Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife - Chapter 550: Cruel and Cold Words

Chapter 550: Chapter 550: Cruel and Cold Words

“Actually, at that time, the teacher wanted Shao Tianyu to go with him too, after all, Shao Tianyu is also from City No.1 Middle School, and the teacher was more familiar with him.”

For the competition in the capital, only City No.1 Middle School had a teacher leading the team; teachers from other counties and cities were waiting for news in Yan City.

“But Li Youmin insisted on going and explained to me that it was more convenient to stay with the teachers, so I didn’t think much of it. He brought it up, and the teacher agreed. However, the next morning, when the teacher was about to take us to the examination hall, the teacher’s watch was missing.”

The teacher’s watch was placed on the table, and there were only two teachers and three students in the room. Not too many people, but also not too few.

The watch was gone, and no one wanted to suspect these students, but the fact was right there.

To prove his innocence, Li Youmin suggested the teacher search everyone’s bags.

“And the watch was found in your bag?” Lin Chuxia asked.

Lin Jiadong nodded, “Not exactly, the teacher’s watch was also a Shanghai brand, I heard it was newly purchased.”

Lin Chuxia understood.

To encourage her brother, during the days Lin Jiadong was in the city for intensive training, she had just bought him a Shanghai brand men’s watch.

Her brother cherished that watch very much, and since few of his classmates had such a flamboyant accessory, he didn’t wear it on his wrist but kept it in his backpack.

“What happened afterwards?”

“It was quite a commotion at the time. Before that, Li Youmin had mentioned the security issues at the inn, and they almost reported it to the police, but the leading teacher suppressed it. With the time running out, we went to take the exam first. After the exam, Hu testified for me that the watch in my bag was mine. When the inn asked if they needed to report it to the police, the leading teacher refused, just saying he made a mistake, and that was the end of it. The teacher never mentioned the lost watch again.”

Lin Chuxia knew that the teacher did this to protect these students to the greatest extent.

They were there to participate in a national mathematics competition. Those ten students chosen from the province were all elites.

If the police got involved, no matter the outcome, the reputation of these kids would be affected.

It might even affect the result of the competition in the end.

For a student, such a national competition could very well be a chance to change their destiny; the teacher couldn’t bear to ruin their futures over a watch.

So why was this issue brought up again at school after it had passed?

Since the teacher didn’t pursue it at the time, the matter was considered over, and the teacher had sacrificed a watch for the students’ futures.

Now, after all this time, Lin Jiadong coming to her meant that something must have happened at their school regarding this matter.

Lin Jiadong’s eyes turned red again, and he wiped them with his sleeve, clearly feeling truly wronged.

“I really don’t know what’s going on. The day before yesterday, when the results came out, I was quite happy to find out I placed third. The teacher was happy for me too, and the principal even praised me at the assembly. But when I got back to class, I noticed that my classmates looked at me differently.”

At first, he didn’t take it to heart, thinking it might be because he had ranked in the national competition.

The national competition ranking was an honor, even he himself found it glorious and incredible.

Until he went to the restroom and overheard classmates talking behind his back, that’s when he realized the incident from the Capital Inn about the teacher losing the watch had spread among them, and their words implied they believed the watch was stolen by him.

“What’s the use of good grades if your character is questionable?”

“Exactly, a small thief as a child, a big thief when grown. Now he dares to steal the teacher’s watch, who knows what he’ll steal in the future.”

“Exactly, with his character, if he gets into college and enters society, he might sell out the country for money? What baseline does a thief have?”

“You know, those traitors are just like him. The city’s teacher involved should’ve directly handed him to the police to stop him from harming others.”

“I lost five cents in class last year, do you think it could have been Lin Jiadong who stole it? I never suspected that my classmates could be thieves.”

“Well, it could be. After all, if he stole the city’s teacher’s watch, what else might he not do? No wonder he’s dressed so well; I heard his family is from the village, and their condition is just like that.”

“Not only is he dressed well, but he also eats well. I can’t bear to buy meat dishes once a month, but he eats it once a week. What kind of money is that family blowing away?”

“Maybe it doesn’t hurt when spending stolen money…”

…

Lin Jiadong didn’t know how he returned to the classroom.

All his clothes were bought by his second sister, and he ate well because she cared for him, saying he was at the age to grow and study hard, and eating meat could nourish his brain.

His second sister gave him more living expenses than all his dorm mates combined, so why would he need to steal someone else’s money?

He wanted to explain to those classmates, but how could he out-talk so many voices?

Even his dorm mates were wary of him.

They clearly knew his situation, that he had a wealthy sister, so why wouldn’t they believe him?

Lin Jiadong couldn’t understand, and the torment of this period was wearing him out.

“Second sister, the watch really wasn’t stolen by me; I didn’t do anything…”

In the end, Lin Jiadong couldn’t hold back and started crying quietly.

Lin Chuxia sighed. Her silly brother, someone merely used a small trick, played a little game, and he’s completely trapped.

No wonder in a past life, he lost his chance to go to university because of being framed.

“Don’t cry, I believe you.”

Lin Chuxia patted his shoulder and asked, “Jiadong, do you still remember your goal at school?”

Lin Jiadong nodded, his voice still a bit nasally, “I do, study well.”

“That’s right. Did their gossiping behind your back affect your ability to listen in class? When they slandered you, did they seize your books to frame you? Or did those rumors make the teachers exclude you and not teach you the key points? Or maybe, did the rumors affect your sleep?”

Lin Jiadong thought for a moment, then finally said softly, “The other things weren’t affected, just the last one. What they’ve been saying has really affected my sleep these past two nights. I don’t understand why they’re slandering me, why they would follow the crowd without any evidence.”

Lin Chuxia laughed in anger, picked up a tissue from the table, and threw it to him.

“Wipe your tears. Is it necessary to understand this? Have you figured out your math, physics, and chemistry problems? Have you thought about why in this national competition you only placed third instead of first?”

“Second sister,” Lin Jiadong opened his mouth.

He didn’t understand why his sister, who was just proud of him, suddenly seemed to be criticizing him.

Is it easy to be first in the nation?

He placed third, and the principal was overjoyed, yet his usually gentle sister spoke such harsh, cold words.