Chapter 57: She Was On The Gu Family’s Household Register
Qiao Xi did not care about Zhou Guanjin’s complaints and put away the silver needles with an expressionless face. “Don’t you know why the teacher didn’t give you the silver needles?”
They have been under the wings of their teacher since they were young. As children, they were lively and active, especially Zhou Guanjin. Not only was he very mischievous but he was also very silly. There was one time when he secretly took a silver needle from the teacher. Without saying anything, he inserted it into his body. After doing so, he was in pain and began crying.
Qiao Xi wondered if Zhou Guanjin had some sequelae back then, causing his brain to not be too bright when he grew up.
Seeing that Qiao Xi had exposed his secret, Zhou Guanjin curled his lips. ‘If you don’t want to let me touch them, then just say so. Hmph.’
He took a piece of apple from the fruit platter and reminded Qiao Xi as he ate. “Although I don’t know why you didn’t attack the Qiao family, I have to remind you that when the teacher is done with his work on hand, he’ll definitely come to Li City. When he sees that you haven’t attacked the Qiao family yet, he’ll probably do it for you.”
Qiao Xi was very loved. No matter if it were their master or their teacher, they protected her like she was their own. Their teacher had only heard that Qiao Xi was not having an easy time in Li City, but he sent her so many silver needles… If he found out that the Qiao family had used such underhanded means against Qiao Xi, he would probably fly over in a minute to destroy the Qiao family.
“Actually, I don’t quite understand why you’ve been indulging those people from the Qiao family, Sister Xi?”
“Haven’t you heard of a saying? If you want to destroy someone, you must make them go crazy.”
Qiao Xi smiled lightly. “Not to mention that we’re in a society ruled by law now. Killing people at the slightest thing is reflective of a hot-tempered nature and isn’t like me.”
Zhou Guanjin: “…”
‘I don’t believe you!’
Qiao Xi could tell that Zhou Guanjin was worried about her, but regarding those people from the Qiao family…
“Keeping them will be of some use to me.”
A sharp glint flashed through Qiao Xi’s elegant eyes as she said in a low voice, “My mother was killed by Qiao Zhenguo and Xu Mei all those years ago. I don’t want them to get away with this. I want everyone to know their crimes.” However, it had been too long ago, and a lot of the evidence was already destroyed. It would take time to continue the investigation.
“Also…” A slightly aged figure appeared in her mind. “My second uncle is soft-hearted. He’ll probably be very sad to see me attack the Qiao family.”
Zhou Guanjin had met Qiao Xi’s second uncle a few times. That man was indeed good to Qiao Xi, but he was too indecisive.
“Right, I want to check the student records of Li City University from 20 years ago,” Qiao Xi suddenly said, “You have access to the student records, right?”
Zhou Guanjin was just about to nod when he suddenly recalled the scene of Qiao Xi leaving with Gu Zheng previously. He crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows. “Don’t you know Gu Zheng? Go look for him.”
Qiao Xi: “…”
Seeing that Qiao Xi was speechless, Zhou Guanjin snorted. “Tell me, what’s going on between you and Gu Zheng? Why did Song Shiyu say that you’ve registered your marriage with Gu Zheng? When did the two of you get together?”
Qiao Xi said, “… I still have something else to attend to, so I’ll leave first.”
If Zhou Guanjin knew that her marriage with Gu Zheng was a result of an impulsive decision and they were merely in a transactional relationship, he would probably tell their master and teacher about it. By then, her life would be turned upside down.
At the same time, in the chancellor’s office.
Gu Zheng casually played with the teacup in his hand and smiled meaningfully. “What’s wrong? Is it so difficult to get you to help deal with someone, Chancellor Chen?”
“About this…”
Chancellor Chen broke out in a cold sweat. “President Gu… Please calm down… It’s not that I don’t want to help you handle this matter, but if I punish the students without a good reason, it’ll be hard for me to explain it to the public.”
Song Shiyu pushed his glasses up his nose bridge and handed him a document. It was the information gathered after investigating the incident on the forum. Chancellor Chen flipped through it in a hurry while secretly glancing at Gu Zheng. He did not know why Gu Zheng wanted to be involved in this small matter.
“President Gu… Qiao Rou is indeed in the wrong here, but there’s no way to prove that the thread she posted was fake news and she was spreading rumors… If she’s telling the truth, we can’t punish her. Also, the students are all boycotting Qiao Xi and are against her becoming a teacher in the design department. If the university rashly takes action, I’m afraid it’ll attract backlash.”
Song Shiyu had been by Gu Zheng’s side for a long time. He had long become skilled at observing people’s expressions. Seeing President Chen’s hesitation, he smiled. “President Chen, I forgot to tell you something. Miss Qiao Xi has just registered her marriage with President Gu. Her name is on the Gu family’s household register. The person who drove Madam to work this morning was the Gu family’s chauffeur.”
After a pause, he smiled. “If you don’t believe me, I’ll call the driver and ask him to come over. You can identify him.”
Chancellor Chen did not expect that Qiao Xi and Gu Zheng would actually have such a relationship. His legs went soft and he directly fell to the floor. He said in a flustered tone, “I… I’ll handle it. I’ll handle it right away!”
He had never expected that Qiao Xi and Gu Zheng would be in such a relationship!
Chapter 58: Warning And Punishment
After Gu Zheng and Song Shiyu disappeared out of the door, Chancellor Chen wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and took out his phone to give the Academic Affairs Bureau an order.
“Qiao Rou fabricated stories about a teacher and caused trouble on the forum. She’ll be punished as a warning to everyone. If she violates the rules again, she’ll be expelled! I hope the students will take this incident as a warning. The forum is a place for students to communicate and discuss. It’s not a place for malicious people to sway public opinion and attack others!”
The person from the Academic Affairs Bureau did not react in time. “Chancellor, you want to punish Qiao Rou? But Qiao Rou’s relationship with Gu Moling…”
“Cut the crap. Just do as I say.”
Who was Gu Moling? Gu Zheng was the head of the Gu family!
Qiao Rou was someone who had not married into the Gu family yet, so how could she compare to Qiao Xi, who had already gotten a marriage certificate with Gu Zheng?
Gu Zheng left the administrative building but did not expect to see Zhou Guanjin rushing over from the entrance.
“Brother, didn’t Sister Xi come looking for you?” Zhou Guanjin glanced behind Gu Zheng but did not find any traces of Qiao Xi.
“What’s the matter?” Gu Zheng’s eyes were indifferent.
“I’m fine, but Qiao Xi has something to attend to.” Zhou Guanjin rolled his eyes. “Qiao Xi asked me for a favor just now. She wants to look up Li City University’s student records from 20 years ago… You’re a director of Li City University and you’re also Sister Xi’s legal husband. Why didn’t she ask you for help when she had something to ask?”
“She asked you to check Li City University’s student records?” Gu Zheng licked his lips. “Zhou Guanjin, are you very close to Qiao Xi? So close that you even surpass me, her legal husband, when asking for help? Is that so?”
Zhou Guanjin: “???”
This was not right!
Gu Zheng slowly approached him. “Tell me, is your and Qiao Xi’s relationship very good?”
Zhou Guanjin gulped and stammered, “Gu… Gu Zheng, don’t be unreasonable. Qiao Xi is my junior. She’s the junior I always mention to you! In terms of time spent together, I’ve known my junior for a much longer time than you. It’s normal for her to look for me first if she has something she needs help with. Moreover… you should reflect on yourself. Perhaps it’s because your marriage is rocky that my junior came to look for me instead of you!”
As he spoke, Zhou Guanjin became self-righteous again. He had decided to fish out the truth about Gu Zheng’s relationship with Qiao Xi. How did his junior suddenly get married to Gu Zheng?! Gu Zheng, this cold man, must have used some means to deceive his junior.
Zhou Guanjin’s words stung.
Gu Zheng closed his eyes, and his handsome face was dark. Zhou Guanjin’s heart trembled. Damn, could he be right? Was Gu Zheng really not treating his junior well? What should he do? Should he tell his master and teacher? He could not defeat Gu Zheng alone.
Fortunately, Gu Zheng only lost control of his emotions for a second. When he opened his eyes again, they were cold. “You said you’ve known Qiao Xi for a long time? I’m afraid not.”
After saying these words meaningfully, Gu Zheng dusted off his sleeves.
Zhou Guanjin: “… What does this person mean?”
On the university’s public announcement board, the warning for Qiao Rou was quickly posted. Students who were passing by in between their classes saw it and went into an uproar.
“Damn, why? Why is the university taking action on Qiao Rou?”
“I know that Qiao Rou was the one who posted that thread. Although it’s inappropriate for a younger sister to secretly post bad news about her sister, she shouldn’t be warned and punished, right?”
“It must be a scheme! There must be something going on!”
“Nonsense, what dirty tricks are you talking about? The university has already issued a warning and will carry out the punishment. Don’t all of you understand what’s going on? This means that Qiao Xi is nobody’s mistress. Qiao Rou is simply jealous of Qiao Xi and secretly took an ambiguous photo to post on the forum to get students to attack Qiao Xi!”
Qiao Xi did not know about the university’s public announcement. She frowned as she looked at the message from Zhou Guanjin and could not figure it out.
[Sister Xi, what’s going on between you and Gu Zheng?! Why do I feel like he has known you for longer than I have?]
Qiao Xi replied: [… It must be your illusion.]
She was certain that the first time she and Gu Zheng met was at the Civil Affairs Bureau.
In conclusion, Zhou Guanjin had been fooled by Gu Zheng.
When Zhou Guanjin received the reply from Qiao Xi, he was so angry that he grabbed his hair. [Neither of you are good people! You want to see Li City University’s student records, right? Go look for Gu Zheng!]
He would not help her!
Qiao Xi: “…”
This person was infuriated again.
However, asking Gu Zheng for help… Qiao Xi looked up to the sky and sighed. That man was even more difficult to handle than Zhou Guanjin!
Right at this moment, a voice interrupted Qiao Xi’s thoughts.
“Is that person Wang Qing? Let’s go find her to settle the score!”
The person who spoke was a student from Class 3 of the fashion design department. He was also one of the students who supported Qiao Xi in front of the administration building.
The class monitor of Class 3 went forward to stop her. “Wang Qing, shouldn’t you apologize to Teacher Qiao?”
Wang Qing raised her head and looked arrogant. “Apologize? Why should I? Is Qiao Xi worthy of my apology?”