Mingzhuo: "There's no misunderstanding. How about this, you tell me what's difficult to do, and I'll help you solve it."
She looked at Qiu En for two seconds, then suddenly clapped her hands in realization, "Or is it that you actually want to get rid of me? I see, I understand, then I'll leave right now."
In the short few dozen seconds it took her to open the door and walk in, Qiu En had absolutely no idea how all of this had happened.
He paused for two seconds, watching Mingzhuo open the door and walk out again, before pretending to stop him at the exit.
"Oh dear, Ms. Ruan, why are you so angry? Weren't we discussing this?"
But in my heart I was thinking, "If you really leave, that would be a good thing! It means we'll have more room to maneuver, and then we can decide how to explain it."
He shouted twice, but his body didn't move an inch.
He turned back to his seat, slowly picked up his cup, sipped his tea, and said to his colleagues, "These young people are just too impulsive..."
The next second, with a loud "bang," the office door was kicked open.
Qiu En frowned. Who dares to be so bold? Don't they have any manners?
Upon recognizing the person, he quickly put down his cup and stood up, "Zhuang..."
Zhuang Xun strode in, grabbed Qiu En by the collar, and Qiu En was immediately terrified.
"Zhuang Xun, what are you doing? I'm a teacher, after all! Let go of me right now, don't go too far..."
Upon exiting the door, Qiu En was startled to see Wu Jiao, Daoist Tingyun, and the highest-ranking official from a special department standing there. Then, recognizing the figures everyone was fawning over…
Mingzhuo turned to leave: "Alright, that's how it is. I'm the one who needs to be dealt with. I'm leaving right now."
"No, no, no, that's absolutely not true!" Master Tingyun stopped her.
Wu Jiao: "It was our fault for handling it improperly. Sexual harassment is wrong, whether it involves teachers, students, or support staff. We cannot tolerate such bad apples. I should thank you for helping us clean up this atmosphere."
Special Department Leader: "Master Ruan has always been dedicated to eliminating internal scum, which is admirable. We must ask the organization to award you a medal another day."
Mingzhuo: "Really? I'm asking for Qiu Zhipeng's dismissal. Will that make things difficult for you? Won't other people think I'm abusing my power?"
"No! What you're doing is righteous!" the group exclaimed in unison.
Mingzhuo glanced at Qiu En, and several other gazes followed.
A cold sweat instantly poured down Qiu En's back.
He shouldn't have agreed to help resolve this matter just because Qiu Zhipeng was from the same clan as him.
"I'm sorry, Teacher Ruan, I was wrong." He frantically wiped his sweat, no longer daring to argue, and told her everything that Qiu Zhipeng had asked him to help with.
Mingzhuo felt something was wrong. This person's logic sounded like he only regretted offending someone he shouldn't have, without realizing that his actions were wrong.
"You think this is a small matter that can be resolved by talking it out? If it were an ordinary staff member, would you think that it wouldn't even need to be talked out?"
Wu Jiao, who never tolerated any wrongdoing, flew into a rage upon hearing this: "You scoundrel! You're covering up sexual harassment! Don't you know that's illegal?!"
Special department leader: "I think you probably need to be suspended from your duties for reflection."
Qiu En had no objections; it was a momentary lapse in judgment that almost led to disaster.
The other people in the office also came out, and Wu Jiao simply announced the results of the investigation: given that Qiu Zhipeng's sexual harassment and insults of the teacher were clear, he was to be dismissed.
Mingzhuo: "Wait a minute, I have another question."
Wu Jiao: "What question?"
"The text messages Qiu Zhipeng sent me contained a lot of slander about my appearance. I want to know if someone showed him my photos."
Mingzhuo added, "Oh, right, I also need to call the police."
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During the afternoon break, Chu Yuqi sent another text message.
Have you arrived yet?
"Arrived." The reply came quickly.
Chu Yuqi couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth. See? Isn't she being very obedient?
Cheng Jingru brought over some fruit and tea snacks from the break room outside. "Sister Yuqi, here you go."
Chu Yuqi was a little dissatisfied, "Don't call me 'sister,' it makes me feel old."
Cheng Jingru suddenly didn't know what to call her. If she didn't call her "sister" but used her name, the other person would be unhappy and say she was impolite.
She lowered her head and tidied up Chu Yuqi's desk, wisely choosing not to speak.
Chu Yuqi didn't bother with her. Break time was a social occasion, and she was too busy making connections to keep up with everyone.
She handed the pastries that Cheng Jingru had managed to snatch to a few people next to her, "Senior brother, do you want to try some? Their peach blossom pastries are super delicious!"
"Thank you, junior sister!"
"We're all in for a treat thanks to our junior sister."
As the group chatted and laughed, someone suddenly walked in. "Who is Chu Yuqi? Come out here for a moment."
Chu Yuqi recognized the teacher from the previous class and quickly got up and went out. "Teacher Su, it's me. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"I have something I'd like to ask you. Why don't you go with Senior Brother Zhuang Xun?"
Chu Yuqi felt a surge of excitement upon seeing Zhuang Xun, as this was a rare opportunity to be alone with him.
"Senior Brother Zhuang, thank you for your help." She smiled politely, "There are still some parts of the formations that Teacher Su explained in class that I don't understand..."
Chu Yuqi thought of several ways to start a conversation, and asking for advice was the most polite and courteous way to get the other party to open up the topic quickly.
"If you don't understand, go back and read more books." Zhuang Xun said coldly.
"Senior Brother Zhuang, your Taoist skills are profound. How do you usually cultivate?"
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