Chapter 16 - First Day School (2/2)

Chen Fan noticed that no one seemed to have paid attention to him when he walked in. They were too busy chatting with each other, talking about their vacations aboard during the summer break.

“Are you looking for someone?” A girl had finally noticed him.

“I am new.” Chen Fan shrugged, He spotted the seat that he had used to sit in his past life and sat down.

Some girls managed to grace him with a glance in between their chattering but seeing his pedestrian-look and ordinary outfit, their interest in the new boy evaporated as quickly as they ditched their last boyfriend.

“b.a.l.l.s! I thought we are going to have a pretty new girl. What a b.u.mmer!” Chen Fan heard a loud sigh next to him.

The boy sitting next to him had well-defined features, but his overall appearance suffered from a pale complexion and dark circles around his eyes.

Chen Fan cracked a smile and kept his silence.

After some time, the head teacher Xue Hanzhi arrived.

She was wearing a black dress and had a cold cast to her stone-chiseled face. Xue Hanzhi was a graduate of the Ivy League High. By now, she was the a.s.sistant to the school princ.i.p.al. Being the head teacher of cla.s.s number nine was only a transitional job for her.

She nodded at Chen Fan, willing him to stand up and introduce himself.

Unimpressed by what Chen Fan had to say, most students kept on chattering quietly.

Even after Chen Fan had finished his self-introduction, he was rewarded with only some sporadic and halting claps.

“Your name is Chen Fan? Your self-introduction is lame, man. You have to be cool on your first day. The first impression is the most important to girls.” Jiang Tanqiu shot the new boy a sidelong glance as he spoke.

“Whatever, it’s not important any longer. My name is Jiang Tanqiu; they call me the “club prince.” ”

Chen Fan nearly rolled his eyes at him. ” Of course I know who you are!”

“We had been sitting next to each other for a whole year, and at the end, we were practically joined at the hip! You remained my friend even when I was down on my luck.

“Later, you got yourself into some deep s.h.i.+t in the club over a girl, and even your father couldn’t get you out of jail. When I lost everything and came back to Chu Zhou City, I found you in no better shape than me. We have spent so many intoxicated nights together, hating the world and resenting everyone around us.

“You always told me that if you were given another life, you would never do anything for that girl who ruined your life. Well, my friend, I will see to it that you do that this time.”

Despite the roiling emotions inside of him, Chen Fan didn’t say a thing.

He wagered that this c.o.c.ky boy might not even see him as a friend yet.

After a few moments of silence, Jiang Tanqiu started to lose his interest in the new student.

“Fine, fine. I will have to show you the ropes; let me fill you in!”

“Most of the girls in our cla.s.s are pretty, but the prettiest of all, the crown jewel, the cream of the crop, is our cla.s.s leader: Chang Wen. Look, she is right there.”

So saying, he pointed at a beautiful girl sitting upright in her seat.

“Chang Wen is not only the cla.s.s leader but also the host of the school evening party. She is the leader of all the girls in our cla.s.s. In our entire grade, only two other girls were considered more popular than her: Xu Rongfei and Jiang Churan.

“Of course, I suggest you stay away from them. One of them had already landed a role in a TV show. The money she makes every year was enough to buy a BMW. ” The thought of Xu Rongfei made Jiang Tanqiu’s eyes glint.

Chen Fan cracked a smile. He wanted to tell him that Xu Rongfei had almost become his girl, but he thought better of it.

The thought of his past made him feel depressed, much less talking about it.

Jiang Tanqiu continued, “Another word of caution. Do Not p.i.s.s Off The Girls! They know every girl on the school, so if they don’t like you, then you have no chance of getting any girl’s attention on campus.”

“Thank you for the heads up.” Chen Fan nodded.

He gave Chang Wen another few cautious glances, and he had to agree with Jiang Tanxiu that she was one of the best-looking girls in school.

“Um-um… not her either. Chang Wen is also way out of your league. She wouldn’t even be interested in me, much less you.” Jiang Taniu said after he noticed Chan Fen’s interest in Cheng Wen.

Chen Fan cracked a smile. Jiang Tanxiu didn’t change at all; he still had a pair of sharp eyes and an even sharper tongue.

“Chang Wen had his eyes set on Si Yinxia.” Jiang Taniu lamented. “But that jerk thinks he is too good to be with anyone.”

Right after Jiang Tanxiu had spoken, he pointed his lips toward the entrance and said, “There he is.”