If people show me an inch of respect, I'll give them a foot...
It's a simple principle, really. If they'd been polite to Gu Changsheng, he wouldn't have turned hostile. After all, they were all teachers, and such a group deserved some respect.
But, from beginning to end, there was not a single normal person.
So why should Gu Changsheng give a damn about them?
If our paths do not align, we shall not scheme together.
I'm just here to fill in temporarily. Since our first encounter showed we're not compatible, there's no need to interact further. I'll teach my classes and that's that, best if we don't interfere with each other.
As soon as Gu Changsheng's final words, "bear the consequences yourself," were uttered, Xie Chong's face turned red with suppression, his entire body trembling uncontrollably as if he had suffered a great humiliation. He felt the contempt from others but never realized that he was the first to neglect someone.
But, as Gu Changsheng said...