Chapter 277: Duan Yi: Anger

Since he didn’t have the time to handle it personally, he decided to find someone else to do it for him.

In Xia Yu’s mind, several candidates came to mind: Liu Manman, Shen Shengsheng, and Yi Shiyou.

Liu Manman, being a well-known public figure, could definitely attract attention if she made an advertisement. However, those people would come solely because of her fame, essentially using her reputation to vouch for the project.

Although Xia Yu felt confident in his project, others might not share the same belief. Thus, this method was temporarily put aside.

Shen Shengsheng, as a professor at the university with extensive connections, could definitely bring in capable people. However, similar to Liu Manman, this would also rely on his reputation as a guarantee.

If he were to approach either Liu Manman or Shen Shengsheng, it would be equivalent to asking for their help.

Rather than seeking their assistance, Xia Yu preferred to approach An Siyao.

He then turned his attention to the final candidate—Yi Shiyou.

Although Yi Shiyou’s morality was questionable, his abilities and hard work were undeniable. Recruiting him to help attract people would be a good idea, provided Yi Shiyou was willing to put in the effort.

This plan could wait until after Yi Shiyou failed in his bid for class monitor.

Putting the matter aside for now, Xia Yu sent a message to An Siyao, revealing Tina’s location and asking if An Siyao could find someone there.

An Siyao herself wasn’t sure and needed to consult An Tianfeng and Yu Liang.

While waiting for An Siyao’s reply, Xia Yu had dinner and played games with You Xue.

At this moment, he received a call.

It was from Kong Hanyue.

“Hello?” Xia Yu answered the phone.

“Yuyu, help me!” Kong Hanyue’s voice came through the phone.

“What’s wrong now?” Xia Yu speculated. The Zhong company, relying on the An family, shouldn’t have any issues, and Zhong Yunze wasn’t the type to cause trouble. It was likely Zhong Yunxin causing problems again.

“That girl Zhong Yunxin is being disobedient again!” Kong Hanyue said, feeling wronged.

Her words were exactly what Xia Yu had expected.

With An Siyao gone, and Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo having left as well, there was no one to keep an eye on Zhong Yunxin. It was inevitable that she would start causing trouble again.

The fact that she had lasted this long already surprised Xia Yu.

“She started wearing those clothes again. I think the next step will be causing more trouble!” Kong Hanyue explained.

“How did you find out Zhong Yunxin started wearing those clothes?” Xia Yu asked, surprised. He had assumed Zhong Yunxin had already started causing trouble for Kong Hanyue to have heard about it.

“I saw it on the school forum. I actually follow your school’s forum,” Kong Hanyue replied.

“…”

Xia Yu realized he had unintentionally considered Kong Hanyue a responsible mother figure.

After all, Kong Hanyue had even installed a tracking program on Zhong Yunze’s phone.

“What should I do?” Kong Hanyue asked Xia Yu again.

“Just transfer Zhong Yunxin to A Fang’s school,” Xia Yu suggested.

“That sounds really troublesome,” Kong Hanyue hesitated.

“Then what do you plan to do?” Xia Yu actually had another idea—calling his old subordinates from Dongzhi Township to teach Zhong Yunxin a lesson. However, he was afraid of unexpected situations arising.

If Zhong Yunxin sensed their intimidation was just bluffing and decided to test An Siyao’s strength, it would become problematic.

“Fine, I’ll start the transfer process for her. This girl has only been in Dongzhi Township for a year anyway,” Kong Hanyue muttered.

After exchanging a few more words with Kong Hanyue, Xia Yu hung up the phone and continued playing games with You Xue.

An hour later, An Siyao called, informing Xia Yu of the situation.

The An family had no overseas business, but the Yu family did, and they could send someone to the small town where Tina was located.

The next day, Xia Yu went to Tina’s place and picked up a stack of economics books from the agreed location.

He continued practicing his skills.

By the end of the military training, he had used thirty experience cards, successfully upgrading his business management skill to LV3.

At this level, managing a small company was no longer an issue.

Feeling relieved, Xia Yu relaxed.

“Brother, wake up!” You Xue burst into the room.

Seeing that Xia Yu was already sitting on the bed playing with his phone, she felt disappointed. Her early morning wake-up call had been ineffective.

Understanding her thoughts, Xia Yu ruffled her hair and got out of bed.

After breakfast, he headed to school.

The military training had ended, and his sick leave note had expired. Now, he needed to return to class.

Although his advisor could cover for him even if he skipped class, as a student, skipping classes ultimately had a negative impact.

Arriving at the school gate, Xia Yu first retrieved his electric scooter and rode to the teaching building.

After parking the scooter downstairs, Xia Yu encountered a group of female classmates coming for class.

Leading the group was Duan Yi, one of the female candidates for class monitor.

Seeing Xia Yu, the girls greeted him warmly, and Xia Yu smiled in response.

Compared to the first few days of military training, the girls appeared even more enthusiastic, thanks to the Mid-Autumn Festival party.

Among the girls, Duan Yi also wore an appropriate smile.

The girls walked ahead, and Xia Yu followed behind. Duan Yi intentionally slowed her pace to walk behind as well.

She whispered to Xia Yu, “What do I lack compared to your roommate Qin Youliang? Why would you rather give your vote to him than me?”

Her tone carried a sense of accusation.

She was an aggressive girl. Facing a potential enemy who could become a friend, she chose to approach and openly negotiate with the other party.

Xia Yu disliked this confrontational attitude.

After thinking for a moment, he countered, “Qin Youliang shared a room with me for those votes. Can you do that?”

Faced with Xia Yu’s sophistry, Duan Yi gritted her teeth, “But I heard you never actually lived in the dorm at all!”

Seeing that she hadn’t stormed off in anger but continued conversing with him, Xia Yu was somewhat surprised. He continued, saying:

“That was one sunny noon, just like today, and I spent the entire afternoon in the dorm.”

Duan Yi was about to retort, “Then why don’t we test that today?”

However, recalling the feelings she had experienced during military training when she felt a flutter in Xia Yu’s presence, Duan Yi couldn’t bring herself to say the words. She feared she might truly fall for him if she tried.

She remained silent and quickly walked ahead.

Inside the classroom, the advisor was already standing at the podium.

Xia Yu was the last student to arrive. Seeing everyone was present, the advisor closed the door and addressed the students:

“Today, we will first begin the election for class monitor. Please write down your chosen candidate on the paper.”

After receiving the paper from the advisor, Xia Yu thought for a moment, wrote down Qin Youliang’s name, and submitted it.

Three minutes later, the advisor finished tallying the votes and wrote each candidate’s vote count on the blackboard.

Surprisingly, the first place wasn’t Duan Yi. She ranked third, while Yi Shiyou didn’t surpass anyone either, placing fifth.