166 166 A pitiful person
Tan Rou shook her head and was shocked by the enthusiasm of these people.
She had intended to expose Wei Ling and Director w.a.n.g’s actions in front of the students. After all, the power of a huge crowd would be stronger. If she only relied on the princ.i.p.al to clear things up for her, perhaps most people still would not know what had happened.
However, if these students witnessed it with their own eyes, then there would be no worry about people not spreading it. Gossip was something discussed frequently in school. They would describe everything in the princ.i.p.al’s office vividly, even adding their own description and causing countless versions of it to spread around school.
This way, there was no need for Tan Rou to say anything more. The people in the school would naturally start to despise Wei Ling and suspect Tan Jing.
In order to let something ferment, it would be up to how the others imagined it and described it. This was much more influential than directly hearing a dry result from the princ.i.p.al.
Fortunately, at the beginning of the confrontation, the princ.i.p.al did not chase away the students who were outside the door. Later on, she requested for the students to watch the video together so that Wei Ling and Director w.a.n.g would have no way to deny it. After all, if the princ.i.p.al really wanted to protect Wei Ling and Director w.a.n.g, he wouldn’t allow it to happen. It wasn’t worth it to cause rage amongst the pupils.
Although Tan Rou already trusted the princ.i.p.al, she had been plotted against and framed in her previous life. She had experienced countless unexpected changes in life. So, in this life, she had to be prepared for such a situation.
The princ.i.p.al didn’t disappoint Tan Rou and her little plan didn’t come in handy. However, she didn’t expect the students outside the door to admire her like an idol. Their att.i.tudes were abnormally diligent, which made Tan Rou feel a little uneasy.
She just didn’t want to be wrongly accused. In this life, she had already secretly vowed that she would never suffer such grievances. In addition, she had the confidence to look at Director w.a.n.g as if he was a clown and she might have been a little flamboyant.
Tan Rou smiled humbly. “Don’t crowd around me. I didn’t do anything.”
A boy was still shouting excitedly, “You didn’t do anything?! You’ve even chased Baldy w.a.n.g away. This is a blessing to our entire school!”
Some of the girls who wanted to be friends with Tan Rou kept moving closer to her. “Tan Rou, how are you so bold? How did you find the video? I was so excited that I almost cried! It’s like watching a movie!”
Someone immediately agreed, “Yeah! It felt surreal! Tan Rou, you’re too bold. If it were me, I would probably just cry and not speak a word.”
Tan Rou laughed. “I know I’ve been wronged. A straight body is not afraid of a crooked shadow. So, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
As they were talking, Li Li’s voice came from afar, “Tan Rou! Tan Rou, are you alright?”
Xu Yan who was behind Li Li and also walked over quickly.
Li Li rushed to Tan Rou’s side and looked at her from head to toe. “You scared me. Are you okay?”
Tan Rou was a little embarra.s.sed by how Li Li was scanning her. She quickly held Li Li’s hand and said, “I’m fine. No one will be able to lay their hands on me. Why are you so nervous?”
Li Li heaved a sigh of relief and grabbed Tan Rou tightly. “I couldn’t find you after the exam, so I thought you went to the cafeteria. Then I heard that you were fighting with director w.a.n.g, so I quickly dragged Xu Yan along to help you! It did take quite some time to do so.”
Tan Rou was completely helpless. “How did you come up with such thoughts?”
There were students who knew Li Li. When they saw that Li Li had missed such a good show, they hurriedly recounted what had just happened, leaving Li Li and Xu Yan dumbfounded.
Li Li was furious. “Where did Wei Ling go? I’m going to tear her apart! This is too much! And Tan Jing! She definitely has something to do with this!”
As they were talking, Wei Ling was brought to the princ.i.p.al’s office by Madam Li.
Wei Ling’s face was pale as she looked at Tan Rou in fear. When her eyes met with the group around Tan Rou, she quickly lowered her head guiltily. Her entire body was like a frosted eggplant, and she looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears.
Tan Rou shook her head. “She’ll be punished. We don’t need to care about her anymore.”
In fact, Tan Rou had felt Wei Ling’s avoidance towards her two days ago. It was a pity that she had the chance to choose, but in the end, she still became Tan Jing’s scapegoat. She was indeed a pitiful person.