Outside the window, the sun shone brightly, indicating it was another sweltering day; inside, however, Fan Mingyu felt a chill run through him…

The next second, the phone suddenly rang in the silent space, startling Fan Mingyu so much that he jumped up from the ground. He hurriedly grabbed the phone, but when he saw the caller ID read "Dad," he almost threw it away.

The dream was so vivid that Fan Mingyu, still not fully recovered, no longer knew whether it was reality or a dream. He didn't dare answer the phone until it automatically stopped ringing.

His father then sent him a voice message, asking, "What's your classmate's background? Did you mess with someone you shouldn't have?"

It took Fan Mingyu a while to type a reply: What's wrong?

“The men I sent out yesterday not only failed to teach Shang Lin a lesson, but were also taught a lesson by him. He also had a young man with him whose combat strength was off the charts. If the other party hadn’t shown mercy, they probably wouldn’t have made it back. They are not weak at all; on the contrary, they are quite formidable.”

Fan Mingyu was a little dumbfounded and subconsciously replied: Shang Lin's family background is very simple. There are only him and his godfather. His godfather has poor eyesight and can't be separated from his father, so he is a day student.

"Hehe. You made this mess yourself, so you'd better deal with it. Anything that can be solved with money isn't a big deal. But you're not a child anymore, can't you settle down and study properly? You're our only child, if you don't inherit the family business in the future, who will? If you don't work hard now, forget about generating income in the future, or you'll just have to let others take a share."

Fan Mingyu said into the phone, "Am I not your biological son? Will I inherit the family business in the future? Then you'd better take care of your lower half."

Fan Mingyu did not reply to the message again. He put down his phone, washed up, got dressed, ate breakfast at the breakfast shop downstairs, and then went to school. During this time, he also received a transfer from his father.

When handing in homework in the morning, Shang Lin said to the subject representatives, "I'll finish it all today and hand it in tomorrow."

Yesterday, everyone in the class knew that Shang Lin's schoolbag and chair were thrown at him by Fan Mingyu, Zhou Heng, and Fu Xinyu. Although the final outcome was unknown, the subject representatives didn't say anything.

The main reason is that Shang Lin's demeanor yesterday was quite intimidating, and Fan Mingyu didn't come today. Zhou Heng and Fu Xinyu also seemed dazed, so they must have been quite frightened.

Shang Lin still used the shorthand method he had mentioned in class today, but his homeroom teacher gave him a set of old books. "These are the ones I used last year. You can use them for now. If you're going to use shorthand, will you just keep using it forever? How many brains do you have?"

Shang Lin chuckled, "Thank you, teacher." As for how many brains I have, I don't know, it's all talent anyway.

Fan Mingyu arrived during the morning exercise break and immediately called Zhou Heng and Fu Xinyu away, asking with a somewhat irritated expression, "Did you two have any strange dreams last night? Or did you see anything strange? Like, the eyes of a paper crane?"

Zhou Heng and Fu Xinyu were both taken aback, and said in unison, "Could it be that you also..."

Before they could even finish speaking, they both understood what was going on. Fan Mingyu said angrily, "I knew Shang Lin was a weirdo, and he really is."

Fu Xinyu said somewhat fearfully, "Then what do we do now? Should we obediently pay compensation?"

Zhou Heng immediately looked at Fan Mingyu, only to hear the other party still angrily say, "We, Shuangyu and Yiheng, have never been treated like this before. We won't compensate you."

Fu Xinyu said uncooperatively, "But I'm a little scared, no, I'm really scared. Look at my dark circles under my eyes. What if I get entangled by some evil spirit again? That thing is too evil. I can't face paper cranes anymore."

Like Bi Ran and Luo Fanzhou, Fu Xinyu was a lackey, not exactly a bully relying on others' power, but simply someone who wanted a companion and was somewhat timid. Of course, when faced with such a bizarre situation, it was truly difficult not to be timid.

In fact, Fan Mingyu was just putting on a brave face, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. Zhou Heng, on the other hand, calmly said, "I'll go talk to Shang Lin."

Fu Xinyu hurriedly asked, "What are we going to talk about? What if he pulls something else out of the ordinary and starts keeping an eye on us? I don't want to study all day and then not be able to get a proper rest at night."

Zhou Heng was always the most composed of the three. "Let's talk about him not causing trouble for us."

Fan Mingyu rubbed his hair in frustration. "I'm afraid we can't talk about it now."

The two of them looked at him simultaneously, and asked in unison, "Why?"

Fan Mingyu said somewhat awkwardly, "Just yesterday, I called my dad and asked him to teach that wicked guy Shang Lin a lesson. The people he sent came back with bruises and swelling, but Shang Lin acted like nothing happened. There were several of them. Although he's fine, he was still bothered, so he might not talk to you."

Zhou Heng looked at Fan Mingyu with some helplessness, "What's wrong with your brain? Aren't you supposed to be a smart person? Don't you know how Shang Lin controlled you yesterday? And you even had your father go out and find someone to teach him a lesson?"

Fan Mingyu touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, "I was so angry that I lost my mind. Besides, I'm just one person, but my dad has a lot of people. I just didn't expect that kid to be so powerful."

Fu Xinyu was completely at a loss and subconsciously asked Zhou Heng, "What should we do now? I don't want to keep being stared at by those red eyes."

Zhou Heng took a deep breath. "The one who tied the knot must untie it; we still need to find Shang Lin."

Fan Mingyu was somewhat resistant, but when he thought of the paper crane and the red eyes staring at him, he became a little timid. Just as he was about to say something, the class bell rang.

Zhou Heng said, "Go back to class first, we'll talk about it at noon."

However, before noon even arrived, they were called to the principal's office by their homeroom teacher. Both sets of parents were there, including Fan Mingyu's father, who told him to handle things himself. At that moment, he was even moved.

He then looked at Shang Lin's godfather, a middle-aged man in his fifties with graying hair and a pale complexion. His eyes, in particular, seemed unconcerned despite wearing glasses.

In fact, Shang Lin hadn't expected "Old Man Chai" to come, and immediately went to greet him, "Godfather, what brings you here?"

The principal answered on behalf of "Old Man Chai," saying, "I made the call. We need to resolve this quickly so you can have classes as usual and avoid disrupting your studies."

It wasn't a big deal originally. If Fan Mingyu had just been willing to back down and make compensation, the matter could have been resolved in no time. But sometimes, a man's pride is something he just can't bring himself to do.

However, in the end, after negotiations among the three parties, they decided to do as Shang Lin said. When Fan Mingyu transferred the money to him, he practically wanted to glare at him.

Shang Lin didn't mind, and even smiled at Fan Mingyu after receiving the money, saying, "Thank you."

Fan Mingyu mentally replied with three words: "crazy lunatic."