Chapter 50: Still Discovered by the Teacher

"Alright, I'll do as you say."

Auntie Chen was completely submissive to her words. As long as she took careful note of everything she said, she would comply. Seeing that Qiao Nian was about to hang up, she asked hesitantly, "Niannian, did your dad come by today?"

"Qiao Weimin? Yes, he did." Qiao Nian's gaze had already fallen upon her computer; she had absolutely no interest in the topic of Qiao Weimin.

She saw the message Wei Lou had left her.

【Wei Lou is a Hundred Feet Tall: Qiao Xiaonian, you're something else! You actually know people from the Red Alliance! That person is still investigating you, so the Red Alliance helped hack his computer for you. Since when did you know such powerful figures?】

Her beautiful fingers rested on the mouse, her expression solemn. She couldn't figure out who was sticking to her like a piece of dog-skin plaster, constantly investigating her.

Auntie Chen was still speaking, her voice cautious, fearing she might cause Qiao Nian distress: "Did he bail you out?"

"No, he just came over to yell at me."

Qiao Nian placed her phone on the table and turned on the speaker. While manipulating the mouse to pull up a stock market page, her beautiful eyes never left the market index, and her fingers flew as she input a string of data.

The red and green lines on the market index fluctuated with the movements of her hands.

"The police checked the intersection surveillance footage and confirmed that those people were the ones who started it. They just had me record a statement and then let me go."

Speaking of which, not long after she had sent messages to Wei Lou and Yuan Yongqin, a young officer had received a call. He turned around and said they needed to check the intersection surveillance, stating that her actions fell under "acting bravely for a just cause." Shortly after that, Director Cai had also arrived.

Could it be... Ye Wangchuan?

Qiao Nian offered a few more words of comfort to Auntie Chen, hung up the phone, and tossed it aside.

*

The next day.

Having not slept well due to her busy night, Qiao Nian arrived at the classroom just as the bell rang for class.

The moment she walked in, before she could even set down her bag...

Shen Qingqing stood up excitedly, grabbed her hand, and said with teary eyes, "Qiao Nian, you're finally here! I... I'm so sorry to you. The teacher, the teacher found out you left early yesterday and lost her temper big time. What should we do?"

Her face was full of guilt, and she couldn't lift her head.

Before leaving, Qiao Nian had asked her to help request a leave of absence, but she had botched it.

"The teacher asked me where you went, and I... in a moment of panic, I lied and said you went to the restroom. I didn't expect her to send someone to look for you in the restroom! Qiao Nian, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault. I should have thought of a better excuse, like saying you had a cold and went to see a doctor. Why am I so stupid, saying you went to the restroom..."

A boy in the front row couldn't bear to watch and tossed a tissue to her, saying in a disgusted tone, "What are you crying for? Honestly. Hurry up and wipe it, your snot is about to run into your mouth! I can't tell if you're even a girl."

Shen Qingqing's face flushed with anger, and she stopped crying. She looked up and snapped at him indignantly, "None of your business!"

The boy enjoyed seeing her flustered. With an extremely malicious mouth, he said, "Oh, it *is* my business to manage my 'ass'." (Note: A pun on 'none of your business' vs 'my ass')

"You!" Realizing his insult, Shen Qingqing was so angry she wanted to hit him that she forgot to blame herself. She flailed her arms in rage, "Liang Bowen, you big idiot!"

"Tsk. I thought you could come up with something more creative than that, and this is it?"

"..."

Let her go, she wanted to bite this absolute moron!

After mocking Shen Qingqing, he looked at Qiao Nian and said in a protective tone, "New classmate, right? Hello, my name is Liang Bowen. Don't blame Shen Qingqing. Her brain is a bit slow, but she truly wanted to help you cover for it when the teacher came. No. 1 High School doesn't allow leaves of absence. When the teacher asked her, she panicked and lied that you went to the restroom. Who knew that 'menopause' [the teacher] would be so pedantic and send someone to look for you in the restroom, causing the whole thing to crash..."

Qiao Nian put her bag away and nodded nonchalantly, looking both beautiful and cool. "It's fine. I was the one who troubled her in the first place."

(End of Chapter)