Chapter 2 — Reliving Before the University Exam, I Tear Up the Conspiracy to Steal Direct Admissions

Hua's mother immediately turned and shouted:

"Shut up! You and he are on the same side, so of course you have to defend him."

At that moment, homeroom teacher Chu also ran over, his forehead covered in sweat.

"What's going on? The university entrance exam is about to take place, why are you still arguing in the dormitory?"

I held the phone firmly.

"You came at the right time. Hua Niem Niem's parents suspected me of taking their things and asked to search their luggage. I agreed, but I had to have the teacher and the dormitory manager testify, and record the entire process."

Teacher Chu looked at Hua's mother.

"Hua's parents, do you have proof?"

Hua's mother is still stiff-necked.

"If there's no evidence, can't you be on guard? If he's not guilty, why are you afraid of people checking?"

I squatted and opened the suitcase.

"If you want to check, just check. But if you don't find anything, Miss Hua must apologize to you in front of everyone."

Mother Hua chuckled.

"Okay. If there isn't, I'm sorry. What if there is?"

I looked straight at her.

"If it's true, I'll report it to the police myself."

The unpleasant look on Hua Niem Niem's face immediately disappeared. She unconsciously bit the pen cap hard enough to leave a white mark, then quickly lowered her head. Master Chu spoke up:

"Then check. No one is allowed to touch anything, let the dormitory manager do it."

The manager took each item out of my suitcase one by one. Personal toiletries. All are placed neatly on the table. Hua's mother glued her eyes to every corner of the suitcase, the more she looked, the more impatient she became. Khuong Tuyet crossed her arms and smiled faintly.

"Miss Hua looks very closely. Have you found your family heirloom yet?"

Hua's mother gritted her teeth.

"Stop talking nonsense."

The last compartment is opened. Inside was only a train ticket and a photocopy of my grandmother's medical records. Teacher Chu asked:

"Hua's parents, can you see clearly now?"

The corner of Hua's mother's mouth twitched.

"Who knows if it was hidden somewhere else before?"

I put my phone back.

"I promised just now. Please apologize."

The entire dorm room immediately fell silent. At that moment, Hua Niem Niem suddenly stood up.

"To Duong, do you have to force my mother like that? My mother only cares about me."

I calmly looked at her.

"She suspected me of stealing and even searched my suitcase. If I ask for an apology, does that mean I'm forcing you?"

Hua Niem Niem's tears are coming.

"There are only a few days left until the university entrance exam. Do you have to make everyone uncomfortable at this time?"

Teacher Chu immediately turned to me.

"To Duong, Niem Niem's pressure is very great, I sympathize with you a little."

Khuong Tuyet couldn't bear it anymore.

"Teacher, why do you always ask To Duong to sympathize? The one whose suitcase was ransacked was him."

I closed the suitcase.

"No need to apologize anymore."

Upon seeing that, Hua's mother immediately smiled proudly. But right after that, I calmly continued:

"I will keep this video. In the future, if anyone dares to say that I stole Hua Niem Niem's things, I will make it public immediately."

The smile on Hua's mother's face immediately stiffened. I pulled my suitcase and walked out. Behind, Hua Niem Niem called out.

"To Duong."

I stopped walking. Hua Niem Niem's voice suddenly calmed down.

"You can go, but leave the documents behind. I haven't finished reading your book summarizing writing materials."

I turned my head to look at her.

"That's my stuff."

As if she didn't hear what I said, she continued:

"Anyway, you can Once recruited directly, they won't be able to use it even if they keep it. If you lend me a few days, it won't cost anything."

I tightened my grip on the suitcase.

"No."

Hua Niem Niem paused. Maybe this is the first time she's been rejected by me. Hua's mother was about to speak but Mr. Chu stopped her.

"Okay then. To Duong has also completed the procedures to leave school, don't cause any more trouble."

I pulled my suitcase and left the dormitory. At the end of the hallway, Khuong Tuyet ran after me and thrust an old cloth bag into my hand.

"Your blue-covered notebook, I took it for you. Hua Niem Niem has been staring at it for a while now, I'm afraid she'll secretly steal it in the chaos."

I received the bag.

"Thank you."

Khuong Tuyet lowered her voice.

"To Duong, I keep thinking that you and your mother are very strange today. Are you really planning to go that far?"

I looked downstairs. Hua's mother was still sticking half her face out of the window, watching. I calmly replied:

"The farther the better."

I'm not going home. In my previous life, when Hua Niem Niem called, I was cooking porridge for my grandmother at the hospital. She cried until she couldn't speak, saying her exam notice was stuck in an English book in the dormitory. So I ran from the hospital to school, then from school to the test site. Now that I think about it... Every step I took was like she had planned it out for me. In this life... I went straight to the train station, changing the destination to the ancient town of Nhan Hoi. Right before entering the station, Mr. Chu's phone rang.

"To Duong, why are you checking out so quickly? The class still has some graduation papers that need you to sign."

I stood next to the ticket gate.

"Teacher, I asked yesterday. The teacher himself said it could wait until after the university entrance exam."

Teacher Chu coughed loudly.

"Now the situation has changed. Hua Niem Niem's mood is not good. She said she mistakenly brought a notebook summarizing Math errors."

I laughed.

"Lost things again?"

Teacher Chu's voice immediately darkened.

"Don't say that. This is a very important stage for her. As a classmate, can't you go back and coordinate to find some help?"

"Impossible."

The other end of the line was silent for a few seconds.

"To Duong, you have been directly recruited. Don't strain relationships with friends. Just going back once won't have any effect."

I looked up at the clock on the ticket gate.

"I'm already at the station."

Teacher Chu tried to suppress his anger.

"Your grandmother is still in the hospital. Now you're running around like that, do your family members know?"

I calmly replied:

"Teacher, if you think I stole something, just call the police. If there is no proof, please don't call me about this anymore."

After speaking, I hung up and switched the phone to silent mode.