Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 116 I Dropped Out of School

Although she was speechless at these statements that ignored the facts, Ling Shuang's attitude towards Yan Shaozhe had clearly improved a lot.

After all, even putting aside his relationship with Ma Xiaotao, the dean of the Martial Soul Department treated him quite well.

Ling Shuang wasn't stupid; she knew that although Yan Shaozhe's words were somewhat abstract, they were actually for his benefit.

An apology is all it takes to let the matter drop, which seems like a very good thing, and he won't suffer any real loss as a result.

However, Ling Shuang did not want to accept this "good" suggestion.

"Dean Yan, I don't think I've done anything wrong, so why should I apologize?"

Ling Shuang spoke calmly, her heterochromatic eyes looking at Yan Shaozhe with neither arrogance nor servility.

It lacks strong aggression, but is exceptionally resolute.

Yan Shaozhe frowned slightly.

This child was so smart before, how come he can't understand now?

Does it matter who is right and who is wrong?
At this stage, right and wrong have become the least meaningful things.

Everyone just needs a way out, and if Ling Shuang is willing to provide that way out, then everything will be fine.

"Ling Shuang..."

"Dean Yan, I know."

Yan Shaozhe was about to say something when Ling Shuang interrupted him.

“I know that you don’t really care who is right or wrong, you just need a way to maintain the prestige of the academy’s senior management among the students.”

"As a student, it seems like I wouldn't suffer any loss by publicly apologizing. It seems like a win-win situation, and I shouldn't have a reason to refuse, right?"

Ling Shuang laid the matter out in the open.

The academy's higher-ups remained silent, but their silence was tacit agreement.

Yan Shaozhe breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Ling Shuang can think of these things, there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, Yan Shaozhe overlooked a crucial issue.

"It's a good idea, but I don't want to accept it."

Ling Shuang's answer surprised everyone present.

After hearing Ling Shuang reveal their thoughts, they assumed he would cooperate, never expecting him to refuse so bluntly.

"Why?" Yan Shaozhe asked, puzzled.

Since Ling Shuang has seen through everything, shouldn't she cooperate?

After all, this seems to be the best choice.

It wouldn't do him any good to ruin his relationship with the college!

Yan Shaozhe couldn't understand it, of course, because he had already lost something.

Youthful spirit!

Yan Shaozhe believes that everything in the world can be judged by interests, but he ignores human nature.

To be precise, it is the arrogance hidden in the hearts of young people.

Having lived two lives, Ling Shuang is much more mature than his peers, but this does not mean that he has lost any of the arrogance that a young man should have.

In fact, even in Ling Shuang's previous life, he was not very old. He had never been on a social stage, had been humiliated in various ways, and had to smile for the sake of making a living. His rough edges had not been worn away.

Yan Shaozhe is right. He took the initiative to apologize, and neither side suffered any losses. It seems to be the best choice.

But on what grounds?
He doesn't think he did anything wrong, so why should he apologize?
"Dean Yan, please forgive my ignorance, but I don't like apologizing for things I've done nothing wrong." Ling Shuang said calmly, looking directly at Yan Shaozhe. She didn't like apologizing for things she hadn't done wrong…

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe suddenly realized something.

This sounds so familiar; it seems like I said it a long time ago.

But the power of time is too great; it has buried that arrogant Yan Shaozhe.

In the adult world, right and wrong are completely insignificant compared to self-interest.

Even if they are right, when faced with the prospect of personal gain, many people choose to bow their heads and admit to mistakes they never made.

Ling Shuang didn't think there was anything shameful about this behavior; it was all for the sake of making a living, and there was nothing wrong with it.

But since he has the confidence not to do so, why should he put up with this kind of treatment?
Yan Shaozhe understood Ling Shuang's thoughts at this moment, but sighed inwardly and gave a final reminder: "Ling Shuang, the academy must provide an explanation this time, do you understand?"

Of course, Ling Shuang understood perfectly what Yan Shaozhe meant. He was telling her that the academy wouldn't play dead like before, and that they had to take action to uphold the dignity of the Shrek Academy's leadership.

If Ling Shuang does not cooperate with the apology, they will take other measures.

Ling Shuang had only one answer to this.

He smiled slightly: "I understand."

"The academy is free to do as it pleases."

"Arrogant! This is utterly arrogant!"

Upon hearing Ling Shuang's calm and composed words, the other academy executives were all furious.

In their view, Ling Shuang should have immediately admitted her mistake and asked for an apology after hearing these words, instead of remaining calm as if she didn't take it seriously at all.

What does it mean?
Do they simply not care whether they can study at Shrek Academy?
What a joke! Shrek Academy is the "recognized" number one academy in the entire Douluo Continent. How could they possibly tolerate this kind of treatment?
Most of the high-ranking members of Shrek Academy share a striking characteristic: their sense of academy honor is almost pathologically strong.

Even though Ling Shuang didn't actually say anything, their reactions were still unusually intense.

It seemed that only Ling Shuang taking the initiative to apologize, as if she was afraid of leaving the academy, was considered normal.

However, Ling Shuang was not particularly concerned about whether he could study at Shrek Academy from the beginning. The only reason he came was because of the Golden Ancient Tree.

Now that he has achieved his goal and the Golden Tree has not suffered any major losses, he naturally doesn't care whether he can continue to stay here.

To be honest, in terms of cultivation-related matters, he has been here for a year and hasn't learned anything useful; he has almost entirely relied on his own exploration to cultivate.

At this point, some people might say, "The master leads you through the door, but the rest is up to you."

The problem is that even the one who guided Ling Shuang into the path of cultivation was Xue Di, not Shrek Academy.

To be honest, the Royal Academy of Sun and Moon might be slightly more useful to him.

After all, at least you can learn something about soul tools there.

This is why Ling Shuang is so fearless.

After their initial anger, the college's leadership fell silent.

They really didn't know how to deal with Ling Shuang.

After all, Elder Mu had repeatedly said that Ling Shuang had a powerful background and that things should not be taken too far.

Seeing that these people were hesitant, Ling Shuang spoke up directly.

"Forget it, let me decide for you, so you won't have to put yourselves in a difficult position."

Ling Shuang took off her school uniform jacket and placed it on the table.

"I'm dropping out of school."

(End of this chapter)