Chapter Name: 061

Jiang Po浪 coldly watched the four people walk away, before retracting his gaze.
Behind a short wall stood a slightly plump little girl, peering out from behind it. Jiang Po-lang's gaze shot past like an arrow, landing squarely on the girl's eyes, raising an eyebrow in warning. The little girl glared back defiantly, baring her teeth, tugged at the collar of her shoulder strap, and retreated. Turning around, she twisted her small bottom and hopped away with her two short legs, running off as fast as a cub bear.
Jiang Po浪 narrowed his eyes, thinking carefully for a while, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes. When he lowered his head and looked at Lin Meng huddled up in his arms, the pity in his heart almost overflowed. She didn't say anything, she just shrank into his arms, silently weeping, not even making a whimper. This quiet and suppressed appearance, on the contrary, made people worry even more.
"Lin Meng—"
Jiang PoLang frowned and changed his words. "Mengmeng, if you're feeling distressed, don't hold it in, why don't you cry it out? There's only me here, no one will laugh at you. And I won't laugh at you, I swear!"

Lin Meng trembled in his arms, shaking his head. Tears wouldn't stop flowing!

Jiang Po浪 felt so heartbroken. Oh, girls are truly made of water. How could they cry so much in such a short time? It's simply unbelievable. Jiang Po浪 really wished he could reach out and gently wipe away her tears. But he was afraid that his sudden action would be too forward. After all, because of him, she suffered an unwarranted disaster. If he left any bad impression on her heart again, he'd rather just die!
"Oh, Mengmeng, don't cry, please don't cry, I beg you!" Jiang Po Lang felt awkward. In his entire life, he had never tried to comfort a girl before.

Lin Mengyi was still crying, unable to help but frown. Her handsome face was contorted like that of a frowning old man. "Oh, seeing you cry like this makes me want to cry too. You see, I'm a grown man, if I were to cry, wouldn't that be embarrassing? Mengmeng, my dear Mengmeng, as friends, you don't really want to see me cry, do you?"
Lin Meng remained silent, but a slight change crossed her pale and delicate face.
Jiang Po waved gently looked at her face, carefully embraced her, and let out another long sigh. "Oh, do you really want me to cry? Then, I'll really cry!"
Jiang Po Lang was also amazing, he sniffed his nose, and his eyes turned red right away. Actually, he also felt heartache for Lin Meng. Seeing her in such a destitute state, his heart ached all the time, and he really wanted to cry.
Thinking and saying this, two tears actually rolled down her cheeks. Lin Meng was dumbfounded, her heart a jumble of emotions for a moment. Coming to her senses, she hurriedly reached out with one hand, covering Jiang Po浪's eyes, and whispered in a choked voice, "Don't cry, it's not your fault!"
Jiang Po's heart softened, and he felt even more pain.

"How could this not be my concern?" He couldn't help it, his eyes welled up again. "If it weren't for me, how would you have gotten into this situation? It's all my fault, I didn't protect you well enough."

"No, it's not your fault! I... this is my responsibility. I shouldn't have just come here with them, if I hadn't come here, none of this would have happened!"
Jiang Po Lang let out a low sigh in his heart: Silly girl!

She probably doesn't know Wu Shengnan's identity yet. If she wanted to deal with someone, there would definitely be hundreds or thousands of ways to do it. Her father holds real power at the Municipal Bureau, which is why she dares to openly discipline people. If today's visitor wasn't him but some ordinary male student from this school, Lin Meng definitely wouldn't have been let off so easily. This silly girl actually thinks it's her responsibility! It was because of him that she got dragged into this mess.

He also heard the latest rumors spreading around school. This time, he had the misfortune of becoming the star of the show, truly understanding what "gossip" and "the power of words" meant. He was simply going to school with Lin Meng, and there was even Lin Meng's sister, Lin Zi, making a pure trio of them. But when it reached other people's mouths, it somehow spawned countless rumors that were both unbelievable and infuriating.
They even spread rumors that Lin Meng purposely ran out into the rain, then coincidentally bumped into Jiang Chengfeng to take advantage of him. They claimed she got sick as a ploy, acting pitiful to stay by his side. She even used tutoring as an excuse to find every opportunity to get close to him!

My goodness, what a mess!
Who knows, if that night his older brother hadn't gone to find a friend on a whim, he would never have met Lin Meng. Who knows, if that night he hadn't gone to his brother's house out of boredom instead of staying home, he would have never had the chance to become friends with Lin Meng. His brother couldn't wait to hide Lin Meng away, so how could he give his younger brother a chance! Who knows, later on it was all his persistence that clung to Lin Meng, looking for opportunities to spend time with her; who knows, he was the one with ulterior motives, wanting to lure Lin Meng into being his girlfriend!

Good heavens, what's wrong with the world! How come there are so many people who spread nonsense everywhere! How come there are so many mindless people who believe everything others say?!
Furthermore, rumors escalated, claiming that Lin Meng was quite cunning. Upon learning that her sister and he were colleagues from the same alma mater, she quickly enlisted her sister as a middleman to act as a lubricant or matchmaker between them!

What on earth is going on?!

From his friends, he heard even worse news. A group of admirers were enraged and itching to make trouble for Lin Meng! He thought, “Women these days are really terrifying. Instead of studying hard, they think about all sorts of crazy things!” He liked who he liked; it was his freedom! What did they have to do with it? Acting like righteous judges! Even if they were jealous, they shouldn't take it out on Lin Meng! Heaven knows, he was the one constantly trying to flirt with Lin Meng!
Oh, this is a mess! Jiang Po浪 is almost driven to despair. At first, he was proud and smug, thinking that while his friends were lusting after Lin Meng but pretending to be aloof, he could take the lead and make them jealous with envy. Well now, his friends are indeed burning with jealousy, but trouble has also followed. What bothers him most is that these misfortunes didn't come for him! He, a man of strength and resilience, is fearless against any hardship. But Lin Meng is different! She is fragile and delicate, look at her now—

Her clothes were torn, and her hair was a mess. He could see the black strands of hair scattered on the ground, obviously Lin Meng's. And because her clothes had several rips, the red scratches on the exposed skin were clearly from fingernails. So he hated girls with long nails, and he hated it when girls fought, it was simply speechless! He didn't know if there were any bruises on Lin Meng's body that he couldn't see. He vaguely heard that Wu Shengnan's group was quite brutal in fights, kicking and punching!

Thinking of this, Jiang Po Lang angrily furrowed his brows and started to regret letting those few stinky girls go so easily!
"It's all my fault!" Jiang Po浪 was extremely remorseful. He gently reached out and grabbed Lin Meng's small hand pressed against his eye socket, pulling it down and holding it tightly in his hand. With his pitch-black eyes, he stared intently at her. "How did they bully you? Tell me, I will avenge you!"
Lin Meng, hearing this, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she choked back sobs. After a moment of thought, she still found it unbearable. A surge of frenzied destructive desire welled up within her.

She took my picture with her phone!

Though she could bear being beaten, the fact that she was photographed in a state of near nudity was something she absolutely couldn't tolerate. Wu Shengnan's vile actions were a blatant challenge to her moral boundaries!
Jiang Po lang just understood why Lin Meng was so frantically stepping on the phone!

"Damn her!" he muttered under his breath. "I should really give her a good beating. Does she think just because her father is the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, she can get away with anything and run amok?!"
This kind of heartfelt anger felt like a warm current flowing into Lin Meng's heart. Finally, someone was speaking up for her, finally someone was on her side, finally someone cared about her! At that moment, being so humiliated, with her most private body part exposed without any cover, she trembled and cried, but she never imagined anyone could come to her rescue!
“Jiang Po Lang!” Lin Meng cried out, her slender arms reaching out to tightly embrace him. In reality, she simply needed a support, a somewhat reliable one, that wouldn’t leave her so forlorn and helpless. She didn't even expect anyone to come to her rescue during her most difficult times; she just needed someone warm to hold her when she was injured. This embrace wasn’t the warmth of blankets or the softness of a plush toy, but the living presence of another person.
A man's physique is different from a woman's, and his chest is even more so. It is broad, with a faint scent of grass, and even a hint of sunshine. It makes one feel as if they are returning to the womb. In such an embrace, Lin Meng cried out loud. She felt that she could be unrestrained now.
She always longed to have a good cry, but when tears came, she always found it hard to find a comforting embrace. She craved the warmth of another person so desperately, yet she didn't know how to find it herself.

Jiang Po Lang held her in his arms, his eyes filled with a gentle sadness. He held her clumsily, carefully pressing down on her soft chest to feel the shock and flutter it brought, while his other hand awkwardly stroked her hair, offering awkward comfort. His big hand simply brushed over her head and immediately collected several strands of green silk. Jiang Po Lang stared blankly at the green strands tangled around his fingertips, knowing they must have been pulled down by those girls just now. His heart ached even more intensely. He made up his mind that he would definitely find a way to properly punish those girls, otherwise, he couldn't swallow this anger!

Lin Meng cried her heart out, and she felt much better. Actually, sometimes when things are weighing on your mind, crying it out can really help relieve stress. Once the pressure is released, your rationality returns, and you're back to being that quiet, well-behaved, and easily shy Lin Meng.
She awkwardly pushed at Jiang Po-lang, wanting to climb out of his embrace. Jiang Po-lang's body immediately tensed, and he growled, "Don't move, wait a little longer!"
The boy's ears were flushed red, trying his best to push the beautiful scenery he had just seen out of his mind. But the way he turned his head halfway and the slightly hoarse sound of his voice unwittingly betrayed his feelings.
Lin Meng didn't quite understand, but she realized her current predicament. She couldn't just stay huddled in Jiang Po Lang's arms forever to cover her exposed chest, and besides, if she didn't get herself together soon, what would she do when class started?!

Lin Meng bit her lip, not having any good ideas in mind. So, she asked Jiang Po Lang, "Can you help me find Zhu Xiaomeng from Class One, Seventh Grade? Could you ask her to make a dress for me? I'll wait here for you."

“No way!” Jiang PoLang immediately refused. Although No. 4 Middle School was considered one of the top three high schools in the city, it was a big school with all kinds of people. Besides students who got in based on their actual abilities, nearly a third of the students had bought their way in, and there were also a small number who had entered through special channels. There were all sorts of strange characters at this school, he couldn't trust leaving Lin Meng alone here, especially now that she looked like this.

“Wait a little longer, someone’s going to get you clothes.” If he guessed correctly, the short, plump woman's actions just now should have been to get clothes. If in five minutes that girl didn't come, he would call his good friend and ask him to get the clothes.

As expected, after only two minutes, a slightly chubby and short figure crept in. It ran to Lin Meng's face and casually threw its clothes onto Jiang Po浪's shoulders. Under Lin Meng's surprised gaze, the little girl grinned, stuck out her tongue, twisted her little butt, took a step with each leg, and ran away like a clumsy little bear, panting heavily!

Jiang Po浪 couldn't help but chuckle, saying as he did so: "You friend… uh… is quite interesting!"
Before the lunchtime bell rang, he immediately rushed to find Lin Meng and wanted to talk to him about those rapidly changing rumors. Then, when he found Class Seven of Grade One, he discovered that Lin Meng was already gone, so he asked a short, plump little girl. The expression of the little girl at that time, uh…was a bit strange. Her big, black eyes peeked around mischievously, she pulled his sleeve and walked aside, and then, like a spy, she found a secluded corner in a low voice and told him that Lin Meng had been taken away by a group of five people, and kindly pointed in the direction they were taken. It was because of this that he could find Lin Meng so quickly!
Lin Meng paused for a moment, smiling uncomfortably.

Friends?

She knew that short and chubby girl, whose name was Sun Papan, a very cute name. It immediately reminded her of a household name advertisement from long ago: Papan comes home, living happily and comfortably!

Because that girl was short and sat in the front row, and she wasn't in a group with Lin Meng, she was completely out of reach from him. Lin Meng was never good at making friends proactively, but unexpectedly, when this kind of thing happened, a girl actually helped her like this?! Would it be nice to become friends with her?

That girl didn't seem to have much of a presence in class. She was usually very quiet. After class, Lin Meng would burrow into her seat, and she often saw the girl doing the same. Because Lin Meng sat slightly behind her, she could see many of her movements. She often chewed on snacks while lowering her head and staring at the table, her small hands slowly flipping through something underneath it, secretly working away at some grand project.
Looking at her side profile, she seemed like a very cute girl. She was a little chubby, feeling plump and soft. In fact, Lin Meng had looked at her many more times than others. He also heard that she seemed to be from the countryside, an orphan whose parents had passed away, and now she was living with relatives. Perhaps because of some similar experiences, although Lin Meng hadn't talked much to her, he remembered her name and the fact that she existed as a person.
She's not very good at her studies, but she loves to read extracurricular books, uh, novels and manga. I heard from Zhu Xiaomeng and Yang Haoqing before that this girl is silly and acts as a sucker, being the biggest supplier of novels and manga in the class. She spends her own money to rent these things and gives them away for free to others, letting others read for nothing. Even when her novels and manga were accidentally confiscated by the head teacher, she didn't ask those classmates to compensate, paying out of pocket every time. The next time a classmate wants to borrow something, she still smiles and lends it out.
According to Zhu Xiaomeng's words, she is just a country bumpkin, naive and clueless, with no sense of shame. She can only rely on this way to make friends. In reality, who truly wants to be her friend? Let her keep being foolish, used by others every day while still smiling brightly. She deserves to become fat.

Lin Meng felt that Zhu Xiaomeng's words were a bit harsh, and she didn't like hearing them. She thought the girl was pretty good, and everyone has their own way of life. The girl likes to read novels and comics, and it's not a crime. She shouldn't be criticized by others. She is willing to lend things out, which shows her generous nature. It also indicates that she isn't someone with a small heart. This kind of person must have a good personality and wouldn't be bad at all. Just look at how she quietly bought clothes for her and then left without asking for anything in return!
She is a very cute girl!
In her heart, a faint expectation began to bloom! This could be her first friend she actively sought out! As long as she took that first step to try.
When Jiang Po-lang turned his back, Lin Meng blushed and put on the T-shirt she had bought earlier. It was fortunate that their school convenience store was so well-stocked, having most common goods available.

Lin Meng's heart couldn't help but feel embarrassed. This was the second time Jiang Po Lang had seen her body. Although this wasn't ancient times and there wasn't a requirement to take responsibility for being seen, girls naturally have a shyness that always brings about a special feeling.
"Well, I'm good!"

She whispered softly, her small hand twisting at the edge of her clothes, her head bowed, unsure how to face him, and even more so, what to do next!
Jiang Po-lang was also embarrassed. Seeing Lin Meng's lowered head, the boy who had just been fierce and menacing seemed to vanish in an instant. He became that somewhat naive and kind neighborly boy again. Jiang Po-lang reached out and touched the back of his head, giving Lin Meng a dry chuckle. He felt embarrassed himself too. But the embarrassment was only temporary; his nature allowed him to pick things up and put them down with ease, restoring him to his usual state.
"Mengmeng, haven't you had dinner yet?"

Lin Meng naturally shook his head.

"Well, I guess there aren't many good dishes left at the cafeteria now, and the food is probably getting cold. Why don't we just go buy some bread to eat instead?"
Lin Meng shook her head, refusing his kindness. "My friend said they're buying me dinner, I'm going to find them now."

Having said that, she blushed and walked away.

Jiang Po浪 became a little anxious, and without much thought, he reached out and grabbed her. Lin Meng turned back, slightly furrowed her brow, and looked at him questioningly. Jiang Po浪 suddenly blushed, snorted for a long time, lowered his head, and asked somewhat embarrassedly: "Mengmeng, are you planning to not go to school with me anymore?"

"How is this possible?!" Lin Meng exclaimed in surprise.
Jiang Po Lang suddenly raised his head, his dark eyes wide with undisguised joy. "Oh my gosh, it's great! Haha, I was afraid you wouldn't be friends with me anymore because of today!"
Whew, he jumped out of his skin!

“How could you think that?!” Lin Meng couldn’t help but laugh. “I told you, today's incident was my own carelessness. How could I possibly stop being friends with you because of this!”

"Well, well, so you're not...not refusing to have lunch with me after all!" It seems this kid still remembers how Lin Meng had unceremoniously refused to eat bread with him!

"Puchi—" Lin Meng covered her mouth and smiled, finding Jiang Po浪 really interesting. It seemed that boys and girls were really different. She had two female friends, but none of them made her feel as warm and special as Jiang Po浪 did.

Lin Meng smiled innocently, truly a beauty's smile, captivating the nation and city. Jiang Po浪's eyes widened in astonishment. Suddenly realizing he was acting foolish again in front of Lin Meng, Jiang Po浪 felt a deep sense of frustration. How could he, such an intelligent person, keep making a fool of himself before Lin Meng? Oh heavens, he probably lost more points in Lin Meng's heart!

"Well... I'm going to buy some bread, you... you should go eat dinner soon."

Jiang Po浪, with half his face flushed red, touched the back of his head and grinned at Lin Meng. Then, he turned around and ran away like smoke.
Lin Meng was amused and laughed "giggle" non-stop, clutching her belly, her smile as bright as the spring flowers.

Before she could stop laughing, Jiang Po浪’s flying legs ran a hundred meters before turning around in a hurry, grinning with a set of pearly white teeth. “Mengmeng, we agreed to walk together, remember to wait for me at night, I’ll come find you in your class!”

He finished speaking, then rushed away as if afraid that if he stayed even a second longer, Lin Meng would change her mind!
Lin Meng laughed even louder now. All the unpleasantness and sadness that had happened here before were completely swept away by this playful Jiang Po-lang!

This boy gives off such a sunny impression, he's truly warm and inviting!
... First published by Xiao Xiang Academy.

The counterattack came so quickly, it surprised Jiang Po浪. Before he could even think of a way to properly punish those nasty girls, he heard Wu Shengnan's crying and sharp voice revealing that certain people had already taken care of the situation before him.

"Jiang Po Lang, open your eyes and take a good look. That's Lin Meng you've been defending with all your might. I tell you, she's not a good woman at all. She's capable of great things. You're blind to see her for what she is. I warn you, if you don't break up with her, be careful that she'll play you and leave you in ruins!"

Wu Shengnan's mouth is still so vicious, everything that comes out of it is unpleasant.

As it turned out, the four girls who had beaten Lin Meng yesterday evening were attacked by masked men who came out of nowhere. These arrogant girls only dared to show off in front of girls of their own age group. When they encountered those gangsters on the streets, they could only be beaten up. The four girls suffered varying degrees of injury and are now lying at home. Those masked men were very measured in their attack, they didn't beat the girls so badly that they had to be hospitalized, but they made them suffer a lot. Wu Shengnan firmly believed that this was Lin Meng's doing. As the daughter of the deputy director of the city bureau, she had never been bothered by any unruly thugs. It was only possible for four girls to be injured so suddenly and coincidentally, that she could only think of Lin Meng.
Thinking of this, Wu Shengnan became angry again. She had been beaten by Lin Meng yesterday, her gums bled, and one tooth was knocked crooked. Then she received a slap from Jiang Po浪, leaving her face completely bruised and disfigured. So embarrassed, she didn't even go to school, asking her classmates to take a leave of absence for her and rushing straight home. She stayed locked up inside all day. If she hadn't left school early yesterday, then she would have been one of those beaten last night.
Wu Shengnan learned the news from her companions, and she was so angry that she shouted at home, almost smashing her room. What a fart Lin Meng was! A little construction company's daughter dared to call thugs to beat her, clearly not taking her father, the esteemed chief, seriously! Furious and annoyed, she directly called Jiang Po浪.
"Humph, Jiang Po浪, you just keep fooling yourself!"

"Are you misunderstanding something?" Jiang Po's brows were tightly knotted over the phone.

“What? I misunderstood?! Jiang Po Lang, you pig head, are you really bewitched by Lin Meng?!” Wu Shengnan angrily scolded. “Don’t you know her brother, her brother Lin Dong, is the leader of a gang of hooligans? When she first entered school, several boys wanted to pursue Lin Meng, and he got his brother to beat them up until they didn't know east from west. This woman, her brother isn't a good person, and neither is she. Their whole family are a pack of snakes and rats, colluding with each other. This must have been done by Lin Meng getting her brother involved!”
Jiang Po浪 frowned, beginning to be half-believing and half-doubting. He knew about the few boys being beaten; Lin Dong had even specifically warned them not to touch Lin Meng. But after thinking about it for a couple of seconds, Jiang Po浪 immediately refuted Wu Shengnan's guess.
"I'm sure this wasn't Mengmeng's doing, she's not that kind of person!"

Damn it! Wu Shengnan cursed silently in her heart, but she didn't dare to utter harsh words. She firmly believed Jiang Po浪 was beyond saving, and her current earnest pleas were like talking to a cow.

"Alright, Jiang PoLang, just look after yourself! Don't mind me butting in, you can continue being naive!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Shengnan was furious. Her inner universe erupted instantly, and she felt an intense fighting spirit as if she were about to rush into battle immediately.

"I want revenge, I must have revenge!"

She gritted her teeth and growled low! If this dumb thing got eaten, Wu Shengnan would never be able to hang around at Tenth Middle School again!

Let me just say, Wu Shengnan and Jiang Po浪 aren't from the same high school. She went to No. 10 High School. No. 10 High is a very ordinary high school, it can't compare to No. 4 High at all. The distance between these two schools is only about three or four hundred meters, they're pretty close together, that's why Wu Shengnan was able to rush to No. 4 High so quickly to confront Lin Meng.
Also because No. 4 and No. 10 middle schools are close to each other, students from these two schools often interact and communicate with each other. On the street, you can frequently see students from No. 4 middle school and No. 10 middle school mixing together. The most frustrating thing for the former principal of No. 4 middle school was having such a poor neighbor as No. 10 middle school. What's worse, there's the Education Bureau there, so they can't move No. 4 middle school!

Compared to No. 4 Middle School, the student body at No. 10 Middle School was a complete mix of good and bad. As long as you wanted to come and had a little money, you could get into No. 10 Middle School, so it attracted a lot of problematic boys and girls. Wu Shengnan was one such student! In fact, with Wu Shengnan's father's official position, it wouldn't be too difficult to get her into No. 4 Middle School. But Wu Shengnan was simply not ambitious enough. Her middle school exam scores were truly terrible. That score of around 200 points really embarrassed the respected deputy director. He simply threw her into No. 10 Middle School, letting her fend for herself. Anyway, his daughter didn't seem like she had a knack for studying. When she finished high school, her father planned to send her to the military. With his connections, he could still pull some strings in the military and find this physically capable daughter a good job!

Thus, Wu Shengnan, with nothing to worry about, became a problem. As the only child in the family, she had always been pampered by her parents, almost spoiled like a little tyrant. At No. 10 High School, she acted like the big sister, swaggering around all day. Now that Lin Meng had slapped her face, daring to move earth on Taisui's head, if she didn't teach her a lesson, how could she still swagger around at No. 10 High?
Speaking of doing what she says, Wu Shengnan began to plan how to take revenge on Lin Meng! She didn't think about it carefully. She didn't get beaten up, but she had already been shown mercy by someone. If she insisted on continuing to provoke people recklessly, then she could only prove the old saying: Heaven's retribution can be survived, but self-inflicted retribution cannot.

...first published by Xiao Xiang Academy...

Three days later

As the second period bell rang and upbeat music filled the air, students instinctively filed out of their classrooms and headed towards the expansive playground below. This was the time for the daily broadcast gymnastics routine.
Lin Meng walked downstairs with Zhu Xiaomeng and Yang Haoqing. Seeing the two of them chatting and laughing, she responded along, but her mood was a little depressed. These days, the attention hadn't faded, instead it had intensified, making her feel quite suffocated. Although she knew that life is meant to be observed and you can't stop people from looking at you, being watched by a few people and being watched by hundreds of people are completely different experiences.
Elementary school, junior high school, high school, every time she was about to enroll, these things would inevitably come. Would you say she's used to it? No, in fact, she wasn't at all used to it, and she couldn't adapt at all. Her awkward birth and experiences from childhood to adulthood allowed her to enjoy a quiet life, unwilling even somewhat disgusted by being scrutinized so openly. This beautiful appearance must be the culprit that attracts attention. But is it also a crime to be born beautiful?

She sometimes hated that heartless mother, who just abandoned her. Why couldn't she have taken her along, even if it meant going hungry and cold with her mother, even if it meant scraping a living? It would be better than living under the gaze of others, better than being forced into someone else's family. Resentment, ah resentment, is just an emotion that arises during times of sadness. More often than not, she misses her mother and fantasizes about her. What kind of person was her own mother? Her father always said she looked like her mother, so her mother must have been very beautiful. She inherited her mother's looks, would her mother like it if she saw her? Would she think of her while drifting through the world, and then one day appear to take her away?!
Such beauty, although it caused some trouble, was a gift from her mother. She wouldn't be foolish enough to destroy it. In the past, any attention she received would fade after about half a month or a month. But this time was different because she was involved with Jiang PoLang. How long would she be in the spotlight this time? Would it quiet down again after a while like before?! Or...

She didn't dare to think about what might happen next!

Do you think she regrets it?!

No, no regrets!
>>>Anyone has the freedom to make friends, right? Is it necessary to consider whether a new friend will bring trouble before making friends?! Jiang Po浪 is a good person, a cheerful boy, like a big brother who can shield you from wind and rain. If she were to break off friendship with Jiang Po浪 because of other people's gazes and whispers behind her back, then she would really be living too pitifully. This girl, although she appears gentle and weak on the outside, with the air of a classical delicate woman, deep down she is still a modern person, and she still has a bit of arrogance. The things she insists on, even if all sorts of means are used to attack her, she will not give up.

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But, she really disliked being the center of attention!
Lost in thought, she automatically lined up. As the music for the gymnastics broadcast started playing, she instinctively began pacing in place, then followed the rhythm of the music and started performing the routines one by one.

Suddenly, a stir ran through the crowd, spreading like an invisible plague. She saw the people in front of her gradually stop their movements and look up ahead, even some bold ones, ignoring the monitor's watchful eye on the podium, jostling around in the ranks, shoving those doing exercises, urging them to look upward.
Lin Meng was also a curious little girl who easily felt intrigued by new things. Waving her arms and kicking her legs, she also looked up and was astonished to find that below the bright red five-starred flag, a woman's bra was comically fluttering in the wind. She didn't know how the bra got hung there, it was about a meter away from the flag. Facing the wind, the way it flapped made it awkward and embarrassing for everyone to see. Most of the girls blushed when they saw it. Although it wasn't their own thing, it was still a private item for women, which made all the females feel a little uncomfortable. The boys, however, were carefree and didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, they seemed excited and gloated over the situation.
It's the same story, a boring high school life with nothing but studying and more studying. There are rarely any fun things to do. When something slightly out of the ordinary happens, it can instantly spark a deep-seated rebelliousness in the hearts of students, causing them to become passionately excited. Some who love to stir up trouble might even feel that new things aren't impactful enough and not exciting enough. They would go to great lengths to create chaos, only then would they feel truly thrilled and satisfied!
The commotion started subtly at first. Then it began to spread. It was clear that many students had lost their focus on the drills, standing still, with girls giggling quietly behind cupped hands and boys laughing openly with heads thrown back. Countless small hands pointed towards the drill leader's platform. This made Teacher Jiang, the discipline director on the platform, furious. These students were too unruly to be allowed such blatant disrespect while he was present. Teacher Jiang felt his authority deeply challenged, something he absolutely couldn't tolerate.

But after the initial anger subsided, he started to feel uneasy again. Because the podium was almost three meters above the ground, from Mr. Jiang's point of view, all those hands below seemed to be pointing at him. He felt his heart pounding. He wondered if there was something on his face that caused the students to laugh at him; or perhaps he had rushed out this morning and had some problem with his clothes! Suddenly, he remembered a joke he had heard before about a teacher who rushed to class one morning and wore two mismatched shoes, causing the students to burst into laughter. That teacher couldn't even finish the lesson and, in a hurry, announced independent study and scurried away dejectedly. He wouldn't be so unlucky, would he?!

Teacher Jiang lowered her head and stealthily glanced at her shoes. Seeing the pair of white and gray Nike sneakers perfectly matched, she let out a relieved sigh. Fortunately, everything was fine!
He was reflecting on himself, and some of the teachers who were following along with him also noticed something amiss. A teacher closer to the podium hurried a few steps forward, called out to Teacher Jiang, then pointed upwards. Teacher Jiang didn't understand, so he followed the teacher's finger and saw the ridiculous bra hanging there. His face turned black at once. How could this be hung under the red flag? Wasn't this embarrassing for No. 4 Middle School?!

Damn bastard, who the hell did this?! Principal Jiang started cursing in his mind. Since he took charge of school discipline, he had never seen anything like this before. He thought that students at No. 4 Middle School were mostly good, and even those few bad ones were supervised by good students and class teachers, so things shouldn't have gotten this out of hand. Unexpectedly, he relaxed for a moment, and this mess happened!

Teacher Chiang swallowed hard, but could only pretend not to know. She signaled the physical education teacher leading the exercises with her eyes to continue. Important matters couldn't be delayed. After all, everything had to wait until the gymnastics broadcasting was finished! Then, Teacher Chiang picked up the microphone in her hand and moved it to her mouth to shout loudly.
"You guys down there, which class are you from? Just standing there doing nothing! Class teachers, all of you, go take a look. Those who aren't doing exercises properly, get them out here! If you don't want to do exercises downstairs, well then, I'll have you all doing them on the drill platform every day!"

The head monitor’s voice boomed with authority, almost commanding the entire yard. He was always a very imposing figure, and few students at this school dared to defy him. Immediately, those foolish students who were standing around started scrambling about, sheepishly looking at those who were already exercising, and hurriedly following suit. Soon, the entire exercise formation became neat and orderly.
Teacher Jiang nodded in satisfaction. But then, remembering the bra still hanging on his head, he felt a surge of anger. His usually fierce tiger eyes flashed with a momentary glare.
Finally, the time for military drill was over, and each class's students were urged by their homeroom teachers to head back to the classroom. As the third period was about to start, Teacher Jiang began directing a few physical education teachers to lower the national flag. The students still couldn't hide their excitement, deliberately slowing down their steps, reluctantly looking back at the drill platform from time to time. They all secretly felt regret in their hearts, missing such an interesting event.
When the flags were lowered first, when Teacher Jiang got hold of the bra, those two characters on the steel stamp were clearly visible —

Sweet dreams!

This renowned figure, Teacher Chiang as the discipline director, could hardly be unaware of this. The girl who was revered as the school flower, Teacher Chiang was most afraid of these adolescent students and the school flower getting involved in early love. He paid special attention to Lin Meng for a while. When she first entered school, there was a commotion for a while, but it seemed that her family resolved it later, and since then she hasn't caused any trouble. Teacher Chiang secretly let out a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, the good show was still waiting for him!

"Where is the homeroom teacher of Class Seven, Year One?!" Teacher Jiang glared fiercely, her imposing presence sweeping across the room.

A teacher hurriedly replied; "Teacher Ni went back to the building with her students."

Teacher Jiang angrily pulled a stern face and growled, "Get her over here quickly. And bring the head of the senior year group as well!"
That teacher hurriedly called someone to go.

Teacher Jiang held the bra in his hand, so angry that his liver and lungs were about to explode. Doing this in front of thousands of teachers and students was a complete disgrace! As the head of discipline, he couldn't escape blame either! It was such bad luck! Shaking his head, Teacher Jiang glared with an ugly expression and went straight to the principal’s office.
Over there, Lin Meng had already returned to her own seat, her mind still dwelling on the bra incident. She couldn't figure out whose it was and how it ended up in that spot! If she were caught, she'd be so embarrassed!
Suddenly, her right eyelid jumped several times. She was startled and felt a sudden unease in her heart. At this moment, Teacher Ni, the head of class, suddenly entered the classroom. Her face was tight, looking very angry. The head teacher has always been very imposing, and when she did this, the originally lively classroom immediately fell silent. Everyone looked nervously at the head teacher with their eyes, only to see Teacher Ni's stern gaze sweeping over them and landing directly on Lin Meng. The middle-aged woman’s voice, somewhat commanding, yelled out.
"Lin Meng, come out!"

Lin Meng jumped up in fright.

Mr. Ni stared at her sternly, his expression leaving no room for argument.

Lin Meng's face changed slightly, she hung her head, and squeezed out from her seat amidst everyone's curious gazes, walking toward the door.
As soon as Lin Meng and Teacher Ni left, the classroom that had been eerily quiet moments ago, where even a pin drop could be heard, erupted into chaos. The noise was louder than the commotion when Monkey King riled up Heaven.

"Hey, what's wrong with Lin Meng? Why did Teacher Ni want to find her?"

"He must have done something wrong, just look at Lao Ni's face, it's scarier than the Tiger Demon Grandmother!"
"Who knows! Maybe she and Jiang Po浪's early love affair was discovered by Teacher Ni, so she wants to talk about it!"

"Hee hee, Lao Ni is best at this. He quickly nipped the puppy love in the bud!"

"I don't think this is right!" A short boy had already run out of his seat, hiding at the door, peering furtively down the hallway with shifty eyes.

"Look, the head of year is here, Teacher Ni and the head of year are walking with Lin Meng together!"
"Eh? Really?"

The hot-headed students, as soon as they saw Teacher Ni go downstairs, rushed out of the classroom. They leaned on the railing in the hallway and craned their necks to look outside.

"Seems like he's heading to the Registrar's Office!"

"Hehehe, I think I have a pretty good idea what's going on," said the man with a lecherous smile.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"Hehehe, that thing just floating above the noodles..."

"Oh, no way?! You... you don't mean that… That's Lin Meng, right?" A certain male secondary character suddenly flushed red.

Suddenly, the classroom was in an uproar, with everyone talking at once, like there were a thousand ducks inside!

Lin Meng was on edge. Looking at Teacher Ni's stern face and the imposing presence of the head of year, she wanted to ask something but dared not. When she saw Teacher Ni walking towards the principal's office, her heart started pounding like thunder. Her arms trembled uncontrollably. There was no way around it; all the students acted this way when they saw the principal. In school, the principal was like an emperor. A single word from him could determine a student's fate. Few students weren't afraid of him, and even fewer dared to face him directly!

Mr. Ni stood at the door and respectfully knocked.

With a low growl of "Come in," Teacher Ni glared fiercely at Lin Meng, dragging her into the principal's office.

This was Lin Meng's first time at this place. The principal's office was large, bright and airy with plenty of sunlight. On the spacious bookshelf, books and files were neatly arranged. Sitting in front of the bookshelf was the principal, a figure of great authority. His desk was also very large, made of glass, and was piled high with neatly organized books and documents. However, what caught Lin Meng's attention was the bra placed on the desk.
The pure white, with three or two light-colored floral patterns, looks so familiar.

Before Lin Meng used to do aerobics, because she was far from the aerobics platform and her bra strap was high, all she could see was that it was a bra, she couldn't even see its shape. Now, seeing this bra placed in front of her, it was obviously still the style she was most familiar with. At that moment, her teeth started to tremble up and down, her small face turned pale immediately! She remembered that annoying Wu Shengnan, and she remembered the bra that was taken away by her and hasn't been returned yet, and she was too embarrassed to ask for it back!

Why would it be like this?!

Her bra, why is it here?!

The principal's eyes seemed like swords, shooting over with an imposing aura that made it hard to breathe.
"Lin Meng, I need your explanation!"
Lin Meng's body trembled, her brain suddenly throbbing with a searing pain of shame and humiliation!

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