When she arrived breathlessly at the principal's office door, she suddenly stopped. Through the half-open door, she saw a shocking scene inside...

"Zhang Yang, you actually said that you deliberately stole the exam paper to frame Gao Qiang?" The principal looked at the nonchalant boy in front of him with a face full of astonishment, seemingly finding it hard to believe what he was hearing.

Zhang Yang slightly raised his head, a barely perceptible smile on his lips, and nodded casually: "Mm."

The dean of students was clearly stunned by this sudden answer. He frowned and asked in confusion, "Did you hold a grudge because Gao Qiang received a bonus during the school anniversary celebration but didn't share it with you, so you plotted to frame him?"

Zhang Yang nodded again, this time with slightly more force, as if to prove to everyone that what he said was true.

"Yes."

The head of student affairs shook his head, an incredulous look on his face, and blurted out, "Zhang Yang, judging from your family background and your usual behavior, you don't seem like the kind of person who would care about such a small amount of money!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang abruptly turned his head, glared fiercely at Gao Qiang, his eyes filled with disdain, and said in a stiff tone, "Hmph, I just can't stand this kid's stingy, miserly attitude! He's always so penny-pinching, it's really annoying!"

At this moment, the principal, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up again: "If that's the case, then why are you now taking the initiative to stand up and clarify things for him? Could it be that you've suddenly come to like him again?"

Zhang Yang slightly composed his expression, chuckled, and said, "Haha, after thinking about it carefully, if the school anniversary celebration season weren't for Gao Qiang causing trouble, the whole campus would become lifeless and utterly boring. So, I've taken pity on him and decided to let him off the hook."

After saying that, he waved his hand nonchalantly, as if the whole thing was just a trivial joke to him.

The principal and the dean of students exchanged a glance, as if they were telepathically connected. They both understood each other's thoughts from their eyes—Zhang Yang was determined to protect Gao Qiang.

Since that was the case, the head of the teaching department could only follow the usual procedure, symbolically issuing a punishment decision to Zhang Yang before waving Zhang Yang and Gao Qiang out of the office.

As the two stepped out of the room, the first thing they saw was Lin Ruofei standing not far away, looking astonished.

None of the three broke the silence; they simply walked side by side silently toward the exit of the office building.

Along the way, Gao Qiang's gratitude surged like a tide, and he finally couldn't help but say to Zhang Yang, "Zhang Yang, thank you so much for your help! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would be in big trouble today."

Zhang Yang, however, seemed completely unconcerned. He waved his hand and casually replied, "I was the one who framed you in the first place, so why are you thanking me?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Qiang quickly shook his head and denied it, saying, "Don't say that. Anyone with eyes can see that this has nothing to do with you. You don't even know which dormitory I live in, so how could you possibly have secretly put the test paper under my bed?"

At this moment, Lin Ruofei, who had been silently following beside her, opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know how to say them, and in the end, she chose to remain silent.

Zhang Yang, however, continued walking forward as if nothing had happened, as if everything that had just occurred had nothing to do with him.

Only Zhang Yang knew the truth: when he witnessed Zhou Jianfei tightly embracing Lin Ruofei, an uncontrollable rage erupted from the depths of his heart. At that moment, he wished he could pounce on Zhou Jianfei like a ferocious beast, beat him mercilessly, and even kill him wouldn't be enough to quell his hatred! That Zhou Jianfei absolutely couldn't be let off! He had to find a hundred ways to make him wish he were dead!

However, in his anger, Zhang Yang overheard Lin Ruofei's phone call with her brother and learned that Lin Ruofei planned to expose Zhou Jianfei's various wrongdoings to the school, even at the cost of revealing her identity as a girl. In that instant, only one thought remained in Zhang Yang's mind—he couldn't let Lin Ruofei leave the school!

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Yang quickly regained his senses and, without hesitation, chose a shortcut, arriving at the principal's office at lightning speed...

"Zhang Yang, thank you so much for your help this time! If it weren't for your help, I don't know what would have happened! So, if we get any more prize money during the school anniversary celebrations, you'll definitely get your share!" Gao Qiang said, patting his chest vigorously as he assured Zhang Yang.

However, faced with Gao Qiang's enthusiastic promise, Zhang Yang curled his lip in disdain and snorted, "Tch, do you think I need your measly little bit of money? Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just want me to keep working for you! Let me tell you, no way!" With that, Zhang Yang turned and left without looking back, leaving Gao Qiang standing there, awkwardly watching his departing figure.

Among those whose gratitude was overflowing, Lin Ruofei was naturally one of them. At this moment, Lin Ruofei's heart was filled with sincere thanks to Zhang Yang. Because just now, in that extremely tense moment, Zhang Yang stepped forward and skillfully resolved a difficult crisis for Gao Qiang.

Lin Ruofei knew that if Zhang Yang hadn't intervened in time, Gao Qiang might have been trapped in a difficult situation.

And so, Lin Ruofei and Zhang Yang seemed to have forgotten all the unpleasant things that had happened before, and returned to their once-familiar way of getting along.

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