At noon when school was dismissed, Xiao Jingchen was packing up his things. Wei Shu grabbed his backpack and hesitated to leave. Tang Miao also stood beside him with her backpack on. Xiao Jingchen looked at them suspiciously and raised an eyebrow. Tang Miao glared at him, "Your dad will come pick you up, right? We'll help you explain to your dad, we promise he won't scold you."

  Weidu nodded along, and Xiaojing blinked her eyes, saying curiously "Dad, why are you scolding me?"

  Tang Miao's eyes widened in surprise and she exclaimed, "How dare you ask! You beat Duoduo like that, if your dad doesn't scold you, then there's no justice!"

  "What does it have to do with ghosts if Father doesn't scold me?" Xiaojingchen said, quite puzzled. For a child who deeply believes in the Buddha, ghosts absolutely exist, and she can clearly explain the process of ghostly production and reincarnation, even more detailed than what's shown on TV.

  Tang Miao Miao glared with her eyes wide open, her cheeks puffed out, making the dry skin on her face crack slightly. "Less nonsense, hurry up and let's go."

  "Oh." Xiao Jingchen indeed didn't say another word, packed up his things, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and followed Tang MiaoMiao and Wei Shu out of the classroom, with Song Chao trailing behind them, swaying unsteadily as if he hadn't woken up from a nap.

  As soon as they walked out of the school gate, they saw Dad's car again. Xiao Jingchen's eyes lit up and he quickly ran over to it. Tang MiaoMiao and Wei Shu hurried after him. Xiao Jingchen opened the door and Bai Xijing was sitting in the driver's seat smiling at him. Xiao Jingchen climbed in by himself.

  "Uncle, I'm telling the truth. It was Qian Duoduo who bullied Bai Jingchen first, and that's why he fought back. Please don't be angry, it really wasn't Bai Jingchen's fault."

  Bai Xi Jing placed her elbow on the car window, slightly tilting her head to look at her and smiled, "Don't worry, I've never scolded Jingchen for hitting people."

  Tang Miao Miao was stunned. What the hell is "never scolding her for being clean and tidy"?! In an instant, Tang Miao Miao felt all sorts of envy, jealousy, and hatred. Why didn't she have such an open-minded dad too? Waaahhhh!

  Xiao Jingchen fastened his seatbelt, and waved at Weigong and Tang Miao with his paws. Tang Miao took a step back, careful not to be knocked over by the starting car, and also waved her paws at Xiao Jingchen. After feeling envious, jealous and hateful, she thought that indeed fools have good fortune!

  Tang Miao's personality is very cheerful, and she is very loyal to her friends. So from childhood to adulthood, she has never lacked playmates. However, there is always a certain gap between playmates and friends. Young Tang Miao didn't understand what this gap was, but after witnessing Bai Jingchen brutally beat Qian Duoduo for the sake of guarding, she felt that people who would go all out for their friends were the kind of friends she wanted to have, true friends.

  Unlike other girls who approached Xiao Jingchen as a handsome and cute "boy" to tease, Tang Miao treated Xiao Jingchen like a younger brother, taking care of him with affection. That's why she opened her mouth to help because she was worried that Bai Xijin would scold Xiao Jingchen. In fact, whether on the phone or in person, she was always nervous when facing Bai Xijin. The aura of this foolish father is too strong, right? T~T

  After confirming that Bai Xijin wouldn't scold Xiao Jingchen for the fight, Tang Miao felt carefree and patted Wei Wuxian on the back "Hey, where do you live? If it's on the way, we can walk together for a bit."

  The sentinel nodded his head and pointed in a direction. Tang Miao immediately burst out laughing "What a coincidence, let's go together!"

  Wei followed silently behind Tang Miao, who chattered non-stop all the way, but got no response whatsoever. She couldn't help but get a bit annoyed: "Hey, are you dead or something? I've been talking to you for so long, can't you show some reaction?"

  The guard's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he stood there with his head down, like a stone statue. Tang Miao was startled and poked him lightly with her finger, "I just said that, you don't have to really pretend to be dead!"

  Wei Ge slowly raised his head, and the dim light in his eyes, which were covered by scattered hair, flickered. After a long time, he muttered, "Isn't the car that Bai Jingchen's dad drives very expensive?"

  Tang Miao thought for a moment, nodded "Probably, I don't know much about cars, but since Bainu Dian can afford to be crazy about it, her dad's car won't be cheap. Why are you asking this?"

  His fingers fidgeted, clutching the hem of his clothes and twisting it, Wei Wu stood silently there, exuding a kind of desperate dead air all over his body. Tang Miao Miao looked at him strangely, watching his subconscious small movements, recalling the question he had just asked, and suddenly realized, "You wouldn't be feeling inferior because the Bai family is very rich, would you?!"

  The sentinel trembled slightly and said nothing, which was equivalent to acquiescence.

  Tang Miao rolled her eyes speechlessly and directly pulled Wei Wu's sleeve to move forward. "I'll tell you the truth, promise me you won't get angry."

  Guarding silently, Tang Miao nodded and continued "Think back, how many classmates in your class have a worse family situation than you?"

  Wei Gong's head hung even lower, and Tang Miao Miao pulled him forward with large strides. "What does it matter if our family circumstances are poor? My dad always says that there is always someone better off than you, no matter how rich your family is. Similarly, no matter how poor your family is, there will always be someone poorer than you. If Bai Jingchen looks down on you because of your poor family background, what's the point of having such a friend? If she doesn't mind herself, but you hurt someone who truly considers you a friend because of your own inferiority complex, don't you think that's cruel and heartless?"

  Although Wei Shu remained silent, he really listened to Tang Miao's words and remembered the smile White Dust showed him on the first day of class. He also recalled how White Dust not only beat up Qian Duo but also let him avenge himself in the bathroom. If White Dust looked down on him because of his family background, she wouldn't have protected him like that.

  Wei Gong thought he had probably dug himself into another corner, but now that he understood, he rarely pursed his lips and revealed a shallow smile that was almost imperceptible, and even his footsteps seemed to have lightened up a lot.

  In the car, Xiaojing recounted the events of the bathroom incident in a soft and gentle tone. After finishing, Bai Xijing's face turned green: "You actually ran into the men's restroom?"

  Xiao Jing nodded innocently and looked at Bai Xijing. Bai Xijing's face turned from green to black. "You're a girl, how could you go into the men's restroom?"

  Xiao Jing dust nodded, and immediately felt wrong, shook his head again "I went into the men's restroom, but I'm not a girl, I'm a boy."

  Bai Xi Jing: "......" He really wanted to drag out the abbot and give him a good scolding, what kind of daughter had he raised his precious girl to be?!

  "Dad, are you free this afternoon to see the teacher?" This question is really... on a high level!

  Bai Xijing's mood suddenly turned gloomy and overcast, but his darling daughter still held him in high regard. She directly asked, "Are you free this afternoon to see the teacher?" With a clear distinction between main and secondary matters, Bai Xijing decisively threw aside the discussion of the gender of the person who was being taken advantage of, saying, "Of course I'm free. Not only do I have time to see your teacher, but I also have time to meet that rich kid Qian Duoduo and his wealthy father."

  "Oh." Xiao Jingchen responded straightforwardly, completely unaware of anything unusual about his father's tone.

  As expected, during the afternoon class, Qian Duoduo's father personally sent his son to the classroom. Qian Duoduo's face was wrapped in gauze, and the skin at the edge of the gauze had turned purple, it seemed that the bruise was really severe.

  Qian Duoduo's father was a stout man in his thirties, with a slightly protruding belly. As soon as he saw the teacher, he began to exaggerate Qian Duoduo's injuries and threatened to investigate the matter further. "I donated so much money to this school, building green spaces and teaching buildings, just so my son could study happily. But you let him get beaten up by another student! What are you teachers even doing? I earn so much money, it's all for my son's future. I don't need him to be a good student, as long as he knows how to make money. And what's the point of making money? It's so he can have better treatment than other students, of course! You're already making me angry by having him attend classes with those poor kids, and now you've let him get hurt? I'm telling you, hand over that little brat who hit my son, or your school will be in trouble. And as for you, teacher, you can just go home and eat your own food!"

  From the moment Qian Duoduo's father appeared, Teacher Ruan didn't even have a chance to speak before being scolded by Qian Duoduo's father. Teacher Ruan was so stifled that she almost vomited blood, but looking at Qian Duoduo's face, which was swollen like a steamed bun, and thinking of Bai Nüchen's pure and lovely smile, Teacher Ruan endured it. If she didn't let the parents vent their anger and resentment, Qian Duoduo's father would definitely turn his cannon towards Bai Nüchen and her father. Bai Nüchen's father looked like someone who wasn't easy to mess with, and when the time came, things might get out of hand.

  Mr. Ruan swallowed his anger, and Qian Duoduo's father scolded him until he was foaming at the mouth. As soon as halftime arrived, Qian Duoduo rushed to the classroom door and shouted excitedly, "Bai Nijing, you son of a bitch, come out! Today I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

  Mr. Ruan's face immediately turned green, and Qian Duoduo's father had an expression of "my son is indeed domineering" with a proud look.

  Xiao Jingchen was sitting in her seat staring blankly at the red X's on her full homework book when she heard Qian Duoduo's roar. She looked up dazed, stunned for a second or two. Qian Duoduo thought she was scared and became even more complacent, and the gaze towards Weiguo was also filled with vicious revenge.

  Xiao Jingchen took out his phone from his backpack, stood up, and walked towards the classroom door while making a call. When he reached Mr. Ruan and Qian Duoduo's father, the call just connected, so the three of them stared blankly at Xiao Jingchen as he calmly said on the phone: "Dad, Qian Duoduo's dad is here......Oh, I know......Oh......Oh......I know."

  Xiao Jing dust looked up at Qian Duoduo's father, who was tall and sturdy, tiptoed, and handed him the phone "My dad wants to talk to you."