When Song Lingling saw Su Xiaotian walk into the classroom, her eyes widened in terror.
How did Su Xiaotian get here?
She wasn't supposed to be…
Song Lingling couldn't believe what she was seeing.
She thought she must have mistaken her, that it had to be a mistake.
The moment the thought flashed through her mind, Song Lingling closed her eyes.
But when she opened her eyes again, she still saw the living, breathing Su Xiaotian standing right in front of her.
It must be that she was opening her eyes incorrectly; Su Xiaotian couldn't possibly have returned unharmed!
Song Lingling closed her eyes once more.
"Alright, stop fooling around!" Su Xiaotian tapped on Song Lingling's desk.
Song Lingling had never found Su Xiaotian's voice so terrifying. She was scared stiff. She opened her eyes again, staring intently at Su Xiaotian.
This time, she didn't even entertain the thought that this was a dream.
"Su Xiaotian…"
Song Lingling wanted to say something, but ultimately didn't dare.
She couldn't possibly ask, "Su Xiaotian, why are you still here? Why are you still alive?"
Or ask, "Su Xiaotian, why weren't you defiled!"
Su Xiaotian keenly felt that Song Lingling's words were not without reason.
A thought flashed through her mind, and Su Xiaotian immediately seized it.
Was yesterday's incident related to her as well?
As soon as this thought appeared, Su Xiaotian felt that all the inexplicable things suddenly made sense.
She had taken leave due to an urgent matter, so how did Zhou Rui Shu know about it?
Zhou Rui Shu couldn't possibly be watching her all the time.
The only ones who could be watching her were students from Class 18 of Grade 1.
Or rather, only students from Class 18 of Grade 1 could achieve that.
She cast a thoughtful glance at Song Lingling. If it was Song Lingling, then everything would add up!
Song Lingling also had a conflict with her, and furthermore, Song Lingling and Zhou Rui Shu seemed to be classmates.
Since they knew each other long ago, it wasn't impossible for them to have colluded to deal with her.
At this moment, a flicker of dread and fear crossed Su Xiaotian's eyes.
If Su Xiaotian hadn't thought that a teenage girl could be so vicious towards her peers before, she truly couldn't guarantee it now.
Girls of this age already harbored malicious intentions.
She had been too naive.
She really needed to be more cautious from now on.
Beijing was too big, and there were all sorts of people!
The girls in Beijing were young, but their minds were too complex!
She couldn't play their games.
However, Su Xiaotian still felt that no matter how complex their minds were, they were still just children.
She wanted to try and see if there was a way to make Song Lingling reveal her hand.
She glanced sideways at Song Lingling and asked, as if casually,
"Song Lingling, do you want to ask me why I've returned to school safely? Or perhaps, you're very disappointed that I'm back?"
This single sentence instantly petrified Song Lingling.
Song Lingling hadn't expected that Su Xiaotian would voice the words she hadn't dared to say.
Did this Su Xiaotian have any shame? She was already considered ruined, yet she dared to be so arrogant?
Had she lost all shame after what happened?
Song Lingling didn't doubt that Su Xiaotian would emerge unscathed.
Zhou Rui Shu had said that those people were absolutely reliable and could definitely handle a little girl.
"Su Xiaotian, what nonsense are you talking about? What does your well-being have to do with me?"
She dared not look at Su Xiaotian, for fear of being seen through.
Su Xiaotian was not only good at studying but also very intelligent and observant. What if she noticed something?
"Oh, is that so? Are you sure it really has nothing to do with you?"
Su Xiaotian asked with a half-smile, her tone and attitude making Song Lingling feel that she definitely knew something.
Could it be that the plan failed? She heard that Su Xiaotian's brothers were all very capable; perhaps Su Xiaotian was also very capable?
"Of, of course, it has nothing to do with me…"
Song Lingling nervously grabbed a book, pretending to read.
But Su Xiaotian reminded her again.
"Classmate Song Lingling, you seem very flustered! Do you know where your good friend Zhou Rui Shu is now?"
This simple sentence sounded like the sky was falling and the earth was cracking to Song Lingling.
What was Su Xiaotian saying?
What did she mean by that?
Zhou Rui Shu?
Did she know everything?
"You, what are you saying, I, I don't understand! Who is Zhou, Zhou Rui Shu? I don't know her at all…"
When Su Xiaotian heard Song Lingling say she didn't know Zhou Rui Shu, she smiled.
Before Song Lingling could finish her sentence, Du Yonghe's voice came from the side.
"Hey, weren't you and Zhou Rui Shu childhood friends? And classmates for many years, so how come you don't know who Zhou Rui Shu is?"
As Du Yonghe spoke, he didn't forget to adjust his glasses.
He looked at Song Lingling as if she had amnesia.
Fine, Song Lingling felt she had committed a sin by liking Du Yonghe.
He also knew they were classmates for many years?
Why, at this critical moment, wasn't he helping her and Zhou Rui Shu, but instead helping Su Xiaotian?
Su Xiaotian was not pleased with Du Yonghe's meddling.
This was purely saving Song Lingling; otherwise, if they had talked a few more words, Song Lingling would have definitely slipped up and told the truth.
She looked at Song Lingling with regret.
Since a third party had appeared, she didn't intend to continue this topic.
She walked slowly to her desk and sat down with an extremely calm demeanor, beginning to read diligently.
She had wasted half the day yesterday and hadn't studied for even ten hours, thus not receiving the highest reward.
She still felt pained today by the missed income she deserved.
She had resolved this morning that she must work hard today.
As for Song Lingling, she believed that by following the vine, she could find out.
Su Xiaotian busied herself reading for the entire morning, as if nothing had happened.
In contrast, Song Lingling spent the morning in a state of unease, being criticized by several teachers for not concentrating.
In the afternoon, a piece of news spread rapidly throughout the campus of Seven High School.
This news was like a bombshell, shattering the tranquility of Seven High School.
Classmate Song Lingling of Class 18, Grade 1, was conspiring with others to harm a fellow classmate.
Such news instantly threw the students into chaos. They hadn't expected such news to emerge, and many students even said, "Is this fake?"
Especially since, at Seven High School, the status of Class 18, Grade 1, was incomparable to other classes.
The students of Class 18, Grade 1, were known as future stars, destined to be university students.
Yet, such an outstanding and excellent class had a scandal!
In an instant, rumors spread like wildfire, their speed of dissemination being extremely fast.
As this news swept through the entire school, Su Xiaotian, as the person involved, remained the most composed.