Chapter 1055: One blow not parried, another blow arrives

Chen Ran did not go to the Cafeteria at noon; he went home.

He swore to vent this foul breath; this matter could not just end like this!

However, upon arriving home, Wang Yingzhi was not there.

The servants were all there, busy at their posts in an orderly fashion, as if nothing had ever happened.

The housekeeper came up to greet him: "Young Master, do you not have school this afternoon? Why are you home from school so early?"

He asked with a gloomy face: "Where is Wang Yingzhi? Bring her here immediately."

"That woman is not here. She went out shortly after you left this morning and hasn't returned yet."

Chen Ran:...

Only now did he belatedly realize—he had been tricked!

That damn old woman had lied.

But he was not yet willing to give up, and asked another question that made his heart feel stifled: "Where did you all go this morning? Were you all at home?"

"Yes, that's right."

The housekeeper looked blank: "We were all at home and didn't go anywhere. Young Master, your complexion doesn't look good; are you sick?"

Chen Ran's face turned a greenish hue, but it wasn't from illness; it was from being infuriated.

"Change the locks!" He squeezed a few words out through gritted teeth.

He must take revenge on Wang Yingzhi, but the first step was to ensure she could no longer wreak havoc here; he would not let her step foot into this house ever again!

Wang Yingzhi left the school "crying," but she did not go far.

She found a random teahouse near the school, requested a private room, and ordered a pot of good tea along with a few exquisite tea snacks.

Then she made a video call to Shi Youxuan to report what had just happened.

"Not bad!"

Shi Youxuan wore a smile, feeling particularly satisfied, and was not stingy with her praise: "I saw long ago that you had potential and were a person of talent. In the past, it was just that you didn't use your talent in the right place, which is why everyone hated you. Now you've finally found a place to put your skills to use. Perform well, and I won't treat you poorly..."

Everyone likes to hear pleasant words, and Wang Yingzhi was naturally no exception.

But she would not be dizzy with success from a few nice words; she would remain calm at all times.

She interrupted Shi Youxuan and asked about the important part: "I'll get a bonus for doing a good job, right? When will you give it, and how much?"

Shi Youxuan did not equivocate and immediately transferred ten million to her account!

She had only done a small thing and received ten million, and this money was truly, genuinely her own, and would not be taken back.

Wang Yingzhi was so happy her mouth was almost split to her ears; she was so excited she could barely tell north from south.

Shi Youxuan reminded her: "You need to keep it up. Our bonus is performance-based, depending on your destructive power. The greater the impact you create, the more the bonus will be."

"Yes, yes, yes, I definitely won't let you down!"

Hanging up the phone, Wang Yingzhi left the teahouse, found a top-tier seafood hotel, and had a wonderful, hearty meal.

After eating and drinking her fill, she returned to the school parking lot to wait.

Seeing Chen Ran drive away in a rage, she returned to the school!

Chen Ran did not go to school all afternoon; he stayed home to catch up on sleep.

This afternoon was very quiet; Wang Yingzhi did not return at all, and no one answered when he called her phone. If only she would never return, though Chen Ran did not believe that.

In the evening, it was still very quiet.

This time, he was wrong again in his judgment of Wang Yingzhi.

The next day.

Chen Ran went to school, feeling refreshed.

With enough sleep, his thought processes were much clearer, and he thought of a good way to deal with Wang Yingzhi.

The reason he suffered losses at the beginning was because of the education he had received; the enemies he faced were all high-IQ individuals who would not tear off their masks.

It wasn't that the old woman was formidable, but that his approach was wrong.

Now that he had figured it out, he could not use ordinary methods to deal with Wang Yingzhi; he had to prescribe the right medicine for the illness. To deal with a rogue, one must use a rogue's methods.

With his thoughts cleared, he went to school feeling refreshed, even looking forward to seeing her today.

However...

The moment he got out of the car, he felt something was wrong!

He had a bad premonition; the atmosphere at school was a bit eerie.

He wasn't there yesterday afternoon; had something else happened?

That's right, it was indeed the case.

Tao Qingyao came up from behind and patted him on the shoulder in a carefree manner: "Classmate Chen, good morning."

"Classmate Tao, good morning!"

That bad premonition grew stronger and stronger.

Tao Qingyao was a die-hard loyalist of Shi Ran, a steadfast follower.

And she had no guile; whatever she thought in her heart would show on her face.

He didn't need to guess Shi Ran's attitude toward him; he could tell just by looking at Tao Qingyao's attitude toward him.

But now, she had a smug look on her face; what did that mean?

Tao Qingyao took an IOU out of her pocket and handed it over: "Classmate Chen, I really didn't expect you to be in such financial difficulty? Isn't your father the Finance Minister? How can you not even afford your own living expenses?"

"Tsk tsk!"

Her face wore an expression of regret and sympathy.

"What do you mean?" Chen Ran frowned.

Tao Qingyao: "Oh, classmate Chen, don't worry. I'm not pressing you to pay back the money. I'm telling you that I don't want this bit of money anymore. No need to borrow it; I'm giving it to you! Consider it poverty relief, hahahahaha..."

She laughed very arrogantly, her smile unable to hide her schadenfreude.

Then, she tore the IOU in her hand into several pieces with a swish and dropped them.

"No need to thank me, after all, aren't we classmates?"

After saying this, she turned and walked away.

"Stop!"

Chen Ran grabbed her arm: "Tao Qingyao, make yourself clear. When did I ever borrow money from you? And when have I ever been short on living expenses?"

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want. You are slandering me, and if you cause a bad influence on my family, I will sue you in court!"

He was very serious; this matter was very grave.

Last time, during the struggle against the Sheng Family, although Minister Chen later cleared his relationship, it was not without any impact.

Because of this incident, the President had already reprimanded him, and he had also sworn before the President that such a thing would definitely not happen a second time.

If the reputation of him "borrowing money" at school were to be confirmed, even Minister Chen's position could easily be affected.

Right now, Minister Chen is his big tree; relying on this big tree, even if the Sheng Family knew his true identity, they would not dare to do anything to him.

But if this big tree were gone, then he could only continue his previous life, continue living under an assumed name, and live like a rat, unable to see the light of day!

Tao Qingyao was not only unafraid of the warning, but instead became very angry.

She shouted very loudly: "Chen Ran, who are you trying to scare? Was I, Tao Qingyao, raised to be scared? I kindly offered to help you, yet you turn around and bite back? Can good people really not be good anymore? Fine, since that's the case, then pay back the money. Thirty million A Currency, plus interest, a total of thirty-one million, thank you."

For ordinary commoners in A Country, a family of four spends about thirty million A Currency a month, and they are in an aristocratic school where expenses in all aspects are dozens or even hundreds of times higher than those of ordinary families.

Therefore, this bit of money is truly not much.

The damage is not great, but the humiliation is extremely strong!

If it spreads in the school that Chen Ran was chased around campus by Tao Qingyao for a mere thirty million A Currency, he won't be able to stay in A Country anymore.

"This IOU of yours is fake; I never borrowed money from you!"

While the two were talking, classmates had already gathered around.

Some sharp-eyed classmates saw the IOU on the ground and thought it was Chen Ran who had torn it.

They immediately took out an identical one from their person: "No way, no way, you aren't even going to admit to a debt of a few tens of millions of A Currency, are you? Then tear this one up too; I don't want it anymore."