55: Chapter 55: I was the one who hit him; it has nothing to do with anyone else!

The cold buffet hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone's gaze was focused on that scene of chaos.

Overturned tables, wine glasses shattered all over the floor, and Student Union President Qi Mingxing lying on the ground, clutching his mouth and wailing.

He held his mouth, blood seeping through his fingers and staining the cuffs of his white suit a jarring red.

The knocked-out tooth lay on the floor not far away, coated in blood, glowing a ghastly white under the lights.

Beside him stood Su Bai, his body stained with champagne, his hair slightly damp.

Chu Yi was the first to react.

She rummaged through her bag for tissues and hurriedly pressed them against Su Bai's back.

"Quick, quick, quick, wipe it off!" she scolded while dabbing at him. "That lunatic, what kind of person just splashes others like that!"

Song Qian also snapped back to reality, took the tissues from Chu Yi, and helped wipe Su Bai's back.

Her movements were gentler than Chu Yi's, but the shock and worry on her face could not be hidden.

"Are you okay?" she asked in a low voice, her fingers trembling slightly.

Su Bai shook his head.

"I'm fine."

Chu Yi glared indignantly at Student Union President Qi Mingxing, who was wailing on the ground, then looked at Su Bai, her eyes sparkling.

"Su Bai, you hit him perfectly!" she whispered, though the excitement in her tone was impossible to hide.

"This kind of person deserves a beating!"

Song Qian tugged on her sleeve.

"Stop it."

Chu Yi stuck out her tongue, but the smile on her face didn't fade.

People around them gradually gathered.

There were students in formal wear, dignitaries in suits, and business people holding champagne glasses.

Everyone's gaze fell on this young man who had suddenly intruded, and whispers rose one after another.

"Who is this guy? Daring to lay a hand on General Manager Zhou's nephew?"

"Don't know, never seen him."

"Looks quite young, is he a student?"

"A student daring to hit the Student Union President? Doesn't he want to graduate?"

"Who knows, he looks handsome enough, didn't expect him to be such a hothead."

"..."

At the edge of the crowd, a woman in a dark blue evening gown stood quietly.

Diliyereza.

Her features were deep and defined, her skin fair, and standing there, she was like a work of art.

But she did not step forward, only watching everything happening here from afar.

A young woman wearing glasses nearby leaned in and whispered, "Sister Reza, it seems like something happened over there. Should we go take a look?"

Diliyereza shook her head.

"Let's observe the situation first," she said. "You go find out what's going on."

The assistant nodded and turned to squeeze into the crowd.

Diliyereza's gaze fell on Su Bai.

She didn't know who this person was.

But she noticed one thing.

General Manager Zhou Zhaolong's expression.

Because she had recently been negotiating an advertising partnership with Fengxian Construction, she had paid a certain amount of attention to General Manager Zhou Zhaolong.

From the moment that young man threw his punch, General Manager Zhou Zhaolong's expression changed!

It turned pale, stiff... as if he had seen something terrifying!

Diliyereza's brows furrowed slightly.

A person who could make General Manager Zhou Zhaolong show such an expression...

Must not be simple!

Outside the crowd, several security guards in uniform walked over aggressively.

"Move, move! What happened?"

Song Qian looked at the security guards, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

"Wait a moment!"

The leader was a security captain in his forties, burly and stout with a fierce face.

He saw Student Union President Qi Mingxing on the ground, then looked at Su Bai behind Song Qian, his expression darkening.

"What's going on?"

When Student Union President Qi Mingxing saw the security guards arrive, his spirits lifted.

"He hit me!" he pointed at Su Bai, his voice slurred.

"Arrest him! Send him to the police station!"

"That's not what happened!" Song Qian tried to stop them.

"Move aside!" The head security guard pushed her away and walked straight toward Su Bai. "You're the one who hit him?"

Song Qian chased after them again, blocking in front of Su Bai.

"It has nothing to do with him!" she said.

"He is not a student at our school, you can't..."

The security guard didn't listen to her at all and reached out to grab Su Bai.

"No matter who you are, if you hit someone, you have to come with us!"

"Hold on."

A stern voice came from the crowd.

The board member who had been talking with General Manager Zhou Zhaolong walked out.

His surname was Wang; he was a member of the Jingzhou University Board of Directors and held quite a high position in the school.

Board Member Wang glanced at Student Union President Qi Mingxing lying on the ground, then at General Manager Zhou Zhaolong standing nearby, his brows furrowed tightly.

"What is going on?" he asked.

Student Union President Qi Mingxing covered his mouth and struggled to climb up from the ground.

His face was covered in blood, and he was missing a tooth in his mouth, looking utterly disheveled.

"Board Member Wang!" he pointed at Su Bai, shouting slurredly.

"He's the one who hit me! This is assault!"

Board Member Wang's gaze landed on Su Bai.

He looked the young man up and down; apart from being tall and handsome, he just looked like an ordinary student.

But his eyes were too calm, so calm that it didn't look like he had just hit someone.

"Which department are you in? What year student are you?" Board Member Wang asked.

Su Bai: "Don't get involved, this has nothing to do with you."

Board Member Wang's expression darkened.

"No matter who you are, hitting someone on the grounds of Jingzhou University, this matter absolutely cannot end just like that!"

He turned to the security guards.

"Take him to the police station; the school will handle this strictly!"

The security guards acknowledged and were about to step forward.

"Wait."

Song Qian blocked in front of Su Bai, her voice urgent.

"Board Member Wang, he is not a student at our school, he is just a guest attending the party, and it was Student Union President Qi Mingxing who splashed someone first..."

"That still doesn't justify hitting someone!" Board Member Wang interrupted her, his tone severe.

"What can't be discussed properly? Why resort to violence?"

He looked at Song Qian, then at Chu Yi.

"You two, which department are you from? Write a self-reflection report and submit it later."

Chu Yi was so angry her face turned red.

"On what grounds? It was clearly him who first..."

"Enough." Song Qian pulled her back.

She looked at Board Member Wang, then at General Manager Zhou Zhaolong, who had been standing on the side without saying a word, and understood a little more.

This Board Member Wang was giving face to General Manager Zhou Zhaolong!

After all, the one who was hit was his nephew.

The security guards had already surrounded them and reached out to grab Su Bai.

Just at this moment, General Manager Zhou Zhaolong moved.

He took a deep breath, a very deep breath, as if trying to press down something that he had been suppressing back down.

Then he walked to Student Union President Qi Mingxing and crouched down.

When Student Union President Qi Mingxing saw his uncle coming over, tears and snot streamed down.

"Uncle! You finally came!"

He pointed at Su Bai, his voice laced with a crying tone.

"He's the one who hit me! You have to stand up for me! Make him go to jail! Make him pay money!"

General Manager Zhou Zhaolong looked at him.

Looking at this nephew he had always taken such good care of.

Looking at the aggrieved yet smug expression on his face, a wave of rage surged up in his heart!

Then he reached out and grabbed Student Union President Qi Mingxing by the collar.

Before Student Union President Qi Mingxing could react, a punch landed squarely on his face.

"Bam!"

This punch was even harder than the one Su Bai had thrown just now!

Student Union President Qi Mingxing leaned back and fell to the ground again!

Two teeth flew out of his mouth, landing on the floor, mixed in with the wine and blood.

Student Union President Qi Mingxing lay on the ground, completely stunned.

Even doubting his own life!

The whole place went quiet.

"General Manager, this..."

Board Member Wang opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

The security guards stood in place, not knowing whether to continue trying to arrest him or to step back.

The surrounding guests looked at each other, the whispers growing louder.

"Is General Manager doing this..."

"Hitting his own nephew?"

"What's going on?"

"Now I really can't understand..."

Student Union President Qi Mingxing covered his face, looking at General Manager Zhou Zhaolong in disbelief.

"Uncle... you... why..."

General Manager Zhou Zhaolong ignored him.

He stood up, turned around, and faced everyone.

"You all saw it." His voice was calm, but every word was clear and forceful.

"Student Union President Qi Mingxing is the one I hit, and it has nothing to do with anyone else."

After speaking, he turned and walked toward Su Bai.

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, he stopped in front of Su Bai, and then—

He bowed deeply!