Hearing Zhou Jing's words, Ning Wangshu couldn't help frowning. "Teacher Zhou, could you tell me what happened? And who's targeting you?"
Although Zhou Jing had said that even without his involvement, the other party would still have tried to cause trouble, she had in fact been implicated because of him.
Ning Wangshu couldn't simply stand by and do nothing.
Zhou Jing looked at Ning Wangshu and hesitated for a moment before shaking her head. "Forget it, Ning Wangshu. Don't get involved. It's already happened."
Ning Wangshu replied seriously, "Teacher Zhou, no matter what, you were disciplined because of me. You've even lost your chance to apply for a promotion this year."
"If I don't help you resolve this properly, I won't be able to live with myself."
After a pause, Ning Wangshu continued, "Teacher Zhou, you should know that I have other identities besides being a student. A lot of things can be settled with just a word from me."
"For example, when the department wanted to persuade me to leave, all I had to do was have someone contact the university. It could've been settled just like that. There was no need for you to be disciplined over it, let alone lose your chance at becoming an associate professor."
"So you really don't need to worry about anything."
"This..."
Zhou Jing opened her mouth. She didn't know much about Ning Wangshu's circumstances, but she did know that he was probably attached to the military in some capacity.
After thinking it over, she finally said, "All right. Since you put it that way, I'll tell you roughly what happened."
She drew a quiet breath and continued, "The main person behind this is our department's Director Zheng. Well... he has designs on me. He's hinted at it several times before."
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