Chapter 32: Quick Transmigration: Film & Television Multiverse Chapter 32 — Reported Again

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Protagonist:

Lin Hao

During the second morning class, sunlight streamed through the windows and fell onto the office floor, forming patches of bright light.

Zhong Yi had no class; he was sitting at his desk, concentrating fully on lesson preparation.

Recently, he had already been secretly teaching Mi Tao the ninth-grade curriculum. Although he did it extremely covertly, the exceptionally clever Mi Tao herself still sensed something.

Once, Mi Tao found Zhong Yi after class and asked with a face full of doubt: "Teacher Zhong, this knowledge feels so hard. Which grade level is this from?"

Zhong Yi merely smiled faintly, his eyes full of encouragement, and said gently: "Mi Tao, if you find it hard and don't want to learn, then don't learn. You can spend more time playing games with classmates, or put your time into studying English and other subjects."

Mi Tao, however, shook her head firmly, a stubborn light flashing in her eyes, and said: "Teacher Zhong, I want to learn. I find this knowledge very interesting."

It must be said, Mi Tao has both talent and strong interest in mathematics. Under Zhong Yi's careful guidance, Mi Tao's grades improved by leaps and bounds.

Just then, Tian Yulan arrived at the office with several parents in a menacing manner.

Only Zhong Yi was in the office. He raised his head, looking at this group of ill-intentioned parents, and couldn't help but feel some doubt.

Tian Yulan spoke first: "Teacher Zhong, we have an important matter to report to you."

Then, the other several parents also chimed in chaotically, explaining the general situation.

After listening, Zhong Yi frowned slightly. He pondered for a moment, felt this matter couldn't be handled by him alone, so he decided to bring them all to the conference room and also asked Director Wang to come over.

Zhong Yi absolutely would not take the fall for Zhang Xue'er. After all, she had warned him before — good advice is hard to give to a damned ghost. He wondered if, upon learning she herself was the one reported, Zhang Xue'er would still be as righteously indignant as when she accused Zhong Yi before.

Tian Yulan, bringing several parents, followed Zhong Yi to the conference room. Along the way, she was still scheming how to get the best resolution for this matter.

When they entered the conference room, Tian Yulan discovered Zhong Yi just sitting there without speaking, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

After a few minutes, Director Wang entered the conference room with steady steps. Seeing Director Wang enter, Tian Yulan frowned. She hadn't expected this Zhong Yi wouldn't even persuade them to give Zhang Xue'er a chance, but directly informed the leadership?

She muttered quietly: "How does this Zhong Yi not follow the usual script? He didn't even persuade us to give Zhang Xue'er a chance?" Tian Yulan felt her wishful thinking was about to fall through.

As soon as Director Wang entered the conference room and saw Tian Yulan, his brows couldn't help but furrow. He sighed inwardly: How is it this parent again? She really knows how to stir up trouble.

Director Wang cleared his throat and said: "What's going on? What problem is it this time?"

The several parents, seeing Director Wang's expression looked bad, all stopped talking and instead turned their gazes toward Tian Yulan. Tian Yulan felt uneasy under their stares and had to brace herself to explain the whole sequence of events in detail.

After listening, Director Wang's expression turned serious. He looked at Zhong Yi and asked: "Teacher Zhong, what is your view on this matter?"

Zhong Yi lowered his head slightly, pondered for a moment, then said: "Director Wang, I feel this matter should be decided by the school leadership."

After all, in front of the parents, Zhong Yi would not speak recklessly.

Director Wang nodded and said: "Mm, I understand. We will investigate this matter seriously and give the parents an explanation."

Then Director Wang and Zhong Yi saw the several parents out.

Zhang Xue'er had just finished class and was preparing to return to the office to drink some water and relax a bit.

But she was urgently summoned by Zhong Yi. Zhong Yi's face was serious, his eyes revealing a trace of complexity.

Zhang Xue'er was completely baffled and hurriedly asked: "Teacher Zhong, what exactly happened? What occurred?"

Zhong Yi shook his head slightly, only saying the leadership was waiting for her in the conference room. Zhang Xue'er grew even more puzzled,

and asked again: "Zhong Yi, can't you give me a hint? My heart is pounding with anxiety."

Zhong Yi remained silent, merely quickening his pace, urging her to hurry to the conference room.

Zhang Xue'er, full of doubt, followed Zhong Yi to the conference room.

Pushing open the door, she was startled. Principal Liu and Director Wang were both sitting in the conference room, faces full of gravity.

A wave of unease surged in Zhang Xue'er's heart. She asked nervously: "Principal, Director, what's going on? Did something happen?"

Principal Liu raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Zhang Xue'er, and did not speak.

Director Wang, however, coughed lightly and said: "Teacher Zhang, sit down first. We have an important matter to discuss with you."

Zhang Xue'er looked nervously at Principal Liu and Director Wang, waiting for them to speak.

Principal Liu finally spoke slowly: "Teacher Zhang, we called you here today because there are some circumstances we need to understand from you."

Zhang Xue'er swallowed and said: "Principal, please speak. I will certainly answer truthfully."

Director Wang took out the photos provided by the parents, placed them lightly on the table, then slowly pushed them in front of Zhang Xue'er, and said seriously: "Teacher Zhang, look at these photos. Parents have reported that during the Little Guardian Class you gave a student private tutoring. Is this true?"

The moment Zhang Xue'er saw the photos, her complexion changed slightly. She was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Principal, Director, I indeed gave Mi Tao some extra tutoring, but it was entirely out of concern for her. Mi Tao's English is relatively weak. I just wanted to help her improve her grades so she could catch up with the other classmates as soon as possible. I really had no other thoughts."

Principal Liu frowned, his tone carrying a hint of reproach: "Teacher Zhang, your starting point may be good, but the school has clear regulations prohibiting private tutoring for students. Doing this will cause dissatisfaction among other parents and bring negative influence to the school. As a teacher, you should be even more clear about the importance of these regulations."

Zhang Xue'er hurriedly explained: "Principal, I know doing this might not be very appropriate, but Mi Tao really works hard. Seeing her so eager to progress, I really couldn't bear to ignore her. And I didn't take up too much time — just occasionally tutoring her during the Little Guardian Class. I thought there wouldn't be any problem."

Director Wang continued: "Teacher Zhang, whatever your reason, you violated school regulations. Now the parents have strong opinions on this matter, we must handle it seriously. Moreover, the photos show that when Mi Tao's father came to pick her up, he gave you a package. What was inside? The parents are also very concerned about this."

A flash of grievance crossed Zhang Xue'er's eyes. She hurriedly said: "Director, I really didn't expect this to cause such big trouble. The package you mentioned was just steamed buns Mi Tao's mother wrapped herself, not any valuable gift. How would I accept gifts from students' parents? I've always been very careful about these issues."

Director Wang frowned and said: "Steamed buns? Who can prove that?"

Zhang Xue'er said with an anxious face: "I took the buns home and ate them right after receiving them. My dad and mom can prove it. My mom even said they were quite tasty. They really weren't valuable gifts. If they were valuable gifts I definitely wouldn't have accepted them. Director, you must believe me."

Principal Liu thought for a while, expression still serious, and said: "Teacher Zhang, although your usual work performance is very good, this matter is too serious this time. You are temporarily suspended for now. Director Wang will coordinate another teacher to take over your work. We'll see after this matter is investigated clearly. Hope you can learn a lesson and strictly abide by school regulations in the future."

Zhang Xue'er said agitatedly: "Suspended? Principal, no. You can give me any punishment, but isn't suspension too severe? I really didn't accept any valuable gifts. I know I was wrong. I definitely won't do it again."

Principal Liu did not listen to her explanation, stood up and left the conference room. Director Wang looked at the dejected Zhang Xue'er, comforted her a bit, and said: "Teacher Zhang, don't be too anxious either. Rest well first, cooperate with the school investigation. Once things are cleared up, it'll be fine."

Leaving the conference room, Zhang Xue'er's mood was heavy. As she walked, she regretted in her heart, thinking why she hadn't considered things thoroughly, bringing such big trouble to both the school and herself.