She, Shen Wanqing, was utterly transparent in front of Gu Anxi!
Everything about Gu Anxi was good; everything about Gu Anxi was terrific!
Onstage and offstage, the atmosphere was lively. A senior from the student union emerged from the restroom, leaning on the wall, and let out a long breath.
She sat in the last seat, discussing with a student union member beside her, "I didn’t eat anything unusual today. I just had a cup of tea, and it tasted strange."
"Later, we’ll tell Senior Qin." That member was also quite cautious.
Half an hour later, the senior looked at her desk and said, puzzled, "Huh, where’s my manuscript? Even if Wanqing took the wrong one by mistake, mine should still be here."
Qin Siyuan looked at Shen Wanqing, pondered for a moment, then asked, "Did you see it when you arrived?"
Shen Wanqing shook her head. "I didn’t see it. There was only a cheat sheet on the table, so I didn’t think much of it."
She bit her lip. "Anxi’s behavior was so unusual today. Could it be that she..."
Qin Siyuan’s brow furrowed. "You suspect Gu Anxi?"
"I don’t think Anxi would do that. What would she gain from it?" Shen Wanqing smiled faintly. "There must be some misunderstanding."
Qin Siyuan looked at her intently. "Do you, from the bottom of your heart, believe Gu Anxi would do such a thing?"
Under his gaze, Shen Wanqing flinched slightly and asked quietly, "Siyuan, why would you say that?"
Qin Siyuan exhaled. "Let’s check the surveillance footage. It seems there was a problem with the tea as well."
A faint smile touched Shen Wanqing’s lips. "Yes, checking the surveillance footage is a good idea."
Qin Siyuan had someone go retrieve the surveillance footage, but unexpectedly, the system was broken. Moreover, it had broken just today... This incident even alarmed the professors.
Professor Gao came over. "What’s going on? The foreign guests just left, and you’re already causing a commotion."
Shen Wanqing spoke softly, "Professor Gao, our senior suddenly had diarrhea today, and the manuscript that was on the desk is missing. We suspect someone tampered with things."
Professor Gao mused, "Are you saying you suspect Gu Anxi?"
Shen Wanqing pursed her lips and said nothing.
At that moment, Professor Gao called over Qin Siyuan. "Siyuan, bring Miss Gu here."
Qin Siyuan felt this was inadvisable. "Professor Gao, the reception for the foreign guests went very smoothly, and Gu Anxi’s performance was excellent. The city leaders are even preparing to commend Qingda University. Is it really wise to stir up trouble at such a critical juncture?"
Professor Gao said with dissatisfaction, "External matters are external matters. Internal issues still need to be thoroughly investigated."
Just then, a voice piped up from somewhere in the crowd, "The surveillance cameras are broken. How can anything be clarified? Gu Anxi wouldn’t be able to explain herself even if she had a hundred tongues."
Qin Siyuan remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
At this point, Shen Wanqing spoke softly, "Gu Anxi can prove her own innocence. Just give her an English script, let her read it through once, and if she can recite it from memory, that will prove she’s blameless."
A dry chuckle rippled through the onlookers. What a truly venomous method!
These days, a ’white lotus’ could be even more venomous than ’green tea.’ Everyone simultaneously turned their gaze to Qin Siyuan; no one knew what he was thinking.
Jiang Wanyin spoke coldly, "Shen Wanqing, you’re the one who took the script. You can’t escape suspicion either. Why don’t you recite something for everyone too?"