Chapter 119 - Unexpected
Chapter 119 – Unexpected
Inside the dimly lit office, the video played on the screen as everyone watched Professor Dong suddenly going to Mo Roulan's table in the mid of the ongoing exam.
Everyone could understand that he was yelling at her and indicating to open her table's drawer. With a confused face, when she did inside was the same papers with something written on them, that the girl sitting behind Mo Roulan had stuffed there.
Principal Lin's face was very serious while Vice Principal Cong was looking at Professor Dong with eyes full of suspicions.
Professor Dong successfully avoided his gaze. His hand forwarded to pick the tissue paper from the round glass table and he wiped his sweaty forehead with it while thinking about his next move.
In the video, when Professor Dong exited the class with Mo Roulan following him, Principal Lin signed the worker to pause the video.
As soon as the video was paused, a cold and mocking voice was heard in the dimly lit office.
"This Young Master has not expected University C to have such talented teachers that they could see through the objects and tell what is hidden inside them."
He Jian rotated his seat and propped his chin on the table as he said these words.
He seemed to be praising University C but everyone knew that the words were full of sarcasm.
In the video, everyone saw clearly that Mo Roulan never opened the drawer of her table. So even if the girl sitting behind her had hidden those answer sheets in her table, Professor Dong should not have been able to know that there was really something in her drawer…until and unless she opened the drawer in front of him or she really cheated.
Many pair of eyes again went to Professor Dong's face.
Professor Dong tried to calm himself down but his legs were still trembling. In his panicked state, he just blabbered whatever came to his mind.
"Principal Lin, that girl…"
He pointed his finger at the girl who was sitting behind Mo Roulan and continued
"She told me that this girl was cheating and had those sheets with answers inside her table drawer."
Vice Principal Cong's lips twitched hearing the lame lie of Professor Dong and he said
"When did she tell you, Professor Dong? Was it before you stepped inside the class? Because we couldn't see her talking with you in the video in the exam room. And even if she told you before the class then why didn't you check Student Roulan's table just before the exam instead of stopping her in the mid of the exam like this."
Professor Dong didn't have any answer to Vice Principal Cong's questions. His mouth opened and closed several times but he couldn't find anything to say.
In the end, feeling the cold gaze of He Jian on himself, Principal Lin stood up from his chair and said
"Young Master He, please rest assured. I'll punish every person who is responsible in this matter."
Principal Lin's face was serious. He knew that he can't let go of this matter like this. If it was only Mo Roulan then he could have Professor Dong apologized to Mo Roulan and rusticate the girl who was found responsible. Hence, the matter could have ended just like that.
But now…he could see that if he did the same thing then He Jian would not hesitate to make him jobless and find a new principal for University C and no one would be able to stop him from doing that. After all, He Corporation held most of the power in University C.
So he would have to look into this matter carefully.
The first time when He Jian had asked him to take care of Mo Roulan, he had been confused thinking why the Young Master of the He family was asking him to look out for a girl from such an ordinary background.
However today, after seeing how Young Master He ran to protect Mo Roulan when she was hit by a mere glass…Principal Lin's lips twitched.
It seems that all this while his eyes have been a little blind. But how could he have thought that Young Master He would be interested in girls so young than himself?
But now it was not something he should think about.
What he should think about is how to calm down the cold man to save him and his college from his wrath.
He soon found the answer.
With a flattering smile on his lips, Principal Lin said to Mo Roulan
"Student Roulan"
At this moment, Mo Roulan was looking at Professor Dong. She was thinking of the reason Professor Ding could have been behind doing all this.
When she heard Principal Lin's voice, she moved her eyes to him only to find a sweet sickening smile on his face.
"You must be very exhausted after such a long day. You should go and have some rest. If you wish then take a day off from school. Do not worry about school work. I assure you that you will be provided with everything to your house itself. Also this matter, I will look into it and will give you a reasonable explanation."
Chu Feng looked at Principal Lin and could not help but admire his intelligence.
He was indeed intelligent.
To melt the ice, one should not beg in front of ice and ask it to melt by itself but one should find fire and then melt it with fire.
Principal Lin was doing the same.
Mo Roulan was finding Principal Lin's behavior very strange but since she was proven innocent and Principal Lin was assuring her to punish the culprits so she could only nod her head and stand up from her chair.
And then she turned around to leave the office without even glancing at the man who had been sitting beside her from the very start.
As she exited the office, He Jian looked at her back with narrowed eyes.
A moment later, he also stood up from his chair.
He glanced at Principal Lin faintly and then moved his eyes to Professor Dong said
"Suspend him and also mention the reason behind his suspension from University C in his suspension letter.."
Professor Dong's face paled when he heard these words.
Until now, he had understood something that the cold and indifferent man was someone very special. Because Principal Lin was listening to his every command like a Eunuch.
So he was afraid that now Principal Lin would listen to his this command also.
Being suspended from University C that too with a resume that mentioned the reasons behind his suspension….he could never dream of getting any teaching job in any school of college in City H.
He stood up from his chair and started shouting hysterically.
"No…you can't do this to me. I had my own reason behind doing all this. I was being given money so why would I refuse to do such a thing? That student…she studies on the scholarship doesn't give any money to the college ….you know where does that come from? From our teachers' salary…why should we pay for that? We also have our own family and children so why should we pay for other children's studies?"
Principal Lin and Vice-Principal Cong looked at Professor Dong with a 'are you serious' look on their faces.
He Jian's eyes were calm as he looked at Professor Dong as if he was the most pathetic man in this world. It made Professor Dong feel like that and he felt very humiliated under that kind of gaze.
Moving around the table with his long legs, He Jian lazily walked to stand in front of Professor Dong.
Both of his hands were in the pockets of his pants as he said coldly.
"That's something that she has earned with her hard work. She deserves it. All of the students in University C who study on scholarship deserve it. And what do you think that it is because of you they are studying?"
He Jian chuckled coldly while looking at Professor Dong with his cold blue eyes.
"Then let this Young Master enlighten with something. Your salary was supposed to be that much only. It's He Corporation who showed to everyone as if you, teachers are contributing to students' education…just to let them respect you more. But it seems like you don't deserve such respect."
Chu Feng was shocked.
This was the first time he had seen this side of his boss. This was also the first time his boss had spoken so much.
According to what he knew, his boss should not have bothered to explain anything and should have left without even glancing at Professor Dong. But everything he did was out of his expectations.
Everything was for that girl. Just how much that girl meant to his boss…Chu Feng thought that he can't even imagine that.
Because his boss seemed to do something new every day for that girl.
"You're lying."
Professor Dong was not ready to believe He Jian but He Jian didn't pay him attention anymore.
He glanced at Principal Lin who immediately nodded his head indicating that everything will be done the way he had said.
After that, He Jian turned around and left the Principal office followed by his assistant, Chu Feng.