Chapter 48 Chapter 48
As school was about to end, Wen Shuo stood in the corridor outside the classroom and was scolded by Teacher He for ten minutes.
His muttering never failed during the entire period from the first year of high school to the time before the holidays.
"Spend more time at home with your parents during the winter break, and don't be too playful. Don't let me catch you wandering around like you did at the beginning of your senior year..."
Wen Shuo listened with little interest and thought, so why does Lao He always know where I go to play at night? This is a good question.
But he had his own way of evading the other party. Every time Teacher He said something, he would nod in agreement. He knew that when the other party had said enough, he would naturally let him go.
The conversation finally came to an end, and Teacher He let Wen Shuo return to the classroom and asked him to call the next person over.
The next person is of course Zhou Qi.
After hearing his name being called by Lao He, Zhou Qi regretted not leaving earlier.
Most of the people in the classroom had already left. As expected, once the holiday started, everyone ran away faster than rabbits.
Wen Shuo returned to his seat, straightened out the homework and test papers on the table, and stuffed them into the desk hole.
He had no intention of returning the homework. It was already winter break for his senior year, and if he still didn't understand these key points, then there was really no hope.
These knowledge points were all the same, so he didn't need to waste time repeating them. In his vocabulary, if he knew something, he knew it, and if he didn't, he didn't. There was no such thing as "I knew it before, but now I've forgotten it."
As usual, he packed up his things and looked in the direction of Ren Li.
Because Ren Li lives on campus, she needs to leave tomorrow, so she hasn't left yet.
She is always slow to pack up, and she always likes to bring a pile of colorful stationery to school.
At this moment, she was stuffing the pink pencil case into her schoolbag while talking to Zhang Xintong beside her.
Her profile is fair, her bangs hang down naturally, and the little stars on the hairband on her tied hair sway with her movements, which is very eye-catching.
Wen Shuo subconsciously reached into his trouser pocket and touched a hair tie.
He found this on the school bus after school one day, on the seat where Ren Li left.
Ren Li is like a treasure chest, with countless little gadgets hidden in her body.
She has a lot of hair ties, often one on her wrist, one in her pocket, and a few in her backpack.
Wen Shuo actually never understood why girls need to buy so many of the same things. Just like her hair ties, each one has little star elements.
The hair tie in his hand was black and also had the exclusive mark of its owner on it - a small white star.
Later, Wen Shuo also thought about returning the item to its original owner, but Ren Li chose to distance herself from him, so there was no chance to return the hair tie and it was left behind.
He was staring at Ren Li. After Zhou Qi finished being scolded by Teacher He, he also returned to the classroom.
"Boss, is there any game tonight?" As soon as Zhou Qi came back, he immediately forgot what Teacher He had just said.
Wen Shuo retracted his gaze: "Didn't Old He just emphasize, 'Don't be too playful'? What did you just hear?"
Zhou Qi chuckled: "I was listening, how could I forget. He said to go home early, of course I listened, we don't play too late."
Wen Shuo: "I don't have any plans tonight. I'm going to the gym soon."
Zhou Qi uttered an "oh," glanced at his phone, and quickly scrolled through a few groups. Suddenly, he got excited: "I saw Cheng Yuhang sent a message in the group saying he was setting up a party tonight. He tagged you, but you didn't reply. Do you want to go?"
"Not interested."
Zhou Qi seemed a little regretful and kept on mumbling: "It's finally time for a holiday, let's go and relax. I think they've been feeling really pent up for a long time."
Ren Li in front had already packed her things and was ready to go back to the dormitory with Zhang Xintong.
Wen Shuo was distracted as Zhou Qi continued to chatter in his ear: "Hey, Lao Lu and the others just said they're at the school gate and waiting for us. They said they want to go to KTV to sing."
Wen Shuo didn't have much to pack, so when he saw Ren Li was about to leave, he slung his sports backpack over his shoulder and prepared to go out.
"Hey, Boss, you finished packing so quickly?!" Jian Wenshuo was about to leave, and Zhou Qi hurriedly stuffed the pile of test papers into the backpack he brought with him. "Wait a minute."
Wen Shuo ignored him and went downstairs first. He didn't slow down until he saw Ren Li and Zhang Xintong walking towards the dormitory and their figures disappeared into the thick night. He waited for Zhou Qi to catch up.
Zhou Qi was panting and it took him a while to catch his breath. The two of them talked as they walked to the school gate together.
Cheng Yuhang was squinting his eyes at the crowd at the door. Seeing Wen Shuo coming, he quickly waved to them: "Hey, Brother Shuo, Zhou Qi, over here."
Wen Shuo stopped and stood outside the school gate with his hands in his pockets under the four large gold-plated characters "XX No. 4 Middle School".
A large group of people had already gathered here. It was the end of school, and parents were everywhere picking up their children. Everyone was in a hurry, and the few of them standing there were very conspicuous.
Wen Shuo took a quick look and saw that they were all the people he often played with, including Cheng Yuhang, Lu Rendong, Zhang Yang and others, and even a few unfamiliar faces.
Lu Rendong: "Wen Shuo, KTV, do you want to go? I'm waiting for you."
Wen Shuo: "Let's do it another day. It's only the first day of vacation, what's the big deal?"
Cheng Yuhang: "Of course. You don't know, the final exams really killed me. My dad was watching me every day those days. I couldn't even play a few games, let alone find my girlfriend. Let's go, I've booked a private room today, we'll go play for two hours and then leave."
Zhang Yang echoed, "That's right, let's go together. It won't take long, so let's go early today."
Lu Rendong was tall, so he naturally put his arm around Wen Shuo's shoulder. He glanced towards the school, but didn't see Ren Li, so he asked, "Where's your girlfriend? Why didn't she come with you today?"
Wen Shuo moved his arm away and ignored him.
Cheng Yuhang, who was standing by, suddenly became interested when he heard Lu Rendong's words: "Oh my god, what happened? How come Brother Shuo has a girlfriend? It's been so long since I last saw you guys that I don't know anything about you guys anymore. Who is she? What does she look like? Have you seen her?"
Lu Rendong: "Who else could it be? Who was the first comment you heard from Wen Shuo about the girls in No. 4 Middle School on the first day of school? Ren Li."
When they heard the name, several boys around them instantly became curious:
"Oh shit, this can't be true, do you have any photos? Come show me."
Lu Rendong: "Don't ask around, Wen Shuo likes someone you can't see. But I had the honor of seeing her once before at his neighborhood basketball court. She looked like a fairy. Wen Shuo protected her and didn't let me look at her any more, right?"
He nudged Zhang Yang's arm, and the man, reminded by this, also remembered: "Yes, it's that pretty girl I met last time. Brother Shuo, you are so ungrateful. You didn't even treat us to dinner and introduce us to each other."
Lu Rendong blinked at Zhang Yang. "You don't understand this, do you? The person Wen Shuo likes definitely won't let us meet, let alone have dinner together."
When Cheng Yuhang heard that it was Ren Li, he was quite surprised for a moment.
He had thought Ren Li was pretty on the school bus and originally wanted to pursue her, but due to various unfortunate circumstances, he didn't pursue the relationship anymore and turned to pursue other girls.
But she had always heard some things about Ren Li, such as the "forum incident" that has been widely discussed recently. Although she was not clear about the relationship between Wen Shuo and Ren Li, she did hear that Lin Jiacheng and Ren Li were called to school together as parents.
He turned around and asked Lu Rendong, "Old Lu, please stop messing around with matchmaking, okay? You must be mistaken. Besides, aren't Ren Li and Lin Jiacheng a couple? Besides, why didn't Brother Shuo tell us that he has a girlfriend?"
Wen Shuo originally had no intention of responding to Ren Li's matter, but Cheng Yuhang mentioned Lin Jiacheng.
The person he hates the most is Lin Jiacheng.
Wen Shuo suddenly stared at Cheng Yuhang, his voice cold and threatening: "Ren Li is not with anyone right now. If anyone dares to talk nonsense again, I will go and tell him."
Everyone was startled by Wen Shuo's sudden tone, and the boys who were still discussing began to look at each other.
"What's wrong? It's just a joke. It's not that serious..." Realizing that Wen Shuo was angry, Lu Rendong quickly tried to smooth things over.
In fact, he has always known what kind of person Wen Shuo is.
It has been many years since the two of them met in the first grade of junior high school.
Lu Rendong knew that many people would be deceived by his campus idol appearance when they first saw him, thinking that he seemed indifferent to everything, but in fact, he was really not someone to be trifled with.
He still remembered that they had just entered the first grade of junior high. Perhaps because he looked relatively wealthy, Wen Shuo was blocked by a few seniors on the way home after school. As a result, those guys had a miserable time throughout junior high. So, gradually, nicknames like "Brother Shuo" and "Boss" spread throughout No. 4 Middle School.
But Wen Shuo's character and values are indeed impeccable. He is usually righteous and generous, so Lu Rendong has always admired him and is willing to play with him.
Cheng Yuhang thought he was just joking, but who would have thought Wen Shuo would be so angry? He was indignant and wanted to defend himself a few more times, but Lu Rendong quickly covered his mouth:
"Stop the fucking shit! If you keep talking, don't go to KTV tonight."
Cheng Yuhang pushed Lu Rendong's hand away. "You haven't come to me lately, and you haven't told me anything. How would I know this?"
Lu Rendong frowned and thought for a while, thinking about Wen Shuo's recent behavior, and suddenly he seemed to understand: "Oh, I understand."
Everyone turned to look at him.
"I see." Lu Rendong said, "Wen Shuo and Ren Li... broke up."
Okay, now it's someone else's turn to cover his mouth.
"Shut the fuck up, too."
"We can't get over this fucking topic, can we? Please stop talking about it and let's move on, okay?"
"No, do you think it's appropriate for us to discuss this in front of the real owner?"
…
Facing the gaze that Wen Shuo was about to "silence" them, everyone successfully shut up.
Originally, today was just an ordinary day, but after being disrupted by these guys, Wen Shuo successfully stirred up a fire in his heart that he had nowhere to vent.
Looking back, Ren Li hadn't spoken to him for a long time. Combined with Lu Rendong's "breakup" remarks, he also felt like he was unilaterally "broken up" by Ren Li.
He suddenly didn't want to go back directly.
"KTV, right?" he said. "I've changed my mind."
"Ah?" Several people around him said in unison. They didn't expect him to change so quickly.
"Are you going to leave or not?" Wen Shuo said, "If you continue to stand here, the KTV will be closed."
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The KTV that Cheng Yuhang chose is located in a shopping mall. It was newly opened, very large, had good facilities, and was not expensive.
He originally thought he had found a bargain, but when he brought everyone here, he found that this store was extremely formal, so formal that no one under the age of 18 was allowed to enter.
Cheng Yuhang was dumbfounded at the time. Amidst Lu Rendong's laughter, he canceled the order while cursing.
There happened to be a water bar nearby. Although it was called a water bar, it was originally a board game hall, which was converted into its current appearance after it closed down.
Since we were already here, we didn’t pick and choose anymore and just walked in.
Surprisingly, this newly opened store is actually quite good.
There are a lot of things to play with inside. In addition to some things from the original board game store, there are also several pool tables in the hall, and there is even a game room inside. However, there is a minimum consumption for drinks here, and there is a separate charge for playing with things, so it is not cheap all in all.
After such a long time, Wen Shuo lost interest. He took the pool cue and played a few rounds with Lu Rendong. Seeing that the time was almost up, he prepared to take a taxi back.
At this time, a few more girls came outside. They gathered in front of the bar to place orders and were a bit noisy.
Wen Shuo looked up and saw Jian Ji in the crowd.
She glanced at the crowd and finally smiled with satisfaction when she saw Wen Shuo sitting in front of the pool table.
Noticing Wen Shuo's gaze in her direction, she quickly raised her hand and waved to him, "Brother Shuo, I'm here."
Wen Shuo always maintains a neutral attitude towards all kinds of people.
Apart from Ren Li, there was probably no one else worth his time and effort to guess what they were thinking, and Ji Nian was no exception.
But the moment Jinian appeared in this store, Wen Shuo knew that she came for him.
For a long time, Ji Nian appeared around him much more frequently than Ren Li.
She always appears in his sight seemingly casually, just like today.
Sometimes it was at the school gate after school, sometimes it was at the basketball court on weekends, and there was even one time when Wen Shuo met her on the way to the gym.
She was very tactful and tried hard not to cross the line that would make Wen Shuo feel "annoying".
But unfortunately, liking this word has always been a privilege exclusive to him and Ren Li.
She walked over. Standing in front of Wen Shuo, Jin Yi couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes: "Hi, see you again. I didn't expect to see you here."
Wen Shuo didn't want her to waste her time on him, so he answered directly: "Unfortunately, I'm going back."
When she heard Wen Shuo was leaving, Ji Nian was momentarily disappointed. But she quickly recovered and said, "Ah, so that's how it is. That's really unfortunate."
She pointed at the crowd outside and said, "Actually, my friends dragged me here too. It just so happens that I don't find this place interesting anymore. Why don't we go together? I'll take a taxi."
Lu Rendong was wiping the top of the club with a sponge, silently standing there watching the first-hand action.
He was impressed by the tall and pretty girl in front of him, who had delicate makeup and was wearing a pink miniskirt, and he also knew her name.
Because before this, he had seen her in many occasions when Wen Shuo was present, and of course he knew what her purpose was towards Wen Shuo.
But at first glance, he knew that there was no chance of commemoration.
Having known Wen Shuo for so many years, he knows what type of girls Wen Shuo likes.
There has never been a shortage of girls like her around Wen Shuo. If he liked her, why would he have to remain a virgin and wait until now?
Although those rejected girls always comfort themselves with nonsense like Wen Shuo is aloof and doesn't want to fall in love, she knows that Wen Shuo just hasn't met someone he likes. After meeting Ren Li, he is no different from other men.
When a man meets someone he likes, he will have an unconcealable possessive desire.
If possible, he also wants to like Ren Li.
But he is different from Ji Nian. He knows very well that there will be no hope with Wen Shuo around, so he doesn't even plan to try.
But now, Wen Shuo and Ren Li should have broken up. Judging from the fact that Wen Shuo turned his face away when he mentioned Ren Li today, he thought it was most likely Ren Li who brought up the breakup first.
Sure enough, after hearing that Jinian wanted to leave together, Wen Shuo refused without even thinking: "Sorry, I don't like riding in a car with girls."
Lu Rendong silently clicked his tongue twice, thinking that it had to be Wen Shuo, as even his refusal seemed so gentlemanly.
Jinyi bit his lip, and when he heard the apology, he broke down emotionally.
When she heard Cheng Yuhang say that Wen Shuo would come here tonight, she spent a long time putting on makeup and took a taxi from several kilometers away, just to meet Wen Shuo.
But what can I do even if I see it?
She originally thought that after doing so many things, Wen Shuo would remember her over time, be touched, and think that she was different from other girls.
But she was wrong. No matter how much she did, the man in front of her remained unmoved, not even refusing to say a perfunctory word.
But Ren Li - the Ren Li whose figure and appearance were not as good as hers, who was not comparable to her in any way, didn't have to do anything and easily got everything she wanted.
In fact, she has always known that Wen Shuo and Ren Li have a close relationship. After all, the rumors are not false. She saw with her own eyes how Wen Shuo went to school with Ren Li, how he clashed with Lin Jiacheng during the basketball game, and how he was very tolerant of Ren Li.
She had been standing in the background behind Wen Shuo, watching the story unfold, feeling unwilling to accept it.
She frantically collected a lot of information about Ren Li. She learned that she transferred to No. 4 Middle School in her senior year of high school, that Lin Jiacheng confessed to her, and that she and Wen Shuo were no longer in contact.
She was originally certain that after Wen Shuo learned about Ren Li's character, he finally got tired of her lies and resolutely left her.
She thought that as long as she worked hard, her relationship with Wen Shuo would be able to take a step forward. But now she understood that no matter what, she would never be able to replace Ren Li's position in Wen Shuo's heart.
Ji Nian smiled softly: "If it was Ren Li standing here now, would you refuse in the same way?"
She made a desperate attempt to remind Wen Shuo that Ren Li was no longer by his side.
However, after hearing the name Ren Li, Wen Shuo did not show any special emotion, but simply replied in a flat tone: "No. Ren Li will always have privileges in my place."
Ji Nian felt like he was broken from the inside out.
She had been so proud. From childhood to adulthood, she'd been confessed countless times, and she was the only one to reject them. She thought she could have any boyfriend she wanted, but in the end, she lost to someone she never thought she'd lose to.
What does it matter whether she is willing or not? She will never be able to defeat Ren Li.
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