Chapter 597: Chapter 597

After returning to campus, Pu Sangzhi particularly cherished every minute and second of campus life she was living now.

A day’s worth of classes flew by in an instant, and soon it was 9:30 in the evening, the time when the evening self-study ended.

Back in the girls’ dormitory, Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao accompanied Pu Sangzhi to the dorm manager’s office to retrieve her suitcase.

Pu Sangzhi arrived early this morning and stored her suitcase with the dorm manager upon finding all her roommates still asleep when she got to the girls’ dorm.

Due to some reasons, the three girls went to the student activity center at noon and didn’t return to the dormitory. So, it was only after the evening self-study that the trio returned to the dormitory.

Proactively taking the suitcase for Pu Sangzhi, Wen Miao became the main helper among the three. Even though Pu Sangzhi was very embarrassed, Wen Miao still effortlessly carried Pu Sangzhi’s suitcase back to the dormitory.

After returning to school, every friend around her had given Pu Sangzhi a lot of warmth, making her treasure her current campus life even more.

At 10:30 PM, the lights in the dorm were turned out. However, none of the four girls went to sleep.

In the darkness of the room, the glow from four smartphones lit up. Each person was absorbed in their phones, partly focusing on playing and partly chatting with each other.

Pu Sangzhi was chatting with Huo Feng, and as they talked, she suddenly thought of something and, making sure there were no strangers around, asked her roommates, "Do you know what’s up with Mr. Huo’s hair? I’ve only been gone for two weeks, so how did he suddenly become a monk?"

Zhu Dandan burst out laughing, prompting Wen Miao and Dai Ya’an also to chuckle in the dorm.

Clueless, Pu Sangzhi looked at Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao across the bed, "What, you find it funny?"

"Super funny! As soon as you mentioned it, I recalled that incident on a dark and windy night!" Zhu Dandan said, laughing.

Pu Sangzhi asked, "What happened? You all know?"

"More than just us know."

Wen Miao continued with a smile, "The whole school knows about Mr. Huo’s bald head situation!"

Pu Sangzhi still puzzled, "Did I... miss some good news?"

Up on the top bunk, Dai Ya’an waved her finger, "You didn’t miss any good news, you exposed Mr. Huo’s secret! You are the prime culprit!"

Pu Sangzhi was shocked!

So, Zhu Dandan spent some effort explaining the whole tale of the three men causing trouble in the school that night, and how Mr. Huo’s wig had fallen off, revealing his bald head.

Only then did Pu Sangzhi learn the truth that Mr. Huo was already middle-aged and bald.

He had been carefully hiding this fact for the sake of his image.

Unexpectedly, it was because of her family’s issues that his secret was revealed, making him the joke of the entire school.

Zhu Dandan also told her that Mr. Huo had shaved his head completely because he couldn’t stand the odd stares at his wig from everyone at school.

After a few days of getting stared at, Mr. Huo appeared to have resigned himself to his fate.

The next week, he boldly walked into the campus with a completely shaved head, leaving not a single hair,!

Although he still garnered quite the attention from everyone at school for a few days, people gradually accepted his new look...

The classmates got used to it as well.

They even joked sometimes, saying he looked handsomer bald than with hair!

After hearing all this, Pu Sangzhi felt a mix of astonishment and sympathy...

She felt apologetic towards Huo Mingshan and reproached herself, making a mental note to formally apologize to make up for her role in his embarrassment.

"Later, the teacher also shared with us the reason for his baldness,"

Zhu Dandan said, "It turns out it was all due to his son. Just a few years ago, his son caused a big problem at school and it stressed him so much that his hair begun to fall out in handfuls. We were all quite curious, barely believing that such a strict person like Mr. Huo could not manage his own son and ended up so distressed by his actions!"

Wen Miao chimed in, "I think it might be because Mr. Huo is too strict, and that’s why his son rebelled. I wonder how old his son is now, he could well be in his rebellious teenage years!"

Speaking of Mr. Huo’s son, Pu Sangzhi did know a bit about his age.

So, Pu Sangzhi said, "I saw a photo of Mr. Huo’s son the other day. It was from when he was little, he should be in elementary school by now. The teacher mentioned before that his son is quite mischievous."

At that moment, Pu Sangzhi thought to herself: Looks like the calligraphy gift from last time didn’t bother that naughty kid. Since I have to apologize to Mr. Huo this time, why not send something even more mischievous to that kid!

Pu Sangzhi also thought: If she had a chance to meet that naughty kid, she would love to. Just give her one day, and she could definitely teach that unruly child a lesson!

Afterward, Pu Sangzhi made a silent decision in her heart: she would ask Mr. Huo if he needed someone to help teach his child. She could try taking on the role!

"But think about it..."

From the opposite top bunk, Zhu Dandan laughed, "The kid that drove our Mr. Huo to become bald must be really mischievous! He might just be Mr. Huo’s nemesis!"

The other girls in the dormitory nodded in agreement, silently mourning for the middle-aged, bald-headed Mr. Huo.

Right in the midst of this topic, Pu Sangzhi also mentioned it to Huo Feng on WeChat...

She texted Huo Feng, "Do you also know about our homeroom teacher being bald?"

Huo Feng replied to her, "Of course! How is it, his bald look is super ugly, right! Hahaha..." Official source ıs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩

Pu Sangzhi pursed her lips and replied to Huo Feng, "I heard it’s all because of his naughty son!"

Pu Sangzhi then texted him: "Can you accompany me shopping this Saturday? I’ve inconvenienced Mr. Huo and want to buy him a small gift as compensation. While we’re at it, help me pick out a little gift for his son too. Something like the last calligraphy piece that can help the kid calm down. Let’s choose something similar this time!"

Pu Sangzhi asked him: "Why are you suddenly acting ? Don’t you want to accompany me?"

The Huo Feng on the other side of the phone frowned and replied: "..."

Pu Sangzhi: "Then don’t bother accompanying me, I’ll go by myself."

Huo Feng: "Pu Sangzhi, you will regret this eventually."

Pu Sangzhi just did not understand, "Then don’t accompany me if you don’t want to. I’ll just go by myself! What is there to regret about that!"

Huo Feng: "I’ll accompany you. But you will regret it!"

Pu Sangzhi was even more confused: "If you’re so reluctant, then don’t bother coming. I’ll go alone."

Huo Feng: "I said I would accompany you!"

Pu Sangzhi: "Why are you suddenly acting !"

Huo Feng: "What’s wrong with my attitude!"

Huo Feng: "Are you trying to kill me! And still expect me to smile!"

Now, it was Pu Sangzhi’s turn to send a helpless text: "..."

Suddenly, the conversation had taken such a turn, leaving Pu Sangzhi utterly baffled!

For the time being, Pu Sangzhi would not understand what caused Huo Feng’s strange behavior that evening.

When she eventually figured it out, she would only find it funny and not pity Huo Feng...

And Huo Feng was destined to fall asleep in anger tonight!

Actually, Huo Feng was well aware that Old Huo never said a good word about him in front of others!

Those at school who didn’t know Huo Feng had an impression of Huo Mingshan’s son as being unbearable, cheeky, and hard to manage!

Huo Feng was waiting for an opportunity...

Waiting for the day he got into Tsinghua, when the school would invite him to speak on stage, he would surely expose Old Huo’s misconduct to the whole school!

He absolutely had to!

And make Pu Sangzhi regret believing Old Huo’s slander!

The week passed by quickly and uneventfully.

This week, they only had classes for two and a half days, and for another two and a half days, the second-year students had their first monthly test of the term.

When Saturday came after the test, Huo Feng reluctantly accompanied Pu Sangzhi to Tangxia to pick a gift for Huo Mingshan.

Pu Sangzhi didn’t have much money, just some pocket change...

If it were any other time, Huo Feng would have gladly bankrolled Pu Sangzhi to get a respectable gift!

But since it was for picking a gift for his father, Huo Feng was so stingy that he was unwilling to spend even a penny!

He even kept advising Pu Sangzhi: "Buy something cheap. You don’t have much money left, save some for your own expenses."

But on this matter, Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng could not agree: "Nonsense. The teacher has sacrificed so much for me, the least I can do is not skimp on his gift. Help me think, what would be a good gift for the teacher? My dad says a tea set would be best."

"You’re the one talking nonsense!"

Huo Feng retorted: "Tea sets are expensive! That old geezer isn’t fit to use a tea set!"

Pu Sangzhi said to Huo Feng: "I still have the money I earned from my summer job. I can buy a good set. Ah, there’s the tea shop!"

As luck would have it, Pu Sangzhi found her destination store following the phone’s navigation.

Huo Feng entered the shop with a dark expression on his face...

It really was too much...

The gifts he got for Huo Feng were all handmade, each one cheaper than the next.

The gifts for that old man were all good! And expensive!

Huo Feng felt extremely aggrieved!