After Transmigrating Into A Cannon Fodder Character, I Only Want To Survive (GL) - Chapter 9
Before Ji Yuning could react, He Ziyan, who had been observing Fang Bai since she entered the room, shouted sharply, “She can’t leave! The matter of her stealing my things hasn’t been resolved yet, how can she leave so easily?”
Fang Bai glanced at Mrs. He, seeing the awkwardness rising on the other’s face, but she didn’t stop her daughter, so she knew that Mrs. He didn’t take her words to heart when she entered the room.
“Miss Fang, I’ve already asked the students to check the surveillance. Why don’t we wait a moment?”
The speaker was the Director of Studies, Qu Zheng, who had been called over by the students as soon as the incident occurred. He was dressed neatly, wearing square glasses.
Fang Bai hummed, turned around and sat on the sofa, looking at Mrs. He and saying, “Zhu Ping, my time is very precious.”
Zhu Ping’s expression stiffened, and she didn’t speak.
Fang Bai turned her gaze to Ji Yuning, and said softly, “Xiao Ning, come over here.”
He Wei, who had been protecting Ji Yuning behind her, whispered to Ji Yuning not to be afraid, and then patted Ji Yuning’s shoulder, signaling her to go over.
Seeing Fang Bai sit down, Qu Zheng invited Zhu Ping to sit on the sofa opposite.
For a moment, the room was silent for a few seconds.
Ji Yuning ignored the provocation in He Ziyan’s eyes, and stood calmly by the sofa.
Feeling her clothes being tugged, Ji Yuning lowered her head, and saw two slender fingers pinching her clothes, followed by a soft voice in her ear, “Are the things I gave you in the dormitory?”
Ji Yuning followed the voice, and saw Fang Bai looking up at her, her eyes wide open, her eyelashes fluttering, unexpectedly revealing a bit of playfulness. Her neck was white and slender, echoing the black swan pendant hanging at her collarbone.
Fang Bai didn’t specify what the things were, but Ji Yuning knew it was the bag delivered that day.
Ji Yuning withdrew her gaze from Fang Bai, and said in a low voice, “Mm.”
Fang Bai: “Where did you put them?”
“Storage cabinet,” Ji Yuning paused, “Locked it.”
“Where’s the key?”
Ji Yuning had changed out of her performance clothes and was now wearing her school uniform. She put her hands in her pockets, and finally took out a small key.
“Knock knock knock”
The knocking on the door rang.
Zhou Xuan saw Fang Bai as soon as he entered the door, followed by Ji Yuning standing next to her.
So her child was Ji Yuning?
The person behind Zhou Xuan led Zhou Xuan to Qu Zheng and said, “Teacher Qu, we checked the surveillance. Because He Ziyan’s phone was lost in the changing room, and there was no surveillance in the changing room, we don’t know who stole it.”
Qu Zheng frowned, “Who went into the changing room before and after He Ziyan lost her phone?”
Zhou Xuan recorded the surveillance, and he took out his phone and handed it to Qu Zheng, “Only… Ji Yuning was alone.”
He Ziyan jumped out, looking triumphant, “See! She stole my phone! Now all the evidence is here, what else do you have to say?”
This part was not written in the original story, and it was unknown why Ji Yuning was suddenly framed. However, the story did write that He Ziyan disliked Ji Yuning and would make things difficult for her later.
Did this happen ahead of time?
Fang Bai glanced at He Ziyan, and suddenly saw another person standing behind He Ziyan.
That person had been hiding in the corner, and Fang Bai didn’t notice.
A dark light flashed in Fang Bai’s eyes, and she said to Qu Zheng, “Director, can I see the video?”
Qu Zheng: “Sure.”
After watching the video, Fang Bai understood. She returned the phone to Zhou Xuan and called He Wei, “Teacher He, can you do me a favor?”
He Wei squeezed through the crowd and walked to Fang Bai, “Miss Fang, what do you need me to do?”
Everyone saw Fang Bai say a few words in He Wei’s ear, and then Fang Bai handed He Wei something. Just as He Wei was about to leave, Fang Bai stopped her, “Teacher He, why don’t you take someone with you? Otherwise, people might misunderstand that you’re doing something bad for me.”
He Wei was stunned, and Zhou Xuan, who was standing at the door, immediately said to Fang Bai, “Sister, I’ll go with Teacher He.”
Fang Bai smiled at Zhou Xuan, “Thank you.”
After He Wei and Zhou Xuan went out, Fang Bai looked at Qu Zheng, “Director Qu, where is He Ziyan’s phone?”
Qu Zheng pointed to the phone on the table, “Here.”
When Qu Zheng was called over, the phone had been on the table and no one had touched it.
Fang Bai opened her five-figure bag, which contained only a tube of lipstick. Taking out the lipstick, Fang Bai said to Qu Zheng, “Put the phone in this bag.”
He Ziyan frowned, “What are you doing?”
Even Zhu Ping and Qu Zheng looked over puzzled.
Fang Bai leaned back on the sofa and said lazily, “Take it to the police.”
Zhu Ping and Qu Zheng were shocked!
Their only thought was: Don’t call the police!
Fang Bai narrowed her eyes, “Since you said Xiao Ning stole the phone, let the police check the fingerprints.”
Fang Bai swayed her foot, pretending to comfort them, “Don’t worry, my uncle is the deputy director. Knowing that his grandniece was framed, he will definitely increase the investigation. It definitely won’t delay everyone’s time. Even if the phone has been touched by multiple people, they can find out who touched it.”
Fang Bai paused, “Oh, or should I ask my uncle to send someone to the school? Check all the lockers in the changing room to see if Xiao Ning touched this student He’s locker, or who touched Xiao Ning’s locker.”
Everyone in the room changed their expressions.
There was tension and panic, helplessness and regret.
Only Ji Yuning’s expression was still calm, but there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.
When she saw Fang Bai, Ji Yuning thought that the act of stealing the phone would be firmly pinned on her.
Fang Bai wouldn’t believe her, wouldn’t care if she was disciplined, so she deliberately pretended to be very scared, just to see how Fang Bai would frame her.
But Fang Bai’s subsequent actions went against Ji Yuning’s guess.
Ji Yuning didn’t get to see the show she wanted, because Fang Bai didn’t even ask, and every word and action she said was on her side.
Why… why?
Ji Yuning lowered her eyes and looked at Fang Bai’s high heels, revealing the other person’s arrogant posture.
Ji Yuning was very familiar with Fang Bai’s words, especially the sentence “My uncle is the deputy director.” She had heard it several times after being caught and brought back from escaping.
Although Ji Yuning knew that Fang Bai didn’t need to use her uncle’s power to find her. The bodyguards she kept were enough to catch her easily.
Qu Zheng hesitated and said, “…Miss Fang, there’s no need to call the police, right?”
“Yes, yes, now that the phone is found, why don’t we pretend this never happened?” Zhu Ping was uneasy. She didn’t dare to provoke the deputy director. If her family found out, they would definitely scold her.
Fang Bai frowned, puzzled, “Why is there no need? Our Xiao Ning didn’t steal anything.”
Our Xiao Ning?
Ji Yuning glanced at Fang Bai without leaving a trace.
Fang Bai didn’t notice Ji Yuning’s actions, and continued, “The phone appeared in Xiao Ning’s bag, which means there must be a thief. Let the police find the thief. First, to clear our Xiao Ning’s name, and second, to let the discipline fall on the right person.”
When Fang Bai spoke, she glanced at everyone in the room, and at the end, she looked at the trembling person in the corner with a half-smile.
When Yu Mimi was looked at by Fang Bai, her curled fingers were about to break through her palm. She swallowed and her mind was filled with the scene of the police coming.
Yu Mimi turned her head, wanting to interrupt Fang Bai’s gaze, but the next second, she met a pair of dark eyes that seemed to be able to peer into people’s hearts. Yu Mimi froze, and Ji Yuning’s eyes made her shudder.
“Di… Director…”
A trembling voice rang in everyone’s ears.
He Ziyan looked at Yu Mimi, signaling her not to speak, but Yu Mimi ignored her.
Qu Zheng looked over and found another student standing in the corner. He asked, “What’s wrong?”
Yu Mimi closed her eyes tightly. The scene of her being taken away by the police became more and more realistic in her mind. Ji Yuning’s eyes when she looked at her froze in front of her. She was terrified.
Yu Mimi suddenly opened her eyes and said, “I put the phone in Ji Yuning’s bag.”
As soon as Yu Mimi spoke, Fang Bai put her legs down.
Seeing that He Ziyan and Yu Mimi had entered the changing room together in the surveillance, Fang Bai guessed that Yu Mimi knew the truth. She originally thought that Yu Mimi had watched He Ziyan frame Ji Yuning, but she didn’t expect that Yu Mimi was the perpetrator.
After saying that, Yu Mimi seemed to have lost all her strength. She pleaded with Fang Bai in an innocent tone, “Miss Fang, I don’t want to go to the police station. Can you not call the police? I’m still a student… If, if…”
Qu Zheng interrupted her, “Why did you do this?!”
“It was… it was Ziyan who asked me to do it,” Yu Mimi said weakly.
Zhu Ping looked at He Ziyan and asked, “Is what she’s saying true?!”
He Wei and Zhou Xuan entered the room and heard this sentence. He Wei asked as she walked, “What’s true?”
Qu Zheng: “This student said she put the phone in Ji Yuning’s bag.”
He Wei looked over in surprise, “Yu Mimi?”
“Teacher He, she’s also from your class, right?” Qu Zheng asked.
He Wei nodded, “Yes.”
He Wei knew what Qu Zheng meant. Since all three were from her class, it was her responsibility to resolve the matter.
He Wei paused, then turned around and held up the thing she was holding in front of everyone, “This is what I took out of Student Ji’s locker. Student Ji has a phone, she wouldn’t steal another one for no reason. Of course, now that Yu Mimi admits she did it, the phone I brought can prove Student Ji’s character even more.”
He Wei handed the phone box to Fang Bai, “Sorry, Miss Fang, I’ll get to the bottom of this.”
Fang Bai: “Mm.”
He Wei turned to ask Yu Mimi about the whole story, while Fang Bai took the phone, got up from the sofa, walked to He Ziyan, and slowly leaned close to her ear while she was looking puzzled, whispering, “This kind of childish trick will be exposed with a little pressure. She probably doesn’t care. Next time, try something more serious. But if you don’t want your dad’s business to fail, I hope there won’t be a next time.”
The faint sweet scent on Fang Bai’s body entered He Ziyan’s nose. She held her breath, not hearing what Fang Bai said until Fang Bai left her side, and He Ziyan came back to her senses.
He Ziyan clenched her hands. She should have been the one playing the piano, but Ji Yuning was the one who went on stage.
Jealousy made her lose her mind. Seeing Ji Yuning’s locker while changing clothes, she couldn’t control her emotions and asked Yu Mimi to do that. Hearing Fang Bai say she was going to call the police, He Ziyan knew Yu Mimi would tell the truth.
Now, hearing someone say she was childish, He Ziyan felt ashamed and angry.
When Fang Bai left, Zhu Ping immediately walked to He Ziyan, pulled He Ziyan, and said to Fang Bai, “Then it seems it was a misunderstanding. Xiao Yan, come over and apologize to Aunt Fang.”
Fang Bai was handing the phone to Ji Yuning. Hearing Zhu Ping’s words, she took a step to the side, pointed at Ji Yuning, and said softly, “Apologize to her.”
Zhu Ping was stunned, then laughed mechanically, “Right, she should apologize to Xiao Ji.”
Zhu Ping tugged at He Ziyan. He Ziyan glanced at Fang Bai, and then said a soft apology to Ji Yuning.
After He Ziyan finished speaking, Zhu Ping quickly said to Fang Bai, “Then Fang Bai, I’ll take my child and leave first. Let’s have tea together sometime.”
“Who said you could leave?” Fang Bai raised her hand to stop them.
Zhu Ping was in the wrong. This embarrassing incident made her want to hit He Ziyan. She originally thought that Ji Yuning had really stolen the phone, so she didn’t believe what Fang Bai said when she entered the room. She even thought Fang Bai was embarrassed in front of her, and she wouldn’t have to see Fang Bai’s high and mighty appearance anymore.
But now, she was the one who was embarrassed. She was ashamed and angry, and her voice was so loud that she thought she could cover up her embarrassment. Zhu Ping said angrily, “Fang Bai, what else do you want?”
“Your daughter framed Xiao Ning, causing psychological trauma to Xiao Ning. I don’t want compensation,” Fang Bai paused, “A demerit and a 5,000 word self-criticism should be enough, right? The kind you read during the flag-raising ceremony.”
“You…” Zhu Ping took a deep breath, “Fang Bai, aren’t you going too far?”
Zhu Ping was about to say something, but a muffled voice rang from behind her, “I’ll write it.”
He Ziyan walked out from behind Zhu Ping. She looked directly at Fang Bai, “I’ll write the self-criticism, but the demerit isn’t up to you.”
Qu Zheng and He Wei had also roughly understood the cause and effect.
Qu Zheng walked to Fang Bai and said, “Miss Fang, we’ll hold a meeting to decide the punishment for this matter. We’ll notify you as soon as the result is out.”
Fang Bai said okay, and then said to the two, “Thank you for your trouble. I’ll take Xiao Ning and leave first.”
He Ziyan, who had been ignored by Fang Bai, opened her mouth to speak, but felt someone looking at her.
Looking over, He Ziyan met Ji Yuning’s eyes.
Then she heard Ji Yuning say calmly, “Goodbye, Teacher He.”
He Ziyan looked at Fang Bai, who had already turned and walked out.
After such a thing happened, He Wei felt guilty and chased after Fang Bai’s back, “Miss Fang, I’ll see you off.”
The school celebration was still going on, and no one cared what happened backstage.
The three walked out of the auditorium.
Outside the auditorium, the high temperature scorched their skin. He Wei took the initiative to speak, “Sorry, Miss Fang, He Ziyan and Yu Mimi are both my students. I didn’t expect this to happen.”
“It’s okay, it’s normal between children,” Fang Bai said generously at this time, completely different from the way she was calculating for Ji Yuning just now.
Seeing that Fang Bai didn’t intend to pursue the matter, He Wei breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Ji Yuning, who had been silent, and asked, “Yu Mimi is in the same dormitory as you. Do you want the teacher to help you change dorms?”
Ji Yuning: “No need.”
This had no effect on her.
Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning sideways, slightly surprised, “You’re in the same dormitory?”
Ji Yuning said in a low voice, “Mm.”
“Then won’t it be awkward to get along in the future?” Fang Bai asked.
He Wei was about to say no, she would help mediate, when she heard Fang Bai say to Ji Yuning, “Why don’t you stop living at school and come home?”