Chapter 84: Framed

To celebrate the completion of the final plan, the group found a hot pot restaurant near the school for a meal.

There were only four of them, and since it was a community hotpot restaurant next to the school, Shi Runrun said that she had some money now, so it was not stressful for her to treat everyone to a hotpot.

Shi Runrun was enjoying the hotpot and struggling with the tripe that fell into the pot when suddenly the cell phone in his pocket rang.

Shi Runrun took out his cell phone, said something to Cen Huan and the others, then stood up from his seat and went out to answer the call.

There's no way around it. The environment in the hot pot restaurant is bad and it's full of noise.

On the small steps in front of the store, Shi Runrun glanced at the caller ID, couldn't help but curl her lips, and immediately picked up the phone.

As soon as I said hello, a deep, familiar and magnetic male voice instantly came into my ears.

"What took you so long to answer? What are you doing?"

"Xiao Xuezheng..."

Shi Runrun was stunned for a few seconds and couldn't help but call out his name softly.

She didn't know if it was because it was too hot outside, or because she was too happy just now. She drank some beer with Huanhuan and the others and was a little drunk. She felt her mind was a little confused.

The heart trembled slightly.

"Eh? Are you mute? What are you doing? Why aren't you talking?"

The deep male voice came again from the other end.

Shi Runrun finally came back to her senses, pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm having hotpot with Huanhuan and some classmates. Why are you calling me now?"

Shi Runrun paused, looked at the phone screen, and then said, "Isn't it early morning where you are now?"

Over here, the man who had just returned to the room took off his tie, stretched out on the bed, looked out at the dark night and said, "I just got back from work and missed you, so I called you to hear your voice."

Shi Runrun: “…”

For a moment, her breathing stopped and her face turned red.

I didn't know what to say for a moment.

He said he missed her...

"Why aren't you talking again? Don't you miss me?"

Hearing this, Shi Runrun bit her lip, glanced at Cen Huan and her classmates who were still enjoying the hot pot in the store, then lowered her voice and said one word, "I want to."

"I'll be returning home in a few days. Come pick me up at the airport."

"Ah... when exactly..."

Before he finished speaking, he had already hung up the phone.

Shi Runrun returned to the hot pot restaurant holding her cell phone. Her face was red and hot. Fortunately, the lighting in the restaurant was bright, so her red face was not noticed by her classmates.

Otherwise, I can’t explain it even if I jump into the Yellow River!

I've been married to Xiao Xuezheng for so long, and now I blush like this just because I received a call from him... Shi Runrun, Shi Runrun, why are you so disappointing...

Looking at the table full of meat and vegetable dishes, Shi Runrun sat down and suddenly lost her appetite.

Because her mind was filled with the man's handsome and deep features, and the deep and pleasant male voice that came from the receiver just now...

She had been busy with the case competition, and now that she could finally breathe a sigh of relief, Shi Runrun realized that she still really missed him...

…

The next morning, Shi Runrun got up very early.

After washing up, she spent a long time dressing herself up.

This was the first time she dressed up so seriously, because she and Huanhuan would take the school-arranged bus to City C to participate in the final role of the case competition in the afternoon.

In fact, she doesn't wear makeup.

I could only follow the tutorials I found online, smear something on my face, then change into a professional black suit, fix my hair to make myself look a little more mature and less childish, and then go downstairs.

After a simple breakfast, she arrived at the school gate at eight o'clock in the morning.

Cen Huan and the others had been waiting for her for a while. After she got off the family's special car, she met up with them and got on the bus together.

It takes about four hours to drive from Beijing City to City C by bus.

They arrived at the C City Bus Station a little after noon, and the organizer arranged a place for them to rest and eat.

Shi Runrun and his classmates didn't feel too tired yet, so they decided to have lunch first.

Lunch was arranged in the first-floor lobby of a high-star luxury hotel, where we dined with today's top four teams and all the judges.

They were grouped at a table. The hotel was high-star, so the dishes served were naturally high-end and exquisite.

Shi Runrun had a big appetite and couldn't help but eat a lot in a short time.

When she came to her senses, she leaned back in the chair, stroking her full belly and sighing deeply. Suddenly, she felt a burning gaze falling on her from behind.

Shi Runrun turned around and found that at the table behind her, a familiar beauty was sitting at the head seat, looking in her direction.

It was the beautiful sister they met in the organizer's building a few days ago when they went to submit their debate papers!

Shi Runrun smiled at her politely, and the woman responded to her beautiful smile. Shi Runrun then withdrew her gaze, turned her head, and discussed with Cen Huan and the others, planning to go back to the rest area for a rest.

The final will be at 3pm.

At 2:30, their four teams were making final preparations backstage.

The venue was still the same hotel, but it was moved to a conference center on a high floor. In addition to their participating team and a dozen judges, there were also many spectators, including teachers and students from major universities. The entire activity center was very lively.

Soon, the clock on the wall reached three o'clock.

Their four teams took the stage together, numbered ABCD, and Shi Runrun's group was Team C.

Then, starting from Team A, one team after another took turns to present the PPTs made by their groups in preparation for the subsequent defense and debate.

But as expected, the accident still happened.

Just after Group A and Group B presented their PPTs, it was their group's turn.

Shi Runrun inserted the USB drive into the computer, opened the PPT file, and clicked the play button. The next second, the whole audience was in an uproar, and all the audience present gasped!

"What's going on?! How could this happen?!"

"Really?! How come Group C's PPT content is exactly the same as Group B's?! Even the cover is the same!"

For a moment, discussions broke out and the audience was in chaos.

Shi Runrun hadn't reacted yet. She turned her head to look at the audience's pointing gazes and gestures, and was stunned there.

The PPT presented by this group was exactly the same as the one presented by Group B!

Even the cover background, title, and table of contents are exactly the same, not a single word has been changed!

how so……

Shi Runrun's face immediately turned pale, and his heart trembled violently.

How could the defense PPT they worked on for days on end have the same effect as Group B's?!

Even if the content is really the same, how could every word be the same!

Then there is only one possibility...

Shi Runrun's expression suddenly turned cold!