Chapter 58: The Post Suddenly Disappears
The boys, huddled together reading the post, were startled. They hastily raised their phones, each afraid to look at Myrna, who had just entered. They looked guilty. “We, we were just reading the school BBS,” one stammered, “that’s what it said on the BBS.”
“Then you couldn’t just talk nonsense either!”
Rachel, the study representative, raised her voice. Several boys hung their heads, ashamed. They were too embarrassed to look at Myrna. Their voices, barely above a whisper, said, “We also think that the rumors on the BBS are nonsense. Myrna took the preliminary exam at the Office of Academic Affairs. The head of education and others were all watching. How could she possibly cheat?”
However, the person on the BBS presented a logical, well-founded argument, somehow having obtained Myrna’s report card from her previous school. The grades were mediocre; there was no way she could have gotten into their Class A. It really seemed like cheating or taking a shortcut.
“Myrna hadn’t cheated in the first place!”
Rachel firmly stood by Myrna’s side, pulling her hand, trying to encourage her to speak. “Myrna, you tell them, you got in on your own merit, you didn’t cheat like they said.”
Several pairs of eyes fell on Myrna simultaneously. She hadn't intended to respond to such trivial matters, but she couldn’t resist their persistence. With a purse of her lips, she casually repeated the same phrase: “Mouths are on other people’s bodies; they can say whatever they want.”
“But, you just let them talk nonsense?” Rachel was somewhat anxious, more so worried about Myrna. After spending time with Myrna, she realized her new deskmate was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She might seem unapproachable, but she was actually a very nice person. For example, she helped close the window, and he gave her a beautiful bracelet as a meeting gift. Moreover, she didn’t help but caused her to mess up in front of the teacher, yet she didn’t blame herself. At noon today, they went to the cafeteria to eat, and it was Myrna who quietly picked up the bill. She was clearly a good person; how could those people just talk nonsense about her?
Rachel turned around, her hands clenched into fists, and said to the boys again, “Anyway, Myrna definitely did not cheat! Those people are talking nonsense; don’t believe them!”
Myrna’s gaze lingered on Rachel’s flushed face, her eyes filled with contemplation. The class bell rang.
Returning to her seat, Myrna leaned back in her chair and pulled out her phone. She found the Melcester Central High School BBS and immediately saw the pinned post.
“What perfect score into Class A? Myrna blatantly cheated and took shortcuts. Those were her grades from her previous school!”
She opened her pale fingers, revealing several pictures: her past exam report cards. The clear pass line swept past. She squinted her eyes, and no one knew how she did it, but in the blink of an eye, the post disappeared as if by magic.
Chapter 59: Sooner or Later (1) Kick You Out
In Class B, Abbey was tirelessly responding to messages on the BBS. Seeing so many people questioning Myrna, the corners of her mouth kept rising. Suddenly, a system alert popped up from a reply she sent: “The post you responded to did not exist or had been deleted; please try again later.”
“Scrape!” Abbey abruptly stood up, her face extremely unpleasant, still holding her phone: “Deleted? Who deleted it!”
Class B was having a chemistry class; the teacher had put two problems on the blackboard and was asking everyone to try them. Her sudden outburst startled those around her, causing them to turn and look in her direction.