Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Meng Ruozhao.
She had been completely uninvolved and unaware throughout.
Unfortunately, Mei Mei was muddle - headed.
She was already jealous of Meng Ruozhao, and on top of that, she had lost face in front of her best friend.
She was reluctant to blame Lu Cheng for the misunderstanding, but instead blamed Meng Ruozhao for making her look bad.
So after returning to school, she found fault with Meng Ruozhao in every way.
Mei Mei's family was in business, and their economic conditions were very good. She was generous at school and had a few little followers.
Led by her, these little followers also started to target Meng Ruozhao.
At that time, Meng Ruozhao was working extremely hard to get into the high - school affiliated with the school. She was studying day and night, already under great pressure, and then being targeted. Naturally, she fought back a few times.
As the conflict continued to escalate, Mei Mei felt that her face was even more on the line.
So she started to go to greater lengths to find ways to make things difficult for Meng Ruozhao.
Moreover, after bullying Meng Ruozhao a few times and seeing that Pei Jiangmu didn't do anything, she thought the rumor that Meng Ruozhao was under Pei Jiangmu's protection was false.
Relying on her family's economic strength, she used various means to disrupt Meng Ruozhao's study and life.
Mei Mei's little followers also came up with all sorts of ideas, trying to make Meng Ruozhao's life at school even more difficult.
They posted some anonymous notes slandering Meng Ruozhao on the school bulletin board.
It said that she looked pure on the surface, but in fact, she was dating several boys at the same time and accepting expensive gifts from them.
For a while, rumors about Meng Ruozhao were flying all over the school.
Many classmates who didn't know the truth started to look at Meng Ruozhao with strange looks.
Meng Ruozhao felt very uncomfortable when she noticed the change in the attitude of her classmates around her.
She tried to explain, but those rumors seemed to have wings and spread more and more absurdly. There was no chance for her to clear her name.
Unable to bear it any longer, she went to Mei Mei to reason with her and asked why she was slandering her like this.
But Mei Mei looked smug. Not only did she not admit it, but she also turned the tables and said that Meng Ruozhao was slandering her.
After all, Meng Ruozhao was just a child at that time. Naturally, she was both angry and anxious.
She knew that if things went on like this, her peaceful life would be completely ruined by these rumors.
So she decided not to sit back and wait for trouble. She started to collect evidence of Mei Mei and others spreading rumors.
First, she found a few classmates who had heard Mei Mei and her little followers discussing how to smear her and asked them to testify.
Then, she carefully collected those notes slandering her on the bulletin board, preparing to use them as evidence in court.
After a great deal of energy was taken up by these trivial matters, Meng Ruozhao's study state was greatly affected. Even the teacher asked her the reason.
She showed the notes to the teacher. The teacher said that they would investigate and told her to focus on her study.
She thought this matter would end there. Who would have known that after Mei Mei and the others found out that she had snitched to the teacher, they suppressed her even more crazily.
Once, they even locked Meng Ruozhao in the school infirmary.
At that time, school was already over. She found a classmate crying at her desk and went to ask what was wrong.
The classmate said she had a stomachache, so she helped her to the infirmary.
But the teacher in the infirmary was not there, so she went out to look for the teacher.
But after looking around, she couldn't find the teacher. She had to go back, planning to tell the classmate that she couldn't find the teacher and ask her to call her parents.
As soon as she entered the infirmary, the door locked behind her.
The classmate with the stomachache was gone.
She quickly realized that she had been tricked.
But the door couldn't be opened. She could only go to the window to see if she could call for help.
However, she waited for a while, but there was no one outside. The infirmary was on the second floor.
Her phone and other things were all in the classroom.
She had no choice but to wait.
Time passed by second by second, and it soon got dark.
Just when she was almost in despair, suddenly a boy walked by outside.
Without thinking much, she asked him if he could come and open the door of the infirmary for her or call the security guard.
Hearing the noise, the boy came right up.
But the door was really locked. Without the key, he couldn't open it either.
However, he said he would go and call someone. Meng Ruozhao thought he was going to call the security guard, so she waited calmly.
Who would have known that he actually went to call Lu Cheng.
Recently, the matter between Mei Mei and Lu Cheng had been widely spread among the students.
Some people said that it was Meng Ruozhao who had meddled in their relationship, which was why Mei Mei was at odds with her.
Lu Cheng was so angry that he publicly said that if he heard anyone say so again, he would tear their mouths apart.
This boy happened to be Lu Cheng's friend. The reason he hadn't left so late was that he had been playing basketball with Lu Cheng. He passed by the infirmary on his way to buy water.
He naturally knew that Lu Cheng had always liked Meng Ruozhao, so he went to call him.
Hearing that Meng Ruozhao was trapped in the infirmary, Lu Cheng dropped the ball and rushed to the infirmary.
But he couldn't open the door of the infirmary either. So he asked the original boy to find the security guard.
He himself stood outside the door and talked to Meng Ruozhao inside.
They were not in the same class, and in fact, they hadn't said many words to each other.
Even separated by a door, Lu Cheng was very nervous and stuttered a bit when speaking.
Later, the security guard successfully opened the door with the spare key and gave them a good scolding.
Meng Ruozhao finally regained her freedom. Her face was a bit pale, and her hair was a bit messy, but she was still beautiful, making people stare.
Seeing Lu Cheng, Meng Ruozhao felt a complex mix of emotions.
There was gratitude for his timely arrival, as well as embarrassment because of all these messy things recently.
Lu Cheng's ears were red when he looked at Meng Ruozhao's appearance.
"I'm sorry. All these things recently are because of me."
"To show my apology, let me walk you home."
Meng Ruozhao didn't really want him to walk her home at first, but she was also afraid that Mei Mei and the others still had more tricks up their sleeves.
Moreover, she also thought it would be better to clarify things with Lu Cheng.
So she walked with Lu Cheng to the classroom to get her things and go home.
When they got to the classroom and Meng Ruozhao was packing her things, Lu Cheng finally summoned up the courage to speak.
"Meng Ruozhao, I like you. I know I won't be able to get into the same high - school as you."
"But would you be willing to wait for me? We can get into the same university or go abroad to study together."
After he realized that he liked Meng Ruozhao, he had studied very hard.
Unfortunately, his foundation was too weak, and he would definitely not meet the requirements of Haicheng International High - school.
Even if he got in through connections at that time, he wouldn't be able to keep up. It would be better to find a suitable school to study in.
He had already thought it through. At that time, he would study sports and become a special - recruitment student. He was sure he could get into the same university as her.
As long as she was willing to agree to wait for him.
Meng Ruozhao originally thought that Mei Mei was targeting her because she misunderstood that Meng Ruozhao was trying to meddle in her relationship with Lu Cheng.
She wanted to clarify with Lu Cheng that she had no such intention and asked him to explain it well to Mei Mei.
But she didn't expect him to be so straightforward.
This was the first time she had been confessed to, and it caught her off guard.
After being flustered for a few seconds, she actually asked a question that missed the point, "But aren't you with Mei Mei?"
Before, Mei Mei had shown off her chat records with Lu Cheng in the class.
She didn't have the hobby of prying into other people's privacy, but unfortunately, Mei Mei's little followers read them so loudly that she couldn't help but hear.