The classroom was unusually noisy.
Students were whispering, looking at their phones, glancing at Jisoo.
Jisoo frowned.
"…Why is everyone staring?"
Minji rushed toward her.
"Jisoo… have you seen this?"
Jisoo's heart dropped.
"…Seen what?"
Minji showed her phone.
A post.
Photos.
Jisoo working in the café.
Jisoo carrying trays.
Jisoo looking tired.
Caption:
"Scholarship student… or part-time worker? 😏"
Jisoo's hands started shaking.
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"Is she even rich enough to study here?"
"Looks so cheap…"
"No wonder…"
Her vision blurred.
"Who did this…" she whispered.
A slow clap echoed.
Tang Lin.
"Well," she said, smiling, "looks like everyone knows now."
Jisoo looked at her.
"You did this…?"
Tang Lin tilted her head.
"I just showed the truth."
Jisoo's voice shook.
"You had no right—"
"No right?" Tang Lin interrupted.
"You were hiding it."
The class was silent.
Watching.
Judging.
Jisoo felt like she couldn't breathe.
"I worked for it," she said softly.
"I didn't steal anything."
Tang Lin laughed lightly.
"But you're still below everyone here."
That broke something inside Jisoo.
Before she could say anything—
A voice cut through the silence.
"Enough."
Kevin.
He stepped forward.
His eyes cold.
"This is pathetic," he said
Tang Lin looked at him.
"Oh? Defending her now?"
Kevin didn't hesitate.
"At least she works hard."
Silence.
"She earns what she has," Kevin continued.
"Unlike some people who only show off."
The class went quiet.
Tang Lin's smile faded.
Jisoo looked at Kevin.
Shocked.
But the weight of everything…
Was too much.
She turned and ran out.
"Jisoo—"
Kevin called, but she didn't stop.
Outside—
She stopped near the stairs.
Her breathing uneven.
Tears falling.
"Why does this always happen…" she cried softly.
"Jisoo."
Min Ho.
He stepped closer.
"Who did this?"
Jisoo shook her head.
"It doesn't matter…"
Min Ho's expression darkened.
"It matters to me."
From a distance—
Kevin watched.
His fists clenched.
For the first time—
He didn't know what to do.
And Tang Lin…
Watched everything.
Satisfied.
👉 The truth was out.
And nothing would be the same again.