chsdbacks Chapter 220 Dormitory Turmoil
Chapter 220 Dormitory Turmoil
Shen Li smiled but didn't reply. She went back to the dormitory with Lan Wei.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Qin Ling, Lin Yue, Yao Fen and Wang Yiyi.
Yao Fen was the first to rush over, excitedly grabbing her hand: "Lili! You're finally better! We've all missed you so much!"
"Okay, I'll be back for class now." Shen Li replied with a smile.
Lin Yue also came over and said with relief, "It's good that it's all done. Our dorm is finally complete again."
Just then, Qin Ling's sarcastic voice rang out: "So what if we're all here? Some people look down on us ordinary classmates now."
She looked Shen Li up and down, her tone full of sourness, "After all, she's Professor He's goddaughter, her status is different now! It's a good thing she's just a goddaughter, if she were his biological daughter, she'd probably be floating on air by now."
Wang Yiyi sat to the side without saying a word, but in her heart she agreed with Qin Ling's words.
At first, she was secretly envious when she heard that Shen Li was Professor He's biological daughter, but later there were rumors that she was just his goddaughter.
Thinking back to how Professor He continued teaching normally during Shen Li's hospitalization without being affected in the slightest, she became even more certain that Shen Li was definitely not her biological daughter, otherwise why would Professor He be so calm?
Actually, she wasn't envious that Shen Li was Professor He's daughter. If she were Professor He's biological daughter, then she would have a father who was a member of the Central Committee!
That's the real source of confidence.
However, Qin Ling, Lin Yue, and Yao Fen were unaware of this.
Of course, Lan Wei only found out about it when she met Shen Li's father at the hospital.
Lanwei's father is an official, so of course she understands the ways of officialdom!
She was incredibly surprised at the time.
The atmosphere in the dormitory instantly became somewhat awkward. Shen Li looked at Qin Ling's sour expression and found it ridiculous. Too lazy to argue with her, she went straight to her bed and started packing her things.
Qin Ling's words were sour and barbed that even Yao Fen, who usually disliked causing trouble, couldn't hold back.
She took a half step forward, her eyebrows furrowed: "Qin Ling, don't be sarcastic! Whether Lili is Professor He's daughter, whether they're related or not, what does it have to do with us? Besides, whether Lili is sociable or not, look at the kind of people you associate with! We're not on the same page. Do you think we don't know where you got all these new clothes?"
These words struck Qin Ling squarely where it hurt—coming from an ordinary family, her face flushed a deep purplish-red after being exposed in public, then turned deathly pale.
She grabbed the enamel mug from the table and smashed it on the cement floor with a "bang." Tea mixed with shards of porcelain splashed half a foot high as she shrieked, "Yao Fen, stop spouting nonsense! What do you mean by that? Can't I buy it myself?"
"Who doesn't know what kind of conditions everyone in a dormitory has?" Yao Fen scoffed.
She had long disliked Qin Ling, who dressed up extravagantly every day and came home very late each time. The scent of her face cream was so strong that it made her dizzy, preventing her from studying in the dormitory and forcing her to go to the library instead.
Qin Ling, who is 1.7 meters tall, became angry and rushed forward to push Yao Fen.
Fortunately, Yao Fen was also a girl from the north, and her height was no less than hers. She immediately straightened her neck and stepped forward, clenching her fists, ready to fight back: "Come on! Who's afraid of who!"
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Shen Li quickly grabbed Qin Ling's wrist and squeezed it so hard that Qin Ling hissed and gasped.
"Stop fighting!" she deliberately raised her voice, sounding anxious. "Fighting in the dorm will result in disciplinary action, a black mark on your record, and it will affect your graduation!"
These words, ostensibly meant to persuade, actually gripped Qin Ling's arm tightly and gave Yao Fen a meaningful look.
Yao Fen understood immediately. Taking advantage of Qin Ling's inability to move, she pinched her arm hard twice and deliberately raised her voice: "Don't hit me! I didn't provoke you, you rushed over first!" Qin Ling's face was contorted in pain, but she couldn't break free.
Lan Wei quickly grabbed Qin Ling's other hand, pretending to mediate. Lin Yue huddled at the foot of the bed, quietly trying to stop them. Wang Yiyi urgently pushed Lin Yue, "Go call the dormitory manager!"
Lin Yue stumbled and ran out.
Shen Li heard the dormitory supervisor's footsteps in the corridor—with the clatter of a keychain.
She quickly gave Lan Wei a wink, and the two of them released their grip at the same time.
Unrestrained, Qin Ling, like a bull with its mane standing on end, raised her hand and slapped Yao Fen across the face: "Smack!" The crisp sound echoed in the dormitory, making everyone's ears go numb.
The dorm supervisor witnessed everything and was so angry that his keys rattled loudly: "This is outrageous! College students fighting in their dorms! Don't they have any respect for school rules?"
Qin Ling, feigning malice, sidled up to the dormitory supervisor, clutching her arm. Tears welled in her eyes as she cried, "Auntie, those three bullied me! Yao Fen insulted me first, and Shen Li and Lan Wei even took my side! Look, my arm is all bruised!"
Yao Fen covered her burning face, but a cold smile curled at the corner of her mouth.
Having studied law, she was the most composed in any situation: "Auntie, you saw her hit me with your own eyes! The slap mark on my face is still red! Qin Ling smashed the cup first before hitting me. Shen Li and Lan Wei were trying to break up the fight, and Wang Yiyi was sitting there the whole time; she saw everything clearly!"
The dormitory supervisor, his face ashen, swept over the broken porcelain shards and the handprint on Yao Fen's face and said, "Go to the Moral Education Office! It'll be recorded in your files!"
"No, Auntie!" Qin Ling's legs went weak at the mention of "being recorded in her file." She clung tightly to the dormitory supervisor's sleeve, her sobs trembling. "I know I was wrong! Being recorded in my file will affect my job search! My parents will beat me to death!"
"Why didn't you think about the consequences when you took action?" Yao Fen said sarcastically, rubbing her face.
Wang Yiyi quickly tried to smooth things over: "The aunties acted impulsively, please give them a chance. They'll write a self-criticism and clean up, they'll do anything!"
After a moment's hesitation, the dormitory supervisor relented: "Qin Ling will be punished for hitting someone by sweeping for a week and writing a 1000-word self-criticism; Yao Fen will write 500 words for the fight; the others will each write 300 words, due tomorrow! Any further offenses will be reported directly to the Moral Education Department!"
After the dormitory supervisor left, the dormitory was deathly silent. Lin Yue offered Qin Ling some safflower oil as a gesture of comfort, but Qin Ling brushed her off.
"Don't pretend to be kind!" Qin Ling abruptly shook off her hand, her nails almost digging into her flesh, her eyes blazing with venom. "Where were you when I was being bullied? You were always hiding and pretending to be a good person!"
Lin Yue: "Didn't I go find the dorm manager to rescue you?"
Qin Ling scoffed lightly: "Shen Li, you and Lan Wei are taking sides, do you think I'm blind?"
Shen Li picked up the broken porcelain shards, looked up and smiled faintly: "If you hadn't made a move, I wouldn't have had a chance to take sides, would I?" The implication was that you deserved it.
Qin Ling looked up at her, a faint smile playing on her lips, her tone as calm as if she were discussing the weather: "You're just an adopted daughter. Don't think that changing your surname makes you a member of the Shen family. Wait until their biological daughter comes back, and see what place you'll have then."
Shen Li laughed: "Then tell me, who is Professor He's biological daughter?"
Qin Ling, as if grasping at a straw, snorted and shook her head smugly: "Still pretending! Liu Yu's wife in Yiyi's class is Professor He's biological daughter, Shen Panpan. She used to work in logistics! You're just an imposter, trying to steal someone's position just by changing your surname? When Shen Panpan comes back, you won't have a place in the Shen family!"