The Torment of Wen Xinyue: Blacklisted in the Lab

But could Ji Chuxing simply deny this?

Wu Fangying was a man of meticulous precision when it came to experiments. In his younger days, he had suffered the theft of his research, and he loathed such dishonesty.

At that moment, he fixed Wen Xinyue with a stern gaze. "What exactly happened? Did you assist with the Mill experiment? Were you the one who entered the lab that day to conduct it?"

Wen Xinyue's face paled.

She had heard of the Mill experiment, but she understood nothing about it.

Over the past two days, while assisting in the lab, she had finally realized that the experiment Teacher Wu referred to was the Mill experiment.

But she couldn't perform it!

Yet, admitting her ignorance was out of the question. If she did, Teacher Wu would surely expel her from the lab, and her classmates would mock her. Her father and brother might also be disappointed.

She had overheard her father praising her to guests, saying she was already conducting experiments with her mentor. The Wen family's guests had even predicted she would secure a place at North City University.

She couldn't be expelled from the lab!

Wen Xinyue's face remained ashen.

Meanwhile, Ji Chuxing quietly slipped away from the crowd, wanting no part in the chaos.

She didn't care who had conducted the Mill experiment, nor whether it was Wen Xinyue. She had merely stepped in because she couldn't stand the shoddy work.

If she had known it would cause such trouble, she wouldn't have bothered!

Zhao Feifei and Lu Xing, however, stayed to watch the drama unfold.

Liu Xiuping was momentarily stunned before she spoke up sternly, "Teacher Wu, this must be our Xinyue. She's even communicated with professors from Sal University. Ji Chuxing only made a few irrelevant remarks. Why are you doubting Xinyue? How could a student like Ji Chuxing possibly understand the Mill experiment?"

"Silence!" Teacher Wu didn't spare Liu Xiuping any courtesy, his gaze fixed on Wen Xinyue.

Liu Xiuping was incensed by the rebuke.

"It's just an experiment! Xinyue, tell us, what is the Mill experiment?"

Liu Xiuping wasn't a science teacher and didn't understand chemical experiments, but she had unwavering faith in Wen Xinyue's abilities.

Wen Xinyue, her face pale, stammered out a string of textbook definitions.

Disappointment was evident on Teacher Wu's face.

He listed a series of chemical terms, but Wen Xinyue, though she opened her mouth, couldn't follow. She didn't even understand what he was saying.

"So, the Mill experiment was conducted by Miss Ji, but you took credit for it?" Teacher Wu's words cut to the heart.

The onlookers, seeing this, regarded Wen Xinyue with suspicion and disdain.

Whispers began to spread.

"How could she do this? Wasn't she supposed to be a goddess? Setting up a drama to frame someone is bad enough, but claiming credit for someone else's experiment?"

"She looks so refined, but her actions are despicable."

"Yeah, I heard Ji Chuxing used to be at the bottom of the Qihang class. Could it all have been a lie?"

"Stop it. She probably just fears being surpassed, so she preemptively framed others. I saw Ji Chuxing teaching my physics teacher how to solve a problem in the school corridor."

"Wow, how can there be such a person? I used to think of her as a goddess and a school beauty. I was blind!"

The dirt once thrown at Ji Chuxing was now being hurled back at Wen Xinyue.

She never imagined the backlash would come so swiftly and fiercely.

Wen Xinyue felt utterly humiliated.

But she couldn't let herself fail so completely.

"Teacher Wu... I didn't. I did enter the lab to conduct an experiment. You didn't tell me it was the Mill experiment. I just did an experiment, thinking it was the one you were referring to."

Teacher Wu carefully recalled the events of that day.

Indeed, no one had mentioned the Mill experiment when they asked Wen Xinyue. The Mill experiment was a complex one in the field of chemistry, not something everyone could grasp. They had only said he was conducting an experiment and had hit a bottleneck.

But could this quell Teacher Wu's anger?

He was furious!

Wen Xinyue had done it on purpose!

In the past, some students had tried every means to enter his lab, and some parents had even offered money, which he had refused. He never expected students today would resort to such tactics!

If she were to enter a real lab in the future, there was no guarantee she wouldn't steal someone else's work.

Teacher Wu's face darkened, and he turned to the principal. "Principal, starting today, she is not allowed to enter the lab building."

As long as he was there, Wen Xinyue would be on the blacklist for the lab, including North City University.

The principal had already grasped the situation and was deeply angered.

Ji Chuxing was a prodigy in experiments and a rising star in research. The future of Nan Middle School in the scientific community depended on her.

How could anyone casually accuse her of being a thief and stealing chemicals? It was absurd.

Moreover, if a student from Nan Middle School did such a thing, it reflected poorly on the school's education.

The principal nodded, looking at Wen Xinyue. "This is indeed a serious matter. I've already been informed about the incident in the monitoring room. Starting today, she is forbidden from entering the lab building. What was her name again?"

Zhao Feifei gleefully reminded him, "Her name is Wen Xinyue, Principal!"

The principal nodded. "From now on, Wen Xinyue is forbidden from entering the lab building."

After all, a student who disrespected experiments and caused accidents was a potential danger. No one knew what she might do next time she was in a bad mood.

Wen Xinyue stood there, struck by lightning, her face pale, unable to speak for a long time.

After Teacher Wu finished, he turned around and found that Ji Chuxing was gone.

He widened his eyes. "Where is Miss Ji?"

How could Miss Ji be gone?

He still needed to ask her more about the Mill experiment!

Zhao Feifei and Lu Xing blocked the path to Class 16.

Teacher Wu slapped his thigh and forcefully pushed them aside. "Miss Ji, wait for me!"

He then rushed towards Class 16.

With the matter resolved, the principal looked at Wen Xinyue. "Student, given your behavior, according to school rules, you are now under probation. If such an incident happens again, you will be expelled from Nan Middle School. I hope you will behave well during this period."

With that, the principal walked away, hands behind his back.

Liu Xiuping didn't even get a chance to speak for Wen Xinyue!

Director Yan also shook his head in disappointment. "Teacher Liu, I will handle the moral education class for the Qihang class next time."

It was as if Liu Xiuping had been publicly slapped.

The principal's punishment dealt a fatal blow to Wen Xinyue.

She stood there, pale-faced, unable to react for a long time.

Probation?

How... could this be possible?

She was the top student at Nan Middle School, the school beauty. The principal didn't even know her name and was putting her on probation?

How did things turn out this way? This should have been a punishment for Ji Chuxing!