Chapter 126: The Injustice

Xu Yueqing shook his head: "I have nothing to say to him."

She really had nothing to say to Jiang Chejin.

Not a single word.

Just now in Director Wang's office, the reason she asked about his situation was not because she cared about him, but because she was afraid that he would talk nonsense again.

Now that Ji Bingqian is handling it personally, that would be the best outcome.

She wished to be as far away from Jiang Chejin as possible.

Ji Bingqian looked at her again and then nodded.

He lowered his voice.

"Okay, then you wait for me outside."

Chen Gang, who was standing aside, also stepped forward and spoke.

"Bingqian, Yueqing and I will wait for you outside."

Ji Bingqian nodded, and then walked in with Wang Qin.

As Xu Yueqing and Chen Gang turned and left, the sound of high heels stepping on the floor tiles was empty and clear.

Walking to the rest area in the center of the hall, Chen Gang stopped and turned around, with a lingering look of apology and fatigue on his face.

He first sighed deeply, his voice full of self-blame, "Yue Qing, I'm sorry, I didn't arrange this properly."

"I should have officially announced your hiring ahead of time, laying everything out in the open. That way, there would have been less groundless speculation." Chen Gang frowned, feeling even more upset as he looked at her face. "You're still young, after all. It's really bad for you to be caught up in a scandal like this right after joining the institute."

Xu Yueqing shook his head, without a trace of blame in his expression.

She raised her eyes and said softly, "Professor Chen, don't say that. This is not your fault."

"Someone behind the scenes is orchestrating this. Even if it's not this photo today, there will be another reason tomorrow. It's impossible to guard against it."

Her voice was calm.

"I don't care about my reputation."

She said this frankly.

Over the years, starting from the time her father abandoned her and her daughter, to the malicious speculations of those around Jiang Chejin, to the rumors at school about the scholarship, hasn't she been framed and slandered enough?

In the past, she always thought that if you are upright, you have nothing to fear.

Let those people talk as they please. When they have run out of saliva and spit, just ignore them and they will naturally find it boring and stop.

But this time it's different.

Xu Yueqing lowered his eyes slightly and sighed softly in his heart.

This matter was no longer hers alone. It concerned the reputation of the institute and Professor Chen's prestige.

More importantly, this concerns Ji Bingqian.

She is now nominally his, Mrs. Ji.

If she were to face such a scandal with another man, and with her own professor, how would people outside view Ji Bingqian?

A big shot in the Beijing circle, his newly married wife is having an affair with another man.

This was like stomping on his face.

Chen Gang looked at her calm profile, nodded, and his tone became particularly serious, "Don't worry, Yue Qing, we will definitely find the person who spread the rumors and make her apologize publicly in front of everyone!"

After he finished speaking, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and changed the subject. He stared into her eyes and asked, "By the way, do you suspect anyone of spreading rumors?"

Chen Gang's voice was like a stone thrown into Xu Yueqing's stagnant heart, stirring up circles of cold ripples.

She certainly had her doubters.

Xu Yingluo.

Yesterday at the research institute, Xu Yingluo’s determined look on her face for a spot on Professor Chen’s team was still fresh in my memory. But the next second, Professor Chen announced in front of so many people that he was the one with the final spot.