Holy crap!
Gu Chen almost cried out, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
She had almost forgotten that her friend was a “spiritual little sister” who casually threw out fierce words that could even make her uncomfortable.
[No, it’s about our school cafeteria.]
[What’s wrong with the cafeteria? Tell me about it.]
Long Fei, whether she had nothing better to do or not, was interested in everything, and immediately became curious.
If she left it half-told, she might actually come to the school to ask her.
Thinking that, Gu Chen had to briefly explain the situation.
She said she planned to take action at noon to teach the school a lesson.
Accepting pig slop obediently was not her style.
[Wow, so cool!]
[That’s my bro, well done. I’ll come help you!]
The other side immediately gave a thumbs-up, seeming to want to join in.
[No need, I can handle it myself. You take care of your own stuff first.]
Gu Chen refused.
She wasn’t even from the same school, what could she do?
She couldn’t just come and trash the cafeteria together, right?
That’s even more unacceptable!
If a student from this school trashes it, it’s a protest against the cafeteria issue, and at least it’s somewhat justifiable.
If Long Fei, an outsider, came in, that would be a different matter.
Colluding with unrelated outsiders to vandalize the school—that’s a criminal act.
After sending the message, there was no reply from the other side.
Gu Chen thought she must have been distracted by something else and didn’t mind.
As soon as she put her phone back in her pocket, she realized there seemed to be a gaze watching her from the side.
“Holy crap!”
Seeing Tang Ziya standing next to her, staring straight at her, Gu Chen nearly fell off her chair and shivered all over.
“You trying to scare me to death?!”
“Focus on morning reading. Don’t do other things.”
The other gave a faint warning; the little move had already been noticed.
In the past, she would surely have made a big deal out of it.
“Oh, okay.”
Gu Chen nodded.
After all, she was in the wrong, and since Tang Ziya only gave a quiet warning without making trouble, she let it go.
After saying that, her expression paused.
She took thirty yuan from her pocket, placed it on Gu Chen’s desk, shielding it with her body so others couldn’t see.
“What does this mean?”
Gu Chen was completely confused.
Why was she giving her money for no reason? Was she asking her to bring lunch for her?
“The money for last night’s dinner. Don’t think I didn’t know.”
Tang Ziya replied slowly and turned to leave.
At first, she hadn’t known; she really thought Wang Meng had bought it through connections.
It wasn’t until she found that the brand of her boxed lunch was exactly the same as the one Gu Chen had thrown into the trash that she guessed what had happened.
So she didn’t want to owe a favor and proactively returned the meal money to her.
“That’s not necessary.”
Gu Chen muttered.
She put it in her pocket; since she wanted to give it, fine, it didn’t matter.
“Wow, our class monitor, how come she doesn’t seem so hostile to you? Big Brother, you didn’t actually win her over, did you?”
Guo Ming watched this scene with a suspicious look.
The two were desk mates, so of course he could see.
“Shut up!”
Gu Chen didn’t want to discuss this.
After morning reading ended, a message came in the class group chat saying that there was a new announcement on the school forum about the cafeteria.
[In light of the recent issue of commuting students bringing meals for boarding students, which violates school rules, and for the health and dietary well-being of students, starting today, all commuting students must be checked when entering and leaving to prevent bringing unhealthy outside food into the school. If any violations are found, please report them promptly. If you have any opinions, you can leave comments in the comment section below, and the school will handle them as appropriate. Thank you for your cooperation.]
As soon as the announcement came out, a flurry of complaints erupted.
How dare they say other people’s food is unhealthy?
Compared to the stuff in the cafeteria, even gutter oil food would be considered a delicacy…
Most importantly, they even told us to leave comments with suggestions.
But then below the announcement it showed—
[Comment section has been closed]
Well, it’s really “wind sounds, rain sounds, reading sounds” – nowhere to make a sound.
“Class monitor, how about you lead us to protest again? The cafeteria food is terrible, completely lacking nutrition.”
“Last time because of you, the school compromised once. This time it can definitely work too.”
“Yes, I support the class monitor!”
Seeing that the situation was so bad, someone in the class immediately began to stir things up.
Especially that guy named Gong Xing, famous for tattling.
He rushes to take credit for good things, but for bad things he eggs others on, specializing in being a non-stick pan.
Truly living up to his name – he does nothing but be a two-faced person.
“What? But…”
Tang Ziya hesitated.
Last time, because of her impulsiveness, she got a public reprimand, and even her parents found out.
That was the best outcome Li Yanqiu could get for her.
If it happened again, the consequences were unimaginable.
She was just an ordinary student, but everyone felt that since she had done it before, she had to take the lead again.
“Class monitor!”
“You have so much ability, why don’t you help the whole class, even the whole school? If we all have to eat that stuff this year, it’ll be your fault for harming everyone, you know?”
Gong Xing stepped forward directly, pointing at Tang Ziya and shouting loudly.
Every word carried blame, as if because she was class monitor, she should do it.
“I…”
Tang Ziya bit her lip.
It seemed she was about to be morally blackmailed; her fingers clenched the hem of her clothes, ready to agree and organize another strike.
If anything really happened, she didn’t want to implicate everyone.
Just as she was about to speak, Gu Chen’s voice came from the other side.
“Damn evil spirit, you dare to possess an innocent classmate! Take my kick!”
Gu Chen couldn’t stand listening anymore.
She charged directly into the crowd.
A kick landed on Gong Xing’s butt, and he fell to the ground screaming, his face full of fear.
He didn’t understand: he hadn’t offended this menace, so why was she targeting him?
“Ah—?”
Everyone was dumbfounded, turning to look.
Even Tang Ziya didn’t understand what was happening and wanted to stop her.
Hitting someone in class was not allowed.
“Didn’t the teacher say? Classmate Gong Xing is possessed by an evil spirit. Getting near him will bring bad luck. Everyone move aside!”
Gu Chen shouted.
Everyone instinctively scattered, looking at each other.
“What are you doing?”
Tang Ziya couldn’t help but ask.
“Obviously, he’s been possessed by a malevolent spirit, otherwise could he do such inhumane things? But don’t worry, I know a little about exorcism. I’ll have classmate Gong Xing back to normal in no time.”
Gu Chen curled her lips.
She made a solemn opening gesture, then held the guy down and gave him a thorough beating.
Screams echoed throughout the classroom, sending chills down everyone’s spine.
“GREAT DIVINE DRAGON! GREAT LUO MANTRA! PRAJNA BUDDHAS, PRAJNA BARANA KONG!”
“EXORCISE!”
After a few minutes, Gu Chen took a deep breath and stopped.
“Classmate Gong Xing, how do you feel? The evil spirit should have left your body, right?”
“Left… left.”
Gong Xing knelt on the ground, dusty and defeated, his eyes filled with nothing but fear.