Chapter 89: My dad hasn’t scolded me in a long time

Chapter 89

Li Yaxin's face turned red as tears fell again. "Teacher, he's lying."

But besides this, Li Yaxin couldn't say anything more, while Wang Jiayao maintained his nonchalant, carefree attitude.

Hao Leyun wanted to rush over and punch him right there, but her mother held her back.

"How about this: since Hao Leyun and Gu Zhijing didn't hit anyone, they can return to class now. It's not good to keep them here wasting time," Principal Ge said. As for Wang Jiayao and Li Yaxin's situation, the school would need to investigate further.

"Zhijing, what do you say?" Gu Junxing asked Gu Zhijing.

Hao Leyun's parents also looked at their daughter.

"I can go back to class, but his dad insulted me earlier. I want him to apologize to me."

"I agree with Gu Zhijing!" Hao Leyun chimed in.

"Why should I apologize?!" Wang Jiayao's father protested, unwilling. The idea of a grown man apologizing to a couple of kids seemed ridiculous to him.

"Are you going to apologize or not?" Hao Leyun's mother stepped forward, cracking her knuckles menacingly.

Wang Jiayao's father shuddered at the sound. She had pressed down on him earlier, and he wasn't sure where exactly, but his shoulder was both painful and numb. Reluctantly, he apologized to the two students.

Wang Jiayao and his father, along with Li Yaxin and her homeroom teacher Cen Xi, remained in the office while everyone else left.

"Mom, I really didn't hit him," Hao Leyun said to her mother as soon as they were outside.

"Mom believes you. If you had actually hit him, would he still be in the state he's in now?"

"Li Yaxin is also at fault. She should have just explained things clearly. All she does is cry, cry, cry. She almost got me and Gu Zhijing wrongly accused."

Hao Leyun's mother interrupted her daughter, "Enough, don't say such things. Do you know why she didn't speak up? If you don't know, don't make assumptions about others. When you go back, don't spread rumors about what happened in the office, understand?" The situation between Li Yaxin and Wang Jiayao was unclear, and high school students were already sensitive about relationships between boys and girls. If rumors started spreading, even a non-issue could turn into something serious.

"I understand, Mom."

Gu Junxing, Nian Suian, and Gu Zhijing stood to the side talking after they came out.

Afraid his father might scold him, Gu Zhijing quickly said, "Dad, you have to believe me, I really didn't hit anyone."

"I believe you. Now go back to class." Gu Junxing knew better than anyone that his son wasn't the type to get into fights randomly.

Before leaving, Gu Zhijing didn't forget to remind his father, "Dad, Mom's phone got smashed. Remember to buy her a new one."

That evening at dinner, Qu Zizhou complained to Gu Zhijing, "Why didn't you help me in English class today?!"

"You had time to believe the nonsense gossip on the confession wall, but no time to study?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong. I've already cursed out that person who posted about you. Please help me in tomorrow's English class~"

"What's going on? What gossip did you see?" Chu Mingyan and Qi Anlu were curious about how Qu Zizhou had angered Gu Zhijing.

Qu Zizhou didn't dare say, afraid of angering Gu Zhijing again and losing his help for tomorrow's English class.

He could only secretly pass his phone to the two across from him, letting them see for themselves.

"No wonder Zhijing is angry. This is pure nonsense."

Qi Anlu asked with concern, "Zhijing, I heard the school called your parents. Is everything okay?"

Gu Zhijing shook his head, "What could be wrong? I didn't lay a hand on him. He tripped and fell on his own. Once we explained, they let us go back."

"So was it your dad who came or Aunt Nian?"

"They both came, but my dad didn't have much to do. He just stood there the whole time."

"As long as he didn't scold you, that's good."

Mentioning this, Gu Zhijing clicked his tongue, "Come to think of it, my dad hasn't scolded me in a long time."

"Achoo!"

Gu Junxing, who was driving, sneezed.

"What's wrong? And this doesn't seem to be the way home, does it?"

"Zhijing must be talking about me behind my back, worried I won't buy you a new phone. This is the way to the mall. We're going to buy a phone."

Nian Suian looked down at her phone. Apart from the cracked screen, it could still turn on and wasn't completely broken.

"Just replacing the screen would be fine. It's not ruined."

"I think a new model just came out. Let's get you a new one."

"Alright then." Since Gu Junxing insisted on getting a new one, Nian Suian couldn't refuse. After all, she wasn't the one spending money - might as well accept it.