Mr. Gu, my wife has blocked you.

The words "step-mother-in-law" made Gu Jingyan stunned for two seconds, and he asked tentatively, "Are you talking about Su Wanqin?"

"Yes, if she is not Sister Xing's stepmother, then she is your stepmother-in-law?"

Gu Jingyan...

That's true.

"I don't know any Dean Liao," Gu Jingyan paused and asked, "Why are you asking about this?"

Qin Xiao became a little depressed when he mentioned this. After a long while, he said, "The school wants to invalidate my make-up exam results and make me retake it."

Gu Jingyan frowned, "What do you mean? They judged that you cheated in the exam?"

"It wasn't explicitly stated, but it was almost the same. They just didn't give me any punishment, just asked me to retake the course. I heard from a very close roommate that the school's complaint phone number was about to explode. The comments under the official WeChat account were all asking the school to investigate cheating. They probably wanted to do this to restore the school's image. They dealt with me gently and gave the public an explanation."

Gu Jingyan was puzzled, "Then why are you looking for your vice president?"

"The counselor said that this matter is under the jurisdiction of Director Liao. Although this is the decision, the final outcome has not been determined. My mother wanted to meet Director Liao to discuss this matter and clear my name. She wanted to ask someone to contact Director Liao, but couldn't find him. It happened that your stepmother-in-law came to visit me and accidentally talked about this matter. She knew Director Liao and seemed to have a good relationship with him. My mother wanted to ask her to introduce me to her."

Qin Xiao sighed, "Your ex-mother-in-law looks shrewd and doesn't look like a good person. She was a little hypocritical towards her stepdaughter, Sister Xing. I don't believe she will really help us. When I was talking to you just now, it suddenly occurred to me that if she knew him, you might know him too. I didn't expect that you didn't..."

"Wait a moment," Gu Jingyan interrupted him with a frown, "No punishment for cheating, just cancel the score, isn't this against the rules? How did you receive the notice to retake the course? Did you receive it through the school's academic affairs system?"

"The counselor sent me a message through his work number, so I called him to ask him. The academic affairs system hadn't issued any notification yet. That's why my mother wanted to find Dean Liao and explain the matter to him."

Gu Jingyan said nothing.

Qin Xiao kept nagging, "I just don't want my parents to ask for help because of me. Who would help for free these days? Just like you said, they must have some intentions towards my parents to help so much. My mom doesn't like to owe favors to others. I don't want them to be forced to repay favors because of me. In fact, it would be better for me to go abroad, but my mom won't let me. She said that I'm hiding now. If I don't explain this matter clearly, I will be criticized when I come back. But I really don't want to care about so many things now. I just want to stay away from these trivial things..."

Gu Jingyan came back to his senses, "Your mother is right, hiding is not a solution, it will only make people think you are 'fleeing from the crime'."

"What can I do?" Qin Xiao was a bit desperate. "The school has no surveillance. There is no evidence to prove that I didn't cheat. How can I clear myself?"

Gu Jingyan asked back, "Why do you want to prove that you didn't cheat, instead of asking them to produce evidence that you cheated?"

Qin Xiao was stunned, and something in his brain suddenly clicked.

"I... don't need to prove myself?"

Gu Jingyan said, "Whoever advocates it must provide evidence. If you can't provide evidence, it's slander. What are you proving?"

"But they all said that, and my previous grades were really bad, and the results of the make-up exam were too abrupt..."

"So what? Who can prove that you cheated? You're not the only one taking the make-up exam, are you the only one who passed?"

"That's not the case. Basically, they all passed."

"So they plagiarized?"

"Definitely not. Our school has a very strict exam atmosphere. There are four teachers and more than 30 students on the exam site. They can see clearly who makes any move."

Gu Jingyan said, "Then ask the school to produce evidence of your cheating, otherwise they will not recognize the punishment."

"What if they insist that I cheated and ask me to retake the course?"

Gu Jingyan smiled and said, "You can use legal weapons to protect yourself at any time. Do you need me to call the police for you?"

Qin Xiao suddenly understood.

He was exhausted by the doubts online and thought about how to prove that he did not cheat in his dreams. He even thought of asking the school to make a new set of papers and he would do them live to prove his innocence.

But Gu Jingyan's words suddenly solved the dilemma he had been in for days.

If he proved himself, he would fall into the trap set by those people. Those who had determined that he cheated from the beginning, even if he really proved himself live and got high scores on the test, would still question whether he knew the answers in advance and was just acting in front of the camera?

It is not he who should produce the evidence, but those who question him.

Qin Xiao immediately became alert, "I have to stop my mother from going to see Dean Liao. I am innocent and I am not afraid of their investigation!"

"Wait a minute," Gu Jingyan called him, "Don't shout yet."

"what happened?"

Gu Jingyan pursed his lips and murmured, "You are a student, even if you cheated, it shouldn't be a hot topic on the Internet. I thought it was strange at first, but now I feel a little relieved."

"What's the confusion? Don't keep me in suspense." Qin Xiao was impatient and became very anxious when he heard him playing guessing games.

Gu Jingyan said, "You don't have to do anything now. You can let your mother meet with Dean Liao first and see what he says. Then we can think of a solution."

Qin Xiao regained his usual cleverness, "Brother, are you planning to take advantage of my trick to do something bad?"

Gu Jingyan said, "Tsk, call me brother-in-law."

Qin Xiao...

Su Wanqin and Mrs. Qin were having a very pleasant conversation. When Qin Xiao went to the ward, Mrs. Qin was just seeing Su Wanqin off.

Seeing Qin Xiao, Su Wanqin asked about Qin Xiao's health in a gentle voice like a kind elder.

Qin Xiao responded obediently and thanked her for coming to visit.

Su Wanqin exchanged a few words with him and then left with Cheng Yue.

As soon as they left, Mrs. Qin looked at Qin Xiao strangely, "Did you fall on the toilet? Why are you suddenly so polite to Su Wanqin?"

"Really?" Qin Xiao blinked, "Haven't I always been a sensible child?"

Mrs. Qin was a little surprised and stared at Qin Xiao for a long time.

Qin Xiao was a child who easily changed his expression. You could tell whether he was happy or not just by looking at him. From the time the accident happened, he had never been in a high mood. But at this moment, she could clearly feel that he was quite excited, even a little happy.

Mrs. Qin thought he felt that the matter was a sure thing, so she assured her son, "Don't be afraid, Mom will definitely not let anyone wrongly accuse you of this matter."

Qin Xiao bent down and hugged his old mother, "Mom, I'm not afraid. Your son will not embarrass you this time."