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Chapter 43: If a man has no shame, then he is invincible under heaven

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: If a man has no shame, then he is invincible under heaven

In his eyes, cowards would always be cowards, even if you gave them a knife, they could only use it to cut vegetables.

At this moment, not only was Xiao Zheng’s gaze focused on Zhang Tao, but Chu Xiaoran was also influenced by what Xiao Zheng had said.

At that moment, she felt as if Xiao Zheng had become a different person, so much more masculine, stirring a ripple in the heart of this girl with the soul of a cute young girl.

"Dignity is something you fight for yourself, I choose dignity!" Suddenly, Zhang Tao yelled out loud.

Taking the water bottle from Xiao Zheng, he stormed over to Deng Rongguang with a darkened face.

Deng Rongguang was startled.

The person who had always been weak and incapable, one he had bullied, was actually walking towards him.

"Zhang, are you looking to die?"

Deng Rongguang roared.

"Fuck you!"

Zhang Tao stepped on Deng Rongguang’s stomach, knocking Deng Rongguang to the ground.

"Deng, did you really think Laozi was a cowardly wimp? Laozi was just sparing you, did you really think I wouldn’t lay a hand on you!!"

Zhang Tao threw the water bottle in Deng Rongguang’s face.

He started to pummel Deng Rongguang with his fists, as if all the grievances he had endured for so long had erupted.

"Ow, ow..."

Deng Rongguang howled in pain.

"I’m telling you, if you ever bully me again, I’ll kill you!"

Zhang Tao grabbed his collar, his voice squeezed out between clenched teeth.

One could imagine the hatred he had for Deng Rongguang.

"Stop! What are you doing?"

Just then, a middle-aged male teacher appeared from the opposite side of the dormitory building.

The man wore glasses, was corpulent, and pointed over at Zhang Tao.

"Director Fang, save me!"

Deng Rongguang cried out loudly.

The middle-aged male teacher strode over to them.

When he saw Zhang Tao splashing water on Deng Rongguang, he became furious and scolded Zhang Tao, "What are you lot doing? Why are you bullying a classmate?"

"Director, we..."

Liu Dabao started to explain.

But the man waved his hand sharply, glared coldly at him and said, "Don’t say anything, come to the office with me. This time I’m definitely recording a major demerit against you!"

After speaking, he turned and left, not even giving them a chance to explain...

......

Inside the school’s administrative office, numerous school leaders and teachers had gathered.

Director Fang, livid, pointed to Deng Rongguang’s face and said, "Look at this, just look. His face is as swollen as a pig’s head. You’re from the same school, did you have to hit him so hard?"

"He threw the first punch!" Chu Xiaoran stood up and exclaimed, "We were merely acting in self-defense."

"Self-defense? Is splashing water in his face and humiliating him self-defense?"

Director Fang glared fiercely at Chu Xiaoran.

He had already categorized Chu Xiaoran and the others as bad students.

"Oh dear, Director Fang, you must stand up for me. Not only did they hit me, but they also insulted me physically and emotionally. I came here to learn, not to be beaten up."

Deng Rongguang lamented his grievance with tears.

The school leaders present also looked at him with sympathy.

"Director Fang, is there perhaps some misunderstanding here?" At this moment, a middle-aged female teacher stepped forward to speak. She was the academic advisor for Zhang Tao and Liu Dabao, and it pained her to see her students involved in a fight.

But as their instructor, she knew her students’ character very well.

At least in her eyes, Zhang Tao and Liu Dabao weren’t bad students.

"A misunderstanding?" Director Fang was furious, "Teacher Gao, I witnessed everything with my own eyes, how could there be any misunderstanding?"

Moreover, Deng Rongguang was his student, and given Deng Rongguang’s family was well-off, often treating him to meals and outings for "healthcare services," he was certainly protective of Deng Rongguang.

"Principal Ma, these students’ behavior was extremely bad. You see, how should we deal with this?"

Director Fang turned his gaze toward the vice principal of the school, who was drinking tea.

Principal Ma didn’t even look at Zhang Tao and the others before saying, "Record a serious demerit."

"What? A serious demerit?"

Zhang Tao and the rest were dumbfounded.

It was obviously Deng Rongguang who had started the trouble, and yet they were the ones getting a serious demerit?

"Principal Ma, isn’t it a bit too hasty to issue a serious demerit before things have been clarified?" Teacher Gao was vehemently defending Zhang Tao and his friends.

Having a serious demerit on one’s record from a university was like a huge stain on one’s life.

Graduates recommended by Zhonghai University were almost invariably snatched up by companies. If they knew these graduates had a bad record in school, it could derail their life trajectory, as if they were ex-convicts carrying the stain of prison for life.

"Teacher Gao, I know Zhang Tao and the others are your students, but they made such a big mistake, you can’t be this biased, can you?" Director Fang sneered.

Teacher Gao immediately responded with a grave look on his face: "Director Fang, you are a director of the school, after all. Every issue has a cause, and you’re drawing conclusions without even clarifying the cause. Isn’t that a bit too arrogant?"

"You!"

Director Fang was so angry he almost cursed out loud.

Teacher Gao cast a cold glance at him and ignored him.

Director Fang’s character was known to everyone in the school, which was why Teacher Gao didn’t like him either.

"Zhang Tao, you tell us what happened. I believe Principal Ma will see through to the truth," Teacher Gao said, putting Principal Ma on the spot by elevating his role in the matter.

Principal Ma, who was already disinterested in getting involved, was taken aback.

Zhang Tao stepped forward and said, "It’s like this: because I had borrowed two thousand yuan from Deng Rongguang, I clearly paid him back last month, but then Deng Rongguang told me that I owed additional interest. And the rate at which the interest was supposed to have increased was simply unbearable..."

"Nonsense! Director Fang, Principal Ma, Zhang Tao is spouting nonsense!"

Deng Rongguang stripped away all pretenses and defended himself, "I lent Zhang Tao the two thousand yuan out of classmate loyalty and never asked him for a penny of interest. And after Zhang Tao borrowed the money, he didn’t even greet me, so I went to find him today. I didn’t expect that guy behind him to actually hit me!"

Deng Rongguang glared at the silent Xiao Zheng with a resentful expression.

"Without shame, one is invincible. You’re the most shameless person I’ve ever seen," exclaimed Chu Xiaoran, who had the craftiness of someone beyond her years, sighing and shaking her head.

Zhang Tao wanted to say something but ultimately didn’t. He knew that no matter what he said, Deng Rongguang would never admit to it.

"By the way, who are you? And you!"

It was only then that Director Fang realized Chu Xiaoran and Xiao Zheng’s identities.

"My name is Chu Xiaoran, I’m a new student," Xiao Ran introduced herself.

"And him?"

Director Fang turned to Xiao Zheng.

If Chu Xiaoran and the others were students, he could believe that, but Xiao Zheng didn’t look like a student no matter how he looked at him.

"He’s my little follower."

Just as Xiao Zheng was about to speak, Chu Xiaoran said cheerfully.

"Little follower? What kind of little follower?" The leaders and the teachers were puzzled.

"Just my personal bodyguard, you know? Can’t you understand? Stupid," said Chu Xiaoran lightheartedly, laughing.

The teachers: "..."

(In the text, the university that Chu Xiaoran was admitted to was changed to Zhonghai University.)