When Will My Childhood Sweetheart Marry Me?-Chapter 93 - 0: Finding the Culprit

The bell for class rang, and Lu Chen returned from the administration building.

The first class was physics, and he gestured to Tang Xing in the back row to swap seats with him; the confused girl complied nonetheless.

Engrossed in her own thoughts, Jiang Shuyao had just taken out her textbook when a soothing voice reached her ears.

"Don’t worry about the online forum issue, the school is already looking into it."

She didn’t realize her desk mate had changed and stared blankly at Lu Chen, slowly regaining her composure.

Jiang Shuyao nodded imperceptibly at him, then turned her attention back to focusing on the lesson.

The girl’s profile was delicate and beautiful, beneath which lay a resilience and calm.

Lu Chen withdrew his gaze from her face, thinking about the conversation he had with his father in the administration office just minutes earlier.

Principal Lu had managed Yunzhong for over a decade and weathered countless storms.

Yet, it was the first time he was surprisingly shaken by his son’s reaction to the current incident.

"The school will consider your proposal, but it’s getting late, go back to class," Principal Lu said, dismissing him with a wave after hearing his son’s words.

Lu Chen’s brows furrowed slightly, and he stood resolute in front of the conference table, countering, "What if the poster isn’t traced within five hours, and the situation escalates further? How should the school handle it then?"

Facing his son’s questioning, Principal Lu became irritated, and his tone turned stern.

"Your role is as a student, and your primary duty is to study. You don’t need to worry about these matters; go back to class immediately!"

Such incidents also placed tremendous pressure on him as the main administrator.

Knowing his son’s stubbornness, Principal Lu realized he had to provide some resolution today, or this boy would not leave.

After a moment of silence, he gave Lu Chen something to reassure him.

"The PR department is already making progress. Once we gather evidence and identify the slanderer, the school will immediately follow legal procedures. As for your classmate Jiang Shuyao..." Principal Lu felt a headache coming on just thinking about it.

How exceptional was that girl that everyone, one after another, came to confront him?

Just half an hour ago, he had sent away the Little Demon King from Chairman Pei’s family, and he hadn’t had a chance to catch his breath before his own son came running over.

He thought to himself, what on earth do these kids keep in their minds nowadays?

"This is a critical period, and I want you to focus on your studies. Don’t think about these useless things, do you hear me?"

Lu Chen didn’t expect his father to suddenly shift the topic to this.

His thoughts being exposed, he wasn’t in a hurry to argue.

Before leaving, he sternly posed Principal Lu a multiple-choice question.

"Would the school rather let the top two students in the grade date, or let the top and the bottom student in the grade date, which would it prefer?"

Principal Lu: "..."

Things did not continue to escalate as everyone had thought.

Yunzhong’s PR capabilities in managing crises were well known, and they soon identified the poster from the online forum.

Unexpectedly, the main culprit turned out to be a female arts student from the neighboring vocational school.

Only when that girl was called into the vocational school’s office did she realize the severity of the situation.

Usually sheltered by Shen Man, she was accustomed to parading around the school like a proud peacock.

Suddenly hearing that she might be expelled, she panicked instantly.

"I didn’t mean to tarnish Yunzhong’s reputation on purpose. I just paid someone online to write and edit the content of the photos for me. I, I just wanted to teach Jiang Shuyao a lesson. I didn’t know it would become this serious."

The girl was busy explaining, laying out her initial intentions, while also revealing that Shen Man had been involved in this matter.

Unfortunately for her, Shen Man was smarter and had hardly gotten her hands dirty from the start.

To avoid suspicion, the moment the issue came to light, Shen Man quickly informed the school that she was unaware of the situation.

The Shen Family was wealthy and one of the vocational high school’s shareholders.

Naturally, the school wouldn’t foolishly conflict with money.

Thus, all the responsibility fell on the girl alone.

However, the damage to Yunzhong’s reputation caused by the forum incident was irreparable.

Going through legal proceedings and paying some compensation was less important; the main concern was that Yunzhong had a strong backing and, if not handled properly, it could affect future sponsorship and investments for the vocational high school.

These days, if you do something wrong, you have to be punished. Cannon fodders become cannon fodders not only due to bad luck but also because of their character.

During the second session of the evening self-study, the girl went personally to Yunzhong’s Senior Year (6) Class and bent over at ninety degrees to apologize to Jiang Shuyao, asking for her forgiveness.

The vocational high school’s academic office made such a decisively self-sacrificing decision, which momentarily caused an uproar at Yunzhong.

Jiang Shuyao never thought about how to punish the main culprit; she only hoped that the apology was sincere and not just a superficial gesture while secretly planning more trouble for her in the future.

The whole affair came and went quickly, and once everything was settled, Tang Xing couldn’t help but exclaim, "Yaoyao, I used to think our school only cared about slogans and results, but today, it feels quite safe."

Sitting in the front row, Lu Chen listened and smiled indisputably before slowly saying, "Students and the school are one body; water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize it. If they cannot provide us with a healthy and civilized learning environment, how can Yunzhong establish itself in the educational field?"

"The class president speaks well."

Despite the flowery language, Tang Xing still excitedly clapped his hands, making Lu Chen feel a bit awkward.

Jiang Shuyao, watching them talk freely, couldn’t help being influenced by their mood.

Her lips curved into a faint smile, showing the first smile of the evening.

Seeing the girl’s relief, Lu Chen subtly sighed in relief.

Under the bright lights, a gentle softness flickered in his eyes as he suggested to her, "Why don’t you head back to rest early tonight? I’ll help you ask the homeroom teacher for leave later."

Tang Xing burst into laughter.

"Yaoyao, every time there’s an issue, it’s you the class president who asks for leave. Aren’t you afraid the teachers might misunderstand?"

The speaker was unintentional, but the listeners were shocked.

Lu Chen fell silent and just quietly watched Jiang Shuyao, as if waiting for her to nod in agreement.

Unless she was feeling unwell, Jiang Shuyao usually wouldn’t easily ask for leave or leave early.

Although today’s events had hit her, everything was resolved, and there was no need to dwell on it and let it affect her mood.

So she shook her head and said, "It’s just one evening self-study session. Besides, later we have to organize training, I can’t be absent."

The physics competition team had just had an argument last night, and as the deputy leader, it wouldn’t have been right for her to be absent the next day.

Knowing her strong sense of responsibility, and that she wouldn’t change her mind once decided, Lu Chen didn’t persuade her further, and turned to hand her a small MP3 player with headphones.

"If you’re feeling down, listen to music while you work on problems; I’ll keep an eye on the teachers for you."

MP3 players were rarely used in this era, but Jiang Shuyao silently took it, smiled, and began focusing on her problems.