Chapter Thirty-Nine: Tan Zhixu learns that Xu Yihuan was recommended for admission

Lin Zhi's mind was still on the English questions from the class just now, one of which was a somewhat controversial question about relative clauses.

She was still thinking about how to teach the second class in the next lesson.

Suddenly, I heard Zhou Yanzhe say something like this.

I didn't react for a moment.

"Wh...what??"

Zhou Yanzhe assumed that Lin Zhi was trying to save face for Xu Yihuan.

"You don't need to cover for her anymore, I know everything, the things are still on your desk."

Lin Zhi followed Zhou Yanzhe's gaze and breathed a sigh of relief.

So it was about the love letter. She thought he and Xu Yihuan were up to something again.

It gave her a huge fright.

"Oh, you mean this? Chen Zhiyuan brought it over this morning..."

Zhou Yanzhe heard this.

He frowned and interrupted Lin Zhi.

"Okay, teacher, please stop talking. I understand."

"Xu Yihuan wrote this love letter because of me."

"Although she was also at fault, at least she shouldn't have made a scene in front of so many people, the root cause is still my fault."

“I just heard it too, you made her write a self-criticism.”

"Look, could you let me write it instead, so you won't punish her?"

As Zhou Yanzhe finished speaking, he suddenly raised his head.

He looked at Lin Zhi with sincere eyes.

Suddenly, she met Zhou Yanzhe's sincere gaze.

Lin Zhi suddenly felt a lump in her throat, realizing that Zhou Yanzhe had misunderstood, but she didn't know where to begin explaining.

After calming herself down, she looked at Zhou Yanzhe with a half-smile: "Why do you think I punished Xu Yihuan?"

"That's what Chen Zhiyuan said."

Lin Zhi raised an eyebrow. She had asked Chen Zhiyuan to go back and explain clearly, and this was his explanation?

It seems I'll have to have a serious talk with his parents when I get back.

Chen Zhiyuan was completely unaware that he had been completely betrayed by Zhou Yanzhe.

He was sleeping with his head on the table at that moment.

Lin Zhi pursed her lips.

He tried to explain things clearly to Zhou Yanze.

"That's right, that love letter wasn't written by Xu Yihuan."

"This matter has nothing to do with Xu Yihuan. The only connection is that Chen Zhiyuan's target was Xu Yihuan."

"I didn't have Xu Yihuan write that three thousand-word self-criticism; I had Chen Zhiyuan write it."

Zhou Yanzhe was listening attentively at first, but the more he listened, the more something seemed off.

This is different from the version he knows.

Zhou Yanzhe finally couldn't help but interrupt Lin Zhi.

"Teacher, are you sure you're not mistaken? This love letter...this handwriting."

Zhou Yanzhe has studied Xu Yihuan's handwriting for eighteen years; how could he not know what her handwriting looks like?

That means her handwriting is never wrong.

Lin Zhi's gaze froze, her fingertips unconsciously tapping the table. Such a reaction...

She seemed to have discovered something. Could Xu Yihuan finally find a partner at this crucial moment?

Lin Zhi coughed lightly twice: "That's right, this letter was indeed admitted by Chen Zhiyuan himself that he found it."

"As for how the handwriting could be the same, I think it's all possible: coincidence, malicious imitation, or AI creation. Don't you agree?"

Lin Zhi's implication was already quite clear.

They got all the words to Zhou Yanzhe's lips.

However, Zhou Yanzhe seemed to have completely misunderstood Lin Zhi's meaning.

He frowned, as if he wanted to say something.

By this time, all the teachers had finished their classes, and the teachers for the next class had already come to the office.

The office is getting more and more crowded.

Lin Zhi interrupted Zhou Yanzhe in a calm voice.

"Alright, Zhou Yanzhe, if this kind of thing is spread around, it will have a significant impact on Xu Yihuan's reputation."

"Teacher, could you please not bring this up again until we have sufficient evidence?"

Lin Zhi's voice was gentle yet carried an undeniable firmness.

Zhou Yanzhe seemed to realize what he was thinking just then.

A blush rose on her fair face.

"Okay...okay, teacher."

Seeing Zhou Yanzhe's expression, Lin Zhi softened her tone.

"Alright, I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said. You should go back now, you have class later."

Upon hearing Lin Zhi's words, Zhou Yanzhe realized what he had said in the heat of the moment, driven by his emotions.

My heart skipped a beat, and the tips of my ears turned red.

An indescribable sense of shame welled up inside me.

Accompanied by a surge of anger.

I don't know who she's angry with.

It's all Chen Zhiyuan's fault; he came to tell me before he even understood the situation.

And Xu Yihuan, if she didn't write it, surely she can explain herself?!

Is it fun to watch him make a fool of himself?

Zhou Yanzhe mechanically got up and walked out.

A strange sense of panic also lingered in my heart.

Something feels off; this shouldn't be like this.

Zhou Yanzhe did not see Tan Zhixu leaning against the wall by the door until he walked out.

Only after Zhou Yanzhe had completely left did Tan Zhixu walk lazily to Lin Zhi.

Tan Zhixu opened his mouth, just about to speak.

Lin Zhi seemed to know what Tan Zhixu was going to say.

He wearily raised his eyes.

Before Tan Zhixu could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

"Are you here to plead for Xu Yihuan too?"

Tan Zhixu paused for a moment, then shook his head.

He said confidently, "No, that love letter wasn't written by Xu Yihuan, it was written by me."

“You can ask Chen Zhiyuan; this fell out of my book.”

Lin Zhi stared at Tan Zhixu for two seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing, furious.

This was the first time she had ever heard such a reason.

Xu Yihuan had been her class representative for three years. If others couldn't recognize the handwriting on that love letter, wouldn't she recognize it too?

However, after the commotion caused by Chen Zhiyuan and the others, Lin Zhi didn't have the energy to deal with Tan Zhixu anymore.

He waved.

"Alright, alright, stop pretending."

"I can still recognize Xu Yihuan's handwriting."

Tan Zhixu wasn't ashamed even after being exposed.

Standing there calmly, he said, "I'm just worried that Xu Yihuan will be affected by this, and that it will affect her college entrance exam."

Lin Zhi waved her hand and laughed.

"You'll be affected, but she won't be."

Thinking it over, Lin Zhi shook her head and looked around at the people nearby.

He beckoned mysteriously to Tan Zhixu and said in a low voice, "I might as well tell you that she has already secured a place in Peking University through a guaranteed admission program."

"No matter what, she can get into Peking University."

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhixu's smile paused for half a second before deepening.

Are you serious?

Lin Zhi waved her hand: "Of course it's true, would I lie to you?"

"So you have to study hard. The English scores of the top students from Peking University are all in your hands. If you don't get a score of 130 on the college entrance exam in English, then it won't be right."

Tan Zhixu's gaze was unfocused and he seemed lost in thought. In short, he didn't hear a word Lin Zhi said.

Lin Zhi frowned: "Tan Zhixu?"

Tan Zhixu suddenly came to his senses.

Her eyebrows were curved, and the red mole between her eyebrows rose up.

"Look at what you're saying. With Xu's help, I think I can still be saved."

"Thank you, teacher. I'll be going now."

His words were brimming with undisguised joy, though Lin Zhi had no idea what he was so happy about.

After saying that, Tan Zhixu turned around and left in a hurry.

Beijing University.

It just so happens that he was also planning to go to Peking University. Isn't that a perfect coincidence?

They are truly destined to be together.

Nanjing University will let Zhou Yanzhe go alone.

He had only taken a couple of steps when Tan Zhixu seemed to remember something.

Then he turned back.

He picked up the pink envelope from Lin Zhi's desk.