Chapter 423: Fighting, I'm His Older Brother

The number of onlooking students gradually increased.

"Young Master Jiang really went all out—look at that guy's face, swollen like a pig's head."

"He deserved it—who told him not to have eyes?"

"Young Master Jiang just took over the Jiang Shen Financial Group and already caused trouble—after all, he's a public figure."

"Shh, if you don't tell and I don't tell, it won't get out."

"……"

The discussion drifted into Mu Youyu's ears; she lowered her lashes and leaned closer to Jiang Liangjin, "What should we do? Seen by so many people, we should find a good place to hide…"

Jiang Liangjin gathered the hostility from earlier, restored his usual gentleness toward her, and a twinge of regret welled up in his heart.

He shouldn't have acted so impulsively—it ruined the good image he had in Youbao's mind.

He soothed, "Next time for sure."

Before the crowd had dispersed, several teachers rushed over upon hearing the news.

Zhou Laoshi arrived first, saw the specks of blood on the ground and the four students from the class standing there, and hurried forward, "What happened? What happened?"

"Jiang Yan, right?" Jiang Liangjin didn't pay him much mind, just stepped on Jiang Yan's foot, clicked his tongue, and said, "Go tell your father—I'll have someone redraw the documents for the Jiang family branch."

Jiang Yan trembled, "I'm doomed—if I'd known, I should have paid attention to my surroundings; who would have thought Young Master Jiang would be here, and so ruthless!"

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Zhou Laoshi then looked at the others; Yu Ci and Gu Xingnan's gazes drifted, and they almost simultaneously said, "Teacher, he's faking it!"

"He's faking it."

Mu Youyu also looked innocent: "I don't know—I just came out of the painting studio and saw him lying on the ground."

Zhou Laoshi's mouth twitched—this lie was too half‑hearted, and there were other students; he said in a calm voice, "Let's go to the office first."

"All right, let's go."

Jiang Liangjin didn't forget to wash his hands, and then the group headed to the office.

Yu Ci, upon finding something interesting, didn't go home and pulled Gu Xingnan along to join the fun.

Several people reached the office door and saw Mu Xi already standing there, with Song Lujing behind her, half‑asleep and wearing headphones.

Mu Xi's gaze first fell on her sister, then swept over to Jiang Liangjin nearby, her brows furrowed.

Mu Youyu put on an innocent look: "Second brother, I didn't hit him."

Mu Xi reached out to ruffle the top of her head, a bodyguard had called him, and he said, "I know."

How could my sister possibly get into a fight?

He turned his gaze to Jiang Liangjin, whose expression didn't change—"Fine, you're the culprit."

Song Lujing was still dazed and not fully awake.

Jiang Liangjin gently pushed Mu Youyu once and said softly, "Will you wait for me outside?"

Mu Youyu didn't really want to see Jiang Yan's nauseating appearance, so she obediently nodded, "Okay."

Yu Ci and Gu Xingnan voluntarily accompanied her.

Those who needed to go in entered one after another, and the office door closed.

Inside, Mu Xi glanced at the bruised‑faced Jiang Yan, then turned to the indifferent Jiang Liangjin, and inexplicably felt a headache.

This scene—why does it feel so familiar?

"You hit him?"—though phrased as a question, he had already confirmed it in his mind.

"Yes." Jiang Liangjin, wearing a black thin jacket with the collar slightly open, spoke in a lax tone, "Beat him to death."

Mu Xi: "……" He could tell—otherwise Jiang Liangjin wouldn't be so furious over what this person had done to his sister.

He was already thinking about how to suppress the aftermath.

Zhou Laoshi: "You're all big shots—I can't afford to provoke you."

Song Lujing was half‑awakened by his righteous tone, gave a thumbs‑up, and said, "Nice kid."

Mu Xi glanced at him, and Song Lujing immediately lowered his hand and stood properly.

Zhou Laoshi sat on the sofa, seeing these people before him, each calmer than the last, while the injured on the floor seemed like an outsider; he lightly coughed and said, "All right, call the parents."

Mu Xi gave him a sideways glance and walked out.

A few seconds later, he pushed the door open again and said seriously, "Zhou Laoshi, I'm Jiang Liangjin's older brother—I'm an adult."

Zhou Laoshi: "……Did he go out just to come back in and say that?"

Jiang Liangjin fully cooperated: "Teacher, my second brother flew over."

Zhou Laoshi: "……"

Jiang Yan gave up the idea of calling his parents.

Song Lujing strained to hold back his laughter, recalling how he himself had caused trouble back then and had begged Mu Xi to act as his guardian—same old trick, unfailingly effective.

"Jiang's classmate's brother…" Zhou Laoshi rubbed his temples, "Forget it, Mu Xi classmate, how do you plan to handle this?"

Mu Xi glared at the fallen Jiang Yan and said, "Let's first ask what happened."

Jiang Yan moved his lips: "I was just passing by……"

"Just passing by?" Mu Xi repeated the two words, her tone rising, "That's not what I heard."

Jiang Yan shrank his neck again: "I just wanted to say hello to Miss Mu……"

Mu Xi ignored him, turned to face Jiang Liangjin, and asked, "Is what he's saying true?"

Jiang Liangjin, unusually not throwing shade, said, "He blocked Youbao's path and even tried to pull her."

Mu Xi's gaze returned to Jiang Yan: "You blocked my sister's path?"

Jiang Yan shook his head desperately: "No, no—I just wanted to say hello."

"Do you need to block the road just to say hello?" Song Lujing interjected.

Jiang Yan's homeroom teacher finally spoke up to smooth things over: "Jiang Yan, you first go treat your wound; prepare a 2000-word self-criticism by next Monday, we'll talk after the parents come."

Really, all sorts of people are assigned to his class; sigh, Zhou Laoshi has good luck.

Jiang Yan deemed himself unlucky, slunk out of the office, which then fell quiet, leaving only his own people.

Zhou Laoshi had a look of watching a show: "Do as you please."

Mu Xi looked at Jiang Liangjin, voice cool: "Did you hit too hard?"

"Too hard?" Jiang Liangjin lowered his head to look at his slightly scraped knuckle: "I think it's fine."

Song Lujing laughed uncontrollably, Mu Xi took a deep breath, stated the fact: "You broke his nose bridge."

After thinking it over, Jiang Liangjin immediately replied: "Then next time be gentler."

"Will there be a next time?"

"What the brother said is all right."

"How come this person is getting more perfunctory?"

Considering he just turned sixteen not long ago, Mu Xi couldn't be bothered to argue with him.

Mu Youyu and the others saw Jiang Yan come out, and they all pushed the door open and went in.

After speaking with the brothers, Mu Youyu walked beside Jiang Liangjin, quietly saying: "Next time don't do it yourself."

Jiang Liangjin lowered his head to look at her, eyebrows smiling: "Then who should do it?"

"Let the bodyguard do it." Mu Youyu pointed at his hand: "Your hand is all red."

Jiang Liangjin's mouth corner lifted slightly: "Okay."

Only then did Mu Youyu nod.

Yu Ci listened from behind, couldn't help but whisper to Gu Xingnan: "Listen, does that sound like something a good student would say?"

Gu Xingnan chuckled: "Near vermilion, one becomes red."

"Who becomes red? A Jin or Youbao?"

Gu Xingnan didn't answer, just suddenly sped up, catching up with the person ahead.

Yu Ci was stunned for a second, then reacted, slapped out: "Are you saying I'm dark?"

"Don't walk so fast!"

Song Lujing already saw through it, the two lovey-dovey people, he might as well talk to his sister.