Chapter 408: Chapter 370: Indifferent as a Chrysanthemum Mother? The Young Lady Casually Sabotages 10
Accompanied by piercing screams, the worms and other soft-bodied creatures from Su Zhiruan’s desk hole now rested on the girls’ hair, causing them to emit sharp, explosive sounds.
Bits of shredded paper and torn textbooks, along with other trash, began to soar, snowing down in the middle of the classroom.
With composed poise, Su Zhiruan retracted her leg, clapped her hands, then lifted her backpack from the clean chair onto her back, her tone calm and her face expressionless, resembling someone from the criminal underworld, “Since no one is admitting to it, I’m going to check the surveillance footage now. By the time I’m back, none of you should think about escaping!”
After dropping these harsh words, she kicked open the door and walked straight out.
She left her classmates staring in disbelief at her departing figure.
The past Su Zhiruan was not ; she used to be timid and easily bullied.
But the present Su Zhiruan struck fear deep into their hearts.
Some of the girls with weaker mental constitutions began to cry out of fear when they heard Su Zhiruan was going to check the surveillance and come back to deal with them.
“What do we do? What do we do? I don’t think Su Zhiruan is joking this time. Did she take the wrong medicine today or what? She’s actually going to cause trouble for us. We used to be the ones troubling her, but she’s completely changed today!” A girl paced anxiously around the floor. She too had often bullied Su Zhiruan, like throwing her backpack into the trash can.
A few boys, irritable, ruffled their hair. They weren’t worried about Su Zhiruan checking the surveillance, as the Su Family had only become wealthy more recently.
Their families had deeper roots.
But those were just superficial threats. In reality, the higher the family’s status, the more corrupt it tended to be. Behind the scenes, several of their fathers had illegitimate sons waiting eagerly to seize power, ready to capitalize on any mistakes and pull them down to rise themselves.
Bullying someone like Su Zhiruan might easily be smoothed over within their families, but such acts of tormenting a weaker female classmate would undeniably tarnish their reputations in the upper-class circles, making it impossible to save face in front of the illegitimate sons. Such news, if leaked, would definitely lead to strong reprimands from their families.
They would regret incurring a major loss because of minor gain.
“Okay, everyone calm down. I think the priority now is to bring Su Zhiruan back. From the looks of it, she’s really going to check the surveillance. If she gets the tapes, and then either goes to the police or our parents, we won’t have any excuse!” A sharp-eyed male student waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down.
“Right, he’s absolutely right. The priority now is to get Su Zhiruan back. We can’t let her get those surveillance tapes. She’s gone crazy. If she exposes everything, it’s definitely harmful to us!” A few girls chattered in agreement on the side.
After some deliberation, they unanimously decided that they had to find Su Zhiruan first, ensure she didn’t get the surveillance tapes, and then see if they could settle the matter privately by compensating her.
Following Su Zhiruan’s sudden outburst, the classmates spontaneously resolved never to casually bully her again. She now seemed to be nearing a breakdown, and if they truly angered her someday, she might just take legal action which could cost them their inheritances, a truly disastrous outcome.
At this moment, Su Zhiruan stood on the school’s rooftop, watching as various classmates frantically emerged from Class 3 of Senior Year 1, scattering in all directions, heading to different offices, the security office, and the surveillance room, trying to track her down and bring her back.
Su Zhiruan had not actually run away; she hadn’t even gone to the surveillance room but had been sitting on the rooftop watching this drama unfold.
The wind on the rooftop was strong, but she was unconcerned, casually tying her flowing soft hair into a low ponytail that hung behind her.