"No!" Wang Youcai answered without a hint of worry.
Mu Chen's toes twisted, pressing down on Wang Youcai's face. Wang Youcai struggled multiple times to break free from Mu Chen, only to fail each time.
In broad daylight, a well-known rich second-generation from Notting City was being humiliated like this. Wang Youcai roared, "You'll regret this! I won't let you get away with it."
"Still throwing a tantrum!" Mu Chen increased the pressure on Wang Youcai's face.
"You… if you have the guts, let me go!" Wang Youcai shouted.
"Eat, or not?" Mu Chen asked again.
"Student, what are you doing?"
Before Wang Youcai could respond, a teacher who could no longer stand by intervened, addressing Mu Chen.
"Don't you see clearly what's happening?" Mu Chen retorted.
"What class are you from, to be so rude? If I'm not mistaken, you're just a work-study student!" The teacher looked down on Mu Chen with disdain.
"So what? You should get lost. When he was insulting us earlier, you didn't stand up. What does it mean that you're stepping in now?" Mu Chen shot back without hesitation.
"Do you know who he is? Do you still want to continue studying at this academy?"
"Oh? Who is he?"
"He is the son of Baron Wang Ning from Notting City, a noble with a prestigious background."
"And that matters to me why? He's just a bully who picks on the weak."
"Fine, fine! I'll see what you can do! I will definitely report this to the principal!"
"Tang San!"
At that moment, someone walked over.
"Teacher," Tang San called out.
The person was none other than Master Yu Xiaogang.
"Are you going to stop me too?" Mu Chen asked as he noticed Master's gaze fall on him.
"No, I won't stop you. A soul master who dares not cause trouble is not an excellent soul master," Yu Xiaogang said, echoing someone else's catchphrase.
"Master?"
"Alright, Teacher Liu. As long as it doesn't threaten anyone's life, let the students resolve their own conflicts!" Yu Xiaogang's eyes were filled with warmth as he looked at Mu Chen.
He had seen everything that transpired and genuinely liked Mu Chen's character. How could he pass up the opportunity to gain Mu Chen's favor?
In Yu Xiaogang's heart, he still wanted to take Mu Chen as his disciple.
"Eat, or not?" Mu Chen asked again.
"No… let me go first!"
Wang Youcai wanted to say he wouldn't eat, but with the teacher not intervening, he realized he couldn't do anything against Mu Chen. Wang Youcai knew that if this continued, he would definitely lose face.
Mu Chen lifted his foot and released Wang Youcai.
Wang Youcai stood up, fists clenched tightly, his eyes blazing with anger.
"Boss, a wise man doesn't suffer losses in front of him. Let's endure for now; you still have a cousin in this academy!" One of Wang Youcai's companions reminded him.
"Yeah! You're right. You two, go eat what's on the ground!" Wang Youcai nodded.
"Ah?"
"We two?"
Wang Youcai's two companions looked at him, bewildered.
"Is there a problem? If not you two, then who else?" Wang Youcai shouted.
"Fine."
Wang Youcai's two companions gritted their teeth. Although it was humiliating, they still hoped to follow Wang Youcai, the son of a baron, to enjoy a better life in the future.
Despite the humiliation, Wang Youcai's two companions approached Mu Chen and squatted down, preparing to eat the bone on the ground.
Bang!
Just as they squatted down, Mu Chen kicked them away. "They don't have the qualifications to eat it; I meant you! You eat what's on the ground!" Mu Chen pointed at Wang Youcai.
"You…" Wang Youcai gritted his teeth.
"Hurry up! I'll count to three. If you don't eat it by then, don't blame me for being merciless. Just a reminder, even if you get beaten up, you'll still have to eat it!" Mu Chen smirked, his gaze fixed on Wang Youcai.
"You!"
Wang Youcai trembled with rage.
"Three."
"Two."
"One."
Bang!
Wang Youcai compromised. Rather than getting beaten up, he chose to eat what was on the ground.
In front of everyone, Wang Youcai deeply learned the taste of the bone. This flavor was something he would never forget for the rest of his life.
Even if Wang Youcai was extremely reluctant, he still ate the bone that he had thrown on the ground.
"Let's go!"
Wang Youcai shot a fierce glare at Mu Chen and called to his two companions.
"Go? The matter isn't over yet?" Mu Chen quickly stepped in to block Wang Youcai.
"What do you want now?" Wang Youcai asked, already determined to go find his cousin and teach Mu Chen a lesson.
"If I remember correctly, you just insulted Wang Sheng's father?" Mu Chen chuckled.
"What do you want?" Wang Youcai asked in a low voice.
"Wang Sheng is now my person, and I'm Wang Sheng's boss. You insulted his father, and that makes me lose face. You need to call him 'Dad'!" Mu Chen declared.
"What?" Wang Youcai's eyes widened in disbelief.
"I said, call Wang Sheng 'Dad'! I was wrong; forgive me!" Mu Chen said seriously.
"Are you joking? How can a noble like me call a poor guy 'Dad'?" Wang Youcai shouted.
"You can refuse, but then you have to crawl through my legs," Mu Chen smiled lightly.
"What?" Wang Youcai felt like he might vomit blood from anger.
"Choose one quickly. As someone you see as a poor person, I'm already being very kind!" Mu Chen smirked, urging him on.
"I'm willing to pay him a compensation fee!" Wang Youcai replied smartly. As a noble, he was used to using money to settle matters.
"Wang Sheng, do you agree?" Mu Chen asked.
"I… I don't agree!" Wang Sheng hesitated for a moment but ultimately didn't want to disappoint Mu Chen and resisted the temptation.
"One hundred gold soul coins. If you agree, I'll give you one hundred gold soul coins," Wang Youcai tempted.
Wang Sheng's eyes widened. He had never seen that much money before. One hundred gold coins would be quite heavy!
Not just Wang Sheng, but even the other work-study students behind him had eyes filled with envy.
As the son of a farmer or a hunter, they had never seen what one hundred gold soul coins looked like!
"I don't agree."
Wang Sheng hesitated for a moment but ultimately remained steadfast, resisting the external temptation.
"Five hundred coins. If you agree, I'll give you five hundred gold soul coins." Wang Youcai tried to entice him again. To have a noble son like him call a poor person 'Dad' was more difficult than eating the bone off the ground.
"Even if you offered me a thousand gold soul coins, I still wouldn't agree to your demands. Call it what it is; today, Wang Sheng will let you know that even though the poor are poor, they have their dignity. You rich kids can't bully us at will!" Wang Sheng declared without a hint of hesitation, his gaze incredibly firm.
Wang Sheng's words resonated strongly with many poor students dining on the first floor.
"Choose already! Will you crawl through my legs or call Wang Sheng 'Dad'?" Mu Chen urged.