Qin Yu was talking to her classmates with a smile on her face, but she felt extremely uncomfortable inside. She glanced over at Qin Ran subconsciously.

Xu Yaoguang also glanced sideways at Qin Ran with his eyes narrowed, deep in thought.

Qin Yu pursed her lips and felt even more vexed. The people beside her were still talking about Qin Ran presenting without her script, and her smile was slowly fading.

**

 “First place, we got first place.” A bunch of people surrounded Qin Ran. “Qin Ran, Sister Ran, you’re too impressive. You actually memorized such a long script?!”

They got first place, but when they returned to their classroom, they still had to do self-study.

Everyone in the class crowded over.

Qin Ran’s lips curled and she sat at her desk smiling casually. She said humbly, “I just read it and remembered it.”

 Qiao Sheng teased her. “If your memory is so good, you wouldn’t have to come to school!”

The others all agreed, and then someone said that she drew very well.

Qin Ran ignored him.

 Qiao Sheng then thought of something serious and smiled at Qin Ran. Then, he walked to the podium with big strides and sat on a table. He held the blackboard eraser in his hand and knocked it against the table loudly. “Quiet down.”

Everyone quieted down.

 The people who had been surrounding Qin Ran sat down properly and didn’t dare to say a single word.

“Lin Siran said that the script has always been in the region of class 3.9. I asked a few people and they said that they didn’t see anyone from other classes approaching.” Qiao Sheng was smiling, but his eyes were cold. “Thus, I suspect that it was someone from our class, and especially someone from the group. Whoever it is, stand up now.”

Nobody in the class spoke, and they didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.

Qiao Sheng nodded and continued smiling. “Fine. I guess that person probably forgot that we still have CCTVs in the classrooms and corridors. I will go to the surveillance room after school.”

 After he said this, everyone in the class exchanged glances and then started discussing in low voices.

 “Qiao Sheng is so handsome!” Wu Yan’s deskmate whispered, suppressing her excitement and squeezing her fists. “But the person who took the script is really despicable. Who could be so jealous of Qin Ran that she would do such a wicked deed like stealing the script? If Qin Ran hadn’t memorized the script, wouldn’t it have been over?!”

Wu Yan smiled. “Yeah.”

Her hands were still squeezed tightly and she was a little distracted.

After school at night, Qiao Sheng didn’t go to the basketball court. Instead, he said something to Xu Yaoguang and the two of them went out.

“Qiao Sheng, wait for me, I want to go too.” A boy who had attended the speech at noon knew that they were going to see the CCTVs. “I want to see who lacks team spirit in our class!”

 Wu Yan’s face turned paler.

 She glanced at Qin Ran’s direction.

 Qin Ran didn’t like to leave first after school and always liked taking her time.

 Someone was hurrying Wu Yan.

 Wu Yan took her time and distributed the English answer sheets that she had collected yesterday. The English teacher had already marked them, and when she distributed Qin Ran’s paper, she saw that she only got four points.

Wu Yan didn’t have ridicule in her eyes this time. She just looked around and saw that a few students were still discussing the questions. She pursed her lips, thought for a while, and left with her friends.

**

 The school’s medical office.

 Qin Ran was here for sleeping pills. There were several bowls on the table with lids on them to prevent the heat from escaping.

“You performed well today.” Lu Zhaoying laid on the table and grinned at her. “You probably won’t be scolded.”

 Cheng Juan wasn’t in the school doctor’s office and Lu Zhaoying said that he had gone out.

 “Hey, classmate, are you here to see the doctor?” Lu Zhaoying raised his head when he saw someone outside. It was a female student. “He’s off work, but I can still help you out.”

 “No, I came to find someone.” The girl’s face was red and she turned to Qin Ran. “Qin Ran, can you come out? I have something to tell you.”

Qin Ran was sitting on the chair with chopsticks in her hands. She glanced over at her coldly. “Tell me here, I can’t move.”

“It’s a private matter.” Wu Yan glanced at Lu Zhaoying and pursed her lips. “It’s not good…”

“I don’t have any private matters with you.” Qin Ran ignored her.

Wu Yan just glanced at Lu Zhaoying, her eyes watery. She was really about to cry and was seeking help from Lu Zhaoying.

 However, Lu Zhaoying just grinned and stepped back. He touched his ear studs and gestured to it. “I won’t remember what you say, little girl.”

 His gentleness towards Wu Yan had disappeared totally.

 Wu Yan’s face turned pale and she hesitated for a moment. When she saw that Qin Ran and Lu Zhaoying were really ignoring her request, she squeezed her hands and said with a pale face, “Qin Ran, the matter at noon… it… it was me. But since you already memorized the script, it was still considered a blessing in disguise. Could you tell Qiao Sheng not to bicker about it with me?”

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