CHAPTER 392: CHAPTER 392: SHAMELESS TACTICS

Hey?

So you want to make myself drink tea and then hurry away?

Is this because you’re afraid I’ll bring up the ticket money, so you’re rushing me off?

Ji You picked up the teapot, poured herself a cup of tea, took a gentle sip, and thought to herself: I just won’t let you have your way.

Then, Ji You put down her teacup and looked at Director Wang with a smile, softly praising, "Good tea!"

Director Wang: "..."

Director Wang also smiled and said, "Drink more."

Ji You glanced at the time, figuring it would be at least 10 minutes before anything could start, and she wasn’t in a hurry. She and Director Wang just sat there, eyes wide and small, making small talk, "Director Wang, there are a lot of students coming to the auditorium this afternoon."

Director Wang thought: Little rascal, are you starting to bring up the ticket fee?

But—

Director Wang wasn’t the least bit evasive and directly said, "Indeed, it’s full."

Ji You continued with a smile, "You must have collected quite a bit of money, right?"

Director Wang laughed heartily, "Just 250,000, not much."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You was kind of confused about what Director Wang’s game was.

This—

Is he not at all shy about telling me how much money he’s collected?

Could it be that he’s not at all worried I would set my sights on that money?

With her guard up, Ji You cautiously said, "Director Wang, according to the rental contract we signed, the auditorium is exclusively rented to me for the entire day today, so the right to use it should belong to me."

Director Wang smiled faintly and nodded, "That’s right. The right to use it now is indeed yours."

Ji You was somewhat speechless and said, "If the right to use it is mine, isn’t it inappropriate to charge admission?"

"Oh..." Upon hearing this, Director Wang showed an expression of sudden realization and said with a smile, "Are you talking about this? It’s detailed on the rental contract, the right to use the auditorium after renting belongs to you, but the management and interpretative rights are still with the school, so the school can charge a fee."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You furrowed her brows.

Director Wang smiled and said, "If you don’t believe it, you can look over the contract we signed yesterday."

At this point, Director Wang paused for a moment, then continued, "The temporary ticket entry was implemented because there were some very uncivilized behaviors at the auditorium that caused chaos. Now, the school’s decision to implement a ticket queue for entry has immediately solved the students’ unruly behavior, such as rushing to get seats and fighting for them... "

Hearing what Director Wang said, Ji You was shocked, her eyes wide open, "So you’re saying, I should thank the school for collecting the fees for me?"

Director Wang laughed, "Of course. But no need to thank us, considering the school took on the task of helping you maintain order, we naturally have to do our job well. Ticketed entry is part of maintaining order, and you could say it’s part of our job."

Ji You: "!!!"

Ji You scratched her head, utterly dumbfounded by these shameless remarks, and for a while, she couldn’t find the words to describe her feelings.

In this world, there are indeed such brazen and shameless people.

Director Wang smiled and said, "Ji You, you’ve had enough tea, haven’t you?"

Ji You sat back down with a plop, stared at Director Wang, and shook her head, "Not enough, I don’t think it’s nearly enough. Director Wang, the words you just said sound very nice, but they’re utterly illogical."

"First of all, if the auditorium is rented to me, even if the school has usage and interpretative rights, it doesn’t have the right to start charging fees without informing me. This is not only unreasonable, but it also completely violates the Alliance’s ’Contract Law’, infringing upon my personal rights."

"Secondly..."

Ji You decided to lay out the facts and argue with Director Wang on reasonable grounds.

Who knew that Director Wang would simply wave his hand and say, "No money for you, but if you want my life, you can have it, your choice."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You’s hands trembled, "Director Wang, you’re being unreasonable now."

Director Wang smiled and said, "Little lady, you should focus on your studies, don’t always have your eyes on money. You can’t bring it with you in life or death, why do you need so much money."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You took a deep breath, "Director Wang, do you think it’s appropriate for you to say that?"

Seeing Ji You deflated, the smile on Director Wang’s face grew broader, "Why wouldn’t it be appropriate?"

Ji You: "..."

Ji You: "I’ve lost!"

Director Wang waved his hand, "Alright, go study now, don’t bother me here."

Ji You: "..."

Playing the scoundrel, huh?

Ji You bit her teeth and said, "Give me 100,000! I’ll leave immediately."

Director Wang gestured with his hand, "Didn’t I just say it? I don’t have any."

Ji You looked up, glancing at Professors Ye Hong and Jiang Yulan on the stage who were enthusiastically checking the equipment, and at the tens of thousands of eager faces throughout the auditorium...

Ji You bluntly said, "If you don’t give it to me, I’m not starting work today—I’m out."

Director Wang: "..."

Is this a threat to me now?

Director Wang laughed, "Sure, sure, we can do without you. Go ahead and leave. With two professors holding the fort, selling tickets isn’t fraud."

Ji You: "..."

Director Wang smirked triumphantly, raising an eyebrow, "Understand?"

Ji You was about to burst with anger, dealing with such a shameless director was futile, neither reasoning nor threats and temptations worked, what could she do?

But she shouldn’t let him get away with it.

Threats were still necessary.

So, Ji You said, "That said, but I believe the two professors would very much like to discuss this issue with me. If they knew I withdrew for such reasons, I wonder how they would feel..."

Having said this, Ji You clenched her teeth, enduring the pain in her heart, "50,000! Otherwise, if I expose this, Director Wang, even if you’re not afraid of being cursed out, you should at least be concerned about the school’s reputation, right?"

Director Wang cursed with a laugh, "Fine! Transferred to you, now get lost."

Ji You: "..."

Seeing the additional 50,000 credit points on her account, Ji You still felt like she was at a loss.

However—

Who would have thought she’d be so unlucky to run into such a shameless and obstinate director of academic affairs.

"Cough, cough..."

"Don’t curse me secretly in your heart."

"I’ll get angry..."

"Understand?" From behind, came Director Wang’s light but firm voice. Ji You’s footsteps faltered, and at that moment, she suddenly felt a crushing pressure like a thunderbolt hitting her soul, making it hard for her to breathe, freezing her in place for a few seconds before the pressure gradually dispersed... Ji You hurriedly went on stage.

Good—

How terrifying.

This director of academic affairs who seemed to care about nothing but money, his spiritual power was terrifyingly strong.

Ji You patted her chest; at that moment, she felt like a drowning person, deeply experiencing a brush with death.

This—

Director Wang didn’t seem that strong, and Ji You had never heard any rumors about his strength from the school...

The pressure Director Wang had just exerted on Ji You was no less than what she felt from Teacher Mu Jianling.

So—

This shameless thick-skinned master had put on that show on purpose.

The purpose—was to make her shut up obediently?