Pill Maker Bullies The Boss

Remove Your Daughter From School

The invigilator came into the hall with the test papers soon after. After briefly bringing some points to the students’ attention, he handed out the test.

Lisa scanned through the entire test after receiving it. Then she shook her head rather disappointedly before picking up her pen and completing the test slowly.

She had wondered how formidable the Education Association was until she saw the mediocre test paper.

They were given an hour to complete the test, but Lisa finished it in 30 minutes. Then she lay on the table lazily.

Lisa would have undoubtedly left the moment she finished the quiz if she were permitted to submit her test ahead of time.

Wei Mingzhe was the invigilator of the second examination hall. His impression of Lisa was deep but terrible.

He could not help shaking his head mockingly when he caught sight of Lisa lying down on the table. She was apparently napping halfway through the test. She was poles apart from the other contestants who were absolutely focused on the test.

Despite Lisa’s poor grades, she could still have had a positive learning attitude. Even if she entered the school by pulling some strings, didn’t she have any self-knowledge of her limits? Did she think that the National Quiz Contest was a child’s play?

This was hilarious.

Fortunately, Wei Mingzhe had insisted on refusing to accept her into his class, or else she would have driven him mad.

The test came to an end in 60 minutes. Although Lisa was the first to finish the test, she was the last to submit it.

When Lisa handed the test to Wei Mingzhe, he did not cast an eye at her or her test paper. Instead, he placed it straight into the document bag before sealing it and leaving the exam hall.

**

Lisa went to the bathroom after leaving the exam hall before heading back to the class.

The moment she sat down, her deskmate, Yuna, leaned over and asked her. “How did the test go, Sister Big Shot? I heard the study committee member and class monitor say that the preliminary test was hard.”

Besides Lisa, the only other contestants from the Experimental Class were the class monitor and a study committee member.

Lisa looked up lazily. Then she said expressionlessly, “Was it tough?”

Yuna was dumbstruck and asked in return. “Wasn’t it tough?”

Both the class monitor and the study committee member were ranked in the top 20 in the entire level each year, so if they griped about it being hard, it must be true.

Lisa replied with a shrug. “Okay, so it was hard.”

Yuna, “…”

When Yuna heard her words, Lisa sounded patronizing, arrogant, and a little big-headed.

Yuna touched her nose tip and continued. “How many points do you think you can get? Any chance of passing the preliminary test?”

Lisa raised her brows gently as she said, “Honey, do you doubt my ability?”

Yuna blushed. She felt Lisa was becoming more and more of a rogue. She said, “Let’s not forget that you’re widely under the suspicion of getting into the school through the back door!”

Lisa waved her hand nonchalantly and Yuna shook her head quietly without asking further.

Was Sister Big Shot secretly a genius, considering how calm she was?

**

The preliminary test results would be out the next day at 10:00 am, but Lisa was called into the Office of Academic Affairs before they were released.

Several teachers were inside the Office of Academic Affairs.

Other than her class advisor, Chen Yu, Wei Mingzhe, the Dean of Students, and the Vice-principal were also present.

All of them looked particularly grave, especially the Vice-principal and her class advisor.

The Vice-principal looked at Lisa as he said coldly, “Lisa, you must have heard the gossip about you that is going around the school, right?”

Lisa looked up at him without a shred of fear towards his stern attitude. Instead, she asked airily. “The one about me pulling strings to get into the school?”

The Vice-principal frowned. He did not expect the new transfer student to have such an attitude.

“Yes, that’s correct. You’ve blemished the school’s reputation by raising doubt in society about our practices. Many parents have lodged complaints about this,” said the Vice-principal sternly as he explained the gravity of the matter.

He had chosen to close one eye on account of the Principal, but he did not expect gossip to spread so rampantly on campus. Now it was impossible for him to cover it up.

“It’s partly my fault. I thought it was inappropriate when the new school term started. If I knew it would cause such a commotion, I would never have… Sigh!” Wei Mingzhe exhaled with a look of remorse on his face.

Chen Yu glanced at Lisa as she stood among them, isolated and helpless. Although it was wrong to pull strings to get into the school, Chen Yu knew that Lisa had a great temperament and a positive learning attitude after getting to know her and observing her for so long.

This kid was the one who suffered suspicion, became the center of gossip, and kept getting judged by her peers.

After staying silent for a few seconds, Chen Yu said, “Since it has already happened, there’s no point blaming anyone. We should focus on thinking about how to kill the gossip.”

The Vice-principal sneered and asked her. “How can we make the gossip go away? Her parents have no choice but to write a letter of apology and remove her from the school.”

The Dean of Students anxiously said, “No, didn’t I just explain things to everyone? Lisa didn’t enter the school using a backdoor. Why won’t you believe me?”

Since they started discussing the matter of Lisa joining the school using a backdoor, he kept helping her clarify the matter. But the Vice-principal unexpectedly failed to believe him and insisted on calling Lisa over to the office.

“If Lisa didn’t enter the school by using her connections, why is gossip spreading so wildly in school? How can you choose to continue covering up for the Principal now that things have come to this?”

The Vice-principal looked at the Dean bitterly and seemed disappointed by his attitude.

The Dean frowned when he heard his words. Then he said, “Cover up for the Principal? Sir, what are you driving at?”

“I always thought that the Principal was a fair and just man…” said the Vice-principal as he glanced at Lisa and sneered. “But I didn’t think he would end up doing something stupid.”

Although he didn’t explicitly state that the Principal was the one who let Lisa enter the school, everyone present got his drift.

The Dean seemed to catch on too. Then he angrily burst out laughing as he said, “Sir, although the Principal isn’t in town, isn’t it wrong to slander him?”

The Vice-principal’s expression froze. He had always loathed the Principal’s lofty attitude. Now that the opportunity presented itself, he was certainly going to kick him hard, but he did not expect the Dean to be so blatant with his words.

“Hehe, am I slandering him? Do you think I’ve nothing better to do than to risk the school’s reputation? Since I’m the vice-principal, do you think I can avoid accountability for it?”

The Vice-principal was furious.

In an instant, the atmosphere became awkward.

Wei Mingzhe looked at them both and pondered briefly. Then he said, “Sir, the Vice-principal isn’t targeting the Principal. Weren’t you the one who said Lisa was the Principal’s relative on the first day of school?”

The Dean of Students looked at Wei Mingzhe perplexedly and said, “When did I ever say Lisa was the Principal’s relative? Wei Mingzhe, you better watch your tongue!”

The Dean swiftly recalled his words which he said to Wei Mingzhe on the first day of school. He had mentioned that Lisa was invited by the Principal to join the school. In the end, he got anxious after finding out Lisa had gone from there, so he left halfway before he finished the conversation.

He wanted to let Wei Mingzhe know how much effort the Principal put in to convince Lisa to transfer to their school.

Did Wei Mingzhe misunderstand it in the end?

The Dean rubbed his forehead.

Wei Mingzhe could tell that the Dean had probably recalled the conversation. So he curled his lips and said, “How could I lie in front of everyone?”

The Vice-principal assumed that the Dean was quiet out of guilt, and he smiled maliciously as well. “Stop saying that I slandered the Principal. I can’t be held responsible for this!”

The Dean was about to explain when Song Chaerin and Huo Jiyong hurriedly came in after they received an urgent notification. They walked into the office anxiously and interrupted him right away.

“Sir, what happened to my daughter?”

Song Chaerin sounded really worried. She rushed over to Lisa when she saw her standing there and pinched her shoulders. After checking her up thoroughly, Song Chaerin heaved a sigh of relief.

She had just received a call from the school for her to come over immediately. The caller sounded so solemn that she was terrified that something awful had happened.

The Vice-principal cleared his throat. Then he looked at Song Chaerin and Huo Jiyong and said somewhat politely, “You see, we might not be able to allow your kid to attend the No.1 Middle School. After all, coming in through the backdoor has a huge impact. We informed you both to come today to clarify things and have you remove your child from school.”

Song Chaerin and Huo Jiyong both looked at him in astonishment.

“What… what do you mean? Sir, can you make yourself clearer? What do you mean about taking the backdoor?” Song Chaerin was completely puzzled.

Before anyone else could say anything, Huo Jiyong spoke with a frown on his face, “Didn’t the school reach out to my daughter and invite her to transfer here? You even sent my daughter an Acceptance Letter.”

He looked upset.

Huo Jiyong usually seemed rather amicable in front of Lisa, but he gave off an inexplicably imposing aura when he had an angry look on his face.

Even someone as proud as the Vice-principal felt somewhat shocked by Huo Jiyong’s imposing aura. But… what did the husband and wife mean to say?

Were they pretending because they did not want to admit to pulling connections to get their daughter into the school?

This behaviour was simply too disgusting.

Were they acting like this because they were the Principal’s relatives?

The Vice-principal laughed angrily and said, “Don’t you know best whether she entered the school due to your connections? Do you want to make the Principal hurry back just to confirm this?”

Song Chaerin was even more baffled. Then she said, “Don’t you think you’ve gone overboard talking like this? Why should we suffer this accusation if we did nothing of the sort?”

Song Chaerin briefly paused before she continued. “Doesn’t the No.1 Middle School have a strict school culture? Don’t tell me that you accept backdoor entrants?”

The Vice-principal nearly passed out in anger after Song Chaerin outrageously countered him with a question. They must be acting recklessly due to their connection to the Principal. He finally managed to stutter a reply. “You’re absolutely unreasonable!”

Song Chaerin watched as the Vice-principal’s face turned livid. Suddenly she recalled the grades her daughter had back in the small county and the Acceptance Letter that appeared out of nowhere…

Song Chaerin felt apprehensive in her heart. Suddenly her overpowering confidence dissipated as though she had been stabbed by a needle.

Oh no, was her daughter in trouble?

Although Song Chaerin was flustered in her heart, it did not show on her face. She only looked at her husband beside her and gestured for him to say something quickly.

Huo Jiyong’s imagination did not run wild like his wife. When his daughter first showed them the Acceptance Letter from the No.1 Middle School, it never occurred to him that Lisa had obtained it through unsavory methods.

After all, the No.1 Middle School was a prominent high school that ranked amongst the top five in the nation, so there was no sense for them to accept someone with poor grades. The school would have to consider its reputation even if someone wanted to pull strings to get in.

Huo Jiyong’s face turned cold as he said, “I can assure you that we did nothing of the sort and we don’t know the Principal at all. If you want to convince me to take my daughter out of school, then you better show me some evidence.”

Huo Jiyong looked at his daughter as she stood there quietly without moving at all. He glanced at the Vice-principal, Dean, and teachers, and his eyes became increasingly cold.

Then he said, “If you can’t produce any proof, then don’t blame me for telling the media about how the No.1 Middle School bullies its students!”

At the thought that his poor daughter had helplessly suffered this aggressive interrogation on her own before they arrived here, he could not help feeling upset.

The Vice-principal started to lose confidence after he saw the resolution in Huo Jiyong’s eyes.

Did they make a mistake?

When Song Chaerin heard the harsh words her husband uttered, she could not help coughing. Then she said, “Calm down. Maybe this is some misunderstanding?”

Would they not end up slapping their faces if their daughter truly got into the school by pulling strings?

Song Chaerin was unconcerned about embarrassing herself, but she did not want to hurt her daughter’s dignity.

The Dean had just exchanged a few text messages from the Principal. When he heard Song Chaerin’s words, he quickly smiled apologetically and said, “Yes, Mr. And Mrs. Huo, it was all a misunderstanding. I was the one who didn’t make things clear enough.”

Huo Jiyong narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Dean without saying a word.

The look in Huo Jiyong’s eyes made the Dean’s heart palpitate. He said quickly, “The Principal specially invited Lisa to join the school. It was my fault for not making things clearer to my colleagues and causing her to get misunderstood.”

Wei Mingzhe frowned. Specially invited? Was he trying to help get the Principal off the hook again?

Since Wei Mingzhe was not ready to be held accountable, he immediately asked without waiting for the Dean to continue. “Okay, if you say the principal specially invited Lisa, then what about her grades?”

The Dean was slightly annoyed when Wei Mingzhe said this. He replied with a scowl on his face. “What’s wrong with her grades? Didn’t I keep telling you that she scored full marks on her admission test?”

He did not understand what this old stick in the mud was up to. When Lisa’s parents demanded an explanation, even the Vice-principal did not dare to utter a word. Only Wei Mingzhe obstinately went against Huo Jiyong without recognizing the effort he had made to play the peacemaker.

Wei Mingzhe glanced at Lisa. Then he sneered. “Sir, are you sure Lisa entered the school with full marks on her admission test? If she were able to score full marks, she wouldn’t have fallen asleep halfway through the preliminary test yesterday.”

After pausing briefly, Wei Mingzhe continued righteously. “She had such a poor attitude yesterday while all the other contestants were carefully doing the test.”

Wei Mingzhe was implying that Lisa would not have slept and treated the test so perfunctorily if she had been competent enough to answer all the questions.

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