Chapter 90
Grade 11 (A) class.
The students had gone to lunch and hadn't returned yet; Xiang Wan was the only one in the classroom.
She sat in her seat, turning to look at the osmanthus tree outside the window, lost in thought about the fate of the two of them in their past life.
Suddenly, a gust of wind carried away the falling osmanthus blossoms, which landed on her palm.
She gazed at the osmanthus blossoms for a long time, then blew them into the air, watching them drift down onto the covered walkway.
Xiang Wan remembered that in her previous life, the high school affiliated with Bei Yi High School also had such all-around excellent students. It was a noble school that spent money to recruit outstanding but poor students in order to make their grades look better.
Not only are their tuition fees waived, but they are also given a substantial scholarship every year.
If she wasn't mistaken, Chen Yan must have come through this All-Round Excellence Program.
In his previous life, he clearly finished high school in Xinbei Town, so why is he studying at Beiyi High School now?
Five years ago, she anonymously donated one million yuan to Grandma Chen Yan's hospital medical account under the guise of charitable donation.
But after that, she kept quiet and didn't pay attention to Chen Yan's movements. She thought that the next time the two of them would meet would be after he became the president of Si Rong.
Unexpectedly, he appeared at her high school, and happened to be in the second year (A) class.
Is this really just a coincidence?
Xiang Wan relaxed her brow, feeling a bit annoyed. She closed her eyes to concentrate, but then heard footsteps coming from the classroom door.
The footsteps softened as they passed her. Xiang Wan looked up and saw that it was Shen Feiyang.
Shen Feiyang followed her out of the cafeteria not long after she came out.
Xiang Wan looked at her, somewhat surprised: "Why are you here?"
There were only the two of them in the classroom. Shen Feiyang sat next to her and handed her the egg tart in his hand: "Nanbei specially queued up to buy this for you."
She chuckled as she took the egg tart, her expression softening considerably: "Where are they?"
"I went to the convenience store to buy chicken feet."
"Didn't you just finish eating?"
"They said they'd eat it after class in the afternoon."
"..."
Xiang Wan opened the box, took a bite of the egg tart, and handed one to her, but she shook her head: "I just ate a cream puff."
After Xiang Wan swallowed the last bite of the egg tart, Shen Feiyang looked at her and asked casually, "Shu Han, do you dislike that transfer student?"
Upon hearing this, she was clearly surprised. Although it was her friend who had misunderstood, she was somewhat surprised by the other person's ability to read people.
“No.” Xiang Wan paused. “I don’t hate him.”
“Okay, I thought you hated him,” Shen Feiyang muttered.
Xiang Wan looked at her and teased her half-jokingly, "What, if I hate him, are you all planning to stop talking to him?"
Xiang Shuhan prides herself on being a rational person, and even if Shen Feiyang is friends with someone she dislikes, she won't interfere with her friendships.
However, 17-year-old Shen Feiyang's expression suddenly turned extremely serious after hearing her joke: "Of course."
"I won't hang out with people like Xiang Shuhan, whom you dislike."
Shen Feiyang paused, as if thinking for a moment, and said, "Che Nanbei and Jiang Zhuochun must be the same."
Hearing her friend's sincere confession, Xiang Wan was stunned for a moment. Looking into her eyes, it was as if she could see past her 17-year-old self and into the 24-year-old Shen Feiyang.
Xiang Wan blinked to clear her eyes of moisture, and her expression became somewhat serious: "I don't dislike Chen Ruilin. You can be friends with him, it's fine."
Shen Feiyang carefully observed her expression, and seeing that Wanwan seemed to be serious, she breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
She paused, then continued, "I'm pretty sure I don't like him, but the moment I saw the transfer student, I felt a strange sense of familiarity."
Xiang Wan chuckled softly upon hearing this, but remained silent. Her eyelashes drooped, concealing the helplessness in her eyes.
The experiences they shared in their previous life are still vivid in their minds, as clear and profound as if they happened yesterday.
But it only exists in her memory.
*
For the next week, Xiang Wan tried to avoid Chen Ruilin, but his status as a transfer student made him too popular, and everyone was talking about him all the time.
Even though he wasn't flamboyant and never showed off, quite a few girls from other classes would still come over and 'casually' glance at the 'super handsome transfer student' in the classroom as they passed through the corridor of Class A.
Even among his classmates, the discussion about him is intensifying.
And during the week he transferred to Class A, something else happened—
Rumor has it that Mu Yiran, the class beauty of Class B, has a crush on the new transfer student.
It's worth mentioning that Jiang Yu'an, the school bully, had been pursuing Mu Yiran since the beginning of high school.
Chen Ruilin's looks alone were already enough to attract attention, but the rumors about him and the class beauty from the next class pushed him into the spotlight even more.
The school bully's favorite class beauty also likes the new transfer student.
Just look at this plot; which high school student wouldn't gossip about it during break time?
In no time, almost the entire high school knew this new transfer student, and even his background and the schools he had attended since childhood were thoroughly investigated.
During the long break, even Che Nanbei and Shen Feiyang were betting on whether Chen Ruilin and Mu Yiran, the class beauty of Class B, would get together.
Although early dating is prohibited in high schools, many young couples still keep their relationships secret.
Che Nanbei and Shen Feiyang went to the school supermarket to buy snacks. As soon as they returned to the classroom, Che Nanbei put down his half-finished drink on the table and looked at Xiang Wan with a mysterious expression: "Guess who I saw at the supermarket just now?"
"..." Xiang Wan wanted to continue looking at the magazine in her hand, but the two of them pressed her down.
She looked up at the two of them and felt that Shen Feiyang had also been influenced by Che Nanbei; the two of them were becoming more and more gossipy.
She didn't really want to know, but looking at the word 'persistence' written on Che Nanbei's forehead, she knew that if she didn't ask today, he would keep staring at her like that.
She sighed, a hint of helplessness in her expression: "Who did you see?"
Even she herself felt that after experiencing two lifetimes, her patience had increased day by day.
Just as Che Nanbei sat down to start talking to her properly, Jiang Zhuochun, who had gone to the restroom, returned.
It's worth mentioning that the first thing he said to the three of them when he returned was, "Guess who I just saw?"
Xiang Wan: "..."
Unlike Che Nanbei, he didn't beat around the bush and planned to speak directly.
However, he had barely uttered the word "I" when Che Nanbei interrupted him, saying, "Jiang Gou, I was here first!!"
"..."
Even when gossiping, there's a hierarchy of who comes first and who comes last.
Che Nanbei spoke in one breath, without pausing: "We just saw Mu Yiran from the next class talking to Chen Ruilin at the corner of the stairs in the corridor and at the convenience store!!! But they were too far away to hear what they were saying."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Wan's hand holding the magazine stiffened for a moment, but her expression remained indifferent: "Is that so?"
"yes!!!!!"
Shen Feiyang also seemed a little excited: "Could it be a confession?"
Xiang Wan didn't speak, but her gaze towards the window noticeably dimmed.
After venting his frustrations, Che Nanbei looked at Jiang Zhuochun and asked, "What were you trying to say?"
"...This is it."
"..."
While the three were still discussing whether Chen Ruilin and Mu Yiran would get together, Xiang Wan took advantage of their heated discussion to get up and go to the restroom.
The restrooms are at the end of the connecting corridor; to get there, you have to pass through the adjacent Class B classroom.
When Xiang Wan came out after washing her hands, she saw three people in the spotlight in the corridor connecting her class and the next class. Two of them were in the corridor.
Moreover, despite the school rule prohibiting early romantic relationships, they were still pulling and tugging at each other...
School bully Jiang Yu'an is grabbing class beauty Mu Yiran and asking her if she likes the transfer student.
It was supposed to be a long break between classes, and today we didn't even have to do morning exercises, so the exciting scene in the hallway naturally attracted quite a few spectators.
The corridors connecting the AF classes are all interconnected, forming a square. In front of the corridor doors of each class, students gather to watch the excitement.
It just so happens that during today's long break, all the teachers went to a meeting, and there were even some troublemakers who liked to watch the drama and whistled at the two of them.
It was only when Jiang Yu'an glanced back that the other party stopped making a fuss.
This is what Xiang Wan saw when she came out of the restroom.
She knew a little about these two people. In her previous life, Jiang Yu'an and Mu Yiran were already famous figures in high school.
Mu Yiran was a poor student specially recruited through the All-Around Excellent Program, and she was considered a well-known aloof and innocent girl in her year.
Because she wasn't in the same circle as them, and she was rather aloof, many girls in the second generation didn't like her. Xiang Wan had also heard Shen Feiyang and the others talk about her.
Although her family was poor, she had a lot of backbone. Although Xiang Wan didn't have much interaction with her, she knew some of her deeds.
Jiang Yu'an's pursuit of her caused quite a stir at school. The eldest son of the Jiang family was top-notch in both background and appearance. Although he had a bad temper, he had lowered his head several times for her.
Jiang Yu'an had been circling around her since the beginning of high school, but even after graduating from high school, this innocent girl never agreed to be with him.
Xiang Wan wasn't sure if the two had any contact after graduation, but it was said that Jiang Yu'an was depressed for a whole year before going abroad.
As for the rumors that had been circulating at school for a week, Xiang Wan didn't think they were unfounded.
It's likely that Mu Yiran spread the news that she liked Chen Ruilin in order to get rid of Jiang Yu'an, probably with the aim of making the young master give up on her.
However, judging from Jiang Yu'an's murderous look right now, he probably won't give up because of this.
Based on her memories from her past life, she felt that Mu Yiran must have liked Jiang Yu'an, but she didn't know why the two of them had ended up like this.
Xiang Wan wasn't one to meddle in other people's business. She wanted to go back to the classroom first, but the corridor was full of people.
Fortunately, she got out in time; as long as she passed through Class B, she could return to her class.
She didn't like crowds, and since no one dared to approach Jiang Yu'an's side, it was relatively empty, so she walked over there, intending to squeeze through the crowd.
However, the door number for Class A was right in front of her when a hand grabbed her wrist from behind.
Although the other person's strength wasn't enough to hurt her, it prevented her from taking another step.
She turned around somewhat displeased, only to find that the person who had grabbed her was Jiang Yu'an.
The other person wasn't looking at her at all; their eyes were completely fixed on Mu Yiran. Yet, inexplicably, their words mentioned her name...
"Mu Yiran, you like someone else, right?"
Mu Yiran's expression was clearly somewhat embarrassed. Seeing him question her in public, she raised her head and looked at him. Although she didn't say a word, her eyes showed a defiant spirit.
It was like a silent provocation.
Jiang Yu'an was clearly angered by her gaze. He looked at her and said in a cold tone, "I also like other people."
As he spoke, he took Xiang Wan's hand and said, "The person I like is Xiang Wan from Class A."
Upon hearing this, Mu Yiran lowered her head and remained silent. After a few seconds of silence, the crowd behind her erupted into an even louder uproar.
Amid the jeers, many people whistled at the three of them.
Jiang Yu'an didn't look at the crowd again, but turned to Xiang Wan and asked, "Xiang Wan, do you like me?"
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