Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 218

Sheng Nuan’s words brought a deathly silence to the room. Xie Yan’s face darkened, and he struggled to keep his composure.

He truly hadn’t expected it. He thought dealing with a student would be easy, unaware that this student would be so bold and difficult to handle…

Xu Youliang’s expression was also unpleasant.

A student could argue and challenge Vice Chancellor Xie Yan without restraint, and it could be excused as youthful fearlessness, but he could not.

Just as Xu Youliang was about to rally the teachers beside him, the conference room door swung open, and a young man in a uniform coat strode in, bringing with him a chill as if carried by a gust of cold wind, his presence commanding.

Pei Shuo walked up to the review panel, nodding slightly. “Apologies, there were some matters at the station. I’m late.”

Sheng Nuan’s project was, at its core, a military-backed initiative, and Pei Shuo was the military representative for this project.

Xie Yan’s expression immediately softened. “No problem. Lieutenant Colonel Pei is just in time, the main projects haven’t started yet.”

Pei Shuo nodded. “Then let’s begin.”

Xie Yan suddenly choked, about to speak, when he saw Lieutenant Colonel Pei glance over with a frown. “Is there a problem?”

Xie Yan knew the background of the Pei family… one branch with a general and a lieutenant general, and Pei Shuo, the lieutenant colonel, would likely be promoted soon. They were the ones with true influence.

Xie Yan forced a smile. “Let’s begin, then.”

On stage, Sheng Nuan nodded calmly. “Good afternoon, reviewers. I’m Sheng Nuan, and I’ll be presenting our project’s year-end report…”

Just then, Gao Luo, who was preparing to hand out the materials, froze, his expression changing drastically.

Below, Xie Yan frowned and spoke coldly, “What now?”

Gao Luo looked tense. “The materials are missing…”

Everyone was taken aback. Xu Youliang’s expression turned grim. “Did it get mixed up?”

Gao Luo shook his head. “I just put them in myself, and then…”

His words halted abruptly as something came to mind, and he didn’t continue. Pressing his lips together, he said, “That could be it.”

Gao Luo didn’t mention that the materials were lost because he knew it was not a trivial matter.

From the time he packed the materials until he left, only Yue Qianrou had come near them… and Sheng Nuan’s name was on the cover of that document.

Gao Luo’s face was ashen…

If it really was Yue Qianrou, then she is simply stupid and vicious to the extreme.

This wasn’t just about Sheng Nuan!

Seeing the scene was about to spiral out of control, Tao Yu and a few others looked disheartened… The project had made significant progress, but now there were so many disruptions at the report stage.

Tao Yu complained softly, “It’s all Sheng Nuan’s fault.”

The people next to her looked at her in surprise, and realizing her slip, Tao Yu shut up.

After all, it was the team that prepared the materials, and the blame couldn’t be pinned on Sheng Nuan.

Just then, Sheng Nuan spoke up, “It doesn’t matter. I’ll use the board. I’ll write out the key points. I’m sure the reviewers can follow along… We can submit the materials later. Is that okay?”

Xu Youliang nodded. “Good, use the board.”

Xie Yan’s expression was cold, but he couldn’t say anything further.

In the next moment, Sheng Nuan picked up a piece of chalk, turned to the movable blackboard, and began her presentation…

She outlined the research direction, critical milestones, current progress, and achievements on the blackboard, creating a clear logical chain, explaining each detail as she added it.

As Gao Luo and the other team members observed, their tension gradually eased, turning into admiration.

Just watching Sheng Nuan recall every detail so precisely revealed the dedication and effort she had poured into this project.

On the review panel, apart from Xie Yan, the other professors couldn’t help but nod approvingly.

The achievements of Sheng Nuan’s project team were genuinely outstanding. They had overcome the challenge of displaying Chinese characters on the character generator, and the further development of integrated circuits had made significant strides… The professors could easily see that, before long, this team’s results would impact the entire field.

It would even be of great significance to the entirety of H Country.

Xie Yan’s expression also turned somewhat grim…

He hadn’t expected Sheng Nuan to actually have something substantial!

A talent like her would be valued and vigorously cultivated by any university. Yet, he had previously believed Sheng Xi’s claims that Sheng Nuan relied on improper relationships with men.

Combined with the complaint letter, he had been so unyielding just moments ago.

But it was clear now that he had miscalculated…

That despicable woman!

Thinking of Sheng Xi, a wave of disgust filled Xie Yan’s heart.

Everyone was focused on listening to Sheng Nuan’s report. On the review panel, Pei Shuo sat there, intensely attentive.

He suddenly recalled when he first met Sheng Nuan. Back then, she was just a little gray and scrappy girl, with cunning eyes and brows, like a wild fox from the mountains.

Now, she stood here, effortlessly commanding everything…

A radiant light.

Before long, the presentation ended. Sheng Nuan gave a respectful bow and stepped down, followed by a Q&A session.

After all segments concluded, her team left the report hall.

As they left, Sheng Nuan glanced back, meeting Pei Shuo’s gaze.

Pei Shuo looked at her briefly, then shifted his attention back to his notebook, where he began taking notes, his posture upright and formidable.

Sheng Nuan’s lips curved up, and she followed her teammates out.

Outside, she saw Gao Luo hastily trying to leave.

Sheng Nuan called out directly, “Senior Gao Luo…”

Gao Luo froze, turned back, and forced a smile. “The presentation was excellent. Thank you for your hard work.”

Sheng Nuan said, “The materials are missing, aren’t they?”

Gao Luo looked slightly stiff…

Sheng Nuan said directly, “I’m planning to report it to the police… Our project materials are classified, and stealing them is a serious offense.”

Gao Luo’s expression darkened.

After a pause, he sighed. “Let me handle it, okay?”

Sheng Nuan asked, “How do you plan to handle it?”

Gao Luo was silent for a moment, then said, “Let’s keep this matter within the university. I promise to give you a satisfactory answer, just don’t report it to the police… This matter involves me as well. Please, give me and her a chance. Can you?”

Gao Luo stopped pretending to be clueless. Sheng Nuan’s expression softened slightly, and she nodded. “Okay.”

“Thank you.” Gao Luo nodded in gratitude and turned to leave.

After a few steps, he looked back at Tao Yu. “Tao Yu, come with me.”

Tao Yu’s face was pale as she pressed her lips together, silently following him…

Yue Qianrou was in class when she was summoned to the university’s political education office.

When Yue Qianrou saw the political education director’s cold, authoritative expression, along with Gao Luo and Tao Yu seated beside him, her heart pounded wildly.

The director looked up. “Student Yue Qianrou, we called you here to discuss your complaint against Sheng Nuan, accusing her of using improper means to join Professor Xu Youliang’s project team… Upon investigation, your claim has been deemed false. Can you provide any further evidence?”

Yue Qianrou froze.

False accusation?

Didn’t Sheng Xi say there wouldn’t be any issues with Vice Chancellor Xie? How did it end up as a false accusation?

Before Yue Qianrou could respond, the director continued, “If you’re at a loss for words on this matter, we can set it aside for now and talk about something else… You are currently being accused of stealing experimental materials.”

As Yue Qianrou opened her mouth to deny it, Gao Luo cut in, “This project is under military jurisdiction. If you refuse to admit it, we will report it to the police for investigation. At that point, the questioning will not be this mild.”