The head of the department hadn’t reacted yet, but Tang Ming instantly flew into a rage, “What the fuck did you just say? I think you, a cripple, don’t want to live anymore, do you? Do you know who my dad is? How dare you swear at me like that?”

“Damn it, let me tell you, Feng Shaoyun, you; can forget about your diploma for the rest of your life!!”

The principal was comparing the rose sketch with “Human World.”

The rose sketch was the transitional artwork that Feng Shaoyun had recently changed her style to, gradually transitioning from despair and gloom to hope and brightness. At that time, because Sheng Xia said she liked it, Feng Shaoyun gave her this meaningful sketch.

The more the principal compared, the heavier his heart became, and his face became uglier.

Just as Sheng Xia had said, even though the style had changed somewhat, both the brushwork techniques and the changes in light and dark colors, especially the details of the roses, were similar, yet unique to her.

When the steward first approached him, although intimidated by the power of the Feng family, the principal had no choice but to reluctantly call the organizers and obtain the photos of the two’s submitted works.

But at that time, he actually had some doubts in his heart and felt that unless he was really out of his mind, the head of the department could not have done such a thing.

Who would have thought that he would be the one slapped in the face now? Putting these two pictures together, anyone with a little knowledge of painting techniques could see that they were painted by the same person.

Was the head of the department really brainless? How dare he tamper with the competition like this, not only harming others and himself but also harming the school!

It’s simply a disgrace to the art institute!!

The principal’s face was dark, and his heart was filled with anger. Just as he heard Tang Ming’s arrogant words, he immediately rebuked with a stern face, “Tang Ming, please show some respect! Is this how your father taught you to speak?!”

“You dare to threaten a classmate with graduation certificate in front of me? Let me tell you, today your father might be the head of the department, but tomorrow he might be going to jail with you!”

Tang Ming was suddenly reprimanded and startled, but he still came forward, his neck stiff, and said, “Principal, don’t try to scare me with this. I don’t know what benefits Feng Shaoyun has given you to come here and threaten me personally.”

“Wait a minute, it couldn’t be– Ah!!”

He suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Feng Shaoyun, obviously with ill intentions, his gaze falling on her, scrutinizing her with a disgusting look. But before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his raised finger!

Before he could understand what was happening, he instinctively screamed in pain and rushed forward. His knee and the soles of his feet were suddenly struck by a wheelchair, and he fell forward along with the force, hitting his head heavily on the sharp edge of a table.

Amidst the loud noise, his whole body convulsed, losing balance and falling heavily to the ground, then curling up and holding his head.

At first glance, it looked like he had banged his head hard in front of Feng Shaoyun.

Seeing this somewhat ridiculous yet relieving scene, Feng Shaoyun, who had been scared and wanted to shrink back, couldn’t help but feel a sudden blankness, subconsciously looking towards her sister-in-law for help.

Then she felt her hand being gently held, bringing warmth.

Feeling her sister-in-law’s silent comfort, Feng Shaoyun suddenly stopped trembling. She blinked her dry eyes gently, looking down at Tang Ming still kneeling on the ground, and pursed her lips.

… They, weren’t as scary as she imagined?

Tang Ming’s head was buzzing, feeling warm liquid flowing from his forehead into his eyes, causing a stinging pain, and suddenly he couldn’t see anything.

“Ah ah ah, my eyes, I can’t see!!”

In an instant, he felt pain all over his body and didn’t know where to put his hands first. He instinctively twisted his fingers and covered his eyes, which were covered in blood, rolling on the ground in panic, screaming, “Dad, save me, I’m blind!!”

Watching this tragic scene, everyone was shocked.

It turned out that just now, when Tang Ming pointed at Feng Shaoyun, Sheng Xia seemed to be startled and subconsciously wanted to protect her sister-in-law behind her. However, the wheelchair rushed forward uncontrollably.

Perhaps to stabilize herself, Sheng Xia instinctively reached out to grab Tang Ming’s hand, but the wheelchair still pressed down on his feet, heavily impacting his knees.

It all seemed like a series of coincidences.

However, the seemingly unintentional cause of his plight, still clutching her chest, looked pale and weak, shaking and about to collapse. “Tang Ming, even if you feel guilty and know you’re wrong, there’s no need to self-harm in apology.”

“Waa, it’s so scary, really; frightening, I almost passed out from fear.”

Everyone: “…” Who is scarier after all!

This time, although the host’s character collapsed before their eyes, the system remained silent, even feeling particularly relieved.

Hamster Yunyun could only be bullied by its host. These people couldn’t even be cannon fodder; how could they bully her?

Hmph.

“…Tang Ming!”

Finally reacting, the head of the department quickly called out his son’s name, trying to help him up.

After examination, it was found that Tang Ming’s eyes were only blurred by blood and there was no real problem, which relieved him. Then he looked up fiercely, full of resentment, and shouted, “Ma’am, you actually dared to hurt my son, I will never let you go! I’m calling the police!”

“The head of the department is twisting his words, anyone with eyes can see that Tang Ming was the one who first harmed us. Putting aside my involvement, it was the student himself who wanted to kneel down to us. Even then he did attack first, I can only consider it as self-defense.”

Sheng Xia’s tone was light and airy, with a hint of innocence in her clear eyes. “Your behavior is too despicable. Just because you think we’re weak and easy to bully, you’re trying to set us up, aren’t you?”

“Fine, that’s perfect. When the police arrive, I believe the headmaster and Tang Ming should be able to cooperate and produce the work, right? We can also exchange the works once the investigation is clear.”

Rubbish, it’s self-defense! Who’s really trying to set us up? She’s clearly doing it on purpose!

Just as the headmaster was about to curse out loud, he was stopped by the second half of her meaningful words, instantly choking on his words and feeling suffocated, his vision darkening.

He was so angry that he was gasping for air. For a moment, he really wanted to call the police, but suddenly his brain woke up.

No, he couldn’t call the police now.

He used to think that Feng Shaoyun had no background, but the fact that they could invite the principal specially, and the principal even called that woman “Madam Feng” with respect, it was definitely not that simple.

Especially since they had submitted the so-called “evidence”, just by looking at the principal’s expression, the headmaster had a bad premonition. The current situation was clearly not in their favor, so they absolutely couldn’t let things escalate further.

But while he was clear-headed, his son obviously didn’t have this awareness. He was still grabbing the headmaster’s arm, shouting loudly, “Dad, call the police and arrest them! That bitch definitely deliberately injured my eyes!!”

Just now, he clearly heard her say, “Since you don’t know how to use your eyes, then don’t ask for them,” even with a terrible smile, it was definitely not a hallucination from pain!

— She deliberately wanted to blind him, this lunatic!

“Hmph, you deserve it! You’re a university student, yet you have no manners at all. What kind of words are those?” The principal came to his senses, understanding that Tang Ming had just tried to discredit him and Feng Shaoyun. He shivered and his face turned disgusted.

These father and son are really crazy. They’re not satisfied with their own demise, they even want to drag him down with them! Feng Shaoyun is a member of the Feng family. Do they even know who they’re offending?

.”

“I’ve just compared them, Tang Ming. If you still don’t take out your previous work, I can only assume you’re guilty and proceed with the verdict,” the principal’s voice was icy as he issued the final ultimatum. “And you, Director Tang, have you figured out where to return the work?”

The headmaster’s face was pale. Under the pressure, he had no choice but to bring out the painting “Shengshi Garden.”

Twenty minutes later, all the mentors in the department were summoned to the headmaster’s office. After roughly understanding the situation and comparing Tang Ming and Feng Shaoyun’s works, they looked serious.

Tang Ming often painted flowers and plants, especially roses, which seemed to be similar in style to “Human World” at first glance.

However, upon closer inspection, it was clear that his previous works lacked emotion, using bright colors to fill in the scenery. The flowers were vibrant, but there was no emotional depth, quite ordinary.

On the other hand, “Shengshi Garden” had almost identical brushstrokes and colors, showing no improvement.

“Human World,” on the other hand, grew miraculously from desolation and ruin; roses filled with vibrant vitality. In the gloomy mist, there was a faint warmth and brightness, making the roses even more striking in contrast.

Even just by looking at the photos, one could feel the shock of being in the abyss yet yearning for the human world.

With just one glance, they were certain that Tang Ming could not have painted this work.

An artist’s work often reflects their emotions and psychological state at the time. Even if Tang Ming had improved, he would never be able to empathize with these emotions.

On the contrary, Feng Shaoyun possessed this special, contradictory temperament.

The professors from the A City Academy of Fine Arts, who were present, were all top-notch in their field and could naturally see these details. Especially Tang Ming’s mentor, who was now flushed with shame, holding “Shengshi Garden” with trembling fingers.

—How could he have taught such a student? It’s simply a lifelong shame!

As they looked at their faces, they knew things were bad. Tang Ming dared not speak and quickly looked to his father for help. The headmaster, pale and sweating profusely, seemed so weak that he might faint at any moment.

Damn it, he shouldn’t have swapped the works with a delusional hope!

It was over now, everything was over!

“Madam Feng, how would you like to handle this matter?”

Hearing the principal discussing the outcome with Sheng Xia, Tang Ming trembled, finally feeling fear. He hurriedly grabbed the headmaster’s arm, barely noticing the pain from his fingers twitching, and anxiously said, “Dad, you have to think of a way. I don’t want to be expelled—”

Before he could finish his sentence, the headmaster slapped him, causing him to fall to the ground in disbelief, looking up at his father, who had always doted on him. “Dad, you, you—”

“Shut up! If it weren’t for you, would we have fallen to this point? Now you’re asking me to find a solution. Do you know that expulsion can’t solve this matter at all?” The headmaster, panting, regretted it so much that his intestines were turning blue. He twisted his face and squeezed out the words, “It’s serious, we might have to, to…”

He couldn’t even bring himself to say the words about the huge compensation and imprisonment, afraid they might come true.

The headmaster took a deep breath, knowing he couldn’t struggle anymore. He attempted to negotiate calmly with Sheng Xia, “Madam Feng, I’m sorry about this. Can we discuss a settlement—”

“A settlement?” Sheng Xia smiled faintly, but her black eyes showed no humor, sending a chill down his spine. “If apologies were enough, why would we need the police, Director Tang?”