Dear Mayor - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: I Have the Right to Refuse

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Qingqing, what did Secretary Yang say to you?”

Shu Lanqing was feeling carefree. She said excitedly, “He said that my proposal was very creative and full of childlike wonder. Compared to your idea of an amusement park which the mayor liked, my pedestrian street is easier to implement. It can bring more vitality to the entire area and increase the economic value of the nearby land!”

“Our proposals were made for each other. We can’t do without either. So, since you rejected the mayor, I’m afraid my proposal is useless!”

Ji Ying sighed helplessly. If she still could not figure out Zhao Weili’s scheme, she might as well kill herself.

“Forget it, it doesn’t matter. We’ll cross the bridge when we get there. Let’s go back first!”

When she arrived at the station, Ji Ying received a call from an unknown number. She thought it was a harassment or scam call and simply hung up. However, the phone kept ringing as if it would not give up until it got what it wanted. She had no choice but to answer it.

“Hey! Who are you?”

“Ji Ying, it turns out that you’ve already hooked up with the new mayor. No wonder you wanted to break up with me!”

Lin Yongjie’s angry voice came from the phone.

Ji Ying coldly said, “Lin Yongjie, you called just to say this? Before I hang up, I’ll remind you again. We’ve already broken up, understand?”

“Xiao Ying, I’ve also said that as long as I don’t agree, our relationship is not over. Besides, didn’t you want to intern at the Lin Group? As long as I put in a good word on your behalf, you can choose any department, and you’ll start as a supervisor at the very least!”

“Save it! You’re a nobody who just sits around and does nothing, yet you’re giving me a job?” Ji Ying sneered disdainfully, “Lin Yongjie, it’s not like you can keep pestering me just because you don’t agree to the breakup! I’m not your mother, and I won’t indulge in your bad habits. Don’t call me again, get lost!”

“Xiao Ying…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Ji Ying had already hung up the phone.

Ji Ying gently exhaled and shook her head helplessly. She did not know if she was lucky or unlucky to have encountered so many things in just a few days. She hated herself for falling in love with such a scumbag in the past, but at the same time, she was secretly glad that she saw the red flags early. Otherwise, if they had really been together, it would be too late for regrets. At the same time, she warned herself to be more observant in the future.

Shu Lanqing, who had been standing at the side, naturally overheard the phone call. She was shocked.

“Xiao Ying!”

“Alright, I’m upset now and don’t want to talk!”

After that, she quickly walked into the campus.

Just inside, she ran into the counselor.

“Ji Ying, Shu Lanqing, Professor Zhang wants you to go to his office immediately!”

“Uh, what’s the matter?”

“I don’t know. You guys should hurry up. From Professor Zhang’s tone, he seems to be in a hurry!”

Ji Ying bit her lip helplessly. She could only follow Shu Lanqing to Professor Zhang’s office in the teaching building.

She knocked on the door and entered. Before she could speak, Professor Zhang scolded her, “Ji Ying, where did you get the guts to reject the mayor? This kind of planning is related to many people’s lives and involves many considerations. Do you think it’s a game? You rejected him just like that? Do you still want to graduate?”

He scolded her for a long time. When Professor Zhang finally stopped, Ji Ying took a deep breath and said, “Professor, I have the right to refuse, even if the person I refuse is the mayor!”

Professor Zhang had never seen someone with such a temperament and stubbornness. He raised his hand and pointed at Ji Ying, exasperated at her for not living up to his expectations. If Ji Ying was his own child, he would have picked up a big stick and beat her up to vent his anger before talking about anything else.

“You’re just being stubborn! This was a good opportunity! It’s a great honor to be valued by the mayor!”

Ji Ying also felt very helpless. Her decision was not something she could explain to anyone. She knew that she had not handled the matter of rejecting the mayor well. If Zhao Weili really wanted to find trouble with her, she would be helpless. However, after these few interactions, her intuition told her that Zhao Weili was not that kind of person!

“Ji Ying, this is a rare opportunity. You must not give it up!” Professor Zhang felt that he had to continue counseling her, so he continued in a heavy tone, “Let’s put it this way. From the time I was a lecturer to the time I became a professor, in all these decades, this is the first time I’ve encountered such a good opportunity. A student’s work being valued by the higher-ups isn’t just your achievement, it’s also my glory, and the school’s glory! Why did you reject it? It’s a win-win situation!”