Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 3

The Director of Academic Affairs’ office.

The middle-aged man’s head was balder than before. He was genuinely shocked that something like this could happen in the disciplined First High School. He glared angrily at Xia Meng: “What is wrong with you!”

Xia Meng flinched.

“Look at your grades! How long has it been since you’ve made any progress!”

“All day long, you only think about puppy love!”

“And you go and influence classmate Tao Yun! Can Tao Yun be compared to you!”

“You write a proper self-criticism!”

Xia Meng sincerely admitted her mistake: “I know, studies come first.”

The Director of Academic Affairs: “…”

Her quick admission left the Director feeling awkward. The prepared scolding was now useless, and he was momentarily at a loss for words. The Director was silent for a moment.

A moment later: “Knowing is useless! You must strive to achieve it!”

“Call your parents over.”

Xia Meng obediently reached for her phone to call her parents.

She froze at the dialing screen, sweat breaking out on her palms. She wondered why the phone worked fine when she was adding Tao Yun’s WeChat, but was stuck now.

The Director of Academic Affairs grew impatient, assuming Xia Meng was deliberately stalling: “Hurry up and call!”

Xia Meng whispered meekly: “The phone is stuck…”

The call was finally put through.

Xia Meng’s mother, a corporate executive, arrived quickly. She wore a business suit, having just rushed from work, her high heels clicking loudly. She walked in and immediately questioned the Director.

“Teacher, what is going on?”

Xia Mom was used to being decisive and forceful in the workplace, and her words sounded somewhat like an interrogation.

The Director of Academic Affairs inexplicably felt a little intimidated.

He coughed twice: “Your daughter confessed to a girl in front of the whole school!”

Xia Mom was stunned.

She turned around, disbelief mixed with disappointment. Her bright red painted nails began to poke Xia Meng’s shoulder: “You! What is wrong with you!”

“Yes, what is wrong!” the Director of Academic Affairs nodded along.

“Why didn’t you do it in private! What if she was shy and now doesn’t dare to agree!”

The Director of Academic Affairs: “…”

What was wrong with this mother and daughter pair?

Xia Meng said with a pained expression: “Mom, I…”

I didn’t think it would happen either.

It was only one minute before the end of class, who knew the confession would happen exactly when the bell rang? Moreover, she just wanted to buy some survival time, it wasn’t a real confession.

Xia Meng felt incredibly wronged.

And she couldn’t explain, which was infuriating.

After scolding her daughter, Xia Mom smiled and greeted the Director of Academic Affairs: “Teacher, please don’t worry, my daughter definitely won’t do this next time. She’s not a fickle person.”

Xia Meng: My mother is truly brave.

The Director of Academic Affairs’ face was dark.

“Is this about a next time or not a next time!”

“This is about puppy love, it affects her studies!”

“Look at your daughter’s grades. If this continues, how will she take the college entrance exam!”

Xia Mom repeatedly replied: “Yes, yes, yes.”

Then, the mother and daughter listened to a long lecture from the Director, until finally, he dropped the ultimatum: “If I don’t see an improvement in the next exam! Take your daughter home!”

Xia Mom: “Yes, yes, yes.”

The Director of Academic Affairs took a sip of tea: “She shouldn’t attend class this afternoon, so as not to affect the other students.”

“Yes, yes, yes.”

A qualified repeater, devoid of emotion.

Leaving the office, Xia Mom was silent. She held Xia Meng’s hand and walked toward the school gate.

The sounds of other students in class drifted from the teaching building.

Xia Meng also remained quiet, utterly subdued.

Only when they reached the school gate did Xia Mom finally speak: “I transferred five thousand yuan to you.”

Xia Meng looked up in horror.

Mom! What are you going to do, Mom!

Xia Meng had heard that the three-child policy was now open.

Is Xia Mom finally planning to scrap this account and start anew?

“Mom! I don’t want the money!” Xia Meng cried tearfully.

“What nonsense are you talking about!” Xia Mom snapped. “Do you think pursuing a girl doesn’t cost money!”

Xia Meng: ???

Xia Mom sighed deeply, her tone wistful: “I’ve always been worried about why the pig I raised hasn’t gone to root for the cabbage. I never thought my own cabbage would learn to root for someone else’s cabbage first.”

The fresh, sweet little cabbage, Xia Meng, silently mourned for her brother for two seconds.

Then, she said in her heart to her mother: No, your daughter temporarily has no plans to ‘bend’ and is not ready to root for someone else’s cabbage.

Finally, she silently accepted the five thousand yuan.

Xia Mom had always been generous.

Xia Dad owned a small company, and Xia Mom was an executive at a state-owned enterprise. Financially, the couple had never been harsh on them; Xia Meng and her brother usually got whatever they wanted.

But never before had she been given five thousand in one go.

Xia Meng wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth: “Thank you, Mom. Mom is the best~”

Xia Mom looked at her unpromising daughter with slight disdain.

Seeing the worn-out phone in Xia Meng’s hand, she transferred another sum of money: “Since you don’t have classes this afternoon, go buy a new phone.”

Xia Meng: “…”

Her previous phone was destroyed in a car accident not long ago. She didn’t dare tell her mother, so she lied and said she fell. Xia Mom was angry that she could drop her phone just by walking and threw her an old phone.

Xia Meng had planned to save money to buy one herself, but Xia Mom was concerned about appearances and felt she couldn’t pursue a girl looking so ‘poor’.

Well.

She received another three thousand yuan, instantly becoming a small rich girl. In the end, it was all thanks to Tao Yun.

Xia Meng was filled with mixed emotions and had already decided which model of new phone to buy.

Xia Mom got into her car: “That’s enough for now. I still have to go to the company. You go home by yourself first.”

“Okay.”

The car drove away.

Xia Meng didn’t immediately go to the mall but went to Sixth High School to message her brother.

She wasn’t good at bargaining, but her brother was a master negotiator.

Xia Ning quickly climbed over the wall, skilled like a hooligan. Who would have thought he was the student council president of Sixth High School?

Her brother, Xia Ning, inherited his parents’ excellent genes and shared their bold and reckless personality. He looked around, confirmed no one saw him, and quickly took off his school uniform and changed into his spare casual clothes.

He clearly did bad things often.

Xia Meng was curious: “What did you tell your teacher?”

Xia Ning casually replied: “I said I was going to find a place to study on my own.”

…Is this the treatment of a top student? The low-achieving Xia Meng was slightly envious. Soon, she pushed the envy aside and told him about the eight-thousand-yuan Xia Mom had transferred to her.

Xia Meng: “Take me to buy a new phone.”

Xia Ning was sour: “Why didn’t Mom transfer money to me?”

Because you still haven’t learned how to root for a cabbage.

Xia Meng kept silent.

“Let’s go, bro will take you.”

Xia Ning didn’t think too much. He ruffled his formerly neat hair to make himself look messy, trying to look like a delinquent.

No good students go to the mall at this hour.

On the way, Xia Ning wondered: “Wait, shouldn’t you be in class right now?”

Xia Meng: “…”

“You better come clean! Otherwise, I’ll send you right back!” Xia Ning threatened.

“This matter, how should I put it,” Xia Meng answered with a serious little face, calm and composed, “It’s just that the Director of Academic Affairs told me I didn’t need to attend class this afternoon.”

Xia Ning was puzzled: “Why wouldn’t the Director let you attend class?”

Xia Meng: “…He probably felt sorry for me.”

Xia Ning narrowed his eyes. As an older brother, if he didn’t understand his sister, the last decade-plus of living together would be for nothing.

Something must have happened!

His voice rose in pitch: “Once I find out the truth, you’re finished.”

Xia Meng still didn’t say anything.

Xia Ning panicked: “Did someone bully you?! Tell me quickly! I’ll stand up for you!”

Host, just tell him. He’s going to find out sooner or later.

Heh heh, yes, sooner or later.

And isn’t it all your fault! What kind of mission did you issue! Xia Meng pouted, looking truly like she had been bullied. So, Xia Ning stopped walking, thinking, who on earth had the nerve to bully my sister? Then, he heard his sister say.

“I confessed to a girl.”

Xia Ning: “…”

He didn’t process it immediately.

After a long time, he somewhat understood Xia Mom’s feelings: “You know what?”

“I’ve always imagined the day someone might like you and confess to you, and I thought about what method I, as your brother, should use to drive him away.”

“But I never thought you would be the one to confess first!”

How am I supposed to drive the other person away now!

Xia Ning said earnestly: “Little sister.”

Xia Meng immediately raised her hand and promised: “Studies first!”

Xia Ning: “…As long as you know.”

Xia Meng didn’t take the matter to heart. She just wanted to buy survival time, she wanted to live and stay with her parents and brother, which was why she confessed to Tao Yun.

Tao Yun was an excellent girl.

But it couldn’t be.

There must be many people who liked Tao Yun. She definitely wouldn’t take her confession seriously.

Xia Meng tried hard to convince herself.

She told her brother: “Don’t worry, I will study hard and try not to embarrass you!”

Xia Ning knew his sister’s capabilities too well: “You don’t have to.”

At the mall, Xia Meng was picking out a phone, and Xia Ning was behind her socializing with the sales clerk, preparing to show off his skills.

When she chose the phone she liked, Xia Ning and the clerk began to play the emotional card.

In the end, he secured the phone at an 80% discount.

He also walked away with the sales clerk’s phone number. As he left, the clerk didn’t forget to flirt with Xia Ning: “Make sure you call me~”

Xia Meng personally saw her brother crumple up the piece of paper and throw it into the trash can.

No wonder their mother was worried.

Her brother really doesn’t know how to ‘root for a cabbage’!

She shook her head and sighed, deeply concerned about her brother’s future. Then, she logged into WeChat on her new phone and put the matter out of her mind.

Xia Meng found that an interface that usually had almost no one contacting her now had one new message.

It was from Tao Yun.

Tao Yun: The Director of Academic Affairs sought you out?

The simple seven words implied an unusual meaning!

Xia Meng gasped and hastily deleted the chat window.

She clutched her new phone, looking terrified and full of questions. Why did Tao Yun know!… It probably wasn’t surprising that she knew, school news spreads fast.

But why did Tao Yun send me a message! Could it be that she’s worried about me?

Xia Meng shivered, feeling an inexplicable chill. She panicked, not knowing how to reply.

Pretend I didn’t see it. Yes, my phone was broken, so I didn’t see it.

Xia Meng closed her eyes, refusing to face the situation.

Her sister’s lifeless appearance attracted Xia Ning’s attention: “What’s wrong? You think the discount I negotiated wasn’t good enough?”

Xia Meng’s voice was starting to tremble.

“It’s enough, it’s enough.”

“Then what is it?”

Xia Meng swallowed: “Bro, suppose I confessed to a girl and caught her attention, but I don’t want to be responsible. How should I handle it?”

Xia Ning: …My sister is actually a scumbag girl!

“No! You have to reply!” Xia Ning began to supervise.

“You’re not a child anymore. You have to take responsibility for your actions. You shouldn’t make others bear your mistakes!”

Brother is right.

Xia Meng prepared herself mentally. She should explain clearly to Tao Yun.

Nervously, she clicked on Tao Yun’s chat window, pondered for a long time, and finally sent the message.

I’m sorry, the confession at noon was impulsive. We should prioritize our studies. Can we pretend that nothing happened? I apologize for causing you trouble.

The message was sent, followed by a large red exclamation mark.

Xia Meng: “Huh?”

She remembered what the system had said.