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

These words were spoken.

Zhang Xinyi was stunned for a moment.

"Are you going to throw all of this away?"

"Doesn't the school have any recycling or anything like that?"

As she spoke, she reached out and began fiddling with the items inside the bag.

"They're all pretty new, and well-preserved."

"Huh, this looks almost exactly like the things you took me to buy at the shop the other day."

Zhang Xinyi was somewhat surprised.

She had just arrived and didn't know what had just happened.

"Whose things are in this bag?"

Zhang Xinyi asked the question, but her gaze unconsciously drifted toward Lin Qingxue, whose eyes were always lowered.

The latter did not speak.

Instead, Chan Kin-kei just smiled indifferently.

"These are all daily necessities bought from the school store. There are only a few styles available, and everyone buys them this way."

"It's just helping to throw out the trash, who cares whose it is?"

"Put your clothes in here. I'll tie the bag and put it in the recycling bin next to the trash can. If there's anything recyclable, they'll sort it."

As he spoke, he carried the open bag forward once more.

Zhang Xinyi then looked away, lowering her head to feel the school uniform in her hand, which was still slightly warm.

After a long while, she nodded and then slowly released her hand.

Plop...

A soft sound.

The clothes fell into the bag.

Chen Jianji lifted the bag, using his other hand to support the tear and prevent the contents from falling out.

"Alright, let's go."

He spoke as he walked away.

Seeing this, Zhang Xinyi followed.

"Young Miss, why did you suddenly come back? Did you also hide some high-powered electrical appliance?"

Chen Jianji asked as he walked.

Zhang Xinyi glanced at him.

His face, which was usually all smiles and smugness, was now expressionless.

It was as if he had become a completely different person, mature and calm.

For a moment, Zhang Xinyi felt somewhat unfamiliar with him.

But the familiar teasing words made her feel that the other person was still the same person.

Two different feelings.

Zhang Xinyi felt something was off.

She didn't like this feeling of separation, which made her inexplicably irritable.

"Who would hide that? I need to go back and study, I don't have time for you, I'm leaving!"

She finished speaking without waiting for Chen Jianji's reply.

He ran downstairs by himself.

Chen Jianji was slightly taken aback.

This young lady came back and left without taking anything.

What is she doing here?

Before Chen Jianji could figure it out...

Zhao Yong, who had been standing by the stairwell, suddenly spoke.

"Brother Ji... um, I'll go find the teacher first and explain that the dormitory lockers weren't checked."

As he spoke, he glanced behind Chen Jianji and hesitated.

"You go first..."

Before he could finish speaking...

Chen Jianji spoke up.

"Okay, I'll go to the first floor to throw out the trash first. The teacher should be on the second floor by now. Go find the teacher and meet up."

"Oh... okay."

Zhao Yong walked past Chen Jianji again, glanced behind him, and hesitated before speaking.

But in the end, he said nothing and hurried downstairs.

Just as Chen Jianji was about to step downstairs with his bag in hand.

A voice suddenly came from behind.

"Chan Kin-kei".

The sound was very close.

Chen Jianji hadn't heard any footsteps either, and didn't know when she had walked up behind him.

The voice was no longer calm as before; you didn't even need to listen carefully like you would ten years later to feel the anger and coldness within it.

Chen Jianji stopped walking, but did not turn around.

"Is there anything else?"

He asked calmly.

Lin Qingxue, who was standing behind him, stared at the back of the person in front of her.

His fingers were clenched into a fist.

After a long while, she slowly spoke, her voice hoarse.

"I don't think I've offended you."

"Did you really have to humiliate me like this?"

Chen Jianji's eyes flickered slightly.

Rare, extremely rare.

This was the first time Lin Qingxue had questioned him.

She never cared what Chen Jianji did before.

I never ask about it, nor do I care.

Of course, he would never have treated Lin Qingxue like this before.

Chen Jianji paused, then slowly turned around.

He saw Lin Qingxue approaching at some point.

With her long hair flowing down her back and her tall figure, she looked even more beautiful after changing into a well-fitting school uniform.

The two were less than a meter apart.

Chen Jianji could clearly see that her shoulders were trembling slightly at this moment.

And those icy eyes, though they tried their best to remain calm, couldn't hide the extreme anger they were suppressing.

Eighteen-year-old Lin Qingxue was ultimately not as composed and mature as her twenty-eight-year-old self.

But it's not hard to understand.

After all, no matter how precocious they are, they are still just high school students.

I was publicly distanced from others, criticized, and this continued until just now.

He forced me to change into my school uniform.

If it were someone else, they would have lost their temper from the very beginning.

What's more, this person is Lin Qingxue, who has an extremely strong sense of self-esteem.

Chen Jianji met her gaze, his voice indifferent.

"I haven't offended you."

"In the cafeteria, on the sports field..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

But Lin Qingxue's angry gaze paused for a moment.

Clearly, she was reminded of the canteen and Li Wenyan's sarcastic remarks to Chen Jianji.

There was also the incident on the court where Li Wenyan accidentally committed a foul that caused him to twist his ankle.

On the day of the match, Li Wenyan also made some boastful remarks in front of him...

Lin Qingxue's expression froze, and she opened her mouth as if to say something.

But before she could speak...

Chen Jianji interrupted first, his voice suddenly turning cold.

"What makes you think I'll continue to unconditionally accommodate you and Li Wenyan?"

Lin Qingxue pursed her lips slightly, her expression darkening.

"I didn't..."

Her voice was low and hoarse, but she did not continue speaking.

Chen Jianji remained calm, and his voice was devoid of emotion.

"Didn't you complain that I'm too annoying and affecting your studying?"

"Today's the perfect opportunity..."

He waved the bag in his hand.

"Once we've gotten rid of the useless stuff, we're even."

"May everyone study hard and prepare for the college entrance examination."

As Chen Jianji spoke, he turned and continued walking.

When we got close to the stairwell.

Chen Jianji paused, then replied without turning his head.

"Mind your own business, and mind your own business."

"Stop interfering in my affairs."

"You know I'm a thug, I'm capable of anything."

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