"Enter."
"Teacher Fu."
Fu Jinyu looked up and saw that it was Jiang Chen. He smiled and said, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Jiang Chen nodded: "I will apply for myself and Shen Xu to not attend the evening self-study class."
Fu Jinyu paused while correcting the homework and frowned, "Chen Xu? Come and sit down."
"Yes." Jiang Chen sat down on the chair next to Fu Jinyu and said slowly: "Teacher Fu, you should know Shen Xu's grades. He has no problem getting into the first-tier university, but if he continues to do so, it will be difficult for him to get into Hua University or Yan University."
Fu Jinyu raised his eyebrows: “You mean, Shen Xu wants to join Huayan?”
Jiang Chen: “It’s a must.”
"Your must or his must?" Fu Jinyu turned his chair and faced Jiang Chen, saying seriously, "I know you and Shen Xu are good friends. You grew up together and have hardly ever been apart, but sometimes, the future is not something you can decide. Jiang Chen, everyone has his own path to take. Can you guarantee that your path and Shen Xu's path will always be the same path?"
Jiang Chen was stunned. In his first life, Chen Xu and Huo Bo accompanied him until his death. So in this life, he never thought about whether his two friends still dreamed of starting a company of their own like in the first life.
He remembered that Shen Xu once said that his dream was to be a pilot, while Huo Bo never revealed what he wanted to do in the future. If he had not mentioned his hope to start a company with them, would they have had any other choice?
"Jiang Chen..." Seeing Jiang Chen was thinking about something, Fu Jinyu said, "You are very smart and you care about your friends. These are all good things, but sometimes, some decisions can only be made by them themselves. If Chen Xu came to me himself and said that he didn't want to study, and then gave me a legitimate and reasonable reason, I would agree, but you can't do it."
"I understand." Jiang Chen pursed his lips and paused before saying, "Thank you, Teacher Fu."
Back in the classroom, Shen Xu leaned back and lowered his voice, "How is it? Does Lao Fu agree?"
Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and shook his head: "I'll tell you after class."
The first self-study session ended quickly. Shen Xu turned around and lay on Jiang Chen's desk, asking, "What's going on? I thought if you went to ask, Lao Fu would definitely agree."
Jiang Chen: "He agreed that I don't have to study."
"Does that mean he disagrees with me?" Chen Xu said with a click of his tongue: "But it's normal for him to disagree. Don't mention him. If it weren't for you, my parents wouldn't believe that I could study well."
Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes and asked, "Have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?"
Chen Xu raised his eyebrows: "Aren't we going to be the bosses of the coolest technology companies together in the future?"
"Before I say that, what do you want to do?"
Chen Xu thought for a moment and said, "Pilot, right? But I'm not tall enough, so I might not pass the exam."
"You can." Jiang Chen thought of the rapid increase in height of Shen Xu in the first life after his senior year of high school, and said, "But aren't you a little afraid of heights?"
Chen Xu shrugged: "Yeah, so I gave up."
"So what else do you want to do?"
"What? I went to Lao Fu's office and suddenly he talked to me about his dream." Chen Xu crossed his arms and asked suspiciously, "Did Lao Fu say something to you?"
Jiang Chen relayed what Fu Jinyu said to Shen Xu, and said, “I never thought about whether you also wanted to do this and made the decision without authorization. Now that I think about it, I took it for granted.”
"Maybe a little." Chen Xu nodded expressionlessly, and after a while, he chuckled and said, "You are not taking it for granted, you are thinking too much. Jiang Shen, do you think there is a man who can resist the temptation of becoming the founder of the world's top technology company in the future?"
"It's the kind..." Chen Xu opened his arms and made a push-out gesture with an intoxicated look on his face. "At the end of the all-white corridor is a high-density metal composite door. When people walk past it, it will have a biubiubiu light scan. If it's an enemy, it will directly emit rays and melt the person in an instant, leaving no ashes. But when I go there, I don't even need to say "Open Sesame". It opens in an instant, and there are robots patrolling inside. They will salute when they see me and call me "Boss Chen"... Damn, I can't even think about it. It's too damn cool!"
Jiang Chen was silent for a long time, then patted Chen Xu’s shoulder: “Dream more, and you will get everything.”
"What do you mean?" Shen Xu kicked him: "Can't our company be so cool?"
After a pause, Chen Xu asked, "You said I would ask Lao Fu for leave myself, would he agree?"
"He said if you have a legitimate reason, he will do it."
Shen Xu supported his head and thought deeply: "Legal reason..."
"Does it count as sending you home every day to prevent you from being hurt by someone with ulterior motives?"
Jiang Chen threw the eraser on the table at him, and Shen Xu took it with a smile. When the bell for the second self-study session rang, he turned around and said, "No matter if it works or not, I'll try it after the evening self-study session."
…
On the way back, Jiang Chen asked Chen Xu: "What did you say to Lao Fu?"
"What else can I do? I just slapped the homework I did during the summer vacation on his desk and he agreed."
Jiang Chen was skeptical: "So simple?"
"Of course not only that." Chen Xu sighed, "I almost wore out my lips in order to beg him. Didn't you see that I came into the classroom more than ten minutes late for the third evening self-study class? It was because I was nagging him. He agreed because I was annoyed by my nagging."
Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow: "That's it?"
"What else?"
Chen Xu met Jiang Chen's gaze and said in defeat: "Okay, he asked me to be in the top 100 in the monthly exam, otherwise I have to come back for evening self-study after the monthly exam."
Jiang Chen hesitated for a while and said, "It should be fine."
"You have no problem, I have a problem!" Shen Xu held his head and said, "I can already imagine my future days!"
When Shen Xu was wailing, Huo Bo also arrived at the school gate. Seeing him like this, he looked at Jiang Chen: "What's wrong with him?"
Jiang Chen smiled and told the story, Huo Bo also curled his lips, rubbed Shen Xu's head and said, "There is still a semester's worth of breakfast, don't forget it."
"Fuck, do you have to remind me now?" Chen Xu slapped Huo Bo's hand away and said, "Neither of you two has a black heart. I have to..." He looked ahead and smiled, "I'll go to Brother Min for comfort."
Chen Xu waved: "Minmin! Minmin brothers are here~"
He Qianmin strode over with a dark face: "Shut up!"
Chen Xu hugged him, not minding his dark face at all: "Waiting for the brothers to finish school, how long have you been waiting?"
He Qianmin pulled his hand away, "Brother, Brother Huo."
Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Let's go. From now on, the three of us won't have evening self-study classes, so you don't have to wait so long."
He Qianmin said: "It's okay, it won't be long."
The He family rented a house for He Qianmin, which was in Jiang Chen's community, and coincidentally, it was just downstairs from Mr. Miao's house.
The night is a little cooler than the day. The wind blowing from the park carries the moisture of the lake. The shadows of the young people stretch out, overlap, and follow closely under the street lights.
Shen Xu bumped Jiang Chen's arm: "Your brother doesn't seem very happy."
Jiang Chen turned around, and He Qianmin hooked her lips at him. He turned his head and asked, "Is there?"
"It's probably something that happened at noon." Chen Xu said, "We'll separate later, and you can talk to him carefully."
Jiang Chen frowned and turned back again, only to see He Qianmin lowering his head. He nodded: "Okay."
Chen Xu and Huo Bo said goodbye to Jiang Chen and the others respectively. When they were almost at the community, only Jiang Chen and He Qianmin were left.
Jiang Chen slowed down his pace, waited for He Qianmin to walk side by side with him, and said, "Qianmin, are you unhappy because I didn't tell you about my contract with Li De right away?"
He Qianmin paused: "No."
Jiang Chen observed He Qianmin's expression and saw that he really didn't seem unhappy about this. He breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he asked worriedly, "Then why?"
"I……"
A man suddenly jumped out from the front and blocked Jiang Chen and He Qianmin: "Jiang Chen, wait, Second Young Master He——?"
Jiang Chen and He Qianmin raised their eyes at the same time. After seeing the person blocking their way, He Qianmin narrowed his eyes and said, "Sun Zhi?"
"Second Master He." After Sun Zhi confirmed that the person in front of him was really He Qianmin, his expression changed: "Why are you here?"
"What does it have to do with you?" He Qianmin asked coldly, "What are you doing here?"
"I..." Sun Zhi glanced at Jiang Chen, then his gaze returned to He Qianmin. He took a half step back and said, "Nothing."
He Qianmin snorted coldly: "Why did you suddenly come out to stop us?"
Sun Zhi: "I just wanted to say hello to Senior Jiang, I have no other thoughts."
"I don't remember us ever getting to the point where we greeted each other." Jiang Chen smiled, took two steps forward, stood in front of Sun Zhi and said, "Tell me what you want from me."
Sun Zhi raised his eyes to look at He Qianmin, who had a cold expression on his face: "Speak."
"I was thinking..."
Sun Zhi clenched his fists, his mind was torn between his conscience and his desires. He Qianjian had completely given up on him. Not only did he not help him, he also withheld the money he had not paid him before and threatened him that if he was expelled from school at this time, he would lose both his studies and his money, and his life would be almost ruined. Now the only person who could save him was Jiang Chen. He believed that Jiang Chen must want to know who was targeting him behind the scenes, and he could use this to negotiate with Jiang Chen.
But he didn't expect that He Qianmin was actually with Jiang Chen. Although He Qianmin and He Qianjian didn't have a good relationship, he was He Qianjian's younger brother after all. If what he said to Jiang Chen was told to He Qianjian... Thinking of He Qianjian's methods, Sun Zhi felt a chill down his spine. He stepped back and said, "I really just wanted to say hello. I didn't mean to do anything else." After that, he turned around and ran away.
However, he couldn't run faster than He Qianmin who had been staring at him, not to mention that he didn't dare to resist at all.
"Will you tell me or not?" He Qianmin pressed Sun Zhi down and said in a cold voice, "I remember that you and He Qianjian have a good relationship. If you don't tell me, I will go back and ask him to see if he knows..."
"I'll tell you!" Sun Zhi raised his head, looked at Jiang Chen and said, "I'll tell you! But I'll only tell you."
Jiang Chen stood not far away and said calmly: "Qian Min is not an outsider, just say what you want to say."
He Qianmin pressed Sun Zhi's hand hard, his cold expression paused, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Sun Zhi didn't dare to speak, and the three of them remained in a stalemate.
Half a minute later, Jiang Chen raised his leg, walked in front of Sun Zhi, lowered his body and said, "No matter what you want to say, this is your last chance."
Sun Zhi said nothing, Jiang Chen said to He Qianmin: "Let him go, let's go."
He Qianmin snorted coldly and let go of him, following Jiang Chen into the community. Seeing them getting farther and farther away, Sun Zhi gritted his teeth and shouted, "Wait a minute, I'll tell you!"
Jiang Chen paused and turned to look at Sun Zhi.
"I'll tell you who's behind your back. Please help me go to the Political and Educational Department and ask them not to expel me."
Jiang Chen: "If you want to say this, forget it."
"Don't you want to know who wants to harm you? Who wants to break your hand? Who asked me to follow you since you were in the second grade?"
Jiang Chen curled his lips: "I know who it is."
Sun Zhi opened his eyes wide in disbelief. He looked at He Qianmin and asked, "You know?"
"I know." Jiang Chen said calmly, "So, if you have nothing else to say, I'll leave."
"Wait!" Sun Zhi looked at He Qianmin again, then turned to Jiang Chen and said, "You know who hurt you, why are you still so close to He Qianmin?"
"He is him, Qian Min is Qian Min, and anything he does has nothing to do with Qian Min."
Sun Zhi carefully studied Jiang Chen's expression, but could not find any flaws. He asked doubtfully, "Then tell me, who hurt you?"
He Qianmin saw Jiang Chen didn't speak, and he became anxious and angry: "Brother, who is he talking about?"
Jiang Chen pursed his lips, but Sun Zhi had already seen the answer from his expression. Just when he was feeling unbelievable, he heard He Qianmin calling Jiang Chen "brother". Seeing his anxious and angry expression, Sun Zhi had to admit that the relationship between the two might really be very good. Suddenly, he felt a sense of pleasure mixed with malice.
When has a proud young master like He Qianmin ever cared about someone like this? Sun Zhi really wanted to know, what expression would the second young master of the He family, who has always been high and mighty, show if he knew that the person he cared about had been hurt by his relatives?
Sun Zhi's mouth corners slightly raised, he looked at He Qianmin, and said word by word: "Let me tell you, the person who asked me to follow Jiang Chen, break Jiang Chen's hand, stab Jiang Chen with a knife, and report Jiang Chen's every move is your brother, He Qianjian."
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