After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 204: Shi Yaoguang Reports

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Shi Yaoguang Reports

"Shi Yiqing should have no reason to refuse a retest,"

a classmate said, "For her, a retest could also be a way to prove herself."

"If she doesn’t retake it, who knows if her scores are even real?"

"I actually think her concerns are valid," another student spoke in a hushed voice.

"How so?"

"She joined the Rocket Class, and in her first monthly exam, she scored seven hundred thirty, surpassing Wen Ruge and Zhao Yicheng."

"What if her scores aren’t as good in the retest? Wouldn’t that mean her joy was for naught?"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that it made sense.

The scores from the monthly exams, although mostly earned by one’s own abilities,

also depended somewhat on luck to answer some questions correctly.

If tested again, it’s hard to say who would come out on top.

Moreover, this retest included both Wen Ruge and Zhao Yicheng in the list.

Shi Yiqing would naturally feel immense pressure.

With this in mind, everyone began to understand.

They also felt some sympathy for her.

It was truly tragic—to achieve first place in the class for the first time in an official exam, and by a mere ten points shy of being first in the grade.

It was a pity that, before she could secure her position as number one over Wen Ruge and Zhao Yicheng, she was asked to retake the exam.

Everyone had their thoughts, but Shi Yiqing suddenly asked a question, "Deputy Principal, who reported that the monthly exam was leaked?"

She remembered that initially, people from the Rocket Class wanted to go settle accounts with Shi Yaoguang, but she had stopped them.

Thus, it couldn’t possibly have been someone from the Rocket Class who reported it.

Aside from the Rocket Class, it seemed unlikely that students from other classes would care that much about the grades.

It wasn’t that they were unconcerned about their scores, just that they probably weren’t as nitpicky as the Rocket Class.

When the deputy principal heard Shi Yiqing’s question, he didn’t hide the truth and directly said, "Shi Yaoguang was the one who reported it under her real name."

"Hiss—"

The onlooking students inhaled sharply.

Shi Yaoguang reported it under her real name?

Everyone was stunned by her bold move.

Some started to believe Shi Yiqing when she said that Shi Yaoguang forced her to steal the test papers.

Of course, some were unwilling to believe it.

Indeed, whether they believed it or not, the deed had been done.

The tilt of the scales in their hearts would now depend on their level of trust in Shi Yaoguang and Shi Yiqing.

Now it seemed...

it was clearly a trap.

Maybe it was even a trap that Shi Yaoguang had deliberately dug for Shi Yiqing to fall into.

"Mu Tiantian..." Even more curious ones went straight to ask Shi Yaoguang’s good friend.

Mu Tiantian raised an eyebrow, "Want to know what happened?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you must know, right? Share some gossip with us, will you?"

"Want to know? I’m not telling you!"

Mu Tiantian huffed proudly and turned to leave.

Everyone: "..."

That’s so unfair.

Meanwhile, after hearing the deputy principal’s answer, Shi Yiqing’s already pale face turned even whiter.

She looked at Shi Yaoguang in terror, her teeth chattering, "You... you did this on purpose!"

Shi Yiqing reflected on everything and suddenly had an epiphany.

Yes, all of this was intentionally orchestrated by Shi Yaoguang.

From the beginning to the end, she had fallen right into her trap.

Thinking about this possibility, Shi Yiqing felt like she was falling apart.

Shi Yaoguang was truly terrifying.

She was a demon!

As these thoughts swirled in her head, she couldn’t help but tremble lightly.

Shi Yiqing’s odd behavior quickly caught everyone’s attention.

The crowd looked at her with curiosity, while her father and mother showed even more concern.

"Qingqing, what’s wrong with you?"

"Qingqing, are you feeling unwell? Tell mommy right away..."

With her eyes rimmed red, Shi Yiqing looked at Shi Yaoguang, her gaze filled with resentment.

This was the first time she had made no attempt to hide her malice towards Shi Yaoguang in front of so many people.

Shi Yaoguang slightly raised her eyebrows, "What’s the matter, can’t keep up the act of good sisters anymore?"

Shi Yiqing, however, spoke with a cold voice, her tone exceptionally icy, "Shi Yaoguang, you did it on purpose, didn’t you?"

"From beginning to end, you’ve been scheming against me, haven’t you?"

Shi Yaoguang gazed at her for a long while before saying, "Congratulations, you guessed right."

Shi Yiqing’s nails dug deep into her flesh, her eyes looking at her with even more venom, "How... how could you do this?!"

Shi Yaoguang scoffed lightly, "Where do you get the face to blame me? Yes, I orchestrated this, and I won’t deny it."

"But... after laying out my plans, did I do anything to you? Isn’t everything your own choice?"

"Besides, the first malice was initiated by you."

Shi Yaoguang said with a helpless tone, "If it weren’t for the influence of your spiritual energy, I wouldn’t have done these things."

Shi Yiqing was in no mood to listen to her explanation.

At that moment, there was only one thought in her mind.

Her reputation was ruined.

With Shi Yaoguang’s long-established schemes, and given she was prepared, there was no way she would let Shi Yiqing off easily.

The thought of being pointed at by thousands made her uncontrollably tremble.

No...

That won’t do.

She must... she must protect her reputation at all costs!

She absolutely couldn’t let her succeed!

Shi Yiqing’s survival instinct surged with intensity.

In that instant, Shi Yaoguang noticed that the people around seemed to have been briefly stupefied.

Even Mu Tiantian showed a look of switching sides.

Shi Yaoguang frowned slightly and snapped her fingers.

As the female lead of Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Dao naturally favored Shi Yiqing.

Oftentimes, some plot developments did not make sense.

To ensure the love story of the male and female leads could continue, Heavenly Dao would dumb down the intellect of side characters surrounding the leads.

That was precisely what Shi Yaoguang had experienced in her past life.

Side characters with dumbed-down intellect had only one purpose in the presence of the main characters.

That was...

To give the main characters kills, experience, and treasures.

Like now, for instance.

Shi Yaoguang’s small resistance might not be enough against Heavenly Dao’s intellect-diminishing aura, and Shi Yiqing could potentially turn the tables even in adverse wind.

Even though most people present were standing by Shi Yaoguang in the end, with Heavenly Dao’s aid, Shi Yiqing would still gain many supporters.

With the help of these supporters, it would be easier for her to clear her name.

Thinking of this, Shi Yaoguang was even more determined not to let these people have their intellects reduced.

If she had no ability to resist, that would be one thing, but as she had the ability now, she certainly wouldn’t cower.

Shi Yaoguang mobilized all the power she could use to shield the onlookers with a protective layer.

Thanks to this layer of protection, Heavenly Dao’s aura would not fall upon them.

Mu Tiantian came out of her daze and regained her senses.

She scratched her head and said with a simple smile, "I must’ve been stupid just now; I actually thought Shi Yiqing made sense and that Yaoguang was being unreasonable..."

"I had the same thought just now."

"Me too."

"So you all felt that way too?"

"It’s like I was suddenly brainwashed, I really don’t know what happened..."

The surrounding crowd immediately burst into discussion.