Chapter 2064: Silly Child (Third Update)
At the same time, Bai Xi’s eyes also widened, her face full of disbelief.
As for Zhang Fan, all she knew was that this guy had been having a pretty wild time over at the British Royal Academy.
And that was only that one time!
After all, that time she had no choice but to find out.
And now, Li Liang was saying he wanted Zhang Fan to go and hold down the fort?
And for an academic competition, at that!
You’ve got to be kidding me, right?
With that little bastard Zhang Fan, forget the academy, even at home he was barely around a few days a semester.
Someone like him, and he’s supposed to hold up the stage of the national college academic competition?
Are you sure you guys didn’t mess this up?
An academic competition, nationwide at that!
You have to know, there are plenty of big-name schools like Tsinghua College all over the country.
It’s not like she hadn’t gone to college; the importance level of something like this could pretty much be said to be on the same professional tier as the music gala at the British Royal Academy!
It’s the national elite, okay? With that little bastard Zhang Fan going, they’d need to burn incense if he didn’t wreck the place.
This guy Li Liang, could he be some actor Zhang Fan hired?
No, that’s not right, she didn’t even know Liu Ruoxue was coming.
How could she possibly have brought Li Liang and the others along just to slap Liu Ruoxue in the face?
Could it be... it’s real?
But an academic competition...
It’s not that she didn’t believe in Zhang Fan, it’s just that this really was a bit hard to swallow.
"Director Li, you didn’t get this wrong, did you?" Liu Ruoxue asked blankly.
She even suspected that what she’d just seen was an illusion.
Li Liang rolled his eyes. "I haven’t hit senile dementia yet. I can stand by what I said."
But the next second, seeing that utterly incredulous look on Liu Ruoxue’s face, Li Liang was dumbfounded.
Damn, what’s going on?
Wasn’t I supposed to be just a front-row onlooker eating melon seeds? How did I end up participating in this pretentiousness contest?
Damn it, how did I lose control and stand up to speak for Zhang Fan?
Did my brain short-circuit?
In their fight, what the hell am I sticking my nose into?
If they really throw down, won’t I get beaten too?
Why, why won’t you people leave an innocent bystander alone?
I’m innocent!
Right now, Li Liang was seriously regretting ever coming along.
This Demon King Zhang Fan’s ability to stir up trouble—he’d experienced it countless times at Tsinghua.
How did he dare to get involved in Zhang Fan’s war?
Isn’t that just asking to die?
At this moment, Li Liang really wanted to bolt!
If he didn’t run now, Zhang Fan would bury him in the little garden.
But the next moment, the tip of Li Liang’s nose suddenly flared as he sniffed hard.
Holy crap, that smells amazing!
Damn, Zhang Fan wasn’t just bragging just now?
This really is Da Hong Pao aged over ten years?
Good lord!
No, no, before I die I have to at least get a sip, otherwise I’ll die with regrets!
Seeing Li Liang suddenly fix his gaze on the teapot, a flicker flashed through Liu Ruoxue’s eyes.
"Director Li, my Jiarong just came back from Columbia and wants to join your Tsinghua College. For this academic competition, I think he can also contribute!"
Hold up the scene?
Her He Jiarong could do that too!
And Columbia is one of the world’s top universities.
If he could get into their Tsinghua, Li Liang would absolutely be over the moon!
By then, using this as leverage to kick Zhang Fan out, that would count as a slap to Bai Xi’s face.
"Oh! Columbia? What’s his major focus?" Li Liang’s eyes instantly lit up.
Being able to study abroad at a world-class university meant the guy definitely had some real skill.
Someone like that coming to their Tsinghua—he’d be more than happy to have him.
Seeing this, a radiant smile once again bloomed on Liu Ruoxue’s face.
"Fine arts! Sketching!"
"Huh?" Li Liang immediately lost interest.
Sketching?
One Zhang Fan was more than enough!
"Whenever he comes over, just get in touch with me. I’ll handle the paperwork for you," Li Liang said blandly.
Seeing Li Liang suddenly go cold, Liu Ruoxue was stunned.
What the fuck?
What’s with that expression?
What do you mean ’get in touch’? At a time like this, shouldn’t you be proactively talking benefits and terms and all that?
"Director Li, my Jiarong has won countless awards at Columbia. His achievements in art are practically boundless in potential.
What’s more, we’ve already contacted Professor Huang Shansheng, your academy’s most famous sketching professor. I think it won’t be long before my Jiarong becomes his disciple. Under his guidance, my Jiarong will definitely become a great master."
Hearing this, Li Liang, He Shanyuan, Huang Shansheng, and even Zhang Fan all froze!
Damn, say that again?
Become whose disciple?
Zhang Fan’s gaze shifted straight to Huang Shansheng!
"Old Huang!"
"Utter nonsense," Huang Shansheng said.
Then he gave a cold chuckle. "A ’great master’? Heh, as if it were that easy."
Swish, swish, swish!
Liu Ruoxue and He Jiarong’s eyes snapped onto Huang Shansheng.
Old Huang?
"Heh, who are you, and what right do you have to talk here? Whether I become a great master has nothing to do with you," He Jiarong snapped, eyes blazing.
"Old man, you can talk nonsense when you eat, but not when you speak. My son’s achievements at Columbia College are plain for all to see. Who the hell do you think you are?" Liu Ruoxue barked as well.
Anyone Zhang Fan called ’Old Huang’ couldn’t possibly be someone important, right?
"Old Huang, they’re flaming you," Zhang Fan blinked and nudged Huang Shansheng’s arm.
Huang Shansheng took a light sip, then looked over at He Jiarong. "What a pity, what a pity.
In art, the biggest taboo is an impatient, impetuous heart. With someone as ill-mannered as you, becoming a great master is going to be hard!"
"Shut up!"
"Old man, you’re looking for death!"
Liu Ruoxue and He Jiarong both roared at the same time.
Seeing this, Li Liang suddenly burst out laughing.
Even the usually stone-faced He Shanyuan was laughing.
Zhang Fan, meanwhile, looked at Huang Shansheng. "Old Huang, that’s not cool. So you’re trying to dump me, huh?"
???
Bai Xi and Zhang Dongyang both stared wide-eyed at Zhang Fan.
You could say their faces were full of terror!
Son, son, what on earth are you talking about?
This old man wants to dump you? What kind of nonsense is that!
Good grief, don’t forget you still have your little cutie Ye Xuan.
"Director Li, what are you laughing at?" Liu Ruoxue asked with a frown.
Hearing that, Li Liang laughed so hard he started squealing like a pig.
You seriously don’t have even the slightest clue why I’m laughing?
Do you have any idea who you’ve just been trash-talking?
You blockhead!
"Ahem, ahem!" Li Liang tried hard to stop himself from laughing, but in no time he burst out again.
"Mom, I think Director Li is laughing because this old man doesn’t know what the hell he’s babbling about," He Jiarong said coldly.
In that instant, Li Liang stopped dead!
"No, no, no, don’t talk nonsense!" Jiarong’s words scared Li Liang into a cold sweat.
Then, with a strange expression, Li Liang looked at He Jiarong and pointed at Huang Shansheng. "Do you even know who he is?"
"I don’t care who he is. Hmph, just some crusty old codger, and he dares talk down to me? If it weren’t for all these people here, I’d have already decked him!" He Jiarong said.
At that moment, Li Liang pulled a face that was about to cry.
"You silly child, he’s the very Professor Huang Shansheng your mother was talking about!"
In that instant, the room fell dead silent!