Dare Flirt with My Women? Xue Beng Gets Slapped Away

The dormitory conditions at Heaven Dou Royal Academy were more than a notch better than those at Nuoding Academy.

Lin Chen was assigned a single dorm room. It was not large, but it had everything he needed.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing lived next door, each with their own room, side by side.

After settling their luggage, the three ate at the academy cafeteria and took a stroll around campus to familiarize themselves with the surroundings.

"As expected of a royal academy," Xiao Wu remarked. "It's far grander than our Nuoding Academy."

Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, but there was also a hint of curiosity in the way she looked around.

Early the next morning, Lin Chen finished washing up and was about to call Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing for breakfast. The moment he stepped out of the dormitory building, he saw a crowd gathered around a flower bed not far away.

An arrogant voice came from within the crowd.

"Well, well, these two chicks are quite pretty. New here?"

Lin Chen frowned slightly and strode over.

Pushing through the crowd, he saw Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing standing beside the flower bed. In front of them stood a youth who looked fourteen or fifteen.

The youth wore an extravagant golden brocade robe, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist that was clearly worth a fortune. Several students who looked like lackeys stood behind him, all watching the scene with leering grins.

He was not bad-looking, with regular features and an innate arrogance between his brows. But there was something deeply unpleasant about his gaze.

His eyes swept back and forth over Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, openly greedy and frivolous, as though he were examining two amusing toys.

"Which class are you two from?" the youth asked with a grin. "I haven't seen you before. You're new, right? Do you know who I am? My name is Xue Beng, the Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. This academy is my turf. If you follow me, I'll make sure you eat and drink well. No one will dare bully you."

Xiao Wu narrowed her eyes but said nothing. She might usually be playful, but she always knew when to be serious around outsiders.

This self-proclaimed prince was obviously no good, and she could not be bothered to deal with him.

Zhu Zhuqing ignored him even more completely. She did not even spare him a glance, standing there expressionlessly like an ice sculpture.

Seeing that neither of them paid him any attention, Xue Beng could no longer save face. He stepped closer. "What? You won't give this prince any face? Let me tell you, at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, there isn't a woman I, Xue Beng, can't get. If you two know what's good for you, come serve me in my chambers tonight. Make this prince happy, and you'll benefit from it later."

He reached out to touch Xiao Wu's face.

Then his wrist was seized firmly by a hand.

Xue Beng froze for a moment, then turned his head. A youth half a head shorter than him stood beside him, gripping his wrist and staring at him without expression.

"Who are you?" Xue Beng frowned and tried to pull free. "Let go of this prince!"

Lin Chen did not let go.

His grip was tight, his five fingers clamped around Xue Beng's wrist like iron pincers. The pain made Xue Beng bare his teeth.

"I'll give you three seconds. Get lost," Lin Chen said.

"Do you fucking know who I am?!" Xue Beng flew into a rage. "I'm the Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire! You dare touch me? Believe it or not, I'll have my father chop off your head?!"

"Three."

"You!"

"Two."

"Just you wait!"

"One."

Lin Chen let go.

Xue Beng thought he had backed down. He was about to sneer and spit out a few threats when—

Slap.

A crisp sound echoed through the morning campus.

Xue Beng was sent flying.

Like a kicked ball, he traced an arc through the air before crashing heavily into the flower bed five meters away. He flattened a patch of flowers and grass, splattering himself with dirt.

The entire place fell silent.

Everyone was stunned.

The lackeys' mouths hung open as they stared blankly at Xue Beng lying in the flower bed, then turned blankly toward Lin Chen. Their expressions seemed to say, Are you insane?

Xue Beng lay sprawled in the flower bed, half his face swollen high, a thin line of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

He struggled to get up, but the moment he propped up his upper body, an intense twisting pain erupted from his abdomen, as if something had exploded inside him.

"Ah!" he screamed, clutching his stomach and curling into a ball. His face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes.

"Your Highness!" The lackeys finally came to their senses and hurried over to help him.

"Get away!" Xue Beng shoved them aside and raised his head with difficulty, glaring venomously at Lin Chen. "You... what did you do to me?!"

Lin Chen looked down at him, his expression as calm as though nothing had happened.

"Nothing," he said. "Just a little lesson."

Xue Beng wanted to say more, but the agonizing pain in his abdomen struck again. It hurt so badly that he could not utter a word, only curl up on the ground like a crushed worm.

Lin Chen stopped looking at him and turned to take Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing by the hand. "Come on. Let's get breakfast."

Xiao Wu let him lead her away. She glanced back at Xue Beng curled up on the ground and asked softly, "What did you do to him just now? I think I saw you send something gray into his body."

"Just a small punishment," Lin Chen said indifferently. "I guarantee he'll never be able to harm girls again."

Xiao Wu froze for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Isn't that a little too ruthless?"

"He brought it on himself."

Zhu Zhuqing walked beside Lin Chen. After a moment of silence, she said quietly, "Thank you."

Lin Chen looked down at her and smiled. "You're welcome."

The three walked through the campus bathed in morning sunlight, heading toward the cafeteria.

Behind them, Xue Beng remained curled up in the flower bed, letting out wave after wave of pained groans.

His lackeys hurriedly lifted him and ran toward the infirmary.

After Xue Beng was carried away, the area around the flower bed remained quiet for quite a while.

The students who had watched were still standing there, looking at one another without saying a word. What had just happened was too fast. Most of them had not even understood what had occurred.

They had only seen Prince Xue Beng reach out to touch the new girl's face. Then a black-clad youth suddenly appeared and grabbed his wrist. After that came a crisp slap, and Xue Beng flew straight into the flower bed.

Someone secretly swallowed.

"That guy... he's new, right?"

"I think he enrolled just yesterday."

"Is he crazy? That's Prince Xue Beng! The Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire!"

"Shh, keep it down. He hasn't gone far yet..."

Whispers spread through the crowd like a tide. Some people secretly watched Lin Chen's retreating figure, their eyes filled with shock, curiosity, and a hint of gloating.

Xue Beng had been throwing his weight around at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for more than a day or two. Relying on his status as a prince, he bullied men and women alike and committed every evil imaginable. Even the academy teachers turned a blind eye. No one dared interfere with him.

Now, someone had finally dared to lay hands on him—and in front of so many people at that. One slap had sent him flying, clean and decisive.

But some people shook their heads and sighed. "After hitting Xue Beng, can he still stay at this academy? Just wait. He'll be thrown out within days."

"Getting thrown out would be the lightest punishment. He might even lose his head."

"Sigh, what a pity. Such a handsome young man..."

Lin Chen heard all these discussions, but he did not turn around or slow his pace.