After being reborn, the school beauty's entire family knelt down to repent.

"Wow! Chen Ming, you're amazing!"

Once the head of student affairs had completely left, a lively discussion erupted in the classroom.

"Yeah, Chen Ming, you're probably the only one in our class, no, in the whole school, who dares to challenge the director like that."

"I didn't do anything special, I was just following the rules," Chen Ming shrugged.

Zhao Rou sat to the side with a gloomy face. She did not expect that Chen Ming would not show any weakness in front of the Dean of Students, which completely ruined her original plan.

"Hmph, what's there to be so smug about? Just wait and see." Zhao Rou cursed inwardly, determined to find a chance to teach Chen Ming a lesson.

However, how could Chen Ming not know what she was thinking?

However, his attention was not on that right now, but Zhao Rou's threat made him realize that this turmoil was far from over.

Just then, the sound of a door being pushed open interrupted Chen Ming's thoughts. The classroom door was pushed open, and a figure slowly walked in.

It was their new homeroom teacher; he was holding a stack of test papers in his hand.

With a smile, he said to the students, "Classmates, today I'm here to hand out the test papers from the last test."

The students quieted down.

"Everyone knows how important the results of this exam are, since they are related to the selection of civil servants. This time, the top scorer in the whole school came from our class, which is a great start for me as the class teacher."

Upon hearing this, the entire classroom erupted in discussion, with everyone debating who had come in first place.

Zhao Rou was disqualified from this exam because of the cheating incident in the previous exam.

Seeing the chaotic scene, he sneered, "It's just a selection quota for civil servants, what's the big deal? Who cares?"

"It's really nothing special, but I don't know who would go to such lengths for it."

Chen Ming now had absolutely no tolerance for Zhao Rou and retorted directly.

"Chen Ming, I didn't do anything to you, did I?"

Zhao Rou's face immediately turned ashen. She hadn't expected Chen Ming to criticize her so bluntly in front of everyone.

She wanted to retort, but Chen Ming directly made her swallow her words.

"Yes, I didn't say you provoked me. I was just stating the facts."

"Chen Ming, whether or not this is a selection process, it doesn't seem to concern you at all. Rou Rou just doesn't bother with you. You don't actually think you can get first place in the whole school with your grades, do you?"

Seeing this, Xu Jing quickly spoke up for Zhao Rou.

However, Chen Ming didn't care: "The results haven't been announced yet, so anything is possible."

Hearing his words, Xu Jing burst out laughing: "Hahaha, I was just saying a few words to you, you didn't actually take it personally, did you? With your grades, if your dad hadn't spent money to get you in here, do you think you could be in the same high school as us?"

“Going to the same high school as you does make me feel a little nauseous, but thankfully I ate a big breakfast.”

"Quiet down, quiet down." The new homeroom teacher, hearing the increasingly noisy atmosphere below, quickly waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down. "I'll announce the results now."

The new homeroom teacher cleared his throat and began to announce the results: "First place, Chen Ming."

The classroom fell silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Chen Ming.

Zhao Rou's face went from ashen to shocked; she couldn't believe her ears.

"Impossible, how could this be!" Zhao Rou blurted out.

Chen Ming simply smiled faintly, as if everything was within his expectations.

"Chen Ming, congratulations! Your results this time are truly outstanding." The new homeroom teacher looked at Chen Ming approvingly.

"Thank you, teacher," Chen Ming replied politely.

Xu Jing looked on incredulously.

"Chen Ming, you...you cheated, didn't you?" Zhao Rou asked unwillingly.

“Not everyone is like you, who only gets first place through underhanded means, and who doubts those who are better than themselves,” Chen Ming said with a smile.

"Hmph, who knows?" Zhao Rou snorted coldly, clearly not believing Chen Ming's words.

"Zhao Rou, if you have evidence that Chen Ming cheated, you can report it to the school," the new homeroom teacher said sternly.

Zhao Rou was speechless for a moment. She had no evidence; she was only acting out of jealousy and resentment.

Just then, a knock on the door interrupted this little episode.

Hearing the noise outside the door, the homeroom teacher turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking very refined. He stood at the door and politely nodded to the homeroom teacher.

"Excuse me, is this Class 3 of the second year of high school?" the middle-aged man asked.

The homeroom teacher nodded in confirmation: "Yes, and you are?"

"I'm here to see Chen Ming. There are some things I need to ask him about."

Upon hearing this, the homeroom teacher quickly put down the test paper in her hand, went outside, and spoke to the middle-aged man.

When Xu Jing saw this, she embellished the story.

"See? I told you Chen Ming's grades were suspicious this time. Now even the school's leaders are investigating."

"Xu Jing, don't talk nonsense. We don't know who that person is, or what he wants with Chen Ming," Li Yu quickly defended Chen Ming.

Other students in the classroom also spoke up to refute Xu Jing's unfounded accusations.

Seeing this, Xu Jing's face darkened. She hadn't expected her words to cause such a big reaction.

However, seeing Li Yu speak up for him, he only cursed under his breath.

"Alright, everyone, quiet down." The homeroom teacher returned to the classroom and gestured for everyone to quiet down. "Chen Ming, come out here for a moment."

The homeroom teacher's words silenced the classroom once again, and everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Ming and the middle-aged man.

"Chen Ming, is that right? I have some things I'd like to ask you about. Let's find a place to discuss them in detail."

Upon hearing the middle-aged man speak, Chen Ming immediately stood up and followed him out of the classroom.

The classroom erupted in discussion again, with students chattering excitedly.

"Who exactly is this person? Could Chen Ming really be in trouble because of cheating?"

"Didn't Chen Ming say he didn't care about the number of selected graduates this time, because it wasn't worth it?"

Seeing Chen Ming walk out with that person, Xu Jing looked smug.

"See that? I told you, they're definitely here to cause trouble. Chen Ming has really lost face this time."

"Xu Jing, don't say that. Chen Ming is probably feeling bad too, after all, he got caught cheating." Zhao Rou was secretly overjoyed, but she still pretended to be concerned.

"Zhao Rou, do you really think Chen Ming would cheat?" Li Yu asked, frowning.

"Hmph, who knows? I just don't believe he can get first place," Zhao Rou said with a smile.

"Alright, everyone, stop arguing. It's too early to say anything now. Let's wait for Chen Ming to come back before we talk about it." The class monitor stepped forward to maintain order and try to quell this pointless argument.