I was lucky enough to sleep alone in the living room, but there was no partition between the living room and the master bedroom, so I had no privacy at all. Later, I started the first grade of junior high school, and my sister was growing up. We couldn't just stay in the small room, so we moved out.

Wang Jinling raised her eyes slightly, and the words seemed to touch her sensibilities.

She asked, "So you went to school here before?"

Chen Tinghan pointed his finger at the abandoned elementary school and said, "My alma mater, the one with the most thugs within a hundred miles. I was blackmailed from first grade to third grade, until one day I used a brick to blow the head off the person who blocked my way. Then my daily life went from pissing and playing in the mud to fighting."

"You were in dire straits. It's not easy for you to lay such a good foundation in junior high school." Wang Jinling smiled slightly.

"So you think I miss it? I do miss the food." Chen Tinghan said, "I guess it's just a bad habit I developed in elementary school. I always want to compete with others in everything."

She said, "No wonder you can play with Lao Xu."

Wang Jinling was silent for a moment, then said seriously, "That's not a bad thing. I used to lecture him, saying he was too competitive and aggressive, never trying to compete with the best. But that's exactly what makes you different from him and me. That drive is what youthful spirit looks like."

Chen Tinghan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "You have been acting like an old man since you were a child."

Wang Jinling said with a half-smile, "You don't act like a young person. You talk about yourself this and that all day long, but you're actually very thoughtful."

Chen Tinghan suddenly felt a little tired. They had been "reacquainted" for over two weeks, and all this time hadn't dispelled his doubts; on the contrary, it had intensified them.

The mask she wore was too thick. Every move she made was carefully disguised, and every word and action had a purpose. The most painful thing was that her words and actions were not much different from what Chen Tinghan knew. She was mature to the right degree, and her childishness was revealed naturally.

If this was really her act, then Chen Tinghan could no longer play with her. He should quickly get close to the rich woman before she has any intention of killing him.

The flower language of steel wool is forbearance and wealth.

Suppressing his evil taste for finding joy in misery, Chen Tinghan put on a disguise and said helplessly, "I was forced to do this."

Wang Jinling has a very sharp eye. She sees through everything but doesn't say it out loud. It's better to say that she quite admires Chen Tinghan's character.

The two of them sat facing each other in silence, not feeling the slightest bit awkward. By the time Chen Tinghan finished his second serving of pork trotter rice, she had already paid and stood up, saying, "Shall we go for a walk?"

"Okay." Chen Tinghan was of course happy to do so.

The two of them strolled along the alleys of the old street. This place really couldn't be called a dating spot. Although he and she had no special relationship, it was not a date. It was simply Wang Jinling's first experience of "skipping class". In order to avoid being seen by acquaintances, they chose a place that was far away.

Chen Tinghan had chosen the location. He'd come here, firstly, to reminisce about the past. A man in his thirties or forties, he might say he disliked his alma mater, but he still had some feelings for it. Secondly, the smell of criminals watching a crime scene was just right. This otherworldly young lady was tired of the good food and wanted something down to earth.

Although she certainly didn't say it so pretentiously, Chen Tinghan still understood what she meant.

At first, Wang Jinling didn’t want to “skip class”, not because she really wanted to study, but because she had other concerns. Chen Tinghan was a little confused at first, but he finally understood.

He told Wang Jinling that he heard that Liu Huawei would not come to school today.

Not many people knew about his confrontation with Liu Huawei in the office, and it didn't spread widely in the school, but the girl seemed to be waiting for Chen Tinghan to say this, and she immediately agreed with a smile.

This was enough to prove her versatility and her well-informed nature at school. It also answered Chen Tinghan's long-standing question: what exactly was Liu Huawei doing here?

The reason why this scumbag was able to enter this top-ranked school in Wanghai was because of the support of the Wang family, and he also had a mission. Chen Tinghan used to think that it was just to place one of his own people, so that he could get things done with someone and get some benefits at the same time.

Now it seems that his main purpose is most likely to monitor Wang Jinling.

This guess didn't make any sense, but Chen Tinghan should have guessed it right. Otherwise, how could he see the girl letting down her guard and showing a genuine smile at this moment?

What he was most curious about was what happened between Wang Kai and Wang Jinling back then, to the point that a gangster and a father would have all traces of his life wiped out by his own daughter and eventually be killed.

Chen Tinghan trailed behind her, his thoughts swirling. After walking for nearly five minutes, Wang Jinling turned around and continued the previous topic: "Can you tell me about your time in junior high?"