"Is that true? Mei Mei's transferred schools?" Gui Gui was thoroughly shocked by what Apple told them.
She confirmed, "The principal's even given her school leaving certificate..."
Everyone did not dare to believe that Mei Mei would make such a startling decision without telling them all. Gui Gui stared gravely at Mei Mei's empty seat beside hers. A minute later, she grabbed her bag and raced out of the classroom.
"Hey Gui!" Da Ya called after her but she had already disappeared. From his seat, Wang Zi got up and considered going after Gui Gui but he was also aware that the rest of class suddenly has all their eyes on him. He turned away from their curious gaze and felt uneasy.
"From what I felt, Gui Gui's gonna skip classes and head straight to Mei Mei's home..." Ya Tou deduced.
Upon hearing what she said, Wang Zi attempted to quietly pack his stuff and hoped to sneak out without attracting unnecessary attention. However, his cellphone sounded halfway through notifying an incoming message. It was from Xiao Yu. He then immediately rushed out as well.
Running over passed a few blocks of classroom building, Wang Zi finally reached the college chapel. By the time he entered, Xiao Yu was already seen waiting for him.
He went up to him and asked, "What makes it so urgent this time?"
Xiao Yu unzipped his bag and took out a thick envelope. He handed it over to him, "This is the last time I will be providing you with these information...Please don't ask for more from me any longer..."
Wang Zi was least expecting Xiao Yu to tell him such while taking the envelope full of documents, "What causes you to end our dealings all of a sudden? I did say that I will pay you afterall..."
Xiao Yu smiled a little, "I just promised someone not to...Also, I've gotten my first job yesterday...The future's actually not as bleak as it seems..." He patted his shoulder and soon left the chapel.
Seeing Xiao Yu walking away out into the open, Wang Zi could empathise with his resolution. One could not betray honesty and conscience for life. Nevertheless, he was grateful for this last piece of crucial information he could get from him. Quickly opening the envelope and skimming through the documents, Wang Zi was even more astounded to find out that the principal had actually received a huge sum of money wired by his parents way before he was admitted to Kingsgate College. It struck him hard that the agreement he had prepared with Li Quan was not of much use. Now, his doubt of why the principal would so willingly sign it without much consideration was finally cleared.
Outside, the lady whom Gui Gui acquainted the day before at the thrift shop was coincidentally taking a stroll around this part of the college as well. She happened to notice Xiao Yu as he went out of the chapel. Adjusting her glasses, she smiled upon realising that students like him would have the heart to spend some time on religious pursuits.
"Not bad, he is worth my admiration," she uttered and marched straight into the chapel but ended up colliding into another student instead.
"Oh," the incident made Wang Zi dropped his envelope and a couple of documents fell out of it onto the ground.
"I'm extremely sorry," Fan Fan apologised regretfully. She quickly got down and picked those papers up. Just as she did so, Wang Zi tried to snatch them away from her grasp but was unsuccessful.
Taking off her sunglasses, her eyes widened upon knowing they were all confidential records of funds transferred from the school's resources into the principal's personal accounts.
Over at Mei Mei's home, Gui Gui pressed the doorbell repeatedly while calling out loud her name a number of times.
When Mei Mei finally opened the door, Gui Gui was utterly relieved and hugged her friend tight, "Oh please, why do you have to transfer? Why are you leaving us all behind?"
It appeared that both of them soon have their eyes wet with tears. Mei Mei patted Gui Gui to console the latter even though she herself was also not in any better state, "Don't worry and don't put the blame on yourself or anyone okay, Gui? I made this decision for my own sake...Please don't feel pressured...I still love you all!"
They pulled apart. Gui Gui urged, "Was it because of Wang Zi? You've been complaining how he's giving you the cold shoulders all the time...Just tell me, and I'll teach him a lesson for sure..."
Mei Mei forced a tough smile and wiped off Gui Gui's tears, "There's no use in protesting about the past...It's just that I don't have the guts and courage to face you both after having spread the rumour of my seriously fake relationship with Wang Zi..."
Gui Gui tried to assure, "Then, that's really not any big deal, Mei Mei!"
She shook her head, "Gui Gui, I'll say it again - don't bear any blame for my decision...You'll always be my good old friend till the end of age...Who knows, we might reunite again in university..."
"Can I count on you for that?" Gui Gui wanted to be sure that Mei Mei meant her words.
She nodded earnestly and replied, "I'm not exaggerating!"
A bittersweet smile gradually spread across Gui Gui's wistful face.
Tikisomia: I was surprised by your question...To answer it, I'd say it's not possible for me to create cases(like MIT) for this story 'cause it's gonna take up much of my time and requires some effort. Added to that, I've never intended to write a mystery plot out of this. I know that you won't mind but still, sorry, in case there's gonna be disappointment, no matter how little...