The last class of the afternoon.
Self-study period.
Jiang Ning was scrolling through his phone when a new update popped up on QQ Zone.
He tapped into it.
Shan Kaiquan had posted: "It's normal that you don't reply. We're just ordinary friends. I was the one who crossed the line."
Below it was a selfie of Shan Kaiquan, a highly fashionable tilted-head selfie by current standards. Without any beauty filters, it looked especially real.
Jiang Ning gave it a like.
Geng Lu gave it a like too.
Staring at the like notification, Shan Kaiquan hoped Bai Yuxia would see the post.
Then a comment suddenly appeared: "Son, what's wrong?"
It was Shan Kaiquan's father.
Shan Kaiquan had forgotten to block his dad. He hurriedly deleted the comment, then hid his QQ Zone from him.
He privately messaged his dad: "Dad, don't you have work?"
Father Shan replied, "The company boss is treating everyone to dinner today."
Shan Kaiquan typed: "Dad, work hard and try to get promoted soon! (Keep it up)"
The four people in the back row sat together.
After dragging it out and agonizing over it for so long, Guo Kunnan finally confessed to Manman.
He knew perfectly well that this had been wrong from the very beginning. He had been deceiving Manman.
His heart had constantly suffered torment and condemnation from his conscience.
Guo Kunnan admitted that he had indeed used a false identity to deceive Manman. But as they talked more deeply, the more he came to understand her, the more he liked her. His feelings for Manman were sincere.
Ma Shicheng had once told him to use the "sunk cost" method—keep deceiving Manman, then win her over.
It was a good method, but Guo Kunnan had not used it.
He had principles.
Guo Kunnan