Forced to Become the Female Villain's Doting Wife (GL) - Chapter 7

No matter what the girl said, Su Xianxian just kept affirming her—”Yes, yes, yes, everything you say is correct, but I’m checking the surveillance, I’m just going to be unreasonable, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Su Xianxian’s reaction was truly unexpected for Jiang Cuo. From Su Xianxian’s reaction yesterday to her homework being torn up this morning, Jiang Cuo thought this was just another new trick Su Xianxian was pulling.

However, Su Xianxian suddenly gained a brain and thought of checking the surveillance, making Jiang Cuo feel that something about Su Xianxian was different.

The girl was extremely anxious because once the surveillance was checked, the truth would be exposed.

Su Lian, standing at the doorway, witnessed the entire scene in the classroom. Su Lian, with her white-lotus-like delicate smile, stood there calculating the perfect moment to enter.

But the moment Su Lian heard Su Xianxian demand the surveillance footage, Su Lian immediately ducked behind the classroom wall.

The girl also saw Su Lian’s action and clearly understood that Su Lian was abandoning her.

When Su Lian first suggested she do this, she offered benefits but never mentioned that surveillance footage might be involved. Once the footage was checked, it would be revealed that she secretly took the homework placed on Jiang Cuo’s desk, tore it up, and threw the scraps near the trash can.

Thinking of Su Xianxian’s arrogant and overbearing nature, if she discovered the girl was trying to smear her reputation, she definitely wouldn’t let her off easily.

In this manner, Su Xianxian continued her unreasonable stance, the girl was unable to forcefully pin the blame on her, and the two sides remained in a deadlock. Jiang Cuo stood there motionlessly.

This stalemate was only broken by the arrival of the teacher for class.

The teacher certainly didn’t dare to say a single critical word to Su Xianxian, as Su Xianxian’s status meant half a sentence could get her fired immediately. If this school weren’t public, Su Xianxian could turn it into her own with the flick of a finger.

Seeing the teacher arrive, Su Xianxian had no choice but to turn around and return to her seat, looking like a good student who wanted to listen carefully and not cause trouble. In a couple of sentences, she clearly explained the situation.

“Teacher, this is the situation. Let’s check the surveillance. I don’t want to be falsely accused for no reason. After all, I spent so much effort transferring to this public school to study properly. Everyone knows the atmosphere in private schools is terrible—it’s all about comparing money and power. But in this city, who can compare to me?”

Su Xianxian made her point so clear that the teacher immediately sprang into action, calling the principal, who agreed without hesitation to have the Academic Affairs Office pull up the surveillance footage immediately.

Su Xianxian’s phone had been set up and recording the entire time, so she didn’t ask to move the discussion elsewhere.

Once the surveillance was out, the facts became clear.

Su Xianxian knew the classroom had multimedia equipment and instructed the teacher to display the footage on the screen, letting all the classmates clearly see what happened to Jiang Cuo’s homework that morning.

Even in this “romance-brained” world, the internet was developed. However, high school students lagged behind college students and adults and were still using school forums and similar platforms.

Before the surveillance was checked, someone had already taken photos and summarized the entire incident, based on hearsay and brief snippets, and posted it on the school forum.

The forum exploded upon hearing the name of the famous Su Xianxian. Not only students from Su Xianxian’s current high school but also those from her former private high school rushed to join the crowd and dig for gossip.

The forum was quickly overwhelmed with messages, with all sorts of crazy comments. Su Xianxian saw the Trash System proudly open a virtual page, displaying the forum comments in front of her.

Su Xianxian felt three exclamation marks pop up on her forehead, indicating she was truly fed up.

The comments became increasingly outrageous: Su Xianxian spent a fortune transferring to the public school because she was infatuated with Jiang Cuo’s beauty and wanted to win the beauty’s heart. Another comment claimed the private school no longer satisfied Su Xianxian’s desire to be arrogant and dominate, so she had to go to the “poor people” in the public school to satisfy her princess complex.

Even more terrifying was that the comment about “spending a fortune for Jiang Cuo” received so much support. Truly deserving of the name, romance-brains.

However, the majority of the comments were still insulting Su Xianxian. After all, the original host, Su Xianxian, had made countless enemies. There were many people who hated her.

Before the surveillance camera footage was released, the situation was largely judged against Su Xianxian. She was seen as bullying an ordinary student with no power or status, deserving of death. People wished the heavens would open their eyes and send someone to control her.

Unfortunately, in this world, aside from Jiang Cuo, 99% of everyone’s mind was filled with the tears of romance, and the 1% of intelligence couldn’t think of anything beyond eating.

The surveillance footage played on the multimedia screen, showing that the girl was the first one to arrive in the classroom that morning because she was the student on duty. She went to Jiang Cuo’s desk, took Jiang Cuo’s homework, went to the trash can, and tore it into scraps. She even put it in a plastic bag, and when the classroom filled up, she surreptitiously kicked the bag open, resulting in the scraps scattered around the trash can like “celestial flowers.” When Su Xianxian arrived, she deliberately caused a scene to draw the students’ attention.

As the surveillance footage played, the girl’s face grew uglier and uglier. Tears streamed from her eyes, and her knees buckled. With a thud, she knelt on the ground, pleading with the principal and the teacher.

But the principal and the teacher couldn’t help her, as the evidence was conclusive. They just couldn’t understand why this girl would do such a thing, provoking the person who was most difficult to provoke.

“I really didn’t mean to, I didn’t want to tear up Classmate Jiang Cuo’s homework, I…”

She wanted to say she was instructed by someone, but thinking of the benefits that person gave her, if she spoke up, she would not only lose all the benefits but also face retaliation. She was afraid… she couldn’t speak.

So, she improvised an excuse she thought was brilliant: “That’s right, I like Jiang Cuo! I’ve had a crush on Jiang Cuo for a long time! I hate Su Xianxian because she could become Jiang Cuo’s desk-mate as soon as she arrived! Who allows Su Xianxian to bully people just because she’s rich and powerful? She could be Jiang Cuo’s desk-mate, yet she doesn’t respect Jiang Cuo at all! She even copies Jiang Cuo’s homework and speaks ill of her. That’s why I wanted to tear up Jiang Cuo’s homework and frame her, so she would leave Jiang Cuo alone!”

In this world, the “romance-brained” excuse could indeed win the sympathy of most people. But it was useless against Su Xianxian. As long as Su Xianxian refused to back down, not even the King of Heaven could help.

“That’s a great excuse. But if you like Jiang Cuo so much, how could you bear to tear up her homework? If you wanted to get Jiang Cuo’s attention so badly, why didn’t you just tear up my homework? When everyone suspected Jiang Cuo, you could have taken all the pressure, stood up for Jiang Cuo, and taken the blame for her. Wouldn’t that have made it easier to win Jiang Cuo’s favor?”

Su Xianxian got up from her seat and walked back to where the phone camera could record. She looked at the girl kneeling on the ground, weeping uncontrollably, and raised her proud chin. “I don’t care what your motive was, or what your mentality was. You were the one who tore up Jiang Cuo’s homework. You were the one who pinned the blame on me. And now, you’re the one whose scheme has been exposed. What do you suggest you do to compensate me? Your actions led to an increase in Classmate Jiang Cuo’s negative view of me, and classmates were secretly slandering me in their hearts. These negative emotions have caused no small impact on my fragile little soul. Can you afford to pay for that?”

Jiang Cuo listened to Su Xianxian’s clearly reasoned words and couldn’t help but frown. She couldn’t resist glancing at Su Xianxian’s profile standing next to her.

Jiang Cuo felt that something about Su Xianxian had changed, but she couldn’t pinpoint what it was. Su Xianxian’s words were still as unreasonable and arrogant as before, but what she said now seemed to make sense. It was irrefutable.

It was as if she used to have presence but no brain, but now she had both presence and a brain. Jiang Cuo couldn’t understand how Su Xianxian had suddenly become intelligent, and surprisingly, being this intelligent, even with the arrogance, made her less hateful.

Jiang Cuo had already figured it out earlier. It was indeed her homework that was torn, but it wasn’t the math assignment at all. The girl, however, was still pretending to be calm, claiming the letters were a formula the math teacher taught yesterday.

Jiang Cuo didn’t want to expose her or reveal the truth. This matter didn’t concern her. She was reluctantly drawn into the controversy, but she could keep herself out of the storm. As for Su Xianxian… Jiang Cuo just wanted to stay away from her. So, clearing Su Xianxian’s name was impossible. But what did that girl have to do with her anyway? Her role in this incident was merely that of a backdrop.

However, now she was a little curious about how Su Xianxian would resolve this matter.

[Trash System: Congratulations, Host! Your fusion degree with this world has increased by 5%! The Host’s current fusion degree with the system world is 9%.]

This sudden system notification made Su Xianxian’s heart jump. Why the sudden 5% increase? That was quite a lot.

The girl’s tears poured down as if they cost nothing.

“Teachers, Principal, I’m truly sorry! Please don’t expel me. My mother is sick and unable to work. My family relies solely on my father, and I have a grandmother and two younger brothers. My family is counting on me to study and succeed. I didn’t know the matter would become so serious. I admit I was very impulsive… but I am innocent! Classmate Su, why are you being so aggressive? You have money and power, you have everything. I have nothing! Isn’t that enough? Because of this small incident, do you have to push me to my death?”

The classmates and teachers, seeing the girl crying inconsolably and looking so wretched, felt she was much more pitiful than Su Xianxian. They couldn’t help but soften their hearts, and some even looked at Su Xianxian, the victim, with a shared animosity, as if Su Xianxian was being unforgiving and doing something wicked.

Seeing this, Su Xianxian’s heart began to sneer, and she clenched her hands in anger. She knew some of this rage was not hers but came from the original host. The original host had suffered greatly as a child because Su Lian played the pity card. The original host deeply resented this kind of behavior that helped the wretched and the weak without considering the facts or logic.

Su Xianxian stopped pretending. She picked up a book from a desk in the back row and slammed it onto the floor with a BANG!

The classroom instantly fell silent.

“What are you crying about?! You’re weak, so you’re right? That’s your mother-effing bullshit logic! Get your grandmother’s logic out of here!”