However, because of the farce that had just happened, no one in the audience echoed their sentiments.
The host's applause immediately turned awkward.
But it's okay, Manager Duan silently cheered himself up—the manuscript given by the old man was edited by professionals.
If he can deliver a good speech, he will definitely win over the crowd!
To comfort her, Jiang Lianru gave Manager Duan a shy kiss before going on stage: "Go on, Manager Duan, you're the best."
This further strengthened Manager Duan's determination to impress his girlfriend, so he straightened his suit and swaggered over.
Having received the money, the host had no choice but to suppress his embarrassment and continue the introduction: "Manager Duan is an outstanding graduate of our school. He pursued his master's and doctoral degrees at Eric University in Y country and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Eric University. He is the most prized student of the world-renowned Professor Gloria..."
Listening to these introductions, Manager Duan felt a surge of pride.
From now on, all these honors will belong to him alone!
"Wait, is there some misunderstanding here?" Suddenly, a calm female voice interrupted Manager Duan's stammering speech.
Everyone looked over at the sound and saw a middle-aged woman and a balding man walking side by side at the door.
The host was startled and before he could even lighten the mood, Manager Duan shouted into the microphone, "Who are you? How dare you interrupt my speech in this kind of setting?"
Upon hearing this, the host's face darkened. This time, it wasn't his fault; Manager Duan had brought this upon himself, and he really couldn't protect him anymore!
The woman walked to the center of the hall in high heels, picked up a small microphone, and said directly, "I am Professor Gloria from Eric University. You don't even know who I am, yet you're pretending to be my student?"
Professor Grya?
"Impossible!" Duan Sili's pupils dilated, his face turning deathly pale in an instant. He stared blankly ahead: "Professor Greya is in Y country, how could she suddenly appear here? Duan Sijin!"
He shouted recklessly, "Did Duan Sijin hire you to act? That man is your lover in this play!"
Manager Duan was so flustered that he didn't realize how vulgar his words were.
The next moment, the balding man took the microphone and said, "I am Dou Mingde, the president of S University. You don't even know me? What are you doing here for the university's anniversary celebration?"
School...principal?
Wasn't the principal supposed to be sick? The procedures didn't even state that he would be coming!! How could this be…?
"Oh, is that so?" Si Jin stood up and recognized her teacher: "A few days ago, I learned that my mentor, Professor Greya, was here, so I asked her to come and support me."
"The principal respects Professor Gloria and has temporarily changed the program for the anniversary celebration." He explained with a smile, "Now the next part should be... the principal makes a surprise appearance, and then my mentor Professor Gloria and I will give a speech together."
“So,” Si Jin said, her face darkening as she looked at Duan Sili with a chillingly cold tone, “who do you think you are?”
"Impossible! No way!" Manager Duan roared, "I am the outstanding graduate of S University, I am Professor Greya's student!"
But the more he said that, the louder the audience laughed.
Even if these students didn't know Professor Greya, they all knew the principal, and Manager Duan had become a complete clown for everyone to laugh at.
There was nowhere to escape; they could only be overwhelmed by countless sarcastic remarks.
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