“Principal…” Teacher Yao said awkwardly, “This candidate is one of the two taken to the office for cheating. I’m not entirely clear about the specifics, but he only completed half the exam.”
Principal Yi was extremely surprised, his brow furrowing as he asked in a deep voice, “What is the name of the other student, and which office did they go to?”
After getting the answer, he immediately headed to Dean Wang’s office. The two male students from the classroom followed him hesitantly.
Principal Yi asked, “Do you have something to say?”
The ones following were Fang Wei and Deng Wanlin, both worried about Luo Yingbai and wanting to help. Fang Wei said, “Hello, Principal. We are Luo Yingbai’s roommates. We can testify that Luo Yingbai absolutely did not plagiarize!”
Deng Wanlin added, “That’s right! Zhao Qi falsely accused Yingbai of having cheat sheets. This is definitely a frame-up.”
Fang Wei remembered something else and quickly added, “Principal, Luo Yingbai submitted a project, but the name list changed to Zhao Qi’s. Maybe this is why Zhao Qi is framing him!”
They were desperate and happened to meet the principal, so they decided to say everything they could think of. If Principal Yi didn’t know Luo Yingbai, he would surely be displeased by such student intrigue. But now, after hearing just a few sentences, he was already convinced that Luo Yingbai, such a talented and good-tempered child, was definitely being wronged!
Principal Yi smiled kindly at them: “Okay, I understand the situation you’ve reported. I’ll go to the office and check.”
Deng Wanlin and Fang Wei were overjoyed, repeatedly thanking the principal. Even walking back to their dormitory, Fang Wei kept saying, “I never expected the principal to be so approachable. I feel like I’m dreaming. When he heard Yingbai was taken to the office, his expression was like someone was threatening his own son.”
Deng Wanlin responded, “But he’s so old, I hope he still has some fighting spirit… Our school is so gossipy.”
As the saying goes, popularity breeds controversy. Although Luo Yingbai wasn’t a big shot, being a trending topic was already something many ordinary people would envy. Soon after this incident, someone posted on Weibo accusing him of cheating.
The entire narrative was far from the truth.
