Chapter 36 Su Cun's Battalion

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When Wei Tao was leaving school, Chen Lingshan and Li Jimei were stopped by six or seven students on the slope. Full text novel reading is available at Shiliu K Literature Network. These students from No.2 High School are generally around 175cm tall, with some even reaching over 183cm. The main road to exit No.1 High School is quite long; only by passing through this road can one reach the main thoroughfare where cars can be waited for. This route isn't particularly long but also not short, at least a couple of hundred meters in length. Conflicts often occur here, and the school finds it difficult to manage.

The crowd walking down this path generally doesn't match up with these men's heights; thus, even Chen Lingshan, who is quite famous among freshmen, was stopped by them, and many simply walked past without intervening. Some young boys wanting to step in while looking at Chen Lingshan's difficult expression were intimidated into not lingering.

"It’s Yang Mu and Zhao Chunyang from No.2 High School! It’s said that even Feng Haoran was taken care of last time, and Yang Mu also warned him to behave!" some girls casually commented.

"Really I've heard about them too. My sister told me that they are the most notorious group in their school, especially Zhao Chunyang; he is called 'Rui Zhang Feng' by the No.2 High School girls! It’s just because of his hairstyle resembling him!"

“That's nothing. Yang Mu was even hailed as 'Miyagi' during the basketball league, which made me sick. What taste do these No.2 High School girls have Don’t insult my idol!” Some boys disdainfully said, "How can women like Chen Lingshan be within reach of students from No.2 High School Didn't Ling珊 already refuse It's annoying to come here every day and even encroach on our territory! They should know better than this. I know Ning Hao and he is close with Wang Haoran in the second grade, they really deserve a beating!"

Although passersby whispered about their dissatisfaction towards these No.2 High School students’ frequent visits, none of them had the intention to step forward and help Chen Lingshan under those five or six burly men.

The one blocking Chen Lingshan was Zhao Chunyang, around 178cm tall with a round face and long eyes. He chuckled and said, "Ling珊, what do you want me to do From the outside, I might not look it, but some people have to get to know me before seeing my good side! You say there's no feeling, we can start dating and gradually build up feelings; love is a process. Actually, I'm quite shy. The situation of pursuing girls at school gates like this would never happen in the past!"

"So you consider us lucky" Li Jimei angrily said.

Zhao Chunyang was taken aback and bluntly replied, "You can say that too."

“Spit! We don’t care at all; Ling珊 doesn't care either. Move aside quickly, we need to go home!” Although Li Jimei felt very frustrated, she didn't dare to forcefully push through, as the boys behind Zhao Chunyang were leering and making mocking comments. She was bold in nature but also fearful of them, worrying that a direct confrontation might provoke their anger.

"If Ling珊 accepts me, I'll immediately leave; just agree! Ling珊, otherwise we could try dating for a while. If you find it unsuitable later on, breaking up is fine too, but at least give it a shot! Otherwise, isn’t this like sentencing me to death”

Chen Lingshan really wanted to tell him to go to hell, but she was afraid of angering Zhao Chunyang and the others who were already quite impatient.

At this moment, Su Can just happened to come down the ramp and was drawn by this unusual scene. He looked over.

Seeing Su Can, Li Lumei almost shouted out but was pulled back discreetly by Chen Lingshan. Li Lumei suddenly realized that Su Can was not her boyfriend now; Chen Lingshan's situation couldn't be helped even if he came over.

Moreover, Su Can was just one person. Even though he managed to stand up against Wang Haoran and his gang last time with the help of bricks and others, now he was alone and shorter than most people here. Any one of them could easily take him down, especially since these guys were already quite impatient. Just now, two boys who wanted to come over also fled after being glared at by Zhao Chunyang's group; if Su Can came over, there was no telling what would happen!

At this point, Chen Lingshan wished that Su Can hadn't seen them and had just walked away. Although she and Su Can were in a cold war, she didn't want him to see her being bullied like this. However, on second thought, even if he saw it wouldn't solve anything but might make the situation worse; she could only handle it herself.

She smiled at Zhao Chunyang, thinking that delaying tactics were still necessary: "Can you give me time to think about it We can try being friends first and start with letter exchanges."

Zhao Chunyang was even more irritated by Chen Lingshan's graceful attitude. Although he couldn't force her, he didn't want to leave either: "You can agree now and consider later. How about this – we pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend for the time being; there doesn’t have to be any real relationship stuff yet. Tonight I have a friend inviting me out, you need to accompany me as his girlfriend so that I won’t come here for a week. We could exchange letters then and get to know each other better." Chen Lingshan had only planned delaying tactics but didn't expect Zhao Chunyang would ask her to go out with him just to deal with his friends; moreover, he made her angry by saying there wouldn't be any real relationship yet – what did that mean

"I want to go home early today and talk about it later. Maybe tomorrow or another time."

Zhao Chunyang was getting impatient too and reached out for Chen Lingshan's hand: "That’s not possible, my friend will leave tomorrow, please come with me tonight; I promise to drop you off safely at home."

His hand was grabbed by another. Zhao Chunyang turned around to see a calm man smiling and saying: “Friend, she doesn’t want to go, why don’t you respect her decision You’re underage, wait till you’re older; this kind of harassment can be reported to the police.” The crowd behind him, who were smoking, now held their cigarettes in hand, while those squatting on the steps stood up.

Li Weimei saw the situation and covered her buttocks. Chen Lingshan's heart skipped a beat when she saw Su Can – she was glad but soon felt that hiding it from him would be better: 'Hero saving the damsel is so cliché, if this hero ends up getting himself into trouble for not rescuing her properly then things will get even worse! Why did you have to stick your neck out These guys may act unreasonable but they won't hurt me. But now that you're here!' This isn't just putting yourself in danger too! You’re usually so smart!” She was strong-willed and never thought girls needed boys' help.

Zhao Chunyang stared at Su Can, who threatened to call the police: “Who is he He’s your boyfriend” Zhao Chunyang's group laughed but one person didn't.

"I’m just her friend trying to pursue her in a proper way. This kind of relentless pursuit is no different from cockroaches, isn’t it Liu Rui" Su Can smiled at Liu Rui among the crowd.

Liu Rui gave a bitter smile, "There's nothing to do with me. I don't agree either! But Zhao Chunyang insists on coming here twice to court Chen Lingshan. If he can win her over, it would be great; if not, he'll give up eventually. Don’t look at me like that. If you two had a relationship, there's no way I'd let this guy act so freely!"

Chen Lingshan immediately recalled who Liu Rui was. She first met Su Can during the summer break after their junior high graduation. Due to the long gap between then and now, combined with the many people present on that day, and considering that Liu Rui wasn't someone who would draw attention, Chen Lingshan’s focus was mainly on Su Can and Wang Weiwei, so she didn’t remember him despite finding him somewhat familiar.

Liu Rui knew that Chen Lingshan used to secretly like Su Can. However, seeing her behavior that day made him very unconvinced. When Zhao Chunyang dragged them to No. 1 High School to court Chen Lingshan, Liu Rui didn't object and did nothing to dispel the rumors. Now that Su Can appeared, the situation was different.

Even Zhao Chunyang stared at Su Can in shock after hearing what Liu Rui said. Someone's tone revealed their amazement: "He’s... He’s Su Can!" Then they prolonged the last word with a questioning intonation, “Brother!”

What Su Can looked blankly at these people's reactions that were completely different from his expectations.

Liu Rui was like Xue Yiyang; he would never show any admiration or praise for Su Can in front of him. He only boasted about it behind his back. Given Su Can’s mediocre grades in the original Grade 3 class at Junior High School, even passing the entrance exam for No. 3 High School had been difficult. However, he managed to enter City No. 1 High School with an outstanding score during the high school entrance exams.

It was like a dream as fantastic as becoming a superhero that unexpectedly happened to him, and Liu Rui’s circle became very excited after hearing about it.

The students from No. 2 High School might have animosity toward those at No. 1 High School, but they couldn't help feeling admiration for their excellent academic performance. In student life, people who perform well are already looked up to because they accomplish something others desire but can’t achieve. Even though Su Can was a stranger they had never met before, many students felt some respect after Liu Rui’s somewhat religious-style propaganda.

Of course, this respect also directly raised Liu Rui's status among his circle of friends. Just like the clergy in medieval times who gained honor due to their faith, Liu Rui earned recognition because he brought a belief: the belief that someone could turn from a struggling student into an elite student in just three days before the high school entrance exam. It was a faith that provided hope to underachieving students and mischievous ones who felt disappointed with their grades and uncertain about their future.

However, as Liu Rui exaggerated more stories about Su Can, many people started to doubt them, their beliefs wavered. Who could be perfect like this Good grades, good relationships with girls, the focus of everyone’s attention, an embodiment of wisdom and courage—don’t tell me you’re fabricating all that, Liu Rui!

Yet Zhao Yi, who was invincible during summer break at school, personally preached about how Su Can impressed everyone when he brought a piano-playing beauty to serve him tea and how suave and mature his demeanor was compared to the somewhat dull and silly junior high students now. He validated Liu Rui's portrayal of Brother Su Can.

So even though Su Can hadn’t set foot in No. 2 High School’s “underworld,” legends about him had already spread there.

As Liu Rui’s status grew, some senior high school boys who usually wouldn’t interact with him would pat his back and say, "When can we get Brother Su Can to have a drink with us We’d love to meet him."

So now Zhao Chunyang and the others were left speechless, staring at Su Can in front of them. Even Zhao Chunyang's earlier assessment that "This kid is傻了吧" vanished without a trace. He could only admire Su Can’s composure; the anger he had felt when his hand was seized just moments ago disappeared entirely.

However, there were those who did not share this sentiment. Feng's short-haired Yang Mu let out a cold snort and said, "Don’t embarrass yourselves here! Liu Rui, are you going to choose him or help Zhao Chunyang by standing with us"

This Yang Mu was the one who had ambushed Wang Haoran earlier; now he recognized Su Can. He remembered how he had been tricked and suffered losses at Su Can's hands, which made him feel antagonistic towards him. With skillful words, he managed to snap Zhao Chunyang out of his assessment of Su Can—right, I’m trying to pursue Chen Lingshan, this Su Can is an obstacle!

Liu Rui sighed and stood by Su Can’s side subconsciously. "In that case, let's just call it quits!"

Yang Mu raised his voice at the right moment and said, "Liu Rui, out of respect for you, he can leave, we won’t hold a grudge against him, but Chunyang’s matter must be resolved; our brothers came here for this."

Su Can could see that Liu Rui was on his side. The Second High School group was hesitant, but Yang Mu's presence made it clear that he and Liu Rui held similar standing among them and had the most say.

Someone patted Su Can’s shoulder; this person was half a head taller than him. Lin Zhouwu squeezed in, slightly plump but sturdy: "What’s going on...want to fight"

The stern-faced Wang Weiwei and tall Lin Luoran appeared beside Su Can.

Wang Weiwei's knuckles cracked as he stood silently and glared at the Second High School group. Lin Zhouwu, moving his head around, grinned cheekily at Su Can: "Why didn’t you invite me to a fight Luckily we happened to be passing by! You’re not such good friends after all!"

The most intimidating of the three was actually the fair-faced and pure-looking Lin Luoran; she left the Second High School group momentarily speechless.

Someone glanced at Yang Mu. If it were just Su Can, they might have had no ill will towards him, but with such a sudden intervention, someone asked in a low voice: "Who are you"

"Who are we" Lin Zhouwu chuckled and casually draped his arm around Su Can’s neck. He had noticed the change in atmosphere when these people mentioned Su Can just now; he promptly replied, "We-heh—are Su Can's army!"

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