Chapter 379: 379 Returning to School
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After a week of punishment, Tan Jing finally went back to school. Although everyone else stayed away from her, Zhao Ru and He Ling still went up to her and asked about her well-being.
Tan Jing enjoyed the attention from Zhao Ru and He Ling. She liked being followed by others. Although there were fewer people now, it was better to have someone following her than no one.
Li Li looked at her expression and couldn’t help but say to Tan Rou with disdain, “Doesn’t she look like a rooster?””
Tan Rou glanced at Tan Jing and said, “She is the only one who thinks that she won.”
“If the school didn’t care about her grades, they definitely wouldn’t want her back.”
The moment Tan Jing returned, she cast her gaze at Tan Rou. Her eyes were filled with ruthlessness and disgust.
Tan Rou turned her face away and did not look at her. Tan Jing was a lunatic who loved to throw tantrums everywhere. She always blamed everything on others and never found fault with herself.
“Jing Jing, are you alright? Why didn’t you reply to my message?” Zhao Ru asked with concern.”
In fact, Zhao Ru had wanted to talk to Tan Jing, but seeing that Tan Jing’s family had not fallen, she felt that the Tan family still had a chance to make a comeback. Therefore, she wanted to please Tan Jing first. Once the Tan family recovered, she would definitely benefit from it.
As for He Ling, she didn’t have many opinions to begin with. Moreover, she still had the hopes and dreams of a young girl. She had always hoped to have a few very good friends. Tan Jing was now her best friend. She believed that Tan Jing had only made a mistake and would definitely correct it.
“I’ve been busy lately.” Tan Jing said perfunctorily, “I didn’t have the time to do so. I’m really sorry.”
Zhao Ru didn’t think she had anything to do. She was ordered to stay at home, so what else could she do? She would only be scolded by her parents when she stayed home.
Tan Jing returned to her seat, but her gaze was fixed on Tan Rou. She wanted to ask Tan Rou where they had moved, but Tan Rou would definitely not tell her.
If she could find out where Tan Rou was staying and help them when they were at their most miserable state, her adoptive parents would probably change their minds and regret treating her so badly.
“Hey! Tan Rou! Don’t you think you guys went overboard with it?” After Zhang Huan entered, she threw her bag on the table in front of Tan Rou and said angrily, “Why didn’t you tell me you were moving?”
Tan Rou raised her eyes and looked indifferently at this classmate and neighbor who had not spoken much. She asked coldly, “May I ask why I should tell you that I’m moving?”
Zhang Huan’s aura weakened and she stuttered, “Well… It is an unspoken rule! All those who moved had to treat their neighbors for a meal. This was called housewarming. You should have told us when you moved, so that we could… we could have held a celebration for you!”
This was the first time Tan Rou heard that people had to treat others to a meal when they moved. Then wouldn’t people who often changed houses have to treat several times a year?
“We don’t need that celebration.” Tan Rou rejected the invitation. “All we did was just move houses.”
Zhang Huan recalled what her mother had said to her in the past two days. She said maliciously “Could you be embarrassed that your family has moved to a dilapidated neighborhood?!”
Tan Rou couldn’t figure out how Zhang Huan thought of this. Although their family wasn’t rich, they weren’t that poor that they had to move into an old and dilapidated neighborhood, right?
However, Tan Rou didn’t plan to tell Zhang Huan anything. There was no need to waste her breath on someone she wasn’t familiar with. “Sure. You’re right. Our family moved to a run-down place. Not only is it dilapidated, but it’s also very remote, so don’t ask.”
Her expression was very calm, as if she was talking about something very normal.
“Where did you move to? Do you need me to send you anything?” Zhang Huan asked.
Tan Jing, who was eavesdropping, was also very happy. She rushed over and asked, “Rourou, where did you move to?” Mom and dad… I mean, Uncle and Auntie, are they alright? What about big brother, second brother and Xiao Qi? Were they living well? Do you want me to help you with finding a new home?”
“Tan Rou,” Zhao Ru said. “Is it because you donated five million back to the Tan family and broke your family? Your parents had to sell their house to pay off your debts?”
If it wasn’t for the timing, Tan Rou would have stood up and applauded these imaginative students. She had only said it casually, but these people had already imagined that their family was so poor that they had to sell their house to pay off the debt..