Rebirth as the Richest Woman in the World
Chapter 255 Reversal (Third Watch)

Chapter 255: 255 Reversal (Third Watch)

Either joy or anger.

It seemed they had become one with that beautiful voice.

The 8-minute speech ended swiftly, right after Chu Jin had finished the concluding remarks.

The audience below was still lost in a state of forgetfulness.

Not to mention the richness of the content of the article, filled with meaning, prompting reflection, just to listen to that beautiful voice was enough to make people sink into it.

The faces of everyone in Class Ten were filled with pride!

Not for any reason!

Just because the person on stage was Chu Jin! Chu Jin from Class Ten!

Lin Xiaoyue, Liu Yike, and Sun Manyao could hardly believe the scene before them; they had originally come to watch Chu Jin make a fool of herself!

But they had not expected that in the end, things would turn out like this.

How could a dummy who couldn’t distinguish between the 26 English alphabets transform so astonishingly?

It wasn’t until Chu Jin was about to step down from the stage that people finally snapped out of it.

"Clap clap clap—" Deafening applause broke out from below, more fervent than any time before!

Almost everyone stood up.

The scene was particularly shocking.

As soon as Chu Jin stepped off the stage, she was embraced tightly by Teacher Wu, "Chu Jin, you did really well! Your performance just now was fantastic, you didn’t let me down!"

It must be said, Chu Jin’s performance was truly a pleasant surprise!

"Thank you, Teacher," Chu Jin hugged Teacher Wu back, her face bearing a faint smile.

After a brief chat with Teacher Wu, Chu Jin followed her to the front of the auditorium.

Because the competition was ongoing, they couldn’t leave and needed to sit in the front to listen.

Later, the principal would announce the rankings of the competition.

If it weren’t for the competition still in progress, the people of Class Ten would be tossing Chu Jin in the air and cheering by now!

They were all very excited.

Because of the gem presented before, the interest in the subsequent competition seemed somewhat lackluster.

No matter how ornate the language, it couldn’t stir up everyone’s enthusiasm anymore.

"Jin, you are really amazing!" Miao Xinran embraced Chu Jin excitedly, "You don’t know how thrilled we all were down there! You will definitely win first place in today’s competition! I’m just so excited!"

"Calm down, calm down," Chu Jin patted Miao Xinran on the back.

Compared to Xinran, Chu Jin was extremely calm, after all, she was someone who had lived two lifetimes, with the literary foundation from her last life.

Competing against these high school seniors seemed somewhat unfair to them.

But since it was just a victory over some kids, there was nothing worth getting excited about for now.

Not far away, Mo Qingyi had already shot Chu Jin several admiring and fervent glances—her brother Jin was just impressive!

Time passed by every minute and second.

The competition also gradually came to an end.

Next, it was time for the principal to announce the competition rankings.

Although the results of the competition were already known, when it came to announcing the rankings, everyone’s hearts were still lifted to their throats.

The principal on stage adjusted the microphone at his mouth, coughed lightly, then slowly began to speak, "Now, I will announce the results of today’s competition, please come up to the stage when your name is called! The first place in today’s speech competition is—"

Upon hearing this, everyone tensed their nerves, not even daring to breathe loudly for fear of missing something.

"Lin Xiaoyue from high school grade three, class three," the principal’s slightly hoarse voice carried through the microphone into everyone’s ears.

Hearing this answer, complex expressions emerged on people’s faces, Lin Xiaoyue’s speech was indeed exceptional, but it paled in comparison to Chu Jin’s.

How could she be the one to win first place?

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoyue’s originally somewhat twisted features instantly relaxed, her lips curving into a smile as she stood up and walked step by step towards the stage under everyone’s gaze.

This waste could never beat her, after all!

A less than enthusiastic round of applause rippled through the audience.

Miao Xinran addressed Chu Jin, "Jin, don’t worry, you’re definitely the runner-up. These judges really can’t recognize true talent, letting Lin Xiaoyue take first place, it’s just ridiculous!"

Chu Jin hadn’t paid much attention to Lin Xiaoyue’s speech, so she couldn’t comment on it right now, only saying, "What matters is participating, the ranking is secondary."

"Yeah," Miao Xinran nodded, adding after a pause, "But I still think the judges are a bit blind."

"The runner-up is Senior Year Class 18’s Liu Qinghai," the principal announced the second place right after.

Upon hearing this, the students below started whispering among themselves—given Chu Jin’s performance, it’s impossible for her not to even be the runner-up, right?

Could it be that the school had prepared an honor for Chu Jin even higher than first place?

Chu Jin was also puzzled.

She even began to wonder, was her performance really that bad?

Or, as others had speculated, was there some honor even more prestigious than first place?

In the midst of everyone’s puzzled looks, the principal calmly announced all the names for the top ten.

However, among these ten people, Chu Jin’s name was still absent.

Just then, Teacher Wu, who was sitting in the front, couldn’t help but stand up and asked, "Principal, did you perhaps forget to announce our classmate, Chu Jin’s name?"

Considering Chu Jin’s recent performance, she should be more than capable of taking first place.

How could it be that after announcing all the rankings, Chu Jin’s name hadn’t been heard?

Not only was Teacher Wu puzzled, but the whole of Class 10 was extremely confused.

As soon as these words were said, the people from Class 10 immediately echoed, "Yes, exactly, why isn’t the name of our Divine Doctor mentioned?"

The principal smiled emotionlessly, adjusted the microphone, and then continued, "Next, I have another announcement to make. In this English speech competition, Chu Jin from Senior Year Class 10 has been disqualified for plagiarism. The school strongly condemns cheating and to serve as a warning, Chu Jin will receive a major demerit! If there is another violation, she will be expelled!"

At these words, there was an uproar.

The crowd below burst into chaos.

Miao Xinran, who was sitting next to Chu Jin, stood up immediately, "Principal, could there be some misunderstanding? Our Jin would never plagiarize!"

After Miao Xinran stood up, the entire Class 10 got to their feet as well, all at once.

Every single one of them was furious!

No one had expected such an outcome.

Their class’s Divine Doctor, their pride, accused of plagiarism?

Chu Jin’s hard work was witnessed by everyone.

When everyone else was studying, she was studying; even when others were chatting during their spare time, she was still studying.

She even managed to correct Miao Xinran’s habit of playing games and sleeping during class time.

They had all seen her growth, her transformation firsthand.

And now, her efforts had been negated by someone else’s mere words.

How could the head of the school, without distinguishing right from wrong, simply declare that Chu Jin cheated!

They hadn’t even bothered to investigate!

"Our classmate Chu Jin did not plagiarize!" the students of Class 10 nearly shouted out in unison.

They had never been as united as they were at that moment.

The situation started to spiral out of control, filled with shock and passion.

What they were defending wasn’t just one person, but justice! It was their belief!

"No plagiarism?" The principal’s eyes grew cold, his tone laced with mockery, "Don’t you know what kind of person Chu Jin is? Who among you thinks someone who can’t even recognize all 26 English letters could write such a speech? Or do you really believe that a top student from the elite class is less capable than someone who ranks last in the whole grade? Letting this off with a major demerit is already lenient. If there’s a next time, it will be expulsion! Our South Bridge No.2 Middle School won’t tolerate students who taint our school’s environment with their deceitful acts!"

After the principal spoke, the faces of everyone below changed—yes, they had all forgotten, Chu Jin was nothing but a failure before.

If these top students couldn’t produce such an excellent paper, how could a failure do so?

"The principal is right, she’s just a failure; how could she possibly have that level of ability?"

"Exactly, a person who’s last in the entire grade, how could they possibly write such an article? Is this some kind of joke?"

"..."

Those who were previously won over by Chu Jin now turned against her.

In the end, they still couldn’t bear to admit that they were outdone by a failure.