Chapter 11: let off steam.

She dated him for 3 years, and only In their last year of high school that she finally complied with him, and they slept together. The bastard told his friends about it, saying she's a loose slut. Though there were a lot of couples who did it even before turning 18, none was open about it, so it was still a juicy rumor for teenagers at high school, and the bastard even added more spice. Not only that, he even leaked footage showing her face while hiding his. He was a sophomore now, so by that time he was in university and didn't have to deal with any consequences.

That was the last nail for her high school life, she almost got expelled. Her father was so angry he wanted to disown her and send her back, but her stepmom stood for her. He arranged for her to stay at home. She stopped attending school for the entire last semester until she attended the National College Entrance Examination.

She really wanted to know why he had to do that. Back then, he said he was out of his mind because she lied to him, she played him for 3 years when she wasn't a virgin. Indeed she had no blood after the act, so she believed him. That doesn't mean she wasn't a virgin, though. She looked it up and found out that sometimes it happens, so she tried to explain herself but no one believed her. They said things such as, like mother like daughter and all kinds of insults.

"...Hey," his yell brought her back from her dark world, "are you okay?"

Looking at his worried face, it was so ridiculous, she almost laughed from anger. She calmed herself and spoke, "yeah, I'm fine, thank you," her voice was lacking any emotion, that's the best she was able to do.

A lot of bad things happened to her for no reason, in the past she just thought she was unlucky. Now, she wasn't about to leave anything for luck. He might even be the one behind Guang or even the one behind her demise, she doesn't know. The only clue she had was that she heard the bastard used to like her sister. It was another small clue to add to the complicated puzzle.

She didn't entertain him much after that and excused herself, otherwise, she didn't know if she could restrain herself. Revenge was playing in her mind as she walked past the door, and the class turned cold in the summer.

'You want to use me, and throw me to the dogs again, see if I won't turn you into a retarded dog that swings its tail to my whims, a mad dog that needs to be shot. Just wait…'

She sat in her place and spent her time planning how to torment him enough to satisfy her pent-up anger and pain. Students close to her could feel the dark energy swirling around her.

'I will prepare a special gift for you on the same day you ruined my life, a gift of the same kind.'

The bastard planned it perfectly. Though they slept together before she turned 18, he waited until a while past her 18th birthday to leak the footage. She would do the same, she would wait until he turns an adult to destroy his life.

Class periods passed one after the other, her plans for him kept forming, deforming, and a medical certificate flashed in front of the teachers' faces whenever any of them tried to interrupt her thoughts. She finally calmed down after the outline of her revenge was set. Just in time to hear her name.

Rou was calling for her, her face all worried, "Lanru, the teacher is calling for you."

She looked up just in time, just as the Math teacher, Mr. Kun, stood in front of her.

"Hey, where were you spacing out to, huh, what kind of students are you, it's just a few days and I heard a lot about you."

Mr. was a big guy, towering over her, he shared some thugs features, especially the shallow sneer or a scowl persistent on his square face, not what you'd expect from a Math teacher. His voice was even louder than Mr. Wang.

'Perfect, you're just in time,' she could easily ward him off with the medical certificate, but she had some steam to let off, not forgetting he was the last of the three teachers who didn't get a piece of mind yet. She cleared her ears and sneered, "teacher, stop shouting ignorantly like a thug," seeing as he was at a loss for words, she added, "you're supposed to be a teacher, we won't learn anything good from you when you're braying like a mule, teacher."

All students drew a sharp gasp, Rou even put her hands over her mouth, they couldn't believe what they just heard. Isn't this Lanru just a little bit too fierce, just when they thought she reached her limit when she was called by the principal, she broke yet another record provoking the Mad bull, or maybe the Mad Mule now. Unbeknown to Mr. Kun, he earned himself a new title from the freshman students.

The one in question was still shocked, he even stumbled a few steps back. His angry face and big frame gave him a natural authority over students. This was the first time he was challenged, let alone disrespected like this, and by a freshman girl nonetheless.

"YOU…" his spit sprayed all over the place," Is this how you respect your teachers? HUH… is this..."

Lanru didn't let him finish his words, she was tired of this talk. Respect teacher this, respect your elder that, she was an adult herself, so she knew that was just bullshit in this context. She already prepared many comebacks for this. She stood up, and interrupted him, "It looks like the only thing you learned is Math, teacher. Do you know why we respect teachers?" she looked him dead in the eyes and said, "It's because they supposedly learned more. As we learn from them we expect from them among other things and above all, the best manners, and a sound reason."

"You, you…"

Not giving him a chance to shower her again, she continued, "does shouting out of the blue like a crazy man is good manners, or does it make any sense? Might as well bow to dogs, at least they bark for a good reason, and won't bite the hand that fed them," she looked at his shock-twisted face before she added, "well, that is worthy of respect, isn't it that right teacher?"

Another round of sharp gasps resounded in the class, the students couldn't believe their ears, even when compared to a dog, the latter was more worthy of respect, that was brutal. Most of the students were bending down, stifling their laughs, or having their eyes wide as saucers looking at her.

Teachers were like police for adults, they both hold a crucial role in society, a necessary evil. Many students had many complaints, and grievances with them, but no way to let it out. You can at least curse the police, the teachers on the other hand were kind of divine. Teaching is indeed an honorable job, but not every teacher is out of that mold, yet somehow, a lot of parents entrust their children blindly in their care. Lanru words were rhymes and music for many of them. Some of them couldn't hold it any longer and let some laughs escape.

Mr. Kun didn't pay them any attention, he felt like he was suffocating, he actually was, he forgot to breathe from anger, and his face turned blue, he shouted his lungs out, "GET OUT."

Lanru brushed his spit from her face and shook her head, making her classmates laugh even more. She sneered again, didn't argue anymore, and left the class, but inwardly she was satisfied and thankful. She can use her phone now, sitting in class without it was torturous. Many times she wanted to look up something but was handcuffed.

She had many plans but she needed money first. Her father wasn't attentive to her, she didn't receive her allowance bank card yet. Wait for that wasn't an option though, and she needed a personal account, so her father won't keep an eye on her transactions. She had a good plan to fill it a bit if things worked as she expected.

The last morning's period ended, she stepped off to the side and called her mother, "hello mom, how have you been.. sorry, mom, I called you for something.. can you open a bank account for me.. I'll come over on the weekend and explain in person.. Thanks.. no, no, don't worry, they are nice.. study is good, I'm fitting in well.. yeah, the teachers really like me.. OK, take care too, mom.. love you, mom.."

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Mayin didn't understand why her daughter wanted a bank account but was happy her daughter came to her for help. It was still an hour until the launch break. She wanted to go right now, but thinking she had to deal with her boss put out her spirit

One of her stressful moments in a day was dealing with him, the manager always transferred her requests to the boss directly so he would have the chance to harass her.

She shook her head. She would wait until her lunch break to handle this matter, it shouldn't take much time. She was on her way back to her office when her face turned black, her boss was walking toward her.

"What's the matter Mayin, you seem down," he looked at her gently, but to her, it was anything but that.

'Just when would I be able to leave this place?'