hanged.Fortunately, under the dark sky outside the window, the simple lighting on the wall cast a warm light in memory, indicating he was still at home. Touching his body, it was still as thin and wea...Chapter Eleven: The Event That Spreads Far and Wide

This weekend was spent at the birthday banquet for Xiao Yunyun on Sunday. For all those who attended, it marked a crushing defeat for Su Can, as everyone in the living room witnessed Chen Lingshan stepping out through the sliding glass door to the balcony, while Su Can remained half-visible and expressionless.

At this moment, no one cared about what kind of expression Su Can had.

Many people felt sorry for him, not realizing that Chen Lingshan would ultimately remain an impenetrable fortress that no boy could conquer. The most promising candidate in everyone's eyes, Su Can, was mercilessly washed away by the tide.

Gao Fan, who heard about this later from the restaurant and whose expression turned mischievously delighted, thought to himself that he had been right all along; how could a proud girl like Chen Lingshan settle for someone like Su Can He was also relieved that he hadn't rashly confessed his feelings. With girls like Chen Lingshan, one must proceed with caution and patience—any slip-up might cause her to vanish like an alarmed bird. Su Can's failure meant Gao Fan still had ample opportunity; under his slow but steady advances, he believed he could eventually secure Chen Lingshan’s heart.

When Xiao Yunyun, who was helping her mother in the kitchen at the time, returned to the living room and heard about what happened, she clearly felt uneasy. Even when seeing everyone off after the banquet ended, her face still appeared pale.

However, for Su Can, what transpired that weekend's night wasn't so much a romantic defeat as it was an emotional release from his past.

In every person’s heart, there is a lingering hope and regret over things missed in the past. They often think back with longing about how different their choices might have been if they could relive certain moments. For Su Can, this sentiment still held true.

On many nights after work when he couldn't sleep, he would occasionally recall his past and wonder: If life were to start over, would he still reach out to grasp the fleeting stars that had passed through his life but slipped away

Because life is like a game of chess, one can only move forward, fiercely battling each step, enduring the changes of fortune and misfortune, but unable to take back any moves.

So we never know what kind of different lives and outcomes would have resulted from our past choices.

But Su Cen managed to do it; he finally had the opportunity to make a heartfelt confession to Chen Ling珊, who used to be so dazzled by her own brilliance that she felt small and inferior in comparison.

In life, before there is any conclusion, it's like a dialectical question; you never know what you can or cannot achieve, whether the beliefs you hold dear will come true, or if your worries will materialize into reality.

With the chance to start over, Su Cen proved that he had reached out and failed to grasp the love that was within his reach.

Not everyone has the opportunity to go back in time and boldly take their first love’s hand, but he did, which is already extraordinary in itself.

Although it still made him feel a bit anxious, it mostly stirred up an indescribable sense of relief and resolution deep within his heart.

Without any regrets left, there's nothing to look back on with remorse.

In fact, when Su Cen got out of bed on Monday morning, he felt a strange clarity in his mind. It was as if only after yesterday could he truly be reborn, and finally put an end to the past that had troubled him for so many years without hesitation.

In the morning, after brushing his teeth, Su Can looked at himself in the mirror with his dark brown profound pupils and smiled slightly. He was now a mature person who could adopt a different attitude towards many events in life and gain inspiration and hope from them.

This rebirth experience endowed him with an even better mindset.

However, despite Su Can's deliberate attempt to remain low-key, life wouldn't give him such a quiet opportunity. The incident that happened at Xiao Yunchun’s birthday party in Class 3 spread frighteningly fast among the students of this small city’s No.1 High School.

Even when Su Can was on his way to No.1 High School by bus route eight, two girls along the way pointed and whispered about him. When the bus stopped accidentally, the engine noise diminished, allowing their murmurs to be heard clearly: "Look, that's Su Can from the high school department..."

This was how quickly bad news travels; it didn't take a day for this to happen. In just one night, Su Can felt like everyone knew him.

Of course, this was an exaggeration. Most of the No.1 High School students in the bus still did not recognize him. However, after today, who knew what would happen

When he arrived at his grade level, everyone looked at him with strange expressions. When some groups of people saw him enter their class, their faces immediately lit up.

His best friend Xue Yiyang hadn't played mahjong with the nearby Xiong Fei as usual; instead, he listened attentively to the lecture. However, halfway through the first class, Xue Yiyang suddenly turned around without any warning and winked at Su Can: "I heard that you declared your love for Chen Lingshan yesterday!"

"Cough!" "Cough!" Su Can choked on his own saliva.

Xue Yiyang flattered patted his shoulder, "Brother, tell me what happened. I haven't been able to get a clear story..."

The English teacher, unable to bear it any longer, pointed at the air with the chalk in her hand and shouted, "Sucan! Xueyiyang! Shut_up!"

The entire class burst into laughter. Tang Wu and Chen Lingshan simultaneously turned around from their front seats. The former looked somewhat puzzled at Su Can, while the latter's gaze was clearly flirtatious, but her cheeks were flushed red, obviously overwhelmed by the numerous friends who came to verify the rumors about last night.

Su Can met Chen Lingshan’s gaze with a carefree smile; he naturally didn’t want Chen Lingshan to feel burdened over what happened last night.

Chen Lingshan was clearly stunned by Su Can's current smile and quickly turned her head away, but inexplicably felt extremely hot on her cheeks, unable to describe the feeling in her heart.

This incident soon made Su Can a negative example for all male students who wanted to pursue Chen Lingshan. On another note, it also disappointed some girls who had taken an interest in him. From this point onward, even if someone wanted to pursue Su Can, they would inevitably be looked down upon from a status perspective compared to Chen Lingshan.

However, contrary to what Su Can expected, Chen Lingshan not only didn't deliberately distance herself from Xue Yiyang and his group due to the incident at Xiao Yunyun's house, but instead became even more familiar with them. Sometimes during break exercises or PE classes, she would generously treat them to drinks.

At these times, Chen Lingshan would stand on one end of the playground, sipping icy mineral water from her rosy little mouth while occasionally glancing over at Su Can's direction under the plane trees.

The moment was marked by drifting white clouds and a ground dotted with patches of bright sunlight.was shocking. After considering the difference between herself and Xiao Yunyun in her heart, Chen Lingshan felt somewhat disdainful but still looked at Su Cen with a pout, unwilling to admit defeat.Ta...