Chapter 43: It was him
"If you're going, I'm going too."
For no particular reason, it reminded Su Can of that classic line from Titanic. If coming to No. 27 Middle School meant he could hear those words, he had no complaints.
Unexpectedly, Su Can actually agreed. "Sure."
Watching them from a distance, Sun Man and the others discussed it among themselves. "Hey, what do you think Tang Wu's saying to Su Can? Trying to talk him around?"
"How would I know? We can't get too close. Tang Wu's just too kindhearted. Really, she shouldn't be getting involved in something like this at all!"
That was indeed the case. Given No. 27 Middle School's environment and atmosphere, people had little concern or interest in fighting and throwing one's weight around, on campus or off. This wasn't some world of young gangsters. It was only because this incident involved the perpetually overbearing Zhao Chengyan, the influential Zhang Xian and Zhuang Zhiyu, a controversial new transfer student, and even Tang Wu, one of the school's very best students, that all these tangled factors had drawn so much attention.
"Hey, no way. Tang Wu actually left with him!" The discovery startled Sun Man's whole circle. They followed the pair, hanging far behind.
"Tang Wu absolutely can't get dragged into this. The school's paying close attention to it-"
When Su Can and Tang Wu reached the school gates, they ran into Zhang Feifei and her group. Zhang Feifei paused when she saw Tang Wu beside him, then called out a warning. "Su Can!" She gave him a slight shake of her head, signaling that he should lie low for now.
At least they were safe on campus. The school's security guards stood at the gates as though facing a formidable enemy, keeping a wary