Translator: End less Fantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Jiang Lingâerâs assertive demeanor brought great satisfaction to Old Master Jiang.
âThatâs right. Do you have any evidence?â Wen Nuan asked, smiling. âI did provide the information, but I wonât take responsibility for leaking the answers.â
âOpen it now,â Jiang Lingâer demanded.
The sealed bag was opened without any signs of tampering. Its contents revealed no similar questions, let alone answers.
The dean appeared bewildered. The person who reported the incident insisted that there was an answer, yet this information had no relation to the exam. The dean said, Old Master Jiang smiled and said, âYoung comrade, you have the freedom to speak, but you must bear the consequences if you say something false.â
The dean felt a pang of guilt but considering his allegiance to the Li family, he said sternly, âOld Master Jiang, 1 understand your influential background, but our school has a zero-tolerance policy for cheating.â
âYou seem quite sure. Do you have any evidence?â Old Master Jiang mocked. âFraming someone could land you in jail.â
âYour granddaughterâs previous academic performance couldnât have been so exceptional. Isnât it suspicious?â the dean forced himself to say. âEven if she started studying diligently now, it would be impossible to progress so dramatically.â
Jiang Lingâer inwardly mocked the stubbornness of the dean.
âAlright, letâs inform the media right away. I refuse to take the blame for cheating. If you want to disqualify me, 1 demand an explanation,â Jiang Lingâer stated.
Wen Nuan took out her phone and said, âIâll call the media. I canât bear such a huge responsibility.â
Just as Wen Nuan was about to make the call, the vice-principal interjected, saying, âWait a minute, there must be a misunderstanding. Letâs continue the investigation.â
âMisunderstanding?â Jiang Lingâer mockingly repeated. âThereâs no misunderstanding, only false accusations.â
Although the deanâs perception of Jiang Lingâer had shifted slightly, he still found it hard to believe her sudden rise to the top. The dean said, âMiss Jiang, I donât want to say this, but you used to be quite different. You emerged in the first place so suddenly, do you expect us to believe it?â
Jiang Lingâer gazed coldly at the dean. She would never let go of Bai Xueâs pawn so easily. âSince the dean is so insistent, we must thoroughly investigate this matter. If Iâm found innocent in the end, youâll have to leave this school.â
Jiang Lingâerâs arrogance ruffled the dean, who retorted, âHow dare you speak to your teacher like that. Youâre truly ill-mannered.â
âDo you have any manners?â Old Master Jiang coldly questioned. âArenât you falsely accusing others without evidence right now?â
The dean was rendered speechless.
The dean felt a sense of guilt. Without evidence, he couldnât be sure if it was a false accusation. Now that Old Master Jiang had spoken up, the dean fell silent.
With a somber expression, Old Master Jiang stated, âNow youâre silent? After accusing my granddaughter of cheating without any evidence and suppressing her voice?â
The dean hadnât expected the gentle old man to suddenly become so assertive.
âJiang Hua, contact the media immediately and make this matter public. Let the Education Bureau conduct a thorough investigation. 1 want to know who is maliciously targeting my granddaughter from behind,â Old Master Jiang declared.
As he spoke, Old Master Jiang stared at the dean coldly. He continued, âThis is clearly a false accusation. 1â11 make you pay!â
The dean panicked. Despite the backing of the Li family, the relationship between the Li family and the Jiang family was strong. If something actually happened, the Li family wouldnât protect him.
There was also Bai Xue. She held a grudge against the eldest daughter of the Jiang family and might have sought to discredit Jiang Lingâer. Contemplating this, the dean found himself in a difficult situation, sweating profusely.
âOld Master Jiang, please calm down. Dean, please wait a moment,â the vice-principal intervened.
Glancing at the dean, the vice-principal said, âDean, is it true? Are you making baseless claims without evidence?â
Jiang Lingâer smiled. She had swiftly shifted the target to the dean.
âAre you saying that the only way for my granddaughter to not be accused of cheating is for her to score poorly?â Old Master Jiang inquired.
The vice-principal was taken aback. He thought, âWho could have known that your granddaughter was such a skilled actor?â
âGrandpa, donât get angry because of outsiders and their non-existent accusations,â Jiang Lingâer remarked.
Wen Nuan chimed in, âLingâer, youâre just too forgiving. In the face of such bullying, you can still remain so composed..ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om