92. When Facing Bullying…

Chen Sheng reheated the leftovers and, while he was at it, steamed a basin of rice in an electric steamer to entertain his younger sister, Chen Youyou, and her three friends.

They had all been brought back with Chen Youyou. Chen Sheng had thought he was only picking up his sister, only to discover there were three more besides her.

“Old Chen, doesn’t that count as overloading?” one of the girls asked as she edged up beside him and lowered her voice.

“Why would you say that?” Chen Sheng did not catch on at once.

Yu Youxin said nothing. She only nodded toward the table where the four girls were sitting.

“This kind of car may only have four seats inside, but by standard it’s a five-seater.” Chen Sheng finally understood and gave a brief explanation.

It was common knowledge.

Still, the fact that Yu Youxin did not know it did not seem strange to Chen Sheng at all.

Young ladies from wealthy families usually had no common sense. That was how television always played it, and television was never wrong. And if it was, well, then the director was an idiot.

“Old Chen, you’re actually pretty law-abiding, huh?” The girl nodded, a trace of surprise showing on her delicate face.

Chen Sheng shot her a blank look. “When have I ever not been law-abiding? I keep feeling like you’ve got some kind of misunderstanding about me…”

What, did she think he was some outlaw who lived beyond the law?

Obviously not.

“Is that so…” Yu Youxin deliberately drew out the words.

Chen Sheng felt like she was provoking him, but somehow not quite, so all he could do was roll his eyes and ignore her.

“Old Chen, why did you bring four people back? Didn’t you go to fetch your sister?” When she saw that he was deliberately staying silent, Yu Youxin found a topic for herself.

“I’d like to know that too.” Chen Sheng spread his hands.

His sister, Chen Youyou, had not said anything about it, so he had not asked. After all, they were only his sister’s friends, not his.

“Bro, what are you and Sister Youxin whispering about?” Chen Youyou’s voice suddenly came from the dining table.

Chen Sheng looked over and saw the little troublemaker making faces at him.

It was obvious she was teasing him and Yu Youxin.

Back when he was still in school, he had often done the same thing, except that back then it was his classmates and friends he was teasing.

So Chen Sheng refused to answer and changed the subject. “What do you want to drink? There’s only cola and plain water at home. Pick one.”

At the mention of that, Chen Youyou could not help saying, “Bro, I brought my friends over and you didn’t even buy us anything good to eat?”

The meal on the table was indeed plentiful, but it was obviously all leftovers.

That made Chen Youyou feel a little embarrassed.

Chen Sheng immediately rolled his eyes. “You didn’t say so on the phone. I thought it was only you…”

That said, even if Chen Youyou had mentioned it ahead of time, Chen Sheng would still have reheated the leftovers. Waste was shameful. Of course, he would also have bought some grilled chicken wings, chicken bites, milk tea, and the like.

“Come to think of it, you weren’t running away from home, were you?” Chen Sheng changed the subject again.

“It’s not running away from home. Ranran and Nannan ran into trouble…”

“What kind of trouble? Want to tell me? Maybe I can come up with an idea for you.” Chen Sheng followed the opening and said.

“Bro, do you still remember the person I told you about before?”

Chen Sheng thought about it and quickly remembered who his sister meant: the roommate she had fallen out with.

“Yeah, I remember. What about her? Did she clash with you because she has a boyfriend hanging around outside school, and then she threatened to get people to beat you up?” Chen Sheng made a reasonable guess.

There was nothing new under the sun. Conflicts among students at the same school usually boiled down to the same few things.

“Bro, you got half of it right.”

“Which half?”

“She does have a boyfriend outside, and she did threaten Ranran and Nannan, but not to have us beaten up.” Chen Youyou said.

By then, two of the other three girls had gone slightly pale, their expressions clearly off.

Chen Sheng noticed. He raised his brows and asked, “Don’t tell me she wanted your two friends to go keep them company?”

Sometimes women could be even more vicious than men.

Chen Sheng knew that very well.

The three girls and Chen Youyou all nodded like pecking chicks.

“Then report it to the police! Call the cops!” Chen Sheng said at once.

“That won’t help. The school will definitely try to bury it, because nothing has actually happened yet, only threats. And the boyfriend she’s mixed up with isn’t even an adult yet, and he’s even a year younger than her. Even if he’s caught, nothing will really happen to him in the end. He’ll be out very quickly. By then, the trouble will still be on us.” The girl with glasses spoke up, looking utterly discouraged.

Chen Sheng glanced at her. He had not expected this girl to be so young and yet so clear-sighted.

When something happens on campus, the school’s first instinct is always to think about how to suppress it.

It was the old disease that should have been sent straight to the crematorium.

It was the attitude of oppressing those below while deceiving those above, treating the school like a business.

After thinking it over, Chen Sheng still said, “Even so, I think you should call the police first.”

“Bro, didn’t Xiaolin say her boyfriend is young and protected by the law…”

“No, you’ve misunderstood one thing. The law doesn’t protect him. It protects you from running into that kind of idiot.” Chen Sheng said.

“Is that how it works? Then should we call the police?” Chen Youyou looked at the other three girls.

“But what if calling the police doesn’t help?” one girl asked timidly.

“If calling the police doesn’t help and something bad still happens, then my suggestion is that you take revenge yourselves.” Chen Sheng offered what he considered a very fair suggestion.

“Bro, does that count as inciting a crime?” Chen Youyou gave him a sidelong look.

“When seeking help from the law brings no result, then in the face of harm, any private revenge takes on a sacred quality!” Chen Sheng said naturally. When he finished, he added, “That was said by a great writer, spoken through one of the legendary characters he created.”

“Which book is that from?” Yu Youxin asked. Her focus was always a little off.

“A detective novel.” Chen Sheng answered honestly.

After that, the four girls huddled together and discussed it for a while, then said to Chen Sheng, “We’ve decided. We’re reporting it.”

“Fine, I’ll call for you.” Chen Sheng skillfully dialed the police hotline, explained the whole situation clearly and concisely, and half an hour later the police arrived at the door.

After hearing the details, the police immediately notified the parents of the three girls. As for Chen Youyou, there was no need, since her brother Chen Sheng was right there.

Then the next day, Chen Sheng took leave and did not go to the hospital.

But it was not because he was still at the police station. It was because, using the address he had already asked about, he had found the roommate who had clashed with Chen Youyou and who had a boyfriend outside school.