Chen Mo stared back coldly. 　　At this point, Director Lai spoke up, "Since you're all here, let's talk this out face to face and then think about how to resolve it." 　　“No need to ask.” This time it was Yang Shule who spoke. He first glanced at Xi Siyan next to Chen Mo, then turned to Chen Mo, his tone stiff and cold, and said, “I was the one who told Teacher Bai that you were changing the questions on stage.” 　　His words made it seem as if he didn't care to hide anything at all. 　　Chen Mo curled his lips. He wasn't surprised, but he just didn't like seeing him like this. He scoffed, "Why didn't you say anything when I asked you in class? Did you take some kind of drug to make you mute? You coward." 　　Yang Shule clenched her fists and glared at him. 　　Yang Zhi frowned: "Chen Mo, can't you speak properly?" 　　"That depends on who you're talking to." Chen Mo lifted his eyelids and looked at him. "If you don't like it, the main gate is over there. Go out and turn left." 　　"Director, look at his attitude!" Bai Suxiu interjected at the right moment, saying directly, "I asked Yang Shule first, since the papers are very similar. He only said he saw it, but didn't directly accuse him of copying. But Chen Mo? When I asked him in class, he wouldn't budge and insisted on doing it his way. Now he's still acting like this, so aggressive!" 　　Chen Mo genuinely laughed. 　　"You call that asking a question?" 　　"How about I ask you too, is your prejudice directed at me, or do you genuinely look down on so-called 'bad students' from the bottom of your heart?" 　　Bai Suxiu's face turned ugly. "Chen Mo, don't mess things up like this..." 　　“Teacher Bai,” Yang Zhi suddenly interrupted. 　　As an adult man, he seemed to have the opportunity to have an equal conversation with Bai Suxiu. He frowned and asked, "I roughly understand what happened. So, you mean that you still believe and insist that Chen Mo plagiarized, right?" 　　Bai Suxiu paused, seemingly lost in thought, and smoothed the hair at her temples. 　　He spoke again: "Since Chen Mo insists that he didn't cheat, I don't necessarily have to force him to admit it. How about this, I'll get him a new test paper, and if he gets 130 points, we'll leave it at that." 　　Everyone looked at Chen Mo. 　　We await his reply. 　　Yang Zhi was practically saying, "That's enough, just agree." 　　Yang Shule appeared to be observing coldly, but the disdain in her eyes suggested that she was convinced he couldn't possibly get 130. 　　Bai Suxiu crossed her arms, probably feeling that her suggestion just now was incredibly merciful. 　　As for the remaining two people... 　　Director Lai frowned, seemingly lost in thought. 　　Xi Siyan's eyes remained calm and expressionless. Chen Mo admitted that most of the time, he didn't understand him. For example, his motive for interfering in this matter was not actually on Yang Shule's side. 　　During this suffocating wait, Chen Mo took in everything. 　　Then he smiled and slowly opened his lips. 　　"On what grounds?" 　　Before anyone could change their expression, he spoke again: "What do I need to prove to you? Prove that I can do well on the exam? Or prove that I stole? The person whose pants were pulled down has to prove their innocence in the end. So, you think it's not enough to disgust me once, you want to disgust me again? What, am I supposed to be grateful?" 　　Seeing that he showed no excitement at all, and even sounded a bit lazy in his tone, Director Lai didn't know what to say. 　　He was the one in charge of the banquet. 　　“You can use a different analogy.” He looked down. “Who would dare take your pants off?” 　　Dead silence. 　　Chen Mo was truly impressed. He glanced over and said, "You're really trying hard today to avoid getting your face stepped on?" 　　In the end, it was Director Lai who made the final decision. 　　He rejected Bai Suxiu's proposal. 　　Next month's monthly exam, Chen Mo didn't make it into the top ten in the grade and was demoted to a regular class. 　　Half an hour later, Chen Mo bumped into Yang Zhi, who had brought Yang Shule out, at the corner of the stairs. 　　Yang Shule explained to Yang Zhi, her tone complaining, "I just told him directly when Teacher Bai asked me, I didn't lie. I didn't expect it to escalate like this, but brother, do you blame me for this?" 　　"What's it to blame you for?" Yang Zhi's tone was not surprised. 　　Yang Shule muttered, "Go ahead and curse if you want." 　　Yang Zhi looked at him and said, "Lele, you never used to argue with people over such trivial matters." 　　As they were talking, they saw Chen Mo. 　　Yang Zhi paused in his tracks. 　　"I'm going back to the classroom now," Yang Shule said, turning and leaving. 　　Yang Zhi looked at the person leaning against the wall. 　　What are you doing here? 　　"It's hot, let's blow some air." 　　"The driver said you're not going home this weekend either?" 　　"Um." 　　"Chen Mo." Yang Zhi finally frowned, took a deep breath, and explained for some unknown reason, "Shu Le is just a child with a temper, don't take it to heart." 　　Chen Mo looked at Yang Zhi in front of him and couldn't help but laugh and cry. 　　What kind of new targeting method is this? 　　"Which eye of yours saw me arguing with him?" Chen Mo asked. "Wasn't I the one who got scammed? Of course, if you're convinced I'm jealous that he copied his test paper, don't act so humble. I'm scared." 　　The person who said I was afraid clearly didn't see it that way at all. 　　Yang Zhi really wanted to shake off and leave. 　　But he never received a reply from Chen Mo on his phone again, and never heard him say a normal "big brother" again. Several times when he turned on his phone, he thought of this incident. 　　"Did you hand in your phone?" 　　No. 　　"So you don't reply to my messages?" 　　Chen Mo was puzzled. "What's wrong?" 　　The atmosphere froze. 　　"Since you're all right, go back, brother." Chen Mo pointed to the stairwell. "Take care, you must be tired today. I don't need to see you off, do I?" 　　Yang Zhi gritted his teeth, his temples twitching: "No need." 　　Watching Yang Zhi's fiery figure disappear into the distance, Chen Mo cursed, "Is he out of his mind?" 　　"Who are you cursing?" A lazy voice sounded from above. 　　Chen Mo looked up and saw Xi Siyan above through the stairwell railing.

Chapter 32