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Chapter 447: Chapter 437 Fuming Inside
Time flew, and more than half the semester had already passed.
In mid-November, the school had an important activity planned, where the Agricultural University’s President and three teachers were going to take three students to Shanghai for an academic exchange conference.
Originally, one of the three student spots was reserved for Shen Yunfang, who had performed excellently in all aspects, but due to Dai Zhifei’s recent outburst, Yunfang unfortunately lost this opportunity. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Teacher Zhu Zhengqi, the homeroom teacher, specifically talked to her, advising her not to take it to heart. There would be other chances if she couldn’t go this time, mainly urging her not to be disheartened by this minor setback. There was still a long life ahead of her, with plenty of opportunities in the future.
Facing her caring teacher, Shen Yunfang expressed her understanding.
Because she had good grades and was popular in the class, having also taught her classmates English for two years, these factors made her quite favored in the teacher’s eyes. When the opportunity arose for students to participate in the academic conference, Teacher Zhu thought of her first.
After seeking her opinion, he reported her name to the school, and the school leaders had already approved.
Everyone thought it was a done deal, but then Dai Zhifei and Zhang Feng came out of nowhere and messed it up.
Dai Zhifei had been acting strangely since the beginning of the semester, writing sour Shakespearean verses to Yunfang every now and then, despite being fully aware that Yunfang was married with two children. After receiving the first letter, Yunfang did not accept any more. She hoped he would see her rejection and hold back, as making a big deal out of it would not benefit either of them.
The classmates were incensed by Dai Zhifei’s harassment of Yunfang and even went to Teacher Zhu, asking him to handle the matter.
And indeed, Teacher Zhu lived up to his responsibilities. He talked to Dai Zhifei alone the day after learning of the incidents. Afterwards, Yunfang didn’t receive any more such letters, and everyone thought the matter had been settled.
But a few days later, Dai Zhifei’s admirer Zhang Feng suddenly stormed into their classroom, pointed at Yunfang’s nose, and cursed her as a seductress, uttering quite offensive words. Basically, she accused Yunfang of shamelessly seducing Dai Zhifei and then, just when Dai Zhifei showed some interest, Yunfang turned around and reported him. Now Dai Zhifei was disheartened and slipping into depression, all of which was Shen Yunfang’s fault.
Yunfang felt very wronged. With her days spent either at home or at school, studying or looking after the children, she had no time to seduce anyone. Besides, she wouldn’t be interested in someone like Dai Zhifei. Her taste wasn’t that crude, thank you very much.
Initially, she tried to explain in response to Zhang Feng’s troublemaking. But something must have triggered her because Zhang Feng suddenly seemed to go crazy, trying to get physical despite the students standing between them.
How amusing, Yunfang might lose an argument, but when it came to force, Zhang Feng was no match for her. Since Zhang Feng was so eager, Yunfang wasn’t going to appear weak. So, she rolled up her sleeves, ready to give Zhang Feng, with her foul mouth, a good thrashing.
But astonishingly, Ma Liang, the little student, unexpectedly came out and took a punch for her. No, Zhang Feng’s weapons were her sharp claws, and before anyone could react, Ma Liang was already scratched by Zhang Feng.
The situation became quite chaotic afterward. The entire class subdued Zhang Feng, who had committed the assault in the classroom, and turned him over to the department head, while Ma Liang was taken to the school infirmary to have his wounds treated and bandaged.
The school took this first incident of campus violence very seriously, summoning the parties involved the next day to start inquiring into the matter separately.
Thanks to the testimony of her classmates, Yunfang quickly proved her innocence. She had neither behaved inappropriately to seduce anyone nor had she fought back or injured anyone in the incident. In theory, she was without fault.
However, she was unfortunately cast as one of the main characters in this sordid affair, which more or less impacted her. At the very least, her scheduled academic exchange opportunity fell through.
Although Yunfang was angry about losing the chance to participate in the conference for this reason, she had to accept the decision once Teacher Zhu Zhengqi had notified her, knowing it was a decision made by the school leaders. After all, she couldn’t prevail over them. Besides, she didn’t absolutely have to attend that academic conference; without it, she could take the opportunity to do her own things.
"Teacher Zhu, I have no objections to the school’s decision. If I don’t go, then so be it. As you said, I believe there will be many more opportunities in the future. But Teacher Zhu, could you tell me what exactly I did to cause Dai Zhifei to have such a misunderstanding?" Yunfang couldn’t understand how her plain, unadorned appearance every day had led to Zhang Feng labeling her a temptress.
When Teacher Zhu heard her question, he twitched the corner of his mouth and eventually told Yunfang, "According to Dai Zhifei, one day you suddenly changed into a very beautiful Lenin outfit and smiled subtly at him when you saw him. He thought it was specifically for him to see, which led to his delusion."
Teacher Zhu himself found Dai Zhifei’s reason quite far-fetched. Just because a girl changed into nice clothes, he assumed she was interested in him—wouldn’t that mean every girl in the school was interested in him? A subtle smile, who knows, she might have been smiling at someone else, and he thought she was smiling at him—how narcissistic can a person be?
However, he was curious why Yunfang, who was usually modest and low-key and always dressed appropriately and elegantly, had decided to dress up that day. He had investigated this matter and indeed found that Yunfang had worn a Lenin suit one day.
After hearing this, Yunfang was speechless. What kind of misunderstanding was this anyway? Couldn’t this person stop being so presumptuous?
"Yunfang, can you explain to the teacher why you suddenly changed clothes that day?" Teacher Zhu was very curious.
"Teacher, this is really a big misunderstanding. That day, my son’s daycare was having a parent meeting. I wanted to earn some respect for my child and also show respect to the teachers, so I particularly dressed neatly. How could this have led to such a misunderstanding? Besides, my spouse visited our school last term, and the students have all seen him. How could someone have such an unreliable thought?"
Even if I had the intention to cheat, I’d still look for a man better than my own Li Hongjun. It wouldn’t make sense to hold on to a sweet potato and then go looking for a potato; that would be too humiliating.
Teacher Zhu hadn’t expected this to be the case. After some reflection, it really seemed like an injustice without cause.
In the end, Teacher Zhu could only console Yunfang, "Don’t be discouraged. The school leaders and your classmates have all taken note of your performance. It’s only because of the special circumstances this time, I believe there will definitely be an opportunity for you next time."
"Thank you, teacher." Yunfang bowed deeply to her homeroom teacher, grateful for his unwavering belief in his student throughout the incident, always standing behind her without ever looking at her with prejudice. After all, in such matters, it’s the girl who often receives the most criticism no matter what. Just for this, Yunfang had enough respect for him.
