Chapter 65: Xiaoxiao, I Will Take Responsibility for You! 1
It was Lin Chusheng who called, and Ye Chuxiao answered.
The voice on the other end sounded very concerned: “Xiaoxiao, where are you?”
“I’m at the amusement park.”
Lin Chusheng was very familiar with Ye Chuxiao; although she was playing, her tone didn’t sound happy.
Lin Chusheng was very worried and asked directly: “Xiaoxiao, are you out to clear your head? Is it true about your Advanced Mathematics grades, as uploaded on the school website forum?”
“Yes, I didn’t pass,” Ye Chuxiao’s voice became even softer.
“How did Lu Ziyi tutor you?” Lin Chusheng was very displeased. “Last semester, I tutored Xiaoxiao for her final exams, and Xiaoxiao still scored sixty-two points!”
“It’s my fault…”
Before Ye Chuxiao could finish speaking, Lu Ziyi put an arm around her shoulder, took her mobile phone, and said to Lin Chusheng: “It was my mistake, I didn’t tutor Xiaoxiao well. I will continue to tutor Xiaoxiao so she can pass the make-up exam.”
So Xiaoxiao and Lu Ziyi were at the amusement park. Lin Chusheng felt inexplicably annoyed: “Even if she gets a high score on the make-up exam, the score recorded in her file will only be sixty! And what if she fails the make-up exam again? I’ll tutor Xiaoxiao instead, no need to trouble Ziyi!”
“I’m not troubling you!” Lu Ziyi’s voice was deep, showing no sign of backing down. “I guarantee Xiaoxiao will definitely pass the make-up exam!”
“This concerns Xiaoxiao’s academic career!” Lin Chusheng’s tone worsened. “If she fails the make-up exam, she’ll have to retake the course! Xiaoxiao’s other schoolwork is so good; having to retake one course will have a very bad influence on her overall academic performance.”
Lu Ziyi said decisively: “I guarantee Xiaoxiao’s make-up exam will be passed!”
Lin Chusheng didn’t want to argue with Lu Ziyi any further. He said in a deep voice: “I’m coming to the amusement park to find Xiaoxiao now. She will decide who tutors her!”
“You should attend to your other matters!” Lu Ziyi’s voice was also low. “I’m with Xiaoxiao!”
“I’m not busy!” Lin Chusheng was somewhat annoyed.
“Chusheng?” A soft, delicate female voice inquired from the other end of the telephone, “What’s wrong? Are you angry?”
Lu Ziyi recognized it as Tang Jie’er’s voice. He said again: “You should go.” Then he hung up the telephone.
Lu Ziyi held Ye Chuxiao’s shoulder tightly. Unconsciously, his grip on her shoulder became very firm.
Lu Ziyi’s heart was filled with a restless unease; he rarely felt this unstable.
Perhaps at a time like this, Xiaoxiao would prefer her Brother Chusheng to accompany her, but he hadn’t asked for Xiaoxiao’s opinion and had directly refused on her behalf!
Would Lin Chusheng call again? Should he tell Xiaoxiao that Lin Chusheng wanted to come over? But Tang Jie’er was with Lin Chusheng, so he wouldn’t come, and Xiaoxiao would be very disappointed, wouldn’t she?
Amidst Lu Ziyi’s anxiety, the carousel music stopped, and the tourists from this round began to disembark one after another.
A staff member walked over, preparing to open the gate for the next round of tourists.
Lu Ziyi was still preoccupied with his argument with Lin Chusheng. He hugged Ye Chuxiao tightly from behind, feeling very guilty and saying sincerely: “Xiaoxiao, I’m sorry, it was my mistake! I will take responsibility for you! I will see it through to the end!”
Ye Chuxiao felt the surge of emotions in Lu Ziyi’s heart. She vaguely understood that Brother Chusheng and Senior Student Ziyi had argued about her Advanced Mathematics grades during the recent phone call.
Ye Chuxiao felt very apologetic. Had she caused Senior Student Ziyi to be blamed by Brother Chusheng? In fact, Senior Student Ziyi had put a lot of thought and effort into helping her; it was her own lack of comprehension that led to her failing the exam!
