After rebirth, I found out that I have a childhood sweetheart

Xia Yuan trotted forward to check the situation and found that Peng Xue was cleaning the glass cup that the head teacher used to drink tea, which was now completely broken into pieces.

Her expression was very surprised: "Xiaoxue, did you knock over Teacher Huang's cup?"

"Ah, how could it be me who fell? I'm not that bored."

Peng Xue smiled and shook her head. "The inspector said we didn't mop the floor clean and would deduct points. I just ran out and chased them and argued with them until they agreed not to deduct points. When I came back, the cup was already broken. I don't know who is so brave to do such a thing... But it's broken, so what? How much is a cup worth? It's the yellow-faced woman's fault for not taking good care of it herself."

"That teacup... is the commemorative cup that Teacher Huang received when she went to the provincial selection for model teachers."

Xia Yuan's expression was very solemn. "She has always cherished this, so...that..."

"We're probably going to be in big trouble."

"It's okay, Yuanyuan, don't be afraid!"

Peng Xue patted Xia Yuan's shoulder to comfort her, "We just need to explain the situation truthfully. It wasn't us who did it, so how can she blame us?"

Chapter 096 The Only Light

Although Peng Xue said generously that it didn't matter if the cup was broken, Xia Yuan's worries finally became a reality.

Huang Lian came to the classroom early after changing her shoes and eating at home. Seeing the lazy appearance of the class, she immediately became furious and called out the names of the students one by one and scolded them:

"Yin Ruichao, I heard your voice in the corridor, go stand outside!"

"Jiang Yanhang, ah. You ranked in the top 20 in the class in the last quiz, and you still have the nerve to show off here? You have to stand up during your self-study tonight!"

"Our class has always been an excellent class in the school, but it was held back by a few bad apples like you! A few bad apples spoil the whole bunch. You guys are always smiling and frolicking. I am so angry at you that I am about to vomit blood. It really is..."

Huang Lian gasped for breath and went to look for the teacup on his podium.

Of course, there was no teacup. Huang Lian fiddled with the things on the podium and searched everywhere, but there was no sign of a teacup.

Xia Yuan wanted to talk about this matter as soon as she entered the room, but Huang Lian flew into a rage as soon as she came in, causing her to miss the first time node, while Peng Xue next to her was still sleeping soundly, catching up on her sleep without a care in the world.

There was no other choice, so Xia Yuan had to wake Peng Xue up first, then walked to the podium with gritted teeth and explained the situation to Huang Lian.

Huang Lian's face was visibly twisted, and finally turned extremely blue.

"Tell me, my glass was broken? Who did it? Come out yourself!"

Xia Yuan quickly waved his hands and said, "It was already broken when Peng Xue and I saw it."

"Where are the other students on duty? Were they not there at the time?"

"They all went downstairs to eat first. We are waiting for the health committee to inspect."

"Since you are waiting for the inspection, you should have been waiting in class. Where did you run off to?"

Peng Xue also woke up at this time and quickly raised her hand to take over the conversation: "Teacher, Xia Yuan went to the bathroom at that time. I chatted with the sanitation inspector for a few minutes, and then I turned around and saw the cup fell to the ground."

"Didn't you see anyone leaving the class?"

"I didn't pay much attention to who went out. They were all the people in the class who checked hygiene."

Peng Xue shook her head.

"..."

Huang Lian asked some more details, and Xia Yuan told them all truthfully. When she learned that Peng Xue was the only one at the scene, Huang Lian's face turned pale and she said nothing. Xia Yuan stood stupidly beside the teacher, looking panicked and she didn't know if she could go back to her seat and sit down.

"Teacher... although we didn't drop the cup, Peng Xue and I were indeed responsible for not taking good care of it. How about we pool our money to compensate you?"

"What do I need your students' money for? Go back to your seat first."

Xia Yuan walked to his seat tremblingly and sat down.

"Of course, a cup may not be worth much, but if this cup can reveal whether a person is honest, then its significance is extraordinary."

As a Chinese teacher, Huang Lian always gives a lecture. "For example, some people dress up beautifully on the surface, but they are extremely ugly and dirty on the inside. I have repeatedly emphasized to you that it doesn't matter if you make mistakes. The most terrible thing is not daring to admit it."

"Of course, what's even more disgusting is that some people don't know how to repent after being criticized, but instead deliberately go against the teacher."

Huang Lian was talking while looking at Xia Yuan and Peng Xue. The two of them had been doing their homework with their heads down and not talking. Huang Lian was still muttering, "What hatred or grudge could there be between me and you? After I finish teaching you for three years, you won't even come back to see me. I will still teach my next class. It doesn't matter if you go against me now, but if you delay your own future--"

Snapped!

Finally, Peng Xue, who had been being blamed for everything, couldn't stand it anymore.

She slammed the table hard with the pen in hand, and the whole classroom fell silent.

"Peng Xue, what are you doing? Did I say anything about you? You feel guilty, right?"

"I told you I didn't fall!"

"Who allowed you to sit and talk to me? Stand up! Do you hear me?"

Peng Xue stood up reluctantly, she took a long breath and tried to calm herself down.

"Let me ask you, you said it wasn't you who fell, who can prove it for you? Xia Yuan! Stand up too."

As Xia Yuan stood up, Huang Lian also stepped forward to question Xia Yuan, "You just told me very clearly that when you came back, did you see that the cup was broken and Peng Xue was sweeping the cup?"

Xia Yuan nodded hesitantly, "But this can't be either--"

"But what but? You don't want to learn good things, but just follow Peng Xue to learn bad things, right? There is no one else who can prove your innocence, how can you prove that the cup was not dropped by you two? I think you have a good motive! I said a few words to you when you were cleaning this afternoon, so you are holding a grudge, right?"

"Teacher, if you have a dark mind yourself, don't always speculate about other people's goodness or badness!"

"Still talking back?"

"Is what I said wrong?" Peng Xue yelled at Huang Lian, "I already said it wasn't me who fell. I admitted it a long time ago, okay? Why do you have to hold on to me? Are you sick?"

"Okay then! You said I'm sick, so you can ask my classmates, which classmate do you think would do such a thing, would break my cup? Hmm? Can you find one and let him explain his motives?"

Huang Lian asked Xia Yuan to give up her seat and dragged Peng Xue to the podium. "Come, look for it. Look up. Who else in the class would break my cup besides you? Yin Ruichao, stand up. Is that you?"

Yin Ruichao stood up and waved his hands quickly, "I, I was playing basketball while I was cleaning."

"Jiang Yanhang, is that you?"

Jiang Yanhang also shook his head. "I, I have been queuing up to buy beef noodles. I didn't know!"

Huang Lian left Peng Xue on the podium as if she were publicly executing her. She clapped her hands and signaled everyone:

"I think we should not go to self-study tonight. If we can't find the criminal who broke the cup, there is no need for us to continue studying, because we all need to learn how to be human beings first."

"If a student doesn't even have the courage to admit his mistakes, such a black sheep is very dangerous in our class. Let me tell you this. Each of you should take out a piece of paper and clearly state where you were and what you did during the general cleaning this afternoon. If anyone can testify for you, I will collect them one by one."

After a brief hesitation, the students in the class began to take out their letter paper and notes and started writing.

Only Xia Yuan kept his head down, clenched his fists, and sat stiffly in his seat, motionless.

"Of course, if you have evidence, if you saw someone break my cup, or even if you just suspect someone, you can write it down."

"You know, you're not harming her, you're helping her."

"If you can't find it, then you should also remember that the reason you didn't have self-study tonight was because one person delayed everyone's progress."

"Who is it? Come out and admit it! You're wasting everyone's time..."

"How much can a cup be worth? I'll help you pay for it. I still need to study hard!"

The continuous shouting and whispering filled the entire class and surrounded Peng Xue's ears.

Even she was beginning to waver now.

Huang Lian successfully spread the emotions of dissatisfaction in the class and focused everyone's dissatisfaction on this "culprit".

She seemed to be on an uninhabited island, surrounded by thick black fog and endless night.

Huang Lian collected the notes written by everyone, shuffled the order, hid the names, and began to read out loud some of the contents on the notes.

Most of the students in the notes were just distancing themselves from the matter and pretending it had nothing to do with them.

But there were also a few people who were curious and mentioned Peng Xue's name among the suspects.

They mentioned that Peng Xue hated Huang Lian so much that she called her a yellow-faced woman behind her back;

They mentioned that Peng Xue had said that she had the bad idea of ​​deflation of Huang Lian's bicycle;

There were even some people who pretended to be good people, hoping that Peng Xue would stop being stubborn and apologize to the teacher sincerely so that the class could return to its previous harmony and love. However, this had directly defined Peng Xue as a criminal.

Some of the content was complaints that Peng Xue had only confided to her companions, but now they had all become thorns piercing her heart.

This made her, who was already accustomed to being targeted and had always maintained a calm mentality even when treated like this, finally develop a sense of despair as if she was falling into the abyss.

After collecting the notes, Huang Lian's note was finally presented to Xia Yuan.

"Xia Yuan, where is what you wrote?"

Xia Yuan lowered his head and remained silent.

"I'm asking you, did you hear me? Stand up!"

Xia Yuan continued to remain silent, but his fists were always clenched tightly.

Amid continuous urging, she finally stood up slowly and faced Huang Lian, whose face was ashen.

At the podium in front, Peng Xue, who was always cheerful, was biting her lip and lowering her head. Her beautiful air bangs were now sticking weakly to her forehead. No one knew what kind of mood she was in at this moment.

"Xia Yuan, why don't you write anything?"

"Because, in my opinion, you are not seriously looking for the criminal at all."

"You're just looking for an excuse to vent your anger on Xiaoxue."

Xia Yuan held his head high and looked at his head teacher, his eyes full of anger.

"Don't you think that what you did is despicable?"

"I don't understand... I don't know why even my classmates are following you in doing such despicable things!"

"Xiaoxue has already said that, why do you insist on defining her as the criminal?"

Xia Yuan, who has always been friendly and respectful to teachers, stood on Peng Xue's side this time to protect Peng Xue and became an enemy of all the teachers and classmates in the class.

Of course, no one stood up to support it, and no one stood up to refute it.

Only Peng Xue, who was in the abyss, raised her head slightly, her air bangs swaying slightly, and her blurry vision fell on the dazzling Xia Yuan.

Huang Lian was extremely angry. She really didn't expect that this good girl, who she thought was timid and cowardly, would be so disrespectful to her.

"So, you are definitely not going to listen to the teacher's advice and insist on going along with others, right?"

Xia Yuan shook his head slightly.