Wendy thought Henson would continue pestering her after he said that.
Strangely, for the whole week, he did't show up.
Wendy was happy to see this.
Life seemed to have been back to normal.
But only Wendy knew something had changed.
At the morning of the thesis defense, Wendy came to school early.
Judy has already been waiting for her at the gate.
The moment Judy saw Wendy, she immediately pulled her into the school.
Noticing people were pointing at her, Wendy asked in bewilderment, "Am I overthinking? Why do I feel like that they are looking at me?"
Judy smiled happily, "Because your dress is beautiful."
Wendy checked down on her dress. But it was the old same one she worn many times before.
Judy said, "Look, maybe because you are nervous for we have to defend our thesis today. Relax."
She burst into laughter, "I wasn't nervous."
"But I'm." Judy said.
Wendy patted Judy's shoulders, "Come on!."
The defense went well.
Undoubtedly, Wendy was the best one.
Walking out from the academic building with Judy, Wendy heaved a sigh of relief. She raised her head to look up at the blue sky.
"Judy. Are you feeling free?"
"Yes. By the way, I have something to tell you. I'm leaving school and going back to my hometown."
"So soon?"
"Yes. My father told me he was not feeling well, and asked me to go back to help him."
"Heh, I almost forget Miss Judy is also from a big family."
"Big family? Are you kidding? I think his clothing factory is just a shell company." Judy said to Wendy, "To be honest, I quite want to join in those large enterprises for a few years. It's a good chance to gain some experience there. Don't you think so?"
Wendy shook her head, "It's enough for me to be a teacher here."
Judy frowned, "Wendy, why do you want to be a teacher? I suggest you to change the job."
Wendy laughed and asked, "Why?"
"Actually…" Judy hesitated about saying something.
Wendy gave her a gentle push. "What's wrong with you? You never behave like this before. What do you want to say actually?"
"People were pointing at you before."
Wendy's expression turned serious to hear that. "Why?"
"Your qualification to be a school teacher has been cancelled. And your position has been replaced."
A chill stole over Wendy's body for a second.
Wendy looked at Judy, hoping she was making a joke.
However, Judy's face really could not be more serious.
"By whom?"
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