What Identity Are You Speaking To Me As Now?! (Seeking Follow-up Reads and Collections!)

Chapter 21: What Identity Are You Using to Speak to Me Right Now! (Please Read and Collect)

"Mm, I saw it all." Wu Tianming could no longer lie flat on the bed at this moment.

He sat up and looked toward Wang Ye, just meeting the other's gaze.

"Tianming, do you think this Yao Luo could be..." Wang Ye glanced at the person sitting below.

Wu Tianming nodded, thinking things couldn't be that coincidental—last night Luo Yao had sent an email, and this morning "Semiconductor" had exposed errors in Ke Zhan's paper.

Besides, Yao Luo looked exactly like Luo Yao's name!

He decided to confirm it himself: "Luo Yao, didn't you send an email yesterday pointing out the errors in Teacher Ke's paper? Did you send it directly to his inbox?"

Luo Yao looked up, a trace of confusion on his face: "No, I sent it directly to the editor of 'Semiconductor.'"

"What!" Wu Tianming and Wang Ye exclaimed in unison.

"You said that if I sent the email to Teacher Ke, he probably wouldn't revise it. What if all of us from 'Semiconductor' cited his wrong views when writing our papers?"

Reminded by Luo Yao, Wu Tianming suddenly realized he had indeed told Luo Yao before that Ke Zhan would likely ignore the email if he received it.

His original intention was to keep Luo Yao from placing too much hope in sending the email, but he never expected it would instead prompt Luo Yao.

If Ke Zhan refused to correct the paper for the sake of his manuscript fees and evaluations, then Luo Yao would find someone with the authority to make corrections and solve the problem.

Wu Tianming inwardly regretted that when he said those words, he had completely forgotten he was facing a top student whose thought process was inherently different from ordinary people.

Now look—Luo Yao had thoroughly offended Ke Zhan.

"I told you, Luo Yao, why won't you listen? Now that Ke Zhan knows it was you, he'll definitely come after you." Wu Tianming got out of bed anxiously, pulled a chair over to sit down, and told Wang Ye to come down too.

Though Wang Ye was heavy, he was still agile enough; in a few moves, he climbed down the ladder by the bed.

"What do we do now?" Wang Ye sat down too, looking at Wu Tianming.

Luo Yao, standing nearby, watched them with a puzzled expression, not understanding why they had suddenly grown tense.

"There are two options now. First, we pretend we don't know who Yao Luo is. Even if Ke Zhan asks, we say we have no idea."

Wang Ye glanced at Luo Yao, who seemed lost in thought, and waved his hand: "That plan's shaky. Look at Luo Yao—can he lie?"

Wu Tianming was at a loss for words.

Wang Ye was right. Luo Yao was outspoken and wouldn't back down on academic matters; making him lie would be difficult. Even if they managed to fool Ke Zhan temporarily, he could still trace the email back to Luo Yao.

"Then the second option: if Ke Zhan does anything excessive, I'll have my dad handle it."

"Tianming, you're bringing in your dad?"

"The school leaders know my dad. He mentioned before that he'd make a donation, and they're all counting on that money. I'll explain Luo Yao's situation to my dad. He values talent and won't just stand by."

Luo Yao was simple-minded, and though his personality wasn't likable, he was undoubtedly an outstanding person. Wu Tianming felt it would be a real shame if someone like him was targeted by a teacher.

"That works too. With your dad as backup, Luo Yao at least won't have to worry about Ke Zhan coming after him." Wang Ye stood up, ready to find some snacks.

Luo Yao was completely confused. He asked, "Why would pointing out his mistake make him target me?"

Wu Tianming shook his head with a bitter smile: "Luo Yao, you really haven't been beaten down by society yet. This school is a small society. The relationships here are complicated, and everything affects your grades and your future. So just endure when you can."

"Anyway, we won't be here for many years."

Luo Yao frowned slightly and said, "I came here to study, not to maintain relationships."

"If we can't even point out teachers' mistakes, are we just supposed to let them feed us wrong knowledge?"

"That's not it either. It's about finding the right approach. If there's no need, don't blow things up." Wu Tianming knew Luo Yao truly didn't understand these social nuances, so he patiently explained.

"Hey, the group says Ke Zhan is looking for Luo Yao. He wants him to come to the office." Wang Ye saw the message in the group chat and was shocked.

"Do you think Ke Zhan already knows that the email signed 'Yao Luo' is Luo Yao?"

"Damn, that fast?" Wu Tianming was thrown off by the sudden development. He stood up from his chair.

"Wait, I'll call my dad right now." Wu Tianming moved to make the call, but Wang Ye stopped him.

"Don't call yet. Let's go with Luo Yao first and see how it goes. If things look bad, we can call then."

"If it's just a normal situation, calling your dad wouldn't be appropriate."

Wu Tianming thought Wang Ye had a point, so the two immediately acted, accompanying Luo Yao to Ke Zhan's office.

On the way, Wu Tianming didn't forget to instruct Luo Yao: once he saw Ke Zhan, don't say anything unnecessary—better to say nothing at all.

Luo Yao didn't care, but seeing how serious Wu Tianming was, he still nodded.

At the office, Luo Yao went in alone, and Ke Zhan had him close the door.

Wu Tianming and Wang Ye had no choice but to press their ears against the door and eavesdrop.

"Luo Yao, I want to ask—was that email to 'Semiconductor' pointing out errors in my paper sent by you?"

Just as Wu Tianming and Wang Ye thought Luo Yao wouldn't answer, he spoke: "I sent it. There are five errors in your paper, Teacher. Do you need me to explain them in detail?"

The two outside exchanged glances. They didn't know how Ke Zhan reacted, but they themselves felt like spitting blood.

The guy is here to interrogate you, and you're seriously offering to give him a lecture!

Do you really think he called you over to discuss the problems in his paper?

How could this academic genius have such low emotional intelligence!

"Just what identity are you using to speak to me right now!" Ke Zhan was clearly also infuriated by Luo Yao, and in a fit of anger, he pulled out his status as a teacher.

"Teacher Ke, don't you know? I'm a student." Luo Yao really didn't want to answer this question, because wasn't it obvious? Did Ke Zhan not know?

So stupid.

No wonder there were so many errors in the paper. Luo Yao suddenly felt like he didn't want to talk to Ke Zhan anymore.

He was starting to suspect that even if he did explain, Ke Zhan might not be able to understand.

"Fine! Since you're a student, then why, after you discovered the problem, didn't you contact me first, but instead contacted the editor of Semiconductor?"

"If I contacted you, would you have made the corrections?" Luo Yao's voice carried not a trace of emotion.

"I think Ke Zhan is about to be driven crazy by Luo Yao." Wang Ye whispered to Wu Tianming.

"What do we do now? Contact my dad?"

Just as Wu Tianming was about to pull out his phone, someone suddenly interrupted him: "Is Teacher Ke inside?"

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