Those things that happened in those years

Chapter 28 Another Turmoil

Zou Jianmin seemed to have lost his way in matters of the heart. After giving up on Qiao Shuang, the restlessness and loneliness in his heart grew wildly like weeds. In his spare time, he would meticulously weigh each of the girls in his class in his mind, his demeanor like that of a hungry wolf roaming the grasslands, his eyes revealing greed and eagerness, searching for the next potential target among a group of prey.

Initially, his eyes were set on the twin sisters, Su Yihong and Su Yilan. To win their favor, he always found various excuses to approach them and would fawn over them for no reason. But who could have predicted that fate would play such a cruel joke on him? He mistakenly took the older sister for the younger one, a blunder that instantly caused a huge uproar in the class and became the laughing stock of everyone.

Whenever he thought of this, a wave of regret washed over him, and the following image flashed through his mind: if he were to marry one of them in the future, these twins looked so alike, what if one day they were switched at birth, and he wouldn't even know? What would he do then? At the same time, his thoughts drifted back to a rumor he had heard last year. It was said that a vice-principal surnamed Gao at his school also had twin sisters. The younger sister had excellent grades and easily entered university that year. The older sister, however, was not doing well academically, and even if she repeated a year, getting into her ideal university would be extremely difficult. After much deliberation, their parents made a jaw-dropping decision—to have the older sister take the place of the younger sister at university, while the younger sister stayed behind to continue her studies and try again the following year. Miraculously, the following year, the younger sister again successfully entered university. In this way, both sisters smoothly entered university, and all of this was accomplished without anyone noticing. It's clear that twins, when mistaken for one another, are very difficult to distinguish.

Thinking of this, Zou Jianmin couldn't help but shudder. He thought to himself: if he were with the Su sisters and one day someone switched their bodies with another, he might not be able to tell the difference. After much deliberation, he finally shook his head, gave up the idea, and decided to consider other girls instead.

After rounds of screening and comparison, Zou Jianmin set his sights on Wang Yuxin, who had excellent grades and a cute appearance. However, to his utter surprise, this pursuit was not as smooth as he had imagined, and he even paid a heavy price for it. Of course, that's a story for another time.

Zou Jianmin voluntarily withdrew from pursuing Qiao Shuang, and Liu Guochen secretly rejoiced, thinking that now there was no one to compete with him, and Qiao Shuang would be his for the taking. Whenever he thought of this, the corners of his mouth would unconsciously turn up, his face beaming with smugness, as if he could already see himself and Qiao Shuang together, a picture of blissful happiness. Therefore, Liu Guochen began to intentionally or unintentionally approach Qiao Shuang, trying to attract her attention and win her favor in his own way.

All of this was silently observed by Hong Liguo. A raging fire had already ignited within Hong Liguo's heart. His hands clenched into fists unconsciously, his knuckles turning white from the force, even making a soft cracking sound. If he weren't afraid of being punished by the school, he would have immediately attacked him, beating him to a pulp. However, he and Liu Guochen didn't take the same route home from school, so how to teach him a lesson required careful consideration.

Hong Liguo secretly vowed in his heart: Qiao Shuang is the person I, Hong Liguo, like. How dare you, Liu Guochen, covet her? You're simply asking for trouble! Who do you think you are? Just because you have a bit of family background? Hmph, one day I'll teach you a lesson, I'll beat your self-righteous face to a pulp, and turn this self-important handsome man into an ugly monster. Let's see how you'll show off in front of Qiao Shuang then!

Just as Hong Liguo was thinking about finding an opportunity to teach Liu Guochen a lesson, Sun Changlin suddenly appeared in front of him.

Although Sun Changlin and Hong Liguo had reconciled after that incident, they didn't interact much on a daily basis. Only Jie and Sun Changlin were close, and all of this was because Jie had Zhang Qiaoyun in his heart.

"Hong Liguo, come with me, I need to talk to you." Sun Changlin said calmly with a hint of mystery.

Hong Liguo and Sun Changlin rarely interacted, but after Jie joined his team and Sun Changlin established the new group "Nine Dragons and One Phoenix," the two sides reached a reconciliation and began to coexist peacefully in the first year of junior high school, without interfering with each other. Therefore, when Sun Changlin suddenly came to see him today, Hong Liguo was filled with doubt: What could he possibly want with me?

With this suspicion in mind, Hong Liguo followed Sun Changlin slowly outside the classroom.

When Fa Zi saw Hong Liguo being called out by Sun Changlin, a sense of unease welled up inside him, fearing that something bad might happen to Hong Liguo and that he would suffer alone. So, without hesitation, he followed him out.

When they came outside, Hong Liguo found the other members of "Nine Dragons and One Phoenix" standing in a corner of the campus. Fa Zi, seeing this, had a bad feeling and quickly leaned closer to Hong Liguo, whispering in his ear, "Should we call Hong Bo and the others over?"

Hong Liguo frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping warily over the surroundings, and said in a low voice, "There's no need for now, let's see how things go."

In fact, Hong Liguo didn't sense any obvious hostility from Sun Changlin and his group. Moreover, his relationship with Jie was fairly good; if Sun Changlin and his group truly had any ill intentions, Jie would have informed him. Besides, this was, after all, a school campus; with so many people watching, they probably wouldn't dare to act rashly.

Just then, Jun Ge was also outside the classroom. He saw the situation from afar and, thinking something had happened, immediately ran to call Hong Bo and the others, and then hurriedly followed.

When Sun Changlin saw that Jun Ge and the others had arrived, he was not angry at all. Instead, he laughed and said, "Your brothers are really good to you! No wonder you have such a good reputation and such a close bond."

Hong Liguo's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile, and he said, "We're all brothers. After spending so much time together, we naturally develop a tacit understanding."

Sun Changlin turned his head, looked at the menacing Jun Ge and his group, and said calmly, "You're overthinking it. We made peace a long time ago, and I, Sun Changlin, am not a man of my word. I called Hong Liguo over today because I have something to discuss with him."

"Oh? What's wrong?" Hong Liguo asked, puzzled.

Sun Changlin did not answer immediately. Instead, he slowly took out a letter from his pocket, handed it to Hong Liguo, and said, "Take a look at it yourself! I'd like to hear your opinion."

Hong Liguo slowly unfolded the letter and was greatly surprised.