webnovelfull Chapter 263 Students on Leave of Absence
Chapter 263 Students on Leave of Absence
Chapter 263 Students on Leave of Absence
Upon hearing that Lu He and the others were planning to move to dormitory 404, Zhou Ziyin let out a sneer.
"You're going to 404, huh?" she said sarcastically. "Don't accuse me of gossiping behind people's backs. There's a slut living in 404..."
Zhou Ziyin's speech is really unpleasant.
Seeing Lu He's somewhat disgusted expression, Zhou Ziyin didn't take it to heart: "I know you probably think I'm a gossip, but some things can't be taught, but you'll learn them after being shown just once."
She shook her head and spoke in a meaningful way.
Soon, other girls started whispering among themselves, as if some gossip had happened in that dormitory.
"What are you talking about, 404?" Shen Tong quickly realized that there was something wrong with the dormitory room that they kept mentioning.
However, Lu He still wanted to keep things to herself, so she stopped discussing the topic. At least for now, there were clues pointing to the character living in 404, who was probably a rather crucial one.
"Didn't you notice anyone unusual when you checked room 404?" Xia Lan asked intentionally.
Shen Tong recalled that the lights in dormitory 404 were turned off very early last night, and everyone went to bed very early: "There were only two students in that dormitory. I heard that the other two had a conflict at the beginning of the semester and dropped out..."
The other girls who had been whispering just moments before chimed in, "The school forbade spreading this story back then. They said it was because one girl stabbed another girl over a man..."
"Pah! Stop spreading rumors!" Zhou Ziyin suddenly roared angrily, "Who just said that? Come out here!"
Everyone avoided eye contact; no one wanted to get into a conflict with her.
"Do you know them? Did you see them with your own eyes? How dare you just spout off like that?" Zhou Ziyin was clearly not going to let it go.
You could tell she was very angry.
Lu He had no choice but to pretend to be scared and try to distract Zhou Ziyin: "We're going to move into 404 soon. What's going on with that dorm room? It's kind of scary..."
"Yes, yes, is there anything we need to be careful about? Why is there surgery involved?" Xia Lan understood the message and immediately joined in the act.
However, Zhou Ziyin hesitated to speak. The school had initially told her not to talk nonsense, otherwise she would face the risk of being expelled.
The person who stabbed her was her best friend. Of course, she knew what had happened, but... due to pressure from all sides, she couldn't let everyone know the truth.
Seeing Zhou Ziyin's troubled expression, Lu He roughly understood what was going on; the school must have been trying to silence her.
Shen Tong had already made her plans. She wanted to seduce Zhou Ziyin and extract information from the girl. She had a sharp eye and immediately saw that beneath Zhou Ziyin's tense and angry demeanor, she probably harbored other intentions towards her so-called good friend.
As for why the two are just friends now, it's easy to guess; she probably likes guys.
Suddenly, Shen Tong stepped forward and hugged Zhou Ziyin tightly, comforting her in the gentlest voice: "Don't be sad, my dear. Your friend's helplessness at being misunderstood, and the self-blame for not being able to help, you've already worked so hard, yet you still have to pretend to be unapproachable..."
As Shen Tong spoke, she gently stroked Zhou Ziyin's head like a caring older sister, appearing every bit the warm-hearted teacher who was helping the child resolve her inner conflicts.
Every word struck a chord with Zhou Ziyin. When the incident happened, she desperately wanted to tell the truth, but everyone told her to shut up, and she couldn't resist...
So she became sharp, prickly, and aggressive, becoming difficult to get along with and keeping people at a distance, partly out of guilt and partly to protect herself out of fear.
Shen Tong's gentleness and thoughtfulness immediately brought Zhou Ziyin a long-lost warmth, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Gently wiping away her tears, Shen Tong knew she had succeeded in the first step. The next step was to act as someone the child could trust so that she would ask her for help.
Seeing Shen Tong use his skill in manipulating emotions, Lu He couldn't help but think of that guy named Shen Yutong, and a strange anger ignited in her mind.
I can't help but hate this kind of person... I hate people who use the same methods as Shen Yutong...
With a grim expression, Lu He grabbed Xia Lan's hand and turned to leave the playground.
"Are we just leaving like this?" Xia Lan asked, puzzled as to why Lu He looked so terrible, as if she was in a horrible mood.
It couldn't be that she was actually jealous after seeing Shen Tong hugging someone else... Xia Lan was also pondering those unsettling factors in her mind.
After all, Shen Tong clearly stated that he was Lu He's ex-boyfriend, and he pursued Lu He very openly... How could Xia Lan not mind at all...?