"What junior do you have to hide from to make a phone call?" Bai Yiqian didn’t believe it, and while arranging his cards, he said, "Even someone like you, a big leader, has to be coaxed. Those who don’t know the truth would surely think the same as I do."
Another card player chimed in: "If Minister Song has made an appointment, let’s disband."
"It’s just a phone call to say thanks."
Having said this, Song Baiyan did not elaborate further and continued to focus on playing mahjong.
Bai Yiqian still wanted to tease, but the card he played got snatched up.
A few days later, on the official homepage of the Art College, an announcement was posted about Yuan Jin being expelled for violating school regulations.
This announcement caused quite a stir on campus.
Nobody thought it would be this serious.
At least most students didn’t expect that the school, unlike its usual practice, would skip the penalties and reviews and go straight to expulsion.
Yuan Jin, a junior this year, was also a top student in the Directing department.
Suddenly, rumors about Yu Sui’s powerful background spread throughout the school.
"Expelling someone just like that, quite impressive!"
"Shh, lower your voice. If someone hears you, you might be the next one to get expelled."
"I heard Yuan Jin’s academic advisor went to the president’s office, trying to plead for him. Yuan Jin was highly regarded by their professional teachers, but now... our school is crap anyway, and he can’t even get his diploma; I think he’ll end up moving bricks on a construction site."
"But what he did was really shady, a grown man targeting another girl like that, in the end, he sort of asked for it."
Tang Li and Wu Xuehan went to class, and just as they sat down in an empty seat, they heard the lively discussions of the sophomore Directing department boys in the row in front.
Yuan Jin was expelled, and Tang Li was not going to naively sympathize with him.
Even if he took the fall for Jiang Yiniing, some of the deeds were his own doing.
If she hadn’t fought back earlier, she would have been the one carrying the blame now.
And Jiang Yiniing, from beginning to end, never stepped forward to clarify.
So, the person Yuan Jin should blame, should be Jiang Yiniing.
When Yu Sui walked into the classroom, the surroundings instantly quieted down, as many students returned to their seats, no longer daring to discuss Yuan Jin’s expulsion.
She randomly picked an empty seat and sat down.
As a result, the students in the same row decisively grabbed their things and switched seats.
Yu Sui’s eyes were slightly red, obviously sensing her classmates’ eagerness to avoid her.
Even in the dorm, the other girls avoided her.
In fact, she wanted to shout out to them that she hadn’t asked her uncle to expel Yuan Jin, although her mother was clamoring to teach Yuan Jin a lesson, her uncle had already said he wasn’t in charge, and she had asked her uncle—the expulsion was a decision made by the school leaders, the college had no say.
At this moment, a medical examination report was placed on her desk.
Wu Xuehan, with her hands behind her back, spoke somewhat awkwardly, "Ah Li has already consulted with a lawyer for me. This time, for the injuries my aunt inflicted on me, according to the medical report, the compensation I should get includes medical expenses, transportation costs, nutrition fees, and emotional distress consolation fee, totaling roughly 6000 yuan."
Seeing her not speaking, Wu Xuehan took a step back, "Or maybe we can forget the emotional distress consolation fee, even though Ah Li said I was indeed frightened that day, but we are classmates—"
"Ah Li, Ah Li, it’s always Ah Li, Wu Xuehan, are you an idiot!" Yu Sui erupted angrily, grabbing the medical report and tearing it to pieces: "Without this, I’d like to see how you’re going to get compensated!"
Wu Xuehan was taken aback.
Before she could explain, another brand-new medical examination report appeared in front of Yu Sui.
"These are all photocopies, if you want to tear them up, keep tearing."