The Country Beauty 088, 088, the utterly shameless 088, the utterly shameless 088, the utterly shameless. While Lu Yun was about to mount his horse and take action, with Lu Xinlan bewildered and in a state of emotional turmoil, a sudden cry of sheer disbelief rang out from outside the office. This content is the textual material from Chapter 088 of "The Country Beauty." "The head of the education commission, this old man, smiled warmly and nodded, then walked steadily into Iron Xinlan's office with his cane. He said, 'Iron Teacher, I'd like to talk with you about something regarding Lu Yun...' "The principal settled himself into his chair, gazing at Tie Xinlan with a warm, smiling expression and said, 'Although Lu Yun did have some initial shortcomings, considering that he was manipulated by others, this was his first offense, and he has fully cooperated with both the school and the police—helping us expose an internal culprit—his efforts have indeed been commendable. After discussing this with the headmaster, we've decided to offset his faults against his merits, and therefore, we will no longer hold him accountable.' Upon hearing this, Tie Xinlan's face broke into a gentle, reassuring smile. To the principal—a man who had always been as stiff as a statue—this smile seemed as if an ice mountain were melting, the sun shining brightly, radiating warmth throughout her entire being. Yet Lu Yun, upon hearing the principal's words, felt deeply indignant. 'Offsetting merits against faults?' That was like trying to balance a large, heavy axe on his head! Just as he was about to ask whether their earlier agreement still stood, the principal's voice rang out once again." "This is just one aspect. There's also the matter that Lu Yun was taken to the police station, and now it's nearly common knowledge among the students at school. Though his merits and shortcomings balance each other out, I still need to restore his reputation. Therefore, I'd like to gather all the students after school this afternoon and personally explain the full circumstances. Iron Teacher, what do you think of this plan?" "Still, the principal has thought this through very thoroughly." Iron Xinlan smiled warmly, glanced at Lu Yun, and said, "Lu Yun, don't you forget to thank the principal! From now on, make sure you don't make the same mistakes again—otherwise, you'll truly disappoint the principal's efforts. I won't let you off easily." "Thank you, Principal. I'll definitely work harder and strive to become a useful person to society in the future." Though Lu Yun remained somewhat reluctant, he seemed to find the principal's words somewhat convincing, so he bowed politely and emphasized the words 'useful person' clearly and loudly. "Exactly! That's what I mean by a true student of our school." The principal, rarely shifting her gaze from Tie Xinlan, suddenly turned it toward Lu Yun, and was surprised to see his swollen, thick-armed condition. "What happened to your arm? Didn't you have a fight with your classmates?" Inside, Tie Xinlan felt her heart tighten and was about to defend Lu Yun. But Lu Yun quickly replied, "I was hit by three of them—look at my arm, it's almost ruined." "Tell me what happened," the principal said. Lu Yun then recounted the entire incident that took place in the classroom, only changing the part where he knocked the three down to say that he had been surrounded and attacked, his arm struck by a folding chair, and then came here to have some medicine applied. "Oh, today's students are simply becoming less cooperative. Lu Yun, don't worry—I'll handle this matter properly." "Thank you, Principal." "***, who wouldn't file a complaint first when things go wrong? You just wait, Zhang Xiaoyu, the fiery Wang Dabao, will be watching as the head of the Education Commission, this stubborn old man, starts causing trouble for you. Ti Xinxian, listening quietly by the side, couldn't help but shake her head. Lu Yun, this young fellow, is becoming more and more villainous. Though it was he who drove off Ma Xiaoguang and the other two, he insists on portraying himself as being surrounded and beaten by them. With all the expressive gestures and body language, he truly looks like a perpetual victim. "Well, then, if there's nothing more, I'll be off. I still have a lot of things to attend to at the school," said the head of the Education Commission, standing up and smiling warmly at Ti Xinxian. Yet, as he spoke, he didn't move a step. Ti Xinxian also rose, smiling gently, "Then I'll walk with you, Director." "Only then did the education commissioner nod and step toward the office door. As he was about to leave, he suddenly turned back and smiled at Tie Xinlan, saying, 'Teacher Tie, actually, the way you smile makes you look at least ten to fifteen years younger than your actual age—huh, huh...' Without waiting for Tie Xinlan to respond, he wobbled off, leaving her behind. Wow! Lu Yun also stepped out and, upon hearing the commissioner's words, looked completely enlightened: the old man had clearly been making moves—there must be something in it! Back in the office, Lu Yun frowned and said, 'Xinlan, I think the commissioner has some hidden intentions toward you. You'd better be more careful going forward, and try not to smile at him so much. Look at what he said as he left—wouldn't a woman of his age, his mother's position, actually say that?' 'Hmm, is that so? Is the little romantic getting jealous?' Tie Xinlan sat back in her chair, stretched lazily, and chuckled. 'You're saying he's secretly interested in me, yet you're not even half as good yourself—your charm is practically dripping!' “That’s different… As soon as I see that old man looking at you, I just can’t help but want to kick him.” Lu Yun said, lifting his leg and kicking the air twice. “Haha, even the little romantic gets jealous! Don’t worry, I’m not as impulsive as you. How many people in this school have been eyeing me over the years? All of them have been pushed back by me one after another.” Tian Xinlan laughed carelessly. “But you, this little rogue—eh, I don’t know what’s going on, but after all these years of being emotionally distant, you’ve somehow melted my heart.” Lu Yun chuckled. “We’re not just ordinary people—we’re the ultimate ladies’ man. No matter who we meet, they all fall head over heels in love with us.” “Unbelievable,” Tian Xinlan said, spitting out a little air and pretending to be angry. “I just think you’re simply too thick-skinned—unbelievably, not at all modest!” …… Rural Beauty 088, 088 – Update complete for the stubbornly unmodest character!