Chapter 1523 1518: Did You Misunderstand...
Chapter 1523 1518: Did You Misunderstand...
This was undeniably very tempting to Su Chen, and his eyes lit up as well. "Deal!""Alright then."
"Yunchu, you're not a Teacher anymore anyway, so why bother so much? If this girl doesn't study hard, she's the one who'll suffer. You lecture her so much, she doesn't listen, and you're just tiring yourself out…"
Before Su Chen could finish, Lin Shuang'er was already covering her little mouth in surprise as she walked up to Ouyang Yunchu. "Teacher Ouyang, y-you're not a Teacher anymore?!"
"Yeah, I resigned." Ouyang Yunchu's face was still full of smiles, but in that smile, Su Chen saw a lot of strain and bitterness.
"Resigned? Teacher Ouyang, why did you resign?!" Lin Shuang'er was taken aback.
To be fair, she really didn't want to see Ouyang Yunchu resign.
After all, she actually got along with Ouyang Yunchu. Ouyang Yunchu had a very good temper. She might be a bit strict with her, but that was all for her own good.
Not to mention, Teacher Ouyang looked pretty decent too, the kind her brother could still bring himself to kiss. They were just getting hot and heavy now; if they swapped her for someone ugly, her brother might not even be willing to "take a bite" anymore.
Lin Shuang'er had her own calculations.
That's right, the reason she was desperately trying to pair up Su Chen and Ouyang Yunchu was precisely because Ouyang Yunchu was her homeroom Teacher.
If she could matchmake Ouyang Yunchu and Su Chen.
Then she could face Ouyang Yunchu as the little sister-in-law. Wouldn't that mean she never had to do homework again?!
Yes, that was Lin Shuang'er's true thought, and she was indeed acting on it.
Now that she heard Ouyang Yunchu had resigned, how could she not be shocked.
"Teacher Ouyang, how can you resign? Do you have any idea how amazing you are? You… if you resign, my brother might not date you anymore, because my brother likes Teachers!" Lin Shuang'er said, looking very serious.
Ouyang Yunchu was stunned.
Su Chen was struck like by a Bomb too. The hell… when did I ever say I like Teachers?
Hmm… actually, Teachers aren't bad, are they?
At least in terms of "position reserves," they do have an advantage…
Ouyang Yunchu was even more mortified by Lin Shuang'er's blunt words, her cheeks flushing crimson.
"Classmate Lin Shuang'er, d-did you misunderstand something…"
"Bro, tell me, am I right or not? Don't you just like Teachers?"
Su Chen: "…" Right? Right your big-headed ghost.
Lin Shuang'er's "impatience" made things incredibly awkward for both Ouyang Yunchu and Su Chen.
Fortunately, Dongfang Ming's timely appearance rescued everyone from the awkwardness.
"Ouyang, Teacher Ouyang, wait up." Dongfang Ming panted.
After running out of the main conference room, Dongfang Ming had mobilized quite a lot of campus surveillance just to locate Su Chen and the others.
"Oh, if it isn't Director Dongfang. What can we do for you?" Su Chen teased, looking at Dongfang Ming.
Beads of sweat appeared on Dongfang Ming's forehead. "Well, uh, Teacher Ouyang, I was too impulsive earlier. I didn't judge the feasibility of the situation based on the actual facts. You being able to obtain a spot in the Teacher competition without using up the school's quota—that's something you deserve…"
Dongfang Ming babbled on at length, but there wasn't a shred of apology or remorse in his words. Su Chen raised an eyebrow at him. "Director Dongfang, I think you've gotten one thing wrong. Right now, Ouyang Yunchu is no longer a Teacher at Jiangdu University."
"Yunchu, Yunchu? Say something. We at least had some kind of bond, didn't we? You can't just stand by and watch me get punished."
"And you could stand by and watch her get punished? Oh no, I almost forgot—weren't you the one who pushed to punish and expel Ouyang Yunchu in the first place?" Su Chen chimed in from the side with a mocking tone.
"It was all a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding. Expelling Yunchu was never my real intention. As the Director of Academic Affairs, I have my difficulties too. Yunchu, forgive me, okay? I promise nothing like this will ever happen again." Dongfang Ming knew that if he couldn't get Ouyang Yunchu's forgiveness this time, couldn't trick her into coming back.
Even Dongfang Yue probably wouldn't step in to protect him.
The fallout this time was really too awful.
Looking at Dongfang Ming, begging so pitifully he was about to drop to his knees, a hint of reluctance flashed in Ouyang Yunchu's eyes.
She was just about to say something when Su Chen stopped her.
"Dongfang Ming, you say 'expel' and she's expelled, you say 'come back' and she comes back. Isn't Teacher Ouyang a bit too cheap in your eyes? Or do you think Jiangdu University is your family business?"
Dongfang Ming wasn't stupid. He instantly understood that if he wanted Ouyang Yunchu to return, he had to settle things with Su Chen first.
"Then you tell me, what will it take for Teacher Ouyang to agree to come back to Jiang University?"
"What will it take? That depends on what kind of sincerity Jiang University can show."
Gritting his teeth, Dongfang Ming looked at the two of them. "How about this: I guarantee that in the Teacher competition, Teacher Ouyang will be the team leader representing Jiang University. Also, the school will offer her extra benefits: she'll get her professional title within a year, and get priority in housing allocation…"
This time, Dongfang Ming was really bleeding, offering a whole series of generous conditions.
But since it was all official resources from Jiang University and not money out of his own pocket, of course he could afford to be generous.
However, after he finished speaking, Su Chen immediately shot down his offer. "Hold on. Even if Teacher Ouyang takes part in the Teacher competition, she won't be going as Jiangdu University's team leader. She's already secured a direct pass into the competition; she'll go straight to the finals. So forget that condition. Let me tell you mine."
Expressionless, Su Chen laid out several conditions. But after hearing just the first one, Dongfang Ming couldn't hold back. "That's impossible!"
Su Chen was actually demanding that Ouyang Yunchu hold a post in the Jiang University Academic Affairs Office, even if it was just an honorary one.
The rest were whatever, but what Su Chen wanted was the position of Deputy Director of Academic Affairs!
That was something he simply couldn't agree to.
"So there's nothing to talk about then?" Su Chen shrugged, his face darkening.
"You… wait." Dongfang Ming was seething inside, but he couldn't just storm off.
"Can you at least come with me to the main conference room first? Let me talk it over with my mom… Principal Dongfang?"
"Sure." Su Chen readily agreed.
In any case, whether it was Dongfang Ming negotiating or Dongfang Yue herself, if they didn't agree to his conditions, he could just blow up Jiang University's participation in the Teacher competition!
Given his relationship with Cruise, a casual word from him would be enough.
Inside the main conference room, Cruise and the rest of the luxury inspection team were lounging about, waiting at their leisure.
The people from Jiang University, on the other hand, couldn't help getting restless. They had already vaguely picked up bits and pieces of the situation from others.
The luxury inspection team was here to hold Jiang University's administration accountable. This was a colossal scandal!
And they'd even lost face on an international level!
A few veteran professors were especially outraged. If it weren't for Cruise and the others being present, they'd probably already be pointing at Dongfang Yue's nose and cursing her out.
There had already been a big uproar back when Dongfang Ming became Director of Academic Affairs in the first place.
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