Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

"Achoo!"

"Achoo!"

Chen Jianji, who was lying on the bed, sneezed twice inexplicably.

"Hey, is someone insulting you?"

Zhang Ziliang, who was still awake next to him, couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Jianji pulled the sheet over his stomach.

"Lots of people criticize me, but I sneeze all the time!"

Liu Hai, who was sleeping on the upper bunk next door, added a comment.

"But this time it's different. I bet the person who insulted you really went all out."

"Ha ha..."

The other roommates couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

Chen Jianji ignored him.

On the contrary, Zhang Ziliang from next door moved over and came closer.

"Hey, it's Friday tomorrow, are you going home after school?"

"What, trying to drag me to an internet cafe again?"

Chen Jianji didn't even glance at him.

"No, I was thinking that if you don't reply, we could study together or something."

"You've been getting instruction from top students these past few days, haven't you improved a lot?"

Chen Jianji finally glanced at him.

"Did Uncle Li scold you again?"

"Hehe, Brother Ji, you really know me."

Chen Jianji pursed his lips.

"I'm going back, but I can teach you when I get back."

"Or we could have that young lady teach us too. She doesn't need to learn anything new right now, so she can reinforce her knowledge while teaching us."

"That works too."

"Alright, go to sleep. There are still four and a half hours until morning reading."

"Holy crap? It's so late?!"

"Just kidding, there are still three hours left."

"Huh? My phone's dead, Brother Ji, don't lie to me!! How much is it?!"

"My phone is dead too."

"I'll knock!"

...

The sun was high in the sky.

The classroom was sweltering, with several overhead fans whirring.

But it still couldn't calm the restless hearts of the students looking out the window.

The last class on Friday.

It's a rare moment of indulgence before the weekend for senior high school students.

All the students were somewhat anxious.

Not to mention that this class was a self-study period.

Chan Kin-kei didn't seem to feel anything.

Just this one day.

He could always feel a gaze fixed on him from time to time.

Chen Jianji's lips curled up slightly.

He knew who it was.

A chubby girl.

He looked up at the blackboard in front of him, at the notes the teacher had left.

It just so happened that their eyes met those of someone in front of them, which held three parts resentment, five parts murderous intent, and two parts anger.

Chen Jianji perfectly timed a look of bewilderment as he met her gaze.

Liu Yun's expression froze instantly, and her face immediately turned suspicious.

Just then.

Ring ring...

The bell rang suddenly to signal the end of get out of class.

School's out!

"School's finally over!"

Almost simultaneously, the students in the class cheered.

It's as if they've been waiting for this moment.

Some students had already grabbed their schoolbags and rushed out the door.

"Hey, are you going back?"

Chen Jianji turned his head.

Zhang Xinyi, who was standing next to her, had already packed her schoolbag and stood up.

She still had a stern face, but her hands were gripping the shoulder strap of her backpack, as if she were a little embarrassed.

For the first time, she seemed like the girl next door.

She stood timidly in front of herself.

Chen Jianji blinked.

"How about it? You're going back too?"

Zhang Xinyi said somewhat awkwardly.

"We don't know where to go from here, so we might as well go back together."

"that is..."

Her voice trailed off towards the end.

"I don't know how to get around by public transport..."

"Hey, what's the big deal? I..."

"No saying 'Hi'!"

"for.."

"Don't ask!"

Zhang Xinyi glared fiercely at Chen Jianji.

The thought of his "hi" last night made her furious.

"Oh, don't worry, your uncle knows I get dizzy on the bus, so he comes to pick me up every week around this time. Don't worry."

As Chen Jianji spoke, he also picked up his schoolbag.

"Let's go to the school gate."

"oh."

Zhang Xinyi stepped forward, but saw that he did not follow.

"Why aren't you leaving?"

"Go outside and wait for me for a while, I'm going to find something."

Zhang Xinyi pursed her lips when she saw him rummaging through the drawer.

"Lazy people have a lot of trivial matters."

After she finished speaking, she left without looking back.

Chen Jianji then took something out of the drawer and stuffed it into his pocket.

Then he slowly walked forward.

When passing by Liu Yun.

Bang!

A pair of feet suddenly landed.

Fortunately, Chan Kin-kei had already stopped. Even with an injured ankle, his movements were still incredibly smooth and skillful!

"Tsk, I've noticed you guys really love using this trick all the time, and you even taught the new student how to use it."

Liu Yun looked up and glared at him.

"Is it you? It's definitely you!"

"Tsk, who taught you to use interrogative and declarative sentences together?"

"This is a grammatically incorrect sentence, and points will be deducted."

Chen Jianji joked slowly.

"you...!"

Before Liu Yun was furious.

He then pulled out three packets of shrimp and egg from his pocket.

"Hey."

Liu Yun was stunned.

"Well?"

Seeing her in a daze.

Chen Jianji said calmly.

"Eating too much of this at night can easily cause indigestion, food accumulation, and weight gain. If you crave it, you can eat it during the day."

As he spoke, he casually tossed the object onto Liu Yun's desk.

"I'm leaving, don't be too touched."

Liu Yun stared blankly at the snacks on her desk.

After a long while, he angrily retorted.

"You said I'm fat again!"

But by then, Chan Kin-kei had already gone far away.

"Really..."

Liu Yun then looked away, picked up a bag of snacks, and was about to tear it open when...

After thinking for a moment, she nudged the person sitting motionless in front of her.

"Qingxue, do you want to eat a pack? I noticed you didn't eat lunch."

Lin Qingxue seemed to only then come to her senses.

She stood up, picked up her backpack, slung it over her shoulder, and said calmly.

"No need, I bought bread to eat in the car."

"Oh... okay."

...

At the school gate, in front of the bus stop.

"What? You're still on your way?"

"You're expanding your enclosure? Why? Where?"

"Tadong? Isn't that the open space at the foot of the mountain?"

Chen Jianji looked somewhat annoyed as he held the phone.

"Should I wait for you now, or take the bus myself? Are you busy enough to leave?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of whistling wind.

"Hey kid, never mind, I just set off too. You guys take the bus."

Chen Jianji was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked.

"Have you hired anyone?"

"You little rascal, I thought you were going to say you get carsick."

"I hired a lot of people. Don't worry, I didn't have to do it all by myself."

"We'll talk about the rest when I get back. I need to go back and check the scene."

Beep beep beep...

Before Chen Jianji could reply, Chen Guochang hung up the phone.

And this time.

Zhang Xinyi, who had bought a lot of things from the many small vendors nearby, also returned.

She was carrying a large bag full of snacks.

"Do you want some? This is delicious."

Chen Jianji shook his head, his eyes fixed on the bus approaching in the distance, and he smiled.

"No, I'm waiting to go home and have some soup."

"Let's go, get in the car."

The bus is stopped at the bus stop.

The two quickly got into the car.

Lin Qingxue's figure slowly emerged from behind the platform.

She was carrying a bag of snacks, looking at the open bus doors, but for a moment she couldn't bring herself to move.

She and Chan Kin-kei took the same car home.

Both of them rarely went home.

But when it's time to return, they almost always travel in groups.

Just this once.

There was one less person beside her.

Ding ding...

Just then.

Lin Qingxue hadn't even had time to think about why they were riding in the same car.

Her phone rang.

She glanced at it.

The caller ID only has one character.

【dad】

Lin Qingxue answered the phone almost instantly.

......