"Yes." Whether it was in the An family or the Pei family, the few of them had their own rooms. Pei Ruoqing responded and looked at Shi Yunshu, who had his eyes closed. She wanted to say something, but An Chengxi's stern gaze swept over her and she did not dare to say anything else. He was afraid that the more he pleaded, the more his brother would suffer. He quickly packed up his things on the table and left this troublesome place.
He could only pray that his senior brother's anger wasn't too great and that his brother wasn't too ruthless. Actually, in Pei Ruoqing's impression, Shi Yunshu was not someone who made mistakes easily. However, it was often even more unbelievable when people who had too high expectations of themselves made mistakes.
No one was perfect, and even sages could not say that they were without fault.
After Pei Ruoqing left, the room suddenly fell silent. An Chengxi folded his arms and leaned against the desk. He looked at the person in front of him with a dark gaze." You go first, or should I punish you first?”
Shi Yunshu raised his head. His clear eyes were filled with stubbornness. He looked at An Chengxi with a stubborn gaze." Senior Brother, I admit that you want to punish me, but I didn't do anything wrong in this matter.”
His tone was firm, and he did not hide his arrogance. An Chengxi sneered and took two steps forward." Say it again."”
"I didn't do anything wrong." "Pa."
The sound of talking and the sound of slapping rang out at the same time. Shi Yunshu twitched his numb lips and did not speak again.
"Headmaster Sheng called the teacher, and you're telling me you didn't do anything wrong? Yes, you did not do anything wrong. Wasn't it just a small group assignment that took over the entire group's homework? Wasn't it just handing in a blank paper for the professional examination? Wasn't it just posting on the school forum, using classics to beat around the bush and saying that a certain teacher missed a question? Everyone's homework was close to full marks. Under the post, everyone was guessing which teacher it was based on Young Master Shi's words. They were just short of digging out the eighteen generations of ancestors of that teacher. Young Master Shi was very proud, wasn't he?”
With every question, Shi Yunshu's face turned paler. His voice was very low." He didn't follow the rules. I was just protesting in my own way."”
" Heh." An Chengxi sneered, his eyes sharp." Protest you in this way? You claim to be familiar with the books of sages, but what you do is despicable. The Shi family's face has been completely thrown by you!”
These words were serious, causing the color to drain from Shi Yunshu's face. His entire body was trembling." It's not that I haven't thought of other ways, but I realized…I don't have that influence.”
In Shi Yunshu's impression, exams were a very serious matter, but he realized that it was completely different from what he thought. Two days before a professional exam, he saw his counselor leak the questions to a few students. These people were usually close to him. One of them had been shouting since the beginning of the school term that he wanted to get a postgraduate degree, and the basic requirement for a postgraduate degree was that he could not fail a subject.
He had also seen the student go to the counselor's house more than once with expensive gifts in his hands. However, this student usually did not seem to be a studious person. It was understandable for students to look at their teachers, but it was only until the incident of the leaked questions that he realized the deep meaning behind the gift.
He didn't want to be a busybody, but he couldn't get over it. He did not go to the teacher first. Instead, he went to the students who had gotten the questions, but those students denied it. He had no choice but to look for the teacher. In the end, the teacher directly warned him not to meddle in other people's business. In the end, he said that if he wanted the exam questions, he could give them to him, provided that he could not tell anyone about this.
To Shi Yunshu, who had been educated in traditional Chinese culture since he was young, this was simply an insult. How could he, who had always pursued the path of a gentleman, accept this?
He really didn't take the final exam to heart. He just didn't like this method. The Shi family's education had taught him that one could not stand in the world without trust. Things that he had obtained for nothing would not belong to him in the end.
He didn't agree to the teacher's request. A day later, several academic papers that he had planned to publish were rejected. He didn't even know why his hard work for the whole semester had gone to waste.
It was not until the day of the exam that the teacher warned him again," I don't think you're a talkative person. Focus on the exam and don't talk too much. I'll submit your papers for you."”
He did not know how the other party did it. He looked at the teacher with an extremely cold gaze. He was not in the mood to take the exam and handed in the blank paper directly. After the exam ended, he posted an article on the campus forum of Shengjiao." On the University Exam: Is a teacher's behavior of leaking questions dishonest?”
His writing style was good, and his logic was clear. The article was long and eloquent, and he wrote about the cause of the incident, as well as the scene where he saw a certain teacher secretly receiving gifts. There were no secrets in university. In just a few hours, this matter began to ferment. Of course, a large part of the reason was due to Shi Yunshu's literary talent. How could a person who had been nurtured by an educational family since he was young be bad at words?
In fact, it wouldn't spread so quickly in an ordinary second-rate university, but Shengjia University was a century-old institution that advocated strict discipline. It was fine if it was done in private, but it would be embarrassing if it was exposed.
Shi Yunshu knew that this post might attract the school's attention, but he did not expect the school to be so swift and decisive. They directly deleted his post and blocked his comments. The next day, a teacher from the school even found him based on the IP address. He said that this matter was bad for the school's reputation and asked him to stop here. However, he did not mention a word about the punishment for the leak of the questions.
Coincidentally, the counselor had taught them a public class. At the end of the semester, they would be assessed by group assignments. At that time, he was angry and directly took all their group assignments. With his ability, it was easy for him to get high marks.
The teacher felt that he had been deceived and started arguing with him in the corridor. He happened to be seen by the principal's assistant who had rushed over to apply for a transfer. Thus, he went to Principal Sheng Chen. Principal Sheng Chen knew his father and knew him. Seeing that this matter was not easy to deal with, he directly called his father.
After that, his father fought with his senior brother, so An Chengxi actually came back from Shengyi.
Shi Yunshu lowered his head, and the expression on his face could not be seen. An Chengxi was ignited by his silence and kicked him on the shoulder. Shi Yunshu hissed and fell to the ground. He slowly got up and knelt down.
He knew what An Chengxi was angry about. He was angry at him for not being honest enough, and he was even more angry at him for putting his studies at risk.
In essence, he did not do anything wrong, but in terms of the way he handled it, he was wrong.
"Shi Yunshu, why are you betting with me? I can't control you anymore, can I?" An Chengxi's voice was very deep. When he recalled the words that the teacher had said to Shi Yunshu in the principal's office, his expression turned even uglier.
"I…am not angry."
"If you're not angry, why are you saying such nonsense to me? Do you dare to say that you didn't do anything wrong? You're arguing with your teacher regardless of the occasion. Is this how the Shi family rules teach you?”An Chengxi's voice was stern.
Shi Yunshu's body trembled. The disappointment in his heart was like a gust of wind. He finally understood why An Chengxi had forced him to apologize to everyone in the office. Be careful in speech and careful in action.
Even if he was reasonable, he would lose if he argued in public. He was not an impatient person, but he had been unable to calm down recently.
In half a year, there were already people and things he cared about in S City. Other than the return of the person he had waited for seven years, another person had added a heavy mark to his life.
With this parting, it would be difficult to see each other often. He knew that both An Chengxi and Pei Ruoqing would not be going to Jingdou anytime soon. He didn't expect that in just half a year, he would already care about that child to such an extent.
However, these were not reasons for him to make a mistake, and he was indeed…angry.
He lowered his head." I'm sorry. I know I was wrong."”
"Not stubborn anymore? I admire your pride, but you better restrain your stinging arrogance. Otherwise, I'll beat you up every time I see you.”An Chengxi's tone was very heavy. Shi Yunshu was considered to have become famous at a young age. Compared to his peers, he had received too much honor and crosstalk. If it were not for Shi Yihong suppressing him back then, he could even skip a few grades and enter a top university in the country at the age of fifteen. He was so proud that he had the confidence.
However, once pride turned into arrogance, just like self-confidence turned into conceit, perhaps he could only be satisfied with the achievements of his eyes in this life and would find it difficult to make any progress.
Of course, Shi Yunshu would not do that. However, as his younger brother, he would not allow him to make such a mistake.
"Back in school, it was all that teacher's one-sided story. I want to listen to you.”An Chengxi stood in front of him with his hands behind his back. His eyes were deep, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
She knew her younger brother well. He was the only son of the Shi family and had been surrounded by all kinds of glories since he was young. He would not have done such childish things when he was in high school. Moreover, there was no reason for him to trust an outsider over Shi Yunshu, who had grown up under nearly a hundred family rules. The reason why he was reprimanding him right from the start was because this b * stard was too arrogant. He also knew that forcing him to apologize in the office made him feel uncomfortable.
He just didn't want to get used to this habit of his. Although he didn't give him a hard time when he was wronged, he exuded a sense of alienation from head to toe.
"You believe me?" Even though he knew that he would have to ask, Shi Yunshu still asked. As expected, An Chengxi's expression turned cold again." Go, get the rattan."”
Shi Yunshu's body stiffened, and his eyes drooped slightly."…Yes."”
In the past, Shi Yunshu would have stood up immediately, but now, he could not guess what An Chengxi was thinking. He closed his eyes gently and moved his knees toward the bookshelf.
All pride needed to be supported by enough confidence, but if it was An Chengxi who made him put down his pride, then…he was willing to give it a try.
An Chengxi looked at the young man with a complicated expression. He had become calm after admitting his mistake, as if the thorns on his body were intentional.
Compared to Pei Ruoqing's straightforwardness, what gave him a bigger headache was Shi Yunshu. He never said what his goal was. He always went through all kinds of twists and turns. For example, he clearly felt that he had done many things deliberately in school.
Shi Yunshu took the rattan from the lowest shelf of the bookshelf and raised his hands. He walked toward An Chengxi, who had walked to the desk, and said," I know I was wrong. Please punish me."”
"Take off your pants and support yourself on the table." An Chengxi took off his coat, threw it on the back of the chair, and knocked on the table casually.
Shi Yunshu's ears were slightly red, but there was nothing wrong with his exquisite jade-like face. He handed over the cane in his hand, got up, and took off his trousers and underwear to his ankles. He leaned over and leaned against the table. He had a generous posture and elegant manners, without any shyness or embarrassment.
An Chengxi felt a toothache as he watched. The rattan produced a gust of wind, and Shi Yunshu subconsciously tensed up. The expected pain did not come. He heard the person behind him say," Follow the rules.”
According to the rules, please punish, report the number, admit your mistake, and guarantee the whole process. Shi Yunshu did not know how to reply for a moment. He really wanted to turn around and see if his senior brother had any sympathy when he gave this order.
Whether it was seven years ago or seven years later, he had never fully adhered to this set of rules. Firstly, it was because he was self-aware, and secondly, it was because his father felt that it was too cumbersome. Discipline was for the purpose of education, not to follow a rigid process.
However, An Chengxi was determined to wear down his pride today. He was determined to make him abide by this set of rules that had not been used for a long time. He lowered his eyes and replied,"…Yes.”
"Today, I won't ask you whether you're right or wrong. If he wanted to explain what he had to grasp, he would have to do it all over again if he missed something.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the vine in An Chengxi's hand whizzed down like a hurricane. Shi Yunshu's trembling voice could be heard." One, Yunshu knows his mistake. I promise…I won't do it again…"
If he didn't ask about right or wrong, then he didn't need to say what he had done wrong. What was there to guarantee?
The rampage behind him continued." Second, Yunshu knows his mistake and promises not to do it again…"
After five strikes, An Chengxi said," The ancients said,'Virtue matches heaven and earth, and Dao is the crown of ancient and modern.' I don't ask you to fight for tomorrow and the moon, but at least you are upright. Some things are done for others to see. You have to remember that you don't represent yourself. Whether you admit it or not, if you do something wrong, the teacher and master's wife will be implicated and scolded.”
"I'm sorry…"
"Have you thought about explaining that matter?”An Chengxi didn't answer him and asked instead.
Shi Yunshu waited for the pain on his back to subside before he said," The group assignment was written by me, but they only completed it under my guidance. It wasn't…written by me for them.”
"Then why did your teacher say that you were the one who arranged it?”
A hint of mockery flashed in Shi Yunshu's eyes, but he quickly restrained it." Because…I did it on purpose. I deliberately made him misunderstand that I did all their homework.”
An Chengxi's eyes suddenly turned sharp." Do you want to make a big deal out of this?”
"Yes, since the school doesn't value it, it's big enough for them to value it. There was no telling how much money and power were involved in the incident of leaking the questions. That was a school, the highest hall of education that his father believed. How could he allow these vermin to tarnish it?”Shi Yunshu moved his hand that was propped on the edge of the table. His words were as calm as water, but it made the people who heard it shocked.
An Chengxi's heart trembled as he stared at the person who had lowered his head in front of him. He had underestimated him.
But even so, there were some methods that he could not agree with. He didn't want his brother to be a person who was good at digging his own grave. His talent and character should be used in the right way.
"Continue." The rattan swung down, leaving no room for negotiation.
" Six, Yunshu…knows his mistake and promises…that he will never do it again…"
Pa, the gravity smashed down, and Yun Shu couldn't help but groan." Seven, Yun Shu…"
After another round, An Chengxi didn't hold back at all. In less than ten moves, his forehead was covered in sweat.
" As for handing in the blank paper…" Shi Yunshu paused for a moment and closed his eyes." It was partly because of his emotions, and partly…to lure that teacher into taking the bait." That teacher…invigilated our examination hall.”
An Chengxi's eyes were filled with coldness." Did you deliberately lure him to target you?”
"Yes."
"These five don't count." An Chengxi was almost burning with anger. What a good move to draw fire upon oneself. It was simply…a bastard!
"I accept the punishment, but please…let me finish.”Shi Yunshu took a deep breath before continuing," After that, when the counselor wasn't around, I went to look for the professional teacher for this course. I told her that I wasn't in a good state during the exam and requested to take the exam again. Perhaps…the teacher cherished talent and took the exam again under the supervision of the other teachers in the office.”
No matter how impulsive he was, he didn't have the guts to challenge his father's authority. He had to be in the top three in every subject, and he had never made a mistake in all these years.
"Hold on tight." An Chengxi didn't know what to say about him. When he didn't know the truth, he felt that he was unreasonable and childish. After knowing the truth, he was even more angry at this bastard's audacity.
There was no pause for five consecutive hits. Shi Yunshu did not have time to count and admit his mistake. He could only grit his teeth in extreme pain to prevent himself from letting out a cry.
An Chengxi massaged the space between his eyebrows. He realized that he had really underestimated his younger brother." Let's finish it together now. I'm afraid you won't have the strength to finish it later."”
Shi Yunshu trembled. His face turned pale, and his breathing quickened. His lips were tightly pursed, and a light flashed across his eyes. After a long while, he said calmly," Brother Xie, you take pity on me."”
Although An Chengxi was threatening him, he was giving him time to recover. The punishment during the questioning period was only a warm-up. The real punishment would come later. An Chengxi's words were equivalent to sparing him the responsibility of asking questions.
The corners of Shi Yunshu's mouth curled up, and he slowly pulled up his pants. An Chengxi glanced at him. He knew that this person had always been thin-skinned, so he did not say anything. Anyway, he still had to take them off later.
Shi Yunshu endured the heat from his buttocks and slowly knelt on the ground. Before he could finish speaking, rules were rules and he had to follow them.
"You already know the basic situation. Everything I did was to deliberately lure that teacher against me, whether it was the post or the blank paper. Only by making the matter big enough would he be able to cover it up and the school would take it seriously.”Shi Yunshu said these things calmly as if they were not worth mentioning.
Although he had been a little restless because he was leaving, he would not do such a childish thing. Everything he did had his own purpose. He had thought that the post would be enough to resolve the matter, but he did not expect it to be suppressed.
Actually, if the teacher hadn't tampered with his academic thesis and he had to leave after the exam, he wouldn't have been so anxious.
An Chengxi didn't say anything as he listened to his statement. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and tapped his fingers on his arms aimlessly." What was the argument in the teaching building about?”
At this moment, Shi Yunshu's expression was a little strange. He said that it was a dispute, but it was just that teacher jumping up and down in anger and reprimanding him one-sidedly. He occasionally replied with a sentence or two, but it only made the other party even angrier. If the principal's assistant hadn't come looking for him, he wouldn't have bothered with him.
He let out a light breath. Although some things went beyond his plan, they all led to the same goal. He didn't believe that the school would remain indifferent after this commotion. After all, he was not only a student, but also the eldest son of the Gong family, an aristocratic family of education in the capital. Moreover, there were other transactions behind the leaking of the questions and bribery. If the school still wanted its reputation, it had to give an explanation to the students, society, and the Ministry of Education.
"Brother, many things are just that teacher avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial. If you believe me, you should know that I won't quarrel with him.”Shi Yunshu lowered his head slightly. This was also the reason why he had a grudge against An Chengxi. It was a little difficult for him to understand why he had to apologize for something that was not his fault.
"So you think I've wronged you, so you're angry with me? I told you to wait for me to leave, but you left alone. When you admit your mistake, you still insist that you did nothing wrong?”An Chengxi didn't know whether to be angry or laugh. Who said that Shi Yunshu was calm? If he really threw a tantrum, what was the difference between him and a child?
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shi Yunshu slap himself in the face." I've argued with you twice. I'll punish myself by twenty."”
An Chengxi narrowed his eyes as he watched him slap his face again and again. After a while, his fair, porcelain-like face was covered in bright red palm prints. An Chengxi's heart softened, and a sense of guilt rose from the bottom of his heart, as if he was destroying a piece of beautiful jade. His eyebrows twitched as he shouted," That's enough.”
Shi Yunshu stopped his movements, his hands hanging by his sides, very well-behaved.
"The matter is already clear. Tell me, how much do you think you should be punished?”Although he was still angry in his heart, he had already suppressed a lot of it. Although Shi Yunshu's actions were not in his path, he was not fundamentally wrong. Other than not being magnanimous enough, he was very good at grasping people's hearts and controlling time.
If he entered the business world, he would even appreciate these methods. However, Shi Yunshu's future path was destined to be academic research.
A scholar was a person who had extensive knowledge and deep understanding. He could help himself and others and promote future development. Shi Yunshu had this talent, and neither he nor his teacher wanted to bury it.
Someone once said that a true scholar should stand between heaven and earth with a noble spirit.
"Acting on impulse and gambling with your studies, twenty; Acting... too eager, not honest enough, twenty; Acting childish in a fit of pique with you, twenty. A total of sixty, please punish me." As Shi Yunshu spoke of his mistake, he took the rattan An Chengxi had placed on the table and held it in his hand.
An Chengxi laughed and took the cane. Shi Yunshu got up and took off his trousers again, his hands firmly supporting himself on the edge of the table.
Pa, the sharp vine swung down once more, like a sharp blade cutting through skin. Shi Yunshu closed his eyes. Some people's thoughts became more chaotic the more painful it was, but some people were the exact opposite, such as him. When everything was removed from his mind, the pain would be magnified infinitely. However, the stone in his heart was relieved, and he could still bear it calmly.
"First, Yunshu knows his mistake and shouldn't act on impulse. I promise I won't do it again…"
"Two…"
"Three…"
An Chengxi naturally couldn't overturn the rules he set himself, but when he saw Shi Yunshu endure and repeat it over and over again, his heart still ached.
"Have you thought about the consequences before doing these things?”An Chengxi suddenly said.
"I have."
"Do you know the consequences or do you still want to do it?”
"Yes." Without hesitation, he said a word. Even if he would be punished, he still insisted on doing what he thought was right. There were some principles that he could not abandon. It was just that he still did not do well enough, and it was still inevitable that he would make mistakes.
An Chengxi smiled." Thirty. I'll give you a reminder." As the ancients said, think twice before you act. Although I can see that your plan is in a hurry, it's not bad to be able to do it to this extent. However," he changed the topic." Using this method to scheme against others is ultimately a disadvantage.”
"You've really used Sun Tzu's Art of War very well. But this isn't war, and your methods are indeed not bright enough.”An Chengxi's voice was not loud, but he was open-minded in his patient guidance. He said," A gentleman is good at overt schemes and making use of the situation. A villain is good at conspiracies and creating something out of nothing. So which is more brilliant and more acceptable to the general trend?”There was no need to consider the answer.
"Yunshu…remember your teachings." Shi Yunshu's voice was broken by the whip wind. There was already a pool of sweat on the table, but he seemed to be unaware as he listened attentively to An Chengxi's lecture.
"The boundless sky is the shore of the sea, and I am the peak of the mountain. Shu 'er, remember, a person's style and boldness of vision determine his height. I won't stop you from doing what you think is right, but don't fall behind and be petty.”He didn't mind teaching him what he thought and learned." The way of a gentleman is that the benevolent will not worry, the wise will not be confused, and the brave will not be afraid. I hope you can do it one day."
That night, when Shi Pei Shu was unable to leave the An family, Pei Ruoqing was bound to him. Shi Yunshu was almost unable to get up after being reprimanded. He was carried back to his room by An Chengxi. Even dinner was prepared by Chu Junyi and sent over by Pei Ruoqing.
Pei Ruoqing did not have much of an idea when she did not see the injuries on Shi Yunshu's body. However, when she saw them, she only felt that it was difficult to breathe. Her heart began to ache endlessly. She almost lost the ointment in her hand, and her hands were trembling slightly. If he didn't trust An Chengxi now, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't offend his superior.
In the beginning, Yun Shu did not want the child to apply medicine for him. However, when he saw Pei Ruoqing's eyes, he let go. After spending half a year together, he more or less knew Pei Ruoqing's personality. When he was stubborn, even he would have a headache. In the end, he could only let him have his wish.
Pei Ruoqing did not care about what happened to herself, but she could not tolerate Shi Shu being hurt in the slightest. However, he also understood that there were some things that he could not interfere with. Pei Ruoqing stood by the window and looked outside. She took out a can of mint candy from her pocket and opened it to throw two into her mouth.
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