Chapter Nineteen: So-called Family Education

"Cheng Xi! You're obviously doing this on purpose!"

Although he wasn't hit, it was still a stroke of luck. Si Youlin couldn't suppress his anger and felt indignant on behalf of his brother.

Cheng Xi pursed his lips, his expression unconvinced.

Si Zuochen looked at him, propped himself up with one hand, and sneered, "I think not only does the ball not have eyes, but the person doesn't either." "The field is so far away from us, and you still managed to kick it off target. I really don't know if you have a problem with your brain or your eyes."

As he spoke, he walked up to Cheng Xi, his face full of disdain: "Simple-minded, all brawn and no brains?"

"Si Zuochen!" Cheng Xi looked rather unpleasant after being publicly mocked.

Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly chuckled softly.

"Fine, you can only indulge in your verbal sparring, after all, you're a child born of a mother but raised without one."

The Si family's affairs are no secret in high society, but he's the first person to dare to be so direct.

"Cheng Xi, are you looking for death?" Si Youlin stared at him intently, his eyes filled with rage.

Upon hearing the sound, Cheng Xifu turned to look at Si Youlin.

He shrugged, feigning a wronged expression: "What? Can't I even speak the truth in this society?"

"But honestly, you might as well be orphans. After all, having a father in a vegetative state and an abusive mother, life must be tough, right?"

Hearing Cheng Xi's words, Si Youlin clenched his fists.

Cheng Xi glanced at it, pretending not to see it.

She continued, seemingly oblivious to the fact that her mother had been having an affair with a man recently, and that they were seeing each other very closely.

"But it's good, maybe you'll have a new dad."

As she spoke, she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh! In that case, should I congratulate you in advance? Maybe with a male head of the household, your treatment will also improve."

Cheng Xi mercilessly reopened Si Zuochen's wounds.

What he disliked most was Si Zuochen's feigned aloofness.

He was down on his luck, and his family relationships were a complete mess.

Yet every time, they act superior and look down on me with disdain.

What makes Si Zuochen so special?!

So he made up his mind to tear off his hypocritical mask and watch him fall into the mire.

Si Zuochen's brow furrowed with malice as he listened to Cheng Xi's sarcastic remarks.

Seeing the anger also appear on Si Zuochen's face, Cheng Xi knew that his words had worked.

"Or, out of consideration for our past as classmates, I might do a good deed."

“If you’re willing to call me ‘Dad,’ I might reluctantly take you in when you can no longer stay in the Si family.”

"Fuck you!" Si Youlin could no longer suppress his anger.

No sooner had he finished speaking than he threw a punch at Cheng Xi.

Seeing this, Si Zuochen no longer held back and kicked Cheng Xi to the ground.

"ah!"

A scream pierced the sky as Si Zuochen and Si Youlin pinned Cheng Xi to the ground and beat him.

The surrounding classmates all turned to look, but no one dared to step in and break up the fight.

Cheng Xi was fearless and eager to cause trouble, so they dared not interfere.

Si Zuochen slapped Cheng Xi across the face without any mercy.

"Call me 'Dad'? You motherfucker, you don't even deserve to! Even your own father wouldn't dare talk to you like that!"

Cheng Xi was beaten so badly that he could only raise his hand to block, completely powerless to fight back.

“I can give you a chance. Call me dad and I’ll let you go this time.”

Cheng Xi bit his lip tightly, remaining silent.

Seeing this, Si Youlin slapped him hard across the face, but unexpectedly hit the bridge of his nose, and blood gushed out instantly.

Cheng Xi felt a sharp pain and no longer cared about saving face.

When the teacher arrived after receiving the notification, this is what she saw.

Cheng Xi covered his nose and lay on the ground begging for mercy, while Si Zuochen and Si Youlin stood aside and watched coldly.

The teacher quickly ran over and helped Cheng Xi up, then looked at Si Zuochen and the other man, and angrily scolded, "What are you doing!"

Before Si Zuochen could explain, she continued to scold, "I know your family circumstances are different, but that's no excuse for your lack of upbringing!"

"Beating up classmates, skipping classes, disobeying teachers—what kind of things are you doing?"

Seeing the teacher's indignation on behalf of Cheng Xi, Si Zuochen suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" The teacher frowned, clearly displeased with Si Zuochen's attitude.

"No manners?" Si Zuochen retorted, "And what about you? You pinned the blame on us without even asking what happened. Is this your professional ethics as a teacher?"

"If you can't distinguish right from wrong, how can you live up to your profession?"

At the end, Si Zuochen's voice carried a hint of sternness.

The teacher was taken aback by Si Zuochen's words and didn't know what to say when Cheng Xi's mother stormed over.

Cheng Xi's mother is a member of the school's board of directors. She happened to be here on business today when she encountered this unexpected incident.

A hint of unease flashed across the teacher's face. This student was one of her students, and this matter would be very difficult to handle.

"Chairman Zhang," the teacher said, bowing slightly.

The man didn't even glance at her, but helped Cheng Xi up, his face full of heartache: "Xi'er..."

Then, looking at Si Zuochen and Si Youlin, he said coldly, "How can people like this stay in school? Sooner or later they will become scum of society and bring shame to our alma mater!"

Her implication was all too clear: she wanted to expel them from the school.

Upon hearing this, the teacher cautiously said, "These two families have donated a lot to the school, I'm afraid..."

Cheng Xi's mother's expression changed: "So what?"

This school is private, and its students are all from wealthy and influential families. Many parents are desperate to get their children in, so they will naturally do things to "add fuel to the fire" to increase their chances of admission.

"I won't let this go unpunished! I want to see what kind of person could raise such an ill-mannered child."

Hearing her words, the teacher's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

She was a teacher, and she couldn't escape blame for the students' lack of manners. Recalling Si Zuochen's confident words earlier, the teacher steeled herself and stepped forward to speak.

"Chairman Zhang, we don't even know the cause of this matter yet. Isn't it a bit too hasty to make such a decision?"

Before she could speak, the teacher looked at Si Youlin and said, "Tell the teacher, what happened?"

Si Youlin glanced at Si Zuochen, and after seeing him nod at him, he embellished the story of Cheng Xi's provocation earlier.

After he finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of the people present varied.

Cheng Xi's mother looked embarrassed. Seeing that her son did not refute her, she knew that the matter was probably true.

Even though she knew Cheng Xi had started it, she still didn't want to let the matter drop, since he was the one who got beaten up and his face was swollen, while the other two were completely unharmed.

“Chairman Zhang, what do you think of this…” the teacher asked tactfully.