After the True Heiress Travels Back-Chapter 47 There is Hidden Information

"So what if I came in last during the exams? Teacher Qin never specified whether the first place I was supposed to achieve was from the top or the bottom."

Cheng Lingdang patted her chest, her argument may not have been logical, but she appeared quite bold.

"Nobody said anything at the time. Why should they refuse to acknowledge it now that the results are in? Even if they were going to renege on a bet, there are limits, right?"

Shi Yaoguang listened to her words with a sense of helplessness, "Aren’t you afraid of being accused of distorting the truth?"

"What’s there to be afraid of?"

Cheng Lingdang wore a fearless expression. "We’re in the right in this matter. So what if we’ve dug a linguistic trap? If they hadn’t been careless, they wouldn’t have fallen into it."

"So overall, it’s their own lack of attention to detail that led them into this trap. Since it’s their own mistake, why should it be pinned on you, Brother Shi?"

As she spoke, she flicked her ponytail and chuckled, "Actually, there’s a particularly good solution."

"Oh?" Shi Yaoguang grew curious, wondering what good idea she could possibly suggest.

As he pondered, he heard Cheng Lingdang speak longingly, "Ahem, Brother Shi, aren’t you incredibly good at fighting? If those people keep whining and refuse to pay up, just beat them up!"

Shi Yaoguang: "..."

This was clearly not a reliable solution.

However, Cheng Lingdang felt her suggestion was extremely sensible. "Brother Shi, I’m serious, you should give it some thought?"

Confronted with her blinking big eyes, Shi Yaoguang felt somewhat helpless. "How do you know I have that skill? What if after hitting someone, I get officially reprimanded?"

"Hmm." Cheng Lingdang bit her lip, appearing troubled, "It’s true that hitting people isn’t really right, but..."

"Yes?" Shi Yaoguang, seeing the bright sparkle in her eyes, felt an inexplicable sense of affection.

Cheng Lingdang, this girl, seemed not so innocent.

Nevertheless, her heart approved.

Cheng Lingdang was unaware of what she was thinking, and sneakily conveyed her thoughts.

"Random violence is wrong, but what about self-defense when forced into a corner?"

She lowered her voice to outline a "perfect" plan.

"...I believe those people definitely can’t keep their cool. Once they escalate things, it won’t be within Brother Shi’s control to remain nonviolent."

"Even if it’s excessive self-defense, it can’t be considered your fault."

After hearing her complete plan, Shi Yaoguang silently gave his approval.

But indeed, this girl was cunning and crafty.

Before she could react, Cheng Lingdang grew somewhat impatient. "Brother Shi, what do you think of my idea?"

"It’s quite good."

With that, she immediately got excited to act, "In that case, let’s get going!"

"No need."

"Huh?"

She looked at Shi Yaoguang in confusion. "Didn’t you say my idea was quite good?"

Shi Yaoguang reached out, tugged at her ponytail, and said indifferently, "Your idea is indeed good, but this matter involves some hidden complications, and it seems that your method won’t be necessary."

"What do you mean?"

Cheng Lingdang blinked, her mind already conjuring a saga of one hundred and eight episodes of campus drama.

While pondering, she couldn’t help but voice her thoughts, "Brother Shi, when you mention hidden complications, could it be that there’s an issue with your grades?"

Her question wasn’t unfounded.

She was well aware of the Shi Family siblings’ strained relationship.

Moreover, she had heard about Shi Yiqing’s academic performance in the past few years.

The truth was, she and Shi Yiqing had been at the same school from elementary to high school.

The difference was that she had always been at the top of the class, while Shi Yiqing lingered in the middle.

This time, Shi Yiqing’s grades had suddenly surpassed those of the top students in their class, which obviously didn’t make sense.

Although Yiqing’s die-hard fans on forum consistently defended her, claiming her performance was legitimate, and that she had merely been too modest previously,

Those words, however, were only convincing to fellow die-hards like themselves.

At the very least, she didn’t believe it.

Others might not understand, but she saw the situation all too clearly.

Shi Yiqing was nothing but vain and hypocritical.

Her vanity manifested in that she would inevitably find ways to show off anything she had.

Of course, she was a bit clever in her own right.

This bit of cleverness showed in the fact that...

Even when she wanted to show off, she would not do it herself.

At most, she would use the people around her to flaunt her superiority for her.

There was no need to mention her hypocrisy.

In Cheng Lingdang’s eyes, Shi Yiqing exuded a sense of hypocrisy from head to toe.

If such a person really had the capacity to achieve the highest score in her grade, she would have done it a long time ago. Why bother to hide?

Don’t even mention her extra studies during the holidays.

What kind of family was the Shi Family?

Shi Yiqing wasn’t an uneducated person before; she never missed any of her supplemental lessons each year.

It’s the same old story, if she truly had the capacity, she would have shined long ago.

Hiding her abilities? That was utterly impossible.

By comparison, Cheng Lingdang felt there was a greater likelihood of Shi Yaoguang scoring first place than Shi Yiqing.

Unfortunately...

This time Brother Shi only got one hundred points.

Out of seven hundred and fifty, he got just one hundred points.

The absolute last place.

Thinking of this, her mood took on a subtly complex quality. freewebnoveℓ.com

If only Brother Shi could have scored first place.

As Cheng Lingdang was lost in these thoughts, she heard Shi Yaoguang say, "My exam paper was very likely switched."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lingdang’s eyes widened like copper bells.

"Shi, Brother Shi, what did you say? I didn’t hear you wrong, right?"

Shi Yaoguang simply shrugged.

Cheng Lingdang stuttered, taking a while to recover from her shock.

"Brother Shi, it’s not that I don’t believe you, but... how do you know your exam paper was switched?"

Shi Yaoguang curled his lip, calmly stating, "I know my own results."

Cheng Lingdang tentatively asked, "Then... how much do you think you scored?"

Shi Yaoguang: "Seven hundred and forty."

Cheng Lingdang: "!!"

Her expression conveyed shock, "Brother Shi, you’re not suggesting that Shi Yiqing switched her paper with yours, are you?"

Shi Yaoguang shook his head.

Cheng Lingdang breathed a sigh of relief, it’s good that it wasn’t the case.

But before she could fully relax, she heard him continue, "I don’t know who scored one hundred points, but... my results were indeed switched by her."

Cheng Lingdang was surprised again, "Really?"

"Mhm."

Shi Yaoguang was too calm, so despite her surprise, Cheng Lingdang couldn’t help but believe him.

While believing him, she also found it unbelievable.

Then again, it’s the kind of thing that would be incredible no matter who it happened to, right?

After her surprise, curiosity couldn’t help but bubble up: "Since you know your results were switched by her, Brother Shi, what do you plan to do? You can’t just do nothing and let her gain an unfair advantage, can you?"