Chapter 40: Spinning 360 Degrees on the Spot

Wen Fucheng’s voice came through the phone.

“Secretary Zhang, you’re not exactly young anymore. Your family must be pressuring you quite a bit. Since there’s nothing too urgent during the New Year, you can take a double holiday. After all, caring for employees starts from within the Group.”

A double holiday!

This was a hundred times more gratifying than receiving a bonus of several hundred thousand.

One must understand that by the time one reaches Secretary Zhang’s position, the financial compensation is already far beyond that of most people.

No matter how much money you earn, it’s useless if you don’t have the vacation time to spend it.

While his heart was filled with immense joy, his face remained calm as a cucumber. Zhang Yang still had to pretend to be composed as he spoke.

“Thank you, Boss.”

Wen Fucheng knew exactly what he was thinking.

“It really is hard on you to speak so politely.”

After hanging up, Zhang Yang did a little celebratory hop in place, and then, an awkward situation occurred.

Ying Jing had left the small fan given to her by a junior student in the car, and she happened to hear Zhang Yang say he would be eating nearby. Since the car was also nearby, she could just go and retrieve the fan now.

She just never expected to see such an eyesore of a scene.

The cute side of the elite Assistant Zhang.

“Y-Ying-xiaojie.”

Ying Jing tucked away her dropped jaw.

“I didn’t see anything. Don’t worry, Assistant Zhang, I definitely won’t tell anyone that you were secretly hopping around.”

Zhang Yang:...

“Ahem, well, I think my fan was left in the car.”

“Ah, right, right. I’ll get it for you immediately.”

Ying Jing retrieved the fan, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

“Well, see you later.”

“Right, see you later.”

By the time Ying Jing arrived at the private room, a group of people were staring at her in unison.

Everything had been fine before; what kind of trouble was this now?

“We thought you took a taxi here. We didn’t expect you to be dropped off in a luxury car, which made everyone worry for nothing.” The speaker was one of the sycophants in Jiang Li’s clique.

Ying Jing returned the fan to the junior student who had kindly lent it to her.

She knew that only a few of them knew she had come in Secretary Zhang’s car. Qingqing wouldn’t talk nonsense, leaving only the other two. The thought of suspicion had just surfaced in her mind when someone couldn’t help but jump out and say it.

“Chen Yang saw it with his own eyes when he went out to buy water! You wouldn’t dare deny it, would you!”

All the good seats were taken, leaving only a few in the corner.

Qingqing had been waiting for a word from her; if Ying Jing said she didn’t want to eat, they could turn around and leave immediately.

Ying Jing felt that not everyone was worth her indifferent attitude.

Her previous patience was merely because she felt that taking a step back would open up a vast sky, but if the other party remained relentless, then she would have to make them angry.

“Which eye of yours saw me denying it? Are you surprised that I was dropped off in a luxury car? That’s right, you probably haven’t even seen a luxury car, let alone ridden in one. But what can you do? This is just my daily life. It’s useless for you to be envious and jealous.” When it came to feigning innocence, everyone present was a novice; Ying Jing could take them all on by herself.

“Who said I’m envious and jealous? You... you must be kept by someone. Those people just love to keep pretty college students like you.”

Qingqing picked up a glass of water and splashed it at the other girl. The full glass of water soaked her entire face, sliding down her features and into her clothes.

“If you don’t know how to speak, I’ll teach you.”

“Jiang Li, keep your dog on a leash.”

The scene suddenly became very lively. Ying Jing’s already cold face became even more somber.

Everyone else felt that the person who spoke was going too far.

That person was one of Jiang Li’s clique, and she was seizing the opportunity to speak up for her good friend and humiliate Ying Jing. In reality, it was also to satisfy her own inner jealousy and filth.

Ying Jing’s excellence and beauty were simply too easy to be jealous of.

Qingqing knew Ying Jing too well; she was clearly truly angry now.

“Sister, I’m fine. It’s just being scolded by her. I splashed water on her, so she’s the one who lost out more.”

Ying Jing looked at her hand being held by her friend, surrounded by people saying “let it go, let it go.” Ying Jing lowered her eyes, wondering what she was thinking...

It was truly enough, damn it.

If the meaning of her rebirth was to endure the grievances given by this trash, then she wouldn’t be Ying Jing.

Releasing her friend’s hand, Ying Jing walked straight to the person who had spoken.

With an expressionless face, she dropped two words.

“Apologize.”

The girl was a bit intimidated by her aura, but catching a hint from Jiang Li, she regained her courage.

“Everything I said is the truth.”

“If you want to be a lackey, no one is stopping you. But bullying my people in front of me? That won’t fly. You don’t have to apologize... so you all think I, Ying Jing, am easy to bully, right? There are so many people in the Student Union, and no one stood up to say a word just because you’re all in the same group. I didn’t know when the Student Union’s purpose became this vulgar. In that case, it might as well not exist.”

...

“Who do you think you are, talking so big?”

“Is the Student Union something you can just dissolve?”

“She must have been driven crazy by anger!”

...

“A Student Union that doesn’t take action naturally has no need to exist, but that doesn’t stop everyone from forming a new one that truly helps each other and progresses together. Forgot to tell you all, I accidentally started a livestream when I walked in. Don’t worry, not many people. Just a little over a hundred thousand! Oh, by the way, the Principal is also in there, and he was planning to give a speech to everyone. Do you want to say hello to the viewers in the livestream?”

Ying Jing picked up her phone and waved it in front of her; everyone was dodging the camera.

“Today, in front of so many people, I’ll say one thing. If the entire Student Union presidium isn’t replaced, I will not go on stage for the opening ceremony speech. You all are so high and mighty; it’s not for mortals like us to be worthy. There’s no need to eat this meal either. Goodbye.”

Qingqing clapped her hands, well said.

“I won’t go on stage either. If you’re so capable, go find someone else!”

Qingqing walked to Ying Jing’s side.

In the crowd, Zhao Qingran also stood up.

“Sorry, you all really went too far. You’d better find someone else for the outstanding student representative.”

One Ying Jing, one Lu Zishu, and one Zhao Qingran were the people the school leaders had specifically named to go on stage.

Now they had offended two.

It was practically a fire in the backyard.

Given Lu Zishu’s current attitude toward Ying Jing, it was likely the third one would be finished too.

Now someone was unhappy.

“It’s just a small matter, is it necessary to make such a big scene?”

“Is that so? Then I’m really sorry. I’m just that kind of petty person, and I can’t let it go here. Since you’re so capable, I believe you’ll handle it very well. After all, in your eyes, this is just a small matter.”

The person was left speechless by Ying Jing’s few words.

“I haven’t done anything to wrong anyone here, have I? If being too excellent becomes a reason for you to attack me, then I have nothing to say. I understand you have your positions, and in most cases, I’m a fairly easygoing person, but I also have my bottom line. Since you can’t empathize, don’t try to persuade me to be magnanimous.”

As she left, Ying Jing shook her phone.

“Remember. The Student Union and I—only one can stay.”