You're my wife, don't doubt it!

Song Haijian lowered his voice again and muttered to himself for a while.

"Oh no, no no, this is too outrageous. Tsk, actually, this is a matter of conduct... Teacher Song, I did agree to your request—no, the principal invited you—to bring a breath of fresh air and change to this school, this grade, this class, okay? But you can't just blindly apply Su Jiang's methods here; this is, after all, Shanghai..."

"I know your school—our school—has never interfered with student relationships," Song Haijian said, "but this isn't child's play anymore. Ah, booking a hotel room off-campus, and it was three people, him with two girls," Song Haijian slapped his palm with the back of his hand, "Yu Luying is a good student, a well-behaved girl before, right? He dragged her down with him. And our class monitor, Chen Lu, is also dating a bad student. If you really want to date, a good student teaming up might even help improve your grades, right?"

"But pests like Xiao Yao and Zhang Jialong, like cockroaches, won't just die out on their own. They are the source of the plague. If you don't cut them off quickly, a large number of them will die off immediately. The most important, and also the most difficult, thing in changing this bad trend is the beginning..."

“Teacher Song, I understand what you mean. The school can't condone cohabitation and hotel bookings outside the school. But listen to me, this is what happened…”

Judging from the sounds, Song Haijian and Director Lin seemed to have finished smoking and relieving themselves, and their voices gradually faded away.

Xiao Yao squatted on the ditch, his legs and palms numb.

--split line--

Meanwhile, in Song Haijian's teacher's office, Yu Luying was sitting with a plastic cup of hot tea in her hand.

She was alone in the large office, and the old air conditioner was no longer working properly, which made her feel very cold.

I should have worn an extra jacket before coming.

Teacher Song and Teacher Lin were both very polite to her, as always.

However, the demands they made were unacceptable to her.

The office door creaked open, and Teacher Song and Teacher Lin returned.

"Well, Yu Luying? What's your decision?" Teacher Song's voice preceded her arrival as she walked to the desk that originally belonged to Teacher Yao, sat down, and picked up her enamel teacup.

Teacher Lin sat a little further away with her arms crossed, looking complicated, and did not say anything.

“Teacher Song, I have nothing to consider. No matter how many times you ask me, I will give the same answer.” Yu Luying replied calmly and confidently, “I will not testify that Xiao Yao cheated, because that simply did not happen.”

Teacher Lin couldn't help but ask, "Yu Luying, how do you know he didn't?"

Yu Luying shook her head and said, "That is, I don't know whether he cheated or not. I can't testify about things I don't know."

“Yu Luying, why don’t you understand?” Song Haijian said kindly, “Teacher Lin and I both want to help you.”

Yu Luying remained silent.

"You are an outstanding student, and I think we can all attest to that." Teacher Song continued, "As long as you maintain your current momentum, you can freely choose any top university in Shanghai. Even if something goes wrong, our school still has recommendation slots for admission without examination, and Peking University is still a good option for liberal arts students, isn't that right, Teacher Lin?"

"Hmm." Director Lin nodded listlessly.

“But if you ruin your future, no one can help you.” Teacher Song’s tone became serious: “In the face of school rules and regulations, it’s not that you can do whatever you want just because you have good grades. We will deal with everyone equally.”

"Ah." This time, before Teacher Song could ask him, Director Lin answered proactively.

“Indeed, you’ve only taken a small step in the wrong direction, but if you can’t realize the seriousness of the problem and pull back from the brink, it will be a giant leap toward an unhappy future.” Teacher Song raised an index finger and said, “It’s heartbreaking that teenage girls have been influenced by some delinquent youths and made some irreparable mistakes. It’s never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost… I know that the main responsibility does not lie with you, but with the temptation or even coercion of a few delinquent students.”

“Ms. Song,” Yu Luying suddenly looked up, “I think I’ve explained the situation about spending the night in Qingpu many times already. If you don’t believe me, I can go to the hospital for a medical report to prove that we didn’t do anything that violated the middle school code of conduct, and that girl can also—”

When they saw this usually shy and timid girl suddenly say something like "do an appraisal report" so boldly, both Teacher Song and Teacher Lin were taken aback.

"Don't be so stubborn!" Teacher Song slammed her hand on the table. "Don't you understand the seriousness of this matter? For this one incident alone, the school could expel both of you, but Teacher Lin and I are unwilling to do so. We know you've been misled and influenced by delinquent youths. To protect your reputation and your future, we've given you this opportunity. We hope you can respect yourself and cherish the opportunity the school has given you..."

“Teacher Song,” Yu Luying frowned. Perhaps she hadn’t slept well last night; she needed to adjust herself to see Song Haijian’s expression clearly. “Haven’t I made myself clear enough? I don’t know if Xiao Yao cheated or not, I don’t know if he stole the exam questions, and I can’t prove anything for you. As for why our exams were so similar, I don’t know either. If the school wants to use this to prove that I cheated, then I’m willing to accept any punishment.”

"Xiao Yao and I have always been friends, and I have never done anything improper to him. Even if there were any romantic entanglements between us, it was all voluntary on my part. He has never forced me to do anything, neither in the past nor now. The allegations that he sexually harassed me in the past are completely unfounded and based on hearsay."

“This is my position, and I will not change it. I am willing to accept any punishment from the school, no matter how many times you ask me.”

“Friendship, voluntary, well said.” Teacher Song put down her teacup and continued, “If I remember correctly, your mother is a very devout Christian, and your uncle also works in the church, right?”

"so what."

“Although I am not religious, I know a little about Catholic doctrines and rules, so I believe that nothing really happened between you two at the hotel that day, otherwise your mother would not be in this position today.”

"Then why are you still clinging to this matter?" Yu Luying asked, annoyed.

“As your teacher and your homeroom teacher, I have the ability to do what your mother and the church could not, and I also have the obligation to pull you out of the mire of your future.” Song Haijian spread his arms, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.

“I know how to make friends, my grades haven’t dropped, and the school doesn’t object, so why is my future a quagmire? What gives you the right to be so arbitrary?” Yu Luying laughed in anger.

"Based on my experience, my bloody experience!" Song Haijian suddenly became agitated. He stood up and strode to another table: "A girl with such a bright future as you, once entangled with a scourge like Xiao Yao, will become..."

"Teacher Song," Director Lin called out to him, signaling him to stop talking about the topic.

Song Haijian stopped speaking, adjusted his breathing to return to his original state, and then spoke again:

"You just mentioned that you know how to be discreet when making friends. How do you know your friends do the same? What can you do if they make unreasonable demands?"

"What can I do?" Yu Luying asked, puzzled. "Just refuse him firmly. If he crosses the line and doesn't respect me, I'll just stop being friends with him."

"So your defense mechanism is breaking up?" Song Haijian laughed. "Do you think this method can guarantee that your relationship with your friend won't cross the line?"

“You can understand it that way,” Yu Luying said, suppressing the anger in her voice.

“Oh, so that means,” Song Haijian said, feigning sudden realization, “that if he makes excessive demands, you will break up with him.”

“I will ask him to respect me, but if he keeps forcing me, then yes.”

"Can you do it?" Song Haijian raised an eyebrow.

"Of course I will."

“But you’ve already spent the night with him in a hotel room,” Song Haijian reminded her.

Teacher Lin coughed.

"That day was just an accident. There was another girl with me at the time, and he didn't do anything inappropriate. If it really comes down to it, I will absolutely not hesitate," Yu Luying said firmly.

"So here's the question: when will it be the final moment?" Song Haijian slapped his palm with the back of his hand: "When it's just the two of you lying in one bed?"

“Teacher Song!” Teacher Lin said.

Song Haijian ignored him and continued, "Will it be too late for you to break up with me then? You don't look very strong."

“Of course I won’t let things get to that point,” Yu Luying said.

“Okay, let’s assume how things will turn out.” Song Haijian began pacing back and forth.

"Xiao Yao invited you to go home together later today. Do you want to break up?"

Yu Luying gave him a look that said, "You're an idiot."

"Okay, so next, there's a dessert shop in a mall on your way home from school that's launched a new product, and Xiao Yao invites you to eat it together. Do you want to break up?"

Why break up?

"Okay, a movie you all want to see is showing in the mall, so Xiao Yao invites you to watch it. Do you want to break up?"

Yu Luying shook her head.

"The movie's over, but you're all hungry. Xiao Yao would like to invite you to dinner. Do you want to break up?"

“This is not an excessive request,” Yu Luying told him.

"You're right. During dinner, Xiao Yao ordered a cocktail and wanted to share it with you. Do you want to break up?"

"I can choose not to drink, but why do we have to break up?" Yu Luying suspected that she had already been tricked by him.

“Very well, Xiao Yao is drunk now and can’t even walk straight,” Song Haijian sat down on the corner of the table. “He doesn’t plan to go home and hopes you can help him book a hotel room. Do you want to break up?”

“I’ll go home after I’ve settled him in,” Yu Luying said. “No, he has a home, why would he go to a hotel? I’ll take him home.”

"Okay, take him home. As far as I know, there are no adults at Xiao Yao's house right now. When you take him home, are you going to leave him on the living room floor or help him into his room?"

"You...?!" "Teacher Song!"

"Yes, you take him to the room, right? It's just the two of you in one bed, isn't it?"

Song Haijian bent down, his gaze following Yu Luying's eyes from bottom to top, and continued, word by word, "Break up, or break up after losing everything—this choice isn't difficult, is it? If you still think it's difficult, I can give you another choice: In this campus, between Yu Luying and Xiao Yao, only one can stay. You choose who to keep."

Yu Luying suddenly raised her head, her eyes widened, and then she turned to look at Teacher Lin.

Teacher Lin didn't say anything, but looked away somewhat guiltily.

In fact, what Song Haijian said was not the truth. In school, who stays and who leaves is not up to the parties involved to decide. The reason he said that was nothing more than a petty trick to sow discord, with the aim of making the young couple turn against each other in order to protect themselves, so that he could ultimately achieve his goal of breaking up the couple.

"I understand." Yu Luying gritted her teeth: "Then—"

“No need to hand in your paper right away,” Song Haijian reached out and pressed her back into her chair. The girl shrugged in disgust. “I also have an appointment with Xiao Yao today. After we talk, he might invite you to go home together later.”

"Report!" The boy's loud voice rang out from outside the office door.

Director Lin walked to the office door, opened it, and saw Xiao Yao standing there.

written request for leave

2023-03-10

The recent scripts are very difficult to handle; I need to sort them out carefully so I don't mess them up.

I need to take two days off. Please forgive me.

In the week starting the day after tomorrow, it should be at least 6k per day.

Chapter 132 The First Intimate Contact

2023-03-12

When Song Haijian saw Xiao Yao, he narrowed his small eyes and didn't call out "Come in," but instead turned his gaze to the window.