Chapter 2270: The Two People Growing Further Apart

"No need, no need, just one person is enough to take me."

After Xu Huan finished speaking, she looked at Ling Xiaoxiao beside her: "Thank you, you really are warm-hearted!"

Warm-hearted, my foot.

Ling Xiaoxiao had been set up by Xu Huan before and knew exactly what kind of green tea she was.

To prevent this woman from playing tricks and causing trouble for Li Moning, Ling Xiaoxiao decided to strike first.

But she wouldn't say it out loud; instead, she smiled enthusiastically: "We're all classmates, why be so polite! Come, I'll support you, let's walk slowly."

As she spoke, Ling Xiaoxiao supported Xu Huan as they walked toward the door.

Two steps out the door, she turned back to glance at Li Moning.

That look was full of deep meaning.

Li Moning had originally been puzzled.

Ling Xiaoxiao had clearly said their relationship was bad, so why did she suddenly offer to help?

It wasn't until she saw the look Ling Xiaoxiao gave her that she understood her friend was clearing obstacles for her.

Li Moning didn't really consider Xu Huan an obstacle.

But she was still very grateful for her friend's heartwarming gesture.

Qingkong spoke up at this moment: "You students have another class soon, right? Go and prepare; if you have any questions, we'll answer them next time."

The students were reluctant to leave.

But they still listened to Qingkong and left in twos and threes.

Qingkong also began to tidy up the things on the podium.

When he looked up, he saw Li Moning standing there, smiling at him.

Qingkong also smiled: "Everyone listened very carefully today, except for someone who was chatting during class. What, do you think my class is boring?"

Li Moning's face fell instantly, looking dejected: "You've already scolded me, why bring it up again."

"Fine, I won't mention it."

Qingkong knew the young girl was thin-skinned, so after making that joke, he didn't say anything more.

Li Moning leaned against the podium and chatted with Qingkong: "How does it feel to be a teacher for the first time?"

"Not bad. Being with you all, I feel like I've become younger."

"You were already very young."

"Ah, no, my heart is world-weary."

As Qingkong said this, he shook his head, feigning a look of deep reflection.

Li Moning thought he was truly reflecting and hurriedly comforted him: "Even if you are world-weary, you are still very charming!"

Her words made Qingkong laugh, and he asked: "Little girl, do you know what it means to be charming?"

"I do, someone like you."

When Li Moning said this, her voice was very soft.

Qingkong didn't hear it clearly and asked: "What?"

"Nothing."

Li Moning looked up and smiled, wanting to change the subject.

But someone interrupted her.

The person who arrived was a young music teacher.

She was pretty and had a great temperament.

Many boys in the school regarded this teacher as their inner "white moonlight."

The music teacher stood at the door and said to Qingkong in a gentle voice: "Teacher Qingkong, the director wants you to come over for a moment."

"Got it."

"I happen to be going to the director's office too, let's go together."

"Okay."

Qingkong put his camera bag on his back.

Seeing Li Moning still standing there, he wanted to reach out and pat her head.

But remembering they were at school, Qingkong lowered his hand instead and said gently: "Go and prepare for your next class."

"Oh." Li Moning replied absent-mindedly.

Qingkong could feel that Li Moning's mood had suddenly turned very bad.

But Qingkong didn't know why.

Now wasn't a good time to probe, so he could only find an opportunity to ask later.

Qingkong left with the music teacher.

Now, only Li Moning was left in the classroom.

She walked out of the classroom dejectedly.

She saw the young music teacher walking openly by Qingkong's side.

She didn't know what Qingkong had said to her, but she was laughing like a swaying flower branch.

Just looking at their backs, the two of them really were a perfect match.

And Li Moning truly regretted letting Qingkong come to this school.

She felt that Qingkong seemed to be getting further and further away from her...

Li Moning stood there blankly.

Not knowing how much time had passed, someone patted her on the shoulder.

Li Moning turned her head in a daze, only to see Ling Xiaoxiao tilting her head, looking at her.

"Why are you standing here like a statue all by yourself?"

"It's nothing," Li Moning shook her head, then changed the subject, "Weren't you seeing Xu Huan off? How are you back so soon?"

"That woman, she only walked two steps before saying she was fine and didn't need me to see her off."

After saying this, Ling Xiaoxiao began to complain: "Xu Huan is just acting weak; in reality, she is perfectly fine! I even suspect she fell on purpose! Green tea, you know, they are very good at these kinds of tricks."

Li Moning once again sensed deep disdain in Ling Xiaoxiao's tone.

Since there was no one else around, she asked: "So what exactly did Xu Huan do to you?"

"Before, didn't the school organize a Creative Competition? I represented our class to participate. When I went to submit my work, I ran into Xu Huan. That woman intentionally bumped into me, and as a result, both of our works were shattered, and we couldn't compete."

Li Moning knew about this matter.

Because the work was destroyed, Ling Xiaoxiao ultimately failed to participate in the competition.

Yet, with Ling Xiaoxiao's ability, she could have completely secured a ranking and brought glory to the class.

Li Moning had even felt sorry for her at the time.

Now, hearing that there was an inside story, she couldn't help but press further: "And then?"

"Then Xu Huan cried so aggrievedly, saying it was because she wasn't careful while walking, and asked the people around not to blame me."

Hearing this, Li Moning felt something was wrong.

This person... was clearly playing a game of retreating to advance!

"Then what was the reaction of the people around?"

"They thought Xu Huan was being considerate of classmate relations by taking the blame, that she was so sensible, so magnanimous, and so sincere! And I, who was completely blameless, couldn't hold her accountable and just had to accept my bad luck!"

The more Ling Xiaoxiao spoke, the angrier she became.

By the end, she began to grit her teeth: "She knew she couldn't compete with me, so she just staged such a disgusting scene!"

Li Moning was also furious hearing this: "What a green tea indeed! But, how come I didn't know about this?"

"Being schemed against is so embarrassing; I didn't want to broadcast it to everyone."

"But we could have fought for it!"

"Fought for what? The things were already shattered, and not being able to compete was a set fact."

"At the very least, you could have let others know what kind of person Xu Huan is!"

"At the time, everyone was already biased toward Xu Huan, and I didn't have any evidence. If I had tried to explain, it would only have made others think I was making excuses, while simultaneously highlighting Xu Huan's positive image."

"So, you just had to suffer in silence?"

If that were really the case, Li Moning felt it was unfair to Ling Xiaoxiao.

But Ling Xiaoxiao had her own thoughts: "If I can see a person clearly through this incident and stay away from her in the future, I actually think that's a good thing."

Ling Xiaoxiao had also felt depressed before.

Fortunately, she soon let it go.

And her look of relief made Li Moning unable to help but look at her with new eyes: "I didn't expect you to think so comprehensively."

"Hey, as we grow older, we always have to grow a bit more street smart. And you too, stay away from Xu Huan in the future; don't let this green tea woman use you as a stepping stone."