Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

He Ziyu subconsciously gripped Jiang Chengyu's arm, while at the same time, exciting scenes from horror movies flashed through his mind.

What's with all this talk of "door-opening murder" and "love at first sight"...

All kinds of scenes are available.

Noticing He Ziyu's nervousness, Jiang Chengyu quietly pulled his hand down and held it in her palm, leading him a few steps forward and stopping at the corner of the corridor.

"Cry, cry, cry! What's there to cry about? All we're doing is asking you to lift your skirt and show us. It's not like we're going to hurt you. Do you really think you're some kind of virtuous widow?"

"What virtuous woman? She's not even married. At best, she's just a slut trying to maintain a facade of morality. She dresses so provocatively and walks around the school all day, and then she blames us for having feelings for her."

"That's right, teacher. You'd better think this through. If you piss us off today, your indecent behavior will soon be common knowledge throughout the school..."

Upon hearing such an offensive conversation, He Ziyu's brows furrowed instantly.

This isn't a ghost story; it's clearly a scene of school bullying.

The teacher was the one being bullied!

A small flame of justice ignited, and He Ziyu was about to step forward when he heard the woman's voice of resistance.

"Go ahead and spread the rumors. I've done nothing wrong and don't care about those gossips. Besides, the innocent will be proven innocent, and the truth will be judged. The school will also stand up for me..."

That sound...

Fan Xunmei?!

He Ziyu was stunned for a moment, somewhat dazed.

In my memory, Fan Xunmei committed suicide by jumping off a building during his senior year of high school because he could not bear the pressure. But now, bullying has already appeared in the first semester of his first year of high school. Doesn't that mean that Fan Xunmei has suffered for nearly three years?

While pondering, the boy spoke again:

"You, a lowly school doctor, think you can get the school to make decisions for you? You've got some nerve."

"To be honest, my father is Xia Jian. He donated the money for the joint renovation of several high schools in Yuecheng a couple of years ago."

"Even the district education committee has to show him deference, let alone the principal. You think you're worthy of the school's protection?"

Upon hearing this, another boy sneered, "Who knows, she might have already latched onto some school leader's coattails? Anyway, she's naturally a flirtatious person, so this is perfect for her..."

He Ziyu clenched his fists so tightly that his fingertips almost dug into his palms.

Disgusting, absolutely disgusting.

It would be a disgrace for him to attend the same school as someone like that.

The atmosphere in the corridor was tense. Jiang Chengyu squeezed He Ziyu's hand, signaling him to stay where he was, and prepared to go over and settle things by himself. However, before he could let go, a reprimanding voice came from his ear.

"You two little brats, are you looking for death?"

A tall, imposing man strode over, shoved the two thugs aside, and stood in front of Fan Xunmei.

"This is a school, not a place for you to run wild. How could you do such a despicable thing at such a young age? What kind of upbringing did your parents give you?!"

The hallway was dimly lit, but He Ziyu recognized the man at a glance as their physical education teacher, Gao Lingfei.

The boy scoffed, "Who do you think you are, daring to yell at me? My dad is..."

Seeing that the boy was about to bring up his father again, He Ziyu finally couldn't hold back and rushed out from the shadows.

"Your dad is Xia Jian, who gave birth to such a lowly thing as you." He Ziyu grabbed the boy by the collar and slammed him against the wall. "So what if you donated money to the school? The entire junior high library was donated by my dad. There are plenty of people with better backgrounds than you. It's not your place to fawn over him like that."

The boy was completely bewildered by the spray, his head pressed against the wall as he swallowed hard. "Young Master He? What are you doing here..."

He Ziyu frowned. "Do I know you?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across the boy's face.

"We ate together and sang karaoke together in junior high, don't you remember?"

junior high school……

That's all in the distant future.

"And me, He Xiaoshao, my name is Gou Dai. We even played dice for a long time back then." Another boy came up to try and get closer to him.

He Ziyu frowned as he looked at the two people, and memories sealed for two lifetimes gradually surfaced.

He remembered.

In his past life, when he was a spoiled rich kid, he often hung out with some shady students at school. These two rich kids in front of him were members of his group of "bad friends".

After so much time, He Ziyu had long forgotten who was who. If the boy hadn't just shouted that his father was Xia Jian, he really wouldn't have remembered.

"You must be Xia Liu?"

"Oh right, you finally remembered me! I am...!"

"Your name is just as vulgar as you are," He Ziyu scoffed. "Your father really put a lot of thought into giving you this name."

Upon hearing this, Xia Liu's smile instantly froze on her face.

Among the group of rich second-generation kids, He Ziyu was the one with the richest family background. When they usually got together to play around, no one dared to offend him. At this moment, facing He Ziyu's humiliation, Xia Liu was angry, but dared not retaliate.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Gou Dai took the initiative to lower his tone: "Actually, this whole thing was a misunderstanding. We were just joking around with Teacher Fan..."

Xia Liu: "Yes, yes, just kidding. You can ask Teacher Fan if you don't believe me."

Gou Dai understood the implication in his companion's words and quickly chimed in, "That's right, Teacher Fan, tell me yourself, what did we do to you?"

Fan Xunmei's long hair draped over her shoulders, covering most of her face, and she leaned against Gao Lingfei's chest, not daring to look up.

She was afraid, terrified.

In this school, she was just a lowly school doctor, with no one to rely on and no connections. Just like the two boys said, the school wouldn't help her; they would only help those who were valuable.

Clearly, she is now worthless.

"They didn't do anything to me, it was me..."

Fan Xunmei was interrupted by He Ziyu before she could finish speaking.

"Teacher Fan, I heard what they just said, and Jiang Chengyu can also testify for me." He Ziyu's face was cold and his tone was firm. "This kind of heinous act of molesting a teacher should be severely punished anywhere. I don't believe that the school leaders of No. 8 Middle School will really sit idly by. Xia Liu, Gou Dai, you two go back and wait. I will tell the principal about this tomorrow."

Xia Liu: "No, Young Master He, we..."

He Ziyu:

Xia Liu: "..."

……

Back in the infirmary, Gao Lingfei made Fan Xunmei a cup of hot chocolate.

Under the cold white light of the room, He Ziyu saw the tear stains on Fan Xunmei's face, and his heart ached.

She said the innocent will clear themselves...

She said that right and wrong will be judged fairly...

But in her previous life, she never received justice, not even after being swallowed up by rumors.

He Ziyu could empathize with the feeling of utter despair more than anyone else.

In the infirmary, the smell of disinfectant mixed with hot chocolate filled the air, both cold and sweet.

The four people sat in silence, and none of them spoke.

Finally, He Ziyu spoke first, "Teacher Fan, Teacher Gao, I have something I want to say to you..."

Gao Lingfei: "Us?"

He Ziyu: "Yes, you guys."

Reading between the lines, Jiang Chengyu guessed that He Ziyu wanted to talk to them alone, so he decisively stood up and said, "I'm going to the restroom."

Soon, only three people remained in the room.

The bullying incident happened much earlier than He Ziyu had imagined, so he decided to strike while the iron was hot and resolve the matter today.

"What do you want to tell us?" Gao Lingfei asked in return, his eyes showing some wariness.

He Ziyu didn't answer Gao Lingfei, but instead asked Fan Xunmei directly, "Teacher Fan, have you ever thought about... changing jobs?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xunmei shook her head almost without hesitation, "This job is very important to me, and I can't lose it."

"Even if they treat you like that, it's okay?"

"I..." Fan Xunmei gripped the water glass tightly with both hands. "I don't have a high level of education, and my hometown is in the countryside. It's really not easy to find a job like this in a big city. Moreover, the principal promised me that if I perform well in the next few years, I can be promoted to a higher position in the future."

He frowned slightly upon hearing the second half of the sentence.

In her previous life, the story of Fan Xunmei being kept by the principal was widely circulated at No. 8 Middle School.

It now seems that the principal did not entirely harbor ill intentions towards her.

"What if I told you I could give you a better opportunity?" He Ziyu looked at Fan Xunmei with a serious expression. "My father works for the He Group. He can easily find you a suitable position. As long as you are willing to work hard, your career ceiling will definitely be much higher than here."

Fan Xunmei: "But I studied nursing..."

"It's okay, you can start with administration," He Ziyu said. "Administrative work is easier to learn, and as long as you're willing to learn, there won't be any major problems. You don't need to worry about salary either. As long as you're a full-time employee, you'll have six types of insurance and one housing fund, meal allowance, transportation allowance, year-end bonus, and all the benefits you're entitled to."

Fan Xunmei and Gao Lingfei were both surprised to see the sixteen-year-old high school student in front of them speaking like an interviewer.

He Ziyu pressed his advantage:

"Teacher Fan, you know that there are many people with connections at No. 8 Middle School. Xia Liu and Gou Dai today are just the tip of the iceberg. If nothing unexpected happens, they will continue to cause trouble in the future, and even call on more people. I don't want you to become the object of those spoiled brats' playthings, and I don't want your wonderful life to be overshadowed by this."

Gao Lingfei seemed to have been persuaded by He Ziyu and tried to convince Fan Xunmei: "Why don't you give it a try? If you can really get into He's, it will be a good thing for you."

"But you..."

Fan Xunmei hesitated, then fell silent at Gao Lingfei's prompting.

However, the quick-witted He Ziyu had already noticed something amiss when Gao Lingfei was comforting Fan Xunmei in his arms.

The relationship between these two people is not simple.

They should be boyfriend and girlfriend.

After thinking for a moment, He Ziyu asked, "Teacher Gao, Teacher Fan, may I ask you a question?"

Gao Lingfei: "What's the problem?"

"You two..." He Ziyu pursed his lips, "Are you dating?"