Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 1203 - 793: Assertive

First update.

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"Lin Chuxia, come to the office for a moment." After class, Li Siyu dropped this line with a blank expression and walked away briskly.

In an instant, countless eyes turned to Chuxia, with disdain, sympathy, indifference, and schadenfreude...

People of this era might think that being called to the office by a teacher is a very embarrassing thing, but for Chuxia, it doesn’t matter at all. Thus, she completely ignored the stares directed at her and walked out of the classroom with light footsteps, with her small group of four quickly following.

As their figures disappeared at the door, the classroom erupted into a heated discussion:

"Look at her, you might think she’s been praised, how can someone be so thick-skinned? It’s really a disgrace to us university students."

"Exactly, someone might mistake this for a primary school class. Such a good opportunity and she doesn’t cherish it, I really don’t know what she’s thinking."

"Maybe she already knows everything or is just spaced out because of some difficulties."

"What could she be going through? It’s just the start of the semester. I heard her parents are with her here, as for knowing everything, I don’t believe it. If she had such skills, she’d take the exams, why need a special admission?"

"Are her parents really here with her for school?"

"Yes, that’s what many people say, it can’t be untrue, right?"

"That’s too pampered, isn’t it? So grown-up and still having parents accompany her to school. Can such a person become a doctor? Will she bring her parents to the operating table in the future?"

"Hahaha... that would be quite a scene, wouldn’t it?"

"..."

Zuo Jiang glanced at the squad leader Li Xinlou, who had a smile at the corner of his mouth, seemingly very pleased with everyone’s discussion. Zuo Jiang frowned; such a petty mind, does he even qualify as a man?

Everyone could see that Li Xinlou was trying to pursue Li Xinli, and could understand his motives. He’s not young, and his family must be anxious. Solving his personal issues quickly would also reassure his family.

His intentions weren’t wrong, but his approach was a bit unscrupulous. Just upon entering school, he uses his little authority as the elected squad leader to solve personal problems. Frankly, it’s just despicable.

But Li Xinli spends most of her time with Lin Chuxia, leaving Li Xinlou little chance to interact with her, so his dissatisfaction with Lin Chuxia was clearly written on his face.

Zuo Jiang particularly disliked such behavior. If he has any skills, he should win the girl he likes; taking it out on her friends is no skill.

Of course, if he knew that Li Xinlou first confessed to Chuxia and was so decisively rejected, he might understand his feelings now.

As the discussion grew more outrageous, Zuo Jiang stood up, walked straight to the podium, and tapped the table with the blackboard eraser, attracting everyone’s attention.

"Since you know you’re university students and feel it’s an honorable thing to be one, make yourself worthy of the title. Stop acting like uneducated gossip-mongers talking about others behind their backs!"

The girls had an inexplicable fondness for Zuo Jiang. Although his comments weren’t to their liking, they wouldn’t really oppose him—no one hopes to leave a bad impression on him.

People are like this; even if they know there’s no chance with someone, they still hold hope, just in case—there’s always a chance, right?

The boys, however, were different. Most of them instinctively rejected Zuo Jiang, as he had taken away the girls’ attention. It would be strange if they weren’t repelled.

Therefore, a few of them curled their lips and rolled their eyes, thinking Zuo Jiang was meddling.

With a light glance at a few of them, Zuo Jiang turned and left the classroom.

"What’s he acting so high and mighty for!"

"Exactly, the squad leader hasn’t said anything yet." A boy looked at the silent Li Xinlou, "Squad Leader, even if someone were to manage this, it should be you. What’s his deal, trying to usurp power?"

Another agreed, "It’s just too much to handle!"

"You can’t say that..." Li Xinlou stood up, looking at the two boys causing the most commotion, "Zuo Jiang is right. If the reputation of our class isn’t good, it reflects poorly on all of us.

This is my fault, I hadn’t thought about it at all, but we cannot prevent others from speaking, right? I apologize to everyone and promise to serve everyone wholeheartedly in the future."

"That’s the squad leader for you, with such high awareness."

"Exactly, exactly."

"..."

The Squad Leader has some authority in hand, and most students seize this opportunity to start showering him with all kinds of flattery without holding back. Lin Mengye’s lips curl into a faint smile as she rises to go find Zuo Jiang.

At this moment, Chuxia is standing opposite Li Siyu, listening to her lecture: "...A girl’s appearance will fade with age, but knowledge won’t. A truly respected girl must possess both virtue and talent.

Of course, I’m not saying you lack talent or virtue, I just want to remind you that you can’t overlook the most important things just because you’re attractive.

Students admitted under special conditions have strict criteria to meet, you’re the only exception, take a look..." She opened a folder next to her and handed it to Chuxia, "This is Lin Mengye’s special admission dossier, take a look."

After glancing at it casually, Chuxia immediately understood in her heart, no wonder Lin Mengye is so valued by the Lin family, if you were to look at her from the future’s perspective, she is practically a prodigious scholar.

Moreover, she has a strong personality; she previously declined admission to college twice, which further indicates that there’s an issue with her coming here!

Li Siyu, who had been watching Chuxia closely, noticed the change in her expression and assumed her words had struck a chord. She pressed on: "Well, any thoughts? You’re also a specially admitted student, look at her, and then at yourself; aren’t you embarrassed?"

Putting down the folder, Chuxia looked at her earnestly: "I will work hard."

"What kind of attitude is that?!" Li Siyu frowned, "I’ve been talking for so long, are you telling me none of it reached your heart?"

"Teacher Li..." Chuxia’s expression turned calm as well, "I admit I was distracted in class today, that’s my fault. But for you to deny me as a person because of this, isn’t that too arbitrary?"

"Is it?" Li Siyu’s lips curled into a mocking smile, "Then what do you consider non-arbitrary?"

"I want to know what I’ve done to offend you..." Chuxia stared at her intently, "I don’t know whom you’re lashing out for, nor do I wish to know, but I want to tell you that my patience has limits.

You should know that I’m a soon-to-be mother with over two months of pregnancy. You called me here and lectured me for half an hour—what’s your plan?

If I were an unruly elementary school child, your actions would be understandable. If I had committed some grave mistake, your actions would be understandable as well.

But none of those assumptions exist, so your behavior only points to one issue: you dislike me, and extremely so. I originally didn’t intend to openly discuss it.

However, I’ve changed my mind. Why should I bend over backwards for some nonsensical person? If you’re helping Lin Mengye, then I suggest you think it over..."

Chuxia’s lips curled into a sarcastic smile, "If something really happens to me, would the Zhou family spare you, would the Lin family of the Capital spare you? You could say I’m threatening you, and yes, I am. Do as you will!"

"You..." Li Siyu didn’t expect Chuxia to turn hostile so abruptly; her face was flushed with anger. Yet she knew deep down that what Chuxia said is exactly what she’s afraid of—if the Zhou and Lin families were to target her, she wouldn’t even qualify as an ordinary worker, let alone a university teacher.

But...

"You might have your difficulties, but..." Pausing, Chuxia continued, "You said you hoped I would live up to the position I hold; I’ll send the same words back to you: I hope you live up to the position you hold."

"What kind of attitude is this?" Li Siyu had mostly controlled her anger and was glaring at her, "Besides not accepting criticism, you use absurd reasons to threaten the teacher; I can’t teach such an arrogant student. Fine, you can leave now; I’ll report this to the principal."

"Okay." Chuxia replied casually and truly turned to walk out.

"Wait!" Li Siyu’s face turned completely dark; she had hoped her words would prompt Chuxia to plead a bit, allowing her to gracefully back down, but she didn’t expect Chuxia to walk away decisively without even a moment of hesitation.

"Is there anything else you wish to instruct me on, Teacher Li?"

"Forget it..." Li Siyu waved her hand at her, "You’ve just enrolled, and the evaluation from your classmates is not good; if you get transferred again, you might not be able to stay in school. Let’s just put this behind us; I hope it doesn’t happen again."

Chuxia nodded: "Yes, I hope it doesn’t happen again."

Li Siyu: "..." Threatened again... How could there be such students?!

...

Zuo Jiang, after stepping out of the classroom, headed to the sports field and stood under the basketball hoop, staring at the white clouds drifting across the clear sky. His mood had finally improved a bit.

Now, he’s starting to doubt if his decision was right; if he had known it would be like this, he wouldn’t have come here. As of now, he’s quite disappointed with everything: the teachers, the students, the school atmosphere, and so on, none are as he wanted.

"They’re talking about you."

Hearing the familiar female voice, Zuo Jiang frowned again. Can no one let him have a moment of peace? He turned to Lin Mengye: "I know without you saying so, I don’t care."

"Don’t care?" Lin Mengye raised an eyebrow, "If you don’t care then why is your face as dark as a pot bottom? If you don’t care then why did you run out? Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for Lin Chuxia. She’s a married woman, you surely know that, right?" (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)