Since Cheng Ran didn't have to go to work, he accompanied Jiang Wanqing to Huada University the next day.
Someone must have leaked the news, because there were even students from the school newspaper camped out at the entrance of the administration building.
Seeing them approach, they immediately swarmed around them: "Jiang, your moisturizer has a problem, will you take responsibility?"
"Are you the school newspaper editorial department, not the entertainment editorial department? Or is this the level of students taught by Teacher Guo?"
Jiang Wanqing was still seething with anger from yesterday's events, and she didn't hold back at all, managing to expose his true colors with just a few words.
"Teacher Guo is perfectly fine, huh, just wait until you go up there and see how you explain yourself!"
The student, having been humiliated, left indignantly, but still retained some sense of shame.
"Let's go up first."
Cheng Ran loosely put his arm around her waist, even though he knew that going upstairs would mean facing even more troublesome people, and going downstairs wasn't necessarily safe either, as there were plenty of onlookers and opportunists.
The two went up the stairs and headed straight for the principal's office. Before they even entered, they could hear a lot of noise inside—crying, wailing, and shouting…
If you didn't know better, you'd think this was the execution ground.
Jiang Wanqing glanced at Cheng Ran, hesitated, and then pressed down on his hand.
"I can go in alone. I can handle it. This is the principal's office. No one will dare to make a move openly here."
She feared that the deeper Cheng Ran was involved, the more unclear things would become, and that he might be framed, affecting his work. Therefore, she insisted that he wait outside.
Instead of backing down, he patted her shoulder reassuringly and knocked on the door.
"Enter."
A helpless but loud voice came from inside. Jiang Wanqing closed her eyes and had no choice but to let him accompany her inside.
Guo Xueyun and the women who caused trouble yesterday were indeed inside; it wasn't surprising to see them.
Strangely, there was someone sitting in front of the principal's desk. When she heard the door open, she didn't turn around in a hurry until Cheng Ran recognized her at first glance.
"mom?!"
"Auntie, they're here." Guo Xueyun stood next to Cheng's mother, looking frightened.
She really put on a convincing act, but even so, Jiang Wanqing still didn't give her a friendly look and gave her a cold smile.
Then Guo Xueyun glanced at the women causing trouble, and they immediately continued to wail.
"Principal, it's her! She sold us skin cream that ruins our skin! You can't accept a student like that; she'll definitely harm society and damage your school's reputation in the future!"
They coordinated quite smoothly; it seems they haven't had enough of yesterday's ordeal!
"Jiang Wanqing, what else do you have to say?"
Guo Xueyun gave her a smug and provocative look, as if she had already won.
"It seems that Teacher Guo's pollen allergy is better?"
She wasn't in a hurry, and casually tossed out a sentence, causing Guo Xueyun's pupils to tremble slightly.
Damn it, when I went to the hospital yesterday, the attending physician had already left work. The on-call doctor gave her a quick look and said that something had entered her respiratory system and further examination was needed...
"You'd better stop worrying about me and worry about yourself!" Guo Xueyun forced herself not to show her true colors in front of so many people.
"Enough! All this nonsense is useless, Jiang Wanqing. You should deal with the mess you've made! Do I need to tell you how badly you've dragged Cheng Ran into this? If Xueyun hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you'd caused him such a huge disaster!"
Cheng's mother spoke sternly, her anger directed at Jiang Wanqing.
She cares most about her son's career prospects. When she heard that his family member had been placed on probation and was cooperating with the investigation because of trouble, she was so angry that she came to the school with Guo Xueyun early in the morning to see what had happened.
The principal had a personal relationship with the Cheng family, not to mention with Guo Xueyun. Their network of relationships was intricate and they couldn't afford to offend anyone. He immediately felt a little embarrassed and questioned Jiang Wanqing in a half-serious tone, as if making a request.
"Comrade Wanqing, can you... prove your innocence?"
"Principal! Why are you being so polite to her? It's because of the trouble she caused by selling body lotion on the side..."
"Don't speak, I'm asking her a question!" The principal was a little annoyed.
Professor Xue also warned him that his student would never do such a despicable thing, and that he, as the principal, was not allowed to favor either side, otherwise this year's research tasks and progress would have to be slowed down.
"Principal, please wait a few more minutes. I've had the moisturizing cream sent for testing, and the results will be here soon." Jiang Wanqing politely explained to the group, then turned coldly to the troublemakers: "You really aren't afraid of death, look in the mirror."
She threw a mirror at the woman in front of her. The woman caught it and was terrified when she saw what she saw. She immediately cried out and took two steps back.
"My face..."
“I told you yesterday that your faces have been treated with chemicals. The sooner it’s dealt with, the better. It will affect the health of anyone who has touched it. It’s almost 24 hours, and by then it will be too late.” As she spoke, Jiang Wanqing glanced back at Guo Xueyun, her expression suggestive.
An eerie silence fell over the office. Cheng Ran, his face grim, pulled his mother out.
"Come out with me."
"Aunt……"
Guo Xueyun wanted to chase after her to see what was happening, but Jiang Wanqing inadvertently blocked her way at the door.
"Weren't we supposed to be solving the problem? Where is Teacher Guo?"
"I……"
Just then, Huanren came running over, panting heavily. He was so anxious that he even buttoned his shirt wrong.
"Wan...Wanqing, the test results...are in. Here you go."
He ran so fast he was out of breath, and handed her the report with trembling hands.
He was breathing heavily, patting his chest repeatedly with one hand, and leaning against the wall with the other.
Guo Xueyun was fine at first, but perhaps influenced by him, she suddenly felt a rush of urgency, shortness of breath, and an inability to swallow.
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