Who knew whether it was because he felt he and Wang Ling were kindred spirits, or because his granddaughter liked Wang Ling, but as Old Man Sun listened to Headmaster Chen and swiftly analyzed the situation, he grew more satisfied the more he heard about Wang Ling. Although it wasnât to the extent of marriage, Sun Yiyuan felt that Wang Ling was someone Lotus Sun could date.
Of course, Sun Yiyuan himself couldnât guarantee that there would be feelings, but he felt that even if they didnât wind up together in the end, being friends was also good.
In contrast, he didnât have the slightest interest in Xia Ming; it could even be said that he was set against him.
What made this person think he could meddle when it came to who Old Man Sunâs granddaughter wanted to date â the boy had even specially challenged Wang Ling to a duel, but not only didnât he win, he himself was severely injured instead.
How could a person like this protect his granddaughter?
Walking stick in hand, Old Man Sunâs mind spun with various thoughts.
While he was dissatisfied with Xia Ming, he couldnât show it outright, so he took a deep breath and asked, âHow is Student Xia Ming?â
âHeâs still in the hospital.â
âIs his condition serious?â
âHeâs fine.â
âOur company will pay his medical fees,â said Sun Yiyuan.
âThat wonât doâ¦â
âItâs nothing; then, itâs decided.â Old Man Sun was resolute, and Headmaster Chen naturally couldnât do anything.
This chairmanâs style was to keep this word.
Of course, apart from paying the medical fees, Old Man Sun actually had his own plan.
After asking Headmaster Chen about Xia Mingâs situation, he quickly made a call to Huaguo Water Curtain Groupâs finance department, and didnât scruple to turn the speaker on so that Headmaster Chen could listen in on the conversation from the side.
âIs that Little Zhang in the finance department?â
âYes, Chairman, this is Zhang Jie. Do you have any instructions?â
âGo to Peiyuan City Hospitalâs trauma unit and find a patient called Xia Ming, in Room 207.â
âYes, Chairman. May I ask, what do you want me to do?â
âTake our legal team with you and have a chat with him. Ask him how much money he wants to leave my granddaughter alone.â
ââ¦â
After hearing that, Headmaster Chen took a deep breath.
What was this bullshit melodramatic novel plot?!
It could be said that this conversation was completely out of the blue, and Headmaster Chen was dumbfounded when he heard it.
But it wasnât over yet.
âChairman, out of curiosity, is this Student Xia Ming the one from the live broadcast yesterdayâ¦â
âYou also know?â
âI⦠I heard about it.â
Sun Yiyuan furrowed his brow. Unexpectedly, this matter had a negative impact!
Logically speaking, staff in the finance department were too busy to pay a matter like this any heed; when they werenât handling outside affairs, they were working overtime to complete the accounts. But even the finance department staff knew of this incident, which displeased Old Man Sun. Indeed, its impact exceeded what he had imagined â the main thing was that it damaged his granddaughterâs reputation.
After the live broadcast yesterday, he had already shelled out a great deal of money to crack down on the incident and stop the media from reporting it. But while he had managed to block the major media outlets, the online accounts which took advantage of this momentum werenât as easy to stop.
âThe person who told you, where did they find out about it?â
âFrom a company group chat. The impact of this incident isnât actually as big as Chairman imagines. I also had a look at those Weibo accounts, and all the videos have been completely deleted,â said this finance department staff member.
Completely deleted? Who was it? (It was Wang Ming.)
Old Man Sun was startled.
He definitely didnât have that much ability, and he hadnât hired anyone to do it.
Forget it â it was good that it wasnât being spread over the Internet.
âBefore you go to the hospital later, scan the group chat records and see who is it that likes to gossip so much. Have him collect his salary from the finance department and tell him to beat it right awayâ
âYes, Chairman.â Little Zhang shivered on the other end of the phone. âThen, the compensation for Student Xia Mingâ¦â
âDo as you see fit. If itâs under ten million, you donât have to report it to me,â said Old Man Sun.
âYes, right away.â
And so, the call ended.
The truth was that Sun Yiyuan didnât think that Xia Ming was worth ten million, but to ensure that things worked out, it was necessary to use the right amount of money as bait.
â¦
Hanging up, Old Man Sun looked at Headmaster Chen and smiled. âIâm sorry that Headmaster Chen had to see that.â
âNo, noâ¦â Like that staff member of the finance department, Headmaster Chen also shivered. âMay I ask, Mr Sun â do you deal with every person who confesses to Student Lotus Sun like thisâ¦â
âMoney is the most straightforward method. Of course, the main thing is that this matter has blown up too much, and Iâm afraid that Student Xia might be unwilling to give up and still have some ideas about Rongrong. Most people do know how to back off and let go of impractical thoughts; these are the ones that donât need to be bribed with money,â said Sun Yiyuan.
Money was nothing to him; there was nothing he couldnât do, with money.
âI heard that Peiyuan districtâs body technique exchange meet is happening soon? Will Student Wang Ling be taking part?â Old Man Sun asked as he changed the subject at that moment.
âAbout that⦠the name list isnât fixed yet,â replied Headmaster Chen.
He wasnât being evasive; it really hadnât been fixed yet.
Until now, Headmaster Chen had still been dithering over the ten-person delegation. This was because only five of them would truly compete, and the other five were reserve participants.
The few transfer students who had just entered the school this semester were very strong, but they were new, after all, and Headmaster Chen didnât think it was very good to send them out right away as their main force. Thus, the name list for the primary participants had yet to be fixed so far.
He didnât stop the fight between Xia Ming and Wang Ling previously because he wanted to figure out which one of the two would be the better choice for the main force.
In the end, after Old Man Sunâs words, Headmaster Chen immediately made a decision.
He went on to say, âAlthough the name list isnât fixed yet⦠Student Wang Ling has been confirmed as our main force. He prevailed over Student Xia Ming in the confrontation yesterday; whether it was by luck or strength, this is an indisputable fact.â
âMm, a sensible decision.â Listening to Headmaster Chenâs words, Sun Yiyuan was instantly cheerful. He stood up and shook hands with Headmaster Chen. âNo. 60 High is fortunate to have such a smart headmaster!â
As an elderly, Old Man Sun clearly didnât know that the word âsmartâ had already been twisted in todayâs culture.
Headmaster Chen understood the younger generation very well, and when he first heard this word, he thought that he was being disparagedâ¦