Reborn as a heiress, she transforms into a ruthless vengeful woman.

The afternoon session of the defense officially began.

It was Ye Xinghe's turn to go on stage.

"Respected judges and dear classmates, good afternoon. I am Ye Xinghe from Class 2042 of the Environmental Art Design major."

Ye Xinghe looked around at the teachers and students sitting below the stage. Some were drinking tea, some were drinking coffee, and some were nodding along with one arm.

"The title of my thesis is!" Ye Xinghe suddenly raised her voice.

The screen suddenly lit up.

"A multi-sensory interactive museum!"

There was a lot of discussion in the audience.

"Isn't this the question Jiang Yan gave us this morning?"

"Yes! The fonts in the pictures are exactly the same!"

"Who do you think plagiarized whom?"

"That's interesting! Now I'm wide awake!"

"Ye Xinghe! Did you put this in the wrong place? This is Jiang Yan's question from this morning," a teacher reminded her.

"I'm sorry, teacher!" Ye Xinghe stepped down from the podium and bowed deeply to the judges. "This is exactly the topic of my graduation thesis."

"Is everyone awake now? Let's begin!"

At this moment, everyone in the audience was staring intently at the big screen.

A video started playing on the screen. The scene looked like a quiet, dimly lit student dormitory.

Suddenly a figure appeared, but its face was not visible.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of light from a screen appeared in the video, and it seemed as if the person had turned on the computer.

"Is Ye Xinghe designing a haunted house?"

"Did Ye Xinghe just read Jiang Yan's thesis report this morning and then plagiarized the cover?"

"Shh." Ye Xinghe gestured to everyone on stage to be quiet.

As the computer screen became brighter, the image gradually became clearer.

"Jiang Yan? It looks like Jiang Yan?"

The murmurs from the audience grew louder and louder.

Ye Xinghe selected the scene that best showed the appearance and pressed the pause button.

"Distinguished judges and students, the video you just showed was filmed at 2:15 a.m. today."

Ye Xinghe took out his phone and showed it to the audience.

Next, she opened a folder on her computer, which was filled with densely packed documents.

"This is all the material I prepared while writing this paper. The teacher can verify it."

Ye Xinghe swiped the mouse, "From the first paper to the last, I prepared for more than half a year. Jiang Yan! She stole my graduation thesis while I was asleep last night!"

Ye Xinghe called out names directly, each word spoken with force and conviction.

"You're saying Jiang Yan stole your thesis? Our defense order is randomly drawn, how did she know she would be before you?" the judge questioned.

"She switched numbers with me. There are security cameras in the school hallways, and my classmates can vouch for me!"

“I can testify!” Zhao Xuanxuan raised her hand and stood up. “Jiang Yan replaced Ye Xinghe’s number 10! I was there at the time.”

The students in the audience all had a spectator-like expression on their faces.

"Distinguished judges, I would like to request to present my dissertation."

The judges exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

Ye Xinghe appeared very confident and composed, providing a more detailed explanation of what was shown on the screen and giving vivid and engaging examples.

Anyone with eyes can tell who wrote it.

After the defense was completed, Ye Xinghe made a copy of the thesis materials and videos and handed them over to the college leaders.

The results will be announced at noon the following day.

"Hehe, I was so nervous when you went on stage, my heart was pounding in my throat," Wei Ran said, holding Ye Xinghe's hand.

"When Wei Ran saw that your question was exactly the same as Jiang Yan's, she was so anxious she almost cried! Hahahaha!" Zhao Xuanxuan picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth.

"How did you know Jiang Yan was going to steal your paper? Tell us quickly."

From the moment they left the classroom until they entered the hot pot restaurant, Zhao Xuanxuan asked this question the entire way.

"It was really unintentional! I have a habit of playing on my phone before bed! I fell asleep after playing for a short time. I don't know how I just happened to turn on the recording! I just happened to crawl under the mattress! And just happened to film it!" Ye Xinghe explained hastily.

Zhao Xuanxuan and Wei Ran's faces clearly showed four words: Unbelievable!

"Really! They even recorded Xuanxuan's snoring in the middle of the night and Ranran's sleep talking!"

Ye Xinghe picked up her phone to play the video, but the two women stopped her in time.

"Oh no! Quick, check the school forum!"

During the meal, Wei Ran browsed the school forum and exclaimed in surprise.

A post titled "Environmental Art Department's most beautiful girl may face retaking her graduation thesis after her roommate altered it!" has been pushed to the top of the trending list!

The poster is "4X大人".

The link leads to a video taken from a hidden angle.

A girl walked up to Ye Xinghe's bed, first peeking at Ye Xinghe sleeping on the upper bunk. Then she rummaged through the table below, finally taking the computer.

Although the image was blurred, those who know her well will recognize that person as Zhao Xuanxuan.

"Damn it! Who took this picture?!" Zhao Xuanxuan slammed her chopsticks on the table.

"Xinghe, I...!"

"Don't be so dramatic, you scared me. Of course I believe you!" Ye Xinghe grabbed Zhao Xuanxuan's hand, whose face was flushed with anger, before she could finish speaking.

"It must be that bitch Jiang Yan!" Zhao Xuanxuan stabbed the meat in the plate with her chopsticks, as if she wanted to tear Jiang Yan to pieces!

In her previous life, Jiang Yan deliberately told Ye Xinghe that Zhao Xuanxuan had tampered with her computer. As a result, Ye Xinghe's thesis was filled with gibberish during her defense.

This is also why her relationship with Zhao Xuanxuan has become increasingly distant.

"Many people in the comments below are already saying it's Xuanxuan!" Wei Ran handed over the phone. "And many people are even cursing at her!"

Zhao Xuanxuan was about to answer the phone.

"Why are you looking at these!" Ye Xinghe snatched the phone away.

“Even I, the person directly involved, believe you, so why should you care what they say! Don’t forget, I have solid video evidence that Jiang Yan stole the thesis!”

"Let's have a happy hot pot meal today! The more popular this post gets, the better, so the reversal and the slap in the face tomorrow will hurt even more!"

Zhao Xuanxuan was still sulking on the side, head down and silent.

A few seconds later, "Then I want to eat two more plates of meat!"

"Ten more plates, please! It's on me today!"

Ye Xinghe thought to herself, "This child is so naive and easy to fool. No wonder she'll be deceived by a scumbag in the future."

At this moment, in the Ye family's old residence, Jiang Yan and Ye Shuang were looking at their phone screens with smug satisfaction.

"Well done! If Ye Xinghe doesn't get into the top three this time, he won't be able to go to the Hua Group. Then 5% of Ye's shares will be mine alone!"

Ye Shuang is Ye Xinghe's cousin, who is half a year younger than her. They attend Jiangda University and Yangda University, respectively.

Because the two are of similar age, they are often compared by their families.

Before the two sisters entered university, Grandpa Ye made a promise that whoever's graduation thesis grade ranked among the top three in the entire college would receive 5% of the shares as a graduation gift.

If both of them go in, each will receive 5%.

"Shuangshuang, we're best friends, who else would I help if not you?"

Jiang Yan looked at her obsequiously, thinking to herself,

"Thanks to this idiot. She gave me a limited edition bag worth 100,000 yuan so I could frame her sister. Not only did I get the bag for free, but I also got an internship at the Hua Group!"

The two even hired online trolls to boost comments, and as the post's popularity grew, they were both lost in their own daydreams.

The results were announced at noon the following day.

1st Place: Ye Xinghe. 95 points.