We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

boom!

Ring ring—

"Squad leader, come up here and check if everyone is here."

Every evening during self-study, the number of students is counted, and the number of students who should be present and are actually present is written on the blackboard so that the teachers who come to check on self-study can keep a clear record.

"One more person is needed, teacher."

An empty chair stands out conspicuously in a classroom full of people.

"Oh, he can ignore that for now," the geography teacher said, his hands behind his back.

"Let me tell you, I was doing my homework in the classroom when suddenly there was a loud bang from upstairs! And someone was cursing there, it was really awful."

"Study quietly during the first period, and we will continue with class during the second period." The teacher stopped the whispering in the class.

……

Lu Zhong looked at the two students standing with their heads bowed in front of him, and slammed his rough fingers on the desk, making a loud thud. His tone was filled with anger:

"Tell us everything: why did you fight? Who started it?"

"Teacher Lu, it was Li Mubai who provoked me first, that's why I attacked. If..."

"Stop." Lu Zhong interrupted Xing Yi, his scrutinizing gaze fixed on Li Mubai. "He said you provoked him first, is that true?"

"no."

"No? If you hadn't insulted me first, would I have hit you first?"

"Why should I insult you? Didn't you provoke me first?" Li Mubai retorted.

"Shut up, all of you! Do you want to fight in front of me in the Ideological and Political Education Department?!" Lu Zhong roared.

Seeing the two students shut their mouths and lower their heads, Lu Zhong felt a bit of a headache. If they were ordinary students, he would probably just give them a demerit as punishment.

However, one is a top science student and the other is also a decent humanities student. This could potentially affect the students' learning attitude. The best solution is for both parties to reach a settlement and for the school to issue a warning.

"Let me tell you both, no matter who started it, it's considered mutual fighting. The school usually gives a demerit for mutual fighting, and this record will be in your files, affecting your future university admission and job search."

"Furthermore, we can access the surveillance footage here. Whoever started the fight bears the primary responsibility. We don't care who provoked whom first."

"At that time, both of you will have to bring your parents to school, be publicly reprimanded by the whole school, write a letter of apology, and admit your mistakes in public at the school assembly on Monday." Lu Zhongxian threatened.

Upon hearing that his parents would be called in, Xing Yi instinctively trembled.

Li Mubai's hands unconsciously clenched.

"Of course, fortunately, neither of you was seriously injured. As long as you forgive each other, the school will be lenient with you, and it won't have much of an impact on your future."

Faced with such situations, schools generally choose to downplay the issue to avoid damaging their reputation.

The two boys remained unmoved. It would be bad to give them a demerit, but neither of them was willing to swallow their pride and forgive the other.

"Then you two stay here and think it over carefully, think it over for the entire evening study session, until tomorrow! Think carefully about why your parents sent you to school. If you still haven't figured it out, then we'll handle it the way I said before!"

Lu Zhong ignored them. The school's monitoring room had just sent him the surveillance video, and he wanted to take a look.

Li Mubai stood there, locked in a stalemate with Xing Yi. Asking him to take the initiative to forgive Xing Yi was insane. This idiot even boasted about his strong rational thinking, yet he picked up a chair and threw it at him like a complete idiot. Luckily, he dodged in time, or he might have been seriously injured.

"Old Lu, what's going on?" Zhong Jianjun, the grade head, was also swayed over by Lu Zhong.

"These two students were fighting in the reading corner on the fifth floor and even broke a chair. Luckily, a student reported it to me at the time, otherwise it could have caused serious injury. The surveillance footage is here, take a look."

Bang!

"You two have some nerve! Is this a school for fighting? Don't you have any respect for school rules and regulations?!" Zhong Jianjun slammed his hand on the table.

"What caused the fight? Have they explained it?" He then looked at Lu Zhong.

"Not yet, those two are stubbornly refusing to listen."

"Then call their parents over."

Zhong Jianjun took out his phone from his pocket, looked it up, and prepared to make a call.

The beeping dial tone echoed in the quiet office, striking a chord in everyone's hearts.

"Teacher Zhong, can I ask my mom to come?" Xing Yi suddenly asked.

"Tsk, now it's your turn to..." Before Zhong Jianjun could finish speaking, a deep, cold voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Director Zhong, good evening. Did something happen to my son, Xingyi, at school?"

"Hello, Mr./Ms. Xing, it's like this..."

"Okay, I understand. I'll be at school in half an hour."

Xing Yi's hand trembled involuntarily, and he was gripped by a state of panic.

Zhong Jianjun dialed another number, and it was Li's father's voice on the other end.

He did nothing wrong! Xing Yi was the one who started the fight and provoked him first, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

"Let's wait for their parents to arrive before we talk about it."

Silence fell over the office again as darkness fell. Li Mubai heard the bell ring for evening self-study. Xie Shu noticed he wasn't there. Would she ask the teacher? Would his fight affect his image in her eyes?

Li Mubai was lost in thought when, about half an hour later, a middle-aged man wearing a dark shirt and glasses walked in.

"Hello, Mr./Ms. Xing Yi."

"Director Zhong, Director Lu, hello." His gaze swept around the office, not lingering on his own child, and he looked at the two directors, asking, "What exactly happened to the two children?"

"Xing Yi's parent, there's CCTV footage here, please take a look."

The middle-aged man walked over, his brows furrowing more and more as he looked at Xing Yi. He coldly glanced at Xing Yi.

"Dad." Xing Yi shrank back.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Mr. Li pushed open the door and walked in. Compared to the middle-aged man, he was dressed rather simply.

"Li Mubai's parents are here too. Please take a look at the surveillance footage first."

Surveillance is a good thing; at least it objectively shows who started it. After watching it, Li's father nodded and glanced at Li Mubai again. There were no obvious injuries.

"The two parents are like this. Our school upholds a fair attitude. Whoever started the fight bears the main responsibility. However, since the two children have been examined by the school doctor and have not suffered serious injuries, both parties have forgiven each other. The school can handle this leniently and only issue a warning."

"You, tell me how this happened." The middle-aged man looked at Xing Yi.

……

Does that mean he looked down on Li Mubai and that's why he mocked him? Does that mean he couldn't swallow the fact that he went to provoke Li Mubai last semester and was mocked, so he went to get revenge today? It seems like he was in the wrong first no matter how you look at it.

"Dad, Li Mubai insulted me first!"

Snapped!

Xing Yi's face was slapped hard by the middle-aged man, whose tone was icy:

"You're still shirking responsibility. How have I raised you? I think you've been spoiled rotten by your mother!"

Lu Zhong and Zhong Jianjun quickly stopped the middle-aged man who was about to continue his attack.

Xing Yi covered his flushed face, feeling immense humiliation and injustice.

"Are you alright?" Li's father asked, standing next to Li Mubai.

"no."

"What happened?"

"He approached me first, saying he wanted to talk to me. Huang Lingling from our class can testify to that. Then he said there were too many people around, so we went to the reading corner on the fifth floor. He started mocking me, saying I was incompetent. I retorted a few times, and he got angry and started hitting me."

Li Mubai deliberately concealed the meaning of his sarcasm, not wanting Xie Shu to be involved.

Xing Yi lowered his head and remained silent.

"No matter what the cause was, resorting to violence is wrong! We will compensate for the medical expenses, and we will accept the school's punishment!" the middle-aged man said.