This slightly sarcastic voice immediately drew everyone's attention.

Tang Wan turned around and saw a little girl who was a head taller than her standing behind her.

She crossed her arms, a disdainful expression on her face, and said something unappealing: "Where did you come from, you country bumpkin? Why are you bringing cookies like these to everyone to eat?"

"What if Lu Ze gets a stomachache from eating these cookies? Who's to blame then?"

"Besides, our school doesn't allow snacks. How did you manage to bring them in?"

Her voice was high-pitched and fast, like a machine gun firing, rattling off a whole bunch of words in one go.

Tang Wan was stunned.

She stood there blankly, unsure of what to do with her hands.

Those beautiful eyes revealed a hint of confusion, which was somewhat heartbreaking.

But Tang Wan quickly realized what was happening.

She didn't know why the girl in front of her was so hostile towards her.

But Tang Wan didn't want to stoop to her level.

She knew clearly that she was here to learn, not to cause trouble or build relationships with people.

The liking of others is not important to Tang Wan.

However, although Tang Wan may not care, her friends certainly do.

Especially now, those who are particularly protective of Tang Wan are Gou Xi and Lu Ze.

They couldn't bear to see Tang Wan suffer such injustice.

So immediately, Lu Ze stood in front of Tang Wan, his tone less friendly than usual: "I'm happy to eat this. I eat this cookie at home too."

"You surely know that in our eyes, those who are willing to spend their time on themselves are far more important than those who spend their money, right?"

The girl and Lu Ze were classmates, and she had long wanted to please him, but Lu Ze was arrogant and unyielding.

She tried for a long time, inviting Lu Ze to her birthday party many times, but Lu Ze refused every time.

Now, some kid who suddenly appeared out of nowhere has so easily won the favor of Lu Ze and Gou Xi. Anyone would be angry in this situation.

The girl's eyes reddened with anger, and she looked at Tang Wan with even more hostility, saying defiantly, "But what she did was against the rules. The only food that can be taken out of school without permission is the stuff made in home economics class."

“It’s wrong for her to bring snacks to school so casually.”

The girl couldn't say she was jealous; she just clung to Tang Wan's rule-breaking behavior, refusing to let go, and kept muttering to herself.

"Even if you have opinions about me, you can't have opinions about the school's rules and regulations."

When she spoke with such righteous indignation, it made the people around her laugh.

The girl turned her head, unconvinced, and looked towards the source of the sound.

It was Ji Helin who had secretly followed them.

The girl frowned and asked in an unfriendly tone, "What are you laughing at?"

Ji Helin had a single eyebrow and a somewhat arrogant, seemingly carefree demeanor as he spoke in his still-childish voice.

"I'm being naive. Everyone knows that our school's rules and regulations can be adjusted according to circumstances."

"You've been talking for so long, why don't you first ask which family this student belongs to?"

"It belongs to my family."

Ji Helin's voice had just fallen when Lu Ze's voice rang out.

He picked up Tang Wan in one swift motion. His expression, which was usually somewhat silly in front of Tang Wan, was now unusually cold and stern, making him look exactly like Lu Lin.

Even their tone and manner of speaking were remarkably similar to Lu Lin's.

"Tang Wan is an adopted girl from our family. She is a very important member of our family. In terms of seniority, she is my elder."

"The snacks he brought for me and Xixi were also homemade."

At this point, Lu Ze paused, looked at the girl with an unfriendly gaze, and noticed that her limbs were stiff, as if she knew she had kicked a hornet's nest.

"But you, Li."

"You criticized Tang Wan without even knowing the facts, which makes me very unhappy."

"Tang Wan was able to bring snacks to this school after being inspected. Our procedures were also in compliance. Tang Tang has a permit to bring snacks."

"Besides, do you usually carry few contraband items? You didn't act like this when you asked your classmates to climb over the wall to buy things for you."

"Of course, I'm not saying this to make you pay for everything you've done before."

"I just think there's something wrong with your attitude."

"I demand that you apologize to Tang Wan."

Li Tong never expected that the little kid in front of her was actually the girl adopted by the Lu family.

To be honest, she did hear some rumors when she went home a while ago, but she didn't take them to heart.

After all, a family like theirs wouldn't treat an adopted child as a major threat. Now it seems they were too naive.

It seems that this pretty little girl in front of me holds a high position in the Lu family.

But Li Tong is proud.

But she could never bring herself to apologize to such a little girl, so she stood there stiffly, not uttering a single word.

So what if everything in Tangguan is compliant?

You think you can apologize? Dream on!

Her attitude made Lu Ze even angrier.

"Do you think that by acting like this now, you can pretend nothing happened?"

“If you don’t apologize to Tang Wan, I won’t let this matter rest.”

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