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Chapter 781: An Mingji Is Back
"Alright." Qiu Qianghai nodded slowly, "I will give you what you want, and you must do what I need."
Song Yinyin appeared to hesitate for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
The transaction between the two was thus concluded.
...
"Xiao An, hurry up, we’re running out of time!"
Gu Jin, in the living room, urged the young man still eating in the dining room.
"Coming, coming!"
An Mingji walked out of the dining room with steady steps.
He was dressed in the Beijing No.1 Middle School uniform. An Mingji, dressed in the school uniform, appeared more innocent yet still more composed than his peers.
What an elegant and graceful young man.
Gu Jin was carrying his backpack and looked at the young man who had walked out, meeting his deep, obsidian-like eyes.
The young man’s nose was adorned with exquisite gold-rimmed glasses that concealed his captivating almond-shaped eyes’ allure, yet still attracted people involuntarily.
An Mingji walked slowly to Gu Jin’s side and extended his hand to her.
"Give me the backpack."
His voice was melodious and deep, with an indescribable allure.
Gu Jin felt a tingling in her ears; she found it hardest to resist Xiao An’s tone, which was a clear and bright sound mixed with seductive charm.
She handed the backpack in her hand to An Mingji.
He took the backpack and slung it over his shoulder, smiling at Gu Jin, "I’m off. See you in the evening."
"Go on, if anything comes up, remember to call me. I’ll be waiting for you at home."
"Alright—"
Today was An Mingji’s first day back at school since his return.
He still attended Beijing No.1 Middle School; he hadn’t repeated a year but had advanced a grade instead.
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Beijing No.1 Middle School.
Grade three, class one, An Mingji walked into the classroom with graceful steps.
The noisy classroom fell silent the moment they saw him appear.
Whether it was his looks or demeanor, both were extraordinary. He was like a prince raised in a castle, every move elegant and calm.
In his prime and unmatched, nothing more, nothing less.
"Wow! An Mingji, you really came back?!"
"Oh my! We thought you vanished and wouldn’t come back!"
Several boys who knew An Mingji exclaimed.
The most shocked among them was Xiaobai, whose real name was Jin Bai. His goddess was Gu Minmin.
Jin Bai used to sit behind An Mingji, and they had a pretty good relationship.
This time, they were in the same class again.
Another acquaintance of An Mingji was Zhou Yanpeng, a person with an impressive family background and a relatively aggressive style.
Jin Bai and Zou Yanpeng were now deskmates, an oddly matched pair, with one being burly and the other skinny and weak.
An Mingji walked towards them and sat in the vacant seat behind them.
He greeted them with a smile, "Long time no see."
Zou Yanpeng crossed his arms and snorted, "Indeed, long time no see. We thought you disappeared. When the teacher said you were coming back yesterday, Xiaobai and I waited for you early this morning."
An Mingji stuffed his backpack into the drawer, looked up, and met Zhou Yanpeng’s slightly smiling eyes.
He slowly curved his lips, "Lunch at the little restaurant is on me today. I’ll treat everyone as my apology for not saying goodbye when I left."
Speaking of this, Zhou Yanpeng’s brows furrowed slightly, "It’s decent of you, kid. You have no idea, your sudden departure without a word drove Qiao Wenming and the others insane. They insisted something happened to you and even got the family involved in looking for you."
What he didn’t mention was that he also asked his family to look for him back then, but to no avail; some force was preventing them from digging too deep.