Chapter 76: Collision
When he stepped out of the white Fukang, he straightened his patterned Tang-style shirt. He was a typical rich young wastrel, fiercely loyal to his own people and willing to bare his heart to them, one of Wei Ding Ding and Du Dawei's close-knit gang. He had plenty of friends and had been a troublemaker since middle school, eventually getting expelled. After that, he had moved through several schools, leaving his footprints across Jiangsu, Henan, and Northeast Dalian. He had lived far more freely than Wang Weiwei and the others. Even the usually supercilious Lin Zouwen thought this kid was wild, wilder than he was. To borrow his father's words, he would get into serious trouble someday if he wasn't properly disciplined.
Although there might have been others in their wider circle who led the pack and had names people recognized, Zheng Mingchuan was clearly much more conspicuous. He was close enough to Wei Ding Ding to take a knife for him if necessary, yet he paid Wang Weiwei only lip service. He disliked Wang Weiwei's somewhat brooding pretty-boy face, for no other reason than Lin Luoran.
Later, he had vaguely heard that someone named Su Can had emerged from Wang Weiwei's little circle. Plenty of people were talking about him, people who came from Rongcheng and people who went over from Shanghai.
He hadn't expected Wei Ding Ding's side to get involved with him afterward, either. People who stood out too much rubbed him the wrong way. Combined with his previous impression of Wang Weiwei, this Su Can from Wang Weiwei's faction naturally failed to impress him. He thought they might well clash if they met.
Before long, that speculation became reality. Wei Ding Ding had fallen out with him and really meant to give this