Duan Xu: [Zhouzhou loves you, but it's okay. Let them jump around. Tomorrow the announcement will come out and they'll be the ones who get proven wrong.]
Gao Huhao: [I love seeing people get slapped in the face! Waiting for it! rubbing hands
Feng Jie: [Waiting for one more!]
Shen Yanlang: [Who do you love? @Duan Xu]
Duan Xu: [Love my Yan-ge! Sending love. jpg]
Ye Xinyu: [You shameless couple, go somewhere else to show off your love.]
Du Shen: [It's okay, let's show off too, Xiaoyu, muah~]
Ye Xinyu: [Disdain. jpg Don't be so greasy at such a young age!]
Du Shen: [...]
This was followed by a string of "hahahaha".
*
Zhao Gan thought he had it all figured out and started spouting nonsense on the forum. However, he was so arrogant that he overlooked a crucial point.
Computer files are recorded, and you can see the file creation date.
The file's creation date isn't unchangeable, it just can't be directly modified, but unfortunately, he didn't even consider this.
Therefore, after both parties submitted their evidence, the authorities asked Zhao Gan to submit a screenshot of the document information, which he did without hesitation.
After receiving the screenshots, the official team immediately released a new announcement the following afternoon.
[Based on the evidence provided by the two participants, the original design belongs to Summit Technology Co., Ltd.. The competition committee has decided to disqualify participant Zhao and ban him from participating in Visual Creative Design Competition organized by this company for three years. This is hereby announced!]
As soon as the official announcement was released, those at the school who were following the matter immediately knew about it.
[Holy crap! Am I blind? Isn't Duan Xu plagiarism of Duan Xu's work?]
This plot twist was so unexpected!
[Where's Zhao? Didn't they say he didn't plagiarize? What exactly happened?]
Is there something fishy going on?
Zhao Gan also saw the announcement and was completely bewildered. After asking the officials, he realized that he had missed the most crucial point.
Looking at the forum again, many people were initially confused and even spoke up for him, but some people directly came out to curse him, and the curses were very harsh. Zhao Gan regretted it to the core after seeing it.
He wanted to strike first and put himself on the moral high ground, but he overlooked the most crucial detail. Now everyone knows that he plagiarized Duan Xu!
In the dormitory, Zhao Gan's roommate, with whom he had a good relationship, took out his phone and asked him, "What exactly happened? Were you cheated on?"
"Xue Jingshu and Shen Yanlang are both influential figures, and they've just started their company, so they definitely won't have any blemishes on their records."
These words reminded Zhao Gan, and he immediately realized what was happening. He angrily retorted, "I'm just a college student with no power or influence, what can I do?"
When his three roommates heard this, they assumed he had really been cheated on and got angry along with him, even speaking up for him on the forum.
[I'm Zhao's roommate. He's a really nice person; there's no way he would plagiarize!]
[Exactly, he was framed; he's the victim!]
How can a college student outcompete someone who owns a company? Are you kidding me?
Everyone in City A knows the status of the Xue Family and Shen Family, right? Getting a college graduate from them would be a piece of cake for them.
[Most importantly, the Xue Family is a sponsor of this competition. Enough said, those who know, know!]
Upon seeing these statements, some people who resented the rich immediately believed them because of the relationship between Shen Yanlang and Xue Jingshu.
There are so many shady dealings going on these days, when will things finally get cleaned up?
[Does being powerless and without influence mean you deserve to be plagiarized? Plagiarists, die!]
[They can't just bully others because they're rich, can they? They're even alumni! How can they be so heartless!]
*
Summit Technology Conference Room.
Xiao Xu was training at the school. Only nine people were gathered around the conference table. The school's forum posts were projected onto the screen at the front. Zhao Gan's speech and the students' comments were magnified and viewed by the nine people side by side.
After reading part of it, Xue Jingshu tapped the table and asked everyone, "What are your thoughts?"
"Damn it, I want to go back to school right now and beat that guy up!" Gao Huhao's knuckles cracked.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou said, "We're all civilized people. It's beneath us to resort to violence. If we're going to fight, let's do it on the forum."
"He spoke up on the forum first, and then used everyone's sense of vulnerability to portray himself as a victim." Duan Xu nodded in agreement. "Let's also come to the forum and present the evidence directly, then everyone will know who's good and who's bad."
Shen Yanlang, who was sitting next to Duan Xu, said after hearing his words, "I think this is very necessary."
"Our company has just been established and hasn't even started yet, but it's already been labeled with plagiarism and shady dealings. This will be very detrimental to our future operations, so we must clarify this."
If people on the forum don't believe the official announcement, then they'll have to present their own evidence.
Everyone agreed with Shen Yanlang's words.
Xue Jingshu adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "I've already prepared the evidence. As for the clarification... use Xiao Xu's account to post it. This was your plan."
"Mmm." Duan Xu nodded.
Seeing Ye Xinyu said, "Then hurry up and post it now! I'm sick of reading all those comments!"
Du Shen patted Ye Xinyu's head and said, "Then don't look at it. Let's wait until Xiao Xu finishes posting it before we look at it."
Shen Yanlang was actually a little hesitant.
[I don't want Xuxu to get scolded, so I'll use my account instead.]
"No need," Duan Xu spoke up before Shen Yanlang could, "Just use mine."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, looking at Duan Xu in confusion. How did Duan Xu know what Shen Yanlang wanted to say?
"You guys have amazing teamwork!" Du Shen teased.
Zhou Zhou smiled and winked, saying, "After being together for so long, we must have a great understanding!"
He deliberately emphasized the word "together," and everyone immediately understood, their eyes filled with a hint of ambiguity and teasing.
Duan Xu coughed lightly, feeling embarrassed, and tugged at Shen Yanlang.
Shen Yanlang looked down at his hand, took it, and smiled, saying, "Isn't it normal for couples to have chemistry? Don't you two have it?"
Don't worry, they won't guess. Even if they do, it'll just be a joke.
Duan Xu squeezed Shen Yanlang's hand to indicate that he understood.
Xue Jingshu and the others remained silent.
Feng Jie timidly raised his hand. "I'm single."
Gao Huhao: "I'm single too."
Shen Yanlang: "..."
A moment of silence fell over the office, followed by a burst of laughter.
"Ha ha..."
Gao Huhao also said, "You guys are so unfriendly to me and Feng Jie, everyone here is a couple!"
"You can find partners too, we don't object," Ye Xinyu said with a smile.
Zhou Zhou chuckled upon hearing this, "What kind of guys do you like? Want me to introduce you to some? I know lots of handsome young men and beautiful young women, all of whom are in the same year as us!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Jie immediately shook his head and waved his hands, "No, no, I'm happy being single!"
Gao Huhao, on the contrary, was very enthusiastic. "Really? Okay, I also want to experience what it's like to be in love."