Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 441 - 440: Gu Xiaoqing Who Was Expelled Back Then
Seeing that even his pillar had collapsed, Dean Zhou wept bitterly and said wrongfully: "Miss Ye, we haven’t even met, have we?"
"Of course, today is the first time!" Ye Mingyue sat back casually, crossed her legs, and replied straightforwardly.
Everyone around was confused by this answer. What kind of show is this?
"Then what misunderstanding could there be between us?"
Dean Zhou was also overwhelmed. Even if he was heading to the gallows, he should at least know what crime he had committed, right?!
Ye Mingyue paused and smiled: "Dean, you really do have a short memory! Well, I guess you’ve done so many bad things that even you can’t remember them all! Let me remind you, do you remember Gu Xiaoqing, whom you dismissed over two years ago on trumped-up charges?"
"Gu Xiaoqing?"
Upon hearing the name, Dean Chang immediately reacted, turning to look at the woman beside him who had been smiling all along, calm and unruffled.
He finally figured out what was going on!
To be honest, Dean Zhou only found the name familiar and couldn’t recall it immediately.
Although Gu Xiaoqing’s matter was decided by the institute’s research at the time, Dean Zhou had to attend various meetings throughout the year. How could he possibly remember the meetings from back then?
Not to mention Dean Zhou, even Vice Director Lian from the Education Bureau hadn’t heard of Gu Xiaoqing, or what relationship she might have with Ye Mingyue.
"Dean Zhou, what’s going on here?"
Vice Director Lian, pretending to be an incarnation of Judge Bao, deliberately elongated his voice as he asked.
Immediately, Dean Zhou began to ponder why the name Gu Xiaoqing sounded somewhat familiar. Unfortunately, he had done so many things, he couldn’t remember at all.
He had no choice; during holidays, people would visit and give him things, students would hold farewell parties for him every year, and parents would approach him through others, hoping for special treatment.
He could remember those parents’ names for at most one or two months before forgetting them quickly.
Let alone expelled students, some would come to find him, begging him to reverse the decision.
But Gu Xiaoqing really didn’t ring a bell. What was it all about?
"I...I don’t know either."
Dean Zhou thought for a long time, eventually giving up on answering the question. Since the other party had already approached him, the matter would become clear sooner or later.
Now, the only thing he could do was wait for the other party to bring up the matter.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, indeed people who are in high positions tend to forget things!"
Ye Mingyue said in a strange tone from the side.
At this time, Gu Xiaoqing felt she couldn’t let Ye Mingyue continue like this. After all, Ye Mingyue was standing up for her, and since the issue was already out in the open, as the main party involved, she should step forward.
So, Gu Xiaoqing stood up and said to Dean Zhou with a smile: "Dean, you might not remember too clearly, so let me remind you. Back then, due to my milk tea company issues, the institute decided to suspend my studies first and then expel me. Do you recall anything about that?"
"Milk tea... suspension... expulsion?"
Dean Zhou widened his eyes, looking at the formidable young woman in front of him, who was too intimidating to look at directly.
"Gu Xiaoqing! It’s you?"
He finally remembered, because back then, some of the elders in the institute didn’t approve of doing this. Firstly, it was during the investigation and evidence collection stage, and the external talks were mostly baseless; there was no reason to expel Gu Xiaoqing.
Secondly, expelling a student must be done cautiously as it affects the student’s entire life.
However, he couldn’t shoulder the responsibility back then, and considering he had so many students, what did it matter to expel one or two?!
"Remember now?"
Ye Mingyue walked to face Gu Xiaoqing. She had been waiting for this day for two years!
Although Gu Xiaoqing never spoke of the matter, she felt indignant; if it were her, she would have fought to the death with those people and wouldn’t have been wrongfully accused for nothing!
But looking at it now, Gu Xiaoqing’s choice was right.
If it had been back then, Gu Xiaoqing’s resistance would have become a pretext to harm herself and her family.
But now, Gu Xiaoqing had some influence in the United States’ business and political circles, making a move against her would become an international dispute. Not to mention the small Vice Director of the Education Bureau, even the Director or the Mayor would think twice before addressing the issue.
Dean Zhou stood firm. Now that he knew the other party’s background, he adjusted his clothing and said loudly: "Gu Xiaoqing, of course I remember your matter. Firstly, it was a decision made after full consideration by the institute; secondly, your own company had issues, and it also brought disrepute to the school. What reason did we have not to expel you?"
Dean Zhou spoke confidently and rationally, although he was surprised at Gu Xiaoqing’s connection with New Horizon, he would never back down in front of a former student, especially not one he had expelled. What’s more, he felt justified!
Even though Ye Mingyue was overbearing, everyone nodded silently after hearing Dean Zhou’s words.
If it really was Gu Xiaoqing’s problem, then after discussion, the institute’s decision to expel her was not without reason.
"Dean Zhou, was it really my company that had the problem?"
Gu Xiaoqing sneered.
Back then, she didn’t defend herself because it was useless; no one cared what she defended.
As for now...
Things were naturally different from how they were back then.
"Wasn’t it? It was published in the newspapers. They said your milk tea..."
"Said my milk tea what? If there really was a problem, I think instead of standing here talking to you, I should be in jail. Besides, did you see the investigation results?"
Back then, Fang Shaohan’s sister-in-law stirred up trouble not by forcibly pinning a crime on Gu Xiaoqing but by persistently investigating and collecting evidence.
The remaining issues were all personal imagination and speculation, which actually had nothing to do with the final result.
After Gu Xiaoqing left, the final investigation showed her milk tea’s sugar content exceeded the standard, but not by much.
The inspection standards at that time, coupled with the fact that global beverages of this kind were like this, even Starbucks had similar issues.
Moreover, a cup of milk tea requires manual preparation, and the quantity each person adds varies wildly; such an inspection should consider human factors, allowing for fluctuations within the standards.
So, though Gu Xiaoqing’s... might indeed cause no significant uproar if reported.
However, saying Gu Xiaoqing’s milk tea was substandard wasn’t false, as the tested milk tea did indeed exceed the sugar content standard.
Even if it exceeded by a little, it was still an excess...
"I just ask you one question, do you remember what the final investigation result was back then?"
Gu Xiaoqing glared at Dean Zhou. Before the results had come out and when everything was still just rumors, the school, which should have supported its students, instead expelled its outstanding student.
