Chapter 26 Everyone has a gossipy heart
In the afternoon, when Jiang Yao came out of the library, a slender figure suddenly emerged from the crowd and stood in front of her.
"Are you Jiang Yao?"
The woman in front of me had curly hair, a brand-name bag on her shoulder, and she crossed her arms with a haughty look on her face.
He looks to be in his twenties, a student, and somewhat familiar.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Chen Jiao, a graduate student under Professor Shi's tutelage."
Chen Jiao crossed her arms and looked her up and down.
"I heard that Jiang graduated two years ago, but now he's back with all the fanfare. He wants to take the exam with us graduate students and join Professor Shi's newest research group. I don't know what tricks he used, but he's really capable."
Her tone was full of sarcasm.
Jiang Yao, however, was not angry. Instead, he calmly asked, "Doesn't the school have a rule that graduates can't come back for further studies?"
Chen Jiao snorted coldly, deliberately raising her voice, and said indignantly.
"If you were admitted based on your own ability, I would naturally have no objection.
But you didn't use legitimate means, but instead you were listed as a major investor in the school, relying on your body to get to the top. I'm afraid you even know the answers to the test papers in advance!"
As soon as these words were spoken, many students passing by stopped and looked in their direction in surprise.
When they saw that the person at the center of the conversation was Jiang Yao, their eyes widened slightly and they gathered around.
Originally, Jiang Yao, as a former genius girl in the school, had attracted much attention for her return.
Plus, she is pretty and has a story.
Everyone has a gossipy heart.
Now that they have heard such a big revelation, everyone wants to stretch their ears and listen carefully.
"Student Chen, everything requires evidence. You are slandering my reputation with empty words. Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
Jiang Yao's face instantly turned cold, his bright eyes were full of intimidation, and he had a sense of awe without being angry.
Chen Jiao was frightened by that look for a moment.
However, she thought of Xu Yueyao's instructions and quickly calmed down and raised her neck.
"Of course I'm not slandering you out of thin air. Here's the evidence—"
As she spoke, she took out a photo from her bosom and showed it to everyone.
Jiang Yao looked slightly stunned.
The photo shows her uncle coming to school that day, helping her deal with Xu Yueyao and Huo Yishen, taking her out of the school gate, and opening the car door for her.
But in the eyes of outsiders, it was an extraordinarily handsome man showing his affection to another beautiful young woman.
"This investor invested a full 500 million yuan in Professor Shi's project! And you still dare to say you have nothing to do with him?"
Chen Jiao's face was full of accusations against her.
When they heard about the 500 million investment, there was a burst of gasps at the scene.
"I never dreamed of having so much money in my life! It's different when you're beautiful."
"I heard earlier that Jiang Yao had a bad reputation and had affairs with all kinds of men, and even contracted a serious disease. I didn't expect it to be true."
"You actually want to rely on unspoken rules to get back to school and take the exam?!"
"Boycott, strongly boycott! Don't allow her to take the exam, otherwise it would be unfair to us."
The criticisms around him grew louder and louder, and finally he protested directly.
Chen Jiao listened to these words and curled her lips in satisfaction.
She turned to look at Jiang Yao, expecting her to look panicked.
However, unexpectedly, Jiang Yao remained calm.
Indeed, after so many years, hearing these words again, how could her heart not be moved? What Xu Yueyao had done to her back then, her reputation, everything, was all ruined, and she became a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat...
The scenes replayed in her mind, shocking her heart.
But now, she is no longer the same person she was before.
Faced with these, she had the courage to face them and would no longer be as weak as she was in the past. Doing so would only allow the bad guys to succeed in their plans and make them even more proud!
After a pause, she spoke calmly and asked her.
"Just based on a photo like this, you want to fabricate rumors and convict me?"
The clear voice, like the sound of a stream flowing, startled all the students present.
"Isn't that enough?" Chen Jiao was also stunned. She then held up the photo and said arrogantly, "This photo is enough to prove that you two have a special relationship. What else do you have to quibble about?"
"I don't need to make any excuses, just one point."
Jiang Yao raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Why didn't you mention that Professor Shi was present on the day you took the photo? He brought the investor here personally and even met with Principal Wu!
Are you trying to say that the professors and the principal are deliberately pimping for the students?"
Jiang Yao didn't even need to mention that Jiang Haozhe was her uncle, otherwise it would be more troublesome to prove herself.
Just mentioning Shi Ruishan, everyone in the school knows how upright and incorruptible he is and how he cannot tolerate any flaws in his character.
Not to mention that the principal is here.
As Shi Ruishan's graduate student, Chen Jiao also understood this. She was visibly panicked, "I...that's not what I meant!"
"So what do you mean? Because of a photo that doesn't show any intimate behavior, you're making unwarranted assumptions and rumors that I'm a sugar daddy. Just because I'm a girl, do I have to endure all this humiliation?"
Jiang Yao's eyes were like sharp arrows of black ice, shooting towards Chen Jiao.
Chen Jiao shrank back in fear, but was speechless for a moment.
"Can't girls be independent and strong? Must they be subordinate to men?"
Jiang Yao swept her gaze over the crowd present. "As a fellow woman, I hope you all stop objectifying yourself. Now that you've gone to university and received higher education, you should understand that women, like men, are independent individuals. Socializing is our freedom! And being able to distinguish right from wrong is also a necessary skill for us!"
The students present came to their senses and thought about it carefully. It seemed that this was indeed the case. Chen Jiao just took out a photo without any basis, and they took it for granted. It turned out that this is how rumors spread!
Suddenly, most people looked guilty.
After a moment, someone suddenly stood up and said, "Well said, Senior Jiang!"
Then, more people echoed.
"Exactly. Some people are really too much. They actually spread obscene rumors about girls! As girls themselves, don't they know how much harm it can cause? Don't they have the slightest bit of shame?"
"A photo of them getting in the car is nothing. You should be able to take a kissing photo or a bed photo! You really take everyone for fools."
"She's a graduate student, what a disgrace to us!"
Some people even started gossiping about Chen Jiao's specific information.
Chen Jiao was embarrassed, ashamed and angry for a moment. She couldn't stand being blamed and could only run away in embarrassment.
Everyone gathered around Jiang Yao and began to admire her again. After all, they heard that she still had the courage to apply to join Professor Shi's research group two years after graduation. This is not something that ordinary people can do.
It took a long time before everyone left.
Jiang Yao didn't take this little episode to heart.
Instead of getting angry at such people, she should spend more time on studying. She must prove herself, become the teacher's student, and negotiate the project!
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