Chapter 15: Why Does He Deserve Nan Xingwan's Concern?!
"Xiaoyu, what does Zhang Chen mean by this?" The girl walking with Su Yu also saw this scene. As Su Yu's best friend, they naturally sided with Su Yu.
Zhang Chen was still scrambling to eat with their Su Yu yesterday, but today he suddenly became indifferent and was eating with another girl. The 'liking' he spoke of before seemed a bit too cheap.
"Did you two argue?"
"You had low blood sugar in the infirmary just now, and he didn't even show any concern for you."
"And why did he specifically end up with Bai Xiruo? Doesn't he know that Bai Xiruo and we don't get along?"
Su Yu actually didn't know what Zhang Chen's sudden change meant either; she wanted to ask him herself.
However, under the questioning of her friends at this moment, she could only say calmly, "It's nothing. He and I aren't together. He can eat with whoever he wants."
After speaking, she turned and took the tray from Jiang Minghua's hand.
Jiang Minghua took the opportunity to ask, "Then Su Yu, where should we sit?"
"Let's sit there." Su Yu pointed to a spot in front of Zhang Chen and his friends, a place where Zhang Chen would definitely see them.
She refused to believe that Zhang Chen would pretend not to see her and Jiang Minghua eating together, even if he pretended not to see Jiang Minghua taking her to the infirmary!
However, Jiang Minghua was a bit stunned upon hearing this, and a hint of reluctance emerged in his heart...
This was practically a direct challenge.
Zhang Chen wouldn't do anything to Su Yu, but that didn't mean he wouldn't do anything to him!
He didn't believe that what Zhang Chen said at the infirmary door earlier was serious, after all, this person had gone back on his word more than once or twice...
He had even made self-criticisms and admitted his mistakes in front of the whole school more than once, saying he would turn over a new leaf!
Had he changed? Wasn't he still the same?
But, in the end, it was a great opportunity given to him by Su Yu, and even at the risk of being beaten by Zhang Chen, he didn't want to give up!
So, the group walked towards Zhang Chen's direction with their trays.
Duan Chenxu, who was shoveling rice, was facing the cafeteria window. When Su Yu and her group walked in that direction, he was the first to see them.
He immediately poked Li Junhao, who was sitting next to him.
After Li Junhao looked up and saw Su Yu approaching, he immediately kicked Zhang Chen under the table.
Zhang Chen was gnawing on a chicken leg he had snagged from Bai Xiruo's plate, confused: "What's up?"
Li Junhao leaned his head towards Zhang Chen, covering his mouth with his hand and whispering, "Sister-in-law."
"Huh?" Zhang Chen frowned, glancing at Bai Xiruo next to him.
Bai Xiruo was eating her meal in small bites, quiet and refined, with exceptionally good table manners.
There was still one chicken leg left on her plate, untouched.
This item was too precious to her; she couldn't bring herself to eat it.
During her time living with her uncle's family, even drinking chicken soup was a luxury, let alone a chicken leg thicker than her arm...
And Zhang Chen taking one from her bowl was also to lighten her burden.
To keep her psychological pressure from being so heavy.
Besides, she couldn't eat two chicken legs anyway.
Seeing that Bai Xiruo didn't react, likely not noticing what they were saying, Zhang Chen frowned again and asked, "What sister-in-law?"
Duan Chenxu, diagonally opposite, directly stated: "Su Yu."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen immediately understood and turned to look behind him.
He just happened to see Su Yu and her group walking towards them with their trays.
Seeing Zhang Chen look over, Su Yu's eyes directly swept past him, looking straight ahead with a calm expression.
She thought to herself, if you don't eat with me, then I'll eat with other boys.
Jiang Minghua's reaction, however, was the exact opposite. He was already imagining being dragged into the alley by the school gate by Zhang Chen and his friends and getting slapped...
He wanted to hide behind the girls, but due to his height, he couldn't. In the end, he could only nervously meet Zhang Chen's gaze...
But Zhang Chen only glanced at the group, then turned his head back, and also kicked Li Junhao opposite him:
"What sister-in-law, sister-in-law? I don't know her! Don't say such things again!"
"Ouch, huh?" Li Junhao grimaced in pain from the kick.
"She's not anymore?" Duan Chenxu raised an eyebrow, smelling gossip.
"You talk too much too, huh?"
Upon hearing this, Duan Chenxu wisely shut his mouth and quickly moved his tray further into the corner, anticipating and dodging Zhang Chen's under-the-table kick.
"Hey--" Zhang Chen's eyes widened.
Duan Chenxu winked, pinching his thumb and forefinger together, making a gesture of suppressed laughter and mockery...
"Alright, alright..." Zhang Chen looked at Li Junhao, "Brother Hao, get him!"
Li Junhao's words were law: "A-da~"
Duan Chenxu was hit with a liver punch by Li Junhao!
"Hiss! He told you to hit me, and you hit me?!"
Li Junhao blew on his fist, looking at Duan Chenxu with a deep expression: "Fatty, mainly, I wanted to hit you too."
"You f*cker!"
As they passed Zhang Chen's spot, Su Yu also cast a sidelong glance at Bai Xiruo, who was eating.
But Bai Xiruo just lowered her head and focused on eating. She was oblivious to what Zhang Chen and his friends were saying, so she didn't see Su Yu.
Su Yu, however, didn't think so. She believed Bai Xiruo must have seen her, but was just afraid to make eye contact.
They walked past Zhang Chen's spot and sat down two tables away.
It was only then that Bai Xiruo looked up and noticed Su Yu in front, and her heart immediately became uneasy again.
Li Junhao, next to her, stared at Jiang Minghua for a long time before turning to Zhang Chen and saying, "Chen Ge, should we deal with him?"
"Deal with who?" Zhang Chen looked bewildered. He had just noticed that Bai Xiruo hadn't eaten her chicken leg, and didn't forget to urge her to eat quickly.
"Jiang Minghua, of course! Isn't he challenging your authority?" Li Junhao pointed his thumb backward, saying indignantly.
"Deal with your head!" Zhang Chen said grumpily.
"I already said she has nothing to do with me from now on. You just focus on watching Bai Xiruo!"
"Ah..."
"Oh oh... new, new sister-in-law?" Li Junhao's rusty brain seemed to make a turn, realizing with some uncertainty.
Bai Xiruo immediately froze in terror, her ears instantly turning red.
Zhang Chen was speechless, clenching his fist and gritting his teeth: "My sister-in-law your head!"
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Evening self-study class ended.
Zhang Chen packed his schoolbag and walked out of the school gate, thinking that he could finally see Nan Xingwan again.
He then took out his phone and called Nan Xingwan, asking her where she was.
At this moment, Nan Xingwan had just finished packing her schoolbag. Her good friend and deskmate, Liang Jingna, invited her, "Xingxing, wait for me, let's go together."
Nan Xingwan shook her head: "I have something to do today, next time."
After she spoke, she received a pouting, crying emoji from Liang Jingna.
Seeing Nan Xingwan walk out of the classroom alone, Lu Yicheng seized the opportunity and quickly followed her with his schoolbag.
"Nan Xingwan, let's walk together. There was a problem in class today I wanted to ask you about. Do you think my alternative approach is correct?"
Nan Xingwan looked a bit troubled. She was the class monitor, and in the past, she would have had no problem, but today, she was in a hurry to tutor Zhang Chen.
So she could only apologetically refuse: "Not today, I have something to do today."
"Ah... I see..." Lu Yicheng held his book, a bit awkward. He had always communicated with Nan Xingwan this way before and had rarely been refused by her.
"It's fine, I'll talk to you as we walk, it won't delay you."
"Mm..." Nan Xingwan frowned, still a bit troubled.
But for the sake of their classmate relationship, being kind-hearted, she could only reluctantly nod: "Alright then..."
The two walked on the way home from school.
Lu Yicheng noticed that Nan Xingwan's direction today was not her usual way home, but towards the bus station.
"Aren't you going home today?" He explained his problem-solving approach, and while Nan Xingwan was thinking, he asked.
"Mm..." Nan Xingwan didn't reveal much, only repeating, "I have something to do."
"Oh... could it be that you're going to First High again?"
Many people in the class knew about Nan Xingwan occasionally taking leave to go to First High to act as a guardian for a boy.
After all, Nan Xingwan and Zhang Chen were in the same class in junior high. Although Nan Xingwan was now in the key class at Seven Middle School, there were still former junior high classmates in the class, just like Zhang Chen and Jiang Minghua.
So, news always spread through various channels.
It was not surprising that Lu Yicheng knew.
Nan Xingwan pursed her lips, saying nothing.
Seeing this, Lu Yicheng guessed he was probably right, and continued:
"I heard his grades are really bad? How did he end up in the same class as you in junior high, Nan Xingwan?"
"His grades were quite good in junior high." When mentioning the old Zhang Chen, Nan Xingwan's eyes brightened, "It's just that I don't know why he changed so much after high school..."
"Then if his grades were so good in junior high, shouldn't he have gone to Seven Middle School like you?" Lu Yicheng raised an eyebrow, not quite believing Nan Xingwan's words.
At this, Nan Xingwan's eyes dimmed again...
Just then, her phone rang at an opportune moment.
Caller ID: Zhang Chen.
"I have to go now, let's talk tomorrow."
Nan Xingwan returned the book to Lu Yicheng, then answered the call and hurried away.
Faintly, Lu Yicheng could hear a male voice coming from the other end of the phone.
He stood watching Nan Xingwan's retreating figure, seeing her gently say into the phone: "I'll be at the bus station soon. Okay, mm, see you in a bit."
He couldn't help but frown...
Such a girl as Nan Xingwan, why does a guy who couldn't even get into Seven Middle School deserve so much of her concern?!
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