Student Representative

Chen Xiao felt strange. Why would his counselor look for him for no reason?

"Hello? Teacher Li, is something wrong?"

"Ah, Chen Xiao, do you... know the President?"

Chen Xiao was startled. "No, I don't. What's up?"

"Oh, you haven't caused any trouble recently, have you?"

Chen Xiao was speechless. "Teacher, I'm probably... a good student, how could I cause trouble?"

Teacher Li breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you haven't caused trouble. The President wants you to go to his office."

"..." Chen Xiao.

"Huh? Teacher, are you kidding me? Me? Go to the President's office?"

"Why would I kid you? The President's office just called. If you're on campus, go as soon as possible."

Chen Xiao: I swear...

"Teacher, I don't even know where the President's office is!"

"To be honest, I don't know either. You can ask around in the Academic Affairs Building."

Chen Xiao: "..."

Dare I ask if it can get any more ridiculous?

"Okay, Teacher, I understand."

...

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yudie asked, "Was that your teacher's call?"

"Yes, he said the President is looking for me."

"..." Xia Yudie.

"Then hurry up and go."

Chen Xiao smiled. "No rush. It's not a big deal, and it's not as important as having a meal with you."

Xia Yudie immediately became overjoyed.

Chen Xiao's words always made her feel very comfortable.

"Then let's go quickly. Finish eating and go early, in case there's something urgent."

After saying that, she pulled Chen Xiao towards the cafeteria.

After breakfast, Chen Xiao sent Xia Yudie back to her dormitory, then took a shower, changed clothes, and walked towards the Academic Affairs Building.

After much asking around, he finally found the office with the sign "President's Office."

He knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside, "Come in."

Chen Xiao pushed the door open. The office was spacious and simple.

So simple that... it was just plain white walls, some bookshelves, and filing cabinets.

In the middle was an old desk and a wooden stool.

He could hardly believe it was the President's office.

Chen Xiao had seen the Dean of the College of Arts' office; it wasn't luxuriously decorated, but at least it was stylish and comfortable.

Behind the desk was an old man wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking to be in his fifties or sixties.

"You're Chen Xiao, right? Have a seat."

"Yes, President Liu, what do you need me for?"

President Liu smiled. "The matter with Director Liu, was that handled by your request?"

Chen Xiao was startled. So it was about Liu Xing's uncle.

Since the President already knew, there was no need to hide it anymore.

The main reason was that Chen Xiao had the confidence to settle everything.

"Yes, Director Liu abused his power for personal gain and retaliated against me, failing me in all my subjects. I believe such a person is unfit to be a teacher."

President Liu calmly said, "In the last two months of last semester, you skipped class almost every day. Shouldn't you have failed?"

"..." Chen Xiao.

"Ahem, President, I had my reasons..."

President Liu waved his hand. "I can overlook it, but you must promise me one thing."

Chen Xiao was stunned. The President isn't playing fair, he's actually trying to scare me...

"What is it? Please tell me."

President Liu showed a slight smile. "Tomorrow's Freshmen Welcome Party, you will speak as the student representative."

"Huh?"

Chen Xiao was speechless. You want someone who skips class every day to be the student representative? To give a speech? Is that reasonable?

To share experiences of skipping class with new students and lead them to skip class together?

"Uh, this... President, I'm just an ordinary person, I'm afraid I can't be this representative..."

President Liu smiled, took out a cigarette, and offered it to Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao: "..."

"Cough, I don't smoke."

President Liu: "It's good not to smoke, unlike me, who has smoked for most of my life."

After speaking, President Liu fumbled in his pocket. "Lend me a light."

"Oh, okay."

Chen Xiao habitually pulled out his lighter.

I swear...

President Liu said with a half-smile, "See, I knew you weren't honest."

Chen Xiao: "..."

He really wanted to say, can old people have fewer tricks, you're corrupting the kids!

"You understand me so well?"

President Liu smiled. "It's not about understanding. I've taught for a lifetime, and I can't even count how many students I've had. I was just curious and asked around. I know you're in the Financial industry and were able to easily take down Director Liu. You must be worth over a hundred million, right?"

"..." Chen Xiao.

These old scholars are really not to be trifled with; their students are everywhere.

"Hehe, not that much. I'm just playing around."

President Liu naturally didn't believe him. "The original student representative was the student union president, but since we have you, we naturally want to showcase the most outstanding student of our school, to set a higher example and goal for the new batch of students, to motivate them to study hard and strive for excellence."

Chen Xiao was speechless. With my grades, which would all be failing if not for connections, how can I motivate others to study hard?

"President, my grades..."

The President said meaningfully, "Since you are the student representative, your grades are naturally very good."

Chen Xiao's spirits lifted. The President's implied meaning was truly tempting.

With that sentence, wouldn't his grades soar?

In other words, if he didn't become this student representative...

His grades might not be so good.

"Hehehe, grades don't really matter, the main thing is that you've asked, so I will definitely give it my all."

President Liu nodded with satisfaction. "Mhm, young people should have confidence and drive. You are now worth over a hundred million, so when you speak, you should at least project the aura of three hundred million."

Chen Xiao: "..."

I'm currently worth 15 billion. Should I project an aura of 45 billion... and just blow up the school?

"Okay, I understand."

"Mhm, go back and practice. Someone will prepare the speech for you later."

"Okay, goodbye, President."

...

After leaving the President's office, Chen Xiao was extremely speechless. He had just told Tan Cheng that he wouldn't go to the Freshmen Welcome Party.

Now, not only did he have to go, but he was going straight to the main stage...

Before dark, a student union cadre delivered the speech draft to Chen Xiao's dormitory.

After some pleasantries, Chen Xiao opened it and read through it.

I swear...

Chen Xiao was directly dumbfounded. What "three-good student," "outstanding class cadre," "entrepreneurial model," and so on...

Did those dense titles really have anything to do with him?

After being stunned for a long time, Chen Xiao finally realized that the President really knew how to handle things.

Knowing that he didn't want to expose his identity, this speech draft created a persona for him that basically matched the characteristics of a young person with excellent character and academics, who was ambitious and upward-striving.

Not long after, Xiao Ji returned from outside. "Xiao Zi, are you going to the Freshmen Welcome Party tomorrow?"

Chen Xiao: "Yes."

Xiao Ji: "Good, I'll save you a seat. We'll sit in the middle of the freshmen girls."

Chen Xiao: "No, I still have to..."

Xiao Ji: "Don't be shy. Just treat it as a dormitory social event. Our dorm, plus their dorm, I've already promised them."

"..." Chen Xiao.