Ye Linchen had previously thought that Zhao Yutong was unrealistic and had high aspirations but low abilities, but he hadn't thought about it more deeply.

Now, thanks to Li Hongying's suggestion, many fragmented doubts suddenly came together.

Something is not right.

Anyone who has seriously attended a few classes would not have written a plan like this.

Zhao Yutong certainly didn't attend any classes.

In order to squeeze into the core circle of the startup project and not miss any opportunity to showcase herself, she skipped all her professional courses.

As for attendance, she learned the tricks of those seasoned veterans and paid students from other departments to attend classes and sign in for her, which is why her attendance record is perfect.

She thought she had done everything perfectly, but when Li Hongying suddenly asked, she instinctively lied.

"Of course I went! Sister Hongying, I went to every single class!"

"Really?" Li Hongying frowned. "You've attended classes for a whole semester, and this is the quality of your business plan? Then show us your coursework from this semester. I don't believe your professors would pass you with something like this!"

"I……"

Zhao Yutong's face drained of all color instantly, her lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Coursework?

She wouldn't dare show it to them!

Zhao Yutong's class happened to encounter teaching reforms, and most of the semester's assignments were changed from individual assignments to group assignments.

Therefore, Zhao Yutong's assignment was a group project, and she didn't write a single word.

She would wait until her group members finished writing before taking a look and praising their work.

Some group members also expressed their disapproval of Zhao Yutong's behavior, demanding that she also participate in group discussions and do homework with them, or they would report it to the teacher and have her removed from the group.

Zhao Yutong immediately started playing the victim.

She tearfully told her group members that she had been feeling unwell all semester and had been undergoing treatment and recovery, so she couldn't participate and hoped that her group members could understand.

Besides playing the victim, she would also use other methods to make up for her group members.

For example, buy some gifts for the team members, or treat them to a meal.

As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to him, and he who takes another's gifts is bound to him," the group members ate her food and took her things, so they didn't say anything more.

Not only did they allow Zhao Yutong to keep doing homework for free, but they also told her to take good care of her health.

Therefore, she passed all her coursework with high marks.

If we were to take it out now and compare it with her own business plan, wouldn't everything be exposed?

Seeing Zhao Yutong's reaction, Ye Linchen immediately understood everything.

"Zhao Yutong, tell us the truth, what exactly happened?"

Ye Linchen's question made Zhao Yutong very flustered.

Did Ye Linchen and Li Hongying already know that she hadn't gone to class?

But she asked the classmates who took her class in her place, and everything went smoothly and they were never caught.

Thinking of this, she forced herself to answer, "I really did go to class! I listened carefully to what the teacher taught, and I did my homework diligently. All my homework was perfect! I got high marks on all of it!"

As Zhao Yutong spoke, a hint of annoyance appeared on her face.

It seems that this makes her words appear more truthful and credible.

"So I think there's nothing wrong with the new project plan I wrote. I wrote it exactly according to what the teacher taught! I don't understand why I can get high marks on my assignments, but this one is considered unqualified by you!"

Seeing her stubbornness, Li Hongying completely lost her patience.

"Okay, I'll go ask your professor about your major tomorrow to see what's going on with your assignments this semester."

Zhao Yutong panicked immediately.

"Why were you able to ask my teacher to check your homework?"

Li Hongying replied, "I am the assistant class advisor for the first-year students. It is within my duty to find out about the students' learning situation from the teachers. I will know the specifics after I see your homework tomorrow. If you can still get a high score with a homework like this, I will have to have a good talk with the teacher."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yutong felt as if struck by lightning, as if the sky had collapsed.

Go find the teacher?

That would be terrible!

If Li Hongying really comes to the door, and the teacher calls the other students in the group to ask her questions, all the things she did—skipping class, having someone else take the class for her, and doing homework for others—will be exposed!

At that point, forget about her business project; she might even lose her student status!

Zhao Yutong's lips trembled for a long time, and she couldn't bring herself to say "I went to class".

Her eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably like beads from a broken string.

"I didn't go to class..."

She finally broke down, wiping away tears as she intermittently confessed what had happened.

"I want to spend more time learning from you all. I was afraid of missing the meeting, so I found someone to attend class for me, and I also did the homework with my classmates..."

"You did it together?" Li Hongying asked in return.

Zhao Yutong knew Li Hongying wouldn't believe her, so she chose to tell the truth.

"My classmates did all the work. I would buy them some snacks or treat them to meals, and they would agree to let me be credited, so I basically never did any homework."

Looking at Zhao Yutong, who was trembling with tears, Ye Linchen felt only exhaustion and disappointment.

"To work on the project with us, you're skipping classes and not doing your own homework." Ye Linchen sighed. "Do you think you can get into our startup team with this kind of cleverness? You'll be able to deliver on your responsibilities. We're dealing with real clients, not classmates you can fool by treating them to meals."

“I didn’t think that much…” Zhao Yutong shook her head, sobbing, “I just thought that I would definitely learn something by following you all…”

“Learning with us doesn’t mean you have to give up your studies,” Ye Linchen interrupted her. “You can’t go on like this. Final exams are coming up soon, and you haven’t attended classes all semester. If you continue like this, you won’t even pass the exams.”

She glanced at Li Hongying and made a decision.

"Don't worry about the follow-up work on this startup project for now. Starting today, focus on your studies and get through your final exams first."

Zhao Yutong panicked upon hearing Ye Linchen's decision.

no!

If that's the case, what did all her hard work this semester amount to?

She spoke hurriedly, "Senior, I..."

Ye Linchen ignored her and continued, "This summer vacation, you should study hard at home and make up for all the professional knowledge you missed in your freshman year, word for word."

Ye Linchen thought for a moment and then conceded again: "I'll give you one last chance. When the new semester starts, you'll rewrite your business plan. If it's still at this level, then I'm sorry, we'll have to remove you from our project completely. I've already given you three chances; there can be no more leniency."