Su Yun watched Ye Xiao ascend the stairs and couldn't help but laugh, thinking to herself that this Ye Xiao was truly incorrigible. If they weren't teacher and student, what else did he want?

Ye Xiao, full of vigor, directly made his way upstairs. It didn't take him long to reach the floor where the conference room was located. The door to the meeting room was closed, but Ye Xiao had exceptionally good hearing, and he could distinctly hear Yao Zhengming's voice!

"This Ye Xiao has no respect for his elders. This is a school, and I'm the principal. He dared to threaten me with a knife. If I submit to his threats, what then? Will every student be able to come and threaten me? What would that make me?"

"Principal Yao, why be so angry? Ahem. Ye Xiao is just a child after all. Besides, the moment you arrived at Minghai Academy, you wanted to punish him; naturally, he wasn't happy about that. You're the head of the school; you can't always be thinking about throwing your weight around!" The voice was unmistakably Ling Hengyu's!

Ye Xiao was slightly startled, thinking to himself, did Ling Hengyu really come?

Upon hearing Ling Hengyu's words, Yao Zhengming immediately replied with dissatisfaction, "Mr. Ling, what are you talking about? What do you mean 'throwing weight around'? I'm the principal, how can that be interpreted as throwing my weight around? I simply did what the former principal wanted to do but didn't dare to do. Humph, Minghai Academy is a well-known school in Minghai City. Having a student like Ye Xiao is like having one rat dropping spoil the whole pot of soup!"

"Isn't that a bit harsh, Principal Yao?" Weei Jie, who stood beside Ling Hengyu, heard Yao Zhengming's words and immediately spoke up in a deep voice!

The day before yesterday, Ye Xiao had also saved Weei Jie, so naturally, Weei Jie was unhappy hearing Yao Zhengming demean Ye Xiao like this.

Just as Yao Zhengming was about to speak, someone knocked on the meeting room door!

A teacher by Yao Zhengming's side immediately stood up to open the door. As the door swung open and Su Yun and Ye Xiao were seen standing at the entrance, the teacher quickly stepped back and hurriedly informed Yao Zhengming, "Principal, Teacher Su and Ye Xiao are here!"

Yao Zhengming immediately looked toward Ye Xiao, and the others followed suit.

Not needing to mention Ling Hengyu and Weei Jie, some others who had only heard of Ye Xiao's name also turned their gazes on him, evidently curious to see what this lawless Ye Xiao was like.

Today, four members of the school board had arrived, and in addition to Yao Zhengming, there were several other significant school leaders present.

As Su Yun and Ye Xiao entered the conference room, Su Yun saw many people she did not recognize, but she guessed they must be members of the school board. So, she looked at Yao Zhengming and asked, "Principal, did you ask for Ye Xiao to come here for something?"

Yao Zhengming looked at Su Yun and said, "Teacher Su, it's none of your concern now. Please leave, Ye Xiao will stay!"

Upon hearing Yao Zhengming's words, Su Yun knew nothing good would come of this and immediately said, "Principal, I am Ye Xiao's homeroom teacher. If my student has done something wrong, shouldn't I be here?"

"You're no longer the homeroom teacher, get out!" Yao Zhengming said, looking coldly at Su Yun.

Su Yun was taken aback; she hadn't expected Yao Zhengming to be so arrogant. As the homeroom teacher of a class, to be dismissed so casually?

"Wait a minute!" A young man in his mid-twenties suddenly spoke up from the main seat of the conference room!

This young man suddenly caught everyone's attention, as up until this point, he hadn't said anything.

Su Yun had been looking directly at Yao Zhengming upon entering, and after speaking with him, she had not noticed this young man.

Yao Zhengming turned to look at the young man when he spoke.

The young man's name was Deng Yuanfeng, and he was the chairman of the Minghai Academy school board. At only twenty-five years old, he had inherited his father's assets after his passing a year ago.

Deng Yuanfeng looked at Su Yun and said with a smile, "You're Ye Xiao's homeroom teacher, right? It's good for you to stay and listen."

Su Yun looked at Deng Yuanfeng with confusion, clearly not recognizing him.

It seemed that he read the perplexity in her eyes, so Deng Yuanfeng introduced himself, "I'm sorry for not introducing myself. My name is Deng Yuanfeng, the chairman of the Minghai Academy school board."

Su Yun was surprised to hear this, as the rewards or penalties Ye Xiao faced today would be decided by the chairman of the school board.

She immediately looked at Deng Yuanfeng and said, "Mr. Deng, although Ye Xiao might be overly lively, he is indeed a respectful and good student who respects his teachers. This I can assure you, so please scrutinize the matter fairly, Mr. Deng!"

Deng Yuanfeng's eyes kept roving over Su Yun as he said with a smile, "Teacher Su, rest assured, I admire your love for your students. Don't take Principal Yao's words to heart; he was just emotionally charged at the moment."

Deng Yuanfeng's words made Yao Zhengming pause, prompting him to look at Deng Yuanfeng and say, "Yuanfeng..."

Noticing Yao Zhengming was about to speak, Deng Yuanfeng gestured for him not to talk, then turned his attention directly to Ye Xiao.

And at that moment, Ye Xiao had been watching him too.

"So you're Ye Xiao?" Deng Yuanfeng looked at Ye Xiao, seeing a slim youth whose appearance he didn't take too seriously.

Ye Xiao said, "Yes!"

The previously gentle voice of Deng Yuanfeng when he spoke with Su Yun was gone, replaced by words laced with arrogance!

"Do you now realize where you have gone wrong?" Deng Yuanfeng's face bore not a trace of a smile when he faced Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Maybe I'm just dumb, but I really don't know what I did wrong to even disturb the school's board of directors!"

Deng Yuanfeng's brows furrowed as he said, "You don't dare admit what you've done, and you need me to spell it out for you?"

At that moment, Ling Hengyu looked at Deng Yuanfeng and said, "Yuanfeng, I think among this..."

Deng Yuanfeng immediately said, "Uncle Ling, let me handle this matter, please!"

Since he had already been addressed as 'Uncle,' Ling Hengyu found it inappropriate to say more and sat in his chair without another word!

Deng Yuanfeng continued to look at Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao said, "I'd ask Chairman Deng to clarify!"

Deng Yuanfeng said, "You refused to comply with the school's decision; that's what you did, right?"

"School decision? What decision? Chairman Deng, please be more specific!" said Ye Xiao!

Deng Yuanfeng said, "Since you still don't know, then let Principal Yao explain it again!"

Upon hearing Deng Yuanfeng's words, Yao Zhengming immediately said, "Yesterday, the school decided to expel Zhan Bo and Weii Yang, two students considered a danger to the school, and for Ye Xiao, who has connections with the above two, to be given a chance for observation within the school. However, Ye Xiao ran to my office, obstructing the school's decision. Is a student like you allowed to obstruct the school's decisions? Today's decision is to expel all three students!"

Deng Yuanfeng said, "Ye Xiao, do you have anything to say?"

Ye Xiao sneered coldly, looked at Yao Zhengming, and said, "Principal Yao, you want to expel students the moment you arrive, and these so-called 'problem students' were just hospitalized the day before yesterday due to a security issue within the school itself. Now you want to expel them? Their families haven't even approached the school for accountability, which is already extremely generous. Is it because you, Principal Yao, want to assert your authority? Let me make it clear that I'm not causing trouble, but defending the reputation of Minghai Academy!"

"What?" Yao Zhengming, furious at Ye Xiao's words, said, "Are you suggesting that I'm destroying Minghai Academy's reputation? Moreover, I've only just taken the position of principal yesterday; the issue from the day before yesterday was the problem of the former principal, not mine!"

The incident at the school the day before yesterday was naturally known to Deng Yuanfeng as well; after all, he had to sign off on the appointment of the principal!

Ye Xiao said, "Chairman Deng, please teach your principal how to serve as one. Let me be clear—if you don't change the principal, none of the decisions of Minghai Academy's board or the school committee will be enforceable. As for who has the final say in Minghai Academy, that's not certain!"

Ye Xiao's words shocked everyone present, including Ling Hengyu. Was Ye Xiao openly declaring war? Moreover, there was an implicit threat in his words!

Of course, Deng Yuanfeng wasn't foolish and could grasp the meaning behind Ye Xiao's words. His face went cold as he turned towards Ye Xiao and said, "Are you threatening me?"

Ye Xiao smiled, darted forward to stand in front of Deng Yuanfeng, and said with even greater arrogance, "I am threatening you, what can you do about it?"

Before Deng Yuanfeng could respond, Ye Xiao kicked one of the legs of the chair Deng Yuanfeng was sitting on, breaking it. The chair suddenly had only three legs, and Deng Yuanfeng fell to the ground without any warning!

If the previous statement had been surprising, this act was truly shocking!

Ye Xiao had dared to lay hands on Deng Yuanfeng, in a lawless manner!

In Minghai Academy, Deng Yuanfeng was regarded almost like the Emperor himself, with only Ling Hengyu above him—everyone else was considered inferior!

Yet, Ye Xiao had caused Deng Yuanfeng to fall to the ground!

Despite his youth, Deng Yuanfeng quickly stood after the fall, his eyes blazing with rage as he said to Ye Xiao, "You are expelled, definitely expelled! Minghai Academy is mine, and you dare be insolent in front of me; get out now!"

Ye Xiao completely ignored him and leaned his hands on the table, taking in all the people at the meeting who were looking surprised, and said, "Schools are for educating, not for one person's show of power. If you want to show off, I'll go all the way with you!"

At this point, Ling Hengyu slowly stood up; he had known that Deng Yuanfeng would provoke Ye Xiao. What kind of person was Ye Xiao? He feared neither heaven nor earth. True, Deng Yuanfeng held more than half of Minghai Academy's shares, but did Ye Xiao care who the chairman was?

"Yuanfeng, let's stop it there. Let Principal Yao handle school affairs. Our board looks at the profits the school can provide, everything else, we should stay out of it," Ling Hengyu said, smiling at the furious Deng Yuanfeng!

Deng Yuanfeng could hardly believe that he, who possessed supreme power in Minghai Academy, had to swallow his pride after such a huge loss!

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