Chapter 345 Lack of Money Is No Excuse for Betraying a Classmate
Faced with the choice of having people guess the truth or having Xiao Hua state it outright, Jiang Huaiyu chose the former.
After all, people can guess, but because it’s a guess, they dare not speak it out. But if Xiao Hua said it, things would be different.
She still remembered what Principal Nian had said last time; she had already been recorded a major offense, and another mistake might very well lead to her expulsion.
So, in the end, she begrudgingly took out US$ 30, tossed it at Xiao Hua, and turned to leave.
Xiao Hua bent down to pick up the money, his eyes full of mockery.
The classmates, seeing Jiang Huaiyu actually did give money to Xiao Hua, all widened their eyes, looked at the departing Jiang Huaiyu, then at Xiao Hua stooping to pick up the money, letting their imaginations run wild with speculations.
With no excitement left to be seen, everyone dispersed, each with their own luggage, exiting the school gates.
Xiao Hua also picked up his backpack and headed towards the outside of the school.
In the distance, Jiang Mengyu, while instructing Wu Jiangsheng and Shen Qi on the aspects of Cultivation, was nonetheless distracted and keeping an eye on everything happening with Jiang Huaiyu, witnessing the entire course of the event.
Anger surged in her heart again: as expected, it was Jiang Huaiyu who instructed Xiao Hua to target her.
She wanted to stop Jiang Huaiyu, but she held back.
If she exposed Jiang Huaiyu, perhaps Jiang Huaiyu would indeed end up being expelled.
If there were no one backing Jiang Huaiyu, she would have sorted her out long ago.
But the mastermind behind the scenes had not been found yet. She had to be patient, for only with Jiang Huaiyu still in school could she find that mastermind.
If she herself had not been trapped in a valley for nearly a month, she would have already ferreted out that person; what a pity.
However, her gains in the past month had been so substantial that even if it took a little longer to find the mastermind, it didn’t matter much.
After seeing Shen Qi and Wu Jiangsheng off, Shuiyu invited Jiang Mengyu, "Mengyu, why don’t you come and spend the New Year with my family first?"
Jiang Mengyu, however, declined: "I still have some things to do and can’t go with you, you go ahead on your own."
After Jiang Mengyu "disappeared", their study group was forcibly dissolved by the school, and Shuiyu then moved back into the school dormitory.
Because she was busy helping the two male classmates pack up, Shuiyu hadn’t yet finished packing her own things, so she went to pack her luggage.
After Shuiyu left, Jiang Mengyu chased in the direction of Xiao Hua.
Xiao Hua carried the US$ 30 she had finally obtained, feeling very good.
She didn’t take the quilt and other luggage back with her because she was afraid that if she did, her family wouldn’t let her return to school.
Therefore, she would rather go back and find a village girl to share a bed with than take the quilt home.
She just carried a shoulder bag, walking with buoyant spirits. Thinking about having money to continue schooling next year made her happy.
However, her good mood disappeared when she saw the person blocking her way.
Jiang Mengyu, with a lifted chin, looked at Xiao Hua: "So, the reason you targeted me was to get Jiang Huaiyu’s US$ 30?"
Xiao Hua clutched the shoulder bag tightly; the US$ 30 was precisely inside it.
"For the sake of US$ 30, you would even forsake your conscience?" Jiang Mengyu said again, her eyes filled with disdain.
Xiao Hua was angered by Jiang Mengyu’s attitude: "You rich people have no idea what it’s like for students like us who can’t even afford the tuition."
"Lack of money can’t become an excuse for betraying and framing classmates!" Jiang Mengyu said coldly.