdated! Look, even elementary school students are using mobile phones now!" Shen Xiaoxuan looked down on her and pointed to a few children playing nearby, who all had mobile phones hanging from their necks.

  A crowd of people gathered in front of the school notice board, and Luo Er and Xiao Xuan also went up to join in the excitement. Only then did they discover that it was a list of scholarship and financial aid recipients, with a notice that they would be receiving their awards this afternoon. Xiao Xuan and Luo Er were so excited that they almost jumped up.

  The two of them were so excited that they didn't feel sleepy at all, and quickly followed the crowd to the financial office, lining up with their student IDs. In just a few minutes, they received their scholarships, and Xiao Lu carefully put the money away, tucking it into his shirt pocket. Xiao Xian, on the other hand, was so thrilled that he planned to secretly keep all the money for himself, thinking about how he could spend it all on clothes and treats.

  Luo Er and Xiao Xuan held hands and skipped back to class, wanting to tell Xuan Sheng and Zhi Quan the good news, but after searching for half a day, they still couldn't find them.

  Wu Jian saw through Xiao Xuan and Luo Er's thoughts, "Clang" kicked away the chair to block Luo Er and Xiao Xuan, "What are you doing? Looking for those two transfer students?"

  She gave him a white eye and didn't say anything.

  "Lu Xiansheng and Chen Zhiquan have been called away to fill out transfer documents, probably won't make it for the first class either. But then again, it's just the first physical education class, whether they attend or not doesn't really matter!" Wu Jian said with a careless tone.

  "What are you talking about? Isn't our first class Politics?" Luo Er asked in confusion.

  Wu Jian's disdainful gaze swept over Li Lu'er: "I'm the physical education representative, this is definitely clearer than you!"

  "Hey! Wu Jian, Wu Xiaoshui! What's with the attitude? Can't you speak with some courtesy? Don't be like that thing your family raised, brainless!" Xiao Xuan didn't like his tone and fired back at Wu Jian.

  Wu Jian looked at Shen Xiaoxuan's arrogant face, gritted his teeth and said: "Two women, I don't want to argue with you, you should be more careful when speaking! Otherwise, if pushed too hard, I can also hit a woman!"

  "Pshaw! What's the big deal!" Shen Xiaoxuan refused to back down.

  "Alright, alright, Wu Jian don't be angry, don't lower yourself to our level!" Luo Er pulled Shen Xiao Xuan back to their seats and only let go after Wu Jian left the classroom.

  "A nouveau riche who sells tap water at home, how dare he speak so rudely? It's just that I can't stand him, and he only managed to get into the class by relying on his sports scores!" Shen Xiaoxuan muttered.

  "Alright, alright, don't be like that. He's actually a good person, it's just that he's been out on the streets with his dad selling goods since he was young, so he has a bit of a temper. But he's a kind person..." Lu'er comforted Shen Xiaoxuan.

  After the first bell rang, Li Lu'er and Shen Xiaoxuan slowly walked towards the playground.

  For liberal arts girls, they would rather attend a politics class at this time than be replaced with physical education classes. The scorching hot weather that makes you suffocate and still have to exercise is simply torture.

  The PE teacher looked at a group of listless experimental class students, and didn't have much temper. This is the school's treasure, if several people get heatstroke not only will the bonus be deducted but also need to be named and educated by the principal at the meeting, thinking about it is better not to take risks, let alone there are more liberal arts girls who are even more delicate.

  "Today, the politics teacher has something urgent to attend to, so I'm taking over your class. Both classes 7 and 8 will have physical education together! Today's weather is too hot, making it easy to get heatstroke, so as usual, this lesson will be free activity, not encouraging intense exercise, but with one condition: during the break, you cannot go back to class to review other subjects. If I find out, I'll deal with your head teacher directly! Do you understand?" The physical education teacher asked loudly.

  "Understood!" The students of both classes responded in unison.

  "Dismissed!" As soon as the physical education teacher said this, the students quickly dispersed. For a while, all the shaded areas were filled with people chatting and playing on their phones.

  Shen Xiaoxuan pulled Luo'er under the tree shade for several rounds, but couldn't find a place to sit, so they stood in front of the small shop entrance, taking advantage of the shade.

  The school's small shop is right opposite the basketball court. On such a hot day, apart from Wu Jian and a few sports students who are enthusiastic about playing basketball, other boys are still chatting idly with girls.

  "What are you looking at?" A group of girls walked over and stood in front of Luo Er and Xiao Xuan.

  Luo Er shifted his gaze from the basketball and only then realized it was Bai Shi. He thought he was talking to Xiao Xuan, so he didn't make a sound.

  "Wow, you guys have PE class today too? What a coincidence!" Xiaoxuan said.

  Bai Shi nodded slightly and gave Rong Rong a signal with her eyes.

  "Xiao Xuan, come over here for a moment, we have something to tell you!" Rongrong pulled Xiao Xuan's arm and dragged him aside.

  "Oh, okay! Luo Er, wait for me!" Xiao Xuan said while walking away.

  Li Luo'er nodded and turned her head to watch the boys play basketball.

  "Haha, you really have nothing better to do and still have the interest to watch basketball!" Bai Shi said with a cold smile, enunciating each word.

  Luo'er turned his head and looked at Bai Shi, still not saying a word.

  She knew that Bai Shi was the principal's daughter, and also that Bai Shi had come with someone else to find Xiao Xuan, so it was better not to get involved, anyway she didn't want to have anything to do with her.

  "I'm talking to you, are you deaf?" Bai Shi pulled Lu'er back with a sudden jerk.

  Luo'er finally turned around and discovered that Bai Shi's eyebrows were filled with a thick hatred, and asked lightly: "What's wrong?"

  "Hmm, what's your relationship with Lu Xiangsheng? I heard you two often go to and from school together, doesn't he ride his bike to take you home every day? And isn't it true that some people have taken a liking to the hair clip I reserved, and even got Lu Xiangsheng to pay for it?! Isn't that right?" Bai Shi's tone became even more sarcastic.

  "We live close by, and my brother has been busy these days and didn't have time to take me, so I just took his car along the way. As for that hair clip, I never thought of buying it, nor did I ask Xuan Sheng to buy it for me, I don't know where you heard it from, but that's absolutely not true!" Luo Er only then realized that Bai Shi was targeting herself and had ill intentions.

  "Xuan Sheng? Is that what you called him? You two aren't close enough for that yet, are you~ Hehe, a country bumpkin like you, do you even deserve to call his name?" Bai Shi looked down on Luo Er from head to toe with disdain. "Besides, in the past, it was always Qi Xiu and An Ning who did the bulletin board, what makes you think you can do it this time? Hehe!"

  "The notice was arranged by Shen Kai for me and Xiao Xuan to do, I don't know what the reason is, if you want to know you should go ask Shen Kai!" Luo Er said as she turned around to leave, but Qi Xiu and An Ning blocked her way.

  "Want to leave? Hehe, it seems like today is going to be tough. Who secretly took a video and posted it online to tarnish my reputation? Was it you? Right, I'm guessing it was, hehe... On the surface, pretending to be weak, pretending to be kind, pretending to be innocent... Tsk tsk, how could someone do something like this? This requires a lot of scheming!" White Poetry continued to be unyielding.

  "I don't know what you're talking about with the recording, and I also don't know why you came looking for me today. But I think everything you said has nothing to do with me. You should investigate clearly before going to find the person you should be looking for!"

  Luo Er directly pushed aside Qi Xiu and An Ning, and walked forward.

  Bai Shi grabbed the back of Luo Er's school uniform and pulled it hard, refusing to let go.

  Luo Er turned his head, just about to interrogate, but Bai Shi suddenly slapped him with a loud slap...

  Bai Shi exerted a bit of force and with one push, Luo Er heavily fell to the cement ground without any way to defend himself...

  Xiao Xuan had always felt that something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was. So from time to time, she would sneak glances at Bai Shi and Luo Er. When she saw this scene unfold before her eyes, she too was stunned into silence. She hadn't expected that things would turn out like this - a case of "luring the tiger away from its mountain lair".

  Xiao Xuan rushed over like a madman, knelt down on the ground and hugged Luo Er, tears involuntarily streaming down her face. She cried out to Bai Shi, "Why did you hit someone? Why did you hit Luo Er? Why?"

  The child had not yet come back to his senses, and was still sitting dazed on the scorching hot cement ground, staring blankly at the blurry figures in front of him.

  The entire playground suddenly fell silent, and all eyes turned towards Bai Shi's direction.

  "Hah! So weak, one push and you're down, and you can't even get up!" Bai Shi's mocking words kept spinning in Luo Er's head, making her ears buzz nonstop.

  "Luòér, get up! Let's go find the teacher!" Xiǎo Xuān had already cried herself into a tearful mess and wanted to help Luòér up, but Luòér just couldn't come back to her senses.

  Bai Shi looked at Luo Er's expressionless daze, feeling like a mockery. She shook off Rong Rong's arm and grabbed Luo Er's hand, pulling him up with force. "Get up for me, stop pretending! What kind of person are you to pretend in front of me? You're despicable..."

  Xiao Xuan grasped Bai Shi's hand tightly in the middle, "Let go, let go, let go..."

  All the students on the playground gathered around, but no one dared to stop it. Everyone knew Bai Shi's identity and didn't want to get into trouble, so they could only watch as this tragic scene unfolded.

  Bai Shi looked at the indifferent students, and with a fierce expression, pulled Luo's arm harder, ready to kick him. Just then, a basketball heavily hit Bai Shi's body. Following the direction of the ball, the classmates parted to make way, and Wu Jian walked out alone.

  "That's enough, Bai Shi! I've never seen anyone as bullying as you!" Wu Jian stood in front of Li Lu'er and Xiao Xuan, scolding Bai Shi.

  "Haha, I thought it was someone else, but as soon as I smelled this smell, I knew it was Wu from the sewer. I didn't expect that apart from selling sewage, you also like to interfere with other people's business!"

  "Watch your mouth, speak carefully to me. Don't think you're some kind of rich kid just because you're the principal's daughter, I'm not afraid of you! I'm not afraid of anything, want to fight? I'd be happy to accompany you!" Wu Jian said as he took off his jacket and threw it on the ground.

  With Wu Jian speaking out, their classmates also began to accuse Bai Shi.

  Looking at Wu Jian's muscular body and the dissatisfaction of her classmates, Rongrong didn't want to make a big deal out of it either, so she quickly pulled Bai Shi, who still wanted to argue, and walked outside.

  Wu Jian waved his fist and was about to chase after him for an explanation, but Xiao Xuan cried out to him. When he turned back, he only then discovered that Luo Er had already fainted...

  He picked up Luo Er and ran towards the infirmary again...