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Chapter 195 - 193. Waiting for Yang Xi (Third Update)_1

Chapter 195: 193. Waiting for Yang Xi (Third Update)_1

No.4 Middle School breeds excellence, but within this cohort, and arguably across the entire high school section of No.4 Middle School, stands a person of extraordinary stature: Yang Xi.

Just like Ren He, despite the students being exceptionally outstanding, when placed alongside Ren He’s resume, they seem a bit underwhelming. They are the cream of the crop among students, yet some of Ren He’s achievements could even be considered national, if not world-class.

By Ren He’s side, Liu Bing and Jiang Haoyang were discussing Kunlun, while in the forums, the videos of the Knight and Doomsday Knight remained perennially pinned to the top.

The No.4 Middle School students were multi-talented, but at most, they could discuss the accomplishments of the song "FADE" in the electronic music realm and its various analyses; crafting a song of the same caliber was impossible for them.

Some dabbled in extreme sports, like mountain climbing and bouldering during the summer break, yet such activities always included safety measures. How could these compare with Ren He’s feats?

Therefore, Ren He has been keeping a low profile precisely to avoid intimidating his classmates!

Yang Xi was no different; although there were students at No.4 Middle School who composed music, no one believed their songs could match any in Yang Xi’s album.

While they were still immersed in high school dramas, Yang Xi had already stepped onto a grander stage; to them, she was a legend.

And Yang Xi had spent her first two years of middle school at No.4 Middle School, shining bright as a star even then, following Yang En to many places, even experiencing conflict zones. All the students, so full of themselves, envied such an experience.

Before Yang Xi’s identity was revealed, No.4 Middle School’s forum was continuously filled with performance videos of Ren He and Yang Xi, especially the lyrics of poetic songs like "Easily Combustible, Easily Explosive" which everyone copied into their own notebooks.

After Yang Xi was exposed, when the people of No.4 Middle School learned she was one of their own, they also felt a sense of shared glory.

It could be said that almost half of the school’s students were now eagerly anticipating Yang Xi’s return, among them her classmates as well as those she didn’t know.

When encountering someone who shines so brightly, so exceptional, people often can’t help but be drawn to them. Yang Xi now served as the definitive synonym for stunning talent at No.4 Middle School, with no one able to compare.

But what the No.4 Middle School students didn’t know was that there was someone whose anxious anticipation for Yang Xi’s return surpassed their own, not because he wanted to meet her, but because his arrival at Capital Fourth Middle School was a surprise meant for Yang Xi herself.

Ren He truly enjoyed the gratification that came from helping others achieve their dreams, and after all, lolis are there to be nurtured...

Yang Xi had asked him more than once why he was so good to her, and Ren He, in turn, had joked more than once that it was a unique sense of achievement. Each time, although they were the same age, Yang Xi always felt coddled, as if he were from an entirely different generation.

Ren He probed Liu Bing with an air of nonchalance: "I heard the currently red-hot Yang Xi is from your No.4 Middle School junior section, right? Do you know her?"

The moment Liu Bing heard this, he got excited: "Yeah, I know her. But while I recognize her, she doesn’t know me. Back then she was in the class next door, and what’s strange is that she didn’t often participate in club activities, but no one could ignore her. You know, our junior section chat group exploded when the media revealed she was that mysterious singer—unbelievable! Damn cool, what does our own academic achievements at school count for compared to hers?! I record Yang Xi’s songs from videos myself to listen to them instead of watching the videos all the time—just too good to hear."

"Are you talking about that Yang Xi?" Jiang Haoyang’s eyes sparkled: "Will she attend high school at No.4 Middle School?"

"Yes!" Liu Bing confirmed, "I met her bestie Song Ci during a club activity before. It’s confirmed that she has completed her enrollment procedures and will return to school after finishing her album recording. Right now, countless people are waiting for her. How exciting it is to attend class with a star! The question is which class she will be in."

Ren He felt helpless about the class assignment. He really wanted to be in the same class as Yang Xi, and Yang Xi felt the same way. However, No.4 Middle School wasn’t a place where just anyone could have their way, and not even Elder Zhou, who knows the principal, would intervene for such a minor matter on Ren He’s behalf.

So, which class Yang Xi would end up in was unknown to both Ren He and Yang Xi themselves. They would only find out when Yang Xi officially reported to the school.

At this moment, Liu Bing suddenly pointed at a handsome young man with pale skin not far away, saying, "That guy was in my junior high school experimental class. He even pursued Yang Xi, but before he succeeded, Yang Xi transferred. And you may not know this— the media haven’t reported it— but apparently, Yang Xi already has a boyfriend, and according to what Yang Xi told Song Ci, all these songs were written by her boyfriend!"

"She has a boyfriend already?" Jiang Haoyang asked in astonishment. The media really hadn’t reported this. The boy who sang with Yang Xi seemed to have been forgotten by everyone, just as it often happens with male and female duos, where the man is completely ignored after the woman goes solo.

It seemed like that’s just how things were, completely in line with the natural progression of events. But now, hearing it from Liu Bing, it didn’t seem quite so straightforward.

And in fact, although the media had forgotten Ren He, many others hadn’t, like those girls who had once asked him to sing as well. With an air of mystery about him and Ren He’s three charm attributes, despite being out of the spotlight and ignored by the media, he still retained many fans curious to discover his identity.

Several of them were right here at No.4 Middle School.

According to Liu Bing, there had been several girls in the school who were especially fascinated by that mysterious boy, including quite a few in this year’s freshman class. Now, everyone was speculating whether he might be someone from No.4 Middle School, because to their minds, Yang Xi’s time in Luo City was so short that the impregnable high ground couldn’t have fallen so quickly.

So, it was possible that he was someone from the junior high division of No.4 Middle School, just that the secrecy had been well maintained.

Thinking of this, people in the junior high division had even printed out video screenshots at one point to compare them with classmates, checking against the blurred chin contours in the videos, but of course, they came up empty...

Yang Xi’s close friend Song Ci had tried more than once or twice to probe Yang Xi, attempting to find out who her boyfriend really was. During phone conversations, Song Ci would always bring it up, either overtly or covertly, but Yang Xi never let slip.

Yang Xi longed for everyone to share in her happiness, a sentiment common to young girls. Yet, for her, she also respected Ren He’s desire to enjoy a low-profile student life.

After all, Ren He held a level of maturity far beyond his peers in her heart. She believed his choices were made for a reason, and as a partner, respect came first in harmonious coexistence, rather than attempting to change someone to satisfy one’s own preferences.

Song Ci once asked Yang Xi during a phone call, "Does your boyfriend treat you well? Do you two fight often? Who has the final say when you make decisions?"

During such moments, Yang Xi would ponder quietly and then smile happily into the phone. She didn’t want to share the wonderful things about Ren He with others; Yang Xi feared someone might snatch away that joy.

She was looking forward to Ren He resolving the distance between them as promised, just as he was anticipating her arrival at school.

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Extra reward Chapter delivered. I gave it some thought and decided to write one more Chapter, though it might have to wait until after midnight. As usual, a release after 12 am won’t count as tomorrow’s update.