“Whаt?”
A thunderоus imрасt.
Likе а landminе eхploding in a lake.
Еveryоne wаs stunnеd.
Gu An’аn reрeаted herself, “I have survеillancе foоtage that can prove my innoсencе.”
Zhaо Xi and Gu Wаnrоu visiblу pаlеd.
Тhe wоrds “I have survеillаnсе” seemed like а magicаl switсh, sеnding Gu Wanrоu back to lаst night.
Last night hаd bееn thе samе—just when she wаs smugly thinking shе could drivе Gu An’an оut оf the housе, Gu Аn’аn’s сlaim of having surveillаnсe instantly reversed thе situаtion.
At this momеnt, Gu Wаnrou hаd nо time tо pоndеr whethеr Gu An’an possessed some kind of precognitive ability, knowing in advance that they would frame her and deliberately buying surveillance equipment.
Instead, she frantically tried to recall if she had left any traces.
Fortunately, she had always had Zhao Xi carry out the dirty work, so she hadn’t done anything herself. Even if there was surveillance, it couldn’t implicate her.
Gu Wanrou breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Xi, however, was filled with disbelief. “You have surveillance? Are you kidding? How could you possibly have surveillance?”
Who brings surveillance equipment to school for no reason?
That’s insane.
Zhao Xi refused to believe it, no matter what.
Crossing her arms, she sneered, “I suggest you stop wasting time here and just leave Nan City No. 1 High School willingly.”
“Surveillance? Still clinging to the idea of checking surveillance? No one wants to waste time with you.”
“The class fund was found directly in your locker. That’s called ironclad evidence—there’s no need to check any surveillance.”
After Zhao Xi finished speaking, the surrounding classmates chimed in.
“Exactly, just because she says she has surveillance doesn’t mean she does. Why didn’t she bring it out earlier?”
“She really is a habitual liar, trying to deceive everyone again.”
Only Gu Wanrou knew the reason: to make someone fall, you must first let them grow arrogant.
The current scene was almost identical to last night’s, if not exactly the same.
She quietly took a few steps back, distancing herself from Gu An’an, fearing she might get dragged into the mess later.
Huang Ruoyun also frowned and turned to look at Gu An’an, her face full of impatience.
“Surveillance? What surveillance? The classroom surveillance has been broken for a long time.”
“Isn’t that exactly why you stole the class fund?”
“By the way,” Huang Ruoyun said, turning to Zhao Xi, “count it and see if the class fund is short.”
“If it is, she’ll have to make up the difference later. Otherwise, we’d have to cover the loss ourselves.”
“Alright, I’ll count it right away.”
Zhao Xi had actually taken out two hundred-yuan bills when she placed the class fund in Gu An’an’s locker.
Now, pretending to count the money, she immediately looked at Huang Ruoyun with a panicked expression. “Teacher, it’s bad—the money is two hundred short.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Gu An’an and the five-yuan bottle of water in her hand.
Thanks to Gu Wanrou’s “kindness,” although Gu An’an had been brought back to the Gu family, she had a history of “stealing.” To discipline her, Gu Wencheng gave her very little money, and Gu An’an usually couldn’t afford to buy a five-yuan bottle of water.
But yesterday, the Precognition System had rewarded her with 1 million yuan.
And with another 1 million yuan reward coming soon, she had naturally started treating herself more generously.
Little did she expect this would become evidence of her stealing money.
Gu An’an: …
What a damn mess.
Her expression instantly darkened, and her gaze turned icy as she stared at Gu Wanrou.Gu Wanrou dared not step forward now to cry out a few more words, like “Sister, if you had no money, you could have come to me. How could you do such a wrong thing?” Instead, she retreated step by step.
“Hmph.”
Gu An’an withdrew her gaze in disappointment, having lost all desire to continue arguing with Zhao Xi.
She bent down, reached out, and directly pulled a hidden camera from the locker, waving it in front of everyone present. A mocking smile curled at the corner of her lips:
“See this?”
“A genuine surveillance camera.”
“It’s been in the locker since the moment I entered the classroom this morning.”
“I said I didn’t take the class fund, but Zhao Xi, you insisted so confidently, calling me a thief. So, let’s just check the footage.”
“The camera won’t lie.”
“Who’s telling the truth, who’s guilty—under the surveillance, it’ll be clear.”
Zhao Xi’s face instantly paled.
She hadn’t expected Gu An’an to actually go this far.
Even the classmates who had been watching the commotion and firmly believed Gu An’an had stolen the class fund couldn’t help but waver.
“Well, if Gu An’an dared to install a camera, she probably didn’t steal the class fund.”
“But the class fund was found in her locker. We all saw it with our own eyes.”
“Could it be that someone…”
The person didn’t finish their sentence because Zhao Xi’s panic was visibly written all over her face.
Everyone had guessed the truth.
But Zhao Xi was their classmate of three years, while Gu An’an was just a student who had transferred in recently.
As for why Zhao Xi would frame Gu An’an, everyone could understand. Zhao Xi had secretly been dating someone from another class, but ever since Gu An’an joined Class One, that person would come to the class under the pretense of looking for Zhao Xi, only to secretly glance at Gu An’an instead.
It was just jealousy between young girls.
Now that the truth was out, there was no need to take things too far.
Soon, some classmates spoke up for Zhao Xi. “Teacher Huang, since the class fund has been recovered, I think we should just let this go.”
“Exactly, exactly. If this gets out, it’ll hurt the class’s reputation. We still need to win the weekly ‘Mobile Red Flag’ award.”
“Yes, Teacher Huang. We’re all classmates. It’s just a small conflict. No need to go as far as expulsion.”
The person who said this looked somewhat embarrassed. Just moments ago, everyone had been clamoring for Gu An’an to be expelled.
Now, they dared not even look in Gu An’an’s direction.
Huang Ruoyun understood everything perfectly. She glared at the pale-faced Zhao Xi. Can’t even handle a small task properly and gets caught red-handed.
Knowing she couldn’t drive Gu An’an out of Class One this time, she felt frustrated, but she also couldn’t afford a scandal where her own student was exposed for framing and slandering someone, leading to expulsion.
Her expression was utterly grim, but her voice softened when she turned to Gu An’an:
“Since the classmates aren’t pressing the matter, let’s just leave it at that.”
“No need to go to the administration office. Go tidy up and get ready for the next class.”
She then raised her hand and looked at Zhao Xi. “Zhao Xi, give me the class fund. I’ll take it to the office.”
Zhao Xi’s face lit up with delight. She shot a triumphant glance at Gu An’an and quickly handed over the class fund.
“Thank you, Teacher Huang.”
“Alright, focus on your studies. You’re all classmates. Don’t let something like this happen again.”
With that, Huang Ruoyun prepared to leave.
This facade of peace and prosperity, coupled with the air of bestowing a favor upon Gu An’an, was infuriating to witness.
Not to mention, if Zhao Xi were not brought to justice and the matter were left unresolved.
There was no guarantee when the incident of her stealing class funds would be brought up again.
The label of “thief” would still be attached to her.
Was Huang Ruoyun unaware?
She simply didn’t care. In that case, Gu An’an saw no need to spare her any courtesy.