Lin Mo gave a dry cough. "The students didn't say anything, Principal. You don't need to rush to explain."
"You..."
Ke Renyi opened his mouth, then finally let out a helpless sigh. "Whatever success Xiaoyou has achieved today is entirely the result of her own hard work. The most I ever did was pull a few strings for her. When it came to funding, I never gave her a single cent from start to finish."
If he hadn't said that, it would have been fine. But once he said it, Lin Mo's expression turned even stranger as he bumped his shoulder against Ke Renyi's.
"What are you doing?"
"Principal, don't you think the way you're explaining this sounds a bit like 'the local does not contain three hundred taels of silver'?"
"..."
Chapter 495: You Really Can't Compete
*The local does not contain three hundred taels of silver?*
Ke Renyi caught on instantly. His face flushed red as he grabbed the collar of Lin Mo's shirt. "Kid, don't push me into beating you."
Lin Mo chuckled, completely unfazed. "The more you act like this, the more it proves you have a guilty conscience."
Ke Renyi's face stiffened, fire practically shooting from his eyes.
Right at that moment, Ke You turned around with a puzzled look on her face. "Dad, what are you two doing?"
Ke Renyi hurriedly let go of his grip. "Nothing much. Just chatting with a student."
Ke You gave a half-smile. "Chatting? It didn't look like chatting to me. Looked more like you were about to start a brawl."
"Ahem!"
Ke Renyi looked thoroughly awkwar…
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