"Principal, you have to believe me, I really..."
Zhang Daxin had not even finished speaking before Yang Shan interrupted him, "As a teacher, you should treat students as if they were your own children, nurturing their growth and educating them with care, not cursing and slandering wildly like you did. Your actions today, if they spread, would not just shame you personally but would also disgrace the school! After that, which parent would dare send their child to Yutan Middle School?"
Zhang Daxin’s face flushed with emotion, wanting to explain, but Yang Shan cut him off again—
"Don’t be resentful. What’s a teacher’s role? It’s to educate students. With you cursing at the drop of a hat, what do you think it does to the students? Encourages them to emulate you? Isn’t that leading them astray?"
Zhang Daxin kept trying to explain, but each time Yang Shan interrupted him.
He could not fathom why, given that he never skimped on gifts for the Principal during the festivities, and Principal Yang had always treated him well before, but today was different. Why? Based on just Chen Nan’s one-sided story, Principal Yang had concluded he was in the wrong—could it be that he had taken the wrong medicine?
"Principal, it was wrong of me to use foul language, but I have truly been wronged!"
Yang Shan slammed his hand hard on the desk, glared at Zhang Daxin, and angrily said, "Now you still refuse to own up. There were two students in the class who testified for Chen Nan. Tell me, what was your intention with all your smearing? What were you really after?"
"I... I didn’t!" Zhang Daxin almost suffocated from frustration and said, "This Chen Nan, he’s really too much, he..."
"There’s no need to say more!"
Yang Shan snorted coldly and said, "Teacher Zhang, if you continue to be so obstinate, I think you might not be cut out for this profession, or at least not for working at Yutan Middle School."
"Thump, thump, thump..."
Zhang Daxin stepped back several paces, his face deathly pale.
The implication of Yang Shan’s words was crystal clear to him—if he did not admit his fault today, his likely fate would be dismissal...
At a privately funded shareholder-style school like Yutan Middle School, the board director was in charge, followed by the principal. With Yang Shan as the principal, he had absolute authority to fire him.
Should he really just apologize and admit his mistakes? But then how could he continue at the school? How could he face the students?
"Principal, I swear I didn’t lie, not one bit..."
"Hold your tongue!" Yang Shan gave him a glare, "You know exactly what I mean. Reflect on your behavior in front of your own students!"
Zhang Daxin’s face was extremely unsightly.
He did not want to back down, but at this point, he had no choice—if he didn’t, he would only be dismissed!
"I... I admit it, it was all my fault." Zhang Daxin said, glaring hard at Chen Nan. Being chastised in front of the students by the principal, he had already lost all face. Losing it once more made no difference now.
"Reflect on your actions!"
Yang Shan stated coldly, then glanced over at Chen Nan, squeezing out a bit of a smile, and turned to leave the classroom.
As soon as Yang Shan left, Zhang Daxin could not bear to stay in the classroom either, said, "Everyone, self-study for this period," and then left with his teaching materials.
Once the two of them had gone, the classmates were dumbstruck, taking a long time to come back to their senses.
In their eyes, Chen Nan was no longer just someone who could subdue the school bully, but he had ascended to the status of a demigod!
Clearly, he had broken classroom rules and contradicted the teacher, yet he managed to use the principal to harshly scold Zhang Daxin and force an apology. This was real talent, absolute talent!
No one knew the real reason why Yang Shan berated Zhang Daxin.
If they knew that Chen Nan had dirt on Yang Shan, they would not be marveling at talent, but rather at a different kind of ’talent’!
The entire classroom was in chaos, with many students giving Chen Nan thumbs up, full of admiration.
Especially Zhu Bajie and Zhang Jiangyi, who were laughing triumphantly and boasting about how formidable their "big brother" was.
The only quiet one was Huo Xinya.
She did not agree with Chen Nan’s tactics but did not interfere, choosing to remain neutral.
"Idiot, you’re awesome."
Su Qingqing gave a thumbs up, grinning all over her face. Her slightly swollen eyes gradually regained their sparkle.
Chen Nan nodded proudly, "That goes without saying, don’t you know who your cousin is?"
Su Qingqing pouted, looking at Chen Nan with some disdain and then suddenly asked, "Why do I get the feeling that the principal was deliberately siding with you? Are you guys having an illicit affair?"
Two grown men in an illicit affair?
Chen Nan felt like cursing at her, somewhat speechlessly said, "My morals are intact; I am definitely a man of principle."
Su Qingqing scoffed, "Who knows? Maybe you’re actually gay?"
Chen Nan was instantly frustrated. This damn girl was too infuriating! How could a splendid young man of the nation like him, holding a record for handsomeness, possibly be gay when he’s the dream lover of thousands of young women!