58: Chapter 58 The president of Peking University was dumbfounded. Where did he go?!

Outside the Jingzhou University auditorium.

Su Bai, Chu Yi, and Song Qian stood by the roadside, the night wind making Chu Yi shiver.

Song Qian was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly spoke.

"Su Bai."

Su Bai looked at her.

Song Qian's expression was very serious.

"We aren't going either."

Su Bai was taken aback.

"Why?"

Song Qian looked at the brightly lit auditorium in the distance, her voice calm.

"I joined the Student Union originally just to make my resume look better for when I look for a job in the future."

"But today's events..." She paused, frowning, "Whether it's that Student Union President Qi Mingxing or Board Member Wang, they both make me feel disgusted."

She turned to Su Bai, her eyes shining under the streetlights.

"I don't want to do things for these people anymore. I'm going to quit the Student Union, too."

Chu Yi heard this from the side, her eyes lighting up.

"Yay! Should've done that a long time ago!" She jumped up, completely forgetting she was wearing a short skirt, "Not going, not going! Let's go, let's go eat small hotpot! My treat!"

She pulled on Song Qian's arm, shaking it back and forth.

"Sister Qian, let's go eat at that newly opened skewer place! It's delicious!"

Song Qian looked at her excited appearance, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.

She looked at Su Bai.

Su Bai nodded and smiled, "Sure."

It didn't matter to him anyway.

Chu Yi immediately took out her phone.

"I'll call Sister Chu Xiang first! And Sister Luo Ying! And Sister Qiaoyou!"

She muttered while dialing, chattering like a happy little sparrow.

The first call was to Chu Xiang.

"Sister! We aren't attending the gala! Come eat skewers! Su Bai is treating! Ah, no, I am! Come quickly!"

Chu Xiang said something on the other end, and Chu Yi nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, okay, okay, waiting for you!"

The second call was to Luo Ying.

"Sister Luo Ying! We aren't going to the gala, we're going to eat skewers, are you coming?"

Luo Ying's troubled voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm with the counselor right now, I can't get away..."

Chu Yi was a little disappointed.

"Alright, then come when you're done!"

The third call was to Lin Qiaoyou.

"Sister Qiaoyou! Eating skewers, are you coming?"

Lin Qiaoyou's voice was muffled, as if she were under the covers.

"I'm already home... I won't go..."

Chu Yi hung up the phone and shook it at Su Bai and Song Qian.

"My sister will be here in a bit, Sister Luo Ying and Sister Qiaoyou can't make it."

Su Bai nodded.

Chu Yi suddenly remembered something and opened her phone.

"Right, I'll call a taxi first."

"No need, I drove here."

Su Bai took the car keys out of his pocket and pressed a button.

Not far away, the lights of a black panamera flashed.

Chu Yi's eyes widened.

"Holy crap! Porsche! Th-this is your car?"

Su Bai nodded.

Chu Yi stood with her mouth agape, looking at the car, then at Su Bai, then back at the car.

"When did you buy this car?"

"Yesterday."

"Yesterday?!" Chu Yi's voice went up an octave. "How much was this car?"

"Two hundred something."

Su Bai opened the car door.

"Get in, it's cold outside."

Chu Yi sat in the passenger seat in a daze, touching the leather seats and looking at the various buttons on the center console, still in a trance.

Two hundred something... not ten thousand, that means two million?!

Over two million!

That's too expensive!

Song Qian sat in the back seat, her gaze falling on Su Bai in the rearview mirror, her palms clenched tight.

This money was enough to buy her life.

— —

Jingzhou University Auditorium.

At 7:30 PM, the Jingzhou University 60th Anniversary Gala began on time.

President Han Shaochun stood backstage, watching the busy staff on stage, a satisfied smile on his face.

Tonight, he was full of high spirits!

Tonight was destined to be a highlight moment of his life!

For Jingzhou University's 60th anniversary, he had invited Vice President Lu Chuan of the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce, General Manager Zhou Zhaolong of Fengxian Construction, and the popular young starlet Diliyereza.

Especially Diliyereza, who was performing for free this time!

You know, for a female celebrity of this level, a single appearance fee could reach seven figures!

To think the Student Union was able to invite her for free; Student Union President Qi Mingxing was quite capable.

Han Shaochun calculated in his mind that he would give him this year's national scholarship.

The gala began!

The host walked onto the stage, their voice resounding.

"Respected leaders, distinguished guests, dear alumni, teachers, and students, good evening everyone!"

Applause rang out.

After a few minutes of pleasantries, the host raised their voice.

"First, let us welcome with warm applause the Vice President of the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce, the famous investor — Vice President Lu Chuan!"

The lights hit the VIP seats.

But that seat was empty.

The host's smile stiffened for a moment, but quickly recovered.

"Vice President Lu might be busy, let us use our applause to look forward to his appearance later!"

Applause rang out again, but it was sparser than before.

The host took a deep breath and continued reading.

"Next, let us welcome with warm applause our outstanding alumnus, the famous entrepreneur, General Manager Zhou Zhaolong!"

The lights hit the VIP seats again.

That seat was also empty!

Whispering began in the audience.

Cold sweat broke out on the host's forehead, but he bit the bullet and tried to smooth things over.

"General Manager Zhou must be discussing business with Vice President Lu! No wonder those two sit atop commercial empires; they only discuss big business!"

He gave a dry laugh, but no one in the audience echoed it.

The host wiped his sweat and flipped to the last name, thinking the one who would anchor the show had finally arrived!

So he said with slight excitement,

"Next, let us welcome with the warmest applause the famous actress, the popular young starlet — Diliyereza!"

The applause was unprecedentedly enthusiastic!

Some people in the audience even stood up, holding up support signs and waving them.

Those were members of Diliyereza's fan club who had bought tickets at high prices from Jingzhou University students just to catch a glimpse of their idol.

The lights hit the VIP seats.

Diliyereza's seat was still empty!

The applause gradually stopped.

The whole venue quieted down.

Then, the sound of discussion surged like a tidal wave!

"Where are the people? Where did they all go?"

"Didn't they say Diliyereza would be here? Why is there no one?"

"We were scammed, right? She's not here at all!"

"I paid a high price for this ticket!"

"It's a double first-class university, how can they scam people!"

"..."

The host stood on stage, his face pale.

His mouth opened and closed, opened and closed, but he couldn't say anything.

He was about to cry!

President Han Shaochun stood backstage, the smile on his face completely vanished.

He turned to look at the staff member next to him.

"Where are the people? Where is Vice President Lu Chuan? Where is General Manager Zhou Zhaolong? Where is Diliyereza?!"

The staff member's expression was also very ugly.

"Just... just received news that General Manager Zhou Zhaolong and Vice President Lu Chuan had urgent matters and left early. As for Diliyereza... they said they received notice from the company and are temporarily not participating."

Han Shaochun was stunned.

Before he could react, the noise from the audience grew louder.

"Refund!"

"Refund!"

"Jingzhou University is scamming us! Refund!"

Han Shaochun took a deep breath, straightened his suit, and walked onto the stage.

No matter what, as the president, he had to stabilize the situation first!

When the people in the audience saw him, the noise grew even louder.

"Refund! Give us an explanation!"

Han Shaochun stood in the center of the stage, raising his hands, trying to get everyone to quiet down.

"Students, alumni, friends, please listen to me..."

"Don't want to listen! Refund!"

"There's no one here, what's there to talk about!"

Han Shaochun's voice was drowned out by the wave of sound.

He stood there, looking at the sea of black heads in the audience, his mind blank.

Less than ten minutes into the gala, all three important guests were absent!

The people in the audience began to surge toward the stage.

Security rushed up, trying to maintain order, but couldn't hold them back.

"Refund!"

"Refund!"

"Refund!"

The waves of sound rose one after another, echoing in the auditorium.

He stood on stage, looking at the sea of black heads in the audience, his mind blank.

Tonight was supposed to be his highlight moment.

Now, it had become the darkest moment of his life!

After tonight, Jingzhou University would be famous.