Back in the room, He Qianjian yelled in panic after closing the door.
[Is there anything I can do for you, host No. 099.]
âDownstairs just now, my dad said that my blood type in this physical examination is wrong. Whatâs going on? How can Jiang Chenâs blood type be wrong!â
You c an fi nd t he la te st cha pte rs at ( th e ir on tr ee bl oo ms. c o m )
[Please wait a momentââAccording to my inquiry, you and Jiang Chen both had a physical examination on April 30th, and Jiang Chenâs blood test tube was sent to the Affiliated Hospital of Yan University on the afternoon of the 30th, and the blood was put into storage at 5:25. There was no mistake in the switching of your blood with Jiang Chenâs blood.]
âNo mistake, then how can the blood type be wrong?!â
[This question is not within the scope of system monitoring authority, I am sorry that I cannot answer it.]
âThere must be something amiss hereâŠ..â He Qianjian murmured with his head down, his mind was in a mess, and he couldnât figure out why the blood type was wrong.
It was just that he racked his brains and couldnât figure out what went wrong, and the system didnât know either. He was so angry that he kicked the door hard.
Someone knocked on the door, and Yang Yunâs voice sounded: âQian Jian, what happened?â
He Qianjianâs movement of kicking the door again froze, he lowered his raised leg, took a deep breath, and raised his voice after stabilizing his tone: âSomething fell on the ground just now, Iâm fine, Mom.â
âThen go to bed early, remember to wake up early tomorrow, and Mom will make you blood-enriching porridge for breakfast.â
He Qianjian squeezed the doorknob tightly and said, âOkay.â
The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away, but the gloom in He Qianjianâs heart gradually rose. The knuckles where he was holding the doorknob turned white, while his entire face darkened.
He took a few deep breaths before suppressing the anger in his heart, and said to the system in a low voice: âJiang Chen is He Yanfengâs son, it is impossible for his blood type to not match, and there had been no such problem in the past ten years, buy now suddenly something like this happened, there must be a mistake on your side.â
The systemâs cold mechanical voice replied: [The replacement program code of the system is very mature, and there is absolutely no possibility of mistakes.]
âIf itâs not your fault, then is it my fault?!â He Qianjian snorted, and paced up and down by the door with his hair in his hands. After a few back and forths, he sat down heavily on the bed and said, âThe blood will be drawn again tomorrow morningâŠ..the blood type was wrong last time, so this time it will definitely not be a simple screening like the previous physical examinations, it might even be more strict, you have to find a way to get Jiang Chenâs blood for me!â
[Iâm very sorry, I canât help you.] The system said: [According to energy conservation and system rules, I can only help you deal with existing transaction replacements, and according to the replacement level calculation, the number of replacements between you and the exchanger Jiang Chen has reached the highest value, and you can no longer exchange anything from him, you can onlyâŠ..]
âI can only exchange things that are given away by default or that no longer belong to him, right!â He Qianjian interrupted the system, âYou have said it countless times, of course I know this, you canât just draw his blood out of his body, but I have a way to make him bleed, and then you just need to exchange his blood with the blood I sent for examination, and thatâs it.â
[What is the host planning to do?]
âWhat am I planning to do?â He Qianjian recalled the eyes of everyone when the ranking list was announced this morning and the helplessness of almost losing his disguise in the evening, and sneered: âJiang Chen is always going against me, so I naturally have to teach him a little lesson and let him be more low-key.â
âŠâŠ
The next morning, the He family dining room.
Yang Yun was busy at the dining table, and He Yanfeng was making coffee in the kitchen.
He Qianmin yawned and went downstairs, with sleepy tears on the edges of his eyes: âMom, I want to drink porridge in the morning.â
âI made pumpkin porridge.â Seeing his yawning appearance, Yang Yun said, âPlaying games again at night?â
âNo, I did a practice exam all night yesterday.â He Qianmin pulled out a chair and sat down, leaned on the table and said, âI did all the question types my big brother sent meâŠ..â
âYour eldest brother?â
He Yanfeng came out with coffee, a surprised expression on his face: âYou asked your eldest brother to mark out the wrong questions for you?â
âWho said anything about him?â He Qianmin curled his lips: âIâm talking about my Big Brother Chen, who is much better than him. This time, He Qianjian is second in the three-school joint exam, right? My big brother came first.â
âBig Brother Chen? Surnamed Chen?â
âThe kid who got first place in the entrance exam? How did you know him?â
He Yanfeng and Yang Yun spoke at the same time, and were just about to ask a few more questions, when He Qianyu bounced down and jumped the rest of the last three steps, leather shoes landing on the marble floor and making a crisp sound, interrupting the two of them.
After attracting everyoneâs attention, she raised her chin and announced, âToday my show is at 8pm, Mom and Dad and Elder Brothers must all be there!â
âNo.â He Qianmin didnât even raise his eyes: âI have something to do after school.â
He Qianyu ran over, hugged He Qianjianâs arm and acted coquettishly: âI used to dance Odette, but today I danced Odile! You have never seen me dance the black swan! Super beautiful! Even my teacher says I dance well, Second Brother, you will regret it if you donât come!â
He Qianmin was unmoved: âWhatâs so interesting about being all dressed in black?â
He Qianyu turned her head and complained: âDad! Mom! Second Brother said Iâm ugly!â
He Qianmin pinched He Qianyuâs cheeks, giving her a goldfishâs mouth, and turned her head back to him: âUgly, I refuse.â
He Qianyu broke free from his grasp, and said angrily, âYouâre ugly! You are not a gentleman at all when you say that about a girl, she will be very sad, and you will definitely not find a girlfriend in the future! I wonât support you in your old age!â
âYou are very sad every day.â He Qianmin stirred the porridge and looked at her with a teasing smile: âAdding this time wonât make much of a difference.â
âHmph!â He Qianyu let go of him, sat down on the stool next to him, and said with a pursed mouth, âYouâre not going, neither is Eldest Brother, you guys donât love me anymore!â
He Qianmin paused while holding the spoon, then turned his head: âHe Qianjian wonât go?â
âEldest Brother isnât going.â He Qianyu lowered her head, looking disappointed: âHe has an urgent matter in the club today, and he was headin to school when I went for my morning run, saying that he will be home late at night, so he canât watch my performance.â
âYour eldest brother went out?â He Yanfeng put down the tablet in his hand: âWhen?â
âVery early.â He Qianyu thought for a while, and said, âAfter I ran a circleâŠ..it must have been ten past six?â
âSo early?â He Qianmin put the spoon away, frowned and said, âHe used to go to school at the very last moment, and leaving so early, did he drag Uncle Zheng to get up early to send him?â
âUncle Zheng didnât go.â He Qianyu said, âEldest Brother seems to have walked to school.â
He Yanfeng paused with his fingertips on the tablet, looking in the direction of the front doors of the house, thoughtful.
He Qianmin snorted, leaned back and crossed his arms over his chest mockingly: âThe sun is coming out from the west, and He Qianjian actually walks to school, what a rarity.â
Yang Yun put the buns in front of He Qianmin: âDonât talk about your big brother like youâve eaten gunpowder. Ask Uncle Zheng to pick you up after school at night. Qian Jian canât go to the show because of something, so you have to go.â
âFine.â He Qianmin readily agreed, not concealing the fact that he didnât go before because of He Qianjian.
He Qianyu smiled brightly: âThen Second Brother must bring me flowers!â
Yang Yun looked at the noisy pair of youngest son and daughter with a smile, then turned to He Yanfeng and asked, âWhen is old Xiang coming?â
âProbably about this time.â He Yanfeng glanced at his watch and said, âIâll talk to him about Qian Jian later, we have to reschedule the blood draw, and it wonât delay things if I ask Qian Jian to go to the hospital again on the weekend.â
âAlright.â Yang Yun nodded, but there was some worry in her eyes: âIs Qian Jian still unhappy about the midterm examination? He has never gone out so early before, and you told him about old Xiang coming to help him draw blood yesterday, usually he would never leave without a prior notice.â
He Yanfeng didnât care too much and said: âHe has grown up too, itâs normal to have his own thoughts and temper, isnât it just going out early, donât think so much.â
Ring, ringââ
âClass is over.â
The chemistry teacher packed up his books, turned around and left the classroom.
The next moment, the class instantly became lively.
Physical education had always been popular with boys, and every Tuesday, the fourth period, which was physical education, was even more popular. Not only did the boys who like to have fun liked it, but also the top students in the class who donât want to waste time on physical education, and the girls who find physical education tiring were also very fond of it. Because this meant that they could enter the cafeteria to eat in advance at noon.
The atmosphere in the classroom was lively. The boys took off their jackets, grab the basketballs. The tables and chairs were banging against each other, and laughter continued.
âTake the ball!â
âLuo Ze! Hurry up!â
âComing, coming, whatâs the rush!â
Luo Ze walked to Jiang Chenâs table: âGod Jiang, letâs go, play ball!â
Jiang Chen listed the last algorithm, without raising his head, he said, âYou guys go first, I have to hand over this paper to old Fu at noon, and Iâm afraid it will be too late if I do it later.â
Luo Ze glanced at the math Olympic questions on it, and instantly felt dizzy. He hurriedly took a step back and said, âYou do what you want, weâll go to the court first, what do you drink, Iâll buy it for you first.â
âWhy are you joining in?â Luo Ze gave him an eyeroll: âIâm buying God Jiang a drink to reward him for honoring our school. You forty-seventh place actually have the face to make me buy you a drink.â
âIs forty-seventh not worthy of drinking soda?!â Shen Xu jumped on the table, hugging his chest and said: âYour God Jiangâs grades are inseparable from the encouragement of this friend here, and you, who placed 38th, have the face to laugh at me the 47th, weâre no different.â
âYouâre looking for a beating.â
âCome on then! Make your move!â
The two consciously walked to the back of the classroom, one pretended to be Bruce Lee and the other channeled wuxia masters. Jiang Chen calmly answered the questions one after the other amidst the banging sounds and shouts.
By the time he put down his pen, the two fighters were already sitting together with their arms thrown over each otherâs shoulders, their heads squeezed together looking at who knows what.
Jiang Chen walked over, just in time to hear Luo Zeâs wretched smirk and Shen Xuâs gleeful amusement: âIf she really stops Jiangzi after school later, we must help in our brotherâs happiness!â
Luo Ze nodded: âThat is but of course!â
âWhose happiness?â Jiang Chen stood beside the two of them, curious.
Shen Xu froze, and stuffed the phone into Luo Zeâs hand. Luo Ze stuffed it into his pocket quickly, but not faster than Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen grabbed the phone, first glanced at the two of them, and then his eyes fell on the screen. This was the forum of Yan City No. 1 High School. The post they were browsing was titled: âSecondary schoolâs school beauty confessing to God Jiang, is this love or a conspiracy between the two rival schools? After school today, we shall wait and see.â
He glanced at the obviously guilty expressions of the two, and swiped down randomly for a few glances.
First comment: God Jiang belongs to our No. 1 High School, so no fertile water flowing into outsiderâs fields, come on, sisters! Be the first to confess and win!
Second comment: Itâs definitely a conspiracy by the attached secondary school. They just want our God Jiang to fall in love, and then his academic performance would decline, and then on next yearâs college entrance examination they would snatch away our God Jiangâs champion of sciences spot!
Third comment: God Jiang walks the competition path, there is a high probability of entering college on recommendation, it is not certain whether he will take the college entrance examination or not.
Fourth comment: Where is there conspiracy, such a beautiful girl comes knocking at the door, even if there is a conspiracy, dying under the peony flower is also a pleasure heheheâŠ..
Fifth comment: Upstairs is disgusting. God Jiang is not such a person. Jiang Lingling, our school beauty, is much more beautiful than Pan Liuyi from secondary school. God Jiang alsl said that he only wants to focus on studying at the moment.
Sixth comment: Jiang Lingling confessed to God Jiang? F**k! How come I donât know!
Seventh comment: At the end of the first semester of high school, you not knowing is normal, and not many people know it now still.
Eighth commentâŠ..
âYou said Jiang Linglingâs matter?â Jiang Chen returned the phone to Luo Ze, and asked Shen Xu.
âI accidentally blurted it out onceâŠ..â Shen Xu admitted his mistake very obediently, and immediately raised his hand and said: âBut I promise that there will be no next time! I will definitely cover you after school in the afternoon! I will definitely protect your chastity! I wonât let the people in the secondary school eat even one piece of my God Jiangâs tofu!â
Jiang Chen kicked Shen Xu lightly, and scolded with a smile: âWhose chastity are you protecting, get out of here.â After messing around, he still seriously reminded: âThere will be no next time.â
Shen Xuâs promise and the class bell came at the same time: âPromise, there definitely wonât be a next time!â
After this episode, when the three of them arrived at the campus field, it had already been in class for two minutes.
Fortunately, the physical education teacher was used to being slack, and when he saw them coming, he just asked them to join the class. After the routine 800-meter run, he let everyone take the equipment and move freely.
Taking advantage of his short stature, Shen Xu sneaked into the crowd and snatched a basketball.
Luo Ze hooked Jiang Chenâs shoulder, bending over from laughing so hard: âItâs only at this time that I can feel Shen Xuâs advantage.â
When Shen Xu came back with the ball, he just heard these words, and rushed over to pinch Luo Zeâs neck with the ball in his arms: âDonât think I canât understand what you are insinuating!â
The two fought together again, and Jiang Chen calmly walked behind them.
Only one class had physical education class, so the basketball court was empty, and everyone could have fun to their heartâs content.
After playing ball, there were only five or six minutes left in the physical education class. Everyone outside packed up their things and went to the cafeteria in small groups. The cafeteria was very empty in between classes, and the aunties at the serving windows were also very patient, and their hands basically didnât shake when serving the dishes.
Jiang Chen was holding the tray, and Shen Xu followed him, complaining as he walked, âThat auntie is playing favorites, we all got braised chicken with potatoes, yours are all braised chicken, mine are all potatoes, what the hell, is this discrimination against my height or my looks? I am so unconvinced! I am not bad looking!â
âYou can eat mine later,â Jiang Chen said.
âThatâs not the problem, okay!â Shen Xu stiffened his neck: âThatâs an insult to my personality, an ignorance of charm! Is it a question of a few pieces of chicken! This is obviously a huge obstacle for adolescent students to build self-confidence!â
Jiang Chen sat down: âThen donât eat it later.â
âHow is that possible!â Shen Xu put the tray beside him, and confidently said, âI still have to grow my body! How can I grow if I canât eat enough! Wouldnât that hurt my self-confidence even more?â
The other boys who played together sat down after getting their trays, and saw Jiang Chen put half of his chicken on Shen Xuâs plate, and asked, âCan you block that mouth?â
Shen Xu quickly picked up a piece and put it in his mouth: âIt must be possible.â
Luo Ze hissed, âShen Xu, can you have some backbone?â
âWhat is backbone?â Shen Xu happily ate the chicken thigh: âIs it edible?â
Luo Ze picked up the biggest piece of chicken in his bowl: âIs it good? Iâll try it.â
âF**k! Thatâs the one I want to save for the last to eat! â
As the two began to fight over food, the end of class bell rang.
Shen Xu and Luo Ze stopped at the same time, looking at the sporadic figures rushing into the cafeteria, with smiles on their faces, and a great sense of satisfaction and superiority in their hearts.
Luo Ze stroked his chin and said, âAh, what a good feeling.â
Shen Xu felt the same way: âThis feeling is beyond words.â
Jiang Chen followed their line of sightââa few boys who were running no less than a sprint speed of 100 meters rushed into the cafeteria door, followed by a fast-running crowd all with ferocious expressions on their facesââand also couldnât help pursing his lips and smiling.
It seemed to reallyâŠ..be quite a good feeling.
After lunch, Jiang Chen separated from Shen Xu, Luo Ze and others.
The mathematics competition preliminaries were in August, and it was now mid-May. Time was tight. Originally, the competition class only had evening self-study lessons on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Now it was not just these three days, but even included the noon breaks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
This Tuesday, originally there was no class at noon, but Fu Jinyu prepared a set of test papers for Jiang Chen to do by himself at noon yesterday, and agreed to help him grade the papers and explain them at noon today.
The amount of questions on the test paper was not small, and Jiang Chen also only finished it after last night plus the break this morning. Thinking that Teacher Fu spending one noon time to explain the answers might not even be enough, Jiang Chen did not delay a minute or a second and immediately went to the office building.
Fu Jinyu didnât even eat lunch, and waited in the office early in order to save time as much as possible to help Jiang Chen explain the test questions he had done.
But what Fu Jinyu didnât expect was that Jiang Chen could finish this test paper in such a short period of time. Others might not even be able to complete more than half of this test paper in three days. And what he didnât expect even more was Jiang Chenâs super high correct rate and advanced problem-solving skills. Before, he only thought that Jiang Chen was suitable for competitions and very smart, but now he was determined to train him in this area. It would be a pity if such a talent did not engage in mathematics.
In one noon, instead of Fu Jinyu explaining the test papers to Jiang Chen, it was better to say that Fu Jinyu was asking Jiang Chen to explain his thinking behind each solution and to build a deeper understanding of him.
When the next class almost started, Fu Jinyu put away the papers and said to Jiang Chen, âThatâs all for today. You donât have to attend classes with the competition class in the future. I will give you private tutoring. Your time will be separated from that of the competition class. How about the evenings on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the noon breaks on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays?â
Jiang Chen nodded in agreement almost without thinking.
In fact, he also felt that the small classes in the competition class were not suitable for him. It was just that he could occasionally get a chance to check for omissions in his thinking from the competition class before, so he never mentioned it. Now that Fu Jinyu took the initiative to mention it, he naturally would not disagree.
When he came out of the office building, there were only five minutes left before the first class in the afternoon. In order to save time, Jiang Chen chose to take a shortcut through the small garden.
At this time, most people were in the classrooms, and the office building and the small garden were very quiet. This environment was very suitable for thinking.
While walking, Jiang Chen simulated in his mind the problem that Fu Jinyu had shown him just now. Just as the idea of solving the problem was formed, he was interrupted by a vague sound of dispute.
ââŠ..Arenât you short of money? If you succeed this time, I will give you five thousand.â
âI donât want to do thisâŠ..â
âHave you forgotten who caused you to be bullied at school? Last time I asked you to put test papers in Jiang Chenâs drawer, you dared to do it. This time, Iâm just asking you to find a way to lure him into the alley behind the school. Why donât you dare this time?â
âOr do you think this is too little money? I canâââ
âNo.â
âNo what? Is it because itâs not enough money, or because you donât dare?â
âIâŠ..â
âYou what? The big ranking list is posted on the bulletin board. I have seen it. You placed outside 500 in the second year midterm joint exam. You are probably in the last spot of your class. Why donât you think about it. Who is responsible for this? If Jiang Chen and Shen Xu did not expose you at that time, and those people didnât isolate you and bully you, would your studies have been affected? Could your grades drop so badly? Would it have caused you to have no education subsidyâŠ..â
Zhang Zhipengâs back was pressed against the tree behind him, and said to the tall boy in front of him with a trembling voice: âThat was my fault in the first place, and my poor grades are also my own fault. It has nothing to do with Jiang Chen. What happened before is my own fault. I donât want to make any more mistakes, I havenât been able to sleep well during this time, and itâs exactly becauseâŠ..â
âBecause of what?â The boy sneered, âBecause of guilt? Everyone knows that you slandered Jiang Chen. What use is there for you to be guilty? Would Jiang Chen forgive you because of your guilt? Let me tell you, no! You wouldnât be naively thinking that if you donât do it, there wouldnât be someone else to do it, would you? Iâll tell you Zhang Zhipeng, if you donât do it, Iâll find someone else, but in the endââyou will be the one who will take the fall, believe it or not?â
Zhang Zhipengâs face turned pale, and he tremblingly said: âYou are slandering me, I will tell the teacher what you saidâŠ..â
âTell the teacher?â The boy sneered: âIf you tell the teacher, would the teacher believe it? In their eyes, a student with a previous record of slandering and framing a classmate said that others are slandering him, who would believe it? If you dare to tell the teacher, I will bite you back, and then we will see who is unlucky then.â
Jiang Chen turned on his heels, pushed aside the branches and walked out, the dimple at the corner of his mouth visble: âI think it woulld be you.â
âJiang Chen!â
The two people in the bushes called in shock at the same time, with different expressions.
Zhang Zhipeng opened his mouth, wanting to explain: âJiang Chen, IâŠ..â
The tall boy turned his head immediately, not wanting Jiang Chen to see his face.
Jiang Chen took a few steps forward, grabbed the boyâs shoulder and pulled him back. The moment he turned his head, he saw his appearance clearly, and the corners of his lips pursed slightly: âItâs you.â
The boy froze, avoided Jiang Chenâs gaze, and took half a step back. His bowed body was like a taut string, as if it could break if he was not careful: âYou, you know me?â
âYear 1, class 1, Sun Zhi.â Jiang Chen raised his lips, and the smile didnât reach his eyes: âWe met once before.â
âI donât remember, it should be that you remembered wronglyâŠ..â
âStairwell.â Jiang Chen interrupted Sun Zhi. He glanced at Zhang Zhipeng with a complex expression, and his eyes fell on Sun Zhiâs guilty expression again: âLast time it was a classmate in the same year as you, this time it is a senior in the second year of high school, you seem to like it very much, bullying classmates.â
Sun Zhiâs tense body relaxed a bit, and he took another half step back, raised his head and said, âSo what if I bully them? Did I bully you? What are you meddling for?â
âJust now you asked Zhang Zhipeng a question.â Jiang Chen took half a step forward, forcing Sun Zhi to take another step back, and continued, âIf he goes to tell the teacher, who knows if the teacher would believe it or not. Now I will ask you a question too. If I go to the dean of the first year now and say that you threaten to harm my personal safety, do you think your teachers will believe you or me?â
âWhen did I threaten to hurt you?â Sun Zhiâs face darkened, and he said, âIf you go to tell, you will be framing me. It is no different from Zhang Zhipeng who framed you before!â
Zhang Zhipeng, who was about to speak, turned pale and lowered his head.
âWho said he framed me?â Jiang Chen asked, âDid you see it?â
âIâŠ..â
âBut you threatened to harm my personal safety, Zhang Zhipeng saw it.â Jiang Chen turned to look at Zhang Zhipeng: âYou will testify for me, right, Zhang Zhipeng.â
Zhang Zhipeng raised his head slowly, met Jiang Chenâs eyes, then immediately lowered his head, and said with his head buried in his chest, âI, I will!â
Seeing the two united, Sun Zhi gritted his teeth, raised his foot and wanted to leave but was afraid that Jiang Chen would really go tell on him, he could only stand stiffly in place. He grinded his back molars and asked, âWhat do you want?â
There was no smile on Jiang Chenâs face, his eyes were cold and sharp: âTell me first, why do you want someone to trick me into the alley next to the school?â
Sun Zhi ducked his neck, moved his heels back unconsciously, but seeming to have thought of something, he seemed to gain confidence again, and he rolled his eyes: âI just want you to help me with my homework, thatâs why I want Zhang Zhipeng to take you overâŠ..â
Seeing that class would start soon, Jiang Chen interrupted him, and said in a calm tone: âFor the time being, you havenât done anything, and I wonât do anything to you, but if anything happens to me later, I will think it was you who did it. You can guess who the teacher will believe then.â After speaking, he looked at Zhang Zhipeng: âLetâs go, class is starting.â
Jiang Chen turned around and left. Zhang Zhipeng followed him step by step. He hesitated to speak several times, but he couldnât say a word even after they returned to the classroom.
It wasnât until before the last class in the afternoon that he mustered up the courage to stop Jiang Chen on the way to the restroom.
âJiang ChenâŠ..I have something to tell you.â
Shen Xuâs grinning expression quickly turned cold, he raised his hand to block Zhang Zhipeng and said, âHe has nothing to say to you.â
The other boys who were going in and out of the restroom also stopped. Everyone knew Jiang Chen, because the incident of Zhang Jian slandering a student and being fired caused a lot of uproar. Everyone was no stranger to Zhang Zhipeng either, and they knew that he was the one who stuffed the test papers into Jiang Chenâs drawer. Seeing him stop Jiang Chen at this time, everyone was very curious about what he was going to do.
Shen Xuâs undisguised hostility made Zhang Zhipeng stiff, his hands beside him clenched into fists, trembling slightly, not daring to look at the looks of the people around him.
Jiang Chen hooked Shen Xuâs shoulders and pulled him back. He nodded to the nervous Zhang Zhipeng: âLetâs talk.â
Faced with Jiang Chenâs calm expression, Zhang Zhipeng loosened his clenched hands a little, his Adamâs apple moved a few times, and then he said lowly: âYou should try to take a taxi back after school these few days, or ask some boys to go back with you, Sun ZhiâŠ..he wonât let it go.â
âWhat do you mean?â Shen Xu pulled Jiang Chenâs hand away, stepped forward and said, âSun Zhi? Who? Heâs making trouble for Jiang Chen?â
Zhang Zhipeng took half a step back, didnât look at Shen Xu, but continued to look at Jiang Chen and said, âSun Zhi doing thisâŠ..itâs not his own thinking, you, you be careful.â
After speaking, he ran back to the classroom without looking back.
Jiang Chen looked at Zhang Zhipengâs running back, and his eyes flickered slightly.
âWhat does he mean?â Shen Xu frowned and said, âWhy did he inexplicably tell you this?â
âWhat happened at noon.â Jiang Chen looked around and said calmly, âLetâs go back to the classroom and Iâll tell you.â
As soon as he entered the classroom, Shen Xu took the seat at the desk in front of Jiang Chenâs, and asked eagerly, âWhat happened?â
Jiang Chen organized his thoughts and gave an overview of what happened at noon.
âF**king Sun Zhi!â Shen Xuteng stood up, âHeâs got balls, a first year making trouble for us. Because Huo Bo isnât around, he thinks he can treat us as soft persimmons? I want to see who dares to make trouble for you!â
Jiang Chen tapped his fingers on the table, his brows slightly frowned, lost in thought.
There was something in Zhang Zhipengâs words, which was to remind him that Sun Zhiâs actions were not his own intention, but that someone was ordering him behind the scenes.
In fact, when he heard the conversation between Sun Zhi and Zhang Zhipeng, he had this guess, because he and Sun Zhi didnât have any conflicts, and a first year and a second year didnât have any chance to meet at all. He stopped him from bullying his classmate in the stairwell, but that time would not cause Sun Zhi to hold a grudge on him to this extent.
Moreover, what made him even more concerned was that when Sun Zhi saw his expression that day, it was obvious that he knew him from the very beginning. He didnât think much of it at the time, but after today, Sun Zhi knowing him before seemed not through school, but from other places, and this âother placeâ was very likely to be related to the person behind him.
âHowever, what exactly does Zhang Zhipengâs words mean, âItâs not his own thinkingâ, if itâs not his own thinking, is it someone elseâs thinking?â Shen Xu sat down, frowned and said, âJiangzi, have you offended someone recently?â
Jiang Chen opened the book on the table, suppressed the coldness in his eyes, pursed his lips and said, âIâm afraid I didnât offend him recently, but I offended him as soon as I was born.â
Jiang Chenâs voice was not loud, and it happened that the class bell rang at the same time, so Shen Xu didnât hear what he said very clearly: âWhat did you just say?â
âI said class has started.â Jiang Chen looked towards the podium, lowered his voice and said, âOld Fu has already entered the classroom, and is looking at you.â
âF**k!â Shen Xu bounced up immediately, returned the seat to its owner, and said before leaving: âLetâs talk after class!â
Fu Jinyu put his books on the podium, walked over here, and asked expressionlessly: âWhat do you want to say to Jiang Chen after class? Why donât you take advantage of the bell having just rung to talk about it first and liven the atmosphere before getting out of class?â
Shen Xu shrank his neck and retreated to his seat, saying with a grin: âNo, no, I wonât waste your precious class time.â
Teacher Fu tapped Shen Xuâs table with his fingers: âNo delaying, just say it.â
âNo, no, no!â Shen Xu shook his head and opened the book: âI am thirsty for knowledge, and now I just want to get the true meaning of life from your class.â
âPffftâââ
Some people couldnât hold back their laughter, and others laughed too.
Fu Jinyu glared at Shen Xu, then slapped the desk: âWhat are you laughing at, class has started, Iâm here to tell you the true meaning of mathematics.â
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Regarding the forum post, many Yan City No. 1 High School students had seen it, especially the students in year 2, class 1.
After school, many people waited in the classroom to walk with Jiang Chen, dawdling around to watch the excitement.
While the others were observing Jiang Chen, Shen Xu was quietly observing Zhang Zhipengâs every move. The forum post at noon had long been forgotten by him. At this moment, his mind was full of what Zhang Zhipeng said before.
He lowered his voice and asked Jiang Chen: âZhang Zhipeng said that Sun Zhi wanted him to take you to the alley after school today, but you walked in on them at noon. Likely, nothing will happen today, but if we donât figure this out, I will keep feeling uneasy. Say, should we go directly to year 1 and stop Sun Zhi to ask for clarification?â
Jiang Chen: âYou wonât be able to ask anything even if you block him, he wonât say anything.â
Shen Xu frowned: âThen what should we do?â
Jiang Chen: âLetâs talk about it later.â
The two left the classroom while talking, and the others followed.
As soon as he left the school gate, Jiang Chen was stopped by a girl in the school uniform of the attached secondary high school. Before he had time to be puzzled, there was a burst of catcalls from beside him.
The girl had a pair of smiling eyes, big and bright, and she looked at Jiang Chen without blinking: âAre you Jiang Chen?â
Jiang Chen paused, and only then remembered what he saw on Luo Zeâs phone at noon. At that time, he only glanced at it casually and didnât take it seriously. He didnât expect to be blocked at the school gate by a girl in the school uniform of the attached secondary high school.
In his moment of hesitation, someone had already answered for him:
âItâs him!â
âHeâs Jiang Chen!â
âThe one and only!â
The girl wasnât at all affected by the crowd around her, she raised her chin slightly and said to Jiang Chen, âMy name is Pan Liuyi, I have something to tell you.â
Hearing her words, a boy whistled, and the catcalls became louder and louder.
Jiang Chen frowned slightly, and said, âLetâs talk elsewhere.â
âNo need.â Pan Liuyi said, âI came to ask you for a favor.â
Jiang Chen nodded and said, âSay it.â
âDo you know Li Xiao?â
âLi Xiao, a sophomore in the attached secondary high school?â Jiang Chen thought for a while, âIâve heard of her.â
âShe is my younger sister. She only took third place in the midterm exam. She has been depressed recently because she did not do well on the exam. I hope you can help me comfort her.â
Jiang Chen was curious: âAre you sure your little sister wants to see me at this time?â
âOf course.â Pan Liuyi said: âXiao Xiao will feel much better when she sees that you are so much older than her, but your test scores are actually not much higher than hers.â
Jiang Chen: ââŠ..â
Shen Xu: ââŠ..â
Onlookers: ââŠ..â
The onlookers were stunned, what kind of twist was this?
Wasnât this supposed to be a confession? This was more like vengeance, right?
Jiang Chen organized his words before saying, âI donât think this is a good idea, and your little sister and I donât know each other at all, so even if we meet, we wouldnât have anything to talk about.â
âItâs okay, Iâve thought of this a long time ago.â Pan Liuyi took out two tickets from her pocket and said, âThis is the ticket for the Zhonghai Opera House. Xiao Xiaoâs good friend is performing there tonight, and she will watch it from the audience. At that time you just need to sit next to her, and then I will pretend to recognize you and let her see that you are so much older than her, but your test scoresâŠ..â
Jiang Chen raised his hand to interrupt her: âClassmate, I have something to do tonight, so I canâtâŠ..â
âAre you going to participate in the competition?â Pan Liuyi interrupted Jiang Chen, and took out a black and white bound edition book from her school bag: âLook at this.â
Jiang Chen took it, flipped it a few times casually, and then stared.
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Pan Liuyi raised her eyebrows and smiled: âI knew all of you geniuses couldnât escape the thrall of the competition problems I carefully collected. These are the math competition problems I collected for Xiao Xiaoâs birthday for more than half a year. For this reason, I even found friends who are studying in other countries to help out. It contains error-prone questions and recognized difficult questions in the history of various countries, some versions are even only in their original text, I guarantee that you will not be able to buy such a complete world mathematics competition booklet, and as long as you help me, Iâll give you this book, how about it?â
Jiang Chen said without hesitation, âI promise you.â
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