Chapter 18 - Long Time No See (2/2)

“Why are you here?” Jiang Churan gazed at Chen Fan as she got up from her seat and came up to him.

“Who is this, Ran-ran? A friend of yours?” A man with silver-rimmed gla.s.ses asked. He looked much more mature than the rest of the crowd, and his voice was warm and charming.

A light flashed in Jiang Churan’s eyes as she wrenched her gaze away from Chen Fan’s face. She replied, “He is the child of my mother’s best friend, and we study at the same high school.”

The man nodded and said, “My name is Li Yichen. Since you are friends with Ran-ran, why don’t you come join us here?”

“There is no need.” Chen Fan refused; his voice was stingingly cold.

He had recognized this person at first glance.

He was Li Yichen, the greatest rival of Chen Fan. He was from a prominent family and was the president of the student council. He had been and was going to be Jiang Churan’s future boyfriend at university.

If Chen Fan’s memory served him right, Li Yichen was also a friend of Shen Junwen.

To Chen Fan, the sight of Jiang Churan hanging out with Li Yichen had rubbed salt into the old wounds.

“I am working; you guys have fun.” Chen Fan nodded slightly to Jiang Churan, and then he turned around and started off the stairs.

“Hey, wait for a second!”

Jiang Churan paused for a second, letting the hesitation hang in the air. But eventually, she came up to Chen Fan.

“Brother Yichen seems like there is more than what meets the eyes between the two.” A burly young man standing right next to Li Yichen said in a deep voice.

His name is Mo Hill, and he is the leader of the Sports Interest Group at the Student’s Council. Like most other people who sat in the booth, Mo Hill was a student leader. They were here for a group party. Jiang Churan didn’t want to come at first, but she couldn’t resist the insistent request of her fellow student leaders. However, she never thought that she would meet Chen Fan here.

“He is just a worker at the bar; there is no way Ran-Ran would fall for him.” A beautiful girl with heavy makeup next to Mo Hill said with a contemptuous smirk.

“Why would she know someone of his kind? Could it be that they met at the nightclub?”

The same girl said as she glanced at Li Yichen.

She was the leader of the arts interest group, and her name is Lou Xiaoxiao. She had always liked Li Yichen and considered Jiang Churan as her biggest rival. She wouldn’t pa.s.s up the opportunity of smear her opponent’s reputation.

Li Yichen’s face remained placid, but doubt and jealousy flickered in his eyes.

Jiang Churan caught up with Chen Fan at the bottom of the stairs, and she grabbed his arm. “Why are you working in a bar? Does my mom know about it? What about your school?”

Chen Fan looked at her with a half smile. “You knew my grades. Do you think that I could get into a first-tier university even if I tried?”

Jiang Churan was suddenly out of words.

Chen Fan had told her and her dad that his grades were in the top 500 at the Si Shui County. That translates to being at the bottom of the Ivy League High’s ranking. Even if Chen Fan started to study 24/7, he would at best get into a second-tier University.

“Plus, I am only here for two hours a night. If I can’t get into a good university, I need to prepare myself for society.” Chen Fan said.

Even as Chen Fan was talking to her, Jiang Churan heard her friends calling out her name.

Chen Fan pulled her hand away and said: “Your friends are looking for you. I have to work.”

Chen Fan turned around and started away, leaving Jiang Churan at a loss. She was not sure what to make of this discovery.

Her friend’s voice finally caught her attention. As she looked back, she saw Li Yichen was also standing on the landing, looking at her. She turned around and hurried upstairs.

Right before she reached the landing on the second floor, she felt something was missing inside of her, as if part of her soul had suddenly been taken away.

Chen Fan, the boy who could subdue a big brawny man with one punch had to put away his dignity and labor inside of a bar. Reality had taught her a good lesson today.

When Jiang Churan reached the second floor, she looked up at everyone and found that no one was smiling. Even Li Yichen’s face was cold and disapproving. She managed a smile and then said, “Well, let’s forget about him, and party!”

“Yeah, why should we let a random dude stop our fun?” Mo Hill slapped the table and said, “Come here hot stuff. Let’s have a toast in the name of Brother Yichen! No one other than Yichen could have landed our council that one hundred thousand yuan sponsors.h.i.+p fund. ”

“Very well. Thank you, Yichen!” Jiang Churan grabbed the gla.s.s and poured its contents down her throat. However, even as the hot wine burnt all the way to her belly, she heaved a deep sigh in her mind.

‘Perhaps, we truly live in two different worlds.’