After Becoming the Abused Heroine in a Campus Story - Chapter 60: Lawyer's Letter

Chapter 60: Lawyer’s Letter

Zhang Ye was rebuffed, his face flushed red, but he forcibly held back, after all, he was afraid of causing more trouble, though he could hardly eat his meal anymore.

In contrast, Zhou Yining, sitting opposite him, was eating a chicken leg at that moment. The chicken leg had a savory sauce flavor, and Zhou Yining sprinkled chili on it. She ate with great delight. After finishing, she left with Fu Yuanke. Fu Yuanke saw that Zhou Yining completely ignored Zhang Ye, so she only nodded at Zhang Ye and hurriedly followed Zhou Yining.

They returned early, with nearly an hour before afternoon classes. Zhou Yining prepared to take a nap.

After she fell asleep, her other two roommates returned. Seeing Zhou Yining and the others already asleep, they didn’t make much noise, and the dorm quieted down soon.

At 1:45 p.m., Zhou Yining got up, washed up briefly, and went to the third floor. Their training classroom was on the third floor, with the girls’ dorm on the fourth floor and the boys’ dorm on the second floor. To prevent incidents, the third floor separated them, also to avoid boys and girls visiting each other’s dorms.

When Zhou Yining and Fu Yuanke arrived at the classroom together, the front seats were already taken. A total of 54 people attended the training, and looking around, only the last two rows had seats left.

Zhou Yining shook her head with a wry smile. As expected of good students, they all scrambled for front-row seats.

She and Fu Yuanke went straight to the middle of the second-to-last row and sat down. Zhou Yining quite liked this spot. If the teacher talked about useless things, she could do something else.

Soon, a male teacher in his forties entered the class. He scanned the students and said, “My name is Zhang Jianzhong, your essay instructor for these seven days. Feel free to ask me any questions. Our training schedule is tight. On the last day, we’ll have a full-day exam. Only the top five will qualify for the provincial essay contest on August 25.”

“Of course, winning the essay contest comes with prize money. First place, one winner, gets 50,000 yuan; second place, three winners, each get 20,000 yuan; third place, eight winners, each get 5,000 yuan. Winning is quite nice, so seize the opportunity. Alright, I won’t waste words. I’ll start with some theoretical knowledge.”

Zhang Jianzhong began his lecture. Zhou Yining listened for a while and could tell he knew essays well, but she already knew these things. So, she started doodling, continuing to write her long novel outline on scrap paper.

Fu Yuanke, sitting beside her, was stunned. She didn’t expect Zhou Yining to daydream and do other things during such training. What a genius.

Zhou Yining didn’t care. Until six in the evening, Zhang Jianzhong covered all common essay types and then told the students to go eat. However, they had evening self-study until 8 p.m., where they were to review the lesson’s key points on their own.

She and Fu Yuanke grabbed their books and went to the cafeteria. After listening to lessons all afternoon, even though Zhou Yining was doing her own thing, she was tired and hungry. She got plenty of food in the cafeteria. The best part was, the cafeteria made meatball soup that evening.

Zhou Yining loved meatballs, so she got a full bowl of soup. She ate her dishes and sipped the soup, feeling utterly content.

If she could see Jiang Xianzhi here, Zhou Yining wouldn’t want to leave. The free food and lodging were too comfortable.

Soon, Zhang Ye came over. Perhaps because Zhang Ye cared about his image, Zhou Yining glanced at him and noticed he wasn’t wearing the same clothes as in the morning. But she didn’t care much; he was just a stranger.

Because of the forum post issue, Zhang Ye didn’t get along with these students, not even with his dorm mates. Of course, they didn’t want to be with him either.

In the end, Zhang Ye dawdled and sat at Zhou Yining’s table. Zhou Yining ignored him throughout, eating her meal on her own.

She had to admit, she absolutely loved the meatball soup here.

After eating, Zhou Yining and Fu Yuanke left. They walked around the courtyard to digest, then went to class for self-study. The teacher overseeing self-study was the male teacher in charge.

The students in the class were all top students from various schools, so he didn’t need to worry. Everyone reviewed according to Zhang Jianzhong’s requirements, except Zhou Yining.

Zhou Yining worked on her novel draft. Soon, she filled an entire A4 sheet.

Fu Yuanke, curious, asked in a low voice, “What’s this?”

Zhou Yining smiled at her. “Nothing, just something I need for work.”

“Oh, oh.” Fu Yuanke was just curious and soon went back to her own work.

At 8 p.m., self-study ended on time. The male teacher instructed, “Don’t go out after returning. Rest in your respective floors. Boys and girls are not allowed to visit each other’s dorms. There are cameras in the hallways. If we catch anyone sneaking into dorms, you’ll be expelled. Got it?”

“Got it,” the students replied listlessly.

“Alright, everyone’s dismissed.”

The students scattered. Zhou Yining and Fu Yuanke headed back to the dorm.

Though the training content was a bit boring, the provincial essay contest rewards were tempting, especially for Zhou Yining now. With only a little over a thousand yuan left, she was broke and desperately needed money.

Back in the dorm, Zhou Yining washed up and got into bed. She checked her phone and saw a message from Jiang Xianzhi.

Jiang Xianzhi: [I checked the posts you sent me. The posting times are different, and the poster is clever. They wait a while between posts and switch IP addresses. But I had people look into it. All the IP addresses are from internet cafes in Nanchuan City, so checking surveillance might take some effort, but I’ll have them do it as fast as possible.]

Zhou Yining: [Hmm, no rush. Don’t focus only on my issues and neglect your studies.]

Zhou Yining worried her troubles might affect Jiang Xianzhi, so she added a reminder.

The young lady rolled on her bed twice, humming as she stared at the screen. She knew Zhou Yining was a study brain, always telling her to study. Still, she replied obediently.

Jiang Xianzhi: [Got it. I’ll behave and do my math papers and workbooks properly. (cat rubbing jpg)]

Zhou Yining: [Good, that’s good. Don’t worry about me. Rest well. I’m doing fine here. (dog hugging jpg)]

Jiang Xianzhi: [Those people haven’t been talking nonsense anymore, right?]

Zhou Yining: [Hmm, they’re already scared. They definitely don’t dare say anything to my face. What they think privately has nothing to do with me.]

Jiang Xianzhi: [Good. If anyone dares bully you, you must tell me. (cat punching jpg)]

Zhou Yining: [Okay, thanks, my dear Zhizhi. (dog rubbing jpg)]

They chatted stickily for a while. Fu Yuanke, on the opposite bed, saw Zhou Yining smiling at her phone and thought she was texting a partner. But she didn’t look much. At their high school age, many people dated, so it wasn’t unusual.

She was curious about Zhou Yining’s attitude toward Zhang Ye. It seemed Zhou Yining didn’t care for him at all. Every meal, Zhang Ye approached them himself.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xianzhi, after chatting with Zhou Yining, went to her sister.

Jiang Yueyi was handling some company matters in her office. Seeing Jiang Xianzhi, she asked, “Something up?”

“Hmm, Sister, how’s the lawyer thing going? We can’t let this slide. Zhou Yining is my person. I can’t watch her get bullied,” Jiang Xianzhi said, getting angry about it.

Jiang Yueyi hissed, sucking in a breath. Why did that sound so awkward?

“No, what do you mean ‘your person’? Speak properly.”

“I mean, Zhou Zhou is my best friend. I can’t just watch her get bullied,” Jiang Xianzhi rephrased.

Jiang Yueyi relaxed slightly. “That’s better. Don’t worry. The lawyer’s letter will be sent tomorrow morning. Since it’s about a verbal dispute, the court might focus on mediation. But don’t worry, I’ll have the lawyer drag it out with them. Even if we can’t cause them losses, we’ll make them miserable. Our company has a ready legal team, plenty of time to tangle with them.”

“Hmm, thanks, Sister. I knew you’re the best,” Jiang Xianzhi said, acting cute to her sister.

Jiang Yueyi gave her a disdainful look. “Enough. Save your acting cute for when your Zhou Zhou is back.”

“Hehe.” Jiang Xianzhi laughed, feeling a bit shy.

“Alright, if there’s nothing else, I’ll keep working,” Jiang Yueyi said, smiling at her little sister.

“Nothing, nothing. I won’t disturb you. Work away,” Jiang Xianzhi said, leaving Jiang Yueyi’s office happily to return to her room.

Jiang Yueyi sighed. She felt Zhou Yining had it tough. Such a good kid, yet caught in this mess.

The next morning, Zhou Yining and the others got up at 6:30. By 7:00, they were in the cafeteria for breakfast.

Breakfast had many options: wontons, noodles, fried dough sticks, and soy milk.

Zhou Yining got freshly cooked wontons and a fried dough stick, eating happily.

At 7:30, Zhou Yining and the others started morning classes. Zhang Jianzhong continued lecturing on theory and techniques. During a break, the male teacher in charge came by.

He looked at Zhou Yining with a complicated expression, then turned to Guo Ziheng and Li Shangkun. “Guo Ziheng, Li Shangkun, come here.”

Guo Ziheng and Li Shangkun exchanged a glance, both feeling uneasy, but they walked to the front of the classroom. The previously noisy classroom fell silent; everyone wanted to watch the drama.

“Teacher, what’s wrong?” Guo Ziheng, a tall 185 cm guy, spoke with a trembling voice.

“This is from the gate security just now. It’s probably lawyer’s letters for you two,” the male teacher said, handing them each an envelope with a look that spoke volumes.

Guo Ziheng and Li Shangkun shakily took the envelopes, nearly crying. Seriously, Zhou Yining was too ruthless, sending lawyer’s letters just like that?

Guo Ziheng wanted to slap himself. It was his big mouth that provoked such a terror.

Li Shangkun’s tears came from fear. Though they were almost adults, they were still students who hadn’t graduated. Who could handle this?