Lin Ruanruan looked incredulously at the name of the person who made this guess: Han Zhen.
Isn't she Zheng Zhaodi's good friend?
Lin Ruanruan and Fang Lan exchanged a glance. Fang Lan shrugged. He hadn't expected anyone to spread such a rumor, and that someone would actually believe it.
Fang Lan pursed her lips. "I've seen this kind of thing a lot. Han Zhen and Zheng Zhaodi are just fake besties. She's always been jealous that Zheng Zhaodi's family is richer than hers."
"Back then, I was just jealous of your wealth, so I instigated Zheng Zhaodi to bully you."
If he hadn't protected Lin Ruanruan before, who knows how badly she would have been bullied.
Lin Ruanruan frowned as she watched Han Zhen's increasingly outrageous remarks. She disliked spreading rumors.
The loneliness and helplessness of her previous life, along with the piercing and filthy insults, flooded her mind like a tidal wave.
Lin Ruanruan touched her chest, silently comforting herself, "It's all in the past, it's all in the past."
For some reason, Lin Ruanruan got up and walked straight up to Han Zhen, who was chatting and laughing with her classmates.
Han Zhen looked at Lin Ruanruan, who had suddenly stood in front of her, with a puzzled expression. Lin Ruanruan was standing against the light, and the dim light combined with her soft facial features made her look like a mountain fairy.
A flicker of jealousy flashed in Han Zhen's eyes, then a smile bloomed on her face. "Lin Ruanruan, what are you planning to do?"
“You shouldn’t spread rumors,” Lin Ruanruan looked into Han Zhen’s eyes. “It takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it’s useless to refute them no matter how hard you try.”
Han Zhen seemed to have heard the most outrageous joke. "I'm spreading rumors?"
She chuckled, "You're actually taking Zheng Zhaodi's side? She used to bully you!"
Han Zhen completely abandoned her usual affectionate way of calling her Lili and directly called Zheng Zhaodi by her full name.
"I'm not helping her, I'm just stating the facts." Lin Ruanruan's hands, hidden behind her back, trembled slightly; she really couldn't handle it.
Han Zhen nudged Zheng Zhaodi, who was leaning back, and said, "Zhaodi, look, someone's speaking up for you. Give them a reaction!"
Mocking laughter erupted from all around; they were Zheng Zhaodi's former close friends.
Lin Ruanruan pursed her lips, unsure of what to do.
Fang Lan suddenly put her arm around Lin Ruanruan's shoulder, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Didn't you hear my sister Ruanruan tell you to delete the rumors?"
Why should I delete it?
“Because you still owe me money.” Zheng Zhaodi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up.
Her eyes were slightly red, clearly indicating that she had just been crying. Lin Ruanruan also noticed obvious bruises on Zheng Zhaodi's face.
Han Zhen was surprised when Zheng Zhaodi suddenly stood up and said, "You, I, when did I owe you money?"
Zheng Zhaodi laughed, "If you don't give it to me, I'll ask your parents for it."
Han Zhen then took out her phone and retracted what she had just said. Fortunately, it was still within the retraction time.
"Alright, are you satisfied now?" Han Zhen rolled her eyes at the group.
"What do you mean, 'satisfied' or 'not satisfied'!" The sudden voice startled everyone.
Turning my head to look at the podium, I saw that the homeroom teacher had appeared out of nowhere.
The homeroom teacher looked furious. "Class has started and you're still swinging around!"
Fang Lan quickly pulled Lin Ruanruan's arm back to the last row. As soon as Fang Lan sat down, she looked at Lin Ruanruan with a smile.
"Great job, Sister Ruan, your values are truly admirable." He grinned and gave Lin Ruanruan a thumbs up.
Lin Ruanruan's heart was pounding, but Fang Lan's actions put her at ease.
A piece of chalk was thrown directly at them, followed by the homeroom teacher's angry roar.
"Fang Lan, if Lin Ruanruan speaks again, get out of the classroom with minimal friction!"
Fang Lan and Lin Ruanruan sat down obediently; their homeroom teacher was their physics teacher.
After the two students sat down, the homeroom teacher gave a serious look at everyone in the class.
"You're here to study, not to gossip. If I find any inappropriate remarks again, I'll call your parents!"
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