As Ruan Tang expected, Ruan Chengzhi did not tell the truth.
After walking a few steps from home, he met his neighbor. Although his face was hurt, it was obviously a scratch, not beaten by others. Although Ruan Tang's hand was heavy, he could not see it on his back, legs and buttocks.
But Ruan Chengzhi was so hurt that he didn't walk right, so he attracted other people's attention.
"Teacher Ruan, what's the matter with you? Why is your face bruised?"
Ruan Chengzhi said vaguely that he was careless.
"I have medicine at home. Come here and I'll wipe some medicine for you."
"No, no, there are still some things in school. I'm in a hurry to go back to school." the faster Ruan Chengzhi wants to walk, the more uncomfortable his legs and feet are.
Although the neighbors felt strange, they didn't ask much. When Ruan Chengzhi left, they nagged with their family when they came home.
Then he met several people, but he didn't speak. Ruan Chengzhi went to the bus stop. When waiting for the bus, he heard someone call him teacher.
"Shanshan? It's getting dark. Why are you here?" he suddenly forgot his pain and ran to care about Susan.
Susan was wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag. She looked worried. She was surprised to see Ruan Chengzhi. She didn't expect him to be here.
"Mr. Ruan, what's the matter with you? Are you going back to school?"
Ruan Chengzhi didn't notice that the direction Susan had just come was the way to Ruan's house.
Although Susan has many friends, both boys and girls take good care of her, their families don't like her. They even think that being with her will affect their children. They don't let their children go out with Susan after school.
Ruan Chengzhi finally remembered the pain on his body and Ruan Tang who was like a hedgehog. Ruan Tang was cold and strange.
He was silent for a moment, and Susan said with an apologetic look, "excuse me, Miss Ruan, is it because of the clothes? I have clothes to wear. XiuXiu gave me her old clothes and Chunlan gave me books. You don't have to work hard for my affairs anymore, and don't have a conflict with Ruan Tang. I'm really sorry."
"Not because of clothes," said Ruan Chengzhi.
Looking at the sensible and considerate Susan, he thought of Ruan Tang.
Was Ruan Tang so mean and indifferent in the past?
I don't think so.
How did she become as haggard and cold-blooded as her mother?
"What's that? Are you going back to school so late? Have you eaten?" Susan asked with concern.
Ruan Chengzhi shook his head, looked at Susan and became nervous again. "Why don't you do your homework at home, and your father lost his temper again?"
It's Susan's turn to be silent.
Ruan Chengzhi looked like he hated iron and didn't become steel. "After I educated him last time, he said he wouldn't gamble again. Why did he get beaten again? How can you study at ease like him?"
Susan's eyes were red, but she said carelessly, "it doesn't matter, teacher. I'm used to it. Just wait until he loses his temper. I'll go home in a minute."
"How about that? It's getting dark, so I'd better go to my house..." Ruan Chengzhi almost blurted out and took Susan back to Ruan's house to live with Ruan Tang. Thinking of Ruan Tang's appearance, Sheng Sheng swallowed his words back.
Not today.
Ruan Tang was so rude to him that he dared to beat him. If he took Susan back, it would be against his original intention to make Susan embarrassed.