dreams. When this term is used to celebrate past glory and legends, it's often at the expense of our aging.In the irreversible flow of time, we gradually grow old, both in body and mind.However, for...Chapter 18: Comeback

By the time Su Can returned to the classroom, it was already five minutes past class. The subject teacher and Mr. Rushan were distributing small test papers. Upon seeing Su Can enter by knocking on the door, they nodded their heads in acknowledgment and let him in.

In the grade office, there had been talk about this particular transfer student who, upon transferring into school, sat directly down in class without delay despite Mr. Wang Guiwen's initial intention to hold off his admission. Everyone knew that Mr. Wang was a person who liked to make a show of things and favored female students in class because they were generally more obedient and easier to manage. The few students holding the class back were all male, making him particularly dislike most boys. Of course, when it came to top students in his class, he would not have any bias based on gender.

Today, there was heated discussion at the grade office about the student who dared to criticize school policies and expose it through the school's TV station. Many teachers were trying to identify which class this student belonged to. The teachers, who appeared serious in front of their students but were quite gossipy behind closed doors, all claimed they had never seen such a student in their classes—except for Mr. Wang Guiwen. He merely took a sip from his teacup, coughed twice before leaving the room, hinting at something.

It was obvious that this new transfer student left an unpleasant impression on Mr. Wang Guiwen's mind.

The subject teacher noticed a low murmur among the students when the new transfer student entered the classroom after distributing the test papers to maintain order. Usually, it wouldn't be difficult for him to keep the students in check, but today seemed different; this chatter was particularly hard to suppress.

Sitting down next to Jiang Mingjun, this chubby guy had become somewhat peculiar. On the first day of his arrival as a transfer student, he merely greeted Jiang with a friendly "Welcome to No. 27 High School" from his desk mate, without much else. He was not very talkative; even when interacting with others, it was limited to simple expressions, which quickly diminished Jiang's interest in him and even made him feel somewhat irritated by his arrogance.

Thinking that this kid is just a transfer student coming from some small county town, he probably doesn't have top-notch grades or a wide social network since he hasn’t been around long enough to establish himself. What does he have to be so arrogant about

Jiang didn't expect this little guy to appear on the school TV station's interview and gain popularity due to Sun Man’s curse, which left him feeling sour. After all, Jiang had never had such an opportunity and even if he did, he wouldn’t dare speak so shamelessly in front of Sun Man with a long lecture. Therefore, today when speaking to Su Can, his tone couldn't help but become sharp.

But then the transfer student's subsequent actions left him speechless instantly.

This kid果然has a strong backing, indeed has the capital to be arrogant.

While writing the physics exam paper, Su Can turned his head and frowned at Jiang Mingjun, "Is there anything on my face"

"No, sorry. What is the answer to this question Little..." Jiang Mingjun quickly shifted his gaze from Su Can's face, pretending to ask as he leaned over to look at Su Can's exam paper.

"Ah, the answer to this question isn't right. You should choose [A], I personally did it." Although Jiang Mingjun was quite mischievous, his grades weren't bad. His talent, besides eating and being good at gaming, was also decent enough to place him as an average student in the class, someone who wasn’t particularly outstanding but could be tolerated by the homeroom teacher.

This made him feel somewhat proud of himself. In the eyes of a self-confident person, others are often seen as inferior, which he similarly applied to Su Can.

Seeing that Su Can merely said "Maybe I'm wrong," without making any changes or saying anything else, Jiang Mingjun felt like hitting soft cotton. He secretly thought, “If you don't listen to me, the loss is right before your eyes!” However, he still had something to ask, "The girl who found you in class earlier, do you know her What's your relationship"

"She used to be my classmate. We are just ordinary friends!" Su Can continued solving problems.

"You and Tang Wu, absolutely are not ordinary friends!" Jiang Mingjun said each word deliberately, then suddenly got angry and stopped asking questions, burying his head in the exam paper. He felt that although he usually liked to cheat, now he had to display his strength and give this transfer student a lesson; otherwise, it seemed that he really couldn't control this territory anymore.

At the end of afternoon school, red sunset rays filtered between the skyscrapers of the city, casting yellow light. Students from No. 27 High School carried their backpacks out in batches and soon merged with the street crowds and shops around them.

Outside the school gate, there were many cars parked, all here to pick up students; some car plates represented considerable power within the city. Some of these vehicles didn't display any special privileges on their plates but still belonged to a price range that ordinary people could hardly afford.

This is a scene that has always been visible. In contrast, there would be some motorcyclists or parents pushing bicycles with expressions of anticipation more vivid than those hidden inside cars. However, these instances are few and far between; firstly, the students were already in high school, making it inappropriate for parents to personally接送，特彆是騎車接送。其次，學生們之間已經有了攀比和自慚的心理，如果自己的父母騎著前有菜籃的自行車或者座椅翻雙用勺摩托等在門口，顯然冇有家裡有轎車的學生體麵。因此，大多數學生排斥被自家父母接送。

當然，大部分學生都是成群結隊自己回家的，在門外的一些攤販店鋪逗留，帶來一波活躍的小商業氛圍。

對蘇燦來說，最戲劇性的事情莫過於幾天前他還在為唐嫵在同一所學校卻暫時無法見麵而焦慮，如今這一切都已成為過去。事實證明瞭他從前所擔憂的都已經成了過去，以前所憂慮的不過是庸人自擾罷了。

唐嫵的變化除了她越發成熟的身軀和越來越接近後世他認知的那個唐嫵的氣質外，他們之間發生的一切都不可能像切蘿蔔一樣輕而易舉地被割斷。

他們終於相見了。

這一天很不尋常。令教學樓的人都覺得奇怪的是，隻要一打下課鈴，唐嫵就會迫不及待地出門，甚至於有的老師還冇出教室她就已經趕在前麵一陣香風掠過，佳人影蹤杳無，直接讓那教師推了推眼鏡以為眼花的情況。要知道平時其他班不少人呆在走廊就是為了偶爾見到一次她的身影。許多人因為今天頻繁看到唐嫵外出而心情愉快，但隨即疑惑起來：她每節課都要往樓下走，她去的是什麼地方？於是讓人遐想連篇。

相對眾人關注的唐嫵而言，默默無聞的蘇燦一到下課就失蹤的情況也隻是讓高二三班的人注意著。受到最大影響不過是在下課後第一時間懷著興奮激動甚至憋在心坎裡的無數問題衝出來的郭小鐘。

然而，他往往隻得到一句話：“你找蘇燦？ 你怎麼又找蘇燦了？這次他隻是比你快了一分鐘而已，也許下一節課下課前你可以提前跑出來，冇準能碰到他！”

於是好不容易捱到最後一節課的郭小鐘在老師宣佈下課之前就衝出門來，卻被班主任喝止：“回來！ 你要跑到哪裡去？慌慌張張的，我還冇宣佈下課呢，你什麼時候可以自己決定下課了，跟我去辦公室一趟，這整節課都在心不在焉！”

相對郭小鐘的倒黴，蘇燦每節課都可以和唐嫵在葡島藤架下麵相見，自然是無比幸福。

Sitting on the raised platform in the corridor, the two seemed to have endless topics to discuss. Su Cen spoke about what happened at Xiahai No. 1 High School after Tang Wu left. Tang Wu listened intently from time to time and sometimes covered her face gently.

Some students passing by felt that this corner was exceptionally bright and beautiful. Some of them recognized Tang Wu, and were shocked, naturally speculating about Su Cen's identity.

Tang Wu also shared the process of coming to No. 27 High School but kept recalling her days with Su Cen in Xiahai. She received more attention at No. 27 High School than she ever did at Xiahai No. 1 High School. Participating in exchange activities, good student story meetings, and a provincial middle school music festival made her life even richer. However, something was missing. Now that Su Cen had arrived, she finally felt that the empty space within her was slowly being filled.

Su Cen then learned that Tang Wu's idea of writing him a letter originated two months ago when the school and four European and American schools were planning to send a batch of excellent students to study in America, Britain, and Australia. They had discussed it with her family, preparing mentally for her potential overseas studies. In this situation, Tang Wu felt that her future was rather uncertain, which is why she eventually wrote the letter to Su Cen.

She thought that if one day they were separated by continents and oceans, several thousand kilometers apart, making individuals seem so insignificant and powerless, would a vast loneliness envelop Su Cen's life for however many years ahead In fact, both of them were ordinary people. But she could not be selfish, hence choosing to use a letter as a representation of farewell instead of an unattainable bond. From then on, they would cherish the beauty of their seventeenth year.

Now, with Su Cen's dramatic comeback, everything was naturally different.

The electricity went out early this morning and only came back around late afternoon, but everyone’s support remained strong as ever, never stopping. The strength of my readers pushes me to do my best; you've given me so many surprises that I feel more obligated to improve and refine my work. The main issue is updating, but my speed is just slow naturally. Writing more might help.

I'm actually quite anxious too.sonally inform Lin's father about it.The atmosphere at the table heated up, and it was no longer as tense as before. Su Cen felt that Mr. Lin's gaze seemed to occasionally glance in his direction, whi...