After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved-Chapter 330: Will Be Seen as a Sinner

Jiang Ting is really something.

She managed to abruptly stop the curse words that blurted out, preventing Jiang Yusheng from noticing anything unusual.

Although hearing Jiang Yusheng talk about Lu Sheng, who she treats like her own daughter, always protective Jiang Ting was about to explode. But after seeing the young girl press down on herself and shake her head, she suppressed her anger.

Seething inside, Jiang Ting pretended not to care on the phone: "It’s fine, brother. If it comes to it, when you arrive I’ll just lock Lu Sheng in the room and not let her out, so you won’t get annoyed by seeing her."

Jiang Yusheng already disliked Lu Sheng; last time it was because of Lu Sheng that he lost so much face at the piano competition.

Now, seeing that his sister hadn’t changed at all and still disliked this rural stepdaughter just like him, he was very pleased.

"Alright then," Jiang Yusheng said nonchalantly, "I’m taking a flight back to Beijing the day after tomorrow, I have things to do tomorrow morning, so I’ll head over tomorrow night."

"Alright," seeing Jiang Yusheng agreed, Jiang Ting immediately said, "Then we’ll wait for you at home tomorrow night."

Jiang Yusheng mentioned he would come home tomorrow evening.

Anyway, they should be able to get to the bottom of things and give Dean Peng a response.

So, Lu Sheng also felt relieved.

After having dinner with her family, Li Muchen had to go back to the company for work, and Lu Sheng went back to her room to prepare for bed.

But she didn’t expect that, after ten at night, Lan Yu suddenly called.

And hearing what Lan Yu said, Lu Sheng immediately sat up from her bed.

"...Lan Yu, what are you saying?"

Lu Sheng suddenly gripped her phone tight, her tone somewhat incredulous.

"I said I just saw a report, it says that Dean Peng was taken away by the police tonight."

The voice of Lan Yu on the phone also sounded very shocked.

Lu Sheng tried to stay calm and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Lan Yu began to explain.

"The report this morning said that Professor Peng was using a special admission quota to lure underage girls – meaning he tried to seduce you."

"In the comments, someone from Beijing University’s admissions office mentioned that they didn’t see Professor Peng reporting any special admission quotas this year."

"No reported quota means you did not accept the quota, were not seduced by Dean Peng, and should not have received any harm."

"So although netizens were scolding Professor Peng, the worst they said was that he has a sick mind, behaves indecently, and is unfit to be a teacher using his privileges."

"But tonight, suddenly someone anonymously posted on the Beijing University’s campus forum saying they were once called to Professor Peng’s office, he not only sexually harassed her but also attempted to rape her."

"That girl said that it was only because someone suddenly came that Professor Peng did not succeed. Afterwards, Professor Peng threatened her not to speak of this, or she wouldn’t be able to graduate from Beijing University smoothly."

"She also said that it was because the issue of Professor Peng luring a minor had come to light and garnered public attention that she dared to post and speak out."

"She said she came forward in hopes that Beijing University students and society could see Professor Peng’s true face through this opportunity, hoping that Beijing University would revoke his special professor title and dismiss him."

Lan Yu said, "Once this post was released, it was no longer just an issue of Professor Peng’s improper conduct. This is attempted rape."

"Beijing University’s own internal forum exploded. Hundreds of students jointly condemned Professor Peng, and some even reported him directly to the police in Jiang City."

"I guess the police must have acted due to public pressure. Regardless of the facts, they took Professor Peng to the police station for an investigation to soothe public anger and prevent further escalation of conflicts."

Hearing this, Lu Sheng couldn’t help but take a deep breath: "...An anonymous post, no substantial evidence was provided, and yet everyone believed it?"

"Because only people with a Beijing University internal system account can post on Beijing University’s internal forum. Outsiders, even Beijing University alumni whose status have expired, can’t access the forum, let alone post."

"So the person who made the anonymous post must be a student currently studying at Beijing University."

"Beijing University is the highest academic institution in the country, and the students there are the most intelligent and distinguished from all over the country, and generally have higher standards."

"Which girl would tarnish a professor’s name without cause? What would she gain from such an action?"

"What’s more concerning is that the person who posted this didn’t wait long before deleting their account, and the post disappeared."

"This led other students and netizens to believe that she was threatened by Professor Peng, which fueled their desire to report to the police to have Professor Peng arrested."

While Lan Yu was speaking, Lu Sheng used a backup phone to call Peng Hongyuan.

As expected, the phone indicated it was turned off, inaccessible.

Professor Peng must already be at the police station now.

Lu Sheng hadn’t expected such a sudden change of events.

The situation had escalated so quickly, she couldn’t wait until tomorrow night for Jiang Yusheng to come and clarify things.

Public opinion fermented so rapidly that by tomorrow evening, who knows what other changes might arise.

The situation started from those stolen photos of her and Peng Hongyuan, regardless of the facts, this is not the reality.

With Peng Hongyuan already taken by the police, she should come forward to clarify this matter, to prevent malicious people from further slandering Peng Hongyuan by insinuating he lured underage girls.

Thus, Lu Sheng said into the phone: "Lan Yu, I want to post on Weibo now to clarify the situation about those photos and the slot Professor Peng gave me."

Lu Sheng did not expect that upon hearing her words, Lan Yu on the other end of the phone paused for a few seconds, then spoke with an unprecedented serious tone.

"Shengsheng, you really need to think this through."

"First, what you say might not necessarily be believed by the netizens."

"Second, you are currently an outsider, but once you post on Weibo, you will be involved in this matter. Public opinion may instantly turn against you, and the impact on you is something we cannot foresee now."

"Third, and most importantly, now that I’ve told you about this anonymous post, do you still trust Professor Peng’s character that much? Are you sure the anonymous post is a baseless slander, that Professor Peng really didn’t harass or attempt to rape any students?"

"Have you considered, what if the anonymous post turns out to be true, and the police later verify that a girl did indeed suffer such harm?"

"Then you, who defended Professor Peng tonight, might be seen as complicit with Professor Peng."

"If you remain unaware of this matter, it will not have any impact on you. But if you come forward, it can only cause you harm; there will be no benefit."

"Even so, do you still want to defend Professor Peng?"