Let Him Suffer the Cruel Beatings of Society to Know Its Power! (Seeking Follow-ups and Collections)

Chapter 19: Let Him Suffer the Harsh Realities of Society, Then He'll Know What's What! (Please Read, Please Favorite)

Change tactics?

Could it be that he was actually persuaded?

Wu Tianming and Wang Ye exchanged a glance, seeing a shared sense of relief in each other's eyes.

"Actually, if you want to point out someone else's problem, it's simple. Just send them an email directly. I believe Teacher Ke Zhan will take a serious look once he sees it," Wu Tianming suggested a solution.

Emailing was a one-on-one private communication. If there was any issue, letting Luo Yao and Ke Zhan settle it privately was the best course of action.

Luo Yao lifted his eyes and asked, "Will he correct it?"

"What?"

"The erroneous content in the journal. Will he revise it?"

Wang Ye shook his head and whispered beside Luo Yao, "Of course not. The journal's already been published. Ke Zhan has probably already collected his payment. How do you expect him to revise it? He'd have to contact the journal's editor—too much trouble."

Luo Yao was silent for a few seconds, then turned and walked toward the computer area in the library.

Wu Tianming and Wang Ye immediately felt alarm bells ringing and nervously followed him.

As they got closer, they saw Luo Yao open his email interface and start composing a message.

Seeing this, Wu Tianming pulled Wang Ye aside and said, "Good thing you stopped him. Now he's writing an email to Ke Zhan. Whether the guy even responds is up to him."

"Ke Zhan will most likely ignore him, but it's fine. Luo Yao probably doesn't know that. The kid's too earnest. In a situation like this, who else would be foolish enough to offend their own teacher?"

Both the Wu and Wang families were in business. Wu Tianming and Wang Ye had grown up immersed in that world, so they naturally knew who not to cross.

Wang Ye was also starting to worry about what Wu Tianming had said.

"But now that Luo Yao's sent the email, the risk is huge. No one knows if Ke Zhan will make things difficult for him."

"Can't help it. If you don't let him send it, he'll be miserable. He's just too young. Anyone who's been through the harsh realities of society wouldn't do something like this," Wu Tianming said.

He sighed and tried to comfort Wang Ye: "But most likely, Ke Zhan will just get the email, not take it seriously, and the whole thing will fizzle out."

Hearing Wu Tianming say that, Wang Ye finally relaxed.

Luo Yao typed extremely fast. By the time Wu Tianming and Wang Ye thought to go over and see what he'd written in the email, Luo Yao had already sent it.

"Finished that fast? Lightning speed!" Wang Ye thought that pointing out someone else's mistake would require at least six or seven thousand words just to refute and argue the point. Luo Yao finished so quickly, the email must not have been very long.

In other words, the content in the email definitely wasn't enough to prove Luo Yao was right.

Which meant the chance of Ke Zhan ignoring it was extremely high.

Remembering what Wu Tianming had just said, Wang Ye felt that poor little Luo Yao was just wasting his effort.

"So what now? Head back to the dorm or something?"

"I want to keep reading here for a while. There are a lot of books here, which helps me study."

The EDA Technology the system had given Luo Yao still needed to be digested on his own first. Otherwise, if he brought it out without being able to clearly explain the details, others would definitely suspect he wasn't the developer but had obtained it illegally.

"Alright, let's go. No classes this afternoon anyway. We'll all read!"

Luo Yao felt that Wang Ye and Wu Tianming were genuinely good people, much more studious than the crowd back in his small town.

He nodded and said, "You're right. They say the slow bird needs to fly early. You two aren't particularly smart, but if you work hard, you can still surpass others."

"Luo Sand Soil! I'm going to fight you today! Calling me not smart! Tianming, don't stop me!"

Wu Tianming desperately held back Wang Ye, who was flailing and trying to confront Luo Yao, while Luo Yao stood to the side, tilting his head and watching Wang Ye, puzzled as to why he was suddenly so agitated.

The commotion quickly caught the attention of the librarian. After a warning from the librarian, the three of them finally settled down and started reading quietly.

Wang Ye wanted to go back to the dorm to play games several times, but seeing Luo Yao sitting as steady as a mountain, and remembering his earlier comment, he stubbornly buried his head in his book out of spite.

Wu Tianming was the same. He'd originally wanted to go back and lie down, but seeing Luo Yao so focused on reading, his competitive male pride flared up. He didn't return to the dorm to sleep either, insisting on staying in the library to read.

The three of them kept at it all afternoon.

At 6:30 PM, Wang Ye finally urged them to go eat.

On the way, Luo Yao received a call from Teacher Ouyang, who told him to wait for him at the entrance of the First Cafeteria.

The First Cafeteria was the same one they'd gone to at noon. Wang Ye and Wu Tianming had originally wanted to eat at a small restaurant in University Town, but since Luo Yao was heading to the First Cafeteria, they had no choice but to go with him.

As soon as they arrived at the First Cafeteria, they saw Teacher Ouyang.

"Luo Yao, this is your campus all-in-one card. It handles the school's access control and your meal card."

"On the first of every month, the school will automatically deposit 1,500 Hua currency into it. You can use the money not only in the cafeteria but also at the merchants in University Town. If you get tired of the cafeteria food or need to buy some daily necessities, you can use the card at the University Town shops."

"Also, your scholarship and financial aid will take at least half a month to process because your student registration hasn't been transferred yet. But don't worry, the school is already expediting it."

Luo Yao took the card and didn't forget to ask about his parents and sister.

"Everything's been arranged. Your parents found a storefront and plan to open a restaurant there. Your sister's school has also been contacted. I'll take her to enroll tomorrow."

"Are you settling in okay today?"

Luo Yao nodded without saying much.

Seeing Wu Tianming and Wang Ye waiting nearby, Teacher Ouyang didn't linger. After a few more instructions, he let Luo Yao go eat.

After Teacher Ouyang left, Wang Ye walked over and curiously asked Luo Yao, "Santuo, you've got your campus card now. Is there money on it? Want us to go top it up first?"

Luo Yao's face showed no expression as he said, "No need. Teacher Ouyang said the school has already topped it up with 1,500 Hua currency."

Wang Ye felt he had been redundant to even ask.

How could they shortchange a genius the school had specially recruited?!

"Truly, comparing people only drives you mad! Santuo, you're treating us to dinner today!" Wang Ye said, puffing with indignation.

"Okay."

Luo Yao didn't refuse.

He considered what the consequences would be if he said no, and knew that spending money was the optimal move in this situation.

Using a small amount of money on a meal to buy himself some peace and quiet—he felt it was worth it.

Besides, Wang Ye and Wu Tianming had treated him to meals before; as a matter of reciprocity, he should return the favor.

That evening, Wang Ye and Wu Tianming took Luo Yao out for a meal of skewers. When it came time to pay, Wu Tianming deliberately checked the price—117 yuan.

To him and Wang Ye, that was pocket change, but they knew it wasn't for Luo Yao, who had even invoked the law of diminishing marginal utility when buying a computer.

So the two made excuses and went to buy Luo Yao quite a few daily necessities and snacks.

That night, the three of them passed in relative peace, until the next morning...

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