Back at home, Sheng Tang still followed the routine of having dinner first and then practicing with the whip. After that, she went to the gym, where Gu Shiting was also working out.
When she was done and returned to her room, she found a small box on the nightstand.
It was a new mobile phone.
The SIM card was already inserted. Sheng Tang turned it on, set up a password, and the first number she saved was Gu Shiting’s.
However, she did not go to sleep.
She went downstairs to find Song Chen.
Seeing her dressed as if she was about to go out, Song Chen was slightly surprised, "Are you going back home?"
"No," Sheng Tang smiled, "Brother Song, I have a favor to ask."
"What is it?"
Sheng Tang leaned in and whispered in his ear.
They exchanged a few words.
"...Don’t let senior brother know, he might get worried," Sheng Tang said.
Song Chen replied, "You rest. I’ll take care of it for you."
"No, I want to go with you," Sheng Tang said, "I want to see with my own eyes if my guess is right."
Song Chen couldn’t help but smile.
The two of them snuck out. Gu Shiting was unaware, busy doing his homework at that hour.
He naturally assumed Sheng Tang was resting in her room.
Sheng Tang and Song Chen drove straight to Huishi High School.
Two hours later, they returned. By that time, Gu Shiting had already fallen asleep, though the light in his room was still on.
Sheng Tang took something out of her pocket and handed it to Song Chen, "Destroy it."
Song Chen smiled, "Tangtang, you really don’t plan to retaliate?"
"He’s still a student," Sheng Tang said, "I’ll give him another chance. Buddha saved me, I’ll save Han Xiaozheng."
Song Chen was suddenly taken aback.
He began to feel a bit of admiration for Sheng Tang. For a girl ten years younger than him to earn his respect, it was a first for Song Chen.
Sheng Tang was an extraordinary child.
Acting as if nothing had happened, she went back to her room to sleep. She hadn’t done her homework and planned to wake up early the next day to finish it.
The next day, she indeed got up around five and started doing her homework while waiting for breakfast in the dining room.
At six, Gu Shiting came downstairs and saw her.
He stood behind her, watched for a moment, and said, "Next time if you don’t have time to do it, give it to me."
Sheng Tang:"..."
The handwriting would be different, and she’d get scolded to death by the teacher; if the teacher found out it was Gu Shiting’s handwriting, she’d get scolded by the entire school.
They had breakfast and headed to school.
On the way, Gu Shiting suddenly asked Sheng Tang, "Did you go out with Song Chen last night?"
Sheng Tang was slightly stunned, "You know?"
"I’m a light sleeper, I heard you coming upstairs," Gu Shiting said.
Sheng Tang admitted truthfully, "I went out to take care of something."
She told him about her secret return to Huishi High School with Song Chen the previous night.
Gu Shiting’s face became even darker.
"What about the thing?"
"Song Chen destroyed it."
"You should have put it back in his desk and let him go to jail," Gu Shiting said coldly.
Sheng Tang smiled, "We can’t be sure it was Han Xiaozheng’s doing, so I didn’t put it back directly. It’s a serious matter, let’s see what happens today."
"You shouldn’t go today."
"It’s okay, I’m just going to watch the show, there’s no danger," Sheng Tang said.
Gu Shiting felt very uneasy.
He couldn’t get involved with others, but he had learned how to use a whip. Maybe he could use it to give Han Xiaozheng a beating?
This thought arose in his mind and wouldn’t go away.
The car arrived at the school. Sheng Tang got off at an eight-hundred-meter corner and walked to school.
At the school gate, she saw Han Xiaozheng.
Out of the blue, Han Xiaozheng smiled brightly at her, "Good morning, Sheng Tang."