Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 46.1

Class Eight was silent for two seconds.

Then, they erupted in a deafening cheer, startling the neighboring classes who thought there was an earthquake. They rushed out and discovered it was just Class Eight being boisterous.

Quite a few classes ran out, which showed just how excited Class Eight was. After a moment’s thought, the other classes concluded that the cause must be Xia Meng.

She had gotten together with the school beauty of No. 1 High School… What wonderful news!

In an instant, the area outside Class Eight was packed with people.

The nature of humans is to watch a spectacle.

They saw Class Eight students handing red envelopes to Xia Meng, who was standing on the podium.

No… As expected of Class Eight, they were rich and generous! Just as the spectators were about to offer their own congratulations, a student from Class Eight ran out and shared the joyous news with everyone present.

“From today onward, Xia Meng’s surname is Xie, and she’s called Xie Meng!”

“Hahahaha—”

The student laughed for a few moments. Seeing the speechless expressions of the crowd, he finally realized his mistake: “Wait, no, it’s Xie Meng and Tao Yun making their relationship official!”

This left everyone completely bewildered.

He must be overjoyed to the point of foolishness. Shouldn’t it be Xia Meng? Never mind, let’s just celebrate!

During class, Xie Meng secretly counted the red envelopes under her desk. Holy cow, the money from these students added up to nearly ten thousand! They weren’t worried she might lose contact after graduation and make it impossible to return the gifts.

Xie Meng chuckled, snapped a picture, and sent it to Tao Yun.

Everyone is truly happy for us.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Meng decided to make another announcement. After informing Class Eight, the Student Union also needed to know.

The Student Union, oh, the Student Union~

On her way, she ran into Old Yang. Xie Meng greeted him cheerfully and then skipped away. Anyone with eyes could tell what she was so happy about.

What Xie Meng hadn’t expected was for Old Yang to stop her and hand her a red envelope as well.

Xie Meng: “…”

He’s really the teacher of Class Eight, but Old Yang, you’re a teacher! Is this appropriate?

Xie Meng had long known that Old Yang was an unconventional person. He wouldn’t interfere with students dating as long as the student knew what they were doing. Moreover, Xie Meng’s grades had noticeably improved, so by any measure, her relationship with Tao Yun wasn’t a bad thing.

However, the red envelope was a subtle matter. Clutching the large sum of money, Xie Meng wasn’t sure whether she should accept it.

She looked at Old Yang, waiting for him to speak.

Old Yang said: “I really like your youthful vigor. Take it.”

Though the real reason was to follow the trend set by Class Eight… Xie Meng did not refuse. She accepted the red envelope and happily said, “Thank you~”

It was truly wonderful that she had managed to get into No. 1 High School, join Class Eight, and meet Su Hui, Old Yang, and the others!

At the fated stairway to the Student Union.

Tao Yun was waiting for her.

The two walked upstairs with an understanding. The moment they stepped into the Student Union’s main area, colorful plastic confetti showered down upon their heads.

This was the celebration from the Student Union.

The ‘mascot’ and the ‘guardian beast of the union’ had gotten together as everyone wished, without much difficulty or setback.

The romance of young people is just that direct.

The Student Union was also filled with laughter.

Xie Meng found a free moment to divide the ‘spoils’ with Tao Yun.

No, the gift money: “Half of this is yours. We’ll have to pay it back together in the future.”

Xie Meng’s expression was serious as she split half the total amount with her, letting Tao Yun also be impressed by Class Eight’s financial generosity.

Hearing the phrase “pay it back together,” Tao Yun’s expression softened. A faint smile hung on her face, and she thought to herself: Xie Meng is a perfect fit for Class Eight; they are all so wonderfully cute.

She didn’t object and accepted the ‘loot.’

But Tao Yun had something she needed to talk about.

She remembered the phone call: “Elder Mr. Ji called me and said your grandfather wants to see you.”

Ms. Xie had decided to divorce without dragging things out, and the matter had become widely publicized. Everyone knew that she intended to completely sever ties with Father Xia, and the news that both children decided to go with her had also gotten out.

Grandpa Xia grew anxious.

If the children followed Ms. Xie after the divorce, their relationship with him would naturally become distant.

Grandpa Xia originally contacted Ms. Xie, but without the Father Xia connection, while Ms. Xie was not cold or harsh, the message she conveyed still chilled the old man’s heart.

The situation was irreversible; Grandpa Xia understood this.

Xie Meng could guess what Ms. Xie would have said, likely something along the lines of: Let that mistress visit you in the future. It wouldn’t be right for me to bring the children to see you after the divorce.

Grandpa Xia didn’t have the phone numbers for Xie Ning or Xie Meng. In his desperation, he remembered that Tao Yun and Xie Meng attended the same school.

So, Elder Mr. Ji called Tao Yun to relay the message.

Should she go see Grandpa Xia?

Grandpa Xia hadn’t done anything wrong. He had been loyal to Grandma Xia, and after her death, he had lived out the rest of his life alone in quiet solitude.

He just had an unfilial son.

As Grandpa Xia’s granddaughter, Xie Meng sighed. She wasn’t going to be an unfilial grandchild.

Tao Yun waited for Xie Meng’s reply.

Unexpectedly, Xie Meng immediately said, “I’m going to take a day off tomorrow.”

She decided to go visit Grandpa Xia right away, instead of waiting for the weekend.

Tao Yun nodded. Before she could say, “I’ll go with you,” Xie Meng spoke first: “You stay at school and study hard! You can’t waste any more time!”

You’re the one who’s going to win first place in the Physics competition!

Xie Meng frowned, her small expression clearly indicating her displeasure!

Tao Yun smiled faintly: “Alright.”

Ms. Xie didn’t say anything about Xie Meng going back to visit Grandpa Xia; she simply transferred a sum of money to Xie Meng and asked her to buy some gifts for the old man.

Ms. Xie was handling all these matters, but since she couldn’t go herself, she could only brief Xie Meng.

And so, Xie Meng set off.

She felt a little uneasy.

She couldn’t pinpoint the reason, but she just felt that she might run into certain people at Grandpa Xia’s place.

However, when she arrived at Grandpa Xia’s house, she found no one else there. The small courtyard was quiet, and the other elderly neighbors hadn’t come out to persuade Xie Meng about anything, choosing instead to stay home and not pressure the young relative.

Xie Meng felt a wave of relief.

Grandpa Xia was already old, but his sudden dejection was unexpected.

He had lost the vitality he once had while playing chess with the old men and silently poured Xie Meng a cup of tea.

Xie Meng remembered Ms. Xie’s words, quickly stepped up, and even went to the kitchen to wash some fruit to bring out. They sat facing each other, and Xie Meng lowered her head.

“Grandpa, my brother and I will still come back to see you in the future.”

Grandpa Xia’s eyes welled up. He slapped his knees and angrily denounced Father Xia: “Outrageous! Truly outrageous! What did your mother ever do to deserve this! Why did he have to go looking for some little vixen outside!”

Grandpa Xia trembled: “He’s even more muddle-headed than I am!”

Given the situation, Grandpa Xia knew he couldn’t talk them out of it. Father Xia had committed a wrong; what grounds did he have to persuade people not to divorce? He wasn’t that thick-skinned!

He was simply heartbroken. In Grandpa Xia’s eyes, Ms. Xie was an excellent daughter-in-law, and both children were sensible.

It was such a happy family originally. Why did Father Xia, that unfilial son, do something so foolish to destroy everything!

Xie Meng offered a faint smile and didn’t speak.

She had been keeping something secret in her heart. She had known about Father Xia’s infidelity for a long time but had never said anything. She knew that once it was revealed, divorce would be inevitable.

The last time she visited her grandfather’s house, Xie Meng had already considered this point.

If her parents divorced, she wouldn’t be able to visit Grandpa Xia like this anymore.

That’s why she had been listless then, but when she saw Grandpa Xia, she tried hard to appear lively and carefree.

Then she saw Tao Yun.

Xie Meng regretted not asking Tao Yun to accompany her. If Tao Yun were here, her mood would definitely be much better, and she could also try to comfort Grandpa Xia.

Now, Xie Meng found herself unable to offer comfort.

Xie Meng also hated Father Xia, hated the things he had done.

Damn it, I hate him.

Grandpa Xia kept cursing Father Xia, which made Xie Meng nervous. She urged Grandpa Xia not to get too angry, as strong emotions were bad for his health.

Xie Meng: “My brother and I will still visit you in the future. You have to stay healthy!”

Don’t let anything happen…

Xie Meng fussed over him, getting his medicine and helping him calm down.

In the end, Grandpa Xia could only sit down weakly: “I originally called that unfilial son back today. Do you know what he said? He said he was busy!”

Busy! Busy looking for his mistress outside, having no time to care about his own family matters!

In that moment, Grandpa Xia even wanted to sever ties with this unfilial son!

A surge of anger was stuck in his chest, neither going up nor down. Grandpa Xia looked at Xie Meng, who was starting to become sensible and well-mannered, and felt that severing ties with the unfilial son wasn’t a big deal after all.

In any case, he hadn’t seen the unfilial son do much for his elderly life.

If he severed ties, the inheritance could be left to his grandchildren instead.

The more Grandpa Xia thought about it, the more he realized this was the way to go! With a plan forming in his mind, he let Xie Meng go back first: “Don’t let this affect your studies. You must succeed!”

Only if Xie Meng and her brother lived better and better lives could Grandpa Xia watch that unfilial son become more and more self-satisfied!

Xie Meng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She accompanied Grandpa Xia for a few more hours before packing up to leave.

She left the large compound made up of the small courtyard and several buildings. She stood outside, using her phone to call for a ride, but no one was accepting orders quickly because this was the suburbs.

Xie Meng suddenly saw a familiar license plate number.

The plate was too familiar, and Xie Meng quickly recalled where she had seen it.

The bloody scene of that night flooded her mind again.

Her eyes widened, her body trembled, and she walked toward it uncontrollably. It was this car, this one hit me!