Chapter 22: Appointment

  After the National Day holiday, when Mu You returned to school, the first thing she did was look back at her own seat. As expected, there was no longer that mysterious figure in that position. And Chen Zi Rui...she didn't know if it was just her imagination, but when she came in, his eyes had burned with intensity as he looked over at her, making Mu You feel very uncomfortable.

  She slowly walked to her seat, and with a hint of melancholy, put down the book in her bag, then began to stare blankly into space, not even noticing when Cheng Ling sat down beside her.

  "Mu You!" A loud shout beside her ear brought Mu You back from her reverie, her gaze drifting aimlessly as she looked at her.

  Cheng Ling looked up at the sky, supported her forehead and sighed: "Mu You, you've lost your soul today, haven't you?"

  Muyou was about to say something, when the class bell rang. It was time for the morning lecture. Zhu Yong walked in with a stack of materials, looking somewhat unhappy, and glanced at them with some disappointment.

  "The first thing I want to talk about today is the suspension notice of three classmates."

  As soon as Zhu Yonggang said this, his classmates were already in an uproar, looking at the two empty seats and speculating about what was going on.

  "Quiet!" A loud and severe shout suddenly made the class quiet down, and then Zhu Yong continued to speak.

  "At first, our classmate didn't abandon us because of physical reasons and wasn't quite suited for this kind of reading environment, so she decided to study at home instead." As soon as he finished saying that sentence, the hearts of the boys in the class shattered into pieces.

  Zhao Hong's heart was actually very pleased: Look at your arrogance, in the end you'll still be rolling back home with a broken body? This is the outcome of going against me!

  At this time, she had completely forgotten the appearance of hiding in disarray after the last mock exam. Unfortunately, at that time, he didn't even deign to take a look at her!

  Next is Ling Ran, who took a leave of absence due to personal reasons. As an excellent student, the teacher also expressed reluctance. In the previous mock exam, Ling Ran's scores were all full marks except for Chinese, including the history and politics test papers, and all teachers praised his submitted papers highly.

  Half of the girls in the class were heartbroken... How could such a mysterious and noble person leave without even saying goodbye? Many rotten women's hearts were frantically shouting: Ling Ran, how can you leave? Don't you want Zi Rui anymore? Come back, we'll help you drive away Mu You...

  At this moment, Mu You was still in a daze from the news when she received angry glares from a group of rotten women...

  "The last one who is going to drop out of school is Chen Zirui..."

  "Why?!"

  Zhu Yong's words were cut off by a sharp voice, and everyone looked at each other in shock, only to see Zhao Hong.

  "Zhao Hong, what are you doing! This is a classroom, not your own home, sit down!"

  Zhu Yong's mood was already bad, and three of the four students had left, which was annoying enough. Now there were still students causing trouble, and they happened to run into him at the worst possible moment.

  Zhao Hong had no choice but to sit down, her eyes fixed intently on Chen Zirui, as if begging him to notice her. Unfortunately, he didn't give her a single glance from head to toe.

  "Chen Zirui also has some personal matters to attend to, so he will be leaving today and won't be able to spend the mid-term exam with everyone. However, he is still a role model for your studies! Alright, next I have some other things to say..."

  What Zhu Yong said next was basically unbearable for most people in the class, Fang's heart shattered into pieces, but only the rotten women started boiling over, their eyes no longer hostile towards Mu You, instead exchanging glances with each other, roughly meaning: Did Zi Rui discover Yan Yan's goodness and chase after her to the ends of the earth? How romantic!

  The one beside Mu You was also obviously the latter, so his spirit had been highly excited all along. As for Mu You himself, after hearing this news, that feeling of loss and emptiness became even more severe, as if there was a void in his heart...

  What is this feeling, after all?

  Even Chen Zirui's departure would cause a change in her emotions, had she forgiven him from the bottom of her heart? But once she thought of that matter from their past life, her heart would still involuntarily turn cold as ice. What kind of emotion was this?

  During class break, Chen Zirui called out Mu You to talk, and unexpectedly, Mu You did not object.

  Still on the tree-lined path of school, still two people like this, but there are some things that seem to have changed.

  "Xiao You, no matter what, I won't leave you..." Chen Zirui's first words were like this, and they left Mu You speechless.

  Yes, since I was reborn, I have been in a series of encounters, Ye Sen, Ling Ran, Bu Li, Bu Qi, Ye Feng... and now Chen Zirui in front of me.

  It seems like I've always been searching for something to rely on, as if that would make me feel at ease and no longer get hurt. But I keep forgetting, they have their own lives and will eventually leave. Today's sudden departure is just the beginning, and in the future, there will be even more people leaving one after another. And my true reliance can only be myself!

  Now, the person in front of me has seen through my thoughts and given myself comfort...

  "Why take a break from school?" Mu You asked out of her own confusion.

  "Huh?" Chen Zirui almost thought she had misheard. Shouldn't she be disdainful of him? Shouldn't she have left decisively? Hadn't she always been indifferent to him before?

  After a while, seeing the genuine concern in Mu You's eyes, Chen Zirui felt a surge of joy and asked softly, "Do you still remember the condition you proposed back then when we were here?"

  Yuwen You was taken aback for a moment, then looked stunned, and his thoughts gradually returned to that day.

  "Well then, prove it to me, just how much you like me..."

  "How can you prove it?" Chen Zirui looked at her with a firm gaze.

  "In ten years, if you still like me, if you can surpass me or become stronger than me, I'll marry the one who is stronger! On the condition that I haven't fallen in love with anyone by then!" Mu You's tone was equally resolute, but the conditions she set were astonishing.

  "Isn't this condition a bit unfair? What if by then you already have someone you like, wouldn't everything we've done be in vain?" The always silent Ling Ran suddenly spoke up, and although his gaze couldn't be seen, the curve of his mouth hinted that his expression was definitely playful.

  "Whatever, it's up to you guys. Whenever you don't love me anymore, you can give up anytime, and there's no need to talk about fairness or not." Mu You said with a face full of indifference.

  "I agree." Chen Zirui replied as such.

  "I will never give up." So is Ling Ran.

  Now, those who won't give up have left school, but will those who promised hold on until that day?

  Looking at Chen Zirui, Mu You gradually revealed a relieved smile, "I hope that one day..."

  Digression

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