Chapter 169: Lying Without a Rough Draft
Xu Wanwan did not care what they said, nor did she care how loud the discussions were. She was not afraid of being slanted. The louder the discussions were, the more painful it would be when they slapped her in the face.
Master Nanshan also looked at Xu Wanwan with a troubled expression. “Little Xu, Master knows that you’re an honest child. If you take it, return it. It counts as showing our teacher-disciple relationship.”
He had a good impression of Xu Wanwan. He did not believe that she would do such a thing.
If she had really done it, she might have had her own difficulties.
However, his principles could not be changed. He absolutely could not have an unscrupulous disciple by his side.
“Master, I didn’t take your design. It’s in your private lounge,” Xu Wanwan said calmly. Everyone present was very surprised.
Even Master Nanshan couldn’t help but ask, “Little Xu, what… do you mean?”
“At that time, Zhou Lin did give me your design and asked me to take it to the Li Corporation. But I wouldn’t do that, so I returned the design.”
“I don’t know what Miss Zhou’s intentions are, but I don’t want to be framed for no reason.”
Master Nanshan instantly realized what was going on. He turned to look at Zhou Lin coldly. “Explain it to me clearly!”
Zhou Lin had never thought that Xu Wanwan would be able to resolve this matter smoothly. Her face alternated between green and white. In the end, she braced herself and said, “M-master, please listen to my explanation.”
“I actually wanted to ask Little Xu to give Li Jingran a painting of my own. Maybe I took it by accident. I definitely didn’t do it on purpose!”
For the first time, a hint of fear appeared in her eyes. Master Nanshan did not trust her much before this. If he knew that she had done something like that again, he would definitely fly into a rage.
After listening to the woman’s explanation, Xu Wanwan could not help but laugh lightly.
“Miss Zhou, do you not even have a rough draft when you’re lying?”
“You said before that you didn’t have a good relationship with Li Jingran, so naturally, you wouldn’t give him anything. How come you’re telling a different story again?”
Wasn’t she shooting herself in the foot?
Not everyone was stupid. How could they not see that Zhou Lin’s words were contradictory?
Master Nanshan was furious. “Zhou Lin, you’ve really disappointed me!”
The corners of Zhou Lin’s lips trembled a few times. In a moment of desperation, she actually knelt down with a plop toward Master Nanshan.
“Master! I was wrong!”
She cried as she said, “I did such a thing in a moment of confusion… I’ve been by your side for so many years, but I’ve never done anything out of line. This time, I did it because of my obsession and selfishness.”
“I do hate Xu Wanwan. It was her who stole my fiancé. As a normal woman, how could I bear it?”
Xu Wanwan said coldly, “You’re the one who caused your fate today. What does it have to do with me?”
She had a promiscuous private life, and she had given birth to another man’s child. How could she ask Li Jingran to be loyal to her?
Zhou Lin was not willing to give up. She kneeled on the ground and begged for mercy. “Master, please give me another chance for the sake of so many years of master-disciple relationship! I won’t dare to do it again in the future. Please…”
Master Nanshan frowned as he looked at his disciple, who was proud in the past. There was no longer a trace of pride in her.
His voice turned solemn, “Zhou Lin, you and I are master and disciple. You should know that I hate people with a low moral character the most.”
“I didn’t argue with you about what happened last time. I thought that you would try your best to repent, but your actions today have disappointed me.”
“Master, you can complain and also blame me, but please don’t kick me out of the art gallery!” Zhou Lin said earnestly, “The design competition is about to begin. I’ve prepared for a long time this time. I’ll definitely win the competition for the Nanshan School.”
Master Nanshan’s anger was slightly reduced when he thought about the design competition.
But this could not appease his dissatisfaction.
“For the last time, I will allow you to represent the Nanshan School in the competition on account of our master-disciple relationship.”
“I can not chase you away, but from now on, you will never have your previous status here.”
After saying this, Master Nanshan left without turning his head back.
He knew that Zhou Lin was arrogant, and it was more difficult for her to be ignored than to be chased away.
This was also the last chance he would give her.
If she could endure this coldness and repent, he might let bygones be bygones.
If she would still be unscrupulous, then he would pretend that she was not his disciple.
Master Nanshan left, and the people in the room stood up one after another. They looked at Zhou Lin with a hint of disgust in their eyes as they discussed and left.
“Tsktsk, I really didn’t expect senior sister Zhou to be such a person. She didn’t have the ability to keep a man’s heart, and instead, she framed Little Xu.”
“I don’t think we need to have a good relationship with her in the future. Master has probably given up on her. Let’s just pretend that this Senior Sister doesn’t exist in the future.”
“However, we can get closer to Little Xu. After all, Little Xu’s family background is good, and Master likes her. She’ll definitely be able to replace Zhou Lin in the future.”
Everyone was smart. When they saw that Zhou Lin had fallen, no one went up to greet her. Instead, they went to find Xu Wanwan and greeted her.
“Little Xu, you weren’t scared just now, were you?”
Xu Wanwan pursed her lips slightly. “I’m fine.”
“Don’t take to heart the things that some people do. Everyone doesn’t like a person with a bad character. Don’t worry, we’ll definitely take care of you in the future.”
“Yeah, when Master’s anger subsides, he might even apologize to you. You don’t have to take this matter to heart.”
Xu Wanwan was still not very familiar with them. She just smiled faintly and said, “Yes, thank you for your concern.”
Zhou Lin stood up from the ground in a daze. Her eyes were piercing as she stared in Xu Wanwan’s direction. She gnashed her teeth in hatred!
What a bunch of dogs that relied on others for power!
In the past, when she was at her peak, those people tried to please her one by one. She did not even look at them.
Now, she had only temporarily lost her power in front of her Master, and they had revealed their true colors. They were really not good people.
When she’s standing up again, she would definitely teach these people a good lesson!
After the crowd had dispersed, Xu Yue walked up to Zhou Lin with a dissatisfied look and complained, “Didn’t you say that you could definitely get rid of Xu Wanwan?”
“And now, not only has she not left but she’s even been chased up to the sky by those people. Seriously!”
Zhou Lin was already furious. Seeing that Xu Yue had run into the muzzle of her gun, she said fiercely, “Who do you think you are? What right do you have to lecture me?”
“No matter how bad my life is, Master will not chase me out of the art gallery. And for a useless thing like you, I can chase you out with just a flick of my finger.”
Xu Yue was frightened by her angry look for a moment, but she still said unhappily, “If you really have the ability, then chase Xu Wanwan away.”
“What’s the rush?”
Zhou Lin slowly regained her composure, and her eyes were frosty. “Not only do I want to chase her away from here, but I will also chase her away from the Li family.”
“You just have to listen to me obediently, and we can deal with Xu Wanwan together. Do you understand?”
Xu Yue was dissatisfied with her high and mighty tone. “Hmph, we are now in the same boat. Dealing with Xu Wanwan is our common goal. You don’t have to command me.”