Chapter 46: Long Time No See

“What?” Here we go again, with the mystical ramblings.

“Given Teacher Wu’s qualifications, what do you think the outcome will be?” He leaned against the tree trunk, hands clasped behind his head, watching the two figures fade into the distance. Unfortunately, Chen Jing hadn’t arrived.

“Do you think it could be worse than mine?” Every time he thought about it, a sharp pain struck him. He had to overcome this damned psychological shadow, or life would be unbearable. That flower was a beautiful poppy—best left untouched. But once touched...

“You’re unprecedented, with no predecessor or successor to compare to. It’s not appropriate, not appropriate!” His head shook wildly, igniting Zhao Ziqian’s temper, who swung his palm at him.

Zhu Yansheng dodged and exclaimed, “Silencing witnesses! Silencing witnesses!”

“I’m not arguing with you. I’m headed to the student council!” The sly fox was slippery like an eel, and Zhao Ziqian let it go. Business was urgent; the sooner it was over, the sooner he could go home and catch up on sleep.

“I’m coming with you!” Zhu Yansheng glanced in that direction and hurried to catch up.

“Chu Yitong, notify your parents or relatives to come to the school!” Wu Ming took a sip of water, glaring at the silent Chu Yitong standing before his desk. He was very displeased. He despised students who used connections to get ahead and then acted arrogantly. But there was no choice—those people were powerful and influential. But this one in front of him was a fool. Was he really unable to handle even a fool?

A faint smile flickered in her lowered eyes as she slowly took a bag off her shoulder. Inside was a phone with a saved contact named: Xie Chenjing.

She dialed the number, and after one ring, a clear voice answered, “What’s up?”

He had planned to stay in Anping and return to Linghai with her at noon. Unfortunately, there was an important company meeting that morning he had to attend. He rushed back as fast as possible and was now sitting in the conference room, answering the call under watchful eyes.

“Brother Chen, the teacher is asking for you!” After a brief call, she handed over the phone. “Teacher Wu, my brother!”

“Hello, are you Chu Yitong’s brother? You need to come to the school,” Wu Ming said, adopting the teacher’s authoritative tone with a smug grin.

“Okay, got it!” Xie Chenjing hung up, put down the phone, folded his hands on the table, and spoke evenly, “I hope tomorrow’s meeting brings satisfactory results. Meeting adjourned!”

Meeting adjourned? The silent, dejected crowd started whispering. The CEO was surprisingly merciful, no longer pressing their sore spots. But tomorrow? Oh no, the project proposal—another all-nighter awaited!

Back in his office, Xie Chenjing answered a call from the secretary’s room. “Secretary Xu, I have to go out later. Please try to schedule appointments in the afternoon.”

“Understood, President Xie!”

After hearing the response, he hung up, grabbed his coat, and headed out. Secretary Xu hurried after him.

“President Xie, Miss Rong came by earlier. She asked you to return her call promptly. It’s important.” She handed over a slip with a phone number.

“Rong?” He glanced at the number but didn’t recognize it. His hand stayed in his pocket without retrieving his phone. “Noted.”

Stepping into the elevator, he closed the door. Outside, Secretary Xu looked at the note, then at the descending elevator, puzzled. What could this mean? She folded the paper and turned back.

“Brother Chen!” How long had it been since he last heard that? Reaching the basement level, a faint smile played on Xie Chenjing’s lips. A few steps later, he stopped, took out his phone, and quickly dialed. “Yansheng, it’s me~”