After frowning slightly,

Zhou Chen turned his bicycle around and rode past Zhou Chuan.

Although he could tell that Zhou Chuan was likely to contact him, he didn't intend to pay attention to it because he understood one thing: three ingrates are bound to cause trouble if they come looking for him.

Since you, Zhou Chuan, are not going to speak, then you might as well remain silent forever, or better yet, never speak at all.

"Wait a moment."

It was Zhou Chuan who spoke first, and he hurriedly caught up with the bicycle.

Zhou Chen frowned even more deeply, but still didn't speak.

but,

The next second, Zhou Chuan's actions made him pause in surprise.

Zhou Chuan bit his lip, then knelt down with a thud. "Big brother, I was wrong. I apologize for my foolish behavior. Please forgive me."

Good grief, what's going on here?

Zhou Chen really didn't expect Zhou Chuan to kneel down and apologize. Could this brat have really realized his mistake, reflected deeply on it, and recognized his error?

“I’m not human. I’ve let down my older brother and my parents. I know I was wrong. Brother, I hope you can give me a chance. I will definitely change and start anew.”

Zhou Chuan spoke earnestly, tears of regret streaming down his face, looking both sincere and pitiful.

The education at the detention center is quite good. It seems to have changed Zhou Chuan, this unruly scoundrel, to the point that he was able to put aside his pride and kneel down to apologize. The change is truly significant.

but,

His heart remained unmoved, unshaken in the slightest.

In his view, Zhou Chuan was nothing more than a weasel paying respects to a chicken, harboring ill intentions. His current apology was no different from Zhou Ling's previous actions. Zhou Ling had also staged an apology, but her subsequent actions proved that it was all just an act.

Zhou Chuan's actions are essentially the same, only with a different person.

This scene was undoubtedly very eye-catching. Although it was late at night, it was during the school dismissal period when many students were going home, so many people turned their attention to it.

Some of the more curious people immediately crowded around.

After all, someone knelt down, and the person kneeling was Zhou Chen, a celebrity. There's no doubt that tomorrow will be big news at the school.

"Isn't this the ungrateful Zhou Chuan?"

"I heard that the stinky tofu seller who slandered Zhou Chen was locked up, but now that he's been released, he's come to apologize. Has he finally realized his mistake?"

"In my opinion, he's just pretending to beg for forgiveness because he sees Zhou Chen's success, and then he's trying to get benefits from him. I've seen plenty of people like that."

The onlookers began to speak one after another, making Zhou Chuan's forehead crease with exasperation. "Damn it, what are you bastards doing? You're ruining my plans!"

To gain Zhou Chen's forgiveness, he disregarded all shame and put his pride aside, deliberately staging this scene at the school gate to prove something to Zhou Chen.

Now that Zhou Chen hears these voices, what will he think of him? He might have just been moved by his sincerity, but because of these unrelated people, Zhou Chen will start to have doubts.

really,

Zhou Chuan noticed a sudden glint in Zhou Chen's eyes and thought to himself, "Oh no!"

He has to do something to prove himself, to show that he's not what others say he is, otherwise, all that kneeling today will have been for nothing.

At this time,

Zhou Chuan recalled the method Tiger had told him. It seemed there was no way to avoid it; he really had to use that method to make Zhou Chen believe him.

The thought that doing so would make him even more embarrassed...

Zhou Chuan was extremely unwilling, but in order to get revenge, he remembered the humiliation of Han Xin crawling between someone's legs in ancient times. In order to deceive others, he did not hesitate to crawl between their legs. Later, he succeeded and became a person of high status, while the person who insulted him was trembling with fear and repeatedly apologized and begged for mercy.

Zhou Chuan will also have this day.

The humiliation now is only for the sake of seeing Zhou Chen go bankrupt in the future.

With gritted teeth, Zhou Chuan no longer hesitated, raised his arm, and slapped himself across the face.

"Brother, if you don't forgive me, I'll keep slapping you until you forgive me."

"I will show you with my sincerity that I am truly repentant."

Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!

Zhou Chuan was going all out. He was willing to give up all dignity and face in order to get revenge on Zhou Chen and win Zhou Chen's trust.

Zhou Chen remained silent.

Watching Zhou Chuan continue his performance, slapping himself repeatedly, he thought, "Very good." He wanted to see how long Zhou Chuan could keep up this act.

then,

There were as many as a hundred onlookers, all watching Zhou Chuan kneel in front of Zhou Chen and open his mouth.

The news quickly spread to the student dormitories.

Zhou Na, who originally shared a dormitory room, was unaware that once school was over, she would lock the door and devote herself entirely to her studies, ignoring everything else.

However, the sound of someone shouting in the corridor that Zhou Chuan should kneel down and apologize, and calling for others to come and watch, inevitably reached her ears.

Did Zhou Chuan kneel down and apologize to Zhou Chen?

Upon hearing this news, Zhou Na's pen stopped instantly.

About ten seconds passed.

Zhou Na suppressed her distracting thoughts, stopped thinking about them, and threw herself back into her studies.

She couldn't join in the fun; that would only put her in the spotlight of gossip.

Because of Zhou Ling, she has been implicated and become the subject of discussion multiple times. Now that Zhou Chuan has pulled this stunt, it's easy to imagine that she will become a hot topic on campus again tomorrow.

Regardless of Zhou Chuan's thoughts, she should try her best to avoid becoming a media frenzy rather than adding fuel to the fire.

The college entrance exam is the most important thing; she can't let anything affect her score.

Zhou Ling was like this, and so was Zhou Chuan.

She had to leave Fanjia County and make a name for herself.

Near the school gate,

Zhou Chuan was still slapping himself, having already done it no less than a hundred times. He felt his arms were aching from slapping, not to mention his face, which was so numb he could barely feel it.

If fanning to this extent is effective, then so be it.

But Zhou Chen acted as if nothing had happened, his face remaining expressionless, like a spectator.

Clearly unmoved.

This infuriated Zhou Chuan.

He's already gone this far, what more do you, Zhou Chen, want?

Zhou Chen desperately wanted to stop; he felt like a clown, an idiot.

But the words have already been spoken.

He won't stop until Zhou Chen forgives him; once he stops, isn't he just contradicting himself?

Forehead……

It seems he's proving himself wrong right now.

"Is the performance about to break down?"

Zhou Chen stared at Zhou Chuan, a cold smile playing on his lips. He had noticed every change in Zhou Chuan's eyes, and he caught a hint of regret in Zhou Chuan's gaze. He knew that it wasn't regret for apologizing to him, but rather regret for the words he had spoken.

At this moment, a voice began to side with Zhou Chuan, expressing indignation.

“He has gone to such lengths, I think he is truly remorseful. Zhou Chen, you should give him a chance.”

“You grew up together, and he’s the eldest brother, so why be so petty?”

"As the ancients said, 'To know one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue.' Please forgive him."

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