The result of that day was naturally an unhappy parting between the two sides.

Although the manuscript that was used for the debate was not used, the hearts of the editorial staff were obviously scattered. If everyone was just looking good before, then this time it really tore their faces.

Caught in the middle, Mu is probably the most difficult person to do.

However, when he went to talk to Wen Jianning in private, he didn't blame her for fighting back that day. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was obviously the people of the Three Youth League who intended to make trouble at that time. It's just that he is a little worried, he will step down in a few months, and this mess can only be handed over to the next person in charge to clean up, and he doesn't know what "Years of Cold" will eventually become after they all leave.

The turmoil in the student editorial office quickly spread, and it didn't take long for some rumors against Wen Jianning to resurface.

This is not the first time, she has been stigmatized by a group of people as an informant because of a joint performance in May last year, and there have been some unpleasant skirmishes one after another. But at that time, she didn't want to argue about this little thing, and as time went by, the other party lost interest, and those small actions behind her back gradually stopped.

However, compared to the last time, this time the rumors came more ferociously. Fortunately, many people in the grade were good friends with Wen Jianning, and they didn't believe those rumors, and they even ran to tell Wen Jianning what those people were saying behind their backs.

Wen Jianning didn't pay attention to these rumors against her, but what soon made her unable to laugh was that this trend gradually spread to Ruan Wenyun and Feng Xin, who were closest to her.

Although Ruan Wenjun looks delicate and weak, she is not a soft person who has suffered a lot of losses and does not say anything in her heart, but she is sharp when she speaks harshly, and even few people in the Chinese department can argue with her. After hearing the rumors, she personally went to the door and squeezed the gossiping girl into crying in public, so that gradually no one dared to provoke her.

As for Feng Xin, she has always been smart and very skillful, and she even laughed at these gossips.

Rao is these things did not have much impact on them, Wen Jianning was still very guilty of them, after all, Ruan Wenyun rarely participated in right and wrong, and Feng Xin had always been kind to others, and the two of them were all affected by her this time.

They persuaded her in private: "Jianning, don't think about it, it's not your fault." Those people are now biting everywhere like mad dogs, and many of my classmates can't get used to them. Even if it weren't for you, we'd be working against those people. ”

Wen Jianning could only smile reluctantly after hearing this, but only she knew what it was like in her heart.

What she didn't expect, however, was that the situation soon escalated to the point where she could no longer take it in stride.

One evening a few days later, a classmate suddenly came to inform Wen Jianning that Zhang Tonghui from their dormitory had an argument with someone else. But when she hurried to the corresponding location, she found that the people had dispersed. Fortunately, someone told her that Feng Xin and Ruan Wenyun had left with Zhang Tonghui, so she turned around and went back to the girls' dormitory in the South Courtyard.

Before he could open the door of the dormitory, Wen Jianning heard crying from inside the house.

When I opened the door, I saw that Zhang Tonghui was sitting on the edge of the bed sobbing, and Feng Xin was comforting them softly beside them.

Seeing her come in, Feng Xin pulled her to sit down and told her that someone was talking bad about Zhang Tonghui behind her back, but Zhang Tonghui happened to be passing by and immediately wanted to argue with the other party. It's a pity that she has a pure personality, she can't compare to the other party's sharp teeth, and she was angry and cried on the spot, if they hadn't rushed over in time to solve the siege, in the end, I was afraid that not only did she fail to refute the other party, but she would have been splashed with dirty water.

When Wen Jianning heard half of it, Zhang Tonghui was still choking: "I didn't embezzle everyone's money...... The money I have saved for my business is all saved by myself, even if I borrow money, I will also borrow from you...... I didn't steal money......"

Originally, when she was an ordinary poor student, she ran around looking for part-time jobs and odd jobs, but she did all the work she could, and many people knew about her situation. After returning to school this time, Zhang Tonghui's every move was particularly eye-catching. She has only been suspended for a year, and when she returns to school, she seems to have become a rich person, which inevitably leads some people to talk sour things behind her back.

If he only stays at the level of saying sour words, Zhang Tonghui may still be able to swallow his anger.

I never thought that the discussion behind it intensified, and in the end, I don't know where the statement came out, some people suspected that she secretly swallowed up a sum of money when she was helping to purchase ingredients in the girls' dining group, and then used this money as the principal to make a fortune.

In fact, hearing this, Wen Jianning completely understood what was going on.

She stretched out her hand to hug Zhang Tonghui, and said a little sadly: "I'm sorry, Tonghui, I caused you trouble." ”

Wen Jianning thought that as long as she was upright, she would not be afraid of others saying that they were oblique, but she didn't expect that the people around her would be implicated, and those people didn't even let go of Zhang Tonghui, who was just in the same dormitory with her.

Zhang Tonghui gradually stopped her tears, and comforted her in turn: "Jianning, it's none of your business. ”

Wen Jianning took her hand and was about to walk out the door: "Okay, let's go to those people and make it clear to your face, we can't let you keep carrying this kind of reputation." ”

But Zhang Tonghui gently broke free of her hand, bowed his head and said, "Jianning, there is no need for this." I—I'm going to drop out......"

Seeing the shocked and panicked looks on the faces of several people, she felt sour and relieved at the same time.

In fact, she wanted to say this to her friends for a long time, but it was not until today that she finally had the opportunity to say it.

Before leaving Kunming, Zhang Tonghui naively thought that as long as she made enough money, she would come back to study hard and make up for the wasted time. But people have been wandering outside for a year, and after seeing a long time, their hearts can't settle down, and this time when they come back and look at those thick books, she gradually feels powerless. She might as well see Ning and their talents, but now she has fallen behind for a whole year, and every time she talks to them, she always has a sense of confusion that she can't get in.

What scared her the most was that the prose poems she had learned suddenly made her unable to see a way out in the future.

Zhang Tonghui's family is poor, and he does not have too high expectations for material life, so he just wants to study hard at the beginning of his enrollment, and after graduation, he can find a job as a primary school teacher, so that he can support his family and fill his stomach.

But the prices in Kunming are still rising day by day, and the money in her hand may one day become a pile of waste paper, and then she will have to live back to the days of strapped money and odd jobs everywhere.

These gossips were just the last straw that gave her an excuse to escape these heavy burdens.

Zhang Tonghui whimpered: "...... Jianning, I really regret that I didn't listen to your persuasion at the beginning, and I was stunned that I delayed my studies for this little money...... Maybe I'll be poor all the time, maybe I won't be so scared......"

Wen Jianning was distressed and hated her for not being angry, and cried as she spoke: "Since you regret it, what are you doing now?" If you can't catch up with your homework, we can pull you to make up for it, and if those people dare to gossip again, we will go to the door together." You finally got admitted to the university, and you can get a diploma in another year and a half, and you can't drop out...... We can find another way to deal with money, but you can't make mistakes again and again!"

But no matter what she said, Zhang Tonghui still just hid her face and cried: "...... But I can't hold on anymore, what's the use of wasting my time. Now that I think about it, I probably didn't have that life. ”

The two people next to him couldn't sit still, and they also came over to persuade Zhang Tonghui to change his mind.

No matter what everyone said, in the end, Zhang Tonghui resolutely decided to drop out of school and quickly went through the formalities.

One day in March, Zhang Tonghui left school.

On the day she left, the only three people left in the dormitory went outside the city to see her off.

Wen Jianning and Ruan Wenyun had already said in advance that they should not be sad in front of Zhang Tonghui, but when it was time to break up, the three of them couldn't say anything encouraging, they only felt that their noses were slightly sour and their throats were clogged.

Instead, Zhang Tonghui smiled brightly and said: "Okay, I'm leaving, don't cry with a sad face." There are six people in our dormitory, and now half of them have gone, and you have managed to hold on until now, but you must graduate safely. I can only wish you all the best for the future, and when we meet again in the future, don't forget me. ”

The three of them hurriedly said no, and saw Zhang Tonghui get on the swaying mule cart, and waved goodbye to them with a smile.

The weather in early spring is breezy and warm, the grass and trees are shaking green, the green mountains are majestic, and the white clouds are long, which is the best time of the year. But on the way back, they had no intention of appreciating the beautiful spring, and they only felt lost.

When Chen Hanxiang left, they didn't feel anything, but they were a little sad; when Zhong Hui was withdrawn from school, although everyone was deeply saddened, they also knew that this was just a helpless move under the persecution of power; but when Zhang Tonghui was about to give up his studies, everyone felt a deep sense of dazed powerlessness. Although in fact, Zhang Tonghui is not the only student who dropped out of school due to various reasons after running the Yunnan-Burma Road, but the more things that happened around him, the more distressing it became.

Perhaps seeing that her recent state was too bad, one evening a few days later, Feng Yi took her to Yuantong Temple to worship the Buddha.

When they went, there was no one in the treasure hall, so they offered incense with the help of the monk who knew the guest.

Due to the war in recent years, there is a shortage of materials everywhere, even such large temples do not have high-quality incense candles, and the inferior incense used is a little choking, and the smoke that rises after lighting it has not risen to the front of the Buddha, it gradually dissipates.

The two stood side by side, quietly looking at the Buddha statues in the hall, some with compassion, some with angry eyes, and some with flowers, all of them performed the joys, sorrows, sorrows and sorrows of the gods and Buddhas, far from the pain of the world.

After a long time, the two walked out of the Yuantong Treasure Hall, chatted and walked in the temple, and did not stop until they reached the edge of the release pond in the temple. It's spring, and the rocks on the shore are covered with calamus, and the water is covered with duckweed, so green that it almost melts with the lake.

Wen Jianning suddenly said astringently: "Feng Yi, I only ask you one thing, those people...... Did they do anything to you?"

She only said this, and she couldn't say any more. Even Zhang Tonghui and Ruan Wenyun, who are in the same dormitory, will be embarrassed, not to mention Feng Yi. It's a pity that she was so depressed at the time that she couldn't even take care of the people closest to her.

Feng Yi smiled: "How can I say that I am also a lecturer in the school, how dare those students embarrass me." ”

Wen Jianning didn't believe him easily, and emphasized in a slightly nasal voice: "Feng Yi, you tell me the truth." ”

This time he hesitated for a long time before saying, "Yes, but it's not a big deal, I've already dealt with it." ”

Wen Jianning realized that someone had made an article about her relationship with Feng Yi behind her back early in the morning, and some people even wrote anonymous letters and sent them to the school board, asking the school to dismiss him on the grounds that Feng Yi was corrupt and deceived female students.

However, Feng Yi's mentor, Mr. Yang, was originally one of the members of the school council, and several other members were also members of the Feng family, so they naturally just laughed at this matter. However, of course, Feng Yi himself would not take this matter lightly, he didn't say how he handled it, but until today, Wen Jianning at least has never heard anyone accuse her of corrupting her personal morality and seducing the division commander behind her back.

Wen Jianning was so angry that he was a little dizzy for a while, and he didn't know how to react.

Over the years, she has studied hard and insisted on writing, thinking that she can be an upright person, self-reliant, and worthy of everything, so that she can be fearless. But only now did she understand that in front of these people, these alone would not help at all.

Feng Yi saw that she was silent, knowing that she must be thinking about it again, and patiently persuaded: "Jianning, I hope you can understand that these are not your faults. Only a small number of people are aimed at you, and the vast majority of people around you care about you. ”

Wen Jianning said in a low voice: "I understand all this. ”

Feng Yi knew that she didn't understand, so he heard her say in a low voice, "...... However, Zhong Hui was expelled, but I couldn't do anything for her, and as for Tong Hui's suspension of school, although it was her own decision, I can't escape the blame. They are still like that, and I can't help the other students. Even you, I can't do anything for you......"

He sighed and gently grabbed her so she could lean on his shoulder.

The man in his arms sobbed silently, and warm tears soon soaked his shirt. It wasn't until her breathing finally calmed down that Feng Yi said softly: "Jianning, whether it's Zhong Hui or another classmate of yours, they don't really need you to do anything for them, even though the world is difficult, they have also made their own choices." But if you think you have to do something to let go, go for it. ”

Wen Jianning buried his head in his arms without moving, and did not speak for a long time.

(End of chapter)