Chapter 67 - 066: Benefactor (5th Watch)
As soon as Zhao Guodong shouted, the whole class burst into laughter. After all, in those days, just saying a word between a boy and a girl would cause a laugh, let alone Zhao Guodong shouting like that so directly.
Zhao Guodong didn’t care and said with a bit of a rogue tone, "What are you laughing at? If I really had something going on with her, I wouldn’t say it in front of the teacher or you guys. I speak with a clear conscience. Ye Ling is from our compound and came from the countryside. I let her sit next to me to look after her."
He spoke so righteously that even An Ranguo on the podium was amused, "Alright then, Ye Ling is in your care. Zhao Guodong, you need to improve your own studies too. I’ve seen Ye Ling’s file. Her grades aren’t bad; don’t negatively affect her."
An Ranguo’s words triggered another wave of laughter from the students, and under his prompting, Ye Ling walked to the last row and sat next to Zhao Guodong. Seeing Zhao Guodong looking at her, Ye Ling glared at him. This man is more trouble than he’s worth. With this move, she’d inevitably become the subject of conversations for days. As the new girl already drawing attention, Ye Ling didn’t like it. Now, being put in this position by Zhao Guodong, it was impossible not to be talked about.
Some classmates found it amusing, but some didn’t look too pleased, particularly Song Mei and her friends. Song Mei sat in the second-to-last row, right in front of Zhao Guodong. After the teacher instructed everyone to study on their own and left, Song Mei turned around to glare at Zhao Guodong, "Can’t you just mind your own business?"
"What’s it to you?" Zhao Guodong was indifferent to Song Mei, "Why are you butting in like a dog meddling in things that don’t concern it?"
Song Mei snorted coldly, "Can’t be bothered with you."
She gave Ye Ling a not-so-friendly look and turned back around.
Turning forward, she nudged Ye Qian sitting in front of her, "Ye Qian, during these days you were away, I noted down everything the teacher wanted us to review. Take a look."
She raised her voice intentionally, and Ye Ling at the back couldn’t help but laugh. Such childish behavior, but she couldn’t even be bothered to play along.