The girl standing in Lin Feng's way was Li Jing, the head of the Study Department.

The Study Department was one of the core departments of the Student Council. As its head, Li Jing was also a top contender in the election for vice-president.

Before the election meeting started, she had seen Li Liping, the president, take Lin Feng to a corner where they laughed and talked as if no one else was around. Naturally, Li Jing assumed Li Liping had already designated Lin Feng as the vice-presidential candidate. She believed their recent conversation was to build momentum for Lin Feng, using Li Liping's influence to get him more votes.

After Li Liping returned, Lin Feng walked back with a triumphant smile, which only confirmed Li Jing's suspicions. Consequently, she indignantly stopped Lin Feng, warning him not to be too arrogant.

Next to Li Jing sat a few female staff members from the Study Department. They all glared at Lin Feng with resentment, their eyes practically overflowing with hostility. Along with their hateful gazes came some unpleasant discussions.

"Isn't that Lin Feng, the guy from that photo post on the campus forum a few days ago? He apparently saved Li Liping. No wonder she came forward to help him! It seems the two of them are quite close!"

"It's all about using personal connections! Lin Feng is just a freshman; what can he possibly do? He's already the deputy head of our department's Sports Division, and we've never heard of him making any outstanding contributions in any sport. Now he wants to take the vice-president's position too. He's just hoarding a spot without contributing..."

"Exactly! Li Liping rarely gets anything done, but she's lucky. As long as she stays beautiful and keeps clinging to the admissions office, she gets to be the face of our Jiangzhou University, with tons of fans. No one dares blame her for her inaction! But now she wants her crony to take over the vice-president's position? That's going too far!"

"Yeah! When it comes to seniority, our department head, Li Jing, is a third-year; her seniority is well-established. As for contributions, she has worked diligently in the Study Department for two years, and her work is second to none! How can this Lin Feng, who just popped up out of nowhere, compare to her? Why should he get to be the chair? Why would anyone respect him?!"

...

Lin Feng gained a general understanding of the situation after hearing the chattering gossip from several female staff members of the Student Department. This small group from the Study Department thought Li Liping had approached him to arrange some behind-the-scenes election rigging. They're here to denounce me, he concluded.

Lin Feng had met Li Jing before and recognized her as the head of the Study Department.

The whole thing was a misunderstanding. Li Liping had no intention of helping Lin Feng's election. On the contrary, she had been planning to sabotage his election plans...

Not far away, Su Zi and Ning Aoxue were also looking over. They didn't know what was happening and wondered why Lin Feng had suddenly been stopped.

Lin Feng didn't have to engage with Li Jing initially. However, because she stopped him so publicly and provoked him verbally, Lin Feng felt he was losing face. Once he felt he'd lost face, his mood naturally soured.

When he was in a bad mood, he naturally wanted to retaliate. Lin Feng stared at Li Jing for a moment, then an idea struck him. He suddenly channeled his Inner Strength and said in a deep voice, "Thank you for your admiration, fellow student, but I'm afraid I already have a girlfriend. I really can't accept your love. I'm sorry..."

Lin Feng's voice wasn't loud, but amplified by his Inner Strength, it instantly spread throughout the entire conference room. A few seconds later, almost every student present heard Lin Feng rejecting Li Jing's "love"...

"What? Another girl confessed to Lin Feng?" After hearing Lin Feng's words, Su Zi was momentarily stunned and subconsciously blurted out.

"Why did you say 'another'?" Ning Aoxue noticed something off in Su Zi's words and asked casually...

"Uh..." Su Zi realized she had let it slip; she herself had confessed to Lin Feng not long ago. But Su Zi reacted quickly and fabricated, "A few days ago, I saw a younger girl giving Lin Feng a love letter..."

"Really? I didn't expect Lin Feng to be so popular with girls..." Ning Aoxue said, not suspecting a thing. Her beautiful eyes fixed on Lin Feng as she murmured, her own thoughts unreadable.

Su Zi saw that Ning Aoxue's expression hadn't changed, and she finally let out a slow sigh of relief.

After hearing Lin Feng's "firm refusal," Li Jing's face instantly turned deathly pale. She couldn't have imagined Lin Feng could stoop so low as to slander her by claiming she had confessed to him in public... and then brazenly reject her!

Although it wasn't uncommon for university students to date, Li Jing, a top student, had never even considered being in a relationship during her undergraduate studies... let alone actively confessing to a boy. This was blatant slander!

Seeing the whole room suddenly quiet down, with countless curious eyes fixed on her, Li Jing felt flustered and her skin crawled... She knew that no matter how she explained it, Lin Feng's dirty trick had thoroughly humiliated her!

"Lin Feng, you... you dare to slander me!" Li Jing was so angry her lips trembled. She felt too weak to even scold Lin Feng. Under everyone's gaze, she didn't dare to stop Lin Feng any longer; she could only lower her head and let him walk away.

However, the female staff members from the Study Department behind her, who knew the truth, began to aggressively attack Lin Feng.

"How can this person be so despicable! Isn't this a blatant lie?! Saying our department head confessed to him! Is he nuts?!"

"Exactly! And he shouted it so loudly... He clearly wants to make our department head lose face! I get it now. He wants to disrupt our department head's composure so she messes up during her speech!"

"So despicable! Using any means necessary to sabotage a competitor. I will expose this guy's true colors!"

...

Lin Feng paid no attention to the criticisms from those female staff members. He just smiled faintly at Li Jing and said, "You just said I have Li Liping's backing; isn't that also slander? I'm just returning the favor..."

Of course, Li Jing didn't believe what Lin Feng said. She was already convinced that Li Liping wanted to help Lin Feng get elected. How could she believe his explanation?

"Besides..." Lin Feng suddenly grinned and added, "For a handsome guy like me, plenty of girls want to confess. Department Head Li, you don't need to be so troubled..."

Hmph! What a narcissist! Li Jing ignored Lin Feng. She believed he was spouting this nonsense just to rattle her. To compose herself before going on stage, Li Jing closed her eyes to gather her thoughts, silently giving herself a pep talk: Li Jing, you're the best! You can do this! Don't be nervous. No one can bring you down!

Seeing that Li Jing had backed down, Lin Feng ignored her as well... Instead, like a triumphant rooster, he strode, chest puffed and head high, back to his seat beside Ning Aoxue and Su Zi.

Before Ning Aoxue and Su Zi could ask anything, Lin Feng had already spotted the election speech script in Ning Aoxue's hand. He chuckled and said to her, "Ning Aoxue, you're not much of a friend, are you? You knew perfectly well that tonight's meeting is for the vice-president election, yet you didn't even tell me..."

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