Chapter 225 - 37: One Notch Below
"Xiao Li!" Zhu Huixi stamped her foot and pounced on her, "You talk too much!"
"Spare me!" Yang Xiaoli pleaded with her mouth, but her face still wore a smile.
Lin Xiaoguai was somewhat surprised to see the usually carefree Zhu Huixi display such rare shyness. She recalled the boy named Wang Han, who was quiet and gentle, seeming like a decent person. She wondered if the two could ever make it to the end together.
After the frolic, everyone’s thoughts turned back to the recent theft. Zhu Huixi, frowning, said, "I don’t think anyone has suspected Lu Rong, we..."
She couldn’t finish her sentence. According to her, the natural course would be to expose Lu Rong, to let everyone see her true colors and thus become cautious, but...
This era was different from future ones; collective consciousness was very strong. If there was a roommate like Lu Rong, people would sympathize, and inevitably wonder if others were like Lu Rong too.
Even the entire freshman class of the philosophy department could be affected, and be subjected to gossip and pointing fingers.
"Let’s tell Aunt Jin," Lin Xiaoguai sighed, realizing her concerns. "This can’t be hidden for long. Lu Rong isn’t the kind to know remorse, and over time, everyone will begin to see the signs. By then, it would truly be a disaster, and even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn’t cleanse us. Bringing it up now, as former victims ourselves, shouldn’t impact us too greatly." What she didn’t mention was that if Lu Rong were expelled, they would no longer be affected.