I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

The following morning, at the student dormitory of Dongyuan University.

"What was bound to happen has finally happened. Qin Ge's prediction was spot on!"

"Do you regret it?"

"Perhaps in the future, but not now. Let's talk about the future later!"

"Me too. If I had to do it all over again, I would make the same choice."

"So what do we do now? Should we do something, or just pack up and go home?"

Do you believe Qin Ge?

"Then listen to him and don't do anything."

"I'm just curious, what gives Qin Ge his confidence? Things have already come to this, is there any chance of a turnaround?"

"You're asking me? How am I supposed to answer that! Let's wait and see. Qin Ge didn't seem to be joking yesterday; maybe he really does have a way!"

"The dean and the principal are in cahoots; who can overturn their decisions? I don't think there's much hope, but I'm still willing to trust Qin Ge this once!"

"It's quite sad, but this feeling of having a clear conscience is also very comforting, haha."

"Isn't it like skipping class to play games—feeling great at the same time while suffering internally?"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

As Liu Yang and Song Yuan were chatting, they suddenly looked at each other and burst into laughter. Both of them were smart and knew how to adjust their mindset.

They all found it strange that they trusted Qin Ge so much.

Is my relationship with Qin Ge really that good?

It's like they've been brainwashed by what Qin Ge said yesterday!

Ultimately, they concluded that it must be because Qin Ge had never made a mistake in the past year, except for beating up Zhu Yang and that one time.

Even when bringing them food, Qin Ge never made a mistake on small things like which portion should be spicy and which should be without cilantro.

The President's Office of the University of Tokyo.

Guo Wenzhou held a script in his hand, familiarizing himself with the speech he would give at tomorrow's school anniversary opening ceremony.

"Ring ring—"

The phone rang, and after answering it for a moment, Guo Wenzhou's expression turned somewhat grim.

Guo Wenzhou had just put his phone down when it rang again.

In just over ten minutes, Guo Wenzhou received seven or eight phone calls, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Assistant Yuan Guan rushed in. "Principal, several people just called."

"These are all guests who had originally agreed to attend tomorrow's opening ceremony, but they all coincidentally said they had other things to do tomorrow and could not attend on time."

"I think something's fishy about this."

Guo Wenzhou slowly raised his head. "I've also received several calls, and the situation is exactly as you described!"

"These people seem to have made a pact; it's definitely not that simple. Where exactly did things go wrong?"

Yuan Guan was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, Guo Wenzhou's phone rang again.

After several unsuccessful phone calls, Guo Wenzhou instinctively felt disgusted when he heard his phone ring.

He picked up his phone and quickly glanced at it, his expression changing slightly before he quickly composed himself.

When the call connected, Guo Wenzhou unconsciously put on a smile. "It's Secretary Liu, good morning!"

"Mr. Xia has something to attend to tomorrow and won't be attending the opening ceremony of Dongda University's anniversary celebration. He asked me to inform you." Secretary Liu's voice came through, mechanical like a system message, devoid of any emotion.

"Wait a minute, Secretary Liu, don't hang up yet!" Guo Wenzhou reacted quickly, almost instinctively speaking, "Could you please point out where we went wrong, and whether we offended the Xia family?"

He had figured it out: the excuses those people were making to skip tomorrow's opening ceremony were likely related to the Xia family.

He didn't believe Secretary Liu at all when he said that the Xia family had something to do and couldn't attend.

If Xia Siyuan really doesn't have time, with so many people in the Xia family, sending a representative shouldn't be a problem, right?

Many of the guests who agreed to attend the opening ceremony were there specifically to get acquainted with tycoons like the Xia and Shen families and expand their networks.

If we could also attract some investment or negotiate a partnership, that would be a huge win!

The Xia family is not participating now, and they still hold this attitude. Those with keen insight have figured out the underlying reasons and are following suit by not participating, which is understandable.

"Mr. Xia had just recovered from a serious illness and had agreed to attend the opening ceremony of the University of Tokyo's anniversary celebration, largely because the University of Tokyo was his savior."

"Now you've expelled the Xia family's benefactors, and you still want the Xia family to participate in your school anniversary celebration? What are you thinking?!"

Secretary Liu hung up the phone immediately after speaking, showing no respect to Guo Wenzhou whatsoever.

Guo Wenzhou stood frozen in place, still in the position of answering the phone, his mind unable to process what was happening.

Why was Xia Siyuan's savior fired?

Wasn't Zhu Yanghe Xia Siyuan's savior?

Zhu Yanghe wasn't expelled!

Before he could figure it out, the phone rang again. This time it was the Shen family, and again it was their secretary calling, who simply informed him and then hung up.

After hanging up the phone, Guo Wenzhou was completely numb.

No wonder so many people don't come. The Xia and Shen families are both powerful and influential families in Donghai. If you want to make it in Donghai's business world, it's hard to avoid these two families.

Many people have some degree of cooperation with the Xia and Shen families, and may have agreed to come in the first place because of these two families.

Neither the Xia family nor the Shen family came; they probably knew the news beforehand and naturally didn't want to come.

Guo Wenzhou remained silent for a long time.

He's so actively organizing the school anniversary celebration because he wants to get more people to participate so he can raise more donations for the school.

Once he fills in the University of Tokyo's financial deficit and makes a quick buck, he can retire pretty quickly.

The dream has shattered before it even began.

"Zhou Xing, you fucking idiot, can't you do anything right?!"

"Wherever you are right now, get to my office right now!"

Guo Wenzhou called Zhou Xing and immediately launched into a tirade of abuse.

He almost became withdrawn, while Zhou Xing was having a pleasant conversation with Zhu Yang and his family.

Guo Wenzhou then realized that if Zhu Yanghe hadn't been expelled, then the person who saved Xia Siyuan wasn't him.

The only three students recently expelled from Dongda University are Qin Ge, Liu Yang, and one other person. This means that the person who saved Xia Siyuan is likely one of these three!

Guo Wenzhou grew angrier the more he thought about it; it was all Zhou Xing's doing.

How could a dean help students cheat? Is this something an adult would do?

It's as outrageous as adults using cunning and trickery to help kindergarten children outsmart each other!

They made a scene, but they just ran into a brick wall and offended the Xia family.

What Guo Wenzhou couldn't understand was that the Xia family's behavior was understandable, but what about the Shen family and Qi Yingzi of Tianying Group?

The Xia family is upset because their savior was fired, but what about the Shen family?

"Ring ring—"

When the phone rang again, Guo Wenzhou was about to break down; he really wanted to smash the phone.

He glanced at the caller ID and breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly frowned again. "Hello, Professor Sun, what made you think of calling me? Is there anything I can help you with?"