Class 2, Grade 3.
Li Guanqi stood outside the door, looking through the window at the students going through the motions inside and the teacher putting on an act. A strange emotion lingered on his face.
Two hours earlier, everything had begun here, though the world he had been in and the scene before him had been different.
Back then, Xiao Chen had still been beside him. They had both dreamed of claiming those 50 gold coins, their hearts brimming with anticipation for the future.
In just 120 minutes, both the people and their hearts had changed.
Scenes from the past surfaced before Li Guanqi's eyes. What exactly had sent him tumbling into the abyss...
Unfortunately, he still couldn't find a clear answer.
Su Chenghe was thinking too, but his thoughts were on what lay ahead.
Their goal on this trip wasn't simply to obtain Hao Zhi's representative bookmark. More importantly, they needed to recover Wang Da Chui's soul.
Losing his soul was really just a figure of speech.
Even now, they had no idea what Wang Da Chui had actually suffered to end up like this. Only Chen Ping could provide that answer.
Su Chenghe wasn't truly a branch manager who could sacrifice himself for others, despite always presenting himself as one.
Deep down, he knew perfectly well that he couldn't do it. It was merely a beautiful ideal, and that was precisely why he admired Li Guanqi so much and had become his friend.
But there were exceptions to everything.
Su Chenghe would never forget those days when he had first joined Branch No. 2, fighting side by side with Wang Da Chui, a fellow newcomer, and supporting each other.
Wang Da Chui was always expressing his gratitude for Su Chenghe's repeated help, but Su Chenghe knew that