You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

The speech concluded amidst enthusiastic applause.

Liu Wei bowed slightly to the audience and was about to turn and leave when the principal returned to the stage.

"Mr. Liu Wei's sharing was very insightful, and I believe that every student here was greatly inspired."

After saying this polite remark with a smile, the principal changed the subject.

"Next, we've arranged a short interactive session."

"We will randomly select one student present to ask Mr. Liu Wei a question."

The large screen above the stage began to scroll, with more than three thousand student ID numbers flashing rapidly on the screen.

The student ID numbers on the big screen scrolled slower and slower until they finally stopped at a string of numbers.

"Student number 2026010237, are you here?"

Xu Wenbin looked at the big screen with curiosity, then looked down and flipped through his admission materials, before turning to look at Jiang Che with a strange expression.

"Old Jiang... isn't that your student ID number?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che frowned and then checked the number on his admission notice on his phone.

2026010237.

It really was me.

But out of more than 3,000 people in the audience, he was the one who was chosen.

Coincidence?

Jiang Che sneered inwardly.

The odds are even lower than winning the lottery.

If it were someone else, they might think it was just a matter of luck.

But Jiang Che knew Liu Wei too well. This so-called "random selection" was just like the "accident" on the marathon track back then. Every step was a move that Liu Wei had planned in advance.

What exactly is Liu Wei trying to do?

Lift him onto the table.

More than three thousand pairs of eyes were watching, cameras were set up, and a large screen was lit up.

In this situation, whatever Jiang Che says or does will be magnified infinitely.

If he refuses to go on stage, it would be disrespectful to the school, and word would spread that Jiang Che is impolite.

If he takes the stage, it will be like standing on Liu Wei's carefully prepared home turf.

Liu Wei is the protagonist; he is a young and promising military officer and a successful entrepreneur.

But he was just an unknown freshman randomly selected from the audience.

This difference in status itself constitutes a condescending and crushing advantage.

Well thought out.

Seeing that no one responded for a long time, the principal on the stage repeated the student number again, and the staff had also begun to look in this direction along the seating area.

After calming himself down, Jiang Che slowly stood up.

As soon as he stood there, a large number of eyes swept over him.

Immediately afterwards, the photographer carried his equipment and walked quickly to him.

As soon as the camera focused, Jiang Che's face appeared on the giant screen in the center of the stage.

All three thousand people in the audience focused their attention on the screen at the same time.

After about two seconds of silence, a commotion broke out throughout the Great Hall of the People.

"Holy crap, this guy is so handsome..."

"Wait a minute, isn't this guy from the School of Economics and Management? I think I saw his post on the campus forum this afternoon?"

"Ahhh, I remember him! His name is Jiang Che! That super handsome freshman majoring in business administration from the forum this afternoon!"

The murmurs and chatter surged toward Jiang Che from all directions.

At the same time, a staff member jogged over and handed over a wireless microphone with both hands.

Jiang Che took the microphone, his gaze passing over the dense crowd and landing on Liu Wei on the stage.

Even though they were dozens of meters apart, their eyes met in the air.

Liu Wei's expression was calm, and a friendly smile remained on his lips.

To others, Liu Wei was a gentle and kind senior, but in Jiang Che's eyes, it was nothing more than a finely crafted facade.

He knew better than anyone what lay beneath the skin.

The principal politely said from the stage, "This student, please ask Mr. Liu Wei your question."

The entire room fell silent.

More than three thousand pairs of eyes were on Jiang Che on the screen and on Liu Wei on the stage.

Su Qinghe looked up at Jiang Che's back from her seat. Because of nervousness, her fingers were intertwined tightly, and she unconsciously bit her lower lip.

She knew very well that the random selection was probably fake, and the truth was most likely that Liu Wei was behind it.

Moreover, she also knew that A-Che was now standing in front of more than three thousand people, and any wrong word he said could become a handle for others to attack him.

But she also knew something else.

That's her boyfriend, who never loses out to anyone.

Jiang Che raised the microphone to his mouth, calmly glanced around the audience, and then turned his gaze back to Liu Wei on the stage.

"Hello, Senior Liu."

Liu Wei nodded slightly on the stage, pretending not to know Jiang Che, and replied, "Hello, junior, please ask me any questions."

Jiang Che's lips curled slightly. "There was a passage in your speech that left a deep impression on me."

"You said that the most important lesson you learned in the process of starting your business was to recognize your own position and not try to do things beyond your capabilities."

Liu Wei nodded: "Yes, I did say that."

"Then I'd like to ask you a question, senior."

"If a person recognizes their own position and finds that it is not high enough, they will choose to climb up by stepping on others, and these so-called others may even be their own relatives."

"Even if he doesn't succeed in climbing to a higher position later, he will change his approach and try to pull down those in high positions in order to balance his resentment."

"So, I'd like to ask Senior Liu, what's your opinion on this kind of person?"

The room fell silent as everyone seriously considered Jiang Che's question.

The practice of stepping on others to climb to the top is indeed very common in society.

Jiang Che's question didn't seem to have anything special about it.

The students in the audience quickly started whispering and discussing the topic with their classmates.

But how could Liu Wei not understand the meaning behind Jiang Che's words?

Every word of that sentence was directed at him.

They climb up by stepping on others, and when they can't climb anymore, they pull others down.

Isn't this saying that Liu Wei wanted to climb up the Jiang family through marriage, and when he couldn't, he resorted to dirty tricks in the marathon to ruin Jiang Che's future?

Liu Wei's smile remained unchanged.

After a two-second silence, Liu Wei picked up the microphone again.

"This junior's question was very insightful and excellent."

My answer is—this behavior is certainly unacceptable.

"Using others to climb to the top is essentially a sign of a lack of confidence in one's own abilities."

"Truly capable people do not need to prove their worth by suppressing others."

He paused deliberately before continuing, "But I'd also like to add something."

"In real society, what we often perceive as 'stepping on others to climb to the top' is merely a one-sided judgment made by bystanders based on limited information."

"As a person climbs the ladder of success, it's inevitable that they'll clash with others over interests. Outsiders may see it as 'stepping on' others, but insiders know it's just the unavoidable friction in competition."

"So I want to tell this junior student that before judging something, make sure you have enough complete information."

"Don't mistake the actions of those in higher positions who want to help you for malicious intent to trample on you, just because you are in a lower position and have a limited perspective."