After class, He Mingxuan sent Yu Meng back to his apartment as the two walked through the campus side by side.
He Mingxuan had never avoided talking about his countless pursuers in front of Yu Meng, but this time it was a little abnormal and he could only shake his head.
He Mingxuan's reaction made her even more confused.
Yu Meng pretended to be angry and punched He Mingxuan in the chest: "Who allowed you to call me by my name? "You're getting bolder, even not calling me a teacher anymore, right?"
He Mingxuan forced out a very dry smile.
"Teacher, I was wrong."
"Alright, I'm going back. You should go back to the dorm earlier as well."
"Alright."
After bidding farewell to He Mingxuan, Yu Meng approached the apartment by herself. She felt that there would always be voices of discussion surrounding her.
"So what they say on the internet is true. To be together in broad daylight like this, how shameless."
"That's right. And here I thought it was really a teacher of the people. It turns out he was just using the teacher's banner to seduce men."
"Sigh, this person's heart is really big. It's even been rumored that they've gone crazy online. They're not afraid of being paired up like this at all …"
Yu Meng was confused and couldn't help but stop in her tracks. She turned her head to look at the two female students behind her.
"What did you say?"
The two female students seemed to have been shocked by Yu Meng as they hurriedly left without saying their goodbyes.
What had happened?
Back at the apartment, the sounds of discussion were still lingering in her mind. Since they had mentioned the internet, Yu Meng decided to look it up.
Ever since the Yu Family went bankrupt, she had rarely seen the news online.
Now, when he opened it again, the main diagram on the first page was actually him.
It was a photo of her and He Mingxuan having dinner together back then!
Yu Meng's heart tightened. The contents of the title made her even more incredulous.
"Yu Family's daughter has cheated on university students. Back then, the rumors about her bankruptcy only covered up the fact that she was raising Xiao San?"
In the picture, Yu Meng and He Mingxuan were indeed very close, even holding hands. But that day was just because of He Mingxuan's birthday, he invited her to come over and support himself. He Mingxuan had drank too much, and Yu Meng had only helped him up, why was it being reported like this?
The content of the news was even more exaggerated, saying that Yu Meng was the one who caused the bankruptcy of the Yu Family. She said that she was giving away shares in an unscrupulous manner in order to curry favor with Fresh Meat, which resulted in the downfall of her family business, and also caused her husband, Tan Yubai, to be wronged by the masses …
Reading through the entire article, Yu Meng became the main culprit. Not only was she cheating, but she also caused her family business to go bankrupt. In the end, she had to let her husband, Tan Yubai, sacrifice his dignity to support his family …
Tan Yubai, on the other hand, was a victim.
For a moment, the entire internet was filled with people denouncing Yu Meng.
Towards He Mingxuan, although the news was very negative, most of the netizens expressed that they could forgive him, saying that he was still a university student and had been set up by the female teachers, that he was merely a victim.
When Yu Meng saw this, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
This was an era that looked at faces. Tan Yubai was young, and handsome was rich, so when the news of him cheating spread, he was still brainless and helped to wash the white of his face.
Now, because of the few pictures on the news, He Mingxuan had also received a large amount of comfort from the bewitched girls.
He was only dreaming. Every time he was shot, no one cared about him.
After reading all of this, Yu Meng had a rough understanding of the situation. The sudden appearance of the female students in the classroom was probably due to them watching the news online to settle the score with Yu Meng.
Combined with He Mingxuan's reaction, he should have long seen all of this.
In the end, the one who finally knew everything was her, the main character of the news.
Heh, this joke is really not funny.
While he was in a daze, his phone received a text message.
It was the Education Bureau's Director Liu, asking Yu Meng to go over.
She gathered her thoughts, tidied herself up, and headed out the door.
All the way, she felt the eyes staring at her, prickling at her back.
In the Education Bureau, Director Liu's expression was solemn.
"Teacher Yu, the classes will begin next week. Please stop for now."
Yu Meng was momentarily stunned.
"Why? "My class has always been very high."
Director Liu threw a stack of newspapers in front of Yu Meng.
The older generation were used to reading newspapers, but they did not hinder him from understanding the direction of the news.
The same photos, the same two people who were also described as ambiguous.
"This …" Yu Meng hurriedly said, "I can explain."
"Can you explain it to me? Can you explain it to the whole school, or even the Ministry of Education?" Director Liu's face was filled with helplessness. "Teacher Yu, I know that you're an upright person, but since this sort of news was leaked, it definitely wasn't baseless …"
With that, Director Liu sighed, "Starting from tomorrow, move out of the apartment as well."
Yu Meng's face turned pale.
"Director Liu, I..."
"After all, this is the school's apartment for single female teachers. Since you're already married, living here won't affect you too much."
Yu Meng understood that there was no turning back now.
She gripped her fingers, feeling extremely wronged. After calming down for a few seconds, her voice still trembled a little. "Then, when can I resume classes?"
This was probably her only hope.
But Director Liu didn't give her any hope.
"Let's wait for the notice."
Her heart finally sank completely.
The meaning behind his words was that the second lesson was still far away.
Just as Yu Meng was about to leave, she heard Director Liu sigh.
"Yu Meng." He suddenly said in a hoarse voice.
Yu Meng stopped, but didn't look back.
"I know that it's not easy for you, but the public opinion online, whether it's true or false, has a huge impact on the school. Listen to my advice, since we're at the heart of the matter, you should always be careful with your words and not cross any bottom lines."
Yu Meng suddenly wanted to laugh, a sneer that came from the depths of her sorrow.
She didn't do anything. She was clearly the victim, yet in a single night, she was framed by the people controlling public opinion. She became the target of public criticism.
Director Liu thought he was being comforted, but he still distrusted Yu Meng. Such a suggestion would only make Yu Meng feel even colder.
She walked out of the teaching building by herself and saw He Mingxuan standing under the old tree.
"Yu …" "Teacher Yu!"
He came over with two cups of milk tea.
"Have a taste of the new tea?"
Yu Meng glanced at him for a second, then lowered her head and walked around him.
He Mingxuan followed behind her without saying a word.
More and more people began to gather around them, and the sounds of discussion began to grow louder and louder.
Finally, Yu Meng couldn't take it anymore.
"Are you done yet!" She didn't believe that He Mingxuan hadn't read the news online. He had been pretending to be crazy and act dumb until now, but she didn't know what he was going to do.
"I just want to invite you and the milk tea." He Mingxuan felt wronged and forced a smile: "What's wrong?"
"I'm no longer a teacher. You don't need to call me Teacher Yu from now on." Don't follow me either. "
"What do you mean, not a teacher?" He Mingxuan frowned, "Could it be because of the news online? Just because of this, Old Liu opened you up?! "
Yu Meng laughed coldly, "What? You're not pretending? You don't pretend to not know anything? "
He Mingxuan was slightly taken aback, "What are you doing … "What does that mean?"
"I already knew those rumors on the internet, why didn't you follow me around?" Do you think I've not been scolded badly enough?!] He Mingxuan, if you think it's fun, then I'll have to trouble you to find someone else. I don't have the energy nor do I have the ability to bear it! "
Yu Meng was extremely wronged. She already had a belly full of water, so she had to accompany this little brat to cause trouble. In the end, she couldn't bear it any longer and shouted out, attracting the attention of the bystanders.
After Yu Meng finished shouting, she regretted her decision. With her face flushed red, she lowered her head and ran off.
He Mingxuan silently followed along.
When Yu Meng finally reached the apartment building, she turned around and saw the guy following her.
"He Mingxuan! What exactly do you want!? "
He Mingxuan looked innocent: "Why are you so angry?" He walked forward with a bit of grievance, "Gossip with me, it really pisses you off."
Yu Meng facepalmed, "He Mingxuan, what the hell is going on in your head? This isn't the thing that I was worried about all along!"
He Mingxuan's eyes lit up: "You said it yourself, you don't mind being with me!"
"Don't be so arrogant, I don't mean that!"
"Then what do you mean?" He Mingxuan was already very close, he was one head taller than Yu Meng, his eyebrows were low, he looked at the lady in front of him deeply, and spoke: "Then you tell me, what do you care about, and what do you not care about?"
"I …" When Yu Meng lifted her eyes to meet her gaze, her heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly lowered her head, her eyelashes trembling slightly. "I …"
After stammering for a long time, she couldn't think of anything to say. This was because even Yu Meng herself couldn't figure out what she was concerned about right now.
Fame? However, she had long since gotten used to people maliciously speculating and learned to not care about the opinions of outsiders.
But other than that green and white, she had nothing else. She was so angry at He Mingxuan that she couldn't think of a reason for it.
Yu Meng's heart was in a mess, but He Mingxuan's heart was clear as a mirror.
"Then I'll talk about myself. Yu Meng, I don't care how the outside world guesses you and me. I only care whether you're willing to be with me or not."
He Mingxuan helped her ask again, "Did I make you so angry because I wanted to turn the rumors into reality?"
Yu Meng's mind was in a mess. "I don't know. Just let me calm down a bit, okay?"
He Mingxuan slowly lowered his hand that was lifted up in the air.
"Alright." He smiled. "Then when you need me, call me."
Yu Meng turned around and went upstairs. She then heard the man behind her speak again.
"Yu Meng!" I really want to take care of you for my entire life. I won't beg you to give me any response, but at the very least, don't treat me like a child anymore, okay? "
Yu Meng didn't reply. She only paused for a few seconds before continuing to walk up the stairs.
She didn't know what kind of lover's courage it was for her to be so heavily wounded.