ryethenovel Chapter 61 Neither Love Nor Hate
Chapter 61 Neither Love Nor Hate
Cheng Hao's appearance here is clearly a deliberate provocation.
Lu Yuan didn't know much about this person, nor did he care to. He only knew that the other party was becoming increasingly demanding and ungrateful.
He slowly turned around and could see Cheng Hao and his entourage acting arrogantly.
Hearing the commotion, everyone in the classroom peeked out to see what was happening.
"Brother Yuan."
Gao Zhe quickly stepped forward and stood beside Lu Yuan, sharing the same hatred for the enemy.
Cheng Hao was not flustered at first, after all, this was No. 1 Middle School, with strict school rules, and no one would dare to make a move openly on campus.
Last time, Ye Yixian acted impulsively and almost got expelled from school.
It's likely that the school took her family's financial difficulties into consideration, which is why they treated her leniently this time.
"Lu Yuan, stop staring at me like that." Cheng Hao said with a mocking smile. "I'm just trying to help you out, to let you see what kind of person Ye Yixian really is."
Lu Yuan's eyes blazed with fury, but Cheng Hao remained completely oblivious.
Lu Yuan glanced indifferently at Gao Zhe beside him: "You haven't finished writing your self-criticism yet, have you?"
"I've only just started writing," Gao Zhe replied.
"You have to write a self-criticism the first time you get punished, and the same goes for the second time. Do you understand what I mean?"
"certainly."
Gao Zhe understood immediately and strode towards Cheng Hao.
Cheng Hao was initially full of confidence, but as the two approached step by step, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
It was too late to escape. He hurriedly retreated, crying out in panic, "Lu Yuan, don't do anything rash! This is a school; violence will result in a major demerit!"
"I only have three months left until I graduate from the college entrance exam. I don't care about any major or minor mistakes."
Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe stepped forward, grabbed Cheng Hao, and dragged him toward the toilet.
His henchmen tried to stop him, but Gao Zhe raised his hand and glared at them, and they all cowered and didn't dare to step forward.
"Help……"
Cheng Hao's desperate cries for help gradually faded away at the toilet doorway.
The corridor was packed with people, and Cheng Hao's agonizing screams echoed from the toilet.
When the evening self-study bell rang, Lu Yuan, Gao Zhe, Cheng Hao, and their group stood in a line on the playground track.
Cheng Hao's face was bruised and swollen, and he had tissues stuffed into his nostrils to barely stop the nosebleed.
"This is absolutely outrageous!"
The head of the teaching department, Zhang Dabiao, was furious and reprimanded the group severely in front of everyone.
Many students who were studying on the teaching building were distracted and leaned on the railings to look down.
The two homeroom teachers rushed over, never expecting that the group would have another conflict that night.
Class teacher Wang Zhishu walked up to Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe and asked helplessly, "Didn't we agree that this was over? Why are you making a fuss again?"
Lu Yuan's expression was frank and his tone was self-righteous: "This is a personal feud between Cheng Hao and me. He came to provoke me, and if I didn't fight back, I would be letting him down for coming uninvited."
"What kind of twisted logic is that!"
Zhang Dabiao rebuked sternly: "Is the school a place for you to settle personal grudges?"
"Exactly!" Cheng Hao's homeroom teacher was also furious, pointing at Lu Yuan and scolding, "You're always entangled in grudges, just like a hoodlum outside of school. You don't look like a student at all!"
Lu Yuan looked up at the other person without fear and retorted, "As a homeroom teacher, if you can't even control your students' gossip, where is the slightest bit of a role model for a teacher?"
These words enraged the other party, who immediately said to Zhang Dabiao, "Director! This student who talks back to teachers, disregards school rules, and has poor grades should be expelled!"
"Shut up, all of you!"
Zhang Dabiao roared, "Expulsion is obviously out of the question."
He pointed at the group and said in a stern voice, "Everyone of you will receive a major demerit. If you continue to misbehave, you will all be expelled!"
"Tomorrow, everyone will go on stage and publicly apologize, so that the entire school will be ashamed of you!"
After saying that, he asked the two homeroom teachers to take the people back, and the matter was quickly settled and resolved.
Cheng Hao was filled with resentment, but dared not say anything. After all, he was the one who had barged into someone else's classroom to cause trouble, and the fault lay entirely with him.
Throughout the evening self-study session, Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe sat quietly in their seats writing their self-criticisms.
The homeroom teacher, Wang Zhishu, didn't reprimand them much, and even felt that the two had done nothing wrong. When others are bullying you to your doorstep, simply tolerating it would only make you appear weak and cowardly.
Wang Zhishu stood on the podium and said solemnly, "The results of the first mock exam will be officially announced tomorrow. The school attaches great importance to this city-wide unified exam."
This mock exam was conducted with unified questions and marking across the city. All papers were marked within one day of the exam, which shows the importance that all parties attached to this exam. A large number of teachers must have been mobilized to grade the papers and compile the scores as quickly as possible.
The moment grades were mentioned, some students in the class were overjoyed while others were worried.
Li Xian was full of confidence and anticipation.
He felt he performed exceptionally well, estimating his score to be over 680, and even hoping to reach 700.
No. 1 High School has no shortage of students who score 700 points or higher, but these top students are placed in key enrichment classes in their first year of high school.
Although Li Xian had good grades, he was never able to break through the 700-point threshold and could not enter the top elite group, so he could only stay in Class 5.
It can be said that he couldn't become the tail of a phoenix but was instead the head of a chicken.
"Brother Yuan, how did you do on the exam this time?" Gao Zhe asked casually while writing his self-criticism.
Lu Yuan shook his head, his hands never stopping: "It's hard to predict. I'm not at the point where I can just estimate a score."
"I'm sure I've improved this time!"
Gao Zhe couldn't hide his excitement; this was the first time he felt he could answer many of the questions on the exam. Although it might be just his imagination, he felt more confident.
During the break between evening self-study sessions, Xu Lingjing and Jiang Yiqing walked up to Lu Yuan's desk.
Xu Lingjing handed him a bottle of mineral water, her tone flat: "You still owe me an answer."
Lu Yuan chuckled, took the water, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip: "Some answers are more meaningful for you to find yourself than for me to tell you directly."
He knew in his heart that Xu Lingjing was selfish and narrow-minded at heart, but if he pointed it out directly, it would not only be useless, but would also deeply hurt her.
It's better to let her experience it firsthand and gradually come to her senses. In this life, no amount of preaching from others can truly enlighten a person; once they've suffered a loss, they'll naturally understand.
As the saying goes, "People can't teach you everything, but you can learn it in one go through experience."
Xu Lingjing remained silent for a moment. She didn't like being talked about in riddles, but Lu Yuan's attitude was firm, so she didn't press him for details. She could only smile faintly and say, "You seem much more mature than before."
"Is that so? Thanks to you."
Lu Yuan smiled slightly. These words, though seemingly a joke, were from the bottom of his heart.
At this moment, he completely let go of all his feelings for Xu Lingjing.
I neither love nor hate.
A true man is one who can take things on and let them go.
All I want to do is sever all ties with the past, focus on preparing for the college entrance exam, and protect Ye Yixian.
Having said what she wanted to say, Xu Lingjing felt much relieved even though she didn't get the answer she wanted.
Jiang Yiqing was too shy to interrupt, but she gave Lu Yuan a thumbs up and said, "You looked so handsome tonight."
"What about me?" Gao Zhe immediately retorted, having also taken action tonight.
"You're super handsome too."
Jiang Yiqing smiled and praised him as well.
The tense and oppressive atmosphere in the classroom became much more harmonious as a result.