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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nInside Beijing University’s auditorium…

nDuan Linbai called out Wu Yuxin’s name…

nJust now, all the new students were still in a state of excitement, thinking that Duan Linbai was going to be a domineering CEO and express his love in public. They looked at Wu Yuxin with envy.

n“Yuxin, do you really not know Young Master Duan?” The students in the art design class were the most excited.

nWu Yuxin blushed and shook her head. She gripped the red envelope with the award money tightly, her palms sweaty. Because of her extreme excitement, her heart was about to jump out.

nNo wonder he asked for my name just now.

nShe never thought that she would become the focus of so many people in her life. Her breathing was rapid.

n“If he doesn’t know you, why did he change his position to give you the award? He’s obviously targeting you.”

n“Don’t tell me he fell in love with you at first sight. He’s so suave.”

n…

nThe girls around them were full of envy.

nThe school leaders were dumbfounded.

nIt was a solemn and dignified new student assembly just now. They had long known that Duan Linbai was evil and brash and that he didn’t care about the consequences when doing things. However, he couldn’t show his love in such a place, but they couldn’t drag him down now either. They were all extremely anxious.

nThey were regretting favoring this ancestor.

nBut what happened next changed drastically. Duan Linbai shouted angrily…

n“Why did an unrelated person come up to receive the award, but no one stopped her?!”

nEveryone was dumbfounded. After a moment of silence, the students below started whispering.

n“The awards I provided were for the top student of each department. Could it be that the art school has two people tied for the top spot, but I didn’t find out?

n“Or could it be that someone actually openly took someone else’s place and came up to replace them without the qualifications?!

n“Every cent I donate has to be used clearly. It’s not for an impostor!”

nThe school leaders sitting below the stage were also dumbfounded.

nThe school leaders were all attending today’s assembly. The student lists had all been submitted by the various departments, and the administrators had tabulated them. They really didn’t know.

n“Hurry up and invite Dean Liu Hong of the art school! And the teachers from the art school’s student management center! How could such a mistake happen?!” The principal of Beijing University was furious.

n“Is that girl not the top student of the art school this year?”

nSome leaders had already logged into the school’s intranet on their phones and pulled up the list of new students in the art school. The number one student was naturally the top student.

n“It’s someone called Song Fengwan.”

n“What nonsense is this?!”

nThe leaders on the stage felt dreadfully embarrassed.

nMeanwhile, the students below the stage were also in an uproar. Since she somehow became a new student representative, there must have been some underhanded manipulations. The new students felt that she had been in the limelight recently, and they thought that she had some basis for representing the art school.

nBut when Duan Linbai pointed it out in public, the nature changed.

n“He’s so clear about who the top students are?”

n“He’s giving money for the awards, so it’s normal for him to investigate who the recipients are. The art school must have done it in private. But I bet they didn’t expect him to point it out in public.”

n“What a disgrace. Who’s the top student of the art school? They’re probably so aggrieved.”

nThe information about the enrolled students in the school was posted online, and the students logged onto the official website to find out about this year’s enrolled students. Song Fengwan instantly became the focus of everyone’s discussions.

n…

nSitting below the stage, Wu Yuxin felt her blood flowing in reverse. Countless gazes landed on her—mocking, gloating, disdainful…

nHer eyes reddened, and she felt that she was holding a hot potato.

nMost of the counselors of the art school had come today, and they were all dumbfounded. Actually, universities were equivalent to small societies, and there were also many so-called unspoken rules.

nFor example, students in the student council or those who had a good relationship with the teachers would definitely receive more information and resources than ordinary students. In the end, more students would receive scholarships, so everyone had a tacit understanding.

nHu Xinyue was the most excited. She hurriedly turned on her phone to unblock Duan Linbai.

nThe scene of the new student assembly instantly became chaotic.

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nDuan Linbai stood there, and his gaze approached where Wu Yuxin was.

n“I just want to ask Student Wu Yuxin, are you the top student of the art school this year? What are your college entrance examination results? Why did you represent the school to receive the award?

n“Why could such a low-level mistake occur in a century-old prestigious school in Beijing University?

n“Or could it be that this kind of bullying behavior has already happened after everyone just entered school?!”

nThe stage was also in chaos, but Duan Linbai was speaking, and there were bodyguards behind him, so no one dared to stop him.

n“Since this thing doesn’t belong to you, please return the award to the person who deserves it.” Duan Linbai was really furious.

nF*ck, that’s the money I specially gave to Little Sister-in-Law. Why did it end up in her hands?

nBullying Little Sister-in-Law in front of me… If word got out, how am I going to survive?

nWu Yuxin turned her head to look at Song Fengwan not far away.

nShe was sitting there and leaning against the back of her chair, neither servile nor overbearing. Because Song Fengwan was sitting in a position behind her, when Song Fengwan looked at her, she seemed to be looking down on her with a condescending aura.

nShe gritted her teeth and held back her tears of embarrassment. “Please pass this to Song Fengwan…”

n“Wait,” Duan Linbai said.

n“When I said to return the award, I didn’t mean to send the award up like this.

n“The award was snatched away by you, and even the focus of honor was snatched away. Are you going to return it just like this?

n“I want to present the award to this wronged classmate personally!” He specially emphasized the word ‘wronged’.

nWu Yuxin started crying immediately.

nAfter all, she wasn’t that old, and she had been the center of attention since she was young. She had never been humiliated like this in public. Normally, she would definitely have thrown a temper tantrum, thrown the thing away, and left. But now, the entire school was staring at her.

nShe could only bite the bullet and slowly walk up the stage with the award.

nTears streamed down her face, and she cried so miserably. She looked delicate and pitiful, making others pity her.

nThere were already quite a few of her ‘simps’ in school. When they saw their goddess crying like this, they suddenly felt that Duan Linbai had gone overboard.

n“She was chosen by the school. What does it have to do with her? Isn’t humiliating a girl in public a bit too much?”

n“She just followed the arrangements. It’s fine as long as she returns it. Making her go on stage to get embarrassed again, who could stand it?”

n“He’s really too much of a bully.”

n…

nThose who liked Wu Yuxin were all boys. They were young and impetuous, and one of them shouted directly.

n“Bullying a girl? What kind of man are you?! This is the school’s teachers’ business. What does it have to do with her?!”

nThe audience exploded again.

nDuan Linbai smiled at him, his face as calm as spring water.

nAt this moment, Wu Yuxin staggered onto the stage. Her footsteps were unsteady, and because she was wearing high heels, she almost fell down going up the stairs. She stood at the side pitifully, at a loss.

n“Everyone, quiet! Please maintain order,” the dean of the Academic Affairs Office said.

nIf this continued, what would happen?

nAfter the auditorium fell silent, Duan Linbai cleared his throat and spoke.

n“Do you think the school won’t pursue the teachers’ responsibility for this matter? This isn’t a simple work mistake, but a dereliction of duty.

n“Does everyone think that she doesn’t know the whole thing?

n“Doesn’t she know if she’s qualified to come up? Are your teachers your parents? Are they willing to fake things for you?

n“Taking someone else’s honor and award, yet you still feel wronged? That classmate isn’t as unreasonable as you!”

nEveryone thought about the entire incident carefully and could also sense that something was amiss. As the beneficiary, it was indeed unreasonable for her to say that she didn’t know anything.

n“The wronged student didn’t even cry. Why are you crying?! If you feel wronged and think I’m doing something wrong, just say it!

n“Host, give her the microphone.

n“If you say that you don’t know about the whole thing and that I’ve wronged you, I’ll apologize to you immediately. I mean what I say.”

nDuan Linbai was also a straightforward person.

nWu Yuxin trembled as she took the microphone. She was indeed involved in this matter, and it was impossible for her to betray the teacher involved in this matter at this moment. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to survive in the art school in the future.

nAt the thought that she might have to suffer the cold looks of others in the school in the future, she cried even harder, and her voice traveled through the microphone to the auditorium.

n“I’ve said long ago that this girl isn’t simple. What new school belle? Isn’t she disgusting?”

n“That classmate was really wronged. If Duan Linbai hadn’t said it in public this time, she would have taken all the good stuff. How is she qualified?”

n“How shameless. How can she have the cheek to cry?”

n…

nMany girls had long been very dissatisfied with her ostentatious behavior and took the opportunity to step on her.

nDuan Linbai had already said so much, but this so-called ‘goddess’ remained silent. There seemed to be no need to verify whether she was innocent or not anymore. The boys who had just been clamoring for her also remained silent.

nWu Yuxin had already been called backstage. After the assembly ended, she had to go to the principal’s office. Her face was pale from fright, and her fingers were trembling. They were shaking so much that her nails broke.

nSong Fengwan slowly walked up to the stage.

nDuan Linbai was instantly satisfied. His assistant, Little Jiang, prepared another red envelope and handed it over.. Why is Little Boss smiling like a fool?

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