Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 721 - 720: Comrade Xiao Lin Regrets a Lot

Chapter 721: Chapter 720: Comrade Xiao Lin Regrets a Lot

A 140-yuan watch, shattered into 140 pieces.

Lin Nianhe felt not the slightest bit of heartache as he meticulously wiped his fingers with a handkerchief.

There was no way to take the watch back.

If Wang Shumei had really accepted the watch, no matter if she lost it or broke it later, Mrs. Sun would have dared to accuse her son’s former love interest of taking advantage of their family, and demanding back the gift given to Sun Guanghui after the split;

But if she didn’t take it and left the watch for him... That would truly be a stifling indignity.

Weighing both options, it was better to end it with a bang!

The front of the female dormitory was already bustling, and the commotion here had long attracted many onlookers. Now that Lin Nianhe publicly smashed a valuable watch, the surrounding students all widened their eyes, not wanting to leave, some even wanting to call their roommates to come and watch.

It’s natural to be drawn to excitement, the third instinct of humanity aside from breathing and eating.

Lin Nianhe glanced at the crowd around him and discreetly tugged at Wang Shumei’s hand, continuing to say:

"Madam, your Sun Family shouldn’t bully people too much. Just because Deputy Factory Director Sun is an unquestioned authority in Hei Province Beverage Factory, you despise Sister Shumei’s background from eight generations of poor farmers. Fine, we admit it, the threshold of the Sun Family is too high for us to reach, but do you need to come to school to ridicule someone? What exactly do you want to do?"

Without a doubt, if Lin Nianhe knew where Sun Guanghui’s home was, she could have rattled off his house number.

Lin Nianhe was also full of regret.

She miscalculated, so focused on instructing Wen Lan to keep quiet when going downstairs that she forgot to ask about this.

Lin Nianhe cleared her throat: "Wang Shumei has never stolen or robbed; she saved money to buy your son a watch, and even if you treat it like trash, was there any need to use this watch to belittle her after they split?"

Mrs. Sun’s face turned pale.

She raised her hand, trembling as she pointed at Lin Nianhe: "You, you’re talking nonsense..."

Lin Nianhe, pulling Wang Shumei, hastily retreated a step: "What are you doing? Are you going to hit someone again?"

Mrs. Sun: "...?"

"Eh?"

"What are you doing?"

"This is a school! You still want to hit someone?"

The surrounding students quickly gathered around, their faces flushed with red, indignantly glaring at Mrs. Sun.

"I didn’t mean to hit her..." Mrs. Sun’s voice was weak amidst the crowd’s clamor.

Why would the students listen to her explanation?

They all heard it; this person was abusing power to bully, and the victim was their fellow student.

Just as it seemed the situation would escalate, Su Yuncheng, who had gone unnoticed, moved to Lin Huai Zhou’s side and pushed him: "Time to sort this out, Commander Lin."

Lin Huai Zhou: "...?"

How is he supposed to sort this out?

He’s neither a teacher at the school, nor does he work for the neighborhood office.

But his intervention wasn’t really needed; he just had to step forward in his military uniform, and the passionate emotions of the students were instantly soothed, their grievances finding solace.

"Comrade! This person is too wicked!"

"Yes, yes..."

In the midst of the seven disjointed complaints, Lin Huai Zhou waved his hand: "Alright, alright, don’t worry, students, I’ll handle this. Go back and rest, I’ll take care of it."

He repeated "I’ll handle this" twice, sweat beads forming on his forehead.

No wonder, he was not used to being surrounded by so many female students.

The students dispersed slightly, and Lin Huai Zhou coolly eyed Mrs. Sun, who had lost all color, speaking in a calm and firm voice: "Are you going to leave on your own, or shall I escort you out?"

Mrs. Sun’s gaze was shifty, eventually settling on the epaulettes on Lin Huai Zhou’s shoulder.

She, the wife of the deputy factory director, had some understanding, although she couldn’t make out the details, but knew that Lin Huai Zhou’s military rank was not low.

She immediately said: "Comrade, I really didn’t intend to hit them..."

Lin Huai Zhou gave no response, just looked at her coldly.

Mrs. Sun involuntarily swallowed back the rest of her words.

"Let’s go! Let’s go!"

Some classmates started to jeer.

"Get out!"

And some started cursing.

Mrs. Sun had never been heckled by so many people before, her pale face began to burn, and she glared at Wang Shumei with hatred before turning to leave.

Wang Shumei: "..."

She hadn’t uttered a single word from beginning to end, why was this woman glaring at her?

A light laugh escaped Lin Nianhe’s lips, then she gave Su Yuncheng, who was not far away, a meaningful look.

Su Yuncheng slightly nodded, turned, and followed Mrs. Sun as she left.

But the three of them couldn’t leave.

The classmates were too enthusiastic; they insisted on consoling Wang Shumei.

"Thank you, everyone, thank you all."

Wang Shumei thanked everyone, and didn’t forget to add: "I live in 206, you can come to me for anything in the future... thank you very much, really appreciate it!"

"Hey, don’t say that, she was the one at fault. You study so well, you are bound to achieve great things in the future!"

"Yeah yeah, we all have bright futures ahead of us! We are not scared of people like her!"

The classmates went back and forth, speaking for a while, then announced their names along with their majors and dorm numbers before reluctantly departing.

"It turns out nobody laughed at you." Lin Nianhe nudged Wang Shumei with her elbow. "See, didn’t I tell you to dress prettier? I wasn’t wrong, right?"

Wang Shumei was shocked: "You had me clean up nicely, just for everyone else to see?"

"What else? If you were disheveled, who would remember who you are?"

Lin Nianhe stated it as if it was the most natural thing.

Wang Shumei was utterly speechless.

She thinks one step ahead, but Lin Nianhe? She thinks miles ahead.

"Brother." Lin Nianhe stepped forward, grabbed Lin Huai Zhou, and introduced him to Wang Shumei and Wen Lan, "These are my two best friends from when I was sent down to the countryside, Wang Shumei and Wen Lan."

Then she turned to them: "My brother, Lin Huai Zhou."

"Nice to meet you, Brother Lin."

"Brother Lin, nice to meet you... and thank you for just now."

Besides greeting, Wang Shumei also added her thanks.

Lin Huai Zhou waved his hand disinterestedly: "It’s nothing. People like that... forget it, let’s go. Yuncheng should have stopped her by now."

"Okay, let’s go!"

With Lin Huai Zhou around, Lin Nianhe was not worried about not being able to find Su Yuncheng.

And sure enough, behind an inconspicuous tree not far from the school, Su Yuncheng was stopping Mrs. Sun from leaving.

Mrs. Sun must have been stupefied by the successive events, as she didn’t even call for help.

"Sister Shumei, the next move is up to you," Lin Nianhe whispered when they were about ten meters away.

"Mm." Wang Shumei nodded.

Indeed, there were some things she had to make clear to Mrs. Sun.

Seeing Wang Shumei, the panic on Mrs. Sun’s face gradually subsided, and the disdain in her eyes reignited.

Lin Nianhe stopped five meters away from her, casually pulling Wen Lan to a halt too.

Lin Huai Zhou naturally stopped, and over there, Su Yuncheng also stepped aside.

Wang Shumei slowly walked up to Mrs. Sun, stood firm, and said indifferently: "Please go back and tell Sun Guanghui, I take back what I said to him today—"

Mrs. Sun’s eyes suddenly narrowed: "What do you mean? You’re not still trying to cling to my son, are you?"

Wang Shumei ignored her, continuing: "I don’t even want to be normal friends with him, better to remain strangers."