129: Chapter 129 If you want to die, don't drag me down with you.

At a cafe on Pedestrian Street.

Luo Wei was chatting casually with Gu Nanqiao.

Liu Zhixu, meanwhile, was holding her phone, quickly replying to messages from various people.

The news of her suspension from school had spread at an astonishing speed.

She didn't know how her parents had found out about it, but they had called one after another to ask.

Of course, to keep her parents from worrying, Liu Zhixu insisted she hadn't been suspended.

It took a long explanation to finally reassure them.

"Damn it!" After putting down her phone, the usually teacherly woman couldn't help but curse out loud!

"Someone must be deliberately stirring the pot, intentionally telling my parents about my suspension!"

After much thought, Liu Zhixu thought of one person. "It must be Jiang Caifu!"

"Oh?" Luo Wei was curious. "Who's Jiang Caifu? A colleague of yours?"

"Exactly!" Liu Zhixu nodded, grinding her teeth.

"That woman started working at Ninth Middle School around the same time I did."

"At first, we got along fairly well."

"Later, she noticed that almost all the unmarried male teachers at school were orbiting around me."

"So, she turned against me, seeing me as a rival!"

"She flirts and poses every day, trying to hook up with all sorts of male teachers."

"She's even gotten ambiguously involved with some wealthy and influential students' parents!"

"In short, she's definitely the happiest person to hear about my suspension, and she's surely the one spreading the news, making sure even my parents know!"

Liu Zhixu knew perfectly well that even though she had calmed her parents down, they understood that such rumors don't arise from nothing. They would undoubtedly be worried sick about her!

"Xu Xu!" Gu Nanqiao suddenly exclaimed. "Isn't that Jiang Caifu over there?"

At that moment, a tall woman entered the cafe.

She glanced around, seemingly looking for someone.

Soon, her gaze landed on Liu Zhixu.

Instantly, a brilliant, triumphant smile spread across her face as she walked over with a haughty air.

"Well, well..." Jiang Caifu let out an exaggerated, mocking sound. "Liu Zhixu, how do you still have the mood for coffee?"

"You've been suspended from school. Next, you might even get fired. Shouldn't you be scrambling to find someone to help you?"

Jiang Caifu pretended to be offering a kind reminder, but her real intention was to mock Liu Zhixu.

"Oh dear, I just remembered. You're just a country bumpkin. Who could you possibly turn to for help?"

"Don't think that just because you passed the exam and got a government job in Honghai City, you've transformed into a phoenix on a high branch!"

"Now you're just dumbfounded, aren't you? You'd better hurry back to the countryside and farm!"

Jiang Caifu had always harbored resentment towards Liu Zhixu.

Not long ago, upon hearing about Liu Zhixu's suspension,

and seeing someone mention in a group chat that Liu Zhixu was at a cafe on Pedestrian Street,

she rushed over as fast as she could, all for the purpose of kicking Liu Zhixu while she was down!

Faced with Jiang Caifu's sarcastic remarks, Liu Zhixu didn't hold back at all. She directly picked up the coffee cup from the table and flung its contents at Jiang Caifu!

Jiang Caifu was startled. Luckily, the coffee was cold, or she felt she might have been disfigured!

Even so, the black coffee stained her face and clothes, leaving her utterly disheveled!

"You dare splash me?" Jiang Caifu flew into a rage. Her face twisted as she lunged at Liu Zhixu. "I'll tear your face apart!"

The next second, it was as if she had crashed into a wall!

She winced in pain, rubbing her forehead, and looked up to see an incredibly handsome man standing before her.

She was a bit confused, unsure who this person was.

The one who stopped her was, of course, Luo Wei.

Activating his Eye of Thoroughness, he gave the woman a glance.

This woman was not only unattractive but also had a thick waist and a flat backside.

He truly didn't know where she got the confidence to see Liu Zhixu as a rival!

Opening his Intelligence Eye, Luo Wei easily saw her little secret.

'This woman is having an affair with Zhou Dechang.'

Luo Wei got straight to the point!

He directly exposed her dirty laundry!

"I think I've seen you somewhere before..."

"R-really?" Jiang Caifu blushed.

Her attention had been entirely on Liu Zhixu earlier.

She hadn't noticed that Luo Wei was actually sitting opposite Liu Zhixu.

At this moment, she even thought this handsome man was trying to hit on her.

She never expected Luo Wei to say something like this next.

"...A while back, I saw you and Zhou Dechang coming out of a hotel!"

"Am I right?"

"Oh?" Hearing this, Liu Zhixu was quite surprised.

But upon second thought, this was exactly the kind of thing Jiang Caifu would do!

She gave Jiang Caifu a thumbs-up. "You're really something, actually having an affair with the principal!"

"Tsk tsk, I really admire you. You could actually bring yourself to do it with that bald, greasy old man!"

"Y-you're talking nonsense..." Jiang Caifu hurriedly denied it. "You're slandering me! I... I'll sue you for defamation!"

"Go ahead and call the police!" Liu Zhixu took out her phone gleefully, believing Luo Wei's words one hundred percent!

"Do you want me to help make the call, so the police officers can investigate and clear your name?"

Liu Zhixu's actions scared Jiang Caifu, turning her face pale. Forgetting about mocking Liu Zhixu, she hurriedly fled.

However, just as she reached the cafe entrance, she collided head-on with a bald, middle-aged man.

She was about to curse him out when she realized it was Zhou Dechang.

Instantly, all her grievances came pouring out!

"Principal, you must fire Liu Zhixu!"

"She... she knows about our affair..."

Hearing this, Zhou Dechang was so agitated he nearly coughed up blood. He directly slapped Jiang Caifu across the face.

"Why aren't you at school at this time? What are you doing here?"

"Did you come to cause trouble for Liu Zhixu?"

"If you want to die, don't drag me down!"

Being slapped in public left Jiang Caifu completely dumbfounded.

She couldn't understand at all why Zhou Dechang was treating her this way.

She stared blankly as Zhou Dechang walked forward.

Zhou Dechang walked up to Liu Zhixu, his entire body actually bowing and scraping!

Jiang Caifu couldn't believe her eyes. Zhou Dechang was acting like a eunuch trying to please his master!

"Teacher Liu, I've come to apologize to you."

"Previously, I suspended you without proper investigation. That was a mistake in my work!"

"I'm here to reflect on my actions and make amends. I promise such an error will never happen again in my work!"

"Teacher Liu, you must return to our school. All the students are waiting for you..."

Zhou Dechang wore an obsequious smile, which not only stunned Jiang Caifu,

but even the person involved, Liu Zhixu, was dumbfounded!

She wondered if she was dreaming!

Zhou Dechang was the high-and-mighty principal!

Yet here he was, groveling and apologizing to her!

The reason for this situation was likely the phone call Luo Wei had made earlier taking effect!

Come to think of it, Luo Wei had spoken in a commanding tone to that important figure surnamed He on the phone.

In other words, Luo Wei's status and position were above that of that important figure!

Realizing this, Liu Zhixu instantly felt uneasy...