A few seconds later, the group chat exploded.
Jin Xin: "Whoa, things are moving fast here!"
Chen Ping: "Damn it, that just whizzed right past my face... Han Lie, you’re out of line!"
Wang Hongli: "What are you two blabbering about? How does this concern you?"
Lu Yao: "Han Lie, you’re a hooligan!"
Liu Xiaomi: "(laughing while covering her mouth) Down with the stinky hooligan!"
Xia Hongjuan: "@Xi Luting, I fully support you in looting all of Han Lie’s stocks; continue tomorrow~~~"
Zheng Lei: "Cut it out! Stop talking about stocks and get to the main point!"
Zhang Tieshu: "Holy crap! Is this something we get to see for free?"
Fang Feifei: "@Han Lie, Han Lie, you’re so dead~~~"
Yu Yun: "I’m shaking with anger... How could you treat Ting Ting like that, Han Lie? If you have any guts, come at me!"
Sun Yu: "Well, well! Yu Yun, you truly have a heart of gold..."
The group chat instantly descended into chaos.
Only Xi Luting didn’t make a peep. She was stunned, numb, completely blank, and didn’t know how to respond.
Typing, deleting, typing again, deleting again...
Finally, she steeled herself and sent out six words.
"Alright! Come on down!"
Seeing this, Han Lie figured since things had already reached this point, he might as well go all out!
He continued to tease, "What for? Planning to confess your love to me in person?!"
Damn! How are you so adept at turning the tables?
Xi Luting was furious. She gritted her teeth and pushed back, "That’s right! Don’t tell me you’re too scared to come down?"
I’ll beat you to a pulp if you dare!
But Han Lie disarmed her with a single sentence, "I appreciate the sentiment, but can we skip the feelings and just talk money?"
Everything went dark before Xi Luting’s eyes; she was utterly infuriated.
Seriously, what do you take me for?!
Fang Feifei was even angrier, jumping in to defend her, "Han Lie! Don’t go too far! So what if you’re rich? Does that give you the right to bully people?!"
Yu Yun interjected with glee, "Hehe, Han Lie, how much money are you planning to shower on Ting Ting?"
One meant well but only made things worse, while the other was deliberately fanning the flames.
Stirred up by the two of them, Xi Luting found herself completely cornered with no graceful way out.
No matter how I respond, I lose. And who knows how many people are waiting to see me make a fool of myself, ready to kick me while I’m down after Han Lie is done.
The mere thought that she had idolized such a jerk, only for him to publicly humiliate her , made her feel so aggrieved that her nose began to tingle.
Then, Han Lie made a completely unexpected turn.
"What are you all thinking? Of course, *she’s* the one paying *me*! Dream City’s top gigolo—how could I possibly be the one paying?"
"(smirking) (smirking) (smirking)"
BOOM! The group chat exploded again.
All sorts of laughing emojis instantly flooded the screen, and many of the girls collectively egged him on.
Wang Hongli: "What are your rates? Let me see if I can afford you~~~" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel✶fire.net
Lu Yao: "Count me in, count me in!"
Liu Yajie: "Little Han, what services do you specialize in?"
Sun Yu: "The main question is... do you take group bookings? (mischievous grin) (mischievous grin) (mischievous grin)"
Fang Feifei: "Huh? Group bookings? Is that... what I think it is?"
Xia Hongjuan: "Whoa! If you’re talking about *this*, then I’m suddenly very interested~~~"
Han Lie, the target of their teasing, replied nonchalantly, "Don’t underestimate my professional ethics. As long as the price is right, I don’t care how many of you there are!"
Xi Luting, who had been feeling wronged, instantly burst out laughing, her tears forgotten.
How can this jerk be so shameless?! So infuriating!
By making fun of himself, Han Lie defused the earlier conflict. The tense confrontation instantly turned into a harmless joke.
Xi Luting, finding an unexpected escape from her predicament, suddenly felt a wave of gratitude and joy.
That jerk was the one who started it, teasing a girl who wasn’t as shameless as him, and in the end, I still have to be grateful to him... He gets to be the good guy and the bad guy all at once.
But then again, it’s hardly surprising. That glaring "Level 3 Teasing" skill on his system panel was truly beyond my ability to handle.
What skills did she even have? Putting on a stern face, acting aloof, and cursing, "Get lost!" Once her limited tricks failed, she was stumped.
With Han Lie’s full arsenal of roguish skills, if he got even slightly serious, he could effortlessly deal with such novices.
However, Han Lie’s triumph was short-lived.
In less than five seconds, Counselor Liu Hong suddenly tagged Han Lie in the public group: "What mischief are you up to? Acting like a hooligan? Come to my office during the break tomorrow!"
Then he tagged Xi Luting: "Why weren’t public affairs announced in the official class group? I still haven’t seen the ranking file!"
Finally, he tagged all students: "You are all university students. Watch your language in public forums! What kind of behavior is this!"
In the entertainment group, the students instantly fell silent, as if a chill had swept through them.
Liu Hong had posted his messages in the official class group, of which he was the administrator. This group included some teachers and all the students.
The group where everyone had been joking around and teasing each other was a private one created by Xi Luting, consisting only of students.
So, it was obvious—someone had secretly sent Liu Hong screenshots of the chat.
Now, no one dared to speak in the entertainment group. Conversely, the various small private groups instantly erupted.
"Fuck! Who’s the damn snitch?"
"Exactly! Snitching over a joke in our own private group?"
"That bastard Liu Hong! Cut your damn act!"
"Making a mountain out of a molehill over such petty crap! Is his brain full of shit or what?!"
Han Lie wasn’t in many small groups, but many classmates messaged him directly to express their indignation and offer comfort.
Xi Luting was the angriest.
Damn it, I really don’t want to be class representative anymore! The advisor is nuts, and the classmates are a bunch of idiots!