Chapter 39

As soon as he saw Lin Yi, he shook his head repeatedly.

Lin Yi felt quite grateful toward this counselor.

During his freshman and sophomore years, the man had helped him considerably.

Without this counselor, Lin Yi feared he would never have enjoyed such comfort as he did now.

"Old Shen, what do you need?" Lin Yi asked, pulling out a stick of hard-pack Zhonghua cigarette and handing it over.

Shen Yi took the cigarette, glanced at Lin Yi, shook his head, and sighed:

"Look at you! What have you been busy with lately? Either taking leave or skipping class; quite a few specialized course instructors have mentioned you!"

Lin Yi could only dodge the question, saying:

"Just handling some business outside!"

He had no intention yet of revealing his startup venture.

Primarily because Fengyi Technology had not even officially released its first product.

Apart from garnering a mixed reputation online,

very few people in the real world knew about it.

Lin Yi could not bring himself to boast loudly before achieving any real results.

Seeing Lin Yi's carefree demeanor, Shen Yi asked:

"Have you offended someone recently?"

"What do you mean?" Lin Yi replied.

"Your financial aid for impoverished students this semester has been revoked..." Shen Yi stated.

"Oh!" Lin Yi remained unconcerned; after all, he had applied for this aid at the start of the term.

Given his current wealth, he naturally cared little for a mere few thousand yuan.

Noticing his indifference, Counselor Shen Yi continued:

"Someone reported you for skipping classes and absenteeism; the university's Academic Affairs Office is currently considering whether to advise your withdrawal."

"Is it that serious?" Lin Yi exclaimed in shock.

Although he truly did not care much about a university diploma anymore.

Even if he really left the school, setting aside the Super Arms System, his publicly known Fengyi Technology was already a hidden dragon in the depths,

waiting only for the wind and clouds to rise so it could transform into a true dragon.

But regardless of his indifference, being forced out through advised withdrawal,

was something Lin Yi could never accept.

"It is very serious!" Shen Yi sighed and said,

"...Moreover, this matter was proposed by a university leader. Even though I argued vigorously, it is hard to make any difference. That is why I asked if you had offended someone recently!"

"Offended someone!?"

Lin Yi's mind raced, and one person immediately came to mind.

A fellow he had not intended to provoke just yet.

He just hadn't expected this guy to haunt him so persistently.

Adding the incident with Scarface last time, Lin Yi felt that things should not happen more than twice;

it was time he taught someone a lesson they would never forget.

If you ignore someone for too long, they really start thinking you are Hello Kitty.

Aside from this person, he could not think of anyone else he might have offended recently.

Lin Yi sneered inwardly.

"Old Shen, please try to mediate this matter for me!"

"Lin Yi, even if you didn't ask, I would do so. Honestly, you are the most special student I have ever guided, and I naturally wish you a bright future. However, you must be mentally prepared; after all, I hold little weight and speak with little authority, so how much effect I can have remains uncertain!"

Shen Yi said with a sigh.

"Hmm, regardless of the outcome, I will remember this favor!"

Lin Yi stated.

In truth, if not for some attachments he still felt toward the school, what harm would dropping out cause?

When the time came, the one regretting it would absolutely not be him, but the university.

After leaving the counselor's office, Lin Yi returned to his dormitory that very evening and told his roommates about the situation.

As expected, Wang Pangzi and the others were filled with righteous indignation.

"This is unacceptable! It's just skipping a few classes; who hasn't done that? On what grounds are the school leaders harping on this?"

Wang Kai exclaimed.

"It must be Guo Hong again; otherwise, how could the school leaders want to advise Third Brother's withdrawal over such a trivial matter as skipping class!"

Ye Yu was equally dissatisfied, wishing he could rush out immediately to fight Guo Hong to the death.

Watching his roommates chatter back and forth,

Lin Yi smiled and said:

"Rest assured, it hasn't reached that point yet, and Old Shen is also preparing to plead on my behalf...!"

Hearing this, Duan Yun immediately remarked:

"Old Shen is just a counselor; he belongs to the lowest tier of the entire school besides us students. Third Brother, you shouldn't pin too much hope on him!"

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Lin Yi naturally understood what Duan Yun meant.

A university counselor might seem impressive to students.

But in reality, within the school's food chain, they were creatures at the very bottom.

Their status was only slightly higher than that of the students.

Lin Yi, of course, had never relied entirely on the other party.

After all, the school's eagerness to expel him likely stemmed partly from Guo Hong's machinations.

On the other hand, wasn't it also because Lin Yi's current status was so humble that expelling a student would have no impact on the school whatsoever?

Suppose Lin Yi were the CEO of a listed company worth tens of billions.

Would the school act this way then?

"Still, this is for the best!" Lin Yi thought to himself.

He had been extremely busy lately anyway and had no time to waste at school.

Since the school intended to expel him, Lin Yi cared even less.

Of course, he would absolutely never forget the instigator of this affair.

First, they tried to have Scar and his gang cripple him.

Now, they actually wanted him expelled from school.

Lin Yi had firmly memorized all of this and would make someone pay a bloody price for it.

Meanwhile, in the girls' dormitory of the Foreign Languages Department.

That evening, Bai Lu casually remarked to Han Han Han Yajing,

"Jingjing, have you heard?"

Han Han Han Yajing, who was reading a textbook for her major, asked,

"Heard what?"

"Oh, you don't know? I thought..." Bai Lu feigned surprise and said,

"Lin Yi from the Mechanical Automation major is about to be expelled by the school!"

"What? Senior Brother!" Han Han Han Yajing exclaimed in shock, immediately putting down her book to ask,

"What happened?"

"You really don't know? I heard he skipped class multiple times and was caught by the school leadership; now the school is discussing expelling him!"

Bai Lu continued.

Upon hearing this, Han Han Han Yajing was so shocked she was speechless.

"I knew it; what future could someone born in the poor Dashan mountains possibly have? I wonder what that guy has been up to lately.

They say he's never at school..."