After The Honest Person Was Discovered For Simultaneously Pursuing Three People - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: School Opening Report

A Yun’s expression changed slightly, clearly indicating his reluctance to discuss the matter. Still, he scratched his head and told the boy. He leaned in close and whispered, “It’s said to be because the second young master’s birth chart isn’t good…”

…

Rumble—

Just as he spoke, the seven or eight-meter-tall iron gate with the rose pattern suddenly opened.

Then came a piercing horn sound. A tide of noise that made the earth tremble swept over them, instantly silencing everyone. They looked and saw a Lamborghini slowly approaching. The car was completely black, with a minimal light reflection, but a closer look revealed tiny diamonds embedded in it, like a black beast lurking in the dark, looking down on all living things.

The car window was half-down. The car’s speed noticeably slowed as it passed Tao Ning. A cold gaze came from the luxury car and rested on the boy’s face for a moment, then fell upon A Yun with even more disdain and contempt.

A Yun immediately distanced himself from Tao Ning and lowered his head, saying, “Second Young Master.”

A cold snort came from the car, and a beautiful blue flame sprayed from the exhaust, followed by a deafening roar as it sped away.

Having lived at the bottom of the Song family, A Yun had long learned to act based on people’s expressions. After this incident, he dared not tell the boy about the family’s affairs outside. Instead, he took him back to the main villa by car. There were several times more servants and bodyguards on the way than usual.

“Old Master Song is back today, so there are more people than usual,” A Yun explained.

“Old Master Song?”

“That’s the two young masters’ father.”

Wealthy families, especially those in Haizhou that had been in business for over a hundred years, still carried the old-fashioned arrogance of the last century. Calling him “Old Master” or “Madam” was common practice. Some even had a rule of not speaking Mandarin at home. It seemed that only by doing so could they show their difference from other up-and-coming business elites.

The car carrying Tao Ning drove into the main area. As soon as he got out, a servant invited him to eat.

This time, they ate in a different place. When Tao Ning arrived, there were only a few people there. Song Heng was talking in English with a beautiful woman, asking about her recent situation. The beautiful woman covered her mouth and laughed, saying that Song Heng was still so good with words.

Next to them sat a cold-looking woman who did not participate in their conversation but lowered her head and played with the jade bangle on her hand.

A Yun whispered to Tao Ning, “These two are the people the Old Master keeps outside. We call them the Second and Third Aunties. The one talking to the Eldest Young Master is the Third Auntie, a famous movie star. The other one is the Second Auntie.”

“…”

Even though he had seen a lot of “quirks” of wealthy families these past few days, Tao Ning was still a little surprised by the Song family’s messy situation. But everyone in the Song family looked accustomed to it, as if it was a very normal thing.

He had no choice but to try to lower his presence and walk over slowly. But Song Heng immediately saw the somewhat reserved Tao Ning and asked with a light smile, “Is your body feeling better?”

“I’ve recovered. Thank you for your concern.”

The boy looked up. He was still wearing the boring black-rimmed glasses, and he looked a little clueless, but his clothes were no longer the old ones from before. He was wearing trousers and a long shirt made of comfortable fabric.

Song Heng smiled and talked to him for a few more sentences. Finally, he said, “You have to register at school tomorrow afternoon. There’s still some time left. I’ll have to trouble you with Yuceng’s studies. After lunch, go to his room and tutor him.” As if he had anticipated what someone like Song Yuceng would do, he reassured him, “You don’t have to worry about him not letting you in. Mother has already talked to him.”

Tao Ning nodded. He was also a little curious about the difficulty of the Oksen University exam. How difficult could it be to only score twenty points in math? For a good student who had scored almost perfect in math since he was a child, this was a little unimaginable.

The Second and Third Aunties, as A Yun called them, didn’t react when they saw Tao Ning and continued to do their own things. It wasn’t long before a middle-aged man came out of the elevator. He looked exactly like Song Heng, with a refined appearance and a gentle face. Some old people said this was the standard look of a cold-hearted person.

When Father Song came out, everyone at the dining table stood up. Tao Ning also stood up awkwardly.

After he sat down, everyone else sat down as well. Father Song noticed the addition of Tao Ning at the table, but he didn’t ask about him. Instead, he talked to Song Heng in Cantonese about the recent stock market and the disciplinary committee.

Throughout the lunch, Madam Song and Song Yuceng never appeared. The two aunties also lowered their heads and didn’t say any unnecessary words.

The boy was also trying to lower his presence. The sound of knives and forks clashing with jade plates was clear and pleasant, intertwined with the various strong perfumes in the air, making it seem absurd yet harmonious. On the surface, it was a beautifully packaged candy, but only when you peeled off the wrapper would you find that it was already rotten inside.

After lunch, someone handed a stack of documents to Tao Ning and told him that these were the second young master’s past study records and various tutoring materials. Then, they led Tao Ning to Song Yuceng’s room. A Yun followed behind, looking terrified.

The talisman on the door still looked as if it was written in fresh blood, looking even more vibrant and uncomfortable than before.

The servant knocked on the door. “Young master, Young Master Tao is here.”

There was no response from inside for a long time. The servant knocked again. A Yun took a step back. A few seconds later, the door was opened with a “bang.” Song Yuceng was wearing a black British-style suit vest. His tall body looked even more slender. His black hair was combed back, and his defiant aura made people dare not approach him. His sharp and handsome face was fully exposed.

Song Yuceng put his hands in his pockets and looked down at the boy. “He stays.”

The subtext was naturally for the other two to get lost, but this irritable second young master seemed to be in a good mood today. He didn’t chase people away for no reason and even looked a little like a proud peacock, meticulously dressed up, as if to attract someone’s attention. A Yun and the servant were very tactful and left quietly.

When he went in, the room was three or four times the size of Tao Ning’s, with a study, bathroom, media room, and other multifunctional rooms. However, the decor was a little dull, with only black, white, and gray tones. The furniture lines were also extremely cold and hard.

Song Yuceng sat at the desk with his arms crossed and warned, “I don’t want to play this tutoring game with you. You find a place to stay and don’t bother me.”

Unexpectedly, the “country bumpkin” in his eyes was not only rustic but also a little dense. He held the study materials and said formally, “No… I’m responsible for your studies.”

Responsible for you.

These four words fell into the ears of the man who exuded violence. His sharp phoenix eyes swept over the boy’s face, which looked a little dull with his black-rimmed glasses, and then moved down to stare at his rosy, full lips for a few seconds.

Song Yuceng snorted coldly, turned his head away, and didn’t say anything, but Tao Ning seemed to understand his meaning at that moment. He cautiously walked over and sat down.

A fresh lemon scent accompanied the boy’s movements. It was so sweet, as if it had been infused with some kind of hormone that could make one’s heart pound. Song Yuceng’s clenched hands had bulging veins. His eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and he looked disgusted. “What kind of cheap perfume are you wearing?”

“I didn’t spray any perfume…”

“It smells awful.”

“…”

Tao Ning didn’t know what to do with a “student” like the second young master. He had no choice but to change the subject. He thought the Oksen test questions were very difficult, but they weren’t. So he pointed to the math test paper full of red ‘X’s and said seriously, “I just analyzed your problems and found that your foundation is too weak. I might…”

Unexpectedly, the “rebellious student” was staring at his lips and didn’t hear a word he said. He interrupted him: “Are you wearing makeup?”

“…No.”

The “rebellious student” snorted and said another Cantonese word for “sissy.”

Even a good-tempered boy like Tao Ning, who could be kneaded into any shape, couldn’t help but take a deep breath. He pointed to a small question that was completely blank. “Let’s start with this question. Step one, you need to…”

“Can’t you take off those ugly glasses?”

“…”

Tao Ning turned his head. Under the man’s disgustingly black-rimmed glasses, the clean and clear light brown eyes showed a hint of annoyance. His red lips were pursed a little tightly, and even the baby fat on his cheeks was taut, which was enough to show that the good-tempered boy was really angry.

Song Yuceng moved his gaze away. He was finally willing to move his eyes from the boy’s face to the test paper. He snorted. This time, the “rebellious student” finally stopped interrupting the “clueless teacher’s” class.

“A and B are substituted, and then X is substituted in. Like this…” The boy was afraid that the person next to him wouldn’t understand, so he spoke to him in a low voice while doing the calculations on the paper. The way he held the pen was also very correct. His protruding knuckles were very thin, as if they could be easily held in someone’s palm.

Song Yuceng stared at the boy’s slender and fair hand, lost in thought. So thin, how could it not look ugly?

Tap, tap.

The ballpoint pen tapped the table twice. Song Yuceng snapped back to attention and said with a cold face, “I’ve already known this problem for a long time. Do you think I need you to teach me?” Seeing the boy’s obvious disbelief, an unknown anger surged up. He snatched the pen from the boy’s hand, took the test paper, and began to work on the problem with his head down.

Tao Ning watched him solve the problem quietly. After only a few seconds, Song Yuceng looked up and said with a grim face, “Don’t look at me.”

“…”

The boy moved his gaze away. His eyes suddenly fell on the photo frame on his desk. In the frame was a family photo. Madam Song and Father Song were sitting in the front, and Song Heng and Song Yuceng were standing behind them, far apart. They were about ten years younger than they were now. Song Heng had a smile on his face, but Song Yuceng’s expression hadn’t changed at all. It was still grim and cold. Only he was wearing long sleeves, looking like he wasn’t taking a family photo but was facing a great enemy.

So this second young master’s temper was bad even back then.

The boy stared blankly, but after waiting for a long time, the second young master, who had sworn he could do the problem, still hadn’t finished. He couldn’t help but move his gaze over because it was a very simple basic problem, one of the first two major problems on the test paper.

Song Yuceng felt his gaze and threw the pen down directly. “I’m done.”

Tao Ning took the test paper and glanced at it. “This step is wrong, so the answer is also wrong.”

“…”

Song Yuceng’s face was very grim. A vein on his forehead throbbed. He retorted coldly, “You’re just pretending.”

The unpleasant words went in one ear and out the other. Tao Ning was almost immune to them. He didn’t pay attention. He picked up the pen and carefully wrote down the standard steps for him, patiently explaining, “You can’t use this formula. Look at page 27 of your textbook…”

The boy’s explanation was very clear, and the steps were even more concise and easy to understand than the standard answer. His voice was soft, like a gentle spring rain, drizzling down slowly and calming people’s painful emotions, leaving only peace and amazement.

Song Yuceng stared at the boy’s profile. Even through the thick glasses frame, he could see the thick eyelashes fluttering like a butterfly, making him want to grab them and hold them in his palm.

In his ears was the boy’s soft and long voice, and in his sight was the boy’s somewhat dense but extremely beautiful appearance. Song Yuceng felt his heart beating faster and faster. When his heart was about to burst out of his chest, he stopped it abruptly. “That’s enough—”

The man stood up with a “swish,” his chest rising and falling violently. His Adam’s apple kept rolling up and down, looking a little uncharacteristically flustered.

Tao Ning, who was seriously explaining the problem, was startled. He blinked and didn’t say anything else. The man also realized that his reaction was too intense. He had a cold face, lowered his head, and looked at the somewhat flustered Tao Ning.

The two looked at each other for a long time. Song Yuceng was the first to look away. He sat down with a “swish,” crossed his arms, and said, “Continue.”

“…”

Tao Ning was a little unable to figure out this second young master’s temper, but he knew he was his employer, so he had no choice but to continue explaining the problem.

After the explanation, it was time for practice. Tao Ning spent more than ten minutes creating a few simple questions that integrated the knowledge points from before and asked the second young master to solve them.

Song Yuceng’s face was still very grim, but he didn’t refuse. He picked up the pen and started writing absentmindedly.

After half an hour, Tao Ning picked up the test paper and was stunned for a few seconds: “All wrong.”

“…”

Song Yuceng’s face was very ugly. A vein on his forehead throbbed. He said coldly, “You’re a bad teacher.”

Tao Ning, who had never been questioned by a student before, frowned. The soft flesh on his cheeks puffed up. He was a little angry and retorted in a low voice, “You’re too stupid.” The simple four words were soft and sticky, but their destructive power was no less than a nuclear explosion.

“…”

Song Yuceng was furious. He clearly didn’t believe it. He snatched the test paper and said fiercely, “Explain it.”

Tao Ning felt a little helpless. He had no choice but to seriously explain the problem to his only student. This time, he explained it in more detail and more slowly. He even linked it to what they had learned in junior high school. By the end of his explanation, he was visibly exhausted.

He was not in good health and had come without taking his medicine. Now, after explaining for so long, he was a little overwhelmed. Unfortunately, the student was very stupid, so he could only force himself to explain slowly.

The next second, the man’s cold voice interrupted him. “Stop talking. Come over here.” After saying that, he walked to another room without waiting for the person behind him to say anything.

Tao Ning sighed and slowly stood up and followed him. When he entered the room, he found a huge LCD screen inside. All kinds of game consoles were placed on the table. The second young master pressed a button, and soon, a servant neatly arranged fruits, desserts, and drinks, and then quietly left.

Tao Ning stood there, still unable to understand the man’s thoughts. What was he planning to do? A cold voice interrupted his thoughts: “Sit down.”

If he couldn’t figure it out, he would just do as he was told. Tao Ning obediently sat on the sofa, but he was far away from Song Yuceng. There would be no problem for five or six more people to sit between them.

Song Yuceng was annoyed. “…Come closer.”

The boy walked over, but as soon as he got close, the man frowned and looked a little awkward. “It stinks. Sit further away.”

“…”

Tao Ning was a little speechless. He finally chose a distance that was neither too far nor too close. After sitting down, he didn’t say anything. His lips were pursed very tightly. Suddenly, a game console was thrown over.

“What is this?”

Seeing that the boy didn’t understand, Song Yuceng seemed to have finally regained some of his dignity. He snorted coldly, first calling him a “country bumpkin,” and then like a proud peacock, he explained with disdain, “A game console. You don’t know this? What a pauper.”

Although Tao Ning had never seen a game console, he knew what a “game” was. He frowned slightly and said, “We still have to study. We can’t play games.”

“Shut up.” Song Yuceng interrupted him. Seeing that the boy didn’t respond, he seemed really unhappy. After a few seconds of silence, he turned his head and snorted, “Aren’t you very good? If you win, I’ll allow you to continue explaining those broken problems.”

Sometimes, the second young master’s actions would remind Tao Ning of when Little Meng was naughty, which was really frustrating. But there was no other way. He had no choice but to pick up the game console. “Okay.”

They were playing classic PSP fighting games. Song Yuceng chose the boxer from the U.S., and Tao Ning glanced at the character’s stats and chose a skilled ninja. The first round started. Because he was not yet familiar with the controls, Tao Ning quickly lost.

Looking at the huge LCD screen that showed “GAME OVER,” Tao Ning’s expression was a little blank. As expected, the man next to him started laughing at him, calling him a “wimp.”

“…”

Tao Ning glanced at him, pursed his red lips, and didn’t say anything.

At this time, the man had no idea that the boy next to him was a stubborn person. As Tao Yuan would say, once he was determined to do something or his curiosity was piqued, ten oxen couldn’t pull him back.

The second round started quickly. This time, the two of them tied. Song Yuceng furrowed his eyebrows and said in a cold voice, “It was just luck.”

The boy didn’t argue with him. The third round started quickly. This time, the huge LCD screen showed “YOU WIN.” The eyes behind his glasses instantly lit up. He said happily, “I won!”

The eyes of the person in front of him were glowing. Although he was wearing ugly glasses, he looked very good with a confident and happy expression. His lips, which were always pursed tightly, also curved slightly.

It was the first time Song Yuceng saw Tao Ning smile. His heart beat faster again. He quickly moved his gaze away and snorted, “I didn’t even use my full strength. Are you that happy with just one win?”

“Then let’s play another round.”

This time, the boy was not at all resistant to this “unprofessional” thing. He seemed to have found some fun and curiosity in the game and was eager for a fourth round.

And so, the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds… not surprisingly, Tao Ning won all of them. His learning speed was simply astonishing. He could even quickly master the attributes of different fighters and counter them.

Song Yuceng was so angry that he threw the game console down and said coldly, “I’m not playing anymore. You get out, too.”

Tao Ning was very angry. He had said that if he won, they would continue the tutoring, but now he was not only going back on his word but also telling him to get out.

Although his family background was not comparable to this person’s, he had never been so wronged at home. The children he taught were also naughty and mischievous, but they all respected him.

He was already very tired and sleepy. Tao Ning’s lips were pursed even tighter. He stood up and went out without paying attention to the person behind him.

When the man behind him saw that he was really angry, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot. When the calming lemon scent in the room was completely gone, he grabbed the game console and threw it on the floor with a “bang.” The game console instantly fell apart.

The man was breathing heavily. His eyes were slightly red. He held his head in his hands and suddenly messed up his meticulously styled hair. His hands were trembling as he grabbed the medicine from an inconspicuous place and swallowed it.

There were dozens of pills. Tao Ning frowned with his small face and took more than half an hour to slowly eat the medicine.

After taking the medicine, he felt a little sleepy. Tao Ning forced himself to write down all of Song Yuceng’s shortcomings in his studies, planning to use this to report to Song Heng and also to ask if he needed to continue tutoring.

It would be better if he didn’t have to.

With this thought, Tao Ning stumbled into the bathroom to take a bath, but because his body was too tired, he fell asleep directly in the bathtub. Just as he was about to drown in the water, a “bang bang” knocking sound came from outside the door, and the system screamed in his mind: [Little dummy! Don’t sleep anymore, wake up! You’re going to die if you keep sleeping!]

The warm water was almost at the boy’s chin. He suddenly woke up, opened his sleepy eyes, and was in a daze for a while. It wasn’t until the knocking and A Yun’s voice sounded at the same time that he wiped himself dry, put on a bathrobe, and opened the door.

The door was pulled open with a “swish,” and A Yun suddenly saw the boy’s appearance, looking like a hibiscus emerging from the water. Water droplets dripped down his beautiful face, as if a beautiful rose was waiting to be picked, making it impossible for people to look away.

A Yun’s face instantly turned red. He was completely dumbfounded. After he came to his senses, he quickly lowered his head and stuttered, “Young… Young Master Tao…”

“What’s wrong?”

His voice was still a little groggy from just waking up.

“Well, well… the butler sent a few game consoles over. He said he was afraid you’d be bored at home and wanted you to relax.”

Tao Ning was a little confused. After playing the game console this evening, he was actually very interested in those new things, but because he had to tutor, he didn’t dare to play more. He didn’t expect his wish to be fulfilled so soon.

The boy was very happy. He said, “Please thank the butler for me.” Then he went back to the bedroom, took out a bag of apples, and handed it to A Yun. These were the ones Tao Yuan had bought for him in town. “Can you give these to the butler? Thank you, A Yun.”

He also took out a few round oranges and put them in A Yun’s hand. “This is for you to eat. They’re very sweet.”

A Yun’s heart melted when he saw the boy’s excited expression. Even though he knew the butler would never accept these somewhat ridiculous apples, he still accepted them. He even carried the oranges back.

But what A Yun didn’t expect was that the boy, who never slept in, missed breakfast the next morning. He thought the boy was too tired and decided to let him sleep a little longer.

But until lunch, when Song Yuceng sarcastically said at the dinner table that Tao Ning slept like a pig, he finally realized that something was wrong.

A Yun hurried to Tao Ning’s door. He had only knocked a few times when the boy inside rubbed his eyes. There were tired dark circles under his eyelids. He yawned softly and looked a little dense and confused. “What’s wrong… A Yun…”

“Young Master Tao! You have to go to school to register this afternoon! Why are you just waking up!”

There was a buzzing sound.

Tao Ning instantly woke up. He ran in to get dressed and wash up. When he came back, he held on to the door frame and said with small gasps, “I… I’m sorry, I forgot…”

A Yun was very worried about him. “Young Master Tao, are you feeling unwell? If you are, I’ll go and explain to the eldest young master later.”

So, he watched the boy’s fair and transparent cheeks turn red. He lowered his head. A few strands of his soft hair stood up. He looked like a child who had done something wrong and said shyly, “…No, I… stayed up all night playing games yesterday.”

A Yun was silent.

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