pjbooks Chapter 67: Failed Attempt to Show Off, Completely Ignored
Chapter 67: Failed Attempt to Show Off, Completely Ignored
Old Gao looked down at the address on his admission notice, and his face instantly darkened.
He pouted and said, "Although my school is in the same city as yours..."
"But it's in the university town in the suburbs, more than 50 kilometers away from Linbei's school."
Upon hearing this, Song Qingning reached out and patted his shoulder, her face showing a look of sympathy.
But he didn't hold back at all: "Then next time you come to visit us, you'll have to leave two hours earlier."
Old Gao looked up at Lin Bei.
Lin Bei patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, it only takes a little over an hour by bus."
"You can come whenever you want!"
Old Gao leaned closer and whispered, "Are you still going to get your feet washed?"
"We'll talk about it when you get here." Lin Bei folded the notice and put it in his pocket.
He was preparing to leave the office with Lao Gao.
The homeroom teacher suddenly called out to them from behind.
"Don't rush off, you guys."
The homeroom teacher took off his reading glasses and placed them on the table, then rubbed the bridge of his nose with his knuckles. "Tomorrow afternoon, the school will hold a farewell party for your graduating class in the small auditorium behind the teaching building."
"Our classmates will all be there, so this will be your last get-together during your three years of high school."
"After we all go our separate ways, it will be difficult to get this many people together again."
"Okay, teacher!" Song Qingning was the first to nod. "We'll definitely be there on time."
Su Qianqian nodded slightly.
Old Gao muttered under his breath, "I wonder if they'll provide meals?"
As a result, the homeroom teacher overheard it.
The homeroom teacher chuckled and scolded, "We'll definitely provide meals."
"And it's a buffet, all you can eat."
Old Gao immediately patted his chest and said, "I'll definitely be there. Anyone who doesn't is a coward."
Lin Bei said, "Thank you, teacher."
Then, the group of people pushed open the office door and walked out one after another.
The four of them walked side by side across the playground toward the school gate.
The July sun baked the plastic track, giving it a faint rubbery smell, while cicadas chirped their hearts out in the camphor trees beside the playground.
Old Gao stuffed the admission notice into his pocket and nudged Lin Bei's shoulder with his elbow.
"I've got the admission notice, how about we go to an internet cafe and play games all night tonight?"
"It's been a long time since we stayed up all night together. The last time was before the college entrance exam. We got caught by our homeroom teacher and almost had our parents called in."
"I just bought a computer a couple of days ago." Lin Bei put his hands in his pockets and smiled slightly.
"You go to the internet cafe, I'll be online tonight."
"Anyway, the internet cable at home is always plugged in, and it's faster than the machines in internet cafes."
"Damn!" Old Gao's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with shock: "You son of a bitch, you must have made money, you've even started buying your own computer?"
"What model? How much does it cost? Desktop or laptop?"
Just as Lin Bei was about to answer, a voice drifted over from the other end of the playground.
The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for those around to hear, but not so loud that it seemed like I was being too deliberate.
"Hey, isn't this Lin Bei?"
Chen Junrong emerged from behind the camphor tree, holding a bright red envelope containing an admission notice.
The university name printed on the cover is the top-ranked 985 university in Z city.
He was accompanied by two henchmen, one on his left and one on his right, like two guardians.
One of them was also helping Chen Junrong carry an unopened bottle of mineral water.
Another person had a folding umbrella tucked under their arm to shield them from the sun.
"Here to pick up your acceptance letter too?" Chen Junrong smiled. "Mine's from a 985 university. What's yours again?"
"I heard it's just an ordinary second-tier university?"
"Tsk tsk... You're our classmate, how come you only got into a regular second-tier university? The difference is quite big."
Old Gao took a step forward, and just as he opened his mouth, Lin Bei reached out and stopped him.
Lin Bei's face remained expressionless, his eyes were indifferent, and he said softly, "Don't bother with someone like him."
Old Gao gritted his teeth and swallowed back the swear word that was already on the tip of his tongue.
Seeing that Lin Bei didn't react, Chen Junrong turned around and walked towards Su Qianqian.
He walked up to Su Qianqian and stopped five steps away.
Chen Junrong originally did not want to stop.
But Su Qianqian's natural aura made him stop in his tracks.
Chen Junrong smiled awkwardly and handed the admission notice to Su Qianqian.
"Qian... Su, which school did you apply to?"
However, Su Qianqian didn't even glance at him, nor did she stop walking; she continued straight ahead.
Song Qingning linked arms with Su Qianqian and walked past Chen Junrong, letting out a soft hum.
Chen Junrong's hand, holding the notification letter, was still suspended in mid-air.
But Su Qianqian had already walked several meters away.
Lin Bei and Lao Gao also walked past Chen Junrong.
Old Gao deliberately slowed his pace and said to Lin Bei in a voice just loud enough for Chen Junrong to hear, "So what if you did well on the exam?"
"They still ignore him."
Lin Bei chimed in, "Yeah, the admission notice is so powerful it can be used as a fan, but it's just not enough to make anyone even glance at it."
Seeing this, Lao Gao added, "If this were a game, it would be called 'maximum damage output, zero accuracy'."
The two continued walking forward at a moderate pace, their backs to the ground looking relaxed.
Su Qianqian and Song Qingning had already reached the school gate.
Chen Junrong stood there, his face turning red and white in turns.
He gripped the notification letter tightly, his face contorted in discomfort, as if he had swallowed a fly.
hateful!
This situation is completely different from what he imagined.
He got into a prestigious university in China.
He's already so outstanding, shouldn't Su Qianqian think highly of him?
How come I was ignored just now!
Chen Junrong looked down at the crumpled notice, then looked up at the four figures walking further and further away.
Enraged, he stomped his foot hard on the rubber track with the heel of his leather shoe.
As a result of that stomp, the wound on my waist, which hadn't fully healed, was pulled.
"Hiss!" Chen Junrong gasped, almost losing his balance.
Fortunately, the younger brother next to him was quick-witted and immediately reached out to help him up.
"Young Master Chen, are you alright?"
"Did you use too much force and aggravate the wound?"
Chen Junrong shook off his younger brother's hand and stuffed the admission notice into the arms of another younger brother.
He looked at the four figures standing at the school gate.
Lin Bei walked on the far left, Su Qianqian and Song Qingning walked side by side in the middle, and Lao Gao walked on the far right.
Chen Junrong clenched his teeth and then loosened them, then loosened them and then clenched them again.
"There's a farewell party tomorrow. The whole class will be there. Let's see how he tries to act then."
"You only got into a lousy second-tier university, and you still have the nerve to walk with Su Qianqian? I'll humiliate you properly tomorrow."
The younger brother nodded in agreement, "Young Master Chen is right."
"Tomorrow, in front of the whole class, I'll embarrass him and see how arrogant he can be then."
Chen Junrong didn't say anything more, turned around and walked towards the school gate, his pace much faster than before.
But as he walked, his right hand was still pressing against the throbbing wound on his waist.