Chapter 20: Being mocked at the party, Gu Huai hangs up the phone
Lu Zhenzhu followed Yue Jie to a nearby grilled fish restaurant. They ordered dishes and drinks, and the man's eyes were full of concern.
"Junior, your new work has the shadow of Teacher Lu. You didn't plagiarize but you admitted it. Did someone force you to do that?"
Lu Zhenzhu didn't want to talk about it, "Senior, this matter is in the past."
Seeing that she didn't want to talk, Yue Jie had to give up. "I have a friend who is going to hold an art exhibition and is still short of two paintings. Do you have any finished paintings? I can show them to my friend. If he likes them, we can exhibit them."
Lu Zhenzhu declined his kindness, "I haven't had that thought recently, thank you."
The popularity of plagiarism has subsided, but if she makes a move, Jiang Sesu will stare at her, and the plagiarism will be brought to the table again.
Yue Jie didn't understand and was very confused.
"Junior, art exhibitions are rare. Do you want to think about it again?"
Lu Zhenzhu shook her head and said, "I think clearly, Senior, I will remember your kindness in my heart."
Out of consideration for the senior's face, her friends put her paintings out there, which would also implicate the senior, making him feel awkward.
The woman's determined look made Yue Jie give up trying to persuade her. "We're organizing a party recently. We're all art majors. You know all of them. Do you want to come along?"
As if afraid that she would refuse, Yue Jie showed her his cell phone.
"This dinner was initiated by our former president. You see, he specifically asked me to ask you."
The two joined the same club in college.
Lu Zhenzhu originally had the president's WeChat, but for some reason, the president unilaterally deleted her. She had nothing to look for the president for, so she didn't add him as a friend anymore.
"Schoolgirl, the president specifically asked me to invite you if I can. Please give me some face?"
After Yue Jie said this, Lu Zhenzhu felt embarrassed to refuse and agreed.
When Lu Zhenzhu returned home, she received a message from Yue Jie in the evening.
"Schoolgirl, the dinner party is tomorrow night. Do you want me to pick you up?"
"No, just send me the address."
According to the navigation sent by Yue Jie, Lu Zhenzhu took a taxi to the restaurant. After entering, she said the name of the private room and the waiter took her to the room.
Pushing open the door of the box, Lu Zhenzhu looked at the people inside and smiled faintly at them.
Yue Jie immediately stood up and waved to her, "School girl, come and sit here."
He even pulled out the chair thoughtfully.
There were so many people here, and Lu Zhenzhu was familiar with him, so she didn't refuse.
I had just sat down and my butt wasn't even warm yet when someone slammed their cup on the table, looking unhappy.
"Zhong Xin, you organized the party, but you didn't even do a simple background check when inviting people? Don't you feel ashamed to have dinner with a plagiarist?"
The former president, Zhong Xin, looked at the man who was bringing up such a topic. "It's just a simple dinner party, just a meal for everyone. What's there to investigate?"
The man curled his lips.
"I don't want to eat with a plagiarist, lest people think I'm the same as her. Will I still be able to make a living in the future? I'm just an ordinary worker. Unlike a certain plagiarist, she married well and can still have a comfortable life without working."
Yue Jie frowned, listening to his sarcastic words, and couldn't bear it, "If you don't want to eat, just leave, no one will stop you."
Zhong Xin did not refute and agreed.
The man was angry. "You two want to be a hero and save the beautiful girl? She is a married woman."
"I'm leaving when I want to." He stood up angrily, but instead of leaving immediately, he encouraged others.
"Would you like to come with me?"
"Someone plagiarized the recently famous Rebirth, which is just a stain on her resume. If you guys had dinner with her and it gets out, you'll be implicated too."
"She's the wife of a wealthy family. She doesn't have to work to have money. She can buy whatever she wants. But you guys are all working people. Think about it yourself."
Lu Zhenzhu watched him instigate the others to leave, her eyes etched with displeasure. "Are you making excuses for your own incompetence? You're going to lose your job just because you had a meal with me?"
The man didn't expect her to refute him. He was stunned and then looked at her with disdain, "Your mother is also a painter. You know better than us how serious it is for a painter to plagiarize."
"No matter how incompetent I am, I have never thought of plagiarizing. It has no professional ethics."
Yue Jie and Zhong Xin looked unhappy as he spoke more and more harshly.
Lu Zhenzhu was invited by them.
Someone spoke up, "Be careful what you say. You know she married into a wealthy family, and you're just a wage earner. Don't let a few words ruin your future. The power of pillow talk shouldn't be underestimated."
The man was even more dismissive. "You might not know, but there was news a while ago that her husband was very close to another woman. That woman was the painter that Lu Zhenzhu plagiarized. The Gu Group even held an exhibition specifically for her. Someone's position as a rich wife will soon be vacated."
Lu Zhenzhu stared at him, not knowing what she was thinking, and said nothing.
Yue Jie was even angrier than her and scolded, "That's enough. If you don't want to have a good meal, just leave. Don't say such nasty things here. This schoolgirl's private affairs have nothing to do with us."
He had a dark face.
"If you want to stay, stop talking. If you don't want to stay, leave now and don't let us ask the waiter to send you away."
The man sat down, his eyes wandering between the two of them, revealing a malicious and evil smile.
"Yue Jie, you're helping Lu Zhenzhu so much, could it be that you two are having an affair?"
His eyes were full of evil amusement, which made Lu Zhenzhu very uncomfortable. It was especially like the feeling of being stared at by a greasy and disgusting man, like a snake.
She didn't remember being familiar with this man.
The man targeted her for no apparent reason.
A cold light flashed across her piercing eyes as she splashed the water in the cup on the man's face. "Wash your stinky mouth! If you keep talking nonsense, I won't give you a cup of plain water anymore."
The man was splashed with water and was furious.
"Lu Zhenzhu, you bitch actually splashed water on me!"
She didn't look panicked at all, she just looked at her coldly and spoke in a chilly voice.
"You spread rumors that my relationship with my senior was unclear, and you also said that I was going to divorce Gu Huai. If this gets out, it will have an impact on the Gu Group. Will you compensate Gu's losses?"
"I didn't ask Gu's legal department to come after you. I just threw water on you to cleanse your brain and your stinking mouth. That's already a bargain for you."
The man wiped the water off his face. He was stared at by everyone, feeling extremely embarrassed. His face was ashen and gloomy. "How could I tell a lie? Your relationship with Gu Huai has been in jeopardy for a long time."
Lu Zhenzhu remained calm, "Did Gu Huai tell you that in person?"
How could he know Gu Huai? "The media are all saying it, and you are the only one who wants to deceive yourself."
A dark light flashed in her eyes. She took out her cell phone from her bag and called the man directly.
"Am I deceiving myself, or are you fabricating rumors out of thin air? Let's ask the person involved. If it's you who fabricated the rumors, I will have the Ministry of Justice sue you."
The woman's tone was cold, and her strong attitude made people not to underestimate her, and even a little scared.
Panic flashed in the man's eyes.
Gu Huai cut off her call.
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