Chapter 5: I Can Study Well!
But facing Lao Deng's concerned inquiry, Bai Xiruo still firmly replied that there wasn't.
This made Deng Xianbing feel as if he had nowhere to exert his strength, all his anger could only be suppressed in his chest, blaming all the reasons on Zhang Chen!
"I don't know how you threatened Xiruo, Zhang Chen." Deng Xianbing was very clear about Zhang Chen's character; he absolutely could not have not bullied Bai Xiruo privately.
On this point, he indeed did not wrong Zhang Chen.
But at the moment, the victim herself denied the fact that Zhang Chen had bullied her, so he naturally had no legitimate reason to expel Zhang Chen.
However, to ensure Bai Xiruo's safety and prevent her from being threatened by that scoundrel Zhang Chen again, he immediately ordered Zhang Chen to stay home for two days!
"But I'll still give you two days off. You go home and reflect first! If you can study, study. If not, I'll have your dad take you home!"
As usual, this was a mutually agreeable punishment for the two of them.
As a homeroom teacher, he didn't have to worry about Zhang Chen causing trouble for him at school again, which would affect other students and add another incident to his record.
And Zhang Chen also preferred to be out of sight, out of mind from his homeroom teacher, unrestrained, doing whatever he wanted.
As for Zhang Chen's father, he had long been disappointed in Zhang Chen and simply couldn't discipline him.
Sure enough, even when he called to ask him to call a parent, it turned out to be this girl again!
This girl named Nan Xingwan seemed to be a student from the key class of Seven Middle School, the best middle school in Sweet City.
As a high school homeroom teacher, he had seen this name on the city-wide joint exam results leaderboard.
It's just that... this girl had already come to clean up Zhang Chen's messes countless times in place of his father!
They were clearly the same age, so why was the difference in their mentalities so vast?
Although Zhang Chen hesitated when he heard the punishment, he didn't say anything in the end.
After all, the original body's bullying of Bai Xiruo was true, and with the original body's numerous disciplinary actions, not being expelled this time was considered good luck.
As for why the person who answered when he called his dad's number from Lao Deng's contact list was Nan Xingwan, Zhang Chen hadn't expected it at all...
In the original novel, Zhang Chen always asked Nan Xingwan to help him clean up his messes after causing trouble. It turns out she was already included in the high school homeroom teacher's emergency contacts...
He just didn't know how many times Nan Xingwan had covered for him...
Although Zhang Chen's father, Zhang Haojun, couldn't control Zhang Chen at home, he could always restrict Zhang Chen's living expenses, so no matter what, after he caused trouble, he would still avoid the old man at home.
Nan Xingwan played this role, helping him conceal a series of secrets.
However, in the original novel, Nan Xingwan and Zhang Chen's relationship gradually deteriorated, finally breaking completely during the expulsion incident.
Even though Nan Xingwan spoke up and pleaded for Zhang Chen, asking the teacher to give him a chance, Zhang Chen's mind was only filled with charging forward for love, regardless of the consequences, and not recognizing good intentions.
Not only did he accept the expulsion from the school, but he also pushed down the kind Nan Xingwan and said some hurtful things, saying he had hated her since childhood, making the proud girl cry aggrievedly on the ground...
After that, Nan Xingwan truly never appeared before Zhang Chen again.
He also didn't know... to what extent his relationship with Nan Xingwan had deteriorated now...
Zhang Chen remained silent, just about to look up and accept the punishment from Lao Deng, when Nan Xingwan spoke up, earnestly pleading for Zhang Chen:
"Teacher, can you give him another chance?"
"It's already the second semester of sophomore year, and next semester will be junior year. Zhang Chen, his grades if they continue like this..."
"I have to be responsible for my students. Don't you know what kind of person he is? You're also a student, what decision can you make for him? He's a grown man, he has to bear the consequences of his actions."
Deng Xianbing glared at Zhang Chen and said seriously, "It's one thing that his grades aren't good now, but the key is that he's affecting other classmates now!"
Nan Xingwan never looked at Zhang Chen from beginning to end, only nodded affirmatively, apologized to Bai Xiruo, and then tried to get Deng Xianbing to give him another chance.
Perhaps, this was not the first time Nan Xingwan had pleaded with teachers and classmates for Zhang Chen.
Although she knew that the effect of pleading might be minimal, with a success rate of almost 0, she still did it.
If he remembered correctly, in the original novel, Nan Xingwan was very popular at Seven Middle School, had excellent grades, and was also a bit of a tsundere girl, right?
Zhang Chen stared blankly at this scene. As a distinguished top student, teachers and principals had always begged him not to leave, but now it was the other way around.
And it was a girl pleading for him...
Well... although the whole thing didn't have much to do with him...
Zhang Chen was a little moved. If it were the original body at this time, he would definitely think Nan Xingwan was meddling and then go back to the classroom to pack his things and leave immediately.
Eh? By the way, isn't Nan Xingwan's Seven Middle School having classes tonight?
"Teacher, just this once..." Nan Xingwan cautiously pointed at Bai Xiruo. "She said Zhang Chen didn't do anything to her, so let's not punish him yet."
"If he really did something, then you can punish him?"
"Xingwan, don't you know in your heart whether he did it or not?" Deng Xianbing sighed. It was indeed a bit unexpected that there was no conclusive evidence this time, but it didn't change the fact that he already knew what Zhang Chen had done!
It was just that Zhang Chen's reaction had been too quiet from beginning to end this time, making him feel something was off.
When did this kid's reaction become so calm?
"Am I, as a teacher, supposed to wait for him to bully a second classmate, a third classmate? As long as no one dares to speak up, I'll pretend to be blind and say he didn't do it?" Deng Xianbing certainly wouldn't allow such bullying to happen in his class!
What he had to do was strictly prevent this behavior!
"Besides, do you think he can study seriously in school in his current state? He's still distracted every day!"
"Instead of letting him suffer in school, it's better to let him go out. Causing trouble in school will only make it easier for him to get disciplined!"
Listening to Deng Xianbing's earnest and reasonable words, Nan Xingwan fell silent.
She had tried to tutor Zhang Chen more than once, but Zhang Chen had kept her locked out, not even letting her into his house.
She wanted him to study well, not necessarily to get into a top university, but at least to get into any university. But Zhang Chen, at the moment, wasn't focused on studying at all.
Even if she unilaterally thought about his studies and constantly reminded him not to waste time, if Zhang Chen didn't study, what could she do?
Seeing Nan Xingwan fall silent, Deng Xianbing turned and quietly said to Bai Xiruo, "You can go back first."
"Oh." Bai Xiruo nodded, her bright eyes peeking through her bangs at the bowed Nan Xingwan, then quickly glancing at Zhang Chen.
She only hoped that since she had said so, Zhang Chen would not bully her again.
But just as she was leaving the door, she suddenly heard a voice from behind the door...
"Teacher, I can study well."
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