Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Apologizing Most Respectfully Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Apologizing Most Respectfully Jiang Yi’s tearful eyes caught this scene, and with an uneasy sob, she choked out, “Lizhou, she’s the one behind all this.
Chen Lizhou angrily turned his head and glared fiercely at Jiang Yi.
I’ll settle the score with you later.”
The next second, with an angry look on his face, Chen Lizhou suddenly bent over in front of Li Qiao and apologized with remorse, “Miss Li, I am very sorry for today’s incident.
It was wrong of me to have disrupted your defense, my apologies.”
Lu Wen’s face was filled with astonishment, and Jiang Yi’s eyes widened in disbelief.
How could his apology sound so respectful and servile?
Had Chen Lizhou lost his mind?
In contrast to their suspicion and surprise, Duan Yuanhui leaned casually against the corner of the desk, occasionally sipping his green tea.
At that moment, Li Qiao was tapping on her phone screen with a detached expression, looking down at Chen Lizhou and speaking indifferently, “I accept your apology, but I hope…
there won’t be a next time!”
Chen Lizhou lowered his eyelids to hide his guilt, nodding earnestly, “Rest assured, Miss Li.
I promise such an incident will never happen again!”
Li Qiao gave him a few glances and then slowly stood up.
She took a few steps, then paused and looked back, “Oh, and you might need to go explain personally to the Secretary-General about helping Jiang Yi hack my computer and shatter my thesis in the girls’ dormitory.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Lizhou’s face instantly turned ashen—she knew?
After Li Qiao finished speaking, she cast a fleeting glance at Jiang Yi and gestured to Duan Yuanhui, “I’m off now, no need to wait.”
Duan Yuanhui put down his thermos and called out to her, “Wait, do you want the defense to be rescheduled, or would you like to continue now?”
Li Qiao opened the door and threw over her shoulder without turning back, “Reschedule it.
I’m not in the mood today.”
After she left, an eerie silence spread through the academic affairs office.
After a while, Lu Wen, leveraging her status as the legitimate wife, approached Chen Lizhou and tugged at his sleeve, asking cautiously, “Husband, who is the Secretary-General?”
She had been observing closely, and the moment Li Qiao mentioned the Secretary-General, Chen Lizhou visibly shuddered.
Chen Lizhou shook off her hand and looked toward Duan Yuanhui with an obscure look in his eyes, “Director Duan, what do you think would be the best way to handle this?”
Duan Yuanhui pretended to ponder before saying, “Well, since it’s a family matter, it’s not appropriate for the school to intervene too much.
However, to control the impact of your wife’s disturbance at the school, we may require an apology letter from you.
As for Jiang Yi, she is still a student here, and the school will announce the punishment for her actions on the campus forum after discussion.
Chen, do you have any objections?”
We will follow whatever arrangements the school makes.”
Elsewhere, after leaving the academic affairs office, Li Qiao headed straight to the corridor corner to call her elder brother, Li Jun.
“Qiaoqiao, is everything resolved?”
Li Qiao leaned against the wall, with one knee bent up, “Did you tell Chen Lizhou about my identity?”
In fact, while investigating Jiang Yi, she had accidentally found out that Chen Lizhou was an employee of the South Sea Secretariat.
Unfortunately for him, his direct supervisor happened to be Secretary-General Li Jun.
Earlier in Classroom 307, the moment Lu Wen appeared, she had Nan Xin contact Chen Lizhou.
she hadn’t expected Nan Xin to report the school’s situation to Li San, who, after understanding the ins and outs, went directly to her elder brother, Li Jun.