Chapter 932: Chapter 24: Xiao Chong Extra (24)
On this day, Xiao Chong didn’t show up in the classroom, and Lin Wanwan felt uneasy with the empty seat behind her.
She couldn’t concentrate in class and was affected by this the entire day.
When she returned home in the evening, Xiao Chong didn’t come over for dinner like usual, because his parents had come to visit.
They probably found out about what happened last night and came to check on him.
Grandpa Lin noticed the scrape on Lin Wanwan’s palm and asked her what happened.
Lin Wanwan just said she fell while riding her bike and didn’t mention anything else; she didn’t want Grandpa to worry about her.
After dinner, Lin Wanwan couldn’t wait to go upstairs and messaged Xiao Chong on her iPad, asking about his situation and why he didn’t come to school.
Xiao Chong: "It’s nothing, I just didn’t want to go to school looking with the injury on my face affecting my appearance. The homeroom teacher agreed to let me rest at home for two days."
Lin Wanwan: "Oh, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault that you got dragged into this. It won’t leave a scar, will it?"
If Xiao Chong’s almost immortal-looking face ended up scarred, that would be terrible.
Xiao Chong: "The skin isn’t broken, so there won’t be any scar. And don’t apologize to me, this isn’t your fault."
Lin Wanwan: "Okay. I’ll keep up with all the class notes these days for you, just let me know if you want to see them."
Xiao Chong: "ꉂ೭(˵¯̴͒ꇴ¯̴͒˵)౨ Okay."
On the third day after the incident, Xiao Chong returned to school.
For the past two days, Xiao Chong hadn’t been staying at the small villa, but he was still in contact with Lin Wanwan online every day.
Missing two days of school didn’t affect his studies, nor did it affect his looks.
The bruises from that night were barely visible by now.
In contrast, after Zheng Ying had a talk with the teacher, she didn’t come to school today, and there were rumors among the students that she was going to be expelled.
Although this hasn’t been officially announced at the school yet, it’s definitely going to be brought up in the next Monday meeting.
Many students with inside information were already spreading the word, and naturally, Lin Wanwan, who had been following the matter closely, knew about it too.
During break, Qi Bingqiong lowered her voice mysteriously and gossiped with Lin Wanwan about the incident.
"Hey, Lin Wanwan, did you hear? Zheng Ying was dating Mi Yunzhi to get close to Xiao Chong, but Xiao Chong completely ignored her, and out of spite, she hired someone to beat him up and extorted tens of thousands. Now, Xiao Chong refuses to reconcile, and the ones who did the beating are going to jail, and Zheng Ying is getting expelled."
"..." Lin Wanwan didn’t expect the school rumors to have escalated this much, it was like starting with a small bowl and ending with a dynasty.
She couldn’t help but sneak a glance back at Xiao Chong, who was sitting with Hong Yijing and laughing; she thought he was taking the blame for her.
If the classmates knew that the root of it all was her conflict with Zheng Ying, it would surely spiral out of control.
Actually, Lin Wanwan found it a bit strange how no one had come to question her about the matter, neither the police officers nor the homeroom teacher and the director.
The whole thing implicated only Xiao Chong, Zheng Ying, and the two thugs, while she remained completely invisible in it all.
This was undoubtedly the best outcome for Lin Wanwan, otherwise, she too would be the subject of some bad gossip.
She wondered how Xiao Chong explained things to the school leaders and the police officers.
Xiao Chong, being the first top scorer in the history of the Seventh Middle School for the high school entrance exams, consistently ranked first in school exams, and a promising candidate for the college entrance exam top scorer.
Last semester, he even helped the school win second place in the national basketball competition, making him undoubtedly a darling among school leaders.
Yet someone hired small-time hoodlums to rob him; it’s like shaking the tree to provoke the tiger!
Xiao Chong provided the police with a complete video of the robbery and assault as evidence, proving the thugs guilty of home invasion and assault, and refused to settle, meaning those two would definitely be sentenced.
Such a serious matter, even if the victim wasn’t Xiao Chong, the school leaders wouldn’t let the instigator Zheng Ying off the hook, and considering she wasn’t charged as an accomplice was already fortunate for her.
Just the day after the news of Zheng Ying potentially being expelled spread, a middle-aged couple with plain clothing and honest expressions showed up at the school.
Trailing behind them was a dejected-looking Zheng Ying.
Many students spotted them from outside the vice-principal’s office, and those with sharp ears started spreading the word—turns out Zheng Ying’s parents were country folks.
Most people were caught off guard by the contrast of the normally bright and stylish Zheng Ying having such simple-looking parents.
