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nThe people in the dressing room had yet to react to Cheng Juan.

nQin Ran returned to her senses and put on her peak cap again. She cleared her throat and then said, “As long as it existed before, I can find it.”

nCheng Juan glanced at her and nodded.

nThen, he turned and let her sit down. “Watch your hand.”

n“I know.” Qin Ran sat down on a stool and began to restore the data.

nQin Yu finally reacted. “Qin Ran, are you going to destroy the evidence completely?!”

nShe took a step forward, but before she could even touch Qin Ran, a cold comb blocked her.

nLooking up, she saw a lazy face.

nCheng Juan glanced at her lazily and said calmly, “Miss, please don’t disturb her.”

nQin Yu glanced at him and opened her mouth, but no words came out. Cheng Juan turned over and threw the comb on the table without even looking at her.

nThe people in the dressing room had yet to react so fast.

nBut when Qin Ran opened the programmer and started to input a series of characters smoothly, they were all attracted by her hands.

nWhen Qin Ran did programming, it was a feast for the eyes.

nData popped up one after another and she didn’t even look at the keyboard.

nHer hands flew quickly.

nNing Qing didn’t know what Qin Ran was doing at first, but when Qin Ran’s hand touched the keyboard and her lazy posture suddenly turned serious, Ning Qing froze subconsciously.

nOther than Qiao Sheng, Xu Yaoguang, and the others who didn’t understand the database in the least bit, even Ning Qing and the babyface who didn’t know anything forgot to respond. They just stared blankly at Qin Ran as she pressed the characters one by one.

nWithin twenty minutes, Qin Ran recovered the surveillance videos.

nShe turned the computer to one side and raised an eyebrow at Cheng Juan. “It’s recovered.”

nCheng Juan had already seen her extraordinary talent before, so he wasn’t surprised. He handed the computer to Director Ding and said, “Take a look.”

nThe people in the room were still in a trance.

nThey had yet to react.

nDirector Ding also froze for a while before taking over the computer.

nEspecially Qin Yu. In her eyes, Qin Ran was talentless and her grades were basically at the bottom. She didn’t believe that Qin Ran knew how to program at all.

nDirector Ding didn’t speak and just opened the video that Qin Ran had recovered.

nThe video turned on—it was a gray surveillance video.

nAfter zooming in, everyone in the room could see the clear figure on the computer monitor. A girl with a utility knife in her hand cut Qin Yu’s violin strings very carefully.

nIn less than a minute, the girl turned her head.

nHer profile was seen very clearly on the computer screen.

nQiao Sheng said in shock, “Wu Yan?! How could it be her?!”

nThe other people in the room didn’t know Wu Yan, but they could see that the person wasn’t Qin Ran.

nHence, they needn’t speak further about the truth.

n“So it really wasn’t Student Qin Ran,” Director Ding found his voice and said dryly.

nNobody responded.

nQiao Sheng and Ning Qing looked over from the computer to Qin Ran. Ning Qing was especially shocked as she had never imagined that Qin Ran could recover the data.

nShe looked at Qin Ran, her pupils contracting slightly. Finally, she was dazed and shocked.

nIt was as if she had seen a ghost.

nQiao Sheng closed his mouth and raised his hand mechanically without saying anything.

nQin Yu felt the gaze of others looking at Qin Ran. She didn’t expect that the person who had cut the strings wasn’t Qin Ran, nor did she expect her to restore the data. She actually hid such a hand!

nThe atmosphere was dull and stuffy. Qin Ran was silent for a while before she almost exploded.

nShe touched the cap and pinched Cheng Juan’s sleeves before whispering, “Let’s go.”

nCheng Juan lowered his head and looked at the two thin white fingers clutching his sleeves.

nFrom this angle, he could only see her dark brim cap and her slightly pursed lips.

nCheng Juan had lectured Qin Ran’s mother before.

nQin Ran’s eyes had been red when he came. He didn’t need to imagine what kind of scene Qin Ran had faced before he came.

nCheng Juan didn’t leave.

nHis eyes swept across the people in the dressing room and he said very politely, “So, don’t you need to apologize? There are so many people here and yet you slandered the girl casually without a single piece of evidence. Aren’t you impressive?”

nHe said this sentence lightly.

nBut Director Ding and Xu Yaoguang were terrified.

nThe two of them immediately apologized to Qin Ran.

nIt was only right that they apologized. By bringing a little girl to the dressing room without second words, it did seem like they had been a bit of a bully.

nXu Yaoguang apologized and couldn’t help but glance at Qin Ran.

nHe didn’t expect Cheng Juan to know Qin Ran, and for them to be so close. It was fine that they knew each other, but he was even protecting her?

nQin Yu hadn’t reacted yet and she didn’t even expect it was Wu Yan who had cut her strings.

nCheng Juan took Qin Ran away. Before he left, he glanced sideways at Qin Yu.

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nLu Zhaoying didn’t say much to Pan Mingyue.

nIt was mainly Lu Zhaoying talking, and Pan Mingyue didn’t say a word from beginning to end.

nThe car stopped at the intersection.

nCheng Juan stopped on the side and didn’t go in. He lifted his chin in the direction of the car and motioned for Qin Ran to go in.

nQin Ran moved slowly towards the car.

nWhen she got into the car, Cheng Juan took out his phone and called someone.

nThe phone rang once and was picked up.

nCheng Juan put his hand in his pocket and looked at the crowd in the distance before saying casually, “Principal Xu, I need you to help me find someone…”

nAs he spoke, inconspicuous anger flickered across his lazy eyes.

nAfter he made the call, he put his phone back.

nThen, he walked towards the car calmly.

nLu Zhaoying put his hand on the back of his seat and tilted his head to smile at Qin Ran with a raised eyebrow. “Qin Ran, what did you do? Why did you come late?”

nCheng Juan opened the door on the right and heard Lu Zhaoying saying this. He looked up and said in a dull voice, “Lu Zhaoying.”

n“Yeah?” Lu Zhaoying responded.

n“Don’t talk too much, let me rest,” Cheng Juan sat down firmly, closed his eyes, and said lazily.

nLu Zhaoying: “…”

n**

nThe car drove slowly outside.

nThe place Qian Dui had chosen wasn’t a club or a private restaurant but at the familiar En Yu Hotel.

nCheng Juan was very controlling of Qin Ran’s diet.

nBut today, he broke the rule and ordered a boiled meat dish that Qian Dui had ordered only for him to remove last time.

nQin Ran sat beside Cheng Juan, and Qian Dui was on her other side.

nShe held her chopsticks in her hand and lowered her head. She inadvertently poked her plate with her chopsticks, and her black hair slid across her brow bone, her eyes as cold as usual.

nQin Ran looked dispirited and didn’t sit up until the waiter brought the boiled meat dish over to her.

nLu Zhaoying and the others sat down to eat. After so many days, they were pretty close.

n“Qian Dui, how did you know Qin Ran?” Lu Zhaoying wasn’t interested in the dishes. He held his chopsticks and looked at Qian Dui without eating.

nBoth Cheng Mu and Hao Dui listened intently.

nQian Dui looked at Lu Zhaoying, thought for a while, and then said, “I knew her from a case.”

nLu Zhaoying’s eyes lit up. “What case?”

nQian Dui didn’t speak and just lowered his head to eat. Damn it, he turned into that cold Qian Dui again.

n“Fine, then let’s talk about Poison Wolf.” Lu Zhaoying leaned back in his chair, a little bored. “Hao Dui, have you found his hideout?”

nHao Dui shook his head. “No. We went to three locations, but they moved away in advance.”

nThey chatted amongst themselves.

nCheng Mu didn’t dare to speak and sent a WeChat message to Hao Dui: Did you find that Qian Dui seems to respect Ms. Qin very much?

nHao Dui: A little.

nCheng Mu sent another message: Don’t you find it strange? Qian Dui has first-class merit and his ability is obvious to all. The superiors even wanted to transfer him to Beijing several times. Although Ms. Qin’s computing skills are impressive, does it really render him like this?

nHao Dui: That’s why Young Master Lu asked, but Qian Dui’s lips are sealed.

nAfter dinner, it was almost eight o’clock.

nQin Ran returned to class for self-study. Cheng Juan picked up a phone call and didn’t return to the school clinic.

nCheng Mu saw Cheng Juan’s cold eyes and couldn’t help but shiver.

n**

nThe Lin family’s house.

nQin Yu embarrassed herself today and came back in a depressed mood. She didn’t dare to tell Lin Jinxuan and Lin Qi.

nShe was afraid that they would be disappointed and afraid that they would find out Qin Ran had restored the surveillance video.

nGod knew how shocked she had been when she saw Qin Ran restoring the surveillance video.

n“Yu’er, are you okay?” Lin Qi and Lin Jinxuan were discussing the Yun Cheng Development Zone when they saw Qin Yu.

nShe was holding her mobile phone silently, as if in a daze.

nQin Yu returned to her senses and said quickly, “I was just thinking about finding Teacher Wei.”

nLin Qi smiled gently and comforted her. “It’s alright, there are still a few days left. There’s no need to be nervous.”

nAt this time, Aunt Zhang came in and said, “Master, there’s a gentleman called Mr. Cheng outside who wants to see you.”

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