Wu Jie's heart was beating fast and she was still thinking about this and that.
Principal Yu, who was sitting behind the desk, saw her come in, covered his mouth with his hand, coughed softly, and said in a gentle voice: "Ahem, classmate Wu Jie is here."
Wu Jie didn't dare to look him in the eye. She lowered her head and politely said, "Hello, Principal."
"Hello." Principal Yu was in his early forties and had a gentle voice. He did not mean to blame her. Instead, he advised her not to be nervous: "Student Wu Jie, don't be nervous. I asked Teacher Liu to ask you to come to my office because I have something to ask you."
Wu Jie exhaled slightly, and her rapidly beating heart calmed down a little. She raised her head with a tense expression and looked at the man sitting on the swivel chair. She said in a very soft voice: "Principal, you asked..."
She knew what Principal Yu called her over to ask her. It must be related to the post she posted last night, so she had already prepared herself mentally.
Principal Yu saw her fearless attitude and restrained his gentleness. His expression gradually became serious. He clasped his hands together on the table and stared at the girl standing in the middle of the office. He asked her, "Did you post the message on the school forum?"
Unexpectedly, Wu Jie showed no sign of backing down. She raised her head, straightened her back, and nodded: "Yes, I sent it. I reported Qiao Nian from our class for violating school rules..."
The teachers in the principal's office were stunned.
She had been looking weak and timid since she entered the door. No one realized that she was the kind of person who would report classmates on the school forum late at night. Now, seeing her admitting what she had done without any hesitation, several class teachers were surprised.
Shen Hui frowned, stared at her, and said impatiently: "Why did you post that kind of thing on the school forum? If you have anything to say, you can tell me first..."
Before she finished speaking, Wu Jie clenched her hands, turned her head, looked at her, bit her lips stubbornly, and asked, "If I tell Teacher Shen, will Teacher Shen punish Qiao Nian?"
"…" Shen Hui frowned even more, not understanding what she meant. Why did she sound like she was protecting someone? But as a qualified teacher, even though she was already a little emotional, Shen Hui still told her seriously: "I will first investigate it and ask Qiao Nian to come over and ask if this is true. Then I will report it to the Academic Affairs Office and wait for the school to make a decision."
Wu Jie didn't believe what she said at all. Her eyes behind her glasses were cold. She clenched her hands tightly and asked with her toes together, "If Qiao Nian doesn't admit it, will Teacher Shen protect her?"
"I don't know what you mean by asking this question. Do you mean that no matter whether Qiao Nian admits it or not, I should assume that she has violated school rules and not protect her?"
Shen Hui had a gloomy face and her eyes were sharp and serious.
"You are classmates. I believe that I have never protected anyone before. When we encounter problems, we should discuss the matter at hand instead of bringing personal emotions into it."
Wu Jie bit her lip, looking aggrieved and stubborn, and said nothing.
"I'm not saying you can't report people who violated school rules. I'm just saying you have a better way to do it. You shouldn't name classmates by reporting on the school forum. What if you made a mistake and Qiao Nian didn't beat someone to a disability outside of school like you said? How are you going to make up for it?"
(End of this chapter)