Chapter 81: Old and Yet Not Dead Is Basically a Thief
The homeroom teacher of Class 7 frowned. “Hu Yu Ying, I ask you—are you prepared to take responsibility for what you just said?”
Without hesitation, Hu Yu Ying nodded. “Yes, teacher, I can.”
“Because on Saturday, it was me and Dragon Brother hanging out. We were at Nanfeng Plaza on the 4th floor eating shrimp hotpot. Ye Liang Chen got drunk and accidentally smashed into the table himself.”
“And he even said just now that he hurt his own nose by hitting it. You should have heard him too, right?”
Ye Liang Chen clutched his chest, took a step back, sensing Hu Yu Ying’s hostile gaze directed at him. His expression darkened as he shook his head bitterly.
It was him who was hurt, yet Hu Yu Ying didn’t seem worried about herself—no, why was she giving him that murderous glare?
He was the victim here!
So painful! Utterly heartbroken!
Ye Mother, upon hearing this confident declaration from her daughter and noticing her son’s hurt eyes, immediately got angry.
“Such a young girl, already so unruly. How old are you? Dating a guy? Spending his money, letting him treat you to meals—are you proud of that? Don’t you know what shame is?”
These words made Hu Yu Ying’s face flush with redness, and even the teachers watching intently shot disapproving glances at Ye Mother.
Clearly, the situation was obvious.
But Ye Mother kept saying these hurtful things—was she trying to muddy the waters, stir up trouble?
“Madam, are you judging my classmate with such vile thoughts just because you were probably doing the same when you were young?”
Dragon Brother pulled Hu Yu Ying behind him, looking at Ye Mother with growing anger.
Rudeness alone was one thing, but now she was bullying this poor girl?!
As the elder brother, he simply couldn’t tolerate it. Not one bit!
“Who are you talking about when you say ‘a young girl not learning well’? Isn’t it someone who’s top of the class? Not us, right?”
“Moreover, you say we’re dating—based on what? Did you see us actually dating? Or are you just shamelessly spouting nonsense and stirring trouble to the bitter end?”
“I spend my money to treat her, I invite her to eat… so what? Are we spending your family’s money or eating your family’s food? Even if we were dating, what does that have to do with you?”
“And do you even know what shame is? Do you understand what qualities a person should have? What does it mean ‘Old and yet not dead is basically a thief’?”
Dragon Brother’s words made Ye Mother’s face turn pale purple with anger. She pointed at Dragon Brother, speechless.
“Wh-what are you saying?”
Ye Mother clutching her chest, was at a loss. This was the first time she’d encountered someone with sharper words than herself: “I am older than you, you should respect your elders!”
“Respect my elders? Does a tumor have a bigger age than me?”
“Don’t try to act superior. I won’t stand for this. Respect you as an elder? You’re just a person in my eyes. Disrespect me? What exactly are you?”
“Everyone’s new to this, speaking so crudely. I won’t coddle you!”
Hu Yu Ying slightly lifted her chin. Her once ghostly pale face gained some color thanks to Dragon Brother’s words.
Brother is backing her up.
Looking at his tall, sturdy figure, tears welled up in her eyes.
Hu Yu Ying has always been relatively strong-hearted. She didn’t cry when misunderstood; she didn’t shed tears at hurtful words.
But now, seeing Brother’s back shielding her, her pent-up sadness finally burst out uncontrollably.
She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, stubbornly refusing to cry.
Because—Brother was protecting her!
So—she had to become even stronger!
Ye Mother gaspingly stared, her eyes wide and distorted with fury, her face turning a color resembling pig liver.
Seeing this, the homeroom teacher tugged at Dragon Brother’s shirt.
“Don’t worry, teacher. I can handle scolding her myself.”
The teacher forced a smile. This wasn’t about scolding anymore; it seemed like if you kept going, the other side might just have a fatal heart attack.
Ye Liang Chen clenched his fists tightly, his eyes already burning with anger.
It was true that his mother’s scolding Hu Yu Ying was a bit over the top.
But that wasn’t a reason for Dragon Brother to humiliate his mom. No, it seemed Dragon Brother’s intent was to push him to the brink of d*ath.
If he had just acted like a man and let himself be tarnished a little, this whole mess would’ve been over long ago.
Instead, he chose to muddle through, thinking it’s no big deal. But now, everyone was embarrassed, and it was all because of Dragon Brother.
Very good. Very good. Very good. Dragon Brother, I’ll remember the humiliation you brought to me and my mother today. This shame, I will repay you a hundredfold!
“Enough!” Ye Liang Chen stepped out. He believed that with greater power came greater responsibility. Now it was his turn to stand up.
“This matter…,” he paused, tilting his chin and closing his eyes as if battling fierce thoughts inside.
After a long moment, he slowly opened them. “Fine. Even if it’s our fault, can’t we just let it go?”
“You, little mudskipper, thinking you’re some kind of seafood after getting wet?” Dragon Brother scoffed. “I forgot about you until I saw you. Come on, tell me again—what did I do to you? Say it again in front of me.”
Watching Dragon Brother wave dismissively, urging him to go over.
Ye Liang Chen took two steps back, returning to Ye Mother’s side. With red eyes and a bitter voice, he said, “I already said, it’s our fault. What else do you want from us?”
“Apologize. I want you to apologize to Hu Yu Ying!”
“Dragon Brother, you’re overdoing it. If I don’t apologize, what are you planning?” The mudman still had some temper left—moreover, Ye Liang Chen didn’t think he’d done anything wrong.
In fact, Dragon Brother was just being petty!
Hearing this!
A sneering smile appeared on Dragon Brother’s face as he looked at Ye Liang Chen with malicious intent.
What a despicable person!
Discrediting himself was one thing; plus, his reputation wasn’t exactly spotless. But dragging Hu Yu Ying into this, trying to tarnish her reputation in just a few words—how petty could he be?
Such baseness!
Dragon Brother prided himself on not being a good person. Raised in an orphanage, struggling at the bottom of society, with no wild ambitions—how could he grow up secure and steady?
Even if life had dulled his claws, he could still easily tear apart a pampered lapdog.
Seeing that insincere smile on Dragon Brother’s face, Ye Liang Chen vaguely remembered one of his past lives—a dream where Dragon Brother came with a gang to ambush him.
Back then, he was the one who smiled at him like that. Had it not been for Gao Quan beating him to d*ath, it would’ve been himself…
He swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and told himself he had endured enough. Just one more time.
Having reached this resolve, Ye Liang Chen apologized softly to Dragon Brother and Hu Yu Ying.
Seeing Ye Mother still wanting to speak, Ye Liang Chen hurriedly pulled her away.
His heart was so vexed—why could he chatter so confidently at home but was silenced into silence in front of Dragon Brother?
“If there’s nothing else, we’ll be leaving now,” Dragon Brother said to the homeroom teacher.
“Don’t look at me like that. I didn’t lay a finger or curse anyone. If you want to say I lack morals, so be it…”
The two homeroom teachers had already seen the whole story. It wasn’t really Dragon Brother’s fault, so they waved their hands. “Alright, everyone’s gone, stop bothering.”
The other teacher from Class 1 added, “We’ll give you an explanation on this matter.”
