"Besides, she herself said she would take her mother's surname!"
Seeing Hao Min's confident retort and her defiant demeanor, the others who wanted to take advantage of her misfortune immediately shifted their focus to Su Qingjiao.
Various malicious tones emerged one after another, but since the person in question was already locked up in jail, they didn't need to worry about being heard by him.
The classmates who witnessed the entire banquet hall yesterday told their stories without any attempt to hide what they saw.
Even without embellishment, yesterday's events were quite fascinating.
Especially when they saw Su Qingjiao being taken away with their own eyes, they were so scared that they wet their pants. The classmates talked about this point several times without getting tired of it!
He only stopped talking when the school bell rang, still wanting more.
The person who walked into the classroom with the school bell was not the English teacher, but the energetic dean, followed by several professors.
The dean's gaze swept across the students, finally settling on Zhou Yi.
"Zhou Yi, could you please come out for a moment?"
After Zhou Yi walked out, everyone craned their necks to look outside.
Seeing the dean and professor, who had just been so serious, now shaking hands with Zhou Yi with warm expressions after leaving the classroom, saying, "Haha, Zhou, you're so modest! If it weren't for..."
Seeing that the teacher hadn't arrived for class, all the students secretly squeezed to the window to watch the commotion.
Looking at the dean's kind and approachable demeanor.
Everyone was greatly surprised and said, "I thought the professor never smiled, but it turns out he just doesn't smile at us."
"What exactly are they talking about?"
"Let me do it, I can read lips... Young Master Zhou, thank you for your donation to the school..."
Outside the corridor, Zhou Yi listened calmly to the dean's expression of gratitude, expecting that after the dean's thanks, he would be allowed to return to class.
Unexpectedly, the dean changed the subject and looked at him with expectant eyes.
"Zhou Yi, it's like this, we would like to invite you to give a speech as the school's student representative at next month's faculty and student meeting."
"You are not only the new president of the Zhou Group who will inherit the huge group, but you are also an excellent student in school. I heard that you are in the top ten every year."
"Having someone as smart and hardworking as you as a student representative is a role model for many students and an honor for our school."
Without much thought, Zhou Yi directly refused, saying, "Dean, there are many people at the school who work even harder than me."
"They need a platform to showcase themselves."
"And I don't want to be too flamboyant."
In previous years, the students who were chosen to speak on stage as student representatives at the faculty and student meetings were usually high-achieving students from average families. They needed scholarships and this prestigious title to enhance their resumes.
With Zhou Yi's grades, there was no problem with him being chosen as a student representative, but Zhou Yi didn't want to deprive others of their opportunities.
After seeing Zhou Yi's resolute refusal, the dean felt even more that Zhou Yi was a very good person.
With so many natural resources, not only is he hardworking, but he is also considerate of others. The dean was tempted to take him on as a disciple.
The thought flashed through my mind.
The dean knew that with Zhou Yi's status, he was not qualified to become his teacher in the true sense, so he could only suppress his thoughts.
After chatting with Zhou Yi for a while, they allowed him to return to the classroom to continue his lesson.
After the dean and others expressed their gratitude to Zhou Yi, they immediately sent an email to all the teachers in the school to inform them of the promotion of the counselor to deputy director.
In the office, a dozen teachers were either preparing lessons or busy with their own tasks.
The once quiet office instantly erupted in excitement after seeing the email from the dean.
"I never expected you to be this dark horse. Congratulations on becoming the deputy director."
"I didn't expect you to accomplish such a great thing so quietly. You have a keen eye for talent. I thought you went to see Su from our class. The rumors misled me."
"You have to treat us today."
All the teachers couldn't help but marvel at how lucky the counselor was. Before, no one had noticed her quietly, but little did they know that she was cunning and knew how to make a fortune in silence.
Unlike someone who, before anything was even confirmed, wanted the whole world to know he was about to become a deputy director. Well, look what happened.
They don't even dare to come to school anymore!
I heard he took a week off.
After several media outlets gave advance notice, attracting widespread public attention, the news of the heir to the Zhou Group's presidency surpassed even the scandal of a certain celebrity, towering over the top of the trending search list by a significant margin.
Meanwhile, in Kyoto.
After having breakfast with her grandfather, Shen Bingyan wanted to visit his company, but the old man's chess addiction kicked in again, and he insisted on playing chess with her at home.
"Yan Yan, you've just recovered, so don't worry about company matters. You're not allowed to stay in other cities for an extended period; just stay in Kyoto."
"Grandpa, I haven't seen you for several years. You should stay home and keep me company these next few days."
"Alas, the old man is getting old. Our family has this hereditary narcolepsy. Who knows, one day Grandpa will close his eyes and never wake up again."
Shen Bingyan looked at the radiant old man, who showed no signs of being unwell; it was clear he wanted to see his granddaughter more.
Shen Bingyan is usually a workaholic, much like her young grandfather, so as soon as she recovered, she couldn't wait to keep herself busy.
In front of outsiders, Old Master Shen is a shrewd businessman, a cunning old fox, and a patriarch of the Shen family who can instill fear with a single stomp of his foot.
But in front of Shen Bingyan, Grandpa Shen is just an adorable old man.
He was a powerful business tycoon who could command the winds and rains, yet he could bend down and coax his granddaughter.
Knowing her grandfather's thoughts, Shen Bingyan could only nod helplessly.
Seeing that Shen Bingyan was willing to stay at home, Old Master Shen happily asked the servants to set out a chessboard.
"I am the elder, so I should make the first move."
Shen Bingyan was taught Go by her grandfather. When she was little, she couldn't beat him, but she was too competitive, so she asked an internationally renowned Go master to teach her.
Shen Bingyan was very talented and learned everything very quickly. Under the guidance of a Go master, her Go skills soon surpassed those of her grandfather.
From then on, Grandpa Shen never won a single game of chess against Shen Bingyan.
After only a few moves, Old Master Shen frowned deeply, his hand holding the chess piece lingering there for a long time, as if trying to predict Shen Bingyan's next move based on the pieces on the board.
Shen Bingyan was getting really bored while waiting. Seeing that Old Master Shen was clicking his tongue and deep in thought, she picked up her phone to send a message to her secretary, asking her to send her the company's recent bidding projects for her to review.
"Ding-dong!"
As soon as I unlocked my phone, a push notification popped up.
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