"I hope Principal Gao will agree to my request first!" Li Yang pressed on.
"That won't do. Tell me first, and I'll consider it!" Gao Tie immediately became wary. This kid was setting a trap for me. If I agreed to this request, wouldn't it be like giving him a blank check with his signature? A royal decree with a stamp but no content? I absolutely couldn't agree to this.
"Oh, it's nothing really. It's just that, could you please not let Gao Qingmei learn martial arts from me?" Li Yang asked tentatively.
"Pfft—"
Gao Tie spat out the mouthful of tea he had just taken a sip of. His earlier tentative introduction of the martial arts school and disciples to Li Yang was, in essence, a pavement for his daughter to genuinely accept Gao Qingmei and learn martial arts from her.
Unexpectedly, in the end, he did not achieve his goal, but instead fell into Li Yang's trap.
He couldn't help but glance fearfully at the door of the lounge, afraid that the unruly young lady had heard him and would come out to give him a hard time.
Although he was the head of a school, a high-ranking official at the vice-ministerial level, and in charge of the fate and future of tens of thousands of people, he was completely helpless when faced with this daughter, and could only be tormented!
Bang!
A dull thud suddenly came from the office, as if someone was kicking something or banging on the wall!
Li Yang's ears twitched, and his eyes narrowed. Hehe, as soon as he came in, he heard someone in the lounge. And thinking about what happened with Gao Qingmei earlier, he knew even with his ass that the person who could hide in the high-speed rail lounge was none other than Gao Qingmei.
Go ahead and be angry, hehe, I'll make you so angry you'll explode, you silly girl!
"Li Yang, don't go back on your word! You promised to teach Qingmei martial arts, why are you trying to back out now?" Gao Tie wiped his mouth, glaring and frowning. He was actually getting anxious. Li Yang, stop putting on airs and just agree already! If you anger that little miss, things will get really messy for me, the principal.
"I was young and ignorant back then, but now, after experiencing some things, I have gained experience and knowledge. I feel that my decision back then was somewhat impulsive and hasty. Now, before things get out of control, I want to turn over a new leaf and make up for my past mistakes. I hope that the principal will give me a chance to reform, considering that I know I'm wrong and am sincere!" Li Yang looked pitifully at the high-speed train and said earnestly.
The high-speed train sprayed tea again! I'm so angry! You're so mean! How could you talk like that? Is my daughter some kind of monster that you're so afraid of? Humph, you're utterly ungrateful!
The high-speed rail was getting angry. "I can refuse you, but you can't refuse my daughter. This is a slap in the face."
"Li Yang! Don't talk nonsense! I'll give you one more chance, will you teach me or not?" Gao Tie lowered his voice and warned Li Yang.
The high-speed rail warning infuriated Li Yang. "Damn it! Don't I have any personal freedom at all? Are my thoughts going to be violated too?"
Snap! Bang!
The door to the lounge was pulled open and slammed against the wall. Gao Qingmei stood in the doorway with an unfriendly expression, glaring fiercely at Li Yang and Gao Tie.
Gao Tie suddenly shrank his neck, turned his back to Gao Qingmei and winked at Li Yang, wishing he could get on Li Yang's body and answer for him.
“Principal Gao, why can’t you consider my feelings and ask me how I feel?” Li Yang said unmoved.
"Speak your mind!" Gao Qingmei interjected before Gao Tie could speak.
The high-speed rail had no choice but to shut up.
"I... I'm usually very busy and don't have time to teach apprentices!" Li Yang looked at Gao Qingmei's serious and sulky face, and his heart suddenly softened. She was just an ignorant and beautiful girl, so why bother arguing with her? It was better not to embarrass her too much.
"Are you very busy? Are you really that busy?" Gao Qingmei clearly didn't believe Li Yang's words, thinking he was making excuses.
"I'm really busy. My instructor at the martial arts school is Lu Da, and there are several other skilled fighters as well. I basically don't manage anything at the school!" Li Yang shrugged helplessly. Little girl, you really have no idea how busy I am.
"You're busy? Busy picking up girls and going to saunas and massage parlors?" Gao Qingmei suddenly said with a hint of resentment.
The high-speed train is spraying water again! My dear daughter, what are you saying? How can you say something like that?
Li Yang glanced at Gao Qingmei's pink and delicate lips and chuckled dryly, "This is also a necessity of life, but I really haven't been busy chasing girls, they've been chasing me!" The implication was that Gao Qingmei was just like that, crying and begging to become his apprentice, wasn't it all for the sake of a teacher-student romance?
Gao Tie's lips twitched, and he looked at Gao Qingmei with concern. "My dear daughter, don't do something so foolish. This guy is a complete lecher, a womanizer with countless female companions. He has one-night stands every day. If you get entangled with him, it won't end well."
"You're shameless!" Gao Qingmei spat, her face slightly flushed. She was also a little embarrassed. She had just learned a lot from Fang Yuan about Li Yang's defeat of the talented Bei Mu Qing Shui, and she was so excited that her desire to learn martial arts from Li Yang and pester him became even stronger.
"Thank you for the compliment!" Li Yang chuckled, his expression unchanged.
"Don't be so smug. Let me tell you, this time you have to agree, whether you like it or not. I'm sticking with you!" Gao Qingmei said smugly, tilting her chin up.
"You're such a scoundrel!" Li Yang was speechless.
"Hmph! This is called 'being influenced by one's surroundings,'" Gao Qingmei said, not ashamed but proud.
Gao Tie covered his face in embarrassment. "The enemy! My precious daughter, the apple of my eye, the perfect princess adored by countless beasts, has been seduced and ruined by this group. It's so shameful!"
"Qingmei! Since Li Yang is busy, you shouldn't bother him anymore!" Gao Tie felt that if he didn't step in, he would go crazy!
"Dad, don't interfere. This is between him and me, and there has to be a resolution!" Gao Qingmei shook her head and said.
The high-speed train choked quite a bit, my dear daughter. You were the one who kept pestering me for help, and now that I've stepped in, you're telling me not to get involved anymore. I'm like Pigsy looking in the mirror—caught in the middle, disliked by everyone. Is being your dad really that hard? I've never seen any other dad suffer as much as I do. Look at Mayor Ye, his daughter is so wonderful!
"Li Yang, are you going to teach me or not?" Gao Qingmei decided to force the issue.
Seeing her relentlessly pressing him, Li Yang had no choice but to retreat step by step.
"What do you want to pay?" Li Yang asked hesitantly.
Teach me!
"I won't hand it in."
"You're shameless! How dare you say you can't teach?"
"I can teach, but I know how to teach that, not this!"
"What do you mean by 'teaching this' and 'teaching that'? What exactly do you want?"
"I don't want to teach you!"
"You're going to teach me whether you want to or not. This time you're determined to teach me, humph, I swear I won't give up!"