After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: The Well-Planned Trap

When Zhou Wu spoke, the entire Class A fell into dead silence.

What did the homeroom teacher just say?

He said that the admissions office suggested that Lu Sheng’s math exam answers were identical to the standard answers, and it is possible that she obtained the full subject exam answers beforehand in order to score full marks for all subjects.

What kind of behavior is this?

This is blatant cheating!

And to hack into the admissions office computer to steal the answers beforehand is even more deplorable; such an incident has never happened in the history of special recruitment exams.

Keep in mind, Shengjing has always made it abundantly clear that cheating in exams is strictly forbidden; once discovered and confirmed, the student will be immediately expelled with no tolerance.

And this special recruitment is jointly launched by Beijing University and Qing University. Being caught in such an act and nailed to the pillar of shame, one could forget about ever entering any prestigious university for the rest of their life.

As Zhou Wu’s voice faded, everyone’s shocked gaze uniformly turned toward Lu Sheng at the back of the classroom.

If their looks before were merely dissatisfaction and hostility, now they were filled with disdain, disgust, and contempt.

They seemed to wish they could spit in Lu Sheng’s face.

Lan Yu, Han Jing, and the others were also shocked on the spot, mouths agape, somewhat at a loss.

Apart from Lu Sheng, only Lu Youming and Huo Yu managed to maintain their composure.

Lu Youming knew that what Zhou Wu said couldn’t possibly be true. Huo Yu’s first thought was that Lu Sheng was likely framed by someone.

When Lu Sheng first heard the homeroom teacher say these things, she was naturally astonished.

But combining this with the previous inexplicable report that she was participating in the special recruitment, she immediately realized that this was no misunderstanding, no mistake, but most likely someone deliberately targeting her.

But who?

Even under the piercing glares, akin to knives, Lu Sheng slowly stood up from her seat.

Her demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant, even calm, as she raised her eyes to look at the homeroom teacher on the podium.

"Teacher, I did not hack into the admissions office’s computer to obtain the answers beforehand. I answered the test papers on my own."

As soon as Lu Sheng finished speaking, before Zhou Wu could respond, it was Tang Yiyi in the front row who spoke up first.

With a lift of her chin and a face of contempt, she said, "You say you didn’t do it and that’s that? Then explain how your answers are identical to the standard answers."

"I was wondering how someone could possibly score a perfect 750 across all subjects. It turns out it was just a matter of stealing the answers and copying them directly!"

"Indeed befitting of Lu Family’s current precious daughter, you’re really more capable than anyone else in our class."

Hearing Tang Yiyi’s sarcastic remarks, Lu Sheng’s first reaction was not anger.

Rather, she had just offered an explanation for herself when Tang Yiyi was the first to attack her.

It made her have no choice but to suspect that this matter might have something to do with Tang Yiyi.

Lu Sheng paid no attention to Tang Yiyi, but continued to look at the homeroom teacher, "Mr. Zhou, you should be the clearest, from the beginning to the end, I never intended to participate in this special recruitment exam, and I had no desire to obtain this special recruitment spot."

"Last Monday night when you called to ask my intention, I clearly and directly refused you. Even after you persuaded me to participate, I never wavered in my decision."

"I ended up taking the special recruitment exam because of the school administration’s error in reporting information; I was completely unaware. Had you not mentioned it in the group chat last night, I would have had no idea I had taken the special recruitment exam like everyone else."

"If I had indeed obtained the answers in advance and wanted this spot, then why didn’t I register for the special recruitment exam to begin with?"

"Or are you saying that I could foresee the school administration making a mistake and thus stole the special recruitment exam answers in preparation?"

Lu Sheng’s tone was measured.

After a few sentences, many of the students who had been indignant just a moment ago began to calm down.

Indeed... they all forgot that Lu Sheng never registered for this special recruitment.

The fact that she took the special recruitment exam was completely accidental.

How could she have stolen the answers in advance and then achieved full marks?

Unless...

Tang Yiyi scoffed again and said, "What if you colluded with that teacher, publicly saying you wouldn’t participate but secretly having that teacher report you as attending?"

"That way, since you never registered, others wouldn’t suspect that you had prepared in advance. You could use that as proof to vindicate yourself."

"You—!"

Lan Yu, sitting not far away, was impatient. Hearing Tang Yiyi maliciously speculate, she couldn’t help wanting to stand up and refute her on behalf of Lu Sheng.

But just as she was about to get up, she saw Lu Sheng shake her head slightly at her, signaling her not to be impulsive.

In Lu Sheng’s view, if today’s affair was Tang Yiyi’s scheming, then the more her side appeared panicked and emotionally charged, the more they fell into the other party’s trap, allowing the other party to latch onto the incident.

Remaining calm was the most important.

"Tang Yiyi, you think that my participation in the special recruitment exam was not due to a teacher’s mistake, but because I bribed that teacher in advance."

"So, in Tang’s view, Shengjing’s teachers are those who can be easily bribed and completely lack professional ethics. As long as money is involved, student registration information can be modified at will."

"Does that mean that Mr. Zhou, who was the first to call and confirm my information, could also have been bribed by me?"

"I..."

Tang Yiyi was about to blurt out "yes" but then realized saying so would offend the homeroom teacher.

"Lu Sheng! Stop deflecting the conflict here. What does this have to do with Mr. Zhou? It’s clearly that teacher responsible for reporting the information that you bought over."

"And even for the best schools, it’s normal to have a bad apple or two."

Hearing Tang Yiyi speak like this, Lu Sheng’s expression was unchanged, "Alright, let’s assume what you say is true."

"I indeed hacked the admissions office’s computer in advance to steal the answers and bribed the teacher to deliberately report me as attending the special recruitment."

"But why would I allow myself to achieve such an ostentatious full score across all subjects without even changing the process of the math answers?"

Lu Sheng looked up, "If you were me, would you do that?"

"Wouldn’t I fear the admissions office finding the full score too extravagant and suspicious? Wouldn’t I fear the admissions office discovering that my math exam answers are identical to the standard answers?"

With that question, Lu Sheng had Tang Yiyi at a loss for words.

Indeed, who would steal answers to cheat and then score such a flashy full mark, practically begging to be doubted?

And not changing even a word in the math answers, it seemed like a brainless move.

"I..."

Tang Yiyi was at a loss for words, and Fu Chen, who had been watching from the side, couldn’t help but curse her as useless in his mind.

Afraid that Lu Sheng would clear herself with her response, Fu Chen couldn’t concern himself with anything else and directly spoke loudly in the classroom, "Why not? You’re completely capable of doing such a thing!"

As Fu Chen spoke up, everyone’s gaze turned toward him.

Lu Sheng did the same.

That instant, as she looked at Fu Chen, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if realizing something, and then she spoke coldly, "Oh? Is that so."