Lin Zhenzhen sensed something was off as soon as she got out of the car.

Yesterday, the looks people at school gave me weren't exactly friendly, but they were mostly filled with fear.

But today is different; besides fear, there is also a strong sense of contempt.

"Look, it's her, Ning Zhen from Business Administration, how shameless she is."

"Yeah, those so-called top rich kids are actually lazy to the core. They can do whatever they want just because their dads are rich. A girl who looks clean and tidy might actually be filthy."

"Shh, keep your voice down. Is that Tan Bei following behind her? When did they become so close?"

"It's probably just that she's going the same way. She's looking over here. Let's hurry up and go."

Lin Zhenzhen glanced around, taking in everyone's expressions, her face remaining calm and composed.

She looked down and thought, "Great, I'm wearing loose-fitting athletic pants today, which will make it easier to discipline people later."

A group of people were huddled in a corner of the classroom, chattering away. Lin Zhenzhen heard a familiar voice from afar.

"Stop spreading the photos. Zhenzhen is only an eighteen-year-old girl, no matter how precocious she is. She's not a bad person at heart, she just made bad friends and hung out with some shady characters."

"Let's all pretend we don't know anything about this and just get along well with her!"

A passerby couldn't help but chime in: "Zhou Ke, you're too kind. She treated you like that, and you're still taking her side."

"Yeah, yeah, I think Ning Zhen deserves to be taught a lesson. She just acts recklessly because her father is the richest man in City A. Which family in our Shengxin is poor? How dare she slap you?"

Upon hearing the word "slap," a hint of resentment flashed in Zhou Ke's eyes. But she quickly suppressed her emotions and put on an indifferent expression.

"Zhenzhen is just a bit willful, I'm used to it."

Am I rather willful?

A cheerful voice came from the back door, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.

Lin Zhenzhen leaned against the door frame, her legs crossed, with a half-smile on her face. She lifted her eyelids and stared straight at Zhou Ke.

Zhou Ke's heart skipped a beat, as if she were being targeted by a large carnivore. Her pores opened and her body hair stood on end.

"Do we know each other well?"

"Zhenzhen, don't be angry, that's not what I meant."

Lin Zhenzhen approached her unhurriedly and said, word by word, "Who do you think you are, judging and pointing fingers at me when you don't even know me?"

Under her questioning, Zhou Ke's face turned pale and then red. The person next to her couldn't bear to watch and muttered something under his breath.

"He has a messy private life but is still being aggressive."

Lin Zhenzhen's eyes turned cold: "Do you know that spreading rumors is illegal? If I want, the Ning family's lawyer can send you to prison."

The man's face flushed red as he said, "I didn't spread rumors. Go look at the photos on the forum yourself!"

Lin Zhenzhen opened her phone, and the homepage was filled with discussion posts about Ning Zhen. The most popular post contained several photos that were secretly taken of her yesterday when she was harassed by a group of thugs.

It has to be said that the angles of these photos are extremely tricky; each one perfectly covers the man's face while exposing Ning Zhen's face to the camera.

They created an ambiguous atmosphere by using camera angles, with the two heads very close together, as if they had just hugged.

Lin Zhenzhen frowned as she looked through all the photos, then looked up and couldn't help but laugh.

The passerby was both anxious and angry, and shouted, "How dare you laugh? You're shameless!"

"Why wouldn't I be embarrassed to laugh?" Lin Zhenzhen's amber cat-like eyes met his cold gaze as she retorted, "You guys are so stupid, yet you're not ashamed enough to commit suicide?"

"Isn't it ridiculous that the person who took the photo managed to fool the entire school with such an obvious setup?"

Seeing this, Zhou Kejian quickly stepped forward to smooth things over. She reached out and grabbed Lin Zhenzhen's sleeve, advising, "Zhenzhen, don't say such hurtful things. We're all classmates."

Lin Zhenzhen pulled out her sleeve and dusted it off with disgust.

"Who could hate me so much that they would go to such lengths to pull this stunt? I've been thinking about this for a long time, guess who I'm suspecting?"

Lin Zhenzhen was speaking to Zhou Ke, her lips curved into a smile as she leaned forward, awaiting his reply.

"Zhenzhen, you're not doubting me, are you?"

Lin Zhenzhen didn't rush to answer; she looked at Lan Jiaocai, who was sitting in the second-to-last row.

This matter is easy to clarify. Lan Jiaocai was also there when they were stopped by thugs yesterday. She is the class monitor and an excellent student who receives free tuition. If she could come forward to explain, I believe many people would be swayed.

But the moment they met Lin Zhenzhen's gaze, Lan Jiaocai, who had been looking them over, suddenly lowered her head, seemingly not intending to speak up for her.

"I don't think this is something we should resolve; the school should also get involved. What do you all think?"

One person raised their arm and shouted, and the people around them responded one after another. In an instant, Lin Zhenzhen became the target of everyone's criticism.