Chapter 53: A Servant? He Is the True Young Master of the Xu Family!

"A misunderstanding?"

Sun Wenyuan's face was extremely rigid, and his expression was full of solemnity. "You want to expel a student—on what grounds? Has the investigation been thoroughly conducted?"

"Of course."

Li Changshun had yet to realize the severity of the situation and hurriedly picked up the whistle-blowing letter and other related evidence on the desk.

"Principal, look, this is the evidence of Student Xu Ye's violations. Not only has he broken multiple school rules, but he has also caused an extremely adverse impact on our school..."

"The one causing an adverse impact here is you!"

Before he could finish, another middle-aged man walked in with a majestic expression. His voice was not loud, yet it carried an overwhelming aura that instinctively struck fear into the hearts of those present.

"Director... Director Zhang, why are you here?"

Li Changshun was dumbfounded. The person who had arrived was none other than Zhang Xinglie, the Director of the Education Department.

The Director of the Education Department, no less!

How could he...

Wait, could he be here to back up the eldest young lady of the Xu family?

Yes, it had to be. Otherwise, who else in Jiangzhou University possessed such immense influence?

At this thought, the man instantly grew excited, completely ignoring the fact that Zhang Xinglie's previous words were directed squarely at him.

As the saying went, in his eyes, besides the eldest young lady of the Xu family, who else in Jiangzhou University could possibly stir up such a towering figure as Director Zhang?

And since he had neatly and efficiently dealt with Xu Ye, possessing such efficient and considerate working capabilities...

Presumably, once Xu Ye was dealt with, it would immediately be his turn for a promotion and a raise, right?

While the fellow was still indulging in these delusional thoughts, he saw Zhang Xinglie bypass him entirely without even a glance, walking directly toward Xu Ye with a face full of concern.

"Xiao Ye, are you alright?"

Boom!

Li Changshun was stunned dumb.

It was as if he had been struck by a bolt of lightning, and his face instantly turned completely pale.

Director Zhang had actually come for Xu Ye?

But how was that possible?

Wasn't Xu Ye merely a lackey and servant to the eldest young lady of the Xu family?

How could he possibly...

Wait, could it be that he had been falsely borrowing the prestige of the eldest young lady of the Xu family?

Yes, it must be that! Otherwise, with his status as a mere servant, he wasn't even qualified to know someone like himself, let alone Director Zhang.

However, before he could utter a word, he heard Xu Ye stand up with a look of surprise and say, "Uncle Zhang, why are you here?"

Indeed, Xu Ye had indeed called for help, and his relationship with Zhang Xinglie was indeed very close, but he had only contacted Sun Wenyuan; he had not disturbed Zhang Xinglie at all.

Could it be...

Sure enough, the very next moment, Zhang Xinglie winked at him with a playful expression. "Naturally, someone notified me."

Pausing for a moment, he added with a deepening look of profound meaning in his eyes, "You rascal, you certainly have quite the romantic fortune."

Could it really be Zijing?

Xu Ye smiled, his chest feeling warm, almost harboring an irrepressible impulse to rush back right now, find Zijing, and pull her tightly into his embrace.

Yet Li Changshun was once again dumbfounded by what he heard.

Liu Jie's mouth hung wide open, almost dropping his jaw to the floor.

Uncle Zhang?

Quite the romantic fortune?

Even if Li Changshun were any denser, he would finally realize something was amiss.

After all, Zhang Xinglie was the Director of the Education Department.

Even when facing the eldest young lady of the Xu family herself, he probably wouldn't treat her much differently—let alone a mere servant?

Such intimacy and courtesy could never be achieved simply by falsely borrowing the name of the eldest young lady of the Xu family, unless...

Cold sweat broke out all over Li Changshun in an instant, and he finally realized the gravity of the situation. "Principal Sun, this... who exactly is this Xu Ye...?"

Sun Wenyuan did not answer him directly, instead turning the question back on him. "What identity do you think he has?"

Li Changshun stammered in reply, "Isn't... isn't he a servant to the eldest young lady of the Xu family?"

"A servant? The eldest young lady of the Xu family?"

Sun Wenyuan laughed out of sheer anger. "Since when has the Xu family ever had an eldest young lady?"

"The Xu family has always only had one eldest young master, and he is the very person standing right before your eyes. Do you not even know something as basic as that?"

"What?!"

Another explosion went off in Li Changshun's mind, and Liu Jie nearly tumbled backward onto the floor.

"Xu Ye... he is the eldest young master of the Xu family?"

"How is that possible?"

"How could this be possible?"

That Xu Ye was merely the son of a domestic helper in the Xu family was something the entire school knew. How could it suddenly change, turning him into the eldest young master of the Xu family?

Wasn't this some kind of sick joke?

"Let's put the question of Xu Ye's identity aside for the moment. I didn't come here to bully others with my authority."

Zhang Xinglie's expression sank as he looked at Li Changshun with icy eyes. "I have only one question today, Director Li. The issues reported by your school's student union... are you certain you actually investigated them?!"

The color drained entirely from Li Changshun's face as he braced himself and said, "Director Zhang, is... is there some kind of misunderstanding here? Today's matter was handled by the entire student union..."

"So that means no investigation was necessary at all, is that it?"

Zhang Xinglie interrupted him unceremoniously. "Then let me ask you two questions. First, Student Xu Ye's car belongs to him. He drove his own car away—how on earth does that constitute monopolization?"

"Second, the incident at noon today was clearly initiated by your student union's vice-president first. The surveillance footage is right here; have you even looked at it?"

"Whose fault is it really?"

At this point, Zhang Xinglie's secretary opened his phone and shoved a piece of surveillance footage directly in front of Li Changshun's eyes.

When he finished watching it, the world went dark before his eyes, and he nearly collapsed headfirst onto the ground.

If the fault genuinely lay with Xu Ye, she might not have had to worry too much; after all, this was the internet age, and no matter how formidable the Xu family was, they still had to care somewhat about social perception.

Yet, judging from the car monopolization issue and the surveillance video he had just seen...

It was abundantly clear that the fault truly did not lie with Xu Ye.

"Li Changshun, don't say I didn't give you a chance. Go right now, immediately investigate the matter thoroughly. Otherwise, you can forget about continuing as the Director of Academic Affairs!"

Since the reputation of the school was involved, Sun Wenyuan ultimately mediated with a trace of lingering anger.

Knowing this was his only chance at redemption, Li Changshun wiped the sweat from his brow and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, Principal Sun, rest assured, I will go back immediately and reinvestigate."

With that, he turned to Xu Ye and said, "Student Xu Ye, I know I was in the wrong this time. I will definitely give you justice and ensure you do not suffer any grievances whatsoever."

After all, Li Changshun was merely a weather vane shifting with the wind, and Xu Ye ultimately had to give Sun Wenyuan some face, so Xu Ye did not press the matter further. He simply looked at him with a calm expression and said, "Director Li, I hope this time you can truly be fair and impartial."

"Yes, yes, Student Xu Ye, rest assured. This time I will never listen to one side blindly again..."

Li Changshun's legs had turned to jelly. This was the eldest young master of the Xu family, and right in front of Sun Wenyuan and Zhang Xinglie to boot—how could he dare to be unfair and impartial?

Wasn't that just having a death wish regarding his position as Director of Academic Affairs?

"Alright, let's end today's matter here then," Zhang Xinglie said. "Xiao Ye, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. Feel free to look for me whenever you need anything in the future; please don't stand on ceremony."

Sun Wenyuan chimed in as well, "You can look for me too. After all, your Uncle Sun can still make decisions on such minor matters for the school."

Xu Ye smiled and replied, "Thank you, Uncle Zhang. Thank you, Uncle Sun."

While the three of them exchanged polite pleasantries, the more Li Changshun thought about it, the more terrified he became.

What on earth had possessed his brain to actually provoke the eldest young master of the Xu family?

Damn it, wasn't he simply tired of living?