Chapter 37: Peaceful Wind
The topic at school always revolves around gossip. It’s the same little thing over and over again, but there are always people who enjoy talking about it, as if they will never end.

High school students are the group with the strongest sense of comparison. Although age is a factor, it is more due to the prevailing trend.

From the imperial examination to the current college entrance examination, what is being promoted is the destiny of human life. This view has long been deeply rooted in people’s minds and has become a part of many candidates.

Whoever has good grades is capable, and whoever has a high family status can ignore the rules of the college entrance examination.

People subconsciously think that the desire to compare is a bad emotion, which is actually biased. After all, ranking by scores is intended to stimulate the desire to compare among students.

Everyone understands this principle, but we are all ordinary people and do not have such a high level of awareness, and Xu Mingyuan is the same.

When a girl with excellent grades and good looks came to him, Xu Mingyuan’s vanity was naturally satisfied.

Be it just a casual act or a true expression of feelings, the fact that someone could be pursued by Lin Jing was definitely a shocking thing in the circle of No. 3 Middle School.

Many people know what Lin Jing’s reputation is like.

At least the students in Class One knew very well that the girl that Chen Junjian couldn’t get turned around and pursued Xu Mingyuan from Class Seven. No matter how you look at it, it was an extremely humiliating event.

Public opinion comes and goes quickly. With Lin Jing’s transfer to another school, these gossips will always be thrown behind her under the high-intensity study, and she will continue to wait for the next hot spot.

The most popular news circulating in No. 3 Middle School recently is that the arrogant Xu Mingyuan from Class 7 bowed his head and surrendered to Chen Junjian on the playground.

It must have been beyond everyone’s expectations that Xu Mingyuan, who had the courage to go against the school, would actually lower his stance.

But it is understandable. If a tall, rich and handsome young man, a celebrity in the school, can’t even do this, then what is there to be proud of?

The rumor was everywhere, even the teachers heard about it.

During the afternoon self-study class, Tao Shuxin returned to the classroom with a stack of papers and distributed them to students in each row, asking everyone to pass them to the back.

When Tao Shuxin returned to her seat, she brought with her a gust of cold wind mixed with a faint fragrance.

This refreshed Xu Mingyuan, who was originally feeling dizzy, and he couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

The most difficult time in Nanxi City before winter is when the weather is very cold and there is no heating either, so we have no choice but to endure it.

Fortunately, there are fifty or sixty people in a class, all of whom are human-shaped hot packs, so they don’t feel very cold as long as they close the windows.

But the air was difficult to circulate, and with the change of seasons many people caught colds, and someone would cough from time to time, making the already closed environment of the classroom even worse.

In the past, Xu Mingyuan would ask his classmates to open the windows and ventilate the room at this time.

However, one should not do to others what one does not want others to do to him. As a mature person, Xu Mingyuan no longer imposes his preferences on others.

It was OK for students with better physique to open the window, but it was hard for the little girl who sat by the window. The study was intense in the third year of high school, and there was not even physical education class. The physique of each student was worse than the other, and once they had a headache or fever, their studies would be delayed.

Noticing that Xu Mingyuan looked refreshed after taking a deep breath, Tao Shuxin rolled her eyes in disdain and took out a small cloth bag from her pocket and threw it to him.

“you are the best.”

The small cloth bag is filled with dried orange peels, tied tightly with a rope to make a simple small sachet.

Xu Mingyuan coveted the small bag very much. Tao Shuxin was very careful and knew that if the air quality was bad, she would put some orange peels in it to smell the scent, but he had never thought of this trick.

“You say one thing and mean another.” Tao Shuxin reached out her hand and snatched it back, saying, “Teacher Gao asked you to go to the office.”

“What does he want from me?”

“Who knows? I didn’t ask.”

“Oh.” Xu Mingyuan stood up and was about to leave, but his sleeve was pulled, so he asked, “What happened?”

Tao Shuxin crouched down, glanced around and motioned for him to sit down, then whispered quietly: “You must not cause trouble.”

“Where did I get into trouble?”

Xu Mingyuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He now listened attentively in class and asked questions after class. Even the teachers of various subjects treated him differently. He didn’t look like a trouble-making student at all.

“Don’t play dumb. Do you want to take revenge on Chen Junjian? Don’t be impulsive. It’s not worth it just to show off your courage for a moment.”

Tao Shuxin’s tone was a little serious, and her serious face and short hair made her look a little cute.

She didn’t ask the teacher why they were looking for Xu Mingyuan, but when she heard other teachers in the office talking about this matter, they all felt that this student in Lao Gao’s class was not an easy person to deal with, and many of them were gloating over his misfortune.

“No, why are you guessing?”

“I’m not just guessing. You’ve been so indifferent these past two days. You must be planning something bad.”

“This one……”

Xu Mingyuan looked embarrassed. He felt that the joke was a bit too much and there should be a cooling-off period between the two of them… “See, I was right!”

Tao Shuxin looked like, “As expected, I don’t know you yet.”

“You’re right, alright.”

Xu Mingyuan felt helpless and a little amused, so he got up and went to the office.

In fact, it was not only Tao Shuxin. Liu Xinyu from Class 5 on the same floor also thought so. He even went to Xu Mingyuan to ask about this, wanting to see what he would do.

Chen Junjian is not the RMB, so he cannot be liked by everyone. There are many people who are unhappy with him, and Liu Xinyu is one of them.

He is as popular as Chen Junjian and comes from a good family, but his academic performance is average. He wants to go to college as a special sports recruit.

Xu Mingyuan repeatedly said that he would not do anything to Chen Junjian, and Liu Xinyu left angrily after confirming it.

Xu Mingyuan understood what he meant and wanted to join forces to deal with Chen Junjian.

But this method is useless. Even if it can make Chen Junjian look bad, he still has to go to school. It won’t hurt any bones, so why waste the energy?

Besides, Xu Mingyuan is not a fool. Liu Xinyu wants him to take the lead. Isn’t this just asking for punishment?

After all, the management of No. 3 Middle School is still very strict. Even Chen Junjian only does small things during the holidays to prevent his glorious image from being exposed.

“Report.”

“Enter.”

Gao Dexiang didn’t even raise his head as he sat at his desk writing his work log.

Xu Mingyuan stood in front of the desk for nearly a minute. Seeing that Gao Dexiang was writing non-stop, he quietly reminded him, “Old Gao, that’s enough. Silence can only scare honest children, but it has no effect on naughty students like me.”

“Huh, you are quite clear about your position.” Gao Dexiang blew his beard and glared.

“Of course, it’s all thanks to the teacher’s good education.” Xu Mingyuan replied with a smile.

“Tell me, are you having a conflict with Chen Junjian from Class 1?”

“That’s it? It’s all just rumors. Others spread it randomly.”

“Are you kidding me? Tell me what you have to say! You have to trust the school and the teachers. This is not society, this is a place for teaching and educating people!”

Gao Dexiang looked serious.

But secretly I feel a headache. It is hard to say whether having such a student is a good thing or a bad thing, but it is definitely worrying.

“I know, that’s why I come to school to study.”

Xu Mingyuan answered seriously.

This is what he really thinks, why doesn’t anyone believe it?
Maybe it was because it was fun at first, but Xu Mingyuan had been working so hard for such a long time that even he didn’t know if he had a masochistic tendency.

The most important thing is that Xu Mingyuan has spent so much energy, wouldn’t it be a pure loss if he gave up halfway? How could a businessman bear such a loss by giving up halfway?

Gao Dexiang naturally didn’t believe it and criticized, “Yes, you’ve already ranked last just for studying! If it weren’t for studying, how could you be good? Just stop causing trouble for me!”

“Oh, Lao Gao, what you said is wrong. Don’t you see that I have been making progress? Who knows, maybe I will be in the top ten next time,” Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Seeing his playful smile, Gao Dexiang was furious, but he calmed down and advised him kindly: “You are already 18 years old, an adult. You must consider the consequences of everything you do. You must be responsible for yourself and your family.”

“Yes, yes, I understand.”

Xu Mingyuan had a serious attitude and nodded repeatedly.

No matter how many times you say these words, it won’t have much effect, but as a teacher, you always have to say them.

Seeing that he could not get anything out of him, he let Xu Mingyuan go back first.

Gao Dexiang doesn’t have much to do with this student group that gives him a headache. Some students are easy to manage, while others are difficult.

Students who are difficult to manage have their own ideas and are difficult to change, but Xu Mingyuan is a very independent student.

Most successful people show this at a young age.

Gao Dexiang also felt that Xu Mingyuan would be such a person and would most likely achieve something in the future.

However, this is exactly what Gao Dexiang is worried about. Judging from Xu Mingyuan’s performance so far, this guy has never been one to suffer losses. Would he really reconcile easily?
(End of this chapter)