Chapter 47: Crisis of Trust

  Everyone knows that after the mid-term exam is the parent-teacher conference.

  Lin Jiahuan has been a bit absent-minded for the past two days. Her mom is on a business trip and hasn't returned yet, but she'll definitely rush back for the upcoming parent-teacher conference.

  Her father and uncle knew she didn't do well this time, so they gave her a lecture, but her mother was different, scolding was certain, saying it's not good and would even hit her.

  She had previously told her family that she was distracted because she was secretly looking at something, and even handed over the library card, but still didn't know if she could deceive her mother.

  Before, Gu Xiang thought she was a bit resentful of her inability to achieve her goals. Now, looking at her unhappy and depressed state, he felt a little sorry for her.

  In physical education class, Lin Jiahuan no longer played with them, instead sitting in the classroom doing homework or reading books.

  Tang Lulu secretly told Gu Xiang: "If she can really keep being so good, it's actually a good thing that she failed this exam!"

  Gu Xiang felt that Lin Jiahuan's personality was not like this at all. Now it's just a temporary setback due to the blow, and next time she'll be back to normal after the exam is over.

  But restoring it to its original state is also good, now this doesn't look like herself anymore.

  Because Chen Yue and Xu Lu did not fall behind in their studies, Teacher Jiang did not press them step by step, nor did she frequently call Gu Xiang over to ask this and that like before.

  Gu Xiang was still in a daze when she was first called over, as Teacher Jiang had also often called her to ask about the situation before, but most of the time it was just a casual mention or two, and then he would move on.

  Now they specially called her to the office, and didn't ask directly. After Gu Xiang told them about the progress of each subject, they smiled and asked her: "What else?"

  Gu Xiang casually added two more sentences.

  "Anything else?" asked Teacher Jiang.

  After being asked repeatedly, Gu Xiang was about to go crazy!

  And there's an egg! oao

  Fortunately, she also reacted later and every time Teacher Jiang called her, she would bring two sentences of Chen Yue.

  Chen Yue's poor condition is obvious to all teachers of various subjects.

  Gu Xiang picked up what he could say, but his heart was tangled with unspoken words.

  It's really easy now!

  For the parent-teacher conference, Gu Xiang and Tang Lulu didn't have much of a reaction.

  Lin Jiahuan had a gloomy face all day and even lost his appetite during meals.

  But what's meant to come will still come, after school that day she walked home with Gu Xiang, without saying a word.

  Two people pedaled their bicycles in silence.

  In the evening, Gu's mother came back and asked Gu Xiang: "Did your teacher Jiang say that there is someone in the class who has a premature love affair?"

  Gu Xiang nodded: "Right, it seems that we were seen by the teacher. And more than one teacher saw us."

  "How did you end up sitting with this girl?"

  "Miss Chiang means for me to watch her."

  Mom said unhappily, "Why did you get picked? I found out that your teacher Jiang is really interesting, and not just you, there are other class committee members too. Why do they always make you do things? Last time when we went to the city for a competition, they made you run around before and after, and you even told me it was just going out to play! If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have agreed."

  "This shows that Teacher Jiang values me." Gu Xiang helped Teacher Jiang explain, and she actually quite liked Teacher Jiang. "And last time we went to the city, Teacher Jiang also thought that Team Leader Li would take us out to play."

  "Your mom continued to mutter: 'You're not even allowed to be a class committee member, and there are still so many things... I'm telling you, don't learn from that girl, if you dare to have an early romance, just try it!'"

  Gu Xiang tried to curry favor with her mom, saying: "Don't you know whether I'm having an early romance or not? Besides, won't an early romance definitely affect my studies? When my grades decline, won't you find out right away?"

  Mother Guo finally softened and said: "As long as you know in your heart, that's enough."

  The next day at school, Gu Xiang only found out that Jiang Laoshi had made a big deal about the early love affair at the parents' meeting.

  Although no one was named, it was said very directly and seriously.

  Gu's mom had a relatively mild reaction, but Tang Lulu's dad went straight back and flipped through her backpack and phone.

  The parents all went back and more or less took some action. Suddenly the class was in an uproar, with everyone on high alert.

  There used to be a few outgoing boys and girls in class who would chat and laugh together, but now they can't be seen at all.

  Mr. Jiang finished the parent-teacher conference and also freed up his hands to "take care" of them.

  Classmates who had shown some signs of dissent before were more or less "taken care of".

  Gu Xiang heard Lin Jiahuan say that there was a boy in their class who would walk home with a girl from Class 2 every day.

  Both sets of parents know each other and have given their tacit consent.

  Because it gets dark early now, it's completely dark at 5:30 after school, and I feel at ease letting them walk together.

  Mr. Jiang and Mr. Qian are now often sneaking around and hiding at the school gate.

  They were seen and then both parents came with the class teacher to explain.

  But every time they met their teacher Jiang at the school gate, who was smiling in a rather strange way, they would quickly run away with their heads down.

  Teacher Jiang can smile and stare at them all the way!

  Gu Xiang, Tang Lulu and Li Wei were content with their simple lives. Although they felt that the class atmosphere was a bit too dull, they didn't have any sense of crisis.

  So when she was called into the office by Teacher Jiang during self-study class, Gu Xiang still thought that Teacher Jiang just wanted to ask her some questions as usual.

  Teacher Jiang saw her coming, but there was no smile on his face as usual.

  Gu Xiang also felt that something was off. Teacher Jiang had always been gentle and soft-spoken to her, so there was no reason for him to be giving her a cold face now.

  Mr. Jiang looked at her and didn't say anything either.

  Gu Xiang stood for a while before Jiang Laoshi spoke up: "Lin Jiahuan's rental card, was it you who gave it to her?"

  Gu Xiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded honestly.

  Mr. Jiang's face turned even darker: "And some classmates also told me that they saw you walking with Chen Yue and Xu Lu?"

  Gu Xiang nodded again with difficulty.