"What are you two whispering about? Take out your books and read them!"

Jiang Yang and Wang Yue were caught red-handed, so they quickly took out their English textbooks from their bags and started reading. Old Wang swaggered into the classroom. These two students were problem children; they didn't study properly and I don't know what they were thinking about all day.

The two entered the classroom after morning reading.

Shen Yan picked up his schoolbag and realized that the chain was missing. He was startled; it was the only thing his father had left him.

All morning, Shen Yan couldn't concentrate on class. During breaks, he went to the lawn by the back gate several times, but couldn't find it after searching for a long time.

However, Jiang Yang forgot about it. He had originally planned to ask Shen Yan after class if the item was his, but he started to feel sleepy as soon as class started and slept until school was over.

"Jiang Yang, Jiang Yang, get up and go eat."

As Wang Yue spoke, she yawned. After being influenced by Chen Yu, she started paying attention in every class, and even if she couldn't concentrate, she wouldn't fall asleep. Her English teacher even praised her, saying that she had reformed and started paying attention in class.

"Mmm, I'm up."

Jiang Yang sat up abruptly, drool still dripping from the corner of his mouth. Wang Yue rolled her eyes at him, "Young Master Jiang, you're drooling all over the place."

"Oh, don't worry about it."

Jiang Yang casually wiped his drool all over his sleeve.

The two arrived at the school cafeteria. Wang Yue glanced at today's dishes and instantly lost her appetite. They were all greasy braised pork and stir-fried green peppers. Her eyes darted around, and she looked at Jiang Yang with ill intent.

"Young Master Jiang, shall we go out to eat?"

"Why? It's too much trouble. If you go out to eat, you have to come back."

"Food outside is so delicious!"

"You think even the shit outside tastes good if you've never eaten it before, right?"

Wang Yue was a little angry at Jiang Yang's retort and stood there without saying a word. Jiang Yang was at a loss and scratched his head. "Alright, alright, let's go out to eat. It's on me!"

"Young Master Jiang is so domineering."

Wang Yue's plan succeeded, and she followed Jiang Yang out of the school gate. Fearing that she wouldn't have time to go back, Wang Yue simply found a restaurant across from the school to eat.

Not long after he sat down, Jiang Yang saw Shen Yan leaving the school gate. His face was dark, and he looked preoccupied. Jiang Yang stared blankly at Shen Yan's back, feeling as if he had forgotten something.

Shen Yan ran home and rushed into his room to search. Chen Yu, who was sitting downstairs, was completely bewildered. She seemed to see the word "anxious" on Shen Yan's face. Is this the kind of behavior a person would show?

A tinkling sound came from upstairs, and Chen Yu, unable to contain her curiosity, hopped upstairs.

"Yu Yu, what are you doing? Why aren't you eating your food?"

Chen Yu turned to look at Li Ziyun, who had noticed her getting up even while she was playing on her phone. "Mom, it seems like Brother Shen Yan is looking for something."

"Hmm, they probably forgot their textbooks."

Li Ziyun looked at the message on her phone and gave Chen Yu a somewhat perfunctory reply.

Chen Yu pouted and sat back down to eat the rice in her bowl. Li Ziyun had specially come back to cook for her, otherwise Chen Yu would have starved to death at home.

Shen Yan searched the entire house but couldn't find the chain. Feeling a bit dejected, he sat on the bed and emptied his backpack, searching several times but still couldn't find it.

He felt a pang of sadness. It was all his fault for sleeping in late this morning. If he hadn't, he wouldn't have lost this thing.

He left home in a daze.

Ma Qi witnessed the entire process that morning. She spent the whole morning observing Chen Yan's expression. It was clear from the urgency with which he was looking for something that it was very important to him.

When no one was in the class, she went to Jiang Yang's seat and searched his bag, but she didn't find anything he had picked up from Chen Yan.

"That's not right, I clearly saw him put it here."

Ma Qi, not believing in superstition, looked around and pulled Jiang Yang's backpack out of the drawer, emptying its contents. But what she found made her blush. Jiang Yang's backpack was full of useless things, even some BYTs. Startled, Ma Qi stuffed everything back in.

The moment she ran out of the classroom, she bumped right into Jiang Yang and Wang Yue.

She nearly bumped into Jiang Yang's chest. Her face flushed, she glanced at him, then, as if startled, said "sorry" and ran away.

Jiang Yang looked at Ma Qi strangely, "What's wrong with this person? Could it be that she doesn't like Shen Yan anymore and likes me instead?"

"You're crazy, do you have delusions?"

Wang Yue rolled her eyes at Jiang Yang. She knew Jiang Yang was narcissistic, but she didn't expect it to have developed to this extent.

"No, look at the way she looks at me, she's even blushing."

"I can't be bothered to talk to you."

Wang Yue ignored Jiang Yang's words, walked back to the classroom, and lay down on the table, intending to take a nap.

Chen Yu lay in bed thinking. Why was Shen Yan acting so strangely today? Did he have a fight with Ma Qi? The more she thought about it, the more curious she became. She took out her phone and sent a message in the group chat.

[fish: What happened this morning?]

After waiting for ages without receiving a reply, I glanced at the time and realized that the two of them were probably asleep.

Chen Yu had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and play a few games to distract himself.

Shen Yan returned to the classroom just before class started. There was a white paper on his desk, which he opened with a frown.

The above content made his face darken.

He walked straight to Jiang Yang's desk and knocked on it.

Jiang Yang looked up, completely bewildered. "What?"

"Take it out." The solemn voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but almost everyone around could hear it.

"Take what? Did I take your things?"

Jiang Yang was also a little angry. His stern tone was neither good nor bad, but it just sounded very unpleasant to him.

"I'll only tell you once, take it out."

"I'm not taking it, so what?" Jiang Yang's temper flared up immediately, and he stood up to confront Shen Yan.

Shen Yan's last shred of reason crumbled, and he swung his fist at Jiang Yang, startling Wang Yue into wide-eyed stares.

All the students gasped in surprise; it was the first time they had ever seen Shen Yan lose his temper. Jiang Yang was also slightly shocked, but he was quickly overcome by anger.

"You want me to hit you again, don't you!?"

Jiang Yang touched his face; this man's strength was truly considerable.

"Come on if you dare."

"Hey, looks like you haven't had enough time in the hospital."

Jiang Yang was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves, ready to have a big fight with Shen Yan, but Wang Yue immediately stood up and pulled Jiang Yang back.

"No, Chen Yu will be angry again if she finds out!"

"I don't care if she's angry or not, I'm the one getting beaten up now!"

Jiang Yang tried to break free from Wang Yue's grasp, but she was holding him too tightly. Jiang Yang tried to pull away several times but failed, and his anger dissipated by more than half.