Rebirth: I became rich by farming-Chapter 40 - I Believe in You

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: I Believe in You

Chapter 40 -40: I Believe in You

After returning from lunch, Mei Mengzhen once again entered the classroom and felt uneasy under everyone’s gaze. Finally, she couldn’t help but blurt out, “If you have something to ask, just ask.”

Everyone shook their heads in unison, “No, we don’t have anything to ask.”

Mei Mengzhen pouted. They didn’t ask, and she didn’t feel like talking, either.

But just as she had taken her seat, a boy seated behind her to the right tapped her shoulder and said, “They may not ask, but I want to.”

“Then go ahead and ask,” she replied.

“We’ve heard, did your parents pass away? We don’t mean to rip open any old wounds, we just want to understand the situation, fearing we might have misheard someone else’s rumors.”

Mei Mengzhen was speechless. You’re not ripping open old wounds, yet you ask so directly? However, she was very curious, “Can I know who spread it?”

The boy’s name was Deng Yong. He wasn’t a bad person, just very familiar with everyone and a bit oblivious to social cues. Whenever there was a need for someone to step up in class, they’d often prod him to do it. Even if he realized later that he was being used, he didn’t hold grudges. People would use him again next time. In common tongue, he was called a no-brainer.

Deng Yong naturally wasn’t one to cover for others either. He glanced at Liang Xiao, then said, “It was Liang Xiao who told us.”

Liang Xiao was shocked, “No, it wasn’t me.” After saying that, she looked toward Mei Mengzhen and explained, “How could I possibly talk about your personal affairs in class? Zhenzhen, I really didn’t.”

Seeing Liang Xiao denying it made Deng Yong unhappy. There was evidence in the class group chat and the records were there. There was no use denying it—everyone knew, “It was you who said it. I’m not the only one who saw it.”

Since it was a self-study period, the classroom was quiet, and their conversation caught the attention of everyone nearby. Hearing the crucial part, they couldn’t understand why Liang Xiao was denying it, so they collectively started to object, “It was you who said it. We all have evidence.”

“Exactly, the chat logs are there, and it could only be you who has such a close relationship with Zhenzhen. If it wasn’t you, who else could it be?”

One after another, the students chimed in, leaving Liang Xiao with no words to defend herself. She could only look at Mei Mengzhen, hoping she would trust her.

Honestly, this incident had also happened in the past life. At the time, Mei Mengzhen hadn’t believed Liang Xiao because the evidence was just too overwhelming, and she instinctively believed these one-sided statements. It was only days later when the truth surfaced—Liang Qianjin had used Liang Xiao’s phone to post in the class group. As for Liang Qianjin’s motives, she didn’t understand them well and simply assumed it was jealousy towards her friendship with Liang Xiao, trying to sabotage it.

Ultimately, the sisters had a roadside argument, which Mei Mengzhen happened to overhear, so the misunderstanding was resolved, and their friendship was mended and even strengthened. So much so that later on, Mei Mengzhen didn’t hesitate to stand by Liang Xiao’s side when something happened, which was probably the real reason why Liang Xiao later offered tens of thousands to help her pay off a debt.

But at the moment, Mei Mengzhen just wanted to say, “I believe her, she didn’t say it.”

When Mei Mengzhen said this, not only her classmates but Liang Xiao, too, were stunned. Liang Xiao truly didn’t expect Mei Mengzhen to trust her without a doubt—it was a certainty in her tone that she had never heard used with her before.

Truth be told, Liang Xiao was moved.

Expecting a sisterly feud that never occurred, the classmates suddenly lost interest.

However, Deng Yong wasn’t happy, as Mei Mengzhen hadn’t yet answered his question, “You haven’t told me if it’s true.”

As they say, some people can’t read the room. Mei Mengzhen, exasperated, replied, “You may ask, but I can choose not to answer. Who says every question must be replied to? Look at your test paper, you’ve left the majority of it blank. After you’ve finished answering your test paper, then come and ask me these questions.”

Mei Mengzhen felt that she was truly concerned for her classmates’ academic performance—look, she was encouraging them to study.

And because Mei Mengzhen’s reasoning was so sound, it left her classmates unable to find a reason to refute.

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Indeed, not every question asked has to be answered. You can ask, but I can choose not to tell.

Her classmates fell into contemplation, which was followed by a new round of exams.

Only after school, as they left the building, weary to the bone, did they realize they had been tested on every subject in just one day. When had their school ever been so strict? It was torture for both their minds and bodies.

Yet, it wasn’t that the school’s management was overly strict, they had just grown lax. Compared to key high schools, the amount of work from the start of the term would have nearly cost these students half their lives.

Though the school was strict, there was no reason to have evening self-study on the first day, so once school was out, everyone grabbed their bags and bolted from the premises.

Mei Mengzhen and Liang Xiao also leisurely followed the crowd out of the school.

Still concerned about the lunchtime incident, Liang Xiao didn’t have a moment to explain in the afternoon due to the tight schedule, but now she had the time, “Zhenzhen, I’m really grateful that you trust me today, but I really didn’t do it, and I hope you…”

Liang Xiao hadn’t finished talking when Mei Mengzhen interrupted, “What nonsense are you talking about? I never doubted you from the start. I truly know it wasn’t you. After all, you visited me at home during the summer break. You couldn’t even bring yourself to ask me face to face, let alone do so online.”

Liang Xiao didn’t expect Mei Mengzhen to say these words to her. Her normally cold heart seemed to touch a lit match. Although it wasn’t enough to warm her, it did shed a light.

As to who was behind the incident, she had an inkling. She wasn’t foolish; without the domestic troubles, her academic performance would never have been mediocre. So, Liang Xiao’s intelligence was, in fact, quite high. Apart from the exams in the afternoon, she had taken the time to calmly analyze who could have been responsible, and it could have only been Liang Qianjin—nobody else would bother with such pettiness.

Liang Xiao tucked the matter away in her heart; for now, she had no power to retaliate, but she had to learn to be strong. She would chalk this incident up and settle it slowly, later on.

The Liang family and the Mei family lived close, separated only by crossing a road. So the two of them went their separate ways—Liang Xiao returned to the Liang Family, and Mei Mengzhen went back home.

Approaching her home, Mei Mengzhen could smell a pungent burnt odor even before she reached the gate. She hurriedly opened the gate and went inside to find smoke filling every corner of the room, but it was far from a dangerous fire. Still, a whiff of smoke made her eyes water. The condition of the house didn’t matter much, but her brother couldn’t be in any danger. Mei Mengzhen rushed in and saw her brother, Mei Mengchen, stubbornly watching cartoons on the sofa with tears in his eyes from the smoke, and the big dummy Fan Tianyu in the kitchen, stir-frying without turning on the exhaust hood.