Standing Next To You-Chapter 318: Lin Sanju, Lin Sunji

The three students the entire student body had been searching for finally showed up. Before the lunch break, the teachers reassigned students to their designated classes, which had changed due to recent shifts in the rankings.

Lin Sanju, who was originally in class 3-1B, was moved up to class 3-1A. His arrival in class 3-1A altered the class dynamics significantly. There was only one term left before graduation. Usually, at this time, there weren’t many changes in the rankings, and seniors typically retained their classmates until the end of the term.

But this year was different. Not only had a student from Class 3-1B caused everyone else to move down in rank, but the top rank had also changed hands.

When Lin Sanju entered the room, everyone gathered around him. This made Fei Chuan feel relieved. At least the sneaky classmates who usually approached him whenever Bei Sangyun wasn’t around would be fewer.

Lin Sanju was overwhelmed by his classmates, but unlike Fei Chuan, he couldn’t ignore them. He didn’t have a protector like Fei Chuan did. Thus, he chose to answer some reasonable questions briefly.

However, some students were persistent and spoke quite boldly. In response, Lin Sanju remained silent with a light smile.

"How did you rank second? What’s your secret?"

"I thought you weren’t smart because you were always at the bottom of class B. Are you also hiding your abilities like Fei Chuan?"

"He’s from the Lin family. Everyone in the Lin family is smart. The former top rank is the tyrant, and now the second rank is Lin Sanju. We should have questioned why he only revealed his abilities now."

"Come to think of it, you’re Lin Sunji’s twin. We thought Lin Sunji was better than you at everything, including studying. But this result is an eye-opener." The student didn’t need to say more; everyone understood his meaning right away.

Lin Sunji, who was reading a French book, paused. Her hand clenched as she pretended not to hear them. Ever since Lin Sanju had entered the classroom, Lin Sunji hadn’t greeted him or looked his way. She remained silent at her seat, studying for the finals.

But Wang Jia, whose goal was now to expose Lin Sunji’s true nature to everyone, didn’t let the opportunity pass by. She joined the crowd surrounding Lin Sanju and added fuel to the fire.

"This classmate is right! Lin Sunji always said that her brother was too lazy and stupid, that he was unreliable and lacked skills. But it turns out that’s not true!"

Wang Jia clasped her hands and looked at Lin Sanju with pity. "I think I know why you’ve been hiding your abilities. Is it because of Lin Sunji? With her personality, it must have been really hard for you to shine. Thankfully, you’ve mustered the courage to step up! You are so admirable!"

Lin Sunji clenched the pen on her hand and looked towards Lin Sanju’s seat. She glared at Wang Jia.

Lin Sanju also looked at Wang Jia. "Who are you?"

Wang Jia was stunned. Her classmates had been talking to Lin Sanju since he arrived, but they had only gotten short responses from him. Now, Lin Sanju looked at her directly and was even asking her name.

Wang Jia was flattered. She shyly tucked her hair behind her ear. "My name is Wang Jia."

"...Wang Jia..." Lin Sanju muttered. He glanced at Lin Sunji, who was glaring in their direction. From this, he could guess what was happening. "Aren’t you my sister’s friend?"

"Yes, I also visited the Lin mansion once before." Wang Jia was excited. She did not expect Lin Sanju to remember her!

"You’re close enough to my sister to be invited to our house, so why are you badmouthing her now?"

Everyone looked at Wang Jia. Lin Sunji was also stunned.

Wang Jia’s eyes wavered. She did not expect Lin Sanju’s tone to suddenly change. What was going on? Wasn’t the relationship between Lin Sunji and Lin Sanju not good? Why did it seem like Lin Sanju was looking out for Lin Sunji?

"...W-what...I didn’t badmouth Lin Sunji--"

"Really? Because it sounded like that to me. Or is this how you normally treat your friends?"

The eyes of everyone looking at Wang Jia changed. They murmured among themselves.

"Wang Jia has been saying a lot of bad things about Lin Sunji recently."

"Yeah, I noticed that too. She ate with me in the cafeteria, and all she talked about was how badly Lin Sunji treated her."

"She is clearly badmouthing her."

"But didn’t she get a lot of things and benefits from hanging out with Lin Sunji? Every time they went out shopping, Lin Sunji would buy her limited edition bags. Wang Jia got a lot of free stuff because of Lin Sunji. So why is she badmouthing her?"

"Don’t you think they don’t hang out anymore? Did they fight?"

Lin Sanju also heard the murmurs around him and could summarize the relationship between Wang Jia and his sister. Because he and his sister did not talk much, he didn’t know much about her current situation. Likewise, Lin Sunji also had no idea about Lin Sanju.

They were twins but so distant.

And if he acted like her brother now by helping her in this matter, their relationship would only worsen. It was enough to just point out the obvious and leave the rest to her.

Lin Sanju found a reason to excuse himself. He stood up. "I have something to do. It was nice meeting you all."

Lin Sanju had successfully diverted his classmates’ attention from him to Wang Jia and Lin Sunji. He successfully left the classroom without anyone clinging to him.

Fei Chuan glanced at Lin Sanju’s back. That Lin Sanju was smart indeed.

Bei Sangyun tugged at Fei Chuan’s sleeve. "Shall we leave too? Let’s go while they are still busy with the drama."

Thus, Fei Chuan and Bei Sangyun successfully left the classroom through the backdoor.

Meanwhile, everyone’s gaze was on Wang Jia and Lin Sunji.

Wang Jia’s face flushed red. She felt everyone was looking at her as if she were the villain.