Su Xiaoxiao looked at him curiously, not knowing what he wanted to say. Song Weidong felt this nervous for the first time, his slender fingers clutching the strap of his satchel, unsure how to start. Suddenly, a male voice came from behind. "Su Xiaoxiao, Teacher Zhou is calling you over." Upon hearing that Teacher Zhou was looking for her, Su Xiaoxiao responded, "Okay, I’ll be right over." She turned her head and gave Song Weidong an apologetic smile: "Sorry, Song Weidong, let’s talk later. I’ll go see the teacher first." After speaking, she hurried towards the office. Song Weidong watched her leave, sighed, and the courage he had just mustered instantly dissipated. It seems that the matter he wanted to discuss would have to wait for another opportunity. Su Xiaoxiao, familiar with the place, arrived at Teacher Zhou’s office only to find that apart from Zhou Xiujuan, there were quite a few others inside. Among them were two she was very familiar with, Zhang Dongmei and Zhao Yanyan, who had always been at odds with her. Seeing these two together, it looked like something wasn’t quite right. Thinking of the common plot in novels and TV dramas where the heroine is accused of plagiarism, Su Xiaoxiao was speechless; could this dog-blood scenario really happen to her? Sure enough, as this thought passed, she heard Zhou Xiujuan speak. "Su Xiaoxiao, someone reported that you cheated in the exam. I called you here to inquire about the specifics." Su Xiaoxiao furrowed her brow: "Teacher Zhou, if I remember correctly, this third-year graduation exam paper was compiled by several teachers shortly before the exam. I never had the opportunity to access the questions, so how could I cheat?" Indeed, the questions for this exam were compiled by several authoritative teachers from the senior year department. Once the questions were set, the papers were locked in the archive cabinet, even the teachers didn’t have access, making it difficult to see the questions in advance. When Zhou Xiujuan found out Su Xiaoxiao ranked eighth in the grade, she was surprised initially, then Zhao Yanyan came forward confidently to report Su Xiaoxiao’s cheating. Zhao Yanyan, being the math class representative in the class and a good student in the eyes of the teachers, naturally had more psychological support from the teachers. That’s how this current scene unfolded. Now hearing Su Xiaoxiao’s explanation, it sounded quite reasonable. The teachers who participated in setting the questions were highly authoritative in the senior year department, making it impossible for any insider theft to occur. Just as she thought this, she heard Zhang Dongmei say: "Perhaps she copied from the student next to her." These words left Zhao Yanyan silent. The graduation exam for the third year was arranged by combining students from several classes and randomly mixing their seating to ensure fairness and justice. They didn’t know each other at all, making mutual copying practically impossible. Moreover, the students surrounding Su Xiaoxiao were specifically noted by Zhou Xiujuan; the best among them ranked eighty-something in the grade. Two of them even ranked over a hundred. Even if Su Xiaoxiao did copy, it wouldn’t be possible to achieve such a good score. "Teacher Zhou, how could Su Xiaoxiao, with her usually poor academic performance, suddenly score so well?" Zhao Yanyan spoke again, although she didn’t know how Su Xiaoxiao did it, she was certain Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t possibly have achieved it independently. Her prior poor performance was evident to all. Zhang Dongmei was also indignant: "Yes, teachers, you must not shield Su Xiaoxiao because of this." Zhou Xiujuan frowned; this Zhao Yanyan seemed a good-natured child ordinarily, yet she was so serious about matters concerning Su Xiaoxiao, along with the previously graduated Zhang Dongmei... "Teacher Zhou, why not let several teachers set questions on the spot, let Su Xiaoxiao take the exam again to prove her innocence? I believe Su Xiaoxiao wouldn’t object either, right?" Zhao Yanyan said, pointedly glancing at Su Xiaoxiao, internally certain that if Su Xiaoxiao took the exam again on the spot, she would definitely reveal her flaws. Zhang Dongmei immediately echoed: "Yes, yes, this way, it’ll be the fairest." Su Xiaoxiao was speechless; these two really racked their brains to throw dirt on her, it seemed she had no choice but to take the exam today. She stepped forward and volunteered: "Teacher Zhou, I agree to retake the exam, but on one condition." Zhou Xiujuan didn’t expect her to agree so readily; she looked at Su Xiaoxiao more appreciatively. Su Xiaoxiao had changed a lot during this period, and in her heart, Zhou Xiujuan somewhat believed this child passed the exam by her own ability. But it wasn’t enough for her to believe this alone; if Su Xiaoxiao could take the exam again on the spot, it would convince everyone present. With this in mind, she nodded and looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Su Xiaoxiao, speak about any conditions you have." Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁 Su Xiaoxiao pointed at Zhao Yanyan and Zhang Dongmei: "If I didn’t cheat, I want them to kneel and apologize in front of everyone, and compensate me a hundred yuan for defaming my reputation." Zhou Xiujuan heard this and looked at Zhao Yanyan and Zhang Dongmei. Zhao Yanyan and Zhang Dongmei exchanged a glance and nodded with gritted teeth. Reluctantly, Zhang Dongmei added: "If she really cheated, what do the teachers plan to do?" Before Teacher Zhou could answer, Su Xiaoxiao spoke first: "Then cancel my graduation exam results and let me repeat the senior year." "No, that’s too lenient; if you cheated, you should also kneel and apologize and compensate us for the loss." Zhang Dongmei looked aggressively at Su Xiaoxiao; she was determined to humble this dead girl today. Su Xiaoxiao agreed without hesitation: "No problem." After all, she didn’t cheat. No matter how many times she took the exam, she would be confident. The thought of taking one exam could slap the faces of two annoying people and get an unexpected gain of a hundred yuan felt delightful to her. She looked at Zhao Yanyan: "Student Zhao, you have no objections, right? If not, let’s start." Zhao Yanyan bit her lip and nodded, she was determined that Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t possibly have scored so well independently. Seeing neither side had any objections, Teacher Zhou quickly discussed with the several teachers in the office to select some questions again, written by one teacher on paper. The paper was quickly prepared. Each subject teacher provided three questions, with difficulty similar to the graduation exam. Zhou Xiujuan pointed at her desk: "Su Xiaoxiao, you can write it here." Su Xiaoxiao nodded, sat at Teacher Zhou’s desk, and began answering the questions. Zhao Yanyan and Zhang Dongmei immediately stared wide-eyed, watching Su Xiaoxiao closely for any little actions. Zhou Xiujuan saw the two staring at Su Xiaoxiao like guards over a thief, and couldn’t help frowning: "With so many teachers here, there won’t be any problem, just wait on the side." With so many people watching in the office, the pressure was already high enough; now the two were staring straight at her answering the questions, even she could hardly maintain a stable mindset, let alone Su Xiaoxiao, who was just a third-year student.