195 195 Don’t take the wrong path
Tan Jing didn’t believe it. Even if Tan Rou escaped last time, the results couldn’t be faked. Tan Rou couldn’t have bribed all the teachers who graded the papers. Didn’t Tan Rou request to meet the princ.i.p.al? She could ask for it too!
She also had to thank Tan Rou for teaching her this method. If they went to the princ.i.p.al together, no matter what means Tan Rou had used to get such results, Tan Rou would instantly be exposed.
Full marks for everything? First in the entire school? What a joke! Even if she was going to make up her results, she shouldn’t have gone so far. It was so fake. Only those fools would think that she had really taken the exam by herself.
Tan Rou smiled faintly. “Tan Jing, are you sure you want to go to the princ.i.p.al with me? The princ.i.p.al is incredibly busy, and I still have to bother him with such trivial problems. To be honest, I feel a little bad.”
Tan Jing looked at Tan Rou provocatively. “Are you afraid? If you’re scared, it means that you’re really up to something. You should come with me to the princ.i.p.al and admit your mistake.”
After saying that, Tan Jing was afraid that she would sound mean. So, she deliberately added, “I’m just afraid that you’ll make the same mistakes again and again. There’s still a chance to correct your mistakes before things get out of hand.”
Tan Rou looked at Tan Jing’s serious expression and smiled happily. “I have nothing to be afraid of. If you want to do this, I shall fulfil your wish. However, I have to remind you, Tan Jing… Don’t learn from me and take the wrong path.”
Tan Jing raised her head as if he would not be easily fooled by Tan Rou. “Even if I have to be cold to my family today, I will have to do so. Don’t blame me for it. I’m really doing this for your own good. Let’s go!”
Tan Rou slowly got up. “Okay, don’t regret it later.”
Tan Jing took the lead and walked out, and the students in the cla.s.s followed.
It was their self-study session. Logically speaking, they wouldn’t be allowed to walk around at will, but Tan Rou was going to confront the princ.i.p.al again. Who could resist looking at her?
The students looked at Tan Rou eagerly.
Tan Rou didn’t say anything. She just patted Li Li’s shoulder and told her not to worry. She nodded at Xu Yan and walked out.
Li Li was a little worried. Had she been too impulsive just now and caused trouble for Tan Rou? If she hadn’t mocked Tan Jing, Tan Jing wouldn’t have vented her anger on Tan Rou and dragged Tan Rou to the princ.i.p.al to prove her innocence.
Li Li hesitated for a long time, but she still couldn’t help it. She didn’t care about the rules of the morning self-study and quickly chased after Tan Rou. If the teacher wanted to criticize her, so be it. She had to make sure Tan Rou was safe.
As soon as Li Li moved, Xu Yan couldn’t sit still. As the cla.s.s monitor, he should set an example and lead everyone. However, things happened too quickly. Tan Jing had been up to no good. Tan Rou had just established a good image, so nothing could happen to her.
Xu Yan hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and chased after her.
The other students saw that the cla.s.s monitor had left! What were they waiting for?! The law couldn’t punish the majority. At most, all of them would be scolded together. Anyway, their cla.s.s monitor was there as well! In an instant, they all swarmed out of the cla.s.sroom and gathered outside the princ.i.p.al’s office.
Tan Jing and Tan Rou reached the door of the princ.i.p.al’s office and Tan Jing quickly knocked on it.
“Please come in!” The princ.i.p.al replied from inside.
As soon as they entered the room, Tan Jing said impatiently, “h.e.l.lo, sir! We have something to talk to you about. It’s about Tan Rou’s exam results!”
The princ.i.p.al raised his head and replied, “h.e.l.lo.”
However, his eyes immediately turned to Tan Rou, and his face instantly bloomed with joy. “Tan Rou, you’re here. Come and sit. You’re our school’s treasure now. I was told that you results were outstanding!”
Tan Rou smiled politely and did not say anything.
Tan Jing, who had been ignored by the side, clenched her fist unwillingly and raised her voice to speak again, “Princ.i.p.al! I’m reporting that Tan Rou’s results are fake! The rest of the students object to it as well!”
Only then did the princ.i.p.al notice what Tan Jing had said. He asked in confusion, “Fake? The teacher has checked it carefully, how could it be fake? Who are you and why are you objecting to it?”
Tan Jing was speechless for a moment. She stared at the princ.i.p.al and didn’t know what to say.
Tan Rou snickered. This ‘so-called’ everyone might only be Tan Jing.
Tan Jing was unconvinced. She had caused such a commotion in front of the billboard this morning. Everyone felt that something was wrong and so they gathered there. “I used to be close to Tan Rou, and I couldn’t bear to see her make another mistake. I’ve come here to the princ.i.p.al’s office to give her a chance to prove her innocence. If she could prove the authenticity of the results, wouldn’t it also be a chance to convince the rest of the school?
Tan Jing glanced at Tan Rou and said meaningfully, “Otherwise, everyone would still be suspicious of you. The first place in the school has been taken by someone who just came back from abroad. It’s inevitable that people would suspect.”