Chapter 1018 - Zhao Lian Was Her Backer
Jiang Mingyue made eye contact with Qi Hui. She clenched her fists tightly as they hung from the sides of her body before she said decisively, "Yes. That"s all."
Since Qi Hui did not notice anything amiss in Jiang Mingyue"s eyes, he veered his eyes. "Okay."
As long as that was all there was to it.
Ever since his research archives got leaked, Prof Liu was very unhappy with his performance. If anything else went wrong on his watch, his job as the department head would be at risk.
Before long, Qi Hui and Jiang Mingyue arrived at Liu Qian"s office.
The moment they saw Zhao Lian in the room, Qi Hui was stunned. He could not wrap his mind around it. It was just a minor matter. Why was Prof Zhao involved in it? Was he planning on helping to defend an unreasonable student?
Qi Hui frowned briefly. He had repeatedly asked Jiang Mingyue about the situation. Even if Zhao Lian was here, there was no escape for Huo Yao.
Qi Hui did not turn to look at Jiang Mingyue standing behind him. If he had even stopped to check once, he would have caught on to the paleness of her face which was a clear indication of guilt.
Jiang Mingyue"s mind had gone completely blank. She felt weak and it seemed as though she was hanging on the edge precariously.
She did not understand. What was Prof Zhao doing here?
Was he not rarely in school?
Then why was he around…
Jiang Mingyue suddenly recalled how Zhao Lian also came over when he found out about the leaked archives. Did this mean he genuinely knew Huo Yao and was here to support her?
Initially, she felt Huo Yao only had Liu Qian to serve as a witness. As long as Mr. Qi was around, she did not have a problem handling it. Now that Zhao Lian was involved, things would get complicated.
Jiang Mingyue bit her pale lips as she followed Qi Hui.
Since she had already lied to Qi Hui, it was too late to retreat. There was no way she could admit to this.
After all, they had no evidence to back them up.
Without evidence, no one could pin it on her.
Qi Hui had already walked up in front of the office desk. He greeted Zhao Lian courteously before he looked at Liu Qian and got straight to his point. "Mr. Liu, I heard your student went to the laboratory and kicked a fuss insisting that Jiang Mingyue stole her idea. Is that true?"
Since Zhao Lian was present, Qi Hui did his utmost to control his tone.
Liu Qian automatically frowned when Qi Hui questioned them without even checking the facts. He glanced at Jiang Mingyue standing beside Qi Hui. Jiang Mingyue had her head lowered and looked indignant.
Jiang Mingyue was in the habit of complaining while Huo Yao had a nonchalant personality. Sure enough, the likes of Jiang Mingyue were far more cunning than people like Huo Yao.
If he did not know the truth, he would have a.s.sumed that Jiang Mingyue was the victim here.
Liu Qian suddenly scolded Huo Yao in his heart. Wasn"t she always ready to pick a fight with him? Why wasn"t she doing it now when it was needed the most?
Liu Qian exhaled angrily before turning to look at Qi Hui. "Mr. Qi, don"t you think you are being unreasonable? Jiang Mingyue was the one who stole Huo Yao"s idea. Also, my student didn"t go to the laboratory. She was asked to help do comparative testing when she found out Jiang MIngyue stole her idea."
Jiang Mingyue had already told Qi Hui about this, so it did not cross his mind that Jiang Mingyue was not entirely truthful.
"Plagiarism? Does Huo Yao have the copyright for it? Has she published it in an article? Just because she was able to come up with the idea, doesn"t mean no one else can do the same, right?" Qi Hui sneered, "Stop wasting our time.. If you cannot produce evidence, it is pure slander."