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  Two days later, when it was time to go back to school, Lin Meng felt a little uneasy. When she left, she didn't ask for leave and didn't know if her family had helped her hand in a leave slip. As the familiar campus got closer and closer, her heart was even more uncertain.

  Rong Ling sat with her in the back seat, with a large stack of documents on his knees, looking at them one by one. She had no interest and didn't intend to snoop, nor did she disturb him. Rong Ling was just dropping her off here along the way, after which he should have things to attend to.

  As soon as the car stopped, Rong Ling raised his head from the documents and asked faintly: "Are we there?"

  "Hmm." Lin Meng picked up her backpack, smiled at Rong Ling, and was about to open the door and leave. Rong Ling reached out and grabbed her. She looked at him in confusion, and he leaned over and lightly kissed her forehead. Then, patted her head and said, "Go!"

  It's like coaxing a child!

  Lin Meng's face turned red as she opened the car door and slipped out quickly.

  As soon as he saw her enter the school gate, Rong Ling gave a faint order to the driver to drive. Then, he took out his phone and dialed a number. "Dajun, I want you to investigate Lin Meng for me. I need all her information from recent times, including what she's been doing, who she's been in contact with, where she's been, etc. The more detailed the better. I want to see your report on my desk as soon as possible!"

  He responded crisply from over there.

  It wasn't until now that I went to investigate, naturally in order to avoid being heard by Lin Meng and bringing unnecessary trouble!

  Rong Ling hung up the phone and continued to look at the documents in his hand, as if he had done nothing before... Xiangxiang Academy's first release...

  As for Lin Meng, although it was still early and there were not many people wandering around the campus, those who did were mostly hurrying to their own classrooms. As the school flower of Fourth Middle School, she was a well-known figure, so her appearance naturally drew some attention.

  Lin Meng felt that someone was pointing at her and whispering, even looking at her like a monster. She didn't know what this was about again, pursed her lips, and still walked calmly back to the classroom. The buzzing classroom suddenly fell silent because of her arrival. The silence was excessive, as if she had really become a monster, but it seemed not the kind that inspired fear, rather the kind that people disliked and didn't want to see again.

  Her heart sank suddenly. Having had similar experiences, she had a bad premonition. She lowered her eyes and returned to her seat without saying a word.

  The classroom was still quiet, which was very unusual, as if everyone was holding their breath. Many pairs of eyes were staring at her eagerly, but she had no idea what these people wanted to see from her, and this feeling was terrible. Lin Meng took out a book from her backpack and roughly arranged it according to today's lesson. After putting the backpack on the desk, she turned her head and looked sideways. There, sitting next to her, were her two best friends!

  Under everyone's watchful eyes, she opened her mouth. "Hao Qing, Xiao Meng, come over for a moment!"

  Her two good friends should know what happened.

  Yang Haoqing and Zhu Xiaomeng, who were called out, slightly changed their expressions, seemingly a bit reluctant, but still stood up and followed Lin Meng out. As soon as Lin Meng left the classroom, there was a sudden "hum" inside, extremely lively, as if it was about to explode.

  Lin Meng was stupid again and knew that the problem must be with her.

  She stopped at a corridor a little further away from the classroom, looked around to make sure no one was coming, and then stopped. She frowned at Zhu Xiaomeng and Lin Meng, looking very worried.

  "What's going on?!" she asked.

  Zhu Xiaomeng and the other person looked at each other in dismay, seemingly unsure of how to break the silence. After a while, Zhu Xiaomeng broke the silence cautiously, asking: "Mengmeng, who was that man that day?!"

  Lin Meng's heart slightly skipped a beat, and she suddenly thought that on that day, she had indeed left her two good friends behind. When she came to Rong Ling's side, they must have seen it. Then, did they also hear her asking Rong Ling to support her?!

  Lin Meng's mind was a bit confused, she bit her lip and could only pretend to be puzzled and ask: "Which man?!"

  Zhu Xiaomeng rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Who else could it be? It's that man you performed the street stunt for that day! The tall and handsome one who looked especially dashing from a distance. Later, he even pulled you away with him. That's the man, don't you remember?"

  "Oh!" Lin Meng feigned sudden realization. "You're talking about him? Oh, he... He's a friend of mine!"

  "Just friends?!" Zhu Xiaomeng was skeptical. "Mengmeng, you're not a good friend, are you planning to hide this from us too?!"

  Lin Meng furrowed her brow and didn't dare look directly at Zhu Xiaomeng, explaining in a low voice: "Really, just friends!"

  But it sounded a bit forced, and couldn't fool the clever Zhu Xiaomeng. Zhu Xiaomeng's face fell, and she became unhappy. "Alright, Mengmeng, at a time like this, you're still hiding things from us. Mengmeng, you've changed so much these days, hiding so many secrets - you weren't like that before!"

  Lin Meng felt a bit embarrassed, and was suddenly speechless after being told by Zhu Xiaomeng. These things that had happened to her in recent days were something she couldn't even tell the people closest to her about!

  "Are you kidding me? You're not just friends with him, are you?! I went to your house looking for you, but you weren't there. I asked your sister and she said you moved out. Hey, are you living together with that man?! He looks like he's got a lot of money, huh? Hmph, Mengmeng, you're not very considerate, knowing such a handsome guy and never telling your good sisters about it!"

  Lin Meng's hands trembled slightly as she argued unsteadily. "You... what are you talking nonsense about!"

  "Hmph, this isn't nonsense!" was Yang Haoqing, who had been silent the whole time. "Your business has spread throughout the entire school, how much longer do you plan on hiding it?"

  The whole school knows?! Lin Meng was shocked and almost jumped up on the spot, her lips lost their color as she stared at Yang Haoqing, asking weakly: "You... what do you mean?!"

  "That's what I mean!" Yang Haoqing shrugged and scolded, "You don't even know that because of your business, Xiaomeng and I have been pointed at and criticized by others for the past two days, it's terrible!"

  As good friends, they should also bear some joint responsibility!

  Lin Meng was slightly shocked, she's terrible?! Yang Haoqing said she's terrible?! Lin Meng suddenly also got angry. "Isn't this because you and Xiao Meng told it out?!"

  That thing that day was seen by her two good friends! They told it out and were pointed at, how come they still blamed her?!

  But Lin Meng misunderstood.

  That day coincided with the weekend, and there were many people on the street. It just so happened that there were students from Fourth Middle School. Lin Meng was a campus belle-level figure, very eye-catching, to say the least. Moreover, when she had risked her life running in the midst of traffic earlier, it was quite attention-grabbing. Immediately, people who knew her saw her. What a coincidence! At that time, there were several girls standing not far away, watching Lin Meng's performance from start to finish and hearing what she said to Rong Ling. In the end, they even watched with their own eyes as Lin Meng was hugged by Rong Ling and got into the car intimately. Afterwards, Lin Meng disappeared for two whole days without showing up at school.

  Rong Ling is really handsome, has a cool temperament and looks very rich, he's simply the ideal male lead in these girls' hearts. The girls who love gossip spread this out during Sunday night's self-study session, and it quickly got around. By Monday, probably only a few people didn't know about it. Zhu Xiao Meng and Yang Hao Qing also wanted to spread the news, but they both planned to ask Lin Meng about it first before making a big move. However, someone else beat them to it. But in the process of the rumor spreading like wildfire, these two girls did play a role. After all, they're good friends with Lin Meng and were together that day. Their loose mouths almost made the rumor into fact!

  Today's biggest news in No. 4 Middle School is that the beautiful school flower Lin Meng has finally been kept by someone.

  Perhaps due to human bias, or perhaps due to jealousy towards beautiful things, it seems that many people have determined that pretty women only have a good appearance and no inner substance. Therefore, they can only rely on their appearance to make a living, which means selling their charm. Nowadays, many people even subconsciously position pretty women as mistresses or "little threes", and the term "fox spirit" has become a unified nickname for them!

  Lin Meng was kept by a man, and it seemed that he had finally reached the "expected result" of everyone. Nobody was surprised, feeling that this should be the case. They were excited and couldn't help themselves, jumping up and down like a clown, repeatedly chewing on this news, eagerly hoping to dig out the man from those few words, and dig out the secrets between these two people.

  Lin Meng had previously entered the campus and felt those strange glances, most of which came from this. All that can be said is that this year is probably her Benmingnian (zodiac year), very unfavorable!

  Yang Haoqing did not expect Lin Meng to suddenly say something like that, directly pushing the matter onto her body. She felt that Lin Meng seemed to have become smarter now, which made her a little vigilant. After all, she was just a high school student, and although Lin Meng hadn't said anything factual, it wasn't far from the truth either. This caused Yang Haoqing's face to change slightly. In a panic, she hurriedly argued, pushing everything onto those few girls on the street, repeating herself several times in a soft voice.

  "This has nothing to do with me, I didn't say anything, it was those few girls who said it, don't believe me? Go ask others... I didn't say anything at all... We're still good friends, aren't we? I couldn't even cover for you in time, how could I do such a thing?... Mengmeng, you really are wronging me..."

  Zhu Xiaomeng has always been a class cadre and has naturally gone through the baptism of fire, so she won't be as impulsive as Yang Haoqing.

  "Alright, just shut up." Zhu Xiaomeng pushed Yang Haoqing, who was still muttering nonstop, to calm her down. She turned her head and asked Lin Meng.

  "Meng Meng, at this point, don't hide it from me and Hao Qing anymore. We three are good sisters after all. Tell us about what's going on with that man, and I'll help you brainstorm with Hao Qing. As the saying goes, 'three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang', let's think of a way together to dispel those rumors!"

  What a tempting proposal! In the past, Lin Meng would have definitely agreed!

  But Wu Shengnan's affair was still on her mind, and Xiao Yi's reminder was still in her ears. She could no longer fully open up to these two so-called "good friends".

  Zhu Xiaomeng was getting anxious, stretched out her hand and pushed Lin Meng's arm. "You'd better speak up quickly, I'm dying of anxiety! Ah, it's like the emperor isn't in a hurry but the eunuch is, you'd better hurry up and say something, my sister!"

  Lin Meng clenched her fist, and an idea stirred in her mind. Her eyelashes drooped low, covering the color of her eyes. She was considering whether to speak or not. If she did, she might not have to face enemies alone anymore, at least there would be two good friends who could stand behind her and share the pressure with her. But what if... what if Xiaomeng and the others couldn't keep the secret and accidentally leaked it out?

  She hesitated, Zhu Xiaomeng pulled down her face and urged impatiently.

  "Meng Meng, don't you consider us sisters?!"

  It's a heavy pressure with friendship. Lin Meng slightly frowned, just then, someone called her!

  Lin Meng

  A girl called out loudly and walked towards Lin Meng. Lin Meng took a closer look, and it was Sun TanTan, who gave her some good feelings.

  Sun Pengpeng stood about seven or eight meters away from the three of them. The three of them were so focused on talking that they didn't even notice when she got so close!

  Zhu Xiaomeng and Yang Haoqing simultaneously pulled down their faces, looking at Sun Dandan with displeasure as she walked closer. "What are you doing here?!"

  Sun Pianpian walked in with a bag of potato chips in her hand, and all that could be heard was the crunching sound from her mouth as she mumbled unclearly, "Uh, I need to find Lin Meng."

  "What's going on? Just say it!" Zhu Xiaomeng narrowed her eyes, which were full of hostility. But in her heart, she was a little flustered, afraid that Sun Tuantuan would come over and cause trouble!

  In the past, it wasn't that there weren't girls who approached Lin Meng, but every time they were blocked by Zhu Xiaomeng and Yang Haoqing. Some thought it was pointless and left quietly, never to approach Lin Meng again. Those who didn't give up were also sent away after being repeatedly blocked by Zhu Xiaomeng and Yang Haoqing. The explanation that Zhu Xiaomeng and the other gave for Lin Meng was that the girls who wanted to join their trio had personalities that clashed with theirs, making it difficult to get along. Because Zhu and Yang had been friends with Lin Meng since elementary school, they had a deep affection for each other, so Lin Meng always believed what they said. Plus, her personality was originally aloof, and she never thought about making too many friends, so when new people wanted to join, they were mostly sent away by Zhu and Yang, and Lin Meng never thought deeply about it.

  This time, Sun Xuanxuan came to the door again. Zhu Yang and Lin Meng didn't think of leaving at all, but instead blocked her way once more. Zhu Xiaomeng wouldn't let Sun Xuanxuan spout nonsense in front of Lin Meng. Although she wasn't familiar with Sun Xuanxuan and didn't know what she wanted to do with Lin Meng, her caution would once again nip the danger in the bud.

  Zhu Xiaomeng looked at Sun Dandan from a distance of thousands of miles away, this girl whom she had always somewhat looked down upon!

  Sun Pengpeng gazed at Zhu Yang with her big, round black eyes, munching on potato chips with a crunching sound for a whole minute before slowly swallowing and saying: "Oh, it's like this, I want to talk to Lin Meng about that day's clothes."

  After finishing, she stretched out her chubby little hand and grabbed another handful of potato chips from the bag, stuffing them all into her mouth. She puffed out her cheeks and continued to crunch away. For a whole minute, she didn't stop chewing. This made Zhu Xiaomeng anxious, silently scolding in her heart: "She's simply a pig! With an appetite like that, she might as well just become a pig!"

  She was in a hurry to get the inside information from Lin Meng, and just as she was about to succeed, this little fatty came over to join in on the excitement!

  She scolded the fat girl in her heart, but she couldn't really scold her. Because, she was the vice class leader, a respected vice class leader, if she really started scolding, it would lose her identity and greatly discount her position in everyone's mind! But, she could still show that she wasn't welcome.

  "Sun Wanwan, speak up quickly, don't waste our time here. I and Mengmeng still have things to say!"

  "Hmm...hmm..." Sun Wanwan nodded, indicating that she understood. However, her eating speed didn't increase at all, and after chewing for another half minute, Sun Wanwan licked her plump little mouth before saying: "Lin Meng classmate, about the clothes I gave you that day, do you want to return them to me?!"

  After finishing, she grabbed the potato chips and started crunching away. The small face immersed in the delicious food had two shiny black eyes that were exceptionally focused, staring only at Lin Meng, as if she hadn't seen Zhu Xiaomeng's face turning red with anger beside her.

  Lin Meng was taken aback, her face immediately turned red, and she hastily apologized: "Sorry, I...I forgot about this." There were too many things, too messy, and too urgent, she almost forgot about it!

  "After some thought, she said apologetically: 'Sun Pengpeng, how about this? I've already worn those clothes, so I won't return them to you. I'll give you back the money for the clothes instead, okay?!'"

  Sun Pengpeng tilted her head, seemingly in thought. It seemed that her nerves were exceptionally thick, and she took longer than others to consider the problem. After a full half minute, she slowly nodded. On the other side, Zhu Xiaomeng's face was almost iron-green with anxiety, still listening to Lin Meng asking Sun Pengpeng how much money she wanted.

  Sun Pianpian was crunching on potato chips while Lin Meng spoke, the crisp sounds making Zhu Xiaomeng almost collapse. She frowned and said: "Sun Pianpian, just tell me how much money you want, give me a number, I'll pay you right away, if it's more, consider it a thank you!" This fat pig, please hurry up and leave!

  But Sun Wanting was slow and deliberate. She slowly chewed the potato chips, swallowed them, and then said, "Hmm, this won't do, it's got to be a certain amount, let me think, how much money is it exactly?"

  As soon as he thought of this, the old monk sat still and didn't say a word. After a while, the familiar potato chip crackling sound started again.

  Zhu Xiaomeng's nerve snapped, she really wanted to scold someone, but since it was her classmate, she could only endure. Then, after enduring for a while, the bell rang for early self-study. At this time, Sun Wanting floated in with a sentence.

  "Oh, it's time for morning self-study. Let's head back to class first. Lin Meng, about that money, I'll come find you again when I remember."

  After finishing, the chubby little hand held the almost empty potato chip bag and slowly walked towards the classroom. The chubby little body looked inexplicably funny - it was the kind that made people laugh from the heart. Lin Meng turned back to Zhu Xiaomei and said, "Let's go!"

  Quickly catching up, she followed behind Sun Wanwan.

  Zhu Xiaomeng stomped her foot in annoyance, thinking to herself that she would have to wait until the end of the first period to interrogate Lin Meng again. Looking at the chubby Sun Wanting, she silently cursed her half to death.

  Not yet arrived at the classroom, the Chinese lesson representative came back with a large stack of homework and said to Lin Meng: "Mengmeng, Teacher Nai wants you to go to the office!"

  Lin Meng let out a soft "ah" and changed direction, heading towards Teacher Nai's office. Her heart grew even more uneasy. As the class advisor, if Teacher Nai was looking for her alone, it was probably to lecture her. Since the news had spread throughout the school, wouldn't the astute class advisor also know about it? Lin Meng's unease stemmed from her fear that Teacher Nai wanted to talk to her about this very issue. How would she explain herself to Teacher Nai then? Even if she lied, she couldn't come up with a suitable excuse in such a short time!

  She frowned, feeling annoyed!

  By her ear, she heard a familiar female muttering: "Oh, Teacher Nai is here, that's great, I'm going to find Teacher Nai too."

  As she spoke, Sun Wanwan also changed her direction and headed towards the head teacher's office.

  On the other side, Zhu Xiaomeng and Yang Haoqing didn't think much of it, carrying Lin Meng's possibly ominous speculation, they entered the classroom directly.

  Lin Meng unconsciously slowed down her pace, thinking about what to do next. But she didn't expect that Sun Dandan, who was walking in front of her, would actually be even slower than her. Before long, the two of them were walking side by side.

  "Lin Meng!" Sun Wanwan suddenly called out in a low voice.

  Lin Meng was taken aback and looked at her with a mixture of surprise and curiosity.

  Sun Pengpeng smiled mischievously, her black almond-shaped eyes sparkling as she looked at her. "Don't tell anyone, okay?"

  "Huh?!" She was puzzled.

  Sun Pengpeng shook her head, and her small red mouth pouted slightly. "You can't be so honest, oh! When friends ask you something, they'll take advantage of you if you tell them everything!"

  Lin Meng was taken aback and stumbled.

  Sun Pianpian also stopped and winked at her. "That man, can be said to be your cousin oh. Cousin, is a very vague word oh, can be within three generations of close relatives, but also can be a distant relative who is thousands of miles away and has no relationship with you oh, hehe, listen to me, it's definitely correct!"

  Lin Meng was not stupid and immediately understood Sun Xuan's hint.

  She stared straight at the plump girl in front of her, whose pale face with a hint of red was round and tender, looking a bit silly and cute, but more often reminded people of the word "pure", however, when this girl looked at her with shiny black eyes and smiled slyly, it made people feel that there was a bit of cunning!

  A girl who is different from others!

  Lin Meng thought so in her heart and smiled brightly at Sun Wu with gratitude. "Thank you!"

  Bright eyes and white teeth, with a head full of black hair and fair skin, plus an enchanting smile, left Sun looking dazed.

  "You're really clever and know a lot!" Lin Meng added, inexplicably wanting to say more to her.

  Sun Pengpeng waved his hand awkwardly, "No, no, I...I was just taking a look!"

  "Really?!" Lin Meng squinted and smiled. "That's also very impressive, I didn't think of what you said earlier."

  "Don't you think it looks bad?" Sun Tuantuan blinked her eyes and stared straight at Lin Meng. "Many people look down on this kind of thing!"

  In school, from the head teacher to each subject teacher, all of them classified these books, especially romance novels loved by girls and martial arts novels loved by boys, as "misleading" and "detrimental to studies". Some students even secretly mocked those girls who read romance novels. Perhaps it's because high school students are at a sensitive age, they have vague views on love, wanting to love but not daring to love due to the pressure from parents, teachers, and classmates, making even "liking" someone a taboo that cannot be spoken out loud, let alone reading romance novels that seem like pornography.

  Lin Meng couldn't help but laugh and said sincerely, "How could that be?! Look, isn't it also possible to cultivate one's temperament and alleviate stress? You like it, and you're not harming others, so what's good or bad about it?"

  "Really?!" Sun Xuanxuan looked up with a surprised and delighted expression!

  Lin Meng nodded heavily, laughing with his teeth exposed and his eyebrows curved!

  Sun Mengmeng touched the back of her head, and also smiled with two very cute dimples on her face. She blushed and suddenly said, "Lin Meng, you...you look really beautiful!"

  After finishing speaking, she ran away quickly, like a shy little girl!

  Lin Meng's face turned red, it was the first time she had been praised so bluntly by a girl of the same age! Suddenly, she thought that Sun Xuanxuan was also going to see Teacher Nie, and immediately called out to her.

  "Sun Wanwan, aren't you going to see your teacher?!"

  "Not going!" Sun Wanwan turned back with a smile, sticking out her tongue at her. "Nothing's going to happen, who wants to see Old Nie anyway?"

  Lao Niu Tou, everyone's nickname for our class teacher!

  Lin Meng was stunned again, and it wasn't until then that she realized the person Sun Xuan had been looking for was actually her!

  Her heart moved slightly, with gratitude and inexplicable joy. This chubby and lovely girl was specially here to guide her!

  Lin Meng smiled silently, but when she saw the head teacher's office not far in front of her, her smile stopped.

  She stopped, thought for a moment, and roughly had an outline in her mind. She pursed her lips and walked over. When she reached the door, it was open, wide open, like a huge mouth that seemed to swallow people whole. The head teacher's office, the place where most students hated, feared, and left with a shadow in their hearts!

  Lin Meng took a deep breath, clenched one fist and raised the other, knocking on the side door. After two "dongs", she shouted out loud:

  "Report!"