The news that Jiang Chen won the gold medal in the mathematics competition and received two pre-admission letters was like wings that flew to various high schools in Yan City in just one day.
In an instant, all the forums and bulletin boards of various schools were filled with posts related to this. Among them, a red-floating post on the bulletin board of Chenghua Private High School was the most popular. The title of the post was: "Go to Yanda or Huazhong University? People familiar with the matter revealed that Jiang Shen did not choose either of them. He chose -".
The words were cut off midway, causing most people to click in without any resistance. Then, on the first floor, they saw two words: "Fuck me" and a secretly taken photo of Jiang Chen's profile, on the second floor was a string of "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my male god, I can do it!", and on the third floor were a few more secretly taken photos.
People who felt deeply cheated couldn't help but boo. Some girls also contributed photos they had saved, which triggered layer after layer of aaaahs. Curses and aaaahs coexisted, and suddenly there were hundreds of floors. It stayed on the homepage for a while and didn't move down, but it was not considered a hot post.
Until the 300th floor, a floor owner said: The photo on the 166th floor, if it weren't for the noisy background and too many people, it would look like a family portrait.
At first, the following floors were still filled with curses and photos. After a few minutes, many people who had gone back to the 166th floor out of curiosity came back, and the style of the comments below changed.
Floor 379: I didn’t feel it until the OP said it, but now that he does, it really seems like it.
380th Floor: More than just alike, they look like they were printed from the same mold, right?
Floor 381: It feels a bit strange... How can people who are not related by blood look alike?
Floor 382: A true family portrait. If I didn’t know that He Qianjian from our class is the biological brother of He Qianmin and He Qianyu, I would really have thought that Jiang Chen and them were a family of five.
Floor 383: What are you talking about upstairs?
Floor 384: Replying to the original poster on Floor 383, I suggest you read Floor 351, then turn to the second page and read Floor 166.
Most people who didn’t understand what was going on followed the prompt and turned the page. After reading what was said on the 351st floor, they still found it strange, but when they saw the photos on the 166th floor, they found the strangeness to be more subtle.
The one hundred and sixty-sixth floor is a photo, and the background of the photo is the street in front of Yanyi Middle School. It was probably taken secretly, and the distance is a bit far, but the picture is very clear: two teenagers are facing the camera sideways, one pursing his lips slightly and the other slightly curling his lips. The boy with pursed lips hugs his chest and has a stern face, while the boy with a light smile gently lowers his eyes to look at the girl who is holding his arms. The girl is smiling brightly and looking up at someone, and it is unknown what she is saying. Not far away, there is a couple with outstanding temperament, smiling at the three of them.
I don’t know if it’s because of preconceived ideas, but everyone who goes back and sees this photo again will unconsciously think of three words: family portrait.
390th Floor: I just realized that He Qianmin and Jiang Chen look so similar.
Floor 391: Oh my God, they are so similar. And not only to He Qianmin, but also to her younger sister. Her younger sister's eyes and Jiang Shen's eyes are like they were printed from the same mold.
392nd floor: [Photo] Facts have proved that not only do He Qianmin and Jiang Chen look alike, but Jiang Chen's appearance is actually a combination of President He and Mrs. He. I photoshopped Jiang Chen, President He and Mrs. He together. Look at the red and blue lines I circled. The red line is where Jiang Chen and Mrs. He look alike, and the blue line is where Jiang Chen and President He look alike. What is the relationship between Jiang Chen and the He family? You can judge for yourself.
Three hundred and ninety-third floor: The brothers upstairs are awesome.
394th floor: It's amazing. His eyebrows and eyes are almost exactly the same as Mr. He's. Although he only has one dimple at the corner of his mouth, his high nose bridge and delicate lips really look like Mrs. He. I have to say, why do I suddenly realize that He Qianjian is the only one who doesn't look like a member of the He family after comparing them like this...
395th Floor: Whispering in agreement with the people above...
396th floor: +10000086
Floor 397: You are really brave, but... I dare not say it.
Floor 398: I have a bold idea. If we swap the identities of He Qianjian and Jiang Chen, everything will seem harmonious.
399th floor: The people above are really bold [fist-bow]
Four hundredth floor: This building is quite crooked.
Floor 401: [Photo][Photo] Family portrait of Jiang Chen and family portrait of He. I switched the sides of He Qianjian and Jiang Chen, and the result was - I felt like I had discovered some incredible secret.
Floor 402: Holy shit!
Floor 403: What’s going on… Oh my God, I have an idea in my mind, but I dare not even think about it, it’s too dramatic.
Floor 404: I suspect the people above me have the same idea as me.
405th Floor: +1
Floor 406: You are just making wild guesses without any evidence. Do you know that this can easily affect the two parties involved? If it is false, will you be responsible?
4807F: What other evidence do you need? Aren’t the two photos above enough?
408th Floor: What if it's true? Maybe the He family will thank us.
409th floor: I know what evidence the above person wants, I just want to know, can the He family see this post? If they see it, they will definitely check it out...
Floor 410: If He Qianjian is not a member of the He family...
Floor 411: Holy shit, after climbing down the stairs, I feel like I have witnessed a big gossip about a wealthy family. I must save this post and wait for the result!
…
In less than an hour, the post had more than a thousand pages, and its popularity lingered on the homepage. It spread from one person to ten, and then to a hundred. By the time school was over, almost everyone in Chenghua knew about the post.
He Qianjian only found out about this post after school. Today was the day when the competition results were announced. Although he had prepared himself mentally when he gave up the exam, he still found it difficult to hide his gloomy look when he learned that Jiang Chen had received admission letters from both Yan University and Huazhong University.
Sitting in the classroom, everyone was discussing which school Jiang Chen would choose. When they mentioned him, their tone was full of admiration and envy. Occasionally, there were a few subtle glances at him with unclear meanings. He Qianjian didn't want to know what was in their eyes, and he didn't want to continue listening to Jiang Chen, so he asked for leave to go to the infirmary on the grounds of feeling unwell, and didn't return to the classroom to get his schoolbag until after school.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the classroom, the classmates who had not left all looked at him. These people had different expressions, and their eyes were different from when they looked at him in the classroom in the afternoon. For no reason, He Qianjian had a bad premonition in his heart.
Next, a cell phone handed to him by a boy with whom he had a good relationship confirmed his intuition.
He Qianjian quickly pressed the down button of his slider phone. Amid the "clicking" sound of the keyboard, he could have maintained a calm expression, but the more he turned the pages, the harder it was to conceal the change in his expression. When he turned to the fourth page, veins on his wrists bulged, his face turned pale, and he almost broke the slider of the phone.
A classmate not far away lowered his voice and said to his deskmate: "I've never seen He Qianjian look so ugly."
My deskmate covered his mouth with his hand and leaned forward, lowering his voice even more: "If the post is real, his expression would be a hundred times uglier than this..."
"Then he must be crazy——"
With a bang, the phone fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
The owner of the phone widened his eyes and said angrily: "He Qianjian, what do you mean? You are angry and you take it out on my phone? Do you know that this is the new phone I just bought--"
"Shut up!"
He Qianjian yelled angrily, clenched his hands into fists, his chest heaving violently, and his eyes were gloomy and almost resentful.
The boy whose phone was smashed was full of curse words, but he took a step back and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. Others were also frightened by He Qianjian's expression at this time. For a moment, the classroom was so quiet that only the sound of He Qianjian's rapid breathing remained.
About half a minute later, He Qianjian suddenly rushed out as if he had thought of something, leaving only a quickly disappearing back view to his classmates.
A girl patted her chest with lingering fear: "Oh my god, looking at He Qianjian's expression just now, I thought he was going to kill someone."
"I was also shocked." Another person said: "I have never seen him like this. Is the post real or fake?"
"Even if it's true, He Qianjian himself probably doesn't know it. It would be hard for anyone to accept someone saying that they are not their parents' biological children."
"Does he look like he can't accept it?" A boy made a gesture of cutting his neck: "I think he looks like he wants to kill someone to silence them."
"You guys think... Is He Qianjian really not..."
"From his appearance, he does not look like a member of the He family, but this kind of thing is hard to say. I think those people are just blindly analyzing. My family is well off, and I have a physical examination every year. What's more, he is from the He family. If He Qianjian is not a member of the He family, he should have discovered it long ago."
“That’s right…”
"Okay, it's none of our business anyway. It's almost seven o'clock and evening study will start soon. It will be too late if we don't eat now."
…
It was already eight o'clock in the evening when Jiang Chen learned about this post.
He seldom spent time with He Qianmin during this period, but he happened to be free today. After having dinner with He Qianmin, he helped him review the Olympiad questions he had accumulated during this period in the house he rented, and explained the questions he found difficult.
While Jiang Chen was checking the test paper, He Qianmin was doing the test questions on the side, and the cell phone next to him kept buzzing.
"Take a break." Jiang Chen put down the test paper and said, "Your phone keeps ringing. Maybe someone is looking for you urgently. Please reply first."
He Qianmin didn't care: "What can happen? It's just nonsense every day. It's better to do a few more questions."
Jiang Chen pulled out his pen and said in an unquestionable tone: "Take a break."
He Qianmin obediently picked up the phone without looking at the screen: "Brother, are you going to choose Huazhong University or Yanjing University?"
"Yan University."
"I guessed it." He Qianmin raised his eyebrows and said with a somewhat proud tone: "I will also choose Yanda when the time comes."
Jiang Chen smiled: "I'll wait for you."
He Qianmin glanced at the screen nonchalantly, and complained while typing: "I knew they had nothing to do with me. It was something from Chenghua Forum again. They sent me a post before. It was so boring. I didn't even -"
His voice stopped abruptly, and Jiang Chen asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
He Qianmin shook his head and read the post quickly. A few minutes later, he suddenly looked up and stared at Jiang Chen, as if he could see a flower on his face.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Chen noticed that He Qianmin's expression was not right and asked.
He Qianmin didn't say anything, but handed the phone to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen saw the fourth page that He Qianmin had just turned to. He didn't need to turn forward to know the reason why He Qianmin had a strange expression.
"Brother..." He Qianmin looked at Jiang Chen without blinking, his voice a little excited: "Is it possible that this post is true?"
Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and asked, "What do you think?"
The excitement he felt when he first read the post gradually subsided, and He Qianmin shook his head: "I don't know..."
He hoped it was true, but he heard that when He Qianjian was born, because his grandfather did not approve of his parents' marriage, He Qianjian did a paternity test when the family accepted his mother. At that time, He Qianjian was already three months old. Even if the hospital took the wrong child, the paternity test result could not be wrong.
Jiang Chen saw his depressed look, rubbed his head, and said softly: "Whether we are related by blood or not, I treat you as my own brother, and I believe you are the same. If that's the case, why bother with this?"
He Qianmin pursed his lips, and after a few seconds of silence, he nodded, picked up the phone and said, "I sent this post to my dad. Regardless of whether it's true or not, this matter has become a bit of a fuss, and I must..." He paused, turned the phone screen to Jiang Chen, and said, "The post has been deleted."
Jiang Chen's eyes fell on the words "This post has been deleted", and the doubts in his heart disappeared. It seemed that He Qianjian had just seen this post.
He Qianmin frowned: "I haven't sent it to my dad yet...Brother, who do you think deleted it?"
"We can discuss this question after you finish these questions." Jiang Chen took the question book and placed it in front of He Qianmin. He raised his hand to check the time: "Sixty minutes, start counting."
"Brother..." Jiang Chen raised his eyes, and He Qianmin pursed his lips: "Okay."
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