As for the plagiarism issue, it’s hard to say.

After all, she had never had a deep understanding with Shen Ci.

Ye Qingyue's beautiful brows knitted slightly, her gaze fixed on the book. For a long moment, she didn't turn a page. The image of the young man from that night surfaced in her mind. That night, the dim light of the lantern cast a shadow, illuminating the young man's beautiful features, as if painted in rich ink. Ye Qingyue saw the clarity and translucence in his eyes.

“Chen Ci would never do something like plagiarism.” Ye Qingyue spoke in a light but firm tone.

"But it seems that the outside world has already made a commotion. Now the situation is not favorable to Shen Ci. If Shen Ci can't produce evidence to prove his innocence, it is very likely..."

Ye Qingyue looked up and out the window. Today, her mother might come to check her homework at any time, so she couldn't go out.

After pondering for two seconds, Ye Qingyue put the book in his hand aside, took a piece of white paper, spread it out, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and quickly wrote a few words on it.

After the ink dried, she folded the paper and handed it to Lianzi: "Hurry and give this letter to Gu Yuan, the judge in charge of the storytelling competition."

Ye Qingyue had received academic guidance from Gu Yuan, and the two had a good relationship.

Lianzi took the letter and knew that it was from her young lady who wanted to help Shen Ci, so she said, "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely deliver the letter."

After Lianzi left, Ye Qingyue picked up the book again, sighed slightly, and concentrated on reading again.

That was all she could do.

-

"What, Mo Cizui is Chen Ci? People say that Chen Ci plagiarized the novel by Gao Shan Liu Shui!?" Lu Ying, who always pays attention to the latest news outside, also learned the news.

She slammed the table hard and said angrily: "Impossible, Shen Ci would never do such a thing. Someone must have framed him."

Her mother was a county magistrate. Lu Ying had been hanging around in the county government office since she was a child. She had secretly watched her mother try cases many times and knew how treacherous human hearts were.

She believed Shen Ci. Since Shen Ci did not plagiarize, it must be someone else who wanted to frame him.

“Bring someone with me to investigate. I want to see who is the sinister person who framed Shen Ci.”

Generally speaking, when someone frames someone, the person who ultimately benefits is definitely the framer.

Therefore, Gao Shan Liu Shui is highly suspected, and she must find evidence to clear Shen Ci's name.

-

Shen Ci, including Zhao Chuchu and others, also heard the rumors.

Every day, many people come to Yipinzhai to buy cakes, and any news from outside is naturally brought in. In addition, Chen Ci has been helping out in Yipinzhai recently, so many people know him.

Compared to the anger of Ye Qingyue, Lu Ying and others, Zhao Chuchu and others seemed much calmer.

"Greed is insatiable." Zhang Xiuyuan said lightly, not surprised by the emergence of this rumor.

Shen Ci pursed his lips tightly, not because he was afraid of being considered a plagiarist, but because he was once again disappointed in human nature.

He didn't intend to make a fuss about it.

At this time, Shen Chaomu arrived and swept his eyes over everyone in Yipinzhai. After seeing that Shen Ci was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and finally paused on Zhang Xiuyuan: "Brother Xiuyuan, have you heard the rumors outside? It must be that Yang Han who spread the rumors to frame Xiao Ci. We must not let her succeed."

Shen Chaomu originally worked at Huixiang Restaurant. When he heard the rumor, he asked for leave from his boss to come here. In order to make a living, Shen Ci was deceived by Yang Han and sold the storybook to her at a low price. Everyone present knew about this.

But outsiders don’t know that if Chen Ci cannot prove his innocence, he will be branded as a plagiarist, will be despised by others, and will never be able to gain a foothold in the storytelling industry.