Chapter 46: I Even Put My Pants On!

[My Strawberry Blew It]: ‘Question: Do any of you have time to come to the school and do me a small favor?’

[The Capital's #1 Handsome Boy Young Master Cui Is Me]: ‘What happened? Little Sister, did you get caught by the teacher playing cards at school? Hahahahaha!’

[My Strawberry Blew It]: [Kitchen Knife Sticker]

[4 Is Si]: ‘Which school? My big sister, you can't still be a high school student, right?’

[My Strawberry Blew It]: ‘Capital No. 1 High School.

[The Capital's #1 Handsome Boy Young Master Cui Is Me]: ‘!!!’

[4 Is Si]: ‘!!’

[Xie Tuo]: ‘Woah.’

[My Strawberry Blew It]: ‘So, who among you is free? If no one is free, forget it, I'll go find someone else.’

Shang Ying actually didn't hold high hopes of calling any of them over, but she simply didn't want Shang Heng to know about this matter.

The matter regarding Lu Yan wasn't finished yet, and the replacement tutor was still being dispatched. Shang Ying wasn't sure if she'd face terrible consequences if Shang Heng found out she had smashed two offices, even if it wasn't her fault to begin with.

After all, she hadn't thought of calling Shang Heng over to resolve the issue from the start.

She was still used to being an orphan.

Just as she planned to coax Driver Uncle Chen into pretending to be Shang Heng, another message popped up in the group chat.

[Xie Tuo]: ‘I'm free. I'll go.’

Shang Ying was somewhat surprised that Xie Tuo was willing to come. She had thought Cui Heyuan would be the one to show up, but without thinking too much about it, she sent a thank-you message and left it at that.

Thus, she didn't see the barrage of messages Cui Heyuan posted afterward.

[The Capital's #1 Handsome Boy Young Master Cui Is Me]: ‘It only took as long as it takes to put on a pair of pants and you already agreed?!’

[The Capital's #1 Handsome Boy Young Master Cui Is Me]: ‘Where did you get the free time from?! You don't even have free time when I call you out to drink!’

[The Capital's #1 Handsome Boy Young Master Cui Is Me]: ‘I even put my pants on!’

[Xie Tuo]: ‘Since you put them on, you can take them off.’

[4 Is Si]: ‘Hahahahahahahahahahaha!’

[The Capital's #1 Handsome Boy Young Master Cui Is Me]: ‘?’

Xie Tuo had just concluded his morning risk exposure evaluation meeting, with another small meeting scheduled shortly after. So, he instructed his secretary regarding the upcoming work arrangements.

"Let Xie Yancan listen to the report for a bit. I need to step out. Contact me via message if anything comes up."

"Alright."

Secretary Zheng responded out of habit, only to abruptly raise his head right after answering.

‘Huh? Wait!’

The boss was actually going out at a time like this? Hadn't he just asked him three minutes ago to buy breakfast and deliver it to the office?

Moreover, they were almost at the office door. Why was he suddenly leaving?

Having read several dominant CEO web novels, the cheerful young Secretary Zheng picked up an unusual scent in the air. However, he didn't have time to keep sniffing around. A corporate wage slave was busy enough to die!

Xie Tuo had also been a student at Capital No. 1 High School in the past. Having not returned to his alma mater for a long time, his heart harbored zero nostalgia or sentimentality.

No one truly felt nostalgic about their high school days, and he was no exception.

Walking all the way to the principal's office, Xie Tuo finally realized something was slightly off. What kind of trouble had that girl gotten into to end up at the principal's office?

Pushing the door open, he discovered quite a crowd inside the office.

"You came so fast."

Hearing the voice, Xie Tuo looked over. The girl who had called him over was leaning leisurely back against the sofa, wearing an oversized winter school uniform with her jacket unbuttoned, looking distinctly like a "bad student".

Plus, she was wearing a mask. Xie Tuo found it slightly funny and walked over, asking gently, "What happened?"

"They slandered me for puppy love and wanted to expel me."

The mask was put on by Shang Ying on a whim. She really had to thank the school's windbreaker jacket, which had large, deep pockets capable of holding plenty of things.

Xie Tuo raised an eyebrow, only then noticing a young boy sitting beside Shang Ying. Exceptionally handsome, precisely the type a girl of this age would like.

While Xie Tuo examined Shang Yi, Shang Yi also directed a subtle coldness toward this unfamiliar face.

‘Who was this guy?’

‘When did Shang Ying meet him?’

‘What was their relationship?’

Shang Ying raised her hand to cut off their intersecting gazes, explaining, "This is my biological younger brother."

A knowing smile appeared on Xie Tuo's face as he replied with a laugh.

"No wonder you look so similar."

Then, he turned his head to scan the room. The entire office could only be described as a complete disaster. Broken pieces everywhere, absolute chaos, and the same went for the people inside.

Lu Yan let out a cold laugh. Xie Tuo glanced at her with zero emotion, letting her measure him up and down.

"I thought you could call the principal over, but turns out it's just this? Shang Ying, don't tell me you want to find a handsome guy to send to me so I'll let you off!"

Lu Yan scoffed in disdain. When she was called over earlier, she assumed the principal had already finalized Shang Ying's expulsion.

Only upon arriving did she realize things weren't that simple, the office had been smashed to pieces, while Shang Ying, who was supposed to scram, was sitting composed on the sofa playing on her phone!

Shang Yi was actually with her as well, the two sitting right next to each other, causing anger to instantly surge into her head. She loudly questioned the principal about what was going on, only for the principal to cold-shoulderedly turn away.

Lu Yan's face turned white with rage. This principal simply didn't want his job anymore! Once she got home, she'd have her dad strip him of his principal position. What was even more outrageous was that when she wanted to leave, she was stopped by servants and forced to stand here doing nothing for half a day.

Sitting on the sofa, Shang Ying was amused. Truly, ignorance was bliss. She actually dared to speak to Xie Tuo like that.

‘Go on, keep running your mouth, let's see how the big villain deals with you in a bit.’

Yet right now, the mocked Xie family heir, Xie Tuo, was actually thinking.

‘So this little girl is named Shang Ying!’

He had initially assumed it was a minor quarrel between kids that required a parent to handle, so he came over alone. But looking at the situation now...

It was clearly not as simple as he had thought.

Maintaining a calm posture, he pulled out his phone and dialed a number, completely unaffected by his surroundings. He didn't care about the provocative words at all. After all, his energy should be spent on useful matters.

The call was answered quickly, a flattering, polite voice coming through.

"Mr. Xie, why are you calling?"

"Come to the principal's office. Please."

Xie Tuo's voice was steady and clear, like the tip of a feather soaked in mountain spring water, shaking gently as water droplets fell onto a blue stone. Clear and cool.

"Mr. Xie, you came to the school? Why didn't you mention it in advance so we could prepare a proper welcome..."

The call was hung up.

Seeing herself ignored, Lu Yan felt somewhat annoyed and yelled at Xie Tuo.

"Are you deaf when I'm talking to you? What's the point of making a phone call? What's your name?"

She felt this man was quite good-looking, someone she could keep as a backup option, while also giving that stubborn ice sculpture Shang Yi a sense of crisis.

Xie Tuo paid no attention to her. Instead, he walked over to Shang Ying's side, bending his waist slightly.

"Can I sit here?"

Shang Ying nodded, consciously shifting to the side to make room for him.

Watching the little girl wiggle like a caterpillar, Xie Tuo couldn't help smiling. Turns out a person who laughed and talked easily at a gambling table could still display the typical behavior of a student at school.

‘As expected, she was still a kid.’

Ignored once again, Lu Yan felt humiliated. As the eldest miss of the Lu family, wherever she went, people crowded around her. How dare someone give her no face like this!

She picked up a random book from the floor and hurled it over.

"Are you deaf?!"

The heavy book with a red velvet cover sliced through the air. Xie Tuo tilted his head slightly, and the book brushed past his face, slamming hard into the wall.