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Chapter 69: Chu Zining Misspoke

“This is a confession, right, this is definitely a confession!”

“What kind of heavenly plot is this? The campus goddess confesses in public just to prove that her crush isn’t a cringe boy but a great hero?”

“I just fell in love, mom, and I’m already heart-broken again!”

“Who on earth is this Lu Li if the goddess is confessing to him in front of everyone? I’m going to smash him!”

“Yeah, yeah, smash him! He doesn’t deserve the goddess’s love; I’d eat 20 kilos of poop for her, could he?”

Lu Li instantly went from being every boy’s public enemy to… every boy’s public enemy.

On the rostrum, Principal Ma Xiong’s face turned dark; he ground his teeth and glared at the female teacher. “Didn’t you say that Chu Zining was meek? Is this something a meek student would do?”

If only he had once had the courage to confess in front of the whole school, his first love would never have fallen into someone else’s arms…

Pah! Confessing in public… does she still have any respect for her teachers, the school, or its rules?!

Flames all but shot from Ma Xiong’s eyes.

The female teacher was also dumbfounded, a look of utter disbelief on her face. “Sh-she was never like this before…”

“Hurry, pull her down! Don’t let her spout any more nonsense!” The principal’s jaw was trembling with rage. “Punish her! I must punish her severely!”

The female teacher hesitated. “Principal, Chu Zining ranks first in her year and has a real shot at getting into Yongning University.”

“If we punish her, we might lose one student admitted to Yongning University this year, and that could affect next semester’s recruitment.”

Ma Xiong calmed down. “Then what do you suggest?”

The female teacher said, “In this situation, punishment is punishment no matter who receives it; we just need the students to see our stance against puppy love.”

“What do you mean?” Ma Xiong frowned.

The female teacher said, “We could punish that Lu Li…”

“Silence!” Ma Xiong refused loudly without a moment’s thought.

Are you kidding? Lu Li is someone Professor Dai Ming from Yongning University has his eye on; the professor even asked him to look after the boy, and Lu Li’s chances of being admitted are higher than Chu Zining’s!

If we punish Lu Li, we might as well punish Chu Zining instead!

“W-why?” Now the female teacher was the one who didn’t understand.

Ma Xiong let out a cold laugh. “Want to know why? Heh, the dismissed Shen Huan wanted to know why too.”

The female teacher was startled; many staff had no idea why Shen Huan, who had worked conscientiously for more than 20 years, had suddenly been fired.

So… it was because of this Lu Li!

Could it be that Lu Li actually has some powerful background?

It must be so!

Shen Huan must have offended Lu Li, otherwise how could she have lost her iron-rice-bowl job?

The female teacher gave Chu Zining on stage a long look; she had never thought this delicate girl would quietly latch onto someone so formidable, so she had better treat her well in future.

“What are you spacing out for? Pull her down before she says something even more outrageous!” Ma Xiong snapped when he saw the teacher in a daze.

“Oh, right, I’ll go at once.” The female teacher hurried toward Chu Zining.

After saying everything on her mind, Chu Zining felt much better.

The moment the pent-up breath left her chest, her strength was almost gone as well; staring at the mass of heads below, she felt dizzy and her knees shook.

“Zining, some things aren’t suitable to discuss here; let’s go down first,” the female teacher said gently, supporting Chu Zining’s shoulder.

She didn’t forcefully drag Chu Zining away; although she feared the girl might say something even more shocking, she also feared offending Lu Li and losing her job like Shen Huan.

Chu Zining, her face crimson, descended from the rostrum with limp legs.

She had no idea what she would face next, but she did not regret what she had just done at all.

By now the sports field was in utter chaos, filled with cries of condemnation.

“Wait, if Lu Li isn’t a cringe boy, then who spread the rumors?”

“Someone just said it was Zhang Heng from Class 4! I heard he was jealous that Lu Li got a slot in Yongning University’s special-admission exam, so he slandered him!”

“That’s outrageous; how can someone be like that? He’s the one who should be expelled, the one who should be smashed!”

In no time, all eyes swung to Class 4, and the students of Class 4 fixed their gaze on Zhang Heng.

Seeing the situation turn bad, Shen Tan, who stood beside Zhang Heng, frowned and quietly retreated behind the crowd.

Zhang Heng flew into a rage and yelled at the Class 4 students, “Why are you staring at me? My policeman uncle told me everything, and his information can’t be wrong! Lu Li disrupted public order, and even the police made him write a self-criticism!”

“Would you rather believe some random girl’s babble than believe the police? Can’t you see that Chu Zining likes Lu Li and is deliberately making excuses for him?”

The crowd clicked their tongues; it did sound reasonable, and it was possible that Chu Zining liked Lu Li and was deliberately protecting him…

Zhang Heng let out a few cold laughs. “Just wait and see! When the police come up to criticize Lu Li in a moment, you’ll know who’s right and who’s wrong!”

“Lu Li isn’t a good person, and that Chu Zining who lied for him is even worse! I’ll report them to the teachers and have them both expelled!”

Zhang Heng’s voice was loud and confident, and he immediately swayed quite a few people.

Everyone pondered; indeed they couldn’t just take Chu Zining’s word for it.

Shen Tan also felt it made sense, so he silently stepped back beside Zhang Heng.

Lu Li looked up at the rostrum and happened to see Shi Chen walking slowly to its center, which made him tense up.

Shi Chen had targeted him yesterday, erasing his award and turning it into a demerit; once he opened his mouth now, he would surely criticize him.

That being the case, the passionate speech Chu Zining had just made would inevitably drag her into trouble.

Originally the affair had nothing to do with Chu Zining, but the way that lass had acted on her own would get her implicated, and he would owe her a huge favor.

Having fallen so far into her debt, he would no longer have the nerve to ask her for a lap pillow in the future…

Lu Li was deeply troubled.

“Ahem, hey! Please quiet down!”

At that moment, Shi Chen’s resonant voice came from the microphone on the rostrum.

After years in the SWAT team, Shi Chen carried a soldier’s authority and presence, and with just a few words he quelled the uproar on the field.

“I am Shi Chen, captain of the Yongan City SWAT team.”

“I do not fully agree with what student Chu Zining just said or with her interpretation of student Lu Li’s actions, and I need to correct a few points.”

“Hiss… even the police are saying that; did Chu Zining really lie to us?” The students broke into a commotion when they heard this.

Zhang Heng tipped his chin up and laughed loudly. “See? I told you Chu Zining was lying to cover for Lu Li! You bunch of fence-sitters, clean out your ears and listen to what the officer has to say!”

Shi Chen coughed, took a deep breath, and said in a loud voice:

“Student Chu Zining said Lu Li is her hero; I think that is only in the narrow sense!”

“Because student Lu Li is not only Chu Zining’s personal hero; he is also a hero of our Public Security Bureau and a hero of the people!”

The moment these words left his mouth, the entire field fell silent.

Zhang Heng’s eyes widened, and he felt as though a gust of wind had blown straight into his ears.

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