Chapter 56

After returning to the hotel, Christina washed up and lay down on the bed to rest.

She was also reading up on design knowledge when, unexpectedly, her phone rang.

She opened it to find a message from the class group chat.

[The midterm exam will be held as scheduled. No one in the class can be absent. Those off-campus, return immediately.]

She hadn't finished her business yet, but the teacher's notification was clear.

The exam results are related to credits and GPA, which will affect subsequent internship arrangements.

So, upon receiving the notification, Christina returned to school as quickly as possible.

As for Jennifer, she wanted to target Christina, so she specifically asked her father to find someone to help and placed her in Christina's class.

She now takes the midterm exams very seriously and called Missy over in advance. The two of them stood in the hallway.

She asked, "Are you confident about this midterm exam?"

"I haven't studied much lately. As long as I don't fail, I'll be happy." Just thinking about the midterm exam made Missy anxious.

If she fails the midterm, she would need to score almost perfectly on the final exam to avoid failing the course.

If that happens, she would have to retake the exam and the course, and even during the holidays, she wouldn't be able to relax.

"I can get you the best tutor, focusing only on the key points. A few days of intensive tutoring, and passing won't be a problem. If you have any difficulties later, you can come to me directly." Jennifer made one false promise after another.

At first, Missy was quite happy.

If she could pass, who would want to fail?

But as she listened, she gradually sensed something was off. Why was Jennifer being so nice to her?

Missy suspected Jennifer had ulterior motives.

She asked directly, "What do you want me to do? You wouldn't be this nice to me for nothing."

"This midterm exam isn't just for the two of us; Christina will also participate. Last time, she made me suffer a lot, and I must get my revenge. As long as you help me, I'll give you whatever benefits you want."

Jennifer didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her purpose.

She wanted to ruin Christina's reputation, making all her exam results invalid. Only then could she vent her anger.

Missy also disliked Christina, and with the benefits Jennifer promised, she couldn't refuse. Without much thought, she agreed, "I'll help you."

"On the exam day, I'll sabotage the classroom's surveillance and bribe the teacher. You just need to throw a paper ball onto Christina's desk, and I'll handle the rest. She won't have a good outcome this time." Jennifer spoke confidently.

Schools have strict rules, especially regarding cheating.

Cheating not only invalidates the exam results but also leads to disciplinary action, which goes on the student's record. Even after graduation, which company would want to hire a student who was disciplined for cheating?

William would also dislike Christina even more because of this.

Coincidentally, Nicholas's birthday was coming up. If this incident reached Nicholas's ears, Christina would definitely be blacklisted by the Cavendish family and wouldn't even be able to attend the birthday party.

Thinking of this, Jennifer couldn't help but smile, "You go to college to find a good job and a good family to marry into. I can help you with both. I have so many followers online; just a few words of praise from me will do."

Missy nodded happily.

The two of them discussed for a long time before returning to the classroom.

When passing by Christina, Missy couldn't help but glance at her, her eyes full of calculation and pride.

Christina knew their characters well, and with that look, she immediately guessed that they were plotting against her.

They had been standing in the hallway for so long, probably discussing how to deal with her.

It seemed she needed to gather evidence in advance, just in case.

"Christina." Jennifer called her name suddenly after returning to her seat.

Christina turned her head, her eyes cold, "Do you need something?"

"I just wanted to remind you that the midterm exams are coming up. Everyone is studying hard, so you should too. Don't wait until the last minute to cram."

"Cramming at the last minute requires a smart brain to absorb the knowledge, right?" Missy mocked sarcastically.

Jennifer was amused by this and quickly stopped Missy, "Don't say that. We're all classmates; it's not nice to talk like that."

But her expression showed no sign of apology.

She was deliberately provoking Christina, hoping she would lose her temper in front of everyone and then get caught cheating during the exam.

This way, Christina's reputation at school would plummet.

Christina didn't get angry as they wished. Instead, she turned her head back, ignoring them completely.

Jennifer had never been ignored before, except by Christina!

Her face turned ugly.

"Don't mind her; she won't be smug for long." Missy quickly comforted Jennifer.

With Missy's persuasion, Jennifer's mood improved a bit.

In the next two days, Jennifer kept her promise and found the best tutor for Missy.

Missy crammed intensively until the night before the midterm exam before returning to the dormitory.

She had a good night's sleep and went to the exam room the next morning.

Her seat was right next to Christina's, with only an aisle between them, making it easy to throw a paper ball.

Soon, the proctor came in with the exam papers. He had already been informed by Jennifer and knew who Christina was.

Standing on the podium, he looked around and then tapped the podium with his pen, "You are all college students, not children. You know what you can and cannot do. Before the exam, I'll give you one last warning: it's okay if you don't do well in the midterm; you can improve your score in the final exam."

"Even if you really can't pass, you have the opportunity to retake the exam and the course. But if anyone cheats, that's crossing the school's bottom line. You all know the consequences. If you get caught, don't come to me for mercy."

He seemed to be speaking to all the students, but he was subtly hinting at Christina.

Christina saw through it but said nothing.

After receiving the exam paper, she first filled in her name and exam number on the answer sheet and then started answering the questions seriously.

An hour passed quickly. Missy finished the questions she knew and then wrote an answer on a piece of scratch paper. She crumpled the paper and, while the teacher's back was turned, threw it onto Christina's desk.

Christina's first reaction was to raise her hand and tell the teacher, but before she could, the teacher had already turned around and walked over angrily.

He grabbed the paper ball and shouted loudly, so everyone in the classroom could hear, "What is this? I made it very clear, and you still dare to cheat!"