Are You a Dog?

"What do you want to do?"

Lu Zixue desperately held onto the rear seat of the Phoenix bicycle, pulling against Li Ye. In just a few seconds, his palms began to sweat.

He had a premonition that if he let go now, this bicycle, which had brought him so much envy and confidence, would be gone forever.

"You ask me what I want to do?"

Li Ye looked calmly at Lu Zixue and said, "Of course, I want to take back my bicycle. Any problem?"

Any problem?

Of course, there was no problem.

But Lu Zixue felt there was a huge problem. If Li Ye took this bicycle away, how would his classmates see him? How would Gao Xiaoyan see him? How would the school teachers see him?

"You can't, this is mine, this is the bicycle my sister gave me."

Lu Zixue anxiously thought and finally found a suitable reason.

In the past, his sister Lu Jingyao was Li Ye's empress. No matter what she said, Li Ye would obey unconditionally. Today, he should obey too, right?

But Li Ye shook his head and said unhappily, "Whose bicycle is this? Is it your sister's?"

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"Since it's not your sister's, what right does she have to give it to you?"

At this time, many people had already gathered around. Feeling the surprised gazes on him, Lu Zixue was so anxious he was about to cry.

"Your dad said he didn't want it anymore, your dad said he didn't want it anymore back then."

Lu Zixue tightly gripped the rear seat of the bicycle, as if he had suffered a great grievance, or as if he had a righteous cause.

That's right, when Li Ye's father, Li Kaijian, threw the betrothal gifts out of the house, he had indeed uttered harsh words like "consider it thrown to the dogs."

But Li Ye did not acknowledge these words, especially after Lu Jingyao sent money to the County No. 2 Middle School.

Since you are returning the money to cancel the engagement, why didn't you send it to both sets of parents?

Perhaps Lu Jingyao thought that by sending the money to Li Ye, she could avoid her father-in-law having to come to their house to return the money and be humiliated by the Li family again.

But causing rumors targeting Li Ye at school was not within her considerations.

The Li Ye of the past might have silently endured this injustice, but the current Li Ye…

Heh, if you are not benevolent, I will naturally not be righteous.

If I don't teach you some manners, this won't end.

Li Ye stared coldly at Lu Zixue and said, "What did my dad say back then? These things are to be thrown to the dogs, so do you think… you are a dog?"

"Buzz~~"

Lu Zixue felt his brain explode.

His pride, his confidence, all collapsed in an instant. The words "Are you a dog? Are you a dog?" echoed endlessly in his ears.

But Li Ye wasn't prepared to stop there. He let go of the bicycle handlebars and, with more force, said, "If you are a dog, then bark a few times for me to hear, and I'll give you the bike."

Utter humiliation, utter humiliation.

At this moment, Lu Zixue had no other thoughts, only feeling that he had endured unbearable humiliation.

He actually understood that this Phoenix bicycle was sent by the Li family when they were engaged to Lu Jingyao. Now that the engagement between the two families had been broken off, this bicycle naturally no longer belonged to Lu Jingyao, let alone him, Lu Zixue.

But Li Ye's public humiliation still made him feel like an innocent and pitiful victim.

"Awoooo~~~"

The psychological capacity of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old was ultimately limited. Lu Zixue finally burst into tears.

The surrounding classmates who were watching the commotion were already packed three layers deep. Hearing someone crying loudly now, they all stood on tiptoe to peer inside, instantly crowding the entrance of County No. 1 Middle School to the point where not a drop of water could pass.

"Brother, the teachers are coming, this has gotten out of hand."

The tall and sturdy Li Dayong saw a few figures pushing their way through in the distance and quickly tugged at Li Ye's sleeve.

"It's fine, we're not afraid of things getting out of hand."

Li Ye had experienced too many situations in his past life; this kind of situation was child's play.

With a casual pull, he took the bicycle. The crying Lu Zixue was too embarrassed to continue pulling against him.

"What's going on? What are you doing?"

A teacher squeezed into the center of the crowd with a stern face, questioning Li Ye and Li Dayong severely.

Teachers in this era had a natural suppressive effect on students. Li Dayong, who was over 1.8 meters tall, couldn't help but shrink his neck when faced with the teacher's questioning, like a customer in a shady establishment encountering the police.

But Li Ye seemed oblivious, calmly saying, "We're not doing anything, just taking back what belongs to us."

"What belongs to you?"

The stern teacher looked at Li Ye and suddenly said, "You… you're that Li Ye, aren't you?"

"Yes, we meet again, Director Yao."

Li Ye also recognized this teacher, and he had quite an impression of him.

Back then, Lu Jingyao's father said, "If Li Ye can get into university, I won't object," which is why Li Ye was determined to repeat his final year of high school.

Although the Li family was angry, they still pulled strings and contacted the head of the security section at County High School No. 1, getting Li Ye admitted to the school's repeat-year program.

County High School No. 1 had the highest teaching quality and university admission rates in all of Qingshui County, and the Li family spared no effort for Li Ye.

However, just as Li Ye arrived at the school and was about to enroll, Director Yao from the high school's academic affairs office blocked him, stating that he didn't meet the school's admission standards.

Li Ye's grades indeed didn't meet County High School No. 1's standards, and Director Yao's actions were impeccable. But for the original host, who was in a sensitive period of his life, it was undoubtedly a severe blow.

This is why the original host went from cheerful and sunny to silent and withdrawn, and Director Yao was not unrelated to this change.

Director Yao narrowed his eyes and sternly asked Li Ye, "Since you're not a student here, why are you causing trouble?"

Actually, Li Ye had a lot of respect for teachers of this era; they were truly dedicated to educating their students.

But the contemptuous look from this grade-level director made Li Ye uncomfortable.

So, without any particular reason, he felt a surge of anger and immediately retorted, "Whether I'm causing trouble or not, let's not discuss that. Even if I were, you wouldn't have the right to manage it, would you?"

Director Yao's eyes immediately widened, and he said sternly, "How do I not have the right to manage? This is County High School No. 1."

"This is the road," Li Ye said, pointing to the pavement under his feet. "You can manage things however you want inside the school, but outside the school... you can't."

Li Ye had always disliked similar situations in his previous life.

He'd spend ages driving around, finally finding a parking spot, only to find it blocked by cones or even locked by shops facing the street.

Just because you bought or rented a shop, does that mean you also bought or rented the road outside?

It was outrageous.

But at this moment, Li Ye was burning with anger, and Director Yao's temper was even hotter.

He'd never seen such an arrogant student and had to put him in his place.

With so many people watching, if the academic affairs director of the prestigious County High School No. 1 was challenged by a student, how could he lead the team in the future?

"I may not be able to manage the road, but I can manage students. If you made my student cry, then I can manage you."

Director Yao cast a sharp glance at Li Ye, then turned to Lu Zixue and asked, "Tell me, how did he bully you? I'll sort it out for you."

Lu Zixue seemed to have found a savior and sobbed, "He stole my... bicycle."

"Good heavens, daring to rob in broad daylight, and right on County High School No. 1's doorstep! I'll have you arrested today..."

Director Yao reached out to grab Li Ye's sleeve, like a fierce old cat protecting its young.

There was only one 26-inch Phoenix bicycle in the school, and Lu Zixue rode it every day, which was too conspicuous. So, at that moment, he didn't doubt Lu Zixue's words at all.

Li Ye casually flicked his arm, pushing Director Yao aside.

"Director Yao, please be mindful. If teachers could just arbitrarily arrest people, what would be the point of the police?"

"..."

Director Yao was once again stumped. He was a reasonable person, and being unreasonable was not his style.

But facing Li Ye, who didn't take him seriously at all, he simply couldn't suppress his anger.

"Go, call the security section over here."

Several students rushed towards the school gate to call the security section.

In this era, the security section wasn't just "security guards"; they were a joint defense organization with considerable deterrent power, capable of apprehending criminals.

Before the students could even reach the school gate, the security personnel had already pushed their way through.

Director Yao pointed at Li Ye and said, "This is a robber, arrest him."

But the security personnel took a look and then smiled, saying, "Impossible, I know this kid. How could he be a robber?"

"..."

It was then that Director Yao remembered that he had offended the head of the security section by refusing Li Ye entry in the first place.

However, Director Yao never feared offending people. He said sternly, "Section Chief Ma, he openly robbed our student's bicycle at our school gate. You can't be biased."

"Robbed a bicycle?"

Section Chief Ma looked at Li Ye, then at Lu Zixue, and waved his hand, saying, "Director Yao, we can't handle this matter."

Director Yao said angrily, "Why can't you handle it?"

Section Chief Ma patiently explained, "Because we don't have registration records for bicycles. This matter is actually very easy to resolve. Go a few hundred meters forward, and you'll find the Chengbei Police Station. You can find out whose bike it is there."

Bicycles in the eighties and nineties had a complete registration system. Not only did you need a letter of introduction from your workplace to register at the police station, get a license plate, and a bicycle permit, but they even had annual inspections!

Director Yao pondered Section Chief Ma's words for a moment and then said, "Alright, then we'll go to the police station."

But Lu Zixue was dumbfounded. He knew perfectly well whose name the bike was registered under.

If they went to the police station and the truth came out, Director Yao would surely tear him apart!

"I'm not going to the police station. The director of the Chengbei Police Station is his relative, teacher. I ride this bicycle every day..."

Director Yao was taken aback. Looking at the flustered Lu Zixue, he finally sensed that something was wrong.

In an instant, he felt as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly.

For a reasonable person to suddenly realize they were in the wrong – who could understand that feeling?

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