I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 895 Must Be Corrected

Chapter 895: Chapter 895 Must Be Corrected

After her chat with Suizi, Jiaojiao, who usually had excellent sleep quality, experienced a rare bout of insomnia.

The following day in class, she dozed off several times.

Luckily, she sat by the window and usually had good grades, so the teacher didn’t pay much attention to her.

When class ended, a notebook fell from above, jolting the sleepy Jiaojiao wide awake.

Looking up, she saw Xiao Pang casually passing by her seat, as if by chance.

None of the other students noticed this detail, but Jiaojiao’s lips curled into a smile.

Upon opening it, she saw his scrawled handwriting, filled with detailed notes from the previous lesson.

Xiao Pang, who had joined the class this semester as part of a streaming process, had worked hard to be in the same class as Jiaojiao, a feat his family considered a miracle of life.

There were three key classes in the key junior high school, and Jiaojiao’s class was the elite class, the crème de la crème. Xiao Pang, who needed a special talent just to get into the school, had spent a year to make it in, all while not neglecting his special talent in Go, which showed how determined he was.

The tutoring Jiaojiao provided had played a significant role, and even though his grades had improved, there was no time to practice his handwriting. It was so unique and ugly that the teacher could recognize it among dozens of students just by the signature on an exam paper.

"What’s this?" Liu Meimei, who sat behind Jiaojiao, had been watching her. She noticed Xiao Pang throwing the notebook to Jiaojiao and craned her neck to see.

Jiaojiao quickly closed the notebook and said nonchalantly, "I forgot to bring my own, so Yuan Wenyuan lent me a new one."

"The cover looks pretty nice." Liu Meimei reached out to touch it and turned to shout toward Xiao Pang’s spot, "Yuan Wenyuan, I’ve run out of notebooks too, could you lend me one too?"

The surrounding classmates all looked over.

Xiao Pang, with his head down, continued drawing his Go game diagrams, seemingly oblivious to her.

Liu Meimei repeated herself, and Xiao Pang just shifted his position and kept drawing.

Angered, Liu Meimei snatched Jiaojiao’s notebook and slammed it onto the desk.

Jiaojiao’s eyebrows instantly furrowed.

"What are you doing?"

"Jiaojiao, he’s bullying me!" Liu Meimei felt humiliated and began shaking Jiaojiao’s arm.

Noticing the glances of her classmates, Jiaojiao stood up and said to Liu Meimei, "Let’s go outside to talk."

Liu Meimei’s behavior had already caused Jiaojiao to feel displeased.

She actually knew that Liu Meimei had always been imitating her, but she rarely cared about such things. However, today’s notebook was Xiao Pang’s, and Liu Meimei had no reason to make a fuss.

Around the corner of the classroom, Jiaojiao crossed her arms. Before she could speak, Liu Meimei lowered her head and started wiping away tears.

"Jiaojiao, are you mad at me? I’ve been in a bad mood lately, I just can’t control myself..."

After saying that, she covered her mouth and started to dry heave.

Jiaojiao pulled out a piece of sour plum candy from her pocket and handed it to her. Ever since she found out about Liu Meimei’s issue, she’d been carrying them around, handing one over whenever Liu Meimei felt nauseous.

"If you’re unhappy, then I won’t borrow it," she said, then muttered softly, "Yuan Wenyuan really is a stingy jerk."

"He has the right to manage his own things, so how can you say he’s stingy? Meimei, I’ve thought about it, we can’t put your issue off any longer."

Hearing this, Liu Meimei’s eyes sparkled as she clung to Jiaojiao’s arm, continuing to shake it.

"Then come with me tomorrow, I’m too scared to go alone. Don’t worry, I’ll pay you back for the medicine later."

"Meimei, I’ve told you before, that medicine isn’t something to take lightly; if you’re not careful, it can cost a life. We have to tell your parents."

Liu Meimei’s face turned pale upon hearing this, and she stepped back, looking at Jiaojiao with horror.

"What are you talking about? Don’t you know my situation at home? Everyone in my stepfather’s family looks down on me. If they find out, I’ll be thrown out! I might even be arrested and jailed!"

"No, I asked my sister-in-law, and now it’s not as strict as it was a couple of years ago; they won’t crack down on this. Plus, you’re still underage; no one is going to convict you."

"You even told your sister-in-law?! Jiaojiao, you despicable, shameless wretch! You’ve betrayed our friendship!" Liu Meimei, looking crazed, reached out to push Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao was pushed against the wall, which was adorned with framed portraits of celebrities. The edge of a frame turned her face pale.

"Enough!" Xiao Pang ran over and pushed Liu Meimei away.

Liu Meimei stumbled a few steps and pointed at Jiaojiao, cursing, "You’re all tarred with the same brush. From now on, you’re not my friend anymore!"

With that, she ran off.

Jiaojiao wanted to chase after her but was held back by Xiao Pang.

"Let her go! If she doesn’t want to be friends, so be it! Who needs her anyway?"

"I’m worried she might do something rash." Jiaojiao watched Liu Meimei run out of the school, feeling uneasy.

"Don’t worry, someone as selfish as her would never consider ending it all. Even if the earth were about to be destroyed and there was only one boat left, she’d kick you out to survive. She’s determined to live," he retorted.

Jiaojiao pursed her lips. Even though the words were bitter, she couldn’t deny their truth—it really seemed that way.

"Can’t you learn how to choose friends from your sister-in-law?"

Xiao Pang, frustrated with her complacency, was unexpectedly stern with her.

The first bell for class rang, and the teachers had already started heading to their classrooms.

Xiao Pang and Jiaojiao could only head back to class first, as Xiao Pang still had a solemn look on his face, not showing his usual good-nature. It felt as if Jiaojiao had been reminded of the days back in primary school when they couldn’t stand each other.

Jiaojiao knew she had really angered Xiao Pang this time, but this anger was different from their childhood days when they used to throw chalk heads and scratch each other.

It seemed that this time, she had truly made a mistake.

Throughout the next class, Jiaojiao’s mind was occupied with what Suizi had told her the night before.

Making initial mistakes is common, and making a wrong judgment isn’t terrifying. What’s terrifying is making the same mistake over and over again. Now, she had to correct this one.

After school, Jiaojiao needed to attend the National Day program rehearsal in the music classroom.

She and Xiao Pang were currently giving each other the cold shoulder. Xiao Pang didn’t go home alone; he was on the playground playing basketball with his classmates.

It was after six when Jiaojiao finished her rehearsal, and it had already gotten dark.

There was nobody left on the playground, and she thought Xiao Pang had gone home first.

In the past few days, when she had stayed late for rehearsals, Fourth Master had been picking her up personally. If he was busy, it would be Yu Jingting who came.

Jiaojiao didn’t want her classmates to know her family had a car, so she always asked them to park a bit farther away.

After walking down a street, she saw a group of people gathering in the distance and squinted.

It seemed like she spotted Liu Meimei.

These people appeared to be a group of young thugs from outside the school. What was Liu Meimei doing with them?

Liu Meimei spotted Jiaojiao coming over and started screaming for help.

"Jiaojiao, save me!"

When those punks saw a pretty girl approaching, their eyes sparkled with a predatory green.

"Your friend owes us money—how are you going to settle this?" The leading thug reached out, attempting to touch Jiaojiao’s face.

Not far away, Yu Jingting was already digging into his pockets. As it happened, he had a slingshot and a few steel marbles on him. Quite the coincidence.

But when Yu Jingting saw who was behind Jiaojiao, he put the slingshot back.

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