Ha, they just look down on her!
"Meng Yingxin, tell me honestly, how did you get in?" Xu Chunyan asked. She was clearly broken, but she still had to put on that superior attitude, as if she was doing Meng Yingxin a favor. "I'm only giving you one chance. Tell me properly, don't lie, or you won't be able to bear the consequences."
Meng Yingxin frowned, finding Xu Chunyan's behavior utterly inexplicable.
Are you only giving her one chance?
When did she ever need Xu Chunyan to give her a chance?
"If you're going to go crazy, don't come looking for me," Meng Yingxin said, not wanting to get entangled with them any longer, and immediately tried to leave.
This action angered Xu Chunyan.
“Meng Yingxin! I know you drew design drafts in the dormitory. Don’t think we’re stupid. Those were just random drawings. They’re not real. The actual design drafts you submitted were found for you by a man. This is deception!” Xu Chunyan shouted.
Meng Yingxin: "..."
She almost wanted to applaud Xu Chunyan.
With this kind of imagination, it's a waste of her talent to organize a large-scale chorus. Xu Chunyan should be performing in skits. I don't even dare to imagine how wonderful a skit she could come up with with this kind of brain.
"Deception?" Meng Yingxin sneered, her face turning completely dark in an instant. "Then try reporting me? Remember to use your real name."
After saying that, he didn't look at them again and walked away.
The remaining three people stared at each other, looking foolish.
"Could it be... that Meng Yingxin really drew the design herself? Otherwise, how could she dare to so confidently tell us to report her?" Hu Yunxiang said. Among the three, she was the least hostile and jealous of Meng Yingxin.
But she dared not rebel against Xu Chunyan and Zhao Jinyu, otherwise she would become the one who didn't fit in, and she didn't want to become the second Meng Yingxin.
"How could that be?!" Xu Chunyan still instinctively retorted.
She couldn't accept it.
But Zhao Jinyu wavered.
"Xiao Yan, what if? If we report her and it turns out Meng Yingxin is fake, that's fine; we'll have indirectly done a good deed. But if she is real, and given how much the weapons research group has been making headlines lately, won't we be in deep trouble?" Zhao Jinyu pondered.
She did consider reporting it, but she had to think it over carefully and absolutely couldn't risk getting herself into trouble.
Xu Chunyan: "..."
"Besides, we don't have any evidence. The leaders can't really do anything to Meng Yingxin based on our speculation. In the end, we're the ones who will likely suffer," Zhao Jinyu advised Xu Chunyan.
If you can't be absolutely certain of success in reporting something, it's best not to try it lightly, otherwise the consequences could be disastrous.
"Hmph! I'm so angry!" Xu Chunyan slammed her hand on the door, making it shake, just like the anger in her heart.
Despite the burning jealousy within her, a sliver of reason remained.
It was this sliver of reason that pulled Xu Chunyan back from the brink, preventing her from impulsively reporting Meng Yingxin for fraud.
"What's fake can't become real, and what's real can't become fake. I want to see how long Meng Yingxin can keep up this act. As long as she can't keep up the act forever, her deception of her superiors will be exposed sooner or later, and then I'll make a good fool of her!" Xu Chunyan said through gritted teeth.
Back in their dormitory, the three of them shared the news with the other female soldiers, because when Meng Yingxin performed on stage that night, the other female soldiers also saw her and heard her clearly. The host introduced Meng Yingxin as being from the weapons research group.
"I didn't realize that Meng Yingxin had gone to another department, such a powerful weapons research group!"
"I heard that designers not only get a basic salary, but also a bonus for each piece of work they produce. She must be quite well-off now. I really envy her..."
“Designing a work isn’t that easy. She’s just a newbie, surely she can’t do that?”
"Just being able to get in is impressive!"
Xu Chunyan and the other two did not tell all the female soldiers about their suspicion that Meng Yingxin had falsified her credentials; they only spread the word within a small circle in the dormitory.
"You must keep this a secret. There's no evidence yet, so you can't spread rumors. We suspect Meng Yingxin is faking it! The design drawings weren't even drawn by her!"
"What? No way? She's incredibly bold!"
"Otherwise what? If she weren't bold enough and had some good looks, what do you think she was qualified to stay in the army? With her subpar physical fitness?" Xu Chunyan mocked.
In short, everyone was a little unhappy because Meng Yingxin was living too well.
My own failure is disheartening, but my former roommate's success is even more disheartening!
She achieved good results at the cultural performance, so instead of letting Qiao Xinruo go after Xie Ziai, she took the first prize certificate to Hu Fangcheng.
After all, the end of the New Year's Eve gala means the New Year is just around the corner.
In other words, the holiday is coming soon.
After working hard all year, who wouldn't want to spend this festive day with their family, enjoying a joyful reunion?
"Minister Hu, my sister and I didn't disappoint you, did we?" Qiao Xinruo asked as she came in with the award certificate.
"Let me see the certificate!" Hu Fangcheng was overjoyed, his face beaming like a kind chrysanthemum, his eyes and nose completely hidden from view.
Speaking of which, there are always awards given out after each gala performance.
As expected, in previous years, the programs from the performing arts troupe have swept all the special and first prizes. It would be a miracle if other departments could even get a second prize; they usually only receive consolation prizes or encouragement.
Believe it or not, many departments don't even know what an award certificate looks like!
There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the performing arts troupe are professionals who have been practicing these skills for decades. If they can't win, it would be quite embarrassing.
Therefore, this first prize certificate seems to have even higher value.
Hu Fangcheng was absolutely delighted with the medal, nodding repeatedly as he held it. Then, without giving Qiao Xinruo a chance to speak, he stood up and asked her where in the office it would be most conspicuous.
"Is this place okay? Dr. Qiao, come in from the door and see if you can see the certificate as soon as you come in?" Hu Fangcheng gestured happily.
These two sisters really made him proud!
First prize!
Of course, the highest level is the Special Prize, and there are several First Prizes, but these are already very high honors, and no department has ever received them before.
He could boast about this to those old guys for a long time.
"Dr. Qiao, well done! You and Dr. Su, well done!" Hu Fangcheng praised.
"Well... since I've made you look so good, can I shamelessly ask you for a reward?" Qiao Xinruo said, blinking her eyes.
Actually, her request wasn't excessive; many military doctors had done the same thing in previous years.
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