Chapter 201: Chapter 170: Twin International Students (Part 2)
Even though these girls tried to keep their voices down, the conference room was only so big, and some words still reached Gu Bai’s ears. Hearing these discussions, Gu Bai couldn’t help but show a faint smile. After all, who doesn’t like to hear words of praise?
Seeing the smile on Gu Bai’s face, many girls couldn’t help but breathe a little more heavily.
As for the male compatriots, they exuded a strong lemon-like jealousy but dared not express it.
Once Gu Bai and Yi Yiyi took their seats, the entire conference room fell completely silent.
At the main seat was the student council chairman, Zhu Chaoji. Listening to the discussions about Gu Bai had already filled him with jealousy. Seeing Gu Bai take his seat, he cleared his throat and said, "Since Minister Gu from the External Relations Department has arrived, let’s officially start our student council meeting regarding the school anniversary celebration."
After saying this, Zhu Chaoji turned to look at Gu Bai.
"And Minister Gu, in the future, when we have important meetings in the student council, please arrive in advance. We are, after all, a collective organization. Your lateness affects not just you but the time of all student council members."
Gu Bai didn’t know Zhu Chaoji, but there was already conflict between them.
Previously, Yu Zhengji, who was forced to resign by Gu Bai, was Zhu Chaoji’s person. Now, Gu Bai was late in public, giving Zhu Chaoji a chance to warn him.
"Next time when I’m not here, you can start without me."
Gu Bai’s tone was flat, completely ignoring Zhu Chaoji’s words.
To Gu Bai, the student council was just child’s play. As for Zhu Chaoji in front of him, he was nothing to Gu Bai.
Zhu Chaoji hadn’t expected Gu Bai to show no face at all, and being rebuffed like this left all the words he wanted to say stuck in his throat. However, having climbed to the position of student council chairman, Zhu Chaoji wasn’t shallow. He didn’t show his anger but continued to stand on principle, saying, "Minister Gu, I know your status outside the school isn’t ordinary, but here is the school, the student council. Your status is the same as ours; we are all students. Please adjust your attitude. We are currently discussing matters that serve the school!"
"So are you holding this meeting or not? I have other things to do. If not, I’ll leave."
Everyone sitting around could hear the anger in their tones, and a few bold students began to whisper to each other.
"Chairman Zhu is so brave, daring to talk to Gu Bai like that!"
"I thought Gu Bai was in charge of the student council now. Looks like Chairman Zhu plans to stand up to him."
"You only know that Gu Bai is rich, but you probably don’t know Chairman Zhu’s identity, do you? Chairman Zhu isn’t an ordinary person either. Their company is listed, and it’s said to be worth billions. Comparing the two, Zhu might not be any less than Gu Bai."
The last speaker was a boy with a face full of acne. Someone recognized him as one of Zhu Chaoji’s henchmen.
Despite this, being able to publicly reveal Zhu Chaoji’s identity meant it was unlikely a lie.
Sitting at the head, Zhu Chaoji’s eyelid twitched, clearly suppressing his anger. However, before the meeting, the school leaders had already informed him that with Gu Bai as the chief planner and director of this school anniversary celebration, everyone in the student council should follow his lead and cooperate as much as possible.
It’s fair to say they could do without Zhu Chaoji for this meeting, but they couldn’t do without Gu Bai.
Thinking of this, Zhu Chaoji suppressed his anger and moved on from the topic, saying, "Then I’ll continue to pass on the responsibilities for the school anniversary to the faculties."
Before he could finish, Gu Bai interrupted, "There’s not much to allocate. I’m the chief planner and director of this school celebration. All work during this period will be led by our External Relations Department, with support from other departments.
If there are any objections, you can contact the director of student affairs directly. If there are no objections, then that’s settled."
Gu Bai wasn’t interested in this meeting in the first place, and attending was just giving face to the school. But this Zhu Chaoji wanted to flaunt authority in front of him, which also exhausted Gu Bai’s last bit of patience.
After Gu Bai finished speaking, the conference room fell into a deathly silence.
Even a fool could see this meeting had turned into a battlefield between Gu Bai and Zhu Chaoji. Neither Gu Bai nor Zhu Chaoji was someone they could afford to offend; the only thing they could do was quietly eat their peanuts and watch.
"Minister Gu, are these words from the faculty?"
Zhu Chaoji’s expression was icy as he stared intently at Gu Bai’s glasses.
"It’s all my idea, but I don’t think the faculty would have any objections. If the chairman has objections, you can bring them up with the faculty."
All the expenses for this school celebration were covered by himself. Simply put, as long as Gu Bai managed the celebration beautifully without any trouble, even if he turned the student council upside down, no school leader would have any complaints about him.
Zhu Chaoji’s eyelid twitched, clearly enraged to the extreme.
He had spent three years at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and after much effort, he finally became the student council chairman. Yet, before he could even shine, the school suddenly parachuted in an External Relations Minister.
That was one thing, but this Minister Gu Bai had an unyielding background, overshadowing Zhu’s limelight. He had never suffered such indignity since he was a child.