CHAPTER 192: 191: DONE (CHAPTER 5)

Shen Bin was not in a hurry, he sat there upright. He had served in the army, and sometimes he had to stand in military posture for several hours or all morning. Sitting now wouldn’t feel uncomfortable to him.

The principals originally waited for Shen Bin to speak first, to give the teacher an out. But it seemed impossible at the moment, and those kids from the compound stood there confidently, glancing at the bruised-faced Ji Zhongjun, merely sighing.

At this point, the homeroom teacher of Class 2 in Senior Year found them, "Principal, you all are solving the issue with the freshmen, but our students also need to go back. The college entrance exam is imminent, who can bear the responsibility of hindering it? This is a matter of a lifetime."

This homeroom teacher from Class 2 of Senior Year is surnamed An, she is a woman, always sharp-tongued and snobbish. She favors students from wealthy families, swaying her waist in a wool skirt as she walked in, giving Ye Ling a slight hostile look.

The school is only so big, and some things can be known just by hearing. An Lan knew that Ye Ling and Xiang Weilai were from the same compound, and had chatted a few times with Liu Zhiyuan. From Liu Zhiyuan’s tone, his impression of Ye Ling was not good. Liu Zhiyuan was a student she had taught for two years and had no conflict with anyone in school. For him to say someone is not good, what kind of person could that be?

Today, her good student was dragged into the matter, making her even less fond of Ye Ling.

However, An Lan did not target Ye Ling, instead, she turned to Ji Zhongjun, "Mr. Ji, you are a teacher and need to manage your students properly. If something really happens, it will affect you negatively, won’t it? Moreover, look at your face, getting beaten by students like this, how will you face your students?"

After dropping her words, An Lan called Xiang Weilai and left.

Zhao Guodong sneered. He didn’t like this Teacher An at all. Everyone in school knew the dean’s surname was Sun. Whenever An Lan saw the dean, she would coyly call him ’Brother Sun’. Many people privately saw this as a joke.

An Lan’s cutting remarks to Ji Zhongjun, however, made the principal realize how to resolve this situation, "Comrade, do you think this would be good? The incident happened because Mr. Ji didn’t clarify the matter, leading to this scale. So the fighting can be considered settled without punishing them. But today, hitting the teacher, even though Mr. Ji’s words were inappropriate, the students hitting a teacher is not right. There are teachers and students all watching. How about during the recess assembly, we have Zhao Guodong apologize publicly to Mr. Ji without punishment? This way, the matter is settled, isn’t it? After all, Mr. Ji still needs to teach them, and generally, a student hitting a teacher would be expelled."

Zhao Guodong disagreed, "How is that possible?"

The atmosphere became tense once again.

Shen Bin did not look at him but nodded to the principal, "Since it’s like this, let’s follow the principal’s suggestion. However, I want to clarify something: don’t target the kids because of this incident in the future."

The principal was embarrassed, "You can rest assured, comrade, we are all teachers and won’t trouble students over past incidents."

Shen Bin stood up only after receiving reassurance, turned and called to Ye Ling and the others, "Come out with me."

Then, he turned back, nodded to the principal, warning Zhao Guodong not to cause more trouble, before stepping out of the office. Ye Ling knew this was the best outcome, tugging Zhao Guodong along.

Once the students were out, the principal lost his temper, "Mr. Ji, look at what you’ve done. You’ve embarrassed the school in front of parents. And is that something a teacher should say? You are not allowed to target these kids anymore. You heard what was said just now, and I’ve assured them. If you don’t like them, just don’t bother them as long as they don’t affect other students."

Outside, once they were out, Zhao Guodong shook off Ye Ling’s hand, "This is too easy on him."

"Alright, we were obviously right, but you made us lose ground by hitting a teacher. I know you’re doing this for me, but we can’t let your record have a major problem. Otherwise, how will you handle your college admission? It would surely affect you," Ye Ling was also annoyed, "If you’re really a man, what are you angry about? At worst, endure for a year, and after graduation, you’re not afraid of him adding onto your record if you hit him again."

"It is quite foresighted, though it’s not a good thing," Shen Bin coldly interrupted, "I’m here today on behalf of your families, yet seeing your audacity to dare hit a teacher."

They were talking by the courtyard wall in the school’s backyard, all students had returned to class, and there was no fear of others hearing them. Shen Bin first looked at Ye Ling, "You have ideas, but you need to use them properly. Today’s incident should not have been stirred up, even though you were in the right, the way you handled it was reckless and childish."

"This isn’t a company!" Zhao Guodong glared back, "By the time I’m really taking the college exam, who knows what might happen? You want to control me, then let’s see."

"Alright, let’s see," Shen Bin replied, then looked at the most composed Zhang Linong, "In future, suppress things in school."

Zhang Linong nodded, and only then did Shen Bin leave.

Zhao Guodong spat at Shen Bin’s back, "I will definitely climb higher than him in the future, let’s see who controls whom."

"Alright, let’s talk about it then," Ye Ling tugged him back to class.

Anyway, she knew that in a past life, Shen Bin had become a top leader and was the youngest. Now, Shen Bin was already a department head, and Zhao Guodong was still a student. It seemed it wouldn’t be easy to surpass Shen Bin.

Back in class, the subject teacher called them to their positions without asking much. But after Ji Hong was called for questioning during the break, she returned with red eyes, and even during class, she kept her head down, crying on the table, while the subject teacher did not bother her.

This matter stirred things up all morning. When the recess assembly during the second class came, Ye Ling deliberately persuaded Zhao Guodong. But Zhao Guodong ultimately did not go up to apologize. The principal did not force him, and only announced the matter on the broadcast, stating that Zhao Guodong had shown a good attitude in admitting his wrongs, thus the incident would not be recorded, marking the end of the issue.

When it was time for lunch, Ye Ling saw Dong Juan walking alone and left Zhao Guodong and the others to catch up with Dong Juan, "Today is Friday, we have a half-day, let’s go rowing together."

Dong Juan shook her head, "I still have to read."

Her voice was very small, with a timid appearance.

Ye Ling smiled and pulled her along, "Come on, they’re waiting."

Zhao Guodong had long been impatient, seeing Ye Ling pull Dong Juan along, his brows furrowed. He disliked timid and quiet girls like Dong Juan the most, but with Ye Ling there, he didn’t say much. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)