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nChapter 31 – Cleaning Up the Rumours (謠言澄清)

nEven though they wouldn’t be in too much legal trouble, they would definitely still have to provide monetary compensation.

nJing Yunzhao’s words were full of certainty, causing Lu Jia’s heart to quiver.

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nThe police had already announced the truth? What truth… She was a bit confused. Didn’t everyone say that Jing Yunzhao was messing around with hooligans? Or was it… not true?

nTeacher Jin sighed, “I’ve already discussed this with the higher-ups. The school’s ability to spread rumours sure is fast. So when it’s time for the morning assembly later, we’ll broadcast it to clear your reputation…”

nIf a student were to be ruined by rumours like these, they would surely hate the school forever.

n“Lu Jia, tell your parents to come by later!” The teacher of Class 2’s heart felt aggrieved and continued, “You did suffer mistreatment, but it was within reason. When did Jing Yunzhao ever mess with you? You didn’t even know the truth, and yet, you still spoke so mindlessly. Don’t you know what negative effects your actions could’ve brought…”

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nThe security guard brought out the footage as the teacher spoke. After looking at the footage, the audience had even fewer things to say.

nEven though there was no sound recorded, all they had to do was ask one of the surrounding students, and they would know what had transpired.

nJing Yunzhao’s strikes may be a bit too harsh, but the one who attacked first was indeed Lu Jia. If Jing Yunzhao hadn’t dodged in time, the injuries on her face wouldn’t be light either.

n“Teacher…” Lu Jia opened her mouth, planning on resisting.

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n“Enough. Your parents must come. Go to the infirmary first, a girl shouldn’t be behaving this way!” The teacher of Class 2 said angrily. She was upset and uncomfortable.

nA student from her class went and provoked someone but instead was the one who suffered. How useless!

nJing Yunzhao wetted her lips, not saying any more. Since she had already reported everything, she told Teacher Jin goodbye and left.

nSu Chu was standing by the door with her eyes wide open. When she saw Jing Yunzhao coming out, her eyes shined.

n“Biao-jie, you’re really amazing! You hit Lu Jia to the point where there was no room for her to retaliate. If that was all, then that’d be fine, but she even has to call her parents! Haha, so satisfying!” Su Chu was shaking in laughter.

nJing Yunzhao glanced hopelessly at her and said, “I was also lucky. If there wasn’t a surveillance camera, I wouldn’t have been able to do it.”

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nShe wasn’t stupid. If she didn’t have any evidence, she would’ve been the one who suffered. No one would have believed her no matter what she said.

nSu Chu stuck out her tongue and latched onto Jing Yunzhao.

nThe students passing by were all shocked.

nThey don’t know if there was something wrong with the school’s Feng Shui recently. The lone wolf Jing Yunzhao who didn’t even like to talk, not only beat someone to a pulp but even made a friend? And that friend was the representative of all the school belle’s!

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/N: Feng shui (風水) literally translates to “wind-water” and is closely related to Taoism. Google: “a system of laws considered to govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to the flow of energy (qi)…”)

nYizhong was immense, thus it had probably gathered most of the attractive and talented people in the whole county.

nA group of bored students had created two rankings unrelated to grades: One for the school’s princes and another for the school belles.

nIn that ranking, Su Chu held the image of a cute little sister and took third place. Her appearance captured the attention and adoration of the seniors the most.

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nSu Chu was known for her good relationships with people, but she was also known for being picky with people. She disliked interacting with fakers the most. Thus, seeing her walk with Jing Yunzhao today, it was only natural for others to find it strange.

nCould it be that Jing Yunzhao was really not as horrible as the rumours said?

nThe people surrounding Jing Yunzhao all carried a strange atmosphere, their gazes all extremely confused.

nHowever, these looks were kinder than before, so Jing Yunzhao was satisfied.

nAfter a while, rows of students headed towards the assembly hall.

n“Lately, bad rumours have been circulating within the school, causing a negative influence…” The director’s strict and serious voice started, ringing out through the loudspeakers.

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