Chapter 246

Last time, when the teacher went to He Linghui’s hometown but didn’t see the real He Linghui, He Minhui managed to stay at the school for two more days.

However, these two days were the limit for her.

For He Minhui, those two days were not a pardon but a reprieve from execution.

The school required both sisters to confront each other face-to-face. If the person in the file didn’t match the student, the school would have to expel the student.

He parents thought that if they couldn’t have both daughters in college, then saving one was better than none.

This time, they did not stop He Linghui from going to the school.

Before she left, they repeatedly urged her to consider her sister’s situation and not ruin her reputation.

They even crafted a story for He Linghui to tell.

They instructed her to say that she had fallen ill before the start of the term and had no choice but to let her sister go and register in her place. Now that she had recovered, the sisters could switch back.

He Linghui looked at her parents. If it weren’t for the fact that she and He Minhui were twins, she would have thought she was the adopted one.

She agreed.

As long as she could leave home, a superficial compromise wasn’t a real compromise. She worried that if she insisted on her own way, her parents might keep her at home.

So she left, knowing that once she was away, they couldn’t control her actions.

He Linghui boarded the train and left.

Her worried parents were left behind.

Principal Sun, knowing it was He Linghui’s first time taking a train to school, sent someone to the train station to pick her up.

He Linghui immediately saw the person holding a sign that read “Jinling Academy of Arts” in the crowd.

Seeing those six short words, she almost burst into tears, realizing how close she came to losing the opportunity to attend this school.

She walked towards the person holding the sign.

The sign-holder was the head teacher of the oil painting class, who had come to pick her up.

He recognized He Linghui at first glance, as she looked identical to the fake He Linghui in his class.

However, the girl in front of him seemed more quiet and reserved.

They took a bus back to the school. On the bus, the head teacher introduced himself, and it was then that He Linghui learned he was her head teacher.

She felt a bit excited.

The head teacher smiled reassuringly, “Don’t be nervous when you get to the school. Just explain the facts clearly.”

He Linghui nodded, feeling more confident about this trip.

The head teacher first took He Linghui to the principal’s office.

Principal Sun smiled kindly, instantly putting He Linghui at ease.

The head teacher went to the classroom to fetch He Minhui.

When he arrived, class was in session.

He opened his mouth, then finally called out, “He Linghui, come out for a moment.”

Honestly, after meeting the real He Linghui, he felt a bit disgusted by the impostor, especially knowing her real name was He Minhui but having to call her He Linghui.

He Minhui came out of the classroom, her face pale. She knew that as a university student, her days were numbered.

The two of them arrived at the principal’s office. Though they were twins and should have been close, they now looked at each other like enemies.

Seeing He Minhui, He Linghui’s chest heaved with anger.

If she weren’t afraid of leaving a bad impression on the principal and the head teacher, she would have walked over and slapped her deceitful sister.

He Linghui’s gaze was intense, while He Minhui’s eyes were guilty and evasive.

With both of them present, the principal first asked the real He Linghui to explain what had happened.

He Linghui did not cover up for He Minhui or follow her parents’ instructions to sugarcoat her sister’s impersonation.

At first, He Minhui refused to admit her wrongdoing.

Having experienced the colorful university life and the bustling city, she couldn’t bear the thought of returning to her rural life, digging in the fields every day with a future she could predict.

If He Linghui knew what He Minhui was thinking at that moment, she would probably sneer.

Where was all this effort when it was needed? Instead, she had resorted to underhanded means.

Seeing He Minhui’s repeated denials, He Linghui said, “No matter how clever you are with words, you can’t turn black into white. Let’s have a drawing competition and draw the college entrance exam topic. If you didn’t impersonate me and took the exam yourself, you should be able to draw it again.”

Naturally, He Minhui couldn’t replicate the drawing.

In the end, He Minhui had to admit that she had impersonated her sister.

Although He Linghui had missed a lot of coursework, she promised to work hard and catch up.

As He Minhui left the principal’s office, she gave her sister a fierce glare.

She hadn’t expected her usually quiet sister to be so sharp-tongued and not leave her any face.

She secretly vowed that once she returned home, she would stop fooling around and study hard to take the college entrance exam next summer.

But things didn’t go as she imagined.

The school publicly addressed the issue of He Minhui’s impersonation.

The nature of the incident was too serious, sparking outrage among the students, who all condemned He Minhui.

Ultimately, the school reported the incident back to her hometown, recording it in He Minhui’s file and leaving the decision to the education bureau, which banned her from taking future exams.

When He Minhui learned about this, she was utterly defeated.

He parents blamed the eldest daughter for being heartless, but given the situation, they couldn’t alienate her, knowing she was now a college student with a promising future.

When the villagers heard about the incident, they were surprised, remarking that He Minhui, who seemed so sweet, could do something like this.

The incident attracted the attention of multiple newspapers.

This being the first year since the reinstatement of the college entrance exam, any related topic drew attention.

The media coverage uncovered several other cases of impersonation.

The relevant departments took the matter seriously, issuing orders for a thorough investigation to ensure no similar incidents occurred in future exams.

Having reclaimed her identity, He Linghui threw herself into her studies.

Her classmates, sympathetic to her situation, supported her, and with the teachers’ help, she gradually caught up with her coursework.

He Linghui was talented in drawing.

Having passed the rigorous entrance exams, her skills were naturally exceptional.

Shi Tingyu looked at He Linghui’s submitted work and nodded in satisfaction. This was the level expected of a successful examinee.