The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 576 - 580: Singlism (Part Five)

Chapter 576: Chapter 580: Singlism (Part Five)

The class teacher, Mr. Xu, clenched his mouth shut, burying the words he had intended to say deep in his heart.

He agreed, "The leaders are right. Su Li has always been a role model in our class, both in terms of academics and character."

As he spoke, Mr. Xu stepped forward and encouragingly patted Su Li on the shoulder.

The two vice-principals nodded, "At this time, our school needs good students who love to learn the most."

"Those people outside are so flighty, blindly following the trends... talking as if our school is a complete mess. But look, aren’t good students like this one everywhere?"

Facing the leaders’ praise, what could Mr. Xu do but nod and agree?

He had already decided against introducing her; the student the leaders were now praising, Su Li, was the very person responsible for causing the current turmoil in the school.

Whether it was posting online or anonymously sending audio clips to the school leaders’ inboxes, Su Li never covered her tracks.

A simple investigation would lead straight back to her.

The IP address was from her dormitory, and only she, as a dorm mate of Mo Xiaoxi and Tan Zhi, would have the opportunity to obtain such audio clips.

But even if it was found out to be her, then what...

The original owner’s academic performance may not have been the best in the whole school, but it was certainly among the top in her department, making her a prized pupil in the teachers’ eyes.

Mr. Xu may have favored the well-connected Tan Zhi, but he would not give up on Su Li, who was instrumental to his job performance.

Therefore, Su Li was fearless. There was no need for her to resort to other tactics in school.

As long as your academic performance was of a certain caliber, you were invincible.

Mr. Xu had actually planned to have a heart-to-heart with Su Li about this matter; after all, they were classmates, nearing graduation, and there was no need for things to become so tense.

But now... good Lord, with the leaders’ decisive praise, what more could he say...

Damn, damn... brace for impact.

This was likely the only response the onlooking students could think of to describe their own feelings at that moment.

Even the fiery Mo Xiaoxi didn’t dare be unruly in front of the class teacher and school leaders.

The leaders had declared Su Li a good student—who would dare to challenge that without risking their graduation?

Regardless of how complicated the feelings of Mo Xiaoxi and Tan Zhi were, due to the series of events that had unfolded from their spiteful mouths, Su Li was thoroughly pleased.

Karma always comes to those who deserve it; it’s better to be kind.

With the leaders stepping in, Mo Xiaoxi and Tan Zhi dared not badmouth Su Li anymore, but they turned to another tactic to use against her—ostracism.

Ignoring you, not communicating with you, purposely banding together with others to isolate you, while meaningful glances are continually cast in your direction.

A person with low psychological resilience might be driven into depression by such an environment.

This kind of psychological bullying is more distressing than slanderous rumors because you have no idea what you did wrong to warrant such exclusion by others.

But these tactics were meant for the ordinary, frail-hearted girls.

Was Su Li ordinary? Obviously not.

She would simply lift her chin higher, scornfully looking down on these uninteresting actions.

The road of the strong is always a lonely one, you lisping mortals.

The ostracism concocted by Tan Zhi and others did not affect Su Li in the slightest; she studied when it was time to study and read books when it was time to read.

One attends school to learn, not to make friends. Why bother with such low-level, petty female behavior?

Xiao Li indulged herself wholeheartedly in the joy of studying, much to the delight of herself but causing Tan Zhi and Mo Xiaoxi quite the aggravation.

Despite the teachers’ warnings, even if they wanted to say something to others, they had to think reasonably whether it was worth it to do so.

Graduation was imminent, and anyone with a brain didn’t want to stir up extra trouble.

The feeling of hating someone so much but not being able to do anything about them was truly awful.

Equally in a bad mood was Su Li’s stepmother, Mrs. Zhu Zhihua.

The smile on her face could no longer be maintained, and the frequent glances at her watch indicated her impatience.

In the elegantly adorned private room, aside from Zhu Zhihua, there was also a father and son seated.

The middle-aged man was well-dressed with a scholarly air about him, displaying that in his youth he had been quite the sought-after handsome man.

Despite the wrinkles now crossing his face, he still had a look that could endear him to a bevy of young women.

Sitting beside him, his son, whose eyes never left his phone screen, fell somewhat short in appearance.

That was putting it politely; to be honest, the disparity was quite significant.

The son, from head to toe, could be described in one word: ordinary.

The only thing that was not ordinary was his experience of having studied abroad.

This father and son duo was the longstanding friends referred to by Zhu Zhihua, and the matchmaking prospect for her daughter.

Seeing the awkward embarrassment on Zhu Zhihua’s face, Wan Jia Bing sipped his tea, then lifted a smile and gently consoled Zhu Zhihua, "Don’t worry, give Xiao Li a call to see if she’s been delayed on the road."

Zhu Zhihua’s expression eased a bit as she showed a remorseful look to Wan Jia Bing, complaining incessantly about her daughter, "This child, I told her well in advance. She should have planned ahead; now is exactly the peak time for travel. She might have indeed been caught in traffic."

"Then don’t get upset. We’ll just wait," he replied.

Zhu Zhihua hummed a response and managed to suppress her agitation somewhat.

She was unaware of the situation, unlike the people opposite her?

Her greatest fear at the moment was that her daughter had simply forgotten or had never intended to show up at all.

This thought passed through her mind in an instant, immediately causing her anger to surge. However, quickly, she dismissed the thought to the back of her mind.

She knew her daughter very well; fundamentally, she was an extremely filial girl.

Having made such a harsh statement herself, her daughter certainly wouldn’t refuse her wishes again.

On this, she was quite certain.

Yet, this certainty shattered into nothing as another half hour went by.

Zhu Zhihua could no longer contain her anxiety, stood up, and apologizing, she took her phone and walked out of the private room.

After several rings, Su Li finally looked up from her books.

Annoyed, she glanced at the caller ID on the screen, irritated that this call had disrupted her studies.

Without giving it much thought, she directly hung up.

Zhu Zhihua, in disbelief, brought the phone from her ear to her eyes, staring at it intently. Quickly, the surging anger overwhelmed her.

Her hands trembling, she dialed the number again.

The incessant ringing of the phone by her side became unbearably annoying.

Su Li, irritated, was about to power off her phone when suddenly she was struck by an illuminating thought, as if she had forgotten something significant.

It dawned on her—when she arrived, hadn’t her stepmother unleashed a tirade upon her?