Hearing this, Shi Wan couldn't help laughing. "Makes sense."
"Like a couple in perfect harmony."
More like birds of a feather!
Feng Tong: "..."
It did seem to be the case.
"Since you don't want it, let's go."
Seeing Shi Wan smiling, a tenderness flashed across Shen Siyan's eyes. He took her hand and was about to leave.
"Feng Tong, go and buy that house."
Feng Tong replied expressionlessly, "Sorry, Mr. Mu. You'd better ask your own assistant. I only follow Mr. Shen's orders."
Mu Weiran: "..."
One after another, they were ignoring him.
After laughing, Shi Wan asked, "Aren't you afraid that he'll take revenge on you? Fire you directly?"
"No. According to our colleagues, he's not that kind of person. Besides, he owes you his life."
"So you're being fearless?"
Shen Siyan hooked his lips and leaned closer. "Of course. It's all thanks to my dear. Otherwise, how could I be so unrestrained?"
"Stop fooling around."
"Fooling around is good for your health." After a pause, he added, "More exercise is good."
Shi Wan: "..."
"Your style is off."
"How so?" He chuckled softly. "What's wrong? Is my dear thinking about Along the River During the Qingming Festival?"
"What do you mean?"
"Come here." The man motioned to her casually. "Come closer and I'll tell you."
Shi Wan leaned forward. "Tell me."
"Not close enough." Shen Siyan wrapped his arm around her and pulled her into his arms.
Then, he lowered his head and whispered the explanation in her ear.
Maybe it was because the car was cramped, but Shi Wan's face grew redder and redder.
She glared at him discontentedly. "You weren't like this before."
He used to be so innocent, like a little puppy.
Shen Siyan's breath hitched at her look. His whole body tensed up.
To her, it was a glare, but to him, it was more charming than anything.
"Didn't you ask for an explanation?"
"But I didn't ask you to say such things."
"Okay, it's my fault. I won't say such things next time." He laughed and hugged her. "Next time, I'll just do it."
Shi Wan: "..."
Although she had seen a lot during her medical studies, it didn't mean she was well - versed in this area.
"Let's go back."
"Okay."
Seeing that her attention was completely off the previous matter, Shen Siyan secretly let out a sigh of relief.
When had he ever been so timid?
He even kept backing away from confessing.
...
After Shi Jie told Shi Wan about the matter, he thought she would be angry and immediately call Shen Siyan to question him. Who knew that she got up and left without saying a word, looking as if she didn't care at all.
Full of disappointment, he went home and just saw Shi Qing sitting on the sofa on the phone. He didn't know what she was talking about, but her emotions were very intense.
"Dad, why are you back?"
Seeing Shi Jie coming back, Shi Qing hung up the phone guiltily and stood up to ask.
"What? Can't I come back? Who were you talking to on the phone? What are you hiding from me?"
"No, nothing. I was just talking to a classmate on the phone. He also wants to get into the research institute, so he came to ask me..."
"Don't interfere in this kind of thing. And don't get too close to that person. He doesn't seem reliable at all."
"Got it." Shi Qing tightened her grip on the phone. "Dad, I'm going back with my teacher in a few days. Can you... can you give me some more money?"
"Doesn't the research institute provide money?"
"That's for others. We don't get paid when we first join."
Shi Jie frowned. "Got it. I'll transfer the money to you later. Where's your mom?"
"I don't know. She seems to have gone out to play cards."
A flash of anger crossed Shi Jie's eyes, but in the end, he said nothing and went upstairs.
Shi Qing let out a sigh of relief and dialed the phone again. "Is there any way to deal with this? I can't just leave like this."
She didn't know what the other person said, but Shi Qing was so angry that her whole body trembled. She was forced to hang up the phone.
Shi Wan, you're really something!
She glanced at the stairs, changed her shoes, and left.
It seemed that she had no choice but to do that.
The celebration party soon began, and Sang Lin and others took leave to come back.
As time passed, some other things gradually appeared in the online posts that were originally full of praise for Shi Wan. The most prominent one was the news that Shi Qing had been expelled from the research institute, which went viral.
The post clearly stated that Shi Wan had taken revenge and colluded with her teacher, Fu Yuanming, to expel her. It claimed that they were covering up for each other and that Shi Qing had nowhere to appeal.
It also stated after the post that they had been recruited entirely based on their own strength, and Shi Wan had done little in the process. Most of the time, she just sat there silently.
"Well... Although it sounds absurd, Shi Wan's identity makes me suspicious. PS: Absurd refers to Shi Qing's claim in the post that Shi Wan had the ability to collude with Fu Yuanming to expel her."
"I don't know what to say about the first part of Shi Qing's statement, but the latter part is true because I'm one of them."
"What's the deal with Shi Wan? Shi Qing got in on her own strength. Why could Shi Wan expel her just like that?"
"This is unfair to our medical department."
"..."
Just as the celebration party was about to start, Shi Wan and Fu Yuanming were quickly pushed to the forefront.
Not to mention, Shi Qing finally released a recorded conversation between herself and Fu Yuanming.
This time, the school forum went completely crazy, especially the students from the medical department.
The fierce remarks were as if they wanted to devour Shi Wan.
A few posts defending Shi Wan were also quickly discovered and deleted by Shi Qing.
At a glance, all the posts were condemning Shi Wan.
Seeing the posts on the Internet getting more and more out of control, the anger pent up in Shi Qing's heart was finally relieved.
Let's see how Shi Wan would defend herself this time!
Even if she had done something wrong in the research institute, it was the research institute's business, not for Shi Wan to deny her efforts with just one word.
Shi Wan didn't just sit back and do nothing when she learned about this. She called Fu Yuanming over. This matter was originally targeted at her. Even if she really came out to clarify, it would be difficult for the emotional students from the medical department to believe her.
The school principal received several letters complaining about Shi Wan in a row and was so angry that he had a headache.
But since Shi Wan hadn't responded yet, he didn't know what the truth of the matter was.
"Wanwan, do you know Fu Yuanming?"
He pressed his temples and dialed Shi Wan's phone.
"Yes, I do."
"What's going on with Shi Qing?"
"I did ask for her expulsion."
"What?" The principal was shocked. "Did she cause trouble again?"
Shi Wan didn't know what expression to use to convey her feelings.
Was this because he trusted her too much or because Shi Qing had done too many bad things that had deeply impressed him?
"Someone will handle this matter. Since it involves the research institute, if the school comes out to explain, it will only make people think that we're covering up."
"Okay."
The main problem was that this incident happened during the celebration party, which had a great impact.
Moreover, it was a complaint from a recruited person, so most people were likely to believe it easily.
Shi Wan thought that only Fu Yuanming would come. Who knew that just as the celebration party was starting, Fu Yuanming came with another member of the research institute.