Chapter 547: Chapter 547: Harbouring Filth and Taking in Corruption
Gu Shiting took Sheng Tang’s book.
His expression instantly turned icy, with a hint of menace: "Focus on your studies, this is none of your business."
Then, he glanced at Jiang Baocu, "And don’t say a word."
Jiang Baocu mechanically nodded her head.
Gu Family’s people brought lunch over, saying it was for three people, but there was enough for four or five.
Sheng Tang scooped soup for Jiang Baocu and handed it to her.
Jiang Baocu suddenly burst into tears without warning: "I can’t eat!"
She had already imagined too much.
When she thought about what might have happened to Lu Yuanyuan, her stomach felt like it was filled with stones, and she couldn’t eat a single bite.
Jiang Baocu suddenly remembered something: There weren’t many sponsored students at their school, but the conditions were very generous, not only scholarships but also grants.
And there’s one point that classmates used to joke about, back then it was about Li Ye.
Li Ye had excellent grades, and an uninformed classmate asked with a smile, "Is she a sponsored student too?"
A slightly mean girl casually said, "She doesn’t qualify."
Jiang Baocu happened to overhear at the time.
Sponsored students are all beautiful, regardless of being boys or girls, Li Ye wasn’t beautiful enough.
Just like the sick Sun Xiaojun, he was also quite a handsome boy, with clean and delicate features; besides him, Wang Haihao from Class One was also very handsome.
Huishi High School recruits few sponsored students each year, and one aspect is they must have excellent scores in the entrance exams; another aspect is that those sponsored students are all beautiful, regardless of gender.
They all come from poor families, seeking a prestigious path through Huishi High School while earning grants as well.
If a sponsored student transfers, they must not only return the annual tuition fee of 120,000 yuan but also the monthly grants and semester-end scholarships.
The pressure of hundreds of thousands of yuan is nothing for families who pay regular tuition, but for sponsored students from impoverished backgrounds, they might even sell everything they have and still not gather that money.
They dare not transfer, dare not make a fuss.
No matter what they face, they can only endure silently.
What kind of filth is hidden in this flourishing, opulent school of Huishi?
Some people never dare to speak up until they die, maybe fearing that even in death, their families would be further burdened by their decisions.
They can only kneel vulnerably in front of a faint hope, not seeking survival but hoping to grant a ray of light to other suffering classmates.
So, before Lu Yuanyuan died, she repeatedly told Sheng Tang, "You’re Mr. Gu’s girlfriend and you’re smart."
In this school, Sheng Tang’s conscience hadn’t been tainted; she also wielded power as Mr. Gu’s girlfriend, Huishi was merely a part of the Gu Family’s properties.
And Sheng Tang was very clever, capable of uncovering the truth.
Thinking of this, and recalling the once vibrant Lu Yuanyuan who turned pale and withered within less than a semester, Jiang Baocu cried.
She started with low sobs, then it became a heart-wrenching cry.
Living under the protection of her father and aunt, she didn’t know how miserable the ordinary life was, nor did she understand that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
Those who eat free lunch pay such a heavy price.
They are just children!
Lu Yuanyuan probably never imagined stepping into the devil’s lair.
Would she have given up all hope and chosen death after enduring several tortures?
"Alright, alright." Sheng Tang gently patted Jiang Baocu’s back, "I’m just guessing, maybe I’m wrong, it’s okay."
Jiang Baocu couldn’t stop crying.
She vented both Sheng Tang and Gu Shiting’s emotions alone, while they sat in silence, without a word.
None of them felt like eating anymore.
