302: I don't hit women, but I don't mind satisfying you!

Ning Yu frowned and took out his phone to check it.

To his surprise, it was his manager calling.

He immediately walked to the side and answered the phone, his tone impatient: "What's wrong? Didn't I say not to disturb me today because of the school anniversary unless it's something important?"

On the other end of the line, the manager's voice was filled with anxiety, even sounding incoherent.

"Ning Yu, you... did you offend someone out there?"

Ning Yu froze, subconsciously retorting: "Offend someone? Who could I have offended? I just came back to my alma mater for the school anniversary to catch up with old classmates..."

The manager became even more anxious.

"Then why did Tianyao Group just call and say... say that you offended someone you shouldn't have!"

"The other party is very angry, and the consequences are very serious!"

"What?" Ning Yu's mind went blank. "Someone I shouldn't have offended? Who? I didn't..."

His voice cut off abruptly.

Immediately after, an unbelievable thought slithered into his mind like a venomous snake.

He suddenly looked towards Ye Chen, who was watching him with a faint, mocking smile.

Could it be him?

How is that possible?

Ning Yu's expression shifted uncertainly as he pressed: "What exactly did Tianyao Group say?"

The manager was on the verge of tears.

"They said if you don't sincerely apologize to that person immediately and obtain their forgiveness, not only will the representative scheduled to attend the school anniversary this afternoon not show up, but they will also unilaterally terminate all endorsement contracts with you immediately!"

"What?!" Ning Yu was shocked. "Aren't they afraid of paying astronomical damages?"

"Damages?" The manager laughed in anger, completely at a loss.

"Because you were the one who violated the clause about not causing negative impacts on partners and related personnel, they won't pay a single cent!"

"We might even face legal action from them!"

"Ning Yu! Who on earth did you provoke?"

"Apologize immediately!"

"I'll try to negotiate with them, but you must resolve this on your end!"

Without waiting for a reply, the manager hung up the phone.

Ning Yu stood frozen, clutching his phone, his face full of shock.

The surrounding crowd noticed his drastically changing expression, and the whispers gradually died down; everyone realized that something seemed to have gone wrong...

Ning Yu abruptly raised his head and stared fixedly at Ye Chen.

"Was... was it you?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean 'was it me'?"

"Big Star Ning, aren't you mistaken?"

"Who was the one blocking the door, preventing people from entering? Who was the one constantly using Tianyao Group to pressure others? And who was the one spouting filth and slandering others there?"

He paused, his eyes turning slightly cold.

"I merely made a phone call to ask about the situation."

"What? Is it only allowed for you to throw your weight around because of a little cooperative relationship, but not allowed for others to ask about the truth?"

Ning Yu's chest heaved violently. He still couldn't accept the fact and growled: "You... how could you possibly know the senior management of Tianyao Group? Ye Chen! What kind of trick did you pull!"

Ye Chen couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him anymore and waved his hand impatiently.

"Who I know has nothing to do with you."

"The issue now is that you've answered your manager's call and you're clear on the situation."

Ye Chen looked at him, a curve forming at the corner of his mouth.

"So, Big Star Ning, shouldn't you... fulfill your promise from just now and apologize?"

Ning Yu trembled all over, his face turning from pale to livid, and then to the color of a pig's liver.

Apologize?

Apologize to this Ye Chen, whom he had just belittled and mocked, in front of so many teachers, classmates, and fans?

This was worse than killing him!

But the manager's anxious and panicked voice still echoed in his ears, and the shadow of that behemoth, Tianyao Group, weighed heavily on his heart.

The endorsement contract was a minor matter, but offending Tianyao Group completely was a huge problem.

He gritted his back teeth tightly and lowered his head deeply in Ye Chen's direction: "I... I'm sorry."

The voice wasn't loud, but in the sudden silence at the school gate, it was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.

Whoa!

After a brief silence, the crowd exploded!

"Holy crap! Ning Yu actually apologized?!"

"Oh my god! Was that phone call of Ye Chen's real? Can he really influence Tianyao Group?"

"This plot twist is too exciting!"

"Ning Yu was so arrogant just now, and now... tsk tsk."

"His fans' faces have all turned green..."

Those few girls who had been high and mighty just a moment ago were now dumbfounded.

They watched their idol bowing his head in apology, their faces filled with confusion, and some even had red eyes.

Watching this scene, Yi Yue let out a sigh of relief, her tightly clenched hands slightly loosening, and her eyes filled with pride as she looked at Ye Chen.

As expected.

There was nothing that Ye Chen couldn't do...

Zhao Shousong was already drenched in sweat. He cursed Ning Yu half to death in his heart while simultaneously feeling even more fearful of Ye Chen.

This guy could even mobilize Tianyao Group?

What kind of background does he actually have?

Back then, Ye Chen was clearly just a waiter!

A lowly waiter, yet he had transformed into an existence that even he had to look up to???

However, Ye Chen shook his head.

"Not enough."

Ning Yu abruptly raised his head, bloodshot eyes appearing: "Ye Chen! I've already apologized, what else do you want?!"

"What do I want?" Ye Chen looked at him with a mocking smile.

"Ning Yu, is your memory not very good?"

"Just now, you said it yourself—"

"If this phone call of mine really causes the Tianyao Group representative not to attend the school anniversary..."

"Then you, Ning Yu, will kneel down and beg me in front of everyone today!"

"What?"

"You were full of bluster when you said it, but now that it's come to this..."

"You want to welch on your debt?"

Kneel down and beg!

These four words were like a thunderbolt, striking down hard on Ning Yu's head, and also striking every person's heart at the scene!

Everyone's gaze instantly converged on Ning Yu.

Ning Yu swayed, feeling the world spinning and his ears buzzing.

Kneel?

Kneel to Ye Chen?

At the gate of this alma mater, in front of so many former classmates, teachers, and his own fanatical fans?

This was more painful than killing him ten thousand times!

But... not kneel?

The word from Tianyao Group, the manager's warning, the terrifying future of his career ruined...

The color completely drained from Ning Yu's face.

He never expected that a piece of trash he once looked down on would one day be able to trample all over him?

Just as he was struggling internally, the fan club president, like a hen protecting her chicks, rushed in front of Ning Yu, spread her arms, and used her thin body to block in front of her idol.

"Ye Chen! Don't go too far!"

"Senior Ning Yu has already apologized, what else do you want?"

"Won't you be satisfied until you push him into a dead end?"

"Your overbearing behavior is just so low! What a turn-off!"

The other few girls also reacted, surrounding Ning Yu, their eyes filled with hostility as they looked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen looked at this group of indignant young girls; far from being angry, he found it somewhat amusing.

"According to your logic..."

"Being untrustworthy, going back on your word, treating your own words like farts—is that what you call noble? Is that what you call having class?"

"A person who makes a promise and then immediately wants to treat it like a fart—is such a person worthy of being your idol, worthy of being a role model for you to learn from?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the faces of those few girls, which were turning somewhat pale.

"Or are you saying that in your eyes, an idol doesn't need to keep their promises, an idol can use double standards, and an idol should be unconditionally forgiven for their mistakes?"

"If so, is it him as a person that you like, or just the bubble you've fantasized about?"

The fan club president was choked into silence by Ye Chen's rapid-fire questioning, her chest heaving violently, but she couldn't find words to refute him.

Finally, she stiffened her neck and shouted unreasonably: "I don't care! Anyway, you are not allowed to bully Senior Ning Yu anymore! If you force him again, I... we won't be polite to you!"

As she spoke, she raised her small fist in a gesture of defiance.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen sighed softly.

"I, Ye Chen, never take the initiative to hit women."

"This is the basic bottom line for a man."

His tone shifted, his eyes suddenly becoming as sharp as a knife.

"However..."

"If someone is being cheap and insists on coming up to ask for trouble."

"Then I don't mind satisfying you."

Those few girls were swept by Ye Chen's gaze and immediately felt a chill down their spines.

As a result, they subconsciously backed away, and even the fan club president's raised fist involuntarily lowered.

Just as the entire scene fell into dead silence, an unhappy male voice came from behind the crowd.

"What's going on?"

"Why are you all gathered here instead of going inside?"