Imperial Commander: His Pretty Wife Is Spoiled Rotten (Book 1)

816-820

At the mention of Zhou Chengzhe, a wave of displeasure washed over Mr Xu's face. Just by looking at his expression, one could instantly sense his bitterness about it.

"The higher-ups have made a decision. They have agreed to allow him to sit for the college entrance examination. However, whether or not he gets accepted by any university is a different story. I take it that you understand what this means?"

For a decent student, being petty was bad enough. To become ruthless too was despicable.

Taking into account all that had happened, to say that he had brought doom to his potentially bright future was an understatement.

As Zhou Chengzhe's teacher, Mr Xu felt dismayed at what had happened. Not only had he involved himself and the school in a heartbreaking incident, but the principal and all the teachers had felt that it was such a shame that they had lost a potential top scorer.

The school had offered Zhou Chengzhe, as it had with other students who had made mistakes, opportunities to turn over a new leaf. It was Zhou Chengzhe who had not treasured and made full use of the opportunity given to him to repent.

Yun Xi nodded and replied, "Yes, I understand."

Yun Xi understood Mr Xu's ulterior motives. She also knew who exactly the higher-ups he'd referred to were. With her understanding of Mu Feichi's domineering and unreasonable temper, the fact that he had left a path for Zhou Chengzhe implied that Zhou Chengzhe was in for a hard time. There was no possible way that Mu Feichi was going to let Zhou Chengzhe off the hook this easily. Yun Xi was certain that Mu Feichi planned to employ more cruel methods down the road to rob Zhou Chengzhe of any hope left for his future.

Sitting for the college entrance examination and failing to be accepted into any universities was crueller than dropping out of school and therefore not being able to sit for the examination. Having the qualifications and ultimately getting rejected would only imply a lack of something in his character. If someone was only rejected due to the lack of qualifications, it would still be possible to repeat a year of studies and sit for the exam at a later date.

However, Mu Feichi had ruthlessly destroyed all of Zhou Chengzhe's possibilities of a second chance.

Everyone knew the implications of not getting accepted into a university. It is a common understanding that what lies ahead for these kids is bleak, especially in this time and era, where a degree is considered to be as valuable as gold.

Coming from humble family background, Zhou Chengzhe had been seen as a promising young scholar. His family believed that once he graduated from university, he would bring glory to them. They thought that the tides would turn and their fortunes would change once he graduated. Thus, they had placed all their eggs in one basket: him. As a result, Zhou Chengzhe had been very determined to succeed. Unfortunately, he had become blinded by the thought of success and become unscrupulous, disregarding any consequences associated with how he achieved his success.

It was such a shame. For people like Zhou Chengzhe, narrow-mindedness and arrogance were often hurdles to their success.

As for those who tried to harm her, let alone kill her, Yun Xi never lets them off the hook.

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The school principal announced Yun Xi's accomplishment by pinning a photo of her receiving the award, accompanied with brief notes about the award, on the school's bulletin board. Word spread like wildfire, and soon the whole school was made aware of Yun Xi's recent accomplishment. Once again, the already popular transfer student was put into the limelight.

Yun Xi's glory was, however, torture for Zhou Chengzhe. As Yun Xi basked in admiration and praise from her fellow students, Zhou Chengzhe suffered humiliation. For him, every compliment to Yun Xi felt like a slap in his face as it served as a constant reminder of his wrongdoings.