Chapter 138: Given by Gu Ci

Despite her words, there was still a trace of hesitation and disapproval in Gu Zhiran’s tone, as if she did not want Gu Yueling to do this.

"Sister Yueling, I still feel like this isn't quite right. After all, she is my cousin, and I can't just watch her... Could we perhaps..."

Hearing this, Meng Yueling on the other end of the line became increasingly impatient.

"Your mother already said last time that your family wouldn't interfere in her affairs anymore, so why are you still bothering? Forget it, I don't need you to do anything... Just tell her directly to come outside the school at noon today. If she doesn't show up, I’ll make sure her parents pay the price!"

"Alright then... Sister Yueling."

There was still a hint of hesitation in Gu Zhiran's tone, but Meng Yueling knew that Gu Zhiran had compromised, which was enough. She said a few more words and hung up, waiting only for Gu Ci to arrive at noon.

After hanging up, a smile tugged at the corners of Gu Zhiran’s lips; she was in a very good mood. She strolled to the entrance of Class 12, intending to call Gu Ci out, but Gu Ci was not in the classroom. With a composed smile, she asked a student sitting by the window, "Excuse me, could you tell me where my cousin has gone?"

However, the student ignored Gu Zhiran entirely, keeping his head down and scribbling furiously on his paper. Gu Zhiran’s smile stiffened for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. Her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the student working on practice problems. A flash of disdain crossed her eyes, but she tapped the student’s desk lightly and repeated her question.

Only then did the student from Class 12 look up. Usually, he would have answered if someone from another class asked a question, but seeing that it was Gu Zhiran, he instantly lost all interest in replying. The fact that he clearly heard her but chose not to answer was what truly stung Gu Zhiran.

Seeing that no one in Class 12 was willing to answer the question on behalf of that student, the smile on Gu Zhiran’s face froze completely. Realizing that no one in the class would respond even if she asked again, she gave up on asking and walked directly into the classroom, heading toward Gu Ci’s desk.

This time, she was stopped as soon as she entered.

"You’re not from our class. What are you doing here?"

Gu Zhiran took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, and said in a submissive, pitiful tone, "I have something to tell my cousin—something very important. If I am disturbing everyone, I apologize."

This sounded exceptionally pitiful. The students of Class 12 couldn't be bothered to say anything more. They were all watching, and Gu Zhiran wouldn't be able to do anything to Gu Ci’s seat anyway.

Gu Zhiran walked to Gu Ci’s desk with a calm expression. Scanning the desk, she picked up Gu Ci’s pen and wrote a line on the exam paper sitting on top, effectively passing on Meng Yueling’s message to Gu Ci. Just as she was about to leave, her gaze fell upon the watermark printed along the margin of the exam paper.

Seeing those four characters, Gu Zhiran’s expression darkened instantly!

She couldn't help but scan the papers on the desks of the surrounding students. Now, Gu Zhiran could see nothing else; she could only see that almost everyone’s paper had that binding mark!

Mianzong... Mianzong!

It was all from Mianzong!

She tried to restrain herself, but finally, she couldn't help it. She grabbed the exam paper and seized the clothes of the girl sitting in front of Gu Ci’s desk. "Tell me, where did you get these papers?"

The girl sneered with disdain, speaking loudly enough for Gu Zhiran to hear, "Naturally, Sister Ci gave them to us. What exactly is your problem?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiran’s face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. "Where is she? Where exactly has my cousin gone?"

Gu Zhiran had always maintained a gentle and elegant image at school. She had never before shown such an ugly expression, let alone acted in such an aggressive manner. The girl being grabbed by Gu Zhiran frowned and brushed her hand away. "I’m asking you, Gu Zhiran, what exactly do you want?"

The other students in the class noticed the scene and looked over in unison. Their gazes were filled with hostility toward Gu Zhiran. Huo Shuyue kicked her desk and let out a cold laugh. "I’m asking you, Gu Zhiran, is this a place for you to act wild?"

Gu Zhiran took a deep breath, but her brows remained tightly furrowed, and her face was terrifyingly cold.

"Fine! You won't tell me, will you? I’ll go to the teacher right now and report this. I just hope you don't regret it!"

With that, Gu Zhiran snatched Gu Ci’s exam paper and turned to walk out of the door with determination!

The students of Class 12 felt this was utterly baffling, so they completely overlooked the fact that Gu Zhiran had taken Gu Ci’s paper when she left. It was only after she was gone that they began to feel annoyed for not making her leave the paper behind.

It was a waste to let Gu Zhiran take that paper...

After these two days of frantic cramming, they knew how precious Mianzong’s materials were; even with money, one couldn't necessarily buy them. It was no wonder that when their teachers saw their papers during class, they couldn't help but marvel at the excellent resources they had access to once they were willing to study hard.

However, their teachers seemed to have misunderstood, assuming their families had obtained these papers for them rather than Gu Ci distributing them to everyone...

They tried to explain, but the problem was that even when they did, their teachers were convinced of their initial assumption and didn't believe a word of their explanation. How could anyone possibly provide so many Mianzong materials? It was completely impossible...

Yet, Gu Ci herself wouldn't explain, only saying that the materials were theirs to keep and had nothing to do with her. Consequently, even with a hundred mouths, they couldn't clear things up.

...

On the other side, holding the paper in her hand, Gu Zhiran felt as if her chest was about to explode with rage!

How shameless could Gu Ci be to do something like this?

These were Mianzong materials! How could she have the audacity to use her things to curry favor with the people in Class 12?!

Furthermore, if it weren't for Meng Yueling prompting her to come here today, she might never have known about this and would have been kept entirely in the dark!

And, who was it? Who was it...