When An Xiulan entered her class, she was surrounded by all of her friends. After greeting all of them, she began looking for her desk.
“Xiu’er, how about you sit with me?” Shen Yue asked.
“Yue’r, you didn’t return to class Eleven A?” An Xiulan asked in a slightly surprised tone.
“You weren’t active last year in school. That’s why you didn’t know that Shen Yue was sent to Class Ten A last year after summer vacation, ” Qiao Wei said. “Just one day in the class and she fainted there. The school doctor said she has developed anxiety. She couldn’t go to that class without getting into panic attacks. This is the reason why she is allowed to sit in Class K because she feels comfortable with all of us.”
An Xiulan hugged her friend. “Yue’r, I’m sorry. We can’t do anything for you.”
Shen Yue had suffered enough from body shaming but she was doing a lot better. It was not an easy feat for her to come to school without getting panic attacks in public. It was not her fault that she was fat. It was her body condition. She couldn’t change obesity in a day.
“You have already done a lot for me, ” Shen Yue said with a soft smile. “In fact, the entire class had done a lot for me. If all of you had not searched for my mom and told her how badly the Shen family treated me, I would still be stuck in this horrible family. Thank you, everyone.”
When her class listened to her sad story, all of them formed a team without her knowing and they dedicated their time to looking for her mother. Her mother, who had been working in a different city, burst into tears when she heard how badly the Shen family treated her. Her mother had thought that if she would leave the Shen family, they would treat her daughter well. But the new Mrs Shen had made the life of Shen Yue worse than hell.
Shen Yue’s mom returned to the city and found her daughter living in the school dormitory and working part-time. She fought with Mr Shen over the custody of their daughter and won in the end. She threatened Mr Shen with something.
Shen Yue might be poor but she had never been so happy. An Xiulan’s mom helped the lady to find a better job in one of her hotels and the life they were living now was comfortable.
An Xiulan waved her hand. “We did nothing special.”
“Exactly, ” Qiao Wei said.
“We were guilty of bullying you, “Song Ci said in a sad voice. “We just wanted to make it up to you.”
Shen Yue’s eyes teared up. She looked at An Xiulan who was talking to other classmates and she swore in her heart to always be loyal to her. Nobody knew but she did that when An Xiulan won four contests, the school decided to give her a scholarship. According to the scholarship, An Xiulan didn’t have to pay a dime for studying in school.
Instead of refusing or accepting the scholarship, she asked the school if they could transfer the scholarship to someone who needed it more than her.
This was how Shen Yue was able to continue her studies in Jingyuan High.
An Xiulan felt that taking the scholarship would be a waste of resources. Her mother had more money than they could ever spend. If the scholarship could be transferred to Shen Yue, it would be well spent.
“Yue’r, I can’t sit with you, ” An Xiulan coaxed her.
“There is no such rule where you have to sit according to marks and ranks now, ” Shen Yue sighed.
“I know but….” An Xiulan didn’t know how to say.
“Don’t you know that she has angered the big buddha today, ” Mona snorted. “If the Buddha is not appeased, the entire class has to deal with repercussions.”
“Sorry, ” An Xiulan flashed a sorry some as she ran to place her bag next to Han Zixin on the last seat. However, before she could put her bag on the desk, a pretty white black was placed next to Han Zixin’s black bag.
“I am sitting here, ” Ji Mao’er said without looking up.
“That’s my seat, ” An Xiulan said with a frown.
Ji Mao’er looked up to find An Xiulan standing there. “Hi, An Xiulan. It’s nice to meet you again. We haven’t met since the contest. I’m sorry for taking your place but Zixin is the only friend I know. Can you please sit with someone else?”
“You know him?” An Xiulan asked, surprised.
Ji Mao’er nodded her head. She recalled how she met Han Zixin a few weeks ago. She had told him that she had something that belonged to him. She always wanted to return the bracelet to him but she never got the chance to return the bracelet. He was really happy to find out that the bracelet was safe and sound. They exchanged numbers and added each other on WeChat. She met him again to give that bracelet to him. This was how they became friends. He even told her about the admission procedure of Jingyuan High.
“Your friend is my best friend, ” An Xiulan said with a smile. “In the offence of hurting you on the first day of your school, I will introduce you to everyone and give you a tour of the school. However, I can’t give you my seat. I already offended him in the morning. If I don’t sit here, the entire class has to bear the consequences of Big Boss Han’s black mood.”
Before Ji Mao’er could react, An Xiulan took her bag and placed it next to Qiao Wei who was sitting alone. “Qiao Wei is a good girl. You will not feel bad. Welcome to school, Mao’er. We, the students of class Eleven K, are glad to have you.”
“Yes, welcome to our class, “The warm wishes calmed her raging heart for a while.