Chapter 31 I Started School

"Fuck! This is too intense, right?" Zhang Rourou was eating melon seeds, wearing shorts and crossing her legs in a very ungraceful manner.

Perhaps it was because she was so happy thinking about the scene of Mrs. Zhao leaving at the end, or maybe it was because there were no paparazzi taking pictures here, Zhang Rourou sat on a chair in the yard and looked carefully at the sky above her head for the first time.

She felt unexpectedly at ease, and suddenly she burst into laughter, praising Qi Nian generously: "I say you are worthy of it, hahaha!"

Zhang Rourou: "Her mouth is so annoying. Finally, she gets the upper hand."

Qi Nian sat on the chair next to her, completely different from Zhang Rourou who was sitting with her legs crossed. He spread his legs slightly and leaned against the chair. His little face was a little red in the moonlight. He still hasn't recovered from his social phobia.

However, Mrs. Zhao’s scandals were indeed quite explosive. If she hadn’t been jumping around to cause trouble for Zhang Rourou, Qi Nian would not have noticed her at all.

If Sister Zhao heard this, she would be so angry that she would vomit blood. Why did she cause trouble for herself when she was fine?

"No, no!" Zhang Rourou suddenly thought of something and threw the melon seed shells into the trash can. She didn't throw them accurately, so some of them inevitably fell to the ground. Zhang Rourou was in a hurry to leave and didn't pay attention. She muttered happily, "I have to tell my mother about this."

When Zhang Rourou's mother was still here, she was often troubled by Sister-in-law Zhao. Zhang Rourou's mother was born in this village and had never gotten along with Sister-in-law Zhao since childhood.

However, it was Sister-in-law Zhao who caused trouble for Zhang Rourou's mother. From Zhang Rourou's appearance, it can be seen that Zhang Rourou's mother is good-looking. In comparison, Sister-in-law Zhao is just ordinary.

Later, when she was older, Zhang Rourou's mother did well in her studies, was admitted to university, and married Zhang Rourou's father, who was also a college student. In that era, college students were very valuable, so Sister-in-law Zhao became even more jealous.

Every time she saw Zhang Rourou's mother, she had nothing good to say. Her face was once a psychological shadow for Zhang Rourou's mother.

Fortunately, after Zhang Rourou's parents went out to work, they rarely came back. Zhang Rourou's grandparents also went to live in the city with their son. When they came back, they just came to see Grandpa Zhang.

Zhang Rourou's mother seldom thought of Sister-in-law Zhao, but Sister-in-law Zhao was thinking about her. Of course, this thinking was not good.

After a long time, people are bound to become a little twisted, and feel that the person they married is not good in this way or that way, and after a while they start to have other thoughts.

Qi Nian picked up the broom beside him and swept the melon seed shells on the ground into the trash can. Then he heard Zhang Rourou hiding aside, mumbling something with her cell phone to her ear.

"Mom, do you remember the guy named Zhao? He's the one who always bothers you."

——Zhang Rourou disliked Sister-in-law Zhao and was unwilling to call her auntie.

Zhang's mother: "Why do you mention her? I can't sleep well when I think of her."

"Hahaha." Zhang Rourou laughed strangely: "I'll tell you something. I guarantee you'll sleep well."

Mother Zhang couldn't help but wonder: "What's the matter?"

Zhang Rourou was very happy and told her mother about it.

She didn't mention the part where Aunt Zhao had caused trouble for her, so as to avoid making her mother angry.

Zhang's mother was shocked after hearing this: "Is this true? This person is so inhuman. I was wondering why Da Lei didn't look like him at all..."

Mother Zhang couldn't help but say more: "She used to like your dad!"

Zhang Rourou became even more excited after hearing this, and asked her mother to tell her quickly.

Mother Zhang: "...That's right, otherwise why does she dislike me so much? No, I get angry just thinking about it. I'll have to find an excuse to scold your father later."

Zhang Rourou touched her nose and felt that her father was quite innocent. However, in order to avoid getting blamed, she could only let her father fend for himself.

——

The next day, Zhang Rourou did not stay at home like before, but went out for the first time.

Qi Nian was packing up in the room; they would be leaving soon.

He didn't need to guess what Zhang Rourou had gone out for. After a while, Zhang Rourou came back with a look of regret on her face: "Hey, she hasn't come back yet. I don't know what's going on. I wanted to leave a day later."

Qi Nian also wanted to eat melons, so he gave her some advice: "Do you know anyone in the village who can tell you about it?"

Zhang Rourou thought it was a possibility, but she didn’t know anyone in the village, so she finally found Chen Si.

"Uncle, I'm leaving it to you." Zhang Rourou is now very familiar with calling uncle.

Chen Si had a "what are you talking about" expression on his face, and it was obvious that he didn't want to do this.

Zhang Rourou rolled her eyes and sighed, "Then I'll have to find my other uncle."

Besides Mr. Chen, who else could be called uncle here?

Chen Si thought about his brother's character that he would never refuse anyone, so he glared at Zhang Rourou, but finally agreed.

Zhang Rourou was content and felt that everything was going well for her now. Who would have thought that one day she would be able to threaten Chen Si? Even she herself had not dared to think about it before.

Now that the arrangements were made, Zhang Rourou and Qi Nian had to go back and catch the bus. Driver Chen drove them to the station. I don’t know if Chen Tong had told them before, but Driver Chen said before leaving: “Remember to tell me when you get in the car.”

Qi Nian made an OK gesture.

Zhang Rourou also imitated him and made the gesture.

The two of them took the bus as usual, and finally took the high-speed rail. When they arrived at the high-speed rail station, Zhang Rourou had to rush to attend a dinner party nearby, so the two of them had to say goodbye at the high-speed rail station.

After Zhang Rourou got on the bus, Qi Nian pinched the mask and pulled it up, then lowered his eyes and opened the map, ready to see which subway line would be more suitable.

As soon as he opened the software, he heard someone calling his name.

Qi Nian raised his head suddenly and saw Chu Rongshi in a suit not far away. He seemed to have just come from the company, with hair gel on his hair. His figure wrapped in the suit was as perfect as a model on the catwalk.

Under the lights of the high-speed rail station, the pair of narrow eyes lowered slightly, looking at the boy who was shorter than him.

The boy's eyes, which were originally half-closed due to fatigue from the car ride, suddenly widened the moment he looked over, and surprise instantly burst out in those innocent deer eyes. Even though half of his face was covered by a mask, his joy could be seen from his crooked eyes.

Chu Rongshi's usually cold and hard expression softened a little.

Qi Nian was so surprised that he almost forgot he was in a high-speed rail station. He said happily, "Brother!"

After shouting, many people looked over curiously. Qi Nian's face instantly turned red. He trotted over to Chu Rongshi and whispered, "Brother, why are you here? I was wondering why you asked me which high-speed train I took."

Qi Nian thought Chu Rongshi was just asking and didn't think much about it. He had already prepared to take the subway back alone, but he didn't expect his brother to come to pick him up!

Qi Nian couldn't describe his current feeling. In the past, no matter how long he took the car, he would always be alone in the end going from one place to another.

For the first time, I realized how good it feels to have someone waiting for me at my destination.

The smile on Qi Nian's face grew wider, and he looked extremely brilliant.

"Give me the suitcase." Chu Rongshi held the handle of the suitcase with his slender hands and asked Qi Nian to follow him. He explained, "I just got off work and came to pick you up."

Qi Nian thought that they had been sitting in the car for a whole day and it was already dark.

It’s a little after seven, just after get off work.

Qi Nian obediently followed Chu Rongshi into the car: "Brother, you didn't wait too long."

Chu Rongshi said "no".

"I calculated the time and just arrived."

Chu Rongshi was driving today, and Qi Nian was sitting in the passenger seat. The lights on the roadside had been turned on, and the light reflected on Chu Rongshi's face, making his already handsome face look a little more mysterious.

In the quiet car, Qi Nian's cell phone rang. He came to his senses, lowered his head and turned on the phone.

Just as he lowered his head, Chu Rongshi, who was originally looking ahead, suddenly turned his head, glanced at Qi Nian, and quickly looked away.

Qi Nian lowered his head to check and saw that it was a message from Zhang Rourou.

Qi Nian was shocked and clicked it excitedly.

Sure enough, Zhang Rourou came to share gossip.

[Zhang Rourou]: The latest news is that Zhao Chunhua’s husband and son returned at noon today.

Qi Nian was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Mrs. Zhao's name was Zhao Chunhua.

[Zhang Rourou]: I heard that both of them looked unhappy. Not long after Zhao Chunhua's husband went back, someone heard Zhao Chunhua crying. It was said that the sound of ghosts howling could be heard in all directions.

Qi Nian thought to himself that this was too exaggerated, and then he became extremely excited.

【Qin Nian】: And then what? And then what?

[Zhang Rourou]: Her husband was cheated on and had been raising someone else's child for so long, you can imagine how upset she was. I heard that they were planning to divorce, but Zhao Chunhua didn't want to, so she threw a tantrum. This wasn't something that could be solved by throwing a tantrum, and in the end she still cried and left with her husband, and it looked like they were getting a divorce.

[Zhang Rourou]: But at least I have a biological daughter. Zhao Chunhua was not good to her daughter, so her daughter did not intend to be with her. As for the son, he is not young anymore, so there is no question of whether he will be with her or not.

[Zhang Rourou]: Oh, I don’t know who has contacted Zhao Chunhua’s husband. He originally only wanted to divorce her, but now I heard that he wants to sue her and make Zhao Chunhua pay money. Apart from other things, the alimony for her son and the money for marrying a daughter-in-law must be returned.

[Zhang Rourou]: Tsk tsk, I heard that Zhao Chunhua fainted. Her reputation is completely ruined this time.

Qi Nian looked sad but had no sympathy. No matter whether it was a man or a woman, anyone who did something immoral should be punished.

Zhao Chunhua sounds quite pitiful now, but isn't her husband pitiful? The son she has raised for so many years is not her own, but at least she still has a daughter, who is the last bit of support.

Not sure if Qi Nian had been in a daze for too long, Chu Rongshi beside him asked him, "What are you thinking about?"

Qi Nian's frown relaxed and he came to his senses. He was a little embarrassed to tell his brother gossip, mainly because his brother looked very serious and didn't look like someone who would discuss gossip with others.

Qi Nian said vaguely: "Nothing."

Chu Rongshi glanced at him and didn't ask any more questions.

——

After returning home, Qi Nian gave the medicine to the nanny and asked her to boil it.

When Ning Min heard that she had to drink Chinese medicine, she felt terrible and her face was full of resistance. However, she was too embarrassed to say that she was afraid of the bitterness in front of her son, so she finally drank it with a bitter face.

Qi Nian felt like laughing when he saw his aunt's fearless expression.

Maybe the medicine was too bitter, Ning Min became listless after drinking it, and waved her hands to indicate that she wanted to go to bed early today.

Alas, this medicine is more bitter than her life.

Qi Nian was covering his mouth and laughing happily when he saw Chu Rongshi looking at him. The latter had a faint smile on his face. He was stunned for a moment and his smile got a little bigger.

Haha, is his brother making fun of Auntie too?

In the blink of an eye, college students have started their new school year. The originally quiet and serious university campus has regained its vitality because of the appearance of college students starting their new school year.

School just started today, and the counselor notified everyone in the group that there would be a class meeting. As soon as the meeting time came, the classmates who had not seen each other for a long time had endless things to talk about.

A girl at the door was talking to her friend. When she turned around, she saw a strange boy standing at the door.

The boy had an exceptionally delicate face, with his chestnut curls hanging down obediently. He looked like someone who had walked out of a painting, so beautiful that he seemed to be in a different layer from the people around him.

The girl was stunned for a moment, then her face flushed as she took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, are you looking for someone?"

Apparently, the girl didn't recognize Qi Nian at all and thought he was from another class looking for someone.

Before Qi Nian could speak, Lu Ze in the distance suddenly stood up, waved his hand, and shouted: "Qi Nian, this way!"

Qi Nian... But he used to be a celebrity in the class, always getting into fights and causing trouble, and his clothes were very non-mainstream, making him a laughing stock in the class.

No, a whole grade joke.

So, when this name came out, and Lu Ze's voice was a bit loud, everyone looked towards the door.

Then, a look of confusion appeared on their completely different faces.

Where is the unity? Why didn't they see it?

Just when they were full of doubts, they saw a handsome young man quietly thanking the girl who had just spoken to him at the door, then walked towards Lu Ze and sat down next to her.

Everyone: “!!!”

This is fucking unity!

The previous incident happened when the university had just started the summer vacation. Many students had already returned home early. Even those who did not return home had not seen Qi Nian in person. In addition, after a whole summer vacation, they had long forgotten about this incident.

Therefore, their impression of Qi Nian still remains in the past, that energetic young man with a messy braid, wearing a black riveted leather jacket and smoky makeup.

With this impression, everyone was absolutely shocked to see Qi Nian become like this.

Someone asked in bewilderment, "He... is Qi Nian? Did I hear it wrong?"

"I heard that too..."

So I heard it right.

“…”

"That is, is it possible that they just have the same name?"

"Brother, is there another Qi Nian in our class?"

"No, why was he so depressed before?" He is so handsome and dressed like that.

Some people were thinking this in their hearts and wanted to shout out loud: Handsome brother, use your face well!

The most confused person was the girl who had just taken the initiative to talk to Qi Nian. No, how was this person similar to Qi Nian in any way?

Moreover, he spoke so softly just now! (The voice was too soft, so it seemed so soft)

Woo woo woo, my heart is broken.

Everyone was talking about themselves. Qi Nian tried hard to pretend he didn't hear anything, but in fact, he felt very nervous.

He sighed deeply and looked at Lu Ze: "My friend, don't call me so loudly in public in the future."

When Lu Ze saw Qinian’s face turned red, he tried hard to hold back his laughter and made an OK gesture.

Soon the counselor, Ms. Zhang, came over. She subconsciously glanced at Qi Nian. She was really good-looking. Even if she was sitting next to the handsome guy Lu Ze, her appearance would still attract attention at a glance.

Teacher Zhang breathed a sigh of relief: Great, no smoky makeup, dirty braids and riveted leather jackets!

Qi Nian had no idea that his previous image was so deeply rooted in people's minds that even Teacher Zhang was worried that he would change back to that way.

Teacher Zhang said a few words and asked everyone to be quiet, and the students in the class finally quieted down after he reminisced about the past.

Teacher Zhang: "Before the school was on vacation, something happened in our class..."

She did not mention any names, but only explained what happened and repeatedly stressed that such things should not happen again.

Although it was not said directly, the incident was such a big deal that everyone knew who was responsible.

Han Jie, one of the protagonists, did not come to school, and he probably would not come in the future. Everyone couldn't help but look at Lu Ze.

If it were in the past, Lu Ze might have cared a little, but now he has experienced life and death, and many of the things he cared about before, he doesn't care that much anymore, so no matter how the eyes look at him, his expression doesn't change, as if it's not talking about him.

After all, college students are still at an innocent age, and basically no one has any other thoughts. Most of them sympathize with Lu Ze, and some people subconsciously look for Lu Ze's roommate.

Lu Ze did not sit with his roommates, but sat quite far away. Everyone looked at his roommates differently, especially Lin Han, who knew the truth but was reluctant to speak out. Everyone was particularly disgusted with him.

Not all of the people here are from wealthy families, there are also many from ordinary families. Han Jie's evilness is so cruel to them that they are terrified. They just wonder how there can be such a person? He almost killed a life!

No one has ever seen the dark side of society. This is simply the most horrifying thing they have ever seen!

As a result, Lu Ze was surrounded by sympathetic eyes.

Qi Nian: Great, let’s all go look at Lu Ze and stop looking at me, hahaha.

Lu Ze glanced at Qi Nian and reminded him not to laugh too wildly.

Qi Nian: I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.

Seeing this, Lu Ze couldn't help but laugh. He was a strong-willed person and didn't like others to sympathize with him or listen to him. He felt more comfortable getting along with Qi Nian.

After the class meeting, the monitor arranged for us to pick up the books. Qi Nian picked up the books with a grunt, put the books into his schoolbag, and prepared to take them back.

Seeing this, Lu Ze asked, "Aren't you planning to live on campus?"

Qi Nian nodded, very happy about this: "I am a sophomore now, so I don't have to live in the dormitory anymore."

Lu Ze knew at a glance why he was happy, and instantly gained a deeper understanding of his social phobia.

Lu Ze: "I have to go out for a while, wait for me to put the book away, and then we can go together."

No matter what, Lu Ze still had to live in the dormitory. Teacher Zhang was afraid that he would have conflicts with his former roommates, so he simply changed his dormitory.

Qi Nian nodded and found a deserted place to wait for him.

Lu Ze quickly put away his books and came to find him, and the two of them planned to leave on the school bus together.

You have to take the school bus to get to the school gate because the school is too big.

It is inevitable to run into people you know when riding the school bus. As soon as the two of them got on the bus, they saw the girl who was originally talking to her friend looking over at them. She had long hair and was wearing a white dress. She was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off her. Many people were secretly looking at her.

Of course this does not include Qi Nian and Lu Ze. Qi Nian is only interested in finding a window seat, while Lu Ze only wants to make money and is not interested in anything else.

The two of them sat down in the back corner. As the car started, the girl in the white skirt bit her lip and continued to sit.

The car stopped, Qi Nian and Lu Ze got out, followed by the girl in the white dress.

"Lü Ze!" The girl in the white skirt spoke up and stopped the other person.

Lu Ze and Qi Nian stopped walking. Seeing that it had nothing to do with him, Qi Nian stopped being socially anxious and looked at the two of them with curiosity and gossip.

The girl in the white skirt walked over quickly and stopped in front of Lu Ze, her hands tightly entwined together. Those were a pair of pampered hands.

"I'm sorry about what happened before. I should have believed you." The girl in the white dress was filled with guilt.

Qi Nian then realized that the other person was Chen Yuxin, the beauty in the Art Department, who had a crush on Lu Ze.

Han Jie deliberately framed Lu Ze for stealing because Chen Yuxin liked Lu Ze. Chen Yuxin didn't believe it at first and was even more rude to Han Jie. However, as more and more people started talking about it, she started to waver...

This summer, she has been tormented, thinking that her love is too superficial. Because of what others say, she will doubt the person she likes.

Even if she hadn't met Lu Ze today, she would have taken the initiative to look for him.

Of course, Lu Ze knew Chen Yuxin, and the two had met several times. He knew that Chen Yuxin had done nothing wrong and that she had not spread rumors, so she should not apologize to him: "You don't need to apologize."

Chen Yuxin looked at this handsome young man. He was proud of himself and would never bend on his own initiative. However, such a person was almost forced to commit suicide.

Chen Yuxin pursed her lips, looked up at the other person, and said nervously: "I... like you."

Lu Ze was slightly stunned, but quickly came to his senses: "Sorry."

Chen Yuxin's eyes were red: "Why? Because I didn't believe you at first?"

"No." Lu Ze's voice was somewhat lonely: "We are not from the same world, and I have never thought about these things."

It’s not that he doesn’t like Chen Yuxin, it’s just that he has never considered it.

He struggles for his own food and shelter every day, so he has no time to think about these things.

Qi Nian walked away when Chen Yuxin was about to confess her love. Seeing Lu Ze coming over, he glanced at Chen Yuxin who was wiping her tears and asked, "Are you okay?"

Lu Ze looked at the sky and smiled, "I'm fine."

He still has a bright future, how can it be bad?

Lu Ze has never thought about matters of the heart, so naturally he won't be sad about this matter.

——

When they got home, Chu Rongshi had not returned from overtime work. After Qi Nian and his uncle and aunt finished their meal, they went to take a shower.

There was a bathroom in his room, but since he hadn't changed his clothes yet, Qi Nian still took a shower outside.

After taking a shower, I ran into Chu Rongshi who was going upstairs. The latter looked a little tired. Qi Nianding's half-dried hair, lying beside the stairs, lowered his head and asked: "Brother, have you had dinner?"

The boy, who had just taken a bath, seemed to be covered with a light mist of water. At this moment, his chin was resting on the railing, making him look particularly soft.

Chu Rongshi's brows relaxed a little: "I've eaten."

Qi Nian nodded: "That's good, you should go to bed early, I'll go back to my room."

Chu Rongshi glanced at Qi Nian's still slightly wet hair and reminded her, "Remember to blow dry your hair before going to bed."

Qi Nian felt a little guilty. How did his brother know that he was going to sleep right away?

Obediently replied: "I know."

After saying that, he returned to the room. The light in the bedroom was still not on. Chu Rongshi was about to go back to his room when he heard a "clang" sound, accompanied by Qi Nian's scream.