Chapter 10 0009 【Do You Believe in Love?】
As Chen Guiliang and Bian Guanyue were talking, a few boys walked towards the back row.
But they were too embarrassed to reveal their true intentions, so they only stopped at their respective friends' desks. While pretending to chat idly with their friends, they secretly stole glances at Bian Guanyue.
Xie Yang was no different, but he could get closer since he and Chen Guiliang were good friends.
"Chen Daxia, you've changed seats, huh?"
Xie Yang, this guy, was just making small talk. He walked past Bian Guanyue without looking at her, acting as if he had no interest in her whatsoever.
But when he was only a step away from Bian Guanyue, Xie Yang suddenly raised his hand to flick his hair, his body moving his head with a very rhythmic toss.
The hair hanging over his forehead was precisely flicked behind his ear.
He thought this action was particularly dashing and cool, and it would definitely attract the attention of female classmates!
Unfortunately, Bian Guanyue didn't spare him a single glance from beginning to end.
It was Chen Guiliang who was amused by his showy demeanor.
Under Xie Yang's utterly disappointed gaze, Bian Guanyue picked up her schoolbag and walked out of the classroom.
Zheng Feng seized the opportunity to follow her, also not daring to get too close, always trailing several meters behind Bian Guanyue. He fantasized about squeezing onto the same bus as Bian Guanyue, and then countless coincidences could occur.
For example, if too many students got on the bus and the interior was crowded and narrow, he would bravely shield Bian Guanyue, using his body to protect her from being bothered.
Zheng Feng followed her all the way out of the school gate and indeed saw Bian Guanyue walking towards the bus stop.
Then, he was dumbfounded.
He saw several taxis parked by the roadside. Bian Guanyue opened the door of one, sat in the back, and said, "Driver, to Houjie."
Watching the car leave, Zheng Feng consoled himself: taking a taxi is expensive, she can't possibly take one every day.
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Only four or five students were left in the classroom.
Xie Yang said excitedly in a low voice, "Damn, looking closer just now, this Bian Guanyue is really beautiful. Chen Daxia, don't you dare try to snatch her from me."
"Don't you like Zhou Jing?" Chen Guiliang asked.
Xie Yang made an excuse for himself: "Zhou Jing is too studious. She's always reading and doing problems, no time for dating at all. Maybe she's not very suitable for me."
Chen Guiliang ridiculed, "You only know how to have a crush. If you dared to say a few more words to the girl you like, I'd respect you as a man. What, you still expect Bian Guanyue or Zhou Jing to actively pursue you?"
"Get lost, get lost, what the hell do you know!"
Xie Yang immediately became angry and embarrassed, feeling like his underwear had been stripped off.
Don't I have any dignity?
In fact, during his high school days, wasn't Chen Guiliang the same when facing girls?
He was extremely proud and conceited deep down.
But his upbringing from a young age and his straitened financial circumstances also gave Chen Guiliang a deep sense of inferiority.
He couldn't even afford to treat a girl to a meal, so what kind of love could he talk about?
Therefore, Chen Guiliang never had a girlfriend throughout his entire student life. After graduation, he was busy making a living and had even less time and energy to consider romantic issues.
It wasn't until he passed his thirties, when his living conditions improved and his income was substantial, that he started going on blind dates to settle his marriage.
The woman was quite satisfied with him; she only asked for a 66,000 yuan bride price but brought a car worth over 200,000 yuan as part of her dowry, and the marital home was purchased with money contributed by both parties—this situation is quite normal in Sichuan and Chongqing.
His wife was a teacher at a key primary school, a native of Chengdu, of decent appearance, and from a well-off family.
Before marriage, she appeared to be well-educated and reasonable, but after marriage, her personality flaws were exposed. She would nitpick over every trivial matter and argue over every insignificant issue. Moreover, she loved to compare her husband to the husbands of her best friends, colleagues, and relatives, always saying, "Look at so-and-so's husband."
Chen Guiliang felt he wasn't a husband, but a primary school student constantly scolded by a teacher, and always compared to other people's children.
It wasn't until Chen Guiliang was fired by his boss that the family conflicts finally erupted completely.
Divorce.
The only thing to be thankful for was that Chengdu's housing prices soared in those two years, and selling the marital home actually earned them a profit.
After becoming single again and later achieving financial freedom, Chen Guiliang also sought out young models. At first, it was exciting, but after a few times, he found it meaningless.
His parents urged him to remarry, and he reluctantly went on several more blind dates.
None of them were satisfactory.
He had not only lost his passion for dating but also his interest in settling for marriage.
As for physiological needs, they could be entirely resolved with money; a wave of his hand and young girls would flock to him. Why talk about family and relationships?
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"Chen Guiliang, Xie Yang, remember to turn off the lights when you leave!" The class monitor, Li Rui, shouted from the classroom doorway.
Xie Yang said impatiently, "Got it."
The classroom was empty, with only the two of them left.
Chen Guiliang said, "While the school gate isn't closed yet, I'm going out to buy something."
Xie Yang tossed his hair stylishly, no longer dwelling on what had just happened, and walked side-by-side with Chen Guiliang, hands in his pockets.
They quickly arrived at the school store, where Chen Guiliang bought shampoo and other daily necessities.
It's hard to go from luxury to frugality; he needed to wash his hair again and really wasn't used to using soap.
Returning to the school gate, the gatekeeper had just locked it.
The school gatekeeper, like the cafeteria auntie, was also Chen Guiliang's "enemy."
The 40-year-old Chen Guiliang no longer bore grudges against the gatekeeper: "Teacher, please open the door."
The gatekeeper seemed a little flattered.
This crazy student, who was always causing trouble, actually called him 'teacher' for the first time?
"Come in." The gatekeeper held a cigarette in his mouth, took out the key, and unlocked the iron gate.
Actually, it didn't matter if he didn't open the door; Chen Guiliang would just climb over the wall.
"Thank you."
Chen Guiliang entered the school gate, but instead of going straight back to the dorm, he walked towards the artificial lake.
He arrived at the artificial lake, found a stone bench, and sat down, staring blankly at the dark lake.
This young body is not right!
During self-study tonight, Bian Guanyue sat next to him, and the fresh scent of shampoo and shower gel wafted over, making Chen Guiliang stir like he was in heat.
Damn it, the surging adolescent hormones are making his brain a little uncontrollable.
"Xie Yang, do you believe in true love?" Chen Guiliang asked without warning.
Xie Yang tossed his hair and said, "Of course I do."
Chen Guiliang said, "What do you think about me having a relationship during the rest of my high school years?"
"Chen Daxia actually wants to fall in love?" Xie Yang's curiosity instantly peaked. "Which 'heroine' do you like? The prettiest in our class is Zhou Jing, and now there's also Bian Guanyue. Ou Yafei from the next class, Class 12, is also very pretty, but unfortunately, I don't get many chances to talk to her."
Chen Guiliang scoffed, "You idiot, you only know how to look at faces. The most 'well-endowed' in our class is Zhu Xiaoya."
Xie Yang disagreed: "Zhu Xiaoya just has big breasts; she's not that pretty."
Chen Guiliang was too lazy to argue with a virgin.
He suddenly realized what he should be doing.
Winning the New Concept Writing Competition doesn't matter.
Failing the college entrance exam is no big deal either.
Having been reborn, he should make up for his biggest regret.
What was his biggest regret?
Of course, it was living half his life without ever experiencing a pure love that was unrelated to money.
So, who should he look for?
Chen Guiliang's high school crush was indeed Ou Yafei from the neighboring class.
She had a beautiful face, dressed very well, and was like a little enchantress.
When he was in school, every time Chen Guiliang passed Class 12, he would secretly peek into the classroom. As long as he could catch a glimpse of Ou Yafei, even just her back, he would be satisfied.
But the filter for this 'white moonlight' had already shattered before his rebirth.
After he achieved financial freedom, he, for some unknown reason, deliberately contacted some alumni to inquire about Ou Yafei's situation in detail.
He wished he hadn't asked!
In the accounts of those alumni, Ou Yafei was full of scandals.
It turned out that the goddess Chen Guiliang had a crush on had secretly had an abortion during the summer vacation of her second year of high school.
During university, Ou Yafei, to secure a recommendation for postgraduate studies, tried to seduce a professor and was publicly slapped by the professor's wife.
After graduation, it seemed she was kept by someone, but the news was unconfirmed.
Later, she married a boss; there was a saying that she became the mistress who took the wife's place, and her husband was more than 20 years older than her. She quit her job to be a full-time housewife and frequently showed off luxury goods on her social media.
Hearing all this, Chen Guiliang felt as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly.
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Xie Yang casually flicked his hair and said without any self-awareness, "We're friends, we can compete fairly to see who can win over Bian Guanyue first."
Chen Guiliang said, "How about we compete to see who can get into Tsinghua University or Peking University?"
"Can you even hold a conversation?" Xie Yang was very displeased.
Chen Guiliang thought Bian Guanyue was not bad.
But in his previous life, they didn't have much contact, and they lost touch after high school graduation.
There were rumors that Bian Guanyue got married and went abroad.
There were also rumors that Bian Guanyue came out, lived in Shanghai, and adopted a child.
The two statements were completely contradictory, and he didn't know which one was true.
Chen Guiliang sighed with emotion, "Alas, in this vast Second High School, I can't find a single girl worth pursuing. Perhaps I'm too outstanding; I draw my sword and look around, feeling lost!"
Xie Yang flicked his hair again and retorted, "You're even better at showing off, damn it."
Chen Guiliang strolled along the lake, past the wisteria trellis ahead, and through a camphor forest, which led to the dorms.
Xie Yang silently followed, his mind still comparing Zhou Jing and Bian Guanyue. He found himself to be a person of enduring affection; after all, he had had a crush on Zhou Jing for so long. Although he was now starting to develop feelings for someone else, he still couldn't let go of his 'old flame.'
As the two got closer to the wisteria, rustling sounds came from under the wisteria trellis.
They could even faintly hear gasps.
It must have been a pair of wild lovers having a tryst; they certainly wouldn't dare to go all the way, but hugging, caressing, and fumbling would satisfy their craving.
Xie Yang made his footsteps even lighter, chuckling softly, "Hehe, something's going on."
"Are you going to peep? Be careful not to get a stye," Chen Guiliang said.
Xie Yang said, "I'll just take a look."
"Cough, cough!"
In the dark, Chen Guiliang suddenly coughed twice, then yelled in a rough voice, "Which class are you from? Get back to your dorm!"
In the quiet night, this shout was like a thunderclap.
The couple under the wisteria trellis thought a teacher had arrived and immediately fled in separate directions, terrified.
One ran towards the boys' dorm, the other towards the girls' dorm.
When disaster strikes, everyone fends for themselves.
Chen Guiliang stood there, gleefully saying, "I don't even have a girlfriend yet; anyone who dares to date in school deserves to die."
Xie Yang found it very amusing. He also stamped his feet in place, creating heavy footsteps to simulate someone chasing them: "Stop, don't run! If you're caught dating early, you'll be expelled!"
The wild lovers sped up again, terrified.
"Hahahahaha!"
The two lunatics laughed triumphantly by the lake.
They returned to the dorms in high spirits. As soon as they entered, they heard Li Yulin from bed number 5 say, "Holy crap, you guys are finally back. I was just on a date with Wang Yu at the artificial lake, and we almost got caught by a teacher. Damn, that was close! Good thing I ran fast!"
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