Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 352 - 345, I demand you apologize to Huo Feng! (2)

Chapter 352: 345, I demand you apologize to Huo Feng! (2)

All teachers would never expect that a model student like Pu Sangzhi would speak so harshly in defense of Huo Feng, that delinquent!

At this moment, after her words fell, all the teachers in the staff room were frightened...

The homeroom teacher of class 7, Zheng Qiu, the homeroom teacher of class 2, Yang Huiming, and Pu Sangzhi’s homeroom teacher, Huo Mingshan.

The three teachers associated with the ’cheating incident’ all wore wholly different expressions.

Yang Huiming was somewhat nervous.

Zheng Qiu was somewhat surprised.

Huo Mingshan’s feelings were very complex... because he was moved, grateful, yet also a bit scared!

Although everyone had their own thoughts, what was written on their faces—the one thing they all had in common—was disbelief!

"Sangzhi..."

Realizing that Pu Sangzhi was somewhat agitated, Huo Mingshan inadvertently stepped forward, gently patting Pu Sangzhi’s shoulder, "Calm down first, take a deep breath, and think before you speak."

Pu Sangzhi took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled. She managed to calm her emotions and regained some rationale before addressing the teachers, "Teachers, no matter what, I hope you can retract the decision to punish Huo Feng and apologize to him."

What Pu Sangzhi had argued in Huo Feng’s defense was quite sensible, but when she insisted on an ’apology to Huo Feng,’ it was indeed an affront to the teachers’ dignity.

First, the homeroom teacher of class 2, Yang Huiming, was the first to stand up in opposition and said, "Let’s not even talk about revoking the punishment. Huo Feng’s attitude towards us today alone warrants an apology from him to us. And you’re asking us to apologize to Huo Feng, how can such words be spoken?"

"Teacher, is there no need to apologize when one has done something wrong?"

Pu Sangzhi directly rebutted Yang Huiming with precise reasoning, "Like the saying ’The emperor’s misdeeds should be punished as those of the common man,’ if you’ve mistreated someone, wronged them, don’t you think an apology is in order? As a mentor, you should set a good example, and more so for Chen Ruixiang from your class, leading the way to apologize!"

Yang Huiming was immediately infuriated by Pu Sangzhi’s words. Her lips twitched, and her face wore an expression of disbelief, "Student, if I’m not misunderstanding you, you’re asking me to apologize to Huo Feng, that delinquent who spouts nothing but profanity?"

Pu Sangzhi confronted Yang Huiming directly, "Teacher, you’re not misunderstanding. You should apologize to Huo Feng! If I’m not mistaken, didn’t you also hurt Huo Feng with that kind of talk earlier? That amounts to a deliberate personal attack on a student! It was you who pushed Huo Feng to the edge with a single word. If he starts to fall from today onwards, you cannot evade responsibility! In my view, apologizing is the least of it, the most important thing is for Huo Feng to forgive you for those words!"

Pu Sangzhi’s speech, filled with polite ’yous’ and devoid of any profanity, was still brimming with combativeness!

By the time she finished saying these things, Yang Huiming was nearly out of breath and had to take a deep breath, unable to rebut Pu Sangzhi!

Zheng Qiu and Huo Mingshan, standing nearby, seeing Pu Sangzhi attack Yang Huiming in such a manner due to various reasons of status, hurriedly spoke up to mediate.

Huo Mingshan advised Pu Sangzhi, "Sangzhi, speak to the teacher with some respect,"

Zheng Qiu also said, "Sangzhi, the situation hasn’t been clarified yet. Let’s not rush to judge. If you truly want to clear Huo Feng’s name, why not call Huo Feng and Chen Ruixiang back now to get to the bottom of this matter? I believe that if Huo Feng didn’t cheat, Teacher Huo will definitely clear his name. Right, Teacher Huo?"

Zheng Qiu even asked Huo Mingshan this deliberately, clearly seizing the opportunity to exonerate Huo Feng.

Huo Mingshan naturally very much wanted to clear Huo Feng’s name, so he followed Zheng Qiu’s words and said, "Yes, if there’s doubt in this matter, we can investigate further, issue the notification again. If Huo Feng was wronged, as an educator, the appropriate apologies will have to be made!"

At the mention of ’apologize,’ Yang Huiming’s face turned pale instantly, her brows filled with tension.

Yang Huiming, as a teacher, was very reluctant to apologize to a student, and furthermore, she felt that she had done nothing wrong in this matter.

If she was blamed for slandering Huo Feng, hadn’t Huo Feng disrespected her first?

It was after Huo Feng disrespected her that she developed an aversion to Huo Feng...

In her heart, Yang Huiming swore not to admit fault and didn’t feel she was in the wrong.

However, Pu Sangzhi’s presence seemed to imply she was wrong...

For a moment, Yang Huiming felt suspicious of Pu Sangzhi’s appearance!

"Teacher Huo, Teacher Zheng, I truly believe I have neither done nor said anything wrong in this matter."

Yang Huiming then said to the other two teachers, "You were both present at that time, you all saw Huo Feng’s attitude. I didn’t force him, didn’t mistreat him; it was him who kept swearing at me. Regardless of the truth, I will not apologize to him because I feel he should apologize to me."

Facing Yang Huiming’s defiant attitude, both Huo Mingshan and Zheng Qiu were at a loss for words.

It was from this attitude of Yang Huiming that Pu Sangzhi could feel how Huo Feng was insulted by such a person!

Pu Sangzhi decided not to quarrel with Yang Huiming for the time being, and she only said to Huo Mingshan and Zheng Qiu, "Teacher, I request that Huo Feng be allowed to retake the math exam today. Out of a total score of 150, I believe he can achieve more than 135. If he can do it, then cheating is out of the question! I hope you will withdraw the punishment, and also, the teacher who attacked him using ’bad student’ must apologize!"

Yang Huiming glared at Pu Sangzhi, her tone unpleasant, "Pu Sangzhi, are you trying to pressure me? Do you understand the concept of ’respecting teachers and valuing education’?"

Pu Sangzhi turned her head to one side, her face stern as she spoke, "All I know is that there must be mutual respect between people. Just as students should respect their teachers, teachers should also respect their students. Teacher Huo has published a paper on the multifaceted psychology of adolescents. I hope Teacher Yang will take a good look at this paper! As an educator, you must first learn to respect your students!"

At this moment, Pu Sangzhi seemed to be directing all her accusatory power at Yang Huiming.

What infuriated Yang Huiming was the fact that Pu Sangzhi’s words did not contain a single crude word, and even included honorifics, expounding perfectly logical arguments...making them impossible to refute!

Yang Huiming was really angered by Pu Sangzhi at this point, and inhaling deeply, the corner of her mouth twisted into an amused arc, "Fine, I won’t argue with you. Huo Feng is your boyfriend, and I have nothing to say to your defense of him. You are not as excellent as the rumors say and clearly do not understand the meaning of ’respecting teachers and valuing education’."

Yang Huiming also launched a verbal attack on Pu Sangzhi, but Huo Mingshan stepped in to stop her, "Teacher Yang, you must stop slandering the student immediately! There is nothing disrespectful in what Sangzhi said, and if you continue with this kind of attack, you’ll need to apologize to Sangzhi first."

"I..."

Yang Huiming wanted to say more, but considering Huo Mingshan was Pu Sangzhi’s homeroom teacher and the head of the first grade, he outranked her, so she could do nothing but sullenly shut her mouth.

Pu Sangzhi countered, "Huo Feng is not my boyfriend. He is merely a good student of mine because he pays me to tutor him! Teacher Yang, if your mouth can only spout nonsense, then that is truly frightening!"

"Sangzhi."

Huo Mingshan also stopped Pu Sangzhi, "Don’t argue now, let’s first clarify the situation with the cheating before discussing anything else."

Only then did Pu Sangzhi stop her verbal swordplay.

Huo Mingshan instructed Zheng Qiu and Yang Huiming to contact Huo Feng and Chen Ruixiang to come to the office, and they obediently did as told. Meanwhile, Huo Mingshan also got in touch with the proctoring teacher.

Every relevant person needed to be present to clarify the situation.

However...

They were able to contact the proctoring teacher and Chen Ruixiang, but Huo Feng was unreachable...

Zheng Qiu kept calling Huo Feng, once a minute, but all calls went to voicemail.

Zheng Qiu then called Pan Bo to ask him to look for Huo Feng.

Within ten minutes, both Chen Ruixiang and the proctoring teacher had arrived at the teachers’ office... However, there was no word from Huo Feng!

Zheng Qiu called Pan Bo again, asking if he had found Huo Feng?

Over the phone, Pan Bo said to Zheng Qiu, "A dozen people are looking for him. We can’t find him!"

Finding Huo Feng at such a critical moment was indeed distressing!

Zheng Qiu told Pan Bo to keep searching, as it was crucial to find Huo Feng now if they wanted to overturn the case against him.

After hanging up, Zheng Qiu reported back to everyone in the office, "We don’t know where Huo Feng went, I’ve sent people to look for him."

On the side, hearing that Huo Feng couldn’t be found, Pu Sangzhi’s heart dropped as if plummeting into an abyss.

She took a deep breath, her heart feeling tightly squeezed as emotions crept up, "He’s angry. He’s angry at everyone right now, including me. He says the good students all look down on him..."

As she spoke, Pu Sangzhi’s nose twitched slightly, and she turned to the teachers, adding, "He might not come. This place has humiliated him, made him feel inferior. Therefore, as I advocate for his vindication, I also demand an apology from the teachers and students who have hurt him, one by one."

Pu Sangzhi spoke of Huo Feng in such a pitiable and wronged manner.

But in truth, standing before everyone with her eyes brimming with tears, she looked even more pitiable...

Seeing this, Huo Mingshan’s heart was filled with complex emotions.

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