"The art exhibition that Professor Hou put me in charge of is almost finished. I have to arrange everything before I can leave. But until then, I promise you I'll try my best not to cause any trouble for the school. Please rest assured."
Zuo Aiai wasn't a particularly good student, and she didn't stand out to teachers.
Her grades were average, and she showed no special strength in any particular subject. Although her attendance was perfect, she seldom spoke in class discussions.
Many people called her a hypocrite behind her back, especially now that this news had come out.
The instructor obviously felt the same way.
"I spoke to Professor Hou personally this morning. They told me that you will no longer be in charge of the art exhibition."
Hearing this, Zuo Aiai was stunned.
She looked up and saw the ridicule written all over the instructor's face. "After such a scandal, you can't honestly expect that Professor Hou would allow you to continue managing the exhibition. That wouldn't reflect well on Professor Hou at all. Zuo Yunyun has been put in charge in your place. I suggest that you take my advice and apply for...Hey! Where are you going? ZUO AIAI!"
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Zuo Aiai showed promise when she made paintings in primary school, but after that, her results were mediocre.
Later on, when Zuo Yunyun joined the family, Zuo Yunyun said that she had never learned to draw as a child. Hearing this broke Zuo Tianhao's heart—he let her and Zuo Aiai go to the painting class together. Zuo Yunyun's first painting was absolutely stunning.
The teacher of the painting class did not know whether she was sincere or just trying to please Zuo Tianhao. When Zuo Tianhao's secretary drove to pick them up from school in the evening, the teacher kept praising Zuo Yunyun, saying that she was a rare genius.
Zuo Tianhao was delighted at the news. That night, he bought a three-layer cake for them to celebrate.
Zuo Aiai, on the other hand, became the useless sister who had been pampered since she was young. In the end, she became Zuo Yunyun's foil.
When she was young, Zuo Aiai didn't realize that Zuo Yunyun was scheming and showing off to impress their father. Zuo Tianhao scolder Zuo Aiai often, but she'd always just assumed that she deserved it. Zuo Yunyun was the good sister, and so she got the praise—it had all seemed perfectly naturally to young Zuo Aiai.
She'd so looked forward to having a sister.
But later on, this good sister would smile like an angel while she stabbed her in the heart.
She always felt that she was alone in her family.
But...Professor Hou was the first person to discover that she too had talent.
Professor Hou had taken Zuo Aiai's painting and hung it up on the wall, telling the rest of the class...
She was the most talented student in the class.
She felt recognized for the first time in her life. From that moment on, she decided to apply herself to her work in Professor Hou's class like she'd never applied herself to her work before.
For the sake of Professor Hou's art exhibition, she had worked hard for over a month writing the project proposal and research report.
Even her graduation thesis had been completed ahead of time.
When she rushed to Professor Hou's office, Professor Hou's face was filled with an unfamiliar anger. He threw the thesis that she had sent over yesterday at her feet with all his might!
"Zuo Aiai, to think that I've always thought so highly of you. Even though you didn't do well in your professional class, I also thought that you had talent. I was biased to let you design this art exhibition. How could you do such a thing? 'The Development of Art Movements in Traditional Chinese Painting.' You didn't even change the title, or the topic—you directly plagiarized your sister's thesis!"
She was stunned. Plagiarized? Where was this coming from?