"If we offend the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau, we won't have a good outcome."

The head of the teaching department sat to the side, nodding slightly in agreement with the male teacher's words: "That's true."

"We don't need to risk this for an ordinary student. Tao Hao is just an ordinary student with no background or connections."

"If we offend the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau because of him, and the school's finances improve in the future, and we want to build some infrastructure, the approval process will be blocked, which will be a big problem."

However, another male teacher slammed his hand on the table and stood up to object: "We are educators, we cannot curry favor with the powerful."

"Schools should adhere to the principles of education and should not easily bow to the powerful and wealthy."

"If we compromise this time, how will we educate students to uphold justice and truth in the future?"

The head of the teaching department scoffed and retorted, "You make it sound so easy, but what caused this whole thing?"

"It's all Tao Hao's own fault for digging his own grave by spreading rumors that a deputy director was embezzling and accepting bribes."

“Even we teachers, and even I, the dean of teaching who barely holds a certain official position, wouldn’t dare to do such unfounded things.”

"He's just a young kid who didn't know his place and did it anyway, and now he's caused such a big problem. Who can he blame?"

Seeing the heated argument escalating to a fever pitch, the principal slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Stop arguing! Be quiet!"

As the noise subsided, the principal said helplessly, "Since everyone has such different opinions, let's decide by vote."

So, the 125 teachers present began to vote.

The entire voting process was quiet yet tense, with each teacher carefully considering their choice.

In the end, the voting results were in: twenty abstentions, ten against, and the remaining ninety-plus teachers all agreed to expel Tao Hao.

Among the ten teachers who objected was Tao Hao's homeroom teacher.

The principal sighed slightly and said to the head of academic affairs, "Go and write an application to expel Tao Hao, and submit it to the Education Bureau tomorrow."

"In this way, whether Tao Hao is ultimately expelled has no direct relation to our school. Anyway, we have already done as Director Chen asked."

The head of academic affairs nodded and began preparing the application materials.

After the meeting, the homeroom teacher of Class 8 returned to the classroom with a heavy heart.

At that moment, a class was in session. He stood at the classroom door and called out to Tao Hao, who was in class, "Tao Hao, come out here for a moment."

Tao Hao looked up at his homeroom teacher's serious expression and a sense of foreboding welled up inside him.

He put down his pen, slowly stood up, and followed the homeroom teacher out of the classroom.

The two remained silent until they reached a secluded corner downstairs.

The homeroom teacher of Class 8 looked at Tao Hao, hesitated for a moment, and then told him about the decision made at the meeting.

"Tao Hao, after discussion and voting, the school has decided to expel you."

Upon hearing this, Tao Hao's eyes widened in disbelief: "What? You fire me? Why? Just because I said a few bad things about Chen Dong? That's so unfair!"

The homeroom teacher of Class 8 sighed helplessly and said, "Don't you understand? This is no longer a simple conflict between classmates."

“When it comes to matters of officialdom, there are never any small things. You’ve really gotten yourself into big trouble this time.”

"I think you should go and beg Chen Dong from Class 6. Maybe he can put in a good word for you with his dad and let you off the hook."

A complex mix of anger, distress, and fear welled up in Tao Hao's heart.

He remained silent for a while before raising his head and saying to the homeroom teacher, "Teacher, could you please call Chen Dong for me? I'd like to talk to him."

The homeroom teacher of Class 8 nodded and turned to walk towards Class 6. He stood at the door of Class 6's classroom and called out, "Chen Dong, come out here for a moment."

Chen Dong glanced at the teacher who was giving the lesson, and the teacher nodded slightly in agreement.

Chen Dong stood up and left the classroom with the homeroom teacher of Class 8.

Shen Yue, sitting in the classroom, felt a sudden tightness in her heart upon seeing this scene.

Without thinking twice, she quickly stood up and followed him out.

The teacher called Shen Yue twice from behind, but seeing that she wouldn't stop, he could only shake his head helplessly and ignore her.

When Tao Hao saw Chen Dong arrive, he immediately rushed forward, knelt down with a thud, and pleaded, "Chen Dong, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

"Please, let me go! I don't want to be expelled!"

Shen Yue hurriedly went to Chen Dong's side, grabbed his arm, and pleaded, "Chen Dong, please forgive Tao Hao this time for the sake of our classmates. He didn't do it on purpose."

Chen Dong looked at Tao Hao kneeling on the ground, pleading desperately, and then at Shen Yue, who was tightly holding his arm. A sense of vengeful pleasure welled up in his heart.

In her past life, Shen Yue cheated on her husband and gave her virginity to Tao Hao.

Neither of the two children she gave birth to were her own.

In this life, not only did he take Shen Yue's virginity, but he also had Shen Yue hold his hand in his arms right in front of Tao Hao.

He recalled the humiliations of his past life, and a wicked smile crept onto his lips.

He deliberately put one arm around Shen Yue's waist and pulled her closer to him.

He felt the softness of Shen Yue's chest against his arm.

Chen Dong said calmly, "I'm just an ordinary student. I can't interfere in such important matters."

"And this is entirely your own fault. Who told you to talk nonsense?"

“It’s fine if you slander me, I’m just an ordinary student, but you’re slandering my dad, the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau, so you’d better bear the consequences yourself.”

Seeing that Chen Dong remained unmoved, Tao Hao became even more anxious and kept kowtowing and pleading, "Chen Dong, please, I'll do anything you ask if you can help me!"

Chen Dong felt extremely pleased to see Tao Hao's disheveled appearance.

He sneered, "You regret it now? Too late! Why didn't you think about the consequences when you spread those rumors?"

Seeing Chen Dong's determination, Shen Yue cried out in distress, "Chen Dong, are you really so heartless? If you don't help Tao Hao, I'll never speak to you again!"

Chen Dong snorted disdainfully in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be in a difficult position: "Shen Yue, it's not that I don't want to help, but I really can't."

"What can I do after the school has already made its decision?"

After saying that, Chen Dong glanced at Tao Hao, who was still kneeling on the ground, and then at Shen Yue, whose face was covered in tears. His sense of pride grew stronger.

Chen Dong calmly said to the homeroom teacher of Class 8, "Teacher, I'm leaving now. I really can't help with this."

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