Chapter 27 – Tang Xiao Faces Judgment from Everyone!

Liu Zihao had no idea about the backstory behind all this.

As far as he was concerned, he was just admiring Tang Yuan’s beauty.

Tang Xiao had never participated in a competition before, and Liu Zihao had never paid attention to any records. It was just a coincidence that she was here today. The family had cut ties, so it wasn’t worth caring about.

Tang Xiao decided to ignore it.

She turned to the others and said, “Don’t worry about it. Just focus on the test.”

“Alright.” Liu Zihao calmed down.

Meanwhile, Xia Yuxi thought to herself: Tang Xiao is so mature, so cool.

The people on stage hadn’t noticed what was happening in the audience.

After the host finished the introductions, the leaders gave some encouraging words.

Then, the competition officially began.

The room quieted down as students handed in their phones and received the test papers.

There were twelve sheets in this competition, a huge amount of content given the total of 1000 points.

The number of questions was large, and the three-hour time limit made it challenging.

Competitions like this were far more difficult than national exams.

“The competition has started. You may begin answering now.”

The classroom had long tables for each student, with plenty of space around for the teachers to supervise.

On the stage, Tang Yuan and Ge Juan flipped through the test papers, briefly scanning all twelve sheets.

Ge Juan remarked, “The questions this year are really tough. This might be the hardest one in over a decade. It looks like breaking your and your sister’s record is impossible.”

Tang Yuan glanced at the questions and said, “They are indeed tough. If it were me back in the day, I probably wouldn’t have scored 885.”

“Heh, you’re being too modest.”

Tang Yuan responded, “My best score was 885, and Tang Jie scored 893. Both of us fell just short of 900. It’s quite a regret that we never broke the 900-point mark.”

Competitions like this were tough, and in previous years, scoring around 800 was enough to make the top three.

But for the Tang sisters, they aimed higher—beyond 900 points to set a new record.

Indeed, outstanding people always had goals that were beyond what the average person could imagine.

Ge Juan looked at Tang Yuan with admiration.

What an outstanding person—born into a prestigious family, beautiful, brilliant, and now a director of a listed company, a true woman of excellence.

It wasn’t just Ge Juan who thought this way. Nearly everyone present saw Tang Yuan in the same light.

Tang Yuan continued to look at the test papers, then at the students who were working hard, reminiscing about her own student days.

“Hm?” Tang Yuan let out a slight gasp as she saw a familiar figure.

“Tang Xiao!”

The stage offered a clear view of the auditorium, and she finally saw Tang Xiao sitting among the students.

“This ingrate actually dares to participate in the competition!” Anger flared in Tang Yuan’s heart.

She was usually very busy and often wasn’t home, but that didn’t mean she was unaware of what was going on at home.

She knew that her family had been unhappy due to Tang Xiao’s actions.

Recently, Tang Xiao had had several heated arguments with their father, Tang Rushan, even going as far as threatening to sever ties with the family.

This only fueled Tang Yuan’s dislike for Tang Xiao.

On top of that, Tang Xiao had stolen her necklace and never returned it, which left her feeling even more upset.

Tang Yuan sneered internally: He stole my things, made Dad so angry, and now He has the nerve to show up here, pretending to participate in a competition? How shameless.

Tang Yuan’s thoughts quickly escalated: How could he possibly have the ability to compete? Could it be… cheating?

In Tang Yuan’s eyes, Tang Xiao was nothing more than a sneaky, underhanded person.

There was no way he could be genuinely participating in this competition.

Tang Yuan had never cared about Tang Xiao’s results—she wasn’t interested in a person like him. But she thought she knew all there was to know about Tang Xiao’s character: a morally corrupt thief.

That person was definitely going to cheat.

Tang Yuan loved the biology competition; it brought back so many fond memories.

She couldn’t bear to see Tang Xiao, in her mind, tarnish the competition by cheating.

Tang Xiao, oh Tang Xiao, you can fool around outside, but you absolutely cannot cheat here!

Tang Yuan couldn’t tolerate it.

She turned to Ge Juan and said, “Teacher Ge, you need to pay special attention to someone. This person has very poor character and might be cheating.”

Tang Yuan’s words immediately caught Ge Juan’s attention.

As the head of the competition, Ge Juan had zero tolerance for cheating.

She asked, “Who?”

Tang Yuan pointed to Tang Xiao. “That person over there, his name is Tang Xiao. He once stole a necklace worth millions from me.”

Tang Yuan’s voice wasn’t low, and several invigilators nearby overheard her.

“Shit! A necklace worth millions!”

This guy must be a criminal!

Anyone like that, how could they not cheat?

With Tang Yuan’s high status, what she said was completely believable.

Ge Juan nodded. “I understand. We’ll handle it seriously.”

Meanwhile, the students below were focused on their papers, unaware of what was happening on stage.

Tang Xiao, however, was still deeply immersed in his work, answering questions at an astonishing speed.

Then, Ge Juan’s voice rang out, “The contestant named Tang Xiao, please stop writing and come up to the stage.”

Her voice was sudden, causing all the participants to look up.

Liu Zihao and Xia Yuxi also looked at Tang Xiao, confused about what was going on.

Tang Xiao was puzzled, not yet understanding what was happening, when he saw five invigilators walking in his direction.

One of the invigilators said, “This student, you may be suspected of violating the rules. Please come up to the stage and cooperate with us for a recheck.”

Tang Xiao replied, “I already handed my phone…”

Before he could finish, another invigilator grabbed his test paper and yanked him out of his seat.

They began frisking him, using detection equipment to scan his body over and over.

“What gives you the right to accuse me of cheating?” Tang Xiao asked, frustrated.

“Quiet! Cooperate,” one of the invigilators barked.

There was no need to be polite with someone like him.

The entire scene was being watched by everyone, and whispers spread through the room.

“Wow, that person is cheating? How did they figure it out?”

“Who knows, maybe something gave him away.”

“The invigilators aren’t idiots, they wouldn’t make an accusation without reason.”

“His nerve is incredible, cheating in such a public setting.”

Liu Zihao shouted, “Teacher, are you sure you’re not mistaken?”

Xia Yuxi also gathered the courage to say, “Teacher, Tang Xiao is from our school. He’s really good at studying, there’s no way he’d cheat…”

“Both of you, be quiet! If you continue to disrupt the exam, I’ll ask you to leave!” Ge Juan scolded Liu Zihao and Xia Yuxi, using her authority to shut them down.

Tang Xiao was labeled a “bad student” by Tang Yuan, and in her eyes, nothing would stop her from ensuring that he was punished.

Liu Zihao was furious, his hand gripping his pen so tightly it looked like he might snap it.

Xia Yuxi was deeply worried, glancing from Tang Xiao to the invigilators, unable to believe what was happening.

They simply didn’t believe that Tang Xiao could cheat.

Someone as brilliant as him didn’t need to resort to cheating.

Tang Xiao, initially confused, then caught sight of Tang Yuan staring at him with a calculating gaze, and it all clicked.

Tang Yuan! It was her!

She must have told the invigilators something to make them suspect him of cheating.

With the realization, Tang Xiao felt a deep sense of humiliation.

In the Tang family, he had already experienced this kind of baseless judgment multiple times.

Just one suspicion was enough to lead to an unfair trial or even punishment.

In the past, Tang Xiao had meekly endured, swallowing his pride, accepting all the grievances, just for the sake of that fleeting illusion of family.

But his once-respected older sister, who he had admired deeply, had never once trusted him.

And today, she was still treating him with this humiliating approach!