Chapter 148: Thanks My Ass

"What are you doing at Cheng Haoyu's house?" Liu Qide asked with a look of utter astonishment.

He was not only the Chinese language teacher for Class 3 of Senior High, but also Cheng Haoyu's homeroom teacher. Therefore, he was well aware of the conflict between Cheng Haoyu and Li Sichen. It was precisely because of this that he felt deeply suspicious of Li Sichen's motives for heading to Cheng Haoyu's home.

Without batting an eye, Li Sichen told the truth: "Oh, it's like this. I heard that the Cheng family invited a feng shui master all the way from Hong Kong to alter their fortune and change their feng shui. I just wanted to go and see if this feng shui master actually has genuine skills or is merely a fraudulent charlatan with an empty reputation."

Liu Qide frowned and reprimanded, "Feng shui? That is nothing more than superstition! How can you believe in such things?"

Li Sichen shook his head and said with a solemn expression, "Teacher Liu, you are quite mistaken this time. Feng shui is actually a science. It encompasses knowledge in architecture, geography, astronomy, and other fields, and it has absolutely nothing to do with superstition. Of course, there are far too many swindlers in this world who go around practicing fraud under the banner of feng shui, which is why feng shui has gained such a poor reputation..."

"Ah?" Liu Qide's jaw dropped in shock. Never in his wildest dreams had he expected Li Sichen to come out with such a speech. Furthermore, judging by what he had just said, he actually seemed to possess quite a bit of understanding regarding feng shui?

"How do you come to know about these things?" Liu Qide could not help asking out of curiosity.

Thinking he should remain modest, Li Sichen replied, "I happen to have a strong interest in feng shui and metaphysics, so I usually read some related books in my spare time."

Misinterpreting his words, Liu Qide assumed it was truly just an amateur hobby and didn't give it much more thought. He simply said, "I never expected you to have such a hobby. Very well, you may come with me. However, Student Li, as a teacher, I must remind you: having an amateur hobby is fine, but you must not let it ruin your studies. Especially a rather peculiar hobby like feng shui and metaphysics..."

Without further ado, Liu Qide hopped onto Li Sichen's dilapidated electric scooter. With Li Sichen driving, the two of them wobbled off in the direction of Cheng Haoyu's residence.

About half an hour later, the electric scooter came to a halt at the main gate of the residential compound where Cheng Haoyu lived.

A security guard poked his head out of the guard booth, looked them up and down, and demanded, "What are you two here for?"

Liu Qide stepped off the back of the electric scooter and explained to the guard, "Hello, we are here to visit a resident in this community. The head of the household's surname is Cheng, and his full name is Cheng Qiang. I am his son's homeroom teacher, and I'm here for a home visit. As for this young man, he is my student and is accompanying me on this visit."

Liu Qide truly maintained the demeanor of a Confucian gentleman. No matter who he faced, he was always brimming with politeness.

Seeing how courteous he was, the guard's attitude naturally improved significantly. He nodded and said, "Oh, so you're a teacher. Please wait a moment; I'll give the homeowner a call." With that, the security guard stepped out of the booth, walked into the adjacent lounge room, picked up the telephone, and began dialing.

The community where Cheng Haoyu lived was an upscale villa neighborhood in Yongcheng. Every service provided here was of a high-end standard, and security measures were naturally no exception. Without the homeowner's consent, these guards would never let anyone in.

Of course, this only applied to ordinary people.

If Li Sichen had come here alone, he would have had at least a hundred ways to easily, or even swaggeringly, walk right past these security guards and enter the villa compound.

Wasn't that precisely how he had done it the last time he came here?

A few minutes later, the security guard returned to the two of them and said, "I just made the call, but the homeowner is not at home right now. Our community has regulations stating that no one is allowed to enter casually without the homeowner's consent. Perhaps you should wait until the homeowner returns before coming back for your home visit."

"Not at home? Very well, I suppose we'll have to head back to school first and come again this evening," Liu Qide said.

His purpose in coming here was to conduct a home visit. Since there was nobody inside Cheng Haoyu's house, it would be useless even if the guard allowed them in.

He called out to Li Sichen, preparing to head back to the school.

At that very moment, two taxis suddenly drove up and stopped right at the entrance of the compound.

The doors opened, and the father-and-son duo of Cheng Qiang and Cheng Haoyu stepped out of the taxis, enthusiastically helping Feng Yong open his car door and carrying his luggage.

"Is this person the feng shui master from Hong Kong?" Li Sichen narrowed his eyes and quietly sized up Feng Yong. After just a few glances, he withdrew his gaze and inwardly formulated an evaluation: "Judging by his appearance, this person should actually have some genuine skills and isn't just a charlatan putting on an act!"

As the saying goes, an expert reveals his hand the moment he makes a move, and you can tell instantly whether someone has the goods.

For Li Sichen, even if the other party didn't make a move, he was still fully capable of seeing right through their background and foundations.

"Mr. Cheng, Student Cheng Haoyu."

Liu Qide also spotted Cheng Qiang and Cheng Haoyu at that moment and hurriedly called out to them.

"Teacher Liu, why are you here?" Cheng Haoyu turned around, looked at Liu Qide, and couldn't help showing a look of surprise.

Liu Qide replied, "You didn't come to school for classes, and I wanted to know the reason, but when I called your family's number, nobody answered. Therefore, I had no choice but to come to your home for a visit."

With that, he made a grand sweeping gesture toward Li Sichen standing beside him. "Oh, by the way, Student Li Sichen came along with me as well. Cheng Haoyu, you should thank Student Li. Upon hearing that you hadn't come to school, he let go of past grievances and came all the way to your house to check on you and offer his help. This kind of broad-mindedness and generosity is truly something you ought to learn from!"

Only then did Cheng Haoyu notice Li Sichen.

His expression instantly turned unsightly, taking on a bitter, aggrieved look that screamed, *Today really is just my unlucky day.*

What? You want me to thank Li Sichen? And learn from him?

Are you out of your mind?!

Learn your sister!

Teacher Liu, do you have something wrong with your brain, man? This punk isn't here to care about me at all; he's obviously here to gloat and watch me make a fool of myself! It's bad enough that you didn't stop him, but why are you joining in on his antics?

Did the two of you team up just to torture me?

Just as Cheng Haoyu was boiling with anger, Li Sichen smiled brightly and said to him, "Student Cheng Haoyu, it's been a few days. How have you been holding up?"

"Cheng Haoyu, just look at how broad-minded Student Li Sichen is! This is the absolute textbook example of returning a grievance with virtue! What are you still standing there frozen for? Hurry up and come over to shake Student Li's hand, and offer a sincere apology for all the things you did to him in the past!" In Liu Qide's eyes, Li Sichen was simply displaying goodwill and showing concern for a fellow classmate.