She shouted and tried to run away.
But in the end, she was caught by the police and taken away.
Many people witnessed it at the time. Although everyone had already heard about Wen Zhuqing’s case and suspected that incidents of impersonation to steal university admissions might still be happening, no one expected it to occur again so soon—right before their eyes.
Of course, Wang Meiqi wasn’t the only one arrested that day.
Several others were as well.
This proved that, in this era, schools were not strict enough in verifying student information, leaving loopholes that allowed such impersonation to happen.
Fortunately, fortunately, the authorities noticed the loophole in time and launched a strict investigation.
Otherwise, if anyone could just steal someone else’s university spot through impersonation and reap the rewards of years of hard work, it would be utterly unfair.
So, when these people were arrested, the crowd erupted in cheers.
Naturally, news of this incident spread quickly.
“You’re saying that Wang Weiqi stole her cousin’s university spot, and her real name is Wang Meiqi?”
“Yes, exactly. She’s already been arrested.”
The one speaking was Gu Yunzhou’s close roommate.
He knew very well how much Gu Yunzhou had been harassed by Wang Weiqi—no, Wang Meiqi.
So as soon as he heard the news, he rushed to tell Gu Yunzhou.
“From now on, you won’t have to suffer that Wang Weiqi—no, Wang Meiqi’s harassment anymore.”
“Who would’ve thought Wang Meiqi would be so bold as to steal someone else’s university spot? And yet she still acted so arrogantly and ostentatiously at school. Tsk tsk.”
Gu Yunzhou had no feelings toward Wang Weiqi—no, Wang Meiqi.
Her affairs had nothing to do with him.
Still, her arrest did come as a relief.
And since Wang Meiqi was arrested for stealing someone else’s university admission, she deserved it.
Gu Yunzhou wasn’t particularly concerned about Wang Weiqi’s case.
What he cared more about was the issue of impersonation itself.
He thought, if even at Peking University several cases had been uncovered, then surely the situation was just as bad, if not worse, at other universities.
He hoped this crackdown would help those who had been impersonated reclaim what was rightfully theirs.
Gu Yunzhou imagined what it would be like if his own spot at Peking University had been stolen, whether he knew about it or not.
The impact on his life would have been enormous.
His entire fate could have been altered.
In fact, Gu Yunzhou was right. This was a nationwide crackdown by the authorities, and nearly every university uncovered cases of impersonation.
Those who had stolen others’ spots were arrested, of course.
And those who had been impersonated were all notified.
Most of them had no idea they had actually been admitted.
They thought they hadn’t received acceptance letters because they had failed the exams.
Some had even considered retaking the exams or switching career paths.
When they learned they had been impersonated and that they could now return to the universities they had earned admission to, these individuals and their families burst into tears.
They were endlessly grateful for the authorities’ intervention.
Because the incident was so significant—a nationwide crackdown involving universities across the country—and because the college entrance exam’s reinstatement had been the hottest topic in recent years, newspapers everywhere covered the story extensively.
Authorities immediately condemned those involved in the impersonation schemes and vowed severe punishment for both the perpetrators and those who had aided them.
Of course, all universities were also required to strictly verify applicants’ information in future admissions to ensure consistency.
Naturally, the occurrence of impersonation cases was due to oversights in the admissions process.
Therefore, the universities had to compensate the students whose identities had been stolen.
With the authorities making such a statement, could the universities refuse?
Of course not.
So, one after another, they took action to make amends.
As for Gu Yunzhou, perhaps because he had discussed the matter extensively during the day, he ended up dreaming about it at night.
In the dream, he had also been admitted to Peking University. Just as he was overjoyed, his younger sister suddenly knelt before him, begging him to give his university spot to Wen Zhuqing.
Gu Yunzhou didn’t know how he had felt at that moment.
But in the end, he couldn’t bring himself to refuse the sister he had doted on for so many years.
In the dream, he ultimately gave his spot to Wen Zhuqing.
Naturally, Wen Zhuqing took his place and went to university, while he…
His life seemed to darken from that moment onward…
In the dormitory, on his bed, Gu Yunzhou suddenly opened his eyes.
Though he knew it was just a dream, he could still feel the sorrow, despair, and hopelessness from the dream lingering in his chest.
It took him a while to calm down.
“It was just a dream. Little Sister is with Zexi—she doesn’t even like Wen Zhuqing.”
“Besides, Wen Zhuqing is already dead.”
Muttering to himself in reassurance, he finally settled down and fell back asleep.
A few days later, on Sunday, when Gu Yunzhou went to the courtyard house to visit Gu Jianing, he jokingly told her about the dream.
He treated it as nothing more than a ridiculous story to share with her.
“…Isn’t that dream just absurd? Little Sister, there’s no way you’d ever do something like that. My little sister always stands up for her third brother.”
Unexpectedly, Gu Jianing froze upon hearing this.
Then, her nose stung, and her eyes reddened in an instant.
She hadn’t expected her third brother to have such a dream.
How she wished she could tell him—in their past life, that was exactly what had happened.
She had begged him to give his university spot to Wen Zhuqing, altering the course of his entire life.
“Hey, Little Sister, why are you crying?”
“Is it because of the dream I mentioned?”
“Ah, it’s my fault. Even in a dream, you’d never do something like that.”
“Little Sister, don’t cry, don’t cry. If you cry, Third Brother will cry too.”
The moment Gu Yunzhou saw Gu Jianing’s tears, he panicked, his heart aching.
Only then did Gu Jianing realize she had started crying.
She clutched her third brother’s hand, her voice choked with emotion.
“Third Brother, I—I didn’t mean to cry. It’s just… when I picture that scene, I can’t help it.”
“If I really did something like that, I could never forgive myself—not in this lifetime, not in any other.”
“How could I ever trouble a brother who loves me so much, all for the sake of an outsider?”
“That version of me would be so ungrateful.”
Gu Yunzhou immediately took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her tears.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry. It was just a dream.”
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