Lin Shanshan quickly said, "We havenât had enough to eat yet."
The shop owner looked at their pot: "But your pot is already empty. If youâre still hungry, you can order at the front."
Lin Shanshan said, "Can we wait a bit?"
The shop owner frowned, "Are you guys alright? Is there something wrong?"
Lin Shanshan replied, "No, we just want to wait a little."
The shop owner said, "I really apologize, but we have limited seating. If youâre not ordering, Iâd appreciate it if you could give up your seats."
At this point, a girl next to them impatiently said, "Exactly, youâve eaten your fill and still refuse to leave, hogging the spot without using it!"
Everyone around burst into laughter.
This made Lin Shanshan and Cheng Xiaolu feel very embarrassed.
Cheng Xiaolu, being hot-tempered, couldnât help but retort, "Who said weâre full? If you want to sit, you can keep waiting!"
The commotion attracted Jia Xuelingâs attention. When Jia Xueling looked inside, she immediately recognized Cheng Xiaolu, and without saying, the other person was certainly Lin Shanshan.
Jia Xueling sneered, "What a small world."
This morning at school, she passed by the place where Lin Fan had taught her a lesson and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. And now fate had her run into Lin Shanshan.
She didnât know Lin Shanshanâs name but recognized her as Lin Fanâs sister. She instantly got furious and went up to hit Lin Shanshan.
She didnât expect to run into her again here.
Jia Xueling stood up and walked into the shop, followed swiftly by two of her lackey student gangsters.
"Itâs so uncomfortable sitting outside. I heard there are seats inside?" Jia Xueling chuckled.
Everyone was a bit surprised to see Jia Xueling.
"Itâs her!"
"Miss Jia, the flower of our school!"
"The daughter of the wealthy family."
The students started whispering to each other.
Upon hearing Jia Xueling speak, Lin Shanshan and Cheng Xiaolu were startled and quickly lowered their heads, fearing they would be recognized by Jia Xueling.
Jia Xueling sneered, "Donât hide, Iâve already recognized you. I said this before, every time I see you, Iâll hit you!"
Realizing they had been recognized, Lin Shanshan and Cheng Xiaolu had no choice but to reluctantly raise their heads.
"I donât know you at all, and I have no grievance against you. Why are you doing this?" Lin Shanshan couldnât help but ask.
Jia Xueling scoffed, "No grievance? You can ask your brother, then youâll know why youâre getting hit."
Lin Shanshan was stunned, this has to do with her brother?
Jia Xueling signaled her two gangsters to go and hit Lin Shanshan.
The shop owner quickly intervened: "Whatâs going on? Weâre all university students, letâs talk this out, please donât start anything, my shop doesnât welcome troublemakers!"
Jia Xueling retorted, "Get lost, do you know who I am? Iâm Jia Xueling, my dad is Jia Zuozhen!"
"Ah?"
The shop ownerâs face changed, the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat, and he obediently stepped back. He was indeed intimidated by Jia Xuelingâs background.
The billionaire daughter of Jia Zuozhen!
The crucial point is, this Jia Zuozhen indeed has a strong background. He, just a mala soup shop owner, couldnât afford to provoke her at all!
If the shop owner didnât dare to intervene, then other students dared even less to stop this.
"Got on the wrong side of Miss Jia, just consider yourself unlucky."
"Would anyone really dare to oppose her?"
"Of all people, why provoke her? Itâs like asking for death!"
"Tsk tsk..."
The crowd started discussing in low voices.
They were all scared by Jia Xuelingâs background, and no one would help Lin Shanshan.
The two gangster girls stepped forward and quickly overpowered Lin Shanshan and Cheng Xiaolu.
Only then did Jia Xueling approach the two girls.
"Donât hit people, or Iâll tell the teacher. I donât believe the school canât deal with you!" Cheng Xiaolu threatened.
Jia Xueling glared at her, "Shut up, or youâll get hit too!"
With that, Jia Xueling raised her hand, preparing to slap Lin Shanshan.
"You try it."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind, icy cold like the coldest ice.
Upon hearing the voice, Jia Xueling couldnât help but shiver, her hand froze, and she turned to see Lin Fan walk in.
"Ah, itâs Teacher Lin!"
"Teacher Lin is here!"
"So handsome!"
The students all recognized Lin Fan and exclaimed in surprise. After all, Lin Fan was a star teacher at the Music Academy, hardly anyone didnât know him.
The sudden appearance of Teacher Lin indeed took everyone by surprise.
"Brother!" Lin Shanshan got excited, finally her brother had come.
What?
The students were stunned, many didnât know Lin Fan had a sister who also attended Music Academy.
Lin Fanâs face was a bit chilly at the moment, since Lin Shanshan had mentioned on the phone that she was hit by Jia Xueling today. As an older brother, how could he not be angry?
"Jia Xueling, arenât you going to let your two lackeys release them! Are you ignoring a teacherâs words?" Lin Fan said sternly.
Lin Fan applied pressure using his status as a teacher.
Jia Xueling replied unhappily, "Youâre just a part-time teacher, what are you conceited about? Do you believe I could make you lose your job at any moment?"
Lin Fan chuckled, "Everyone heard it, this student Jia Xueling is indeed arrogant, caught bullying at school, yet doesnât repent and even threatens me, the teacher! I really donât believe you can make me lose my job."
Jia Xuelingâs bluff, if it couldnât be realized in front of so many people, would definitely ruin her reputation.
Jia Xueling sneered, "You probably donât know, do you? This school receives a lot of sponsorship every year. Without these sponsorships, the school canât even operate! A portion of these funds are provided by my dad, and other sponsors are also acquainted with my dad! Just one call from my dad can cut off most of the schoolâs sponsorships!"
Lin Fan laughed, "So what?"
Jia Xueling smiled, "Really ignorant, do you think the principal would allow conflict with the sponsors? To keep these sponsorships, sheâd have no choice but to fire you, now do you understand?"
Lin Fan responded lightly, "I understand, youâre threatening the principal too, everyone heard it, this student Jia Xueling thinks she can do whatever she wants just because her father has some power."
Indeed, Jia Xueling was overly arrogant, especially targeting someone like the admired music prodigy Teacher Lin, which made the students indignant.
However, due to fear of Jia Xuelingâs status, no one dared to speak up.
Jia Xueling sneered, "You have no idea what kind of person youâve messed with, do you want to try?"
Lin Fan smiled, "No need for you to bother, why donât I ask myself?"
With that, Lin Fan took out his phone and called Liu Mengjie: "Sister Mengjie, can I ask you a few questions?"
Liu Mengjie was a little surprised, wondering why Lin Fan suddenly called with these questions: "Hmm, whatâs up?"
Lin Fan said, "Now thereâs a choice, if you continue to let me be a teacher, the schoolâs sponsorships will be withdrawn. Would you choose to fire me or keep the sponsorships?"
Liu Mengjie replied without hesitation, "I would choose you, I can secure sponsorships again, but you... where else can I find someone like you?"
"Thank you, Sister Mengjie," Lin Fan smiled, looking at Jia Xueling.
Jia Xuelingâs expression had become ugly, the taste of defeat wasnât pleasant.
Lin Fan said, "One more question, if there are students bullying classmates at school, can I, as a teacher, step in to discipline them?"
Liu Mengjie replied, "Of course you can."
Lin Fan asked, "What kind of punishment would these students face?"
Liu Mengjie said, "If such students exist, depending on the situation, they could be warned or expelled. Little Fan, why are you asking me this, did you encounter such students? Let me know, Iâll make sure to deal with it seriously!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Xueling panicked slightly.
But Lin Fan smiled softly: "Itâs nothing, just asking casually, Iâll hang up for now."
Finished speaking, Lin Fan hung up the phone.
Silence.
The little shop suddenly fell into a quiet state.