Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Fearless Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Fearless After the first evening self-study session ended, Shen Zhaozhao emerged from the restroom and from a distance, saw a girl being dragged by a group of students toward the direction of the sports field.
She thought about the promise she made to Ms. Shu Ran and initially didn’t want to meddle.
However, upon closer inspection, the clothes of the girl being dragged looked somewhat familiar, bearing a resemblance to those of her deskmate, Jiang Nian.
Remembering that the other girl had kindly lent her an exam paper that morning, helping her dodge a bullet, she ultimately couldn’t resist and followed them.
From afar, she could see that the group of people had encircled the girl.
One of them shoved the girl harshly and spoke arrogantly, “Slut, didn’t I tell you to stay out of my sight this semester? And yet you dare to show up? It seems you haven’t taken my words to heart at all!”
“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree; you really are as cheap as your mistress mother.”
“I’ve warned you before. Since you didn’t heed my advice, don’t blame me for being rude.” She then turned to the other girls, “Teach her a good lesson.”
Right away, the group started to shove the girl in the middle.
In the midst of that, Shen Zhaozhao’s gaze met with the girl’s—it really was Jiang Nian.
During the jostling, someone snatched off her glasses, revealing a pair of clear, piercing eyes.
Shen Zhaozhao had always thought that her eyes must be at least six or seven hundred degrees short-sighted, but they now seemed to be emanating a chilly sharpness, showing no sign of nearsightedness.
At that moment, Zhaozhao understood that the glasses must have been plain lenses.
As Zhaozhao looked at her, the girl looked back.
Her gaze was calm and unruffled. It neither sought help nor showed any trace of fear, instead, it seemed to signal Zhaozhao to leave quickly.
But leaving was out of the question.
She couldn’t bring herself to abandon a friend in danger and run away alone.
Shen Zhaozhao took out her phone and sent a message to Sheng Chuyi; when she didn’t wait for a reply, she charged forward exclaiming, “Stop it!”
Apparently, the group hadn’t expected someone to intervene. They sized her up and said, “Who are you? This has nothing to do with you; scram.”
Shen Zhaozhao glanced at Jiang Nian in the middle, making sure she was unharmed, then said, “What if I don’t leave?”
The leader of the girls looked at her and said, “I’d advise you to not meddle, or we’ll handle you too.”
Shen Zhaozhao retorted, “This is a school. You’re bullying one person with so many, aren’t you afraid of being expelled?”
Private School’s management is known to be stricter than Public’s, after all, they have to consider the school’s reputation and recruitment issues. And yet, these people dared to openly bully a classmate, weren’t they worried?
Upon hearing this, the person opposite reacted as if they had heard an amusing joke, “You want to tell the teachers? Go ahead. Let’s see, in the end, who will be …” The girl paused, glancing down at Jiang Nian on the ground, “Let’s see who will be kicked out in the end, you or us.”
Seeing their confidence, Shen Zhaozhao realized these people must have powerful connections.
And strong ones at that.
The difference between Private and Public schools was significant, the biggest being that here, connections might matter even more than academic performance.
Shen Zhaozhao had a sinking feeling she might have crossed someone she shouldn’t have, but since she had intervened, she had to see it through, “Can’t you just talk it out? What kind of behavior is this, ganging up on one person?”