It wasn't that they hadn't considered that Ma Xiaoxiao might deny it to the death, but as long as Su Yueya also insisted that she was lying, then there had to be a solution.

Su Yueya wasn't afraid to make a big fuss because she hadn't done anything wrong.

"Heh, Su, I know you always get first place in every assessment, and I admit you're very capable, but to say that you still got first place knowing the wrong assessment content is something I simply can't accept, and I can't accept you smearing me." Ma Xiaoxiao looked at Su Yueya with a smug look that seemed to say, "What can you do about it?"

“Teacher Wu, I did not slander Ma Xiaoxiao. She did tell me that the assessment content was orthopedics.”

Stalemate.

The students split into three factions.

One side supports Su Yueya, believing that Ma Xiaoxiao deliberately lied and that her behavior was egregious.

One side supports Ma Xiaoxiao, believing that Su Yueya has no chance of winning first place under these circumstances.

Another group believes it was a misunderstanding.

"Su, no matter what, at least you're still in first place for now, so it hasn't caused any real impact. Ma also insists he didn't say anything wrong, otherwise this matter..."

There was really nothing to say, so Teacher Wu started to try and smooth things over.

Su Yueya wasn't going to let it go so easily.

“Teacher Wu, I don’t think this is a small matter. I got first place because of my own hard work, but it’s true that Ma said she’s going to study orthopedics. If we just let it go like this, wouldn’t it make me look like I’m the one who jumped out to slander her for no reason?”

"I see!" Teacher Wu, not wanting to get involved, started shifting the blame, "Get your counselor here!"

He's just a teacher; his job is to manage the teaching. These kinds of conflicts between students should be handled by the counselor.

Zhong Yutong was puzzled when she was called over, but after hearing the whole story, she immediately had an idea.

"Ma Xiaoxiao, are you sure you told Su Yueya that you meant thoracic surgery?" Zhong Yutong asked.

"Yes, counselor!"

"Du Lanxin, you heard about thoracic surgery too?"

"Yes!" Du Lanxin nodded.

"Then...why did I hear the same orthopedics department as Su Yueya?" Zhong Yutong asked back, her expression serious.

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

Was the counselor present at the time?

"What's going on? How did things escalate like this?"

Ma Xiaoxiao and Du Lanxin obviously didn't expect this turn of events, and even Su Yueya was surprised.

“Counselor, you weren’t there at all at the time—” Ma Xiaoxiao paused abruptly halfway through her sentence.

She remembered!

I did run into Zhong Yutong when I left the lab!

Could it be... that she overheard their conversation?

That's the truth.

Zhong Yutong came over to lock the lab door and happened to run into Su Yueya calling out to Ma Xiaoxiao, asking her about next week's assessment. So she clearly heard the words "orthopedics".

There was just one thing she got wrong.

When Zhong Yutong first saw Ma Xiaoxiao and Du Lanxin leave, she thought they were bullying Su Yueya and making her clean up alone. Later, Su Yueya explained that it wasn't true, and Zhong Yutong realized she had overthought things.

In retrospect, she hadn't overthought things; she had simply gone in the wrong direction.

They deliberately provided incorrect assessment criteria.

It's just another form of bullying.

“Ma Xiaoxiao, Du Lanxin, why did you deceive Su Yueya?” Zhong Yutong asked.

They couldn't answer.

At this point, they cannot deny it.

As a completely unrelated third party, Zhong Yutong had no reason to favor either side, so her "testimony" was more credible, especially considering her role as a counselor.

The students and Teacher Wu were stunned, and their eyes were filled with disdain as they looked at Ma and Du.

"I will report this matter to the Academic Affairs Office. As for how to handle it, that's up to the Academic Affairs Office," Zhong Yutong said.

After this incident, Ma Xiaoxiao and Du Lanxin were kicked out of the self-study class at the very end of the final exams, which was a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead!

When she got home, Su Yueya told Lu Zhengjun about it as a joke.

"Someone actually bullied you at school?" Lu Zhengjun had never met these two people before, but after hearing Su Yueya's words, she already disliked them.

"Not really, since they didn't gain anything from it," Su Yueya said.

She was also surprised to have Zhong Yutong as a witness.

Even when Ma and Du were making excuses, they were already prepared to let the matter drop; their final insistence was just a way of giving it one more try.

Unexpectedly, Ms. Wu's suggestion to find a counselor helped her a lot!

"Crescent Moon is so clever!" Lu Zhengjun praised.

Su Yueya was a little embarrassed.

"No, it's just that I feel I shouldn't lie to people."

Su Yueya didn't care at all about Ma Xiaoxiao and Du Lanxin's hostile attitude, but she couldn't accept that they had deceived her like this.

However, Lu Zhengjun's expression became slightly unnatural for a moment upon hearing this.

You shouldn't lie...

Wasn't he also deceiving Su Yueya?

If Crescent Moon knew the truth, would she hate herself?

Lu Zhengjun dared not think about it.

"Honey, what are you thinking about? Why are you spacing out?"

"Hmm..." Lu Zhengjun put his thoughts aside. He had come this far, and there was no turning back. "Nothing, just wondering what we should eat tonight!"

A few days later, it was time for Liu Dekai and Mo Youyou's wedding.

Su Yueya dressed up as planned, and when Lu Zhengjun came home from get off work, the two of them took red envelopes and went to the Mo family together.

The wedding was held at the Mo family's house.

When we arrived, there were already quite a few guests, and it was very lively.

"Congratulations." The two presented him with a red envelope.

Mo Cheng saw Lu Zhengjun and took the initiative to greet her.

"Commander Lu is here! Come, come, have a seat inside!" He personally led the two to their seats.

"Commander Mo is very busy today due to his joyous occasion. There's no need to make a special effort to entertain me. I'll just chat with everyone casually. You go ahead with your work," Lu Zhengjun said politely.

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