Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Thomas Skin Calls, Olivia Song Makes Excuses
All the members of the Olympiad group have already left, and there’s no need for the remaining people to stay, so everyone left through the contestant passage.
Gazing at the girl’s back, everyone immersed in shock never thought about why she had a processed video in her hand.
The preliminaries ended, but the frenzy on Weibo had just begun, with trending topics popping up one after another.
"Suspected Cheating in First Preliminaries"
"Brightsong Garbage"
"Olivia Song Says No Cover-Ups"
"Evidence Emerges, First Contestant Framed"
At this time, it was when netizens in Z Country loved to surf the internet the most, and seeing one trending topic after another on the screen, everyone’s curiosity was piqued.
However, after reading all the topic content, everyone was filled with rage.
"Damn, who’s so disgusting to want to ruin someone with a cheating scandal."
"After hearing the conversation between those two, I got goosebumps. What kind of hatred is this that requires someone’s total ruin."
"If not for this video, could Claire Green’s cheating scandal have been cleared? Z Country finally got such good results, and they almost got destroyed."
"I just want to know why some parts need to be muted. Who exactly are those two scheming?"
Suddenly.
A comment quickly rose to the top in the comment section.
"Am I the only one who noticed that when the video came out, the other contestants from Z Country all looked at Olivia Song, and I noticed her expression wasn’t right either."
This person even specifically made a post on Weibo to elaborate on the changes in several people’s expressions.
After reading it, the crowd’s anger quickly erupted, directly rushing to Olivia Song’s Weibo to start cursing her, leaving her fans puzzled.
"Damn, ruining someone’s future, are you still human?"
"I was chasing your drama these past two days and thought it was good, but now I just want to slap myself. You don’t deserve to be Z Country’s citizen."
"The above comment is still being polite; someone like her doesn’t deserve to be human."
"International competition and you conspired with other countries’ contestants against your own. You’re really something, screw you."
Soon.
Fans who understood what happened finally reacted.
"Are you crazy? With just a pixelated video, you’re saying it’s my Olivia? Fabricating rumors requires accountability."
"And about that analysis post, how come I didn’t see any change in Daisy Cooper and the others’ expressions, stop forcing a black narrative."
"Exactly, maybe someone directed this themselves seeing my Olivia’s drama getting so popular after airing."
"Hugging my Olivia, no thanks."
...
The commotion caused by this math competition was so big that even Thomas Skin, who never paid attention to these things, couldn’t help but take a look.
As a result, when he saw the girl in the video, his expression froze, then his face became very complex.
She came to participate in the math competition, isn’t she bullying people?
Who would be so restless as to provoke her?
He picked up his phone and dialed a number.
"You better have something important?" the girl’s voice was low and heavy.
"Seeing what’s happening online, I specifically called to offer my condolences," Thomas Skin said with a smile in his tone. "So, what do you think, I’m a pretty good partner, right?"
"If you want to talk about this, changing partners isn’t out of the question."
Claire Green’s brows showed irritation, her arm lazily draped over the railing, and her slender, jade-like fingers were holding a half-burnt cigarette.
She casually flicked the cigarette ash, her voice indifferent.
Not cute at all.
Thomas Skin pursed his lips, "I say, are you too relaxed as a partner, not even caring about the progress of the experiment."
If it were someone else, they’d be checking on the progress every three days, but not her, aside from the first time she came to change the data, she just let it be afterward.
"Why do you think I chose your laboratory?" Claire Green said nonchalantly.
Upon hearing this.
Thomas Skin’s mouth twitched, basically meaning that she chose because he was willing to throw money and people at it.
However.
"The experiment is almost done, when will you come over to take a look?"
Claire Green pondered for a few seconds, "After the competition ends."
After all, there’s a rule that contestants can’t leave the hotel during the competition.
If she hadn’t mentioned this, Thomas Skin couldn’t help but gripe.
"I mean, why would a big shot like you still compete for medals with others, aren’t you afraid of winning unfairly?"
Upon hearing this, Claire Green raised a corner of her mouth slightly, "Winning fair and square is never unfair."
This left Thomas Skin at a loss for words.
After a while.
"I can’t win in an argument with you. I’ll come to pick you up when it’s time."
"No need."
...
Hotel.
The temperature in Olivia Song’s room had dropped to freezing point.
Besides Xu Lei, everyone else was surprisingly there too.
Daisy Cooper couldn’t hold back any longer, looking at her with questioning eyes, "The girl in the video is you, right? Why did you do it?"
Olivia Song’s pupils contracted slightly, pinching her palm with an expression of "I don’t understand what you’re talking about" as she met her gaze.
"I don’t understand, you’re suspicious of me just because you’re close to Claire and want to stand up for her, but you can’t pin this on me."
As she spoke, she also put on a greatly wronged expression, choking back two sobs.
Daisy Cooper was directly angered to the point of madness, having never seen such a shameless person in her life.
"Don’t put on an act here; we’re both girls, I know your tricks, ruin someone’s reputation, how could such a venomous heart match that face, Olivia Song?"
Thinking about today’s events, she couldn’t help but feel afraid. Without the video, would Olivia’s life have been ruined like this?
No one would remember that once there was a girl who led her whole class to succeed, only criticisms and insults would remain.
And the ones nearly causing it all were their own country’s people.
With hate flashing in her eyes, Olivia Song pursed her lips, "If you insist on thinking it’s me, then show proof."
Although she didn’t know where Claire Green got the video from, since it was pixelated, it was clear she didn’t want her identity exposed.
As long as they didn’t have solid evidence, a mere video didn’t explain much.
"You..."
Daisy Cooper wanted to speak but was held back by William Dunn.
"If Olivia is so sure it wasn’t herself, then she’d better pray the original video won’t be exposed."
As those words fell.
Olivia Song’s body stiffened, she had to admit William Dunn’s words struck her internal fear.
Indeed, now her only worry was whether the original video would be exposed. If exposed, she would become Z Country’s most hated stain.
Composing herself, "It has nothing to do with me, why should I pray?"
Looking at the dodging girl, Xu Lei sighed, at this point, still not telling the truth, did she think they were idiots?
"Better hope that’s the case." He looked at her with disdain, snorted coldly, and left the room abruptly.
Seeing this.
The group of teachers leading the team excused themselves, taking their students and leaving.
In the end, only Xu Lei and Olivia Song were left in the room.
He watched her intently, making Olivia Song feel uneasy.
Just when she thought Xu Lei would say something, she heard a light-hearted sentence.
"Get some rest."
After he left, Olivia Song’s tensed body finally relaxed, her palms opening to reveal green marks, indicating how much force she had used.
Suddenly.
The phone rang, and the string in her mind tightened again.
Trembling, she picked up the phone and, upon seeing the caller, let out a sigh of relief.
As soon as she answered, a tirade of scolding came from the other side.
"Screw you, how dare you record the video."