After rebirth, I gave up Bai Yueguang

The atmosphere in the classroom suddenly froze because of this sudden sentence, and the warm sunshine at noon could not dispel the cold and tense atmosphere in the classroom.

The students began to murmur, some agreeing, others disagreeing. Everyone turned their heads in the direction of the voices.

Luo Ling sat in her seat, her head lowered so low that her chin almost touched her chest. But she could feel everyone's eyes on her, their gazes piercing her like arrows.

Her heart was beating so hard that every beat sounded like it was knocking against her ears. Luo Ling took a deep breath, adjusted her expression, and forced herself to look up. Although she had no confidence in her heart, she still bravely continued, "I, I don't mean anything else. I just think that if the person who posted the letter is not from our class, then it would be useless for you to say it. Besides, there is no smoke without fire. If they are not clear about their behavior and cause others to misunderstand them, it is also their own fault.

She gritted her teeth, trying to hold back her uncontrollable heartbeat. She gasped for breath, and after a few breaths, she continued, "Besides, they both take the same bus to school every day. Su Jing even gets off the bus early and walks into school. It's normal for others to misunderstand this."

Luo Ling was so nervous her voice trembled. But she had to speak out. She figured that even if they were found guilty, she could explain that they were already in a relationship and she'd misunderstood because she'd seen the checklist with the same name. Then the report would be a misunderstanding, and with their premature love affair as a pretext, she wouldn't be punished too harshly.

After Luo Ling finished speaking, the entire classroom was so quiet that only her breathing could be heard. It seemed that no one else dared to breathe. The police officer standing at the door had a serious expression, and Jiang Junfeng's face was like a layer of ice, his eyes staring at her like a knife.

Lao Zhang cleared his throat and was about to explain the matter, but was interrupted by a voice.

"Let me explain this." Wu Wanqiu pushed aside Jiang Junfeng and the police and walked forward from behind. She was so petite that no one had noticed her standing behind several tall men.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Jiang Yi's mother," Wu Wanqiu walked up to the podium and introduced herself with a cold expression. She glanced at everyone, then at the police officer at the door, then at Lao Zhang, and nodded politely. Without asking for anyone's opinion, she continued:

"Regarding this classmate, I just mentioned that Jiang Yi and Su Jing were too close." She glanced at Luo Ling, who had just spoken, and a faint sneer curled up at the corner of her mouth. "Let me clarify. Su Jing is indeed living in my house now, with me, Jiang Yi, and me."

Wu Wanqiu's words shocked everyone and made their eyes widen. Several students' mouths opened into O shapes.

Wu Wanqiu paused, staring at Luo Ling sharply for two seconds before continuing in a calm, yet unquestionable tone, "Su Jing is my niece. She lives with me now because of family reasons. Furthermore, they've been in the same class since elementary school and went to the same junior high school, so they're very close. I'd like to ask everyone, do you have any questions?"

Wu Wanqiu glared at Luo Ling as she spoke these words, her tone emphasizing her words. When she finished, she clearly saw Luo Ling's body stiffen and her face turn pale.

Children are still children, after all. Even if they can think up a plan to harm someone, it won't be perfect. And it's impossible to remain calm in the face of unexpected circumstances. Luo Ling's initial reaction couldn't be faked. Wu Wanqiu almost immediately confirmed that this girl was absolutely connected to this rumor.

When she finished speaking, the class exclaimed, "Oh, so they are relatives. No wonder they have such a good relationship."

"So they are relatives. No wonder they are both so good-looking."

"Hey, you know what, they really do look a little bit alike."

After everyone murmured for a few words, Wu Wanqiu spoke again. "As for Su Jing getting off the bus early, it was indeed because she didn't want others to misunderstand or gossip about her. She is just like that and doesn't like people asking her questions. It's because there are too many people paying attention to Jiang Yi." Wu Wanqiu's eyes were very sharp. He scanned the students' faces one by one, and finally stopped at Luo Ling. "Excuse me, is she wrong to do this?"

Luo Ling's face was pale and she was speechless. She still didn't look up, but judging by her uncontrollable trembling, she was completely lost. Her plan, her newly found reason, became vulnerable after Wu Wanqiu's words.

Luo Ling's heart was filled with despair. She wrung her hands together on the table, her nails digging into her flesh, pinching her painfully. She realized that the consequences this time would be far more serious than she had anticipated. She subconsciously looked to Xu Jiamei for help. She knew that only by arresting Xu Jiamei and tying herself tightly to her could she possibly mitigate her punishment. She believed that no matter what, the school would have to consider her father's face.

But she didn't expect that her subconscious glance had been caught by Jiang Yi's parents at the same time, and the two of them followed Luo Ling's gaze and looked at Xu Jiamei.

Xu Jiamei was completely confused at the moment, and was staring at Luo Ling nervously.

Following Wu Wanqiu's gaze, Lao Zhang and the police also noticed something strange about Luo Ling and Xu Jiamei, and all of them fixed their eyes on the two of them.

The students who were whispering about this noticed the wrong atmosphere after a few seconds, and gradually quieted down and stopped talking. They all followed Lao Zhang and looked at Luo Ling.

"Ahem..." Old Zhang's heart skipped a beat after he realized Luo Ling was looking at Xu Jiamei. He immediately spoke up to break the tense atmosphere in the classroom, "Okay, everyone's heard it now. Jiang Yi and Su Jing are relatives, not in a relationship. Ah, from now on, please don't make random guesses about other people's relationships, and don't spread unfounded nonsense. This will have unimaginable serious consequences for you and the people who are being spread the rumors."

Old Zhang started talking, but Wu Wanqiu didn't intend to be aggressive, so he just listened to him quietly.

"Is that so? Today's matter has been made clear. If anyone spread rumors, please apologize to these two classmates. Then, I would like to remind everyone not to talk about this matter again in the future. This matter has been handed over to the police, so you don't need to worry about it! get out of class is dismissed!" said Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang, Jiang Yi's parents, and two policemen walked towards the office again. After more than ten minutes, they came out and got into their cars and left.

Good afternoon everyone.

In the afternoon, just after the English teacher finished her opening remarks, Lao Zhang pushed open the classroom door and nodded to the English teacher: "Teacher Lin, I'm calling two students. Xu Jiamei, Luo Ling, you two come out for a moment." After that, Lao Zhang turned his head into the classroom, looking for the direction where the two people were sitting.

After a quick glance, he didn't see the person he was looking for, only two empty seats. Lao Zhang stopped at the face of Xu Jiamei's deskmate and asked, "Xu Jiamei hasn't arrived yet?"

"No." My deskmate answered lazily.

"Luo Ling is late too?" Old Zhang turned to look at Luo Ling's deskmate.

"Probably. He hasn't come yet anyway." The answer was equally lazy.

"Oh, then let them come over after class." Lao Zhang didn't know who he was talking to. After he said that, he closed the door and left.

After Lao Zhang left, several classmates who were usually close to him looked puzzled, glanced at each other, and didn't react much. Everyone was speculating whether the two had anything to do with this incident, but no one said it out loud, of course, because Xu Jiamei had a father who was an official.

That afternoon, Xu Jiamei and Luo Ling didn't come to class, nor did they come the next day, nor did they come for a week... But no one paid special attention to them, and no one connected their absence from class with the rumor-mongering.

It was not until a month later that everyone saw the school's decision on how to handle the matter on the school bulletin board.

That day, after discovering that Xu Jiamei might be involved in the incident, Old Zhang once again invited Jiang Yi's parents and the police back to the office. After some analysis, everyone noticed something was amiss between the two.

But Lao Zhang, concerned about Xu Jiamei's father and the school's reputation, hoped Jiang Yi's parents would show some leniency and not refer the case to the police. He and the school would investigate the matter, promising to handle it seriously according to school rules.

Jiang Junfeng was a businessman, after all. He was well aware of the potential consequences for his career if the person in that position had any opinions about him. He naturally didn't want to offend anyone, and even less wanted his career to be unnecessarily hindered. After Lao Zhang's various explicit and implicit pleas, he agreed.

Of course, Wu Wanqiu was reluctant, but considering her son's future education and worried that he would be deliberately made things difficult for her, she finally had to agree with Lao Zhang's opinion.

As for the police, they knew from seeing Luo Ling and Xu Jiamei's behavior that they must have been responsible. When Lao Zhang called them in to investigate, the police only gave them a few hints, and the two girls' defenses immediately collapsed. In less than ten minutes, they confessed everything.

The situation was simple: out of jealousy, they wanted to embarrass Su Jing, so they paid thugs to follow and photograph Jiang Yi outside his house. Then, they treated Luo Ling's cousin to dinner, and while she was on night shift, they stole the checklist from her desk, altered her name and age with correction fluid, and made copies so no one could tell.

After the full story became clear, the school decided to expel both students. This decision had no impact on Xu Jiamei, except for a symbolic slap from her father. Six months later, rumors spread that Xu Jiamei had been sent abroad by her father to study.

During this process, Mr. Xu did not comment on the school's handling of the matter. He had originally planned to send his daughter abroad, but just two years earlier.

But Luo Ling's situation was far worse. After being expelled, her parents beat her severely, reportedly leaving her bedridden for several days and with a high fever for two days. Because she was expelled, her parents later contacted several schools to no avail.

Luo Ling's family was just ordinary workers, and they didn't have enough money to pay for expensive education, so she could only go to a technical school. Two years later, at the first reunion after graduation, it was heard that she went to Guangdong after graduating from the technical school. As for which factory she went to there and what she did, no one knew.