Perhaps it was Shen Nan's tears that rekindled Shen Mu's somewhat faded motherly love since her child stopped listening to her as they grew up, and she managed to prevent Shen Fu from resorting to violence.

Shen Nan, with an obedient and attentive demeanor, sat on the sofa, facing his parents. If we were to simulate the scene as an interrogation room in a police station, then Shen Nan would probably be the most cooperative suspect.

Shen Nan told his parents in detail about both the Arbor Day incident and the fight with his classmates. Shen's father's expression was probably like, "How did you manage to get yourself into such trouble?" Upon hearing that her son was injured, Shen's mother didn't feel like lecturing him along with his father and didn't even ask if he was in pain.

By the way, I came up with an excuse for why Shen Nan suddenly turned into a crybaby—he must have been badly beaten!

After a moment of comforting, Mother Shen said earnestly, "Even so, you can't skip school like this. Let's go, I'll take you back to school and apologize to your classmates and teachers."

Shen Nan silently nodded in response.

On the way back to school, while Shen Mu was driving, Shen Nan cautiously asked, "Between me and Shao Bei..."

Shen's mother glanced at him from the corner of her eye.

Shen Nan bravely asked, "Why did you agree to let me be with Shao Bei?"

Shen Mu was puzzled: "You came to us with your father, announcing that you both agree to come out, acting as if you don't care whether we agree or not. Your father immediately grabbed a broom and hit you, I couldn't stop him. You still didn't say a word. Then the couple, Bi Hong and Liang, brought Beibei over. As soon as Beibei saw you being beaten, the expression on his face looked like you were dead. He immediately hugged you. You also know that your father appreciates Beibei more, so he couldn't bring himself to hurt you. Isn't it time to sit down and talk?"

Shen Nan: "......"

He was not touched by the mention of Shao Bei by his mother.

He couldn't believe that he had been beaten because of this! He had been beaten all because of Shao Bei! What a great disgrace!

Absolute shame and humiliation!

Shen's mother supported the steering wheel with both hands and gently applied the brakes at the red light. "Later we found out that Beibei also confessed to Bihong. Although Bihong and him couldn't fully accept it, they still respected Beibei's thoughts. They wanted to come over and discuss it. But as soon as they entered the house, they saw his father hitting you. Beibei went over to protect you, and we felt like we were caught up in a feudal parent's insistence on their child's marriage."

Shen Nan, with dead fish-like eyes, thought, "You guys deserve to be scattered!"

"It's been dragging on for about ten days, then your dad had a change of heart and agreed."

Shen Nan: "???" He looked incredulous: "Is it really that simple?!"

Shen's mother chuckled and said, "You silly child, do you really think we would try to break up you and Beibei?"

He didn't just hope, he hoped very much!

The green light came on, and Mrs. Shen started the car. "However, both of you are not of legal age yet, so you can't have a relationship."

Shen Nan: "...

Shen Nan slumped in his seat and said, "Don't worry, I will never learn it in this lifetime."

After returning to school, Shen Nan was dragged by Shen's mother to the class teacher's office and obediently admitted his mistake. He also apologized to Du Yu, who was called in. In front of the teachers and parents, they acted out a scene of turning enemies into friends, demonstrating deep friendship. Finally, they even hugged each other. When they hugged, both of them instinctively patted each other's back, with the urge to slap each other to death.

The afternoon classes had already begun, and Shen Nan's truancy incident was quickly brushed aside in the face of the fight. The class teacher personally escorted him to the classroom - otherwise Shen Nan would have to figure out how to secure a spot in his own classroom. On the way, he was warned repeatedly, and Shen Nan obediently nodded along the entire journey.

After the division of the second year of high school, the arts and science classes were separately arranged in two independent buildings. Only the top floor of each building was connected by a corridor, which made it convenient for teachers to hold joint classes.

The school also named these two buildings. One is called Wenge, which means elegance and literary refinement. The other is called Liyuan, which represents scholarly pursuits. It seamlessly combines the concepts of simplicity and sophistication.

Class 1 of Wenyi, where Shen Nan is enrolled, is a top-tier class. Both Shen Nan and Shao Bei are top students and are the school's focus of cultivation, hoping that the two of them can achieve great success by attending prestigious universities like Tsinghua University or Peking University. Unfortunately, in the end, only Shao Bei was able to show off his achievements.

Shen Nan was escorted by the class monitor to the classroom. The ongoing class was History, taught by a spirited and bald old man who appeared to be in his sixties or seventies, but was actually in his fifties. He had a good temperament, and his lectures were witty and humorous. Shen Nan really liked him.

The old man didn't ask him why he was late, he just let him in.

Shen Nan stood at the door and paced around. The faces of the students below still carried a youthful and inexperienced look. He saw several familiar faces, his brothers who later followed him and risked their lives together. Some had died, some had been driven away by him in the end, and he didn't know what their fates had become. He also didn't dare to imagine how Shaobei would treat them.

And at this moment, all these youthful faces are staring at him.

Shen Nanchui opened the tightly clenched fist by his side, blinked to push back the moisture in his eyes, and smirked arrogantly and recklessly at them.

Immediately, his good buddies whistled to provide voiceover for him.

Shen Nan walked to the only vacant seat in the class amidst this background music and sat down.

Just as he had settled down, he noticed that his phone, which he had placed on the desk, began to flash.

It's information from Shao Bei.

Damn it, the note he gave to Shao Bei unexpectedly said "Top"!

Attack your sister!

Lao Gong: Nan Nan, I've thought about it, I'll come find you after evening self-study class, let's talk.

Shen Nan's expression twisted and turned cruel. He first canceled the note, and Shao Bei's nickname became just a single word, "Bei," simple and straightforward.

He replied, "There's no need for your grand appearance. I don't want to talk to you. There's nothing much to say. Let's break up peacefully."

On the other side, Shao Bei froze upon receiving the reply.

He stared at Shen Nan's message, his gaze fixated on the two words "break up," almost as if he didn't recognize her anymore.