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At the same time Jiang Qin was taking Feng Nanshu on a food tour, a gathering was happening in the middle of the City Center. Inside the [Top Scholar Hall] of the Longwei Hotel, the atmosphere was lively.
The students of Class 2, Grade 3 arrived one after another and took their seats.
Qin Ziyang organized this party. He wanted the best private room and ordered the most expensive feast.
In these years, teenagers whose values were not yet fully formed often imitated their parents. Qin Ziyang's father was a real estate developer. Because of this, Qin Ziyang already gave off the vibe of a high-quality male at a young age. He had greasy hair, a powdered face, and wore a full suit. He even had a gold watch on his wrist.
"Everyone, three years of high school isn't exactly short, but it isn't long either. I feel honored to have been in the same class as you."
"Starting today, we're adults. I suggest we all raise our glasses together. No one is allowed to drink soda. You must drink alcohol. Today, what we're drinking isn't just wine. It's maturity."
"I once wrote a sentence in my QQ space. Drink to my half-life of wandering. Drink to my lifetime of loneliness. I'll finish this first glass as a sign of respect."
Qin Ziyang picked up his glass and downed the beer in one go.
He imitated the way his father handled business at the dinner table. He turned his glass upside down to show everyone that not a single drop was left.
Seeing this, the [Top Scholar Hall] erupted in thunderous applause.
"Brother Qin, you don't look like a student at all. Every move you make is so mature."
"Exactly. Compared to you, we look really childish."
"Someone like Ziyang will definitely be an elite once he enters society. He's so cool."
"Drink to my half-life of wandering, drink to my lifetime of loneliness. That's the most dominant status message I've ever seen."
Qin Ziyang waved his hand modestly. He said he was just expressing his feelings. Then, he quietly looked at Chu Siqi, who was sitting across from him.
A peacock spreads its feathers to attract the opposite sex. High schoolers acting mature do the same thing.
The year 2008 was the peak of the "emo" era. These kinds of quotes were very popular. Qin Ziyang felt he truly possessed the aura of a king. Because of this, the corners of his mouth remained curled upward.
However, Chu Siqi had a faint expression. She looked like she wasn't interested at all.
She was looking at her phone. Jiang Qin hadn't come. His QQ icon was also gray. This made her worry about whether Jiang Qin even knew about the party.
Right then, the door to the room was pushed open by a chubby hand. Guo Zihang ran in hurriedly while apologizing.
"I went to the wrong place. It took me forever to find this room."
"Hey, Guo Zihang, why are you alone? Didn't Jiang Qin come with you?"
"Oh, he's doing business. He's been too busy lately, so he isn't coming."
Guo Zihang originally wanted to say that Jiang Qin went out to play with a girl. But for some reason, the words changed when they reached his lips.
Hearing this, Chu Siqi bit her lip. Her fist clenched under the table.
Ever since their meeting on the main street, she had been waiting for Jiang Qin to regret his actions. She expected him to come find her, admit his mistake, and beg for another chance.
But a week had passed in the blink of an eye. Not only did he not show regret, but he hadn't even sent her a single QQ message.
She felt that Jiang Qin had really changed. He had become so good at enduring. In the past, he would feel miserable if he didn't chat with her for half a day. Now, he could last a whole week.
The thought made her feel annoyed.
How could the Jiang Qin who used to be so obedient become like this?
She was clearly doing it for his own good. She was thinking of him and even encouraged him.
She didn't want to come to this party because she didn't like this atmosphere. However, she wanted to see if Jiang Qin was truly as indifferent as he claimed to be.
In Chu Siqi's view, Jiang Qin must be enduring a lot of pain. She believed that the moment he saw her, he would not be able to stop himself from apologizing.
But she didn't expect that Jiang Qin wouldn't even show up despite knowing about the gathering.
"Jiang Qin is doing business?" Qin Ziyang looked at Guo Zihang with a surprised expression.
"Yeah."
"What business? Is he opening a shop?"
Chu Siqi snapped back to reality and let out a light laugh. "He doesn't have that kind of ability. He's just selling lunch boxes at the main street. Huiru and I saw him last time we went shopping."
"Huh? Selling lunch boxes counts as doing business now?" Qin Ziyang laughed. He didn't say much else, but his expression was clearly full of disdain.
The other students around them couldn't help but snicker. They felt it was a good thing Jiang Qin didn't show up. Otherwise, he would have died of embarrassment.
People said that all professions were equal, but even the scholar Kong Yiji couldn't take off his long robe. These high schoolers naturally looked down on low-end jobs. In their eyes, as future college students, they were the talents of society and the pillars of the nation. Selling lunch boxes was simply too humiliating.
Guo Zihang wanted to curse after hearing them.
'Do you guys know my Brother Jiang spent 65 Myriads today?'
'My Brother Jiang is a regular at the Foot massage parlor. Can you guys do that?'
But he didn't say those things out loud. Jiang Qin had told him something just the day before. Some people laugh at you not because of what you did, but because they simply want to laugh at you.
Damn. Was Brother Jiang talking about this situation?
Could he actually predict the future?
Holy crap.
Truly worthy of being my Godfather!
Thinking of this, Guo Zihang glanced at Chu Siqi. He always felt the goddess Chu Siqi was like a "white moonlight" existence. But today, his rose-tinted glasses shattered. It turned out a goddess would also speak ill of others behind their backs. Was she still a goddess?
It seemed there was a reason why Brother Jiang turned and left that day.
Guo Zihang wanted to let things go, but the others weren't ready to drop the topic of Jiang Qin.
Besides Wang Huiru, Chu Siqi had another best friend named Yu Shasha. She loved being sarcastic. Hearing Jiang Qin's name made her jump into the conversation immediately.
"By the way, Siqi, didn't Jiang Qin confess to you on the last day of the college entrance exams?"
Chu Siqi got angry just thinking about it. "Don't bring that up. I get mad just thinking about it. His confession failed, so he took the love letter back. He even said he didn't actually like me. He made it seem like I was the one being delusional. What a jerk!"
Yu Shasha curled her lip. "He definitely realized he couldn't get you. He was afraid of losing face and being mocked, so he's just being stubborn."
"Yeah, Huiru said the same thing."
"Maybe that's what's happening today too."
"What do you mean?" A hint of confusion flashed in Chu Siqi's eyes.
"He knows he'll be mocked, so he didn't dare to come today." Yu Shasha spoke while pouring water for herself.
Hearing this, Chu Siqi's furrowed brows suddenly relaxed.
Right. Why hadn't she thought of that possibility? Jiang Qin wasn't indifferent at all. It wasn't that he didn't want to see her. He was just afraid of being laughed at!
Hmph. He deserved it.
This is what he gets for treating her like that. It's good for him to suffer a bit. She would wait and see who would be the one crying with regret in the future.
Chu Siqi's pride flared up, and she clenched her teeth tightly.
Just then, the door was pushed open again. Wang Huiru ran in hurriedly. Just like Guo Zihang, she started apologizing.
"Something delayed me on the road. I'm so sorry. What were you guys talking about?"
"We were talking about Jiang Qin. He was afraid of losing face, so he didn't dare to come. Isn't it hilarious?"
When Wang Huiru heard this, the expression on her face froze. Even her movement to sit down stalled for a moment.
The reason she was late was because she had run into Jiang Qin outside.
And she hadn't just run into Jiang Qin.