Pretty and charming, dressed in the 90s, she's good at everything from making money to causing

“I’ve made it very clear to you that Lin Ting agreed to publish the teaching materials not for any commercial purpose. If you don’t believe me, you can check the tutoring school’s accounts. All the royalties were distributed to the teachers who compiled the materials, and Lin Ting didn’t take a single penny of profit.”

It was late at night, but Wen Ping hadn't gone home yet. Instead, she was throwing a tantrum in the conference room.

"A few nonsensical tabloid articles, and they're going to ruin a person? Even assuming they're all true, what law did she break? What contract clause did she violate?"

The usually gentle and mild-mannered Wen Ping now revealed her sharp edge, staring directly into her colleagues' eyes without flinching:

"You turn a blind eye to male bosses keeping mistresses, but when it comes to Lin Ting, a few slanderous articles without even solid evidence have become a major issue that warrants condemnation?"

"When you coaxed her into publishing her lecture notes, you said she was a leading figure in after-school tutoring and a benchmark for TOEFL tutoring. Now that the chaos in the tutoring industry has been mostly cleaned up, she's become an eyesore? I want to ask, who is Lin Ting an eyesore to? Or... are you scared?"

Wen Ping's tone grew colder, and a cold smile curled at the corner of her mouth.

She anticipated the impact when she saw those things today, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Around the conference table, some people nodded in agreement, while others stared intently at their work notes, pretending to be very busy, and dared not make eye contact with anyone.

But no one spoke.

There was no rebuttal, nor any agreement.

"well said!"

An extremely abrupt cheer broke the silence in the room.

The sound came from the doorway.

The leader strode into the conference room with firm and powerful steps. He smiled and nodded gently at Wen Ping, but his face turned cold the moment he turned his head away.

"I only have one sentence to say; take it back to those who should hear it—"

"I don't care which general's grandson you are or what conflicts of interest you have. This is the Ministry of Education. Education is the foundation of a century-long plan. No one is allowed to interfere with education."

Before today, he had no direct contact with Lin Ting and was even quite wary of her—businessmen are profit-driven, and he only hoped that as she made more and more money, she wouldn't do things that went against her conscience.

But today, when someone hinted at shutting down the tutoring school, he still chose to help Lin Ting out.

His reasoning was simple: at least for now, no one was doing a better job than her.

He would protect her if she was capable.

If one day she becomes unable to continue, he will personally pull her back down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please recall what your initial intentions and emotions were when you first entered this office building."

He did say one more thing after all.

……

The next day.

Seven o'clock.

Lin Ting arrived at the restaurant on time.

Seeing that she looked well, Jiang Zong's worry finally dissipated.

"Slept well?"

"It was alright," Lin Ting nodded. "I dreamt of a great flood, and I somehow conjured up a yacht and took you guys on a ride through the waves, having a rafting trip all night."

"It was a good dream."

Grandma Duan's voice came from the doorway.

The old man walked in with a smile, holding a newspaper in his hand.

She handed the newspaper to Lin Ting: "Take a look."

Lin Ting didn't react strongly when she saw the newspaper. She smiled and said, "Good morning, Grandma," and then naturally took the newspaper and started reading.

What Makes a Person Human: Getting Closer to the Real Lin Ting

Lin Ting skipped over the main text, glanced at the author, and couldn't help but click her tongue: "Reporter Qian, this title is terrible."

Judging from this title, Lin Ting wouldn't want to watch "Approaching Science" anymore without it.

"Recently, Lin Ting, a well-known young entrepreneur in our city, has attracted much attention. Adhering to the principle of focusing on facts and writing the truth, our reporter interviewed several people associated with Lin Ting..."

"...'Lin is an English major. I don't know her very well, but she's Jiang Zong's girlfriend, which is common knowledge throughout the school. The talk about her having affairs is utter nonsense. At least all the students at Beiliao University can testify that Lin has absolutely never had close contact with any other man...'..."

"...'If Teacher Lin has some kind of powerful backer, shouldn't we already be in a spacious classroom? Our tutoring school initially only had Teacher Lin and Teacher Zheng; they taught from morning till night every weekend. Do you think someone who seeks pleasure and shortcuts could do that?'..."

"...'I'm the salesperson outside the window, currently studying at night school, the company paying for my tuition. You might not believe it, but initially I didn't want to go to night school because classes would affect my sales. But General Manager Lin personally talked to me about my future—can you believe it? The company's top executive personally planned my future as a junior salesperson. That day, she even drove me home first, and her car didn't leave until I got to my window."

"...'Lin girl is very good to us old folks. She always calls us 'uncle' and 'aunt' when we meet... Earlier this year, my husband was sick, and it was Lin girl who took him to the hospital. She even had Liangzi secretly leave him two thousand yuan...'..."

“…'Sister Lin? She’s very gentle. She donated an infirmary and a doctor to our track and field team…If the doctor at the infirmary hadn’t insisted on taking me to the hospital, I might be dead by now…'”

"...'Sister Lin must be a good person, even though I've never met her... My mother said that if it weren't for Sister Lin donating money to build a Hope Primary School for us, I wouldn't have been able to go to school! You can't say bad things about Sister Lin, she's the best person ever!'"

The article is mostly based on other people's accounts, and reporter Qian seems to have simply recorded everything honestly.

Duan Jun rested her chin on Lin Ting's shoulder as they read the newspaper together. Lin Ting was quite surprised: "Is this what you meant by 'not caring'?"

Lin Ting blinked hard twice and said casually, "It must have been Yingzi who found Reporter Qian... They're too fast, their pens are practically sparking with ink."

From contacting the company to conducting the interview, and then to publishing the article, all of this was accomplished in just one day... no, half a day. This speed is nothing short of miraculous.

Duan Jun poked Lin Ting's cheek: "You've done so many good deeds? Are they all true?"

Lin Ting raised her chin: "Don't you understand the concept of doing a good deed every day? I've already said it before, I'm a kind and good person!"

Duan Jun sneered: "Then when will you be kinder to me?"

Lin Tingshan advised, "Eat less for breakfast, so you won't have to drink coffee when you're sleepy."

Duan Jun: "...?"

Can't you tell I'm trying to save you money?

Why would I save money?

"Buy me coffee."

"...!"

Because Grandma Duan was there, Duan Jun swallowed a loud "Get lost!"

Duan Jun gritted her teeth, patted her chest to calm herself for a while, and then looked at Grandma Duan and asked, "Grandma, now that this article is out, will her matter really be over?"

Not a single sentence in this article directly defends Lin Ting's so-called conduct issues, and the matters and people involved are all from the past and have little to do with the present.

Grandma Duan looked at Lin Ting with a smile, her eyes full of gentleness. She nodded slowly: "That's enough... Nothing is done in vain. If you haven't seen any returns yet, then it's not the end."