Chapter 45: Find Evidence of Evelyn’s Cheating, Win Ten Thousand Dollars
Evelyn answered.
“Mr. Shane.”
Her distant politeness dispelled any romantic undertones.
His magnetic voice replied, “I saw the trending topics.”
velyn quickly asked, “Is Professor Shen okay?”
“He’s asleep.”
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Relieved that Professor Shen wasn’t affected by the online rumors, Evelyn sighed in relief.
Shane added, “I slipped him a couple of sleeping pills to help him sleep.”
Evelyn:…
She asked timidly, “Was Professor Shen very angry about the online accusations?”
“What made him furious wasn’t the accusation of helping you cheat. It was the resurgence of his conflict with Professor Jiang four years ago.Everyone thinks he was jealous and deliberately suppressed Jiang.”
After leaving Peking University, Evelyn had subconsciously blocked all news related to the university, unaware of what Shen had experienced.
“I know Professor Jiang,” Evelyn said.
Jiang Qi Ming was Clara’s husband. She’d met him several times at family gatherings. He was quiet, observant, and diligent, impressing the older generation.Compared to Evelyn, with her Jiang family background, Jiang was completely unremarkable. He’d come from a poor family, working hard to get into university and eventually becoming a professor at Peking University. Clara was infatuated with his “intellectually sexy brain.“Earlier this year, she bragged that he’d become Peking University’s youngest dean.
Evelyn recalled Jiang also studied mathematics.
“What happened between Professor Jiang and Professor Shen?”
“You probably haven’t seen Jiang’s paper from four years ago. I can send it to you.”
Evelyn, her laptop nearby, received the file.She opened it, and her hand trembled as she read.
How could this be?!
Her face paled under the cold light of the screen.Each line felt like a sharp blade piercing her heart. Jiang’s paper was strikingly similar to her doctoral dissertation! When she saw he’d used her research data…
An invisible hand squeezed her heart, cutting off her breath.
Shane’s voice brought her back to reality.She was icy cold, her fingers numb. “…My father discovered Jiang’s paper was a rehash of your dissertation. He was furious.He contacted you, but couldn’t reach you.Jiang told
my father
you were related and that you’d given him your research since you were returning to family life -‘keeping it in the family. My father was hospitalized from the anger. He blocked Jiang’s application for professorship, offending many people.Six months later, Jiang’s paper was published in SCI, and he became famous.”
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“I didn’t give the paper to Jiang!” Evelyn’s voice was strained.“He stole my research!” Four years later, she discovered Jiang had stolen her work.His plagiarized paper was published, launching his career.She understood Shen’s resentment and bitterness; he’d been betrayed by his student, believing Evelyn had willingly given her research to Jiang.Five years later, meeting Evelyn was incredibly awkward for him.
Shane asked, “Do you still have the old files?”
Evelyn covered her eyes.“My old laptop was damaged by spilled milk.It crashed and couldn’t be repaired…the maid threw it away…”
Ducky had been a toddler; he’d knocked over a glass of milk onto the laptop.Evelyn had focused on her child, calming him down, and only later realized the computer was damaged. She’d asked Caleb for help, but he refused.
“My tech team doesn’t fix computers. Find someone yourself.”
“The laptop contained all my research!”
“You dropped out.A bachelor’s thesis isn’t significant research.”
His voice was thick with alcohol; Nash’s laughter could be heard in the background.
“Caleb, who’s calling?”
“Spam.”
Hot tears fell as the call ended.Evelyn searched for repair shops. Each technician shook their head.
As she reached her fourth shop, her phone
phone rang
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Caleb’s grandmother.
“Where have you been? Why aren’t you watching the children?”
“There are maids…”
“Ducky misses you. Get home immediately!”
Evelyn sat on a chair, hugging her legs.Once, her children were everything.Now, she questioned the cost of marriage and motherhood.
Her long hair cascaded down. She rested her cheek on her knees.
“I failed Professor Shen.”
She had no proof Jiang stole her research.
Shane’s voice was warm, “Don’t dwell on spilled milk.How Jiang rose, you’ll pull him down!”
The next morning, the ALI committee posted five hours of Evelyn’s competition footage. They announced a ten–thousand–dollar reward for anyone who could find evidence of cheating. The
video instantly garnered hundreds of thousands of views. The competition required five cameras, each with specific placement and distance requirements, to ensure 360–degree coverage and to prevent anyone from providing answers. The proctors also monitored the contestants‘ screens.
The committee’s ten–thousand–dollar reward attracted numerous bloggers to livestream their search for evidence.Netizens were ready to scrutinize
detail.
every
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“I didn’t give the paper to Jiang!” Evelyn’s voice was strained.“He stole my research!” Four years later, she discovered Jiang had stolen her work.His plagiarized paper was published, launching his career.She understood Shen’s resentment and bitterness; he’d been betrayed by his student, believing Evelyn had willingly given her research to Jiang.Five years later, meeting Evelyn was incredibly awkward for him.
Shane asked, “Do you still have the old files?”
Evelyn covered her eyes.“My old laptop was damaged by spilled milk.It crashed and couldn’t be repaired…the maid threw it away…”
Ducky had been a toddler; he’d knocked over a glass of milk onto the laptop.Evelyn had focused on her child, calming him down, and only later realized the computer was damaged. She’d asked Caleb for help, but he refused.
“My tech team doesn’t fix computers. Find someone yourself.”
“The laptop contained all my research!”
“You dropped out.A bachelor’s thesis isn’t significant research.”
His voice was thick with alcohol; Nash’s laughter could be heard in the background.
“Caleb, who’s calling?”
“Spam.”
Hot tears fell as the call ended.Evelyn searched for repair shops. Each technician shook their head.
reached
fourth shop, her
her phone As she
rang
“Where have you been? Why aren’t you watching the children?”
“There are maids…”
“Ducky misses you.Get home immediately!”
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Caleb’s grandmother.
Evelyn sat on a chair, hugging her legs.Once, her children were everything.Now, she questioned the cost of marriage and motherhood.
Her long hair cascaded down. She rested her cheek on her knees.
“I failed Professor Shen.”
She had no proof Jiang stole her research.
Shane’s voice was warm, “Don’t dwell on spilled milk.How Jiang rose, you’ll pull him down!”
The next morning, the ALI committee posted five hours of Evelyn’s competition footage. They announced a ten–thousand–dollar reward for anyone who could find evidence of
of hundreds cheating.The
video
instantly
garnered
thousands
of
views.
The competition required five cameras, each with specific placement and distance requirements, to ensure 360–degree coverage and to prevent anyone from providing answers. The proctors also monitored the contestants‘ screens.
The committee’s ten–thousand–dollar reward attracted numerous bloggers to livestream their search for evidence.Netizens were ready to scrutinize every detail.
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Evelyn appeared on screen.
“Whoa!She’s a beauty!”
“Why didn’t anyone say Evelyn is gorgeous?!”
