Chapter 49: PUNISHMENT.
"So... you're aware of your situation," Headmaster Jian said with that ever-irritating smile that made Hua Rong want to set the whole academy on fire.
Yes, she was aware. Painfully aware.
How could she not be?
The biggest mistake she made last night—aside from being very publicly drunk and semi-scaling a wall like a criminal on the run—was forgetting to turn off that cursed school-issued watch. Not only did it allow her points to drop into the void after her time limit passed, but worse, it had a location tracker.
Yes. A tracker.
It helpfully broadcasted her drunken adventure to the school's system like it was the season finale of a drama.
Still, Hua Rong managed to smile back at the Headmaster, tight-lipped and calm, like a model student who hadn't just destroyed her entire academic standing.
He wasn't impressed.
"Well?" she said, trying to stall. Trying to find words. Or maybe just hoping the floor would swallow her whole.
"Well," he echoed dryly, raising an eyebrow. "I made the mistake," she admitted at last.
"How obedient of you to accept your fault," he said, leaning back in his chair with a smirk that screamed trap.