"Professor He, Nianzhi didn't mean to do it. Please give her a chance and let her off the hook …" Gui Suyao said sheepishly.
He Zhichu quietly looked at her. His clear eyes were like the moonlight in winter. Although they were bright, they were cold. Gui Suyao couldn't help but shiver. She quickly looked away and didn't dare to look at He Zhichu again.
Brother Huang saw that Gu Nianzhi's small face was tense. She looked like she was about to cry but was trying her best to hold it in. Brother Huang couldn't bear it and spoke up for her. "Professor He, Little Gui has a point. Nianzhi didn't do it on purpose. Please forgive her for the first time."
Brother Duan and Brother Wei also chimed in on Gu Nianzhi's behalf.
"Have you all decided to plead on her behalf?" He Zhichu's gaze, as clear as the moonlight, swept across the faces of his four doctoral students. "Does that mean that her points will be deducted from your heads?"
The four of them lowered their heads. They didn't dare to plead on Gu Nianzhi's behalf anymore.
Gu Nianzhi's heart tightened. She couldn't hide the anger on her face.
She clenched her fists and tried to control her emotions. She tried her best to argue with He Zhichu calmly. "Professor He, you really shouldn't joke about this. But the law is about equal rights and obligations. Your rule of gathering half an hour earlier is not a rule or discipline set by the school. It's an additional rule that requires both parties to reach an agreement in order for your rule to take effect. As for me, because your message didn't reach me in time, I didn't know about your additional rule. Under these circumstances, the additional rule cannot take effect. Therefore, you can't use this one-sided rule to punish me. "
The living room was silent. The four PhD students all looked at Gu Nianzhi.
Some marveled at her ability to argue with He Zhichu under these circumstances and not be at a disadvantage.
Some praised her quick thinking and quick reflexes. She truly had the potential to be an outstanding defense lawyer.
Others didn't think much of her. They thought she was stubborn and didn't know her place. How dare she argue with her tutor. She wouldn't even know how she died …
He Zhichu continued to look at Gu Nianzhi quietly. After a while, the corners of his lips curled up slightly on his expressionless face. An appreciative smile flashed across his face so quickly that no one saw the change in his expression.
"You're saying that because my message didn't reach you, the extra clause doesn't stand, and you shouldn't be punished for not complying with the extra clause, right?" He Zhichu said slowly, his expression as cold as ice.
See, this is the result of going against a teacher. In the future, he'll definitely make things difficult for him …
Some people were secretly mocking Gu Nianzhi, and their eyes were filled with undisguised contempt.
Gu Nianzhi thought about it carefully and felt that she hadn't done anything wrong. If someone had to take responsibility for this mistake, it shouldn't have been her.
"Professor He, I've made myself very clear, and I think you agree with me. If you really want to pursue responsibility, you really shouldn't pursue me. " Gu Nianzhi said and looked at Gui Suyao without flinching. "So, Sister Gui, shouldn't you give me an explanation and take responsibility for failing to pass on the message?"
Gui Suyao, who had been watching from the side with a smile, didn't expect the blame to be directed at her. She instinctively pointed a finger at herself. "Are you talking about me?"
"Yes, don't tell me there's a second Sister Gui in the living room?" Gu Nianzhi spread her hands. "I didn't want to make things difficult for you, but Professor He wouldn't let it go, so I had to reluctantly find the root cause of the whole thing."
The root cause of the whole thing was Gui Suyao, who had promised Brother Huang but disobeyed Gu Nianzhi and didn't pass on the message.
Gui Suyao's expression immediately darkened. She tightened her grip on the mouse and forced a smile. "Classmate Gu, it's good to be sharp-tongued, but it's not right to be unreasonable. It's your problem that you were late, I didn't ask you to be late. Also, your Ferrari was in the limelight on Valentine's Day. Who would dare to talk to you and steal your limelight? I have a clear conscience. You can push the blame away, but everyone's eyes are clear. "
Gu Nianzhi raised a brow. This Sister Gui was quite capable. She had mastered the art of making false accusations.
Unfortunately, her opponent was Gu Nianzhi.
"Sister Gui, you're a Ph.D. student at B University's Faculty of Law. You can't be so illogical." Whenever Gu Nianzhi encountered an obstacle, her fighting spirit would ignite. Her entire person would brighten, and her large eyes would sparkle. "I was late because of you. Didn't you tell me I was supposed to arrive half an hour earlier? How could I be late? Therefore, the person who is twisting words and forcing logic is you, and the person who is making false accusations is also you. "
Gui Suyao's expression changed. She was about to retort when Gu Nianzhi cut her off. She frowned. "Sister Gui, there's a question I've been wanting to ask you for a long time."
Gui Suyao's expression darkened, but she kept a straight face. "Ask."
"Logically speaking, you're a Ph.D. student at B University's Faculty of Law. Even though you're working, you're still a Ph.D. student. How could you ignore the law and responsibility?"
"That's enough, Gu Nianzhi!" Gui Suyao didn't expect Gu Nianzhi to go so overboard. She couldn't help getting angry. "Don't ramble on and exaggerate a small matter to such an outrageous degree."
"I'm not exaggerating." Gu Nianzhi decided to settle the score with Gui Suyao. "On my first day of school, you, as the counselor of the first year's master's students in the Faculty of Law, took out my personal information from the faculty and circulated it to my classmates and staff. I was already pissed, but I didn't say anything because you were the counselor. Don't you know that you're invading my privacy by doing that? You're also disregarding the Faculty of Law's rules and regulations! "
"You've made three mistakes. First, you disobeyed your instructions to Brother Huang. That's a dereliction of duty. Second, you made a mistake and tried to push the blame onto me. That's a dereliction of duty. Third, you're confusing right and wrong, and you're trying to frame Professor He. If Professor He really deducts my credits because of this, I'll have a measurable loss. I can definitely sue you and ask for compensation for my lost credits. "
Gui Suyao retorted instinctively, "I didn't! Don't slander me! "
"Sister Gui, we're law students and should speak in the language of law. If you don't agree with me, you should say that you object. Instead of using an emotional but useless' venomous slander 'to lower your legal literacy. "
Gu Nianzhi mocked her lightly. Brother Duan couldn't help but snicker when he heard it.
Gui Suyao immediately glared at Duan Chun.
Duan Chun could only rub his nose and look away. He didn't dare laugh.
He Zhichu was slightly taken aback. "When did this happen? Why didn't I know about it? "
"I told you, it happened on the first day of school. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so I chose to keep quiet. But obviously, someone didn't learn her lesson and didn't appreciate my good intentions. Instead, she went from bad to making things difficult for me."
Gu Nianzhi stared at Gui Suyao. "Sister Gui, you're also my counselor. You won't make things difficult for me because of what happened today, will you?"
Gui Suyao's lips opened and closed. She couldn't say a word. She wanted to punch herself a few times.
She really had nothing better to do that day. She had volunteered to help Brother Huang pass the message. See? You can't mess with someone like Gu Nianzhi …
She'll take advantage of your small mistake and magnify it infinitely. That's enough!
Gui Suyao said gravely, "Of course not." Like hell …
Gu Nianzhi embarrassed her in front of He Zhichu. Would she just let it go?
What a joke!
But before Gui Suyao could think of a way to make Gu Nianzhi pay, He Zhichu already spoke. "Gui Suyao, is this true? All you need to do is answer yes or no. "
Gui Suyao's face instantly paled. Her voice trembled. "Professor He, I … Which one are you talking about?"
"The one where you took out Gu Nianzhi's personal information and showed it to everyone." He Zhichu's expression subconsciously became serious. His gaze was so intense that Gui Suyao couldn't breathe.
Her hand gripped the laptop mouse so hard that it was almost spasming. She looked at He Zhichu weakly but was scared away by his icy gaze.
She hung her head and trembled uncontrollably. She finally whispered, "Actually, I was going to the faculty to check on sexual harassment and looked at Classmate Gu's information. I didn't mean to …"
"So you've done it before?" He Zhichu's expression became more hostile. "This is a serious violation of personal privacy. Even if you're just a counselor, you've already crossed the line, let alone a PhD student in the Faculty of Law."
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