"I'm not angry."
How could he be angry? He was only filled with joy.
No one liked the feeling of being wrongfully accused, but at that time, his father's whereabouts were unknown, and his grandmother was already burning with anxiety. He didn't want to make his grandmother worry over these things, and he didn't have the extra energy to think of a solution.
He had never expected that she would be the one to prove his innocence.
No matter her motives, he owed her a thank you.
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it." Shu Qingqing waved her hand dismissively. "Oh, right, I've also spoken to your homeroom teacher. I think it would be best for you to change dorms." She always felt that Li Xincheng was deeply calculating and probably harbored a lot of hostility towards Lu Yu.
When boys got jealous, it could be quite terrifying.
Actually, she wanted to suggest that he move back home, but since Lu Yu had refused last time, she didn't feel it was appropriate to bring it up again.
Lu Yu nodded. "Okay, I'll change."
Shu Qingqing thought this matter was finally over.
To her surprise, the next afternoon, while she was playing on her phone, she suddenly received a call from Ms. Zhang.
"Lu Yu's sister, could you please come over? Li Xincheng's grandmother is here, and she's making a fuss about seeing Lu Yu's guardian."
Shu Qingqing had a bad feeling about this and hurried over.
As soon as she entered the office, she saw an elderly woman sitting across from Ms. Zhang, sobbing and complaining.
Lu Yu stood to the side, his face expressionless.
There was also a boy squatting beside the old woman, comforting her incessantly.
"Ms. Zhang, why did you ask me to come over?" Shu Qingqing took a step forward.
Before Ms. Zhang could speak, the old woman opposite her stood up first. "You are Lu Yu's guardian, right? How do you educate your child? Our Xiaocheng merely forgot to mention that he found his earphones, and you actually forced him to apologize? And even made the teacher change his dorm?"
The old lady's tone rose and fell dramatically, crying with snot and tears. "On what grounds should my grandson change dorms? My grandson did nothing wrong. If anyone is going to move, it should be you!"
Li Xincheng tried to mediate in a low voice beside her, "Grandma, please don't get too worked up."
Shu Qingqing was almost laughing out of anger, but she knew there was no reasoning with such an irrational old person. So, she turned directly to Li Xincheng, "Alright then, Li Xincheng, is it? Let me ask you, did you really do nothing wrong in this matter?"
Li Xincheng lowered his eyes. "Stop talking, Grandma. It was indeed my negligence. I forgot to tell everyone about it, which caused Lu Yu to continue being misunderstood."
Shu Qingqing raised an eyebrow. "You see, Li Xincheng himself has admitted it. Old lady, having the party in the wrong change dorms shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"What does everyone else think?" Shu Qingqing looked around the room.
The other teachers nearby roughly knew what had happened, so they all nodded in agreement.
Seeing that no one supported her, the old woman's eyes darted around. She suddenly clutched her chest. "Oh, my heart! You are just bullying a widow and an orphan! Do you think it's easy for me to raise a child all by myself? Ms. Zhang, are you forcing our Xiaocheng to change dorms just because their family is rich and you don't want to offend them? How unfair the world is! Ouch, it hurts so much!"
Ms. Zhang tried her best to explain, but the old woman refused to listen, just blindly crying out in pain.
Shu Qingqing raised her eyebrows, suddenly clutched her stomach, and took half a step back. "Ouch, my stomach!"
Ms. Zhang was startled. "Lu Yu's sister, what's wrong?"
Shu Qingqing groaned and moaned, "Ms. Zhang, I'm just over two months pregnant, and the pregnancy is already unstable. The doctor advised me not to get angry, but our Lu Yu is being so wronged right now. I'm so furious! I really don't know what to do! Oh, my stomach!"
Pregnant?
But when Shu Qingqing came yesterday, she was wearing a pair of seven-centimeter high heels, walking as fast as if she were flying.
Ms. Zhang reasonably suspected that Shu Qingqing was lying, but she didn't expose her.
After all, Li Xincheng's grandmother was truly being unreasonable. Since Li Xincheng was the party at fault, there was no problem with having him change dorms.
Ms. Zhang called out to Lu Yu, "Quick, support your sister. If it's serious, let's head to the hospital first, alright?"
Lu Yu was also startled when he heard the word pregnant. He quickly walked over to support Shu Qingqing, ready to lead her outside.
Shu Qingqing subtly blinked at him, then shook her head vigorously. "No, the matter hasn't been resolved yet, I'm not leaving! Ms. Zhang, if it comes down to it, let's just call the police and let them judge the situation!"
Hearing Shu Qingqing mention her pregnancy, Li Xincheng's grandmother was already hesitating. Hearing about calling the police, she instantly stopped groaning. "Well, forget it. This time our Xiaocheng will just take the loss. If he has to change dorms, then so be it."
What did she mean by Xiaocheng taking a loss?
Shu Qingqing ignored her and continued shouting about calling the police.
Li Xincheng's grandmother finally couldn't sit still anymore. "Hey, you young woman, I already said I won't pursue this anymore, why are you still being so relentless?"
Shu Qingqing sneered. "What do you mean you won't pursue this anymore? The one who did wrong was never our Lu Yu. We are the ones who are choosing not to be unforgiving despite being in the right."
Li Xincheng's grandmother started acting unreasonably again. "I can't talk sense into you! Ms. Zhang, just change the dorm if you have to. I have things to do, I need to leave now."
But Shu Qingqing wouldn't let her go. "Hold on. If this matter isn't made clear today, no one is leaving. Li Xincheng, it's obvious that you did something wrong. Why didn't you explain it clearly to your family? How could you just let your grandmother come here and cause a scene?"
Li Xincheng clenched his fists tightly. After a long while, he finally said, "I'm really sorry. I didn't know my grandmother was coming today. She went to my dorm to wash my quilt and found out I had changed dorms, so she came to find Ms. Zhang."
Ms. Zhang nodded; that was indeed the case.
"Lu Yu's sister, what we did today was wrong, and I apologize to you. My grandmother is getting old and a bit muddled, so please don't hold it against her." Li Xincheng suddenly bowed deeply. "I will explain everything clearly to her when we get back."
Shu Qingqing could see the embarrassment on his face.
Ms. Zhang also tried to persuade her, "Lu Yu's sister, how about we just leave it at this?"
Shu Qingqing smiled.
She realized that everyone liked to sympathize with the weak, even if they had done something wrong.
Shu Qingqing said, "Ms. Zhang, I can let it go for today. However, in the future, I don't want to see anyone using this incident to slander Lu Yu. Showing weakness does not cancel out the wrong that was done."
Ms. Zhang quickly agreed and helped Li Xincheng escort his grandmother out first.
For a moment, only Shu Qingqing and Lu Yu were left in the office.
Shu Qingqing waved her hand. "Alright, you should go back to class too."
But Lu Yu didn't leave. "I'll take you to the hospital first."
As he spoke, he took his phone out of his school uniform pocket. "I'll call my dad first. Does he know you're pregnant?"
"Don't call!" Shu Qingqing snatched the phone from his hand with lightning speed. "Couldn't you tell I was faking it?"
Lu Yu froze.
Well, it seemed he really couldn't tell.
"Didn't I wink at you just now? That old lady was clearly using her age to her advantage. I was just using magic to defeat magic." She and Lu Bochuan slept in separate rooms. She hadn't even held his hand, so how could she possibly be pregnant!
Lu Yu hadn't expected this at all. He stiffened for a few seconds before putting his phone back.
Shu Qingqing looked at his tall, six-foot-something frame and couldn't help but mutter, "Just look at you. You're supposed to be the male lead, for crying out loud. Other male leads are always the coolest guys in school, yet here you are, actually getting bullied."
Her voice was so quiet that Lu Yu didn't quite catch it. "What?"
"Nothing."
Lu Yu didn't press the issue, but remembering how Teacher Zhang had addressed her, he couldn't help but ask, "Why did you say you were my older sister?"
