After a brief "rest," Jiang Ning bade everyone farewell and left the crowd, heading all the way outside the gym.
Tongtong had been inside just moments ago. Perhaps because she did not want attention, she waited outside.
Xue Yuantong was looking down at her toes. Her shoelaces were tied into bows. When she noticed the shadow before her, she lifted her little face. "Chuchu is here."
Jiang Ning checked the time. "Pretty early."
"They had self-study for their last period, so she came out early." Chuchu had specifically asked for leave, afraid that the crowd after school would delay the Small Dining Table Plan.
"Mm, let's go."
Carrying the Tongtong Brand access card, Jiang Ning stepped onto the empty main road of the campus.
The noon sunlight was wonderful, making the buildings on campus particularly dazzling. Light fell upon the glass windows and reflected brilliantly.
When they reached the School Gate, the young security guard, well-versed in the truths of life, stood guard over the half-open gate.
"Open the gate." Jiang Ning placed Xue Yuantong in a conspicuous position.
Xue Yuantong cooperatively held her head high and puffed out her chest, declaring her identity.
Xue Yuantong slipped away early every evening self-study, so the guard had long remembered her face and immediately opened the gate.
After the two left, the young guard felt both envy and melancholy. Who had not fantasized about possessing the power to leave school early during their student days? Back when he was young, the guard had once been full of lofty ambitions, dreaming of striding arrogantly out of campus before a fierce guard, unrivaled throughout the entire school.
Sadly, fate toyed with people. Ten years later, the boy who had once harbored grand ambitions had become the very person he hated most... He had become