Chapter 9 Being with you is like acting 1
"I...I must go see Yu Muchen..." When I heard the news brought by Gao Yutian, my legs went weak and my heart was in turmoil. Why was Yu Muchen like this? Why was he so worrying?
In my impression, Yu Muchen is arrogant, with a bit of pleasing arrogance. He can handle everything successfully, and never worries or fails. He only gets angry and anxious when he is with me. I thought it was a special case for me. I never thought that he would make mistakes in such an important game and fight with others after the game! The noble prince of Shengxi Academy can fight with others, but today, Yu Muchen did it... Although I am not sure, my intuition is that it is because of me.
If my clothes hadn't slipped off at the opening ceremony, Yu Muchen wouldn't have lost the game in such a distracted manner; if my private parts hadn't been seen by others and ridiculed and talked about, Yu Muchen wouldn't have chosen violence out of anger... In the final analysis, it was all because of me.
"Are you really going?" Wei Tingyi interrupted my thoughts.
"Hmm..." I nodded with difficulty. It was indeed not right for me to go directly to the school to find Yu Muchen now, but I couldn't control myself. Just imagining whether he was injured and whether the injury was serious made me feel very confused.
"I think you shouldn't go now. Yu Muchen should be punished accordingly for his actions. You are in the center of the storm now. Going there will only add fuel to the fire and will not help the situation." Wei Tingyi still looked very calm and advised me gently.
"I, I know, maybe my going there won't be much use, but...but..." I hesitated and stammered. Even though I was of no use, I still wanted to go and see Yu Muchen.
"This whole thing was caused by me, Tingyi. Even if you don't say it, I know it very well in my heart. I can't let Yu Muchen take all the responsibilities for me." I saw Wei Tingyi's calm eyes, and there were a few ripples in them as I spoke.
"It's not your fault..." Wei Tingyi whispered, his voice full of stubbornness, "None of this is your fault, so you don't need to face it." Wei Tingyi was like a spoiled child, or a puppy who was reluctant to let his owner leave. He wanted to reach out and grab my sleeve, but finally stopped in the air.
"I know it's not a good thing to say, but Ding Xiaoxiao, I also think you should go see Muchen. When I left, I saw blood at the corners of his mouth. I don't know how serious his injury is. Also, I don't know what punishment the principal will give him. I'm really worried!" Gao Yutian inserted himself between Wei Tingyi and me at the right time.
"Is he seriously injured?" My eyebrows knitted together. Just hearing that there was blood on the corner of his mouth was enough to make me feel heartbroken. I couldn't imagine that Yu Muchen, who loved cleanliness and tidiness so much, would be covered in blood and in a dishevelled state.
"I don't know. I also want to go see him now. More importantly, you also know Ding Xiaoxiao, how strict the school rules of Shengxi College are." Gao Yutian stared at me nervously.
Yes, the reason why Shengxi College has been able to stand firm for many years and attract many elite students is not only because of its excellent faculty and hardware facilities, but also because of its rigorous academic research and excellent academic style. As a private college that has trained many gentlemen and ladies, Shengxi College has very severe punishments for favoritism, fraud, fighting, etc. Unlike other schools, which only record a serious demerit, there is a high probability that students will be expelled.
"You, you mean, the principal might let Yu Muchen expel from school?" After being reminded by Gao Yutian, I became more aware of the seriousness of the matter.
"I don't know. Muchen is so outstanding and the principal likes him very much. But the school rules do not allow favoritism or fraud. I'm afraid the principal will really..." Gao Yutian stopped, his face full of worry.
"Well, besides, this time the fight happened at a sports meet and other schools saw it..." Wei Tingyi next to him also fell into deep thought.
"No, that won't do!" I can't let Yu Muchen be punished like this.
"Yes, I don't want to do this either, so, Ding Xiaoxiao, I can only rely on you!" Gao Yutian stepped forward and held my hand.
"Depend on me?" I was a little confused.
"Fighting without reason will definitely result in expulsion. However, what happened to Muchen is not without reason. It's all because... because those people said wrong things. They were wrong first, and the focus of the whole thing is you! If you can come forward, I think this matter can still be salvaged. Other punishments are easy to discuss. As long as Muchen is not expelled because of this incident, we can discuss other things. So... Ding Xiaoxiao, I know it's very reluctant for you now, but please come forward and clarify the cause and effect of the matter. I beg you." Gao Yutian almost knelt in front of me.
"I know that you are really Yu Muchen's good friend... Thank you for thinking so much about him. Don't worry, I will go with you!" After listening to Gao Yutian's analysis, I suddenly realized and took Gao Yutian's hand and prepared to leave.
"Wait, Xiaoxiao, where are you going?" Wei Tingyi stepped forward to block my way, "You know, the focus of the whole school's discussion is you, do you think it's really convenient to go now?" Wei Tingyi still blocked my way with the reason just now.
"I don't care about that anymore. I'm going to the principal's office and I'm going to make it clear to the principal. I can do anything, but I can't let Yu Muchen be expelled or expelled." I shook my head, my heart beating like a drum. I suddenly realized that Yu Muchen was so important to me. It didn't matter what happened to me, as long as Yu Muchen wouldn't be implicated and as long as he lived a happy life, even if I had to expel him from school to keep him safe.
"No, I won't let you go. I said I wouldn't let you get hurt, so even if you don't want to, I won't let you go." Wei Tingyi grabbed my wrist, and his eyes suddenly shrank into a cold needle tip.
"You, let go!" Gao Yutian was impatient and hit Wei Tingyi all of a sudden.
"Ah, no, Gao Yutian!" I hurriedly stopped Gao Yutian. Yu Muchen's matter was still imminent, and I didn't want any more "student union presidents fighting" incidents to happen.
"Gao Yutian, you go over first. I want to talk to Wei Tingyi in private." After comforting Gao Yutian, I calmed myself down in the face of the chilly Wei Tingyi.
"Tingyi, I know you are doing this for my own good and you don't want me to get hurt. But the fact is, the damage has already been done, and if you just cover it up with cloth, the wound will never heal. Yu Muchen's incident was caused by me, and if I turn a blind eye and let him drop out of school, the damage and shadow caused by this incident to me will only be greater. Is that what you want?" I looked into Wei Tingyi's clear eyes, and I knew that he was not a selfish person.
Wei Tingyi didn't say anything, but the force he held on my wrist weakened a little.
"And..." I paused, not knowing if it was right to say this now, "and I found that, in fact, Yu Muchen means a lot to me. You must be laughing at me for being stupid, right? He always tortures me and orders me around like that, but I still... I still can't let him go. If possible, I would rather go back to the days when I was tortured and ordered around by him. As long as I can be with him, even if we have small quarrels, I'll be happy. I don't know what he thinks of me, but I can understand my own thoughts, and this time, I won't go against my own thoughts again. I want to face myself honestly." As I expected, after listening to what I said, Wei Tingyi lowered his hands weakly, with a tearful look on his face, which was heartbreaking to see.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... You taught me to be honest and brave to face myself. You are also my inseparable good friend. You are always the first to appear by my side when I am in trouble. Thank you very much, but I'm sorry." I almost shed tears.
"It doesn't matter." Wei Tingyi raised his glasses and gave a bright smile with tears in his eyes, "At least I am still your good friend. At least I will still help you if you are in trouble now." He held my hand again.
"I already understand what you're thinking, so if you want to go, I'll be very sad, but I'll still go with you. Maybe my presence here can help." The brighter Wei Tingyi smiled, the sadder he felt in his heart, like an irreversible sun shower.
It's hard to say what made me insist on walking to the principal's office under everyone's gaze. Maybe it was the last bit of self-esteem and pride I had left, maybe it was the last bit of rationality I had, or maybe it was my concern for Yu Muchen. In short, that journey seemed to have exhausted all my courage. My legs were heavy, and every step seemed to be struggling in an unfathomable quagmire. Even breathing became a long torture. In the sight that pierced me, some people had frivolous faces, some spoke playfully, some pointed and some expressed deep sympathy, but none of these could stop me. Finally, I finally mustered up the courage to knock on the door of the principal's office.
"Who is this?" The principal's serious voice sounded from the other side of the door.
"Student Union President Wei Tingyi." Wei Tingyi glanced at me and gave his name.
"Come in." There was a certain coldness in the principal's voice, as if he was angry.
Wei Tingyi took me to open the door. Gao Yutian frowned and patted my back gently, as if telling me silently: Yu Muchen's fate depends on us.
"Who are you?" The principal looked up at me and frowned slightly.
The principal of Shengxi College is surnamed Huang, who is in his fifties. He is usually amiable and considerate to students. He is a good principal who cares about his students. But at the same time, he is also a leader who clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments. He will never solve problems caused by students or teachers privately for the sake of the college's reputation. He always upholds his nature of justice and imposes severe but not extreme punishments.
"I, I'm... I'm Ding Xiaoxiao, who accidentally exposed herself during the cheerleading dance segment at the opening ceremony today. Hello, Principal Huang." I bit my lip and uttered each word with difficulty.
Principal Huang let out a sigh, took off his gold-rimmed glasses as if he was troubled, and rubbed his temples.
Only then did I have time to sneak a glance at Yu Muchen, who was standing upright next to me. The blood on his forehead had dried, forming a large blood stain on the school football team's uniform. There was a haze in his eyes, with a cruel look that could not be dispersed. The corners of his mouth and cheeks were slightly swollen, and there was a trace of blood on the right corner of his mouth that had not been wiped clean - he was in such an embarrassed state, which was completely different from the image of the noble and bright-eyed campus nobleman in my impression.
While I was observing Yu Muchen, he was also looking at me. The moment our eyes met, I saw his throat move slightly, as if he was moved. However, when he saw the clothes I was wearing, his eyes suddenly changed, and he ran towards me without paying attention to the principal and Wei Tingyi and hugged me.
"Yu Muchen..." I didn't know what to do for a moment as he suddenly hugged me in front of the angry principal.
"When was this clothing made?" he asked, putting his hot lips close to my ear.
"Is it you? Did you change her clothes?" Before I could answer, he shouted at Wei Tingyi, "Did you change her clothes? Who allowed you to do such a thing?" Yu Muchen's voice exploded in my ears like spring thunder.
"Hmph, I don't think I need to explain these things to you." Wei Tingyi naturally didn't buy Yu Muchen's talk and just responded coldly.
"You bastard!" Yu Muchen, who had just been in a fight, was obviously still angry and full of blood. He dodged away from me and punched Wei Tingyi hard.
"Calm down, this is the principal's office." But how could Yu Muchen, who was exhausted and covered in wounds, hurt Wei Tingyi in the slightest? Wei Tingyi took Yu Muchen's full-strength punch effortlessly, twisted his hand back, and locked his body.
"No, don't fight. Tingyi, you, you don't hurt him." I saw it with my own eyes and my heart ached. Yu Muchen became like this because of me. How could I bear to let anyone hurt him again?
"Wei Tingyi, I tell you, Ding Xiaoxiao is my woman, so everything about her belongs to me! No other man can have any impure thoughts about her. If anyone dares to challenge this, I will use my fists to make him realize how big a mistake he has made, no matter if that person is a football player or you!" Yu Muchen was restrained by Wei Tingyi, but he still spoke rudely.
"Enough!" At the critical moment, Principal Huang shouted angrily, and Wei Tingyi and Yu Muchen both froze like statues.
"Look at you all, what do you all look like? One of you is an outstanding student and a top athlete in the school , but you actually fought with students from other schools on such an important occasion as the school sports meeting? The other one is the president of the student union, but not only did you not organize the incident on the spot, you now want to fight another battle in my office? Do you have me, the principal, in your eyes? Do you have the honor of the school?" Every word of Principal Huang's questioning pierced into the hearts of the three of us.
Wei Tingyi let go of Yu Muchen and straightened his clothes. Yu Muchen also calmed down a little from his anger and lowered his eyes, not daring to look at the principal again.
"Principal Huang, please don't blame them. It's actually my fault... Can you please listen to what I have to say?" During this awkward moment of silence, I finally stepped forward and expressed my feelings to the principal.
"Student Ding Xiaoxiao, although I don't know you very well, I am willing to listen to your explanation of the whole story." Principal Huang looked quite gentle towards me, probably because he didn't want to provoke me any further.
"Thank you, Principal Huang. Yu Muchen and I are lovers..." I turned around and glanced at Yu Muchen. We should still be considered lovers, even if it was an agreement. "The cheerleading performance at the opening ceremony just now was performed by Xu Yasha and I. I made a lot of preparations for that performance, but I didn't expect that at the last... something went wrong at the last second. It was all because of my carelessness that I exposed myself, but, but I really don't know what happened... I... I..." Recalling the last moment, my shoulders trembled slightly again.
"Okay, classmate Ding Xiaoxiao. This matter is actually not as serious as you think. I will also ask students and teachers to take corresponding measures to prevent you from being hurt again." Principal Huang looked at me sympathetically.
"It was because of this incident that Yu Muchen was affected, so... that's why he lost the game. After losing the game, those boys made very unfriendly remarks about... what happened to me, so Yu Muchen fought with them. He was not being unreasonable. It was because of me that this happened, so I should bear all the blame. I know, I know that fighting in Shengxi College is a very serious matter, but we still have to look at the cause and effect of this matter, right? Yu Muchen has always been a student with excellent character and academic performance, which fully proves that he is not a troublemaker. Please, Principal Huang, please show some mercy and don't punish him..." After saying it in one breath, I looked at Principal Huang nervously. No one is heartless. Yu Muchen has also earned a lot of honors for Shengxi College. I don't believe that Principal Huang will be so heartless after knowing the truth.
"Is what she said... all true?" Principal Huang put his hands behind his back, paced a few steps, and asked Wei Tingyi who was standing next to him.
"Yes, it's true. I guarantee on my reputation as the student union president that what Ding Xiaoxiao said is true. So, I also request that you, the principal, be lenient with Yu Muchen in view of his past performance." Although Wei Tingyi almost had a fight with Yu Muchen just now, he still maintained his rationality and did not speak nonsense.
After listening to this, Principal Huang stopped talking and just stared at the blinds, lost in thought. Time passed very slowly, every second, making people suffer.
"Well, I don't know if my decision is right..." Finally, Principal Huang spoke. He turned to Yu Muchen and said, "Yu Muchen, I believe you were angry because your girlfriend was humiliated and it clouded your mind. Besides, your performance in school has always been excellent. I have reason to believe that you did not beat the other person for no reason. To be honest, I originally wanted to expel you. After all, the matter has become so serious that it is difficult to end. However, I still think that you have justifiable circumstances. I am not a cold-blooded person. I will punish you by sending you home to reflect on your mistakes for a week." It seemed that Principal Huang was unwilling to lose an excellent student.
"Thank you, thank you, Principal!" My excitement was beyond words and I quickly pulled Yu Muchen to express my gratitude.
"Well, you guys can go out." Principal Huang waved his hand, indicating that we could go out.
"Yu Muchen, you and Wei Tingyi please go out first. I want to talk to the principal alone." I pushed them both.
"You..." Yu Muchen looked at me, extremely confused.
"Just for a moment, you guys go out first." I showed Yu Muchen my most beautiful smile, swallowed my tears and hid the bitterness. I hoped that I would always be so beautiful in his eyes.
After the door made a heavy sound and Wei Tingyi and Yu Muchen left, I faced Principal Huang again in the quiet principal's office.
In fact, this idea has been slowly forming in my mind since before I came to the principal's office. Maybe I am not suitable for Shengxi College, or there is no fate between me and Shengxi College. From the very beginning, in order to make friends in this school, I took a wrong step and made a wrong decision. Although this wrong decision has also evolved into a series of beautiful mistakes with tears and laughter... But today, this mistake should also end. Misunderstandings are always misunderstandings, and mistakes are always mistakes. Misunderstandings need to be eliminated, and mistakes also need to be corrected.
"Student Ding Xiaoxiao, what do you want to say to me when you send them two away?" There was a loving light in Principal Huang's eyes, and my tears accidentally flowed down my cheeks.
"Principal Huang, I...I want to drop out of school." Wiping my tears with the back of my hand, I looked up and said to Principal Huang.
"Student Ding Xiaoxiao, I think you should consider this matter carefully. Dropping out of school is not a trivial matter. I know you care a lot about what happened to you, but I promise that I will handle this matter properly and let you return to the way you were before..."
"No, it's impossible to go back to the way it was before!" I interrupted Principal Huang, even though it was very impolite. "Some things can never be changed once they're done. You may be able to stop others from talking about it, but you can't stop others from talking about it in their hearts." I glanced at Principal Huang and saw that he was also looking embarrassed.
