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nTranslator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

nProfessor Zhou’s expression was solemn as he coldly looked at the few staff members of the organizer. Finally, his gaze fell on the painter surnamed Ma who was looking everywhere. “You’re the one who bullied my disciple, saying that my disciple’s paintings are inferior to yours and that she colluded with the organizers to secretly switch your disciple’s paintings?”

n“You’re the one who said that my disciple’s paintings were changed to yours and that her first place was yours as well?”

n“Just for the sake of your twisted mentality of distorting the truth and making so many students retake the competition with you because you’re not as good as others… Other people’s time is not worth anything? Didn’t they draw their own paintings last time?”

n“Do you think that the competition is organized by your family? Do you think that everyone who participates in the competition has follow you around?”

n“Who gave you the courage to make such a fuss? Is It Liang Jingru?”

n“I was wondering why you guys have such big faces.”

nThe more Professor Zhou talked, the more addicted he became. It was too exhilarating! He was in a great mood!

nWith his hands behind his back, he stood in front of the so-called Master Ma. “Are you the person who called me for a few months and tried to get me to take a look at your painting?” As he said that, he shook his head and clicked his tongue, “It’s a good thing I didn’t look at it back then. You’re the only one with such a good character. Tsk tsk, it’s a good thing I didn’t see you.”

n“Otherwise, it would pollute my eyes.”

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n“May I ask, who are you? And which of these students is your disciple?”

nMaster Ma didn’t recognize the person in front of him at the first moment. The two of them were not of the same level at all.

nIf it were any other time, he would have already thrown his face and flared up after being scolded by Professor Zhou. However, there were so many people in front of him, and the words of this old man had more or less raised some vigilance in his heart. Could this old man be some extraordinary big shot?

nHowever, there was no such person in the art circle that he knew.

nHe looked deeply at Professor Zhou. He did not flare up immediately, but his eyes were cold. “We are talking about serious matters. We are maintaining justice, expelling the darkness for the organizers, and providing a fair and just platform for all the contestants. This old man, if you have nothing else to say, we can talk about it later.” Look at how respectful he was to his elders, how polite he was.

nIf this old man still didn’t leave, then he would be fooling around on his own!

nAt that time, he could just say that he was the one who helped Qin Yiyi steal his disciple’s painting!

nNo matter what his identity was, if he put on such a hat on the Internet, then there would be this batch of wise netizens watching over him.

nWas he afraid that he wouldn’t cower?

nThe wise netizens wanted to cry…

n“Security, what’s going on? Why did you let an unrelated person in?”

nAnother local staff member was naturally trying to curry favor with Master Ma.

nHis ten-year-old daughter loved painting wholeheartedly and wanted to become the apprentice of a truly great painter.

nThis time, he spent a lot of effort to transfer here to work.

nWasn’t it just to see if he could get in touch with a good painter or something?

nTwo days ago, he had helped Master Ma deliver a package. Master Ma was very kind to him. After a few casual conversations, he actually said that he could help his daughter with a few words. This made the staff happy. Previously, he had ordered people to secretly spread those rumors. The notice to help inform the contestants was also made by him. Now, seeing that the scene was about to be disrupted by a strange old man, he stepped forward without thinking, “Security, security, kick him out.”

n“What a mobster.”

nProfessor Zhou sneered and looked at Qin Yiyi. “Don’t be afraid, girl. With teacher here, I definitely won’t let you suffer.”

nQin Yiyi, “…” Could she ask if this old man was crazy enough to recognize the wrong person?

nAs soon as he entered, he immediately launched a series of indiscriminate attacks at everyone.

nNot to mention Master Ma and his disciple, even Qin Yiyi, the person involved, felt a little confused.

nShe blinked her eyes and looked at Professor Zhou, who was still searching around for anyone who dared to make a sound, and asked the organizers.

n“Who is this old man? is his disciple here too?”

nIn any case, she did not have such a master!

nSome people in the organizers recognized Professor Zhou’s identity, so they naturally could not watch him being chased out by the security guards,

n“You guys leave first. This is Professor Zhou from the imperial capital.”

nAfter the security guards left.

nThe organizers looked directly at Qin Jiatong. “Miss Qin, I’m afraid our competition this time is not very suitable for you…”

nThey did not want such a noisy student no matter how much of a genius she was.

nMoreover, if one were to really talk about geniuses, wouldn’t there be one right in front of them?!

n“We will withdraw the list of names that we have reported. Of course, this matter is the negligence of our organizers. We will compensate Miss Qin in relevant aspects. If Miss Qin has any suggestions or needs, why don’t you say it in person now?Don’t worry, if we can do it, we will definitely do it…”

nWith these words, she almost directly said to Qin Jiatong, “Hurry up and leave now, we don’t want to see you.”

nNow, she wanted to revoke her spot in the competition.

nShe was kicking her out.

nQin Jiatong’s face was pale, and her long eyelashes were full of tears,

n“I, I…”

nShe was about to faint after saying just two words.

nUnfortunately, she was slow, and someone was one step faster than her.

n“Oh my God, look at the Internet.”

nThe one who spoke was a contestant from this city.

nHe was also informed.

nHe was confused. Didn’t the results already come out? Why was there a rematch?

nDrawing needed inspiration.

nJust because she drew well last time didn’t mean that she would be able to draw well this time!

nThe little girl’s previous ranking was quite good. She maintained her ranking in the top 20 in the entire province.

nIf she were to do it all over again, she didn’t know if she would be able to perform as well as she did last time!

nNow that she knew everything in front of her was because of Qin Jiatong and her master.

nNaturally, she was furious.

nHowever, she also knew that she didn’t have much of a say in this matter until the little girl angrily browsed the Internet and Weibo.

n“Quick, look, quick, look. What the higher-ups are saying is really…”

nShe clicked her tongue and deliberately looked at Qin Yiyi and then at Qin Jiatong. In the end, when many people were attracted by her, they lowered their heads to look at their phones.

nThe little girl deliberately looked at Qin Jiatong and opened her mouth, “Qin Jiatong, you told your master that Qin Yiyi switched your painting. But why is there a post on the Internet saying that you copied someone else’s inspiration? And it’s not just once. Look, he even posted the timeline, location, and clues clearly for you. Sigh, what should we do now? It seems like we can’t really judge a book by its cover.”

nHer tone was full of schadenfreude.

nQin Jiatong frowned and said righteously, “Yang Qing, don’t talk nonsense. I’m not afraid of being slandered. No matter what others say, I’m naturally an upright person…”

n“Alright, I’ve already asked someone to compare the paintings of the two of you. We can immediately tell who’s right and who’s wrong.”

nThe one who spoke was Professor Zhou.

nAfter saying this, he couldn’t be bothered with Qin Jiatong anymore. He walked up to Qin Yiyi with a smile on his face.

n“Miss Qin Yiyi, I was the one who called you previously and said that I wanted to take you in as my disciple. Look at you now, you’ve really become my disciple.”

n“This is our fate.”

nThe corner of Qin Yiyi’s mouth twitched. “You were the one who made the calls earlier? I thought it was a scammer.”

nThis time, Professor Zhou was speechless.

nHe looked at himself up and down and was very unhappy. “Is there a kind, gentle, and cute scammer like me?”

n“… There is!”

nQin Yiyi paused for a moment and nodded.

nProfessor Zhou,”…”

nHowever, Professor Zhou quickly regained his hope and confidence. His face was full of attentiveness.

n“Don’t worry. With teacher around, I definitely won’t let that old man bully you.”

nAs he spoke, he shot a fierce look at Qin Yiyi. His meaning was very clear.

nLook, look, I’m still very useful as a teacher, right?

nHurry up and call me teacher! Hurry up and call me teacher!

nQin Yiyi, “…” Could this be a fake professor?!

nShe pretended not to see it!

nProfessor Zhou felt a little regretful in his heart. He thought that he could take advantage of the situation to make this girl call him ‘teacher’. Why didn’t she call him ‘teacher’?

nBut it didn’t matter. He would definitely accept her as his disciple!

nUnder Professor Zhou’s insistence, except for Qin Yiyi and her sister, all the contestants were told to leave.

nEveryone’s eyes were filled with curiosity and gossip.

nWhat was going on?

nWho copied who?

nSome people said that it was Qin Yiyi who switched Qin Jiatong’s painting. Otherwise, how could a person who had never studied painting do so well?

nAmong them, there was no lack of people who had studied painting for five, six, seven, or even eight years!

nOf course, there were also people who spoke up for Qin Yiyi,

n“What do you think this is? A nationwide competition. Which judge would dare to do such a thing?”

n“I don’t think anyone would do such a stupid thing.”

n“Hey, do you think that thing on the Internet is true?”

n“Who knows? Let’s wait a little longer.”

nThe discussions outside faded away.

nQin Jiatong’s expression turned extremely ugly, “Sister, I, I really didn’t do anything. I didn’t say those things… I won’t blame you for the rumors on the Internet. I know it has nothing to do with you.” She deliberately stopped at this point, and her tone was faint, her gaze was even more aggrieved. “Sister, don’t worry. I believe that you won’t do such a thing. I will also explain it clearly to teacher…”

n“Explain what? I feel that she is the one who let people spout nonsense on the internet and deliberately set the pace.”

nMaster Ma was very angry.

nHe looked coldly at Qin Yiyi, his eyes filled with hatred.

n“You don’t learn well at such a young age and don’t have the talent to actually act tough. Do you really think that the things you stole are yours?”

n“Fortunately, your parents know your true colors.”

nTurning around, Master Ma, who had already completely recognized Professor Zhou’s identity, smiled apologetically, “Professor Zhou, when did you come? Why didn’t you inform me in advance? I’m the Vice President of the painting and Calligraphy Association in Hu City. If I knew that you were willing to come, I would definitely come and pick you up personally…” He babbled a bunch of flattering words. Finally, he rolled his eyes, and with a somewhat cautious and probing expression, he said, “Professor Zhou, the matter you mentioned about your disciple just now, isn’t it this one before your eyes?”

n“She doesn’t have any talent in painting, and her character isn’t that good. Her learning is even worse.”

n“She’s still fighting outside. She’s a problematic student in the eyes of the teacher.”

n“She’s not like this little disciple of mine. She’s smart, obedient, and studious. She’s always in the top few of the exams.”

n“If Professor Zhou is free one day, why don’t you bring this little girl along and give her some pointers?”

nAs he spoke, he signaled Qin Jiatong with his eyes, hinting for her to go forward and greet him,

nIf this little girl’s words could win the favor of this old man in front of him, as long as this old man could give this little disciple of his some pointers…

nIn the future, he would be able to get these two involved!

nWhen that time came, the entire province’s art circle would hear that his little disciple had won the favor of Professor Zhou in the imperial capital, receiving his pointers.

nAs long as there was a bit of truth, he would be able to let this matter spread out by 10% or 100% !

nWhen that time came, who would dare to look down on him?

nIt was a pity that the fantasy in his heart was a good one, but he could not resist the fact that Professor Zhou in front of him was not going to take the blow at all.

nHe sneered twice, and his eyelids rolled up in an indecent manner.

n“Who are you? Do we know each other?”

n“Go away, go away, don’t stand in front of me, you’re an eyesore!”

nHe had delayed his relationship with his disciple!

nHowever, before he could develop a relationship with his disciple, he should properly deal with this matter.

nSo…

nProfessor Zhou suddenly stopped and looked at Qin Jiatong and her master with a serious expression, “You two haven’t looked at Weibo, right? The person who posted the news that your good disciple plagiarized and borrowed someone else’s painting has already called the police. Look, the police happened to be here, so there’s no need to trouble the two of you. Let the police do a thorough investigation on our matters here.” He directly waved at the two police officers who were brought in, “Officer, I also want to report this to the police. These two people are blackmailing my disciple, saying that my disciple’s painting belongs to them. Look, it’s the same method as the ones on Weibo. Please investigate it carefully and clear my disciple’s name.”

nThe officer had originally come for this matter.

nHe didn’t expect there to be another case here…

nBut the same investigator, the same type of case, they really had to investigate it together!

nIn the end, no matter how angry Master Ma was and no matter how miserably Qin Jiatong acted, the two police officers directly took her away without any discussion.

nQin Yiyi looked at the backs of the two people and shrugged. “Sister, you must believe the police. Uncle Police will definitely not malign good people.”

nOf course, he would not let any bad people go either!

nSeeing the eyesore Qin Jiatong being taken away, Qin Yiyi felt that there was nothing for her to do here anymore.

nShe lifted her feet and prepared to leave.

nBehind her, Professor Zhou couldn’t take it anymore and stopped her without thinking,

n“Little girl, this old man helped you a lot just now. What are you going to do? Just leave without saying a word?”

n“I’m already so old, yet I’m still helping you to worry about all this. It is very tiring.”

nAs he spoke, he shot a look at Qin Yiyi. ‘Quickly call me master, quickly call me master.’

nThis was the precious disciple that he had chosen at a glance!

nHowever, Qin Yiyi felt that the other party was a little too dramatic. After thinking about it, she suggested seriously.

n“Why don’t you call him over now, and we’ll start from the beginning again. But you don’t have to make a sound. Let’s see if I can take care of the two of them.”

nIn that case, he wouldn’t have to help her, and he wouldn’t have to work so hard this time.

nHow good would that be?

nProfessor Zhou: Good my ass!

nIn the end, he could only choose to switch to a different method.

n“How about this, I can be considered to have helped you this time. Can you treat me to a meal?”

nHis disciple was filial to her master.

nThat was normal!

nQin Yiyi narrowed her eyes. How could she not know what the old man was thinking?

nHowever, he had indeed helped her.

nShe smiled slightly. “Alright, let’s go eat then. But you can tell me what you want to eat. Otherwise, I won’t be responsible if you eat something bad later.”

nProfessor Zhou,”…” Unfilial disciple!

nLooking at Qin Yiyi walking in front with her hands in her pockets, Professor Zhou felt inexplicably amused.

nThere were countless parents of students and children in the capital who wanted to meet him and ask for his advice.

nHe refused them all.

nNow…

nWho would have thought that there would be such a day for him!

nThinking about it, Professor Zhou had made up his mind that this disciple was his!

nQin Yiyi took Professor Zhou to a private restaurant nearby in Ding Yi’s car.

nThey chose some light dishes that were suitable for the elderly.

nProfessor Zhou was touched in his heart. Look, this child still valued him in her heart!

nDing Yi, on the other hand, had been staring at Professor Zhou from the beginning to the end.

nWhy did she come out and bring an old man with her?

nMoreover, he saw the way this old man looked at Miss Qin. Why was he so passionate, as if he was looking at some treasure?

nNo, no, he had to tell his master about this!

nIn the end, Qin Yiyi decisively threw the well-fed Professor Zhou at the hotel entrance and left.

nLooking at the road full of exhaust fumes, Professor Zhou, “…”

n“Miss Qin, are those things on the internet true?”

n“What are they?”

nQin Yiyi, who was fighting the landlord with her head lowered, asked casually without much thought.

nDing Yi looked at Qin Yiyi, “It’s the thing on the internet that says Qin Jiatong always asks others to draw for her. Is It true?”

n“Who knows?”

nQin Yiyi smiled meaningfully, her tone unhurried.

n“I’m not a police officer. I don’t care about solving cases.”

nDing Yi rolled his eyes to the roof of the car. I don’t believe you!

nQin Jiatong was directly detained at the police station for interrogation.

nThe police let her go home after they had finished taking her statement because of her identity and because she had never crossed the legal line.

nMaster Ma couldn’t be bothered with Qin Jiatong and returned to his home in a huff.

nHe almost smashed his study when he closed the door.

nGreat, he was actually tricked by a little girl?

nDidn’t that old man Zhou think that he was someone from a great family and looked down on him?

nFine, just you wait!

nAfter he calmed down, he looked at the mess on the ground and frowned. He made a call and asked the part-time worker to clean it up.

nHe went to another residence.

nThe Qin family.

nMrs. Qin played cards with a few people from her circle and didn’t go home until midnight.

nOf course, she didn’t know about Qin Jiatong.

nAt night, she lost a few more rounds of cards and only wanted to play a few more rounds to win it back.

n“Come again, come again. I believe that my luck today is so bad. I told you, you can’t leave after winning money.”

nMrs. Qin dragged the few people who were about to leave back and continued.

nUnexpectedly, at this time, the Auntie who was serving tea suddenly exclaimed and looked away from the phone in her hand.

n“Mrs. Qin, look. This is second Miss Qin, right?”

n“What second Miss Qin? Our family only has one Tongtong, okay?”

nMrs. Qin wished that everyone would forget Qin Yiyi!

nShe didn’t even raise her head, “What did our Tongtong do this time? It wasn’t me who said it. This child is smart and has a strong learning ability. She won awards everywhere and has given the school teachers a lot of face… Sigh, is our Tongtong being interviewed again? “Come, come, let’s shuffle the cards. Whose turn is it this time? In a while, none of you are allowed to snatch it from me…”

n“No, Mrs. Qin, something happened to Miss Qin.”

nThe auntie more or less understood Mrs. Qin’s temperament, so she didn’t dare to say it directly. Instead, she tried to persuade her tactfully.

n“You’d better look at Weibo yourself.”

n“Weibo?”

nMrs. Qin still didn’t take it seriously. “What era is this? Why are you still using Weibo? I don’t use that old-fashioned thing.”

nWhen the other wife heard this, she giggled.

n“Mrs. Qin, you’re really funny. It’s that Weibo post on the internet. Oh my god, how did your Qin Jiatong get taken away by the police?”

nHua la!

nThe cards in Mrs. Qin’s hand all fell to the ground.

nShe stood up with a nervous expression. “Where is it? Quick, let me see it.”

nShe snatched the Auntie’s phone and clicked on it a few times. In the end, it was the Auntie who helped her pull it up.

n“Mrs. Qin, look, there are a lot of comments about Miss Qin. They all say that her paintings were copied by someone else…”

n“Now they are calling the police to warn her.”

n“What nonsense.”

nMrs. Qin did not wait for the Auntie to finish speaking. She gave the Auntie a fierce glare. “Our Tong Tong is the most obedient. She has been talented in drawing since she was young. Her drawing skills are very good. Now, she has even taken Master Ma from the Painter’s Association as her teacher. She is learning very seriously. Even many teachers praise her. How could she have copied someone else?” She paused and then made the final decision. “There must be someone who is jealous of our Tong Tong and is framing her.”

n“No, no, no. I have to go over and take a look immediately.”

nMrs. Qin, who had disappeared into the distance, was a little annoyed with Qin Jiatong.

nHow could she let such a rumor spread?!

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nThose few ladies looked at her with ridicule in their eyes.

nThis girl was too careless!

nHowever, don’t let her know who framed her Tong Tong, or she will definitely not be done with them!

nQin Yiyi sat in her own house and thought for a long time before finally deciding to be a good person.

nShe, who intended to be a good person, could not sleep and got up in the middle of the night to send something to the police uncle. She did an anonymous report as a good citizen.

nThe final result was that the next morning, Master Ma, who had just woken up with a dark face, was once again visited by two police officers.

n“Ma Liangxin, right? Someone reported that you seduced an underage girl. Now, please come with us.”

nThinking of the reports they had seen in the morning, the two police officers looked at Master Ma with disdain.

nWhat Ma Liangxin!

nFrom their point of view, he was obviously heartless.. He was a b*stard!

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