Teacher Yan?

Cen Yu carefully recalled the plot of the novel and found that Teacher Yan did not appear for long; she was basically just a background character.

Furthermore, he was largely uninvolved in this series of terrorist incidents afterward.

He carefully observed the reactions of the others when they heard about Teacher Yan. Jiang Tuan looked surprised, as if he hadn't expected Teacher Yan to attend the class reunion, while He Yongning looked down at his phone, thus avoiding Cen Yu's observation.

As for Pei Hengyun, he always had that smiling look on his face.

Soon, Yu Sheng received news from the other people. It seemed that they didn't mind having one more person, and some even thought it would be more lively with more people. In addition, since he was Pei Hengyun's friend, everyone was happy to accept him.

Upon hearing this, Cen Yu looked at Pei Hengyun beside her and asked, "Were you popular when you were in school?"

As soon as they heard that he was Pei Hengyun's friend, everyone else welcomed him.

Or perhaps this group of people also felt that since he was Pei Hengyun's friend, his personality should be similar to Pei Hengyun's.

He remembered the painting Pei Hengyun had at home. "Looks like you had a good time in high school."

"Back in high school..." Jiang Tuan was about to say that Pei Hengyun was the student sitting behind him, and that they used to play basketball together on the school's playground.

The infrastructure of these rural middle schools is relatively basic, lacking indoor professional basketball courts.

Several people were having fun playing on the cement ground.

He remembered that he used to often ask Pei Hengyun and He Yongning to play basketball together... but he paused for a moment before saying it.

He glanced at Pei Hengyun, who was still wearing a shirt and suit pants even in summer, and couldn't help but think about a question.

Was Pei Hengyun like this before?

He vaguely remembered that Pei Hengyun used to be the physical education class representative and loved to play basketball with him and He Yongning after class. But judging from the opponent's posture, he probably didn't even know how to take a three-step layup.

"What did you do in high school?" Cen Yu asked, suddenly intrigued when Jiang Tuan brought up their high school days.

Jiang Tuan's mind raced with thoughts as he looked at He Yongning as if seeking confirmation, "We used to play basketball together a lot, right?"

"It's often a three-on-three game, and the three of us team up together."

He Yongning recalled for a moment, then looked at Pei Hengyun and Jiang Tuan, whose expression was somewhat puzzled, and said, "Yes."

“Back then, Yu Sheng would be reading in the classroom, and we would go out to play basketball.”

He did have some memories of Jiang Tuan's high school days.

Back then, he and Pei Hengyun were deskmates, and Jiang Tuan was a lively and active person, so the three of them would always go to play basketball together.

but……

He Yongning's gaze toward Pei Hengyun also held a hint of scrutiny.

He always felt that Pei Hengyun in his memory didn't seem to have this kind of personality.

Even if everyone's personality changes after graduation and the trials of society, will it change this much?

Yu Sheng didn't notice the sudden silence between the two. He introduced the situation to Cen Yu, saying, "The environment is much better now than before, and the basketball court is more professional than before..." He looked at He Yongning, "Yongning has been a great help."

He Yongning remained indifferent, as if he hadn't been of much help.

However, after Yu Sheng explained it this way, Cen Yu understood that He Yongning had donated money to the school after graduating and achieving success in his career, in order to improve the school's basic environment.

"Did President He return to his hometown later?" Cen Yu asked curiously.

Judging from He Yongning's unfamiliar manner, he hadn't been back to his hometown for at least ten years.

"I'm usually too busy to have time for it," He Yongning said.

But perhaps only he knows that every time he thinks of his hometown and the high school he graduated from, the thought that fills his mind most is not nostalgia, but rejection.

It was as if something extremely difficult for him to accept had happened before.

But no matter how he recalls it, he feels that his high school life was tough but peaceful, and he even got into his ideal university in the end, so there was nothing to regret.

Yu Sheng glanced at his phone. "Let's talk about pleasantries when we get to the restaurant."

"I booked a farmhouse restaurant, it's all local dishes, I don't know if you guys will like it."

...

Cen Yu followed Pei Hengjun. Since the farmhouse was not far from Jiang Tuan's home, the group decided to walk there.

Cen Yu looked around curiously. He remembered that in the novel, Pei Hengyun's house was flooded by a mudslide, so he could only stay at Jiang Tuan's house temporarily... He looked around for a long time but couldn't find the house that looked like Pei Hengyun's.

Until he couldn't help but ask Pei Hengyun, "Where do you live?"

Jiang Tuan seemed to have heard Cen Yu's question. He was walking ahead of the two of them when he heard this. As if remembering something, he said to Pei Hengyun, "I couldn't get through to you when I called you back then..."

"Although it's been cleaned up, it's still uninhabitable. Why don't you go take a look today?"

When Pei Hengyun heard Jiang Tuan say that the phone call couldn't get through, he smiled a little embarrassedly, "I was busy at the time and didn't have time to contact you."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Cen Yu and asked, "Do you want to go and take a look?"

"However, the house is almost completely destroyed and uninhabitable."

Pei Hengyun spoke with a faint smile on his face. He spoke slowly, giving people the impression of being unhurried.

For some reason, although Pei Hengyun's tone remained unchanged, he sensed that the other party was unwilling to let him go to that abandoned old house.

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