Chapter 28
Although they went directly to high school, they still had a graduation ceremony.
A junior high school graduation ceremony might just be a ritual in other schools, but at Beiyi High School, it's more like a social event.
After the principal's speech, there were messages from outstanding alumni. Coincidentally, the person invited to speak was someone they all knew—Jiang Juncang, the eldest son of the Jiang family.
In the audience, Che Nanbei's eyes sparkled: "Brother is so handsome."
Jiang Zhuochun also said with some pride, "Don't you even know whose brother he is?"
"..."
Jiang Juncang's voice was very deep, and especially in this large auditorium, it was quite pleasant to listen to.
However, Shen Feiyang only glanced at the two people playing around beside him, then looked past Jiang Juncang, who was giving a speech, and stared straight at Xiang Wan, who was standing at the very edge, waiting for the next speaker.
Because it was a relatively formal occasion, Xiang Wan wore a custom-made formal suit.
She stood ramrod straight, her expression aloof and dignified. Although she was standing on the very edge, many people in the audience still had their eyes on her.
However, she didn't look at the audience once, but kept her eyes on Jiang Juncang, who was giving a speech.
In his previous life, he was a famous workaholic. After taking over the family business, he expanded the business to Europe and Southeast Asia. Even though the two families were in different fields, Xiang Wan still heard of this workaholic.
But this workaholic actually agreed to give a speech at her junior high school graduation ceremony. And she remembered that at her junior high school graduation ceremony in her previous life, the person who gave the speech was clearly not him; it seemed to be a writer who had been nominated for the Nobel Prize.
But looking at Jiang Zhuochun in the audience, Xiang Wan's eyes were full of understanding. She must have been forcibly dragged here by Jiang Zhuochun, after all, he was a famous brother-obsessed person in his previous life.
Jiang Juncang's speech was short, lasting only a few minutes. He ended with a humorous joke and then walked off the stage.
Xiang Wan nodded to him as he walked towards her. After all, they knew each other at home, and he was her classmate's older brother.
She expected the other person to nod in response, but to her surprise, when Jiang Juncang handed her the microphone, he glanced at her and said in the same deep voice as during his speech, "The dress is very beautiful."
Hearing this, Xiang Wan was genuinely surprised. She didn't remember this man being the type to strike up conversations; otherwise, the rumors that he was gay in her previous life wouldn't have spread.
She took the microphone he offered, still warm from his touch, but she only glanced at him as they passed each other before turning and walking toward the podium without looking back.
As they brushed past each other, Jiang Juncang's lips curled slightly. He didn't return to the audience seats, but instead stood where Xiang Wan had just stood, watching her.
Looking at the person who had just given him the cold shoulder, he wasn't angry; instead, he found it rather amusing.
'Quite aloof.'
After the speech, the principal handed out graduation certificates to each student. It took two hours to distribute them to all the hundreds of students.
After Jiang Juncang finished speaking, he left, and the four of them were eating desserts in the tea and snack area.
All the desserts and afternoon tea at this graduation ceremony were sponsored by the Shen family. When the principal came over, he said a few words of thanks to Shen Feiyang.
However, the principal was very busy, so he left after saying a few words.
The four were eating dessert when Zhao Luyu from the next class came over to get a drink. Jiang Zhuochun handed him the cola and then left.
Seeing Zhao Luyu's dejected look, Che Nanbei was somewhat bewildered: "Speaking of which, why does Zhao Luyu look so long-suffering at today's graduation ceremony?"
"cough--"
Seeing Xiang Wan choking and her face turning red, Shen Feiyang patted her back until she finally stopped choking: "Wanwan, are you alright?"
Xiang Wan took out a handkerchief and pursed her lips. After a long while, she said, "I'm fine."
Seeing this, the group of four started discussing the topic again.
Jiang Zhuochun lowered his voice: "He's heartbroken."
Xiang Wan: "..."
Che Nanbei's gossip instincts kicked in: "The goddess who made him so beautiful he needed a cast last time?"
"It's her."
Who is it?
"I don't know, that kid is hiding it and won't say."
"All right."
"But I reckon she's probably the most beautiful girl in our grade."
"Is it the one with the big eyes...?"
Then they started guessing who Zhao Luyu liked. Xiang Wan glanced at Zhao Luyu, who looked dejected, and suddenly wanted to smoke a cigarette.
The graduation ceremony ended at 5 p.m., and private cars came and went. Passersby were used to seeing so many luxury cars gathered together.
That evening, at the Jiang family's residence.
After finishing dinner, Jiang Zhuochun went to the living room to get some ice water. As she passed her brother's room, she noticed that the door wasn't closed properly.
He pushed open the door and found Jiang Juncang typing. He tiptoed in, intending to startle him, but Jiang Juncang spoke first: "You're not trying to scare me, are you?"
"Jiang Zhuochun is already in his third year of junior high school and will be a senior high school student next semester." As he spoke, Jiang Juncang looked up from the computer and turned to his younger brother.
"..." Jiang Zhuochun pursed his lips and said stubbornly, "Of course not, I just wanted to see what you were doing."
"Is that so?" Jiang Juncang asked knowingly, not calling him out. "What do you want with me?"
"nothing."
He was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, brother, why did you agree to give a speech? I've begged you so many times before, but you wouldn't agree."
Jiang Juncang's expression was indifferent. He took off his glasses and relaxed his brow: "I'm not going to see your sweetheart."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhuochun seemed to suddenly perk up: "Brother, what do you think of Xiang Wan?"
Jiang Juncang did not answer immediately, but looked his younger brother up and down several times. After a long while, he put down his water glass and said quietly, "You are not good enough for her."
"..."
Jiang Zhuochun turned and left, ignoring her sharp-tongued brother.
Seeing his younger brother break down, Jiang Juncang smiled and returned his gaze to the computer.
"Remember to close the door."
His response was a door slamming shut.
The younger brother, who was in his first year of high school the following year, chose to express his displeasure by slamming the door, a childish way that made Jiang Juncang laugh in exasperation.
*
The two-month summer vacation went by in a flash, and school started again in the blink of an eye.
Because they didn't want Xiao Yan to suffer too much criticism, they told everyone in Dongguan that Chen Yan had settled abroad, and even her student status and identity documents had been completely cancelled.
As for Chen Yan, he was transferred to Nanyang Affiliated Middle School to study in the first year of junior high school.
In Southeast Asia, it's a boarding school system, and students only get to go out once every two weeks.
Nanyang High School is also a key secondary school in Beiyi, and the Xiang family also provides sponsorship, so Xiang Wan was not too worried. The day after she sent Chen Yan to the student dormitory, she also started school.
The junior high and senior high schools of Beiyi High School are right next to each other, and even the teaching buildings are not far apart.
At the entrance of Class 1 (A), Xiang Wan subconsciously glanced around as soon as she entered the classroom. It was still a familiar face, and even the seats were the same ones from Class 3 (A) before the holiday.
"Wanwan! Over here!"
Xiang Wan's gaze swept in the direction of the sound. Che Nanbei's baby fat had faded, and he had lost a lot of weight. Shen Feiyang was also wearing lipstick, but unlike the bright red lips in his previous life, it was a colorless transparent lip gloss.
She walked back to her original seat and sat down. Che Nanbei sat in front of her, and Shen Feiyang sat next to her.
Although the three of them often video chatted during the summer vacation, after not seeing each other for two months, their conversation never stopped from the moment they met.
"Feifei, have you watched that TV series 'Private Ownership of Love' lately?"
"I read it, it's written by Siyue Maotu, it's great!"
"And that book, 'Being Targeted by the Cold and Aloof Immortal Lord,' is also quite good. I like the eldest brother and the junior sister the most."
"By the way, Wanwan, let's go to my little island during the National Day holiday..." Che Nanbei suddenly fell silent halfway through his sentence, his eyes fixed on the back door of the classroom.
Xiang Wan and Shen Feiyang followed her gaze and saw Jiang Zhuochun, wearing a white shirt, leaning against the wall and looking at them.
The boy had red lips and white teeth, and his figure was still slender, but he had shed his youthful immaturity and his appearance was more eye-catching than before.
Having already met Jiang Zhuochun as an adult, Xiang Wan wasn't particularly surprised.
She glanced at Che Nanbei, who was clearly stunned, and Shen Feiyang, who looked somewhat surprised, and smiled silently. Jiang Zhuochun was the school heartthrob back in junior high, and now that his features have matured, it's no wonder they find him stunning.
Both of them were in a daze when Xiang Wan spoke first, greeting him: "Jiang Zhuochun, over here."
Jiang Zhuochun is not like Jiang Juncang; he can't understand girls' subtle thoughts and might misunderstand them as thinking he's being isolated.
Che Nanbei also came to her senses, waving at him while whispering to her two best friends, "A whole summer vacation has passed, this kid must have been taking some kind of beauty pill."
She spoke with a rather serious tone, as if she were genuinely curious.
Hearing this, Xiang Wan smiled, while Shen Feiyang couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Because he was afraid his childhood friend would hear him and make him too proud, Che Nanbei spoke in a very low voice. Jiang Zhuochun was some distance away, so he couldn't hear him.
"What are you talking about? Why are you laughing so happily?"
Che Nanbei was the first to laugh it off: "It's nothing, just a joke circulating online recently."
"All right."
He had barely sat down when the school bell rang, and the homeroom teacher arrived: "Everyone, it's the start of a new semester. How many of you young masters and ladies will be asleep during class?"
This remark was met with a burst of laughter.
Because they had just finished a summer vacation, everyone listened attentively on the first day of class.
But after a few weeks, they reverted to their lazy state from their third year of junior high. However, a month into the new semester, everyone was as excited as if they'd been injected with adrenaline.
Because the holidays are coming soon.
During the seven-day National Day holiday, Xiang Wan only rested for one day. On the second day, she brought a lot of food to visit Chen Yan at Nanyang High School.
Although it is National Day, Nanyang is holding a military training performance, so the holiday will not start until next week.
As soon as the car entered the school gate, she heard the uniform military songs coming from the playground.
"Unity is strength!"
Xiang Wan opened the car door, told the driver to wait there, and then walked towards the playground.
She thought that with so many people, she wouldn't be able to find Chen Yan, but to her surprise, she heard the instructor call Chen Yan's name the next second.
"Chen Yan! What are you looking at? What's so interesting? Just because you were a model student in military training doesn't mean you're all that great. Getting cocky?"
"Report: No."
Both of their voices were loud and clear. Xiang Wan looked in the direction of the voices and found that the person standing on the platform displaying military posture was Chen Yan.
He must have moved because he saw her, and as a result, he got scolded by the instructor.
Xiang Wan lifted her sun hat up a little, waved in Chen Yan's direction, and gestured to the location of the boys' dormitory, indicating that she should wait for him downstairs.
Although they were far apart, Chen Yan could see her just now, and he should be able to see her now too.
Xiang Wan returned to the car and waited for about half an hour before hearing the head instructor's voice from the playground saying "Dismissed."
A moment later, she saw a boy in camouflage running towards her from the crowd.
He was surrounded by a huge crowd, but with his broad shoulders and narrow waist, he still stood out in the crowd.
The boy stopped in front of her, his eyes smiling as he leaned closer to her: "Sister—"
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