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Chapter 38
"Guo Tongwen, you're quite impressive, everyone knows you're threatening people," Kong Lian's followers immediately launched an attack.
Ren Ran cheats, and Kong Lian benefits.
As supporters of Kong Lian, they naturally have to protect her interests. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just different perspectives.
"If you're innocent, why not confront Teacher Lin together?"
"Oh, don't tell me you forgot that Teacher Lin is no longer here due to personal matters."
"Hahaha, Teacher Lin must have gotten rich and is ready to enjoy life."
They taunted each other with veiled remarks.
"Don't say we don't believe in Ren Ran, but with Teacher Lin suddenly absent, and your sudden improvement in grades, coupled with this audio recording, it's enough to explain the situation. Some people, don't deceive yourselves and let certain people's disguises deceive you."
Kong Lian stood up, "Everyone, let's not say another word. Justice lies in people's hearts. There's no need to argue. I believe the school will give everyone an explanation. Cheating not only harms me but also everyone."
With a casual remark, Ren Ran was pushed to the opposite side of everyone.
Suddenly, Ren Ran raised his hand and applauded. "Well said!"
"What are you being sarcastic about?"
Ren Ran shrugged, a smirk on his lips. "Should I say it's not good?"
"You..."
"Who are you? Didn't your parents teach you? Your middle school teacher didn't teach you? Don't just follow the crowd and go along with the flow? At least you're an adult, yet you don't even have the ability to judge for yourself." Ren Ran looked disdainfully at the other person.
Although he seemed to be addressing her alone, he was actually speaking to everyone.
Kong Lian's heart sank. Did she want to bribe the principal or find Lin Wenshan?
If it was the former, then she could only rely on her father to resolve it.
If it was the latter, it was absolutely impossible.
Because Lin Wenshan had already taken the money she gave him and went on vacation abroad.
How could she leave such leverage with Lin Wenshan in the country?
As the bell rang, the dispute in the classroom came to a temporary halt.
Teacher Zhao came over holding a stack of test papers. "Today's in-class test. Pass the papers back, no whispering, no looking around."
The next few classes were all in-class tests. Such a unified and intensive series of in-class tests made the students suspicious.
When the lunch bell rang, a group of students headed towards the cafeteria, walking in pairs and discussing cheating and the in-class tests.
"These in-class tests are abnormal."
"Yeah! In the past, we might have a couple of overlapping tests, but this time, all at once, that's definitely not normal."
"What's even more abnormal is having the in-class tests right after the monthly exams."
"I suspect the school is testing Ren Ran's performance."
"Yeah, that's a possibility."
Ren Ran, Zhao Yi, and Guo Tongwen walked in the hallway, attracting occasional glances from people, their eyes fixed on Ren Ran.
"It's her."
"She really has money, spending a fortune on a bet."
"Cheating, how shameless."
"How can she still show her face?"
"Someone who can do such things must have a thick skin."
...
Listening to these foul words, Ren Ran felt a sense of detachment as if he had traveled to another world.
Once upon a time, when Ren Ran was framed by Pei Ming, it was like this. No matter where she walked, people pointed and whispered, saying things that were a hundred times more malicious than this.
Zhao Yi glared fiercely at those gossiping people, and with concern, she looked at Ren Ran, only to see a slight smile playing at the corners of her lips. It seemed like she was in a good mood.
"Ren Ran, are you okay?" Zhao Yi asked, feeling a bit worried.
"I'm fine!" Ren Ran smiled and said, "I'll show you all a good show later."
"A good show?"
"What kind of show?"
Both of them were curious.
"Aren't you hungry?"
Ren Ran took a step forward, and Zhao Yi and Guo Tongwen quickly followed.
As they approached the cafeteria, the rumors, vulgar language, and disdainful looks increased. Ren Ran faced them calmly. She had experienced this in the previous generation, but this time it felt a bit different.
"How dare she come to the cafeteria?"
"After such an incident, how can she still have an appetite?"
"The senior sister is beautiful, but her heart is black."
"Cheating is so shameless. This kind of person may be beautiful, but lacks character."
"I've always said that these rich second-generation people are not good. They think they can do whatever they want just because they have money."
"Let's see how she handles this."
"Maybe her family will use money to solve it."
The cafeteria was filled with noise and commotion. Ren Ran could be considered the center of attention. Wherever she went, everyone's gaze followed.
Zhao Yi quickly found an empty table and asked Ren Ran to sit there while she and Guo Tongwen went to get food.
Ren Ran had no objections.
Kong Lian, Tan Jia, Ji Qing, and Hu Xiyue had just finished getting their food and were looking for a place to sit. They immediately noticed the empty seat at Ren Ran's table.
Tan Jia and the others didn't plan to go, but Kong Lian went over, and naturally, they followed.
As Kong Lian approached, she knew that she had ill intentions.
Before she could speak, Ren Ran preemptively stopped them, "Someone is already sitting here. Find your own seats."
Kong Lian smiled, "Ren Ran, you lost the bet this time. So the cost of going to Ming Mountain Island this weekend should be covered by you. I just wanted to ask you what criteria you want to use. Do you need to lower it? If you need to lower it, I can arrange it in advance."
As she approached, the gazes of the people around them converged.
Many people's eyes sparkled with excitement. Eating their food and enjoying the gossip, there was nothing more enjoyable than this.
Normally, some people would watch the TV drama playing on the cafeteria's big screen, but today, no one was watching. They were all focused on this spectacle.
Kong Lian's question immediately caught the attention of the third-year students. They didn't want to lower the standards. Who likes lower standards? It was only natural.
Ren Ran looked at her with surprise, "Who told you I lost?"
This time, Tan Jia didn't speak, and Hu Xiyue spoke first, "Ren Ran, how shameless can you be? The facts are right in front of you."
"Facts? What facts?"
Seeing that she was still pretending to be ignorant, Hu Xiyue laughed in anger, "You, a cheating scoundrel, what facts are you talking about? You cheated, so your grades are invalid. Kong Lian's grades moved up, she's second. You got zero points, she won, don't you see that?"
"You say Ren Ran cheated, so she must have cheated? Did you witness the whole incident?" Zhao Yi approached carrying food.
Kong Lian smiled helplessly, seemingly tolerant of her unreasonable fuss, and sighed softly. "Ren Ran, do you have any difficulties? If you do, let me cover the expenses this time. We are classmates, it's okay."
Waiting for her to regain composure, Ren Ran kindly reminded, "Do you want to take a look at what's happening behind?"
She was slightly puzzled and didn't understand.
The other onlookers were also confused.
Everyone followed the direction she pointed and looked at the large screen in front of the cafeteria.