Rebirth of a Girl in a Boys' School

For the entire morning, Lin Ruofei's heart felt as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, and she remained immersed in deep worry from which she could not extricate herself.

On the one hand, she was terrified that her sneaking into the archives last night would be exposed; on the other hand, she was even more worried that Zhou Jianfei might mistake her for a shameless voyeur.

These two worries, like two mischievous little devils, kept causing a ruckus in Lin Ruofei's already limited and not very bright mind. Lin Ruofei was so troubled that she felt like she could hardly breathe.

Time ticked by, but fortunately, by the end of the morning, no bad news about the two incidents had come from the school. Lin Ruofei's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally felt a little relieved.

Around noon, Lin Ruofei hurriedly finished her lunch in the cafeteria and rushed to the drama club, eagerly awaiting Gao Qiang's arrival. However, she waited and waited, watching time tick by, but Gao Qiang never showed up.

Gradually, drowsiness washed over her like a tide. Lin Ruofei sat there, feeling her eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and she began to feel sleepy.

Just as Lin Ruofei was about to close her eyes and drift off to sleep, suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps approached from afar. She forced herself to open her eyes and saw that it wasn't Gao Qiang, but Hong Wei.

Hong Wei looked panicked and shouted before he even reached Lin Ruofei, "Lin Ruofei, something terrible has happened!"

However, Hong Wei had no time to pay attention to Lin Ruofei's question. His face was filled with anxiety, as if his pants were on fire. He interrupted her, shouting, "Oh dear! Forget about the dance! Something terrible happened this morning! The school suddenly decided to conduct a massive, unannounced inspection, turning every dormitory upside down. And guess what? They found the exam papers for the upcoming test in Gao Qiang's dorm! My God, this is a disaster! The school leaders immediately concluded that Gao Qiang cheated. And now, he's been summoned to the principal's office for investigation and punishment!"

Upon hearing this news, Lin Ruofei's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief. She retorted firmly, "Impossible! How could Gao Qiang possibly steal the exam paper? He has absolutely no need for it! Don't the school leaders know? He's consistently ranked first in the previous exams! With his ability, if he can maintain first place this time, that precious spot for direct admission to Harvard will definitely be his!"

After hearing this, Hong Wei shook his head helplessly and said with a mournful face, "That's the same explanation Gao Qiang gave to the school leaders, but they just don't believe him! This matter could become a big deal or a small deal. If the school really determines that Gao Qiang cheated, the consequences will be unimaginable... He might have to be expelled!"

The more Lin Ruofei thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, and she became even more anxious for Gao Qiang.

She gritted her teeth and said decisively, "No, I have to go and see for myself. I can't let Gao Qiang suffer such an injustice for no reason!"

Before she finished speaking, Lin Ruofei turned around and ran outside like a whirlwind.

The atmosphere in the principal's office was unusually heavy. Gao Qiang stood before the principal and a group of teachers, his face flushed, his eyes moist, and he was so anxious that he was almost crying.

"Principal, Director, and teachers, I swear to God, I absolutely did not steal the exam papers!" Gao Qiang said, waving his hands vigorously, trying to convince everyone of his innocence.

At this moment, the head of the teaching department moved to the principal's side and whispered in his ear, "Principal, according to the surveillance footage, there was indeed no footage of this kid entering the room where the exam papers are stored. However... the surveillance camera suddenly malfunctioned last night for some reason, and the screen was black for a full half hour."

The principal frowned, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "Putting everything else aside, the exam paper was found under your bed after all." It turned out that after learning that the exam papers had been stolen this morning, the principal had a flash of inspiration and came up with the idea of ​​searching the students' dormitories, and unexpectedly, it actually yielded some results.

"Principal, I really don't know what happened! Why were those exam papers under my bed?" Gao Qiang looked innocent and anxious, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead. He tried desperately to explain, but felt speechless.

However, the principal didn't seem inclined to believe him easily and was about to continue speaking when suddenly, a figure rushed into the office...

Lin Ruofei stopped in front of everyone, panting. Her eyes were as firm as two laser beams as she stared straight at the principal and said loudly, "Principal, Gao Qiang would never steal a test paper! He's an excellent student and could easily get first place on his own merits. There's absolutely no need for him to do something like this!"

"Caught red-handed! This exam paper was genuinely found under his bed. How could it be fake?" The principal angrily pointed at the exam paper on his desk and shouted.

Standing to the side, Lin Ruofei lowered her head and slowly shifted her gaze to the small bundle of test papers on the table, which was bound with a red ribbon.