Chapter 67: Terrifyingly Quiet
Xia Yu didn’t turn in her homework, and unsurprisingly, during the second class when they were on math, she was called out by the math teacher, Zhang Chao: “Xia Yu, why didn’t you hand in your homework? Where is it?”
Looking up at the math teacher, Zhang Chao, standing on the blackboard and glaring down at her, Xia Yu weakly responded with a slight lift of her lips, “Didn’t write it~”
Maybe because they were so far away from the podium, Zhang Chao couldn’t clearly hear what she said, so he specially came down and walked over to Xia Yu’s side: “What did you say? Speak louder, and you should be ashamed of yourself, being a boy.”
Yes, after sports class yesterday, Zhang Chao found out that the kid he wrongly thought was a girl is actually a boy. No wonder she stood in the boys’ line when lining up.
“You should be ashamed of yourself, being a boy.” This statement, to the now very sensitive Xia Yu, inevitably hurt her. What boy? She wasn’t a boy anymore!
But in reality, Xia Yu held back her turmoil and answered calmly, “I… I didn’t write it~”
Hearing this, Zhang Chao immediately became displeased, “Didn’t write it? How can you even say that? What did you do all night?”
For Zhang Chao’s three questions in one, Xia Yu didn’t answer, because she was about to burst. Her heart was hurting a lot, and she wanted to leave this place.
Seeing Xia Yu’s state, even Zhang Chao with his patient personality couldn’t help but snap, “Come out here! Look at this guy who isn’t manly enough or womanly enough! Go out there and stand as punishment.”
While saying this, Zhang Chao forcibly dragged Xia Yu out, almost causing her to stumble.
After being dragged out of her seat, Xia Yu’s temper flared up. No, she didn’t go outside to stand as punishment; instead, she… simply left the classroom.
“Hey, where are you going? Don’t think you can get away with it! I’ll call your parents!”
Even though she heard Zhang Chao clearly, Xia Yu didn’t stop or care about him. At that moment, tears finally spilled out uncontrollably. Fortunately, it was during class, so no students were around. Otherwise, they would have seen Xia Yu’s embarrassment.
There were security guards at the school gate. They wouldn’t allow any student to leave under normal circumstances unless there was a very urgent reason.
So, Xia Yu didn’t head for the front gate. Instead, she took a shortcut and hid behind the toilets. This spot was so secluded and covered with tall grass that not even students during break time would come here to play.
And there, Xia Yu continued to sit, trying to calm herself down. Although tears kept streaming down her face, she didn’t make a sound.
As time passed, breaks came and went, but Xia Yu didn’t return. She kept sitting there, because the little bit of time was nowhere near enough for her to compose herself; she needed much more.
Finally, it was lunchtime, nap time, then the first class of the afternoon…
At this moment, Xia Yu was terrifyingly quiet. No one knew what she was thinking, as she simply sat motionless, still and silent.
