Draw water with a sieve
Rumors were like a gust of wind. They came and went quickly.
A few days ago, Qiao Qiao would be stared at when she walked on the streets, and some irrational students would write insulting words in her classroom. Now, it disappeared along with the rumors.
Qiao Qiao finished her class. As she was packing up, she thought that the name list of the participants of the Scientific Research Conference should have been released by now.
"Qiao Qiao, let's go shopping today," Hao Youran invited Qiao Qiao.
Qiao Qiao looked back at Hao Youran curiously and asked, "Hey, you're not going with your boyfriend?"
"Am I the kind of person who forgets my friends over my lover?" Hao Youran pouted in dissatisfaction.
Aren't you the same?
Qiao Qiao blushed with shame. Ever since Hao Youran had a boyfriend, the two of them had hardly seen each other except in class. This girl actually dared to say that she would forget her friends when she was not in love.
Hao Youran probably knew her place. She giggled and hugged Qiao Qiao's arm. She said, "Alright, I know I've neglected you for many days, so I'm here to make it up to you. Come on, let's go shopping together. "
"Not today."
"Why?" Hao Youran's lips curled up.
"If I go to the counselor's office, I still have to go to the laboratory."
"You won't die if you don't go to the lab for a day. You should at least enjoy life, right?" Hao Youran wanted to continue persuading her, but Qiao Qiao shook her head and refused. "Next time. After I'm done with the Scientific Research Conference, I'll accompany you around."
Hao Youran saw that Qiao Qiao was determined and knew that she couldn't persuade her. "Okay then, but you must accompany me when you come back. We haven't gone out together for a long time."
"Yes, of course."
Qiao Qiao smiled as she packed her things. After saying goodbye to Hao Youran, she walked towards the counselor's office.
When they arrived at the counselor's office, Qiao Qiao politely knocked on the door.
"Come in."
After Qiao Qiao entered, the counselor almost spat out a mouthful of tea when he saw her. Then, he coughed a few times.
Qiao Qiao was speechless.
Was she a scourge? Why did he have such a reaction when he saw her?
"Hello, Teacher Zhang." Qiao Qiao walked over awkwardly and asked, "That, Teacher Zhang, about the matter I mentioned to you last time... what did the school say?"
"Ah? So, what did you say last time? " The counselor pretended to arrange the documents on his desk without looking at Qiao Qiao's face. He seemed to be a little guilty.
Qiao Qiao was puzzled. It had only been a few days, and the counselor had forgotten?
She had no choice but to repeat herself. "It's about the list of people who will be attending the scientific research conference. Song Ying has already clarified the truth last time, so shouldn't the school change the personnel?"
"Oh, the attendance has been changed," the counselor said vaguely.
"Really?" Qiao Qiao's eyes lit up.
"Yes." Seeing how happy Qiao Qiao was, the counselor's expression became a little unnatural. "However, the person who will be attending the scientific research conference will not be you."
"... Not... me?"
Qiao Qiao thought she was hallucinating. She tried her best to keep her voice normal. "Teacher Zhang, didn't you say that you would help me report this matter to the school?"
"I did report this matter to the leaders." The counselor shrugged. Unfortunately, the decision was not in his hands.
"Then why?"
Qiao Qiao was puzzled. The rumors had already been dispelled. Wasn't that enough?
"That's not something I can decide, Qiao Qiao. Actually, isn't it just a scientific research conference? It doesn't matter to you whether you participate or not. If it's someone else, then so be it. You can go again next time if you have the chance, "the counselor advised earnestly.
But Qiao Qiao could not accept this reason.
She had thought that as long as the rumors did not exist, everything would return to normal. Who knew that this was just her imagination?
She bit her lip. Her eyes began to sting. She asked again, "Is it because the leaders still don't trust me and Professor Xu?"
The counselor's expression softened. Qiao Qiao did not miss this subtle change. Her heart sank little by little, and a depressing sense of helplessness rose from the bottom to the top.
Sure enough, no matter how hard she tried, she could not change people's hearts.
The counselor continued to persuade her, "Qiao Qiao, there's nothing we can do about it. Even if you're innocent and this matter has been clarified, it will still leave an impression, won't it? I've said before that the people who will be attending the scientific research conference this time are all people who represent the faces of the major schools. There can't be a single blemish on the candidates. But you've just experienced such a thing... "
"I'm innocent," Qiao Qiao said stubbornly.
The counselor looked troubled. "Yes, you're innocent. But this has nothing to do with whether you're innocent or not. It's a matter of impression."
"What impression?" Qiao Qiao raised her eyes and looked directly at the counselor.
"You've just been involved in such a scandal. If you were to go with Professor Xu again and the news spread to other schools, what would that mean? Wouldn't that be a disgrace to our Lan Emperor? "The counselor reasoned with Qiao Qiao. That righteous look on his face was truly a role model.
But Qiao Qiao could not help but feel bitterly disappointed.
It turned out that a school's face was far more important than fair treatment of a student.
Qiao Qiao had always wanted to ask, since the core of the scandal was between her and Xu Anting, why was she the only one who was held responsible?
Qiao Qiao did not blame Xu Anting. On the contrary, Qiao Qiao felt very sorry for dragging Xu Anting into this boring scandal. This clearly had nothing to do with him.
It was just that she felt that the school's approach was too obvious.
As the core of the scandal, it was obvious who was more important between her and Xu Anting.
Xu Anting was a famous professor who had won so many international awards that his hands were sore. She, on the other hand, was an unknown student. It was obvious who he was protecting.
But if that was really the case, Qiao Qiao felt bitterly disappointed.
In her eyes, the sacred temple of education was actually so snobbish.
Qiao Qiao could have used no less than ten reasons to refute the counselor's words. But when she saw the counselor's perfunctory expression, all her strength seemed to have been sucked out. She suddenly did not know what to say.
Actually, no matter what she said, it would be meaningless to the counselor.
He was not the one who made the decisions. The list of personnel had already been submitted to the management of the scientific research association. Everything had been done without her knowledge. There was no need to inform her at all.
Qiao Qiao did not even know how she walked out of the office building. She was just disappointed. All her efforts were just a joke in the eyes of others.
So many people had helped her. Yue Xin, An Ziyan, He Shaochen …
Everyone had given her so much help, but in the end, it was all for naught.
She resented the unfairness of the school, and also resented her own incompetence. Negative emotions filled her heart and she was almost out of breath.
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