Xu Meiyu felt uncertain and guilty because of Gu Yunyun's calm and cold demeanor. She forced herself to remain calm and said, "Since you have no shame, don't blame me for being blunt."

She straightened up and tilted her head back slightly, saying, "Do you dare tell me where the car that picks you up from school every day comes from? Do you dare tell me whose money you use to buy your expensive things?"

"Do I have to report to you where my own things came from when I use them?"

"Ha, yours? Looking across the entire Shanghai, there isn't a single wealthy family that can afford a car, and their surname isn't Gu!"

Xu Meiyu became more and more convinced of this as she spoke, and her confidence grew. "No wonder you never mention what your family does. You suddenly transferred to our school. We've never heard of any rich girl transferring before. It's only because you got on the good side of the family that you had the chance to go from a sparrow to a phoenix and study in a modern school."

Xu Meiyu covered her lips dramatically. "Oh no, I misspoke. Although sparrows are gray and inconspicuous, they are clean little things. Calling you a sparrow is an insult to sparrows," she said, emphasizing each word. "You should say pheasant."

Gu Yunyun listened calmly to the insults, showing no sign of being provoked.

Her clear, crisp voice rang out in the classroom, “Xu Meiyu moved my desk and chair today and slandered me in public without any evidence. All of you are witnesses. If the school investigates, I hope everyone will tell the truth.”

After saying that, she left the classroom without looking back, ignoring the books piled on the floor and picking up her purse.

Gu Yunyun's reaction was completely unexpected by Xu Meiyu. There was no explanation, no heated argument, and no speechless crying. She just left.

Thinking of Gu Yunyun's claim that the school was investigating, she couldn't help but feel nervous. She shouted defiantly at Gu Yunyun's back, "If you're not guilty, then explain yourself to everyone right here. Are you going to complain to your master and ask the school to cover for you?"

Gu Yunyun ignored her completely.

Fang Hui sat quietly below, her expression revealing her unease.

Gu Yunyun rushed out of the school and hailed a rickshaw back to Yao's mansion. At the entrance of Yao's mansion, she composed herself and ran inside, sobbing softly.

The housekeeper was startled and quickly asked Gu Yunyun what was wrong, but Gu Yunyun wouldn't say anything and just ran back to her room crying. The housekeeper hurriedly went to tell Yao Yulang.

Upon hearing this, Yao Yulang was so shocked that he dropped his book and immediately went to check on Gu Yunyun.

Gu Yunyun didn't lock the door, and Yao Yulang could hear the girl sobbing pitifully from outside. He knocked on the door twice and then hurriedly pushed it open and went inside.

"What happened, Yunyun?"

Yunyun sat on the edge of the bed without even taking off her shoes, her upper body lying on the bed, hugging the large rabbit plush toy on the bed, burying her face in it, and only muffled sobs could be heard.

Yao Yulang was afraid that she couldn't breathe and was anxious to see what was wrong with her, so he used some force to pull Gu Yunyun out of the furry mess and helped her sit up.

This exposed Gu Yunyun's pitiful appearance, with her eyes and nose red from crying, to Yao Yulang. Gu Yunyun was still sobbing aggrievedly, tears streaming down her face as if they were free.

Yao Yulang felt as if his heart was about to break in an instant.

He felt a pang of heartache, and the thought of Gu Yunyun being bullied filled him with shock and anger. He carefully wiped away Gu Yunyun's tears with his hands, but no matter how much he wiped, they wouldn't stop. He sighed and hugged Gu Yunyun in his arms.

In her mind, Gu Yunyun sobbed as she praised the system, "You, hiccup...this emotional enhancement tool of yours is so, so powerful...hiccup..."

The system proudly declared, "Of course! Anything produced by JJ is guaranteed to be top-notch!"

After crying in Yao Yulang's arms for a while, Gu Yunyun gradually calmed down, and her sobs subsided. Yao Yulang looked down at her and asked softly, "Can you tell me what happened?"

Gu Yunyun opened her mouth, but before she could speak, a wave of grievance washed over her again, and she burst into tears.

A little confused, she asked the system, "This...this item effect, hiccup, when does it expire? I need to complain! School's about to let us out!"

The system scratched its head, "Um... wait a little longer?"

Gu Yunyun calmed down in Yao Yulang's arms for a while, took a few deep breaths, and then wiped away her tears before leaving his embrace.

As the warmth of her embrace faded, Yao Yulang felt an urge to pull her back. He made a loose fist at his side, raised his arm, and gently half-embraced Gu Yunyun, silently patting her shoulder.

"Today... today when I entered the classroom, I found that my desk and chair had been moved, and the books in my desk were thrown on the floor." Gu Yunyun's eyes welled up with tears again, but she was still able to narrate clearly. "I asked them why they did this, and they said, said..."

Suppressing his anger and the tightening in his heart, Yao Yulang quickly asked softly, "What did they say?"

“They say no family can afford a car, that I only had the opportunity to go to school because I was kept by a rich man… They say I am… I am…” Gu Yunyun looked embarrassed and was about to burst into tears again.

Yao Yulang quickly stopped her from continuing, "Alright, alright, I know, don't think about it anymore."

The general outline of what happened was easily figured out after Gu Yunyun's brief explanation.

He put his arm around her shoulder and patted her head, comforting her, "Don't worry, I'll get it back for you." Actually, at that moment he really wanted to kiss her forehead, kiss her tearful eyes, and kiss her puffed-up cheeks, without any ulterior motives.

"I'm going to the school now to talk to the school leaders. You wait for me at home."

Gu Yunyun grabbed his sleeve, "I want to go with you!"

"you……"

"I want to go see it," Gu Yunyun pouted.

"……All right."

With Yao Yulang's permission, Gu Yunyun quickly washed her face and then grabbed the sword she would use for the school's charity performance. Holding the sword, she went downstairs to meet Yao Yulang, exuding a fierce yet adorable aura.

Yao Yulang looked at the sword in Gu Yunyun's hand with a somewhat indescribable expression.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to stab anyone, I'm just going to scare them." Gu Yunyun pulled the sword out of its sheath a little. "Look, it's not sharpened."

"It's alright." Yao Yulang had a feeling that even if Gu Yunyun really stabbed someone, he would be willing to cover for her.

The driver took them to the school. Yao Yulang went directly to the administration office, while Gu Yunyun insisted on going to the classroom to settle the accounts herself.

Yao Yulang was worried, but Gu Yunyun repeatedly assured him that she would ensure his safety, and only after much pleading and cajoling did Yao Yulang agree to let her go by herself.

It was during recess, and the students were chatting and laughing in the classroom. When they saw Gu Yunyun come in, they all fell silent in a tacit but awkward manner.

Seeing that Gu Yunyun was still holding a sword, someone nervously said, "Gu Yunyun, what are you doing! Don't be impulsive!"

Gu Yunyun slowly drew her sword and, amidst tense whispers, made her second statement of the day: "Don't worry, it's not sharpened, it can't pierce the black hearts of certain people."

As she spoke, she kept a close eye on the terrified Xu Meiyu, casually twirled her sword, and slowly walked towards her, saying, "At most, I'll slap her mouth raw."

"W-What are you doing!" Xu Meiyu tried to hide behind someone, but everyone around her moved away. She turned around and tried to run away, but Gu Yunyun grabbed her collar in a flash.

A male classmate couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to pull Gu Yunyun away, saying, "Gu Yunyun, don't go too far..."

With a flick of her wrist, Gu Yunyun pointed her sword directly at the male student's nose. Those around her who wanted to help pull her away hesitated to approach when they saw how fierce she was.

"When she moved my desk and chair and threw my books on the ground, you didn't think it was excessive; when she publicly slandered my reputation and humiliated my character without any evidence, you didn't think it was excessive. Now that I'm standing up for myself, do you think I'm going too far?"

"We're all classmates, why do this..."

"You all know I'm your classmate!" Gu Yunyun questioned loudly, "When you spread rumors about me so recklessly, why didn't you think about the fact that we're classmates! You all pointed fingers at me, did you think I couldn't see it?!"

The crowd was speechless.

"I won't hold your actions against you today. I'm only settling my personal grudge with Xu Meiyu. You'd better mind your own business. If you want to get involved, shut your mouths and stop gossiping behind my back!" Gu Yunyun turned to look at Xu Meiyu, whom she was holding in her hand. "Now it's time to settle accounts for the rumors you spread and slandered against me."

Xu Meiyu, her face pale, quickly shook her head. "It wasn't me, it wasn't me who spread it!" She pointed to Fang Hui in the crowd. "It was her! She's the one who said it! Many people heard it!"

When the students saw Fang Hui in the direction Xu Meiyu was pointing, their first reaction was that it was impossible.

Fang Hui's image in everyone's eyes has always been that of a cheerful, generous, warm, and easy-going person. She is a model student of excellent character and a typical modern woman who is independent and ambitious. How could she possibly do something that only a despicable gossipy woman would do?

Fang Hui swayed slightly, and under everyone's gaze, her eyes brimming with tears, she denied it, "No, she misunderstood me..."

Seeing that Gu Yunyun didn't believe her and was about to strike her face with her sword, Xu Meiyu remembered Gu Yunyun's nimble swordsmanship and the strength with which she had easily gripped her. She shrieked, "It really was her! She said your money came from dubious sources, and that many rich people keep girls as mistresses and send them to school... Li Nan and Yu Yuanyuan were there too, they heard it all. You can ask them if you don't believe me!"

The students and Gu Yunyun all looked at the two girls who had just been called out, and the girls who had been called out nodded hesitantly.

The students in the class immediately erupted in an uproar.

Gu Yunyun was delighted when she saw it. This was truly an unexpected bonus.

Fang Hui's face was even paler than Xu Meiyu's, and her lips were pressed into a thin line.

Gu Yunyun let go of Xu Meiyu and walked up to Fang Hui.

Fang Hui felt that every step Gu Yunyun took towards her was exceptionally long. She dared not meet Gu Yunyun's eyes. She wanted to run away, but she knew that she couldn't escape now.

"Whoa, it's you." Gu Yunyun said softly, then suddenly raised her hand and stabbed the sword into Fang Hui's desk with a loud "clang". The sword pierced through the surface of the wooden table and the tip touched the bottom of the table.

Everyone gasped: This is what they call unsharpened?

For a moment, the students in the classroom were as quiet as chickens. Gu Yunyun's clear voice was the only sound.

"Before today, I thought that anyone could be the one spreading rumors, but you were the least likely. Because you clearly went to my house."

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