Chapter 21
'You are still me, is it necessary to make such a clear distinction?'
The boy raised his head and looked at her. His voice seemed to have some kind of power, instantly silencing the conversation in the living room.
But Kim Cho-wan did not respond.
Perhaps due to personality differences, some people can become friends simply by exchanging names and phone numbers, but in Jin Chuwan's world, there are clear-cut boundaries between relatives, friends, neighbors, and classmates.
If an action goes beyond the scope of the noun, it may be considered impolite or offensive.
In daily life, there is something called politeness, and if you can't distinguish between them, it can cause embarrassment and misunderstanding.
Most of the time, Kim Cho-wan is not good at recognizing this polite intimacy.
Jiang Chen walked to Jin Chuwan's side and glanced downstairs.
"Uncle Jin said that once your new home is renovated, we will move there together, but we will stay here temporarily until then."
Kim Cho-wan nodded after hearing this.
In fact, where she lives is no longer important to her. After the college entrance examination, she plans to go out and relax. After graduating from university, she will find a city she likes to work and settle down. Her parents have now found their lost child, and everything is going in a good direction.
Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the girl beside him.
"There's suddenly someone in your house, but you don't seem to be reacting."
The two walked side by side, and Jin Chuwan looked up at the boy carrying the tea.
"Speaking of which, Ran Min asked the same question just now." Jin Chuwan said with a slightly puzzled smile, "What kind of reaction should I have to be considered normal?"
She herself arrived in this family "suddenly," but no one knew it, and she also knew that her parents had been trying to find their lost child all these years.
Many things, once heard, are considered known, and once known, she will not ask again.
Although Jin Chaoyang's appearance was somewhat sudden, it was not something unacceptable.
"You're quite magnanimous..."
Jiang Chen stopped in front of Jin Chuwan's door and handed the tray to her.
But he showed no sign of leaving, his clear, deep black eyes fixed on the girl before him.
"Humans are inherently possessive."
"Theoretically speaking, the closer the relationship, the stronger the possessiveness. In a family relationship, the child will have a natural attachment to the parents, and this feeling is actually a kind of possessiveness."
When exchanging trays, the boy suddenly bent down.
His lips lingered near her ear.
"So, I'm a little curious, don't you feel even the slightest bit of pain at the thought of something being taken away from you?"
The two stood in front of the door. As Jiang Chen approached, Jin Chuwan's breathing paused slightly. She looked at Jiang Chen, and there seemed to be some kind of emotion hidden in his eyes that made her nervous.
She opened her mouth, but didn't answer. Because Jin Chuwan herself wasn't sure if the emotions she felt the moment she opened the door and saw the cake were the same as the pain Jiang Chen had described.
"I've heard that only highly rational humans can do what you do."
Jiang Chen ultimately let Jin Chuwan go. He suddenly took a step back and then smiled at Jin Chuwan.
"How enviable."
After saying that, the boy left. Jin Chuwan stood in front of the door with the tray in her hand, and it took her a while to slowly breathe a sigh of relief.
She watched Jiang Chen's departing figure and suddenly felt a little lost.
He actually said she was someone to be envied...
At that moment, the door was suddenly opened, and Ran Min looked at Jin Chuwan, who was standing outside the door in a daze, and waved her hand in front of her eyes.
What are you doing standing alone at the door?
As Ran Min spoke, she immediately pulled Jin Chuwan into the room.
"Now is not the time to be daydreaming. My dad just called and said that the teachers at the training camp checked the dorms and found out that we sneaked out. And then... the three of us are definitely going to be dead tomorrow."
Jin Chuwan looked at the dejected Ran Min, "So fast?"
On the other end, Ran Xian was picking his ear while listening to the scolding on the phone. After he hung up, he looked dejected and glanced at the two people sitting on the bed.
"Don't worry too much about the school; they said writing a self-criticism is enough."
After speaking, Ran Xian turned his gaze to his older sister.
"But both of our cards have been suspended."
After saying that, Ran Min immediately lay down on the bed and wailed, but she quickly turned to look at Jin Chuwan.
"And you, why are you alright?"
"Because I registered by myself, they didn't have my parents' phone number."
Speaking of the phone, Jin Chuwan remembered that her cell phone was still with Jiang Chen.
She comforted the two who had lost their source of income, then got up and went to Jiang Chen's room.
Standing outside the door, Jin Chuwan hesitated slightly, but she still knocked on Jiang Chen's door.
"Um, I'm here to get my phone."
Upon hearing Jin Chuwan's voice, Jiang Chen raised his eyelids and glanced at the phone on the table.
The pink machine with the puppy keychain was vibrating, and the screen displayed the name Li Xing'en.
Jin Chuwan knocked again when no one answered.
Jiang Chen closed his eyes and sighed slowly.
He has forgotten when he began to hate himself so much.
That sudden, uncontrollable anger and helplessness kept churning in his chest. He knew exactly what it was, but whenever he met those emotionless eyes, his pitiful pride told him the same thing over and over again.
All the feelings of attraction are not real.
It was just his imagination.
Having received no response, Kim Cho-wan opened the door herself this time.
She thought Jiang Chen wasn't there, but when she opened the door, she found him leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep.
Jin Chuwan glanced at the phone lying on the table, then carefully picked it up.
Just as she was about to leave, she glanced at Jiang Chen one last time.
Are you asleep, Jiang Chen?
Jin Chuwan tentatively asked a question, and when she saw that the other party did not respond, she unfolded the thin blanket on the bed and covered the boy with it.
After covering the room, Jin Chuwan left. The moment the door closed, the sleeping boy suddenly opened his eyes.
Jiang Chen looked at the thin blanket in his arms, then sat up straight.
--
That night, Ran Min and Ran Xian also stayed at the Jiang family villa.
Uncle Ran called Jiang Chen directly, and Jiang Chen readily agreed.
As long as he could find a place to stay, Jiang Chen himself didn't really care about such trivial matters.
Moreover, the three of them left early the next morning.
As Jiang Chen was about to go for his morning run, he saw three people laughing and joking as they came downstairs. Ran Min greeted Jiang Chen with shining eyes, while Ran Xian was carrying Jin Chuwan's backpack and talking to her.
At this moment, Jin Chuwan also looked over, but her gaze lingered for only a moment before being drawn away by the boy beside her.
Jiang Chen suddenly slowed down his movements as he changed his shoes.
"I'll take you."
This time, Kim Cho-wan finally looked at Jiang Chen.
In the same scene, with different characters, even the same lines can sound like they have a different meaning.
Before she could even speak, Ran Min happily took Jiang Chen's arm.
"Thank you, Brother Chen!"
All three of them received very high 'treatment' during their trip to the training camp.
Not only were the principal and vice-principal present, but they were also clearly restraining their tempers because of the Ran siblings' identity.
"Even if you want to go out, you can apply to the teacher in advance. As long as the request is reasonable, the teacher will agree. If you rush out like this and something unexpected happens, the school won't know what to do."
Jin Chuwan listened quietly with her hands behind her back, while the two spoiled brats of the Ran family seemed to be losing interest in the lectures.
The principal changed his tone quite dramatically.
"Alright, it's getting late, let's go in quickly, we have class soon."
Hearing this, Ran Min and Ran Xian breathed a sigh of relief, then went to Jin Chuwan's side.
"Is that all? Does that mean we don't have to write a self-criticism?"
Jin Chuwan smiled upon hearing this, "Well, probably."
"Whatever, I'm not going to write it anyway."
Ran Xian switched his backpack to Ran Min's shoulder and then pointed to Ran Min beside him, "You shouldn't write anything either. If the teacher wants it, just push it all onto the mastermind."
Sure enough, Ran Xian had just finished speaking when Ran Min punched him in the stomach.
Jin Chuwan has gotten used to the way the siblings get along, so she no longer tries to persuade them. She just waits for them to finish fighting and then quietly acts as a medic.
After returning home, the three of them received even more special 'attention'.
Not only are the dormitories being checked three or four times a day, but patrols have also been increased outside the dormitory buildings.
Days passed by, the training camp ended, and the day of the college entrance examination arrived.
--
Although it's a fictional world, the scene outside the exam hall on the day of the college entrance examination looked no different from the real world. Countless parents stood outside the school gate, almost occupying half of the road, while traffic police and patrol cars were on high alert nearby.
"Wanwan, don't put pressure on yourself. We'll go to whatever school you get into. If it doesn't work out, we can always repeat a year."
Jin Chuwan watched her mother repeat this sentence over and over again, then looked down at her schoolbag to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything before calmly glancing at her parents who were sandwiched between her.
"Um... don't be too nervous, it's just an exam, I'll be out soon."
Jiang Chen, standing next to Jin Chuwan, couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.
However, before his smile could fade, his phone rang. Jin Chuwan heard him call out "Dad" and then walked to the side.
It seems that Jiang's father also cares about this.
A short while later, Jiang Chen hung up the phone and came back. Jin Chuwan glanced at the time and then walked into the school with Jiang Chen.
Jin Chuwan only found out last night during dinner that she and Jiang Chen had been assigned to the same test center.
However, Jin Chuwan did not know which exam room he was in. She glanced at her admission ticket in her hand, and then stood in the square with Jiang Chen to check the class.
The boy's tall stature and handsome appearance were very eye-catching.
Almost simultaneously, the two found their exam rooms.
Building A.
The two walked away from the bulletin board, one after the other, and then headed towards the nearest teaching building.
On the way, Jin Chuwan heard the girls excitedly discussing something. She walked ahead, pretending not to know that Jiang Chen was following behind.
Four floors.
Jiang Chen's footsteps were slow, and he maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far from her.
Kim Cho-wan stopped when she saw the 4th floor.
Class 1.
The two stood at the top of the stairs, scanning the classroom together, and then walked towards the examination room, one on the left and one on the right.
As she left, Jin Chuwan secretly glanced at Jiang Chen.
They're on the same floor!
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