In the end, Chen Maozhong had no choice but to compromise. He had no other alternatives and no matter how influential his backers were, the release of the video would cause irreversible damage overnight due to the enormous power of online public opinion.

Chen Maozhong absolutely did not want to become one of those people who had appeared online before because their outcomes were never good.

However, Ye Xiao wanted to ensure that Chen Maozhong would keep to the agreement, so he told Chen Maozhong that he would need to wait three days to get the original video, at least until the new head of Minghai City officially took office.

Chen Maozhong was annoyed, but in the face of Ye Xiao, he had no strategies at all.

When Ye Xiao left the VIP room, Sun Yuze, Tang Xuewen, and Chen Ming all looked at Ye Xiao, expecting him to come over.

What was different was that Sun Yuze and Tang Xuewen came to Ye Xiao, while Chen Ming entered the VIP room, obviously wanting to know the final outcome of the situation.

"Brother Xiao, how did it go?" Sun Yuze looked at Ye Xiao and asked.

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "Tomorrow the head of Sun Minghai City will definitely give his inaugural speech."

Hearing what Ye Xiao said, Sun Yuze was immediately shocked. Could it mean that his father would be the new head of Minghai City tomorrow?

Sun Yuze could hardly believe it. He thought about the first time he proposed collaborating with Ye Xiao. At that time, Sun Yuze and his father, Sun Bin, had not relied on Ye Xiao but rather on Ling Hengyu. However, they had not expected Ye Xiao's influence to be that significant.

Sun Yuze also felt a bit frightened now, but luckily, he was now Xiao's apprentice. If he had been an enemy, Sun Yuze couldn't bear to imagine.

Still puzzled, Tang Xuewen looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "Brother Xiao, who is the head of Sun Minghai City?"

Ye Xiao replied, "When Yu Ze invites you to the head's house in Sun Minghai City someday, you'll know who it is."

"Visiting the head of Minghai City's house?" Tang Xuewen was a bit surprised.

Sun Yuze immediately patted Tang Xuewen on the shoulder, smiling and asked, "What's my last name?"

"Sun."

"So there you go," Sun Yuze said proudly.

"Sun's grandson," Tang Xuewen said.

Sun Yuze's face immediately darkened, and Tang Xuewen laughed smugly, saying, "Did you think I was a fool? Your last name is Sun, and who else could the head of Sun Minghai City be?"

Hearing Tang Xuewen's words, Sun Yuze immediately looked at Ye Xiao with a bitter face and said, "Brother Xiao, this guy is making fun of me."

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "Nowadays, it's all about using your brain."

Then, Ye Xiao walked out of the coffee house, with Sun Yuze and Tang Xuewen quickly following him.

As the sun set, the shadows of Ye Xiao, Sun Yuze, and Tang Xuewen, who were walking out of the coffee house, stretched long.

The three of them walked leisurely toward the parked Q Rui.

While walking, Ye Xiao, with a smile, said to Tang Xuewen beside him, "Xuewen, how do you feel about today's life experience?"

Tang Xuewen suddenly laughed bitterly, looked toward Ye Xiao walking ahead, and said, "The past dozen years weren't nearly as exciting as today. I've truly wasted my life. What I once considered determination was just stubbornness. I've started to love this vibrant lifestyle."

Hearing Tang Xuewen's words, Ye Xiao burst into hearty laughter without saying a word.

The three of them laughed aloud as they walked, attracting the attention of many passersby who thought they were fools.

Once they got into the car, Ye Xiao started the Q Rui and asked, "What time is it?"

"Five-thirty," replied Sun Yuze.

Ye Xiao said, "It's time for school to let out. Are you going home first, or back to school?"

"Let's go back to school; my backpack is still there," laughed Tang Xuewen.

Sun Yuze immediately looked down on him and said, "Your backpack? Just throw it in school. Are you planning to go home and study like a nerd all night like you used to?"

Tang Xuewen disagreed with Sun Yuze and said, "In society, it's all about using your brain. Gaining more knowledge definitely won't do any harm."

"Still a nerd," Sun Yuze persisted contemptuously.

Ye Xiao, however, chuckled softly and said to Sun Yuze, "Yu Ze, this time Xuewen's got a point. No matter how successful you are in society, without brains, you'll still be looked down upon."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Sun Yuze, who had intended to keep scorn on Tang Xuewen for a while, fell silent.

When the Q Rui slowly parked near Minghai Academy, they heard the crisp sound of the school bell.

At that moment, Ye Xiao's phone suddenly vibrated, then rang.

He took out his phone, and indeed, it was Ling Shuya.

Although Sun Yuze didn't see Ye Xiao's phone screen, he seemed to know and jokingly said to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, must be a beauty calling."

Ye Xiao smiled and immediately answered the call.

"Yaya, I'm just outside the school gate," Ye Xiao said to Ling Shuya after picking up the call.

Ling Shuya said, "At the school gate? Alright, we're coming out now. Oh, Sister Su is looking for you too."

"What does she want from me?" Ye Xiao asked, puzzled by Ling Shuya's words.

Ling Shuya said, "It's because there's a test coming up soon. You should know about it."

"I heard about it yesterday, but it's just a test. What does it have to do with me? I wasn't planning on taking it anyway," Ye Xiao said.

In fact, even if Ye Xiao were to take the test, it wasn't certain he would score well. Although Ye Xiao was a martial arts prodigy and knew a lot of things others didn't, he wasn't very good at the academic content in textbooks, so scoring high was difficult.

Ling Shuya said, "Sister Su was actually planning on tutoring you. Since you're saying this, never mind then."

"Tutoring?" Ye Xiao immediately questioned, "How? Where?"

Ling Shuya said, "Sister Su meant at her place, of course. She thought you'd definitely agree, but now it seems she's going to be disappointed."

"Alone?" Ye Xiao asked, seemingly ignoring the rest of Ling Shuya's statement and giving it some thought.

Ling Shuya replied, "Yes, which of us isn't top of the class? Do we really need tutoring?"

"You have a point. Actually, if that's the case, it's not that I can't do the tutoring. I just don't want Sister Su to waste her energy. Since Sister Su is so willing to help me progress, alright, I'll reluctantly accept the tutoring and strive to score well on the test."

Ling Shuya obviously knew Ye Xiao well; he had just said he didn't want tutoring, but upon hearing he'd be alone with Su Yun for the tutoring, he quickly changed his tune.

"You stinky Ye Xiao, I knew you were thinking that. Let me tell you, I was lying. Nobody will tutor you, and we definitely won't take turns tutoring you either. You're infuriating, stinky Ye Xiao. Dead Ye Xiao."

Listening to the voice coming from the phone, Ye Xiao was slightly taken aback. What's wrong with me? I just wanted a one-on-one tutoring environment. If there are too many people, I'll definitely get distracted. Isn't this for the sake of learning? What's Miss Ling losing her temper for?

After thinking it over, Ye Xiao suddenly smiled. He smelled jealousy.

Ye Xiao looked towards Tang Xuewen, who among the three of them was probably the most concerned about the exam.

"Xuewen, when does the test start?" Ye Xiao asked Tang Xuewen.

Tang Xuewen immediately replied, "It starts at eight in the morning the day after tomorrow."

"Only one day left? How can I possibly do well?" Ye Xiao immediately furrowed his brows.

Sun Yuze immediately said, "Brother Xiao, we can cheat, right? Who would dare not give us the answers?"

Cheat?

Ye Xiao immediately shook his head and said very formally, "That method is too despicable. I'm telling you, unless I really have no other choice, I'm absolutely not going to cheat. I'm a man of principles, unlike some people."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Sun Yuze began to crumble. Isn't that still cheating? Since it's cheating either way, who cares about having principles?

Although Sun Yuze wanted to mock Ye Xiao, he thought better of it, fearing he might end up getting beaten up.

At that moment, Tang Xuewen turned to Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, I actually have an idea."

Ye Xiao immediately looked at Tang Xuewen and asked, "What is it?"

Tang Xuewen said, "How about I tutor you? Let's take tomorrow to study, and that will definitely benefit you during the test."

Tang Xuewen tutoring him?

An image immediately flashed in Ye Xiao's mind—two boys shirtless in a small room, diligently studying. So harmonious, so harmonious.

Damn! Is harmony even needed these days?

The image of Tang Xuewen in Ye Xiao's brain then swooshed and transformed into Su Yun.

Suddenly, the once warm little room burst into a riot of spring colors, and even the sweat was fragrant.

The image then changed to Ling Shuya.

And after that, it transformed into Lin Dieying.

Only then did Ye Xiao feel it was right. Men and women working together made the task less tiring, and this was definitely even truer for studying.

Seeing Ye Xiao not speaking, Tang Xuewen immediately asked with confusion, "Brother Xiao, what's wrong? Do you want to be tutored or not?"

"Yes," Ye Xiao answered subconsciously, but then he looked Tang Xuewen up and down and said, "But not by you."

With that, Ye Xiao headed straight to the school.

Leaving Tang Xuewen and Sun Yuze completely puzzled.

Tang Xuewen was even more confused. It's just a tutoring session, why did it feel like a nuclear war was about to start?

Tang Xuewen looked at Sun Yuze and asked, "What's up with Brother Xiao?"

Sun Yuze shook his head and replied, "I don't know what's up with Brother Xiao, but I've noticed a very serious issue from his behavior."

"What issue?"

"Brother Xiao is off to chase girls again."

Tang Xuewen then looked at Ye Xiao's departing figure and remembered he still had to go back to the classroom to pack his bag, so he also headed towards the school.

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