Seeing that the young girl's inner turmoil had been resolved, Scholar Meng let her return to the classroom to continue studying, while he went to teach the older students.
Zhao Zhitong had left the room with red eyes, but upon her return, she was smiling. Zhao Yue and a few others who were spectating looked puzzled.
Zhao Yue wondered, "Wasn't the Teacher scolding her or punishing her? Why did she become so happy? I've never seen someone who was punished be happy before. What a strange girl."
Noticing their gaze from outside the window, Zhao Zhitong looked in that direction and saw Zhao Yue's silly face hanging at the window frame. She snorted coldly and made a face at him.
She then happily returned to the classroom. After sitting down at her seat, she picked up her textbook and started reading aloud.
Wei Shulan, who was sitting beside her, relaxed when she saw Zhao Zhitong was fine and began to quietly read along.
