CHAPTER 568: CHAPTER 569: THE BET

"Too arrogant!" someone in the crowd shouted.

Tu Xing’s expression was also not very pleasant, "What do you want?"

"You keep saying that I used backstage influence and that I pushed Tu Min out by breaking the rules, but since she’s so capable and still couldn’t get in, what makes you think you can?" Shi Mei’s voice was calm and steady.

Tu Xing had a foreboding feeling.

Sure enough, Shi Mei continued, "If that’s the case, then there’s no point in you staying at school, right? Why not just drop out?"

Tu Xing’s face changed abruptly and he shouted, "What gives you the right!"

"Yeah, what gives you the right? Too arrogant!"

"Although Tu Xing may not compare to Tu Min, he’s also a member of the Xia Country’s youth dance troupe and is very strong. What are you to try to force Tu Xing out?"

"Overestimating yourself!"

...

The teacher frowned and said, "Shi, aren’t you taking this a bit too far?"

"Teacher, I think she’s doing it on purpose!"

"Right, she’s just trying to disrupt the order. We only challenged her out of curiosity about her skill, yet she wants to drive Tu Xing away. That’s just evil!"

"She’s a menace to the group!"

Tu Xing’s expression was also ugly as he looked at Shi Mei and cursed, "So you think you can do whatever you want just because you have backing?"

"It’s just a bet, it doesn’t matter to me whether you accept it or not," shrugged Shi Mei, "If you can’t even accept a mere bet, then what grounds do you have to challenge me?"

"Setting such a high bet, everyone can see you’re trying to push Tu Xing out too!" someone in the crowd said.

On hearing this, Shi Mei let out a laugh, "The competition hasn’t even started, and you’ve already decided that Tu Xing will lose to me. If you’re so afraid of losing, then what’s the point of challenging me?"

"Who said we’re afraid of losing!"

"If you’re not afraid of losing, then why fear the bet? If you can’t even agree to a bet, your challenge lacks sincerity. Why should I bother competing with you?" Shi Mei swept her gaze across the crowd with a smirk, "If you want to compete, place a bet. If not, let the teacher continue with the lesson."

Tu Xing and his friends exchanged glances, and then someone asked, "You only mentioned you’ll make Tu Xing drop out if you win. What if you lose?"

"I’ll drop out too. That’s only fair," Dongfang Xuanya said matter-of-factly.

Yes, if she lost, dropping out was the fair outcome.

Shi Mei’s gaze deepened.

But she couldn’t afford to lose.

If she lost, wouldn’t it prove she got in through backdoor tactics?

Let alone other things, just by the goodwill expressed by her mother, that alone was enough for these people to speculate.

She could lose, but she couldn’t let her mother down.

Shi Mei looked up at Tu Xing and said, "If I lose, I’ll voluntarily drop out."

"That’s not enough," Tu Xing said, "Besides dropping out, you also need to apologize publicly, admit that you got in through illicit means, and that Tu Min was kicked out because of such dirty tricks. You must apologize."

Shi Mei: "...???"

"That’s too much!" Dongfang Xuanya said angrily, "That’s not fair!"

"She’s been suspected of using underhanded methods from the start—there’s no fairness in this matter!" Tu Xing said angrily, then looked defiantly at Shi Mei, "What about it, do you dare?"

"Well, since you’re so certain, let’s up the stakes. If I win, have Tu Min come and apologize to me," Shi Mei looked at him lazily, "I’ve never been wronged like this in my life, it feels so unjust."