Lu Jingui's face drained of color, and he was both shocked and furious.
She stared intently at Ding Lan, wishing she could bore two holes through her.
That damned Ding Lan, how could she still have this letter!
She gave the letter to Zhang Hongmei because she had personally drafted the content and was worried about any mistakes. She specifically instructed Zhang Hongmei to have Ding Lan copy the letter and then burn it so that no evidence could be left behind!
Could it be that Zhang Hongmei hid the letter?
Lu Jingui turned her head sharply, staring intently at Zhang Hongmei, her eyes almost spitting fire!
Zhang Hongmei trembled with fear at Lu Jingui's fierce gaze, and her face turned deathly pale.
She did indeed secretly keep the letter and did not burn it as Lu Jingui instructed.
She certainly trusted Chairman Lu's character, but she was still somewhat afraid...
Because she witnessed firsthand how Lu Jingui treated Li Sidi, the girl who was abandoned by Lu Jingui, who ultimately had no choice but to drop out of school without even receiving her graduation certificate.
So she secretly kept this letter, thinking it was better to be safe than sorry. With this, in case Chairman Lu did something... she would have some protection.
But how did this letter end up in Ding Lan's hands?
Zhang Hongmei was completely baffled and trembled all over.
A sudden thought flashed through her mind, and she remembered—
Ding Lan went to her dormitory that day and sat there for a long time, pretending to ask her to ask Chairman Lu for help, but it turned out she just wanted to steal this letter!
After copying the big-character posters, only Ding Lan saw this letter with her, and even saw which book she tucked it into!
Zhang Hongmei suddenly turned her head and stared intently at Ding Lan, her eyes almost spitting fire.
"It was you! So that's why you went to my dorm that day..." she said through gritted teeth.
But under the questioning gazes of everyone, she swallowed the rest of her words.
Ding Lan merely gave her a strange smile, a smile full of malice and mockery that sent chills down Zhang Hongmei's spine.
"So what if it's me?" Ding Lan looked innocent, her lips moving silently.
She glared at Zhang Hongmei with malicious intent—what can you do to me? I warned you all long ago!
Zhang Hongmei was speechless.
Yes, what can she do to Ding Lan?
She's in dire straits, barely able to save herself, let alone deal with Ding Lan.
Seeing Zhang Hongmei get the short end of the stick, Ding Lan felt a surge of smugness.
They dare to set a trap for her? Humph!
Zhang Hongmei took a deep breath and, forcing herself to remain calm, said, "Director Chu, there must be some misunderstanding! How could Chairwoman Lu, such a progressive person, do such a thing?"
She didn't dare look at Lu Jingui and tried to say, "She's always been so kind to everyone, and her character is praised by all. It must be...it must be someone deliberately framing her!"
If Lu Jingui falls from power, she won't have an easy time either.
Lu Jingui stared coldly at Zhang Hongmei, her eyes filled with gloom. She was furious at Zhang Hongmei's "betrayal." She had given Zhang Hongmei many benefits, and what was the result?
Was Zhang Hongmei leaving the letter to control her? To threaten her? If she's ruthless, then she shouldn't blame herself for being ruthless!
A cold glint flashed in Lu Jingui's somewhat swollen eyes. He suddenly stood up, clutched his chest, and, feigning deep sorrow, said to Zhang Hongmei—
"Hongmei, stop pretending! I've always treated you well, so why are you doing this to me? Why did you imitate my handwriting and write this letter to frame me?"
Zhang Hongmei was stunned. She looked at Lu Jingui in disbelief. She never expected that Lu Jingui would turn the tables and pin all the blame on her after she spoke up for him!
Director Chu and the other teachers, including the students present, were stunned. What kind of twist was this?
“Chairman Lu…Chairman Lu, what…what did you say? I didn’t…I didn’t imitate your handwriting…” Zhang Hongmei tried to explain in a panic, but was interrupted by Lu Jingui’s stern voice.
Lu Jingui frowned and sighed deeply: "Actually... I know that you have long wanted to remove me from the position of president of the department's student union. I have been tolerating you using my name to bully others, protecting you and promoting you in every way."
She looked at Zhang Hongmei with heartache: "That's because I thought you could be saved! I've always treated my classmates with the idea of curing the disease and saving the patient, and learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones, but... I never expected you to be this kind of person! You... do you deserve my trust?"
Zhang Hongmei was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly, her face pale: "No, I didn't... I really didn't..."
Director Chu frowned at Lu Jingui: "What's going on now?"
It's getting more and more confusing! It's all a mess! I really dislike Lu Jingui, who can spout off a whole series of grand, politically charged slogans the moment he opens his mouth.
Lu Jingui looked at Director Chu and said with a heavy expression, "Director Chu, you may not know this, but Zhang Hongmei's handwriting is very similar to mine. She even encouraged everyone to learn from me back then..."
She seemed quite helpless: "Why did they organize this activity of studying the central idea of my articles and imitating my positive handwriting? I said at the time that this kind of personality cult was unacceptable, but she insisted on doing it. It turns out she wanted to use this opportunity to imitate my handwriting. She had such ulterior motives!"
"You...you...how could you talk such nonsense!" Zhang Hongmei was so angry that she was trembling all over.
Lu Jingui was right. In order to please her, he did organize the student union members to learn her "calligraphy".
They also held a themed event called "Learning from Chairman Lu," during which many students in the department praised their handwriting for being the most similar to Chairman Lu's.
Lu Jingui seized on this point and insisted that he had framed her.
But... how could this be?
Zhang Hongmei looked at Lu Jingui in disbelief, a sense of despair rising in her heart—the despair of the collapse of her faith!
Why would a woman whom she reveres as a noble thinker and idol be such a disgusting, despicable, and shameless person?
I was wrong from the very beginning.
Lu Jingui is not a great female thinker at all, nor does she have a noble character. She is just a vicious and despicable person who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals!
Like Li Sidi, Zhang Hongmei was merely a pawn in Lu Jingui's hands, someone who could be sacrificed at any time.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hongmei could no longer hold back her tears, which welled up in her eyes. She stared intently at Lu Jingui, her heart filled with resentment.
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