Chapter 2196 - 2397: Expulsion Announcement!

"Hao Jian!" Father Gu stared at the place where Hao Jian's figure disappeared, silently repeating Hao Jian's name, "Today's enmity between us shall lead to irreconcilable differences. I will make you pay a blood debt."

The principal watched from the side with a sneer; as the saying goes, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Before, Father Gu treated him with such disdain, using his wealth to completely disregard him, bossing him around, and hurling abuse whenever things didn't go his way.

And this was just today; past grievances were even more numerous. So now that Father Gu had lost his financial backing, and the school's major shareholder had changed, the principal naturally showed him no goodwill, snorted, and left without paying him any mind.

The remaining vice principal stood there with even more resentment toward Father Gu than the principal. If the principal received less abuse, he certainly received more. Whenever Father Gu was displeased, he always vented his anger first on him, since he was only a vice principal.

So while the principal was unkind, the vice principal was even worse, giving a dismissive sneer and saying with annoyance, "Don't let irrelevant people get in the way here. If there's nothing else, just leave early and don't impede my work."

The principal clapped his hands and left, but he still had a pile of work to handle. After all, so many students had come to cause trouble, and news of Father Gu's incident would spread quickly, so it needed to be addressed properly. If not handled well, the consequences wouldn't be easy to manage.

So he had a lot of tasks to deal with, starting with calming down the incident that just occurred.

Father Gu's feelings were complex at this moment. Just a while ago, the vice principal was someone he completely disregarded, whom he could fire anytime he wanted. But now the vice principal treated him with utter contempt, speaking with unapologetic sarcasm.

"Say it again!" Father Gu said angrily.

The vice principal, with a mocking face, said, "Ha! Do you still think you're the former Boss Gu? Let me tell you, currently, you're nothing, trying to keep up appearances here. If you don't leave, believe it or not, I'll call security to throw you out."

Father Gu was dumbfounded, words stuck in his mouth unable to come out. If it were before, he would have lashed out, but he suddenly realized his current lack of power and influence, so the words stayed stuck, unable to be spoken.

Knowing he lacked confidence, he helped Mother Gu up, and the two left the principal's office, driving away from Yawen in the car that might soon be collateral for debt.

In his heart, he kept chanting Hao Jian's name; all of this was caused by Hao Jian. He vowed to make Hao Jian pay. He was a person who definitely avenged all wrongs; even going all out, he had to make Hao Jian suffer. If he lost everything, he would make sure Hao Jian did too.

"Ha ha!" Watching Father Gu and Mother Gu leave, the vice principal suddenly remembered how arrogant and overbearing the couple used to be, and couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh.

Hao Jian quickly returned to the classroom and continued with classes. His classmates followed him back as well. Li Weiwei didn't go to the classroom but went straight to the office instead. She was still a bit dazed, having never thought that one of her students could have such great ability to topple a major corporation just like that; she couldn't immediately process this information.

Soon, in less than a class period, the news of Class Three causing a scene in the principal's office and Hao Jian's confrontation with Gu Peng's parents, ending with their downfall, spread quickly, becoming widely known. It wasn't just students discussing it now; even a large group of teachers was joining in the conversation.

However, Hao Jian deliberately asked the principal to keep his acquisition of being the school's major shareholder a secret, and also advised classmates not to spread the details, so basically, no one knew he had become a major shareholder of Yawen School.

Later, more explosive news followed; the principal announced Gu Peng's expulsion, citing reasons like organizing fights, repeatedly bullying classmates, and tarnishing the school's reputation. Instantly, the whole school was stunned. Who was Gu Peng? The school's infamous Demon King, known by everyone, who had almost committed every misdeed, relying on his parents being major shareholders to get away with everything. Yet now, not only was he punished with public criticism, he was directly expelled.

Who was Gu Peng? His parents were major shareholders, yet he got expelled. This... everyone found it unbelievable, hearing this news was like experiencing a thunderclap on a sunny day, both exciting yet causing doubt on its authenticity.

It wasn't until the broadcast announced the criticism and notices were posted on bulletin boards along the road that people started to believe it was true. At the same time, the news spread, linking Gu Peng's expulsion to Hao Jian.

Gu Peng's parents came to the school aggressively demanding Hao Jian's expulsion, only to leave dejectedly, followed by Gu Peng's expulsion. All kinds of rumors about Hao Jian became more and more intense, with various versions emerging, but when they reached Hao Jian's ears, he merely smiled without any concern.

Soon, Hao Jian's name once again spread throughout the campus, with people discussing his deeds, including incidents from the previous Friday. Walking down the road, most conversations were about Hao Jian, rarely anything else concerning studies.

Hao Jian was never someone who liked attracting attention; he preferred keeping a low profile. Hearing these pieces of gossip, he avoided them, and since then, he would not go out with Fatty Hu Lai after class but stayed in the classroom without leaving, preventing people from looking at him with curiosity as he walked down the corridor.

Finally, when afternoon classes ended, Hao Jian left the classroom early to have a peaceful meal, otherwise, he feared there would be a group of people gossiping around him while he ate.

Later, he attended the evening self-study, which he found completely uninteresting. Coincidentally, Li Weiwei didn't come for inspections in the classroom, so he sneaked out halfway through the last evening self-study session. But Liang Xiaohan saw him and messaged him, telling him not to go too far, to wait for her at the school gate as she wanted to discuss something.

Though Hao Jian didn't know what Liang Xiaohan had in mind, he agreed anyway, skipped class, and climbed over the wall to leave the school, ending up in a milk tea shop sipping on a drink. Staying in the classroom was too dull; Hu Lai and Fatty were sleeping. If he didn't sneak out, he'd be bored to death.

But he didn't sit in the milk tea shop for long; soon, the school bell rang, and people started streaming out. Shortly afterward, Liang Xiaohan texted him asking where he was. Upon replying he was at the milk tea shop, she said she'd be over soon, and he turned off his phone.

Before long, Liang Xiaohan arrived, saw him, and sat down opposite him.

"Want a drink?" Hao Jian asked Liang Xiaohan.

Liang Xiaohan shook her head, pulled Hao Jian's hand, and said, "No drinks. Come with me, there's something to do!"

Hao Jian felt puzzled; what was there to do? What's up with Liang Xiaohan acting so rashly? He looked at her in confusion and asked, "What's the matter? What do you need to do?"

Liang Xiaohan completely ignored his question, saying directly, "Why are you asking so much? There's something to do, just follow me. You act like a girl, being all hesitant."

Never expecting Liang Xiaohan to say this, Hao Jian, in order to demonstrate his masculinity, chose not to say a word; he let her lead him out of the milk tea shop, and they hailed a cab outside, heading in a particular direction.

About ten minutes later, the cab stopped, and the two got out.

"Vienna KTV!" Hao Jian read the name aloud.

He looked at Liang Xiaohan with bewilderment, asking, "Going to sing at KTV? That's unusual for you. What's going on today?"

Liang Xiaohan still held onto his hand and said, "Why ask so much? Just follow."

Feeling helpless, Hao Jian was led inside by Liang Xiaohan.

He really couldn't grasp what was going on with Liang Xiaohan this evening; why had she brought him to the KTV? He didn't like to sing, nor did Liang Xiaohan ever show an interest in singing; what were they here for? Sing? He suspected there was more to it.

Soon after, it seemed like the room had been prepared in advance as Liang Xiaohan skillfully led Hao Jian upstairs, reaching the third floor, then walking inside, eventually stopping at room 586.

"Let's go in." Liang Xiaohan said.

Hao Jian hesitated, unsure who else might be inside or the purpose of Liang Xiaohan's actions.

But as he pondered this, Liang Xiaohan had already opened the door and walked in, and he followed in step with her.