CEO He : Please Don't Love Me

Chapter 118 - She Will Have To Live In His Shelter

Everything just happened so fast that everyone in the Principal office was left open mouthed.

Professor Dong's half of the body tilted sideways with glass of water in his hands.

"Be …"

Vice Principal Cong who had opened his mouth to say 'Be careful Professor Dong' couldn't complete his sentence as he saw Mo Roulan standing up from the nearby chair and running in front of Professor Dong like a wind.

"Lanlan"

He Jian shouted in panic as he stood up from the chair swiftly but no matter how fast he was, since Mo Roulan had already run to Professor Dong, he could only watch as the glass collided with Mo Roulan's shoulder instead of the surveillance video setup.

Professor Dong's mouth was parted as he balanced himself a few moments later. His face was pale and he seemed to be in shock.  Even when he closed his mouth once to swallow his saliva, he opened it again as if it was supposed to be like that only.

"You…you…how…"

He stuttered out as he looked at Mo Roulan with wide eyes.

Not only he but Vice Principal Cong, Principal Lin, Chu Feng, the two-three people of working staff who were present in the office and lastly the peon, all of them were looking at Mo Roulan with wide eyes…..as if she was a monster.

Under this scorching gaze of everyone, Mo Roulan felt awkward. However, a moment later, she looked at Professor Dong with cold and sharp eyes.

Mo Roulan had lived enough to feel the malicious intent of someone towards herself. She felt the same kind of feeling from Professor Dong when he had been bent of suspending her from the college.

Especially when he had tried to stop Principal Lin from calling the working staff, he had only increased her suspicion. Everything seemed to be a bit off to her.

Why would a reputed professor of such a renowned university slander her unreasonably? She had wondered.

The answer had come so swiftly. 

Unless he was getting something from doing it….he would not have done it. He would not have put himself at risk.

So when Professor Dong stepped inside the office and asked the peon for a glass of water, she had started to become wary of him.

When he walked towards the surveillance video setup…she was almost ready to protect to any moment.

How couldn't she? It was the only source of proving her innocence.

She was just a student with no power at all. She knew that she won't be able to do anything if she lost this only evidence also.

So when Professor Dong was about to fall she swiftly ran to his side but only to protect her evidence …not Professor Dong. 

Professor Dong who had already lost his wits because of her actions trembled under her sharp and cold gaze. 

Mo Roulan moved her eyes away. She stretched her shoulder but before she could a hand suddenly grabbed her shoulder   

"Don't move it."

The deep and familiar voice really made her stop her action and the coldness in her eyes was suddenly swept away…by the irritation.

The shirt on her shoulder was now wet which made her feel very irritated.

She glanced sideways at the man whose hand was now on her shoulder in a careful and firm grip.

"Why did you do this?"

There was a frown on his forehead as he asked her and his eyes were filled with panic.

Mo Roulan saw that his gaze moved to the broken glass on the floor and she understood and said nonchalantly.

"That didn't penetrate me. It just broke after hitting me."

Only then did the frown on the cold man's face smoothen down a bit.

Seeing this, she struggled a little indicating him to free her shoulder and he left her.

However, the next moment she saw him removing his coat and ….put it on her.

She was startled and moved her hand to remove it but he stopped her again.

"If you want them to watch a show, then remove it."

A moment of confusion flashed in Mo Roulan's eyes before she understood what he was saying.

Her shirt was white and wet. Her face flushed and she clutched the coat tightly the next instant. The manly scent invading her nostrils made her uneasy and for a moment she didn't know what she should do. 

With lowered head, she didn't see the distress, pampering, and helplessness flashing in He Jian's blue eyes. He, of course, understood why she ran so fast to Professor Dong's side…but according to him, there was no need for her to do all this.

He wished he could tell her that even if there was no evidence, no one could do anything against her as long as he was here for her.

Seeing that she was feeling embarrassed, he turned around in understanding and looked at everyone coldly.

"Start the video right now."

"Yes, Young Master He."

Principal Lin said while looking at He Jian and his behind meaningfully but only for a moment and then he asked the working staff to play the footage of the exam room.

Professor Dong had now composed himself was looking at the surveillance set up with a pale face. Seeing his gaze, Mo Roulan didn't dare to move away from her place and stood there.

Noticing this, He Jian looked at Principal Lin coldly.

Principal Lin gulped and glanced at Professor Dong with a frown.

"Professor Dong, you can come and sit here now."

"Oh…"

Professor Dong came out of his trance and looked at Principal Lin with hopeful eyes.

"Principal Lin, Why would I lie to you when I have seen cheating with my own eyes? Still, if you wish to see it, why don't you just postpone watching this video until tomorrow? I am not feeling well enough to sit here and watch it with you."

That girl had told him that the surveillance video will be tampered till tomorrow so there should not be any problem in watching it tomorrow.

However, even Principal Lin was starting to find Professor Dong's behavior slightly suspicious now. But he still said calmly

"Then professor Dong should go and rest. We can still watch the video and solve this matter. After all, this is the question of a student's whole life and career." 

Professor Dong didn't hear what he wanted but couldn't do anything because Mo Roulan was standing in front of him and then He Jian protecting her like a rock.

In the end, he walked forward silently and sat down on his chair.

Only then, Mo Roulan moved her legs and went to sit on the chair that was closest to the projector set up in the office. She frowned when she saw He Jian sitting beside her but didn't say anything.

The video started when everyone sat down. 

It was fast-forwarded till the moment Mo Roulan stepped inside the class. There were still only a few students in the class. Everyone saw that she checked the table and opened the drawers that were empty. After that, she put her bag on the table.

Everything looked fine until that moment.

Professor Dong was wiping his sweat as he watched the video and said suddenly.

"Just forward it before I found her cheating. Sir, you can see there, I have found those papers with answers in her table drawer only. What is the need to watch all this?"

"Watch the whole video."

He Jian said calmly as soon as Professor Dong finished his words and Principal Lin didn't dare to say anything else. He just glared at Professor Dong and indicated him to shut his mouth. 

Professor Dong couldn't help but look at He Jian with a frown in confusion not knowing who he was and why Principal Lin was listening to his every command.

So the video played at a normal pace.

At this moment, Mo Roulan was standing up from her seat in the video. She exited the class leaving her bag on the seat.

Mo Roulan who was watching the video also remembered that she had gone to the washroom before the test paper. Her eyes became sharp understanding why Professor Dong was asking to fast forward the video.

At the same time, everyone saw how the girl who was sitting behind Mo Roulan suddenly stood up from her seat. She looked around in the class and when no one was paying attention to her she took out some papers from her bags and opened Mo Roulan's table drawer….and stuffed them inside.

Sitting beside Mo Roulan, He Jian's cold blue eyes looked at the girl in the video and he moved his eyes to Chu Feng who immediately nodded his head understanding what his boss was saying.

He looked at the young girl beside his boss.

He didn't know whether he should pity Mo Roulan or not.

His boss was a good man at least for those who were closer to him.

So why should he pity her? 

Because he had seen that Mo Roulan didn't seem to like his boss that much.

But it didn't matter. Chu Feng knew his boss's sly nature very well.

Everything was useless if his boss wanted something.

If his boss was not willing, then Mo Roulan could never run away from him.

Whether willing or unwilling, she will have to live in his shelter.

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