Chapter 86 We can't let Teacher Jin suffer injustice for no reason...

Chapter 86

When a man is around a woman, especially one he likes, even the most taciturn man will become all sweet talk.

Jin Ran snorted, wanting to say who promised to wear your ring, but when she raised her hand, looking at her slender, fair fingers, the platinum ring band gleamed with a soft, cool light, making her already delicate hand appear even whiter than jade.

The diamond set in the center is not ostentatious, but it is about the size of a soybean. Under the light, it refracts a mottled sparkle.

She pursed her lips and silently swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Oh well, I'll just wear it then. Anyway... it looks pretty good.

The consequence of staying up too late the night before was that Jin Ran almost couldn't get up the next morning.

She was curled up in bed, her cheeks flushed an unnatural red. When Jiang Mingxu turned around after tying his tie, he found that the woman had drowsily lay back down.

He frowned, reached out and touched her forehead; it was burning hot to the touch.

"Ranran?" Jiang Mingxu gently nudged her. "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Jin Ran had actually woken up a while ago, but she was so dizzy that her voice sounded weak: "I feel so dizzy and a little nauseous."

Jiang Mingxu frowned even more: "You lie down first, I'll go get the thermometer."

Jin Ran shook her head, struggling to get up, "No, I still have classes at school today..."

That being said, judging from her appearance, she is clearly unable to work.

"Let Xiao Li help you ask for leave."

This time, Jiang Mingxu pressed the person back onto the bed without saying a word.

Soon, everyone else in the villa knew that Jin Ran was sick.

Butler Cheng hurriedly fetched the first-aid kit. Jiang Mingxu found the thermometer in it and returned to the bedroom, with Jiang Xuli following silently behind.

When he reached the door, seeing that his father did not stop him, he quickly followed him inside.

Jin Ran did indeed have a fever.

The thermometer showed 37.3 degrees Celsius. Although it wasn't serious, my resistance was lowered during my period, which amplified my mild cold symptoms and made me feel particularly uncomfortable.

Jiang Xuli looked at him anxiously: "How did you catch a cold? You were perfectly fine last night."

When they're fighting over cake, they're so strong they could push him several meters away.

The boy's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly noticed several suspicious red marks on Jin Ran's neck. He muttered to himself, "Could they have been bitten by mosquitoes?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Ran shrank back guiltily.

Of course, she dared not admit that it was the result of her fooling around with her hair still wet last night. But then she thought that she shouldn't take the blame, so she immediately glared at Jiang Mingxu.

Knowing he was in the wrong, the man gave her a look that sounded more like a pleading glance than a threat. After contacting Wei Mo by phone to get a medical diagnosis and confirming it was just a common cold, he watched Jin Ran take her medicine, told her to rest well at home, and then took Jiang Xuli out to work and school.

Speaking of which, Jiang Xuli hasn't ridden in Jiang Mingxu's car for a long time since Jin Ran got into driving school.

He instinctively reached for the passenger door, but Jiang Mingxu stopped him, saying, "Sit in the back."

The moment the car door opened, a cool breeze, so different from the sweltering morning, rushed in. Jiang Mingxu told the driver, "Turn the temperature up two degrees. Someone at home has a cold. Don't let anyone else get sick and cause her worry."

Jiang Xuli silently withdrew her hand from adjusting the air vent and complained, "She won't care. At most, she'll complain that my health is as poor as a primary school student's."

Jiang Mingxu smiled upon hearing this: "That's perfect, let her see what a real elementary school kid's physique is like."

That's strange.

Jiang Xuli thought to himself, "Even his dad can joke around."

He was secretly delighted to have discovered a secret: the pain of being abandoned had haunted him ever since he met his biological mother in Yushan. Even worse was the realization that his birth seemed to have been unwanted.

This once made Jiang Xuli doubt whether she was worthy of being liked.

But now, it seems that the answer to this question has been found.

...

Perhaps because they had something to talk about, the journey was no longer a deathly silence. However, both father and son were taciturn, and after things quieted down, Jiang Xuli, worried about Jin Ran, took out his phone and browsed cold tips. He immediately forwarded any things he saw that he should never do when he had a cold to Jin Ran.

In the blink of an eye, the car arrived at the school.

Before getting off the bus, Jiang Mingxu reminded her, "Don't forget to ask for leave for her."

Jiang Xuli nodded and went to the Academic Affairs Office first.

When he walked into the classroom of Class 3, he found that today's morning self-study was different from usual. Usually, everyone would be reciting their lessons at this time, but now they were huddled together in twos and threes, whispering and discussing. He could also vaguely hear the words "Teacher Jin".

The moment she saw him appear, she immediately shut her mouth and pretended to pick up her textbook to read.

Jiang Xuli frowned, but didn't take it to heart, and went straight to the last row to sit down.

Chen Xunliang hadn't arrived yet, and the other classmates around him weren't familiar with Jiang Xuli, so they didn't dare to say much. As a result, Jiang Xuli didn't find out what had happened until the first break between classes.

"Some people on the forum said that Professor Jin accepted bribes and favored his students."

Wang Shuya's tone was unpleasant. During this period, she had kept her distance from Jiang Xuli because of her own awkward little thoughts, but that didn't mean she disliked Jiang Xuli. She was very angry when she saw someone spreading rumors about Jiang Xuli and Teacher Jin.

Seeing this, the other students in Class 3 also stood up.

They hesitated before because they saw the photos on the forum, but in reality, they were more willing to believe the classmate and teacher they had known day and night.

“Jiang Xuli, we all believe in you. Teacher Jin is not that kind of person.”

"Yes, Teacher Jin is very kind to every student. Last time I didn't have any money on my meal card, Teacher Jin treated me to a meal. Should I bribe Teacher Jin too?!"

"They must be trying to spite our class's academic progress and are deliberately spreading rumors!"

Jiang Xuli went from initial confusion to shock, and finally, upon seeing the post on the school forum, she was so angry that she laughed inwardly.

Who came up with this suicidal idea to spread rumors about him?

The candid photo that was featured on the homepage was exceptionally clear. The image of him getting out of Jin Ran's car and bending down to get close to the car window was deliberately interpreted as a smear of "favoring students".

Jiang Xuli recalled that she seemed to have been kicked off the car by Jin Ran.

"..."

Coming to my senses, I overheard my classmates anxiously speculating, "Ms. Jin didn't come today. Could it be that they reported her and she resigned!"

Jiang Xuli's lips twitched, and she said directly, "Don't worry, Teacher Jin is just sick and on leave."

Then he explained, "I live close to Ms. Jin, so I often hitch a ride with her. Ms. Jin has never accepted any bribes. On the contrary, the small prizes before were bought with her own money."

Upon hearing this, the students in Class 3 all lowered their heads in shame.

Teacher Jin is currently sick at home. How sad she would be if she knew about these rumors. Instead of firmly defending her, they hesitated because of those rumors.

“This matter cannot be left like this,” Wang Shuya suddenly stood up. “We need to go and talk to the principal to clarify things.”

"Yes! We can't let Teacher Jin suffer injustice for no reason!"

In the end, the entire class of three was supposed to go out, but Jiang Xuli stepped forward and said that this would have a greater impact, which convinced everyone to only take the class monitor and discipline committee member Wang Shuya with them.

On the way, Jiang Xuli sent the forum post to his father.

Although he felt he could handle the matter himself, it concerned Jin Ran, so he couldn't be too cautious.

Moreover, his stepson is busy with everything, so there's no reason for his biological husband to stay out of it.

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When the principal saw a group of students come to his door, his heart skipped a beat for some reason.

After hearing the whole story, his worries were confirmed—regardless of Jiang Xuli's identity, the fact that Jin Ran was involved was enough to make the principal take it seriously.

That person has powerful backers.

Thinking of the indoor gymnasium that was still under construction, the principal took immediate action.

First, a teacher with technical skills was asked to block the post. Then, the official statement was issued, severely criticizing the rumor-mongering behavior and investigating the poster. Although it sounds absurd, privacy is indeed limited under the environment of campus surveillance and real-name registration on the Internet. The student was quickly found.

Surprisingly, the student who initially posted the message didn't have any bad intentions.

The other party simply thought that a handsome man and a beautiful woman standing together was pleasing to the eye, so they secretly took a few photos, which led to the subsequent post going completely beyond expectations.

But doing something wrong is doing something wrong, and the result was that he was disciplined by the school and publicly criticized.

The student calmly accepted the punishment.

Afterwards, he found Jiang Xuli and bowed deeply: "Whether you believe it or not, I really just wanted to share at first, but then the post inexplicably went astray, and I'm really sorry for causing you trouble."

Jiang Xuli remained unmoved.

He scoffed, "You should apologize to someone else instead."

Although the post involved two people, it was clear to anyone with eyes to see that the malicious rumors were all directed at Jin Ran. Even more "coincidentally," the slander broke out right after the public announcement period for Jin Ran's teacher recruitment, revealing its sinister intentions.

The student smiled wryly: "You're right, I will apologize to that Teacher Jin in person."

Before leaving, he recalled his unfounded suspicions and, after much hesitation, decided to speak out: "Later, I carefully reviewed the posts and found that several fixed accounts had been stirring up trouble. I reported this to the school, but the accounts that were found were all unregistered and their IP addresses were all off-campus."

Off-campus IPs are not fixed, and coupled with unregistered accounts, they are very difficult to trace.

Jiang Xuli had a feeling that something was wrong, but after thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't figure out what was wrong, so she could only keep the other person's words in mind.

This matter has now come to a preliminary conclusion.

Since no real harm was caused, there was no need to pursue the matter extensively. Soon, Jin Ran, who was recuperating at home, received a call from the school. The principal expressed his apologies in a tactful manner and even offered to provide some form of emotional compensation.

After hanging up the phone, Jin Ran looked out the window and pondered.

In fact, she had considered this possibility when she first joined the company. At that time, she was just a substitute teacher and was afraid that her background would attract gossip, so she chose to hide it out of caution.

Now, she has passed the teacher recruitment exam with her genuine talent and has secured multiple donations for the school. "Honors" is no longer her only label.

Does that mean she's not a good teacher if we disregard her supposed connections?

Jiang Xuli, who was attending classes at school, was completely unaware of Jin Ran's thoughts.

Watching their forum posts get blocked, the students in Class 3 were both happy and proud. This "fighting side by side" had brought them closer together. When they learned that Teacher Jin was unwell, the class monitor and several class representatives discussed visiting her after school.

Since everyone already knew that Jiang Xuli and Teacher Jin "lived close by", they went directly to him.

"Jiang Xuli, after school, please take us to visit Teacher Jin!"

Faced with his classmates' requests, Jiang Xuli was speechless for a moment.

How can he explain that living close by is just an excuse, and the truth is that he and Jin Ran live in the same house!