"Are you out of your mind? Which eye saw me post it?" Yu He chuckled lightly. "Besides, did you really do all these exam papers yourself?"
The onlookers gasped.
Indeed, it was said that impoverished lands bred uncivilized people, and she dared to insult the second young master of the Lu family!
"You!" Lu Chenyu was choked by her words and couldn't speak, especially with her confident tone, as if she had seen through something.
"How dare you speak to Young Master Lu like that? Don't you think the situation is bad enough?! Even if you didn't post it, cheating is wrong. Why don't you apologize quickly!"
After yelling at Yu He, Ye Jianming turned around and bowed servilely to Lu Chenyu to apologize.
The onlookers whispered and laughed. Reporters with cameras were snapping photos, and someone even recorded a video and posted it online.
Ye Jianming's press conference, which was meant to be a display of his talent, turned into a joke, a ridiculous spectacle.
The atmosphere was extremely awkward. Finally, Director Luo, who had been informed, arrived and dispersed the onlookers.
"What are you all crowding around for? Stop watching and go back to class!"
After the crowd, who were still lingering for more drama, left, Director Luo approached Yu He and Lu Chenyu and said, "Young Master, student Yu He, the Dean has requested your presence."
Lu Chenyu's face immediately turned dark. He hadn't expected the matter to reach his father so quickly!
He glared at Yu He and turned to leave.
Yu He: "..."
"Director Luo, I'm very sorry. I am Yu He's guardian. May I accompany them?" Ye Jianming asked urgently.
He wanted to follow not to protect Yu He, but to push her forward to take the blame.
He absolutely couldn't let the Ye family make an enemy of the Lu family because of this wild girl.
"I think it would be better for the Ye family to deal with the reporters you brought first," Director Luo said before escorting Yu He away.
When Ye Jianming thought about the mortgaged villa and the reporters he had hired holding evidence of the Ye family's scandal, he almost had a heart attack.
He shot a fierce glare at Yu He's retreating back and thought, I'll deal with you later!
After everyone left, only Ye Zisu remained in front of the bulletin board, a smile of victory on his lips.
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Dean's office.
Miller saw Director Luo bring Yu He and Lu Chenyu in, a provocative smile on her lips.
If Ye Zisu hadn't approached her last night, wanting to see Yu He's exam papers and then discovering the secret within them, this whole drama wouldn't have unfolded today.
Academic prodigy?
Bah, just a slacker!
And she wanted to celebrate four perfect scores and join Class A?
Dream on!
Just wait for the Dean to expel her!
Kaiwei has always focused on teaching quality and student conduct. Now that there was a cheating student, and one who had copied Lu Chenyu's paper, Miller didn't believe Dean Lu would let Yu He off easily!
Yu He was destined to be kicked out of Kaiwei this time!
"Who did this?"
Lu Enhua, sitting behind the dean's desk, shifted his gaze from the computer screen to the people standing before him.
As expected of Kaiwei's dean, his demeanor was stern and imposing.
Miller trembled slightly under his authority.
"D-Dean, regardless of who did this, Yu He cheated on the exam, and the media knows about it. For the sake of the academy's reputation, shouldn't this student be disciplined first?"
She said, swallowing hard.
Lu Enhua ignored her and looked at Director Luo. "Haven't the surveillance footage been retrieved yet?"
Director Luo: "They are being retrieved."
Hearing about the surveillance footage, Miller felt suffocated. Knowing it would be exposed sooner or later, she decided to confess. "Dean, I was the one who posted the exam papers."
At these words, Director Luo looked at her in surprise. Lu Chenyu also looked at her with disbelief and a hint of hatred in his eyes. Only Yu He's expression remained unchanged.
From the moment she entered, Yu He had guessed something was amiss due to Miller's provocative gaze.
She calmly walked to the sofa, sat down, and continued playing Candy Crush on her phone.
Seeing her impolite behavior, Lu Chenyu felt three parts disgust and seven parts schadenfreude, waiting for her to be scolded.
However, Lu Enhua seemed not to have noticed Yu He sitting down and showed no anger!
"Miller, you are a teacher, how could you do something so outrageous?" Director Luo said.
"Hahaha, outrageous?" Miller laughed heartily, throwing all caution to the wind. "What's wrong with me pointing out cheating behavior and upholding Kaiwei's discipline?! On the contrary, it is you who is violating professional ethics by giving me a major demerit and deducting my salary and bonus, and by harboring a cheating student!"
"It was correct to give you a major demerit!" Director Luo said. "This matter hasn't been investigated yet, and you posted the exam papers, which were then photographed by reporters, directly impacting Kaiwei's reputation! Your actions are too extreme!"
"What is there to investigate? Student Lu Chenyu is Kaiwei's top student! Yu He, this bumpkin from the sticks, who is cheating and plagiarizing? Does it still need investigating?" Miller retorted.
"All of you, shut up!" Lu Enhua slammed the table.
Miller and Director Luo, who were about to continue arguing, immediately fell silent.
Lu Enhua looked at Miller. "Miller, what purpose are you trying to achieve by doing this?"
Miller's heart leaped with joy. As expected, the Dean could not tolerate cheating students.
"Dean, my purpose is very simple. As a member of Kaiwei's faculty, I should protect Kaiwei's discipline and authority, and prevent cheating and plagiarism. Students who violate these rules should be strictly disciplined."
She spoke forcefully, standing tall and proud, appearing righteous.
Lu Enhua nodded. "Cheating is punishable."
These five words struck a chord in Lu Chenyu's heart.
"Dad..."
"Call me Dean at school!" Lu Enhua said sternly.
"Dean..."
"Kneel!"
This stern, commanding roar made Lu Chenyu's legs tremble.
Seeing this, Miller felt excited. The Dean was truly upright, he was angry, and Yu He was doomed!
The next second, Lu Chenyu "thumped" as he knelt down.
Miller: "!!!"
Director Luo: "???"
Both were shocked!
"Student Chenyu, why are you kneeling? Shouldn't you be..." Miller turned to look for Yu He and only then noticed that Yu He was sitting on the sofa.
And she looked so calm, playing her phone!
"This..." Director Luo was filled with confusion.
Although he had said Miller's actions were extreme, he inwardly still believed Yu He was the one cheating, after all, she had transferred from a poverty-stricken area with limited educational resources.
"Since when did this start?!" Lu Enhua asked with displeasure.
Lu Chenyu looked at the floor with a pained expression, his eyes red, his lips moving, but he couldn't speak.
"Are you mute?" Lu Enhua yelled.
"F-five years ago..." Lu Chenyu looked up, his face timid.
"You!" Lu Enhua raised his hand as if to strike him, but considering the outsiders, he lowered it.
He said with disappointment, "You have truly disappointed me!"