Chapitre 31: Trust
Éditeur: Atlas Studios
Zhao Yu was a spoilt brat but she was only 15 years old - still just a child!
"Zhao Yu, your earlier words caused a dent to my reputation. Let me warn you, please stop your behavior of infringing on my personal rights. If not, I can sue you for slander. You are not of legal age, but you are already 16 this year. The country's law is that anyone 16 years or above can be legally charged. Are you prepared to be sued by me?
"Me, what crime have I committed?"
Zhao Yu was stupefied, she had merely stated a few facts, at most they were just gossip about Qiao Nan. What did that have to do with committing a crime?
"Don't you feel ashamed that you don't even know that you've committed a crime? Don't tell me that you think you don't need to be responsible for what you said?" Qiao Nan rolled her eyes. "If you have nothing better to do, please read more books on politics. We are already in secondary three, there's a lot of law information in those books. Moreover, you are a high school student, don't act like a moron about law."
Threatened by Qiao Nan, Zhao Yu was really scared, she started to flip the pages of this year's newly issued politics textbook.
True enough, there was a lot of law-related knowledge in the textbook.
Although there was no mention of slander in the book, she thought about the look of of conviction on Qiao Nan's face when she had said those words, and did not dare to gossip about Qiao Nan anymore.
The rest of the classmates had ears for themselves. They clearly heard Qiao Nan and Zhao Yu's argument.
Initially, when everyone heard that Qiao Nan scored full marks because she cheated, they felt that it was unfair. Why should someone who cheated on the exam receive the best grade for an individual subject?
But everyone did not have that deep an enmity with Qiao Nan.
Besides, this was ultimately a rumour which had just started today, not everyone believed this.
Not long after, a girl came over and sat beside Qiao Nan. "Qiao Nan, do you know why Zhao Yu said that about you just now?"
"Why?" Previously, Zhao Yu just sounded like sour grapes.
"Someone has been spreading that you are close to a group of hooligans, those hooligans were bad and did not have clean hands and feet, they climbed into the school to steal things before. So someone said that your english grades were so good because the hooligans helped you to steal the test papers prior to the exam, that is why you scored full marks."
Since when was she close to hooligans?
"It's ridiculous that people believe in such baseless rumors." Qiao Nan was shaking her head. "Don't talk about the rest, if I had the means to get the test papers, why did i score 85 marks for Chinese and Maths? Put aside maths, the marks deducted for my Chinese test were those that required memorizing."
Upon hearing what Qiao Nan said, her classmates felt that she had a point.
True, since she was stealing, why would they steal for one subject and not all?
That Chinese paper of Qiao Nan, which Teacher Li was so angry about, all of the 14 marks were content that required memorizing.
In the whole class, except for Qiao Nan who scored zero out of 14 marks, even the slower ones could get around seven or eight marks.
The first thing that needed to be done after receiving the test paper was to find the answer and memorized them.
Based on her results, it was illogical that she had cheated.
"True, I did not believe." That girl's face turned slightly red after hearing Qiao Nan.
Qiao Nan replied with only laughter. Was the girl being nice by clearing her doubts or trying to gather more information? As an adult, she was not oblivious.
If she really did not believe the rumor, why was she embarrassed?
Qiao Nan laughed. The other party seemed to know that she did not get what she expected and felt self-conscious, so she quickly returned to her own seat.
When peace resumed, Qiao Nan could not help thinking, who was the one who could not see eye to eye with her, who went around spreading such ridiculous rumors?
Hooligans.
Thinking about what happened throughout her aggregated two lifetimes, Qiao Nan recalled one matter. This happened recently - it was yesterday.
Yesterday, she saw a group of people surrounding, beating up and scolding a person. She directly found the policeman and saved the person. Was it because of this?
While reading her book, Zhao Yu, whose mind was floating elsewhere, stole a glance at Qiao Nan. Actually the mastermind of the rumors about Qiao Nan was not anyone else - it was none other than Zhao Yu.
However, Zhao Yu's initial version of the rumor was not the same.
Yesterday, Zhao Yu looked for Teacher Li to request Teacher Li's guidance on her essay. Hence, Zhao Yu left school late, slightly later than Qiao Nan.
The two of them headed home in the same direction - they had to pass the same main road.
As she felt awkward, Zhao Yu would rather slowly follow behind Qiao Nan's back than to catch up with Qiao Nan to go home together.
Upon reaching the quad, Qiao Nan changed her direction as she wanted to go to the residence of the Zhai family.
Zhao Yu, who followed behind, saw that something was amiss. Qiao Nan should not be heading home in that direction. Where was she going?
Out of curiosity, Zhao Yu decided to tail her after much consideration.
When Zhao Yu caught up with Qiao Nan, it was at the time when Qiao Nan brought the police to save the person.
Zhao Yu did not see anything else, she only saw Qiao Nan running towards that group of hooligans.
The hooligans had sticks in their hands and blood on their bodies. At the sight, Zhao Yu was scared out of her wits. Carrying her schoolbag, she ran all the way home. When Zhao Yu reached home, her heart was still pounding loudly.
When the neighbors' children came to look for her to study together, Zhao Yu could not help but mention this matter, and told them she wondered when Qiao Nan had gone astray - she was even in such a good relationship with the punks?
When the neighbors' children confirmed the identity of the few hooligans, they unintentionally revealed one matter. "It was those people who came to our school during the summer vacation to steal things. If Qiao Nan is close to them, she will certainly be able to top the class every year."
Rumors are always spread the wrong way. The most recent version that was spread to the school was that Qiao Nan had always scored well in her exams because she relied on this group of hooligans to help her steal the test papers.
Qiao Nan was a good student, that eye-catching name made it impossible for people in the school to not know her.
When there suddenly a scandal related to a model student, the speed of the news spreading was faster than that of the light.
"Qiao Nan, Teacher Chen requested that you go to his office." The class's Maths Representative said after he returned from Teacher's Chen's office, where he sent the homework to.
Zhao Yu laughed. "Still not admitting, even Teacher Chen summoned her for a talk, perhaps her parents will be called next."
"I've been Qiao Nan's classmate for several years, I don't believe she is such a person." The student who was seated at the same desk as Zhao Yu started to be argue with her again.
"Zhou Lei, what is your problem, why are you always putting in good words for Qiao Nan, what benefit did you receive from Qiao Nan?"
Zhou Lei was the class's Sports Representative. Lean and energetic, he was certainly good at sports, especially basketball. His three-point shots were amazing.
10 years later, this was a full-grown little basketball prince who would make the young ladies' hearts throb.
Chapitre 32: Is She the Biological Child?
Éditeur: Atlas Studios
Most of the junior high school students would begin to develop feelings for the opposite gender. Zhou Lei was good looking, good in sports and above-average in studies. Zhao Yu was proud to be deskmates with such an outstanding boy.
But when Zhou Lei went against her to speak up for Qiao Nan, Zhao Yu's mood was not good.
Zhou Lei looked at Zhou Yu with some disdain. "I should be asking you this question. Qiao Nan did not offend you, why do you dislike her? Are you happy to gossip about Qiao Nan? Will you gain anything because of this? I really don't know what you girls are thinking. If you think Qiao Nan's Language grades are better than yours, then score better than her next time. Don't you think it's ugly to gossip?"
"Zhou Lei, you, you side with Qiao Nan so much, do you like Qiao Nan?" Zhao Yu's face turned red with anger.
"Are you crazy?" Zhou Lei rolled his eyes at Zhao Yu, and was not willing to talk to Zhao Yu anymore.
Qiao Nan did not know that, after she left, Zhao Yu and Zhou Lei, the pair of desk mates, had argued with each other because of her. She gained all the teacher's attention once she stepped into the office.
"Teacher Chen."
"Qiao Nan, you're here, stand slightly nearer." There was a stool next to Teacher Chen. It was for Qiao Nan to sit on.
Qiao Nan sat down. After thinking, she had the feeling that, most likely, Teach Chen had called her in because of the matter that was mentioned by Zhao Yu minutes ago.
"Qiao Nan, have any delinquent teenagers been pestering you lately, asking you for money?"
After hearing Teacher Chen's words, Qiao Nan breathed a sigh of relief and felt much better. This was because she knew that Teacher Chen question implied that he trusted her.
Qiao Nan shook her head. Thereafter, she told Teacher Chen what happened yesterday. "I don't know those people."
"It was so serious?" Teacher Chen was shocked. "Then the man who was beaten up. Do you know him?"
"No, the man who was beaten, his face was swollen and covered in blood. I don't know who he is either."
At the thought of the pitiful look of the beaten man, Qiao Nan shivered.
"Gee…" When the other teachers in the office heard this, they were shocked too. These hooligans were too merciless.
If not for Qiao Nan who had sought the help of adults, the man could have lost his life.
Teacher Chen was slightly undecided. He was not sure whether to commend Qiao Nan for her bravery in helping others in need, or reprimand her for her boldness and disregard for her own safety.
A group of punks were fighting and a young lady, who had no means of defending herself, dared to run there to interfere in the commotion. She had too much bravery.
"Teacher Chen, Qiao Nan did the right thing for this matter. She was smart and not impulsive - didn't she look for someone to help?" On the other hand, the rest of the teachers in the office was impressed by the way Qiao Nan handled the situation. She not only protected herself, but also saved someone. There was nothing wrong with it.
If Qiao Nan had ran up on her own to to shout at them, then she deserved to be criticized.
Teacher Chen snorted, she would dote on her own students. "What happened to the man?"
"The policeman brought him to the hospital."
"True, you can go, you don't need to worry about the rumors in the school, I will help you to find a way out."
"Okay." With Teacher Chen's absolute trust in her, now, Qiao Nan did not care about the rumors at all. It did not matter what others said.
When the secondary three students saw Qiao Nan coming back from Teacher Chen's office, she did not hide. Instead, she looked bright and cheery, and had a gentle smile on her face.
Judging by this, Qiao Nan did not seem to have received a scolding from Teacher Chen.
For today's maths lesson, Teacher Chen solemnly and carefully used the first minute of the lesson to address the matter regarding Qiao Nan. "All of you are junior high school students, you have the ability to differentiate right from wrong. I hope that you will not be fooled by a few rumors. We are a team. We should be united. I trust my students and you should trust your classmates too. As to the rumors spread by other classes, I will think of a way to resolve this later. But I do not wish to see our class having problems and having an internal conflict. Do you understand?"
"Understood."
Although Teacher did not specify Qiao Nan's name, everyone knew what matter she was referring to.
Teacher Chen had made her stand. The whole class had dispelled their suspicions of Qiao Nan.
In the school, it was a very serious offense to steal the exam papers. The rumors about Qiao Nan were passed on for a day and the school did not take any action. On the contrary, it was a quiet week.
Within a short five and a half day's time, the rumors about Qiao Nan had almost died down in the school.
It was quiet at school, but not at home.
Somehow, Qiao Zijin, who was in The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, got to know about this rumor. Qiao Zijin reached home later than Qiao Nan. Upon reaching home, she started to scold Qiao Nan from the bottom of her heart as soon as she put down her school bag. "Nan Nan, even if you wish to study that much, you shouldn't do this sort of thing. If you explain nicely to Dad and Mom, can they disallow? Dad and Mom do not expect us to be very successful, but we need to be down-to-earth, and do the right things. The cunning tricks you played, in exchange for the grades, are only short-lived. Can they last forever? You can do that for now, but when you reached the middle school exam, do you think you can still use this scrupulous way. For middle school exams, can you still do this?!"
When she was scolded by Qiao Zijin, Qiao Nan took a step back. Her face was cold. With disdain, she lifted her hands towards her face and wiped it once.
Qiao Zijin had sprayed her saliva all over Qiao Nan's face!
Wasn't that dirty?!
"Zijin, what happened?" At the sight of the elder daughter being furious, Ding Jiayi quickly asked.
"Dad and Mom, you don't know the matter about Qiao Nan, she made all of us lose face. My grades are not excellent but they are not that bad either. I think a person should be honest and know their own ability. A man must be true to himself! But Qiao Nan? In order to produce good grades, she actually befriended those people of dodgy background in the society, and let them steal the exam papers for her. My heart sinks at the thought of this!"
Thinking that Qiao Nan had relied on this method to score better than her over the years, Qiao Zijin was in a rage.
She really thought that Qiao Nan was smarter than her but actually, she had resorted to such tricks.
"Nan Nan, explain yourself. Because of you, Mom and Dad argued many times. You hardly anger Mom, but because of you, Mom was angered a few times this month. You are the child of Mom and Dad, they raised you, do you still have a conscience?"
"What, is there such a matter?" Ding Jiayi immediately believed the words of the elder daughter. "You little brute!"
Having said that, Ding Jiayi raised her hand towards Qiao Nan's face.
Qiao Nan bent her head down, as agile as a monkey, she ran towards Qiao Dongliang and hid behind his back. "The two of you are good, one is my real mother, and the other my real sister, you believe whatever the others said. You didn't even ask me, or allow me to explain? Dad, are they really my next-of-kin?"
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