Director Wu's words immediately caused an uproar in the Painting Institute.
"She's not a freshman. She's an expelled student?"
"What did you do to get expelled?"
Someone suddenly asked Qi Yanran in surprise, "I heard Director Wu call her Qi Yuan. Is she Qi Yuan? The adopted daughter who was abused by your family? She looked like an ordinary girl following you around in the past, but I didn't expect her to be so good-looking."
When Qi Yanran heard these words, her eyes suddenly turned red. She bit her lip and tears welled up in her eyes, as if she had been wronged.
Those who didn't know better would think she was the one being abused.
Immediately, someone spoke up for Qi Yanran.
"Don't talk nonsense, Class Three. You make it sound like Yanran abused her. The entire school knows how well Yanran treats her sister."
"Besides, we don't even know if the abuse is real or fake. These orphans that no one wants can't even get enough food and clothes on their own. The Qi family provided for her and even allowed her to attend the same school as Yanran. Is this considered abuse?"
"In my opinion, she's just a greedy person. She's an ingrate who can't be raised well. She's just an adopted daughter who wants to compete with Yanran in everything. Since she can't compare with Yanran, she wants to sue the Qi family for abuse."
"There must be something wrong with her character. Why else would she be expelled?"
Because Qi Yanran was beautiful, had top grades and was the daughter of the Qi family in Jianglin City, she had many supporters in the Chinese Arts Academy.
Qi Yanran said aggrievedly and gently, "Don't say that about Little Yuan. Our family matters are actually just a misunderstanding."
Seeing that Qi Yanran was still defending Qi Yuan, the surrounding disdainful voices became even louder.
"Yanran, stop defending her. She's already cut off her adoption relationship with your family!"
"That's right. Yanran, you're the top student. She follows you around every day and even got expelled from school. What right does she have to be your sister?"
Qi Yanran seemed to be speechless. She looked at Qi Yuan apologetically and lowered her head in silence.
It was as if she was saying that it wasn't because she did not want to protect Qi Yuan, but that Qi Yuan was just too bad.
She waited for Qi Yuan to be ashamed and flustered.
However, Qi Yuan remained expressionless as she listened to the mockery.
The once cowardly her was very afraid of being attacked by such a group. Now, she just felt that it was too noisy.
Qi Yuan only looked at Director Wu and asked calmly, "Director Wu, I didn't make any mistakes. It was due to personal reasons that Madam Qi expelled me. Are you sure you want her to deal with it privately and let me sign and leave?"
Wu Siya felt disdain in her heart, but on the surface, she said earnestly, "Qi Yuan, you were expelled because of your bad character. You're not talented to begin with, and you don't want to improve. If finding such an excuse makes you feel less embarrassed to leave, then just treat it as me handling due to personal reasons."
Qi Yuan was indeed a nameless student in the Chinese Arts Academy.
And no one had noticed her grades.
The only impression everyone had of her was that she was Qi Yanran's sister and that she had made a fool of herself because she liked Song Ziqian.
Compared to Director Wu, everyone naturally chose to believe Director Wu.
Only Lu Ling, who was still leaning against the door, had a mocking look in her eyes. She had seen Qi Yuan's work before. If that was called not having talent, then she could be considered trash.
As for the question of character, what could be wrong with a little fool who couldn't even resist bullying?
Qi Yuan only sneered at Wu Siya's words.
Everyone wondered how Qi Yuan would argue for herself.
After all, it was not easy for them to enter the Chinese Arts Academy so no one would be willing to leave or get expelled easily.
However, Qi Yuan did not know if she had tacitly agreed to Director Wu's words or if she was too disdainful to explain. She picked up her pen and signed it.
'All together.' Two beautiful words landed on the paper.
She looked up at Wu Siya and said coldly, "Director Wu, I hope you won't regret this later."