### Chapter 173: Things Are Getting Bigger and Bigger
In the middle of class, Xia Yu’s mood had almost fully recovered, and her face was gradually returning to normal.
Seeing Xia Yu like this, her deskmate Gao Xiaotian finally couldn’t resist his boring curiosity and asked, “Hey, you okay? Yeah.”
“Did you try the King’s Glory game I recommended yesterday? What rank are you at now? I can help you level up by making a secondary account and playing with you.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Yu’s tiny face turned red again: “Uh, I forgot, but my younger sister seems to be playing. You can team up with her.”
Gao Xiaotian: “…”
After some thought, Gao Xiaotian replied helplessly to Xia Yu, “I didn’t just want to find anyone to play with. Plus, I don’t need another teammate. I just didn’t want to have nothing to talk about when we were supposed to be studying because it gets too boring.”
This…
Xia Yu couldn’t counter Gao Xiaotian; she really did forget, and she also saw Xia Ling play the game, which she heard wasn’t easy to do without getting scolded.
Looking at Xia Yu’s guilty and embarrassed expression, Gao Xiaotian sighed and reached out with his right hand: “What about your homework from yesterday? Can I see it? We have to turn it in after the first period.”
“I didn’t write it. I don’t know how,” Xia Yu truthfully answered.
Unfortunately, Gao Xiaotian obviously didn’t believe her: “Come on, bro! A friend in need and all that. With how good of a student you are, I bet you already finished your homework, right?”
Yes, Gao Xiaotian believed that since Xia Yu wasn’t into games or anime, she must be an excellent student who had done her homework but just didn’t want to share it with him.
Seeing Gao Xiaotian so doubtful, Xia Yu reluctantly took out her three subject notebooks and handed them over: “I really didn’t write it.” Seeing Xia Yu like this, Gao Xiaotian felt a little insecure. Could she really not have written it? That couldn’t be true, right?
With his doubts, Gao Xiaotian flipped open Xia Yu’s notebook, and sure enough, there was absolutely nothing written on it.
“You’re supposed to be a top-notch student—why aren’t you doing your homework?”
Handing the notebook back to Xia Yu, Gao Xiaotian felt completely speechless. He actually thought he could trust Xia Yu to finish it, and then she turns out to be a big failure.
Fortunately, Gao Xiaotian had quite a few friends in the class and quickly borrowed a few other notebooks for reference. He reminded Xia Yu, “Hurry up, or you’ll be in big trouble with the teachers later.”
Looking at others’ completed notebooks and her own blank one, Xia Yu decided to copy as well, even though it was boring. Until the bell rang for the end of class.
“Hey, get away—my sister and I want to sit together.”
Gao Xiaotian looked up and saw Xia Ling coming along with Jiang Hanhang, the second young lady of the Jiang family.
“Men don’t fight with women,” he thought, and so he cooperated by submitting his own homework, giving his seat to Jiang Hanhang and Xia Ling.
At this moment, Xia Yu’s eyes were full of questions. She thought Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang had something important they wanted to discuss with her.
And she was right, Xia Ling sat down immediately and grabbed Xia Yu’s arm, inviting her, “Little sis, wanna go to the toilet with me?” Predictably, Xia Yu shook her head, refusing her invitation.
Right, Xia Yu still remembered what happened before, and Xia Hong even signed those agreements to prevent her from ever going into certain girls’ territory again. Xia Yu would rather hold it in than bother anyone else. If she went again, who knows what would happen. She might even be expelled.
Jiang Hanhang knew Xia Yu’s worries, but she now had Xia Ling with her to take responsibility.
“Don’t worry; I’ve talked to older sister Jiang Kekai. She said it’s safe to come with us, and she’ll handle any trouble. And she informed me to take care of your health and not let you stress yourself.”
She even showed Xia Yu her phone with the chat log of talking with Jiang Kekai, confirming what she said.
“Is it… really alright?”
Xia Yu seemed uncertain. It wasn’t because she didn’t trust Jiang Kekai, but because she feared bringing trouble upon her.
“Come on, what kind of boy are you? Stop being more of a girl by worrying so much. Let’s pull her, Xiao Ling. Can’t let my sister’s efforts go to waste.”
“No problem, I’m good at this.”
So, with Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang’s encouragement, Xia Yu was easily pulled out of her seat and dragged away.
The classmates watched their antics without saying a word. From the Jiang sisters’ actions, Xia Yu appeared not to be ordinary.
Especially Gao Xiaotian, the deskmate, was puzzled by Xia Yu’s connection to the Jiang sisters despite them claiming their hometown was in Baigui.
Before he could think more about it, Xia Yu was pulled out of Class 15 by Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang, apparently heading to the restroom.
Simultaneously, another female student began reporting to the homeroom teacher, Mr. He Gongxing, suggesting Xia Yu was in the girl’s toilet.
Sure enough, when Xia Yu, Xia Ling, and Jiang Hanhang stepped out of the restroom, Mr. He was waiting outside. He looked at Xia Yu and Xia Ling and then at Jiang Hanhang, feeling at a loss on how to handle the situation.
After all, Jiang Hanhang and Jiang Kekai claimed they’d protect Xia Yu, meaning handling her could be tricky. But if he did nothing, letting things escalate could make him a poor homeroom teacher.
After considering for a while, He Gongxing suppressed his temper and addressed Xia Yu calmly: “Xia Yu, come to my office first, please.”
Indeed, He Gongxing only called Xia Yu, not Xia Ling or Jiang Hanhang. He didn’t want them involved.
But how could this possibly work? Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang didn’t trust Xia Yu to act alone. What if she experienced another incident?
They understood that if anything happened during such an incident, all previous efforts would be in vain.
Thus, Xia Jing and Jiang Hanhang accompanied Xia Yu to Mr. He’s office, especially Jiang Hanhang who made everything tense, creating a major psychological pressure on Mr. He.
Jiang Hanhang wasn’t stupid and guessed what Mr. He would tell Xia Yu, so she sent her sister, Jiang Kekai, a message on the way.
After all, the best person to handle the matter was Jiang Kekai. It was her idea anyway for Xia Yu to use the restroom.
How could Mr. He miss seeing Jiang Hanhang blatantly playing with her phone? But he couldn’t do anything; turning this Jiang family girl away would be a huge loss for the school.
Meanwhile, Jiang Kekai, chatting on her phone with the principal about Xia Yu’s situation, received a message from her sister and quickly changed her plan:
“Okay, let’s go to Yingying Building first and talk to Xia Yu’s homeroom teacher. Later, we’ll discuss everything.”
“Um, sure, I’ll head over right now.”
So, Jiang Kekai and the principal rushed to the elementary school building.
On the other side, Xia Yu and the two girls followed their homeroom teacher to the office.
Due to the anonymous report, Xia Yu and Xia Ling couldn’t stay, or it would cause more trouble.
Just as He Gongxing sat down, he realized Jiang Hanhang was still there and had no choice but to say, “Jiang Hanhang, why don’t you sit?”
Jiang Hanhang ignored his offer and sat down boldly.
Xia Yu and Xia Ling, however, didn’t have such luck due to their humble backgrounds. Without the chair available, He Gongxing had to stand and reprimand Xia Yu:
“Why did I call you here?”
Xia Yu lowered her head, as if she had done something wrong, and nodded to indicate she knew.
“Why did you still do it, knowing the differences between boys and girls?”
He Gongxing was helpless because he couldn’t hit or scold Xia Yu, considering the involvement of Jiang Hanhang and Jiang Kekai.
Otherwise, if it were a regular boy, he would have scolded him loudly for using the ladies’ room, so that everyone in Yingying could hear.
At this moment, Jiang Hanhang bravely spoke up: “Xia Yu was dragged by me. It’s my fault. I’ve already informed my sister; you may speak with her later.”
He Gongxing was confused. Why was Xia Yu’s issue involving Jiang Kekai? Plus, Jiang Kekai would come specifically for this issue.
Thinking of this, He Gongxing paused and decided to wait for Jiang Kekai’s arrival.
Simultaneously, he also realized this matter was only getting bigger.
