Wanqing let out a loud scream, already drenched like a drowned rat.
Du Qian smiled smugly, dropped the bucket, and said, "Let's go!"
Wanqing coughed up the water she had inhaled, crying sadly. Why did she have to endure all this? She was doing just fine at her previous school, and none of this would have happened! The emotions she had been suppressing for days surged up like a tide, and she squatted on the ground, crying uncontrollably, as if the world had ended.
The toilet door suddenly opened, and someone walked in, freezing in the doorway at the sight before them.
Wanqing looked up and saw Mu Tianxue.
"She's my sister," she remembered Mu Tianyang's words. This was Mu Tianyang's sister...
Mu Tianxue wrinkled her brow at the sight of the filthy water on the floor. She had intended to use the toilet, but didn't want to dirty her shoes, so she turned to leave and go to another floor. Just before her hand touched the doorknob, she turned her head and said, "What's there to cry about? Just go back to the dorm and change!"
In this school, even day students had dormitory beds for naps or occasional overnight stays.
Wanqing stared blankly, unresponsive. She didn't have any clothes at school. How could she change? After a moment, she stood up and shouted, "Mu Tianxue!"
Mu Tianxue had already left the room but heard the voice and turned back. "What?"
"I don't have any clothes. Could I possibly..."
"You don't expect me to lend you mine, do you?" Mu Tianxue widened her eyes and said fiercely, "In your dreams!" With that, she slammed the door shut.
Wanqing trembled and blinked. The class bell had already rung.
In the classroom, the teacher looked at her empty seat and asked, "Isn't Ding Wanqing here for class?"
Du Qian and the others pretended to be reading and lowered their heads. Mu Tianxue said, "I just saw her in the toilet."
"Oh," the teacher frowned. If she was just using the toilet, she couldn't be blamed. But why didn't she go earlier and avoid being late for class...
"Her clothes are wet," Tianxue added. "I don't know if someone deliberately splashed her, but she's soaked through." She glanced at Du Qian as she spoke.
The teacher also looked at Du Qian, and then the whole class looked at Du Qian. Du Qian lifted her head, glaring angrily at Tianxue. "What are you implying?"
"Should I tell everyone that I saw you and your two followers come out just before I went in? Maybe there are more witnesses who are willing to testify!"
"Mu Tianxue!" Du Qian suddenly stood up, kicking her chair aside.
Mu Tianxue also stood up, throwing her book on the ground. "So what?!"
"Alright, alright..." The teacher hurriedly intervened. "Sit down, all of you!" These students all had backgrounds, and they were a handful to manage!
Tianxue snorted, picked up her book, and sat down. "Oh, teacher, Ding Wanqing just told me she doesn't have any clothes!" She shrugged as if it had nothing to do with her.
The teacher was speechless. If she said she didn't have any clothes, it was obvious that she wanted to borrow yours! How could this child be so unhelpful? The teacher had no choice but to leave the class and go to the toilet to find Wanqing.
Wanqing was washing her face under the faucet. When she saw the teacher, she cried helplessly, "Teacher..."
"Come with me," the teacher said.
Wanqing picked up her watch, which she had set aside, and followed the teacher to the dormitory. The teacher took out her own clothes. "Wear these for now. They're not as nice as yours."
"Thank you, they're great," Wanqing said.
The teacher sighed. "Why didn't you tell me if you had a problem?"
"It's okay," Wanqing said.
She didn't want to pursue it, and the teacher was just as happy to avoid the trouble. "Then rest for a class period here. I'll go back to class."
After washing up, Wanqing washed her own clothes and hung them outside. It was summer, so they would dry quickly. If everything went as planned, she could wear them again after school. That way, Mu Tianyang wouldn't notice that anything had happened.
Suddenly, she looked at the watch on the table, picked it up, and examined it carefully. Apart from some scratches on the edge, there were no other issues. She hoped he wouldn't notice...