y could live with dignity and not be seen as disposable pawns by everyone else.However, although the new factory had been established and machines installed, along with technical workers arriving from...Volume 4 Chapter 49: The Day After Tomorrow

The No. 27 High School was quite large, with many capable individuals hidden among its ranks. Ultimately, if not for the incident of a female student jumping from a building, Su Chan would have simply wished to be ordinary and unremarkable alongside Tang Wu. He wouldn't have stirred up any commotion.

Fortunately, today's events had shaken the entire school. It was said that news reporters were even involved later on. The vice-principals handled the situation by speaking openly about a student showing tendencies of self-harm but not revealing more details to the press. Reporters could hardly pry out any deeper information.

Regarding Li Ying's matter, it was being dealt with urgently behind closed doors. As ordinary students, they wouldn't hear much from the school administration anyway. However, it was said that Li Ying had been taken home by her parents after a few more classes. Given that the entire school had witnessed the incident, the homeroom teachers likely addressed this in class to provide psychological guidance.

The whole school was secretly abuzz with discussions about what transpired on the rooftop earlier, and everyone was trying to piece together every detail.

As one of the key figures involved, Su Chan noticed that the heated discussions about the incident were becoming increasingly intense both in his class and grade.

The school appeared calm during lunchtime.

However, when classes resumed in the afternoon, it was obvious how much chatter there was about the event. Small groups would look at Su Chan while talking, their gazes evasive.

During breaks between the second and third periods, clusters of students pointed at him and talked, causing some commotion across grades.

It felt like a pot of water on a fire, gradually heating up.

The water hadn't yet boiled over when school was already out for the day.

The key was inserted into the lock, making a clicking sound. He turned and entered the防盜 door, slinging his backpack onto the sofa as he stepped in. The late afternoon sun slanted through the living room, casting a faint beam of light. There wasn't anyone around.

Su Cen then remembered that his mother, Cuo Ke, had gone to Chengdu University to set up a shop. His father, Su Licheng, was on a business trip to nearby counties for an investment assessment in a county-level city project. On the coffee table in the living room lay fifty yuan left by his mother, along with instructions for him to take care of his own meals.

After pouring himself a glass of water, Su Cen leaned back on the sofa, gazing at the gradually fading sunlight. He couldn't help but shudder as he recalled today's events. The moment when he grabbed onto Li Ying’s wrist to prevent her from falling was terrifying; even now his hand felt numb and weak. Looking down from the rooftop usually didn’t feel that scary, but imagining what it would be like if Li Ying had fallen with a “thud!” on the ground made him queasy.

Thinking about it in this quiet home at dusk, he couldn't help feeling uncertain about the distinction between life and death, even a bit afraid. This fear only deepened his sense of loneliness.

Ironically, when he was most in need of family support to alleviate his emotional distress, there wasn’t anyone around—Tang Wu probably hadn't returned home yet either, so calling her wasn't an option.

However, the thought of Tang Wu brought back memories of their days together cooking after school in Xiahai City. Back then, it felt like they were a little family, almost as if it foreshadowed their future.

This made him even more curious about her current home: What would it be like Where exactly was it located within the city Were there nearby supermarkets and convenient public transportation Was the environment good Of course, his main concern was what her bedroom looked like.

With these thoughts in mind, Su Cen felt an urge to take action, eager to find out. It wasn’t just excitement that drove him; it was also a desire to act on this impulse immediately.

If Tang Wu weren't still a high school student and hadn't yet reached legal adulthood, and if he himself weren't merely an outwardly high school student with two lifetimes of experience, Su Cen might have brought her home without hesitation.

Before he could delve further into this train of thought, the doorbell rang.

Guo XiaoZhong stared at Su Cen for a long while when he opened the door; his expression was akin to meeting in person someone who looked just like the poster-filled idol from his bedroom wall: Andy Lau.

"Come in and sit down." Su Cen invited Guo Xiaozhong inside. While taking off his shoes, Guo Xiaozhong was so anxious that he ended up wearing mismatched slippers.

Holding the water cup passed to him by Su Cen, Guo Xiaozhong took a sip and then asked for air, "You saved someone!"

Su Cen suddenly felt that having Guo Xiaozhong chat with him at this moment wasn't bad. His father had taken the position his father could have moved to, so he probably wasn't very happy about it. However, Su Licheng's performance in the company and his speech at the engineering exchange conference changed Mr. Guo’s opinion of him. Since they didn’t actually conflict over any interests and Guo Xiaozhong often came over to their place, there was no tension between the two families. Furthermore, it was rumored that the old man Xu Zheng had plans to promote Su Licheng to deputy general manager.

Of course, this was due to several major events Su Licheng accomplished without any obstacles and his excellent evaluations in internal management at the company. The only drawback was a lack of experience and seniority. Fortunately, although Dabao Construction belonged to a state-owned unit, after reform it had become quite advanced, placing less emphasis on seniority compared to government agencies. Nonetheless, there were still many people opposing this idea. Even Xu Zheng wouldn't act unilaterally for the sake of one person.

Seeing Su Cen admit it, Guo Xiaozhong swallowed a large gulp of water and forced himself to calm down before saying, "I heard classmates discussing something this afternoon. When they mentioned 'transfer student,' I vaguely thought it might be you. You have no idea how fast my heart was beating; after class I wanted to find you right away for confirmation. But when I got downstairs, you had already left, and I couldn't catch up with you. Fortunately, fortunately, you just came home at this time. Without even going back home, I rushed over here immediately. So, buddy, are you okay Tell me what happened! It's better to hear it from the person who experienced it than hearing secondhand stories!"

Su Cen gave him a vague answer and roughly described the process, not as exaggeratedly unbelievable as the school rumors made it out to be. But when Guo Xiaozhong heard it firsthand, he had that awkward expression of Korean drama male leads who accidentally saw girls bathing.

"I don't know if the girl you saved will get expelled. I do know this: after next weekend, on Monday, your name is going to be well-known in your grade!"

Su Cen stood up and said, "Since we haven’t eaten yet, let’s go downstairs for something. You should call home and tell them that you’re having dinner with me today."

Guo Xiaozhong quickly agreed and used Su Cen's phone to call home. Before his mom could start complaining, he hung up the call immediately and went downstairs with Su Cen.

When they reached the ground floor, things seemed a bit complicated. It was supposed to be the time when company children were all coming back from school, but there was now a large crowd of them gathered in front of the company gate. Leading them were Wu Shirui and Zhao Xin and Yang Zhao—children of prominent company officials. Many other old courtyard and new yard children were also present.

Wu Shirui had clearly changed her clothes before coming out; she looked rather innocent. Seeing Su Cen and Guo Xiaozhong casually walking down the stairs, everyone was surprised for a moment.

The people from the old courtyard greeted Guo Xiaozhong.

Yang Zhao whispered to Wu Shirui, "Don't call them over!" He clearly didn't like Su Can and felt that since his arrival, whether at school or in the courtyard, his own brilliance seemed somewhat diminished.

Unfortunately, everyone still called Guo Xiaozhong over. Guo Xiaozhong asked about the reason for so many people gathering together. It turned out to be a concert of the rising duo Yaquan singing "The Most Beautiful," which was being held at Sichuan University of Electronic Science and Technology. This event was jointly organized by the school.

For their common goal, the old courtyard set aside its prejudices with the new courtyard and decided to go together. In this era, students' entertainment options were rather limited. Although changes happened rapidly now, similar to how children from large construction companies would participate in group activities, it was still a habit formed since childhood. It was also an opportunity for nostalgia.

Guo Xiaozhong immediately got excited and hurriedly asked to join them. After all, he could afford the ten-yuan ticket. Moreover, knowing that Su Can beside him wasn't short of money helped.

The organizer Wu Shirui didn't want to say anything negative either. She suggested, "Then let's get ready. Have you eaten If we don’t go now, there might be too many people later and we won't be able to get close to the front. How about we go first and eat at the back gate of Sichuan University of Electronic Science and Technology"

Everyone agreed enthusiastically. Afterward, they collectively boarded a bus, with Su Can naturally being dragged along by Guo Xiaozhong, still somewhat dazed.

In this era, Yaquan had just started gaining popularity on the mainland but was far from being called "the first duo of the Chinese music scene." Being able to spend ten yuan watching such a performance representing the imprint of an era, with them holding guitars and pianos, performing sincerely in a simple venue, should feel quite close and warm.

On the bus carrying this group leisurely moving forward, people had already started asking about today’s suicide incident at No. 27 High School, which they had been discussing excitedly since before.

When questioned by Wu Shirui, Zhao Xin, and Yang Zhao, all three seemed thoughtful, answering with phrases like "didn’t notice," "we were doing exercises below and didn’t know the details," or "the female student who jumped was rescued by the police."

However, they had heard some rumors about their class and grade to varying degrees. Although they weren't sure of them, everyone on the bus didn't see what happened either. The three would occasionally glance at Su Can's face with rather odd expressions that were hard to describe.ted her high-heeled foot that was planted on the ground. She currently had her lips pursed and looked seductive, making one want to pick peppers. She had a conflicted feeling about whether she wanted...