Zhao Zeli walked out of the broadcast room with shaky legs, crouched by the corridor, buried her head in her knees, and cried helplessly.
"Host, don't cry yet. The shame points total 1380. I will deduct something from you."
"I'm already like this, why are you still so calculative? I have nothing now. Can you let me owe you a few days? I'll definitely pay you back on the weekend."
"Host, rest assured, I won't make you disabled for now. I'll deduct your facial recognition first. In the future, you will have extremely little presence."
Zhao Zeli felt it wasn't a big problem when she heard that. "Then I won't be able to use facial recognition for payments? Can I recover it in the future with face-slapping points?"
"It's just that people can't recognize you, but machines can. You can recover it with one thousand face-slapping points."
"Okay, I will continue to work hard."
Zhao Zeli wiped away her tears, walked down the stairs bravely, ignoring the scrutinizing eyes of her classmates.
"She's down, she's down, it must be her."
"She's quite good-looking. She shouldn't be short of boyfriends, right? Why would she be so desperate? She picked that peacock from Class 18."
"I heard they were childhood sweethearts."
"Alright."
"It's really interesting, can anything be based on imagination? I really feel wronged for my goddess."
"Forget it, don't say it. Lest people say you're snatching her boyfriend. She probably has delusional disorder."
"Alas, it's just a misunderstanding. It's all the scumbag's fault. She's also a victim."
"When you're called a mistress in public, you'll know how embarrassing it is. She didn't listen to explanations either. Spreading rumors without evidence, it serves her right to have her parents called."
Zhao Zeli covered her ears and quickly left the place of contention.
"Hmph, she still knows to be shy."
"It's none of our business. We should go rest."
"What the heck, what did that girl look like just now? Is my brain malfunctioning?"
"Haha, why care so much? Let's go back to sleep."
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Let's go."
Zhao Zeli was extremely low-key throughout the week. She listened attentively in class and took notes. The time she used to spend lamenting the autumn and spring was now used for memorizing.
Finally, Saturday arrived. After school, she went out to do good deeds. After working hard for half a day, she wanted to buy a cup of lemonade. She touched her pockets but had no money.
She sighed and sat on a random chair. She folded the leaflets she received into a small fan and fanned herself.
She suddenly saw two extremely familiar figures. Zhao Zeli immediately covered her face with the fan and observed stealthily.
Zhong Yujin was wearing a black striped tracksuit and a sun hat. He stood with his arms crossed, leaning against a ginkgo tree on the side of the street.
Her younger brother, Zhao Zeyu, was wearing a white hoodie layered with a blue denim jacket, and gray pants that made his legs look slender and straight.
He wore a mask and was saying something to the milk tea shop employee. After a while, he received his milk tea and happily walked towards Zhong Yujin.
Zhao Zeli had a gut feeling that something was amiss and secretly followed them. Soon, they walked through several alleyways and entered a small inn.
Zhao Zeli waited outside for half an hour. Seeing that neither of them had come out, the smile on her lips almost reached her ears.
She walked to the bus stop, waited for a while, and took a bus. After getting off, she walked back home cheerfully.
As soon as her mother saw her, her face instantly fell. She tried to close the door with her hand, but Zhao Zeli quickly squeezed half her body through.
"Mom, is Dad at home? I have something important to tell you both."
Fearing being laughed at, her mother, with a displeased expression, pulled Zhao Zeli into the house.
"What are you back for? Didn't you say you wanted to make me regret it? You were so spirited then. Are you short of money now? Even if you beg me, I won't give it to you."
As her mother spoke, she walked into the kitchen on her own. Her father was lounging with his legs crossed, scrolling through his phone, not even looking at Zhao Zeli.
"Dad, Mom, listen to me. Xiaoyu likes men."
Her mother's wok clattered to the floor. She rushed out and tried to slap Zhao Zeli.
Zhao Zeli nimbly dodged, and her mother trembled with anger.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Can't you wish your brother well? He's the only male heir in our family, and he'll have to carry on the family line. You're just jealous of him, so you're speaking nonsense, right?"
Her father glared fiercely at Zhao Zeli. "You good-for-nothing, you just cause trouble when you come home."
"I didn't! Dad, I have evidence."
As she spoke, she took out the photos she had secretly taken earlier. Her mother quickly took them and examined them carefully.
"Old man, take a look quickly. This can't be true. Maybe they're wearing the same clothes?"
Her father took the phone and examined it carefully. Five seconds later, he confirmed it was his son, who had asked him for 300 yuan two hours ago.
"Where did you see this?"
"Kai Kai Hotel. The other man is Zhong Yujin."
"Heavenly wrath! This scourge from the Zhong family! He wasn't satisfied with seducing you? He dared to go and seduce your brother? I'll tear him apart today."
Her mother said, and then angrily rushed towards the Zhong family to cause trouble. Her father immediately stopped her.
"Are you afraid you're not embarrassed enough? If this gets out, how will your son live his life? Lead the way, we'll go take a look now. If you dare to lie to me, I'll beat you to death."
Her father pointed at Zhao Zeli and spoke menacingly. Zhao Zeli was not intimidated at all and reminded them to bring their identification.
When they arrived at Kai Kai Hotel, the receptionist politely asked what kind of room they wanted. Her father and mother had sour expressions. Zhao Zeli stepped forward to talk to the receptionist.
Then, she presented her identification to retrieve the surveillance footage, stating that Zhao Zeyu was in room WCN. The receptionist dared not delay and immediately revealed Zhao Zeyu's room number, along with a room card.
Zhao Zeli opened the door and immediately went downstairs. Her father and mother were stunned by what they saw.
Her father reacted and immediately closed the door, then pulled Zhong Yujin to the ground and kicked him without mercy.
"You damn scourge, corrupting my Xiao Yu. I'll beat you to death today, you little beast."
Her mother immediately stepped forward to help. Seeing the black leather whip on the cabinet, she grabbed it and whipped Zhong Yujin.
"Shameless slut, how dare you set your sights on my son? I'll teach you a good lesson today."
Zhong Yujin cried out in pain. He had nowhere to hide on the cramped floor, and wherever he rolled, he would be beaten.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, save me."
"You damn thing, you still dare to howl? I'll let you howl, aren't you disgusting?"
Her father said, then stomped on Zhong Yujin's mouth again and again, the heel of his leather shoe pressing down forcefully from time to time.
Zhong Yujin had never felt such pain. He felt like his teeth were about to fall out. Seeing that the ground was stained with some blood, her father finally stopped.