Chapter 204 Chapter 204
Bracelets are not custom made, so it is not uncommon for someone to buy an identical bracelet.
Han Soo-jung never wore bracelets before, but after she lost her own bracelet, she wore an identical one the next day. It was such a coincidence.
So, she walked up to him and, under the pretext of asking a question, complimented Han Soo-jung on how exquisite her bracelet was and asked indirectly where she got it from.
Han Xiuzhen lowered his head, not daring to look her in the eye, and whispered that it was a gift from his father.
"Really? I have one like it too. What a coincidence." Park Eun-sook said with a smile, and then stared at Han Soo-jung's reaction.
Han Xiuzhen lowered his head a little more, and moved his bracelet-wearing wrist down and hid it on the table.
Like I feel extremely guilty.
Originally there was only three points of suspicion, but because of Han Xiuzhen's behavior of lowering his head and hiding his hands, the suspicion increased to seven points.
Suspicion is just suspicion after all. There is no mark on her bracelet, so there is no way to prove that the one on Han Soo-jung's hand is hers. Moreover, if she shouts and screams that something was stolen for a silver bracelet and there is no evidence to identify Han Soo-jung, it will only become a farce in the end. Ahn Yoo-hee and other rich second-generations will feel ashamed to go through so much trouble for a worthless bracelet, and it will also damage their image in front of the teacher.
The matter of the lost bracelet could only be let go, but she really couldn't get over the fact that she had to save money and run errands to save change for the bracelet.
Feeling frustrated, Park Eun-sook began to inquire about Han Soo-jung's family background.
It is not a big deal for a family to buy a silver bracelet for their children, unless Han Xiuzhen's family is a poor family. Park Yinshu didn't know what she was trying to prove, but the investigation led her to discover something unexpected.
Han Soo-jung's biological father died in prison due to alcoholism and gambling, and her mother remarried to a wealthy man much older than her. Because Han Soo-jung liked painting, her wealthy stepfather sent her to learn painting and gave her a lot of pocket money, but she used all the money to buy painting supplies and pigments.
Therefore, it was not a problem for Han Soo-jung's stepfather to buy her a bracelet. With the pocket money Han Soo-jung got, she could even buy it herself and there was no need to steal Park Eun-sook's things.
The bracelet incident seems to have been concluded like this. Although we don’t know who stole her bracelet, at least it wasn’t Han Soo-jung.
Originally, the little "grudge" between Park Eun-sook and Han Soo-jung should have ended here, but every night before going to bed, Park Eun-sook would be tangled up in the bracelet she lost, feeling angry, and then it would be natural for her to think of Han Soo-jung wearing the bracelet, lowering her head and smiling as she drew.
She's... a little jealous.
If her mother had not married a rich husband, Han Soo-jung's family situation would definitely not be better than her own.
It could be even worse.
If Han Soo-jung's father had not been arrested and imprisoned, and had not died in prison, but had still lived in the family, Han Soo-jung would definitely live in fear every day. Her life was not rich, and she had no pocket money, so she would desire to own a small piece of jewelry to adorn herself more than herself.
People rarely envy those who are better than themselves from the beginning, but most of them will envy those who were originally worse than themselves, but suddenly soared to the sky due to luck or something, making themselves sink into the mud.
Park Eun-sook became jealous of Han Soo-jung.
Once the flame of jealousy begins to burn, it will burn more and more fiercely and cannot be extinguished.
This had nothing to do with the bracelet anymore. Even later on, Park Eun-sook rarely thought about the silver bracelet anymore. She thought more about Han Soo-jung's luck and her rich father.
In such jealousy, when chatting with classmates, Park Eun-sook suddenly changed the topic to Han Soo-jung.
"I envy Han Soo-jung for being so talented in painting. I wish I had that talent, too."
"Come to think of it, Han Xiuzhen is lucky. Fortunately, her father is in prison... Hey, don't you know about this?"
"Her current father is her stepfather. Her biological father was a gambler and alcoholic. He was later sent to prison and I heard he died there... Her mother remarried."
"Married a very rich, but very old man."
"See that bracelet? It was given by her stepfather to his stepdaughter... Could they have something else..."
"I suddenly feel a little worried about Han Soo-jung. I don't know what will happen if a girl of her age lives under the same roof with an old man who is not related to her by blood. Will he give her a necklace or a ring next time? If it's a ring, it would be a bit..."
All the rumors were vague, and the students who heard them believed them to be true. In addition, the labels such as "the biological father was admitted because of alcoholism and gambling" and "the mother remarried to an old man" and "the stepfather gave jewelry" were very powerful. The rumors spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The rumors gradually became distorted in the process of spreading. The vague rumors such as "the stepfather gave jewelry" and "it is unsafe to live under the same roof with a stepfather who is not related by blood" became "something happened during the cohabitation" and "the stepfather gave a lot of money".
The ambiguous words were exaggerated and became 'facts' that had already happened.
These words once again swept the entire Sungkai Middle School. When Han Xiuzhen found out, they had already become a hot topic and had become a complete rumor.
There were even some who told stories about what happened between her and her stepfather in great detail, as if they had seen them with their own eyes.
Han Xiuzhen has no way to defend himself.
Park Eun-sook was just a little jealous at first and said some unpleasant things in a veiled way. She herself did not expect that the rumors would spread like this.
She was afraid, but also secretly happy. After An Youxi's unrequited love for her senior was rejected and the incident involved Han Xiuzhen, a series of events that happened were beyond Park Yinshu's expectations.
Things were heading towards an irreversible outcome.
It was not until that night when Park Eun-sook saw Han Soo-jeong's body lying on the ground that her mind finally came to its senses.
From the silver bracelet incident to the death of Han Soo-jung, it was like a butterfly flapping its light wings, but it eventually created a tornado in a distant place.
Unlike the butterfly effect, this tornado eventually swept back and affected Park Eun-sook herself.
That night, the final murderer who covered Han Soo-jung's mouth and nose, causing her death, was also Park Eun-sook.
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Lee Tu slowly finished telling the story of the silver bracelet and the rumor. He put his hand on his chin and looked at Park Eun-suk with a smile: "Fate is reincarnation, right?"
Park Eun-sook lowered her head and Yoo Hae covered her eyes.
"Is what he said true?" An Youxi said in disbelief.
Park Eun-sook's tears fell on the test paper one by one, and her voice was hoarse: "At first I just wanted to curse her behind her back... I didn't expect it to be like this..."
"You're right. You were the one who spread the rumor in the beginning. You just said some specious things and didn't insist on what happened between Han Xiuzhen and her stepfather." Li Tu looked around at the people in the class. "It was the people here who added fuel to the fire when they heard the rumors and told them again."
Many students in the class lowered their heads.
They just processed the stories they heard and didn't add much. Who could have thought it would turn out like this?
No wonder the last rumor took on a new look a few days later. Han Soo-jung and her stepfather now have one more "story to tell".
They didn't think it was a big deal when they exaggerated the story at first, and some of them even had a sense of justice and believed that girls who had affairs with their stepfathers were not good people at all, so they described Han Soo-jung in the story as worse, which would make people who heard the story hate her even more.
Is it wrong to reject bad girls?
Anyway, these are just rumors, and no one has really stabbed Han Soo-jung in the back for these things. So what if they say a few bad words? Is it against the law?
But the result is that Han Soo-jung died, and her death had a lot to do with the rumors.
Ahn Yoo Hee bullied Han Soo Jung partly because of the rumors. Based on the rumors, she preconceived that Han Soo Jung seduced the senior she liked, and that her confession failed because of a lowly woman, so naturally she had to teach her a lesson and wash away her dirty smell.
"She told me about Han Xiuzhen, and I believed her..."
"I only told you this because you asked me, and I also learned it from someone else, which is..."
"Don't point fingers at me. I heard it from others too. I am also a victim."
The Chinese teacher stood quietly on the podium, as motionless as a wooden stake, listening silently to the quarrels of the students in the class.
The clock on the blackboard continued to tick, and just as everyone was trying to pass the buck, the Chinese teacher clapped his hands and said, "Okay, there are still five minutes left in the countdown. Students, hurry up and answer the questions."
Everyone came to their senses at this point and lowered their heads to write quickly.
Then they stood up and handed in their answer sheets.
Thanks to Li Tu’s supplementary explanation, I now have answers to basically all the five questions.
Even An Youxi gritted his teeth, wrote down the answer, and handed it in.
Park Eun-sook kept her head down, her tears wet the paper, and with one minute left in the countdown, she quickly wrote her name.
After putting the test paper on the desk, Park Eun-sook's face turned pale and her steps as she walked back were weak.
She sat back in her seat in a daze, her eyes empty and her face no longer showing fear. It seemed that she had already guessed her own end and was waiting for the final judgment.
"Very good, all the students have handed in their papers." The Chinese teacher collected the papers, read through them from beginning to end, and said with a smile, "Very good, I see everyone has prepared for the exam, and everyone has passed. Then let's move on to the next content, which is the practical content."
"Practical content?" someone exclaimed.
What practical content can be found in Mandarin courses? Is it writing essays and reciting in public?
Just when everyone was in doubt, the Chinese teacher took out several hammers, axes, and some sharp weapons from his bag and placed them on the table.
"We get these things based on our grades," said the Chinese teacher.