Chapter 45

Before the end of the second half of the second year of high school, the school received a message that Xi Siyan led a team to win first place in the Olympic Physics Competition and first place in individual events. At the same time, they received admission notices from Peking University and Tsinghua University, as well as olive branches from famous foreign universities.

Almost half a year earlier than in the previous life.

The top spot in the grade finally went to someone else.

Chen Mo's name was firmly at the top.

On the day Xi Siyan returned to school, the school even exaggeratedly hung a banner at the school gate - Warmly welcome our outstanding student Xi Siyan, who has returned with honors!

The principal and a group of school leaders went to pick him up in person.

"Have you memorized your lines?" Director Lai pulled the arm of the student next to him.

The first student of the current grade did not stand properly, and his school uniform was loose. Director Lai frowned and slapped him, then asked, "What did you do last night?"

"Study." Chen Mo held a bunch of sunflowers in his hand and said casually, "You think it's easy to get the first place in the grade? I have to work hard day and night."

"Nonsense." Director Lai didn't believe a word he said and said angrily, "I heard from your roommates that you are still self-studying programming, right? Chen Mo, you have to understand that you are a student who needs to face the third year of high school. If you ruin your health, all this is nonsense."

Chen Mo laughed and looked at the bald middle-aged man next to him.

I perked up and stopped teasing him, saying, "You're overthinking it. I was dragged to play games until two o'clock last night." When Director Lai's face darkened instantly, I said, "Don't you know that geniuses don't need to work hard? It's enough to run ahead of most people."

Director Lai raised his foot and kicked him.

If there weren't many other school leaders present, Chen Mo would definitely be criticized.

Chen Mo looked at the group of people who were looking ahead at the intersection and continued, "Actually, there's really no need for this welcome ceremony. Regardless of whether Xi Siyan likes it or not, it's so hot in this hot weather, and they're not going to feel too hot to perform this at the school gate."

"You're the only one who knows!"

Director Lai said to him: "I think you are jealous of Xi Siyan who got first place."

Chen Mo knew that good students were the teacher's treasures, especially those like Xi Siyan. The teacher could not stand any slander. Chen Mo said, "Really, he is a very particular person. Such a simple welcome ceremony would embarrass anyone who saw it."

Director Lai was suspicious: "Do you know each other well?"

"good?"

In fact, they haven't been in touch for some time.

Due to identity and situation, it is inconvenient to contact you, but mainly there is nothing special to say.

It would seem strange if I kept telling people on my phone that Qi Lin ate snail noodles in the dormitory again today, Lao Gou fell off his bike at the weekend, and what happened to so-and-so in my class.

Chen Mo has never established a deep and close connection with anyone, and he doesn't have that habit.

I just watched the specially marked bus slowly approaching.

The moment someone got off the car, Chen Mo felt as if he was still in school yesterday.

He is still the same.

He was wearing casual clothes, a black baseball cap on his head, and a shoulder bag, looking simple and casual.

Instead, the school leaders swarmed over to ask about my well-being, whether my journey was smooth, and whether I was nervous about the competition.

It finally feels like a hero's return.

Chen Mo was originally scheduled to present flowers and say a few words of official welcome.

When the time comes, I realize that there is no place for my talents at all.

Xi Siyan actually discovered him early in the morning.

After all, it is probably only Director Lai who can make Chen Mo so obedient and unwilling to appear here.

Xi Siyan simply responded to all the inquiries and took the initiative to walk up to Chen Mo.

"Is it for me?" Xi Siyan asked.

When he got closer, Chen Mo realized that he was actually a little thinner, and the skin color of his forearms with his sleeves rolled up seemed to be darker.

Chen Mo handed over the flowers without memorizing any of the lines.

He opened his mouth and said, "Congratulations."

"Thank you." Xi Siyan took it with a smile while Director Lai glared at him.

After Director Lai was stopped by someone, Xi Siyan looked at the faint dark circles under his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you get enough rest?"

Chen Mo glanced at him and complained, "Last night, a guy next door had a dispute with his roommate and had to come over to squeeze in with Jiang Xu. He snored all night, but you didn't hear it. It was like thunder."

Chen Mo finally told the real reason.

He joked again: "The only thing that supports me is the deep friendship between us as classmates. Are you touched, Brother Yan?"

"I'm touched." Xi Siyan followed suit and suddenly said, "Don't move."

Chen Mo hummed through his nose to express his confusion.

As a result, Xi Siyan lowered his head and looked closely at him for two seconds, then reached out and picked off a sesame-sized sequin that had fallen from the bouquet wrapping paper from the corner of his lower eye.

Xi Siyan stretched it out to him, stood up and said with a smile: "I thought that after not seeing you for two or three months, Brother Mo was so moved that he was about to cry."

"Get lost." Chen Mo cursed.

The school bully has now become the academic bully.

At least that was the case in the eyes of others, so when the two of them walked through the school during recess, passing by the tree-lined avenue, the library, the edge of the playground, and arrived at the Grade 12 teaching building, all the looks and inquiries they received along the way were so friendly that Chen Mo, who had not paid attention to his reputation for a long time because he was too busy in recent months, was shocked.

For example, Chen Mo heard a lot of people murmuring.

"Damn, that must be the great guy who was admitted to the university in his sophomore year. The students who are about to take the college entrance examination this year must be envious to death."

"Xi Siyan, it's not surprising."

"That's Chen Mo next to him, right? Sure enough, all the academic geniuses hang out together."

"Wasn't Chen Mo the one who was criticized in the notice?"

"It was so long ago. Go to the school honor column and take a look. That photo was taken quite well."

“I’m pretty good-looking too.”

"I heard she has a very good temper."

"Well, it's just too low-key."

Chen Mo: “…”

He asked the person next to him suspiciously, "Are you talking about me?"

Xi Siyan laughed, "It seems that Brother Mo is doing pretty well recently."

In the past two months, Lao K has been busy bidding for his projects. Chen Mo gave him some advice based on his past experience. Unexpectedly, a week before the bidding, the reserve price was maliciously leaked, and the idea was plagiarized by a company called "Zhicheng" and put into production first.

All the hard work of everyone was burned to ashes.

Chen Mo had too many things to do all of a sudden.

In addition to studies, there are also some coping methods and emergency plans for this situation. It is not convenient for him to come forward, so he basically informs them through Su Qianran.

Su Qianran is also a strange person.

She never questioned why Chen Mo knew so much and had such a keen eye for the future of the market.

She suggested that Chen Mo could try to rent a house near the school without affecting his studies.

Chen Mo had really considered it, and he actually arranged to see the house on the afternoon when Xi Siyan came back. However, the celebration party organized by everyone for Xi Siyan was also scheduled for this evening, so Chen Mo postponed the house-viewing time.

That night, a bar in Suicheng was booked.

This place is run by Sun Xiaoya's cousin. They are just borrowing the venue, and Sun Xiaoya promised others that they don't drink, so they chose this place.

Eight o'clock at night.

People brought people with them, both acquaintances and strangers, there were at least thirty or forty people there.

The bar's colorful lights, deafening music, and a group of minors dancing wildly made it look like a crime no matter how you looked at it.

Compared with girls who put on special makeup and wear sexy clothes, boys are much more casual.

"Are you sure it's okay to do this?" Chen Mo accidentally saw a couple kissing in the corner of the sofa and asked Sun Xiaoya, who was wearing pigtails next to him, "There are quite a few people here who are not from our school, right? What did you tell your relatives?"

Sun Xiaoya looked at him in shock and laughed: "Chen Mo, I really didn't realize that you have the highest moral standards among all the people here."

Chen Mo glanced at Xi Siyan and Qi Lin and their group next door.

No one was wearing school uniform, especially the protagonist who was leaning against the sofa in a black shirt today. Under the dim light, he looked very suitable for this kind of place, not at all like the arrogant academic god in school.

Chen Mo thought so too. They were a group of real young masters, and this kind of thing should be child's play for them.

Someone asked Xi Siyan: "Young Master Yan, you were recommended for admission in your second year of high school. Do you plan to find a school to enroll in right away, or wait until your last year to finish?"

In fact, everyone present was quite curious about this question.

Xi Siyan held the transparent cup in his hand and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."

"You haven't thought about school yet?"

"Well, no rush."

People around him sighed: "You have money and you can do whatever you want."

"Isn't it because you are smart and willful?"

"That's right. After all, even if you don't study, you still have a fortune worth hundreds of billions waiting to be inherited."

There was laughter all around.

Chen Mo didn't join in the fun.

He actually didn't like some entertainment venues, which was related to the fact that he had seen too many disgusting transactions and scenes in similar places in his previous life. He could go along with them to maintain his decency, even pretending to be nice, but when he returned to his apartment he would vomit like a mess.

So when a girl from another school saw him alone and handed him a bottle of beer, he subconsciously refused.

"It's just beer." The heavily made-up girl looked at him as if he were a rare species, and teased, "There aren't many boys who don't drink nowadays. Hey, don't say you're underage, who cares."

Chen Mo supported his forehead and smiled helplessly. He was about to reach out to take it, but it was intercepted by someone in the middle.

"He has stomach problems." Xi Siyan opened the cup for him and sat down next to him.

The girl called out "Brother Yan," looked apologetic, and left without saying anything else.

Chen Mo turned his head to look at the person next to him, "Did you drink?"

"It's inevitable." Xi Siyan said.

Apart from the faint smell of alcohol on his body, Chen Mo really didn't see any signs on his face.

Chen Mo leaned over and handed him the untouched glass of water in front of him.

Xi Siyan picked up the phone and suddenly asked him, "What are you busy with recently?"

"What do I have to be busy for?" Chen Mo said.

Xi Siyan's face showed no emotion. He just took a sip and said calmly, "I heard you are moving out of the dormitory?"

"Yeah." Since Chen Mo was looking for a house, he naturally couldn't hide it, and other people in the dormitory also knew it.

However, he did not give the specific reason, only said: "Recently, I suddenly found something I wanted to do. I read books very late. You know that next semester is the third year of high school. Everyone in the dormitory needs enough rest time. After thinking about it, I decided to move out."

Xi Siyan said nothing.

Chen Mo asked back: "What about you? When do you plan to leave school?"

"Recently." Xi Siyan paused for two seconds and said.

Chen Mo had a feeling that this was not his original answer, but he just changed it temporarily.

Chen Mo didn't ask any further.

It's too noisy around here.

In this kind of atmosphere, it is difficult for people to stay absolutely sober even if they don't drink.

Chen Mo's arm was against Xi Siyan's arm, and through two thin layers of clothes, he could clearly feel the other's body temperature.

People kept coming to talk to Xi Siyan, some to congratulate him, some to joke with him, and some to tease him.

Chen Mo watched people coming and going, listened to him chatting casually with others, and drank a lot of wine.

At that moment, he felt a slight regret in his heart.

He thought that if he had not lived two lives, but had let go of things early in his previous life, they might have also become familiar with each other early in this life. That kind of familiarity would no longer be separated by many other things, such as time and character, then Xi Siyan might have the honor of meeting a pure and passionate young man, Chen Mo.

That was a look that even Chen Mo himself had never seen before.

Today, no matter how impulsive Chen Mo is or how outrageous his jokes are, they cannot change the essential calmness and maturity in his thinking.

So when Lao Gou rushed over with his cell phone.

Tell Chen Mo: "Fuck! The Yang family is going crazy!"

The matter started with Yang Shule.

The scene of him and Chen Jianli together was captured several times by the platform that filmed him. The reporter probably thought that starting from the original family, he could dig out more in-depth information.

The news that was clarified about the "wrong baby" incident was dug up again.

The new title is particularly creepy.

"Why do wealthy families hide the fact that their children are being abused?"

"Revealing the 17 Years of a Young Man in the Mountains"

Although it is said that the Yang family is in crisis, the person who is really at the center of the storm is Chen Mo.

Because the Yang family's stock price plummeted, although it was much worse than before, the perspective of all news started from digging into Chen Mo from all aspects.

The news reports include neighbors from Yuhuai Village.

There are his former teachers and classmates.

There is the restaurant owner where he used to work.

They all said the same thing, "That child worked hard and could endure hardships, but he was stubborn and wouldn't give in. He had a miserable childhood."

The atmosphere of a good party was ruined in an instant.

More and more people picked up their phones to read the news, and the more they read, the weirder the atmosphere became.

Every interviewee described a process that was difficult to overlap with Chen Mo in front of them. But this did not prevent them from sympathizing with him and pitying him. Some girls even had red eyes and said they couldn't believe it.

Chen Mo had been mentally prepared a long time ago.

So he pressed his forehead, it was just a headache to be exposed at this time and in this occasion.

He asked Lao Gou and Qi Lin to continue playing with everyone.

He got up and went to look for Xi Siyan, who had just walked out with a terribly dark face and holding his cell phone.

This bar is hidden away at the end of the entertainment street, and you have to go down a few steps before you can see the main entrance.

At this moment, Xi Siyan was leaning against the wall at the door, with one-third of his body exposed.

Chen Mo took a few steps forward and heard his voice was colder than ever before.

Xi Siyan: "What I want now is not an explanation, but a solution! What did the media I dealt with before say... What do you mean by official media dare not confront head-on? I sued him for violating the privacy of minors, and you still dared to tell me that he was official?... Bullshit, don't talk nonsense, I will ask my grandfather to explain this matter myself..."

Chen Mo stood at the back and listened for a long time, but did not rush forward.

Until Xi Siyan turned around and saw him.

Frowning: "Why did you come out?"

"Everyone looks at me like they want me to be their parents. I can't stand it." Chen Mo walked up to him and asked, "I said before that after Chen Jianli found me, the media guidance was surprisingly smooth. It turned out that you helped. Why didn't you tell me? Thank you."

Xi Siyan put away his phone, his expression still not relaxed, "There's only so much I can do."

"Brother Yan." Chen Mo smiled, "Don't forget, you are still a few months away from turning eighteen."

These words did not make Xi Siyan laugh.

Instead, his expression became even uglier.

Xi Siyan was filled with anger at this moment.

It wasn't just the countless details from the interviewees' mouths, which he didn't even have time to look at carefully. What made him even more angry was that when he found out that Chen Mo had been dissected in this way in front of the public, he had no way to avoid it in advance, and even the subsequent handling of the matter was hindered and restricted.

He clearly sensed the limits of his abilities.

It was the most straightforward truth, the bleak, truest fact that the 17-year-old Xi Siyan was powerless to do anything about. Even the moment before, he was still accepting countless congratulations for winning the World Youth Competition Championship.

And the person who made him feel heartbroken from the beginning due to guilt was also exposed to the media's criticism tonight without any warning.

The child who walked through thick and thin in the winter to buy medicine for his foster mother.

Little Chen Mo was tied to the well and froze all night.

That person later worked in a restaurant.

The young men who fought with their adoptive father appeared one by one and became the rich and powerful young masters in distress described by the media.

The soreness and pain went straight to my heart and lungs.

When Zhade Xisiyan saw Chen Mo in front of him, he clearly felt that his emotions had exceeded a certain critical value and were in danger.

Not far away, there should be students from No. 1 Middle School, but they didn’t see the two people at the door.

Talking about this in a low voice.

"I really didn't expect that Chen Mo was so miserable before."

"The Yang family must be crazy. If it were me, I would definitely sue that couple and put them in jail for life. But they not only did not take any action, but also lied to the media. Why?"

"I think it's because of Yang Shule. You see, the news broke so quickly, and Yang Shule disappeared. And he is so favored by the Yang family. There were rumors before that the two of them had always been at odds."

"Indeed, and because of Xi Siyan, it has long been rumored that Chen Mo stole Yang Shule's girlfriend."

"You mean, Chen Mo and Xi Siyan..."

"It's not that simple. Chen Mo has already said that he likes men. And did you notice that when the news came out, Xi Siyan's face was so cold that I was scared when I saw it."

…

Chen Mo, who accidentally heard the whole thing, said: "..."

He looked at Xi Siyan who was leaning against the wall again and also looking at him.

"How about I explain it for you?" Chen Mo asked tentatively.

Xi Siyan: "What do you want to explain?"

Chen Mo decisively said: "You, Xi Siyan, will have nothing to do with me, Chen Mo, in this life, the next life, or the next life."

Xi Siyan's eyes turned cold and he suddenly pulled him. When Chen Mo subconsciously raised his head, he kissed him on the head.

Although they separated at the slightest touch, Chen Mo was also dumbfounded.

Xi Siyan said coldly: "Now I have it."

Chen Mo's first reaction was to look back to see if anyone had discovered him.

Then, realizing that no one saw him, he turned around again.

At that moment, he felt confused and lost. It was dark all around him, and his nose was filled with the faint smell of alcohol and Xi Siyan's scent. He really didn't know what to say. In the confusion, he asked doubtfully: "Are you drunk?"

Although Xi Siyan's face was still cold, he just rolled his fingers over Chen Mo's earlobe, slowly and soothingly, revealing the fact that he was out of control due to the emotional shock and the influence of alcohol.

The hoarse answer was: "No."