Chapter 11: Xie Tingfeng Showing Off

Tang Chen woke up early the next morning. He was still a miserable student and couldn’t be late. He really didn’t want to be punished by standing outside the classroom at his age.

“Good morning, System,” Tang Chen said out of sheer boredom, tossing the words to the System.

The System was speechless. “Respected Host, there is no concept of morning or night in my consciousness. Please don’t do such silly things in the future.”

Tang Chen’s face darkened. This damned System had such a nasty mouth. He had just casually said something, and it called him silly.

“By the way, System, what was that ‘tall, rich, and handsome underwear’ you mentioned last night? It’s not like Superman’s red underwear worn on the outside, is it?” Tang Chen asked skeptically. Ever since he received that so-called Invincible Black Stockings from the System, he had been utterly baffled. Now he viewed all the rewards from the System with suspicion.

The System replied, “Not scientific? Then do you think it’s scientific for me to appear in your mind?”

This damned System was mocking him again. Tang Chen had no strength to argue back. But from what the System implied, it really might be like Superman’s reversed underwear. If that were the case, he might as well be dead.

“Forget it, I’ll deal with it after the mission is completed,” Tang Chen muttered to himself. Then he walked out the door, hailed a taxi, and headed to school.

Five minutes later, Tang Chen got out of the taxi and entered the school gate. It was indeed the city’s Noble School. The parking lot was filled with cars like Maseratis and Rolls-Royces, just like a car show.

Beep! Beep!

A harsh honking sound came from behind him. Tang Chen hurriedly dodged. A red Sports Car parked in the parking lot with a cool move. The window rolled down, and a red-haired young man angrily shouted, “You idiot blocking the road, are you looking for death?”

Tang Chen knew this guy. His name was Xie Tingfeng, and he was in the same class. His father was very rich. Like all rich second-generation kids, he was arrogant and loved to show off and pick up girls.

“You were driving too fast. This isn’t your home. Why can’t I walk here?” If it were before, Tang Chen might have let it slide, but now it was different. His good mood that morning had been ruined by this jerk. He couldn’t take it anymore.

“Oh, you dare talk back!” Xie Tingfeng got out of the car, displeased, and said disdainfully, “This may not be my home, but my dad is a shareholder. If you dare mess with me, I’ll make sure you get kicked out of school!”

His shouting drew the attention of surrounding students. Some were curious about what was happening. Once they saw Tang Chen, everyone understood. Oh, it’s that poor idiot Tang Chen who offended Young Master Xie.

It was well-known among all the students that Tang Chen was poor. He was the only one who got into this Noble School based on his own grades without any connections. To all the second-generation rich kids here, he was an exception. No one wanted to be associated with him; everyone avoided him.

Now, seeing that Tang Chen had offended the son of a school shareholder, they were all excited. Finally, there was some drama to watch.

“Tang Chen is such an idiot. How dare he offend Young Master Xie?”

“Guess how Young Master Xie will deal with him this time. Will he make him leave or beat him up?”

“I think he’ll make him kneel and lick the dust off Young Master Xie’s shoes.”

“Haha.”

The comments from the crowd reached Tang Chen’s ears. These guys always found reasons to bully him and enjoyed watching him suffer. Before, he couldn’t fight back, but now it was different. He was still himself, but he had become a different flame!

“Are you done, you idiot? Even if your dad is a shareholder, you’re still a piece of shit in my eyes!” Tang Chen curled his lips scornfully and then raised his middle finger at Xie Tingfeng.

Everyone fell silent. Were they seeing this right? This guy actually insulted Young Master Xie and used his middle finger to disrespect him. Was he crazy? Did he not want to live anymore?

“You bastard, you’re asking for death! How dare you insult me, you poor idiot!” Xie Tingfeng was truly enraged. He could take insults from anyone, but not from a loser like this. It was his greatest shame!

“I’m a poor idiot? Do you believe I could buy this entire school?” Tang Chen didn’t get angry but calmly stated.

“Hahaha, you idiot, are you still dreaming? You want to buy this school? With what you’ve got? Haha, you poor idiot! Go home and daydream. I will definitely kick you out!” Tang Chen buying the school? To everyone, this was nothing but a fantasy. They would rather believe the world would explode than accept such an absurd idea.

“Alright, you’ve pissed me off. I was in a good mood today and didn’t want to hit anyone, but you forced me.” Tang Chen sighed helplessly. Why were there always people who loved to show off in this world? Didn’t they know that showing off could get you struck by lightning?

The surrounding students laughed. This guy wanted to hit Young Master Xie? How brainless! Did he not know his place? How dare he hit Young Master Xie? But before they could finish that thought, the next moment, they were all stunned. They saw Tang Chen actually walk over and slap Young Master Xie across the face.

“Damn you! I’ll teach you to show off! Did your mom ever tell you to know who you’re dealing with before acting tough? Is your dad being a shareholder so great? I’ll beat you until even your mom doesn’t recognize you!” The Slapping Divine Palm was indeed impressive. Tang Chen grabbed Xie Tingfeng and slapped him repeatedly with both hands. The crisp slapping sounds kept ringing, like a rhythm.

Xie Tingfeng’s cheeks swelled up on both sides. At first, he could still talk back, but soon he was slapped into a daze.

“Go to hell!” Tang Chen, satisfied with the slapping, threw Xie Tingfeng toward the red Sports Car. With a loud thud, he hit the car and passed out.

“You’re really weak. How boring.” Tang Chen clapped his hands, and his words made everyone curse inwardly. Damn, who could withstand being slapped like that?

Tang Chen snorted coldly and scanned the others with a sharp look. “I know you all look down on me, but let me tell you, I don’t provoke others unless they provoke me. I’ll say this now: you can go ahead and complain to the Principal or his dad. Bring it on, whatever you’ve got. Remember, my name is Tang Chen. I’m in Senior Four class!” After saying that, he turned and left.

The students he had stared at all breathed a sigh of relief, sweating cold sweat. That gaze just now was like a wild beast’s. They could clearly feel that Tang Chen had changed. He was different now—more domineering and arrogant.

“Was that really Tang Chen just now?” one student muttered. Then everyone remembered to quickly inform the teachers and call 120.

In the crowd, a very pretty and innocent girl witnessed the scene and smiled. Then she ran after Tang Chen.

Meanwhile, at the city hospital, Young Master Guo, whose face was swollen like a pig’s, wept to the middle-aged man sitting by his hospital bed. “Dad, you have to get revenge for me!”

This middle-aged man was Young Master Guo’s father, the so-called Deputy Director of the Health Bureau. He looked at his son with both heartache and anger. He was heartbroken because his only precious son had been beaten like this, and angry because his son was always causing trouble.

Deputy Director Guo scolded angrily, “You idiot! I told you to study properly, but you dropped out. Look at all the trouble you’ve caused in the past two years. If I hadn’t used my connections to fix things for you, you’d be in jail by now! And now you’ve been beaten up again. When your mom sees you like this, she’ll argue with me again. Can’t you just behave?”

Young Master Guo said somewhat aggrievedly, “Dad, this time it really wasn’t me who started it. That guy hit me first. I just said a few words, and he beat me up like this. What’s more infuriating is that I heard from the manager of Junyue that their Boss seems to be protecting that kid. They even said something about the kid buying the hotel. Isn’t that a joke? How could that poor kid afford to buy Junyue? I think the Boss of Junyue is in cahoots with that kid to mess with me!”