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Chapter 481: Chapter 324: Lost Dignity
Noon was fierce with the sun beating down, intensifying the swelter of an already heated sports event.
The girl that appeared before Guo Kunnan was clad in a black dress. The dress was very black, with a hint of sheerness.
Her dark, exquisite hair cascaded down, and because she was sweating, a few strands stuck to her cheek.
She held a silver camera in her hand, walking past Guo Kunnan and his friends, with a faint fragrance wafting through the air.
Guo Kunnan suddenly thought, "Could this be the legendary ’sweating yet enchanting’?"
In an instant, his unbreakable, immutable, and steady-as-a-rock Dao Heart developed a faint crack.
A ray of light had pierced the darkness of his heart.
That was, oh, holy light!
Dan Kaiquan overheard and looked up.
Indeed, she was a very pretty girl with especially beautiful eyes and a perfect profile. Her black dress showcased her figure and added a mysterious air about her.
Subconsciously, Dan Kaiquan thought she was prettier than Bai Yuxia, but this thought only existed in his mind for a blink of 0.1 seconds before he dismissed it.
Bai Yuxia was the goddess among goddesses, her love could overcome all, and there should be no comparisons to her, for her presence was unique.
As the girl passed by, Guo Kunnan dared not breathe too loudly for fear of annoying her with his breath.
Only when the girl walked away did Guo Kunnan finally exhale.
He felt a sense of loss.
The disappearance of something beautiful from sight was always nostalgic and regrettable.
Fortunately, Guo Kunnan had a way to pursue!
"Brother Long, I need her information in three minutes."
Wang Longlong, without a second thought, said, "High School Year One, Class One, Ding Shuyan, fourth in grades, pretty face, low profile, rumored that even Director Yan, who’s known for his stern face, shows a pleasant expression when facing her."
Guo Kunnan: "The girl from Class One, I see."
"Brother Ma, I..." Guo Kunnan hesitated.
Ma Shicheng: "Is that like?"
Guo Kunnan immediately objected: "No, I don’t. You misunderstand."
Ma Shicheng: "Oh, come on."
He saw right through, once thinking Guo Kunnan was a pure and honest guy. Now, it turned out he simply wasn’t honest at all, liking every girl he saw.
Dan Kaiquan said, "Brother Nan, you’ve changed!"
Unlike him, who loved only one.
Guo Kunnan was hit with denial from his two good brothers, but he took some of it to heart. Loyalty regained its place in his mind; the girl he liked was Class Eleven’s class leader Xu Yan.
The crack in his heart’s stone disk seemed to be mended with a flash of white light, and the disk continued spinning.
This was Guo Kunnan’s Dao Heart Disk.
Wang Longlong said, "Last time during the big cleanup, someone saw Jiang Ning and Ding Shuyan standing together."
Words of this sort were unbearable for Guo Kunnan, who eagerly asked, "They know each other?"
"Not sure, haven’t seen them talk," Wang Longlong replied.
"That’s good, that’s good." Guo Kunnan inexplicably felt relieved.
They continued forward.
Cui Yu pointed to the northeast corner of the playground where there was an iron gate: "We can go through the back door, I often saw students going out from there."
Dan Kaiquan disagreed: "No, the door is locked, we can’t get out!"
It would normally be passable, but probably because of the sports event, the school had locked it.
Dan Kaiquan said, "The restaurant I’m planning to go to is right next to the back door. If it had been accessible, I would’ve gone yesterday instead of taking the longer way."
Guo Kunnan: "There’s a small store by the back door, I was planning to buy an ice-cold Coke for a refreshing drink. Now I will have to leave the school to buy one."
Wang Longlong asked, "Why not buy it at the cafeteria?"
The Fourth Middle School Cafeteria and supermarket were integrated, operated by the same owner.
The mere mention of this got Dan Kaiquan riled up, "Damn it, the cafeteria owner is an asshole. Last time Brother Nan and I went to buy instant noodles after late self-study, and the owner went crazy in the supermarket, smashing several thermos flasks."
"Brother Nan and I asked him, ’you’ve smashed all the thermos, how are we supposed to prepare our noodles?’"
"He gave us back our money and told us to scram, even wanting to get physical."
"If Brother Nan hadn’t stopped me, you would have seen me fight!" Dan Kaiquan brandished his arm.
Cui Yu remarked, "He might not be able to beat you."
Guo Kunnan: "Indeed, he might not. Kaiquan’s physical fitness is on par with a high school senior athlete."
Wang Longlong said, "It’s always best to seek peace. Don’t fight, otherwise, you’ll end up compensating."
The group chattered and laughed, bringing back the conversation to school stuff.
Cui Yu reminisced: "Back in my junior high days, after school every afternoon, the stupid school wouldn’t let us leave, making us stay for half an hour on campus. But who am I?"
Wang Longlong: "You’re Mr. Cui."
Cui Yu, gleeful, said, "Exactly, right? Then, there was a part of the dormitory’s wall that was quite low. Right after school each afternoon, I’d sneak over, jump up on it in a leap!"
Cui Yu demonstrated the motion, reenacting the past scenes.
"I’d climb over a two-meter-tall wall in two steps, then head straight to the internet café. Other students were still locked in the school and unable to leave. Ah, it was so satisfying back then!"
"By the time other students got out, I’d have already earned my crystal crate and unboxed the Silver Killer in CF."
Dan Kaiquan, having listened to his story, was puzzled, "Then why are you so bad at high jump?"
Guo Kunnan: "Yeah, 1.35 meters and couldn’t get past the first level."
"It doesn’t make sense, with that kind of wall-jumping skill, right?"
Cui Yu’s face changed, as the saying goes, you don’t hit a person in the face. What were Kaiquan and Kun Nan thinking to say something so piercing?
He felt a sharp pain in his pride.
It seemed that today’s performance had let him down. Back in the day, Cui Yu thought of himself as a man of reputation, his brothers acknowledged his strength, affording him a modicum of respect.
And now, he had fallen so low.
