Chapter 115: Could it be that Dean Xian likes "rational" people?!
As Tang Ya said, the academy did not choose to continue playing dumb this time.
The impact of replacing all the qualified players in the selection competition hadn't been suppressed yet, and now there was another incident students beating up an academy teacher.
If the senior management of Shrek Academy continued to sit on this matter and pretend nothing happened, then the academy's prestige would truly suffer.
"Student Ling Shuang, do you have anything to explain about what happened between you and Teacher Zhou?"
Coincidentally or not, the teacher who had been beaten shared the same surname as Zhou Yi.
As expected, Ling Shuang was summoned to the dean's office the next day.
But it wasn't just Dean Yan Shaozhe present many of the academy's senior management had come.
They sat opposite Ling Shuang, silently scrutinizing him.
If it were any ordinary student, they would be nervous just from this imposing atmosphere.
But Ling Shuang was never ordinary.
His expression was calm, hands folded before him. "I don't think there's any need to explain."
"With the academy's means, you should already know the whole story, and I'm sure you've made your judgments."
"Explaining would just be a waste of breath. I'm not interested in pointless things."
Yan Shaozhe became anxious upon hearing this.
Because both Ma Xiaotao and he held Ling Shuang in high regard, he was the one who least wanted to see Ling Shuang in trouble, and he also hoped to maintain a good relationship with him.
In Yan Shaozhe's view, if the others didn't take the matter too seriously, then there would be no need to pursue responsibility at all.
He initially thought that if Ling Shuang just gave a small apology and showed some respect, he, as dean of the Martial Soul Department, could step in and resolve things smoothly.
But judging by Ling Shuang's stance, he had no intention of admitting any fault.
"How dare you!"
"What kind of attitude is that?! You assaulted a teacher, and you still think you did nothing wrong?!"
Qian Duoduo slammed the table, pointing at Ling Shuang and shouting furiously.
Logically speaking, this was an internal matter of the Martial Soul Department, irrelevant to Qian Duoduo, a senior of the Soul Tool Department.
But once he heard it was Yan Shaozhe's favored student causing trouble, he immediately invoked the excuse of "tarnishing the academy's reputation" and made a point of attending the meeting.
He didn't have many dealings with Ling Shuang, nor did he harbor any personal grudge.
Qian Duoduo simply wanted to spite Yan Shaozhe.
In his view, scolding someone Shaozhe liked was akin to slapping Shaozhe in the face.
Of course, Yan Shaozhe saw right through Qian Duoduo's intention.
His expression darkened, a hint of coldness flickering in his eyes.
"Dean Qian," Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice, a warning not to go too far.
After all, this was still his office.
Facing Qian Duoduo's rebuke, Ling Shuang sneered coldly. "Dean Qian, if you're speaking without understanding the full situation, then I must say, as a vice dean, you're being rather rash."
"If you do understand the full story and this is your sincere stance, then..."
He didn't finish the sentence, but his sneer said enough.
"If you can remain so calm and rational even when your girlfriend is being bullied, then you truly are a man of reason, Dean Qian."
Ling Shuang gave Qian Duoduo a thumbs up.
But the sarcasm behind that gesture couldn't be any clearer.
Then, as if suddenly enlightened, he added, "Could it be... that Dean Xian Lin'er likes your kind of rational personality?!"
As soon as those words were spoken, the temperature in the office seemed to drop a degree.
Qian Duoduo's rugged face was flushed red not with embarrassment, but pure anger.
Did Xian Lin'er like rational people?
Yes, Xian Lin'er liked rational and good-looking men.
That's why she liked Yan Shaozhe.
Compared to Qian Duoduo, Yan Shaozhe was clearly the more rational one.
Ling Shuang's words had viciously ripped open Qian Duoduo's old wounds.
Though Qian Duoduo had married Xian Lin'er and seemingly "won the beauty," it was a fake marriage fake couple.
Qian Duoduo was, without question, one of the top lickers on the continent.
But even the most shameless licker would still feel pain knowing that the woman he loved had always liked someone else, and only married him to spite that man.
Ling Shuang's open mockery exposed his deepest wound under the glaring light.
"Bastard!" Qian Duoduo suddenly raised his hand, aiming a strike at Ling Shuang.
A faint glow shimmered from the pendant at Ling Shuang's neck.
"Qian Duoduo!"
Yan Shaozhe grabbed Qian Duoduo's raised arm.
The collision of two Title Douluo-level soul powers crushed everything on the desk into powder.
Hair flying, Ling Shuang remained seated, expression calm and composed.
"Dean Qian!" Several other senior members also frowned and rebuked in a deep voice.
They were here to demand a public apology from Ling Shuang to preserve the academy's dignity not to start a fight.
This was something Elder Mu had specifically emphasized.
After all, forcing someone to apologize versus escalating into violence had vastly different consequences.
Qian Duoduo realized his emotions had gone overboard.
He let out a cold snort, shook off Yan Shaozhe's grip, withdrew his soul power, and sat down again.
He turned away, unwilling to look at Ling Shuang again afraid he couldn't restrain himself from doing something excessive.
Ling Shuang could guess the reason behind his reaction.
He raised an eyebrow slightly.
He hadn't expected the made-up background Mu En fabricated about him having divine lineage to actually be so effective.
Seeing the room gradually calm down, Yan Shaozhe let out a sigh of relief.
Then he looked toward Ling Shuang again, only to feel a headache coming on.
This child why is his mouth so poisonous?
Now things had become even more troublesome.
Fortunately, there were no other students around; otherwise, Shaozhe truly wouldn't know how to clean up the mess.
At the same time, he felt confused.
How did Ling Shuang know about something so personal?
Yan Shaozhe didn't believe it was mere coincidence that Ling Shuang had struck such a precise nerve.
His intuition told him it was intentional ridicule.
However, not knowing the details of the fake marriage, Yan Shaozhe couldn't understand why Qian Duoduo was so agitated.
Setting aside these doubts for now, Yan Shaozhe gently tried to persuade him:
"Student Ling Shuang, let's not get into the finer details of who was right or wrong. Just offer a public apology to Teacher Zhou so we can put this behind us, alright?"
"As a student, it doesn't hurt to apologize to a teacher. It's good for everyone."
"..." Ling Shuang held his forehead.
What a clever way to ignore the facts.
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