Zhang Ke was caught by Xiao Yuan at the internet café.
Xiao Yuan dragged Zhang Ke straight out of the internet café and into the villa where he often stayed.
Zhang Ke was pretty angry: "Dude, this is not cool. I was just about to team up for a dungeon raid and you pull out like that, how am I supposed to explain this to my teammates?"
Xiao Yuan, with reddened eyes, sat on the sofa without speaking.
Only then did Zhang Ke realize that sothing was off with Xiao Yuan.
He quickly leaned in and asked, "What’s going on? You look like you’ve been boiled, why is your face so red?"
Xiao Yuan threw a punch, and Zhang Ke dodged quickly: "Will you just talk already, what the hell happened?"
Xiao Yuan pulled out a report card from his backpack, ripped it to shreds, and tossed it into a nearby trash can.
Zhang Ke couldn’t even save it in ti.
"What are you doing? You finally improved your scores, why take your anger out on your report card?"
After thinking for a bit, Zhang Ke tentatively asked: "Is it because you had another fight with Uncle Xiao? You know, you can’t keep fighting like this. The worse off you are with Uncle Xiao, the more it benefits your drag-of-a-sister."
ntioning Chen Ke’er only angered Xiao Yuan more.
He shoved Zhang Ke: "Don’t you bring her up."
Zhang Ke asked a few more questions, but Xiao Yuan refused to speak; instead, he took out several bottles of alcohol: "Join for a few drinks."
Zhang Ke was sowhat reluctant.
But the friendship he had with Xiao Yuan since childhood ant that he had to be there for him when Xiao Yuan was feeling down.
Zhang Ke smiled, "I’m going to use the restroom first."
Sitting in the restroom, he started to ssage Anning on Flying ssenger: "Jixiang, I need urgent help from the worldly society."
Anning had just taken a shower and was drying her hair when she received Zhang Ke’s ssage, puzzled for a second: "What happened? You got cooked?"
Zhang Ke: Not the ti for jokes. Xiao Yuan insists on making drink with him. You don’t know his tolerance; he’s a lightweight, one glass and he’s gone, plus he gets crazy when he’s drunk. I really can’t handle it, buddy.
Anning frowns: What’s wrong with him?
Zhang Ke: I’ve no idea. He wouldn’t tell, but he ripped up his report card.
Anning thought for a mont: Stall him for now, I’ll find out what’s going on.
Zhang Ke: How will you find out? Are you coming over? That’s not okay, it’s too dangerous for a girl to go out alone late at night.
Anning: No need to go out, I have a plan up my sleeve.
Anning put down her phone and called out An Xin.
"An Xin, do you know what happened to Xiao Yuan?"
In today’s advanced internet society, an entity like An Xin is akin to a deity, there’s almost nothing she can’t find out.
After a mont of silence, An Xin gave Anning the answer: "Xiao Yuan took his report card ho. His dad, seeing his improved grades, not only refused to reward him, but also accused him of cheating."
Anning was also silent.
Suddenly, she understood why Xiao Yuan had beco like this. Despite being so smart, he chose to fall from grace; his father bore the primary responsibility for Xiao Yuan’s current state.
"Help find his dad’s phone number."
An Xin quickly gave Anning a series of digits.
Anning pulled out her phone and dialed it.
Xiao Hongyi was still fuming on the other end.
He stopped Tian i: "You should stop bothering with him. Just look at him now, he never stays at ho. Who is he trying to spite, , his father?"
Tian i gently and softly persuaded him, "Why are you getting angry with a child? No matter how badly he behaves, he is still your own son. Is there anything that can’t be discussed openly?"
Tian i thought for a while and then advised, "I think Yuan Yuan was quite happy when he brought his report card ho this ti. It’s a good thing that a child’s grades improve. You accused him of cheating without any evidence or understanding the situation. Is this how you should act as a father?"
Xiao Hongyi still stubbornly retorted, "In the last monthly exam, he was ranked at the very bottom. In such a short ti, he has moved up by nearly three hundred places. I haven’t even seen him studying hard, so how could he improve so suddenly? If you say this isn’t cheating, would you believe it?"
Tian i, annoyed by Xiao Hongyi’s retort, said, "Forget it, I don’t want to talk about this with you. After all, it’s a matter between you and your son. I only need to take care of my Ke’er."
Xiao Hongyi still wanted to say sothing, but his phone, which was placed to the side, rang.
He frowned, but still picked up the phone.
Seeing it was an unfamiliar number, Xiao Hongyi hesitated for a mont, then hit the answer button.
Then, a voice that sounded sweet and very young ca through, "Excuse , are you Xiao Yuan’s father?"
Xiao Hongyi frowned deeply, cursing in his heart that Xiao Yuan had carelessly given out his number, "Yes, I am. Who are you?"
Anning sat on the bed, her hair still not dry. She sat cross-legged, wiping her hair with a towel while talking on the phone with Xiao Hongyi, "Uncle Xiao, hello. You don’t know ; let introduce myself. My na is Zhao Anning. I am Xiao Yuan’s classmate. In this midterm exam, I got first place in our grade with a score of eight hundred and fifty-eight."
When Xiao Hongyi heard that Anning scored eight hundred and fifty-eight, he imdiately took it seriously.
He straightened up instinctively, "Student Zhao, why are you calling ? Did Xiao Yuan threaten you to copy your exam paper?"
Tian i sitting nearby wanted to roll her eyes.
Chen Ke’er, leaning against Tian i, didn’t want to speak either.
Anning was almost amused, "Uncle Xiao, I don’t understand why you think Xiao Yuan cheated. He’s in second year of junior high now and has been ranked last for more than a year, which shows he would rather submit a blank paper than cheat. Even if he wasn’t good in his studies before, he is trustworthy in character. Don’t you know your own son?"
Tian i, upon hearing this, whispered to Chen Ke’er, "It’s about ti soone lectured Uncle Xiao like this, always so stubborn and obstinate."
Chen Ke’er giggled.
Xiao Hongyi felt quite embarrassed by Anning’s scolding.
If it were soone else, he might have lost his temper.
But firstly, Anning was a young girl with a sweet and gentle voice, which softened Xiao Hongyi’s heart.
Secondly, Anning was Xiao Yuan’s classmate. Although Xiao Hongyi had various complaints about Xiao Yuan, after all, he was his son and he did care about him. He didn’t want Xiao Yuan’s relationships with his classmates to be too stiff, so he had to tolerate this.
Thirdly, Anning’s high score shocked him greatly. Xiao Hongyi always admired those who excel in studies, and Anning, as a ’God of Study,’ was naturally soone he favored even more.
Because of this, he held back.
Anning sighed, "Let tell you, I’ve been tutoring Xiao Yuan these days, not just him, but also other classmates in class twelve. Everyone’s grades have improved in this exam, not just Xiao Yuan. He did well and was quite happy about it. When he brought the report card ho, he wanted to share his joy with you and prove that he isn’t worthless."
Xiao Hongyi fell silent.
Anning’s words were telling him that Xiao Yuan didn’t cheat, the grades were legitimately earned.
For a child who had always ranked at the bottom, to improve his grades by nearly three hundred places in such a short ti, Xiao Hongyi, even though long finished with school, understood very well how much effort must have been put in.
He thought about his attitude when Xiao Yuan brought the report card ho, and his heart felt uncomfortable, filled with even more guilt.
"Uncle Xiao."
Anning called out again, "Xiao Yuan is now in the villa he usually stays in. He is very upset. Zhang Ke has been with him the whole ti. I hope you can go see him."
Xiao Hongyi felt choked up and it took him a while to respond, "Alright."
Anning continued, "I hope Uncle Xiao can sincerely apologize to Xiao Yuan."
Eh?
Xiao Hongyi didn’t know what to say. Asking him to apologize to his son was sothing he found difficult to swallow.
Anning probably understood his ntality, "Is it that adults, when they do sothing wrong, don’t need to apologize? After hurting their children as parents, do they just feel perfectly justified? Uncle Xiao, Xiao Yuan has with great difficulty managed to motivate himself to study, but what have you done? If you don’t apologize, the hurt this ti will follow Xiao Yuan for a lifeti. If you want to ruin your son, then continue to maintain your ridiculous pride."
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