Chapter 10: Chi Xingcun Ignored Fu Chenzhan

Chapter 10: Chi Xingcun Gave Fu Chenzhan the Cold Shoulder

Chi Xingcun's eyes went wide. "How'd you know my schedule?"

Xie Yean explained, "Someone in your class looked up your schedule and posted it in the class group chat."

"..."

Chi Xingcun had only one thought at that moment: if people in his class had looked up his schedule, they must have also seen his story on the forum...

The friend he'd finally managed to make was about to slip through his fingers again...

While he was lost in thought, Xie Yean disappeared from the courtyard.

Chi Xingcun sank onto the sofa in defeat, thinking about Fu Chenzhan. He didn't even like Fu Chenzhan anymore, so why was he still letting him get to him?

Damn it!

Sure enough, a mess like this wasn't going to be cleaned up that easily.

Whatever. Chi Xingcun thought again. He was just here to complete a task.

Once the task was done, the system could grant him two wishes. He'd already planned them out—he'd get rich, then reinvent himself and move to a new city.

Chi Xingcun pulled out his phone and sent another 500 yuan to Xie Yean.

"Can you come stay at my place now?"

On the other end, Xie Yean looked at the message, feeling a bit helpless. "You've got classes Monday through Friday, right? You can't be staying up late, can you? I do part-time work, but I can't let it affect your studies."

"..."

Chi Xingcun felt he couldn't push too hard, or Xie Yean might get suspicious.

Besides, his parents probably wouldn't be okay with someone staying up late painting with him either...

......

The next morning at 8 a.m., Chi Xingcun showed up to class right on time.

If he remembered correctly, this was the first 8 a.m. class he'd attended since being reborn.

Before, he'd either skipped class or just hadn't had any morning classes.

"I knew he'd come. He's never missed a single lecture that Fu Chenzhan attends."

"How clingy is he? Does he really like Fu Chenzhan that much? It's obvious Fu Chenzhan doesn't like him at all."

"Haven't seen Chi Xingcun following Fu Chenzhan around lately. I almost thought Chi Xingcun didn't like Fu Chenzhan anymore, hahaha."

Every time Chi Xingcun and Fu Chenzhan appeared together, people would watch for the entertainment.

And it had been a long time since they'd had a good laugh.

The moment Chi Xingcun appeared in the classroom, the two rich young heirs sitting beside Fu Chenzhan automatically got up from their seats.

They were used to it by now. The two seats next to Fu Chenzhan were always reserved for Chi Xingcun.

Every time, Chi Xingcun would sit in one of those two spots. At first, someone had deliberately sat next to Fu Chenzhan on purpose, just waiting to see Chi Xingcun's reaction. Chi Xingcun had rudely told them to move, and when they refused, he'd gotten so upset that he actually started crying.

And Fu Chenzhan never cared who sat beside him.

After making Chi Xingcun cry, they'd all been scared. From then on, they'd made a point of saving those seats for Chi Xingcun.

To be honest, they hadn't seen Chi Xingcun in a long time and had kind of "missed" him. Now that they finally saw him, they were all a bit eager to see him come over.

Fu Chenzhan's gaze landed on Chi Xingcun's face at the door.

Then it swept past.

He moved the book he'd set on the seat next to him, since Chi Xingcun would be coming over to sit soon and would need a place for his book.

Chi Xingcun looked up at the seating area. Since it was a lecture, almost every seat was taken.

He saw Fu Chenzhan, but only hesitated for a moment before looking away.

He walked up the aisle, and everyone's eyes followed him, ready to watch him sit down next to Fu Chenzhan.

A few of Fu Chenzhan's admirers glared at Chi Xingcun's back, wishing they could kill him!

Chi Xingcun walked over to Xue Tianye's side. There was an empty seat next to him: "Is this seat taken?"

Xue Tianye looked up at him, a little surprised. After a moment, he replied, "No."

Xue Tianye's gaze instinctively drifted toward Fu Chenzhan, only to see Fu Chenzhan looking back at him, his expression cold.

Chi Xingcun smiled at him, and that smile dazzled Xue Tianye—the young master really was beautiful when he smiled.

Chi Xingcun sat down beside him and took out his textbook.

The entire room fell silent for a moment, then erupted into sudden chatter.

"What the hell, what does this mean? Chi Xingcun didn't go to Fu Chenzhan?"

"Chi Xingcun isn't sitting next to Fu Chenzhan? Am I seeing things?"

"Whoa, what's going on? Why is Chi Xingcun sitting next to Xue Tianye?"

"Chi Xingcun hasn't gone to Fu Chenzhan in over a month, and now he's not sitting next to him either? What's he playing at?"

Chi Xingcun could barely hear some of it, but he didn't pay attention. He just opened his book and started reading.

Fu Chenzhan kept his eyes on Chi Xingcun until he sat down and started reading, then finally looked away.

The two rich young heirs were also stunned for a good long while before they leaned back in toward Fu Chenzhan.

"Did you seriously not give him a birthday gift? Or did you do something else to upset him?"

"But not giving a gift is pretty bad... He's really big on that kind of stuff... Why don't you make up for it and give him one?"

The two of them only shrank back after Fu Chenzhan gave them a cold glare.

Chi Xingcun was acting completely out of character—not only was he paying attention in class, but after class he even went up to Xue Tianye to ask about some questions he didn't understand.

Everyone was beginning to wonder whether they were dreaming.

Since when did he become so... well-behaved?

Xue Tianye, as the class monitor, had always been particularly concerned about Chi Xingcun, caring about his health and why he wasn't attending class. Now seeing Chi Xingcun become so proactive in his studies, he felt immensely gratified and enthusiastically helped Chi Xingcun with questions he didn't understand.

There was only one morning class, at 8 AM. After class, Chi Xingcun was heading back to the dorm to keep studying when Xue Tianye asked if he wanted to go to the library. Chi Xingcun agreed immediately.

He'd only ever gone to the library with Fu Chenzhan a few times before. Without Fu Chenzhan, it felt like he didn't have any friends. So when the class monitor offered to go to the library together, he happily said yes.

The two walked out of the classroom together when suddenly someone blocked their path. Chi Xingcun looked up, and his footsteps froze in place.

Fu Chenzhan stood before him, his dark eyes fixed directly on him.

The classmates nearby all stopped in their tracks, holding their breath to see what would happen.

Fu Chenzhan was silent for a long time, then reached out to take Chi Xingcun's bag, but Chi Xingcun pulled back.

Chi Xingcun kept his head down, his eyelids twitching uneasily.

"Let's go, monitor."

He looked up, acting as if nothing had happened, playfully nudging Xue Tianye as they walked out, brushing past Fu Chenzhan.

He didn't say a single word to Fu Chenzhan.

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