"Maybe I'm just unlucky. She wants to use me as a scapegoat to stir things up. She sees my grades improving strangely and thinks it's inflated, so she'll make me confess and get leniency," Li Yang said, feeling very frustrated.
"Is that why you're called that?" Yang Ming asked, half believing and half doubting.
"Teacher Yang, what do you think? She's taken a liking to me? That's ridiculous!" Li Yang said with a laugh.
"Well...hehe...you're right. It's alright now. Go back and rest. Don't feel guilty. Teacher Yang still supports you." Yang Ming said with a chuckle, rubbing his hands together.
That makes sense. In the first two years of high school, Li Yang didn't show any special talent, and he didn't seem to have any connections. There's no way he could know Director Cao. I was really overthinking it.
"Hmph!" Huang Qi snorted coldly and walked away.
The next day, news of Gao Yan and the others being beaten had spread throughout the campus. Li Yang appeared fierce when he attacked them, but in reality, he was very measured. They were only unconscious, which would not affect their normal activities the next day.
However, Gao Yan was too ashamed to participate in any activities at school. After losing so much face, Li Yang should admire him if he still had the nerve to do so.
Zhou Zheng and the others, however, gritted their teeth and continued attending classes. After all, they were young and their families were poor and powerless, so they dared not challenge the school's rules and openly skip class.
However, no one knows exactly who beat Gao Yan so badly that he couldn't show his face in public. Li Yang, the person involved, certainly wouldn't publicize it, and Gao Cheng also kept his mouth shut.
Moreover, the incident occurred inside the dormitory and happened very quickly, within just a few minutes. Gao Yan's henchmen were all experienced fighters, and they immediately closed the door as soon as they entered.
This resulted in the fact that, apart from the person involved, no one knew who did this amazing thing.
Therefore, this question became a hot topic of discussion among all the senior students at the No. 1 High School in the city, but after much discussion, they still couldn't come to a conclusion.
Gao Cheng was still gossipy, but he didn't mention a word about what happened last night. The kid was quite sensible; he was having a serious discussion with a group of gossipy women, but he didn't let anything slip. Li Yang had to admit that the kid had a real talent for acting.
After two classes, Zhao Lihua finally couldn't hold back any longer. She had planned to urge Li Yang to start writing during the morning self-study session so as not to delay the afternoon's typesetting.
But the thought of Li Yang's smug expression made her angry, and she held back. However, she couldn't hold back any longer until the end of the second period.
She has always loved literature, and the literary society was organized and supported by her alone; no mistakes could be tolerated.
"Li Yang, the school beauty is looking for you!" a student shouted excitedly at the door. The school beauty smiled at him, and he was so happy he almost jumped for joy.
The boys and girls in the classroom all looked at Li Yang. The girls were surprised. How could such a beautiful girl like Li Yang be interested in this poor boy?
Although his grades improved this time, he's still just a good student, and not handsome at all. These days, money is everything. Has the school beauty gone mad?
The boy's eyes reddened as he glared at Li Yang. Had this guy gotten incredibly lucky or taken some kind of magic potion? He'd managed to charm the school beauty into coming to him repeatedly. Had something really happened between them? And how did he act so quickly?
Regardless of the looks people gave him, Li Yang still had to hold his nose and go out.
"Hey beautiful, what's up?" Li Yang looked at Zhao Lihua with a pained expression.
Zhao Lihua's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. "You, you haven't forgotten, have you? The manuscript is due for typesetting this afternoon. Don't tell me you haven't written it yet!"
Li Yang exclaimed in surprise, "Really? I forgot. The layout is due this afternoon? Can't we postpone it until tomorrow? I'll go back and write it right away. Three thousand words is no big deal; I can finish it in an hour..."
"Enough... Do you even take my words seriously? Do you even take my literary society seriously? Have you ever respected me?" Zhao Lihua rebuked, her temper flaring.
Her beautiful face flushed with anger, revealing a delicate charm of gentle rage.
Li Yang was thoroughly entertained. He chuckled and said, "Women are so petty. I was just joking with you. Here you go."
Li Yang tossed her a few sheets of paper and turned to walk into the classroom.
Zhao Lihua was stunned, unable to adapt to the sudden change for a moment. She hurriedly looked at the few sheets of paper and found that they were indeed manuscripts. The fluent writing, the words that touched people's hearts, and the elegant handwriting were all at a level that high school students rarely reach. They were rare and excellent manuscripts.
Zhao Lihua blushed instantly, feeling ashamed and her whole body burning with heat. She dared not look at Li Yang.
She wanted to run away like that, but running away wasn't her style. She took a deep breath, tilted her head back, and called out to the classroom with a flushed face, "Li Yang, thank you."
Then she covered her face and ran away, finally reaching her limit.
Chapter 40: The Beauty's Faded Beauty
"Damn it!" Li Yang was completely overwhelmed. He buried his face in his hands and slumped onto the desk. He simply couldn't bear the stares of the entire class. It was just too awful!
This brat, are you doing this on purpose or are you out of your mind?
Fortunately, class started soon, and no matter how curious everyone was, they didn't dare to make a big fuss in class unless they were stupid enough to think the teacher was deaf or blind.
Li Yang has become very bad. This is how his classmates see him, and even more so how his teachers see him. Originally, he had made great progress in this exam, and many teachers had a new understanding of him, believing that he was a promising talent.
But in the following days he was much worse than before the exam. He not only dozed off in class and slept after class, but he never listened attentively. He even did his homework carelessly and was extremely restless.
The teachers all shook their heads. A few couldn't stand it anymore and even warned him, but he clearly thought he was awesome and didn't need to attend classes anymore. Finally, the teachers were all disappointed in him and let him do whatever he wanted.
Li Yang was content with himself, still dozing off while reading extracurricular books, occasionally glancing at a girl's buttocks.
That day, he took some time to thank Cao Xin for her help, but he couldn't find her. The revenge he had been worried about from Gao Yan didn't seem to have materialized either; the guy hadn't come to class since being beaten, whether out of shame or to be plotting some terrifying revenge.
Sunday afternoon is a free day, during which everyone can go out of the school gate for a stroll or go home to change clothes and relax.
Li Yang was really looking forward to it. Damn, anyone who's stuck in the classroom, dormitory, and cafeteria all day would be looking forward to Sunday afternoons when they can finally relax.
However, before school ended, the morning self-study session continued, and the classroom of Class 2, Grade 12 suddenly fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at one person.
"Li Yang! You get out here right now!" A sharp shout echoed throughout the classroom. Li Yang, who was engrossed in a game of chess with the Duke of Zhou in his dreams, opened his eyes and groggily asked, "Who called me?"
"Hahaha……"
The classroom erupted in laughter. The girls stared at her in amazement, while the boys drooled greedily, their eyes gleaming with jealousy as they stared intently at her.
"I'm calling you! Come out here!" Without saying a word, the person grabbed Li Yang's ear.
Li Yang jerked his head away, but the smooth little hand pinched his cheek. A fragrance like orchids and musk wafted into his nostrils, and Li Yang immediately came to his senses. He looked closely and was shocked to see that it was Song Tian'er standing in front of him.