Chapter 46 Lumps

on. If Su Can were a bit older, her words might have been harsher.The woman felt some regret when she spoke, remembering her three-year-old daughter and feeling pity for someone else’s child. After al...Chapter 46: Lump

During school, Wang Haoran was usually surrounded by people. Their clique gave Su Can the impression of being noisy and unruly; after all, as the nephew of a deputy secretary of the municipal committee and with relatives who were influential figures in various city agencies, under the subtle influence of some descriptions of campus violence and Hong Kong black films, they would inevitably display an attitude of lawlessness and aggression.

Wang Haoran was indeed domineering, but to Su Can's eyes, he wasn't beyond redemption. Whenever his parents were mentioned, he would go berserk, indicating that family factors played a significant role in causing his current situation.

Su Can took out a pack of cigarettes from his pants pocket; this time the cigarette wrapper was not crumpled like before. He glanced at Su Can and was about to throw one over when he seemed to remember something, as if dreading another awkward moment. Instead, he simply lit up the end of a cigarette butt, asking: "Want it"

Seeing that Su Can shook his head, Wang Haoran put the cigarettes away. As someone who was very conscious about face, he didn't want to lose more face in front of this troublesome person named Su Can. "That Chen Cong has been trying to get a hold of people recently and even plans to bring sticks with him to settle accounts with you when school is out."

Su Can was taken aback.

Wang Haoran seemed pleased: "The kid just has a stubborn temper. I can't talk him down usually, sigh. Last time he beat someone up so badly that they bled internally; there's no knowing when he'll stop. He also holds grudges very tightly, like last time, after a conflict with someone, he dragged them out by their hair at the internet cafe, hahaha..."

"If you're going to talk about this, it doesn't matter. Let him come," Su Can responded indifferently.

Wang Haoran's eyes narrowed slightly; when he had been chatting with Su Can casually just now, his intention was to add invisible pressure to the situation, but unexpectedly, this person didn't buy into it at all, leaving Wang Haoran a bit perplexed and thrown off. He forced himself to stay calm: "That won't be necessary... I still managed to talk them down and prevent them from doing that! After all, that day was just a misunderstanding, and last time, you were the one who helped me out..."

Su Cen emphasized more, "Oh, so you do know."

In his heart, he sighed that he was still too idealistic. Originally, he thought that back then when he used bricks to thoroughly scare those second-year students, even though these people were tough and stubborn both in character and foundation, the craziness of himself and Xue Yiyang should have suppressed them.

However, he underestimated these high schoolers' courage. Listening to Wang Haoran's words, Chen Chong and others really planned to ambush him during dismissal as a form of revenge. These little brats would act without considering the consequences; if this continued, it was possible that he might stumble in an unexpected place.

Wang Haoran felt somewhat awkward. Su Cen's words made it so that despite wanting to lash out freely, he couldn't do it. After all, what Su Cen said was sincere. He pursed his lips and said, "Do you know what I hate the most I hate when you talk to me in this tone, making me feel uncomfortable. You're my brother! Damn it! Forget it, let's just leave this matter behind. I don't want to deal with you anymore, hearing your voice makes me angry!"

Seeing Wang Haoran put his hands in his pockets and mimic a character from the popular TV drama "Slam Dunk" as he walked down the slope, Su Cen smiled slightly but inwardly pondered. It was likely that Wang Haoran indeed stopped Chen Chong's group from ambushing him for revenge, but it wasn't because of the time when he saved him.

Recently being close to Lin Luoran無形中化解了這趟暗中報複危機的關鍵吧。was probably the key factor in resolving this hidden plot against him without a direct confrontation.

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During Monday's class meeting, representatives for each subject were appointed. English teacher Yin Xiaotian was very appreciative of Su Cen and seemed to want him as the English representative. He put Lu Wen, who scored 140 on the mid-term English exam along with Su Cen up for a vote, but in the end, Su Cen narrowly lost by a few votes.

Su Cen naturally didn't care about these trivial matters that had no real value to him.

Ruo Wen was quite pleased, but when he looked at Su Can, his gaze seemed a bit evasive. It was said that this Su Can could go head-to-head with Yao Zijiang and had even fought with Wang Haoran from the second year last time. He and Zhang Xi in their class were both formidable forces within Class 5, so Ruo Wen subconsciously felt some fear towards him.

Seeing this, Su Can could only smile helplessly. This was the difference. Before he had his rebirth, if he encountered similar trouble, he would have dealt with it in a weak and submissive manner, resulting in mediocre grades. In this class, he wouldn't stand out and might end up being one of those looked down upon by everyone or part of the future group of failures.

Now, after his rebirth, using his own methods to deal with various incidents only made him seem further removed from ordinary high school students. In others' eyes, he had become an arrogant person with a touch of irritability and outstanding grades that were glaringly obvious.

Hence, some classmates looking at him with fear was quite natural.

Xue Yiyang still harbored resentment over Su Can's near miss in the election. However, Su Can didn't care much about it. This kid was so enthusiastic about becoming the English representative, likely because he wanted to make things easier for himself regarding homework later on.

Furthermore, having received more than thirty votes was something beyond Su Can’s expectations. It seemed that many of these votes were cast out of mischief rather than genuine support.

"Tsk tsk, both my family's Ling Shan and I voted for you! Oh no, it just fell short by a few votes. What a pity!" Li Lumei made no effort to hide her alliance with Chen Lingshan and mentioned her in an intimate tone that caused Chen Lingshan’s face to turn red.

What a shame. After hearing Li Lumei's voice drift over from the middle of the classroom, Tang Wu’s heart was also touched by these words.

Only Xiao Rihua, who was in charge of the class meeting, breathed a sigh of relief. Su Can’s high score had caught him off guard, but now that he hadn’t been given any class officer titles, it wouldn't cause too much trouble for him to handle.

The so-called class cadre status at this stage was merely temporary glory without any significant impact. However, as the homeroom teacher, he needed to unify the will of a class for management purposes. If Su Cen became a class cadre, did that mean he would tacitly acknowledge Su's status

A student's quality is never determined solely by their grades; if they have moral and ethical issues or potential problems in these areas, it poses the greatest harm.

Xiao Rihua felt an unease he couldn't express after observing Su Cen. He sensed something unusual in this boy's gaze that no one of his age should possess—an indescribable brilliance.

It was as if there was a burning presence deep within, hidden away where nobody knew when it might erupt. Recalling the expression on Su Cen’s face during their conflict—something utterly unrelated to high school students—and considering the psychology training he had just undergone and recent reports of eccentric prodigies from Tsinghua and Peking Universities who tortured animals or committed murder, Xiao Rihua couldn't help but shiver.

He would rather nurture ten mediocre people with basic moral qualities than raise one genius who lacked morals. Otherwise, more such cases like those recent reports of students from prestigious universities committing heinous crimes and losing their sense of justice and morality might arise.

This was the true essence of quality education.

Xiao Rihua looked down at Su Cen below and felt an even greater burden on his shoulders.

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