Chapter 26 Coveted 26

Gu Rong’s award-winning work has been reported and has now been removed from the official website.

Zhao Zhuzhi didn't know the specific situation, but he discovered this matter, so he notified Lu Yu. After all, although the notice on the official website did not give a specific explanation, the situation did not seem good. It was obvious that something had gone wrong. Otherwise, why would the first-place winning work be withdrawn for no reason?

However, Zhao Zhuzhi didn't know, but Gu Rong did.

He did not interfere with the entry of his graduation project into the competition, except that he did not ask Fang Ruohuai to be his ghostwriter, and the content of the work was what he wanted to draw.

As expected, the final result was still a frustrating one for him.

And what's interesting is that from what Fang Ruohuai said on the phone, someone actually reported that Gu Rong's work was done by a ghostwriter, and the ghostwriter was Fang Ruohuai. The reason was that there was financial dealings between Fang Ruohuai and Gu Rong, and not only did Fang Ruohuai not participate in the competition, but he had been running around for Gu Rong.

So the school leaders now want to call Fang Ruohuai and Gu Rong over to inquire about the situation.

After all, it involves cheating and concerns the reputation of the school, so this matter must be investigated thoroughly.

But it’s not a big problem. You can always prove your innocence for things you haven’t done.

The only impact was that before the matter was fully investigated, the news spread quite quickly, and the discussion was not very friendly to Gu Rong.

Not to mention that he had heard of the medical university across the street, after Gu Rong arrived at the school, he received a lot of stares on the way to the school leaders' office. Li Zhixia came over halfway and said that someone had posted on the school forum, saying with certainty that Gu Rong must have cheated, and even said that he had witnessed the transaction between Gu Rong and Fang Ruohuai with his own eyes.

So now there are quite a few criticisms on the forum.

After all, it wasn't just Gu Rong whose graduation project was registered for the competition, and there was also a bonus point mechanism for winning. There were so many benefits that it was hard to say whether more people wanted fairness or more people were jealous.

It's easy to clarify things.

But what I fear most is that someone will take advantage of the situation and make things worse.

It’s hard to say what mistakes and accidents will occur at that time.

After all, it takes only one mouth to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it.

"Isn't Yan Xubai a computer scientist? I've already sent him the link to the post. I asked him to look up the poster's ID and find out who it is."

Li Zhixia said hatefully, "It's most likely the person who reported you anonymously!"

"I really don't know who wants to do this to you. What are you going to do, Arong?"

Gu Rong thought for a moment and said, "Call the police."

"You called the police? You said you called the police?"

The school leaders were at a loss for words. "There's no need to call the police, is there? Mr. Gu, all you need to do is prove that the painting you won was yours. The official response from the competition is that as long as you can provide proof, your winning result will still count. It's just been temporarily removed from the shelves."

After a pause, he asked, "Did you really call the police?"

Gu Rong nodded: "Yes, I hope the school can cooperate with the police investigation. Although it is an anonymous report, they can still trace the email address, right?"

School leaders: “…”

Yes, it is possible, but it violates privacy.

But calling the police is another matter. This matter has escalated to another level. They must cooperate with the investigation, otherwise it will be posted online and may cause a lot of discussion.

"What about your evidence?"

Gu Rong: "I have the manuscript."

As soon as he finished speaking, the counselor who had been serving as a background figure next to him suddenly exclaimed, attracting the attention of the school leaders and Gu Rong.

The counselor was holding a cell phone in his hand, and the screen was still on.

The school leaders couldn't help but look at the phone in the counselor's hand.

This is not slacking off!

The counselor quickly coughed lightly and began to prove his innocence, "Here's the thing, Dean. Someone posted something on our school forum. I saw a classmate who said he had evidence to prove himself. I was thinking about contacting the forum administrator to have the post deleted, but when I logged in, I found that someone had posted evidence."

"By the way, Fang Ruohuai also posted a clarification."

Gu Rong and Fang Ruohuai met with the school leaders alone. Probably because they were afraid that they would mix up their words and conduct a one-on-one "interrogation", so when talking to Gu Rong, Fang Ruohuai had already finished the conversation and left. In addition, Lu Yu, as a student from another school, although he accompanied Gu Rong here, he could not enter the office to accompany Gu Rong and had to wait outside.

So the current situation is that not only did Fang Ruohuai post a clarification, but Lu Yu also borrowed Li Zhixia's account and posted some content on it.

——It was a screenshot of the part that Gu Rong had sent to Lu Yu.

The content that Fang Ruohuai sent was what he had shown to the school leaders before. Gu Rong transferred money to him to help fund his mother's medical treatment. The transfer records and payment records can be checked.

Perhaps he couldn't tolerate others slandering Gu Rong, so after leaving the office, Fang Ruohuai directly posted a message and uploaded all the evidence.

As for Lu Yu, as the protagonist of the painting, he personally stepped forward and took screenshots of the fragments of the work that Gu Rong sent him. Each part was displayed with the time when it was sent, so that one could clearly see the step-by-step creation process of the painting from its birth, which was very convincing.

While this matter is still hot, clarifying it in a timely manner is the most effective approach.

Sure enough, everyone who paid attention to this matter was attracted.

Although some of them still have conspiracy theories or suspicions, the evidence provided by Fang Ruohuai and Lu Yu is very clear, and it is a bit far-fetched to try to refute them.

In addition, the news of calling the police also came out.

Police cars are driving into the school!

How could this be fake?

It's not like they really wronged anyone, is it?

The wind direction on the forum gradually began to change.

Yan Xubai also sent over what he had found.

But in fact, there was no need to investigate to the end. Gu Rong already had a suspect in his heart. After all, he did not interfere more in the matter of participating in the graduation project competition, and it was probably basically consistent with the plot direction in the action guide. So after really confirming who was the person who reported behind the scenes and threw dirty water on the forum, Gu Rong was not too surprised.

Xin Junliang is staying in the dormitory.

He kept reading the messages on the forum, and the more he read, the more satisfied he became.

That's it. If words can destroy a person, then Xin Junliang hopes to destroy Gu Rong more thoroughly.

He still remembered how Gu Rong looked down on him, being so superior and not even paying him a glance.

Isn't it just because your family is rich?

It's okay for him to do whatever he wants at school, but he has to meddle in other people's affairs!

This young master has such a style himself, why does he demand that of others?!

After Xin Junliang returned home, the more he thought about what happened that day, the more upset he felt. The more upset he felt, the more he couldn't let it go. He felt as if his heart was sprayed with acid, spreading to every part of his body. He was completely trapped in a certain obsession. If he couldn't get rid of it, he was afraid that he would feel a lump in his throat whenever he thought about it for the rest of his life.

In the blink of an eye, he saw Gu Rong and Fang Ruohuai meeting the next day. He didn't know what they talked about. After that, Gu Rong asked for leave and never came to school.

But Xin Junliang discovered that even though Gu Rong did not come to school, he still had to register for the competition for his graduation project?

And the one who was busy was always Fang Ruohuai.

During this period, Fang Ruohuai was still in contact with Gu Rong!

Plus, Fang Ruohuai also quit his job at the club...

The more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. Xin Junliang observed for a long time.

He spontaneously assumed that there was some kind of deal between Gu Rong and Fang Ruohuai. Otherwise, how could a second-generation like Gu Rong, who was not active in class, sign up for the competition?

I'm afraid they are not so sure that their works will win awards that they use them as a facade and to elevate themselves.

Especially since everything went through Fang Ruohuai's hands.

Even the registration.

How could there be no trickery involved?!

After seeing the results of the awards announced, Xin Junliang became more certain of his guess. In addition, he witnessed the transaction between Gu Rong and Fang Ruohuai with his own eyes, which made him even more certain that there was something wrong with Gu Rong's work. In addition, Fang Ruohuai did not even sign up to participate... All the signs told Xin Junliang that there was something wrong with Gu Rong's award!

As for the possibility that Gu Rong really won the first place with his own strength, Xin Junliang didn't even think about it. He didn't think Gu Rong had that ability at all.

However, as he watched, Xin Junliang's expression changed.

He saw the post posted by Fang Ruohuai, and also saw... the proof given by the model himself?

This is impossible!

The model herself...how—

Xin Junliang opened his mouth. The only thing he hadn't thought about was who the model in the painting was. He hadn't even looked carefully at the painting that won Gu Rong the award!

As a result, not only did the model come forward in person, but there was even evidence?

Was that painting really painted by Gu Rong?!

How is this possible? !

Xin Junliang didn't want to believe it at all, but after seeing the information that Gu Rong had called the police, he immediately panicked - he said that the whistleblower had damaged Gu Rong's reputation, and Gu Rong intended to pursue it to the end, and someone had seen the police car driving into the school, and it seemed that the scope of the whistleblower had been locked.

In addition, someone saw Gu Rong walking out of the school leader's office, and it was said that evidence had been submitted.

After verification by the competition officials, Gu Rong's ranking in this competition will be retained.

The more I watch, the more frightened I become.

Xin Junliang really wanted to make a big deal out of this, but he didn't want to get involved!

I tried to delete the post, but found that it was locked!

Upon discovering this, Xin Junliang undoubtedly became even more panicked.

He couldn't understand why an anonymous report had reached the point of calling the police?

Although it might just be a routine inquiry, but if it really leads to him, even if nothing happens in the end, Xin Junliang would find it unbearable just thinking about it!

No, he couldn't be found...

Xin Junliang stood up in a panic and bumped into the table when he was about to leave the dormitory. Ignoring the pain, he hurriedly opened the door to go out. As a result, when he ran downstairs of the dormitory, his face turned pale.

At this time, quite a few people had gathered downstairs of the dormitory.

After all, the police are here.

The incident on the forum caused quite a stir, and everyone had heard about it. Even if they hadn't heard about it, they would have known about it when others were chatting.

Since the police are here, doesn’t that mean the informant is here?

Those who watch the fun don't mind the trouble.

The news spread from one person to ten, and then to a hundred. Some people even arrived earlier than the police, having heard the news and come here to wait.

Gu Rong, Lu Yu, Fang Ruohuai and others were also there.

After all, both parties involved in the incident had to come forward and take statements, so Gu Rong naturally had to go along.

But compared to Xin Junliang's embarrassment, Gu Rong was much more relaxed.

He originally wanted to make Gu Rong famous, but ended up being the one who became famous. I'm afraid that after this incident, Xin Junliang will probably hide as far away from Gu Rong as possible. Moreover, after doing something like this, even if the final result may be just an apology, Xin Junliang's personal image will be ruined.

After all, considering the exposure of the post on the forum, even a fool could guess that he was deliberately trying to frame Gu Rong...it was Gu Rong who actually produced the evidence.

It was he who spread rumors, slandered and threw dirty water.

Now he is the one who has no way to defend himself.

Regret is not enough to describe Xin Junliang's current mood, but it is too late to regret.

When Gu Rong went to follow up on the matter, the tone of the forum changed again.

It became a discussion of other topics——

Many people only just found out that the model for Gu Rong's award-winning painting was actually Lu Yu from the medical university across the street.

Lu Yu!

Since entering college as a freshman, I have been listed as the number one nude model that they most want to draw at the art academy!

As a result, no one had the opportunity to invite Lu Yu to be their nude model.

But the result is that this ideal human body template, which has always been ranked first in the voting and has never come down, actually appeared in someone else's work!

Moreover, every art student who has seen Gu Rong's graduation thesis work can be sure that although the style of the painting is not very realistic, although the large area in the middle is more like the human anatomy results of the medical students across the street, and although the half-naked part on the right is even hidden in the background, but to be able to draw it like this, the model himself must be naked, naked!

Woohoo, they also want to see it - no, they really want to draw it.

If I could draw the "dream love model", I would wake up laughing in my dreams, okay? !

It’s not that some people, after knowing that the model in the painting was Lu Yu himself, simply invited Lu Yu to be their nude model under the post, but Lu Yu decisively refused.

And the reason given is——

【I will only be Gu Rong's model.】

If this isn't ambiguity, what is?

What's more, there are those part drawings. Who would send the finished part drawings to others after finishing each part?

Even the medical university across the street heard about it and flooded the art school's forum with comments. The seemingly indifferent academic genius was secretly modeling for others, and in such a blatant way... It was unbelievable, wasn't it?! Then what about those who normally didn't even dare to talk to the academic genius?

The academic god can take off all his clothes! Take them off!

It's obvious that someone is special.

Zhao Zhuzhi: Brother, just pretend I never asked you to clarify. [Image: jpg]

Lu Yu didn't expect such a result.

No, he might have thought of it.

But I subconsciously didn't think too deeply about it.

After all, the words that rejected others were uttered with dignity.

It's impossible to say that I don't have any thoughts on this.

Gu Rong drove the car to meet Yu Zhaolin today. Lu Yu was sitting in the car, waiting for Gu Rong to come out of the police station.

I don't know when the rain outside started, but it changed from a drizzle to a light drizzle, and then from the light drizzle it gradually showed a tendency to get heavier.

It made crackling sounds and hit the car window.

It has been dark since the incident happened. During this time, Lu Yu didn't know whether Gu Rong had read the forum.

He has always hated being "famous". A higher presence means trouble.

In fact, after he posted the message, the "trouble" did continue, whether it was someone asking him questions under the post, or someone getting his contact information from somewhere, wanting to add him on WeChat, or someone sending him messages. Even if you don't count carefully, there are almost dozens of them.

Being a model for others, especially a nude model, was obviously a bit excessive for him.

This contrast makes people want to explore.

Maybe some people find it exciting and want to "own" it.

There's no harm in trying, just in case you succeed.

So excluding those who asked about concern, the remaining ones who sent messages to Lu Yu really made Lu Yu feel annoyed, and he couldn't help but frown.

But I don't regret it.

If being high-profile could leave a mark on Gu Rong and leave a trace of him, he would be willing to do it a thousand times.

I just don’t know what Gu Rong would think.

At this time, Lu Yu had to admit that he was indeed a little nervous.

Just as he was thinking about it, the driver's door opened and Gu Rong bent down and got into the car.

Turning around and seeing that Gu Rong's hair was wet, Lu Yu couldn't help but frown: "Didn't you say I would pick you up with an umbrella?"

“It’s only a few steps away.”

The police station did not allow outsiders to wait, so Lu Yu was "driven" out.

Standing at the door was not a good idea as he would always be asked if there was anything wrong, so Lu Yu could only wait in the car.

He thought he would pick Gu Rong up at the door when he came out, but he was distracted and only noticed Gu Rong got into the car.

Lu Yu opened his mouth and wanted to say something.

Yu Zhaolin happened to call and asked Gu Rong how things were going.

Gu Rong put on the Bluetooth headset and drove the car out of the parking space while talking to Yu Zhaolin.

Lu Yu held the phone and took a deep breath.

From the time he ran away until now, not to mention the unexpected events that happened in between, he never had the chance to say what he wanted to say, and now he was about to go back home again.

After returning, in such an environment, Lu Yu didn't know how to start.

At Gu Rong's house, with his back to Lu Ting and Gu Yuechuan, even if he didn't expect a result, the words he said at that time would not taste right after he failed again and again.

Lu Yu couldn't imagine what kind of answer Gu Rong would give him then.

A few minutes later, the call ended.

The speed of the vehicle actually slowly slowed down.

Only then did Lu Yu realize that this didn't seem to be the road back to Gu's home?

Moreover, the location is remote, with no vehicles or pedestrians around.

The rain is getting heavier.

The raindrops formed strings, and looking out through the car window, the vision became even more blurred.

It was already dark, and now, they were staying in the car, just like a ship sailing on the sea.

Just like the time on the cruise ship.

For a moment, Lu Yu's breathing became heavy.

Turning to look at Gu Rong, I saw that Gu Rong had taken off his Bluetooth headset and turned to look at me.

Gu Rong curled the corners of his lips and reached out to unlock Lu Yu's seat belt buckle.

With a loud noise, the seat belt was pulled back.

What followed was Gu Rong's body turning over.

After sitting on Lu Yu's lap, Gu Rong also put his hand on Lu Yu's chest: "What did you post on the forum?"

Lu Yu reached out and held Gu Rong's wrist, realizing something: "So... you actually saw everything, right?"

"I want to hear you say it."

Gu Rong laughed.

There were no lights on in the car, but after their eyes adjusted to the darkness, they could clearly see each other's condition given the distance between them.

"Before I went to school, I told you not to worry. I have evidence to prove it, so why did you send those?"

"Lu Yu, don't you always hate getting involved in other people's business?"

Lu Yu pursed his lips: "You are not a busybody."

"Then what am I?"

Gu Rong's fingers moved slightly, but Lu Yu grabbed his wrist, readjusted the position, and pressed it on the left side of his chest.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

"I don't think this is trivial, nor do I think it's unnecessary. I don't care what it will bring to me, nor do I want to care what others will think or say after seeing it. I just want you to know and see that there is only one person who can influence and affect me. I only want to be yours exclusively. I think I am yours. Do you understand, Gu Rong?"

"I like you."