Chapter 97: Do Your Own Affairs Yourself

Just then, Lu Ming happened to be escorting Hao Lei back to the dormitory.

“Security guard, this is our class teacher. If you don’t believe me, you can ask her.”

The school staff all knew the teachers well, so the guard walked over to Hao Lei and Lu Ming and asked directly, “Teacher Hao, are these four all your students?”

Hao Lei glanced at Zhang Shen and the others. She was not particularly familiar with the girl standing beside Zhang Shen, but in Hao Lei’s eyes, she had already seen through everything. She knew the girl must be the one who had written Zhang Shen those love letters. As for why she was pretending to be a student from her class, Hao Lei did not take it to heart.

“Yes, all four of them are students in our class.”

Lu Ming was somewhat surprised by Hao Lei’s answer, but only for a moment. After that came calm acceptance. In Lu Ming’s heart, Hao Lei was now the kind of person who meant exactly what she said.

Zhang Shen had not expected Hao Lei, who had been raging in anger that morning, to speak up for him at this moment. Even Ye Qiong beside him wondered if she had heard wrong.

Faced with such a ridiculous scene, the guard had no intention of letting it pass so easily.

“But, Teacher Hao, why is this Ye Qiong insisting that Huang Wanting is not from your class?”

Hearing the guard’s question, Hao Lei was at a loss for words.

It seemed Ye Qiong had deliberately called the guard over to stand up for Wang Ying.

Thinking of that, Hao Lei quietly said to the guard, “Wasn’t it because those two had gotten involved romantically? Ye Qiong, being Wang Ying’s best friend, was just speaking up for her. That’s how all this came about. I’m sorry to have made you see such a joke.”

The guard did not intend to investigate further after hearing Hao Lei’s explanation. He simply returned all the student badges to her and left.

Watching the guard walk away, Zhang Shen and the others knew that Hao Lei had successfully put a lid on the matter. None of them, however, had thought to ask why Hao Lei would lie for a girl she did not even know.

“Ye Qiong, Wang Ying, you two come here.”

At Hao Lei’s call, the two girls walked forward.

“These are your badges. Let this matter be treated as if it never happened. Go back to your dorm now.”

They knew Lu Ming was standing beside Hao Lei, so Zhang Shen would not be able to sweet-talk her into changing her mind. Since Hao Lei had already spoken, the two of them naturally had nothing more to say.

Only before going upstairs, Ye Qiong shot Zhang Shen a vicious glare.

“Now it’s your turn, you two.”

With that, Hao Lei walked up to Zhang Shen.

Although he did not know why Hao Lei had helped him, he still had to express some gratitude.

“Teacher Hao, I’ve noticed your complexion has been getting better and better lately. It seems Teacher Lu’s contribution really can’t be ignored!”

With that single line, Zhang Shen was praising both Lu Ming and Hao Lei at once. Naturally, the two of them were delighted.

Only Huang Wanting beside him still did not dare to lift her head. By now, she was nothing like her earlier impulsive self.

“Girl, I know you’re not a student from our class. As for why I helped you, it’s because I admire your courage in writing that love letter. I wish you find happiness soon.”

After saying that, Hao Lei looked toward Lu Ming and continued, “Since you like someone, then be bold and go after it. Don’t let time wash away this beautiful sweetness.”

Hearing those syrupy words, Zhang Shen understood that Hao Lei was trying to tell him and Huang Wanting not to waste this beautiful moment.

“Boy, treat that girl well!”

After saying that, Hao Lei took Lu Ming’s hand and went off to stroll around the school again.

Zhang Shen could only feel wronged. What kind of logic was this? As expected, a girl in love really had no intelligence to speak of.

By the time Ye Qiong, Wang Ying, Hao Lei, and Lu Ming had all left, Zhang Shen, who had been busy all night, finally managed to recover his wits.

“Huang Wanting, I’ll take you to the school gate now.”

“But you still haven’t given me back my gold card.”

Clearly, at this point, Huang Wanting’s mind had only the gold card left.

Faced with her persistence, Zhang Shen did not want to tangle with her any longer. He simply took the gold card from his pocket and handed it to her.

“And my black bag. You haven’t returned that to me either.”

At that moment, Zhang Shen felt as though he had been cursed by bad luck tonight. Facing this girl, why did he always feel as if he could never pay off his debts?

“Then come with me. I’ll go upstairs and get your bag now.”

Huang Wanting gave a soft “mm” and followed Zhang Shen to the foot of the boys’ dormitory.

“Wait here. I’m going up to get it for you.”

“Hurry up.”

Zhang Shen had not expected that after receiving it, Huang Wanting would actually begin urging him on.

The moment he returned to the dormitory, Zhang Shen saw a scene that left him stunned.

Meng Ran, that fat guy, was actually wearing headphones and staring fixedly at the flickering images on his computer screen. Only this time, what he was chewing on was not snacks, but his own fingers.

And even with Zhang Shen back, the fat man did not react at all. Curious, Zhang Shen tiptoed over, only to be greeted by a series of lustful scenes playing on the screen.

The moment Zhang Shen saw that, he felt a rush of blood and directly yanked off Meng Ran’s headphones.

Sensing that something was wrong, Meng Ran turned around quickly and looked at Zhang Shen in surprise. “That fast?”

Zhang Shen knew Meng Ran was mocking him, but he was not actually about to do that sort of thing.

“Get lost. I didn’t expect you not only to be a glutton, but also to be into this. You really can’t judge a book by its cover!”

Zhang Shen’s words did not make Meng Ran feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, they only excited him more.

“Brother Zhang, you went out on a date yourself. Can’t I take care of it on my own? Otherwise, let me at least release my instincts!”

Faced with such an impudent request, Zhang Shen nearly kicked Meng Ran to make him come to his senses.

“Scram. I came back because I had something to do.”

“Oh? What kind of thing? Did you forget to bring your equipment? The school shop downstairs probably isn’t closed yet. It’s still in time to buy some.”

Seeing Meng Ran’s lecherous expression, Zhang Shen was so furious he could barely speak.

But when Zhang Shen looked over his own bed, he still could not find the black bag anywhere, so he asked, “Fatty, did you see my black bag?”

“What... black bag?”

The fat man, who had been so nimble a moment ago, suddenly started stammering. That made Zhang Shen suspect he was definitely hiding something from him.

“Spit it out. That black bag isn’t mine. Where did you put it?”

“Brother Zhang, if I tell you, can you promise not to hit me?”

Right now, Zhang Shen did not want to waste any more words with Meng Ran. As long as he could find the black bag and settle this matter, that would be enough.

“Say it now!”

“I threw it in...”