NIP Chapter 1224 - 1213: Refusing to Be Oppressed
Chapter 1224 - 1213: Refusing to Be Oppressed
Even though the original self is a girl, she’s studying mechanical engineering and has always excelled in her major. Despite not being good at communication, her excellent grades and love for research makes her a favorite among the professors.
As for why Ye Qiu chose an intern job as an office clerk, it involves her relationship with her dorm mates and her relationship with her adoptive family.
Among Ye Qiu’s university roommates was Xie Lizzi, whose family runs a large corporation specializing in intelligent robots and similar things. She enrolled in this school to join Professor An’s research group, but Professor An favored Ye Qiu. Moreover, the senior she admired once praised Ye Qiu, which only deepened her enmity towards Ye Qiu.
She used all means to investigate Ye Qiu’s background, discovered that she was adopted, and knew she was not loved by her adoptive parents before she started to boldly target Ye Qiu.
Their university is a prestigious public school and the school officials wouldn’t cater to a rich person’s whims. As a result, in terms of academics, Xie Lizzi couldn’t harm Ye Qiu, but she tried every method elsewhere to force Ye Qiu to give up.
She couldn’t bribe the school officials but did bribe the counselors, first having them mark Ye Qiu as not meeting conduct standards, saying she didn’t actively participate in class and school activities, and thus revoking her scholarship.
Then she moved into the same dormitory as Ye Qiu, colluded with the others in the dorm to isolate Ye Qiu, using direct and rough tactics that were highly effective.
For instance, when Ye Qiu was asleep, they would make loud noises, and if Ye Qiu made any sound, they used various excuses to criticize her, saying she was rude, inconsiderate of others, sarcastically claiming no wonder she was abandoned by her parents, as they must have known she was problematic.
Later, when Ye Qiu endured, they escalated their actions, first drenching her bed for no reason, then leaving trash on her desk, eventually throwing out her clothes and tearing up her books.
She could tolerate the rest, but not the books being ruined, because to her, books and knowledge were everything. Finally, the original self was driven out.
Besides that, whenever Ye Qiu worked part-time, they would show up to sabotage her, acting as if to push the original self to drop out altogether. This time at the internship, if not for them appearing to intern as well, the job might not even last for a month.
However tolerant Ye Qiu was, Xie Lizzi’s plan nearly succeeded. Seeing the postgraduate exams approaching, to prevent the original self from taking them, she contacted Ye Qiu’s adoptive parents, paid them a sum of money, and promised that once their biological daughter graduated, she’d have a job at Xie Group.
Choosing between biological daughter and adopted daughter was a no-brainer for the adoptive parents. Not only did they forbid Ye Qiu to take the exams, they also pressured the original self to avoid careers related to her field, or else they’d insult her and threaten to cause trouble at school.
The original self was used to enduring and persuaded herself it was the last time, choosing to yield which left her deeply disheartened. Intelligent machinery was a true passion for the original self, maybe her departure from the world without any attachment later was related to this.
But now that Ye Qiu has arrived, her tasks and temperament remain, who cares? The original self repaid the debt of upbringing, which has nothing to do with her. As for Xie Lizzi encountering the Ye Family for trouble after seeing her in Professor An’s research group, what’s it got to do with her?
The commotion? Let it be, let’s see who is unreasonable, and in the end, whether the Ye Family’s biological daughter is affected.
The house was rented successfully. Initially, Ye Qiu planned to discuss with the landlord to first pay a month’s rent and later make up the deposit, but the landlord, valuing her professor highly, didn’t charge her a deposit and even offered a discount on the rent.
Ye Qiu felt a little embarrassed, so she bought a lot of food and personally cooked a meal for Professor An and his wife.
"I didn’t expect your culinary skills to be so good," Professor An’s wife exclaimed in surprise. "I’ve always heard Old An saying he had his eye on a student but couldn’t pull them into his lab due to various reasons. Today, not only does he get to enjoy such delicious food but his wishes have come true. It must be his happiest day of the year."
Ye Qiu looked at Professor An and smiled gratefully, "Actually, due to various reasons, I almost gave up my major. But after thinking about it for a long time, I realized I love this field, so I’ll persevere no matter how difficult it gets. I am very grateful to Professor An for accepting me."
Professor An chuckled while sipping his drink, "Working harder will be my repayment, though you have always been the hardest-working one."
"Whether in academics or life, if you encounter any problems, feel free to talk to us. Don’t be shy, and don’t be afraid of those people," Professor An’s wife, a graceful and beautiful elderly woman, looked at Ye Qiu with tender love.
Ye Qiu felt deeply moved for the original self. If the original self had been a tad bolder, she might have discovered that this world holds people who care about her. Sadly, she left too soon.
Moving forward, Ye Qiu will live more freely, carrying the original self’s regrets. The happier and smoother her life becomes, the better she can retaliate against those who eyed her with disfavor.
"Thank you, Mrs. An. I was too naive before, but that won’t happen again. If I become someone who gets into petty squabbles and enjoys retorting in the future, I hope you won’t dislike me." Ye Qiu said with an embarrassed smile.
"Dislike? Special people and situations call for special measures, being too kind and forgiving as a woman can easily lead to losses, we have to be tough sometimes." Mrs. An said indulgently.
"Exactly, just like your mistress." Professor An interjected while eating.
"What are you saying?" Mrs. An’s tone was very gentle, but Ye Qiu sensed a hint of danger.
Fortunately, Professor An was also quite adept at surviving, quickly replying, "I was referring to Ye Qiu becoming someone who excels at reasoning, just like how you reason with me and leave me speechless."
Ye Qiu almost burst out laughing, but managed to hold it back.
Since everything in the house was complete, Ye Qiu was even less inclined to return to that dim little rental room, so she stayed the night. After washing up, she lay on the soft big bed, finally feeling like she was living a normal life.
The next day, she first reviewed the original self’s major, and only in the evening did she slowly contact Yi Chen, sending over the program she had coded the previous day.
"Once you’ve checked, just send the payment to this card."
"Thank you, God, I trust you." With these words, Ye Qiu received the transfer notification, glanced at the amount, and nodded in satisfaction.
"If there are issues or business, feel free to leave me a message."
"Alright, God, as long as you don’t mind us being bothersome."