Chapter 129: Chapter 125: Expulsion from School! Chapter 129: Chapter 125: Expulsion from School! “Li Ping’an! Did the principal tell you to sit down?”

Li Tianyi had not expected Li Ping’an to be so bold as to act like a hooligan in front of the principal, not to mention without any manners—sitting down with such carelessness. What surprised him even more was that Li Ping’an dared to take out a cigarette and lighter, lighting one for himself.

“Li Ping’an! Where do you think you are? Ah! You even dare to smoke? I hadn’t realized you were such a problem youth. Having a thug like you in the same school is a disgrace to me!”

Although Li Tianyi appeared to be scolding Li Ping’an on behalf of the principal, Leng Liangquan, inside he was secretly delighted. If he riled up the principal, it would become impossible for the principal to say anything good about Li Ping’an afterward.

“Whoosh!”

Leaning his head back on the sofa, Li Ping’an carelessly blew a smoke ring into the air, enjoying himself as if no one else was around.

“Hey, hey, hey!”

The principal, Leng Liangquan, whose face was already not looking great, had an even more displeased and angry expression as he pounded on his desk and yelled:

“Li Ping’an, smoking is not allowed in the office!”

“Heh heh!”

Without even looking, Li Ping’an casually said:

“Then is the ashtray on the principal’s desk just for decoration? Or is it a case of ‘officials may set fires, but the common people can’t even light lamps’? Preaching one thing while doing another, such double standards. Is this how you set an example for us?”

“Ah, you…”

Just as the principal, Leng Liangquan, was about to refute and reprimand, a mysterious person suddenly interjected with a sly remark:

“This must be the best university in Quanyan Country indeed! The students it educates are so defiant and extraordinary, truly impressive.”

Hearing this, the principal Leng Liangquan’s complexion turned as dark as donkey dung, swallowing back everything he intended to say, secretly cursing at Li Ping’an:

Li Ping’an, I was willing to help you, but since you’re acting so arrogantly, well, you can’t blame me anymore!

“So, what exactly did you want to talk about?”

Li Ping’an said nonchalantly, but his whole being exuded an air of lofty defiance as if looking down on all beings, his gaze on them as though they were mere dust. Despite being only eighteen, he displayed a confidence and dominance that belied his age, stunning Principal Leng Liangquan and class president Li Tianyi into stupefaction.

Whether out of guilt or intimidated by Li Ping’an’s powerful aura, Principal Leng Liangquan, half-bowing his head and fiddling with his glasses frame, asked:

“Li Ping’an, I’ve heard you haven’t attended a single class since the term started?”

“I thought it was something serious. I didn’t expect such a trivial matter to alarm our esteemed principal.”

Li Ping’an glanced sideways at the class president Li Tianyi and mockingly cursed:

“Which son of a bitch has been snitching on me?”

With a thud, Principal Leng Liangquan slammed his hand on the table, exhibiting the authority befitting a principal, and pointed at Li Ping’an as he questioned again:

“Watch your attitude! I’m asking you a question!”

Li Ping’an remained indifferent, deliberately touching his head as he pondered:

“I didn’t go to class, true, but for how many days? I’ve forgotten!”

“It doesn’t matter if you’ve forgotten; I’ve been keeping track for you.”

Class president Li Tianyi had been waiting for Li Ping’an to say just that and immediately pulled out the attendance record from his pocket, proactively walking over to place it on the principal’s desk next to Principal Leng Liangquan:

“Principal, look, it’s all recorded clearly here!”

Principal Leng Liangquan had long known how many days Li Ping’an hadn’t attended class, but as someone of his stature, he often needed the most formal way to deal with others, to avoid giving people an excuse to gossip. So he bowed his head, pretending to count earnestly:

“One day, two days, three days… seven days!”

Then he suddenly looked up at Li Ping’an with dissatisfaction and said:

“Li Ping’an, you actually skipped seven days of classes!”

“That’s right!”

Li Ping’an didn’t deny it and responded loudly.

“Oh, the way you’re answering so loudly, it seems like you’re quite proud of yourself!”

Principal Leng Liangquan continued to mock:

“You really are something, aren’t you? I see your grades are mediocre, but when it comes to skipping classes, you’re ranked first since the founding of Hehuang University!”

“Not bad, I guess.”

Li Ping’an took a drag from his cigarette and continued to blow smoke rings, completely disregarding Principal Leng Liangquan’s comments.

“Do you know that apart from you, the highest record of absenteeism at our school is only three days, and that person had a family emergency and didn’t manage to ask for leave in time? But you, boy, you really outdid yourself by skipping classes for seven consecutive days!”

“How was I supposed to know that? I’m a student, not the principal. Look at the question you’re asking, it has no standard to it, just like you’re asking me what you’re going to eat tonight, how the hell would I know that? Look at your age, can’t you ask a question with some standard?”

“You…”

Even someone as refined as Principal Leng Quanliang couldn’t help but get up to retort upon hearing Li Ping’an’s insults and mockery, but he was held back by the class president, Li Tianyi, beside him, who was signaling that there’s no need for the principal to get angry over such a low-life, it wasn’t worth it!

“Alright, alright, then I’ll ask you a question with some substance!”

Principal Leng Liangquan suppressed the surging flames of frustration and asked sternly:

“You should at least know, according to the school’s regulations, how one should be punished for being absent for so long, right?”

“I still don’t know, the teacher never said it.”

“You…”

After being choked up several times, Principal Leng Liangquan could no longer bear it, stood up abruptly, pointed at Li Ping’an, and shouted:

“Then I’ll tell you! Skipping classes for three consecutive days gets recorded as a major demerit, over six days leads to being held back a year, and skipping classes for seven days, along with your disrespect for school rules and defiance toward the principal, such a bad attitude, I, as the principal, have decided to expel you! Even if you go back to high school and retake the college entrance exam, this university will never admit you!”

“Phew!”

Li Ping’an let out another ring of smoke and thought to himself that it was good he was prepared. He then looked at the furious Principal Leng Liangquan with a cold, sideways glance and said carelessly:

“Principal, what you said is correct, under normal circumstances, I should be dealt with like this, but I’ve been ill and couldn’t ask for leave in time, you can’t possibly expel me in all fairness and reason, right? You’re the head of a school, and you must do right by your conscience.”

Li Ping’an was so confident because before coming to the principal’s office, he had his three despicable roommates go to the instructor Bai Long, who always had a good relationship with him. Even if they were to confront each other face to face, Bai Long would speak on his behalf.

Even though Li Ping’an knew that Principal Leng Liangquan and class leader Li Tianyi had long been in cahoots, his last sentence was purposefully disgusting, a moral hijack, intended to provoke.

“Is that so?”

Principal Leng Liangquan instantly lost his confidence and sat back down slowly, turning to Li Tianyi beside him, seeking an answer.

“Hehe.”

Class president Li Tianyi explained with a sly smile:

“Principal, don’t listen to his nonsense. I’ve been watching him closely for some time. I even sneaked a visit to his dormitory a few days ago; he wasn’t sick at all, just hiding in his dorm playing games!”