Chapter 72: The Punishment

“Alright, you all can talk first. Hmph, this is simply outrageous!”

The Head of Grade left them with that remark, then plopped back into his office chair, closed his eyes, and pretended to rest.

Xiao Xi, Mia, Nan Feng, and the others gathered together upon hearing that, whispering among themselves.

After all… they had to… get their stories straight, right?

“So… are we sure that everything the president said yesterday was a rumor?” A student council member first looked at Nan Feng.

Nan Feng looked away guiltily and shot a glare at Mia.

Mia looked away guiltily and shot a glare at Xiao Xi.

‘No…’ Xiao Xi muttered inwardly. ‘What does this have to do with me?’

“Not necessarily. Maybe my girlfriend is one of the few girls?” that male student who had made the weird dangerous remark earlier replied.

Everyone present sneered in disdain and turned away in envy.

‘Meow… Head of Grade, there are students in a relationship here, and it’s already reached that level. Isn’t anyone going to do something? Dammit!’

“Well, but that rumor is definitely fake. There are plenty of pretty girls in school. If the goddess I’ve had a crush on for years turned out to be a guy, I wouldn’t be able to accept it. They’re definitely all girls.”

One male student said that, and another beside him clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“Tch, I see you still don’t get it~”

“Get… get what?” the addressed male student asked suspiciously. The one who clicked his tongue smiled disdainfully and said,

“As long as they’re cute enough, even boys are totally acceptable~”

“I agree!” Mia raised her hand on the side.

‘No… What are you raising your hand for? And why are all you guys looking at me?’ Xiao Xi thought.

Xiao Xi cowered in a corner. ‘I get it. I shouldn’t be in the car; I should be under the car, right… Boohoo… You’re all targeting me!’

“Hmm~ indeed, looking at it this way, I feel like accepting boys isn’t impossible.”

The male students nodded in agreement. These people had become perverts! And among them was an even more perverted witch lady!

“But… come to think of it, this damned news is still fake, right? The school has debunked it. Yesterday, the campus confession wall was bombarded by girls.”

Everyone fell silent. Indeed, the fact that the school was actually an all-boys school now seemed like a solid rumor.

So…

Everyone turned to look at the president who had announced the rumor earlier.

“President Nan Feng, can you explain?”

“Ah…” Facing the crowd’s questioning, Nan Feng immediately glared at Mia. “It was all Mia who told me this. I believed her malicious rumors. Mia started the rumor!”

“What nonsense!” Mia was also obviously unconvinced. “It’s not like you chose to believe it yourself! I haven’t forced you to do anything these past two days! Besides, I saw you were quite enthusiastic about this before! Hmm… at most I can accept a seventy-thirty split of blame!”

“How… how can you only take thirty percent?” Nan Feng frowned.

“Seventy percent is yours! Only thirty percent is my fault, okay? Hmm… no, not even thirty percent. Two point five percent is Xiao Xi’s!”

Mia suddenly turned and pointed her finger at Xiao Xi, leaving Xiao Xi completely bewildered. ‘No… what does this have to do with me? Before hearing the broadcast, I didn’t know anything! I was just like all the other ordinary students, completely dumbfounded!’

‘It can’t be that because I sat on the stage, I’m considered an accomplice, right? That’s unfair!’

“Why…” Xiao Xi protested discontentedly. Mia blinked and said innocently,

“Didn’t you tell me… that our school was an all-boys school or something?”

“Wha… what are you talking about?”

Xiao Xi was dumbfounded. ‘Who told you that? Did you have a weird dream and take it seriously?’

“You… Xiao Xi, didn’t you say that your older sister, younger sister, and Senior Meiyou are all as cute as you and Yuzu?”

Mia was confused. Xiao Xi scratched his head.

After thinking for a long time, he remembered. Oh, he had said that to Mia back at the hot springs.

‘That’s not right! I only said my sister, little sister, and senior are cute. Who said they were girls?!’

“You… your imagination is too wild…”

Xiao Xi could only lower his head and sigh. Upon hearing this, Mia panicked. “Eh? Did I misunderstand? But but but… what about the urinals in the women’s restroom?”

“Yeah… if it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have believed Mia either,” Nan Feng also replied similarly.

“Oh, you mean that…” The Head of Grade suddenly opened his eyes and spoke. “The school was recently planning to renovate that unused restroom. During the renovation, the sign at the entrance fell off. It seems the workers put it back on backwards. We only noticed it during yesterday afternoon’s meeting.”

“Huh?” Mia still refused to believe. “Then what about that ‘crossdressing school’ thing?!”

“What crossdressing school…” The Head of Grade was confused. Nan Feng quickly moved to stop Mia from almost spilling the beans. No way—if the Head of Grade found out that the two of them had sneaked into the principal’s office late at night, the punishment would surely be upgraded! Don’t forget, the Head of Grade called them over not to commend them for spreading rumors!

This time, punishment was inevitable. Nan Feng had already prepared himself for it. At this point, what use was it to explain how he had misunderstood?

Everyone fell silent and stood at attention. Seeing that they had finished speaking, the Head of Grade suddenly changed expression, clasped his hands behind his back, stood up, and slammed a book onto the table.

The bang made Xiao Xi tremble all over.

“This is simply outrageous!”

Frowning, the Head of Grade sternly criticized them. “Such a big incident has severely disrupted the school’s teaching order. Did you think you could play hero? Nan Feng! You’re the student council president, and you pulled this stunt! You!”

The Head of Grade gritted his teeth, wishing he could give Nan Feng a few hits. Yesterday’s meeting had earned him quite a bit of criticism—wasn’t that also a kind of torment? It was time for him to teach these culprit students a lesson!

The Head of Grade furiously scolded them all, a torrent of reprimands. In decades of teaching, he had never encountered such a fantastical and absurd mess. Xiao Xi was so scolded he withdrew into himself. ‘Help, I didn’t participate in any of this! What does it have to do with me? Boohoo…’

Huff… Huff… The Head of Grade was also tired from scolding. He picked up his water cup, took a sip, and waved his hand at them.

“All of you will receive a major demerit. Especially you, Mia! You just made trouble recently, and now you’ve done this again. Pack your things and have your parents come pick you up! Nan Feng, you’re fired from being student council president! All of you, get out of my sight!”

…

A few male students ran out first, followed by a dejected Nan Feng, and then Mia quietly wiping her tears.

Only Xiao Xi remained standing still, his face twisted in grievance, sobbing even more miserably than Mia.

‘I, I obviously didn’t do anything wrong. Why… why am I being punished too? Boohoo…’

“Alright, what are you crying for? No one is getting off easy. You, a boy… wearing a dress like this—what kind of behavior is that!”

The Head of Grade frowned in disgust. “Have your parents come to school and see me. This won’t do!”

“Waa—” Xiao Xi sniffled a few times and stammered, “My… my parents aren’t in the country. Can… can I call my husband instead?”

“Eh?”

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