Chapter 478

"Ring-a-ling~"

Just as Li Ye was pondering how to deal with Yu Dongfang, the training class suddenly rang the bell for the break.

Some students with weak kidneys rushed to the restroom, while some students who weren't doing well in their studies grabbed the teachers to ask this and that.

Li Ye laughed: "Old Yu, you've even installed electric bells here?"

Yu Dongfang said: "We're doing it more formally; it makes the students feel more comfortable paying the fees, right? There were no rules here before, which always made people think that if they paid today, the teacher would roll up the money and run away tomorrow..."

Li Ye nodded and said: "Old Yu, actually I think you're still suited to running a school. Think about it again; if you're sure you want to go overseas and see, then I'll go help you put in a word."

"Then I'll thank you in advance, brother."

Yu Dongfang thanked Li Ye with a smile, but Li Ye seemed to see a trace of disappointment in his eyes.

Perhaps Yu Dongfang, who had failed the entrance exam three times and had a bumpy road, had heard too many such "perfunctory" promises before!

And just at this moment, He Xue, who had been teaching in English Class 4, walked out carrying a small bag.

"Old Yu, I have something to do today; help me substitute for a class, and when the substitute fee is issued later, I'll treat you to lamb spine hotpot."

"This person! The richer they are, the stingier they are, and the richer they are, the more they like to take advantage of others..."

Yu Dongfang said helplessly: "The person He Xue is dating is very familiar with Old Song; everyone is just here to earn a little money, so there's nothing to say..."

Yu Dongfang patted his forehead and said: "Brother, I'm not talking about you, ha; I'm talking about that He Xue just now. You don't know this person—"

Li Ye nodded and said: "I've seen her twice; she used to hang around the Xiushuijie area, and later I saw him at the Longtanhu market; he has a very large antique stall—"

"She just walked away, and when others substitute for her, she pockets every single cent of the three-yuan substitute fee per class,"

Old Yu immediately said with a bitter face: "I'm already teaching Class 2! How can I substitute for your class?"

"Damn, Old Yu, what do you mean by that?"

"No, she has connections!"

Yu Dongfang was also surprised; he asked Li Ye: "You know Duo Ye too?"

So Li Ye asked in surprise: "He Xue is actually dating Duo Ye? Are you joking? Doesn't she look down on people without culture?"

He Xue didn't stop her pace; while instructing Yu Dongfang, she walked away with a clatter-clatter-clatter in her high heels.

As a rich person, Li Ye was immediately unhappy after hearing Yu Dongfang's words.

"She clearly is dating a rich boyfriend, but she's still petty and stingy, annoying everyone, yet she doesn't feel embarrassed at all..."

Li Ye immediately became serious; if someone like He Xue married a fellow villager from Qingshui, there would be endless trouble in the future!

Yu Dongfang pulled Li Ye a few steps away and pointed to a small sedan at the entrance outside: "Look, that's the person; it seems he's in the art business. Back then, He Xue was his tutor—"

Li Ye looked at He Xue's back in surprise, truly not understanding how he had encountered such a "little fairy" in the eighties.

He turned his head and asked Yu Dongfang: "Old Yu, has she ever substituted for you before?"

"Can't you just combine the two classes? It's not like we haven't done that before. Alright, alright, if you have something in the future, I'll help you substitute for your class too, won't that be the end of it?"

Yu Dongfang twisted his mouth and said: "Don't talk about helping me substitute; even the lamb spine hotpot she's always shouting about has never been fulfilled!"

"Very familiar with Old Song? Who are you talking about?"

Li Ye asked strangely: "Then if everyone is annoyed by her, why don't you say something to Old Song and the others? Old Song shouldn't be the type to smooth things over, right? Is the training class really that short of teachers right now?"

Li Ye had very good eyesight and recognized at a glance that the person was Duo Xing.

Yu Dongfang said: "Nowadays, he doesn't practice street vending anymore; he drives a small sedan and deals specifically with international friends. Just by flipping one item, he earns two years of our salary..."

"Heh~"

Li Ye laughed and said: "Since that's the case, why would Duo Ye still let He Xue come here to earn a few yuan in lecture fees?"

Old Yu curled his lip and said: "He Xue is an independent woman; if she doesn't earn her own money, how can she be called an independent woman?"

Even Li Ye had to say "impressive," but he just didn't know if Duo Ye, whose ancestors were all falconers, would be fooled by He Xue.

He Xue had always been striving to go abroad; she even competed with Lu Jingyao for a spot back then. Now that she's only half a year away from graduation, is she really dating Duo Ye, or is she using this opportunity to go abroad?

"Li Ye, I have to go arrange the class; you look around as you please, I won't entertain you!"

"Fine, fine, fine, you go ahead and get busy! I'll take a look and then leave; I have a date with my girlfriend to see a movie today!"

"Hahahaha, I really envy you."

Yu Dongfang joked with Li Ye and then went to combine Class 4 and Class 2 for the lesson; the students in the two classes had different levels, so this class would definitely be a struggle.

And Li Ye, looking at the seventeen fellow villagers from Qingshui who had just arrived today, felt they were all very serious, so he felt relieved.

However, just as Li Ye was preparing to leave, a small sedan drove straight toward them and stopped right at the entrance of the training class classroom.

Then two people got out of the car: one was Nakamura Naoto, and the other was Ai Zhixin.

Ai Zhixin saw Li Ye and immediately smiled like a flower.

"Mr. Li, what a coincidence, isn't it?"

Li Ye said with a half-smile: "It really is a bit of a coincidence! I just met Mr. Ai in Hong Kong a few days ago, and now we meet again in Beijing. Are we two destined to be together?"

"Destined, indeed destined," Ai Zhixin stared at Li Ye and laughed: "I used to be an atheist; I didn't believe in fate or destiny, but now I believe. Mr. Li and I are destined in fate!"

Li Ye looked at the smiling Ai Zhixin, but he became vigilant in his heart.

Because in Ai Zhixin's eyes, there wasn't a trace of a smile, only the light of vicious resentment.

【Coming all this way, are you looking for death?】

Li Ye's eyes narrowed, and he asked with a smile: "In that case, Mr. Ai, you've come to find me, haven't you?"

Ai Zhixin suddenly felt uncomfortable all over; he couldn't explain the reason, but he just felt a chill throughout his body.

"No, I've come to find Old Song. I went to his house to look for him earlier but no one was there, and then I remembered there was still a business deal I was cooperating with him on—"

Ai Zhixin laughed and pointed at the training class: "I remember the first time I met Mr. Li was also here, right? I also remember that Mr. Li and Old Song are fellow villagers?"

"Indeed fellow villagers."

Li Ye nodded slowly, looking at Ai Zhixin thoughtfully.

Li Ye didn't know that Ai Zhixin had seen with his own eyes Old Song throwing the Prince Beile into the sea, so he didn't know that Ai Zhixin had already regarded him as the murderer who conspired with Old Song to kill someone.

Back then, when Li Ye was at Pei Wencong's house, he heard the news that the Prince Beile hoped to resell antiques in the Hong Kong circle,

and then the Prince Beile had an accident in Shancheng; Li Ye and Old Song knew each other, so wasn't this Li Ye tipping him off, which led to him almost losing his life in Shancheng?

Ai Zhixin believed that if he had shown even the slightest movement back then, the three of them—Old Song and the others—would definitely have taken his life.

After all, when that person pulled the trigger to kill the Prince Beile, he didn't hesitate at all.

Yu Minhong saw Nakamura Naoto and Ai Zhixin and, not knowing what had happened, hurried out to ask.

"Li Ye, are these two your friends?"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "No, they're here to find Old Song."

So Yu Dongfang said to Ai Zhixin: "Oh, I don't know when Old Song will be coming over; why don't you leave a—"

Who knew Ai Zhixin would say: "No, you go find him right now; we'll wait for him here."

Yu Dongfang said with difficulty: "We don't know where Old Song is right now, and we don't have the manpower to find him for you."

Ai Zhixin frowned and scolded: "How do you know you can't find him if you haven't looked? Half of the business here belongs to me.

Since you work here, I am your boss; is this how you deal with your boss's orders?"

Yu Dongfang was confused by Ai Zhixin's two sentences, and his face immediately turned ugly; clearly, Ai Zhixin's words had hurt his self-esteem.

"Alright, Old Yu, go teach your class! This Mr. Ai thinks this is the Lighthouse!

Here, we don't have any 'higher-than-others' bosses; he's just drunk and hasn't woken up from his dream yet!"

Ai Zhixin looked at Li Ye angrily and was just about to open his mouth to scold him when he heard the "clang-clang" sound of a bell.

Old Song was riding his broken tricycle, swaying and wandering toward this side.

And from far away, Old Song said happily: "Mr. Ai, you've finally come back! You've been gone for more than half a year, and this training class almost couldn't keep going.

I've lost a lot of money back and forth; as the second boss, you have to acknowledge the debt!"

【What the hell kind of 'acknowledge the debt'; I'm here to settle the score with you.】