"What do you mean by I have an agenda?" Yu Sui was dissatisfied.
She rolled her eyes, her ears gradually turning red, avoiding looking into Tang Li’s eyes, and raising her voice as she spoke: "No good deed goes unpunished. If it wasn’t for those teachers asking me to pass a message, do you think I’d bother coming to your dorm?"
Tang Li reached out her hand, making a "please" gesture towards the door: "Since the message has been delivered, you can leave now."
"..." Yu Sui glared at her and huffed off.
Hearing the door next door close, Wu Xuehan spoke up: "Yu Sui really can’t handle provocation; she always gets driven away by you, Ah Li."
Her tone was ingratiating, but Tang Li wasn’t swayed. She closed the baking manual, lifted her head and redirected her gaze at Wu Xuehan: "Now it’s your turn to explain the detailed process of forging the sick leave note."
Wu Xuehan’s eyes darted around: "The cookies must be ready by now, I’ll go check on them."
After saying that, she quickly hid in the kitchen and didn’t come out again.
Tang Li didn’t continue to question Wu Xuehan about skipping classes, but starting from the next day, she no longer took Wu Xuehan to the film set, and before leaving, she specifically instructed Wu Xuehan to attend classes properly.
After leaving Wentan Garden, Tang Li first went to the administration building to find the counselor.
She informed Gao Shengyan about Wu Xuehan’s situation, blaming herself for not being accustomed to the film crew initially and thus dragging Wu Xuehan along for company, causing Wu Xuehan to miss many classes and even be marked by the teachers.
"It was our lack of consideration, we shouldn’t have been so hopeful."
Since Tang Li starred in the drama version of "Original Sin" and received approval from the original author, the school had designated her as a key cultivation target, irrespective of Tang Li’s background. The Art College, running for over thirty years, hadn’t really produced a star known to the general public before.
Her case seemed to give their principal a glimpse of dawn.
At last Wednesday’s faculty meeting, the principal stood at the conference table and delivered a 45-minute long spittle-splashing speech, repeatedly emphasizing that all teachers must encourage and support students in pursuing performing arts or singing careers, striving to soon become a prestigious school like Capital Movie Academy!
Even though the teachers below thought the principal was a bit overambitious, they still clapped out of politeness. As Tang Li’s counselor, Gao Shengyan was also invited on stage to give a brief speech.
If Tang Li could make a splash in the industry, Gao Shengyan would naturally be happy for her.
Before this, Tang Li was an outstanding student at the college.
Thus, after hearing Tang Li’s admissions of fault, Gao Shengyan merely lectured her briefly: "What you’ve mentioned needs to be verified. If Wu Xuehan really has been skipping classes significantly, I’ll consult with several teachers and try to give her a chance to reform."
Tang Li let out a sigh of relief and smiled: "Then I’d like to thank Teacher Gao."
Seeing her , Gao Shengyan also smiled: "Our principal is even waiting for you to become an ’Honorary Alumna’ of the college. Just focus on your filming now and don’t let down his high hopes for you."
Tang Li didn’t go directly to the IMG headquarters, instead, she took a detour to the Ministry of Finance.
The taxi stopped near National Square.
After paying, Tang Li got out of the cab and found a gift shop by the roadside, carefully taking out a box of handmade cookies from her backpack, worried about breaking them during the journey.
"Is this a gift for someone?" asked the young woman wrapping the gift with a smile.
Tang Li nodded, feeling her cheeks warm up slightly. She pressed her lips together slightly, chose the color of the wrapping paper and ribbon, then stood by with her backpack slung over her shoulder.