Chapter 74 He can give in to anything, except when it comes to her.
When the teacher's voice rang out, all the students in the class turned their attention to it.
To their surprise, the girl, who usually listened attentively in class, was now looking down, seemingly lost in thought, but clearly hadn't heard the teacher calling her name.
Until someone next to her gently patted her arm.
The girl blinked twice and slowly raised her head.
Looking at that innocent little face, Yu Qianli couldn't bear to scold her, and only said, "Listen carefully in class and don't get distracted."
Wen Jiu nodded obediently, a hint of shame in her expression.
Watching the teacher resume the lesson, Wen Jiu tried to concentrate, but she found that she still couldn't.
She stared at the blackboard, feeling a stinging pain in her eyes and a soreness.
Why did you suddenly decide to study abroad?
After Zhou Yanchuan's incident, many people were watching Wen Jiu's reaction, so the news that she was called out by the teacher in class quickly spread throughout the school.
"It seems Wen Jiu didn't know Zhou Yanchuan was leaving either."
"I always thought that a top student like her wouldn't be affected by things like dating."
"Everyone has emotions, how could they not be affected?"
"But Zhou Yanchuan is such a jerk, he just left the country without a word. Doesn't that mean he played Wen Jiu for a fool?"
"Don't say anymore, it breaks my heart."
"The idea of a prodigal son returning home is unrealistic. A prodigal son is a prodigal son; he can't turn back."
"But don't you guys think they've been together for quite a while? They usually break up in less than two weeks."
"What's the point of being together for a long time? You'll still get dumped anyway."
"They haven't been dating for very long, have they? I feel like they haven't been in contact for a long time."
...
Ning Yixue looked at the bizarre and outrageous comments on the confession wall and wanted to directly rebuke them.
The two of them were just being low-key, how did they come up with such a thing?
She tapped away on her phone screen, writing an 800-word essay faster than ever before, but stopped again just as she was about to send it.
"Forget it, we still don't know what Zhou Yanchuan's situation is."
She sighed softly.
Although she knew Zhou Yanchuan wasn't like those people described, she couldn't help but feel a little scared, afraid that he would really leave without a word.
*
Rumors of Zhou Yanchuan's impending departure were rampant at the school. His absence for a day seemed to confirm these rumors even further.
Chen Yu listened to the discussions from all sides and became so annoyed that he stopped eating his spicy snack.
“Tell me,” he turned to look at Su Shun, “does Zhou Yanchuan really want to go abroad?”
Su Shun shook her head, a hint of grievance on her face: "I don't know."
"He didn't mention it to you?"
"without."
"I'll go ask the class monitor."
As Chen Yu spoke, he stood up from his seat, but before he could leave, Su Shun pulled him back.
"Don't ask anymore, Xiaoxue said the class monitor doesn't know either."
"Even the squad leader doesn't know?" Chen Yu asked in surprise.
"Um."
The atmosphere became tense for a moment, and Chen Yu, who had returned to his seat, looked irritated.
After thinking for a while, he took out his phone from the drawer, found Zhou Yanchuan's number, and dialed it.
The call connected, and Chen Yu didn't give anyone a chance to react before asking, "Are you going abroad?"
Whether by accident or not, Zhou Yanchuan didn't speak immediately, pausing for a few seconds before asking, "Who told you that?"
"It's being talked about all over the school."
"She found out too?"
"Her?" Chen Yu repeated, quickly realizing he was referring to Wen Jiu. He nodded and added, "She was distracted in class today and the teacher called on her."
Zhou Yanchuan frowned even more deeply.
After hanging up the phone, Su Shun hurriedly asked, "What did Brother Chuan say?"
"He didn't say."
"Huh? Why didn't you say so?"
"I had only asked two questions when someone shouted on his end, and then the call was disconnected."
Su Shun scratched his head: "So do you think Brother Chuan will leave or not?"
"How would I know?" came a sullen reply.
*
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yanchuan didn't even glance at the people in the living room before turning to leave.
Just as he was about to step out of the living room, a deep, angry voice rang out from behind him: "If you don't go abroad today, you'll never be able to return to the Zhou family's door again."
The raised foot lingered in the air for a moment before falling down without hesitation.
"you!"
Zhou Qiyong's voice choked with anger.
At the same time, various sounds came from behind.
Why get angry with the child?
"Yanchuan, don't be stubborn. Come back quickly and apologize to your grandfather."
...
Zhou Yanchuan stopped walking forward, but did not turn around.
"Always willing to back down."
The moment Qiu Yilian heard her grandson say those words, she knew what he meant. He could back down on anything, except when it came to Xiao Jiu.
It's their fault too; they should have separated the two children sooner.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Huaiqian's face turned ashen with anger: "You'd give up your family for a girl like that, huh!"
"Home?" As if he had heard a joke, Zhou Yanchuan scoffed coldly: "The day my mother died, my home was gone."
After saying that, he left the courtyard without any further hesitation.
*
The school bell rang, and Wen Jiu glanced at the still empty seat before getting up and walking out.
As she left the teaching building, she felt gazes coming from all directions. She also heard whispers of conversation.
“I told you Zhou Yanchuan could never really like her. Look, he’s leaving without even saying goodbye.”
"What's the point of talking to her? They probably haven't been in contact for a long time."
"I really thought I'd finally gotten the real deal, but it turns out I was wrong."
...
She felt nothing about what these people were saying; she was just wondering if Zhou Yanchuan was really going to leave.
Wen Jiu was lost in thought and didn't notice the change in the atmosphere around her, nor did she notice the person standing under the streetlight not far away.
Until someone gently touched her arm beside her: "Xiao Jiu."
Wen Jiu looked up: "What's wrong?"
Xia Shi gestured with her eyes: "Look over there at the streetlights."
"Streetlights?" Wen Jiu looked over instinctively.
When he saw the person standing there, his pupils suddenly dilated, and he stopped in his tracks.
No one expected Zhou Yanchuan to suddenly appear at the school, causing a commotion and drawing all eyes to him.
"Why did Zhou Yanchuan suddenly come here?"
Is he waiting for someone?
"Waiting for someone? Waiting for whom?"
...
Up until this point, no one suspected Wen Jiu, until the person under the streetlight walked towards the hall.
Dressed entirely in black, wearing a loose hoodie that revealed a section of pale neck, his face, though dimly lit, was both aloof and extremely handsome.
The boy had long legs and walked over in just a few steps.
Apart from Wen Jiu, everyone else present looked at him with expectant and ardent eyes.
Zhou Yanchuan pretended not to see it.
He walked straight toward the person in the corner.
Wen Jiu looked at the person who had stopped in front of her and heard heavy gasps around her.
She still looked a little dazed, as if she was still wondering why he had suddenly come.
As if guessing what she was thinking, Zhou Yanchuan said calmly, "Didn't we agree to treat me to dinner after school?"
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