novelraw Chapter 28
Chapter 28
Chapter 28
Liu Wenjie adjusted his posture and walked forward. From a distance, he saw Xu Feifei, who had just finished playing the victim, poke her head out from a corner and secretly give him a big thumbs-up.
Liu Wenjie broke into a cold sweat on his forehead.
He approached the sobbing vice class president and asked with feigned concern, "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
As soon as the vice president heard Liu Wenjie's voice, she hurried to wipe her eyes but couldn't hold back: "I... I'm fine."
Liu Wenjie got straight to the point:
"Don't worry, everyone will stand up for you. I also heard that recently the homeroom teacher found some new clues and has already finished investigating. She just told me the situation is more serious than expected, and that those who hurt others will pay the price. You can rest assured."
Upon hearing this, the vice president's eyes trembled, and suddenly her legs went weak with fear—she shivered slightly.
Children really have poor psychological endurance.
"Wh... what do you mean... has the homeroom teacher already figured it out? What did she say?"
Liu Wenjie said with a sinister expression:
"The homeroom teacher said that whoever caused the injury will suffer just as much. Speaking of which, I think I just saw Xu Feifei—did you see her? She looked miserable, like someone deliberately hit her with a car."
The vice president's fearful tears couldn't be held back, and her psychological defenses finally collapsed.
She burst out crying: "I saw her, I just saw her! Class... class president, I didn't mean to do it, I'm sorry to Xu Feifei! Someone told me to do this, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't expect it would hurt her like this, wuuu~"
She confessed this quickly? Easier than expected.
He winked at Xu Feifei in the distance; Xu Feifei hadn't expected it to be this easy either, and gave a surprised thumbs-up.
Liu Wenjie pretended to be shocked and asked the vice president: "What are you saying? You harmed Xu Feifei? What exactly happened?!"
The vice president choked up, so frightened she couldn't speak clearly:
"Actually... I lost the other class fund myself. At the time, I was afraid the teacher would scold me, so I went to borrow money from Jiang Rao. After she found out, she said she could lend it to me and I wouldn't have to pay it back, but she wanted me to frame Xu Feifei, so I did it."
She said frantically:
"I didn't expect things to get this big. I originally thought once the money was replenished, I'd find some time alone to tell Xu Feifei I made a mistake, and the matter would pass. Who knew the parents and teachers would all get involved—I don't know what to do. Class president, will the teacher expel me?"
After listening, Liu Wenjie felt it was about what he'd expected—though children really do have quite a few tricks up their sleeves.
Xu Feifei, who was hiding, also understood what had happened.
Liu Wenjie: "So that's how it is. Indeed, the situation is quite serious. The trouble you caused ended up hurting Xu Feifei quite a bit."
The vice president was already so frightened she'd lost her way.
Liu Wenjie seized the opportunity to provide comfort:
"But before the teacher announces the results, there's still a chance to make some amends. How about I take you to find Xu Feifei? Tell her everything and apologize proactively. You definitely can't hide from this, but taking the initiative to confess is definitely better than being exposed in front of everyone by the teacher. What do you say?"
A few minutes later, the three gathered at the stairwell in front of the rooftop—there was no one here.
Don't ask why not on the rooftop—because the door was locked, children couldn't get up there.
As soon as the vice president saw Xu Feifei's miserable state, she cried even harder. Through her tears, she apologized profusely, squatting on the ground covering her face. Only after a long while did she choke out a few words.
"Xu... Xu Feifei, I really know I was wrong, I'm sorry! In the future, whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it. Please forgive me, okay..."
Xu Feifei looked at the vice president crying so hard she couldn't speak properly, glanced at Liu Wenjie as if asking what to do next.
She really was crying terribly.
Liu Wenjie beckoned Xu Feifei and whispered something in her ear.
Xu Feifei marveled at how clever Liu Wenjie was, coming up with all sorts of ghostly ideas—just like spies on TV.
She cleared her throat and said to the vice president:
"Apology accepted, but you have to personally go tell the teachers and parents everything, let everyone know the truth, and clear my name. Only then will I forgive you. Also... you have to do one more thing for me."
She repeated what Liu Wenjie had told her: "Go find Jiang Rao and have her confess too. Whether she's willing or not doesn't matter, but I'll give you a small recorder. Record what she says to use as evidence that I was wronged. Can you do it?"
The vice president knew getting Xu Feifei's forgiveness was already rare.
Sniffling, she said: "I'm willing... I'll do it. As long as you can forgive me, then when should I go?"
"Tomorrow morning. I'll give you the recorder tomorrow."
After finishing the conversation with the vice president, although things weren't completely over, having received Xu Feifei's forgiveness, the vice president's psychological pressure was clearly much reduced.
She wasn't crying as hard anymore.
After apologizing a few more times, she left.
As soon as the vice president left, Xu Feifei immediately changed her appearance—proudly tilting her head up, hands on her hips, looking every bit the bratty kid: "You annoying ghost! Wasn't my acting just now great? Praise me!"
Liu Wenjie leaned against the stair railing and suggested: "Can you call me something else?"
Xu Feifei looked innocent: "Is 'annoying ghost' not a nice name?"
Liu Wenjie forced a smile.
Seeing his terrifying grin, Xu Feifei felt a chill: "Alright, alright, then what should I call you from now on?"
"Just call me by my name. If not, class president is fine. Also, I told you to play the victim, not to act like a beggar."
Liu Wenjie assessed Xu Feifei's current appearance—ink mixed with peeling wall paint on her body, hair in a braid on only one side while the other side was a mess, with dried mud on her face.
"You made yourself like this—are you not going to class this afternoon?"
Xu Feifei looked down at her current state:
"I was trying to look more miserable. But yeah, how can I go to class like this? Do you have any way to make all this dirt disappear in an instant?! You're so smart, you must have a way."
Liu Wenjie looked at her like she was an idiot: "I'm really worried that if I stay with you too long, my IQ will drop."
Upon hearing this, Xu Feifei looked up at him: "Why doesn't that sound like a compliment?"
"No, I'm praising you for being cute. Cute people are all like this."
This was the first time Xu Feifei heard Liu Wenjie say something like this to her. Her unprepared brain was overwhelmed, her little face turning red as she turned away with a soft snort:
"W-well, of course you need to say that! I'm Xu Feifei, of course I'm cute. But why are you suddenly saying this kind of thing! I really don't understand what you're thinking—so weird, hehe~" She was all smiles.
Liu Wenjie sighed that this idiot could definitely sit at the same table as Xia Ying.
After this incident, he should really keep his distance from this girl.
Liu Wenjie turned to go downstairs, Xu Feifei following closely behind: "Hey... Liu Wenjie, where are you going? Wait for me!"
"Taking you to wash your face and fix your hair. As for the clothes, I have to figure something out for you. Thank me for my kindness."