Chapter 18

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zhao Weili left the school with a meaningful smile. Ji Ying was immediately asked to go to the principal’s office afterwards.

Standing in front of the principal’s desk, Ji Ying straightened her back and pursed her lips tightly. She did not say a word.

The principal had seen many people and was good at reading people’s expressions. From Zhao Weili’s reaction, he could tell that the two of them not only knew each other, but also had something between them.

As a result, when he faced Ji Ying, he did not speak harshly like Professor Zhang. Instead, he was friendly and had a kind smile on his face, as if showing off his magnanimity.

“What’s your name again?”

In the face the principal’s antics, Ji Ying felt that she had met an old fox, and she stayed on guard.

“I’m ji Ying!”

“Ji Ying, what a nice name! You’ve brought honor to our school. You’ve made me, the principal, feel proud in front of so many leaders in the city.”

“…”

When Ji Ying heard this, she immediately praised him in her heart. Since the principal had already said so, if she still refused to amend the proposal requested by the mayor, she would not only be ignorant of the big picture, but she would also be completely disregarding the school’s honor and the principal’s ego!

He was going in for the kill!

What could she say?

“Principal, you’re too kind. There are many people in the school who are better than me, and many of them have good proposals! Anyone can come up with something better.”

The prinpical shook his head and said, “I don’t think so! Some things cannot be taken for granted. Who is your teacher?”

“Professor Zhang!”

“Alright!”

Ji Ying was shocked, not knowing what the old principal meant.

“Dong dong!” There was a knock on the office door. A man pushed the door open and entered.

“Principal, you called for me?”

“Get Professor Zhang to come over here!”

Seven or eight minutes later, Professor Zhang arrived in a hurry.

The moment he saw Ji Ying, he was also stunned. He did not say much, and he was wondering why the principal had called him over.

However, when he saw Ji Ying, he immediately understood.

Could it be that Ji Ying took offense at his threat to prevent her from graduating, and she came to the principal to complain? This thought flashed through his mind, but he did not show it.

Ji Ying knew that Professor Zhang was only saying those words out of anger because he was disappointed in her. He might not really use such ruthless means against her.

What made her furious was that Zhao Weili must have known that he had caused a lot of trouble just to get her to send the proposal to him. Although he did not make it explicit, it was obvious.

Plus, it was not easy to hold off the principal and the professor.

“Principal, you were looking for me?” Professor Zhang asked.

“Professor Zhang, you’ve really raised a good student! The mayor took a liking to her with just one proposal?”

Professor Zhang’s face was filled with anger when he heard this. When he turned to look at Ji Ying, his eyes were filled with dissatisfaction.

Other than laughing dryly, Ji Ying had no other reaction.

Professor Zhang nodded. “That’s indeed the case. However, I don’t know what this girl is thinking at all. She’s not remorseful at all about this matter. It’s as if she wasn’t the one who wrote the proposal back then! I can’t even threaten her with not letting her graduate. I’m out of options!”

After the old principal heard this, he was only slightly surprised but not angry. He only looked at Ji Ying with a smile.

Ji Ying felt her hair stand on end from the principal’s stare. She did not know what tricks the old principal had up his sleeve. She felt a little uneasy for some reason.

“Ji Ying, right?” The principal finally spoke. His tone was neither too fast nor too slow and could even be said to be rather gentle.

“Principal, if you have something to say, just say it. Just don’t look at me like that, I’m a little scared!”

“Haha…” The old principal laughed and shook his head helplessly. “You still know fear? If you really know fear, why did you reject the mayor? That’s the leader of over 10 million people in Yanzhou City!”

Ji Ying chuckled but did not say anything. She did not know what to say.

“Student Ji Ying!” The principal was still smiling. This was how the old man did things around here.

“Please speak!”

“Do you still want to graduate?”

Ji Ying took a deep breath. “Of course I want to graduate. I’ll go back and change the proposal immediately!”

‘I don’t really have a choice!’

Ji Ying muttered in her heart and found an excuse to compromise.