Chapter 202 - 204: Cunning Plan_1
Xue Sufen had been played by Cheng Shuqin for three years, and now she was being schemed against. She couldn’t swallow the indignity, but she had no ideas of her own and couldn’t bring herself to discuss it with Li Qiao.
Even less willing to be outdone by Li Qiao, she wanted to showcase her own capabilities, "I’ve decided to bide my time and wait for Cheng Shuqin to slip up before I deal with her!" With these cunning words, she left.
Li Qiao took the thesis back to the dorm first while Cheng Shuqin and Ma Hongxiang were looking for books needed for class. She deliberately threw the thesis onto the table with a smack.
Ma Hongxiang asked with concern, "Li Qiao, what happened?"
"I don’t know who sneakily copied my thesis and sent it to the journal, but their abilities were lacking. They didn’t develop the suggestions Professor Xue made, leading to a rejection." As Li Qiao spoke, she covertly observed Cheng Shuqin’s reaction.
A jolt went through Cheng Shuqin’s heart. How did the thesis end up in Li Qiao’s hands? Did she write the wrong name by mistake? She blinked and glanced to the side, "Copying your thesis to submit to a journal? How did you receive it?"
Li Qiao took in Cheng Shuqin’s reaction and intentionally said, "Of course, the person copied my name as well."
Ma Hongxiang said, "I can’t believe someone would be that idle. It must be a nervous thief who copied your name too." She laughed and said, "Who knows who it was, trying to steal a chicken only to lose their rice."
"It wasn’t me, anyway," Cheng Shuqin emphasized.
Li Qiao replied, "No one said it was you. But by saying that, it kind of feels like ’thou doth protest too much.’"
Cheng Shuqin: "... Don’t talk nonsense."