hout some cash on hand, won’t the girls ridicule you Put it away!"Seeing her mother forcibly put the money into his pocket, Su Can was at a loss for words. In his room's locked cabinet, there were pil...Chapter 23: Retaliatory Strike

However, Zhang Ping's only daughter was born when his wife was twenty years old. At that time, it could be considered late in the day for having a child. Therefore, now that he is close to fifty years old, his daughter is eighteen and he spoils her excessively.

Zhang Ke has single eyelids and an oval face; she's not particularly pretty but with her facial features, the single eyelid suits her well. She noticed Su Can from earlier; isn't he that student who was exposed at their school He transferred over here and ended up in Senior Sun Man’s line of fire. Now, opinions about him within No. 27 High School are mixed.

Some admire his boldness for speaking out on camera, while others think he is too reckless and not worth emulating. Some people fervently support Sun Man, utterly detesting him; Zhang Ke represents this faction.

"Oh, Kekui actually knows your son" Zhang Ping finds it interesting and couldn't help but look at Su Can more closely. His daughter attends the best high school in Rongcheng: No. 27 High School. This is something he's proud to boast about, and now the son of an ordinary vice-minister also goes to No. 27 High School. It causes Zhang Ping to have a new perspective on Su Lizheng’s upbringing; having one's children enter No. 27 High School alongside the offspring of high-ranking officials and excellent families is quite face-saving. To some extent, it makes him feel closer to Su Lizheng.

He feels more favorably towards Su Can, who belongs to that rare group of executives known for their honesty; they don’t have scheming minds like Li Yuhe’s.

This makes Li Yuhe’s heart skip a beat. What's going on here Today, he didn't explicitly tell Su Lizheng about the specific details of this gathering, which was also a way to exclude him. Now seeing them arrive, he had an idea and intentionally wanted to make a deep impression on Zhang Ping so that when they got home and counted the gifts, they would discover that Su Lizheng hadn’t given one for his daughter.

With this incident, how could Zhang Ping not hold any grudge against Su Lizheng This is a fatal blow to the department of enterprise management which frequently deals with the construction committee.

Su Lizheng clearly didn't anticipate this; he was stunned. "This... Your daughter knows my son"

What was supposed to be an amicable scene turned out differently when Zhang Ke shot Su Lizheng a look and said, "Know him Yes, I know him; but he doesn’t know me. He transferred here just recently from No. 27 High School and was exposed on the school TV show ‘Two Weeks Exposed’ for picking leaves and catching fish. What’s the point of knowing someone like this It would be too embarrassing." Then she looked at Su Can, "Do you not understand who can’t be messed with once you're in No. 27 High School"

Zhang Ping frowned. "Kekui, how do you talk like that!"

"It's okay, it's fine," Su Lizheng quickly said and smiled as he and Tseng A-tong shot a stern look at Su Can.

Two Weeks Exposed His son has been exposed just after transferring in, and everyone knows about it

Su Can waved his hand, glanced at the elders, moved his lips slightly. "Don’t get worked up; it’s not that bad."

He then looked at Zhang Ke who was still staring at him with a look of defiance. Inwardly, Su Can thought to himself, you’re having your birthday today, I’ll hold back!

Tseng He couldn’t help but give Su Can a subtle lecture: "You are usually so steady; how did this happen If we ever have parent-teacher meetings, how could I face anyone

Su Cen could only respond. "Don't worry, Mom. I promise that when you attend the parent-teacher meeting, I'll make sure to do well and look impressive."

"Impressive With your attitude, it would be a miracle if our teachers don’t criticize me!"

Su Cen showed his helplessness.

Li Yukhe's joyful expression didn't last long before Zhang Ping paused and said, "Soon there will be an engineering exchange conference at the Provincial Construction Committee. Would you like to come up front and give a brief speech"

Giving a speech in such a significant venue as the municipal construction committee was quite uncommon in this era where many capable people were around but few had fame; if one could emerge from an engineering exchange conference at the provincial level, they would either be respected masters or famous engineers. It wouldn't matter whether Su Licheng spoke as a minor department head or for whatever reason. People would only remember that he was invited to give a speech by the Provincial Construction Committee, which would greatly benefit his networking.

Su Licheng gladly agreed, while Li Yukhe looked gloomy beside him.

Zhang Ke was quite displeased; originally she detested Su Cen, but now it seemed that her father had bought their family a favor without intending to. It felt like swallowing an unfair loss, making Zhang Ke very uncomfortable.

At the peak of the banquet, Su Cen left under some pretext and went down to withdraw two thousand yuan from an ATM near the restaurant. He then bought a red envelope at a nearby stall, on which he wrote, "May this eight-year-old girl remain forever youthful and radiant." Below it was added, "Wishes from Su Licheng."

He put the money in the red envelope and walked up to the second floor corridor. There he found Zhang Ke leaning against a decorative pillar with her arms folded, suspiciously staring at him.

Su Cen glanced at her but didn't intend to respond. However, this girl seemed unwilling to give up; she coldly said, "Don’t you think that’s shameless"

Su Cen paused and thought, 'Since I didn’t provoke her first, why should she persist in provoking me' Smiling slightly, he replied, "Why would I feel ashamed"

Through the decorative pillar, Su Cen could vaguely see Zhang Ke's face in her emerald green dress. She furrowed her brows and said softly, "I rarely encounter someone as shameless as you! No wonder people who can talk confidently on camera are also rare."

Zhang Ke turned around with a mysterious smile, asking, "Did I say something wrong"

Her smile was ambiguous, eyes twinkling mischievously. She looked down at Su Cen from above, her gaze mixed with disdain as if she could see right through him and hold the key to his secrets.

Su Cen felt uneasy under Zhang Ke's smile and said, "I don’t want to deal with you." He then prepared to step over the pillar and continue down the corridor.

Zhang Ke didn't expect her confident attitude to fail in intimidating him. She hurriedly added fuel to the fire: "Who doesn’t know your intention is for Sun Man

"!"

Su Cen stopped his step, hearing these words still gave him a bit of a shock.

But he wisely didn't pause and continued walking forward. “You’re sick!”

You’re sick.

Zhang Ke heard this unusually brief and impactful answer for the first time, her expression froze momentarily. She then realized that it was likely a variation of an extremely popular internet phrase: 'nerd.'

"I wonder who’s feeling guilty here! Hey! Don’t think just because you don’t speak up and act as if nothing happened I won’t know what you’re thinking. Let me tell you, there are many people in school pursuing Sun Man. They’ve tried all sorts of methods; don’t think your approach will stand out. You even pretend to be righteous and serious in front of the camera, talking eloquently. Judging by how smoothly you speak, it seems like the lines were prepared beforehand. Is Student Council member Gao Zhansong also in cahoots with you Just looking at him, he’s obviously a plant!"

Sun Man became increasingly agitated as she spoke; back then when they saw the interview from the Weekly Exposure Platform, they had laughed and joked. They had once united to look down on Su Cen. However, within this circle of girls, it was inevitable that they would start speculating and digging for information.

Pooling their collective wisdom, they concluded that this young man talking so eloquently in front of the camera couldn’t be as simple as it seemed; there must be deeper reasons behind his actions. Why did he happen to be by the pond Sun Man was usually very composed, but why did she lose her cool now It wasn't because Gao Zhansong and Su Cen were working together that caused this reaction!

After analyzing the situation carefully, it became clear what his goal must be: he wanted to leave a good impression on Sun Man. This was truly an ingenious way of planning things.

Following their analysis, today's coincidental meeting with Su Cen at her birthday party, and discovering that her father had given many benefits to the Su family, made her feel unbalanced for a moment. She found herself in this deserted place, venting all her dissatisfaction towards Su Cen.

"You are not only despicable but also lowly, shameless, and utterly incompetent at pursuing girls!"

She was provoked by Su Cen’s words, wanting to cross over the horizontal beam in a fit of anger to chase after him. But it wasn't because her body lacked flexibility; rather, her evening dress was unsuitable for such actions.

The bow at her waist caught on the gap between the beams, and as she tried to push forward, the strapless dress pulled her chest down towards the edge of exposure. If she retreated, there would likely be tears in her waist due to the tearing sound she had already heard.

Now she was in a dilemma. Seeing Su Cen about to leave, Zhang Ke became embarrassed and shouted: "Hey, why aren’t you coming over to help me I’m stuck!"

Su Cen slowly returned, looking at her situation, he couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Ke said anxiously. “I’m not funny, hurry up and help!”

"This is how you ask for help" Su Cen isn't in a hurry.

Zhang Ke muttered under her breath, then looked up with a bright smile. "Please help me, okay Thank you!" In her heart, she had cursed Su Cen thoroughly and was determined to teach him a lesson if she managed to get out of this situation, as he was mocking her despite seeing her in such an awkward predicament.

"Hmm, that's quite sincere." Su Cen smiled and walked over to the other end of the crossbeam. Looking at Zhang Ke struggling like someone trying to escape from a cell but getting stuck with their butt sticking out comically between the bars.

"Hurry up!" Zhang Ke was becoming anxious; there were no people around yet, but she didn't want anyone to see her in such an embarrassing situation.

Su Cen looked at the green one-piece dress-clad butt sticking out and waved his hand, fingers pinching before delivering a slap on what appeared to be a plump, bouncy backside. *Slap!*

Zhang Ke's whole body trembled as she felt a numbing pain in her bottom that was both shocking and embarrassing. "You!"

"It’s very undignified to know me And you report back about it too, are you still in junior high! Your dad really needs to teach you some manners." The tingly sensation from his hand felt good, so he slapped her again.

"Am I extremely despicable" *Slap!*

"Calling me shameless and base! Little..." *Slap!*

"Extremely inept at courting girls!" *Slap!*

Zhang Ke gritted her teeth, one hand holding onto the wooden pole as tears were about to fall. "Dead Zho Xingchi, dare you hit me! Oh my god! You dare hit me again! Zho Xingchi I'll make sure you die! Zhou Xingchi I’ll be your mortal enemy!"

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