Chapter 225 Big Character Poster

At this time, teachers really liked students with good grades, and Ning Xuan had represented their major and school in competitions many times, almost always winning first place. They trusted such a good student very much.

However, Ning Xuan's appearance was too striking, and they were worried that Ning Xuan, being naive and inexperienced, might be deceived by others and go astray. So, they were not there to hold her accountable, but to find out about Ning Xuan's situation and, if she really was dating someone, to quickly dissuade her.

"The letter didn't mention it, but it did specify the exact time and place, that you were having a pleasant conversation with a boy, and that you were very close to him, and that you seemed quite intimate. It said that quite a few people probably saw you at the time."

Ning Xuan understood the teacher's good intentions, and besides, she didn't really have any romantic interests. She rarely got close to any girls, let alone boys.

So she honestly replied, "That's impossible. If I were really secretly dating, I wouldn't be so open about it in front of so many people without any attempt to avoid suspicion."

"The whistleblower said that you took advantage of your good grades and intentionally showed off your popularity with the opposite sex, so you deliberately talked intimately with the opposite sex in public."

Ning Xuan: "...Teacher, what time does the letter mention?"

"Just last Sunday afternoon, under the tree not far from your dormitory entrance."

Hearing what the teacher said, Ning Xuan remembered who the man was: Zhou Zhipeng.

But Jiajia was there too.

She quickly explained to the teacher, "Teacher, I did talk to a boy at the time, but there was actually another girl there. They came to see me together. We were both sent-down youths in the countryside, and we just happened to be in the same place. Now we're both in Beijing, and they came to see me because they had something to discuss. As for the intimate conversation, I absolutely did not. We were more than 1 meter apart. I suspect that the person who reported me misread it because of the distance and the misalignment."

As Ning Xuan spoke, she looked at the department head and said, "Dean, could you please stand up and cooperate with me?"

The director was a little confused, but he still stood up and walked to the place Ning Xuan had designated.

Then Ning Xuan stepped in front of the director, maintaining a normal social distance from him, and said with her back to the dean, "Dean, from your perspective, do I look too close to the director, or even too intimate?"

The dean understood Ning Xuan's meaning. "Yes, from my perspective, your relationship is very intimate."

"No, Dean, Ning Xuan and I are quite far apart!" the department head quickly explained.

Ning Xuan and the dean both laughed. The dean walked over from his seat and checked the distance between them.

"This misaligned angle is really easy to misunderstand. I just don't know if the whistleblower did it unintentionally or intentionally."

Ning Xuan then revealed Xu Jiajia and Zhou Zhipeng's school and class information to facilitate the department's verification.

However, before the college could take action, the whistleblower discovered that the college had not issued a notice criticizing Ning Xuan. He assumed that the school thought Ning Xuan's grades were good and wanted to protect her. So the whistleblower couldn't sit still anymore and took advantage of the evening self-study time to post big-character posters on campus to prove that things weren't so good.

By the time they discovered it, it was already the next morning, and the big-character posters about Ning Xuan's promiscuous relationships had spread like wildfire.

Logically speaking, even if someone saw it, it shouldn't have come to this. Ning Xuan knew that the other party was deliberately spreading the rumor among the crowd to muddy the waters.

This time, it's not something the college can handle on its own; the matter has escalated to the point where the university has to step in.

Ning Xuan was somewhat puzzled as to how the other party dared to make such a big fuss. Even if there were witnesses, someone must have seen the three of them talking at a normal distance.

In just one day, Ning Xuan's reputation at school changed from being the most beautiful girl in the Chinese department and a talented woman to being a bad student who messed around with men and women. Whether in the classroom or walking on the street, people would stare at her and whisper about her.

As Ning Xuan walked to the dormitory entrance, she could still hear people talking about her from the dorm across the hall.

"I never expected her to be this kind of person. I heard she's not often in the dorm, I wonder where she goes all day."

"Of course it goes without saying, it's written on the big-character poster."

Surprisingly, the first person to stand up for Ning Xuan was Li Yan, who said, "Watch your mouths. The matter hasn't even been clarified yet, and you're already gossiping behind her back. It doesn't suit the reputation of a top university student at all."

Liu Huifang, who is usually quiet in the dormitory, also said, "Yes, we are all in the same class. What you are doing is not right. The school has not said anything yet. Don't believe those rumors and then become the ones spreading rumors."

Watching her roommates stand up for her one after another, Ning Xuan felt a warmth in her heart. Even Li Yan, who usually liked to boss people around, became much more agreeable to her.

When she doesn't have classes, she's indeed less likely to be in the dormitory. During the day, she finds it troublesome to always take out the puppet, but she takes it out at night to stay in the dormitory while she goes outside to cultivate.

Because they hadn't spent much time together, Ning Xuan didn't feel very integrated into the dorm. But now, seeing the other people, even Mu Xinran, who was usually quite insecure and introverted due to her age and financial situation, standing up for her, Ning Xuan felt like she had gained a greater sense of belonging to the dorm.

She stopped her roommates who wanted to continue defending her, saying, "Okay, thank you for standing up for me. Go back to the dorm and rest. You have classes this afternoon. The innocent will be proven innocent. I believe the school will clear my name, and those who spread rumors and slander will receive the punishment they deserve."

After Ning Xuan finished speaking, she glanced at a girl hiding behind the crowd in the opposite dormitory. When the girl saw Ning Xuan looking over, she immediately looked away guiltily, not daring to meet Ning Xuan's gaze.

But as soon as she looked away, she immediately regretted it: Why was she so impatient? Doesn't this make me look guilty and suspicious?

After watching Ning Xuan and the others return to their dormitory, the girl secretly wiped the sweat from her palms on her clothes. Some of the people in the dormitory, having heard what Ning Xuan and the others had said, began to feel ashamed and stopped discussing Ning Xuan's matter.

One or two girls were still unconvinced and wanted to say more, but the girls were too guilty to steer the conversation further.

Things developed too quickly. The college originally planned to investigate Xu Jiajia and Zhou Zhipeng this morning, but the big-character posters came out this morning. The matter has blown up, so it can no longer be handled privately. We can only go through the formal process and announce the results of the investigation publicly.

Moreover, this investigation will not only focus on whether Ning Xuan has engaged in promiscuous relationships, but also on who secretly posted the big-character poster, since posting big-character posters is also a very bad behavior.