Zhao Lingrou had chased for less than a hundred meters when she felt her breathing quicken. Watching Zhao Lingxin's figure quickly disappear into the distance, she had no choice but to stop and take a breath, no matter how unwilling she was.
Zhao Lingxin was so excited that she ran to the bus stop without stopping. While anxiously waiting for the bus, she kept looking back to see if anyone was chasing her.
It wasn't until the car started that Zhao Lingxin saw her frail cousin appear at the corner of the road. Zhao Lingxin leaned out of the car window and waved vigorously: "See you at school!"
Zhao Lingrou was just one step away from catching up, and she was furious and anxious, "Zhao Lingxin! Get down right here!"
Zhao Lingxin ignored him completely and sat in her seat feeling extremely happy. She had nothing to lose anyway, so she had to drag Zhao Lingrou into the water with her this time.
At this time, several teachers and leaders were sitting in the principal's office of Shouda University. Principal Ma was holding the last class assignment of the Chinese Department in his hand, with a frown on his face.
There are 40 students majoring in literature, all of them are talented writers, their articles are fluent and their insights are unique, except for Zhao Lingrou, whose writing is rubbish!
"Forget about your opinions on ancient literature. You can't even recite a complete poem!" Principal Ma threw Zhao Lingrou's paper. "How did a student like that get into our university?"
"Alas, this classmate Zhao Lingrou is unbearable to be criticized or scolded. Not only does she often miss classes, but her homework is always a mess. The other five girls in her dormitory are all top students in the class."
"If it's not someone else's place in college, then someone else took the exam for him? This will be difficult to investigate. I'm really worried that Zhao Lingrou will cry, make a scene, and even commit suicide."
Principal Ma was also concerned about this, which was why he didn't expel her last time. But he couldn't be infinitely tolerant just because Zhao Lingrou was sick, so they have been thinking of a solution recently.
Zhao Lingxin asked around for a long time before she found the principal's office. Perhaps because she was too eager, she attracted the attention of many classmates, and thus attracted many onlookers to follow her.
Principal Ma opened the door and was startled by the people standing in the hallway. "Why are you here when you're not in class?"
"Principal Ma, this female student wants to see you for something. We saw she was in a panic, so we kindly sent her here!"
Zhao Lingxin gathered herself. The more people there were, the worse Zhao Lingrou's fate would be. A pang of revenge welled up in her heart. "Are you Principal Ma? Hello, I'm Zhao Lingxin. I've taken the liberty of coming to see you today because I want to report a classmate of yours for falsifying his college entrance exam results."
As soon as these words were spoken, they caused an uproar.
"Student, do you have any evidence?" Principal Ma said sternly, "Come in first. All the teachers and leaders are here. Tell everyone what you know."
Principal Ma did not close the door. He said there was nothing he couldn't tell anyone, especially since they were all his students.
"Dear teachers and leaders, my name is Zhao Lingxin, I'm 18 years old, and I'm your cousin, Zhao Lingrou, a freshman majoring in literature in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature," Zhao Lingxin said, mustering her courage. "After the Gaokao announcement came out last year, my uncle, Zhao Lingrou's father, Zhao Jian, the director of the Capital No. 5 Steel Plant, came to the place where I was sent to work in the countryside and asked me to take the Gaokao in Zhao Lingrou's place."
Zhao Lingxin knew she had selfish motives and wasn't innocent, but she couldn't help but defend herself. "At the time, I was being harassed by the villagers. They forced me to marry the son of a village official. I had nowhere else to turn. My mother and brother were both sick and young. I really needed the opportunity to return home that Zhao Jian mentioned, and of course... the reward he offered."
"Can't you return home after the college entrance examination? After saying so much, I think you are also blinded by the huge benefits. That Zhao Jian must have promised you other benefits."
"I think so too. He can't put a knife to your neck and force you to take the exam for him."
Zhao Lingxin shuddered slightly. "I know you won't completely believe me, but if I hadn't relied on my uncle, I might not even have been able to walk through the exam hall! Do you know how many educated youth sent to the countryside to work were stopped from registering? And how many, even after getting into university, couldn't leave the countryside?"
This is true. Whether they are married and have children, or married and have children, many miss the opportunity to go to college. There are very few who are as reasonable as Fu Junlan's husband and in-laws.
Principal Ma didn't expect that this girl came to report Zhao Lingrou. No wonder he felt she looked familiar as soon as he entered the door.
"You said you had evidence. Did you bring it?" Principal Ma believed it in his heart, but he still needed evidence. "Is there any student willing to run errands and call Zhao Lingrou from the Chinese Department?"
Immediately, an enthusiastic classmate rushed to pass the message, and the rest of the people pushed and shoved each other, eager to see the evidence in Zhao Lingxin's hands.
Zhao Lingxin actually only had the envelope Fu Baoer handed her, which contained the testimony of the village secretary's son. She kept it with her. "It's all here, Principal Ma, take a look."
Principal Ma opened it and looked at it, and pressed his fingerprints on it. It should be authentic. They can go and verify it in person when the time comes.
"If what you said is true, then Zhao Lingrou must be expelled!" Principal Ma was just thinking about how to deal with Zhao Lingrou when someone came to report her. He was so sleepy that someone handed him a pillow. "I already gave her a lighter punishment last time. If we forgive her this time, then all the school rules and regulations of our Shouda University will become meaningless!"
The other teachers and leaders had no objections. No matter whether she had heart disease or high blood pressure, she had to be fired this time.
Many of the onlookers had heard of Zhao Lingrou. After all, the reputation of the Chinese Department's sickly beauty was quite resounding. "What do you think? If that sick beauty knew she was about to be expelled, would she faint from anxiety?"
"Of course! I heard from a fellow villager that if anyone in their dormitory makes any noise, Zhao Lingrou will cause all kinds of trouble!"
"I hate people like this the most. They rely on their illness to demand everyone give in to them."
Zhao Lingxin listened to everyone's discussions and gradually calmed down.
The classmate who went to deliver the message came back soon. She didn't find Zhao Lingrou, but she brought a few unexpected people with her. Principal Ma was surprised. Why did people from the newspaper come?
The person who came was Chen Liang, the reporter who interviewed Fu Baoer in Qingshan Village last year. He came to Shouda University to look for materials. The newspaper will publish a column this year to record the campus life of the first batch of candidates after the resumption of the college entrance examination.
Chen Liang had just finished organizing his manuscript when he saw several people walking towards one place in groups. His news sensitivity made him feel that something big must have happened.
When President Ma heard the purpose of the visit, he did not refuse. He thought it would be better to let the public know about this matter so that if anything happened to Zhao Lingrou, she would not blame Capital University.
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