Chapter 150: Gu Zhir an Tricked You Out of Your Book!

"Gu Zhiran, cut the act! Even if Sister Ci really got into some trouble, she wouldn't let you come and take her things back. Besides, what trouble did Sister Ci get into? How is she right now?"

That latter half-sentence was what Wen Zixin genuinely cared about.

Gu Zhiran sighed, wearing a look of seemingly sorrowful distress. "My cousin got into a fight with someone and is hospitalized right now. It's true that she still holds some misunderstandings toward me, but my parents won't just ignore her."

Therefore, wasn't it completely normal for her to come here and retrieve Gu Zhi's belongings?

Hearing that Gu Ci was unable to come to school because she had been out fighting and brawling with people, the onlookers felt a fresh surge of contempt rise in their hearts.

So what if Gu Ci had decent grades? Wasn't she still just like a punk, knowing only how to pick fights day in and day out? Now she had even beaten herself into a hospital bed. No matter how good her current grades were, what use would someone like that be once she entered society?

Besides, hadn't a classmate of Gu Ci's previously spread rumors that Gu Ci had cheated, even transferring classes because of it?

At first, when the school clarified that the incident was false, they had actually believed it. But looking at it now, that might not necessarily be the case. Gu Ci even dared to engage in street fights, acting just like a little hoodlum. Wouldn't it be completely normal for her to use some underhanded tricks to cheat on exams?

The people in Class 12 were truly as unreasonable and arrogant as ever, displaying the spoiled behaviors of wealthy scions.

They had just bullied others so indiscriminately.

Gu Zhiran spoke with such vivid and convincing detail, and coupled with the fact that Gu Ci still hadn't returned, the students of Class 12 couldn't help but feel a shred of doubt.

Could it really be... that their Sister Ci was actually hospitalized from a fight?

Yet, what they were thinking about wasn't how shameful Gu Ci's fighting was, but rather whether Gu Ci's injuries were severe, why Gu Ci hadn't called them along when she went to fight, and who those turtle-egg bastards that dared to hit Gu Ci were...

Seeing that everyone was engrossed in the news of Gu Ci being hospitalized from a beating, Gu Zhiran smiled faintly and reached out to continue packing Gu Ci's books. However, Wen Zixin still kept her guard up.

She reached out once more to stop Gu Zhiran. "Wait a minute. I need to confirm this with her first. Don't touch anything yet!"

Gu Zhiran forced a bitter smile, revealing a rather sorrowful expression. "Classmate Wen, is this really necessary? I'm just packing books for my cousin, it's not like they're anything particularly important. I know you don't like me, but there's no need to go this far, is there? After all, we're still classmates, aren't we?"

In an instant, the people outside the classroom cast condemning glances at Wen Zixin.

"Wen Zixin, Gu Zhiran came here to help Gu Ci, not to steal anything from her. Do you have to treat her like a thief? Besides, you're only Gu Ci's classmate, whereas Gu Zhiran is Gu Ci's cousin. Their relationship is much closer than yours!"

"Exactly! What right do you have to interfere with Gu Zhiran taking her cousin's things? Why do you have to be so nosy?"

No one knew who had muttered those few sentences in the crowd, but soon, more and more people joined in with their own whispers.

Xiao Yang kicked his desk and rotated his wrist. "I think the nosy ones here are actually all of you."

Hearing this, everyone instantly and reflexively shut their mouths.

Xiao Yang looked at them with his usual arrogant slouch and asked with a smile, "What? Do you still want to stay and have a proper chat with me?"

At these words, the crowd instantly scattered like birds and beasts.

Xiao Yang then shifted his gaze toward Gu Zhiran and her two companions. "Why aren't you lot rolling out of here yet?"

Gu Zhiran bit her lip, clutched Gu Ci's schoolbag, and turned to walk away, followed closely by her two lackeys.

Right at that moment, Xiao Yang called out to her once more.

"Stop right there! You can leave, but leave our classmate's schoolbag behind!"

Gu Zhiran felt a wave of resentment, but seeing the menacing glares from Xiao Yang and the rest of Class 12, she ultimately walked back step by slow step and placed the schoolbag back down.

Even if today didn't work, there was always tomorrow. Only, by then, she would probably have to get her parents involved to accomplish this task.

Gu Zhiran's eyes flickered with calculation, and at this thought, her heart settled somewhat.

Just then, the class bell rang, and Jin Jiejiao walked in from outside holding a stack of test papers.

Seeing the three of them inside the classroom, she paused in surprise. "Students, class has already started. Is there something you need?"

Gu Zhiran's gaze flashed, and the corners of her lips curved into a hidden smile.

It seemed even the heavens were helping her.

She stepped forward and spoke clearly to Jin Jiejiao, "Teacher, my cousin has something to attend to and can't come to school today, so she asked me to bring her books back."

To complete the act thoroughly, she even asked, "Teacher, is there any homework today? I can pass the message along to my cousin as well."

Hearing this, Jin Jiejiao recalled Gu Ci's earlier request for leave and nodded understandingly.

"Then go ahead and take them. We don't have much homework anyway, just let her manage her own schedule."

At these words, a trace of contempt surfaced in the depths of Gu Zhiran's eyes.

Just as expected of a bottom-tier class—they didn't even bother to assign any homework...

Yet she masked this emotion as smoothly as ever, leaving Jin Jiejiao entirely unaware.

Seeing that Jin Jiejiao had so easily agreed to let Gu Zhiran take Gu Ci's belongings, the students of Class 12 couldn't help but grow anxious.

Noticing this reaction, Jin Jiejiao was momentarily startled before explaining, "It's fine, Gu Ci already asked me for leave earlier."

Hearing Jin Jiejiao say so, the students finally set their minds at ease and allowed Gu Zhiran to take Gu Ci's schoolbag and books away together.

It was just that when Gu Ci had requested leave, she had only mentioned taking time off and hadn't mentioned that she would be returning to class later.

Consequently, this allowed Gu Zhiran to exploit a loophole that even Gu Zhiran herself hadn't anticipated...

Less than half a class period after Gu Zhiran left, Gu Ci appeared at the back door of the classroom.

At that moment, the expression of everyone in Class 12—along with Jin Jiejiao—was one of utter... astonishment! Complete bewilderment!

A hundred thousand times astonished!

A hundred thousand times bewildered!

"Sister Ci, you're okay?" This was Wen Zixin.

"Gu Ci, didn't you ask for leave?" This was Jin Jiejiao.

Even so, when they saw Gu Ci standing before them without a single wrap of gauze, missing neither limbs nor pieces, they all let out a collective sigh of relief.

Catching the distinctly peculiar gazes everyone was casting her way, Gu Ci raised an eyebrow slightly. "What could possibly be wrong with me?"

She then looked at Jin Jiejiao. "I only asked for half a day of leave."

Hadn't she just been out for the morning and grabbed lunch outside?

How come... everyone looked as though they had seen a ghost out of extreme shock?

Hearing Gu Ci say this, even Jin Jiejiao realized that Gu Zhiran had definitely not come to collect Gu Ci's belongings at Gu Ci's request.

Wen Zixin puffed up her cheeks with indignation and immediately went to rat Gu Zhiran out to Gu Ci.

"Sister Ci, you have no idea! Just now, Gu Zhiran tricked everyone and took your books away!"