That night, a post titled "Lin Jinran Has Deceived You All" suddenly appeared on the forum of Wannanshi No. 1 Middle School.
The poster claimed that Lin Jinran was actually the daughter of a wealthy family in the imperial capital. In her rebellious phase, she defied her parents' discipline and came alone to Wannanshi to experience life and study.
With her parents' behind - the - scenes manipulation, she smoothly got into the key class of the No. 1 Middle School. Her parents even specifically talked to the class teacher, who then arranged for her to be at the same desk as the top student in the grade.
But Lin Jinran began to seduce her deskmate, the top student, making him tutor her. Moreover, Lin Jinran had a boyfriend in the imperial capital. She was fickle - minded and promiscuous.
In addition, Lin Jinran was ungrateful. She publicly told her classmates that her parents had passed away to gain their sympathy and thus obtain convenience.
As soon as the post came out, there was an uproar.
"Is this for real? Someone please tell me this is not true. The goddess I've been a fan of for half a year turns out to be such a person."
"Lin Jinran... She has a boyfriend in the imperial capital, yet she still tried to seduce Su Qinian. I'm so angry. My male god was finally deceived by a slag girl."
"Why do you all believe this is true? How can you prove that Lin Jinran has a boyfriend? There's no evidence at all. Don't just spread rumors."
"Look at the 56th floor of the post. The poster posted a photo of two people sitting together drinking coffee. The man's face was mosaicked, but he still looked very handsome."
"Lin Jinran is... having an affair. She's deceived two handsome guys. Oh right, I did hear the gossip that Lin Jinran's parents were dead. I even felt sorry for her at that time. I never thought she was such a person. I've wasted my sympathy."
"She's a rich girl. She got into our school through behind - the - scenes manipulation. Maybe her current grades were also obtained by bribing the teachers secretly. For us students with average grades, there's nothing we can do."
"I'm so angry. I've been deceived by this person for half a year, wasting my youth, time, and energy."
"I'm a classmate of Lin Jinran. I can prove that she did say in class that her parents were dead. We classmates even felt sorry for her and took care of her. I never thought it was a lie. She deceived our feelings."
"Ah! Is this a trick she came up with to seduce Su Qinian? I'm so angry and shocked. My poor top student in the grade was just played around by her."
"I have a bold guess. Maybe she said her parents were dead to gain Su Qinian's sympathy. She didn't expect others in the class to hear it, so she just let the rumor spread. Otherwise, how can you explain that a rich girl would curse her parents to death?"
"Makes sense. The boys deceived by Lin Jinran are so miserable. She's good - looking, but she can't be promiscuous just because of her looks."
"Doesn't she have a younger sister named Lin Tingnian? I've seen them together. It felt a bit strange. I always thought they didn't get along well."
"Yes, yes. Lin Tingnian said Lin Jinran was not good in many ways, but Lin Jinran successfully refuted her, and the blame fell on Lin Tingnian. We even criticized Lin Tingnian at that time. It seems we wronged her."
"Lin Jinran is not a good person at all. She's a slag girl."
"Can you not just judge Lin Jinran's fault based on one - sided words? What if this is fake and fabricated? You'll harm her."
"I also think this post appeared too suddenly. It's obviously aimed at Lin Jinran. There must be something wrong. Don't believe it so easily."
"How can you still speak for Lin Jinran? Are you her lackeys? Do you still remember the incident when Lin Jinran made a speech on stage about puppy love? I'm so confused. How could she be so bold? It turns out her family has a strong background, so she's not afraid of the grade director."
"Oh, right! I remember. There's something fishy. The grade director didn't punish her in the end."
"Money really talks. The rich can do whatever they want. They've made fools of us. We're just poor students."
"Ah! I'm going crazy. I'm so angry just thinking about this..."
The next morning, it was foggy. Lin Jinran carried her schoolbag and walked slowly into the school gate with the crowd.
There were inquisitive looks all around, and from time to time, some whispers reached her ears.
"Look, that's Lin Jinran."
"She's Lin Jinran. She's really good - looking, but I never thought..."
"Sure enough, you can't judge a book by its cover."
"I get angry just looking at her. I never thought she was such a person."
These words lightly fell into her ears. Lin Jinran frowned slightly and looked in the direction of the sound. It was two girls talking.
When they saw her looking over, they immediately shut up and left in a hurry.
Normally, she would hear some comments on the way, but not so many, not so excessive, and there was no such deliberate scrutiny.
So, what happened?
Lin Jinran walked all the way to the senior - three teaching building. At the stairway, some classmates avoided her as if she were a snake or a scorpion, not willing to get any closer.
She walked to the back door of the classroom and was about to enter when suddenly she saw Lin Tingnian walking towards her with a smile and waving: "Sister, sister. I ate a really delicious bread this morning. I thought you might like it too, so I brought it for you."
After saying that, Lin Tingnian smiled sweetly and stretched out her hand, holding a bag of warm bread.
Lin Jinran looked down and saw that there was some milk powder sprinkled on the bread. "You eat it. I won't. And I've already had breakfast."
She was allergic to milk powder, and Lin Tingnian couldn't have not known.
"It doesn't matter. I've already bought it. Sister, you have a lot of study pressure and you'll easily get hungry. You can have it during the break to replenish your energy." Lin Tingnian smiled sweetly and pushed the bread forward.
Some classmates in the corridor were looking at her. Lin Jinran couldn't figure out what Lin Tingnian was up to.
Did she really just want her to eat this bread and then have an allergic reaction?
That would be too stupid.
Lin Jinran stared at Lin Tingnian with a calm look in her eyes, her gaze fixed on her face, trying to find any clues.
But she found none.
As the class was about to start, Lin Jinran suddenly smiled and reached out to take the bread. "Okay. Hurry back to your class. The class is about to start. Don't be late."
"Don't worry, sister. I've already memorized the way. I won't be late. Bye - bye."
Lin Tingnian left resolutely without a trace of reluctance.
Lin Jinran sat back at her seat and looked at the bread in her hand, wondering what Lin Tingnian was really trying to do.
Lin Tingnian should know that she wouldn't eat this bread.
So, what was her purpose?