Chapter 34 Cake
Xu Mingyuan had no idea why he was looking for him, but he saw that he was just standing there alone, taking a step sideways and looking cool.

He said hello to his classmates and walked away alone.

“Is something wrong?”

“Let’s talk to you.”

Chen Junjian has a unique and charming smile, which he practiced in front of the mirror since he was a child. Combined with his long, fine hair, he attracts the attention of the little girls around him.

“Come talk to me? You want to stand up for Wei Jun, there’s no need for that.”

Xu Mingyuan frowned, hearing that Chen Junjian and Wei Jun were related.

This was a rumor that Wei Jun had taken the initiative to spread. After all, it was quite prestigious to have a young master backing him up, not to mention that Chen Junjian was popular among young girls.

But Xu Mingyuan felt it was unlikely that Chen Junjian would stand up for Wei Jun. After all, this guy was too hypocritical and he must wish that a fool like Wei Jun would die far away.

“I came here in person just to help that idiot? You look down on me too much.” Chen Junjian said with a smile.

“Then why did you look for me? Not just to chat, right?” Xu Mingyuan asked in confusion.

“I heard that you had a head injury, so I just came to ask.”

“You heard it a little late then.”

Xu Mingyuan didn’t know what he meant, but he still talked about it in a casual manner.

We are all people with some reputation in No. 3 Middle School, and we all look decent on the surface.

“It’s not serious, right?” Chen Junjian asked with a smile.

“It’s okay. I stayed in the hospital for half a month before I woke up.”

“So the injury is serious.” Chen Junjian smacked his lips and said casually, “Did you know that Lin Jing transferred to another school?”

“Really? I never noticed.”

Xu Mingyuan seemed casual, but he frowned slightly, thinking about the past events, and gradually he had a clue.

In my memory, Lin Jing always wore a pair of large-framed glasses that covered half of her face. I can’t remember her appearance clearly, but she should have been pretty good. But she was a very good student and always ranked among the top three in her grade.

And she was the girl who had a scandal with Xu Mingyuan.

“I heard that he had a car accident and was transferred to another province to study.”

“Oh, I was wondering why I was so unlucky. It turns out that you were the one who bumped into me that day.”

Xu Mingyuan was a little puzzled, but also felt it was natural, and then he realized it with both laughter and tears.

No wonder the old man was so concerned about the splitting of Xiangli Group and insisted on letting his Mingyuan Group get involved as well.

In fact, Xu Mingyuan didn’t want to get involved in this mess at that time because he entered the market too late.

Moreover, Xiangli Group’s main businesses are chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Although the factory is large and has a good location, this kind of land is not easy to sell and cannot be used as commercial housing at all.

In the end, they could only undertake the construction of the park and earned a little hard-earned money from the municipal government. Overall, they lost time and energy, so it was a losing deal.

At first, Xu Mingyuan thought that the old man was doing this thankless task just to create an image project.

Now that I think about it, this old man also holds a grudge. He didn’t tell Xu Mingyuan back then probably because he knew what kind of person his grandson was.

What if Xu Mingyuan knew the whole story? He was worried that he would seek revenge on Chen Junjian. After all, he was young and would not suffer any loss.

Xu Jun naturally didn’t have the ability of the old man. He had no connections and no money. This time, Xu Mingyuan’s treatment time was delayed, and he almost died.

The words that were not conveyed in the previous life finally intersected at this moment.

“Xu Mingyuan, please be careful with your words. I didn’t ask anyone to bump into you.”

Chen Junjian said this with a smile, but his meaning was very clear.

“You’ve really been able to keep your composure by waiting until now to speak.”

“It’s been more than four months. It should be difficult to file a case.”

Chen Junjian smiled with a hint of sarcasm.

“Amazing! Young Master Chen is really capable. He is truly a rare talent.” Xu Mingyuan gave a thumbs up and then asked, “Okay, I get it. Are you here to show off as a winner?”

“You are a smart person. I am very happy to hear smart people praising me. This time when I saw you behaved well after returning to school, I thought you found out that it was me who did it.” Chen Junjian sneered.

“I never thought about it. You would mess with me because of this.” Xu Mingyuan looked tangled and annoyed. Then he asked, “I’m very confused. I don’t like Lin Jing. I think Lin Jing doesn’t like me either. You should know this. Are you so ruthless just for a little face?”

At the beginning, Lin Jing and Chen Junjian were in the same class and were classmates.

Originally, these things had nothing to do with Xu Mingyuan, but on Saturday night, Xu Mingyuan saw Chen Junjian blocking her.

Thinking that it was getting late, and that she usually didn’t like Chen Junjian’s style of doing things, she went up to let Lin Jing pull him away. After that, students would occasionally spread rumors that Lin Jing had failed to seduce Chen Junjian and slandered him, and the rumors were everywhere.

During a break in the afternoon, Lin Jing knocked on the door of Class 7 and timidly whispered, “Please call Xu Mingyuan for me.”

When the class beauty called out Xu Mingyuan by name, one can imagine the uproar in the class.

From then on, Xu Mingyuan became Lin Jing’s shield, offsetting most of the rumors.

Lin Jing also became Xu Mingyuan’s shield to suppress the rumors that he had a crush on Tao Shuxin.

Lin Jing is a smart girl and she sees clearly what kind of person Chen Junjian is, but she could never have imagined that someone could harbor such malicious intent.

“I know you’re just playing around, but I’m playing around too, but if you mess with me, you need to understand the consequences.”

Chen Junjian’s smile faded, and he stared at Xu Mingyuan with cold eyes, like a curled up poisonous snake.

People watching the fun nearby were whispering and discussing something with each other.

“Who is that person next to Chen Xiaocao?”

“I don’t know, I haven’t noticed.”

“It seems to be Xu Mingyuan from Class 7. I heard he is quite good at causing trouble. Will these two fight?”

“That shouldn’t be the case. He looks half a head taller than Xu Mingyuan. I don’t think Chen Junjian will suffer any loss even if they fight.”

“It’s not that exaggerated. Besides, don’t you know what kind of person Xu Mingyuan is? I heard that he has often fought outside the school since junior high school…”

Because the influential figure Chen Junjian was there, many girls stopped in their tracks. When they saw that the person sitting opposite them was Xu Mingyuan, some boys also started to watch the fun.

The news that these two had a falling out over a girl had already spread widely, so their gathering together at this time was definitely not for the purpose of talking about their relationship.

Thanks to Wei Jun’s publicity, Xu Mingyuan’s reputation is naturally much worse than Chen Junjian’s.

“I admit defeat. Can you please let me go? I will pretend I didn’t hear about this.” Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Hearing Xu Mingyuan’s words, Chen Junjian was stunned at first, and then said as a matter of course: “I thought you would retaliate or come up to fight with me. It seems that you are indeed a smart person.”

“I’m just an ordinary person. Compared with Mr. Chen, I’m nothing. One good thing about me is that I know myself well and know my own worth.” Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

If the situation back then had been the same, if Chen Junjian had stood in front of him and said these words, Xu Mingyuan would have beaten him up even if it meant he would have been fired.

Then everyone would trip each other up and fight overtly and covertly to see who would finally give in and admit their mistakes.

Although the old man’s family background is not as deep as the Chen family’s, the circle in Nanxi City is so small. Although the older generation has retired, there will still be people who give them face.

However, everything has become a thing of the past.

“Haha, alas, there’s no point in being too smart. In that case, shouldn’t you apologize?” Chen Junjian smiled and shook his head, feeling very bored.

“I’m sorry for hurting Mr. Chen’s face.”

Xu Mingyuan looked calm and indifferent.

“Haha.”

Chen Junjian didn’t even look at Xu Mingyuan, just turned around and left.

Xu Mingyuan stared at Chen Junjian’s back, not knowing what he was thinking.

“Xiao Yuan, why did he look for you? Doesn’t he want to cause trouble?”

Seeing Chen Junjian leave, Sun Hongwei walked over.

I just saw the two of them talking alone, and they both abided by the rules between students and tacitly did not come forward.

“It’s okay, we’re just chatting, stop guessing. Let’s go eat first. If we don’t go to the cafeteria, we will miss the hot dishes.” Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Seeing Xu Mingyuan was relaxed and casual, the few people didn’t think too much and walked towards the cafeteria together.

In school, parents don’t care about minor fights, regardless of their family status. Students also maintain a tacit understanding, such as not complaining to teachers when fighting, and not using their parents’ power to pressure others.

But this tacit understanding is very fragile, and once it is broken, it is no longer something that students can solve.

Xu Mingyuan, who was reborn, knew too many unknown inside stories, and he had never thought about doing anything with these things.

It’s really boring to see little fights between children.

Xiangli Group is glamorous and is an extremely tempting cake, with countless people watching in secret.

But at this moment, a signal that was suppressed at the moral level began to flash, and then became strong, making Xu Mingyuan want to go up and take a bite.

(End of this chapter)