Chapter 36 (1/2)

Chapter 36

As Chen Hansheng had expected, Zhou Xiao resigned two days later and triggered a domino effect. Following his resignation, a series of his past wrongdoings surfaced.

He had used his position to invite girls to dinner and he might have been suspected of pocketing money when soliciting sponsors. He also ignored the chain of commands and acted as if Zuo Xiaoli, not Qi Wei, was his superior.

Since he wasn’t particularly well-liked by others, he basically allowed everyone to take advantage of his fall and prey on his weaknesses.

Not even Zuo Xiaoli could save him.

The higher officers of the department’s students’ union gathered for a meeting and Hu Xiuping, the other vice president said, “Xiaoli, since Zhou Xiao has left the external relations committee, we have to get a replacement. Otherwise, it would be too much for Qi Wei to take on his duties as well.”

Zuo Xiaoli was troubled by Zhou Xiao’s matter. “The external relations committee still has Yao Qingguo. Qi Wei is also very capable. I don’t think finding a replacement is that urgent.”

However, the only female vice president, Mu Wenling, agreed with Hu Xiuping.

“The preparations for the department’s freshman party have already begun, which means that the external relations committee has to get enough sponsors as soon as possible. At times like this, we should act accordingly and promote capable newcomers as soon as possible.”

Zuo Xiaoli had recently been particularly sensitive to the words ‘newcomer’ and ‘freshman’. Seeing how the other two vice presidents were agreeing with each other, Zuo Xiaoli suddenly asked, “Who are you going to select as the deputy officer?”

Hu Xiuping and Mu Wenling looked at each other and the former gave a dry cough before saying, “Well, we would like to be fair and make sure that we also take the freshmen’s opinions into consideration.”

“Stop beating around the bush. Just tell me who you have in mind,” said Zuo Xiaoli.

“Chen Hansheng from Public Administration Class 2,” said Mu Wenling calmly.

Zuo Xiaoli was not surprised by this answer. He simply said, “Since the two of you have already decided, why do you need to ask for my opinion? It’s a vote of two-to-one anyway. The majority wins, right?”

Hu Xiuping and Mu Wenling remained silent. There was only one position for the students’ union president. If Chen Hansheng joined the committee, they’d have reduced their competition to become the students’ union president.

“Well, we still have to follow our SOPs and interview the newcomer. Would you like to join?” asked Hu Xiuping.

“Of course,” said Zuo Xiaoli with hatred.

…

Chen Hansheng was about to attend his second interview to join his department’s students’ union less than a week after the first round.

Chen Hansheng pushed the door open to the room at the student activity center and entered to find two men and one woman sitting inside.

One of them was Zuo Xiaoli, staring at Chen Hansheng gloomily.

The other two vice presidents introduced themselves and then proceeded to talk a bit more about the students’ union. Chen Hansheng listened to them casually and just as they were about to get into it, Zuo Xiaoli suddenly said, “Chen Hansheng, do you think you can be a students’ union officer? I advise you to think about it carefully!”

All Chen Hansheng wanted initially was for Zhou Xiao to step down. But now Zuo Xiaoli seemed to be provoking him into wanting more.

It seemed that Zuo Xiaoli was bound to be enemies with him. But Hansheng would also make more friends soon.

“There’s no need for me to do that. I trust you and I hope you trust me too. I will definitely not let you down,” said Chen Hansheng without any hesitation.

With the support of the two vice presidents, Chen Hansheng’s appointment as the external relations committee’s deputy officer was confirmed.

Before Zuo Xiaoli left, he angrily said, “Hu Xiuping, Mu Wenling, I witnessed what happened at Yiwu Business Center with my own eyes. This person is a hooligan down to his bones. You will definitely regret this!”

Zuo Xiaoli’s words embarrassed Hu Xiuping and Mu Wenling so much that they didn’t know how to congratulate Chen Hansheng. In the end, Chen Hansheng simply stood up to leave and asked, “Is there anything else, Vice Presidents?”