Don't Argue

Frankly, Wu Chen actually had a pretty strong sex drive.

But faced with the likes of Yang Yuanjing, he couldn't even be bothered to get it up.

So he was curious to see how Yang Yuanjing would make things up about him.

"Then why don't you tell me all about it?"

Wu Chen said with interest.

"Wu Chen!"

His indifferent manner had clearly enraged Wang Hongfa.

He slammed the table and shouted, "What kind of attitude is that? Are you like this in class too?"

"The school's academic affairs office has already looked into how I conduct my classes, so I don't need to explain anything. But as for what's happening now..."

Wu Chen jerked his chin toward Yang Yuanjing, who stood before them. "I just want to know how I harassed her."

Wang Hongfa stared at him for a few seconds before turning to Yang Yuanjing. "Go on, tell us. Don't be afraid of retaliation. The school will protect you!"

Yang Yuanjing cast a timid glance at Wang Hongfa, then bowed repeatedly to Li Lan and the others before speaking in a choked voice.

"Thank you, Dean. Thank you, Secretary Li, and all the teachers!"

What a performance!

Her acting was so good that even Wu Chen couldn't help wanting to applaud.

She just hadn't pursued a career in show business. Otherwise, Empresses in the Palace would have had to cast her as the lead.

But to Li Lan and the others, who didn't know the situation, Yang Yuanjing really did make a good impression.

She was a little ugly, but she was very polite.

So Li Lan nodded to her and said, "You're Yang, right? Go ahead, we're all listening... Xiao Zhang, make sure you take notes."

Zhang Wei, standing by the door, hurriedly raised the voice recorder in her hand and replied, "Don't worry, Secretary Li. I'm not just taking notes; I'm recording the meeting too."

"Good. Organize the meeting minutes and send them out afterward."

Li Lan sounded satisfied.

Seeing that everything was ready, Yang Yuanjing finally began listing Wu Chen's offenses.

"Teachers, during class, Wu Chen is always sneaking looks at us girls' legs and chests. The girls in our class don't dare wear skirts anymore. Even when it's unbearably hot, we have to cover ourselves from head to toe."

"Well..."

Li Lan had expected to hear some juicy gossip, but this was it?

And wasn't the roommate beside Yang Yuanjing wearing a short skirt, with her two pale thighs on full display?

Jiang Nan and Min Xinrou, on the other hand, were stunned.

Although they considered their looks and figures average, they still had some confidence when compared to Yang Yuanjing.

Yet Wu Chen's gaze had never made them uncomfortable. He had always respected boundaries.

Weren't they worthy?

Wang Hongfa had evidently realized this too.

He knew Yang Yuanjing was good at stirring up trouble, but she had always had problems with the details, so he hurriedly prompted her, "What else?"

"And, and there's also..."

Taking Wang Hongfa's hint, Yang Yuanjing hurriedly continued, "After class, Wu Chen always asks some girls to stay behind and ask questions. Not just from our class, but other classes too!"

Li Lan frowned and turned to Wu Chen. "Is that true?"

Wu Chen actually had a fairly good impression of Li Lan. He knew that aside from his interest in astronomy, Li Lan was, at worst, a wine sack and rice bag, but his character was decent, and he didn't make mistakes on matters of principle.

So when he answered, he wasn't as aggressive as he had been with Wang Hongfa.

"Secretary Li, if students have questions after class, of course I stay behind to answer them."

Yang Jingyuan immediately said, "But the ones who stay behind with you are girls every time. A junior of mine is responsible for cleaning the classroom, and she's seen it many times!"

"Did she tell you what we stayed behind to talk about?"

"No, because every time she came close, you told everyone to leave!"

"Heh..."

Wu Chen was so angry he almost laughed.

She had a classroom to clean. Wasn't he supposed to leave?

It was perfectly normal, but coming out of Yang Jingyuan's mouth, it sounded as though he had been caught red-handed doing something bad.

He could only say that some people were born with a talent for being rotten to the core.

Li Lan had teaching experience too, so he understood the situation. It wasn't enough to convict Wu Chen.

But what Yang Yuanjing said next left everyone dumbstruck.

She took a deep breath, as if she had made some decision, and spoke again.

"Teachers, there's one more thing. Last weekend, Wu Chen threatened that if I didn't... didn't... with him, he would fail me and make me lose my chance at a recommendation for graduate school! I, I was worried I wouldn't get the recommendation, so, so... I agreed! Sob, sob..."

Before she had even finished speaking, she began to sob quietly.

Then her voice gradually grew louder, until she was wailing.

Li Lan stubbed out the cigarette in his hand.

He turned around and asked Wu Chen in an unprecedentedly serious tone, "Is that true?"

"No."

Wu Chen answered calmly.

In fact, ever since he had nearly laughed in anger just now, nothing Yang Yuanjing said would have surprised him.

The world was better than he had imagined, and the human heart more wicked.

Li Lan carefully observed Wu Chen's demeanor and saw that his composure wasn't an act.

So he turned to Yang Yuanjing. "Student Yang, your accusation is extremely serious. It may even constitute a criminal case. Are you sure it's true?"

"It is, Secretary Li!"

Yang Yuanjing raised her head, the tear tracks covering her face especially conspicuous under the white light of the energy-saving bulb. Her voice was hoarse, but her tone was firm. "Because no girl would ever joke about her own innocence!"

"That's right!"

Like scripture, those words instantly brought Zhang Wei, who was taking the meeting minutes, to a climax on the spot. It was as if she had heard a timeless warning and received a revelation.

Everyone else, whether Li Lan or Zhao Lei from the security department, was stunned in place by those seemingly correct words.

Even Wang Hongfa's eyes filled with delight.

He had never imagined Yang Yuanjing possessed such great talent!

Jiang Nan and Min Xinrou both stood up at once, intending to speak in Wu Chen's defense.

Jiang Nan had spent Sunday with Wu Chen and knew he hadn't had the time at all, nor could he have done such a thing.

Min Xinrou, meanwhile, simply trusted Wu Chen.

But Wu Chen raised a hand and stopped them.

In 2008, the internet was still relatively pure, aside from having a few more members of the hate-China party. There weren't so many emotionally charged affairs.

The people here had yet to experience the chaos of the internet in later years.

They didn't know how crazy the world would become, with labels attached to everything and slogans pitting people against one another.

So Yang Yuanjing's punch was almost impossible to counter.

As an ordinary person, Wu Chen was already sick of such disputes.

Because the people who started them had never cared about the facts.

So whether it was him, Jiang Nan, or Min Xinrou arguing with Yang Yuanjing over whether it had happened, it would be utterly futile and meaningless.

On the contrary, Wang Hongfa, who was behind her, had already achieved his aim.

That was to slap the label of sexual misconduct on Wu Chen and leave everyone with the impression that he had done something bad.

Even if, after some time, Wu Chen could prove his innocence and prove that Yang Yuanjing was lying.

It wouldn't mean anything.

Because no one would care anymore.

So he had to produce absolutely compelling evidence on the spot to prove his innocence.

And he just happened to have some.

Wu Chen said to Jiang Nan beside him, "Go to the car and bring up the equipment I prepared to take to the factory."