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Helpless, Ye Wenyu could only jog to keep up with him. Jiang Zhiming probably grew up in the mountains, his steps were as fast and agile as an antelope, and Ye Wenyu had to run at full speed with all her might to catch up with him.

Ten minutes later, the two finally arrived at the grove behind the library. Jiang Zhiming stood there with his hands behind his back, his straight back filled with sadness.

Ye Wenyu saw a bench nearby and plopped down on it. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said impatiently to Jiang Zhiming, "Speak, what is it?" She thought to herself, if he really didn't respect himself and confessed his feelings to her again, she would really lose her temper!

She was panting heavily, and sweat was pouring down her face like rain.

Jiang Zhiming turned around and asked her with a pained expression, "Do you know what people are saying about you outside?"

What's being spread about her? Rumors about her?

Ye Wenyu paused, stopped wiping her sweat, and gently asked Jiang Zhiming, "What are you sending?" The unease in her heart grew heavier and heavier, like dark clouds in the sky.

"Rumors are circulating that you and Cai Wenchuan are having a teacher-student relationship!" Jiang Zhiming told her angrily, his eyes blazing with fury. His face was ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, and his expression was one of pain and anger.

Ye Wenyu smiled wryly; everything was both reasonable and unexpected.

Ever since Cai Wenchuan decided to eat with her in the student cafeteria, she knew that this day would come sooner or later.

Unfortunately, Wen-gege wouldn't listen to her advice and insisted on eating every meal with her in the student cafeteria. Even though he brought different female students along, he thought that would solve everything. He never expected that when he faced Ye Wen-yu, the affection in his eyes, his caring and gentle words, and his uncontrollable little gestures would all reveal his feelings, making their relationship seem completely different from the other students around them. So, it was almost inevitable that rumors would spread!

Now the scandal has finally spread far and wide, and the whole school knows about it, which is why Jiang Zhiming came to find her with a livid face.

What should I do? Ye Wenyu held her head in her hands and bent over. At this moment, knowing that the students had spread rumors about her and that the whole campus knew about her teacher-student relationship, she felt as if her chest was filled with stones. What should I do? What should I do?

My head was throbbing terribly, as if a tiny person was sawing my bones inside my head.

Jiang Zhiming was stunned by Ye Wenyu's expression and actions. He asked her nervously, "Ye Wenyu, tell me, is it true that you and Professor Cai are really together?!" As he asked this, he stared at her, his heart pounding in his chest. A voice inside him kept praying, hoping it wasn't true, hoping it wasn't true.

Ye Wenyu didn't hear Jiang Zhiming's question at all. She remained sitting there in silence, letting out heavy sighs again and again in her heart.

She was worried that the scandal surrounding the teacher-student relationship might have a fatal impact on her brother Wen. For many years, the unwritten rule regarding teacher-student relationships has been that schools would severely punish teachers but not supervise students much.

Ye Wenyu's silence was interpreted by Jiang Zhiming as tacit agreement. He painfully took a step back, feeling as if an eighteen-wheeled truck had overturned inside him. His voice trembled as he said to her, "Ye Wenyu, you're so stupid! You've ruined yourself! Don't you know that teacher-student relationships are forbidden?"

His throat seemed to have suddenly developed a serious throat ailment.

Ye Wenyu remained silent. She seemed to have lost her voice, unable to speak. She sat there motionless, like a doll whose soul had left its body.

Jiang Zhiming suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to the school! I'm going to complain about Cai Wenchuan. He must have seduced you, lured you in, and taken advantage of your youth and ignorance. He's a teacher, yet he's in a relationship with a student and doing something that violates professional ethics!"

Hearing Jiang Zhiming speak ill of her beloved Wen-gege, Ye Wenyu was utterly enraged. She abruptly raised her head, then stood up angrily, shouting at Jiang Zhiming, "How dare you!"

She stood before him, her hands clenched into fists, her large eyes blazing with fury, her teeth clenched, her face contorted in anger.

Jiang Zhiming was stunned. It was the first time he had seen Ye Wenyu so furious. After a moment of shock, he felt sad. He lowered his head heavily, thinking that she could actually be so angry to protect that beastly cult leader.

Ye Wenyu regained her composure and calmed her emotions, saying coldly, "Jiang Zhiming, my affairs are none of your business."

Disappointed and heartbroken, Jiang Zhiming sneered and said to her, "You think I want to interfere? You actually did something as shameful and stupid as a teacher-student relationship?! You rejected me last time because you were with him, right? The first time I saw you was during the National Day holiday. You were walking with him, looking extremely intimate. I thought you were a student and he was a teacher, so why were you two so close? Turns out your relationship is more than just ordinary!"

Jiang Zhiming felt blood seeping from his throat in pain.

Hearing Jiang Zhiming's harsh accusations against her and Cai Wenchuan, Ye Wenyu's already troubled mood, which was already bothered by seeing him, became even more agitated. She shouted, "What's wrong with a teacher-student relationship? And what about you? How much better are you! You're with Lin Tingyue, aren't you just after the Lin family's money? Compared to your materialistic vanity, even if Professor Cai and I were really dating, it wouldn't be a stain on my reputation!"

That's how it is. Forbidden love? Once she graduates from university and their teacher-student relationship ends, they can be together openly.

What kind of logic is this? College students can date, even get married and have children, but they can't date their teachers. What a joke!

Ye Wenyu shook her head, feeling pained, and expressed that she could neither understand nor accept this unwritten rule.

"What?!" Jiang Zhiming felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. He stared wide-eyed at Ye Wenyu, his face filled with disbelief. What did she mean? How did she know he knew Lin Tingyue? Was she really some kind of fortune teller? Last time, when she rejected him, she said he thought he would meet a woman who would change his destiny—a woman who was both beautiful and wealthy. This time, when he came to see her, she said he and Lin Tingyue would end up together. But he had only known Lin Tingyue for a short time, and their relationship had ended badly. Lin Tingyue seemed quite wealthy—the Lin family? Right, after starting university, he always heard about a particularly wealthy and powerful group in Shanghai called the Lin Group. Many senior students considered it an honor to work for the Lin Group after graduation, but because the group was so large, the admission requirements were very high, and every year a large number of senior students were rejected. Could Lin Tingyue have some connection with the Lin Group?