Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl-Chapter 48 - What Deals Are Made in Private
Chapter 48: Chapter 48: What Deals Are Made in Private
Chapter 48 -48: What Deals Are Made in Private
“This matter can be settled privately; there’s no need to discuss it in public! Everyone, please disperse!” Director Han immediately said.
He said so because he also wanted to protect the students’ reputations; otherwise, if word got out, it would be too chaotic!
“Director Han,” Jiang Zhe called after him, “reputations were ruined on this very stage, and thus innocence must also be restored on this stage. Otherwise, even more damaging words could spread, couldn’t they?”
Director Han knew her words made sense, but considering the actual situation, he said, “Many students have already started to leave; there’s no way to stop the rumors now…”
“No one is allowed to leave,” Jiang Zhe said, if Bai Yilian dared to spread rumors in front of everyone, she would also have to apologize in front of everyone!
Director Han had no choice; the competition was over, and many remained to watch the excitement, while many others wanted to leave. How could he stop those who wanted to go?
Qin Jingchen glanced at Fen Ye, who immediately understood.
He said to Director Han, “Five minutes, no, three minutes. Whatever the situation was just now, restore it immediately.”
Bai Yilian was surprised. Looking at Jiang Zhe like this, could it be that she was not afraid of trouble at all?
Or was it that she knew this was a scandal and wanted the school to protect her this once?
Without pondering further, Bai Yilian believed in the latter!
It must be because Jiang Zhe knew the matter had blown up and wanted to limit the situation within a small scope, to not let it spread any further!
But how could that be possible? Bai Yilian had already sent out the photos!
Now, surely many social media platforms must have the photos of the two people!
Fen Ye, holding a phone, said to Qin Jingchen, “Brother Chen, this girl has sent out the photos, and they are now trending.”
“Control the situation, issue a clarification, and pin it to the top immediately.”
Fen Ye promptly went to handle it.
All the students, parents, and reporters returned to their original seats. Hearing about such a matter, they became excited to follow the gossip, not at all complaining about being brought back suddenly.
With Fen Ye controlling the entire scene, Director Han had no choice but to resolve the issue publicly and asked Bai Yilian, “What’s the deal with those photos?”
“The photos were taken by me outside the school and are completely authentic!” This was indeed true; after seeing the photos on Jiang Fanyue’s phone, she forwarded them to herself, then followed Jiang Zhe and Xiao Meng to personally verify the matter.
Indeed, having seen them with those two older men, she believed without a doubt!
Master Yue’s expression wasn’t very good; he hadn’t expected that Xiao Meng, who appeared obedient and clever, was actually such a person!
Liang Jinlan and Jiang Zhang, however, were secretly pleased.
“Xiao Meng, Jiang Zhe, how do you explain this? Xiao Meng may play the piano well, but with such character, can you take first place? Can a student like that remain in the school?” Bai Yilian asked angrily.
The voices from the audience echoed her sentiment, especially the parents who came to watch the competition today, they couldn’t help but shake their heads, “How can such a student stay in the school, corrupting the school’s atmosphere and leading other students astray?”
“Xiao Meng, Jiang Zhe, what do you have to say?” Director Han asked helplessly.
Jiang Zhe took out her phone, saw the photo on Weibo, opened it up, and showed it to Director Han, “Director Han, do you recognize these two individuals?”
Director Han took a closer look and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “Are they Professors Fa Pinglun and Zhou Ruzhi?”
Upon hearing this, a sense of foreboding rose in Bai Yilian’s heart.
Indeed, someone in the audience was already asking, “Who are these two?”
Someone immediately volunteered to answer the question, “You don’t know Professors Fa Pinglun and Zhou Ruzhi? The two great professors of the Beijing Music Academy, with extraordinary abilities and overflowing talent, not only are they professors but also judges of today’s competition, and they’re responsible for selecting students for the academy!”
“So it’s them—I knew the names sounded familiar!”
“They don’t quite resemble the professors in the piano competition promotional booklet from our school!”
“That’s true, they don’t resemble. That’s because the booklet shows both professors looking very serious, not smiling at all, but in the photo, they appear quite jovial!”
But no matter what, the certainty that these two professors had some improper relationship with Jiang Zhe and Xiao Meng was fading.
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Jiang Zhe stated calmly, “The two professors did indeed come to see us several times, but each visit was to discuss matters regarding the piano, and then we dined together—is there something wrong with that?”
Bai Yilian’s eyes widened; she absolutely hadn’t anticipated that these two were professors from the Beijing Music Academy!
Jiang Fanyue hadn’t expected it, either.
Although they paid close attention to the competition and were concerned about the judges, as the student had mentioned, the two professors rarely made public appearances, and there was a significant difference between their photos and their actual appearances. They couldn’t have imagined that they would show up around the school.
Especially since such professors were typically unreachable figures, with reputations even more renowned than Master Yue. The girls would never have guessed that they would seek out Jiang Zhe and Xiao Meng.
While they were talking, Fa Pinglun and Zhou Ruzhi came over together. The two of them had stepped outside for a breath of fresh air after the competition ended and hadn’t expected to return to such a commotion.
When Bai Yilian saw the two approaching, her complexion turned deathly pale.
Jiang Fanyue’s fingers clenched even tighter.
Director Han, angry, said, “Bai Yilian, how could you do such a thing without clearing up the matter first? You’re destroying the reputation of your fellow student and tarnishing the school’s reputation!”
Bai Yilian, frightened by the reprimand, trembled, knowing she was done for.
Desperate, she fought back, “Oh, so it’s normal for a professor to be a judge and have contact with contestants before the competition? Who knows if there were any private deals between them, which is why Xiao Meng was awarded first place! Am I wrong to suggest that?”
Hearing this, some in the audience indeed felt it made sense.
Especially some contestants who had performed well before but not as well this time, they echoed, “That’s right, this Xiao Meng—I’ve never even heard her play the piano before, so how did she win first place this time? There could be some quid pro quo.”
“It’s perfectly normal for Bai Yilian to have such suspicions. If I were her, I would have the same questions, wouldn’t I?”
“This first place for Xiao Meng, without any other issues, could be let go, but with this matter in question, how can people accept the result?”
For a moment, the mood of the crowd surged with agitation.
Fa Pinglun looked at Bai Yilian with a gaze that was almost indifferent and incredulous, and said slowly, “Yes, we did frequently contact Jiang Zhe and Xiao Meng before the competition, and that indeed should not have happened. We definitely should have kept our distance from contestant Xiao Meng. For this, I do owe an apology, and I will make this clear with the school authorities.”
In reality, Bai Yilian was somewhat making a forcible argument—after all, unlike academic grades, in selecting students for piano, teachers have a lot of other freedoms besides grades.
