Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Burden of Proof Lies
Lin Zhi frowned.
He looked at Xu Yihuan suspiciously, his eyes asking her: Is it really yours?
Xu Yihuan calmly shook her head.
"Although I don't know how this happened, I can assure you that I have never written any love letters."
"Is my name written on it?"
Chen Zhiyuan glanced at the contents of the love letter and honestly shook his head.
"No, it wasn't written down."
How did you know it was me who wrote it?
Xu Yihuan calmly countered with a question.
As long as she doesn't know, there's definitely no problem.
Everyone's gaze then fell on Chen Zhiyuan, following Xu Yihuan's words.
Everyone knows that Xu Yihuan likes Zhou Yanzhe the most, but she and Chen Zhiyuan hate each other.
It's not impossible that Chen Zhiyuan would randomly pick up something and claim it as Xu Yihuan's.
Everyone looked at Chen Zhiyuan with disdain.
Chen Zhiyuan was speechless: "I..."
Lin Zhi's gaze turned cold.
"Alright, that's enough. You two, come with me to my office."
The moment these words were spoken, the entire classroom erupted in excitement.
Because the next class is Lin Zhi's own class.
If Lin Zhi takes them to the office, then there will be no one in the classroom to teach.
Oh yeah.
When faced with their own affairs, everyone almost forgot what Chen Zhiyuan had done.
Lin Zhi looked at the group of children and sighed.
It's fortunate that it's a top-tier class.
"You students can study on your own for a while, I'll be back in a bit."
Xu Yihuan returned the notebook to Tan Zhixu.
"I've already written down what I need, so I'll give you the notes now."
After saying that, Xu Yihuan followed Lin Zhi and left.
Tan Zhixu's light brown pupils shimmered with tiny lights as he looked at Xu Yihuan's back and tilted his head slightly.
Chen Zhiyuan didn't want to go to the toilet anymore, so he snorted and followed behind the two of them, swaying his hips.
Because it was time for class to start.
There were few teachers in the office, and it was very quiet.
"Tell me, what happened?"
Chen Zhiyuan held a pink love letter.
His face showed a smug and proud expression.
"Teacher, I want to report Xu Yihuan for having a puppy love relationship."
Lin Zhi's eyes widened.
Early romance requires at least falling in love first, right? If she remembered correctly, wasn't Xu Yihuan's feelings one-sided?
"Why do you say that?" Lin Zhi asked Chen Zhiyuan.
Chen Zhiyuan handed the love letter in his hand to Lin Zhi.
"This is the evidence."
Xu Yihuan remained silent.
Lin Zhi took the love letter, glanced at it, and was immediately shocked by the cheesy pick-up lines.
"You wrote this?"
Lin Zhi looked up and asked Xu Yihuan.
Xu Yihuan shook her head.
"Teacher, I didn't write this. I don't know why Chen would use an unsigned love letter to frame me."
"If I wrote it, why wouldn't I give it directly to the person involved, instead of putting it in my English notes?"
"Moreover, as everyone knows, I lent my English notes to Tan Zhixu, so why didn't I take out the love letters inside before lending them to him?"
Xu Yihuan defended herself in a well-organized manner.
"If Chen wants to claim that I wrote this love letter to Zhou, then please provide evidence."
Chen Zhiyuan did not expect that Xu Yihuan would refuse to admit it.
What more evidence do we need?
Isn't Xu Yihuan's burning pursuit of Zhou Yanzhe, which was known throughout the entire grade, the best evidence?
Produce evidence.
The password? He found this thing by himself through his own efforts. Where is he supposed to find evidence for her?
Chen Zhiyuan was furious.
“Zhou Yanzhe said that this handwriting is Xu Yihuan’s! If you don’t believe me, just compare the handwriting.”
Xu Yihuan sighed and said helplessly.
"Not to mention that handwriting can be imitated, with technology so advanced these days, if you take my notebook and have AI imitate my handwriting, wouldn't it be indistinguishable from the real thing?"
Lin Zhi heard this.
He looked up and gave her an appreciative glance.
It wasn't because of her content, but because of her logic.
The burden of proof lies with the party making the claim.
Any claim that cannot be supported by evidence will be considered slander.
Chen Zhiyuan was furious, but had nothing to say.
"you……!!"
Seeing the two people's reactions, Lin Zhi coughed lightly twice.
We're starting to deal with things seriously.
"Alright, stop fooling around."
"Now you are in the final stage of your senior year of high school, and many of you in the class are already adults."
"I won't interfere in your affairs anymore."
"But you two have both heard about the high school next door being suspended for dating, right?"
"This is the final stage, and I don't want the two classes I'm in to experience something like this again."
Lin Zhi's words had taken on a serious tone by this point.
Because of the incident involving the first-year high school students, the school has been cracking down on early romantic relationships very strictly lately. The homeroom teachers had all held special meetings to give instructions on this matter.
Therefore, regardless of whether this matter is true or not.
Nothing can become real with her!
“No matter who wrote this love letter or whether it was written by AI, Chen Zhiyuan, you cannot read it aloud in class.”
"Not to mention that it was just a casual slander that Xu Yihuan wrote it."
"Disrupting classroom order and defaming classmates."
"Chen Zhiyuan, do you want me to have a good talk with your parents at the parent-teacher conference?"
Lin Zhi looked at Chen Zhiyuan. Having been a homeroom teacher for so long, he still had some authority.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhiyuan's heart skipped a beat.
The teachers in the office had all fallen silent at some point.
It was so quiet that you could almost hear a few people's heartbeats.
Chen Zhiyuan swallowed hard and looked at Lin Zhi.
My heart was pounding so hard I completely forgot about the love letter; all I could think about was calling my parents.
"Teacher, could you please not tell my parents?"
Lin Zhi sighed.
"Then apologize to Xu Yihuan and write a 3,000-word self-criticism for me tomorrow."
"When I get back, I'll tell everyone about it properly."
"Just say that you picked up this love letter, not Xu Yihuan's, understand?"
Chen Zhiyuan looked somewhat embarrassed.
Writing a self-criticism is a small matter, but apologizing to Xu Yihuan is a bit difficult.
He was concerned about his image, and besides, he was the one who used to mock Xu Yihuan.
Now he's suddenly being asked to apologize to Xu Yihuan...
But if they don't apologize, they'll call the parents...
Chen Zhiyuan wavered between saving face and being beaten, but in the end, his fear of his parents prevailed over saving face.
Chen Zhiyuan looked at Xu Yihuan reluctantly.
Speaking very quickly and unclearly: "I'm sorry."
Xu Yihuan: ...
Lin Zhi: ...
"What are you saying in gibberish? I can't hear you."
Chen Zhiyuan was furious.
He glanced guiltily at Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi was looking at him gently at that moment.
But clearly, they didn't intend to let themselves off the hook.
Chen Zhiyuan sighed and finally gave in: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have read that in front of everyone, which caused them to misunderstand you. I won't do it again next time."
Xu Yihuan nodded with a smile: "Alright, I forgive you."
Chen Zhiyuan glared fiercely at Xu Yihuan, threw the envelope in his hand at Xu Yihuan, and then ran back.
Xu Yihuan watched Chen Zhiyuan's retreating figure, reached out and took the envelope, and casually shrugged.
Xu Yihuan took the envelope, casually opened it, and stuffed the thin love letter from Lin Zhi's desk inside.
After pressing it flat, he carefully placed it on Lin Zhi's desk.
"Teacher, I'm leaving!"
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