Chapter 5 The Devil Beside You (Five)

  "Leng Ning, I'm on duty today, you go back first." Qiao Anyu and Leng Ning's homes were in the same direction, so they often walked home together.

  "Alright." He said, casting a cold glance at Shu Zimo, who was wielding a broom like a sword and humming as he went back and forth. He patted Qiao Anyu's shoulder sympathetically: "Anyu, take care."

  The class duty is arranged according to the seating, fortunately Shu Zimo didn't skip his turn and stayed behind obediently, although he didn't sweep the floor. After the class duty was completed that day, the grade-level sanitation evaluation team would come to inspect the sanitation, and based on the score, determine the ranking of each class.

  Qiao Anyu was sweeping, taking out the trash and arranging the tables and chairs, completely ignoring Shu Zimo who was practicing his martial arts with a broom beside her. As long as he didn't mess up the floor she had already cleaned, doing the cleaning by herself was actually quite relaxing.

  After finishing sweeping, although very unwilling, Qiao Anyu still opened her mouth to Shu Zimo and said: "Hey, you wait here for the sanitation evaluation team, I'll go back first."

  Regardless of whether Shu Zimo heard her or not, she turned around and left with her backpack on.

  The next morning, Qiao Anyu arrived at the classroom to find that the originally neatly arranged desks were now crooked and messy, with paper scraps and layers of dust scattered all over the floor. It was as if the student on duty yesterday had not cleaned up at all. Before she could figure out what was going on, she and Shu Zimo were called outside the classroom to talk.

  "What happened yesterday? Didn't you have a duty?" Teacher Lin held that chapter of the health ranking table in her hand, her face iron-green.

  Qiao Anyu hastily said: "Teacher, we have class duty." Shu Zimo also nodded in agreement.

  "How can this result be explained? The messy tables and chairs in the classroom, and the dirty floor?" The teacher waved the list in front of them. Their class was ranked last.

  Qiao Anyu glared at Shu Zimo with a cold anger, while he looked guilty and didn't dare meet her gaze.

  "It's just a bad score, how can you lie to the teacher? Our class used to always be first, now suddenly we're last, where does the teacher put his face? Especially you, Yu Liang, have you been having mood swings lately? You're actually lying too, relying on your talent and being arrogant, I'm disappointed for you!" Lin Laoshi pointed directly at Qiao An Yu Liang, scolding her. Although she was one of her favorite students, when it came to discipline, Lin Laoshi would never be soft-hearted.

  "The two of you go back and reflect on your actions, each write a self-criticism essay and hand it in." Teacher Lin cast a disappointed glance at Qiao Anyu, dropped this sentence and left, not giving them any chance to explain themselves.

  After being scolded, Qiao Anyu's mood suddenly hit rock bottom. This was the first time she had been criticized by a teacher, and it was unjustified. The teacher made a judgment without distinguishing between right and wrong, and there was no room for appeal. It was all Shu Zimo's fault, he must have been behind this.

  At this thought, Qiao Anyu's eyes seemed to shoot out two sharp arrows, staring at Shu Zimo, who had been avoiding her gaze. He was no longer as arrogant and domineering as he used to be. There must be a problem! This matter is 100% related to him!

  Qiao Anyu's face turned icy with rage, and she coldly snorted: "This is your doing, isn't it?"

  Shu Zimo finally met her gaze, "heh heh" laughing: "How could it be me? I also hope our class can always get first place."

  Shu Zimo's rare smile was misinterpreted by Qiao Anyu as a pretentious act: "Your sense of collective honor is strong, but where was it when we were taking the exam? Every time our class average score was affected, it was because of you. Who else could it be? You're used to being scolded by teachers, so what's one more or less time? It's no big deal to drag me down with you, and I can enjoy watching you struggle in the water, what a delightful sight, why not?" Qiao Anyu said sarcastically.

  "It was me who did it, I'm the one who did it. Are you satisfied now? But what can you do to me?! I'll take the criticism, but I won't let you feel smug." The self-aware and guilty Shu Zimo was enraged by her and shouted at her in a fit of rage.

  Actually, he saw the health inspection team didn't come, so he went home and forgot to close the door. Who knew someone would take advantage of it to frame their class? If Qiao Anyu treated him well, he would still tell her the truth about what happened. But she insisted on blaming herself, why not just let her be wrong and vent her anger? Every time he saw her get angry, he felt a sense of revenge. Who made her pretend to be a tiger, being a puppet for the teacher?

  Qiao Anyu was startled by the shout, her eyes turned red, and she stomped her foot before running into the classroom to secretly cry on her desk. Leng Bing sighed beside her, also helpless like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river. Qin Hui wasn't an easy person to deal with either.

  Shu Zimo and Qiao Anyu's hatred for each other deepened.