Principal Qin had been teaching for over twenty years, and this was the first ti he had encountered such a thorny and embarrassing situation, still in front of a group of teachers and two naughty troublemaking students.
He reacted for two seconds, blinking his small eyes behind his thick glasses.
Then: "Excuse ...is this Xiao Chen?"
Silence for three seconds on the other end.
Yu Na could even imagine his expression at this mont.
Three seconds later, Xiao Chen: "Sorry, who is this?"
"I'm Qiao Rui's class teacher. I called you before, do you rember ?"
Xiao Chen replied calmly: "Oh...I must have dialed the wrong number just now. Sorry about that."
Principal Qin coughed unnaturally, "It's okay."
He quickly got to the point: "I called because I hope you can co to the school. There is sothing I want to discuss with you and understand the situation."
Xiao Chen imdiately sensed sothing wrong, "...What's wrong with Qiao Rui again?"
"Let's talk more when you get to the school."
"....Okay, I'm on my way now."
Yu Na heaved a long sigh of relief.
That was so awkward!
Song Yan's grandmother arrived at the school first, and Xiao Chen rushed over shortly after.
There were no other teachers in the office, just them.
The door was open, and when Xiao Chen got to the office door, he happened to et Yu Na's inadvertent glance.
Xiao Chen mouthed to her: "What's wrong with him again?"
Yu Na squeezed her eyes at him, signaling him not to speak out of turn.
After Xiao Chen understood, he nodded and knocked on the office door twice more.
Hearing the knock, Principal Qin looked back and saw Xiao Chen. He got up, "Co in, co in, you must be Qiao Rui's brother?"
Xiao Chen nodded: "Principal."
Qiao Rui didn't dare breathe loudly, obediently standing with Song Yan to the side.
After giving Qiao Rui a murderous look, Xiao Chen also sat down.
"Brother Xiao Chen, Grandma Song, I called you two here for no other reason. I mainly want to understand the situation."
Grandma Song: "Go ahead, Principal."
Xiao Chen sat quietly in his seat, waiting for him to continue.
In the anti, he sneakily glanced at Yu Na, who also sat silently.
"As you two know, our school's final exams are coming up soon, and the atmosphere has been tense lately. But in the math class just now, while all the students were listening attentively, only Qiao Rui and Song Yan were sleeping in class."
"When I woke them up, Qiao Rui even said—" Principal Qin recalled: "'Get down, hide yourself. If your skills are weak, don't be so high-profile.'"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, as if telling himself, murder is against the law here...against the law!
He slowly looked up, his eyes as sharp as ice, glaring at Qiao Rui.
Qiao Rui pretended not to see it, quickly shifting his gaze elsewhere.
"Brother Xiao Chen, I asked you to co not only to criticize him, but more to understand what this child is doing at ho at night?"
Xiao Chen: "..."
How would he know, when all his free ti recently was spent accompanying his girlfriend.
Xiao Chen explained calmly, "Sorry Principal, I've been busy recently, often working until late at night. I'm afraid of waking him when I get ho, so sotis I don't go ho, neglecting him and causing trouble for you. "
This was seamless, mixing truth with lies.
Qiao Rui held in his laugh, quietly watching his performance.
Yu Na was also listening intently.
Principal Qin naturally had no doubts about his words, echoing: "I understand! You young people are fighting for your careers at this ti. But I still want to ask, are Qiao Rui's parents...working elsewhere?"
Xiao Chen: "Yes, his parents are both working out of town, so they asked to take care of Qiao Rui. In the future if anything cos up, just co to directly."
"Oh okay, you young people have it hard too. I didn't insist on you coming today, but this child is really hard to manage. Every few days, he causes trouble. At our school, he's a celebrity, with a group of followers everyday."
"Usually I wouldn't bother you to co for this. But with final exams coming up soon, I still hope that you can find ti to supervise his studies. Him saying these dreams in class, tsk tsk—" Principal Qin glared at Qiao Rui indignantly, "most likely from staying up late playing gas."
Principal Qin's words enlightened Xiao Chen.
Previously when he returned ho, no matter when, Qiao Rui had always been obediently sleeping. The room was quiet.
At the ti he was puzzled too, is Qiao Rui really so well-behaved?
But he didn't think too much then, his mind full of his girlfriend, naturally not having the energy to care about him. Now he understood, every ti he ca ho, Qiao Rui had alert ears, listening for any movent. As soon as he heard, he would pretend to sleep.
After the first and second tis, Qiao Rui naturally knew Xiao Chen only ca ho to check on him briefly, not staying the night.
So when Xiao Chen ca back, he pretended to sleep while carefully listening for the sound of him leaving. Once the door closed, it ant he had left. Then Qiao Rui would quickly get out of bed to continue gaming.
Hmm.
Xiao Chen slowly said: "Principal, don't worry, when I get ho—" He smiled eerily, "I will discipline him properly."
Qiao Rui: "..."
Yu Na had been silent.
Now, she finally spoke up in response: "Brother Xiao Chen, we don't approve of corporal punishnt. You only need to make ti to pay attention to the child's studies."
Xiao Chen's eyes slanted up, looking at Yu Na, implying: "Okay Teacher Yu, I'll try my best. Mainly these days I'm not only busy with work, but I also have to accompany a very important person, so..."
Yu Na was shocked: "...?"
What is he trying to do!
But speaking of which, it was true Xiao Chen had accompanied her to sleep every night recently.
The ti he spent supervising Qiao Rui's studies and sleep, down to the last second, was all given to her. Yu Na felt a little unjustified.
Principal Qin imdiately grasped the implication of his words, but did not detect his relationship with Yu Na. He said: "Yes, you young people have relationships to tend to, I understand as well. We've all been through that ti before. I believe managing a rebellious high schooler is not easy for you either. But our finals are almost here, and after this sester, it'll be the critical senior year. For students, the winter break and coming back is extrely important. If—"
As he spoke, Principal Qin pondered seriously, stroking his chin twice, "If you are busy with work, you can consider applying for boarding school for the child next sester."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Rui's pupils shook, and Xiao Chen also perked up.
He asked: "Is it really possible to arrange boarding?"
Principal Qin: "It's possible. If you intend for the child to board, apply with Teacher Yu in advance."
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