Dating Myself - Chapter 14

An Mu had just posted on Weibo, and Jian Yihu, accompanied by her two friends, got permission to leave school. She looked sick and miserable as she left.

Her departure was exactly what An Mu had expected. It would allow her to go home and manage the online comments, and no matter what her sister’s test scores turned out to be, she could always pretend she was too upset to check the internet. This would buy her time to come up with a new strategy and play the victim.

Qi Siying, who sat next to An Mu, felt like she was An Mu’s closest friend in the class. She couldn’t help but say, “Are you really going to post her scores?”

“Yes,” An Mu replied calmly.

Qi Siying frowned and lowered her voice. “What you’re doing is not right. I feel like I need to warn you… You just exposed Jian Yihu, and now you’re going to post her scores. No matter what they are, people are going to think you’re deliberately targeting her. People already suspect you’re just looking for fame. You should delete that Weibo post before it’s too late.”

An Mu glanced at her. Why do I need you to warn me?

In her past life, she was naive and stupid. She was manipulated by Jian Yihu and became the target of bullying. While a few people were the main bullies, were the bystanders innocent? Voltaire’s saying, “No snowflake in an avalanche is ever innocent,” was very true. Even though Qi Siying wasn’t a main bully, she was a cold and indifferent bystander. An Mu didn’t hate her, but she didn’t have any affection for her either, and she certainly didn’t need her warnings.

“Thank you for the warning, but I’m just keeping my word,” An Mu said.

As Qi Siying had predicted, the moment An Mu’s Weibo post went live, a flood of comments accused her of using the situation for fame. There were fans of Jian Yihu and curious onlookers. A few comments from people who analyzed the situation rationally were quickly drowned out by all the malicious ones.

At noon, after class, An Mu calmly walked to class 11 to find Jian Yixi, with a few curious students secretly following them to film.

Jian Yixi held her graded test paper. Her worldview had been rocked by all the recent events, so she understood the importance of this test. On one side was her sister, and on the other was An Mu, who had just helped her. Should I give her the test or not?

A student in the front row looked at the class sports representative and loudly said, “She’s the only one who passed in the whole class! She’s first with over 120 points! That’s awesome!”

The sports rep retorted, “What’s so great about 120? The highest math score last semester was over 140!” The two had already been arguing since this morning. He insisted Jian Yihu was a liar, and the sports rep insisted she was innocent.

The student glared at the sports rep. “This was the B version of the final exam! It’s way harder than the A version! How many points did you get? Besides, I’m not comparing her to the top student. Compared to the normal classes, her score is good enough for class 2.”

Classes 1 and 2 were for elite students, classes 3 to 10 were for normal students, and class 11 was the “probationary class.” The probationary class was meant for students who were admitted with tuition waivers. If their grades dropped, they would have to pay full tuition or be forced to transfer. For Jian Yixi, who had a tuition waiver, it was strange that she was placed in the probationary class right after transferring.

Some people had already figured out the school’s “probationary class” system online and even shared Jian Yixi’s test scores, but without a picture, everyone was waiting for An Mu to post it.

An Mu held her phone and looked at Jian Yixi. Unlike her usual cold demeanor toward others, she was always kind to her. “The test paper? Can I take a picture?”

“I… I don’t want to do that anymore.”

An Mu knew her well. If it weren’t for the forum scandal, Jian Yixi wouldn’t have thought twice about it, but with the situation escalating, Jian Yixi didn’t want to see anyone get yelled at. An Mu knew that Jian Yixi would naively think that not publicizing the scores would make everything calm down.

An Mu lowered her hand and said calmly, “That’s fine. Teacher Hu records all the scores anyway. I’ll just go take a picture of his records.”

You just got into trouble with the school leaders yesterday, and now you’re going to create a scene at Teacher Hu’s office? You have two years left here. Don’t you ever think about the future? Are you crazy?!

Seeing that An Mu was actually going to the office, Jian Yixi quickly said, “Just take a picture of mine!”

An Mu hid her smile and took pictures of the front and back of the test paper. She immediately edited a post on Weibo and published it. The students who were watching started to disperse as they rushed to the cafeteria to eat and catch up on the gossip.

Xie Maomao was one of them. She was the first one to comment on the new post. “I was there! I can confirm the scores are real and reliable. The B version of the exam was super hard, and I only got 56!” She attached a picture of her own test paper with her name blurred out.

At the same time, Jian Yihu and Qin Yige met up in a private room at a restaurant.

“Thank you, Qin Yige. If it weren’t for you, I… I wouldn’t have the courage to show my face in public.” The sight of a beautiful girl crying was enough to make any man’s heart ache.

Qin Yige put his arm around Jian Yihu and patted her back. “Don’t be afraid. I’m here. If it gets worse, just tell your parents. Let them see what kind of person they brought back! How dare she steal her sister’s ID to put on such a show!”

Jian Yihu sobbed in his arms, secretly manipulating him. “I just don’t understand. How did she know the forum would glitch last night? How was she so prepared to steal my ID?”

Qin Yige scoffed. “Do you even need to ask? It must have been An Mu! She’s a bad person. She’s a transfer student who pays tuition, so her family must have money. It would be easy for them to hire a hacker to attack the forum.”

Jian Yihu looked up at him, her eyes glistening with tears. “But why would she team up with my sister to target me? What does she want?”

Qin Yige’s heart was pounding. He pretended to be calm and wiped her tears away. “She wants to be famous. She’s trying to get ahead by stepping on you.”

“Then what should I… Oh no!” Jian Yihu’s eyes widened. “An Mu was trying to get me to post my test scores yesterday, so she must know my sister did well. This is bad. I can’t even clear my name now!”

Qin Yige pulled her into his arms, gently stroking her back to comfort her. “It’s okay. I’m here. I’ll figure something out!”

As An Mu’s Weibo post with the test scores went live, Qin Yige also published a new one.

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