24: Enraged, recalling what happened back then.

Zhou Kexin felt everyone's gaze fall on her. Her expression changed drastically. She absolutely dared not prove it with action, because she had undergone surgery. She glared fiercely at Mu Qingcheng, immediately shifting the focus onto Jiang Chuan: "Just because you haven't had surgery, does that mean another person hasn't? How could such a big change happen in three years?"

Zhou Kexin's words indeed shifted all the classmates' attention onto Jiang Chuan.

In this society, many girls undergo surgery to enhance their beauty, which many people now accept. However, many people, especially men, still cannot accept a man directly going under the knife just to become handsome.

Jiang Chuan hadn't expected Zhou Kexin to shift the conflict onto him again.

Starting from the hotel entrance, then entering the private room, and now shifting the conflict onto him, Jiang Chuan's temper finally flared. He looked coldly at Zhou Kexin and said indifferently, "Are you a dog? Did I eat your family's food or drink your family's water? You've been targeting me since the hotel entrance. Do I need to prove to you whether I had surgery or not?"

"How dare you curse at me?"

Zhou Kexin stared at Jiang Chuan in shock, her face filled with disbelief.

"Curse at you? I'm telling you to get lost! You don't belong here. Get out, right now, immediately!"

Hearing Zhou Kexin's words, Jiang Chuan showed a hint of disdain and disgust, scoffing coldly. After speaking, he walked straight up to Zhou Kexin and unhesitatingly pulled away the chair she was sitting on. Zhou Kexin was caught completely off guard, lost her balance, and fell heavily onto the ground, letting out a painful cry. Even worse, her nose accidentally hit the table, instantly twisting and deforming into a horrible sight.

Witnessing this scene, the classmates burst into laughter. Some mocked her mercilessly, saying, "Holy crap, you accuse others of having surgery, but didn't you have surgery yourself? Why mock others?"

"That's the first time I've seen someone's nose get deformed that badly!"

... Hearing these words, Zhou Kexin quickly touched her nose and indeed felt that it was severely deformed. Her face flushed crimson with rage. She furiously climbed up from the floor, glared fiercely at her classmates, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Very well, I'll remember you all. Every single one of you. If you have the guts, don't leave. I will make sure you regret this."

After speaking, she covered her face and slammed the door shut as she stormed out.

The classmates heard her threat but were unconcerned and did not take it to heart.

"I heard Zhou Kexin seems to have hooked up with a rich second generation heir, and he's quite capable."

"I've heard about that too. Apparently, the reason Zhou Kexin's company is developing so well is because that rich second generation heir is helping her behind the scenes."

"Xiao Xu, we are all common people; we can't afford to offend Zhou Kexin. We'll be leaving now."

"That's right, Xiao Xu. We'll gather again at the next class reunion. We're leaving now."

... Some people who knew parts of Zhou Kexin's situation began discussing softly. Although their voices were low, everyone in the private room learned about the situation. Immediately, the classmates began leaving one after another under various pretexts, clearly afraid to stay and completely offend Zhou Kexin.

With the departure of the entire class, only Jiang Chuan, Xu Jia, and Mu Qingcheng remained in the private room.

"Old Xu, I'm sorry for messing up your class reunion."

Jiang Chuan looked at Xu Jia apologetically, seeing that all the classmates had left.

"It's fine. You know that my true intention for this reunion wasn't just the reunion itself. I just didn't expect such a huge change in her over seven years. Thankfully, she showed her true colors. Otherwise, if I had ended up with her, I would have been miserable."

Xu Jia heard Jiang Chuan's apology but didn't mind; instead, he spoke with a sense of relief.

"Don't mind them. The three of us will stay here, drink, and chat. We haven't seen each other in seven years, so we must have a good reunion today. I'll handle anything that comes up."

Xu Jia was especially disappointed by Zhou Kexin's behavior. The 'White Moonlight' in his heart had vanished just like that. He didn't show much sadness; but rather indifference, and he said this with a smile to Jiang Chuan and Mu Qingcheng.

"Alright."

Jiang Chuan completely disregarded Zhou Kexin's threat and was not afraid of anyone she might call. Mu Qingcheng didn't say much either. The three of them sat together, enjoying the food and beer while reminiscing about what had happened back then.

The three of them ate for a full two hours.

Mu Qingcheng was starting to feel tipsy. She looked hazily at Jiang Chuan, her expression becoming very gentle, and she spoke apologetically: "Old Jiang, I am so sorry. If it hadn't been for me seven years ago, you wouldn't have only scored enough for a second-tier university."

"What? What happened! Old Jiang only scored enough for a second-tier university? His grades were the best at No. 3 Middle School! Did something happen?"

Xu Jia heard Mu Qingcheng's words and looked confusedly at Jiang Chuan and Mu Qingcheng, pressing for an answer.

Although all three were the 'School Bullies' of No. 3 Middle School, Jiang Chuan and Mu Qingcheng were genuine academic achievers, constantly ranking first and second in the grade. He had no idea Jiang Chuan had only attended an ordinary second-tier university.

Xu Jia went abroad, naturally, because his grades were too poor.

"You're drunk..."

Jiang Chuan heard Mu Qingcheng's words, looked at her hazy eyes and flushed cheeks, and spoke softly to her, intending to tell her not to dwell on it and that it was time to go home.

"Don't talk! I'm not drunk! This matter has been bottled up inside me for seven years, and I have to say it today."

Mu Qingcheng glared fiercely at Jiang Chuan, but instead of seeming threatening, it made Jiang Chuan find her adorable.

"Old Xu, do you know? When you left China to go abroad, I was surrounded by a group of people outside the school. Old Jiang appeared right then and protected me. He was severely injured because of it and ended up lying in a hospital bed for three months. Although Old Jiang eventually insisted on taking the college entrance exam while sick, he performed poorly and only scored enough for a second-tier university."

"Old Jiang, I'm sorry, I ruined you!"

"For what happened back then, I owe you a thank you. If it weren't for you, I might have been ruined."

Mu Qingcheng revealed what happened that year, and tears couldn't help but stream down from her eyes.

"What? All this happened after I left!"

"Where are those people now? Today, I will go get justice for both of you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jia instantly flew into a rage, intending to take Jiang Chuan and Mu Qingcheng to seek revenge.

"It's fine now. Those people have already received their due punishment."

"Qingcheng, you're drunk. Where do you live? I'll take you home."

Jiang Chuan gave a wry smile as he looked at the furiously standing Xu Jia, then glanced at the sleepy Mu Qingcheng and asked with another wry smile.

"Darling, this is the private room. You must stand up for me."

Just as Jiang Chuan's words fell, Zhou Kexin's voice rang out from outside the private room, and then their door was violently shoved open.