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Hearing these words, Cai Wenchuan felt even more heartbroken. At this moment, he hated himself for being a poor, penniless schoolteacher and for being her teacher.

What time is it now? At a time when she needs help and comfort the most, she is still worried about his reputation, afraid of implicating him, and refusing to let him help her up.

A sense of powerlessness washed over him like a tidal wave, almost suffocating him.

To be born a human being, yet be so incompetent, like an ant at the mercy of fate.

Cai Wenchuan insisted on half-carrying and half-supporting Ye Wenyu to her feet, because at this moment when she needed comfort the most, if he still cared about what others would say and couldn't give her a pair of strong arms, then he would be too unmanly!

He gazed at her sadly and said gently, "Go to classroom 104 at the Foreign Languages ​​School. I'll be teaching my next class there. I have something to tell you before or after class. Wait for me there."

Just now, I don't know how long she had been crying. The girl in front of me, whose once bright and beautiful eyes were now swollen like peaches, looked as if a gentle touch would break her face, like a white magnolia flower wet with rain.

Ye Wenyu looked at Cai Wenchuan and suddenly wondered why he was here. Why did he appear like a timely rain when she was being hit hard and crying uncontrollably? Why was there no smile on his pale and handsome face? His brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was under great pressure. He seemed to be preoccupied with something. Why did he make her go to the large classroom to wait for him instead of going with her now?

She forgot her pain and fear, looked at him with confusion, and then began to worry.

Seeing Ye Wenyu still standing there like a wooden pillar, blankly staring blankly, Cai Wenchuan said to her, "Let's go, the sun is scorching here. If you wait for me here, you'll get sunburned like an African." To cheer her up, he even tried to smile, but only Ye Wenyu could see how forced his smile was.

A sudden wave of fear washed over her. She stared at him, and mustered her courage to ask, "Where are you going now?" The two of them were so fragile that they could no longer withstand any more storms.

Cai Wenchuan was stunned for a moment before forcing a smile and saying, "It's nothing, I'm not going anywhere. A colleague of mine asked me to go to his office to pick up something; his office is in the student affairs office." He pointed haphazardly, his face as pale as paper, and large beads of sweat were already seeping from his forehead.

Ye Wenyu realized that he had also been notified by the school to come and investigate the situation. After all, he was her recommender. Now that she had been reported and stripped of her status as a student from a poor family by the school, and had also been given a major demerit and a public reprimand, he, as her recommender, would also be implicated.

She's a student, so it doesn't matter, but he's a teacher at this school with a bright future. If he gets implicated because of this, then she'll be in a terrible situation!

Thinking of this, Ye Wenyu's hands trembled, and she asked him in a trembling voice, "Have they caused you any trouble? Has my situation affected you? I'll go with you. I'll tell them it has nothing to do with you. I lied to you first, and then I lied to the school!" No matter what, she had to protect him.

Cai Wenchuan sighed, painfully grasped Ye Wenyu's hand, and said softly to her, "You didn't deceive the school, none of us deceived the school. I'll be right back, you go quickly."

To avoid causing Ye Wenyu further distress, Cai Wenchuan quickly turned around and entered the student affairs office building without looking back. Ye Wenyu, however, did not listen to him and wait for him in the large classroom. Instead, like a cat, she followed his footsteps and tiptoed into the office building. If the school were to blame Wen-gege, she would definitely rush forward to protect him.

Because Cai Wenchuan was seething with anger, he didn't notice Ye Wenyu following behind him. He walked into the office of the student affairs director with his head held high and chest out, while Ye Wenyu hid outside the door eavesdropping.

Peeking through the slightly ajar door, one could see Cai Wenchuan with his chin held high, head held high, chest out, exuding an air of grandeur, his back as straight as a plumb bob.

The student affairs director's displeased voice rang out: "Professor Cai, someone reported Ye Wenyu, saying that she always wears Canada Goose jackets and is not a poor student. In order to be fair, the school has stripped her of her eligibility for the poor student position and canceled all subsidies. You were her recommender for the poor student position. I called you here today to ask you, before you became her recommender, did you know about her family situation?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Wenyu's heart clenched with pain, and her back began to sweat profusely as if it were raining.

"I know!" Cai Wenchuan's voice rang out. Ye Wenyu noticed that he was different from his usual calm self; his voice was somewhat sharp, his hands hanging at his sides were clenched into fists, and his lips were tightly pursed. She began to worry about him.

Never say anything you shouldn't say or do anything you shouldn't do in the heat of the moment.

Cai Wenchuan's voice, tinged with suppressed anger, rang out. He said, "I watched her grow up. Our families were neighbors. Her parents divorced when she was young, so her family was very poor. Last year, she had just been admitted to university. Her mother said that she had fulfilled all her responsibilities by raising her until she was eighteen, so she sold the house and remarried. Everything I've said is true, and the school can arrange for someone to investigate. Therefore, I think it's extremely unfair for the school to strip her of her eligibility for a student from a poor family, cancel all her subsidies, and issue a school-wide reprimand based solely on a photo and a piece of clothing!"

As he finished speaking, Cai Wenchuan's voice grew uncontrollably louder, like a bolt from the blue. His face was ashen, his fists clenched, and his eyes blazed with fury as he glared at the group of leaders from the student affairs office.

Ye Wenyu was stunned. She had never seen Cai Wenchuan so angry before. He was willing to offend his colleagues and superiors for her sake.

Sure enough, the student affairs director's voice also rose. His face was ashen as he asked Cai Wenchuan, "Professor Cai, what do you mean? I also questioned Ye Wenyu. She does have a Canada Goose jacket. Does Professor Cai know how she got it? She said it was a gift, but she won't reveal the name of the person who gave it to her. Does Professor Cai know?"

The last sentence is clearly pointed and malicious.

At this moment, Ye Wenyu really wanted to rush in and tell Cai Wenchuan to shut up, because he was a young teacher with a bright future ahead of him. It was clearly unwise for him to fall out with the school. Q University was the best university in the country. If she left Q University and went to another university, it would definitely not be as promising as Q University.