Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Li Sicheng inevitably felt a little guilty and stammered, âI didnât bully her! I just found it novel, soâ¦â
âSo you made a show of a love letter?â The boyâs expression grew frosty.
Li Sicheng kept silent and lowered his head guiltily.
Gong Fan suddenly extended his hand and said, âGive it to me.â
Li Sicheng was stunned for a moment. At first, he did not understand what Gong Fan meant until he saw the boyâs open palm. At that moment, he understood that he was asking him for the notebook, so he obediently handed it to him.
Gong Fan placed the notebook back on the table and walked to Qingâerâs side. He leaned over slightly and held her arm.
âGet up.â He spoke quietly, not loudly, but clearly enough for her to hear. However Qingâer was reluctant to get up and face him.
A love letter was a rather private matter. Now that everyone knew about it, it was embarrassing. It was now an open secret in the class that she liked Youyou. She found it increasingly difficult to face her classmates.
Gong Fan frowned slightly when he saw that she adamantly kept her head buried. He sighed and spoke, âItâs not embarrassing to like someone.â
As soon as he finished speaking, the children around him looked surprised. It was obvious that Gong Fan was speaking up for Qingâer.
Qingâer was taken aback to hear this. She finally raised her head and looked at him pitifully with her tear-stained eyes. She was at a loss.
âIâ¦â
She did not want this matter to become a problem for the boy! She felt responsible for having gotten him involved in this mess.
......
âItâs almost lunch break. Stop squatting here.â Gong Fanâs voice softened. âGo back to your seat!â
âAlrightâ¦â Qingâer stood up obediently and allowed him to help her back to her seat.
The few girls who were standing by the side and watching the show with relish earlier on could not help feeling disappointed! They had originally wanted to watch the drama and enjoy Qingâerâs embarrassment. Now, Youyou had actually stood up for her, making them feel quite bitter! It felt like Qingâer had profited from a disaster and received special care from Youyou! They were jealous and envious at the same time.
Qinger returned to her seat and lay slumped over her desk, not daring to look up.
Gong Fan glanced around the room and said expressionlessly, âNo one is allowed to mention this matter in the future. Everyone present should forget that this ever happened. Is that understood?â
âGot itâ¦â
âYes! Weâll definitely keep it a secret!â
âEveryone, you must keep this a secret for Qingâer!â Everyone pretended to defend Qingâer and nodded.
Gong Fan sat back down and also lay his head down on the desk for an afternoon nap.
During the afternoon break, Little Yichen called Li Sicheng away. Before class started, The latter followed dejectedly behind Little Yichen as they made their way back to the classroom. He came up to Qingâerâs desk and lowered his head guiltily. âQingâer, Iâm sorry!â he said out of nowhere.
Qingâer eyed him suspiciously.
âYichen gave me a piece of his mind earlier. I think the incident that happened at noonâ¦â
He lowered his voice so that only Qingâer and himself could hear. âI went too far with what happened at noon. I apologize to you!â
Qingâer was surprised. âWhatâ¦?â
âIâm sorry! I shouldnât have made a joke about things like that!â