Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

Still not satisfied after scolding Wang Mingyue, Instructor Zhou turned to Zhou Min and began berating her: "And you, Zhou Min, can't you get along well with your roommates? If you can't resolve a conflict, you should notify me and Instructor Zhao. How could it escalate to physical violence! You're quite pretty; if you really get a scar, you'll have nowhere to cry about it..."

"And you, Jiang Fei, how can you be so narrow-minded?! Your roommates have a conflict, do you have to wait until they start fighting before you try to break it up? Good interpersonal relationships require you to maintain them regularly..."

Just as Instructor Zhou was reprimanding the students, Dean Zhang, who was standing to the side, finally lost his patience.

Dean Zhang waved his hand impatiently and said, "Alright, alright, stop acting. If the students have questions, take them back and teach them slowly. It's more important to deal with the important matters first."

"The matter concerning Feng Pinling is neither a major issue nor a minor one. If it is not handled properly, it will seriously damage the school's image."

Upon hearing this, Instructor Zhou quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "I know that, but upon closer examination, Feng Pinling was at fault first. Therefore, my attitude in handling this matter is that we cannot simply give in to her."

"The parents of student Feng mentioned the corrective surgery and its cost several times just now, and I think this should be their bottom line."

After Director Wang finished speaking, he glanced at Zhou Min and the other two, then turned to Dean Zhang and Instructor Zhou and asked, "Who do you think is the most suitable person to pay for this?"

As soon as Director Wang finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Jiang Fei lowered her head, her hands clasped together on her lap.

At this moment, Jiang Fei was so nervous that her mind went blank. She could only pinch her palms hard with her nails to keep herself calm.

Although Jiang Fei was trying her best to control her emotions, Zhou Min could still sense Jiang Fei's tension and fear from her tense body.

Just as Zhou Min was about to reach out to comfort Jiang Fei, her eyes inevitably fell on the scratches on Jiang Fei's arm.

At this moment, Zhou Min couldn't help but soften her heart again.

Zhou Min knew what Jiang Fei was afraid of; the tens of thousands of yuan in compensation was just a small amount of money to her.

But for Jiang Fei now, it was a bolt from the blue that could completely destroy all of a girl's hopes.

Thinking of this, Zhou Min couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Although Zhou Min knew she shouldn't be so kind at this time, she couldn't bear to see a promising girl suffer such a blow.

Zhou Min thought for a moment, then reached out and took Jiang Fei's hand. As Jiang Fei looked at her with a puzzled expression, Zhou Min mouthed softly, "I'll do it."

Just as Zhou Min finished speaking and was about to get up...

Instructor Zhou suddenly broke the silence and said, "I think it would be better if our Boya College and your School of Foreign Languages ​​each covered half of the cost. What do you think, Dean Zhang?"

Dean Zhang sighed and replied, "Okay. But I hope that Section Chief Zhou will strengthen student management after he goes back. I don't want this situation to happen again."

"Okay, thank you for your encouragement, Dean Zhang. I'll take the three of them back now."

As Instructor Zhou spoke, he prepared to get up and leave.

Seeing this, Teacher Wan quickly spoke up to stop them, saying, "Wait a minute, we haven't said how to deal with the three of them yet!"

Upon hearing this, Instructor Zhou couldn't help but tap his head and say, "Oh, look at my head, I've been so busy I've lost my mind!"

As Instructor Zhou spoke, she pointed at Zhou Min and the other two, scolding them, "It's all because of you three! Your eligibility for awards and honors this academic year is canceled, and you have no chance of being selected for anything this year. You know how big this loss is, right? Your Party membership and postgraduate recommendations will be postponed. Think carefully before you do anything in the future..."

Teacher Wan tried to speak several times, but couldn't find an opportunity to interject.

Amidst Instructor Zhou's incessant lecture, Dean Zhang and Director Wang lost their patience. They glanced at the time, stood up, and said, "Alright, let's call it a day! We have a meeting later, so we'll be leaving now."

Dean Zhang picked up the documents on the table and handed them to Teacher Wan, saying, "Section Chief Zhou, this matter will be handled by you. If you need anything later, just communicate with Teacher Wan. You don't need to come to me every time."

"Okay, then you can go ahead and get busy."

After seeing Dean Zhang and his companion off, Instructor Zhou turned to Zhou Min and the other two with a cold expression and said, "The three of you should go back and reflect on your behavior now. Each of you should submit a self-criticism to me this afternoon."

Zhou Min and the other two exchanged glances, and seeing that no one had any objections, they agreed to go out.

As the three of them walked out of the Foreign Languages ​​Institute's office building, Wang Mingyue changed her expression and said, "If I had known that Instructor Zhou was this kind of person, I wouldn't have pretended."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min immediately recalled the "tears" that Wang Mingyue had rubbed on her shoulder earlier.

Zhou Min quickly touched the clothes on her shoulder and asked with disgust, "What did you rub on my clothes earlier? Saliva or snot?"

Zhou Min clearly remembered that after Wang Mingyue raised her head, there was a palm-sized patch of dampness on her shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingyue's gaze also became unfocused.

Just then, Wang Mingyue suddenly pointed to the electric bikes in the shed ahead and said, "Hey? Zhou Min, where's your bike?! It's gone! Did you forget to lock it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min also glanced into the bike shed, and to her surprise, she couldn't find her electric bike where she had parked it that morning.

Zhou Min was too lazy to keep asking Wang Mingyue questions, so she quickly turned around and walked towards the bicycle shed.

Wang Mingyue finally breathed a sigh of relief as she watched Zhou Min's departing figure.

Jiang Fei couldn't help but chuckle as she watched the two of them making a funny face.

Hearing Jiang Fei's laughter, Wang Mingyue also turned her head to look over.

Wang Mingyue's gaze swept over the wound on Jiang Fei's arm, and then, with a half-smile and a hint of感慨 (gan3kai3, a Chinese expression of deep emotion), she said, "You were pretty ruthless!"

Having just put aside a worry and feeling refreshed, Jiang Fei slowly suppressed her smile as she looked at Wang Mingyue's amused expression.

Seeing this, Wang Mingyue didn't continue speaking. Instead, she turned to Zhou Min, who was searching for her electric scooter in the bike shed, and said, "Although this punishment won't affect either of us, Zhou Min's eligibility for awards and commendations is definitely gone. However, Zhou Min was planning to take responsibility for this herself anyway. This punishment was probably within her expectations."

After a moment of silence, Jiang Fei replied in a low voice, "I know."

Jiang Fei knew that based on her performance this academic year, even if her advisor Zhou didn't disqualify her from receiving awards and honors, she wouldn't be able to win them.

Zhou Min is different. Although the Turing Class she attends is full of top geniuses, she has never slacked off in her studies. Her homework and grades have always been among the best in the class.

If it weren't for this incident, Jiang Fei believed that Zhou Min would definitely have been awarded the prize.

Just as Jiang Fei was deep in thought, Zhou Min arrived on her electric scooter.