Chapter 22 : Then Let Your Son Be Bullied by Me for Two Months as Well (Full Chapter)
The door to the principal's office was kicked open violently. Zhang Teng stormed in menacingly with two tall men behind him.
"Dad!"
As if seeing a savior, Zhang Ling immediately ran excitedly to Zhang Teng's side.
Zhang Teng first gave Zhang Ling a faint smile, but when he noticed the bandages on his son's head, his gaze instantly turned sharp as he swept his eyes over everyone present. "Which student was it who hit my son?"
Although he had made his fortune in real estate, he had once been involved with the underworld in his early years. Even now, he often used threats and intimidation to secure the greatest benefits.
"Mr. Zhang, you've misunderstood. Your son was the one who bullied others first," Principal Lin said with a frown.
He felt a headache coming on whenever he dealt with this kind of nouveau riche. However, having been a principal for many years, he held considerable power and connections, so he was not afraid of Zhang Teng causing trouble here.
"Did you bully someone?" Zhang Teng naturally did not want to clash directly with Principal Lin. He turned to look at Zhang Ling and Wu Detong.
Before the school year started, he had given gifts to this homeroom teacher, telling him to take good care of Zhang Ling.
"Dad, it was just some minor scuffling. That guy isn't even hurt!" With his father's arrival, Zhang Ling's courage swelled.
He looked toward Tang Qingmo, who was sitting on the sofa. "I'm not wrong, am I, Young Master Tang!"
"Young Master Tang?" Zhang Teng looked at Tang Qingmo in confusion.
The matter of the Tang family's real and fake young masters had exploded all over the internet last night. He had also heard about it from his subordinates.
But his own son had actually bullied him?
"Student Zhang, you're really amusing," Tang Qingmo said coolly. "For over two months, you let yourself be used as a pawn and committed violence and bullying against me every day at school. Yet you call that 'minor scuffling'? Then why don't you let me 'minor scuffle' with you for two months and see how it feels?"
Even with Zhang Teng's arrival, Tang Qingmo still didn't take them seriously at all. His tone was openly contemptuous.
Zhang Teng said, "Kid, although you're the Tang family's real young master, as far as I know, there's no place for you in the Tang family."
He actually admired Tang Qingmo's guts, but since this involved his son, he could only suppress Tang Qingmo.
Tang Qingmo glanced sideways at him. "Whether I have a place or not—does that have anything to do with this matter?"
Zhang Teng got straight to the point. "Give me some face. Let's settle this privately. Whatever compensation you want, I'll do my best to give it to you."
"Dad! How can you let him off so cheaply?!" Zhang Ling never expected Zhang Teng to be willing to negotiate calmly with Tang Qingmo.
Wasn't Tang Qingmo just a discarded son of the Tang family?
Was it really necessary to suck up to him like this?!
"Idiot, shut up," Zhang Teng snapped, his face flushing with anger as he looked at Zhang Ling.
He had raised this son too well—so well that the boy couldn't see the situation clearly at all!
If this were in the past, Zhang Teng would certainly have pressured Tang Qingmo directly and covered the matter up.
But the situation had changed.
The exposure of the Tang family's real and fake young masters had shaken Tang Group's share price as well.
In order to salvage those losses, the Tang family could no longer afford to treat the real young master coldly!
If Tang Qingmo pursued the matter, the Tang family would definitely demand an explanation from the Zhang family!
Thus, the best solution was to negotiate directly with Tang Qingmo and settle it privately.
Tang Qingmo toyed with his fingertips, not even looking directly at Zhang Teng. "You want me to just let this go?"
"That's right. As long as Young Master Tang agrees not to pursue it further, I'll do my utmost to satisfy whatever compensation you want. As for Teacher Wu Detong…"
Zhang Teng glanced at him and said with a faint smile, "You're in your final year of high school. Changing homeroom teachers at this time would affect the college entrance exam. I can guarantee he won't do anything to harm Young Master Tang again. How about we just leave it at that?"
Wu Detong had provided Zhang Ling with a lot of help after receiving his benefits, so Zhang Teng did not want him replaced.
"Then that's easy!" Tang Qingmo sneered and pointed at the stunned Zhang Ling. "If you want me to settle this privately, let your son be bullied by me for two months as well, plus compensate me for emotional damages. Then I'll agree to let it end here."
"Tang Qingmo, how dare you!?" Zhang Ling exploded the moment he heard those conditions.
Be bullied for two months?
How could he even think of that?!
Tang Qingmo smiled. "Why wouldn't I dare? I'm just returning eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. That's perfectly normal, isn't it?"
"As for Wu Detong—being such trash despite being a teacher, he must get out!"
Wu Detong: !?
"Young man, you shouldn't be too greedy in life," Zhang Teng said, clearly displeased by the reply.
He had already offered Tang Qingmo a way out and compensation, yet the other party was still pushing his luck!
In that case, don't blame him!
"Since you don't want to talk, then we'll use another method."
Zhang Teng waved his hand, and the two tall men behind him stepped forward slowly.
"Mr. Zhang, what are you trying to do?!" Principal Lin was shocked by Zhang Teng's boldness.
"Principal, rest assured. Inside the school, I'll naturally give you face," Zhang Teng said smugly. "But once Young Master Tang steps out of this school gate, I can't guarantee what might happen."
"…"
No matter how one looked at it, this was blatant coercion!
If it were an ordinary student, he would probably have been too frightened to say a word by now.
But Tang Qingmo merely snorted with a laugh. "As expected, like father, like son. Chairman Zhang also likes to solve problems with violence, huh?"
Zhang Teng replied, "Young Master Tang, I already gave you a choice."
"You should know that even if the Tang family is willing to stand up for you because of yesterday's trending topic, I can still hurt you. At worst, the Zhang family and the Tang family will end up both wounded!"
In reality, Zhang Teng was bluffing.
The two men he brought were both martial artists. Although they were only First Rank, they were still far beyond what ordinary people could handle!
Tang Qingmo also knew very well that, given his status in the Tang family, the Tang family head would not fully help him.
Therefore, settling it privately was absolutely the best option!
Zhang Ling pointed at Tang Qingmo and laughed arrogantly. "Hahaha! Tang Qingmo, my dad gave you a way out just now and you didn't take it. Now you don't have a chance anymore!"
Clap! Clap!
Tang Qingmo applauded, curling his lips into a smile. "Well said. Since that's the case, I'll give Chairman Zhang a surprise as well."
"What?"
"Five years ago, the building collapse accident in Modu's Gushan District—has Chairman Zhang compensated the victims' families yet?"
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