mtl008 Chapter 217 Confiscating Cellphones
Chapter 217 Confiscating Cellphones
When Lin Xi returned to school, she felt as if she had been transported to another world. The peaceful and beautiful campus stood in stark contrast to the devastation of the disaster area.
It's uncertain how long it will take for the disaster area to recover from this normalized lifestyle.
As she entered the classroom, everyone looked at her with sympathy and concern. Li Xiaonuan rushed over to her, "Xiaoxi, you're finally here! How are you feeling?"
She took Lin Xi's hand and exclaimed, "My God, how come your hands are covered in calluses?"
Just as Jian hope was about to come over to look, Lin Xi pulled her hand back, saying, "I was exercising, and the equipment made me bruised."
You can't exactly say you were swinging a shovel in the disaster area.
Shu Zhi looked her up and down for a while, then took out a few pieces of chocolate from her bag. "You've lost weight. Eat more."
Under Li Xiaonuan's influence, Shu Zhi's stuttering has improved a lot. Although she speaks very slowly, at least she no longer uses reduplicated words.
Lin Xi accepted it, saying, "Thank you."
Others, whether they knew her or not, came up to greet her, offering her snacks and fruit they had brought, and adding that she should eat more and take good care of herself.
Lin Xi was quite embarrassed. "Thank you everyone, but I'm not sick. I've just been exercising a lot lately and have lost a lot of weight."
On the first day of Lin Xi's leave, Li Xiaonuan learned from her homeroom teacher, Du Ying, that she was taking leave because of a cold and fever.
Given her tendency to be a blabbermouth, if she knows, it's as if the whole class knows.
Lin Xi was not fat to begin with, but now she has lost a lot of weight and her figure is even thinner. In addition, her originally fair skin has been tanned a bit, making her look like someone who has just recovered from a serious illness.
So nobody believed her. They all thought she was just being polite and stuffed food into her table.
Lin Xi thanked them one by one, her face growing even redder, feeling as if she had deceived everyone's good intentions.
When Jianxi saw her like this, she immediately reached out and touched her forehead to make sure she didn't have a fever before she felt relieved.
The fussing and concern for each other only stopped when the bell rang for morning exercises. Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she should lie less in the future.
After the morning exercise, Lin Xi went to Du Ying's office to borrow textbooks for the second and third years of high school.
Remembering what Grandma Lin had said, Du Ying worried that she was under too much pressure, so she advised, "Xiao Xi, don't rush. You're already much ahead of others. You need to balance work and rest when you're studying, and relax more often."
You can go out and have fun with your friends on weekends. Since you're a day student, you don't need to study when you get home. You're at the age where you should be playing, so cherish your childhood.
"Okay, thank you, teacher, I understand."
Lin Xi knew the teacher meant well, but she really didn't know what else to do besides studying.
Moreover, the soul of someone in their thirties is at the prime of their life, a time for striving and making progress.
The boy who was being educated nearby looked at Lin Xi and Du Ying with envy.
The male homeroom teacher, whose eyes were slightly dark, slapped him on the shoulder. "What are you looking at! How old is she? How old are you? She's in the first year of high school, what year are you? The college entrance exam is in the second half of the year, and you're still thinking about playing! You even sneaked out to play basketball during self-study period. Do you want to go from fifth from the bottom to last place?!"
Lin Xi looked at the sunny young man with envy. Ah, youth is so wonderful. She couldn't even have as much fun as she wanted.
Du Ying's eyes lit up when she saw the look in her eyes. "Xiao Xi, if you like playing basketball, you can go to PE class with other classes during self-study periods. I'll talk to their PE teacher."
Although Grandma Lin lied last time, Du Ying really took it to heart. She was afraid that Xiao Xi would be too tense and eventually develop psychological problems.
Lin Xizhen said sincerely, "No, teacher, I still prefer studying. Teacher, I'll go back now."
Lin Xi left carrying a stack of books, and Du Ying sighed deeply.
"Old Qin, you know, this child studies every day, how can we let her relax a bit?"
The male teacher standing nearby also sighed deeply.
"Xiao Du, my student plays all day long, how can I expect him to study properly?"
After discussing it for a long time, Du Ying finally came up with a good idea.
After class, she called Li Xiaonuan, Jian hope, and Shu Zhi to her office and gave them some earnest advice. The three of them left with their chests patted.
Lin Xi didn't even look up, and started scanning books. She liked to finish her tasks ahead of time and then do other things with the remaining time, which made her feel at ease.
But as soon as the bell rang, Li Xiaonuan and the others pulled her aside to talk, asking her if she had any hobbies and what she liked to do.
Lin Xi thought for a long time, "I like studying and boxing."
Li Xiaonuan was speechless; she really couldn't keep up with this.
Jianxi suggested that, to celebrate Xiaoxi's recovery, they go to the park together over the weekend and then have a meal together.
I thought I'd have to talk a lot before Lin Xi agreed, but to my surprise, she nodded quickly.
She was touched and felt guilty that her three roommates cared so much about her, so she decided to treat them to a meal over the weekend.
No matter how much Li Xiaonuan tried to chat with her during breaks, she would immediately get back into study mode when the bell rang for class. That's the benefit of having high concentration.
At the same time, she found that her learning efficiency had also improved a lot, and she could finish a subject in half an hour without any problem.
Just as she was getting into it, "Ring ring, ring ring..."
The sudden ringing of a cell phone in the classroom was extremely abrupt.
Du Ying, standing on the podium, paused, her expression authoritative without being angry. "Who brought a cell phone? Hand it over voluntarily!"
Lin Xi took her phone out of her pocket. "I'm sorry, teacher, I forgot to leave my phone at home."
Before, when I was in the disaster area, I would report to my grandma every day, and I got into the habit of always having my phone with me.
He glanced at the incoming call and saw it was from an unknown number. He quickly rejected the call, turned off his phone, and handed it to Du Ying.
Du Ying didn't say anything, but her expression softened considerably. Others might just be using that as an excuse.
Xiao Xi? She must have forgotten, what else could it be?
After handing over her phone, Lin Xi apologized again, "I'm sorry to have disturbed everyone's class."
Before the other students could catch their breath, he picked up his book again.
Li Xiaonuan secretly gave a thumbs up. Wow, so calm! If her phone rang in class, she would panic.
The other students exchanged glances. The teacher was in a really good mood today; she hadn't even scolded Lin Xi.
Du Ying tapped the blackboard, "Alright, snap out of it. It's no big deal when someone's phone rings, but you guys are getting all worked up. The slightest thing can get you all distracted."
Students: Why are they the ones getting scolded...?
After class, Du Ying picked up her textbook and took Lin Xi's phone with her, planning to return it to her after school.
I happened to run into Principal Dong in the corridor. She greeted me with a smile as usual, "Hello, Principal Dong. By the way, Xiaoxi came to class today."
Dong Yongshu maintained his poker face and nodded, "Mm."
Suddenly he stopped in his tracks. "Wait!"
"Principal, what's the matter?"
Dong Yongshu examined the phone in her hand closely. There was a pendant on it that looked familiar to him. His expression changed. "Isn't this Lin Xi's phone? How did it end up with you?"
"Oh, she forgot to leave it at home. The bell rang during class, and I was thinking of returning it to her after school."
Seeing the principal's displeasure, he hesitated before adding, "How about deducting it for two days?"
"Um, three days? That can't be any longer, the child didn't do it on purpose."
Dong Yongshu waved his hand, "No, just return it to her in a bit, don't make trouble for yourself."
Her phone is very valuable.
Du Ying was taken aback. "What do you mean, Principal?"
"Just do as I say, return it to her immediately, and don't touch her phone again!"
Seeing how serious Dong Yongshu was, and how he seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, Du Ying nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Principal."
He was puzzled. What was wrong? Why couldn't he touch Lin Xi's phone?
She looked at it over and over for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she secretly called Lin Xi out and returned the phone to her.
As for why Dong Yongshu looked so alarmed, it was because when Lin Xi went missing in Jiangsu Province, Huo Chuan couldn't reach her for several days and called Dong Yongshu directly.