As he reached the intense moments of the fight, Shen Yu's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he eagerly described the chaotic brawl they had won.
"I don't know what he was thinking! He was so annoying, coming to demand answers like that. Good thing there was strength in our numbers."
Shen Yu wrinkled his nose, thoroughly displeased with Zhao Hang's unreasonable behavior. Since the other boy liked ganging up on people, he would use his popularity to show him what an absolute advantage looked like!
Watching Shen Yu's mouth open and close as he spilled everything that had happened at school without hesitation, Shen Xubai's furrowed brow relaxed, and amusement crept into his voice.
"So the four of you beat them up? Did your teacher scold you?"
At this point, Shen Jin could no longer stay out of it. Picking up where Shen Yu left off, he offered a vague explanation. "Finals are coming up, and the four of us have pretty good grades. Besides, neither side was really hurt..."
On top of that, Zhao Hang had a bad reputation in class and had started the trouble himself, so their homeroom teacher could only turn a blind eye, calm both sides down, and let the matter pass after apologies.
"I see." There was a teasing lilt at the end of Shen Xubai's words, and the look he directed at Shen Jin was even more meaningful. Still, he did not pursue the reason and instead praised them with a smile.
"Good. As long as you weren't bullied." Although the teacher had urged him to teach the children not to resort to violence so readily, Shen Xubai thought little of it. "The Shen Family's children don't start trouble, but they aren't afraid of it either."
Ignoring the strange looks his parents gave