Chapter 196 Stand Up For
An hour later, Elm still hadn’t shown up. With such results, there really was no need for extra tutoring.
Just then, a few girls carrying books pa*sed by, whispering excitedly. “Have you seen it? Elm’s three-pointer was so impressive!”
“I saw it. He’s really handsome!”
“The person with him is Calliope from Cla*s 2, right? They make a great couple.”
“Right? I feel the same way. She’s probably the one who’s been by his side the longest. None of the campus belles Elm dated before lasted more than a week.”
One of the girls noticed Eileen’s presence. She alerted those around her, and the person was just speaking awkwardly fell silent.
who
Eileen set aside her own studies, focusing solely on explaining the problems to Natalie.
If Natalie didn’t understand the first time, then Eileen would explain it a second time, a third time, until Natalie understood. Eileen was indeed a very patient person. Even when she was
and fuming, looking into Natalie’s innocent eyes would quickly dissipate her anger.
angry
Explaining the topic to Natalie was indeed a bit challenging for Eileen. Two hours had pa*sed, and for a page of exercises, Natalie probably only understood half of it.
“Eileen, am I really stupid?” Natalie blinked as she looked at Eileen.
Eileen said, “No, not at all. You’re very smart. You just haven’t found your own way of learning. yet. Your grades are better than Elm’s used to be. He could only score in the fifties in several subjects, which is even lower than your Clusian score.”
“Really?” Natalie was comforted by Eileen’s words.
“Yes, what he can do, you can do too. You can take home what I taught you today, copy down. the problems, and do them again. First, understand the problem-solving process, then start working on the calculations.”
“Can I come to the library with you again in the future?”
Eileen didn’t want to extinguish the hope in Natalie’s eyes. “Alright.”
In her past life, Eileen had imagined what her unborn daughter would look like when she grew up. Perhaps she would be as adorable as Natalie! If I had a daughter like that, I would undoubtedly give her the very best the world has to offer.
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Cla*s would start in half an hour, so Eileen left the library with Natalie.
Natalie wasn’t particularly tall, especially compared to Eileen, who was nearly ten centimeters taller than her at one-hundred-and-seventy centimeters.
She walked alongside Eileen, once again launching into her chatterbox mode, ceaselessly talking to her. She talked about the things that happened around her and also what she had for dinner at home last night.
From Natalie’s sporadic comments, Eileen could tell that she had a wonderful family atmosphere. Natalie was an only child, her parents were alive and well, and they both doted on her immensely.
The family that Natalie had was also what Eileen desired. Suddenly, she truly envied Natalie.
“Hey, Natalie, what happened? Weren’t you supposed to bring us something to eat at noon?” a girl in Natalie’s cla*sroom asked.
Natalie clutched her backpack strap, standing at the cla*sroom door. She bowed repeatedly in response to their questioning. Im sorry, I’m sorry… I forgot. I’m going right now.”
Natalie turned around, only to see Eileen, who hadn’t yet entered the cla*sroom. Perhaps not wanting Eileen to see her embarra*sment, she lowered her head and ran off.
Eileen had always been one to mind her own business, but that time…
As Natalie was about to walk past her, Eileen grabbed her backpack. Despite being stuck in a bad situation herself, she couldn’t bear to see someone as pure as Natalie being bullied.
“Eileen…” Natalie stared at Eileen.
“You’re not allowed to go. Upon opening the window, Eileen took out the notebook that Jasper had bound for her from her seat. Then, she pulled Natalie into Cla*s Two.
When the girls who instructed Natalie saw her return empty-handed, they expressed their dissatisfaction. “What’s going on? Cla*s is about to start! You should get going.”
Natalie hid behind Eileen, too scared to speak.
Eileen took off Natalie’s backpack, gesturing for her to take a seat. She placed the notebook in front of Natalie, “Don’t meddle in other people’s affairs. They have their own hands and feet. Once you’ve memorized all of this, come find me.”
“Hey, Eileen, why are you meddling in Cla*s Two’s affairs?” Jessie Valentine slammed her palm on the table and stood up. Along with her were her close friends, whom Eileen recognized as the girls who usually hung out with Calliope.
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Exactly! We called for Natalie, not you. Go back to your own cla*s,” said another girl.
Natalie was afraid of them. She quickly stepped in front of Eileen. “Don’t bully her. I’ll buy it for you. Behind her, she carefully tugged at the corner of Eileen’s clothes, nodding and saying, “Eileen, I’m fine, you can go back. You’ve already helped me a lot. I don’t want to drag you down.”
A group
of three to five people approached. One of them picked up Eileen’s notebook and mocked, “Can this idiot even understand this?”
“Don’t touch it. This belongs to Eileen.” Natalie reached out to snatch it, but they played. around with her like she was a monkey.
“Do you think I’ll listen to you? Well, not only will I touch it, but I’m going to tear this apart!”
Natalie quickly said, “Don’t.”
Everyone else also seemed to be enjoying the show.
The group gazed at her provocatively as the notebook was slightly torn.
Eileen appeared very calm. Suddenly, she spoke up. “Before you tear it, why not turn the page and see whose name is written on it?”
“Trying to be mysterious, huh? It’s just an old notebook. What’s so interesting about it?” Jessie turned a page, and her face suddenly changed..
Then, feeling guilty, Jessie put the notebook back. “What’s the big deal about this book? Who
cares?”
Eileen said, “Stop.”
“What more do you want me to do?”
“Apologize to Natalie.”
“Why should I apologize to someone like her?”
“Because of the name written on the notebook, Eileen said, pretending to be calm.
Perhaps because of her uneasiness, Jessie finally apologized to Natalie, although reluctantly.
She should indeed be cautious.
“I’m sorry, Natalie!” She practically gritted her teeth as she uttered those words.
However, deep down in her heart, she still couldn’t accept the outcome. She’s nothing
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special, just someone who used her b*dy to get to where she is now! Eileen, I’m eager to see how long you can enjoy your success!
Jessie’s friends were curious about whose name she saw that caused such an immediate change in her attitude.
“Wow, it’s quite lively here!” As soon as Elm arrived, he broke the tense atmosphere.
Still wearing his basketball jersey, he threw the ball in his hand straight into the corner hoop.
“Is Ms. Eileen here defending the fool again?” The words were directed at Eileen, and the ‘fool’ he was referring to was Natalie. “I didn’t know you were this kind. When did…”
Eileen didn’t pay him any attention. Instead, she turned to Natalie and said, “Come find me at noon every day. I’ll teach you. If anyone dares to bully you, just slap this book right in their face.”
The confidence Eileen exuded came from the support she received from Jasper.
Just then, the bell for cla*s rang.
Eileen was about to leave when Elm suddenly grabbed her at that moment.
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