Chapter 6

Lin Wanwan and I ended up in the counselor’s office.

Inside the office, the counselor mocked and verbally abused me.

“Song Wei, I didn’t expect your character to be this awful. It’s one thing to be poor, but stealing your roommate’s things? You’re a disgrace to poor people!”

The counselor kept calling me poor because he was the same teacher from registration day.

Several pairs of eyes were peeking from outside, including Liu Cuiying’s and Xie Tian’s. Anyone with half a brain could figure out it wasn’t me who stole it, given how familiarly she pulled the watch right out of my closet.

But they weren’t going to testify for me.

They were afraid of Lin Wanwan and her family connections.

The counselor in front of me kept scolding,

“Song Wei, look at your own family background! Clashing with Lin Wanwan as soon as school starts—if anything happens to her, your whole life is ruined right here!”

The counselor’s eyes were wide with anger, spit flying from his mouth.

Heh, my family background? If I told him, it might literally scare him to death!

Several stares pierced into me like knives, as if everyone had already decided I was a thief.

I had nothing to say.

Every time I tried to speak, Lin Wanwan would interrupt me with sarcastic remarks.

Lin Wanwan: “Children from poor families really aren’t good people!”

Being falsely accused out of nowhere, I was naturally not going to confess to a crime I didn’t commit!

Just as I was about to call my mom to come prove my innocence, I caught sight of a gaze in the crowd.

Gu Xiaoyun.

He looked through the crowd, his eyes landing on me.

My heart fluttered with excitement.

He would definitely help me!

Those countless days and nights of keeping each other company were the best proof.

I looked at him excitedly.

Lin Wanwan was dismissive.

“Xiaoyun…” I couldn’t help but call out softly.

But he just looked up coldly, his eyelids twitching as his eyes revealed unconcealed disgust and revulsion.

I froze.

I watched as Gu Xiaoyun walked over and stood next to Lin Wanwan.

Lin Wanwan smiled smugly.

My breathing grew heavy, my heart brutally twisted. In that exact moment, I understood everything.

So, all those days and nights of companionship couldn’t rival Lin Wanwan’s one sentence: “Come find me if you want money.”

So, there really were people like this.

My bestie used to say I was so hopelessly love-struck that I should just go dig wild herbs for eighteen years like Wang Baochuan. Back then, I thought Gu Xiaoyun was a man of ambition, but now I finally saw clearly: beneath his hypocritical mask was an ugly, vain heart.

Gu Xiaoyun: “Song Wei, you’ve disappointed me so much. Being poor isn’t a sin, but why did you have to steal? It’s truly disgusting!”

I looked up.

The stares from the crowd stabbed into my heart like needles.

Lin Wanwan held her head high with arrogance, openly clinging to his arm.

“Girls like this are so disgusting, I absolutely refuse to live in the same dorm as her!”

The counselor chimed in: “Expel her from the school immediately!”

I was shocked.

Only then did I realize that everything was Lin Wanwan’s scheme!

From the bed, to the bag, to the makeup, and even Gu Xiaoyun!

It was all her taking revenge on me!

I said indifferently: “I didn’t steal the watch. As for how it ended up in my closet, maybe you should ask Lin Wanwan. She planted it to frame me!”

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter!

“Song Wei, are you fucking shameless!”

“Song Wei, you look like a jumping clown right now!”

Before me was a sea of apathy.

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out,

“I believe Song Wei didn’t take the watch!”