“She won’t cheat, I vouch for it with my integrity.” A man’s voice suddenly came from the crowd.
Everyone looked in the direction of the conversation. They saw Director Wen and the factory manager, whom they had met once before, walking over. The two people Zhao Li brought immediately greeted Director Wen respectfully.
"Director Wen."
"You must be Xiao Li and Xiao Ma?" Director Wen recognized the two men; they were colleagues from his department.
"Yes, Director."
The two were surprised that Director Wen knew their names, and joy immediately filled their eyes.
"Since the director is willing to vouch for Comrade Xia Lan, then of course there is no problem."
The two relaxed and apologized to Xia Lan.
"Comrade Xia Lan, thank you very much for your cooperation. With the director vouching for you, we believe you will definitely not cheat."
"Thank you both, and thank you Director Wen for your trust."
Xia Lan hadn't expected that the person who gave her the questions last time was actually from the Education Bureau. She nodded to Director Wen, thanking him for his trust.
Otherwise, you really can't explain this kind of thing clearly just by talking.
It takes a lot of effort to prove it.
"By the way, I'm also reporting this Comrade Zhao Li. She's suspected of cheating, and I hope you can investigate her!"
Xia Lan spoke earnestly to the two of them.
"We will certainly investigate thoroughly when a comrade makes a formal report..."
"Comrade Zhao Li, please come with us to cooperate with the investigation."
The two men spoke to Zhao Li, who was standing there dumbfounded. Zhao Li glanced at them and then suddenly turned and left.
Everyone present was shocked by Zhao Li's incredible move. When the two comrades saw that Zhao Li dared to run away, they quickly chased after her.
How could Zhao Li possibly outrun two grown men? Xia Lan watched as she was grabbed and pinned to the ground.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes. How could someone be so 'smart'?
How could they be so 'smart' as to run away?
"Hello, Comrade Xia Lan!" Director Wen walked up to Xia Lan and extended his hand.
Xia Lan quickly extended her hand to shake his, then looked at the factory manager standing to the side.
"Hahaha, don't be nervous, it's nothing. I just came to ask if you have any hope of becoming the top scorer in our city?"
Director Wen's nonchalant words stunned both the factory director and Xia Lan.
"Boss, please don't make fun of me. It's good enough that I can get into university. I never thought I would become the top scorer."
Xia Lan had no idea that they had such high expectations of her.
"I think you can do it."
Director Wen picked up Xia Lan's book and notes, and after flipping through them, he felt that Xia Lan had great potential.
"Alright, we just happened to be passing by and got attracted, so we came to take a look. We didn't want to put pressure on you."
The factory manager stepped forward with a smile and tugged at Director Wen's sleeve.
Director Wen nodded to Xia Lan and followed the factory director.
Xia Lan looked at Director Wen with some suspicion. If she remembered correctly, the scores were not to be announced this time. If the scores were not separated, then how could there be a top scorer?
"Xia Lan, you're amazing! I never expected the boss to personally vouch for you!"
Xu Li looked at Xia Lan with a shocked expression.
"Thank you, everyone, for speaking up for me just now to testify..." Xia Lan looked at her colleagues at the department store and bowed sincerely to them.
In that situation, they didn't stand idly by, but instead took the initiative to help her clarify things, which made Xia Lan very grateful.
"Oh, Xia, we've all seen how hard you've worked, you're sure to get in!"
"That's right! We've always known you work very hard. Zhao Li is clearly jealous of you and is deliberately trying to ruin your reputation!"
"Yes, she brought those two people with her last time! She was definitely up to no good. See, we know it today. She actually accused you of cheating!"
"This person is truly despicable."
Those who spoke up for Xia Lan were a little embarrassed and waved their hands with a smile.
"Thank you all again for helping me in this situation," Xia Lan said, expressing her gratitude once more.
After this incident, the atmosphere among colleagues became much closer.
Everyone knows that someone as capable as Xia Lan won't stay at the department store for very long.
After Zhao Li escaped that day, the two men caught up with her and brought her back. Under their interrogation, Zhao Li confessed to cheating.
She wrote the answer on the inside of her wrist, so she could see it with a turn of her wrist.
Zhao Li's act of crying "stop thief!" came at a heavy price: her exam results were canceled, and she forever lost the opportunity to take the college entrance exam.
Moreover, this charge is recorded in her file and will accompany her for the rest of her life, becoming a stain on her record.
As for Zhao Li, Xia Lan can only say that she brought it all on herself.
He tried to frame her but ended up getting himself implicated instead.
Xia Lan told Qin Yu, who came to pick her up from get off work, about Zhao Li's situation, and proudly told Qin Yu that she had weathered the storm.
Qin Yu patted Xia Lan's head and took her hand as they walked home.
Xia Lan watched Qin Yu walk home silently, unaware of the sinister glint in his eyes, which was dark and menacing.
That night, Qin Yu surprisingly let Xia Lan go. After coaxing Xia Lan to sleep, Qin Yu left with a cold face.
The next morning, Xia Lan learned from Xiao Ling that the Zhao family had offended someone and all the men in the family had been beaten up.
Although they reported the incident to the police, the Zhao family couldn't even describe what the assailant looked like.
In the end, the matter was left unresolved.
Xia Lan smiled as she recalled Qin Yu's unusual behavior last night.
Since getting a cat, Xia Lan can't wait to go home and pet it every day.
The mother cat who stayed behind was named Xiaoxue. As Xiaoxue gradually became familiar with Xia Lan, she didn't react at all, even when Xia Lan touched her kittens.
Qin Yu never knew that he not only had to guard against men outside the home, but also against his own cat.
After taking in Xiaoxue, Xia Lan's attention clearly shifted towards Xiaoxue and her cubs.
Every day when I get home from work, the first thing I do is rush into my room and play with the cat, leaving him standing there.
Xia Lan was petting the cat when she suddenly heard a loud thud from the kitchen. Qin Yu was chopping minced meat forcefully, which startled her.
"What's wrong with Brother Yu? Why is he so angry?"
Meow~
Xiaoxue nuzzled Xia Lan's head, drawing Xia Lan's attention back to herself.
Xia Lan touched Xiao Xue for a while, but still felt it was better to go to the kitchen to check. She got up and walked out of the room, carefully crouching by the kitchen door.
Looking inside, Qin Yu was angrily chopping meat.
"Brother Yu?" Xia Lan instinctively sensed danger and called out cautiously.
Qin Yu paused for a moment, then resumed his usual force, responding seemingly casually.
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
Even Xia Lan, who was usually oblivious, now knew that Qin Yu was angry.
Thinking about how she hadn't hugged Qin Yu in a long time these past few days, and had been playing with the cat as soon as she got home, Xia Lan felt a little guilty.
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