Chapter 19: The Scandal

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Initially, Xu Wan thought that the people from the discipline committee could not accuse her of cheating if they could not gather any concrete evidence.

However, she did not expect that just over an hour later, someone posted an article on the school’s website and social media pages. The article was specifically describing what happened in the examination hall on that day.

The article was extremely detailed and realistic, as if the author himself was in the examination hall.

From the author’s third person point of view, Xu Wan had completely become the student who cheated in the exam and was caught by the discipline committee!

Xu Wan scrolled through the comments of the post. Many students who knew Xu Wan said that she was not that kind of person. Her results had always been good, so there was no need for her to take the risk of cheating.

There were also some vicious students who said that Xu Wan had always been pretending to be a good student. “Maybe she used this method to cheat and get full marks in her previous exams?”

Some students were very jealous of Xu Wan’s talent and began fanning the flames via slanderous gossip.

There were also students from other colleges who didn’t understand the situation, and were still observing from a distance.

Xu Wan became infamous in the school overnight. Many people were discussing when the school would expel her. After all, the school had zero tolerance for cheating in exams.

Xu Wan felt her limbs freezing. She switched off her phone. Then she took a deep breath before walking out of the school.

That night, many people called Xu Wan. Her concerned roommate asked her how she was doing, and her teachers came to comfort her, saying that they believed she was not that kind of person.

However, things only got worse.

Soon, the news of Xu Wan cheating in the exam was exposed on the Internet. There was even a rumor spreading online—

“This Student Xu is a young lady from a wealthy family in the Imperial Capital. Hence, she did not receive any disciplinary action after cheating in the exam. The school still wants to pacify the relevant parties. This news is currently being suppressed. The school even told us not to make a big deal out of it. Indeed, people with rich backgrounds are amazing. Hehe.”

A single stone can stir up a thousand ripples. In no time, netizens began denouncing the school’s inaction, criticizing the school for currying favor and sheltering students who cheated in exams.

Xu Wan was lambasted even worse.

“Get out of T University, you are so embarrassing!”

“If this kind of person could attend T University, the character of university students is really worrying!”

“They probably bought their degrees. How else can a cheater get into T University?”

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Xu Wan read a few comments and felt a compelling urge to vomit. She went to the bathroom and retched for a while before sliding down weakly to sit on the cold floor.

Who was trying to smear her?

From the girl who handed her the tissue paper, to the male examiner who obviously had ill intentions towards her, and then to the post on the school website that was posted an hour after the incident. Now, the person behind the scenes had actually exposed this matter on the Internet. Who wanted her to become a despised rat?

Xu Wan was not in the mood for dinner. Even though she knew that this would not be good for her babies, she really had no appetite. She lay on the bed and thought that everything would be fine after a nap.

She had been in the Qiao family for over ten years. All this while, Old Master Qiao had been protecting her well. She had never experienced such a thing, nor seen such a sinister person. Now, she only felt exhausted and helpless.

In this city, there was no one from whom she could seek help.

Before Xu Wan could fall asleep, she received a call.

She picked up her phone and saw that it was an unknown number. She immediately hung up, but the call came again.

Xu Wan saw that this person probably would not stop until the call got through, so she picked up the call.

“Hello?”

“Xu Wan.” The icy male voice was filled with uncontrollable rage. His tone was so gloomy that it seemed like he wanted to kill someone. “You’re quite impressive. You dare to hang up on me so many times!”

Qiao Chen?

Xu Wan’s mind became clear immediately.

“Why are you looking for me? Haven’t we fallen out?” Xu Wan’s tone was not friendly either. “Can you stop looking for me?”

Didn’t he already have a girlfriend? Why was he calling her all day?

“If I didn’t look for you, would I have waited for you to be expelled from T University? And then our Qiao family would be accused of producing a student who cheated at an exam?” Qiao Chen mocked.

Xu Wan was stunned.

How did he know about this so quickly?

Could it be that he found someone to smear me? That’s not possible. Although Qiao Chen is very annoying, he shouldn’t be so petty, right?

“It’s none of your business.” Xu Wan’s tone was distant. “If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.”

Qiao Chen was almost enraged to death by this woman!

Why didn’t he realize previously that this woman was so bold? There was probably no one else in the entire Imperial Capital who dared to hang up on him so easily.

“I’m downstairs. Come down, or I’ll get someone to use a loudspeaker to shout for you,” Qiao Chen said coldly before hanging up.

Xu Wan: “??”

When did he find out where she lived?