Chapter 97: Termination Agreement

Hong Zhixing: "You really think of yourself as a hero who stands up for justice, don't you? But does this kind of thing even count as a hero saving a damsel in distress? Say whatever you want. If you think what just happened counts as bullying a classmate, then I have nothing to say. As long as you believe others will agree with you or believe you, it makes no difference to me."

She did not think there was anything wrong with a single word she had said or a single action she had taken just now.

Was she being overbearing?

She certainly was.

But to call it bullying a classmate? Give me a break.

Lu Yan He: "I know you think you haven't done anything, but you brought a few people to call Xu Zijun here. From the very beginning, that put Xu Zijun in a vulnerable position. Do you think you weren't bullying her? And this person beside you, if I remember correctly, she said the word 'fat pig,' didn't she? Do you think insults don't count as bullying? Just because it didn't come out of your own mouth, it's not your problem?"

Lu Yan He spoke sentence after sentence. He wasn't trying to win a verbal battle against Hong Zhixing; he wanted to get to the bottom of this matter.

Regardless of whether they felt they were bullying Xu Zijun, from the moment Xu Zijun was coerced by them into being brought to this place, she was being bullied.

Hong Zhixing finally fell silent, offering no further rebuttal.

"You warned her not to fall for Chu Saiying, and I am warning you: don't say it's impossible for her to like Chu Saiying. Even if she did, it's no reason for you to be so arrogant. Xu Zijun is a classmate in our class, not someone you can bully just because you have strength in numbers," Lu Yan He said in a deep voice.

"Ha." Hong Zhixing rolled her eyes. "If you want to make a mountain out of a molehill, go ahead and do it here. If you really think my methods are problematic, go and report me to the teacher."

She walked away after saying this, looking as if she didn't take Lu Yan He seriously at all.

"I will." Lin Yu, who had been standing to the side without speaking, suddenly opened her mouth. She said, "I am the monitor of Class 3. This time, I will speak to our head teacher first. If I find out you do this to a classmate in my class again, I will go to your head teacher. And not just your head teacher—I will tell your parents as well."

Hong Zhixing's footsteps faltered for a moment before she continued walking forward.

She did not look back at Lin Yu.

However, it was clear that Lin Yu's words had struck a nerve.

"Damn, that's awesome, Monitor. Lu Yan He said so much and couldn't force her to bow her head, but you made her break character with one sentence," Li Pengfei said to Lin Yu, his eyes wide with admiration.

Lin Yu did not respond, instead looking toward the corner.

Xu Zijun stood there at a loss, looking at them with a complex expression.

She had heard their entire conversation with Hong Zhixing and her group.

Lin Yu said to them, "You guys go back first."

Lu Yan He and the others nodded and tactfully left.

They knew it was better to leave the subsequent matters for Lin Yu to communicate with Xu Zijun in private.

The three of them walked to the bottom of the teaching building.

Li Pengfei suddenly muttered, "Is it possible Xu Zijun really does like Chu Saiying, and that's why she deliberately gave up the recommendation quota to him?"

Chen Qin rolled his eyes at him and said, "How is that possible? Xu Zijun and Chu Saiying have never even interacted. You know what Chu Saiying's attitude is toward classmates from poor backgrounds like Xu Zijun. Do you think Xu Zijun would fall for someone who looks down on her?"

Li Pengfei: "The main thing is... it really is very strange. Why would Xu Zijun just give it up for no reason?"

"Maybe there's another reason," Chen Qin said. "Who knows."

Lu Yan He remained silent, not participating in their discussion.

He had always felt that there must be some hidden story behind Xu Zijun giving up the recommendation quota that no one knew about.

That night, Lu Yan He made it onto the social news segment when he was awarded a silk banner and a medal by the police. It was promoted by several parties, and as a result, he was on the trending list once again.

Everyone was happy to see this kind of positive, proactive, and uplifting trending topic.

Of course, only Zhou Ping'an was happy to see it while simultaneously hoping Lu Yan He wouldn't become famous because of it.

Let it pass quickly.

Zhou Ping'an prayed in his heart that the boost this incident gave Lu Yan He would pass quickly; he couldn't let him keep getting hotter.

It would be best if he went back to being as obscure as he was at the beginning, where basically no one knew him. In that state, the contract termination could happen naturally and logically.

Otherwise, why would you terminate a contract with an artist who is getting more and more popular and constantly making money for the company for no reason?

At nine o'clock that night, Zhou Ping'an contacted Lu Yan He with the emergency termination agreement he had prepared. Upon learning that Lu Yan He was still at school for evening self-study, he complained about having to run to his school while also feeling a sense of relief—it seemed Lu Yan He really intended to walk the path of taking the exams.

Although Zhou Ping'an didn't think Lu Yan He could achieve anything in the college entrance exam.

What a joke—a student who only started studying seriously in their third year of high school, what kind of good school could they get into?

However, as long as Lu Yan He really gave up the path of being an artist, had a change of heart, took the college entrance exam, and became an ordinary student, Zhou Ping'an didn't care what kind of score Lu Yan He ended up with.

At nine-thirty, Lu Yan He came out of school and got into Zhou Ping'an's car.

Zhou Ping'an handed the termination agreement to Lu Yan He.

"Sign it," he said.

Lu Yan He said bluntly, "Brother Ping'an, I need to read it through. Why don't you drive me back? I can look over the agreement content on the way. It's already nine-thirty, and the bus I take back is gone."

Zhou Ping'an frowned.

His instinct was to question where Lu Yan He got the nerve to ask him to drive him back.

But thinking of the importance of this termination agreement, Zhou Ping'an suppressed his temper.

Forget it, it's on the way anyway.

Zhou Ping'an didn't say anything in the end and started the car.

Lu Yan He read the termination agreement from beginning to end, confirming all the content. Indeed, there were no traps or loopholes—or at least, none that he could see.

"Brother Ping'an, I've read it. It's fine."

Zhou Ping'an: "If it's fine, then sign it."

"No." Lu Yan He shook his head.

Zhou Ping'an stared at Lu Yan He.

"Are you going back on your word?"

"No, I'm not going back on my word, but I'm afraid you'll trick me. I need to find a professional lawyer to help me look at this agreement before I can sign it," Lu Yan He said bluntly.

He found that being direct with Zhou Ping'an had its benefits: he could rightfully distrust him.

Zhou Ping'an almost choked on his own breath.

He: "What reason would I have to trick you?"

"I don't know, but I don't trust you," Lu Yan He said. "I'll find a professional lawyer to help me look at it. Give me two days. As long as there are no traps or tricks, I will sign it."

Zhou Ping'an gritted his teeth, telling himself that the main task was what mattered and that he had to stabilize Lu Yan He; the termination couldn't go wrong. He held back.

"I'll give you two days," he said. ===== CHAPTER 98 =====