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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nHow could she let Qin Ran be?

nShe took a step back and turned to the side.

nQiao Sheng, Xu Yaoguang, and Director Ding all reached out at almost the same time to stop Qin Yu.

nXu Yaoguang looked fixedly at Qin Yu. “I’ve already asked people to look at the CCTV.”

nQin Yu pursed her lips. “You don’t believe me.”

nQiao Sheng had long been biased towards Qin Ran. Qin Yu could endure this. But she didn’t expect that Xu Yaoguang, who had always been on her side, wouldn’t believe her.

nThe Dean as well.

nThe three of them with the most say in this dressing room seemed to be standing on Qin Ran’s side.

nTheir subconscious attitude was like an invisible slap to Qin Yu.

nXu Yaoguang’s eyes were lowered and his eyes were cold. “It won’t be too late to wait until the CCTV results are out.”

nDirector Ding stood aside and didn’t speak.

nHe just glanced at Qin Ran and remembered she was the girl who had snatched the limelight during the last speech.

nHe had been very impressed that day.

nThus, he also remembered that Qin Yu had deliberately told him that Qin Ran had lost her script before the latter even began her speech.

nHe had been the Dean for many years and naturally understood the little tricks that these girls played.

nHe also knew that Qin Yu’s mind wasn’t so pure.

nSo he had stopped her before Qin Yu could slap Qin Ran.

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nAt the same time.

nAt the intersection by the school.

nCheng Juan’s half-narrowed eyes suddenly opened.

nHe picked up his phone and looked at it. It was past 5:20.

nHe lowered the car window and looked at the intersection. There were a lot of students crossing the road.

nNo matter where she was, Qin Ran would exude a special aura and could be seen with one sweep across the crowd.

nBut he didn’t see her.

nCheng Juan took his phone and opened the car door to get off.

nCheng Mu always followed Cheng Juan and also put his hand on the door when he saw him get off.

n“Hey.” Lu Zhaoying was playing a game when he saw that Cheng Mu also wanted to get off. He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. “Think about it, do you think Master Juan wants you to join him?”

nCheng Mu was speechless.

nHe lowered his hand and sat back down expressionlessly.

nLu Zhaoying crossed his legs and started another game.

nHe looked up and saw a short-haired girl walking slowly by the roadside. Her head was lowered and she was wearing glasses, exuding a very dull and boring impression.

nLu Zhaoying was stunned. He touched his ear studs subconsciously and then handed his phone to Cheng Mu. “Help me play this game.”

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nIn the dressing room of the auditorium, several people retrieved the surveillance footage and came back.

n“Director Ding, the video was deliberately destroyed.” A teacher handed the computer to Director Ding. “Nothing was captured.”

nIn other words, it was impossible to find out the person who had destroyed Qin Yu’s violin.

nThe matter seemed to be at a dead end now.

nQin Yu stared at Qin Ran and sneered. “You should have known that the surveillance cameras couldn’t be used from the beginning, right? You’re so smart, wouldn’t you know to destroy the cameras in advance?”

nDirector Ding frowned. “There’s no evidence. Classmate Qin Yu, please don’t speak without evidence.”

nNing Qing stared deeply at Qin Ran and seemed a little tired. She didn’t know what to say and just whispered, “Director Ding, my apologies, this is our family’s matter and is a little trouble between my children. I’ve really troubled you…”

nShe had excused Qin Ran in her words but had also hammered shame on Qin Ran.

nOne was a daughter she had been biased against and didn’t like very much since young.

nThe other was a daughter she had taught herself and liked very much. Ning Qing didn’t need to think twice about who she believed more.

nFurthermore, she knew that Qin Ran didn’t forgive Qin Yu at all about the Weibo incident from last time.

nIt wasn’t entirely impossible for Qin Ran to be resentful.

n“Mom—” Qin Yu was obviously dissatisfied with this solution.

nQin Ran lowered her head and wrapped her fingers around her cap.

nThere weren’t many people in the dressing room.

nAnd it wasn’t that noisy outside.

nBut in Qin Ran’s mind, it was like someone was stirring her brain with a wooden stick as if cooking pasta. The string that had been tight in her mind suddenly snapped.

nQin Ran raised her head and licked her lips. Then, she looked at Qin Yu and Ning Qing. “Am I very close to you—”

nShe was used to using her hands and speaking coarsely.

nShe was often hotheaded and would roll up her sleeves and settle the problem directly.

nBut today—

nHer logic hadn’t disappeared completely.

nShe seemed to hear a voice at the side and lowered her head lazily, like a crumbling star with a little bit of unclear tenderness—

n“What’s the matter?”

nThe door was pushed open and a black flat shirt cuff was seen. The man had slender fingers that shone like jade and were extremely defined.

nLooking up, his eyes were like a vast starry sky.

nAt this time, even Qin Yu was stunned by him.

nIn the dressing room, the only person who knew Cheng Juan was Xu Yaoguang. He looked at Cheng Juan in disbelief and didn’t expect him to come here.

nIf Qin Yu had looked at Xu Yaoguang, she would definitely have reacted, for Xu Yaoguang rarely lost his composure.

nEven Director Ding was stunned.

nHe didn’t know Cheng Juan’s identity but had been secretly advised by Principal Xu several times not to touch the people in the school doctor’s office.

nTo avoid trouble, Principal Xu had even shown Director Ding the pictures of the people in the school doctor’s office.

nAs for Ning Qing, she recognized that it was the person who had threatened her in the hospital, so she took a few fearful steps back subconsciously.

nCheng Juan naturally didn’t pay attention to the other people.

nHis gaze fell on Qin Ran’s face and his eyebrows wrinkled slightly as he walked towards her.

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nQin Ran gradually returned to her senses at his familiar cold fragrance.

nCheng Juan didn’t look at her as his eyes fell on Xu Yaoguang, his only acquaintance in the room.

nXu Yaoguang recovered and returned to his senses.

nHe didn’t dare to look at Cheng Juan, lowered his head slightly, and explained the situation.

nCheng Juan’s ability to control the atmosphere was very strong. Nobody in the room knew him, but they couldn’t help but follow his orders.

nHe lowered his head, looked at the computer on the table, and pressed the charger with his fingertips. “You’re saying the surveillance data was destroyed?”

nXu Yaoguang and Director Ding both nodded.

nCheng Juan reached out and knocked on the computer, then pointed at the table and asked Qin Ran, “Can you restore the data?”

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