Chen Yuan's sudden sprint and capture of the thief in a flurry of shouts completely astonished his middle school classmates.

Afterwards, an irrepressible stirring of the heart followed.

Especially for the two girls, their eyes sparkled like stars.

Wasn't this the handsome plainclothes officer from TV dramas?

The sense of reliability and security he exuded was off the charts.

Heartbeat—it was a kind of joy, the highest kind.

So the emotions of the two girls were dramatically red.

For them, Chen Yuan had always been someone with a strong sense of justice. In middle school, he was happy to protect his classmates. If older students bullied their classmates, he would lend a helping hand.

But that was just at school. Today, he had actually caught a thief...

Unbelievable.

While pinning the petty thief to the ground, Chen Yuan also kept an eye on the tough guy he had elbowed earlier, hoping he would cause trouble so he could be mistaken for an accomplice.

He thought he was just catching a small thief, but he stumbled into a den of thieves!

But that guy had some brains and didn't try anything at that moment, acting like a turtle hiding its head.

At this time, many of the onlookers took out their phones and started taking pictures of him.

This feeling was not good at all.

"Where, where? Coming!"

Just then, two police officers on duty nearby, one a police officer and the other a security assistant, emerged from the crowd and were surprised to see Chen Yuan and the man being pinned down.

"That pinning move is all wrong..."

Seeing this, the police officer was shocked and couldn't help but comment, "But he's still holding him down tight."

"Pure strength suppression," the security assistant next to him was also amazed.

"Stop watching, help."

The police officer quickly stepped forward, took out handcuffs, cuffed the man immediately, and said to Chen Yuan, "Is this a thief? Where's the person who was robbed?"

"That uncle over there," Chen Yuan raised his head.

"Ah, ah...咿呀...呀呀." At this time, the uncle came over, gesturing as he spoke.

"There's surveillance all along the road, especially here, you can see me catching him and finding his phone," Chen Yuan said very seriously.

Then, the police officer looked up and saw the Sky Eye camera right next to them.

It was aimed directly at them.

He didn't deliberately catch him in this position, did he…

What a ruthless young man.

"Got it, someone called the police and explained it clearly." The police officer got up, asked his partner to escort the suspect away, and said to Chen Yuan, "Thank you for your trouble, please come back with us to make a statement."

"Ah? I'm still waiting for my milk tea..." Chen Yuan was a little reluctant.

As soon as he finished speaking, the milk tea shop owner hurriedly came out: "Our [Bleep] Baidao is treating you to milk tea! Thank you for maintaining law and order!"

Besides him, several other shop owners also ran out, wanting to treat him.

And next to him was the shop assistant he had specially arranged to take pictures, recording the whole process.

He wanted to spend a little money on a big advertisement, piggybacking on Source God's traffic.

It all depended on whether [Bleep] Baidao could handle this wave of traffic.

"Let's go, we'll escort you," the police officer glanced at the passersby and said to Chen Yuan, "It'll be quick."

"...Okay."

Helpless, Chen Yuan had no choice but to accept.

So, he said to Zhang Nuan and the others, "Sorry, let's get together another day."

"It's okay, it's okay, you go ahead," Zhu Wan said with a smile, waving her hand, not minding at all.

Then, they watched him leave.

And the girl he publicly called 'Xin Bao' was also taken away with him.

Hand in hand.

The onlookers who witnessed this scene applauded and cheered while following excitedly, taking photos and posting on Douyin.

"So handsome just now!" Zhang Nuan was still savoring the moment, clapping her hands.

Then, she looked at Zhu Wan next to her and muttered regretfully in a low voice, "I told you to make a move, but you were too scared. Regret it now?"

"What are you talking about..."

Zhu Wan looked away, not wanting to talk about this topic, and also wanted to prove her innocence: "Aren't I just like you, getting infatuated with handsome guys from other classes?"

"How can that be the same? We have a pretty good relationship with Chen Yuan. The water tower closest to the moon gets the moon first."

"Then why didn't you go for it?"

"I'm not as pretty as you," Zhang Nuan said frankly.

And Zhu Wan looked into the distance, in the direction Chen Yuan left, and then mocked herself, "Then am I as pretty as her?"

This sentence left Zhang Nuan speechless, and she could only awkwardly laugh and say, "Maybe he doesn't only look at appearance..."

"It's too late to say anything now."

Zhu Wan was quite open-minded and didn't feel regretful.

Then, Zhang Nuan next to her became girlishly infatuated again, saying dreamily, "But this feeling of suddenly meeting a classmate you haven't seen in years and finding that they're even more handsome and have better taste is really..."

"Yeah." Zhu Wan strongly agreed, and said softly, "I feel like something's going to happen between us this time."

The two of them were like little hamsters, happily shipping them...

At this time, Yang Yifan walked over and said leisurely, "We haven't seen each other in a long time either, it's a sudden encounter..."

"That won't do."

Zhang Nuan suddenly returned to rationality, stretched out her hand, and made the same gesture as Zhou Zhou: "Except for the top ten."

………

"Okay, all done. Thank you for your cooperation."

After finishing up, the police officer reached out and shook hands with Chen Yuan.

"Just doing what's right," Chen Yuan said casually.

"Just doing what's right?" The police officer was amused and joked, "You mean you've done a whole trainload of good deeds, like Comrade Lei Feng?"

"Not a whole trainload, but an SUV's worth, maybe."

"Don't brag, I can check the Hexiang police records here. Be careful, or I'll dox you."

"Checking Hexiang won't do any good, you have to check the Xia Hai Daily..."

Chen Yuan was chatting with the police officer when he suddenly realized that Xia Xinyu was still waiting for him outside, so he waved his hand and took the initiative to leave: "Well, comrade, I'll go first."

The police officer was amused again by this address, raised his hand, and casually saluted: "Okay, comrade, goodbye."

After the other party left, he immediately took out his phone and said to himself with a smile, "Acting cool? You didn't think I'd really dox you, did you?"

*Xia Hai Daily*...

With that, he opened the electronic version of the *Xia Hai Daily* on his phone and skillfully entered the keyword 'high school student.'

Generally, newspapers will emphasize the identity of the person they are promoting, and Chen Yuan happened to be a high school student.

If he was really reported in the newspaper, it would be easy to filter him out...

As he thought this, his finger stopped suddenly as he swiped across the screen.

He clicked on it.

Looking at the photo with the director and the principal, he was sure that it was the same kid!

Rescuing a suicidal drowning woman, capturing a thief single-handedly for the citizens...

All within the past six months.

And seeing the comments from the official account of the police station below, it said that Chen Yuan had also cooperated in making meritorious contributions several times.

Adding in today's events, the police officer calculated and instantly turned red, regretting his ignorance and posing: "Damn, this kid has done more good deeds in half a year than I have!"

………

After spending some time making a statement, Chen Yuan and Xia Xinyu came out of the station.

The red sugar pancake and milk tea in their hands were already cold, but they still ate and drank them, taking bites and sips from each other.

Suddenly, Xia Xinyu raised her head, glanced at Chen Yuan, and said, "I want to say something, but if you think I'm causing trouble, I won't say it..."

Chen Yuan said calmly, "Then don't say it."

"What I mean is..."

Xia Xinyu realized what Chen Yuan was saying halfway through, and immediately puffed up her cheeks, retorting, "I'm going to say it anyway!"

"Hehe." Chen Yuan was amused, "Then say it."

"Have you noticed..." Xia Xinyu muttered slyly, "That short-haired girl likes you."

Damn, this is Xinyu radar!

"Who knows? And is there really such a thing?" Chen Yuan asked, feigning confusion.

"Girls' intuition is very accurate, there really is," Xia Xinyu insisted.

Amazing.

Now he definitely couldn't cheat.

"What do you think?" Chen Yuan asked back.

"This..." Although Xia Xinyu was talking about this, she wasn't jealous. Instead, she imagined, "If I didn't come back with you, would you meet her, reminisce about the old days, and then go out to watch a movie or set off fireworks together?"

"A marriage without trust is the greatest harm to both parties."

"We're not married yet!" Xia Xinyu muttered, "Besides, your personality isn't the type that would refuse..."

"Then I'll say, if I didn't take you, would you go back to your home in Shaoxiang for the New Year and go out to watch a movie with other boys?"

"There's no movie theater in the countryside."

"Have some trust, Yu Zi."

Putting both hands on Xia Xinyu's shoulders, Chen Yuan seriously criticized, "Just because I'm a good person doesn't mean I'm prone to cheating."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I understand."

Xia Xinyu fed the last bite of the pancake into Chen Yuan's mouth, and then explained, "It's just that you're so outstanding that you can control yourself, but others may not be able to control her..."

"In that case, you should just follow me everywhere and keep an eye on me," Chen Yuan said frankly, holding her hand.

"Don't be angry, it's my fault... I'll kowtow to you when we get back," Xia Xinyu continued to apologize.

"Sometimes you have some perverted hobbies that even I find exaggerated..."

"What's perverted about it? It's sincerity..."

Xia Xinyu was halfway through when she suddenly saw a school, and pointed to the school gate, "Experimental Middle School, is this your school?"

"Yeah, it is," Chen Yuan nodded.

"Go take a look?"

"Sure."

So the two of them walked over directly, but when they reached the school gate, the wall of outstanding graduates on the white-walled, red-tiled wall attracted Xia Xinyu's attention.

"Getting into Renmin University can also get you on the wall..."

Being in Fourth High School, Xia Xinyu was confused by this, "And this is a middle school, isn't it?"

"Schools in small places, if someone gets into Renmin University, it's a big deal. Getting into high school from middle school isn't a big deal, so they put up some people who got into university to improve the school's reputation and prestige."

"Wow, the senior who got into Jibei University is in the center position," Xia Xinyu said with a fresh look, "And the high school she graduated from isn't First High School, it's a prefectural-level high school."

"Hexiang only produces a Tsinghua or Jibei student every few years, and they don't even come from local high schools, so such a big event is definitely worth writing about."

County towns or county-level cities are like that.

Sometimes things that are common in provincial capitals are rare in county towns, and are truly amazing.

Not to mention monsters who score over 700 points.

They are also influential figures worthy of being recorded in the county annals.

Chen Yuan's ambition used to be the mayor of Hexiang.

Now his ambition has expanded a bit, it's different.

I'm going to be the secretary of the Earth Committee [Bleep].

"Will your photo be posted here too?" Xia Xinyu felt it was very interesting when she thought about this.

"Put it on the wall? I'll hang it directly on the school gate... cough, cough." Chen Yuan restrained his arrogant personality and said modestly, "Whether you score a lot or a little, you're bringing glory to the school."

But whenever he saw the school putting these heroic spirits... no, these talents on the wall, Chen Yuan had a moment of wanting to 'replace them,' wishing he could do a few more sets of problems right now.

But afterwards, he felt a little funny, too 'worldly.'

But if you don't pursue these worldly things, what's left in life?

Yes, he should fight for it.

So-called vanity can fill the spiritual world.

Whether it's this wall of outstanding alumni, the Holy Son of Eleventh Middle School, the Yuzu of Fourth Middle School, or the champion of Xia Hai, Chen Yuan wanted them all.

Finally, he would achieve the highest honor for scholars—everyone under heaven knows you.

"I really want to go to your school and see it," Xia Xinyu said.

"It should be the holidays already, there's no one at school," Chen Yuan said.

"Yeah." Xia Xinyu also felt that this wasn't very realistic.

"But we can try."

Chen Yuan suggested.

Then, the two of them went directly to the school gate and peeked inside the guard room.

Chen Yuan noticed that the old man in the guard room was a little blue.

Of course.

Even with triple the salary, who would be willing to work at the school during the New Year?

While Chen Yuan was looking at him, he was also looking at Chen Yuan, squinting his eyes as if he was thinking.

Could he recognize me?

Super power, activate.

[Is this Chairman Liu's son?]

Damn, he doesn't recognize me, he mistook me for someone else!

Liu Guohua, is it?

Wasn't he the director of the political education department before? Now he's been promoted to chairman of the labor union?

The chairman of the labor union is a school-level leader, second only to the principal, on par with the vice-principal.

Then it's easy to deal with if he's mistaken me.

What to do?

Just stride in.

Just as Chen Yuan was about to do this, he suddenly thought of something, looked at the blue uncle, and felt a little sympathy in his heart...

Is he really Chairman Liu's son?

He looks a lot like him.

And he's holding a girl's hand.

But isn't his son only in high school? How did he start dating so early?

Strange.

Leaders' sons also have early romances.

While he was confused, Chen Yuan led Xia Xinyu over and approached the security booth.

So, the security guard stood up and opened the window: "What do you want?"

"Uncle, hello," Chen Yuan stepped forward and explained, "I'm Chairman Liu's son, and I want to bring my classmate to see the middle school I went to."

So he really is Chairman Liu's son!

My memory is amazing.

Why am I a security guard?

I'm too talented, I should be a criminal investigator.

"This..." Looking at the boy, the security guard was a little embarrassed, but after all, the other party was the leader's child, and he, an ordinary security guard who was assigned to work during the holidays, definitely couldn't afford to offend him, so after thinking about it, he whispered, "Then try to come out quickly, the school doesn't allow people to stay."

"Okay, definitely," Chen Yuan nodded, then naturally reached into his pocket and handed him a pack of hard Liqun cigarettes, "Uncle, Happy New Year."

The security guard's eyes lit up when he saw the cigarettes.

The blue on his head instantly disappeared and turned red.

Moreover, it was very long.

This sentence of Happy New Year and a pack of cigarettes instantly filled his emotions.

"Happy New Year."

The security guard smiled, his face full of wrinkles, and after looking around, he whispered, "Leave a phone number here, and then you can go and look around. When it's time to come out, I'll call you."

"Okay, thank you, uncle."

Chen Yuan quickly thanked him and left his phone number with the other party.

Then he walked into the campus.

When he looked back at the uncle, he was still red and nodded to him.

"How did you know that claiming to be Chairman Liu's son would work?" Xia Xinyu was very puzzled.

"Chairman Liu does have a son, about my age. I just tried it, but I didn't expect him to really fall for it," Chen Yuan said.

"You're so clever... I'm afraid of security guards when I see them."

"Did you do something wrong?"

"Not really, it just feels like I'm going to be yelled at."

In Xia Xinyu's impression, the security guards at Fourth High School were like Asuras, extremely strict.

In Chen Yuan's words: Zhang Jianjun, you've turned the security guards at Fourth High School into ghosts!

"Which class were you in?" Xia Xinyu asked with interest as they walked on campus.

"Class 2."

"...The elite class?"

"What? Do you think I'm not good enough?" Chen Yuan said quite unconvinced, "I really graduated from the real elite class. My grades when I entered Eleventh High School weren't bad either. I just slacked off for a year in high school, and that's how you saw me."

"Yes, without Xinyu as motivation, how could I endure the boring and tedious study?" Xia Xinyu shrugged, quite narcissistic.

"That's true."

If he hadn't been with Xinyu and had accidentally ended up with Zhou Fu,

That bitch was playful and had money, maybe Chen Yuan would have started a soft rice life directly.

Just thinking about it... decadent!

In this way, the two of them went to Chen Yuan's graduating class, Class 2 of Grade 3, in the afternoon when the sun was setting and the sky was about to darken.

"It's really emotional. The classroom doesn't seem to have changed much... Damn it, they replaced it with a big air conditioner? Wouldn't it be great to die in the summer? Why!"

While Chen Yuan was reminiscing about the past, he saw the standing air conditioner next to the podium, and the amount of curses in his words suddenly increased.

Okay, okay, you're doing this, right?

I graduated, and you started renovating.

It hasn't been a few years, and you're using a big air conditioner!

"Where was your seat?" Xia Xinyu's goal was clear.

"There." Chen Yuan pointed to the back row by the window, the hometown of kings.

So, Xia Xinyu walked over.

Then, she sat at Chen Yuan's former desk.

This feeling...

It was too wonderful.

Even though they only met in the second year of high school, a sense of inexplicable memories flooded into her mind.

In her memories, they had known each other since middle school.

Sitting in Chen Yuan's seat, Xia Xinyu saw that there were words engraved inside the desk.

So, she directly called Chen Yuan over: "What's written here? Did you have this back then?"

"Let me see."

Chen Yuan came over and found that there seemed to be letters engraved with a compass inside the desk.

mdjdm.

"Mi Dajiang loves anime... what is this?"

Chen Yuan shook his head and denied it.

"Then it was written by this year's students. Or rather, it was there before, but you didn't notice it."

"Maybe."

Thinking this, Chen Yuan also took out his key, ready to engrave something.

"Hey? This is someone else's desk, isn't that bad?"

"It's all public property, collective, it's okay."

"What an old-fashioned saying..."

Under Xia Xinyu's gaze, Chen Yuan also engraved two letters.

xy.

"Xinyu? Aren't you going to engrave more?" Xia Xinyu asked puzzled.

"Let's be subtle, let's just do Xinyuan," Chen Yuan said.

Engraving too much would seem non-mainstream.

"Sit down."

Xia Xinyu smiled, then patted the bench next to her with her hand, signaling Chen Yuan to sit down too.

So, Chen Yuan sat down.

Then, Xia Xinyu put her hands on the table, resting her face on her arms, and said, "You do this too."

Me too?

Chen Yuan did as she did.

Then, he lay on the table like this, facing each other, and saw Xia Xinyu's shallow smile.

Isn't this scene the scene where I dreamed of Xinyu and becoming her classmate at Fourth High School?

"I dreamed of this scene," Xia Xinyu said.

In the dream, Chen Yuan stretched out his hand for her to rest on.

And she asked with a smile: Chen Yuan, aren't you afraid of getting caught for having an early romance?

"Yeah."

Chen Yuan also remembered.

So, he stretched out a hand.

Xia Xinyu paused, then very generously rested her face on his hand and closed her eyes with a smile...

At this moment, the curtains were opened halfway.

The bleak trees outside were swaying in the sudden howling wind.

The sky darkened, and the world was dim, like the end of the world.

Such ultimate enjoyment was addicting.

Unfortunately, years later, Chen Yuan would be struck by delayed education when he remembered this scene, sighing:

He only thought it was ordinary at the time.

(End of chapter)