After Transmigrating into a Ridiculous Alpha, I Saved My Aloof Omega Wife - Chapter 32

Cheng Jianli was momentarily stunned as she looked at the paper ball that had inexplicably landed on her desk. Instinctively, she raised her hand to alert the invigilator.

To her surprise, the invigilator had already witnessed the boy in the fourth row tossing the paper ball onto the neighboring girl’s desk. Without a word, she walked over and quietly asked the boy, “What were you just doing?”

Turning her head, Cheng Jianli was shocked to see Xiao Lei’s spiky short hair. She knew they were in the same exam hall but hadn’t realized his seat was this close to hers.

Her gaze returned to the paper ball on her desk, and she immediately understood Xiao Lei’s intentions.

Framing her for cheating, what a low and malicious trick.

Calmly, Cheng Jianli spoke up, “Teacher, this paper ball isn’t mine.”

The invigilator replied, “I saw what happened. Both of you, come with me. Don’t disturb the other students.”

Taking the paper ball from the desk, the invigilator led Cheng Jianli and Xiao Lei out of the exam hall and into the corridor.

To avoid conflicts of interest, senior-year exams were invigilated by teachers from the first and second years, with two invigilators per hall. This teacher didn’t know either of them. “What just happened? Don’t you know cheating isn’t allowed during exams?” she asked sternly.

Cheng Jianli remained composed, her voice steady as she explained, “Teacher, I wasn’t cheating. He suddenly threw this paper ball onto my desk.”

Xiao Lei feigned shock and exclaimed, “Cheng Jianli, what are you saying?! How can you go back on your word like this?!”

“Keep your voice down. Don’t you know this entire building is full of exam halls?” the invigilator interrupted with a frown. “Do you take responsibility for disturbing other students?”

Xiao Lei could only shut his mouth resentfully, glaring daggers at Cheng Jianli.

“Teacher, I don’t know what he’s talking about, but this paper ball really isn’t mine,” Cheng Jianli continued. “We’re from different classes and barely know each other. I wouldn’t help him cheat.”

The invigilator studied Cheng Jianli carefully. The girl seemed too composed to be involved in cheating.

She unfolded the paper. Instead of answers, it listed the question numbers for multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank sections in order, followed by a line: “Just the answers for these will do.”

Turning to Xiao Lei, the invigilator asked, “What’s the meaning of passing her this note?”

Xiao Lei put on a pitiful act. “Teacher, if I admit to cheating, can the punishment be lighter?”

His tone gave him away. The invigilator’s voice hardened. “So you did intend to cheat? You won’t be continuing the exam today. Come with me to the academic office.”

Xiao Lei had rehearsed his lines well. “Teacher, why am I the only one being taken to the office? It wasn’t just me!”

“Cheng Jianli promised before the exam to pass me the answers during the test. I threw her the note to get them,” he said, barely containing his excitement at the thought of bringing her down. “The question numbers on the note are proof! She said she could finish the multiple-choice and fill-in sections in fifteen minutes and then send me the answers. Now that we’re caught, she’s denying everything!”

“Teacher, she cheated too! If there’s punishment, both of them should be punished!”

Xiao Lei was already under probation at school, so he had nothing left to lose and didn’t care about getting another disciplinary mark. But Cheng Jianli was different, she was the top student in her grade, the center of attention. If she were implicated in cheating, her entire senior year would be spent under suspicion.

When Cheng Jianli heard Xiao Lei’s “convincing” accusation, she realized he had planned this all along. But he was too eager and had completely forgotten about the time he tried to use a differentiation injection on her in the equipment room.

Thinking of this, Cheng Jianli calmly said, “Teacher, I never made any agreement with him. We’ve had conflicts before a month ago, he even tried to use a differentiation injection on me in the equipment room. There’s no way I would help him cheat.”

“A differentiation injection?” The proctor was a teacher from the sophomore year, but she knew this was a banned substance on campus. She immediately turned to Xiao Lei and asked sternly, “Student, is what you just said actually true?”

“Of course it’s true!” Hearing Cheng Jianli bring up the equipment room incident, Xiao Lei hastily replied, “Someone can vouch for me her cousin, Zhang Siyuan!”

“Zhang Siyuan told me that Cheng Jianli felt guilty about getting me in trouble over the equipment room incident. She was the one who approached me this time, offering to help me do well on the exam,” Xiao Lei shamelessly twisted the facts. “She said if I did well, the equipment room incident would be wiped clean!”

Cheng Jianli quickly grasped the key point. “Teacher, Zhang Siyuan is indeed my cousin, but he only transferred here a week ago. He doesn’t know anything about the equipment room incident.”

As the situation grew more complicated, the proctor pocketed the note. “Alright, both of you come with me to the academic office. I’ll have Zhang Siyuan brought in as well.”

The academic office was in another building, and by now, a crowd of freshmen and sophomores had gathered outside, whispering among themselves. “What’s going on? Why are seniors here?”

“I heard they caught someone cheating!” Student A said. “And it’s the top student in the senior year!”

“The top student?!” Student B gasped, peering inside. Everyone had heard of Cheng Jianli since transferring to Hongchuan No. 7 High School, her academic performance had been outstanding. As long as she was around, no one else could take the top spot.

“The academic office has warned everyone repeatedly, yet someone still cheated,” Student C shook his head.

“But would Cheng Jianli really cheat?” Student D wondered. “Her grades are so good, it can’t be, right…”

“She was helping someone else cheat,” Student E said. “And who knows, maybe her past grades were copied too. I’m just here for the drama, haha…”

Inside the academic office, several teachers sat in silence. Zhang Siyuan had already been summoned and stood stiffly, pretending to have no idea what was happening.

In truth, he knew exactly why he was there. He and Xiao Lei had already coordinated, if Cheng Jianli mentioned the equipment room, Xiao Lei would use him as a shield.

As Cheng Jianli’s cousin, if even he didn’t stand by her, the teachers’ trust in her would plummet further.

Zhang Wen, hearing about the incident, rushed to the academic office.

Cheng Jianli was her class monitor. The idea that she would help someone cheat was unthinkable, Zhang Wen believed in her wholeheartedly.

But the situation before her was far from optimistic.

The head of the academic affairs office asked Zhang Siyuan, “Student, are you and Cheng Jianli cousins?”

Xiao Lei stood confidently to the side, waiting for Cheng Jianli to receive disciplinary action.

He hated Cheng Jianli. Only by making her receive the same probation and permanent record as him could he quell the fury in his heart.

If Cheng Jianli had just agreed to withdraw his disciplinary record back then, none of this would have happened today.

This was all Cheng Jianli’s own doing, he wasn’t at fault!

Hearing the question, Zhang Siyuan replied, “Yes.”

“Then do you know Cheng Jianli previously approached Xiao Lei saying she felt guilty toward him?” The academic affairs director asked sternly.

Zhang Siyuan said, “I know, teacher. What about it?”

Cheng Jianli slightly furrowed her brows.

Zhang Wen exchanged a glance with the director before asking, “Zhang Siyuan, think carefully before answering did Cheng Jianli ever approach Xiao Lei saying she would help him during this exam?”

Zhang Siyuan answered vaguely, “Help? Wasn’t it just pre-exam tutoring…” His eyes widened. “Did something else happen?”

The director continued, “Xiao Lei claims Cheng Jianli planned to help him cheat during the exam.”

“What?!” Zhang Siyuan’s expression instantly became exaggeratedly shocked. “Why would she cheat? I thought my cousin just wanted to tutor Xiao Lei before the exam, I never imagined she’d cheat for him!”

“Teacher, could you show leniency?” Before Cheng Jianli could speak, Zhang Siyuan had already taken the blame for her, saying hypocritically, “My cousin worked so hard to get into high school. Her family expects her to bring honor to them you can’t give her a disciplinary record!”

Zhang Wen frowned. “Student, we won’t punish anyone until the matter is fully clarified.”

Cheng Jianli told the director, “Teacher, what Zhang Siyuan said isn’t true.”

“Xiao Lei previously bullied me in the equipment room and received a permanent record. It would be idiotic for me to help him cheat. Besides, I never agreed to pass him answers these are just his baseless claims.”

“Cheng Jianli, how dare you deny this!” Hearing her refusal to admit it, Xiao Lei grew agitated again. “Now you’re trying to push all the blame onto me and make me bear the consequences alone? You clearly promised to send me answers! Is lying in front of everyone fun?!”

“The teachers said anyone involved in cheating would be punished. If I were cheating alone, I’d admit it,” Xiao Lei shouted furiously at Cheng Jianli, his face red with rage. “But since we cheated together, if I’m taking responsibility, you’re not getting away either!”

The atmosphere in the office turned icy. Outside, noise clamored as the teachers hesitated on how to proceed with further questioning. Suddenly, someone burst through the door angrily.

“Teacher, there’s no way Cheng Jianli cheated!”

Everyone turned to see Jiang Muyan, who had been absent from the exam that day, storming in with a group of men in suits.

The usual kindness had vanished from Jiang Muyan’s face, replaced only by cold fury.

And the moment Cheng Jianli saw her, she froze completely.

She had no idea how Jiang Muyan had appeared here nor how she knew what had happened during the exam.

She watched as Jiang Muyan strode straight toward Xiao Lei, grabbing his collar with a fierce yank, her voice dripping with icy fury: “If you dare slander Cheng Jianli one more time, I swear I’ll sue you until your whole family goes bankrupt!”

The faculty advisor was stunned. Cheng Jianli’s gaze lingered deeply on Jiang Muyan, while Uncle Liu, who hadn’t expected the young mistress to start issuing threats the moment she arrived hurriedly pulled Jiang Muyan back from behind. Though they’d brought lawyers, this was moving too fast.

“Miss, calm down!”

“How can I calm down?! Uncle Liu, don’t stop me,I’m going to tear this bastard’s mouth off!” Jiang Muyan shook off Uncle Liu’s arm. “You think spreading lies is fun, huh? Who the hell do you think you are? Cheng Jianli would help you cheat?! First, you bullied her in the equipment room, and now you’re trying to slander her? Uncle Liu, call the lawyers outside right now, I’m having him thrown in jail!!!”

Jiang Muyan’s strength when enraged was immense; Uncle Liu couldn’t hold her back.

When she’d received Tang Yu’s message at the hospital earlier, fury had burned through her like wildfire. She couldn’t comprehend how such vile people existed. Even with a fever, she’d demanded Uncle Liu bring her to school immediately.

These two scumbags had to pay!

Just as Jiang Muyan was about to throw a punch at Xiao Lei, the long-dormant system suddenly chimed in: [Host, calm down! Be careful not to trigger a hyperventilation episode!]

Jiang Muyan barely registered the warning when the faculty advisor finally snapped out of his shock and said sternly, “Jiang Muyan, no violence in the office. Whatever the issue is, we can discuss it properly. We’ll resolve this fairly.”

Xiao Lei, too, was stunned by the dramatic turn of events. He hadn’t even reacted to Jiang Muyan grabbing his collar. Taking a step back, he ground his teeth and spat, “What’s there to discuss? Cheng Jianli was involved in cheating the proctor saw it, the cameras caught it. If I’m getting penalized, so is she!”

“You’re still slandering her?! Take your punishment and shut up, what does it have to do with her?!” Jiang Muyan roared. “Teacher, this was all orchestrated by Xiao Lei and Zhang Siyuan! Xiao Lei already has a disciplinary record now he’s trying to drag Cheng Jianli down with him. He threw the cheat sheet at her during the exam. She had no idea!”

Hearing his name, Zhang Siyuan stiffened and retorted, “Jiang Muyan! Accusations require proof! How dare you claim this was a setup?!”

Two lawyers, a man and a woman entered the room. The male lawyer carried a briefcase, composed and unruffled, while the female adjusted her glasses and said crisply, “Students, we already have evidence. I suggest you apologize to Miss Cheng Jianli and settle this privately.”

Outside, underclassmen gaped in shock. “Holy shit, what’s happening? Are the cops coming next…?”

“Why would police get involved in a cheating case?”

“Didn’t the young mistress say she’d sue him into jail?”

“But why is she defending Cheng Jianli so fiercely? Are they… involved or something?”

In the academic affairs office, Xiao Lei thought Jiang Muyan was bluffing and couldn’t possibly have any evidence. He sneered, “Jiang Muyan, don’t think your family’s money makes you invincible. So what if you have lawyers? Who hasn’t seen one before? Show us the evidence if you’ve got it!”

Seeing that Zhang Siyuan and Xiao Lei wouldn’t admit defeat until faced with irrefutable proof, Jiang Muyan immediately took out her phone. “You want evidence? Listen carefully.”

She played the recording Tang Yu had forwarded to her in front of all the teachers.

“Framing Cheng Jianli for helping me cheat will that really get her record marked too?” Xiao Lei’s voice came through clearly, the conversation seemingly taking place in an empty space. “My parents have been scolding me nonstop since my record got marked, even the teachers treat me differently now. All of this is Cheng Jianli’s fault!”

“The exam rules are strict this time. The academic office announced that any student involved in cheating will receive disciplinary action,” Zhang Siyuan’s voice followed. “As long as you insist that Cheng Jianli agreed to help you during the exam, this plan will work.”

“Then tell me, how do we do it?”

“Write down the question numbers for multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions beforehand,” Zhang Siyuan said smugly. “I know my cousin, she’s a top student who finishes objective questions in under fifteen minutes. When you throw the note at her, she won’t be able to defend herself!”

“But all the teachers know about that incident in the equipment room where I used the differentiation injection on her. What if they don’t believe me…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll back you up. As long as I testify that Cheng Jianli really discussed this with you beforehand, the teachers will have to believe us…”

By the time the recording finished playing, Zhang Siyuan and Xiao Lei had turned deathly pale, their backs stiff and bodies trembling.

They had no idea how Jiang Muyan obtained this recording. How could their private conversation in the locker room have been overheard?!

The teachers in the academic office looked grim. They never imagined students could sink to such depths not only framing a classmate for cheating but also attempting to manipulate the teachers!

Jiang Muyan stared coldly at the two. “Do you have anything to say for yourselves now?”

Xiao Lei snapped out of his daze, forcing himself to stand straight as he stubbornly retorted, “Jiang Muyan, you weren’t even at the exam today! How do we know this recording is real? It could be fabricated!”

“This recording wasn’t made by me. It was from my classmate who was taking the exam,” Jiang Muyan said to the head of the academic office. “You can call him here to verify this face-to-face.”

“Bring this student in,” one of the teachers ordered. This was already a matter of moral corruption, it had to be thoroughly investigated.

Ten minutes later, Tang Yu appeared at the office doorway.

“Tang Yu, come in,” Zhang Wen said.

As Tang Yu entered, Xiao Lei and Zhang Siyuan stared at him in disbelief, as though they couldn’t fathom there being an actual witness.

“Tang Yu, don’t worry, you’re not in trouble,” Zhang Wen reassured him. “We’ll make up the exam time you missed.”

“The teachers just want to ask if you sent this recording to Jiang Muyan?” Zhang Wen handed him the phone.

Tang Yu only needed one glance before returning it to Jiang Muyan. “Yeah, that’s my recording. Wasn’t it clear enough?” He scratched his head casually.

“After playing basketball, I went to the locker room to change and found those two sneaking around,” Tang Yu said. “Then I overheard them plotting to frame Cheng Jianli for cheating. At the time, I didn’t know which exam hall Cheng Jianli was in, and there were only ten minutes left before the exam started. Remembering Jiang Muyan wasn’t taking the test today, I sent her the recording.”

Tang Yu spoke smoothly, and Jiang Muyan added, “The school has surveillance cameras. Whoever entered the locker room during that time would definitely be recorded. We just need to cross-check the recording’s timestamp.”

The school’s cameras even the ones replaced by the Jiang Group could capture every detail down to a person’s pores.

With everything coming to light and all evidence laid bare, Xiao Lei felt his body turn ice-cold, his throat burning with fury.

How could such a meticulous plan go wrong?!

This was all Cheng Jianli’s fault so why… why did it turn out like this?!

Then, Xiao Lei made the worst decision of his life: he lunged at Jiang Muyan in front of everyone, trying to snatch her phone.

“Miss!” Uncle Liu froze for a second before rushing forward to restrain Xiao Lei.

But Jiang Muyan had been itching to punch Xiao Lei. She tossed her phone aside and slammed her fist into his face. “Lashing out now, huh?! How dare you frame Cheng Jianli, you scumbag! I’ll beat you to a pulp today! You’re disgusting cheating and dragging others into it. If you ever mess with Cheng Jianli again, just wait and see!”

Jiang Muyan had trained in taekwondo. The punch left Xiao Lei dazed before the two of them grappled in a tangle.

The faculty office descended into chaos. Jiang Muyan’s emotions spiraled, and the system’s voice in her mind grew increasingly shrill,

“Host, please calm down!”

“Host, please calm down!”

“Host, please calm down!”

Jiang Muyan couldn’t calm down. By the time the teachers pulled them apart, her mind had gone blank, her heart pounding, her breathing ragged with fury.

“Miss? What’s wrong?” Amid the commotion, Uncle Liu had never seen Jiang Muyan like this before, it terrified him.

Jiang Muyan wanted to say, “I’m fine,” but her rapid breaths left her chest tight, her voice trapped. She could only push Uncle Liu aside and search for Cheng Jianli.

Only by being near Cheng Jianli could her condition ease…

But fate had other plans. Before she could take another step, her knees buckled, her vision darkened, and she collapsed heavily to the ground.

“Miss!”

“Jiang Muyan!”

As panic erupted, Cheng Jianli snapped into action. She dropped to her knees, hoisted Jiang Muyan onto her back, and carried her out of the faculty office without a second’s delay.

Outside, the underclassmen who had been watching the spectacle stood frozen in shock.

Wait, who just dashed past like a gust of wind?

Was that Cheng Jianli? She carried Jiang Muyan away?

“Hold on, did you all see that? Jiang Muyan fought for Cheng Jianli, and now Cheng Jianli carried Jiang Muyan off…”

“Holy crap, holy crap, I saw it too! What’s going on? Since when did senior year get this intense?”

“Wait, is it okay to say Jiang Muyan is so alpha? Damn, the young mistress throwing punches is peak alpha energy!”

“As you wish, Jiang Muyan hasn’t presented yet, but her medical report does indicate she’s an alpha.”

“Wonder what I’ll present as… Beta, do I still have a chance?”

“You only care about Jiang Muyan’s differentiation results? The top student in senior year was falsely accused of cheating. I think the academic office will definitely give those two a very severe punishment.”

“They totally deserve it. Expulsion wouldn’t even be too much.”

“…”

Cheng Jianli quickly carried Jiang Muyan out of the teaching building, heading to the infirmary.

She was too slender, so carrying Jiang Muyan was quite strenuous for her.

Her actions just now were completely reflexive. She’d forgotten that Uncle Liu was still in the academic office, along with Tang Yu and many others who would have been more suitable to take Jiang Muyan to the infirmary.

Yet she had done it instinctively.

Cheng Jianli thought of how Jiang Muyan had stood up for her earlier, even losing control and punching Xiao Lei. That tender spot in her heart opened up for Jiang Muyan once again.

Jiang Muyan had given so much for her, what could she do in return?

As Cheng Jianli was lost in thought, she suddenly felt the fluffy head on her shoulder shift slightly.

She sensed Jiang Muyan nuzzling against the back of her neck, breathing in that familiar, fresh, faintly sweet mango scent.

Even in her unconscious state, Jiang Muyan seemed to sense something. She murmured drowsily, “Wifey… you’re carrying me… I’m so happy…”

Hearing this, Cheng Jianli lowered her gaze, a soft smile tugging at her lips.

“Idiot.”

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