At this moment, Zhou Chuan felt so frustrated he wanted to curse.
He thought that Xu Mengya and Gao Shuai speaking up for him would achieve his goal, but instead, public opinion started attacking him, believing that he deserved what he got.
Damn it!
Why is it different from what he expected?
He went to great lengths to get Zhou Chen's forgiveness, but to no avail. Instead, he only attracted a wave of ridicule.
It would have been better if Xu Mengya and Gao Shuai hadn't spoken up for him.
Is there any point in continuing to slap him?
"Didn't you just say you were going to slap me until I forgave you?"
"Continue."
As Zhou Chuan was distracted, Zhou Chen's voice rang out softly. Looking up at Zhou Chen's expressionless face, all he saw was indifference.
At that moment, Zhou Chuan regretted it.
He felt that he had gone to the unnecessary trouble of running up to Zhou Chen and putting on a stupid show, which was just a waste of time.
Zhou Chen didn't believe him at all.
Tiger's plan failed.
"Can't keep up the act anymore, huh...hehe..."
When Zhou Chuan stopped, Zhou Chen let out a sneer in front of everyone. Only then did the onlookers realize that Zhou Chuan was putting on a show of suffering.
"How shameless! I almost believed his lies and thought he really knew he was wrong, but it turns out it was all a lie."
“How could someone who betrays others truly regret it? It’s just an act. Luckily, Zhou Chen saw through it. If we had believed him, we might have suffered even greater losses in the future.”
There were dozens of people at the scene, talking amongst themselves, their spittle flying everywhere, almost drowning Zhou Chuan.
Zhou Chuan's face grew increasingly dark.
Knowing he couldn't keep up the act, continuing to slap himself was useless; Zhou Chen had already seen through him.
Where exactly did the deception slip up?
He was clearly very good at disguising himself, so how did Zhou Chen see through it?
Zhou Chuan couldn't figure it out, but actually, if he changed his perspective and thought about Zhou Ling, he could immediately find the answer.
Zhou Chen had seen similar tricks more than once, so of course he wouldn't fall for it.
Not to mention, given his life experience from his previous life, even if Zhou Chuan were ten times more 'sincere,' he still wouldn't believe him.
Zhou Chuan's reaction confirmed Zhou Chen's guess: the so-called apology was fake.
His classmates at the scene spoke up for him, and many began to mock him.
Seeing Zhou Chuan reduced to a public figure, condemned by thousands, he did not linger and turned to leave.
As for Zhou Chuan's purpose in seeking his forgiveness, it was nothing more than self-interest; as for salvaging any brotherly relationship, that was completely irrelevant.
Without Zhou Chen, Zhou Chuan would no longer kneel there and be laughed at. He stopped pretending and would curse back at anyone who mocked him.
The crowd that had gathered quickly dispersed.
The next day, after Zhou Chuan reported what happened the night before to Brother Hu, Brother Hu's face darkened, and he paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.
Zhou Chen didn't fall for the trap, which made it impossible for him to continue his preparations.
It's like playing a game where you get stuck on the first level, so there's no chance to play the rest.
"Brother Tiger, no matter how much I apologize to him, he will never forgive me. Let's give up on this idea. Why don't we just do something drastic and tie him up, forcing him to hand over all his money?"
Zhou Chuan suddenly made a sinister suggestion.
Tiger's expression flashed, and he gave Zhou Chuan a meaningful look. "Kidnapping and making him gamble away all his money at the table are two completely different things. I don't do illegal things."
"Brother Tiger, I was too naive. I'm sorry," Zhou Chuan said with a forced smile.
"It's alright, you can go now. I'll think of a way to avenge you." Tiger waved his hand.
Zhou Chuan clasped his hands in a fist salute and left the room, leaving Tiger alone.
Tiger now had a new perspective on Zhou Chuan.
Zhou Chuan's ingratitude, his ungrateful behavior, and his recent remarks about kidnapping Zhou Chen reminded him that he could neither rely on nor trust Zhou Chuan.
Because Zhou Chuan could treat even his adoptive parents' son like that, what is Tiger Brother compared to him? If the two of them were facing danger at the same time, Zhou Chuan would definitely run away first and wouldn't consider him.
Zhou Chen must have realized Zhou Chuan's true nature as well, so even if Zhou Chuan staged a self-inflicted injury, it would be to no avail.
To be honest, he looked down on people like Zhou Chuan because they had no bottom line, but he did need someone like Zhou Chuan, since someone without a bottom line could be terrifying once they got ruthless.
Keep Zhou Chuan by your side first.
Although it's not useful for now, it might be very useful in the future.
Since the Zhou Chuan route is blocked, Tiger decided to take a direct approach and make direct contact with Zhou Chen.
Unsurprisingly, the news of Zhou Chuan kneeling down to apologize to Zhou Chen last night quickly spread throughout the school, and even the teachers and principal knew about it.
The principal called Zhou Chen to his office. He didn't say anything, but he had one request: he didn't want Zhou Chen to be distracted and to focus on preparing for the college entrance examination without being affected by any external factors.
In the principal's mind, he really didn't care about such trivial matters; what he cared about was Zhou Chen's college entrance examination results.
Compared to the principal, the homeroom teacher, Wu Yingjie, was more concerned about Zhou Chen's emotional state, offering guidance and support in this regard.
This left Zhou Chen both amused and exasperated. He had to reassure Wu Yingjie several times before Wu Yingjie believed that he hadn't been affected and that his mindset was stable.
Those three ingrates no longer stir any emotion in his heart.
Back in the classroom,
Zhou Chen discovered that he had received a text message from an unknown number on his phone.
He originally intended to treat it as spam and delete it directly, but just then, he saw a slightly familiar name.
Tiger!
After clicking on the message, Zhou Chen discovered that it was from Tiger, the loan shark.
What surprised him most was the content of Tiger's message, which stated that he knew he and Zhao Kun had a bad relationship, that he taught Zhao Kun a lesson on his behalf, won Zhao Kun's money, and then suggested having a meal together to make friends.
Thinking about what happened last night,
Zhou Chen was guessing that Zhou Chuan might have joined Tiger's gang and wanted him to gamble, using the same method he used to win Zhao Kun's money.
then,
Zhou Chen didn't hide anything and directly expressed his thoughts.
at the same time,
Tiger, sitting at the mahjong table with his feet propped up and puffing on a cigarette, had a fleeting look on his face when he saw Zhou Chen's reply.
Half a minute later,
Tiger couldn't help but exclaim, "This kid is exceptionally smart. No wonder he got the top score in the city. Impressive!"
He hadn't expected Zhou Chen to immediately connect Zhou Chuan's apology to him. This mind was too sharp, with such clear and quick thinking. He had a premonition that even if Zhou Chen went to the gambling table, his trap would most likely not work.
Zhou Chen's refusal to have dinner together was not surprising, as Zhou Chen's impression of him didn't seem very good. But this only fueled Tiger's competitive spirit; he had never failed to invite anyone he wanted to.
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