Chapter 828: Chapter 558: Competition

As expected by Liu Shuang, the classmates’ attitude towards Quan Xiaonian and the other two began to change, and they started looking at them with disdain.

“We’ve all worked hard for our scores, earning every point through our efforts. But as soon as they arrive, they enjoy privileges, and before the exam, they even have answers to memorize. Such students, I wonder why the school lets them in—it’s a disgrace to our school’s reputation and an insult to our teacher, Mr. Lu.” Liu Shuang spoke up again.

If they’re not humiliated now, when will be the time to do so?

“Isn’t that right, their actions disgrace our class spirit,” Wang Jieyu stood up and glanced at the three of them, “If you ask me, your grades were probably good enough at your old school, so why did you have to come to ours?”

“Yeah, if you used your own abilities and didn’t do well, we could accept that. But we can’t accept actions like yours. Maybe you should just go back to your previous school because our class doesn’t need fake grades. Don’t you all agree?” Liu Shuang seized the opportunity to stir the heat, hoping to drive them out of school.

“I don’t believe they cheated by memorizing answers,” Jin Qingqing stood up, “During the exam, I sat right behind Xiaonian. I could see her seriously considering each question before writing down her answers. This doesn’t look like someone who memorized the answers in advance.”

“Right, I also find it hard to believe. If they really had the answers, they could have excelled without transferring to our class. Why go through all this trouble, don’t you think?”

“Yeah, it doesn’t seem possible. Mr. Lu must have assessed their abilities before allowing them to join the class. Since he doesn’t doubt their scores, I don’t think we should either. We are all classmates, and years from now, our friendship will be most precious.” The class monitor, Zheng Ling, spoke out.

“Monitor, you can’t just stand up for them because of their family backgrounds. We are an elite class, and we won’t tolerate anyone lowering our standards.” Liu Shuang sneered.

“Hey, you said we cheated by memorizing answers, where’s your evidence? If you don’t have any, I could accuse you of slandering us,” Xiaonian stared at Liu Shuang, “If you don’t agree with us, let’s have a contest or retake the test. But your backstabbing isn’t something a student with good character would do.”

“Exactly, you claim we memorized our grades. Do you dare to take another test with us? If there’s a significant difference between our scores this time and last time, we’ll leave the class ourselves and go back to our previous class,” Yu Shuiling echoed.

“Let’s do it; I just hope you have the guts.” Liu Shuang naturally accepted.

“How about you? Want to join?” Wang Jieyu looked at Xiaofeng, raising her eyebrows.

Based on the current scores, Quan Xiaofeng’s scores were similar to hers, but if she had cheated by knowing the answers in advance, those scores wouldn’t be impressive and wouldn’t make her a future rival.

“Of course.” Xiaofeng smiled faintly.

“The class bell already rang. Why aren’t you in your seats? Are you not going to attend class?” The first class was Mr. Lu’s, and when he arrived, he heard the commotion and frowned, his face stern.

“Teacher, Liu Shuang and the others suspect Xiaonian and her sisters’ scores came from cheating, so they want a retake to compare.” Someone spoke up.

“Mr. Lu, you’re surely aware of these three students’ past performances, but given their backgrounds, you might not have been able to refuse them. Today, we propose we retake the test. If they don’t do well, they’ll return to their old school. If their scores aren’t much different from last time, I’ll apologize to them,” Liu Shuang stood up, feigning righteousness.

Mr. Lu glanced at everyone sternly and then spoke softly, “I understand their previous situations, but they’ve indeed been working hard and improving lately.”

“Mr. Lu, we find it hard to believe someone could improve over two hundred points in less than a month. So, since you’re here, you can give us a test right now. Under these conditions, if they score well again, I’ll apologize. Otherwise, they have to leave; we don’t need students who’d lower our scores.” Taking the opportunity to strike was necessary.

“What do you three think?” Mr. Lu asked Xiaofeng and the other two.

“Let’s go with what this student suggested,” Xiaofeng said indifferently, “If we score well, she must apologize to us in front of the entire school. If we don’t, we’ll leave this class and stop following the mixed-grade learning approach.”

“Alright, you said it yourselves. Count me in, who else wants to compete with them?” Liu Shuang eagerly awaited their challenge.

She was curious to see how capable these three really were.

“Me too,” Wang Jieyu joined in.

“I’ll join too,” another girl added.

Mr. Lu smiled, “Since everyone has doubts, let’s all participate. I prepared a new test paper last night without the answers. I’ll hand it to you today. It’s challenging, so prepare yourselves psychologically.”