I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 153 Shen Shulan's Shame
Shen Shulan was stunned for a moment when she saw the familiar figure sitting to her right, but she quickly realized who it was.

She was summoned to the school this time because Shen Jianan harassed female students and spread rumors and slander against them.

When the head of the teaching department spoke with her about this matter before, he had already mentioned that the boy and girl who were falsely accused, as well as the girl's homeroom teacher, would be present tonight.

Therefore, Chen Yan's identity is naturally obvious...

Thinking of this, Shen Shulan's expression became even more uncomfortable, and the shame and embarrassment in her heart burned fiercely like sparks falling on a pile of firewood.

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Before the head of the teaching department called, Shen Shulan had been in a good mood, after all, she was doing well in business.

Thanks to that incredibly successful promotion, sales of Jinxiu Apparel's new products increased significantly, and even the stock price rose to some extent.

She had also built a good personal relationship with Chen Yan, and with just a few more rounds of promotion... even without the explosive success of the first time, Shen Shulan was confident that she could take Jinxiu Clothing to the next level.

Everything seems to be moving in a positive direction...

However, last night, just as she finished her busy work and was about to go home for a good rest, she suddenly received a call from the school's dean of students.

Upon seeing the familiar name on the caller ID, Shen Shulan's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose instinctively.

After all, ever since junior high school, whenever a teacher called Shen Shulan, it was almost never anything good.

Incidents such as getting into group fights with other students outside of school and verbally abusing teachers have occurred several times.

Shen Shulan also wanted to intervene, but she was too busy with the company's development and simply couldn't spare much time to educate Shen Jianan. She could only do her best to advise him.

But this level of persuasion is not much different from drinking poison to quench thirst; it simply doesn't have much effect.

To curb Shen Jianan's personality, she arranged for him to attend one of the best high schools in the city, hoping that the atmosphere there would subtly influence him.

then……

Good news: Shen Jianan's crime rate has indeed decreased.

Bad news: Shen Jianan's offenses are even more serious.

The last time the head of student affairs contacted him at school was when his son broke up with a girl because some of Shen Jianan's excessive remarks had angered the girl's parents.

That time, as soon as she walked into the office, the other party's mother came up and tried to slap her. If it weren't for two teachers standing by, things would probably have gotten even worse.

After returning home that day, Shen Shulan flew into a rage. Having never been subjected to corporal punishment before, she broke a feather duster in half.

I thought that after this incident, Shen Jianan would be able to restrain herself a little, but I didn't expect that only three months later, she walked into this office again.

The incident itself also made Shen Shulan feel ashamed and embarrassed.

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Of all these issues, puppy love has become the least problematic.

Shen Shulan was already ashamed of what her son had done and didn't know how to face him. But when she entered the house, she ran into an old acquaintance.

Shen Shulan had a very high opinion of Chen Yan, and this evaluation had nothing to do with his appearance, but rather with his personality and abilities.

Needless to say, their capabilities are outstanding; a single video shoot caused Jinxiu Apparel to experience supply shortages and insufficient production capacity.

Using an ordinary, minor internet celebrity, the publicity effect was actually greater than that of hiring a top influencer.

In terms of personality, he still left a deep impression on Shen Shulan—he was usually gentle and polite, never became arrogant when encountering the weak, and remained neither humble nor overbearing when encountering the strong. He always made people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze when interacting with them, and he dared to take the initiative when opportunities arose, firmly grasping them in his hands.

Although it's just a short sentence, there are probably not many people who can actually do it. Shen Shulan admits that she might have been able to do it at Chen Yan's age, but definitely not as well.

When she saw Chen Yan display this side of himself while dining at a Western restaurant, she even thought of a saying by Cao Mengde: "A son should be like Sun Zhongmou."

Although this sentence is often interpreted by some people as "Cao Cao thought Sun Quan was just a son", the original sentence is "A son should be like Sun Zhongmou, Liu Jingsheng's sons are like pigs and dogs".

The context of this statement is 213 AD, when Cao Cao led an army of 40 southwards, while Sun Quan defended Ruxu with only 7 troops. Sun Quan even personally braved a hail of arrows to scout the enemy's situation during the Battle of Ruxu, which ultimately led Cao Cao to utter this statement.

Don't view Sun Quan of this period as someone who only knew how to drill and train troops!

\(@^0^@)/
After spending the night with Chen Yan, Shen Shulan couldn't help but feel the same way, after all, Chen Yan really fulfilled all her fantasies about other people's children.

The only drawback is that the other person might not be so outstanding in their studies... But even with this one flaw in the hexagon, they are still many times better than Shen Jianan.

If Shen Shulan still harbored the idea that "one should have a son like Chen Yan" during dinner that night, then with the explosive popularity of the [hand gesture dance], that thought quickly faded from her mind.

Just like when playing a game and drawing cards, players hope to draw a five-star card from the regular card pool, but no one fantasizes about drawing a limited five-star card from the regular card pool.

After the "hand gesture dance" went viral, Shen Shulan quickly adjusted her mindset. Although she would still unconsciously treat Chen Yan as a junior in private because of his age, she now regarded him as an equal in business collaborations.

While a large part of her deepening personal relationship with Chen Yan was to facilitate future business cooperation and help Jinxiu Apparel achieve better development, she also had her own ulterior motives.

She hoped that once the relationship between the two sides was good enough, she could introduce Chen Yan and Shen Jianan to her son, so that her son could see what it meant to be an outstanding young person and perhaps be motivated to work harder...

No, don't strive for excellence; just stop experiencing those absurd things.

As a result, without her knowledge, Shen Jianan and Chen Yan started contacting each other privately, but unfortunately it wasn't for anything good.

While he was trying to build a relationship with Chen Yan, his own son went and slept with Huang Yao, who was involved with Chen Yan's sister.
What if this incident gives Chen Yan the wrong idea and he starts collaborating with a competitor of Jinxiu Apparel...?

The previous near-perfect promotion has already caught the attention of many apparel companies, and some risk-taking companies have even proactively submitted cooperation applications.

If Hengxing Media refuses to continue its cooperation with Jinxiu Apparel, it will definitely not be Hengxing Media that suffers losses.

At that moment, Shen Shulan suddenly felt a sense of utter despair.

"Ms. Shen."

Faced with Shen Shulan's call, Chen Yan did not show his usual gentle and enthusiastic feeling. He just nodded slightly, and his tone even gave people a faint sense of detachment.

Shen Shulan was not angry at this indifference; on the contrary, her guilt rose rapidly.

Put yourself in their shoes; no one would feel good being spread such rumors.

Just as Shen Shulan was about to apologize, Wen Ning finally interjected, asking, "Chen Yan, did you know Ms. Shen before?"

Xu Ning, standing to the side, looked at Chen Yan with a mixture of curiosity and surprise, the feeling of "how small the world is, how do we all know each other?" welled up in her heart again.

How come Chen Yan knows not only his homeroom teacher, but also Shen Jianan's mother?

"Hmm." Chen Yan nodded and casually said, "I've collaborated with Ms. Shen's company before."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the office door was suddenly opened, and a Mediterranean-looking man about 175 cm tall walked in.

"Teacher Jiang." Wen Ning stood up and greeted her.

The head of the teaching department, who was referred to as Teacher Jiang, was not surprised to see so many people in his office all of a sudden. He said seriously, "Xu Ning's parents and Shen Jianan's parents, right? We called you two here today to resolve this matter."

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Although he was a high school classmate of Shen Shulan, the dean of students handled the matter very fairly and did not show any bias throughout the process.

Shen Shulan maintained an attitude of apologizing and obeying the school's arrangements. Apart from Shen Jianan occasionally sticking out his neck and saying a few stubborn words, the whole matter was still being pushed forward quickly.

After some discussion, the final decision was that Shen Jianan would receive a disciplinary action and would have to make a self-criticism in front of all the teachers and students after the flag-raising ceremony next Monday.

The others were quite satisfied with the result.

This incident did not have a significant impact on Xu Ning, since Shen Jianan had informed Wen Ning of the news the moment he contacted the campus wall, asking Wen Ning to contact the school to notify the campus wall to delete the relevant posts.

The comment was posted on the campus wall less than five minutes before it was asked to be deleted, even though very few people actually saw it.

Xu Ning had no objections, so Chen Yan naturally didn't express any opinion.

As for Shen Shulan, she was still thinking about how to maintain a good relationship with Chen Yan... After all, Jinxiu Clothing would definitely continue to cooperate with Hengxing Media, so it was natural to maintain a good relationship.

This is also Shen Shulan's most troubling problem. To put it another way, if it were her daughter being slandered like this, and the other company needed to cooperate with her, and she didn't rely on them...

Not to mention ending the cooperation, she would even try to cooperate with the other party's competitor company.

This was the only thing on her mind at the moment, and since the punishment Shen Jianan received did not cross her bottom line, she naturally had no objections.

The only one dissatisfied with the result was Shen Jianan... He didn't have any opinion on the punishment, after all, it wasn't the first time he had been punished. What really made him resistant was having to make a self-criticism in front of the entire school.

This was incredibly embarrassing. He was a prominent figure at school, yet he ended up having to stand on the podium and read a self-criticism.

Shen Jianan originally wanted to try to persuade her, but seeing that his mother had accepted the outcome, he had no choice but to accept it as well.

Thus, the criticism session moved to its final stage—an apology.

"Next, Shen Jianan should apologize to the two victims of the rumors." After saying this, the dean of students turned to look at Shen Jianan.

Shen Jianan knew he had to apologize at this point... He was all too familiar with this process. Although he was a little annoyed, he took a deep breath and looked at Xu Ning and Chen Yan.

"I'm sorry, Xu Ning and Xu Ning's brother. I shouldn't have edited the video to spread rumors about you two. I have deeply realized my mistake and will never do it again. I hope you can forgive me."

Once Shen Jianan finished apologizing, today's "criticism meeting" was practically over.

Two students returned to their classrooms for evening self-study first, while Wen Ning planned to check on class discipline before returning to her office.

The dean of students originally wanted to keep Shen Shulan a little longer, since they were old classmates and he wanted to discuss Shen Jianan's issues with her.

After all, Shen Jianan is just too good at causing trouble. He has only been in school for less than a year, and he has already been "caught" so many times, and has already received two disciplinary actions. If this continues, he may not even be able to finish the second year of high school before being expelled.

But Shen Shulan's mind was still preoccupied with leaving Chen Yan's office, and she had no interest in discussing this issue.

After all, the issue of Shen Jianan's education will be discussed tomorrow in the same way. He has already grown up like this, and it is impossible to change him all at once... That is impossible and unrealistic.

But if Chen Yan is allowed to leave in a huff without breaking the ice between them, then future collaborations will definitely face problems...

Shen Shulan could still distinguish between what was more important and what was less important.

"Old classmate, let's talk about Jianan another time. I have some things to take care of today. I'm really sorry to have bothered you this time," Shen Shulan said apologetically, then stood up hurriedly.

"Sigh..." The head of the teaching department subconsciously reached out his hand, but after thinking about it, he didn't try to stop him.

Since his old classmate started her own business, she has indeed achieved considerable success thanks to her outstanding talent and ability, but this also means that she doesn't have much time left for her family.

In the eyes of the dean of students, the reason why Shen Jianan has become the way he is today is largely due to Shen Shulan's neglect of him because she is too busy.

To be honest, it's already quite difficult to correct Shen Jianan now, especially considering how anxious she seems; she probably really has something to do.

For these reasons, the head of the teaching department ultimately did not try to stop Shen Shulan, and just watched her grab her handbag and run out.

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(End of this chapter)