Chapter 31: You Were Originally a Son

Li Yan saw the smile on Ye Chen's face and instantly flew into a rage, shouting, "Hey, Ye Chen, did you hear me!"

Upon hearing Li Yan's words, Ye Chen gave a series of cold sneers.

"A duel? Would he be afraid of that?"

But having said that, just now Li Yan shouted loudly, everyone in the class was watching them, and he hadn't blocked the camera earlier; if Li Yan got into trouble now, he would be the prime suspect—such a loss-making move he wouldn't do.

"Not going."

Upon hearing Ye Chen say he wouldn't go, Li Yan instantly lost control of his emotions.

"Ye Chen, you wimp, you coward, you spineless!"

"Brother Ye Chen..."

While Li Yan was loudly berating Ye Chen, little An Yu softly called out to Ye Chen from the side; her voice was full of concern for Ye Chen, but it was mosquito‑quiet—only Ye Chen heard it, nobody else did.

After hearing An Yu's voice, Ye Chen gave her a reassuring look, but upon seeing his expression, An Yu wore a puzzled face.

Upon seeing An Yu's puzzled expression, Ye Chen instantly realized—how could such a little girl understand his look?

"Too hasty."

But soon Ye Chen collected his thoughts, looked at Li Yan again, while at that moment An Yu was still wondering, "What does Brother Ye Chen's look mean?"

At that moment, seeing Ye Chen ignore him for a long while, Li Yan felt his anger blaze through his chest—when had he ever been treated this coldly at home? In an instant, his fury erupted.

"Ye Chen! Do you believe I'll beat you to death!"

Upon hearing that, Ye Chen's face showed impatience, and he coldly replied, "Who the hell cares about you."

The instant Ye Chen finished speaking, Li Yan's teeth clenched with a grating sound, and the two little boys behind him stepped forward together, as if backing Li Yan.

【This demon child already bears a bone‑deep grudge against you; it is advised to eliminate him while he is still weak, otherwise once he grows up you will easily come to grief, but given the vast power gap, the host's best course is to outwit him.】

【The System provides the host with one of the Thirty‑Six Stratagems' excellent plans—fleeing is the best policy.】

"System..."

"Today I'll be a coward—I'm just a kid!"

【You are originally Ye Nan's son.】

"......"

As the atmosphere grew tense, Lin Jingxue suddenly walked in; having seen on the monitor that Li Yan and two others had surrounded Ye Chen, she immediately rushed over.

Her timing was just right; if she hadn't come, Ye Chen was about to launch a psychic attack on Li Yan.

Once he used a psychic attack, it wouldn't completely erase Li Yan's consciousness; at least a fragment would remain, knowing he was still alive, able to sense his surroundings but unable to act—only then would it be a fate worse than death.

Although this would be extremely cruel for a little child, for a kid who almost pushed other children off a building, it is not cruelty—it is what he deserves; moreover, he isn't ignorant, he is simply evil.

"What are you all doing here! Li Yan! Call your parents!"

Lin Jingxue said, her voice loud, but Ye Chen could see she was already exerting great self‑control.

"Ye Chen, call your parents too—this matter needs to be properly resolved."

Upon hearing Lin Jingxue's words, Ye Chen pointed at himself with his index finger, "Me?!"

However, Lin Jingxue didn't look at him; she turned to Li Yan and said, "Li Yan, come with me."

After finishing her words, Lin Jingxue walked straight out of the classroom, and after Li Yan gave Ye Chen a vicious glance, he followed her out.

And after Li Yan left the classroom with Lin Jingxue, little An Yu stepped forward and asked Ye Chen concernedly, "Brother Ye Chen, now that this has happened, will your dad spank you?"

An Yu's words made Ye Chen unconsciously imagine Ye Nan spanking his butt.

In Ye Chen's imagination, Ye Nan held a pack of Seven Wolves in one hand and a slipper in the other, lashing his butt hard while shouting, "Make you disobedient, make you disobedient!"

Ye Chen thought, then suddenly shook his head hard and looked at An Yu, "Little An Yu, why would you say that?"

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, An Yu blinked her big eyes and replied, "Because Mom says disobedient kids all get spanked—it really hurts!"

Ye Chen coughed twice embarrassedly, then after the coughs replied, "This has nothing to do with me; from start to finish it's Li Yan being unreasonable and repeatedly targeting me, so I was merely defending myself."

"Oh, I see."

An Yu replied, but her next words almost made Ye Chen lose his balance.

"Brother Ye Chen, what if your dad unreasonably wants to beat you—what then?"

Upon hearing An Yu's sentence, Ye Chen almost went weak in the knees and nearly collapsed.

He wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead and replied, "My old...... dad is still quite reasonable; he wouldn't let the situation you described happen."

Ye Chen almost blurted out "old geezer" instinctively, but knowing he couldn't corrupt little An Yu, he turned the words on his tongue a full 180 degrees, changing them to "dad."

"Oh, then Brother Ye Chen won't get spanked!"

An Yu said with a smile, seeming delighted that Ye Chen wouldn't be spanked.

At this moment Ye Chen only wanted to quickly get away from An Yu, fearing she would again say something shocking that would make his legs go weak.

After exchanging a few casual words with An Yu, Ye Chen found an excuse to leave the classroom; once out, he opened his phone watch and dialed Ye Nan's number.

"Hey, old geezer, come to school for a trip—your son's being bullied."

On the other end of the line, Ye Nan heard Ye Chen say he was bullied and instantly exploded with rage, shouting, "Wait for my son, I'm coming to school to settle this! Whoever dares bully my son must today give an account! Son, don't be afraid—remember, you old geezer, pah, your old man is forever your strongest backing!"

Ye Nan hung up decisively; Ye Chen didn't need to think to know Ye Nan was already on his way.

After he finished the call, the class bell rang just then, but he didn't return to the classroom; instead he headed to Lin Jingxue's office, since Ye Nan would come anyway and he'd have to go there—might as well go now.

Upon arriving at Lin Jingxue's office, Ye Chen found her giving Li Yan ideological work.

"Tell me, you're holding a grudge over just one incident—what has he done to offend you so badly? Besides, that matter was originally your fault; can't you just correct yourself once you know you're wrong?"

After Lin Jingxue finished, Li Yan loudly roared, "I'm not wrong; my mom says I could never make a mistake!"

After Li Yan spoke, Ye Chen gave a cold chuckle; he wasn't surprised by Li Yan's reaction—if Li Yan hadn't reacted that way, he would have been surprised—and Li Yan's outrageousness largely stems from his outrageous mother; I'd guess his father isn't any better either.