Marriage as a Game

Chapter 32: You cheated on the test? Plagiarized?
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky turned from clear to cloudy and haze gradually spread.

The setting sun seemed to have lost its luster and was half hanging in the western sky.

Shang Jianghan walked out of the teaching building and tried to slow down his pace, while Shen Chaoxi was always half a step behind him.

Two shadows, one big and one small, one high and one low, one in front and one behind, superimposed on each other under the refraction of light and overlapped on the concrete floor.

After coming out of the classroom, neither of them spoke again.

The two walked to the outer edge of the playground and saw from afar a group of people noisily struggling on the boulevard.

It was a bit far away, and there were sounds coming from it, but it was not very clear. However, judging from the postures of the people, it was clear that some students were arguing.

quarrel?

Are there any students who dare to make trouble in Shang Jianghan's physical education class?

With this doubt in mind, Shen Chaoxi looked towards Shang Jianghan. He originally thought that he would see his back or profile, but when he raised his eyes, he found that his sight had been engulfed by black eyes as deep as an ancient well.

Shen Chaoxi has always known that Shang Jianghan is a dangerous person, but he can't avoid him every time.

"Someone is arguing." Shen Chaoxi avoided the man's gaze and pointed in the direction of the tree-lined avenue.

At this time, two boys were jogging by and stopped when they saw Shang Jianghan.

"What's going on?" Shang Jianghan asked coldly, then his eyes drifted towards the tree-lined avenue.

Shang Jianghan has an icy aura, and the two boys shrank their necks.

"Fang Yuan and Yu Nan had a quarrel. They had already quarreled once just now. This is the second time."

The two boys obviously didn’t like to join in the fun or gossip, so they turned around and continued jogging.

"Do these two people often do this?" Shang Jianghan frowned slightly and asked.

There was no third person five meters away from the two of them, so the person being questioned was naturally Shen Chaoxi.

Shen Chaoxi curled the corners of his mouth, thinking of the open and secret struggles between the two of them.

"It's okay. We can bicker occasionally, but it won't lead to a quarrel!" The girl's voice was lazy, and you could tell from the sound that she was not good at commenting on others behind their backs.

Upon hearing this, Shang Jianghan chuckled.

Whether some people's intentions are pure or not can be revealed through their words and actions after being around for a long time.

He was certain that the kind of intrigues among female classmates definitely did not exist in the girl in front of him, and she might just be busy with her studies.

As the two talked, they slowly approached the tree-lined path.

As September approaches, the cicadas' chirping disappears and the empty playground becomes suddenly silent, with only the occasional sounds of talking and fighting interrupting the silence.

As the distance got closer, intermittent sounds were heard.

"You said Chaoxi plagiarized Liao Juntao, what evidence do you have?"

Fang Yuan's unique soft voice came out.

"You're spreading rumors without any evidence. You deserve a beating!"

Then came Yu Nan's voice: "Don't generalize. When did I say Shen Chaoxi plagiarized? That's what was written on the school forum. I just saw it and told everyone about it. How can that be considered a rumor?"

Compared to Fang Yuan's voice, Yu Nan's voice is sharper.

The two of them said that Tide was plagiarized, which didn't sound true and was a bit confusing.

As the words concerned himself, Shen Chaoxi took a few steps forward.

Fang Yuan: "Since you saw the forum spreading rumors about Chaoxi, why didn't you tell the teacher or the class teacher immediately, instead of spreading the news in the class? Everyone knows what you are thinking! Chaoxi got first place in the grade, and our class nine got a lot of glory from it. How come you are the only one to ruin it!"

When it comes to quarreling, Fang Yuan always has a lot of words in her mouth, and Yu Nan is no match for her.

Her face flushed and she was about to retort when she turned around and saw Shang Jianghan and Shen Chaoxi standing behind the crowd.

Yu Nan felt wronged and started crying with a pout.

At this time, all the classmates noticed Shang Jianghan and turned around.

"What's going on?" Shang Jianghan didn't ask the person involved, but spoke to Zhongli.

This girl stood in the crowd, looking gloating and enjoying the show.

Zhongli pointed at the tip of his nose and before he could say anything, Xiao Xiaoyu, with red eyes, let go of Fang Yuan's arm and stood up.

"Teacher Shang, there is a message on the school forum saying that Chao Xi got first place in the grade by cheating! The paper he copied was from Liao Junjie in Class 1. He sat in front of Chao Xi during the monthly exam. But how is that possible? We took the AB papers this time. Isn't this a rumor?"

Xiao Xiaoyu naturally stood on Shen Chaoxi's side and spoke indignantly.

Shang Jianghan and the person involved, Shen Chaoxi, also understood the general meaning. To put it bluntly, when you are famous, you are prone to gossip.

"You cheated on the test? Plagiarized?"

There was silence all around, as everyone was waiting to see how Shang Jianghan would deal with Fang Yuan and Yu Nan. However, they did not expect him to turn around and ask such a question.

He asked Shen Chaoxi this question directly.

Being stared at by those dark eyes, Shen Chaoxi was stunned for a moment, unable to tell whether it was trust or suspicion.

Then she shook her head slightly.

"no!"

He didn't argue too much for himself, and there was a faint light in his dark, clear eyes.

There was no anger at being wronged on her face, and instead there was a hint of a smile.

Such an expression is extremely convincing.

Shang Jianghan didn't ask any more questions. He collected his thoughts, set a stern face, and looked cold.

His dark eyes scanned the dozen or so students in Class Nine.

"Don't you feel ashamed that you can't even give your classmates the most basic trust?"

At this time, Class 9 was divided into two factions because of the quarrel between the two. Shang Jianghan's words undoubtedly slapped the distrustful faction in the face.

After a few seconds of silence, Shang Jianghan asked the class monitor to take the class back to the classroom for self-study.

He left Shen Chaoxi behind.

On the playground, the students of Class 9 had already left, and three people were standing on the bare blue rubber ground.

The sun passed through the thick clouds, occasionally casting a little white light and mottled shadows of the trees.

From a distance, the light-colored casual clothes and the blue and white school uniforms complement each other.

Shang Jianghan withdrew his gaze from the distance and looked at Zhongli seriously.

I was enjoying watching the fun just now, but now I want to stay again.

And he even calls it supporting his deskmate!

"I absolutely trust my deskmate 100%. I have a lot of say. Others may not know how hard my deskmate studies, but I know it best! Right, Chao Xi? Don't be afraid. My brother Jiang Han will take care of it for you!"

Zhongli proved his innocence and put his arm around Shen Chaoxi's shoulders. The two of them looked like brothers, which made Shang Jianghan laugh.

"Yeah." Shang Jianghan agreed.

He has just read the post on the school forum.

The post that slandered Shen Chaoxi was not obvious and was hidden behind a group of likes and praise posts.

It was not difficult for him to delete a post.

Shang Jianghan has already thought of many ways to deal with this matter, and he wants to ensure that they are perfect.

But he didn't expect that Shen Chaoxi, who had remained silent all the time, would refuse his help.

After the third class, Shen Chaoxi took the initiative to find the administrative building and knocked on Shang Jianghan's office door.

At this time, Shang Jianghan was tripping over a modified file.

He was sitting at his desk typing on the computer. When he saw Shen Chaoxi was stunned for a moment, he immediately thought of the fact that they were going to take a ride together.

"Give me another ten minutes, it will be ready soon!"

Shang Jianghan raised his chin and pointed to the sofa.

"Eat as much fruit as you want."

　Good news: PK advanced!

　　Waiting for the second round...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)