After saying that, before anyone could react, she made her move.
She took the man down in one go and gagged him with a smelly rag to keep him from talking nonsense.
There was no way she could topple the vice principal right now.
Someone at his level wasn’t someone she could shake.
So she should try not to make an enemy of him, so she could find an opportunity later.
“Mmph—mmph—”
Da Huang Ya’s mouth was filled with a strange taste, and he nearly threw up.
He rolled his eyes and screamed, his hands and feet bound.
The others came over to help, moving in a flurry, showing great student spirit.
“Hmm, you’re Gu Chen, right? Well done. You know how to protect your teacher.”
The vice principal nodded in satisfaction.
Gu Chen smiled, clapped her hands, and stood up.
“You’re too kind. Tang Ziya is my classmate. Could you let it slide?”
“Well…”
“Forget it. She didn’t cause a scene this time, so I’ll let it go. If everyone were as reasonable as you, teachers would have a much easier time.”
As the saying goes, no one strikes a smiling face.
Since she’d given the leader face, he naturally couldn’t make a fuss in public.
Moreover, since the cafeteria situation had blown up and couldn’t be contained, and it was being livestreamed, he truly couldn’t show favoritism.
He cleared his throat twice and waved his hand grandly.
“Everyone, I’m aware of what happened today. The cafeteria used unauthorized products without permission, causing students to fall ill. I will investigate this thoroughly and will not tolerate such behavior!”
“From now on, we’ll operate according to the original regulations and cancel the self-service area. Please rest assured.”
“Awesome!!”
“Long live the vice principal!”
After receiving the assurance, the students cheered and applauded.
At this point, the guy had managed to win some goodwill, so it wasn’t a total loss.
Gu Chen, meanwhile, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
These people were just getting the treatment they should have had in the first place.
What was there to be grateful for?
Break your leg, then set it again, and you’d turn around and thank them — she really couldn’t wrap her head around it…
Soon, the police arrived.
After getting a brief understanding of the situation, they took the relevant personnel away.
As for how it would be handled afterward, someone like the vice principal shouldn’t have trouble with that.
After all, to reach such a position, if he didn’t have the ability to climb over others, he wouldn’t have made it this far.
Besides, there was no need for her to worry about that bald bastard.
The cafeteria incident finally came to an end.
All the students received satisfactory answers and dispersed.
“Sisters, let’s pack it up.”
Long Fei saw that things were settled and was about to leave with her people.
She shot Gu Chen a “mission accomplished” look.
“Wait!”
Gu Chen was taken aback but immediately chased after her.
She’d had many questions earlier but hadn’t gotten the chance to ask.
Now was the opportunity.
“What’s wrong?”
Long Fei stopped and gestured for the others to go on ahead.
“Can we talk in private?”
Gu Chen looked around.
There were too many people here, so she found a quiet corner.
Only then did she speak.
“Long Fei, that guy Gou Huo said earlier that you used to go to this school. What’s that all about?”
There were so many students at the school, but very few could make the Dean of Instruction remember them, let alone show fear toward them.
She was one of them.
It seemed that whatever Long Fei did back then was definitely no small feat.
“Nothing. It was two years ago. Let’s not talk about it.”
Long Fei’s expression shifted slightly. She waved her hand.
She seemed unwilling to talk about it and turned her face away.
“Alright, sorry, that was forward of me. But if you got into this school, your grades must have been pretty good, right? Earlier you said you just took a leave of absence. So if that’s the case, why not come back and study?”
Gu Chen thought about it.
If the other party didn’t want to talk, she naturally couldn’t force it.
Counting the time, she must have left school during her senior year three as well.
If she had the ability to get into Chengnan High School, that proved she had what it took to study.
Rather than wasting time like this, she might as well start over.
Getting into a good university in the future was better than being a spiritual little sister forever.
“Are you kidding me? I’m twenty years old. Coming back to senior year three? People would laugh at me to death.”
Long Fei immediately glared at her, as if she’d heard something outrageous.
She became even more resistant.
A good horse doesn’t eat grass from its old pasture.
Even if she had been impulsive back then, she had no such plan now.
Besides, she’d have to face that annoying Gou Huo again, which she just couldn’t accept.
“Come on, it’s fine. You’d only be two years older. Besides, anyone who dares to laugh at you, I’ll deal with them.”
Gu Chen still didn’t want to give up. She thought it was such a shame.
Moreover, Long Fei had helped her, and she’d long come to see Long Fei as a good friend.
She couldn’t bear to watch her keep going down this path.
Pfft—
Long Fei couldn’t help but laugh.
Her gaze suddenly turned teasing as she looked Gu Chen over, arms crossed.
“You want me back that badly? What, do you want to see your big sister every day? Don’t tell me you like me?”
“Ah!?”
Gu Chen nearly choked on her breath.
‘What on earth is she talking about!’
‘How did this turn into romance?’
She just wanted Long Fei to finish her studies and have a good future.
‘Besides, I don’t even have the right to think about that now!’
“Alright, if you want me to come back, it’s possible. As long as you complete one condition, we can talk.”
Long Fei’s eyes rolled around thoughtfully. Her attitude seemed to soften.
“What condition?”
A sly smile tugged at Long Fei’s lips.
She was clearly deliberately proposing an impossible condition so that Gu Chen would give up.
“As long as you get the Dean of Instruction out of this school, I’ll come back.”
“Alright, it’s a deal then.”
Gu Chen frowned.
This condition was indeed very difficult.
Toppling a Dean of Instruction wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t completely hopeless.
‘I’ll just treat it as a goal and figure things out slowly later.’
“You’re actually serious?”
Long Fei’s mouth fell open, barely able to believe it.
Then she let out a sigh.
“Alright, no problem. I look forward to that day, hehe.”
“Oh, right. If you’re free tomorrow night, can you help me with one more thing?”
“I should be free, but it’ll have to wait until evening self-study ends.”
Gu Chen had a bad feeling about this.
But refusing would be rude, so she just agreed for now.
“Hehe, no problem. Contact me then.”
Long Fei nodded and walked away with a cheerful stride, gradually disappearing from sight.
After all that commotion, the lunch break was almost over.
Gu Chen yawned and headed toward the teaching building.
While there was still a bit of time left, she hurried to recharge.
The afternoon would probably be full of exams again.
Just thinking about it gave her a headache.
“Gu Chen!”
Just as she exited the stairwell, Tang Ziya was standing right in front, like a door god.
“Damn, what are you doing? Trying to scare someone to death?”
Gu Chen was startled and immediately became wary.
‘Could it be that after I scolded her earlier, she’s standing here to fight me?’
This kind of thing had happened often before.
The next second, it seemed like she might grab a broom.