Li Ziling did not speak.
At this moment, seeing that everyone had arrived, Chen Jie said to the crowd, "Everyone, stop for a moment."
The crowd looked at Chen Jie with confusion.
Then, Chen Jie scanned the room, "Are there any students absent today?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Chen Jie asked, "Zheng Qingshu!"
Zheng Qingshu said weakly, "Teacher Chen, I'm here."
"I know you're here, my eyes aren't blind. I'm asking you, are there any students in our class who are absent?"
"Teacher Chen, there is one person from our class who is absent, but you can't invite him," Zheng Qingshu said, a thought crossing his mind.
"Oh? What kind of student has such airs? Needs me to invite him to learn dance? Tell me who he is, and I'll have him report as soon as possible."
Chen Jie said indifferently.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Qingshu's face lit up with excitement.
However, he said with a troubled expression, "Teacher Chen, I'm not lying to you. You can't invite him. I advise you not to make a fool of yourself."
On the surface, he seemed to be looking out for Chen Jie, but by saying this in public, he clearly intended to embarrass Chen Jie.
Yesterday, although he was impressed by Chen Jie's drinking capacity, he was annoyed by the thought of Chen Jie forcing a super rich second-generation like himself to attend such a boring class. Therefore, he thought this was a good opportunity to play a trick on Chen Jie.
"It doesn't matter, I am your teacher. Even if this student is mischievous, he shouldn't be disrespectful, right? Tell me who he is."
Chen Jie said.
"Teacher Chen, you said it yourself," Zheng Qingshu said excitedly.
"Why are you being so long-winded? Worse than a woman?" Chen Jie said impolitely.
Zheng Qingshu was stunned, then looked extremely displeased.
But he still said, "He is our Brother Lu! Lu Gang!"
"Lu Gang?" Chen Jie's expression faltered.
He wondered why Lu Gang, the son of the president of the Martial Arts Association, would come to a place like this to learn dance.
However, when he glanced at the many scantily clad beauties, Chen Jie understood.
These women were here to genuinely learn dance. As for the intentions of Lu Gang and Zheng Qingshu, they were less pure.
"You know each other?" Chen Jie asked.
"Teacher Chen, not only do we know each other, but we were also friends for a while. What's wrong, Teacher Chen?" Zheng Qingshu said.
The others looked at Chen Jie with schadenfreude.
Lu Gang was a nobody dared to provoke at school.
Even Cai Ni showed him deference.
Let alone a mere Chen Jie?
If Chen Jie knew Lu Gang's identity, he would pretend this incident never happened. But if he were to provoke Lu Gang, he would surely face dire consequences.
What's more, Chen Jie was openly pursuing Li Ziling here?
It was like a birthday star eating arsenic, not wanting to live anymore.
"Since you know each other, it'll be easier. Tell him that no one is allowed to skip my class. He has two days to report to school, or he'll bear the consequences."
Chen Jie said.
"Teacher, are you serious?" Zheng Qingshu said in disbelief.
Seeing this, Li Ziling said coldly, "Teacher Chen, I advise you not to do that."
Chen Jie looked at her in surprise.
Whether Lu Gang was willing to come or not was of no concern to him. He merely wanted Lu Gang to come and keep an eye on Li Ziling's safety when he wasn't around.
Therefore, he ignored Li Ziling and said to Zheng Qingshu, "Did you hear what I said?"
"Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely deliver your message!" Zheng Qingshu said excitedly.
"Yes, very good." Chen Jie nodded in satisfaction.
The others looked at Chen Jie with pity.
Although they didn't know how high Lu Gang's status was, they knew it was definitely not something Chen Jie could afford to offend.
They were ready to watch the show later.
Only Li Ziling looked at Chen Jie with worry.
In fact, she felt it would be better for everyone if Lu Gang never showed up.
This was because Lu Gang had infiltrated this dance school for her. If he knew Chen Jie was getting close to her, they would definitely clash.
At that time, Chen Jie, as a dance teacher, would naturally not be Lu Gang's opponent.
"Wait a moment!"
Seeing that everyone was about to resume dancing, Chen Jie stopped them again.
Then, he said to Li Ziling in front of everyone, "Li Ziling, step forward."
"Ah? Me?" Li Ziling opened her mouth, pointing at herself in disbelief.
Then she walked to Chen Jie's side.
Chen Jie said displeasedly, "Li Ziling, this is a dance studio, a place that values appearance. Look at what you're wearing! There's no aesthetic appeal at all."
Ah!
Li Ziling gasped, looking at Chen Jie in disbelief.
He was actually exposing her shortcomings in public.
Wei Xiang and the others glared at Chen Jie upon hearing this.
"Don't you have any new clothes?" Chen Jie asked.
Li Ziling immediately understood Chen Jie's intention, but she still felt extremely wronged.
If she didn't wear the clothes he bought, he would torment her like this?
It was too much!
But Li Ziling was a respectful person, so she could only brace herself and say, "Yes."
"Yes? If you have them, why aren't you wearing them? I've done my research before. You all want to get some contracts from entertainment companies, right? But what is this you're wearing? You have no image at all. Do you think anyone will take a liking to you?"
"Today, I'm going to give you all a lesson. As amateurs, image is paramount. Li Ziling, you don't need to practice dance today. Stand aside and be an example for everyone."
Chen Jie said indifferently.
Chen Jie already had a plan on how to spend 100,000 yuan on Li Ziling in one day.
Li Ziling looked at Chen Jie with both hatred and grievance.
Although she wasn't very poor, she was far behind the others.
Being exposed in public today also made her feel humiliated.
Moreover, before Chen Jie arrived, the previous dance teacher would often praise her dancing skills.
But on Chen Jie's first official day of teaching, he criticized her. This was something she couldn't accept.
Even if he criticized her in private, it would have been fine!
Li Ziling thought to herself.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and stand aside, don't disturb everyone! Remember to throw away those clothes tomorrow!"
Chen Jie said lightly.
With teary eyes, Li Ziling glanced at Chen Jie and walked out.
"Bastard!" Azhu glared at Chen Jie and quickly chased after her.
However, the two quickly returned.
"Director Ji, Director Ji..."
They stammered and looked towards the door.
They saw Ji Afie walking in with his hands behind his back, looking refreshed.
"Teacher Chen, quickly get the students to pack up. We need to prepare for the Song and Dance Festival!" Ji Afie said to Chen Jie.
"Song and Dance Festival? Deputy Director Ji, I didn't know about this?" Chen Jie asked.
"Hahaha... It's normal that you don't know. Because it's an event the school organized temporarily yesterday."
"Also, I'll let you in on a piece of news."
Ji Afie said mysteriously, "Teacher Chen, the patron organizing the Song and Dance Festival at our school is Shengshi Entertainment Company! It is said that they are here to seek justice for their celebrity who was publicly humiliated."
"Hahaha... Good luck to you!"