The Tycoon's Mysterious Darling Wife
Chapter 106. Shen Qinglan Got Married? (Second Update)

Chapter 106: 106. Shen Qinglan Got Married? (Second Update)

The principal fell silent. They had discussed this matter before, and early that morning someone had already called him to inform him about the situation. He hurried to school and gathered Shen Qinglan’s homeroom teacher, department head, and counselor to discuss this particular issue.

The homeroom teacher and department head were in agreement, thinking it might all be a misunderstanding.

Still, Shen Qinglan needed to provide a reasonable explanation, since the incident inevitably affected the school’s reputation. Although this impact wouldn’t harm the foundation of a century-old university like theirs, an impact was still an impact, and as the principal, he couldn’t ignore it.

"Shen Qinglan, your teachers all believe in you, trust that you wouldn’t do such things, but the impact of this incident has been negative. We need to explain this to the other students," the principal said with a stern expression.

"So, what now?" Shen Qinglan looked at the principal, her gaze indifferent.

The principal faltered, as if to say, so you need to give us a reasonable explanation.

Shen Qinglan seemed not to understand the principal’s intent and remained silent in her stance.

The homeroom teacher glanced at the principal and softened his tone, trying to be as gentle as possible: "Qinglan, the impact of this incident has indeed been negative, and someone has already called the principal early this morning. We all believe it’s not true, which is why we’d like you to come in and cooperate. If you know who did this, you can tell us, and we will stand up for you."

"Since you know it has nothing to do with me, then you should go find the person behind this, instead of wasting time talking to me here," Shen Qinglan said, her patience slowly being eroded by this principal who had been dragging out the conversation.

The teachers present all had ugly expressions, even the department head – who liked her a lot – had a difficult look on his face. Although Shen Qinglan’s words were logical, such a face-saving response made it hard for them to save face.

Just as the principal was about to speak, the office phone rang. He picked it up and his expression was normal at first. Whatever the person on the other end said caused his face to change, glancing at Shen Qinglan and nodding repeatedly: "We also think it’s a misunderstanding, we’re investigating, and as soon as we find out, we will deal with it very strictly, yes, rest assured."

After hanging up the phone, the principal looked at Shen Qinglan with a very kind and friendly demeanor, a stark contrast to his previous seriousness.

"Shen, we all know you’re innocent in this matter, and we will definitely investigate thoroughly to explain it to you. You just stay at home and wait for a few days."

"May I leave now?"

"Of course, you may." The principal smiled broadly.

Shen Qinglan left without any hesitation, casting a meaningful glance at the phone in the principal’s office on her way out, wondering who the caller might have been.

**

In the dormitory, Fang Tong looked at the hung-up phone, her shocked expression unabated, and turned to Yu Xiaoxuan with the same dumbfounded look, "That wasn’t just our imagination just now, right?"

Yu Xiaoxuan shook her head mechanically, "Shouldn’t be."

The two exchanged a glance and said in unison, "So, Qinglan is really married!"

They flopped down on their chairs, trying to process the news they had just received.

When Fang Tong received another call from Fu Hengyi, she wondered what was going on, but then Fu Hengyi directly asked if something had happened to Shen Qinglan. Fang Tong initially wanted to say no, but Fu Hengyi’s next words blocked her response, unable to spit it out or swallow it.

"I’m Qinglan’s husband, please tell me, what exactly happened to Qinglan?"

"Qing... Qinglan’s husband!" Fang Tong screamed, suddenly coming to a realization, "How did we not know that Qinglan got married?" Skepticism thickened her voice.

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoxuan sprang up from her chair, staring at the phone in Fang Tong’s hand.

"We’ve just registered our marriage for now. We’re planning the wedding after Qinglan graduates," Fu Hengyi explained patiently, knowing this was Shen Qinglan’s friend.

Fang Tong stayed silent for a moment, then recounted the last two days’ events to Fu Hengyi, sensing that he hadn’t lied to her – Shen Qinglan really was married.

Fang Tong didn’t see the darkening expression on Fu Hengyi’s face at the other end of the call, where he felt a mix of distress and annoyance. Shen Qinglan always liked to handle things on her own, never willing to tell him, to let him help share the burden.

After a moment of silence, Fu Hengyi picked up the phone again and dialed a number.

**

When Shen Qinglan returned to her dormitory, she was met with two pairs of eager eyes.

Taken aback by the situation, Shen Qinglan – who was usually composed – asked, "What’s going on?"

Yu Xiaoxuan stepped forward, "Qinglan, is there something you haven’t told us?"

There were many things she hadn’t told them. Which one did they mean? Shen Qinglan was somewhat confused.

Fang Tong smiled mischievously, "Let’s give you a hint... Hmm, two words, a man."

A man? Realization flashed through Shen Qinglan’s clear eyes, "The few men in the photo, one is my brother, whom you know, and one is a relative from home." Yes, Gu Yang was indeed her relative now; she wasn’t lying.

"And what about the other one?" While Shen Qinglan was away, Fang Tong and Yu Xiaoxuan had also been guessing which man in the photo was Shen Qinglan’s husband.

Clearly, Yu Xiaoxuan had forgotten the encounter with Fu Hengyi at the restaurant and hadn’t thought to connect the dots to him.

And Fang Tong, who had taken the call, also forgot to mention that the caller was Fu Hengyi, the eldest grandson of the Fu Family.

The photo of Fu Hengyi actually only showed Shen Qinglan, with Fu Hengyi sitting in the car, the inside not visible at all.

"The other one is my... friend."

Fang Tong looked at her with a skeptical ’I don’t believe you’ expression, "Really, just a friend?"

Shen Qinglan looked at her and nodded.

Yu Xiaoxuan caressed her palms gently, "Qinglan, you’re not being honest."

Shen Qinglan looked at her, puzzled.

"Just now, a man claiming to be your husband called," Fang Tong said casually.

Shen Qinglan stopped, finally understanding what these two were getting at, and thinking back to the phone call in the principal’s office. She was very certain that the call had been made by Fu Hengyi.

She didn’t know what he had said to the principal, but the principal’s attitude had taken a 180-degree turn.

Shen Qinglan’s heart stirred slightly, and she suddenly wanted to see this man.

Even if Fu Hengyi hadn’t gotten involved, she would have resolved the matter herself, but his intervention definitely spared her a lot of trouble.

"He is indeed my husband," Shen Qinglan said lightly, a smile in her eyes, "We registered during summer break."

"Wow," Yu Xiaoxuan’s mouth fell open in astonishment, eyes wide, "Qinglan, you’re really married."

Though she had anticipated it, hearing Shen Qinglan personally acknowledge it shook Yu Xiaoxuan quite deeply.