âIâll come,â Jian Chi said, regaining his senses, âIâm also a member of the swimming class.â
If Jian Chi remembered correctly, Thursday was the swimming competition that Gao Yan mentioned. Wen Chuanâs reaction after hearing this answer was not enthusiastic, and he gave a nonchalant âenâ, as if he was just asking casually.
Half the class had passed and Jian Chi could still feel the eyes focused on his back. After thinking about it, it was impossible for Zhang Yang who was forced to change seats, so he lowered his voice euphemistically: âBai Shuyun seems to be looking at you this entire time.â
âHeâs annoying,â Wen Chuan said with a hint of impatience in his voice, âdonât pay attention to him.â
Jian Chi was stunned for a moment, and then reacted after. After Wen Chuan was acknowledged, he should have met with the Bai family. The upper class in Chuanlin was not big or small, and most of them had business dealings with each other. Jian Chi couldnât help think, does Wen Chuan know Bai Xiyuâs true identity? If he knew from the beginning, his indifference to Bai Xiyu also seemed to be explained.
But these were Jian Chiâs guesses. The descriptions in the book become extraordinarily one-sided in comparison with reality. From the perspective of the protagonist Bai Xiyu, everything had been put in a beautifying filter. However, stripping this layer of perspective, not everything can be explained so one-sidedly and simply.
After class, Jian Chi picked up the books on the table, and Bai Shuyun walked behind him at some point, and said with a smile, âWen Chuan, long time no see, why did you ignore me when I greeted you just now?â
At this time, Bai Shuyun lost the closeness he had when facing Shao Hang, and there was a shallow smile on his small face, as if he really couldnât understand Wen Chuanâs indifference. Jian Chi noticed that many people were looking over. Wen Chuan picked up the textbook without looking at it, got up and left.
âUncle Fu has something to tell you, but I canât get in touch with you,â Bai Shuyun stopped him, âWen Chuan, things at home canât be ignored casually. Before I came, I went to your house with my brother to walk around, and I happened to meet him. Big Brother Fu, he saidâŠâ
âAre you finished?â
Wen Chuanâs eyes seemed to be filled with cold sharp knives, especially when he heard the words âBig Brother Fuâ. His disgust was so thick that it almost overflowed. For the first time, Jian Chi realized that Wen Chuanâs eyes from before were nothing at all. When he was really angry, just standing there would make people tremble from their heart.
The smile on Bai Shuyunâs face faded and he looked at Wen Chuanâs back with inexplicable meaning, his tone filled with dissatisfaction: âI just wanted to tell you with good intentions.â
Jian Chi, who was sitting in the seat, didnât have time to look back and was caught off guard when he met Bai Shuyun, who turned around. A smile burst into his eyes, as if he had forgotten his initial ignoring of him. After approaching, he resumed his close tone: âJian Chi, do you know Wen Chuan too?â
The word âknowâ was a bit difficult to define. Jian Chi hesitated for two seconds and nodded without saying anything.
âHis temper is really hard to handle. Itâs better to be careful with him. Uncle Fu and Big Brother Fu canât handle him. I really donât know who can make him obedient in the future.â
After Bai Shuyun complained, he suddenly remembered something, and blinked his eyes curiously: âBut Jian Chi, it turns out that you, Ah Hang and Wen Chuan are friends. I have never seen a special enrollment like you appear around them.â
He had a well-behaved smile on his face, and every word seemed to come from the heart. Jian Chi sometimes reacted a little slower, but he was not completely unaware of the maliciousness of others.
Bai Shuyunâs approach was very clever. When these originally harsh contents were matched with innocent expressions and voices, they would weaken the real power when they fall into his ears. It wasnât until he left that Zhang Yang came up, looking like he had been granted amnesty, âOh my god, it was the most torturous chemistry class I ever took. It was the first time I sat so close to Bai Shuyun. He was too fussy. A little bit into the class, when I was taking notes, he said that I was typing too hard on the keyboard. When I laid down to rest, he said I was ugly when I was sleeping. Am I ugly? Where am I ugly? He also said it with a smile. I thought he was joking at first. But the more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became, isnât he just scolding me?â
Jian Chi didnât refute, acquiescing to Zhang Yangâs words. Although Bai Shuyun didnât say anything excessive from beginning to end, he, like Zhang Yang, had an inexplicable feeling of being shot at as a target.
âDid you hear what he said to Wen Chuan just now? I guess the few people who didnât leave the classroom just heard it,â Zhang Yang frowned. âThis is good, now the original news of Wen Chuan being the Fu familyâs illegitimate child have now confirmed Wen Chuanâs identity, I wonder how it will be discussed in tonightâs forum.â
Jian Chi finally figured out where the out of sorts sense just now came from. Others didnât know the plot and Wen Chuanâs identity as early as he did. Before Bai Shuyun said those words, most people were still guessing and were afraid of Wen Chuan. But this state was completely broken half an hour ago, and soon everyone would know that Wen Chuan was an unrecognized illegitimate child.
To say whether Bai Shuyun said this on purpose, it was difficult to come to a conclusion, but Jian Chi who knew Shuyun leaned towards him doing it on purpose. Although Jian Chi canât guess Bai Shuyunâs intention on doing this.
The HS in the evening really spread the news about Wen Chuan as Zhang Yang said. Some posts were saying that Bai Shuyun was returning to school. Most of the replies were very harmonious, and it was rare that it was not full of gossip. Maybe it was because of the background of the Bai family and the face of his eldest brother who protected his shortcomings.
Main Poster: Let me tell you the truth. I have been uncomfortable with Wen Chuan for a long time. Every day, I put on a dead face and look at the person like charity. Who knew, he was an illegitimate child who was not on the stage. What if he is a BC? In the end, he wonât even get a portion of the familyâs business. I donât see anyone in the Fu family paying attention to him.
1L: Doesnât the Fu family have another son studying in Boros? Why havenât I heard from him, what is his attitude towards this?
2L: I have returned to China early, and the news was very well hidden. My friend met him while drinking before, and he kept scolding him there after he was drunk. Wen Chuanâs return seems to have something to do with this Fu Boyu.
3L: You donât know what kind of virtue Fu Boyu has? He plays too dirty and he had killed someone by racing a car before. His old man had always been behind him helping him deal with his matters or else he would have long died. He probably couldnât stand it anymore, yet who would have expected that there was a ready-made illegitimate child outside. They hurriedly caught it, in a rush to cultivate it, otherwise how could Fu familyâs big industry be handed over to that lunatic Fu Boyu?
52L: I heard that the Fu familyâs attitude is actually very vague. The purpose of bringing Wen Chuan back is not to cultivate him, but to stimulate Fu Boyu and make him feel a sense of crisis. To put it simply, Wen Chuan is a tool. The Fu family will provide financial resources, but the familyâs real estate will not be distributed to him. It can be seen from the fact that he has not changed his surname for a year after he was acknowledged. The Fu family does not want to admit it at all.
53L: No one really knows, right? Wen Chuan is a b*stard who came out of the slum, who knows how he lived in the past ten years? Or if he came across anything dirty? Fu family must have given him a lot of benefits.
54L: This move is also high, I donât know if Fu Boyu can support the wall.
Jian Chi frowned all the way, and finally turned off his phone.
He couldnât understand the remarks in the post. Wen Chuan had always been alone, and was said to be âpretendingâ. Wen Chuan never mentioned his identity and was said to be âschemingâ. The name of an illegitimate child was indeed disgraceful, but isnât the one who should be blamed for abandoning him, his parents be responsible? These people pointed their finger at Wen Chuan, as if he had done something terribly wrong. In the end, it was just because he was an unacknowledged illegitimate child.
After hearing this, Zhang Yang said, âItâs too normal, Iâll bet that more than half of the families in Saintston have illegitimate children. No one likes to run half a marathon then suddenly have someone competing with them for a family property. Seeing Wen Chuanâs matter so similar to their own, they would definitely be stunned. I have met a worst one. There were seven brothers and sisters in the family, and several mistresses still lived together. To fight for the inheritance, they fought life and death. Car accidents, framing and poisoning⊠You think itâs exaggerated on TV, in fact, the reality is ten thousand times scarier, but to such an irreversible level, no one will let these things out on the surface.â
Despite such a big turmoil, Wen Chuan still went and did his own thing, ignoring the eyes of the people around him, full of malice or watching a show. Perhaps because of his identity as a BC, most people would not say anything ugly in person, but once Jian Chi walked into the locker room and heard undisguised laughter of two PCs. The words could be heard inside and out, both thoroughly demeaning and even contained personal attacks.
Jian Chi didnât know what kind of mood he was in. He closed the locker door with force and interrupted: âCan you guys be quiet?â
Both of them stopped, and when they realized that the words were from a special recruit, their faces became ugly. They were about to say something when Wen Chuanâs appearance caused the atmosphere to fall into a stalemate for a while.
He didnât seem to know what just happened inside, and changed his clothes with the same expression, without saying a word to Jian Chi. Back at the dormitory in the evening, Jian Chiâs HS received a message from an unknown person with two short words: Thank you.
Jian Chi accepted the unfamiliar friend application, and tentatively sent a sentence: Wen Chuan?
W: En.
The chat stopped there.
In fact, Jian Chi was not a very kind person, but it was a coincidence that every time he couldnât stand it and wanted to help, Wen Chuanâs figure would be around, making many of those mistakes. This seemed to slowly make Wen Chuan think something else and Jian Chi wanted to explain, but didnât know where to start.
The venue for the swimming competition was in an open-air swimming pool. There were many members in the audience who were not a member of the swimming lessons. The list of entries was always posted on the bulletin board. The purpose of these people was self-evident.
Jian Chi pulled Zhang Yang to watch the competition together. Zhang Yang was very interested in these sports events and chatted with great interest before it even started. A shadow suddenly appeared beside him, and before Jian Chi turned his head, he was the first to hear a sloppy voice: âWhy didnât you reply to the message last night? I said that if you didnât reply within a minute, I would come to you. Must you wait for me to come and fulfill it?â
Shao Hangâs natural posture made Jian Chi not react for a while. Bai Shuyun, who came with him, sat on the other side of Shao Hang, stuck his head out and gave Jian Chi a slight smile, a weak and cute appearance.
âJianâŠâŠâ
Just as Jian Chi was about to answer, he heard someone call his name halfway, behind him, and the second half stopped hurriedly in his breath.
Looking back, Bai Xiyu appeared at an unknown time. Two bottles of mineral water in his hands were unconsciously pinched and deformed. He stared blankly at Bai Shuyun beside Shao Hang, as if he had seen something terrifying. Eyes dodging everywhere, just as he was about to step back, he was suddenly stopped by Bai Shuyun.
âAre you calling Jian Chi?â Bai Shuyun blinked his beautiful and innocent eyes, as if he didnât know Bai Xiyu in front of him at all. He tilted his head and smiled, âSince we are all friends, why donât you sit down? There is just one vacant seat beside me.â
Shao Hang didnât even look at Bai Xiyu, taking everything that happened behind him as air.
Jian Chi, who silently weakened his sense of existence, swept over the unconcealed panic on Bai Xiyuâs face, as well as the strong aim in Bai Shuyunâs smile. He suddenly felt that the undercurrent in the audience was more exciting than the upcoming match.