True or False Heiress: Becoming a Vicious Supporting Female Character (27)
This might also have something to do with appearances. Chu Xuan’s disgusting face had already deeply ingrained itself in their minds. Just thinking about it made them nauseous and repulsed, making it difficult for them to feel any sympathy. Moreover, Chu Xuan personally claimed that Chu Xiang was responsible for the incident, but the surveillance footage clearly proved that she didn’t go to the changing room; it was only Chu Xuan who was there. When they thought about how they had previously supported Chu Xuan without realizing her hypocritical facade, their disgust towards her grew even stronger.
Upon returning to the classroom, all the classmates looked up at them. They didn’t know about the disgusting incident, only that they had gone to the office to talk about the uniform-cutting matter. Everyone wanted to know the outcome.
Under everyone’s gaze, Chu Xiang calmly returned to her seat and immediately met Shao Yan’s gaze. She could tell that there was a trace of worry in his eyes, but as soon as he saw her, he immediately lowered his head. It was as if he was diligently working on his test paper.
Chu Xiang smiled and whispered as she took out her workbook, “I’m fine. The principal checked the surveillance footage, and it’s clear that I didn’t go there. Chu Xuan orchestrated it herself.”
Shao Yan didn’t respond, but his grip on the pen relaxed, and he began writing normally. Chu Xiang also focused on doing her exercises without speaking further.
Anyone would feel restless and agitated in such a situation, right? Yet Chu Xiang seemed to immerse herself in doing exercises again. Was there something particularly captivating about these practice problems? They were all the same questions, so why didn’t they find anything special about them?
Fortunately, there were several other girls who realized that they had been deceived by Chu Xuan for a long time. They were filled with righteous indignation and immediately told their nearby classmates about the situation. Since it was a small class with only 30 students, their seats were scattered, but within a few minutes, the whole class knew about it.
As a result, during self-study class, the volume of voices increased. The truth was simply too surprising. The creepy fragmented cloth uniform was actually cut by Chu Xuan herself? And she falsely accused Chu Xiang of stealing the necklace. Maybe even the incident where Chu Xiang almost drowned was intentional on her part.
Chu Xiang had actually stopped breathing that day and nearly died!
If it had only been these “pranks” on campus, they would have just talked about it for a while and avoided associating with Chu Xuan. However, everyone was shocked by what happened at the swimming pool just three days ago, and it left a deep impression on them. If it was intentional on Chu Xuan’s part, she almost killed Chu Xiang!
The question was whether she accidentally harmed Chu Xiang or if she had intentionally wanted her to die!
In the world of wealthy families, there were plenty of people who turned against each other and schemed, fighting over inheritance and positions of succession. They had seen plenty of such situations and, knowing that Chu Xuan had framed Chu Xiang, they were deeply disturbed. If Chu Xiang had died that day, without knowing the truth, they would have assumed that she pushed Chu Xuan into the water and ended up harming herself.
Perhaps they would even scorn Chu Xiang after her death, and the Chu family would be ashamed to have such a daughter. They would then shower more love on Chu Xuan, who had endured grievances and whom they had been nurturing for so many years. By then, Chu Xuan would be the only heiress of the Chu family.
Once conspiracy theories start, they don’t stop. Although some people thought it was unlikely, once everyone started discussing it, all sorts of ideas emerged. Just like when they baselessly accused Chu Xiang in the beginning, now that they had surveillance footage as evidence, it would be even easier to convict Chu Xuan. Coupled with the anger of being deceived by Chu Xuan, their hatred for her surpassed their previous hatred for Chu Xiang.
Chu Xuan drank a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water in the infirmary and claimed to feel much better. She asked Wang Shasha to return to the classroom while she went to the academic affairs office.
She wanted to clarify the matter of the surveillance footage herself. If she could find anything, she still had a chance to cover up the truth.
She was actually very careful and had planned everything thoroughly. However, today’s events had disrupted her thoughts, making it impossible for her to calm down. She also didn’t have as much confidence in what she had done.
Today, it was clearly Chu Xiang who did it. How could the surveillance footage show that Chu Xiang didn’t enter?
Using the excuse of not believing the surveillance footage, Chu Xuan requested the principal to take her to the monitoring room to view the footage before the PE class. She wore a medical mask, sunglasses, and a hat, covering most of her face and hiding the repulsive blemishes. She no longer needed to intentionally avoid people.
Seeing that she still insisted that it was Chu Xiang, the principal took her to see the footage. He also wanted to understand what had happened.
As a result, in the surveillance footage, Chu Xiang separated from Yang Xueqing and entered the restroom. She stayed there for several minutes before coming out with another classmate and then went to buy water before entering the gymnasium. There was absolutely nothing abnormal. Chu Xuan shook her head in disbelief, “How is this possible? Am I seeing things?”
The principal was starting to get angry. “Chu Xuan, this matter has had a severe impact. If you tell the truth now, there’s still time. Otherwise, I’ll have to ask your parents to come and resolve this.”
Upon hearing the word “parents,” Chu Xuan immediately calmed down. She lowered her head and feigned a helpless and fragile look. She said, choking up, “No, I… I’m just a foster child now. If I cause trouble for my family, I don’t know if I’ll be able to continue studying here.”
She believed that pretending to like the school’s behavior would be pleasing to the teachers, so she used that approach herself. Then she continued, “Principal, I have indeed experienced a few unpleasant incidents before. Can you… can you help me check the surveillance footage? I really want to know who harmed me. I always thought it was Chu Xiang. Today, the person was wearing a mask, and I couldn’t see their face clearly. I assumed it was Chu Xiang without thinking. I was wrong. But if it wasn’t her, then who could it be? Principal, can you help me investigate? It’s terrifying to think that someone is hiding in the shadows and harming me.”
As Chu Xuan spoke, she took off her glasses and wiped away her tears. Her eyes were genuinely red from crying, and that repulsive image on her face had angered her for a long time. So now, she performed the act of being pitiful.
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