Chapter 16 of 50

Chapter 16

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The sense of sarcasm has been pushed to its limit.   The boy named Qi Li went from being smug to gradually lowering his voice, his cheeks flushing red from the emotional turmoil, until he became embarrassed.   "Let's go." Chen Mo tossed another towel to Gou Yiyang. "Come back next time after you've changed the water."   Gou Yiyang admired him immensely.   He whispered in his ear, "Damn! This is the first time I've been naked in front of so many people. I'm not clean anymore."   Chen Mo glanced down at him, "Naked?"   "This shouldn't be illegal, okay, bro!"   Chen Mo chuckled but didn't reply.   Whether he stays or leaves today is none of his concern, but as long as Gou Yiyang is around, he has no intention of involving him.   Leading his men toward the door, just as they were about to push through the crowd, Qi Li, who had just felt humiliated, suddenly turned his attention to Lao Gou, saying, "Gou Yiyang, what do you mean by this?!"   Gou Yiyang was taken aback, then chuckled.   "Qi Li, can you please stop embarrassing our experimental class? You said it yourself, so many classmates came today. People who don't know better might think that everyone in our class is like you."   Qi Li was furious and screamed, "What kind of person am I?!"   "She's so talkative, like a hen jumping around, and her language is so foul I can't stand it anymore. Do you still want to listen?"   Chen Mo stood by with his arms crossed.   Chen Mo never doubted Gou Yiyang's fighting prowess; there were several doctor-patient disputes where the scene was no less impressive than a battle of wits with a group of scholars.   Qi Li was panting heavily. He felt like he was the one who had wronged Yang Shule, even though he had tried to help her. He looked at Yang Shule, but only saw her avoiding his gaze.   He couldn't let today end like this, otherwise how could he stay at school afterward?   So he finally sneered and said, "Gou Yiyang, although your surname is Gou, I didn't know you would really become a biting dog by Chen Mo's side... Ah!"   Those around them only felt a figure flash by.   Suddenly, Chen Mo kicked Qi Li's shinbone with his bare foot, making a crisp sound that made everyone's nerve endings ache. Qi Li's scream was barely in his throat when Chen Mo grabbed his hair and slammed it down against the door next to him with a bang.   As Qi Li let out a weak cry of pain, he had already slid down the door panel.   Chen Mo stopped and said kindly, "Don't worry, you won't die. I just felt that you didn't even have basic manners when visiting someone's home, so I was just trying to teach you a lesson. Remember the pain you felt today. If I hear you say that again, I'll have an ambulance take you home."   After Chen Mo finished speaking, he glanced coldly at Yang Shule beside him.   Under the other person's wide gaze, which contained a hint of genuine fear, Chen Mo turned and walked towards Yang Zhi.   They were face to face.   Recalling the decisiveness with which he had acted, Yang Zhi could only utter one sentence: "You acted without any restraint."   "No need for you to worry, elder brother."   Chen Mo was still holding the papers he had grabbed when he came over. He was wiping his fingers as if he had just pulled something dirty.   Yang Zhi's temple veins throbbed.   The Chen family fostered Chen Mo's violent and ruthless personality, and he truly couldn't bear to suffer any loss.   Just as he was about to speak, he saw the person in front of him suddenly turn his gaze to the side.   "Class monitor."   Chen Mo twitched the corners of his mouth, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "You probably have no interest in listening to other people's dirty secrets, right?"   This is a dismissal order.   Yang Zhi's face stiffened, "Chen Mo..."   "It's nothing." When Xi Siyan interrupted the other party, he looked at Chen Mo and smiled, which seemed quite sincere. He said, "What happened today didn't happen on campus, so I won't report it to the homeroom teacher as a fight. But Chen Mo, if the other party comes to the school, I have to tell them what I saw. You don't have any objections, do you?"   "Of course, this is your duty as class monitor."   Xi Siyan handed the folder to Yang Zhi and smiled, "Big brother, give this to Shu Le and have him take it to school on Monday. I have a competition scheduled, so I'll be leaving now."   "What competition?" Yang Zhi urged, "Let's have dinner before you leave."   The other party did not answer, only saying, "Next time for sure."   Chen Mo watched as he turned around and waved to people, then found a few people he might have arranged to meet and went out together.   One of the boys asked, "Brother Yan, can we really go into that venue?"   "Um."   "Damn it, we'll definitely wipe those two bastards out of the blue today!"   ...   The sound gradually faded into the distance, and Yang Shule squeezed through the crowd to chase after it.   Yang Zhi withdrew his gaze, looked around, and said in a low voice with a displeased expression, "Do you know how important our business with the Xi family is? You spoke to him so rudely and offended someone. I don't even need to tell you, the consequences are beyond what you can bear!"   Chen Mo didn't respond at all.   Yang Zhi's tone suddenly softened, and he continued, "You don't know who he is, so let it go this time."   Chen Mo scoffed, "How could I not know?"   He also knew that you might actually become a family someday.   Unfortunately, Chen Mo didn't intend to continue this topic.   He suddenly said, "Starting next week, I'll be living at school."   "Boarding at school?" Yang Zhi frowned. "What's so good about boarding at school? The driver takes you to school at the same time every day. Aren't the conditions better than at school?"   Chen Mo smiled enigmatically, “Letting me live on campus is already the greatest kindness I can offer, Yang Zhi.”   He didn't even call him "elder brother".   Just as Yang Zhi's expression began to darken, Chen Mo continued, "If you don't want me to switch the Chen family's heirs, and if your deception of Yang Shule for profit becomes public knowledge, then it's best if everyone lives in peace. I want a normal, peaceful life, and you want a facade of family harmony to the outside world. We each get what we want. As for boarding at school, I'll trouble you to talk to your parents about it."   Chen Mo didn't bother to look at Yang Zhi's expression and turned to leave on his own.   After what just happened, everyone present looked at Chen Mo with fear.

End of Chapter 16