Zhou Huamao quickly explained, saying in a deep voice, "Student Chen Yating, Fengcheng Medical College has many students. With a large forest comes all sorts of birds, but national laws do not permit such actions. The relevant individuals involved will not only be dismissed but will also face legal judgment. You will certainly not be wronged."
"Ah... um..." Chen Yating responded subconsciously, and rather foolishly said to Zhou Huamao, "Principal Zhou, you're quite nice."
"Hoo!"
Zhou Huamao and the group of school executives behind him breathed a sigh of relief, wiping away cold sweat.
Zhou Huamao asked, "Student Chen Yating, besides this matter, are there any other aspects of the school you are dissatisfied with?"
"Ah? Hmm?" Chen Yating didn't know why Principal Zhou was asking this, and simply replied truthfully, "Aside from the fact that our counselors are rarely seen and we don't know how to resolve issues when we have them, everything else is pretty good."
"Swish!"
Chen Yating's counselor's face instantly turned pale.
Without turning around, he felt the killing intent from the eyes of the school executives behind him.
It was over!
To be honest, he was paid to do a job. As a counselor, his monthly salary was only six or seven thousand yuan. He managed several classes and hundreds of students, so how could he possibly handle every issue each student encountered?
"Heh heh..." Zhou Huamao merely chuckled at this. "Student Chen Yating, rest assured, this will not happen again."
"Oh, oh."
Chen Yating responded somewhat foolishly, then her expression suddenly seemed to recall something, and she said excitedly, "Oh right, Principal, some male students at our school like to climb into the girls' dormitories at night. Can this be managed?"
Seeing Chen Yating's excitement, Zhou Huamao nearly had a heart attack. After hearing Chen Yating's words, he breathed a sigh of relief, but then his heart felt as if a mountain had been placed upon it.
The sixth princess of the Dragon Kingdom had been harassed by a professor's son, and male students were climbing into the girls' dormitories where she stayed.
If this matter were to get out, every single one of them present would be finished. This was not something that could be suppressed by allowing students to secure postgraduate recommendations.
Considering the seriousness of the matter, Zhou Huamao and the school leaders behind him felt their legs tremble, barely able to stand.
This matter had to be dealt with seriously!
Zhou Huamao maintained a smile on his face, chuckling, "Student Chen Yating, we will definitely handle what you've mentioned with utmost seriousness, and such incidents will never happen again."
Serious matters must be handled with a relaxed expression, to paper over the cracks and prevent outsiders from knowing about it; family shame should not be aired.
Chen Yating said, "Then there's nothing else."
Zhou Huamao originally wanted to do Chen Yating another favor, but he realized that Chen Yating had gotten into the best undergraduate-master's-doctoral integrated program through Chen Jiuyang's connections. Aside from that, scholarships?
Zhou Huamao glanced at the jade pendant and bracelet on Chen Yating's neck. With his decades of experience with jade, those two items alone were worth several million. Chen Yating was clearly not lacking money.
Zhou Huamao pondered, "Student Chen Yating, would you like to go home and visit?"
"Go home? Of course, I want to!" Chen Yating said with some worry, "But the final exams are coming up soon, and I can only go home after the exams!"
Zhou Huamao and the group of school executives behind him fell silent, their expressions somewhat stiff.
The beloved sister of the Dragon Kingdom's Sixth King, King Qian, was worried about university final exams?
A sense of absurdity washed over them.
Studying medicine, with a nine-year integrated undergraduate-master's-doctoral program, and then working as a doctor in Feng Province could yield an annual income of five hundred thousand yuan.
If one were to study abroad for further refinement, it could be eight hundred thousand yuan a year.
Only those who had studied medicine for many years, possessed good medical skills, could solve difficult and complicated illnesses, and held certain positions could earn millions annually.
But the key point was, did Chen Yating's family lack money?
The jewelry she was wearing alone was worth several million.
Perhaps King Qian doted on his sister too much and hadn't told her the true extent of their family's wealth. Otherwise, how could the sister of the Dragon Kingdom's King Qian be an ordinary university student?
With money and power, she could walk sideways in Feng Province without anyone daring to provoke her.
And this young lady before them likely didn't realize the implications of her status and position.
Zhou Huamao, with a stiff smile, managed to persuade Chen Yating to leave.
Zhou Huamao drove Chen Yating towards Qingzhu Village in Ziyang County. Upon entering Ziyang County and arriving near Qingzhu Village, he was stunned.
Cars were parked everywhere. The lowest grade was a Bentley Mulsanne, and Rolls-Royce Phantoms and Cullinans were as common as if they were free. There were hundreds of them at a glance. People of all sorts, dressed luxuriously and possessing extraordinary气质, were walking around. Some were elated, some were calm, and some had somber expressions.
What shocked him was that among them were many prominent figures whom he had only seen from afar before.
As he drove closer to Qingzhu Village, he noticed that people wearing martial robes and with muscular physiques were maintaining order, which sent a chill down Zhou Huamao's spine.
"Such vigorous qi and blood, is this the legendary martial artist? Wealth fosters literature, poverty fosters martial arts; I have no chance in this lifetime..."
When someone stopped Zhou Huamao's car, the martial artist saw Chen Yating sitting in the passenger seat and immediately let them pass.
These martial artists were all subordinates of Deng Zun.
After parking the car by the roadside and getting out, with Chen Yating leading the way, Zhou Huamao saw Chen Jiuyang, Zhang Xiuzhen, and Chen Jianmin without any obstruction.
Chen Jiuyang was sitting in the courtyard, looking at his sister and Zhou Huamao, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Yating is back."
Zhang Xiuzhen and Chen Jianmin immediately showed joyful expressions.
Zhou Huamao approached Chen Jiuyang, unsure how to address him respectfully, feeling like a chick standing before an eagle, somewhat constrained and uneasy.
Things were different now; Chen Jiuyang's status was vastly different from his, one in the sky, the other on the ground.
Chen Jiuyang smiled faintly, "Thank you, Principal Zhou, for bringing my sister home. Please have a seat."
Chen Jiuyang gestured to a wooden chair nearby.
Zhou Huamao slowly sat down, his expression complex and somewhat uneasy. "Should I address you as King Qian, or Professor Chen?"
Chen Jiuyang smiled enigmatically, "That depends on your purpose."
Zhang Xiuzhen and Chen Jianmin took Chen Yating into the house.
Zhou Huamao said, "The leadership above wants to open a branch campus of Fengcheng Medical College in Ziyang County."
Chen Jiuyang quickly understood the implications and smiled, "This King welcomes his alma mater to establish a medical college here, to cultivate more medical talents."
Zhou Huamao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Chen Jiuyang did not intend to pursue the matters he had encountered at the school. His expression was grateful, "Thank you, King Qian, for your permission. King Qian is the pride of Fengcheng Medical College. Feel free to visit your alma mater when you have time."
"Principal Zhou, rest assured, my sister is still studying at the medical college, and I will visit the school frequently to see her."
Those above were testing Chen Jiuyang through this matter, to see if he was so vindictive that he would retaliate for every past offense.
If so, Fengcheng would inevitably face a bloody purge.
However, it now appeared that Chen Jiuyang would not do so.
Zhou Huamao could return to report his findings safely.
Sitting before Chen Jiuyang for a few minutes felt as long and agonizing as decades.