Chapter 328: Forcing Her Out of the Exam
Xiao Hua is not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong.
The last time she helped Jiang Huaiyu spread rumors, it was because she believed everything Jiang Huaiyu said was true.
She thought she could "expose" the "true face" of the "ingrate" Jiang Mengyu and make some money as well—why not do it?
Reality told her that what she was spreading was not the truth, and she was the first to think about cutting ties with Jiang Huaiyu.
However, when she thought of her current situation, she knew she couldn’t; among the three of them, she was the only one still feigning politeness with Jiang Mengyu.
This morning, Jiang Huaiyu approached her, asking her to stop Mengyu from taking the exam or, at the very least, to disrupt her thoughts to affect her examination performance. She would be given US$ 30 as a reward.
She needed the money desperately, as her brother had found a partner who was very dissatisfied with her still studying at her age. Her mom had already told her that after the New Year, the family would not have money for her schooling.
At this time, the miscellaneous school fees were over 9 yuan, and the monthly living expenses required more than three yuan, besides paying for rice and firewood.
The rice could be taken from home, the firewood could be gathered by herself, but money was truly hard to come by.
If she had that US$ 30, she could at least solve half of her expenses for the next school term.
Therefore, she had to get that US$ 30.
To get those US$ 30, she must make a scene—even if she couldn’t get the teachers to cancel Jiang Mengyu’s exam, she had to upset Jiang Mengyu enough to affect her scores.
However, just as Xiao Hua was about to make a scene again, she suddenly felt an enormous pressure on her body, so heavy she couldn’t move at all, let alone catch her breath or speak.
How could a mere mortal like her wish to move with the suppression of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator placed upon her?
Xiao Hua was terrified. What’s happening?
Jiang Mengyu, of course, knew about Xiao Hua’s financial difficulties and the need to make money from Jiang Huaiyu to afford her schooling.
But financial struggles were no excuse for framing a classmate!
Since she so desired for someone else to be unable to take the exam, then it better be her who cannot participate in the exam!
Without Xiao Hua’s interference, the exam soon began.
The test papers were distributed, and Jiang Mengyu only glanced once before swiftly beginning to write.
While working on the test, her spiritual power continued to suppress Xiao Hua, preventing her from speaking or moving.
You reap what you sow—since Xiao Hua willingly acted like Jiang Huaiyu’s lapdog, she can’t blame me for disciplining her!
Xiao Hua saw other students already answering their papers while she, except for her eyes, couldn’t move any other part of her body; she was extremely anxious.
Finally, Teacher Wu realized something was wrong: "Xiao Hua, why haven’t you started your exam yet?"
Xiao Hua looked up at Teacher Wu, then at Jiang Mengyu, her eyes pleading: Teacher, it’s not that I don’t want to take the exam, I can’t move!
It had to be Jiang Mengyu who played some trick, making me unable to move.
To tell the truth, she was spot on.
When Teacher Wu saw her eyes watching Jiang Mengyu, instead of suspecting that Xiao Hua couldn’t move because of Jiang Mengyu’s interference and was unable to take the exam, he thought Xiao Hua was still upset that Jiang Mengyu wasn’t punished and was on strike from the exam.
He was secretly furious: to threaten him with a boycott of the exam—what kind of attitude was that?
He simply stopped paying attention to her and focused on proctoring the exam.
The other students also noticed Xiao Hua still sitting motionless, her eyes incessantly watching Jiang Mengyu.
Everyone was puzzled—what did Xiao Hua mean by this? Was she boycotting the exam because Jiang Mengyu was not punished for being late?