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However, when Ye Wenyu placed her hand on the cold doorknob, intending to push the door open and stop this, Cai Wenchuan's angry voice rang out: "That's right, I gave her that dress."
Like a thunderbolt, Ye Wenyu froze on the spot, almost petrified. Brother Wen actually told the truth. Where was his emotional intelligence? A moment of patience brings calm, a step back opens up a vast sky!
The student affairs director chuckled coldly, the air thick with icy disbelief. He spoke with a suspicious yet knowing tone, "Rumors have been circulating about you and this Ye student for a while now. They say you ate with her in the student cafeteria, and you always paid extra attention to her in your classes. The principal even spoke to you, but I didn't believe it. I didn't expect to find out today that you were the one who gave her that incredibly expensive down jacket. It seems there's more to it than meets the eye. Professor Cai, where is your professional ethics? Teacher-student relationships are strictly prohibited at our school. Both you and she are corrupting the atmosphere of our school!" He finished, his face turning ashen, his expression extremely stern.
Ye Wenyu knew things couldn't escalate any further. She mustered her courage and pushed open the office door, only to see Cai Wenchuan standing there, head held high, his expression impassioned. He said frankly, "That's right. Xiaoyu and I grew up together. Now that she's grown up, we're mutually attracted. I like her, and she likes me too, but we've never done anything inappropriate. We've also agreed to wait until she graduates from university. Since the principal spoke to me last time, we haven't had any private meetings. Next time the principal speaks to me, I'll report back truthfully!"
His voice was firm and resolute, showing no fear.
Upon hearing this, Ye Wenyu stopped in her tracks, feeling as if her body had instantly transformed into a tube filled with warm liquid. She never imagined that Cai Wenzhong would confess his feelings for her in front of the student affairs office leaders.
In his view, their relationship was open and aboveboard, without the need for secrecy or concealment.
The student affairs office leaders were also there, as if they couldn't believe what they were hearing.
Cai Wenchuan's eyes blazed with fury as he slammed his fist on the desk of the student affairs director. He said coldly, "Let me tell you, I think you're being unfair. Before you stripped Ye Wenyu of her eligibility for financial aid, did you conduct any thorough investigation? Did you call her parents? Did you personally visit her home? Did you compare her situation with other students who needed financial aid? Your arbitrary decision is extremely unfair. I'm going to the principal to demand a fair ruling!"
After saying this, Cai Wenchuan turned around. At this moment, he saw Ye Wenyu standing at the door with a worried and touched expression, and he was taken aback.
Ye Wenyu smiled at him through her tears.
Cai Wenchuan sighed inwardly, a warm feeling washing over him. He said gently to her, "Let's go." He no longer cared about his status as a teacher and, in front of the student affairs leaders, took Ye Wenyu's hand. This time, Ye Wenyu didn't pull away.
The two of them walked out side by side.
The student affairs director roared behind him, "Cai Wenchuan, if you do this, the school will expel you!"
Cai Wenchuan seemed not to hear, but Ye Wenyu did. She became preoccupied because Cai Wenchuan was beginning to be implicated because of her.
The two walked out of the student affairs office building side by side. When they stepped into the sunlight outside, it was already summer, and the dazzling sunlight made Ye Wenyu unable to open her eyes. However, even with her eyes half-closed, she could feel the gazes of the teachers and students around her on them, which were more heart-wrenching than the sunlight.
His love was like the sun shining brightly in the sky. But there were too many dark clouds around it.
Ye Wenyu struggled to let go of Cai Wenchuan's large hand, but Cai Wenchuan tightened his grip, still stubbornly holding her small hand.
He was desperate. These past few days, they had clearly been in love, but for the sake of so-called professional ethics and school spirit, he had bound his emotions tightly with the cold rope of reason. Even though he missed her terribly, he forced himself not to go to her. He suppressed himself bitterly, but what did he get in return?
In return, he suffered her constant bullying and unfair treatment!
If the school is so unfair, why should he care about the school's image?
What's so great about Q University? He's a PhD, why would he be afraid of not finding a job?
As Cai Wenchuan pondered, his large hand gripped Ye Wenyu's hand tightly, like an iron clamp. A wave of helplessness washed over him, causing him immense pain. He hated his own limited abilities, his inability to protect her. When she was little, seeing her pitiful state, deprived of the love and care she deserved from her parents, always lacking money for tuition, notebooks, and pretty clothes, he would silently tell himself that when he grew up, when he became independent and earned money, he could take care of her meticulously and protect her from the harshness of the world. But now, he realized that even though he was working and earning money, he still couldn't protect her from harm. He was truly useless!
Guilt burned like a raging fire in Cai Wenchuan's heart. He said to her in a hoarse voice, "I'll take you to the principal!" His voice was hoarse, but very firm.
Ye Wenyu's face was pale, and her large, dark eyes nervously glanced around. Then she gently shook her head and whispered urgently, "Let go of my hand! People outside are watching us. Do you want them to suspect we're in a teacher-student relationship again?"
Even though she had already been stripped of her status as a student from a poor family and had been publicly criticized by the school, she still acted like a good student, caring about his future and the school's image.
She truly has a heart of gold.
Cai Wenchuan said to her, "It's so tiring to always live under the gaze of others. Today, I'm going to be willful for once." He tightened his face and gritted his teeth to show his determination.
However, Ye Wenyu is no longer the simple female college student she appears to be. Her life experience from her previous life has taught her that adults have no room for willfulness. If she acts recklessly and does so even once, she will pay a heavy price for the rest of her life.
A virtuous person is cautious even when alone, for life is like walking on thin ice. Every step must be taken with trepidation and care in order to live a smooth life. She used to hear people say "a simple life is the best," but she didn't understand. Now she finally understands that if a person can live a peaceful and uneventful life until old age, then that is the greatest blessing.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu put on a stern face and said seriously, "You don't care, but I do! I still want to graduate. Let go, or I'll get angry." Only when she said this would he become calm and rational. In his heart, her future was always more important than his.
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