Chapter 44 The Eldest Young Master Seems to Glow

Chapter 44: The Eldest Young Master Seems to Radiate

Shang Xu's gaze turned to Luo Jun.

Catching the eldest young master's eye, Luo Jun hesitated for a moment, then steeled himself and stepped forward, yanking down Shang Shaohao's pants in one swift motion.

Shang Shaohao immediately pulled them back up.

The moment he did, a sharp crack rang out.

*Thwack—!*

The wooden rod landed mercilessly on Shang Shaohao's buttocks.

"Ah—!!!"

Shang Shaohao jolted in pain, immediately bursting into loud howls:

"Brother—you're bullying me—I'm going to tell Dad—!"

*Thwack!*

"Ah—I don't want to play with you ever again—!"

*Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!*

"Waaah... Brother... I was wrong, I won't dare anymore... I promise I won't sleep in class ever again..."

"Brother, if you hit me again I'm going to die—waaah—"

Shang Xu's movements didn't pause in the slightest, one blow after another falling, beating Shang Shaohao until he was crying for his parents, stripped of all dignity.

Shang Shaohao wept while desperately covering his face, his voice hoarse: "Brother—I was really wrong—I'll never take the law into my own hands again! Absolutely never!"

Cheng Feng looked up, stealing a glance at Shang Xu. His Adam's apple bobbed, and a shiver of fear ran through him. This eldest young master was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

Children are especially sensitive about their dignity, and on top of that, he was a young master from a wealthy family. Being beaten in front of so many servants, and in such an utterly humiliating way, he probably felt like he wanted to die.

He instinctively swept his gaze over the surrounding servants.

Would he and these people be silenced?

No wonder the previous batch of servants had all been replaced. It was probably because the young master felt humiliated and drove them away one by one, right?

Butler Liu walked over to Cheng Feng and said in a lowered voice:

"Get up, stop kneeling."

Cheng Feng quickly supported himself on the table and slowly stood up. A sharp, aching pain shot through his knees.

He had been kneeling for a full hour, barely moving at all.

Butler Liu reached out to steady him, his voice still very low:

"In the future, after school, when it's not your shift, come report the young master's situation to the eldest young master here, understood?"

Cheng Feng nodded: "Understood."

He couldn't help but glance towards Shang Shaohao again. Seeing the other crying with snot and tears streaming down his face, looking utterly disheveled, the corner of his mouth uncontrollably quirked upwards. He almost couldn't hold back a laugh.

The next second, Shang Xu suddenly turned his head to look at him.

Cheng Feng's heart skipped a beat. The expression on his face instantly snapped back to complete seriousness, as if nothing had happened.

Only then did Shang Xu withdraw his gaze, stopping the wooden rod in his hand and ceasing to hit Shang Shaohao.

He spoke indifferently: "From now on, except when you're on duty serving Shang Shaohao, you don't have to listen to him at any other time. That's what I said."

Cheng Feng was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, he heard Shang Xu continue:

"If he dares to use private punishment on you again, call me directly, understood?"

Cheng Feng was completely dumbfounded.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that this eldest young master, who was usually cold as ice, had inexplicably become tall and imposing, like a glowing saint, standing between him and the young master, shielding him from the storm. The eldest young master was truly good; he wouldn't just protect his younger brother, he cared about the other servants too.

He nodded vigorously: "I understand, Eldest Young Master. It's just... I don't have your contact information."

Butler Liu glanced at the young master still wailing on the sofa, then looked at Cheng Feng and gave him a gentle push:

"I'll give you the eldest young master's number in a moment. Go eat now."

"Okay." Cheng Feng nodded, shouldered his backpack, and slowly walked out.

He walked somewhat slowly because his knees hurt.

When he reached the door, he couldn't help but look back. He saw Shang Xu looking coldly at Luo Jun and a few other servants, his gaze calm yet making people afraid to meet his eyes.

Butler Liu said in a grave voice:

"If anyone dares to speak of today's events..."

He didn't finish the sentence, but the threatening implication was already clear.

Cheng Feng's heart jumped.

So, the beating the eldest young master just gave was a deliberate public spectacle, precisely to make the young master remember the lesson so he wouldn't dare to offend again.

But when it came down to it, the eldest young master still cared for the young master. It was just that his educational method... was a bit frightening, actually hitting his own younger brother personally.

No wonder all the young masters and young ladies were afraid of him.

He couldn't help but imagine in his mind.

If someone really dared to speak of today's events, they probably wouldn't even live to see tomorrow's sun, right?

However, he quickly shook his head again, forcing himself to calm down.

He still believed in the law and believed in the police. After all, not all police everywhere were as bad as the ones in his village. If all police were bad people, the world would have fallen into chaos long ago.

No matter how powerful and influential the Shang family was, they probably wouldn't dare to kill people casually. At most, they'd lock someone up or find a way to force them to keep quiet, right?