Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Drive Safely Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Drive Safely Shang Yu’s sparse cold smile faded, but Mo Liang’s gaze silently landed on the left pocket of Li Qiao’s hoodie.
At that moment, Li Qiao’s hand was still in the pocket.
Catching the man’s gaze, she intuitively stretched out her hand, revealing a wrinkled little brocade bag lying in her palm, “Someone just gave me a peace charm.
It’s said to ensure safety wherever one goes.
If Master Yan likes it, I’m re-gifting it to you by proxy.”
The man’s somber expression softened, and he stopped the motion of fiddling with his fingers.
Under Li Qiao’s surprised gaze, he reached out of the car door and very proudly, slowly took the little brocade bag, “Hmm, accepted.”
The moment he took it, his rough fingertips brushed against Li Qiao’s palm, tickling and tingling, like an electric current seeping into her skin, restlessly stirring her soul.
Li Qiao couldn’t help but lower her head and curl the corners of her mouth, her mood, shrouded in gloom for so long, suddenly brightened.
The Overlord of the South Sea, he actually gets jealous over such trifles?
“What brings you to the old town?” Shang Yu played with the warm brocade bag in one hand, which seemed to still carry the girl’s body heat.
Li Qiao brushed the hair from her face and shrugged nonchalantly, “Just taking care of some errands.
How about you, Master Yan?”
Shang Yu squinted at her, his eyes deep and unfathomable, “Same here.”
you continue your work, Master Yan.
I’m going home.” Li Qiao gave two thumbs up towards the curb.
Shang Yu glanced down at the little brocade bag in his hand, his thin lips slightly curving as he softly said, “Go on, drive safely.”
The last two words ‘drive safely’ seemed to be uttered with an emphasized tone.
Li Qiao had a vague feeling that the real culprit was that peace charm.
With a silent sigh, after saying goodbye to Shang Yu, she headed towards her Mercedes not far away.
Meanwhile, behind her, as the business car’s automatic door closed again, the red little brocade bag landed perfectly in a street-side trash can.
That afternoon, Li Qiao received a call from her uncle, Duan Yuanhui, informing her to attend a thesis defense at the school the next day.
Over the phone, Li Qiao asked lazily, “Has the decision on Jiang Yi’s case been made?”
Duan Yuanhui answered as he casually flipped open a report on his desk, “Her behavior has been improper during her time in school, and she has been spreading rumors and causing trouble, turning the school into a mess.
The school has decided to expel her as a deterrent measure.”
The outcome was quite serious.
A student on the verge of graduation, yet because of a scandal, has lost the diploma that was within grasp, a total loss.
Li Qiao responded with a cold and unsympathetic ‘oh’.
Then, Duan Yuanhui took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and brought up another matter, “Do you know that your thesis was plagiarized?”
Li Qiao paused her action to hang up the phone, “No, I didn’t know.”
“If it were just the issues mentioned above, I might not have imposed such a severe punishment on her.
Yesterday afternoon, the school’s committee, while reviewing the submitted thesis outlines, unexpectedly discovered that Jiang Yi’s and your thesis had fifty percent similarity.
Especially the literature sources from the Biological Research Institute and the process of your experimental recordings are almost identical.
You know, plagiarism in Bioengineering theses is considered far more serious than the scandal she caused.
So, even without the expulsion, she wouldn’t be able to graduate on time.”
Hearing her uncle’s reminder, Li Qiao’s eyes sparkled with interest as she raised her eyebrows slightly, “How did they determine that she plagiarized from me?”
Duan Yuanhui asked with a smirk, “Did you think I didn’t know that among all the students in the school, you’re the only one with access to the literature from the Biological Research Institute?”
“Oh, Uncle, you’re amazing,” Li Qiao praised him particularly insincerely.
Duan Yuanhui cursed her playfully and hung up the phone directly.