"Huh?" The staff member, a senior in college, simply said, "Sir, the name is correct, isn't it? It's the same as on the program."
Si Jin took the form, glanced at it, and crossed out one of the characters "理" (li) with a pen, writing "矜" instead.
“This is my real name.” He turned and handed the program back, adding, “Jin, as in pride.”
"Duan Sijin... Duan Sijin... Oh, right." The student read it twice and nodded quickly: "Maybe one of the students made a mistake when they were copying it? I remember that the senior's photo was always hanging on the honor wall, but recently it was suddenly taken down for some reason. I will inform the host to correct it right away."
"Okay, thank you." After seeing the person off, Si Jin sat down properly in her seat and chatted with a few classmates from the same year from time to time.
Upon seeing this scene, Manager Duan, who had been dawdling over, suddenly turned pale, and even the hand on Jiang Lianru's waist tightened unconsciously.
Only when the woman tearfully reminded him did he loosen his grip and quickly walk a few steps to Si Jin: "Oh—, someone who forged their degree deserves to be an outstanding alumnus and participate in the school anniversary celebration? Duan Si Jin, who gave you the nerve? The school sent you a notice and you came?"
After finishing his speech, Manager Duan became even more arrogant.
Old Master Duan had already intercepted the notification and taken care of all the connections for him. Now, he is the outstanding graduate here. Even if Duan Sijin came, he would only be a laughing stock!
Si Jin smiled but didn't speak. Instead, the man next to him spoke up, "That's right, Si Jin graduated from here. We were classmates. Who are you?"
"Oh." A woman in high heels spoke up: "You're the one who slandered Si Jin's academic credentials online a while ago, right? I knew it! I used to be in the student council and worked with Si Jin for four years. How could his credentials be fake?"
Hearing this, others chimed in, "Yeah, it's one thing to pretend online, but to come here and pretend? Who gave you the nerve?"
"Si Jin is my senior, he used to mentor me. Excuse me, who are you, sir?"
As everyone chatted, before the banquet even began, Manager Duan became the target of everyone's criticism.
His once arrogant face instantly fell, turning as red as if he had been slapped several times, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Damn it! How could Old Master Duan be so inconsiderate?
He knows how to bribe professors and staff, but why doesn't he know how to smooth things over with these few idiot alumni?
They all know Duan Sijin, how can I pretend?
Manager Duan couldn't take it anymore and strode out the door, almost bursting into tears from the ridicule he was receiving.
As soon as we got to a secluded spot, I dialed Grandpa Duan's number.
Hearing the little lucky star's choked voice on the other end, Grandpa Duan's heart almost broke: "Oh, Lili, don't be sad. It was my oversight, but you don't need to worry too much."
He said, "I've taken care of the host and the professors who will be participating. You will still be the one giving the speech on stage. Nothing will change."
"Okay, thank you, Dad." Manager Duan hung up the phone, finally managing to regain his composure before heading backstage.
Looking through the curtain at Si Jin sitting calmly in the audience, she gritted her teeth.
Duan Sijin, aren't you always causing trouble? Well, let me let you be smug for a little while longer!
The speech is about to begin, you'll see!
Soon after, the school anniversary performance officially began.
After the performance, the host strode onto the stage and announced: "Next, our alumni will share their experiences of success with you. Please welcome our outstanding alumni representative, Manager Duan, to speak with us."
After saying that, he clapped his hands.
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