“I handed over the National Quiz Contest notes, which I received with your address under the sender’s details, to the Principal without telling him the source. But after what you did today…”
Huo Yao shook her head without saying anything more. Then she straightened up and smiled ambiguously before turning to leave the classroom.
Lu Xia watched Huo Yao’s receding back with a pair of widened eyes. There was a bit of fear flickering in them.
It was not hard to find out that the notes came from the Lu residence but how could she give them to the Principal?
However, neither the Principal nor the teacher had approached her in the recent past. This meant that Huo Yao genuinely hadn’t divulged her name in front of them. But she couldn’t believe that Huo Yao would pass up this perfect opportunity to malign her.
Lu Xia’s mind was in chaos. Even though she didn’t want to believe what Huo Yao said, she could not help thinking about it.
If Huo Yao did not give the Principal any details, this matter could be considered as finished. But the malicious post just had to appear now…
Lu Xia picked up her phone and logged into the forum. The moment she saw the post, which had now been locked by the administrator, her brain started buzzing.
Lu Xia sat helplessly at her table with a pale face.
All her classmates, who overheard the conversation, turned to look at Lu Xia quizzically.
They could not help feeling curious about how Huo Yao and Lu Xia were acquainted with one another. More than that, they were interested in the notes that Huo Yao mentioned. It all sounded so conspiratorial.
Chang Yingying did not have the self-awareness that she had gotten Lu Xia into trouble.
Instead, she looked at Lu Xia warily and said, “Xiaxia, don’t think too much about it. Huo Yao asked for it…”
Lu Xia did not feel like hearing Chang Yingying’s voice, so she interrupted her angrily. Pressing her temples with her fingers, she snapped. “Can you shut up and give me some space?”
If not for this dumbass, she would not be stuck in this situation.
Chang Yingying had never seen Lu Xia throw a temper. She bit her lip and spoke so softly that it was only audible to the two of them. “I was the one who posted it on the school forum anonymously. I just wanted to teach her a lesson for you.”
Lu Xia closed her eyes with a look of self-ridicule. She had certainly not done her any favors. Instead, she had pushed her into the teeth of the storm.
“Enough. Say no more. I get it,” replied Lu Xia impatiently.
Chang Yingying’s lips parted, wanting to tell her that she had approached their homeroom teacher regarding it. However, she changed her mind when she saw how angry Lu Xia looked at the moment.
Forget it. She would tell Lu Xia about the matter when she was in a better mood.
*
After leaving the Rocket Class, Meng Ying kept talking nonstop as she headed back to their class with Huo Yao.
Huo Yao suddenly stopped and turned to look at Meng Ying. “Did you bring your phone with you?”
“Huh?” Meng Ying stopped walking and turned to look at Huo Yao. With a distracted air, she said, “Uh huh.”
Huo Yao took her phone and asked for a password before signing in to the school forum without hiding it from her.
Meng Ying assumed that she wanted to look at the comments. She bit her lip and said, “These are just some fence-sitters who are desperate for gossip. Ignore them.”
She had read only a few of the comments and became infuriated seeing people getting unruly and dissing Huo Yao.
“Mhm,” replied Huo Yao gently as she looked at the screen and moved her fingers nimbly.
Before long, she returned the phone to Meng Ying.
