"Mingyao, your score this time is in the top fifty of your grade!"
After class, Mingyao's classmate Peng Shasha came over happily to inform her of her mock exam ranking.
Mingyao is also very happy.
Her reading talent is average, and she often needs twice as much effort as others, plus extra after-school tutoring, to improve her grades.
Unlike Wen Jing, he not only ranked first in every exam.
Mingyao once went to his study room and saw him flipping through books on college subjects.
The high school entrance examination is coming soon. If Mingyao still wants to go to the same high school as Wen Jing, she must stay at the top of her grade. This is somewhat difficult for Mingyao.
Tan Kang has always been very strict about education. Sometimes his test scores will go back slightly, and his face will look ugly.
Not only Mingyao, but Tan Kang's requirements for Tan Heyu are even stricter.
Tan Heyu's grades have always been very good, and he is basically among the top five in his grade. He has also participated in several highly valuable physics competitions.
There is a physical education class in the afternoon.
Mingyao asked for leave from her teacher because of abdominal pain and rested in the playground bleachers.
The water bottle in Mingyao's hand gradually lost its temperature. She slowly stood up and walked to the school water room to get a cup of hot water.
Behind the water room is a connected utility room used to store sports equipment and construction supplies. Few people come here.
But after Mingyao walked out of the water room, she heard several extremely secretive muffled sounds.
Mingyao frowned and walked gently to the utility room. The doors and windows were broken, and the groans and screams became clearer.
"...I was wrong, I'm sorry...Please, please let me go..."
Curiosity aroused, Mingyao carefully moved closer to the gap and observed the scene in the utility room.
I saw a few tall boys standing or sitting inside. The room was dark and I couldn't even see their faces clearly.
And among them, there was a boy kneeling down, his hair was messy, his body was dirty, he was sobbing and begging for mercy.
Mingyao didn't dare to express her anger, she covered her mouth in fear, turned around and wanted to leave.
At this moment, a somewhat familiar voice sounded.
"Looking at your useless look is really off-putting. Didn't you speak righteously when you reported it to the teacher?"
A thin boy wearing a white shirt chuckled, stood up from the cushion, and slowly walked closer.
Holding the cigarette between his two fingers, the scarlet fire flickered on and off, and the smoke around him was so misty that some of his faces could not be seen clearly.
He kicked the boy on the shoulder, and the boy hit the ground on the back of his head with a thud, screaming in pain.
The next moment, a burning cigarette butt fell into his mouth.
The boy choked for a moment, then covered his throat and coughed crazily, with snot and tears streaming down his face.
The boys around him all laughed, and the leading boy also laughed softly.
Mingyao took a breath that was imperceptible.
The boy with a sarcastic smile on his face who was bullying his classmates was none other than her half-brother Tan Heyu.
His appearance at this moment was completely different from the polite manner at home.
His eyes were as cold as stars, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and there was an innocent evil look in his brows.
It slowly overlapped with the first time he saw him in Mingyao's memory.
Mingyao takes a step back slightly.
Tan Heyu seemed to notice something, tilted his head slightly, and met Mingyao's frightened eyes.
Mingyao trembled, turned around and left quickly.
But before he had taken a few steps, his wrist was suddenly grabbed and pulled hard.
Mingyao's back suddenly hit the wall, Tan Heyu leaned over and stared at her closely. He was much taller than Mingyao, and the pressure was extremely strong at this time.
"You, what are you going to do..."
Mingyao's shoulders trembled slightly, and his mind kept thinking about the cruel behavior he had just done to his male classmate. His eyes were red and watery.
The first time they met Tan Heyu left a big shadow on Mingyao. Later, he behaved by the rules for a long time, and she thought Tan Heyu had changed for the better.
Tan Heyu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Mingyao's frightened eyes sparkling with tears.
The eyes are a little complicated.
Over the years, he has worn the mask perfectly, hiding his dark side.
But deep in his heart, there seemed to be an irresistible force controlling him to perform these actions.
For some reason, he doesn't want Mingyao to see this side of him...
He gently raised his hand, trying to wipe away the tears flowing from the corners of Mingyao's eyes.
Mingyao thought Tan Heyu was going to hit her, so she turned her head and closed her eyes tightly in fear.
"I..." Tan Heyu's tone was difficult.
Suddenly there was a stabbing pain in his wrist, and his whole arm became numb. Tan Heyu frowned.
Mingyao smelled a familiar fragrance of grass and trees on the tip of her nose. She opened her eyes suddenly and saw Wen Jing standing in front of her with a cold face, a hand with clear joints firmly restraining Tan Heyu.
"elder brother......"
Tears burst out of Mingyao's eyes and she threw herself into Wen Jing's arms.
Wen Jing released the acupuncture points on Tan Heyu's hand.
Tan Heyu took two steps back, covered his arms, and stared at Wen Jing coldly from bottom to top.
Suddenly a sharp whistle sounded——
"What are those people over there doing? Come back to class quickly!"
The physical education teacher shouted loudly in the distance.
Mingyao sniffed and took Wen Jing's arm to leave the scene.
Tan Heyu stared at the backs of the two of them, his handsome face slightly distorted, and he punched the wall with a punch.
...
Not long after that, a big event happened in the school.
Several students jointly reported to the school that several people led by Tan Heyu insulted, beat and other humiliating behaviors against them, causing serious physical and mental harm to them.
After verification by the school's Academic Affairs Office, the situation is true.
Punitive actions such as demerits and suspensions were imposed on Tan Heyu and other students.
Tan Kang was furious after returning from the school office.
He has always paid attention to reputation and is a well-known outstanding entrepreneur in the city. He has done many charity projects and has been commended by the government.
Tan Heyu's behavior simply brought shame on him.
After arriving home, he sullenly whipped Tan Heyu with a whip until his body was covered in blood.
Tan Heyu gritted his teeth and remained silent, Su Xinyi burst into tears of distress, and Mingyao hid in her room and shivered.
Then Tan Heyu didn't go to school again.
I stayed at home and received tutoring lessons, and a few months later I took the high school entrance examination.
His grades were very good, and he was assigned to a high school known as a "military camp" by Tan Kang. The management of the school was extremely strict, and all students were required to live in dormitories and could only go home once a month.
Mingyao performed exceptionally well in the high school entrance examination, and she and Wen Jing were successfully promoted to key high schools.
In the three years of high school, Mingyao only met Tan Heyu during the winter and summer vacations.
Every time we meet, I feel that Tan Heyu is becoming more and more depressed, and more and more difficult to see through.
