Chapter 49 Father and Son
In fact, Lu Yanhe knew that luck played a large part in being able to fool Luo Zicheng and his mother today.
People like Luo Zicheng, and his parents, once their weaknesses are figured out, are easy to manipulate.
But the prerequisite for someone to be manipulated is that their weakness must be accurately identified.
Based on Luo Zicheng's perpetually pretentious demeanor in class, his mother's unconditional belief in her son's excellence after entering the office, and the fact that Luo Zicheng's father worked in the municipal government, Lu Yanhe judged that image and reputation were extremely important to their family.
That is why Lu Yanhe's threat was effective.
Otherwise, if it were a profit-driven mother here, she wouldn't care about these threats. Since it wasn't her son who actually hit someone, she could simply deny it and refuse to admit that her son said those things. Even if the whole class could testify, she could still stubbornly say that the whole class had been bribed.
However, precisely because Luo Zicheng and his parents both cared about their reputation and couldn't afford to get involved in the scandal, the threat became a real blade held to their necks.
Lu Yanhe wasn't doing this to vent his anger; he just didn't want to see Li Pengfei punch him and then be threatened by them.
Unlike the Lu Yanhe who was always self-conscious, timid, and cautious, he now possesses the pride that most eighteen-year-olds have. He believes in standing up for himself and not backing down.
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Lu Yanhe and Li Pengfei returned to the classroom unharmed. Li Pengfei's expression, especially his "that idiot Luo Zicheng dared to mess with me" look, made the classmates breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that everything was alright.
Everyone has their own moral compass.
Everyone was present at the scene. Li Pengfei was certainly wrong to hit someone, but recalling how Luo Zicheng arrogantly mocked him in front of Lu Yanhe, everyone wanted to punch him.
After class, a group of people gathered around Li Pengfei, praising him for being awesome and loyal.
Li Pengfei, beaming with delight, put on an expression that said, "It's nothing, just a small matter. Let me tell you, as long as I'm in this class, I can't stand that bastard's arrogance. The kind of people I hate the most are those who have been drinking like they've been in a cesspool for eighty-one days."
"Knock knock!"
Suddenly there were two knocks on the back door.
During this break time, the back door is left wide open for people to come and go, so who would knock on the door?
Just as Li Pengfei turned around to say a few words, he caught sight of his elderly father, dressed in a suit and tie.
His elderly father looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Brother Fei, come out here."
Li Pengfei's expression immediately changed.
At this moment, a guy next to him squinted and said, "Who are you? You want Brother Fei to come out? Then Brother Fei will come out!"
Li Pengfei slapped the man's head and pushed him down.
He quickly got up, ran over, and said in a low voice, "Dad, there are so many classmates here, please give me some face and don't hit me here."
Looking at his simple-minded youngest son, Li Luzhi sighed deeply and couldn't help but think, "They're both his sons, but compared to his eldest son, how come this youngest son seems to be missing half his brain?"
"Come out." After saying these two words, Li Luzhi walked into the corridor.
Upon hearing this, Li Pengfei was horrified and hurriedly followed, saying, "Dad, they can see us from the corridor too! Don't be impulsive!"
Li Luzhi had a feeling that his high blood pressure was about to spike.
He took a deep breath. "If you can't control your mouth, I really won't be able to control my hands."
Li Pengfei's eyes widened like saucers, and he immediately shut up.
"What you did was right, but stupid," Li Luzhi scolded him with dissatisfaction. "If you wanted to beat him up, find a place where there are no people and no surveillance cameras. Beating him up in front of so many people is just making yourself a target for them to shoot at. It was lucky that your classmate said something harsh today and scared that woman. Otherwise, she would have made a fuss and insisted on giving you a demerit for hitting someone. Do you think I could have stopped her?"
Li Pengfei chuckled and said, "Dad, don't worry. Only those with serious offenses get a demerit. I only punched him once; it doesn't cause any injury. Why would I get a demerit?"
Li Luzhi immediately glared at him.
Li Pengfei quickly wiped the smile off his face.
"Your classmate, Lu Yanhe, right?" Li Luzhi said. "He's a nice guy, responsible, and I heard he's an entertainer?"
“He was an idol for a few years, but he said he was past his prime and couldn’t be an idol anymore, so he came back to take the college entrance exam.” Li Pengfei immediately said, “He improved by more than 200 places as soon as he came back, he’s a monster.”
Li Luzhi glared at him with exasperation: "I wish you were a monster too, so you could give me a fright."
Li Pengfei: "..."
“This time you helped him, and he helped you, so things didn’t escalate, and I won’t hold it against you. But if you cause trouble again, I’ll arrange for a secretary to keep an eye on you at school every day. Don’t blame me for being ruthless,” Li Luzhi said. “With such poor grades and bad English, tell me, what can you do after next June?”
Li Pengfei raised his chin: "Just you wait, Dad. Let me tell you, Lu Yanhe can easily improve his ranking by more than 200 places with just a little effort. What can't I do? Even if I can't get into a prestigious university, I'll definitely get you into a first-tier university!"
Li Luzhi took a deep breath and said, "I'm too lazy to argue with you. Go back to class and listen to your teacher, Mr. Liu!"
When Li Pengfei saw that his father had actually let him off so easily, he felt a huge sense of relief and ran away as fast as he could, as if afraid that his father would change his mind.
Just then, Xiao Tang walked over.
"Mr. Li, the matter has been taken care of."
Li Luzhi nodded and said, "Remember to ask the school to take away the original surveillance tape and destroy this part."
"Okay, Mr. Li."
Li Luzhi walked towards the stairwell, his face still habitually tense, but the corners of his mouth betrayed his mood, turning up in a smile.
Just now, in the office, Liu Qin told him that Li Pengfei has changed a lot recently. Not only has he started studying proactively, but it's also clear that he genuinely wants to do well on the exams, which is evident from the homework he submits every day. Liu Qin also asked him if he had been stricter with Li Pengfei at home lately.
Li Luzhi was usually too busy with work to care for Li Pengfei. He had already mentally prepared himself for his youngest son to be a good-for-nothing, and since he could afford to raise him, he figured he'd just have to let him be. Now it seemed that, being a senior in high school, he had finally matured.
Li Luzhi sighed again.
If his wife hadn't died young, how could Li Pengfei have become so unruly and unruly without parental supervision?
(End of this chapter)
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