Su Jin looked at Hou Wan’er with a complicated expression when she heard this. She knew that Hou Wan’er purposely said it to drive away the gossipmongers, so Su Jin played along and replied,
“That’s right. She’s so playful now. It’s not right. Let’s go and ask her.”
Those who had wanted to listen to gossip immediately lost interest when they heard the two of them. As expected of straight-A students, they only talked about studies when they were together, yawn. The gossipmongers lost interest and dispersed. After Su Jin saw that everyone had left, she walked out of the school gate with Hou Wan’er as she asked anxiously,
“Wan’er, it’s safe now. What did you discover?”
Hou Wan’er’s eyes suddenly turned red and filled with tears. Hou Wan’er had always lived a sheltered life. She came from a prominent family and her parents protected her. No one would dare to bully her. So when Hou Wan’er saw such an unbearable thing, she didn’t know how to explain it. Su Jin looked at Hou Wan’er anxiously and repeated,
“Wan’er, tell me, what did you discover?”
Hou Wan’er couldn’t hold it in any longer. Tears rolled down her face. She couldn’t imagine that such a thing had happened. This was a noble school! Hou Wan’er closed her eyes, took a deep breath and explained,
“Just now, I followed Tang Yuwei into the laboratory. There was no one in the laboratory at that time. I followed her and saw her disgusting master and the math teacher, Zhang Mingming. They…”
When Su Jin heard this, she understood what Hou Wan’er was going to say next. These two animals must have done something despicable to Tang Yuwei. So much so that Hou Wan’er couldn’t say it. Su Jin interrupted coldly,
“Alright, Wan’er, don’t say anymore. I think I know what happened. I’m going to save Tang Yuwei now. I know she didn’t do it willingly!”
Hou Wan’er nodded when she heard this. Hou Wan’er was quite close with Tang Yuwei and she knew a little bit about Tang Yuwei’s family. Hou Wan’er said sadly to Su Jin,
“Tang Yuwei’s family isn’t well off. She got into this school through her own hard work with a full scholarship. With her hard work, she would definitely be able to change her life but now she’s been ruined by these animals!”
Su Jin’s eyes turned colder when she heard this. She had known that Zhang Mingming was a scumbag, but she didn’t expect the stern-looking dean was also a scumbag! Su Jin said coldly,
“Are those two animals still in the lab?”
Su Jin had assumed that the students Zhang Mingming found all volunteered; she never imagined such coercion. These two animals must not be let off, or more students would be hurt. When Hou Wan’er heard Su Jin’s question, she immediately answered,
“They are not there anymore. I made a sound just now and scared them away! Tang Yuwei ran away crying and applied for leave of absence. I quickly got you so we can go find Tang Yuwei together and help her. She shouldn’t be tortured like this again.”
Su Jin saw Hou Wan’er’s tearful face and took out a handkerchief to help Wan’er wipe her tears. Su Jin would help Tang Yuwei even if Hou Wan’er didn’t prompt her. Su Jin nodded and said,
“Okay, let’s go find Tang Yuwei Now!”
Hou Wan’er nodded. When the thing happened just now, Hou Wan’er was scared and anxious. She was worried what Tang Yuwei would do now. Would she take her own life? Hou Wan’er took out a notebook and said,
“I have Tang Yuwei’s home address here. Let’s hurry over.”
Su Jin nodded and looked at the address in the notebook. She immediately took a taxi with Hou Wan’er. After half an hour, they arrived at Tang Yuwei’s home. It was a slum area with dilapidated homes; there was trash everywhere.
Tang Yuwei’s home was a dilapidated old house. The house was very small and shabby. When the two of them remembered that Tang Yuwei lived with her parents, they bought some fruits and milk on their way over. After they entered the house, Hou Wan’er said with a smile,
“Hello, Uncle and Auntie. We are Tang Yuwei’s friends and classmates.”
Su Jin stood next to Hou Wan’er and nodded as she greeted them respectfully. Tang Yuwei’s mom was very surprised; Tang Yuwei had never brought her classmates home. She said warmly to Su Jin and Hou Wan’er,
“You are Yuwei’s classmates? Welcome. Don’t you have school today? How did you find time to come here?”