Ch. 301..310

Chapter 301: 31 Refuse to Help

 

 

“Don’t say that. People will say that you don’t respect your elders.” Tan Rou said to Li Li.

“If I had such an embarrassing elder, I would be too embarrassed to even leave the house,” Li Li said indifferently.

Tan Jing glared fiercely at Tan Rou and Li Li. Initially, Li Li was not Tan Ron’s friend. At the same time, she did not have such hostility towards Tan Jing. Ever since this semester, Li Li seemed to have changed into a different person. She went against Tan Jing in every way. Tan Jing felt that Tan Rou must have said something bad about her to Li Li.

It wasn’t just Li Li. Many students in the class had been bewitched by Tan Rou. They stood on her side and spoke up for her.

Zhao Ru couldn’t argue with them, so she could only stand aside and express her dissatisfaction with her eyes. She had originally wanted to protect Tan Jing, but she did not expect to get herself into trouble. How could she afford to repay this money on behalf of the Tan family? Even if she sold her body, it wouldn’t be enough to pay off this sum of money.

Wei Ling was watching the entire fiasco from the side. Seeing that Tan Jing and the others could no longer pretend to gain sympathy from others, she wished she could order a drink now to celebrate and watch them embarrass themselves.

Zhao Ru noticed Wei Ling who was laughing in the crowd. She was very angry. She pointed at Wei Ling and scolded, “Wei Ling, why didn’t you speak up for us? Jingjing is suffering now. As her good friend, aren’t you going to say anything?”

…..

After being called out, Wei Ling’s expression instantly turned ugly. It was clearly these three who wanted to make things difficult for themselves. How could they shift the conflict to her?

Tan Jing was also waiting for Wei Ling to defend her.

Wei Ling had no choice but to say, “But what Tan Rou said is the truth. I also want to protect Jingjing, but I can’t afford the 3 million. I also can’t get rid of the bad reviews on Jingjing’s family on the Internet. Zhao Ru, if you have a way to help Jingjing, you have to tell me about it. I will do my best to help you.”

Zhao Ru was furious. She let go of Tan Jing and ran to Wei Ling angrily. “Wei Ling, what do you mean? Do you think Jingjing should apologize to Tan Rou?”

Wei Ling said innocently, “I don’t know anything. I’m just a high school student. It’s not up to us whether we should apologize to Tan Rou or not. If you ask me, Jingjing, you should apologize to Tan Rou quickly.”

Zhao Ru was furious. “What makes you think Jingjing should apologize to Tan Rou? She doesn’t know what her parents did!”

“Why are you shouting at me?” Wei Ling didn’t want to spoil her. She shouted, “I’m just giving a suggestion that I think is reasonable. If you think it’s unreasonable, then don’t listen to it. Why are you shouting at me?!”

Zhao Ru was angry at her, “Wei Ling, are you not on our side anymore? Why aren’t you speaking up for us now?”

Wei Ling suddenly sniffed. “You’re saying that I’m not on the same side as you? I just think that you guys don’t want to play with me. Usually, the three of you will be whispering things to each other. Once I get close, you will immediately end the conversation. Plus, you guys hate me because I was almost expelled, right? After all, who could accept a friend who had made a big mistake?”

“I was punished for it, but you guys weren’t!”

He Ling saw that they were quarreling and quickly came over to stop them. “Wei Ling, we don’t mean to despise you. It’s just that sometimes …“

“What’s wrong? You can’t say it?” Wei Ling sobbed and wiped her face. “You guys just despise me. To think that I treated you guys as good friends and came to look for you as soon as I came back. I thought that you would accept me as a dear friend, but in the end, you guys became the people who hate me the most! What did I do wrong?” When she said the last sentence, she looked at Tan Jing.

Tan Jing knew the whole process of Wei Ling’s incident. She was worried that Wei Ling would spill the beans in a fit of anger, so she quickly came over to comfort Wei Ling. “Wei Ling, we didn’t mean it that way, and we didn’t despise you. We’ve always been good friends. Don’t think too much about it. Don’t hurt our friendship because of another person’s matter.”

Wei Ling knew that Tan Jing didn’t dare to fall out with her. After all, the rest of them didn’t know much about the cheating scandal, but she, the party involved, knew it clearly. Once it was exposed, Tan Jing would definitely be punished.. Tan Jing cared about her reputation the most, so how could she allow herself to be tainted?

Chapter 302: 32 Full Marks

 

 

“Is what you said true, Jingjing?” Wei Ling wiped her tears and asked.

“Yes, we’ll always be best friends.” Tan Jing nodded.

Wei Ling looked at Zhao Ru. “But what Zhao Ru said just now made me sad.”

He Ling urged Zhao Ru, “Zhao Ru, apologize to Wei Ling. She is our friend. You can’t talk about her like that.”

Zhao Ru calmed down. Seeing that both of them were defending Wei Ling, she didn’t say anything else. She apologized to Wei Ling, “I’m sorry, Wei Ling. I was too angry and said the wrong things.”

After hearing Zhao Ru’s apology, Wei Ling wiped her tears and smiled. “Alright, it’s okay. We’re still good friends.” She had long since stopped caring about their friendship, as they had never treated her as a friend.

Zhao Ru and He Ling were Tan Jing’s followers. If they stood on the opposite side of Tan Jing, they would not hesitate to attack her. Since that was the case, they should not be friends anymore.

…..

All of this was seen by Li Li. She quietly said to Tan Rou, “Why do I feel that this Wei Ling is acting strange? Why isn’t she protecting Tan Jing like before?”

“Maybe she’s become smarter and doesn’t want to be someone else’s follower anymore.” Tan Rou looked at Wei Ling, who was smiling.

“It must be the punishment that woke her up.” Li Li guessed.

Tan Rou told her not to care about such boring things anymore. “Just ignore them. Just focus on the physics competition. The results will be out today. Maybe you’ll get in.”

Li Li smiled. “How is that possible? My physics results aren’t the best.”

“Believe in yourself. Your results aren’t that bad,” Tan Rou encouraged her.

The second period was physics class. The physics teacher had a kind smile on his face. As soon as he entered, he said, “Oh my, all my dear students here are amazing. You guys are really outstanding.”

“Rourou, do you think I’ll be on the list?” Li Li was very nervous.

Tan Rou teased her on purpose. “Didn’t you say that you had no hope?”

Li Li bit her lips. “One should still have some dreams.” However, she also knew that her chances were not high. There were only three spots. No matter how she thought about it, she would not be one of them.

The physics teacher seemed to have heard what Li Li was thinking. He announced, “Due everyone performed very well in this selection, after discussion by the Education Bureau and the major schools, it has been decided to increase the quota for each school to five. This will give more students a chance to showcase themselves.”

Li Li’s hands trembled when she heard that the quota had increased. “Rourou, do you think I’ll be included?”

Tan Rou patted her hand. “Calm down. We’ll just listen to the teacher.”

“Let’s start from fifth place.” The physics teacher took out the name list. “Let’s congratulate Li Li from our class for getting fifth place.”

Li Li jumped up. “Oh my god! I got fifth!!!”

Tan Rou quickly pulled her to sit down. “We’re still in class.”

The physics teacher also asked her to sit down quickly so that she wouldn’t disturb the other students. Li Li sat down with a red face. She was very happy. She didn’t expect herself to get such good results.

“She’s only ranked fifth. What’s there to be happy about?” He Ling said sarcastically.

“I know right.” Zhao Ru agreed. “It’s not like he’s the first place. Why are you so happy?”

“What place would you two get?” Wei Ling sneered and asked innocently.

The two looked at each other and said in unison, “Jingjing is definitely better than her.”

Wei Ling turned her back to them and rolled her eyes. They couldn’t even get fifth place, how could they have the face to criticize others?

The physics teacher continued announcing the results for the physics competition. Xu Yan was in fourth place, and Tan Jing was in third place.

Tan Jing’s palms were sweating profusely. The questions were very difficult. Even though she had tried her best, there was still a big question that she had not finished. She was already very satisfied that she could get third place.

The second place was Lu Qing, which was within everyone’s expectations. However, the physics teacher didn’t mention the name in the first place. Instead, he started talking nonsense.

“First place!” The physics teacher suddenly raised his voice. “Tan Rou! Who scored full marks!”

The moment the full score was announced, the whole class was in an uproar. This was a countrywide physics competition. In all these years, there had never been a student who could get full marks for it!

Tan Rou sat calmly in her seat. She had already calculated her score in her heart. Moreover, she was already informed about it so there was no need to be surprised.

Tan Jing’s expression changed. How could Tan Rou get full marks? However, she still had a way to deal with Tan Rou.

After the physics teacher finished talking about the results, the class began. He told the students to only discuss about it after his class..

Chapter 303: 33 Framed Again

 

 

After class, Li Li and Tan Ron started discussing loudly. She was very grateful to Tan Rou for explaining the questions and teaching her how to think differently.

“Xiao Rou, how did you know 1 would get a placement? You’re amazing!” Li Li asked happily.

Tan Rou wasn’t that amazing. She just knew about it in advance. She had come ten minutes earlier this morning to give some things to the principal. Then, the principal revealed the results of the competition to her. That was why she told Li Li she might be included in the competition.

Their words attracted Tan Jing and the others.

“How can someone get full marks on such a difficult paper?” Zhao Ru looked at Tan Rou in disbelief. “Even Jingjing didn’t get full marks. How can you get full marks?”

Tan Rou mocked, “If your memory isn’t good, I can help you remember. I’ve always gotten full marks in physics. By the way, I also got full marks in chemistry and biology.”

Zhao Ru’s face darkened, but she still refused to admit it. “But this is the physics competition question. Very few people can get full marks.”

…..

“You said it yourself,” Li Li argued. “It’s not like no one can get full marks. Isn’t it reasonable for Rourou to get full marks?”

“Tan Rou got full marks,” He Ling said. “Li Li, who was with Tan Rou, also got fifth place. There must be something fishy going on there.”

As they argued, a few middle-aged men in suits suddenly approached their classroom. Everyone stopped arguing and went to the window to see what was happening.

The middle-aged man came over with a timid man. The man was handcuffed, and two of them were police officers.

“Officer, it’s her!” The man pointed at Tan Rou, who was in the classroom. “I sold the test papers to her then.”

Tan Rou looked around and realized the other party was pointing at her. She walked out and asked, “Why are you looking for me?”

A middle-aged man in a suit said, “We’re from the Education Bureau. Someone reported to us about you for participating in a case of leaking answers. Please cooperate with our investigation.”

Tan Rou found it funny. Was Tan Jing trying to frame her again? It was not boring to use the same trick many times.

“You can, but you have to produce evidence. You should pay attention to the evidence when handling a case. Don’t you think so, officer?” Tan Rou said calmly.

Two police officers came forward and said to the middle-aged man, “Mr. Wang, the police need evidence to make a case. We came here when you called the police. Now that we have found the person, please provide evidence.”

Wang Jin said, “The evidence is this staff member beside me. He is a temporary worker hired by the bureau. He stole a copy of the question booklet while sorting the test papers. According to him, he sold it to this student.”

“That’s right! She came to me and bought my examples and answers for 2, yuan.” “May I know how 1 contacted you?” Tan Rou asked.

The temporary worker obviously knew how to deal with it. He replied smoothly, “We communicated through our phones. I posted it online. When you see the news, contact me and say you’re willing to spend 2, yuan to buy it. You told me to delete all the information and accounts when the transaction was done, so I can’t expose you.” This was a good reason, and it would be difficult for the police to investigate.

Tan Rou smiled. “Are you saying that we communicated through the Internet?”

The temporary worker nodded. “Yes.”

“Then do you think I’ll send you a photo of myself? Since 1 told you to delete all the messages, would 1 still tell you my real identity?” Tan Rou asked.

The temporary worker was stunned. “Well… At that time, I saw your school and your photo on your homepage.”

“How do we communicate?” Tan Rou continued to ask.

The temporary worker mentioned a popular social media app.

Tan Rou couldn’t stop smiling. “Why don’t you tell everyone about this social media app again and see if they know I have an account on it.”

“Rourou doesn’t have the social media account you mentioned, and she never posts her photos or school on the Internet. You’re just spouting nonsense.”

The police officer was a little angry. “Mr. Wang, you’ve asked us to arrest her, but the evidence you provided is very insufficient. If you can’t provide evidence here, we must withdraw this investigation now.”

Wang Jin glared at Tan Rou. “The questions and answers must be with her. Officer, just do a search on her. We’ll definitely find something.”

Tan Rou didn’t want to talk to these stupid people. She made way for them. “Please go ahead..”

Chapter 304: 34 The Search

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation | Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The police officers did their job and searched carefully. However, other than some books, there was nothing related to the physics competition.

“Mr. Wang,” one of the policemen said to Wang Jin seriously. “We’re very busy. If you can’t provide any evidence, we’ll leave now.”

Wang Jin didn’t expect the police to be so stubborn. He also didn’t expect that a human witness wasn’t enough. They even needed physical evidence.

“Xiao Rou, hurry up and hand it over. Don’t disturb everyone’s class.” Tan Jing looked like she was watching a good show.

“Tan Jing, are you blind or deaf? Just based on this person’s words, you are determined that I took it? Then if I say that you cheated in the exam this time, will you admit it?”

Tan Jing panicked for a moment. She shouted, “You are the one who stole the questions. How can you accuse me of it?”

“What do you mean I framed you? You call this evidence? I’m a witness.” Tan Rou said, “This person said that I bought the test paper from him, you immediately think that it’s true. If I say that I saw you cheating, can I say that you cheated too?”

…..

Tan Jing was speechless.

“If it’s not here, it must be at your house. Officer, let’s search her house,” Wang Jin insisted.

The police officer was a little hesitant. He said, “Mr. Wang, you still have to provide the evidence you have so far. Although we police have the power to search her house, we can go in without a warrant.”

For a moment, it was a stalemate.

It was unknown who informed the principal, but the principal rushed over. After he retired from the army, he had not run like today. The principal’s secretary, Xiao Chen, couldn’t outrun him. He panted heavily behind him and fell behind.

“What’s going on?” the principal asked when he saw the scene at the door.

Tan Rou replied, “Principal, Mr Wang suddenly brought a bunch of people and accused me of buying the answers before the physics competition. Please help me out.”

The principal put on a straight face and said with certainty, “That’s absolutely impossible. Student Tan Rou is not such a person. 1 can guarantee with my character that Student Tan Rou would not cheat!”

“Principal, how can you be so sure that she won’t cheat?” Tan Jing asked unhappily.

The principal looked at her coldly and said, “Before the competition, I told Tan Rou that I would give her a spot, but she refused. Do you think that a student who rejected the predetermined seat would still cheat? Just like how you’ve already been guaranteed admission to New York University. Would you still cheat in the examination?”

Tan Jing suddenly felt resentment in her heart. The last time Tan Rou went to the office, it was true that Tan Rou already had a predetermined seat for the competition. The principal was really too biased!

At this moment, there was another commotion at the stairwell. A few burly men surrounded an old man who was trembling as he walked over. The old man’s eyes did not seem to be very good and he needed someone to help him walk.

“Mr. Zhong, why are you here?” Wang Jin went up to greet him and then saw the director of the Education Bureau. “Director Li, you’re here too!”

“1 heard that Director Wang found the lost exercise set. We came here to take a look.” Director Li spoke in a firm tone.

Wang Jin was sweating profusely. Why were they all here?

When Tan Rou saw the old man, she was very surprised. Why was this old man here? What happened to his eyes and legs?

The principal’s secretary finally arrived. Although he was young, his legs were not as agile as the old man.

“Xiao Chen, give me the information in your hand,” the principal said when he saw him coming over.

Xiao Chen jogged over to him. The principal opened the package and revealed the box inside. Then, he tore open the box and revealed the exercise with a ‘sealed’ water mark. “Director Li, take a look and see if this is the document that you lost.”

Director Li glanced at it and replied, “It is indeed what we lost from the department. How did you find it?”

“Tan Rou gave this to me this morning.” The principal answered him.

“Did you hear that?” Tan Jing shouted excitedly. “Tan Rou gave it to the principal herself!”

The principal glanced at her and continued. “When I got it this morning, the package was still sealed. I was the one who opened it.”

Tan Jing insisted on her opinion. “She must have wrapped it up again after opening it!”

The principal really didn’t want to argue with a student like her, but he had to speak up. “There’s a checklist here from the express delivery station here.. Do you want to go through it with me here?”

Chapter 305: 35 Video Evidence

 

 

Tan Jing realized that she had said something wrong. She lowered her head and apologized to the principal. “I’m sorry. 1 was too anxious.”

“Hey, this delivery box looks familiar. Isn’t this the box you brought to school that day?” Wei Ling asked. “1 saw it inside your drawer.”

Tan Jing’s eyes widened. “Wei Ling, what nonsense are you talking about? How can this be my box?”

“Oh.” Wei Ling had no intention of apologizing at all. “Then I might have seen it wrongly.”

Tan Jing panicked. She had clearly used her clothes to cover the box, so how could Wei Ling have seen it?

Wang Jin was still stubborn. He quickly said to the police, “Officer, look at the witnesses and evidence. Hurry up and arrest her.”

The police officer looked at the recipient’s name. It was indeed Tan Rou. He asked for her phone number and home address, and they matched.

…..

Only the sender’s information was incomplete, but the address was near the school.

Tan Rou took the parcel and asked the temporary worker, “You said you sent it to me. Where did you send it from?”

“From…” The temporary worker was a little nervous. No one told him that he would have to tell the address. How would he know where it was sent from?

“I saw that the address on this is the building in front of the Education Bureau. Is that where it was sent from?” Li Li came over and gave a hint after seeing the address.

Tan Jing thought that this was bad. The temporary worker reacted subconsciously, “Yes, yes. That’s where it was!”

Li Li laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. “I was lying to you.”

The police officer’s face was cold. “This address is clearly near the school!”

“No, it wasn’t there! 1 meant that it was near the school!” The temporary worker corrected himself.

“The delivery time was last Tuesday, wasn’t it?” Li Li lied to him again.

The temporary worker had learned his lesson. “It’s not on Tuesday.”

The policeman calculated the time and said angrily, “It was! You’re being arrested now and you still don’t want to tell the truth?!” You’ll be punished for making false testimony!”

The temporary worker was dumbfounded. He rushed to Wang Jin’s side and said, “Leader Wang, you said that as long as 1 followed you here to testify against the girl in the photo, it would be fine. You didn’t say that I would be punished for making false testimony! Help me plead with the police!”

Wang Jin flung his hand away. “What nonsense are you talking about? 1 didn’t tell you that.”

“Really?” Tan Rou smiled and took out a USB from her pocket. “Well, all of you must be tired of standing and talking. Why don’t you sit down and watch the video?”

The principal followed Tan Rou in. “Come in. Let’s take a look at it.”

Tan Rou inserted the USB into the computer and read dozens of videos in a short while. Tan Rou clicked on one and saw the scene of Wang Jin and the temporary worker trading under surveillance.

Then, she clicked on another one. It was a scene of Wang Jin eating and drinking luxuriously with the money that he had stolen. He even started scolding others as he got drunk. He scolded his leaders and subordinates. It was very unpleasant. It was worth mentioning that Wang Jin was the brother of Director Wang, who had been fired from the school.

“It’s him!” Some students still remembered Director Wang. “Wasn’t he fired because he was bribed and tried to frame one of our students?”

“They’re actually brothers. 1 didn’t expect the two of them to come together to frame Tan Rou. Such a pitiful girl.”

Not only did Tan Rou release the video, but she also released some evidence of bribery. Several of them were from the Tan family.

“What else do you have to say?” Director Li said angrily.

The policeman took out his silver handcuffs. “Come with us to the police station!”

Wang Jin collapsed on the ground and couldn’t get up. The police directly picked him up and dragged him out.

“No, I didn’t do it. She framed me. I…” After Wang Jin reacted, he made a scene at the door and was pressed against the wall by the police, unable to move or speak.

Tan Jing watched on with trepidation. Since when did Tan Rou have such ability? Where did she get all this evidence?

“Xiao Rou!” Mr. Tao rushed over. After he received the principal’s call, he skipped work and came over without taking any leave.

“Dad, why are you here?” Tan Rou was surprised.

“I called your father over.” The principal said, “Your father came to me personally later and told me that if anything happens to you in school, I must inform him immediately. It was obvious that whatever that happened today was targeted at you. You’re still an underage child. If there’s anything that needs to be dealt with, handle it over to your father.”

Tan Ron’s heart warmed. “Thank you, Principal.” Then, she looked at her father, who was sweating profusely. She smiled and said, “I’m so glad that you could come and help me.”

“Daddy will definitely protect you well,” Father Tao said while panting.

Although Tan Rou didn’t need her father’s protection, it felt really good to have her family helping her from behind..

Chapter 306: 36 I Have To Say It Now!

 

 

Tan Jing’s heart raced when she saw Wang Jin being pressed against the wall. She was worried that Wang Jin would reveal the real cheater, so she had to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

She looked at the father and daughter on the stage with hatred. “Sir, the bell has rung. Isn’t it time for the morning study session?”

The homeroom teacher had arrived a long time ago, but he didn’t come in when he saw the chaos. He heard what Tan Jing said and felt that it was time for class. It wouldn’t be good if the drama continued.

“Principal, why don’t we allow the students to return to class first.” The homeroom teacher suggested.

“Sir, please wait a moment. I still have something to say,” Tan Rou said loudly.

The principal gestured for her to continue. “If we don’t settle today’s matter, there’s no need for them to be in class. I won’t allow anything that violates the law and school rules to happen in the school under my jurisdiction!”

He was a retired soldier, so his aura was very strong. Once he opened his mouth, the teachers and students did not dare to say anything else.

…..

Tan Jing felt that the atmosphere wasn’t right, so she wanted to find an excuse to leave. “You guys can continue with it. 1 want to use the washroom.”

“Stay!” Tan Rou stopped her. “The next video was specially prepared for you. You can’t leave. Did you send this parcel?” she asked, staring at Tan Jing.

Tan Jing denied it. “What nonsense are you talking about? When did 1 ever send a package?”

Tan Rou nodded slightly. “Well, it looks like you don’t want to admit it until now.” She moved the mouse to the last file and clicked on it. The main characters in the video were Tan Jing and Song Lin, and they had the exact same box in their hands.

From the moment Tan Jing took out the box to the moment Song Lin agreed to send the parcel, the entire process was recorded. Their conversation was also clearly recorded.

Tan Jing said that she wanted to send something to Tao Qi. She was worried that Tao Qi would not accept it, so Song Lin went to help her send the express delivery. Not only was the box in the video exactly the same as the one the principal had brought over, but even the location of the tape was the same.

“It’s been hard on you.” Tan Rou smiled. “You even specially asked Song Lin to fill in my contact information. I didn’t know you cared so much about me. You even remembered my phone number clearly.”

Tan Jing continued to deny it. “1 didn’t. 1 wasn’t the one who delivered it to you. The box… The boxes used for these packages are the same!” She argued loudly. “You can’t just say that I was the one who sent the package!”

“But, after so many days, this is the only one that I have received recently. Since it’s not from you, then where are the study materials you said you wanted to give to my brother?” Tan Rou asked.

Tan Jing looked at Zhao Ru and He Ling. No one spoke up for her. She said anxiously, “1 didn’t send the package. Although 1 told Song Lin about it, we didn’t send it. We went home after we left the school.”

Tan Rou knew that she would deny it, but it didn’t matter. She still had evidence to prove that Tan Jing had sent the package. It was another video. The distance in the video was quite far, but it happened to capture the entire express delivery point.

Due to how they were far away, the rest of them couldn’t hear what the person in the video said. However, from their actions, it was Song Lin and Tan Rou who went to the express delivery station to send the package. Song Lin filled out the express delivery form, and the courier printed the express delivery form before sealing the package and placing it behind the counter.

Tan Jing and Song Lin walked out of the express delivery station chatting and laughing. After walking for a while, they went their separate ways and went home. The camera followed Tan Jing until she got into the car and went home.

“Didn’t you say that you didn’t send it?” Tan Rou asked. “Then what did you send out?”

“That is…” Tan Jing pushed all the blame onto Song Lin. He didn’t come to class today anyway. “That belongs to Song Lin. Originally, we were planning to send Tao Qi the study materials, but on the way there, 1 thought about it and decided not to send them. 1’11 send them to Tao Qi the next time we meet but Song Lin suddenly took out a box and said that he wanted to send it to you. So, it was Song Lin who sent it!”

The principal looked around and asked, “Where’s Song Lin? Come out and explain yourself now.”

“Song Lin has taken a week off. Should 1 give him a call?” The homeroom teacher asked.

The principal smiled. “What a coincidence!”

Tan Rou gave Wei Ling a look. Wei Ling understood it immediately and walked to the principal with a very serious expression.

“Principal, there’s something that 1 would like to say. It’s about a cheating incident.” Wei Ling said solemnly.

The principal remembered Wei Ling. Back then, she had cheated in the exam and framed Tan Rou, but in the end, Tan Rou pleaded for her to come back to school.

“This matter is already in the past.” The principal thought that she was going to talk about her cheating. “Let’s not talk about this now.”

“No!” Wei Ling’s attitude was firm.. “I must say it now!”

Chapter 307: 37 Tan Jing Wants to Suicide

 

 

Wei Ling pointed at Tan Jing and said angrily, “1 didn’t cheat at all. She was the one who made me throw papers at Tan Ron during the exam!”

The principal’s face was cold. “Do you have evidence to prove it?”

“Yes!” Wei Ling took out her phone and found the chat history. “1 didn’t really want to help her at that time. She came to me multiple times and promised me a few things which was why 1 did it. Principal, I know 1 had made a mistake but 1 also want to turn over a new leaf. Now, 1 no longer want to take the fall for her mistakes. I’m ready to tell the truth about everything.”

“Everything?” The principal caught the main point. “Is there anything else you haven’t mentioned to us?”

Wei Ling ran to the podium and logged into her social media account. Tan Jing wanted to stop her, but she was stopped by Li Li and the other girls.

“Wei Ling, you want to die?” Tan Jing blurted out.

Wei Ling looked at Tan Jing fiercely. “You’ll know soon enough whether I’ll die or not.”

…..

Wei Ling took out all the chat records between herself and Tan Jing. It was full of Tan Jing cursing Tan Rou. The students in the class all turned their heads away and didn’t dare to look at it. The words inside were too disgusting.

Tan Rou being a mistress, going to a KTV with a hooligan, using her body to trade… All of which were unbearable for any of the students to read.

Li Li almost vomited. How could someone say such disgusting words?

“No, that’s not true!” Tan Jing cried and explained, “I didn’t say any of it. It’s all… It’s all fake!!!”

“There’s one more thing.” Wei Ling picked up her phone. “Regarding the incident where Tan Rou was exposed online, Li Jia wasn’t the one who did it. She was just pleading guilty on behalf of someone else!”

Wei Ling released a recording that Li Jia had recorded in prison. It was Li Jia’s confession. She regretted confessing on Tan Rou’s behalf.

Once the recording was released, the class was filled with accusations against Tan Jing.

“Tan Jing is so disgusting. She’s beautiful, but why is her heart so dirty?”

“Think about it carefully, why would Wei Ling and Li Jia frame Tan Rou? There’s no enmity between them, right? On the contrary, Tan Jing and Tan Rou have always been at odds.”

“Do you know what happened at Tan Jing’s house? It was Tan Jing who got someone to drug Tan Rou and wanted someone to rape her. After the matter was exposed, Tan Jing refused to admit that she was the one who did it.”

“My mother was there too. At that time, many people heard that Tan Jing drugged Tan Rou, but this matter was suppressed by the Tan family and no one was allowed to say anything.”

Tan Jing felt that everyone was looking at her angrily. It shouldn’t be like this. They should be looking at Tan Rou instead.

“I didn’t do it…” Tan Jing said weakly.

Wei Ling continued to expose her past. “Everyone might not know about Li Jia’s family situation. Li Jia is from a single-parent family and only has a mother who couldn’t work. Some time ago, Li Jia’s mother fell sick and Tan Jing transferred her to a senior nursing home. All of us are aware of this.””

Zhao Ru agreed with Wei Ling. “We took turns to visit Li Jia’s mother after her accident.”

He Ling also came out to speak. “Jingjing even paid for Auntie Li’s treatment fees. After Auntie Li recovered, she even brought her home to be a nanny.”

“Think about it, everyone. I low could Li Jia have so much money to hire those people?” Wei Ling said. “It doesn’t only cost a few hundred but they are hundreds of thousands! Also, why did Tan Jing bring Li Jia’s mother to the sanatorium and bring her home?”

Tan Jing burst into tears. She shook off Li Li’s hand and ran to Zhao Ru. “Xiaoru, you believe me, don’t you?” she cried.

Zhao Ru looked away. She had also seen the chat logs. Some even called her and He Ling idiots, which made her very angry.

Tan Jing ran to He Ling and held her hand. “Ling Ling, don’t you believe me too?”

He Ling pulled her hand away and said, “Jingjing, I want to believe you too, but you’ve been acting strange. I thought you were helping Auntie Li because Li Jia is our good friend. Now that I think about it, it’s obvious that Li Jia took the blame for you, so you took Auntie Li in as a nanny.”

Tan Jing’s heart turned cold. “None of you believe me, right?” She retreated towards the door step by step. “Alright, I’ll die in front of you!”

No one expected Tan Jing to jump off the building. The classmate closest to her wanted to catch her, but he failed to..

Chapter 308: 38 I Won’t Let You Have Your Way

 

 

“All! Someone jumped off the building!” When the students on the first floor saw it, they shouted.

The gardener who had just watered the flower bed ran over. When he saw Tan Jing in the mud, he patted his leg and said, “Child, what’s there to be unhappy about? Why did you have to jump off the building?”

Tan Jing did not fall to her death. The classroom was on the third floor. She fell onto the flower bed just two floors away. The flower bed had just been watered, and the soil was wet. In addition, the bushes reduced the impact, so Tan Jing did not jump to her death.

Seeing how Tan Jing jumped off the building, she grabbed her school bag, put away the things on the table, and rushed out. She didn’t take the stairs but jumped down like Tan Jing. However, she saw the tree next to her and jumped onto the branch. She grabbed the branch and swung down.

“Xiao Rou!” Father Tao was scared out of his wits, but he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Tan Rou land safely. He leaned against the guardrail, his legs weak.

The principal broke out in a cold sweat. No matter which school it was, it was not a good thing for a student to jump off a building. Regardless of whether it was the school’s fault or not, as long as it happened in the school, it would bring a lot of trouble to the school.

Moreover, Tan Rou was the most outstanding student in their school. If anything happened to her, he would be distressed.

…..

Tan Rou took out a box of silver needles from her bag and tried to sto Tan Jing’s bleeding. Tan Jing couldn’t move now, so she couldn’t stop Tan Rou.

“What are you….trying to do?” Tan Jing spat out blood as she spoke.

Jumping down from the third floor was not a joke. Even though there was something to stop the impact, she was still injured.

“You knew that there was soil and shrubs below, so there was a high chance that you wouldn’t die from falling which was why you jumped off the building so boldly.” Tan Ron’s tone was cold.

“As long as you jump down, you can escape from this matter. However, 1 won’t let you have your way. Don’t worry, 1 won’t let you die so easily. You have to live well.”

Li Li, Xu Yan, and the other students were fast. As Tan Rou had just jumped down, they also ran down the stairs. The principal, who was once a soldier, followed behind them. Mr. Tao, whose legs were weak, followed behind the principal.

“Tan Rou, what are you doing?” The principal looked at her holding the needle and had a bad feeling about it. “Although you have conflicts, you can’t take revenge on her now.”

Lu Qing knew what Tan Rou was doing. He said to the principal, “Sir, Tan Rou is treating Tan Jing. The ambulance is still on the way. We will have to trust Tan Rou on this.”

“Rourou knows a little Chinese medicine. She’s just trying to save Tan Jing. She’s isn’t harming anyone.”

“Tan Rou, do you need anything else?” The principal asked.

Tan Rou said, “She’s bleeding internally and her leg is broken. She needs a wooden plank and a rope. I’m going to give her a simple fix.”

“1 have handmade straps. 1’11 go get them now,” Li Li said.

Xu Yan and Lu Qing went to the teacher’s office to get the wooden planks left behind when they installed the air conditioner.

Tan Jing held her breath and said to them, “1… 1 didn’t do any of it.” After saying that, she fainted.

Tan Rou knew that Tan Jing was faking it. She didn’t faint sooner or later, but she had to faint when the principal and the others arrived. It was obvious that she had planned this. However, she couldn’t be bothered to expose Tan Jing. She couldn’t escape anyway.

Li Li and the others moved very quickly, and all of them found things which were needed by Tan Rou. She took the wooden board and straps and fixed Tan Jing’s legs.

After doing so, Tan Rou did not want to stay by Tan Jing’s side anymore. She asked, “Have you called the ambulance?”

“They’re on their way.”

“Alright.” Tan Rou nodded. “I’m going to the side to rest for a while. The needles on her body had sealed her acupuncture points to stop the bleeding. Don’t remove them now. Only take them off once the ambulance has arrived. Also, it’s best not to move her casually.”

When Tan Jing heard Tan Ron’s words, she cursed Tan Rou in her heart for being a black-hearted b*tch. Tan Rou was actually leaving her in the middle of this muddy area but she had to continue her act of being unconscious.

“Xiao Rou, go wash up.” Li Li took off her clean coat. “Here, you can wear my coat.”

Tan Ron’s heart felt warm. “Thank you, Li Li.”

“You don’t have to be so hostile with me. 1 should be the one thanking you,” Li Li said, embarrassed. “Thank you for studying with me and making me a better person.”

Wei Ling, who was standing at the side, saw the interaction between Tan Rou and Li Li. She realized that this was what it meant by having a true friend..

Chapter 309: 39 Old Classmate

 

 

Tan Ron came back from washing her hands and met Professor Zhong at the staircase.

The two of them looked at each other. Tan Ron laughed out loud. She crossed her arms and said to Professor Zhong, “It’s been a few years since we last met. Why are you blind and lame, old classmate?”

“Old classmate?” Li Li opened her mouth in surprise. “Rourou, you’re classmates with this old man?”

Professor Zhong narrowed his eyes and looked at her. Tears fell from his turbid eyes. “Long time no see, little girl. 1 didn’t expect to meet you here.”

Director Li, who came with him, was confused. “Mr. Zhong, is this really your old classmate?”

“I may not have good eyesight, but I’m not completely blind,” Professor Zhong said unhappily. “How could 1 not recognize her?”

Tan Rou walked to Professor Zhong’s side. “Why are you here? Is it because of the physics competition?”

…..

“Yes.” Professor Zhong said, “I’m getting on in my years. 1 want to take advantage of my limited time to walk around. It just so happens that the National Physics Competition is about to be held, so I came to see if there are any good seedlings. I just happened to come to your city, and happened to be able to meet you.”

“It is indeed a coincidence.” Tan Rou said, “If it wasn’t for the fact that the exercises were leaked, you probably wouldn’t have visited our school.” Speaking of which, I still have to thank Director Wang.”

Director Li was embarrassed. “The bureau will definitely investigate and give a clear explanation about this.”

“Rourou…” Mr. Tao saw that his daughter had not returned for a long time, so he came to look for her. In the end, he met Professor Zhong’s gaze.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and did not say anything unnecessary.

“Dad, let me introduce you.” Tan Rou took the initiative to mention Professor Zhong. “This is my friend. He is Mr Zhong.”

Mr. Tao extended his hand. “Hello, Mr. Zhong.”

“Oh, oh.” Professor Zhong shook his hand. “Hello, hello!”

Both men shook hands with each other.

Mr. Tao was very perceptive. He could tell that his daughter had something to say to the old man, so he suggested that he go and chat with the principal and even took Li Li away. Professor Zhong also got his men to leave, he had something to say to Tan Rou.

“Have you been staying here for the past two years? Back then, I heard that there was an accident and your brain was damaged. Are you okay now?” Professor Zhong asked with concern.

“I’ve fully recovered now.” Tan Rou omitted the matter of her rebirth and only said that she had recovered.

“I guessed so too,” Professor Zhong said. “If your brain was still working, they would never let you go so easily. Now that you’ve recovered, are you going back?”

Tan Rou looked at her father’s tall back in the distance. She smiled and shook her head. “No. I would like to stay with my family.”

Professor Zhong followed her gaze and saw Tan Ron’s father, teachers, and classmates. He understood Tan Ron’s choice. “Well, this is the world filled with normal people. It’s right for you not to go back.“

“Don’t talk about me.” Tan Rou stretched out her hand. “Let me take a look at you. You don’t look well.”

“Well, all of us will turn old and die soon.”

“Nonsense.” Tan Rou didn’t like to hear him talk about ‘death.’ “You old monster. You can still live on for another decade.”

Professor Zhong’s health was not that bad, but his legs and eyes were not very good. His legs were caused by old age, and his eyes seemed to be caused by injuries.

“Your number.” Tan Rou took out her phone. “Let’s keep in touch and I’ll send you a prescription for your condition.”

The old man took out his phone. “Sure! Let’s talk later.”

Tan Rou added him as a friend and said, “Old man, 1 hope you can keep my matter a secret. I already have a family that I need to protect and love. If those people find out that I’ve fully recovered, they will definitely come and destroy mylife. I don’t want my family to get hurt.”

Professor Zhong glanced at Mr. Tao and thought to himself, ‘You’re his daughter. How could he allow anyone to hurt you?’

But, he didn’t say much and only answered with a simple reply, “Of course.”

“Well, that’s it. Let’s talk later.”

“What do you plan to do? How are you going to deal with those people?” Professor Zhong asked out of curiosity.

Tan Rou turned around and gave him a sweet smile. “Of course, we’ll settle the scores together. I’ll settle the old and new scores together. I won’t let anyone off that easily.”

Professor Zhong nodded. “That’s fair. You’ve never been someone simple.“

“My father is still waiting for me. I’lm going to leave first.” Tan Rou jogged over to her father.

Professor Zhong was in a good mood. He had found an old friend and was very satisfied to see her living a healthy and happy life..

Chapter 310: 31 In Wei Ling’s Hands

 

 

The ambulance finally arrived and carried Tan Jing, who was pretending to be unconscious, into the car. Tan Rou followed and pulled out her needle. The doctors and nurses were stunned. They didn’t expect to see a traditional medicine practitioner perform acupuncture. It was too magical.

However, now was not the time to admire this. They had to quickly provide for the one who was injured.

In less than half an hour, the whole school knew that a girl in the third year of high school had jumped off a building, causing all of the students to panic.

In order to not let the matter blow up, the principal gave all the students and teachers a holiday and instructed them not to spread the news.

Mr. Tao officially applied for leave and brought his daughter home.

Mrs. Tao, who was about to go out to supervise the renovation of the house, was surprised to see the father and daughter return. “Why are you back?”

Mr. Tao did not look happy as he said. “There was a suicide at Rourou’s school. The principal gave the students a day off for their safety.”

…..

“Our daughter is on holiday and so are you?” Mrs. Tao asked.

“I asked for an emergency leave to go to school.” Mr. Tao told Mrs. Tao about Tan Jing jumping off the building.

Mrs. Tao was both angry and confused. “How did Tan Jing become like this? I knew she had evil intentions. I’ve tried my best to guide her to be kind, but she still did such a thing.”

Tan Rou consoled her mother. “Mom, this isn’t your fault. Tan Jing is a bad person deep down. No matter how you guide her, it’s useless.”

Mrs. Tao hugged her daughter with heartache. “Oh my dear child must have suffered badly.”

“Tan Jing is a smart and ruthless girl. She jumped down from the building when she saw that the situation was not in her favor,” Father Tao said.

“She reacted very quickly. At that exact moment, the flower beds in our school would have been watered. Moreover, there are shrubs under them. Jumping from the third floor will not be life-threatening. She had thought of this long ago, which was why she dared to do so. If you really want to commit suicide, you might as well run to the roof.”

“What a pity!” Mr. Tao frowned. “If she jumped off the building like this, it’s hard to convict what she has done. The students in the school will probably think that she was wronged.”

“That’s right! She has always liked to go against Xiao Rou. Now that she jumped off the building, many people in the school probably think that our Xiao Rou forced her to jump off the building. What if someone believes it?”

“It’s alright. I don’t expect to take her down directly this time,” Tan Rou said calmly.

“Xiao Rou, what do you plan to do?” Father Tao asked.

Tan Rou picked up her phone and waved it around. “It’s not what 1 plan to do, but what Wei Ling should do. I’ve helped Wei Ling last time, and it’s time for Wei Ling to help me. I won’t participate in this matter. Let’s see if Wei Ling can learn the essence of Tan Jing and post comments online to influence others.”

Mrs. Tao took out her phone. “Rourou, teach me how to use it. I’ll help you scold it!”

Tan Rou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Mom, didn’t you say that we weren’t going to participate in it?”

Mother Tao insisted, “I can’t take this anymore. I couldn’t even help you when you were scolded so badly last time. This time, I have to help you vent your anger no matter what.”

“Alright then.” Tan Rou taught Mother Tao how to use it. “Anyway, I’ve already explained the pros and cons to Wei Ling. Whether or not to publish it is up to Wei Ling. The decision is in her hands.”

On the other hand, Zhuang Liu had also received a video from Xiao Mo. It was a video of Tan Jing after she jumped off the building. From the angle of the video, the student who was filmed should be in the classroom on the first floor.

Xiao Mo looked at Zhuang Liu’s angry face and asked tentatively. “Third Young Master, do you want to help Miss Tan Rou?”

“Tan Jing is indeed asking for it.” Zhuang Liu said coldly. “She even received treatment from Xiao Rou!”

Xiao Mo said, “This should be a ruse. At that time, the ground was filled with soft mud. It acted as a buffer.”

“We can’t let Tan Jing continue to be impudent.” Zhuang Liu placed his phone on the table. “Since she likes to be in bed, we’ll let her stay in bed for a little longer.”

“Understood,” Xiao Mo said.’Tll do it now.”

Zhuang Liu felt that he couldn’t let Tan Song off either. “We should also give Tan Song some trouble. It’s best if we give him some family trouble.“

“I understand, Third Young Master.” Xiao Mo thought for a moment and smiled evilly.

“Do it now!” Zhuang Liu did not want to wait any longer. He was afraid that something unexpected would happen again.

“Alright.” Xiao Mo went out to get them done..