Chapter 80 Chapter 80 You hugged me and called her name over and over again...

The return of memory injected Xitong with a complete soul.

In some discussion meetings, she is no longer the "paratrooper" who needs to work hard to digest new knowledge and occasionally seems a little slow due to memory gaps.

When the speaker presented a complex business case, she could quickly mobilize her rich practical experience and solid theoretical knowledge to analyze the problem incisively. The solutions she proposed were both forward-looking and took into account practical details, which often made the professors nod their heads frequently and use her as an example in their explanations.

Xitong naturally became the core of the team.

Not only can they efficiently complete their own responsibilities, but they can also coordinate the overall situation, accurately allocate tasks, coordinate differences among team members, and maximize everyone's strengths.

She no longer has the vague sense of alienation that she had when she lost her memory. Instead, she has a calm and inclusive leadership that makes people unconsciously convinced and follow her.

"With Senior Sister Xitong here, I feel like this assignment is a sure thing!" The junior students in the same group sighed privately.

"She explains things very clearly. She explained the model that I didn't understand before in just a few words." Another junior sister sincerely admired her.

Even some senior brothers and sisters who had previously been prejudiced against Xitong because of the rumors spread by Xueying completely changed their views after actually working with her.

They discovered that Xitong's abilities and achievements were real and did not require any "special connections" at all.

Her excellence comes with an unquestionable confidence.

Lu Feng even regards Xi Tong as a treasure.

He has publicly praised Xi Tong at internal research group meetings more than once: "We are fortunate to have her join our group! She brings not only knowledge and experience, but also a higher-level perspective and a problem-solving mindset."

He would specifically ask Xitong to participate in many important project discussions and core problems, and even began to let her take charge of some challenging sub-topics independently.

Xitong is not proud of her past achievements. She humbly learns new theories, communicates with her junior classmates on an equal footing, and shares her past pitfalls and experiences without reservation.

Her diligence, humility and strong ability have won her the unanimous respect and love of the entire research team.

That harmonious and positive atmosphere was completely different from the superficial harmony but undercurrents when Xue Ying was there.

The person most impacted by all these changes was Liu Lianzi.

As Xueying's "confidant", her views on Xitong have always been a complex mixture of the prejudice instilled by Xueying and her own hidden feelings.

She once helped Xueying to trip Xitong. Although she struggled inside, she still did it for the sake of that pitiful benefit and twisted "loyalty".

However, as Xitong's memory recovered and her influence in the group grew, Liu Lianzi found it increasingly difficult to look at her with the same eyes as before.

During a case analysis on medical industry investment, her team encountered a bottleneck. The report ideas were confusing, and as the deadline approached, everyone was worried.

Xitong happened to pass by their discussion area and saw that they looked worried, so she stopped and asked.

She was a little embarrassed and wary at the time, but Xitong did not hold any grudges. She just stuck to the facts, quickly glanced at their report framework, pointed out several key data logic errors and weak links in the argumentation, and made several very constructive suggestions for revisions.

Xitong's advice was precise and efficient, without any pretense or condescension, as if he was just offering a favor.

"This angle...why didn't we think of it!" A boy in the group suddenly realized.

"Sister, thank you so much! You really saved our lives!"

Liu Lianzi stood aside, looking at Xitong's clear and focused eyes, listening to her clear and organized explanation, feeling mixed emotions.

She suddenly realized that Xitong's strength was pure, based on real talent and knowledge and an open-minded attitude that did not care about personal grudges.

This is completely different from Xue Ying's way of maintaining her position by scheming, winning over, and suppressing others.

Another time, she needed money urgently because of a sudden accident at home. She was so desperate that she even thought of borrowing money from Xueying, even though she knew that might mean paying a greater price.

When she was hiding in the stairwell and crying secretly, she was caught by Xi Tong who happened to pass by.

Xi Tong didn't ask anything, just handed her a tissue and said calmly, "If you encounter any difficulties, you can talk to your instructor or the school's psychological counseling center. If you need an advance on your project allowance, I can also help you explain the situation to your instructor."

"Or, if you don't mind, you can come to me directly for money."

There is no inquiry, no charity, only appropriate respect and unconditional kindness from fellow disciples.

At that moment, Liu Lianzi's psychological defenses completely collapsed.

She looked at Xitong's leaving back, and her tears flowed even harder, but this time, it was not because of despair, but because of regret and a kind of illuminated clarity.

She finally understood that what she had been following was a poppy that exuded an alluring fragrance but contained a deadly poison; while the one she had once examined with prejudice was a tree that could truly shelter people from the wind and rain and provide shade.

Although she did not have the courage to confess her past actions to Xitong, deep down in her heart, the deep-rooted prejudice had collapsed, replaced by a complex emotion of shame, gratitude and sincere admiration.

She silently put away the little thoughts that she had against Xitong because of Xueying, and began to look up to the person who shone brightly on the stage with her own strength with an objective eye.

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Xueying's belly was slightly bulging, and even loose clothes could not completely cover it.

She watched Xi Tong thrive in the business school and the research group, being highly respected, going out with Yu Sixie as a pair, and having a happy family and career, while she had to bear the panic and burden brought by this child who should not have existed alone. Jealousy was like a poisonous flame, burning her internal organs day and night.

She couldn't wait any longer.

We must use this child to make one last attempt, even if it means we will suffer the consequences!

So the girl carefully planned a play.

That day, she stepped into the Yu Mansion again with a carefully prepared and seemingly impeccable project book, on the pretext of "reporting the progress of the project and thanking the Yu family for their past care."

Yu's mother felt soft-hearted. Seeing her sincere words and considering her poor background, she let her in.

In the living room, Yu Sixie was playing a puzzle with Xizhi, while Xitong was sitting beside them reading a book. The sunlight filled the room, making it warm and peaceful.

Xueying's arrival was like a drop of ink falling into clear water.

She first reported her work in an orderly manner with a humble attitude.

Then, he changed the subject and looked towards Xi Tong timidly, with a hint of grievance as if he was hesitant to speak:

"Senior Sister Xitong, I know I may have done something wrong in the past and made you angry. But I really know I was wrong and I'm working hard to correct it. But...but why do you still target me in the research group and even...even tell the instructor to withdraw me from the core project team?"

Xueying's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the living room to hear clearly.

Xitong raised her head from the book, frowned slightly, and her eyes turned cold: "Xueying, I have never done what you said. Please don't make up stories."

"I made something out of nothing?"

Xue Ying seemed stung by these words. Her eyes instantly turned red, and her voice choked with sobs. "Senior Sister, can you say you didn't secretly tell Liu Lianzi and the others to keep me away from President Yu? Didn't you hint to the instructor that I had bad intentions and was unfit to take on important projects?"

She deliberately threw out some vague and suggestive accusations in an attempt to muddy the waters.

Yu Sixie's face darkened. He handed Xizhi to Su Luyao, who came over after hearing the noise. He stood up, his eyes sharp as a knife: "Xueying, watch your words. Xiaoxi is not that kind of person."

"Boss Yu! Even you..."

Xueying's tears rolled down like beads from a broken string. She seemed to have suffered great injustice and grievance. Her body shook slightly, and her hands subconsciously protected her lower abdomen.

This action seemed particularly abrupt and conspicuous at this moment.

Mother Yu looked at her bulging belly and her tearful appearance, and felt sorry for her. She stepped forward and advised, "Xiaoxue, please talk to her nicely. Is there any misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstand?"

Xue Ying seemed to be forced into a desperate situation. She suddenly raised her head, and a trace of desperate madness flashed in her eyes.

She stopped looking at Xi Tong and instead looked straight at Yu Sixie. Her voice was shrill and filled with a desperate determination:

"Yu Sixie! At this point, you still want to protect her? Don't you want to know whose child is in my belly?!"

This sentence was like thunder from the blue sky, instantly exploding the entire living room!

Mother Yu covered her mouth in shock.

Xitong's fingers paused as she turned the pages of the book. Her gaze suddenly moved to Xueying's lower abdomen, then to Yu Sixie, her eyes filled with shock and unbelievable inquiry.

Even the servants beside him stopped what they were doing and dared not breathe.

Yu Sixie's pupils suddenly shrank, his face instantly turned extremely cold, and a terrifying low pressure emanated from his body: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Am I talking nonsense?"

Xueying smiled sadly, tears welling up in her eyes, but with a strange, vindictive pleasure in her eyes, "Do you still remember the last business trip? In your room in the hotel! That night... you were drunk and mistook me for her... you hugged me and called her name over and over again..."

She described the non-existent details with tears in her eyes, and every word was like a poisoned needle, piercing Xitong's heart.

"I struggled, I pushed you! But you were so strong... I couldn't..."

She cried so hard that she could hardly breathe, as if recalling an extremely unbearable and painful scene. "Afterwards, you woke up and you regretted it very much. You warned me not to tell anyone... I understood everything, and I endured it all... But... but this child is here! What can I do?! What can I do?!"

She pointed at her belly and hissed at Yu Sixie and Xi Tong, "This is your child! Yu Sixie! You were drunk and had sex with me, and you forced me to have sex! Now, your family is having a great time, but I have to hide away and endure all this alone! What right does Xi Tong have to force me?! Why?!"

Her performance was a mixture of truth and falsehood. She linked together the scattered "evidence" that Yu Sixie was on a business trip, that she had indeed gone to the room to deliver documents, and the inexplicable smell of perfume on Yu Sixie's shirt, weaving a seemingly reasonable and irrefutable "truth".

The living room was dead silent.

All eyes were focused on Yu Sixie, with shock, suspicion, and the shattered pain in Xue Ying's eyes.

The young girl collapsed on the ground, covering her face and crying, her shoulders shaking violently, as if she had endured all the grievances of the world.

She knew that the bomb was powerful enough.

No matter how Yu Sixie denied it, the seeds of doubt had been planted, and the peaceful appearance of the Yu family would be completely shattered.

Even if she couldn't get it, she would drag them into this muddy and painful abyss!