Chapter 1211 - 812: Since They’re Jealous, Let Them Stay Jealous

"I must say, this Teacher Su has quite the guts, daring to plagiarize even a professor from Beijing University..."

"Of course, she does. Just think about her background. The president of the Yin Group is her husband! Just because of this, whatever trouble she stirs up, her husband has the power to shield her from it!"

"That’s true... Hey, Teacher Su really is quite lucky, marrying into the Yin Family at such a young age."

"Let me tell you, Teacher Su is definitely not as harmless as she seems on the surface. Back then, she married into the Yin Family because of a shotgun wedding, and who knows what tricks she used!"

"A shotgun wedding... Really?"

"Their two kids are already seven years old this year."

"How do you know so much about this?"

"I overheard it once when Teacher Su was chatting with other teachers."

"Oh..."

"Can a woman who marries into a rich family at such a young age be simple? Think about it."

"But back when Teacher Su first came to the school, wasn’t her husband openly courting her here at the school? He even uprooted those few cannas that Professor Chi Lun planted?"

"Come on... think about it, what couple in high society doesn’t put on a loving public facade that makes others envious?"

"..."

The two teachers seemed convinced by the chatty and gossip-driven teacher, finding what they said quite reasonable.

After all... the story of a Cinderella marrying into a wealthy family is something many people fantasize about, but most know it’s just an unrealistic fairy tale.

Without beauty, talent, wisdom, or skills, how could one stand beside the prince?

Su Xiaomeng is not Cinderella, but in the eyes of the world, compared to Yin Shixiu, the low-profile Su Xiaomeng, who rarely appears in the public eye, is a Cinderella.

"Speaking of which... it makes sense why all those posts online were deleted today..."

One female teacher murmured.

"You don’t even need to think about it. With the Yin Family’s influence, silencing people is no difficult task, probably just lifting a finger, making a couple of calls. The Yin Family is undoubtedly the biggest wealthy family in Beijing; how could they allow such negative influence?"

"But looking at it this way... the Yin Family is indeed very capable. The post was deleted cleanly within only a few hours. If I hadn’t happened to see it last night while browsing the forum, finding out about it after the clean sweep today would be difficult."

One of the teachers couldn’t help but lament.

"They can delete it for a day, but can they keep it up for a year? I believe Professor Pu won’t let it go so easily, and our school won’t just let this matter slide either."

"Then... what do you think will happen to Teacher Su?"

"I think given the Yin Family’s strong influence, it’s not certain that Professor Pu will continue to pursue this. The Yin Family might just spend money to avoid disaster..."

"I think Teacher Su’s outcome won’t be good. These days, money can indeed avert disasters for people, but in the academic world, especially before Professor Pu, I’m afraid it won’t be useful... Does Professor Pu’s family lack money or something?"

The group of people chimed in one after the other, initially chatting as they climbed the stairs, but as the conversation heated up, they ended up standing in the hallway discussing.

Su Xiaomeng listened for quite a while. To say she wasn’t angry at all would be impossible, but...

More than anything, she felt scornful and contemptuous.

There are too many bystanders watching the drama, and when many mouths gather, they can turn things into a whole play.

The female teacher who spoke the most, Su Xiaomeng actually recognized her—she was one of the teachers who welcomed her with a meal when she first came to teach at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Her name was Liu Song.

Her name sounds nice, just didn’t expect her to be someone who speaks differently to different people—a third-rate person.

Checking the time, Su Xiaomeng saw that if she didn’t head into the office now, she’d likely be called out by Chi Lun. So, she didn’t linger further in the stairway to listen to idle gossip from the hallway, but instead, went upstairs and walked elegantly to the group of teachers.

The three of them knew that gossiping about others behind their backs wasn’t something commendable. Although Su Xiaomeng and Pu Wei’s plagiarism incident was indeed a hot topic, discussing it privately wasn’t really anything wrong.

However... being overheard by the person involved is always a bit awkward.

And perhaps the most awkward one would be Liu Song, because usually in front of Su Xiaomeng, she presented an amiable and friendly face, appearing to want to befriend Su Xiaomeng.