Friday afternoon, during the last class.
Gao Heshaui had bought a new car and was in a great mood, which made his teaching far less efficient than usual.
He dragged class out by a full ten minutes before finally ending the long, sinful lesson amid the vicious curses of countless students.
As Gao Heshaui left the classroom, he saw Yan Tianpeng from Class 9 standing in the hallway and smiled at him.
Gao Heshaui's smile always seemed tinged with mockery, sending a chill through Yan Tianpeng's heart.
Why is he looking at me? Yan Tianpeng was baffled.
Before he could think further, Zhang Chi came out of the classroom.
Yan Tianpeng went over, threw an arm around Zhang Chi's shoulder, and led him into a corner. Looking troubled, he said, "Brother Zhang, I've got something to handle at home today, so I need to go back first. I'll leave the router purchase to you."
Zhang Chi immediately disliked the sound of that.
"What do you mean?"
The two of them had each scraped together three hundred yuan for their business and agreed to go into the city together to buy routers.
"Can't be helped. There really is something going on at home," Yan Tianpeng said.
"Fine," Zhang Chi said. "Give me the money, and I'll buy yours too."
"If we buy more at once, we can bargain with the boss." That was what he thought.
Yan Tianpeng's eyes shifted at those words. He did not trust Zhang Chi's character and worried that Zhang Chi might pocket some of the money.
So he made an excuse and spoke vaguely. "That won't work, Brother Zhang. I got the money from my family, so I have to take it home with me."
Zhang Chi asked, "Can you bring it back? Don't let me