Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

  The air went still for a moment, and Fu Zhi was stunned.

  She had put on a knitted jacket today that wrapped around her body tightly and made her look like a dumpling.

  Lu Yu’an raised his hand and flipped Fu Zhi’s collar.

  “What are you doing?” Fu Zhi asked, leaning back.

  Lu Yu’an’s gaze suddenly cracked. He stared intently at the red mole on the right side of Fu Zhi’s collarbone.

  He remembered that Z God’s red mole was on the left side……

  ‘So, it wasn’t her……’

  Then, who had saved him?

  Lu Yu’an fell into deep thought. Just as Fu Zhi was about to say something, her phone rang.

  “Zhizhi, this is bad. Do you remember the journal that you handed in the other day? The school’s forum said that Yu City’s Education Bureau rejected your journal because your work got a 100% similarity score on relevant software!”

  Su Xing had been reading a novel on the forum lately. She’d happened to come across the post, so she’d hurriedly called Fu Zhi and told her about the things she had seen.

  Fu Zhi rose from the couch and walked to the door. “100% similarity? How could that be?”

  Everything in the journal was new. She had not used any information or data from her previous publications, so something like this should not be happening.

  “They said you copied from a person known as Z God, who was the greatest asset of the medical sector in our country,” Su Xing said as she scrolled through the post. “It seems like that’s the person that single-handedly ended the pandemic outbreak that ravaged through Country F several years ago. They are greatly respected in Country F, and the people over there even built a statue for them. What should we do now?”

  Fu Zhi was speechless.

  ‘What should we do now? How the hell would I know what we should do now?’

  Fu Zhi heard Su Xing tapping away on the keyboard and surmised that she must be arguing with the students in the forum.

  However, considering her skill, Fu Zhi was certain that she would not be able to do anything against those students. Then, just as she’d expected, Su Xing returned and cried, “Zhizhi…… They all are so mean……”

  But this was not important. She then asked Fu Zhi, “Do you know Z God? Could you have happened to have the same idea as them?”

  “Nope. Anyway, don’t worry too much. Everything will be fine.” Fu Zhi comforted her.

  Initially, Fu Zhi had thought it was something serious before she’d heard the name “Z God”.

  That said, she had not seen anything amiss on the website while handing in her journal. In other words, no one should have replaced her article. Had she uploaded the wrong file herself?

  ‘But how is that possible?’

  “But Zhizhi, someone is comparing your journal to Z God’s……” Su Xing was worried sick. After all, Z God enjoyed a high status in the medical society.

  “Just let them be.” Fu Zhi was not bothered at all. After comforting Su Xing, she hung up the call.

  She’d been going to Myanmar recently, and she did not have the time to care about what those people thought of her. All she needed to do was mind Xu Wei’s feelings.

  However, the matter continued to mushroom on both the school’s forum and the internet. Some people from Country F even went so far as to check who had copied Z God’s work.

  There were several kinds of plagiarism checker software available on the market. Each of them was able to detect even the slightest bit of similarity, let alone a 100% similarity, like in Fu Zhi’s case.

  When Lu Yumo heard about this incident, he sent a text message to Fu Zhi to ask her about the matter on WeChat.

  After reading his message, Fu Zhi went back to the living room and picked up her coat.

  Lu Yu’an stared at her for a while and then asked, “What wrong? Did something happen?”

  “Nope. Nothing.”

  Fu Zhi felt that there was no need to tell Lu Yu’an about this matter at all.

  “I have to go home now. You should go get some rest.”

  Lu Yu’an clutched his hands, which were on his knees. “Okay. Let me escort you to the door then.”

  “It’s not necessary.”

  After Fu Zhi informed Zhou Qiong, she left the mansion.

  Lu Yu’an stared at the empty living room with his jaw tightly set.

  Zhou Qiong walked up to him and said, “Let me push you back to your room. Aren’t you going to meet Chuwan to give her the scores tonight? As for Z God, I will help you ask around so that you can thank her personally.”

  “Okay.”

  Lu Yu’an replied, offering his mother a smile, “I can go back on my own.”

  When he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared.

  He touched his knees and thought, ‘So it wasn’t Fu Zhi who saved me……’

  *

  On Monday, when Fu Zhi returned to school, everyone in the school had already found out about this matter.

  Su Xing was waiting for her outside the school.

  When she saw Fu Zhi, she waved her arm at her. “Zhizhi, I wonder how the school authorities will respond this time. Have you come up with a plan yet?”

  Unlike Fu Zhi, Su Xing was worried sick. She had not had a good night’s sleep since the day the incident had happened.

  Fu Zhi followed her back to their class before pulling her phone out to check on the forum.

  Just like the journal that she’d handed in, the school would pick a few excellent students that wanted to apply for medical school and have them submit their work for evaluation.

  The journal Fu Zhi had handed in was about the application and significance of robotic arms in the medical industry. However, her journal had been taken down and replaced by Z God’s journal, which talked about geographical pandemics.

  Z God was a big shot in the industry, and his journals were all revolving around the effect and significance of pandemics or diseases on the development of the world. From both the aspect of content and professionalism, Z God’s journal was far more practical and useful than Fu Zhi’s work on robotic arms.

  Fu Zhi had spent almost half an hour checking through the website yesterday. It turned out that the culprit had used her software to change her journal.

  She had to admit that this person was smart.

  After all, Z God was an influential figure in both the industry and Country F. Aside from helping Country F solve their issues several times on behalf of the government, they had never appeared in front of the public before. They kept a low profile, and even their gender was a mystery. Therefore, other than the leader of the country, nobody had seen Z God.

  They did not care about fame or fortune, and they were quite mysterious when it came to their whereabouts. Most of the doctors regarded them as their idol, and if they realized that Fu Zhi had copied their work, nobody would want to take her in anymore.

  “Most of the students in the school just want an explanation from you. They all believe that you didn’t plagiarize. However, some people on the internet have said you’re an idiot……” Su Xing said, “I think you should make a statement as soon as possible before this becomes too difficult to control.”

  Plagiarism was a serious offense. If Fu Zhi could not prove that she had not copied someone else’s work, then her future would be destroyed.

  “Okay,” Fu Zhi replied indifferently.

  ‘Okay? Then do something about it! Don’t just sit there!’

  Su Xing sighed.

  She had asked her parents to try reaching out to Z God, but unfortunately, Z God had paid no mind to them.

  Su Xing comforted Fu Zhi. “Don’t worry, Zhizhi. I will do my best to help you.”

  Fu Zhi did not know what to say.

  Truth be told, she was not worried at all. The reason she looked like she was sad was that she was thinking who would be the best person to speak up about this.

  The Fu Corporation? Nope. The research institute? Pass.

  It seemed to her that this time, she needed help from the government……

  ‘Hmm…… This is hard……’

  Since Su Xing had not gotten a response from Fu Zhi, she went back to chat with her parents again.

  At the same time, in the Mu Family’s residence……

  Bai Yao called Mu Chenxi after waking up.

  She was pretty busy, so she had not been going to school lately. She was going over the script, so she hesitated for a moment before answering the call.

  Bai Yao and Bai Miao had been quarreling a lot recently.

  Bai Yao hated Fu Zhi to the bone and wanted Fu Zhi to pay the price for sending her daughter to the reformatory. However, Bai Miao wanted Fu Zhi to become her daughter-in-law.

  Bai Yao was an idiot. She did not know how to deal with Fu Zhi at all.

  However, Mu Chenxi and Lu Chuwan were different. They were students, so they knew very well how to destroy a student.

  One of the reasons they’d picked Z God’s journal was that Lu Chuwan felt that something was not right with Lu Yu’an.

  Her relationship with Lu Yu’an was not as good as other people thought.

  Yes, she was the one who had accompanied Lu Yu’an through the darkest days of his life.

  Yes, Lu Yu’an should pay back the favor.

  However, she had no idea why, but she felt that Lu Yu’an’s attitude toward her had changed a lot after their meeting.

  He kept staring at his phone the entire time, and it was only when Fu Zhi accepted his friend request on WeChat that the frown on his face lightened a bit and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

  Lu Chuwan thought that since Lu Yu’an was grateful for Z God, he would certainly not be able to tolerate anyone who tried to ride on Z God’s coattails.

  If he knew that Fu Zhi had copied Z God’s journal, would he still like her?

  Bai Yao’s careful voice wafted over from the other side of the line. “Are you sure no one is going to find out?”

  “Nope. Don’t worry. The software was made by my master, and no matter how good Fu Zhi is, there’s no way she’ll find out we’re the ones who did it,” Mu Chenxi replied, comforting Bai Yao.

  “Okay, okay…… Also, one more thing. Have you sent someone to tell Lu Yu’an?” Bai Yao asked. “Can you think of a way to make him…… I think you understand what I’m talking about, right?”

  “Auntie Bai, do you know that helping a minor commit a crime is a crime itself? Do you think it’s appropriate for me to do that?”

  Mu Chenxi added, “Our primary objective is to chase her away. As Chuwan’s friend, I have the obligation to stand up to her, but I can’t bring myself to take away someone’s life. Do you get me?”

  Bai Yao was stumped. After a short silence, she nodded and hung up the phone.

  Mu Chenxi felt that Lu Chuwan’s family was really messed up, especially her mother.

  However, it had nothing to do with her. As Lu Chuwan’s friend, she just needed to kick Fu Zhi out of No.1 High School, that was it.

  When Mu Chenxi went downstairs, her father was having a video conference in the living room.

  She waited until he finished his meeting before going up to him. “Is it certain that Ye San’s going to be the lead in the New Year’s movie? Although “Red Sun” is great, a war movie is too tense and won’t appeal to students of my age group.”

  “You don’t understand,” Mr. Mu said. “Not only has the government made the book mandatory reading material, but the students also have to go to the theater to watch the movie. Besides, the author of the book, Pure Feather, was contracted by the Fu Corporation.”

  Mu Chenxi’s eyes shone. “The Fu Corporation?!”

  “Yes. I’ve sent someone to look into it. Pure Feather has a lot of say in the Fu Corporation. Her film and television rights are all carefully selected by the Fu Corporation. In order to fight for this opportunity, the Mu Family has put in a lot of time and effort. As long as we get on the good side of the Fu Corporation, the future of our family will be as bright as the sun.”

  Even though Mr. Mu had not gotten to see Xi Man regarding the business opportunity, as long as he could get someone to produce a high-quality script, he would have a chance to meet up with Pure Feather.

  Then, he would ask Pure Feather to introduce him to the higher-ups of the Fu Corporation……

  Mr. Mu replied, “Ye San is the most popular celebrity right now, and any drama or movie with him in it is going to be a success. Chenxi, although you have the supporting female role, the characteristics of the role you’re playing are better than those of the female lead. You have to understand how much I have invested to nurture you. First, Siren, and now, Pure Feather. Therefore, you must not let me down.”

  “Don’t worry, dad,” Mu Chenxi said with confidence. “I will certainly do my best!”

  *

  At the same time, Du Min was keeping an eye on the issue with Fu Zhi’s journal as well.

  In fact, just like Fu Zhi had thought, this matter was not a big deal in the medical field.

  After all, nearly all of the bigshots in the medical field were Fu Zhi’s students, and wanting to nail her on the pillar of shame so that nobody would want her was nothing but a foolish dream.

  That said, Fu Zhi still needed to give an explanation to the netizens in their country, as well as the netizens of Country F.

  However, the research institute could not step in this time. This was because the whole internet already knew about the relationship between Fu Zhi and the research institute. If they stepped in this time, the netizens might think they were covering up for her.

  “It’s Yu City’s Education Bureau that rejected Fu Zhi’s journal. Should we ask the government to come forward and say something?” Du Min’s security guard suggested.

  The corner of Du Min’s lips quivered. “The internet has begun to suspect Zhizhi’s identity ever since the government stepped forward to defend Zhizhi last time. If the government interferes with this matter as well, even the most ordinary netizen will be able to find out Zhizhi’s true identity, let alone the people in our own sector.”

  “But don’t you think it’d be better for the National Education Bureau to come forward? After all, all the journals or research papers published by Z God have been verified by the National Education Bureau. They are the ones that know best if Zhizhi plagiarized or not. Besides, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also needs to respond if there is a big fuss over Country F. As for how they’ll respond……”

  Well, Du Min had not thought it out yet.

  Then, his secretary smacked his thigh, startling Du Min.

  “Oh yeah, how could I forget about this!”

  The secretary then turned to Du Min and continued to speak. “Didn’t our government plan to conduct a nationwide computer learning program with the hacker alliance? They will surely hold a press conference to address the importance of the program. All we have to do is have a few reporters ask a couple of questions about this matter. This way, the government can respond to this matter publicly and openly! I’m sure everyone will buy it!”

  “Good idea! Let’s do it!” Du Min made a call to the National Education Bureau, and the person on the other side of the line agreed to the plan right away.

  The date of the press conference was set for the day after tomorrow. The National Education Bureau announced the news on their Weibo account, and they even specified that they would respond to the matter regarding Z God and Fu Zhi.

  The Mysterious Heiress: Researcher In Disguise  

  Chapter 362: Everyone In The Medical Industry Works Together To Clear Her Name

  The announcement that the National Education Bureau was going to hold a press conference as well as address the matter regarding Fu Zhi’s plagiarism dropped like a bombshell on the internet. It caused a huge turmoil across the entire web, and everyone was excited.

  Bai Yao was filled with delight when she got the news and called Lu Yu’an.

  She knew Lu Yu’an had been cured by Z God and was very grateful for the latter.

  As expected, Lu Yu’an fell silent for a while.

  “I got it, Auntie Bai.”

  His voice was low and contained a tinge of coldness and ruthlessness.

  Bai Yao heaved a sigh and added, “Don’t be too sad, Yu’an. This is not the first time Fu Zhi did something like this. She……”

  Lu Yu’an did not say anything else and hung up the call.

  Bai Yao was stunned at first but then let out a scoff as a sense of pleasure similar to revenge welled in her heart.

  Plagiarism was a serious crime, not to mention that the journal Fu Zhi had copied from was the work of a big shot in the medical field. Since Fu Zhi loved medicine so much, she was going to end up like her daughter.

  She would not be able to become a doctor anymore.

  *

  However, sometimes things just would not work out as planned. No matter how much money Bai Yao spent, the incident came to a sudden halt and the top three hot topics were occupied by the scandal of a certain celebrity.

  #Ye Shiyun is suspected of smoking#

  #Ye Shiyun’s girlfriend#

  #Ye Shiyun was spotted kissing and entering the hotel with his girlfriend# ……

  The popularity of the most popular celebrity was something to be reckoned with. The case of Fu Zhi plagiarizing Z God’s journal was drowned by the scandal of a certain celebrity. The incident could barely make it to the top 10 hottest topics, not to mention that there were only 3,000 to 4,000 comments.

  That said, No.1 High School took the incident quite seriously.

  Many students were expressing their opinions, and the post had gathered even more attention than the post about the exchange meeting with Hang Yuan High School and “Red Sun” selling out.

  Fu Zhi was a popular figure in No.1 High School. Not only was she pretty, but she also excelled at studying and had brought glory to their school. What’s more, she had both Lu Yubai and Song Fang supporting her. As a result, there was less hate in the forum.

  [Do you know who Z God is? They are one of the most popular figures across the globe, so I don’t think Fu Zhi would be foolish enough to copy their work.]

  [But she’s the one who uploaded the journal. No one can access her account other than her, so unless it was the Education Bureau—which I seriously think is not possible—no one could have changed her submission. I think Fu Zhi is in deep trouble this time.]

  [In any case, Fu Zhi is our friend. No matter what happens to her, we’ll all share the glory and the loss.]

  [I’m still waiting for an official statement from the Education Bureau. I wonder if Fu Zhi accidentally uploaded the wrong journal or if she really did claim Z God’s work as her own.]

  However, the environment on Weibo was not as peaceful as it was in the forum of No.1 High School.

  [Even celebrities who plagiarize papers will be ousted from the entertainment industry. When will this young lady be expelled from school? She’s a bad influence on other students!]

  [She just pretended someone else’s hard work was her own. Either she’s brainless, or she’s shameless. Maybe she’s both.]

  There were very few comments. One of the main reasons was that Z God seldom appeared in public, while another was that the scandal of Ye Shiyun had attracted most of the attention of the internet, so nobody had the time to worry about Z God at all.

  After all, they all felt that it had nothing to do with them and the other scandal was more interesting.

  That said, they would still click into the post and leave a few comments. As a result, the post had a high number of views and had been sitting high among the top 10 hottest topics on Weibo.

  At the same time, the National Education Bureau’s press conference was held as scheduled inside a clubhouse in the capital.

  The main objective of this press conference was to announce the program offered by the hacker alliance.

  The existence of the hacker alliance had always been open and transparent. It was just that it was rumored in the outside world to be a paradise countless kids aspired to enter.

  All the media and press outlets rushed over to start a live-streaming session when they heard that the National Education Bureau was going to hold a press conference.

  There was quite a number of viewers in the live-streaming room.

  In the past, the people who watched such live-streaming sessions were students who had nothing better to do or teachers and directors of various colleges and universities who were already concerned about the latest news and trends in the circle.

  However, most of the viewers today were students and parents.

  After all, in those parents’ opinion, how could they let their children attend the same school as a cheater?

  Mu Chenxi took out her laptop and clicked into the live-streaming room as well.

  She did not feel as happy or elated as Bao Yao or Lu Chuwan. She just felt that Fu Zhi should pay for the crime she had committed.

  She opened the video-recording function as she prepared to record the most exciting part of the press conference so that she could take it to Lu Chuwan when she visited her tonight.

  Soon, after the Education Bureau talked about the one-hour online training conducted by Shadow in the middle of this month, which could be downloaded and watched by entering the official website of China, it was time for the final Q&A session of the press conference.

  At present, in addition to the reporters who had been tasked to ask questions, there were also many media outlets that were curious about the matter.

  Z God had always been a big shot in the industry, but due to the mystery of their identity, many people were curious to know who they really were and if they would give an interview or not.

  Thus, many reporters had prepared a lot of questions to ask about Fu Zhi claiming Z God’s work as her own.

  “May I ask the chief director a question? Z God has been obsessed with medicine all these years and has not appeared in public. I wonder if we could ask them to come out and give a positive response regarding the comments on the internet and the case of Yu City rejecting Fu Zhi’s journal?”

  The moment the reporter asked his question, Mu Chenxi raised her phone, and the viewers in the live-streaming room grew restless.

  [Here it comes, here it comes!]

  [She even dared to copy from Z God. I can’t wait to see the response of the government!]

  [If it’s proven that Fu Zhi indeed copied from Z God, she won’t be able to enter any school anymore, right? I don’t know why, but I feel bad for her……]

  [Oh, stop it, please. From the moment she copied from Z God, she should’ve anticipated this. This is what she deserves.] ……

  The chief director did not know about the commotion in the live-streaming room. He took a sip of water, cleared his throat, and answered the reporter’s question in a calm voice. “Z God will not step forward to respond. We did receive a report about the plagiarizing incident, and after rounds and rounds of verification, we can say with 100% certainty that one of the participants indeed turned in Z God’s journal.”

  The reporter got excited, “So, may I ask your opinion on this incident?”

  “Rest assured, we would never condone plagiarism, and we will certainly give the public a reasonable explanation……”

  The moment the chief director started talking, the live-streaming room was filled with bullet comments.

  [This is it! She’s a goner!]

  [The government has always maintained a friendly relationship with Z God. Not only that, but Z God has become the bridge between our country and Country F. Is Fu Zhi’s behavior undermining the friendly relationship between the two countries?]

  [We’d never condone plagiarism! Kick Fu Zhi out of No.1 High School!] ……

  The reporter added, “Since Z God is not going to come forward and give a response, I wonder if the government will take any legal action against Fu Zhi? Like expel her from No.1 High School?”

  Mu Chenxi gripped her phone even tighter, and her heartbeat leaped into a gallop.

  ‘Here comes the best part!’

  However, the chief director frowned in confusion and asked, “Fu Zhi? Why should we expel her?”

  Then, he brought the microphone closer and said, “I think you guys have misunderstood something. From beginning to end, I never mentioned that Fu Zhi plagiarized the book.”

  Huh?

  What did he mean by that?

  The live-streaming room blew up.

  [Fu Zhi did not plagiarize? How is that possible? The journal she turned in was Z God’s work!]

  [I’m a student from No.1 High School! I knew that Fu Zhi wouldn’t do something like that!]

  [Oh, come on. Either she copied from Z God or she submitted the wrong journal. There’s no way she could be forgiven for committing such a low-level mistake.]

  The reporter was stunned. It took him roughly a few minutes to come around to his senses and add, “But you just said that a participant copied from Z God.”

  “Well, I did say that, but I didn’t say that person is Fu Zhi. Besides, after we ran a background check on Fu Zhi, we found out that she has followed her parents to Country F before. They came across Z God on the way, and they worked together to solve the pandemic outbreak in Country F,” the chief director replied. “Fu Zhi has studied medicine under Z God’s tutelage for half a year, and she has also willingly tested the medicine for the pandemic outbreak. As for the journal published by Z God, she contributed her ideas as well.”

  The viewers in the live-streaming room once again exploded after the chief director finished speaking.

  [Her parents were researchers, and she had the opportunity to study medicine under Z God when she was young. She had a head start in her life since the moment she was born!]

  [The world suddenly feels so strange to me. Fu Zhi is the owner of the research institute, she has a lot of handsome guys around her, and now even Z God is related to her? I don’t believe it! Fu Zhi is just a normal high school student! How is there any chance so many good things would happen to her?!]

  [She has contributed to Z God’s journal? Are you serious? She was just a kid at the time, so what the hell could she contribute?]

  [Actually, I didn’t believe that Fu Zhi would copy from Z God, but after listening to his explanation, I’ve begun to change my mind.]

  Unlike the netizens, Mu Chenxi was confused.

  She felt something was not quite right with the way things were going. The National Education Bureau should be reprimanding Fu Zhi for stealing other people’s work, but she had no idea why, yet she had a feeling that the chief director was helping Fu Zhi clear her name.

  Mu Chenxi felt that it had been the wrong decision to pick Z God. She should have picked Sun Sanzhen, Chu Hao, or Sun Sanzhen’s disciples instead.

  They were less tolerant than Z God, and they would surely have fought with Fu Zhi until the end.

  Lu Chuwan insisted on making Lu Yu’an hate Fu Zhi, and none of them actually had anticipated that Fu Zhi would know Z God.

  The chief director continued to speak. “Although Fu Zhi only spent a very short amount of time with Z God, it is certain that she did contribute to some of Z God’s journals. Besides, our technical staff has verified that someone has tampered with the journal. The original content of this journal was removed and replaced before it was submitted to us.”

  “So are you saying that Fu Zhi was framed?” The reporter pressed on.

  “I’m not sure about this, but while I don’t know why someone would tamper with her journal, one thing is certain: Fu Zhi never intended to add her own name on Z God’s journal. Otherwise, she would have made a name for herself a few years ago.”

  After a short pause, the chief director pulled out a stack of letters and moved on. “I have a question. Why wouldn’t a student like her, who cares about fame and fortune, ask to add her name to the published journal? Last night, our bureau received a letter from the Chu Family, Sun Sanzhen, and a medical and surgical expert within the medical industry. All of them are somehow connected to Fu Zhi, and they all believe that Fu Zhi is innocent. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to tell the person that framed Fu Zhi…… You’re an idiot.”

  The chief director would not lie, and there was no reason for him to lie as well.

  Besides, the big shots in the medical industry were all eccentric. They seldom interacted with rich people, and this time, they were willing to stand up for Fu Zhi……

  The live-streaming room went silent for a while.

  [I saw Liu Ci’s name. This guy used to be my surgeon when I was in the hospital. He’s a strange dude, and when my parents gave him an envelope before my operation, he nearly chased me out of the hospital.]

  [And that’s famous neurologist Qian Wei! How is there any possibility Fu Zhi knows so many big shots?]

  Even though Mu Chenxi had used Fu Zhi’s software, the government was still able to detect that someone had changed the content of the journal.

  Mu Chenxi smacked her phone on the table. She bit her lower lip, as she did not know how to explain this to Lu Chuwan. She did not know that Bai Yao had told Lu Yu’an as well. Would Lu Yu’an go to cause Fu Zhi trouble?

  The Mysterious Heiress: Researcher In Disguise