CHAPTER 573: CHAPTER 574: FULFILLING THE PROMISE

"There’s no such thing as not being able to afford a loss, it’s just not wanting to lose for no reason!" someone shouted.

"Enough!" Jian Yun turned fierce, "Just now, a student also said that this song was just released not long ago. Shi Mei has been busy preparing for the opening of her store recently, completely swamped every day. How could she have had time to choreograph a dance!"

"Opening a store, what kind of store?" Dongfang Xuanya asked.

"A bar," Shi Mei said quietly, "It’s a branch, the main one is in Yan City."

"Wow!" Dongfang Xuanya’s eyes sparkled, her face full of anticipation, "A bar? That’s so amazing, Shi Mei! Is your business doing well?"

"Not bad, it’s just enough for living," Shi Mei sounded somewhat helpless, "But Dean Jian is right. Lately, I’ve hardly had enough sleep, spending every day on renovations, buying materials, never enough time. This song you’re talking about, I’ve only heard it a few times while busy at the store – including today, only four times in total."

"Liar!" Tu Xing spoke out.

His voice was not loud, filled with a hint of choke and defiance.

Dongfang Xuanya was furious, exclaiming, "Why are you like this? What good does lying to you do?"

"Tu Xing, you need to accept the loss if you agreed to the bet," the teacher was also losing patience, then looked at Shi Mei, "But making her drop out just like that, isn’t that too much? Shi Mei, we’re all classmates here, why not step back and the sky’s the limit?"

"Step back and the sky’s the limit," Shi Mei muttered, then laughed briefly, "Why is it always me who has to step back?"

The teacher was taken aback.

Dongfang Xuanya chimed in loudly, "This was the bet she accepted on her own. Nobody forced her. Now that she has lost, she is acting dishonestly, that’s despicable!"

"But to make someone drop out over this is going too far!"

"Yeah, yeah, it’s just a contest between students, there’s no need to go to such extremes!"

"Let bygones be bygones, it’s also about doing good deeds!"

...

Shi Mei didn’t want to listen to this. She looked coldly at Tu Xing, "Do you remember? There was another part to the bet just recently."

Indeed.

Aside from making Tu Xing drop out, there was actually another bet.

But this bet was even more difficult than having Tu Xing drop out directly.

"You really want Tu Min to apologize?"

"But Tu Min doesn’t even know about this, isn’t that too unfair?"

Dongfang Xuanya could no longer contain her anger, "Isn’t it unfair for Shi Mei then? I’m sick of you guys, each one of you is so malicious. Because you’re pitiable, does Shi Mei deserve to be bullied by you? If you were in Shi Mei’s shoes, what would you do?"

A student spoke self-righteously, "If I were Shi Mei, I would let go now. It’s best to forgive and forget, to make peace."

"You’re not Shi Mei, of course, you’d say that!" someone retorted.

The person obviously did not agree, "But that’s the best approach. Otherwise, are we really going to make Tu Xing drop out? It’s not easy for any of us to be here; why should we comply with Shi Mei’s demand to drop out?"

"You have to accept the consequences of the bet," Shi Mei suddenly said, her eyes cold and without a trace of warmth, "Moral blackmail, is that interesting? If you didn’t want to drop out, you shouldn’t have provoked me in the first place. Since you insisted on standing up for Tu Min, then there must be a price to pay. You said all of this yourself, now it’s time for you to keep your promise."