Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

The ward suddenly fell silent.

At this moment, an old man in his sixties suddenly stepped forward and said fiercely, "What do you know? My grandson has been expelled from school! He was already a junior in college, and suddenly he was inexplicably expelled! How can we not be worried?"

Zhou Min, who had been frightened and backing away by the old man's fierce expression, suddenly froze upon hearing these words.

Drop out of school? Drop out in your third year?

Zhou Min looked down at the young man who was surrounded by three women and crying.

Could this boy be one of the students who failed the retest during winter break and was expelled?

Zhou Min looked at Teacher Gong in disbelief, only to find that he was just looking down at the four people crying by the bedside, without saying a word.

After hearing the old man's words, the crowd outside the ward started discussing even more animatedly.

"He was already a junior in college, and he dropped out without even telling anyone why. No wonder he got attacked!"

"Exactly! It's not easy to train a college student! The school can't accept dropping out a student without a valid reason!"

"But you can't just use a knife to attack people..."

"Come on, that's easy for you to say when you're not in my shoes. If your son got expelled, you'd probably be more worried than anyone else..."

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Hearing the increasingly lively conversation outside the door, Zhou Min quickly interrupted, "Being expelled is the school's decision. Why are you looking for us teachers?"

"Don't think we don't know. It was this pretty boy who made the demands on the school because he had connections!" the old man said relentlessly.

If it weren't for the four people blocking his way in front of the hospital bed, he probably would have rushed over and given Teacher Gong another beating.

Looking at the old man's crazed appearance, Zhou Min secretly guessed that he probably looked the same when his son injured Teacher Gong.

Zhou Min couldn't help but feel guilty when she thought about how Teacher Gong had suffered this undeserved misfortune because of her.

Zhou Min had no idea where this man had heard the news from.

Logically speaking, the school did not disclose this matter publicly. The only people who knew about it were the school's teachers, Zhou Min's four roommates, and Mao Yating's parents.

How could this person know?

Zhou Min didn't have time to think too much. At this moment, she only hoped that the misunderstanding could be cleared up. Otherwise, if the expelled students and their parents came looking for her, she couldn't even imagine the consequences for Teacher Gong.

Thinking this through, Zhou Min firmly said, "You're talking nonsense. We teachers are just ordinary teachers at the school. How could we have such great power to dismiss people? I advise you to carefully understand the cause and effect of the matter. Don't believe everything others say, spread rumors, and be used as a tool by others!"

"You little brat, you don't know anything? Don't talk nonsense! It was him who requested the school to retest the students admitted through the independent enrollment program! He has a name and a surname, we couldn't possibly be wrong!"

After yelling at Zhou Min, the old man still felt unsatisfied and turned to Gong Yu, cursing, "Gong, you better release my son right now, or we're not done with you! Don't think you're safe just because the school and the education bureau are protecting you! Let me tell you, if you walk on the dark side too much, you'll eventually run into a ghost!"

Just as Zhou Min was about to offer another explanation, she heard Teacher Gong look at the old man and ask in a calm voice, "Who told you that I did this?"

"It doesn't matter who you heard it from, we all know about this now! Even if my son didn't kill you, plenty of others would."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min nervously looked at Teacher Gong, only to find that his expression remained unchanged as he looked at the crying boy and said, "Show me the messages in the group chat."

The boy paused for a moment, his expression hesitant.

"What group? We don't have a group? Don't talk nonsense. You'd better tell the police to release my son! Otherwise, you won't leave this hospital."

Zhou Min was thoroughly enraged by the old man's self-righteous attitude and angrily said, "What do you mean? Your son broke the law, what good are you coming to us for! If you have a problem, go to the police station!"

After Zhou Min finished speaking, she continued to glare angrily at the old man. Before the old man could speak, Teacher Gong said, "The police have already intervened in this matter. I suggest you provide all the group messages to the police. You might be able to confess voluntarily because you were instigated, and receive a lighter punishment. It's useless to pester me here."

After speaking, Teacher Gong turned on her computer and continued working with her left hand, without glancing at the crowd around her.

Zhou Min looked at the boy kneeling on the ground, his face full of hesitation, and squatted down to ask softly, "Senior, could you let me see the group messages?"

"It's nothing!" The boy, who had been hesitant, immediately refused when Zhou Min asked him.

When he rejected Zhou Min, he also casually touched his pocket.

This action further convinced Zhou Min that there must be something on his phone, and Zhou Min was determined to get the boy's phone back.

But before Zhou Min could come up with an explanation, the boy said, "Let's go back!"

After the boy finished speaking, he lowered his head and left first. The others looked at each other and followed him out, except for the fierce-looking old man who uttered a few more harsh words before leaving.

After the crowd outside realized there was nothing more to see, they gradually left.

There were still a few people standing outside Zhou Min's door, peeking and watching them. So Zhou Min simply went over, closed the door, and locked it.

To avoid letting a bunch of clueless people barge in again.

After closing the door, Zhou Min looked at Teacher Gong's right hand, which was bandaged tightly, and couldn't help but feel guilty.

Zhou Min said guiltily, "Teacher Gong, I'm sorry, I didn't know the situation that day would be so serious!"

Upon hearing Zhou Min's slightly nasal voice, Gong Yu raised his eyelids slightly and indeed saw Zhou Min's slightly red eyes.

Gong Yu frowned and said, "It has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself!"

"How can it be nothing! If I hadn't called you that day..."

Before Zhou Min could finish speaking, Gong Yu interrupted, "These are two separate matters. The school has always had differing opinions on the independent enrollment system. I was just using it as a case study; it has nothing to do with you!"

After saying that, he buried himself in his work again.

Looking at Teacher Gong's serious expression, Zhou Min thought for a moment and continued, "I heard that the students who participated in the retest created a group, and then the students who were expelled and their parents created another group."

"Hmm." Actually, Gong Yu had already guessed that this group existed from what the family had said earlier.

"Do you think it's possible that Mao Yating and the others talked about what happened that day in the group chat? That's why they think it was you who did it!"

After receiving confirmation from Teacher Gong, Zhou Min shared her guesses.

After hearing this, Teacher Gong finally turned her attention from the computer to Zhou Min's face and said with certainty, "I don't think so."

"Why?" Zhou Min asked in surprise.