Chapter 48 Threat

"My son insulted him? My son spread rumors?"

After Liu Qin finished explaining the whole story, Li Fengying stared wide-eyed at Liu Qin in disbelief.

“Teacher Liu, even if you’re going to favor Li Pengfei, this isn’t the way to do it! My son never swears and always studies diligently. How could he possibly insult this… classmate named Lu!”

"Lu Yanhe".

Lu Yanhe said, "Auntie, you can ask Luo Zicheng whether he said those things or not."

Li Fengying immediately glared at Lu Yanhe and said, "Even if my son said those things, it was unintentional. Who wouldn't say something reckless in a moment of anger? Is that Li Pengfei's reason to take action?"

"Wow! I thought it was my brat acting up again, but it turns out it was your son who acted up and got beaten up by my son!" Li Luzhi suddenly perked up, abandoning his previous apologetic attitude. "At such a young age, you look down on other classmates, call them 'phoenix men' (men from humble backgrounds who achieve success), and spread rumors. What will you be like when you grow up with this kind of mentality!"

He looked at Luo Zicheng with a serious expression.

At that moment, Li Luzhi's aura intimidated Luo Zicheng. Luo Zicheng dared not look Li Luzhi in the eye and looked down at the floor.

"Your son started it! Hitting someone is violence!" Li Fengying immediately stood in front of Luo Zicheng like a protective chick. "That's an undeniable fact!"

"It's also true that your son made rude remarks and insulted his classmate!" Li Luzhi retorted without backing down.

Standing behind Lu Yanhe, Li Pengfei said in surprise in a low voice, "Damn, when did he start speaking on my side?"

Lu Yanhe: "Is this the time for you to be surprised by this?"

He sighed and said, "Uncle, Aunt, please stop arguing. Let me tell you my thoughts."

Li Fengying is currently in a state of attacking anyone she can.

"What do you have to say? You're in cahoots with him! You're deliberately trying to frame my son!"

Lu Yanhe smiled faintly and said, "Auntie, I am very touched to see you defend your son so unconditionally, because my mother passed away when I was very young."

Li Fengying's ferocious face twisted for a moment.

Li Luzhi was also taken aback.

Lu Yanhe's words left the adults present speechless.

“Luo Zicheng was punched, just that one punch, and he was indeed injured. Li Pengfei was wrong, but he was helping me by punching him. If Li Pengfei hadn’t punched him, I would have.” Lu Yanhe continued, “If you and Luo Zicheng insist on making a fuss about this and want Li Pengfei to get a demerit, I don’t know how the school will handle it in the end, but I think it’s unlikely to do so, since it only resulted in a black eye. But if you insist on doing it this way, then I have my own way of doing it.”

Li Fengying frowned, looking warily at the boy with the very handsome face in front of her. For some reason, she felt a chill from his last words.

Lu Yanhe said, "If you keep pressing me, I will press you too. When Luo Zicheng applies for independent enrollment, when he goes to university, when he looks for an internship, when he works, at every key point in his life, I will tell everyone around him what he said to me in the classroom today."

At that moment, Li Fengying felt as if she had been hit hard on the head with a hammer, and she felt dizzy.

Luo Zicheng looked at Lu Yanhe in disbelief.

Lu Yanhe laughed again: "I guess it will be hard for you to really realize how annoying Luo Zicheng is, after all, you are his mother. But I assure you, with his personality, there are definitely more people around him who hate him than like him. Do you want me to make his already unlikable life even worse?"

A look of fear appeared on Luo Zicheng's face.

"Lu Yanhe, you...you're threatening me!" Luo Zicheng took a deep breath. "Are you crazy? You're threatening me! You're a celebrity yourself! Do you believe that if this happens and it gets exposed—"

"Expose it? Sure, then you'll see who gets criticized after this is exposed, you or me." Lu Yanhe looked at him. "Your mother already said you speak without thinking, haven't you realized how awful your words are?"

Luo Zicheng's face turned pale.

Lu Yanhe's words were like a sharp sword, invincible, piercing directly into his heart, and he was powerless to resist.

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At this point, Li Fengying couldn't retaliate even if she wanted to.

She could only sit down reluctantly and argue with Li Luzhi and Liu Qin about how much medical expenses Li Luzhi should pay.

Lu Yanhe and the other two were kicked out of the office, and Liu Qin told them to go back to the classroom immediately.

The afternoon classes have already started.

Luo Zicheng didn't go; he just stood at the office door waiting for his mother.

Lu Yanhe and Li Pengfei flew towards the classroom.

"You were pretty impressive in Teacher Liu's office just now! I never knew you were so ruthless, one blow and you were dead! That's amazing!" Li Pengfei's eyes practically screamed "wow!" "Did you see Luo Zicheng's face? Holy crap, that was so satisfying! Lu Yanhe, you're absolutely awesome! No wonder you were so calm. You even said Chu Saiying reminded you—was it Chu Saiying who said fighting would affect my college admission, making you think of those threats she made earlier?"

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Please, calm down, okay? Stop squawking like a plucked rooster."

Li Pengfei: "...I'll let it slide since you're my brother. You're the one who's a rooster!"

Despite saying she wouldn't hold it against him, she still cursed back.

Lu Yanhe did not retaliate. After a while, he curled the corner of his mouth slightly.

Today's battle was a satisfying one for him. Since arriving in this world, Lu Yanhe had been observing everything carefully. While not exactly overly cautious, he had certainly been quite patient. Today was the first time he had used his wisdom to resolve a difficult problem. Even without him, with Li Pengfei's wealthy father around, this mistake could never have been attributed to Li Pengfei.

Lu Yanhe felt very pleased.

But it can't be too obvious.

We shouldn't learn from Li Pengfei, that plucked rooster who can't keep things to himself.

"Seriously, Lu Yanhe, damn, you're such a good brother!" Li Pengfei enthusiastically stretched out his arm and put it around Lu Yanhe's neck, looking very close. "From today onwards, you're my brother, a real brother. If you ever need anything, just come to me! Your brother Fei will definitely help you to the end."

Lu Yanhe silently pushed Li Pengfei away.

"Stay away from me, I don't want people to suspect I'm gay."

"Fuck your sister!" Li Pengfei couldn't help but glare at Lu Yanhe's back and curse.

(End of this chapter)