If it’s the latter case, I’d better tuck my tail between my legs and be an honest person. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

But! The current situation is that even though I’ve denied it, not a single person believes me! Sigh! My heart is so tired! Wang Meng feels like he’s wrongly accused.

Although he feels that Han Mingyue might not believe him, he still has to defend himself. Otherwise, if Han Mingyue misunderstands, he could very well be ’taken care of’ personally by Zhen Yu. "I just denied it to a few buddies this morning! But none of them believe me! Really! I’m not lying to you!"

Wang Meng says this with such conviction that Han Mingyue almost instantly believes him. Because he feels that no matter how real a rumor seems, it doesn’t make it true. Now that the rumor is spreading so fiercely, it might catch the teachers’ attention if it continues, which is likely why Wang Meng can’t sit still.

Was he wrong to have doubted someone else? Thankfully, he didn’t say anything offensive just now, or it really would be difficult to settle things now.

What he doesn’t know is that rumors that are believed can indeed become reality. At least Wang Meng has gained a girlfriend through such means before.

Han Mingyue gave it some thought and asked Wang Meng, "What do you think we should do about the current situation? If this rumor keeps spreading, I’m afraid you and Zhen Yu are both going to be called in for a talk by the teachers!"

The phrase ’called in for a talk’ scares Wang Meng a lot; he really doesn’t want to end up causing a fuss without getting any benefit from it!

"I, I have no idea what to do! Even my friends don’t believe me, let alone other people?!"

But he doesn’t want to reflect on how he had previously manipulated his friends, acting in every possible way to show that he really was with Zhen Yu. After being scared by Zhen Yu’s shoulder throw until his ’little flirty heart’ withered, only then did he come to deny it to his friends. As if that would be effective – no chance!

The two boys discussed for a while but made no constructive progress. As the class break was almost over, they hurried back to the classroom.

——

What Han Mingyue said soon became reality. Not long after the bell rang for the end of the fourth period, their homeroom Teacher Jiang came over and took Wang Meng away.

Han Mingyue couldn’t care less about eating; he hurriedly put on his coat and went to Junior High School First Class to find Zhen Yu.

As expected, Fu Yu came out and told him that Zhen Yu had just been taken away by Teacher Cao.

"What happened?" Since Zhen Yu had denied the rumors, they were quickly dispelled in Junior High School First Class, so Fu Yu didn’t immediately connect this incident with the rumors.

"They’re probably asking her about her situation with Wang Meng." Although Han Mingyue wasn’t worried that Zhen Yu’s parents would be called in, since she hadn’t done anything, it hadn’t happened.

But he did worry about her being a girl with a thin face; she could get angry with the teacher’s reprimanding.

So, WTF? Are you sure you’re worried about the right thing? Shouldn’t you be worried about her being scolded until she cries? At least that’s what Fu Yu was concerned about!

"Could Zhen Yu have been scolded into crying?" Fu Yu posed the question with the mindset of a normal person.

"When have you ever seen her cry?" The corner of Han Mingyue’s mouth twitched as he posed a soul-searching question, then he thought about it and felt something was off, "I mean, since starting junior high school."

Fu Yu: "..."

All right! He was wrong. Zhen Yu indeed had changed; he missed the old days when she could be scared to tears with just a rope pretended to be a snake!

"Let’s go." Han Mingyue dropped the words and turned to leave.

Fu Yu didn’t care either, turning back to the classroom to continue eating. While he was eating, it suddenly dawned on him. Han Mingyue didn’t seem to be going in the direction of the second year area just now! It seemed he was heading towards Fangshan Elementary. Could it be... that he was going to the teachers’ office?

Forget it... I’d better not bother. According to Zhen Yu, he’s just a poor student; he should stay away from creatures like teachers!

——

Science Department office.

The two homeroom teachers brought the two involved students back here, pulled the chairs together, and had the students stand side by side in the middle.

Cao Yong’s face darkened, and as soon as he sat down, he seemed eager to start lecturing someone.

Teacher Jiang quickly gave him a look, then opened the conversation with a smile, "Wang Meng, tell us, what exactly happened?"

Since running into Zhen Yu and her homeroom teacher on the way, Wang Meng’s heart had been thumping nonstop; now that he was called upon, he immediately began his plea, "Teacher Jiang! We are not dating, really! Believe me!"

Upon hearing the phrase ’early romance,’ Zhen Yu lifted her foot, and had she not restrained herself in time, she could have kicked Wang Meng out the door!

You dumbass, isn’t this confessing without being pressed?! If you want to die, do it far away and don’t damn drag me into it! Can’t you see Old Cao’s face is black enough to be a chalkboard? Since Old Jiang is still smiling, you must feel pretty confident, huh?

If Wang Meng knew how Zhen Yu was comparing them, he’d probably feel utterly wronged. Right now, he wished he could curl up and roll out of Teacher Jiang’s line of sight. Who in Junior High School Second Class doesn’t know ’when Old Jiang smiles, students wail’? The happier he smiles, the worse you’ll be dealt with later!

"Uh-huh!" Teacher Jiang nodded, not stating whether he believed him or not, but rather turned to Zhen Yu with a smile. Without saying a word, the message was clear to anyone—it’s your turn!

Zhen Yu expressionlessly withdrew her gaze, looked down to ponder for a moment, then asked Cao Yong, "Teacher, do you still have test papers? The really difficult ones."

Cao Yong was taken aback, not just him, but all the teachers in the office who were paying attention to the matter were also startled.

"Yes," Cao Yong answered subconsciously.

Zhen Yu then said, "Testing these... classmates who are too bored might be a good solution! A test in one subject is fine, but testing in all subjects would be best!"

Zhen Yu almost blurted out ’these damn brats’, luckily she managed to change her wording in time so as not to mess up in front of the teachers.

Cao Yong: "..."

Teacher Jiang: "..."

Wang Meng: "..." Mom! Earth is too dangerous, take me home!

——

Cao Yong’s darkened face finally eased a bit, but not much.

Still with a stern look, he scolded her, "Zhen Yu! You should know the saying, ’rumors are frightening, and gossip burns gold.’ As a girl, why didn’t you come to me the moment you heard such rumors?! And you acted as if nothing happened! How can you be so nonchalant?!!"

"Alright, alright, a little scolding to teach a lesson is sufficient!" Teacher Jiang intervened with a grin, "Look, the child has come up with a solution already. I think it’s not bad! A few more tests and they’ll all behave."

Zhen Yu immediately went along with it, "I was wrong, Teacher Cao. Our classmates are very honest, I never thought students from other classes would be so..."

So what? Zhen Yu stopped there. Let the teachers make their own assumptions! Whatever they think, it has nothing to do with her. They got her into this mess!

She knew what was going on the moment she was summoned.

But!! After she denied everything, apart from the likes of Mou Jingjing who continued to stir things up, everyone else in Junior High School First Class stopped talking about it.

So why was she still called in for a ’talk’? It must be Wang Meng’s fault, the fault of students from other classes, of course!

Therefore, she didn’t hold back at all when it came to blaming him and them, Zhen Yu’s moves were far from soft!