Willing to be Deceived

A pebble is enough to stir up a thousand ripples.

Almost in unison, the entire class looked at Zhou Xue'er.

In his small notebook, Shen Qiuyu had just jotted down another good point about He Jing. When he heard Zhou Xue'er's words, his eyebrows shot to his hairline in outrage. "What right do you have to say something like that?"

Zhou Xue'er choked on her words. A discrete glance toward Cheng Yi was enough to bolster her flagging confidence. "Of course, I have proof. Xiao Yi, you tell them!"

Cheng Yi rose from her seat, speaking gently and with a touch of innocence, "Although I don't wish to embarrass He Jing or dampen everyone's enthusiasm, I can't stand by and watch Student Yan be deceived. He Jing doesn't know how to cook. Everyone in the Cheng family knows this."