Confession of Rebirth

"Gu Chen, congratulations on your article published in The Economist. I knew you were the best."

Coming out of the milk tea shop, Gu Chen ran into Shang Rui at the school gate who was about to start tutoring.The little girl changed into a milk tea dress today, wearing a butterfly hairpin made of the same material on her head, with long hair shawl, looking fresh and gentle.

"Here you are." Shang Rui took out a pack of pearl milk tea-flavored toffee from his schoolbag: "This is a new flavor, very delicious. I invite you to eat."

Shang Rui helped Gu Chen bring breakfast a few times, knowing that although Gu Chen is a boy, he especially likes sweets and milk tea.Even if you drink coffee, you have to add a packet of sugar and a packet of milk more than others.It just so happened that Shang Rui's taste was similar.So every time she buys snacks and desserts, she will habitually prepare one for Gu Chen.

And although Gu Chen would happily accept it every time, but——

"Thank you." Gu Chen took out his phone and asked, "How much is it, I'll transfer it to you."

Great!

Shang Rui sighed quietly in his heart, and almost practiced the automatic reply of conditioned reflex: "25 yuan and eight. You can taste it first to see if it suits your taste. If you like it, tell me and I will send you the link .”

"Thank you." Gu Chen transferred the money.

Shang Rui clicked to accept.Looking at the WeChat chat records of the two, more than 80% of the transfer records and product links, I couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Sure enough, there is a long way to go.

Shang Rui watched Gu Chen casually put the toffee into the side pocket of his schoolbag. Under the dim streetlight, the slightly dim light cast a gentle and silent halo on Gu Chen's outline.It made Gu Chen look more and more like a piece of suet jade wrapped in pulp.Shang Rui felt overwhelmed, thought about it, and said, "Don't take the harsh words of Xia Tian's group to heart. Everyone knows that they are just jealous of you, and no one will believe their words. "

Gu Chen smiled slightly: "Thank you."

He also told Shang Rui: "Be careful on the road and pay attention to safety."

It means to end the conversation.Shang Rui pursed his lips.I endured it, but I still couldn't hold back, and asked Gu Chen: "You clearly know that those people slandered you and slandered you, why didn't you explain it?"

"If you are willing to explain, there won't be so many people who misunderstand you."

Gu Chen smiled: "What do you think about the IQ of people who can be admitted to our school?"

Shang Rui: "?"

Gu Chen said: "I never thought that people with a score of 600 or more in the college entrance examination would have such a low IQ that they would not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. They might not believe what you don't believe. But they choose to believe because they want to believe."

Gu Chen said something like a tongue twister, but Shang Rui understood it immediately.She looked at Gu Chen blankly.

Gu Chen felt very comfortable with Shang Rui's relationship with him all the time, and he rarely showed a trace of emotion: "It takes time and energy to explain. I don't have that much energy to do superfluous things. Then just be myself." .”

"They spread rumors about me and slandered me just to affect me. If I stop my steps and explain these low-level rumors and slanders to others, I will follow their wishes. Why don't you walk faster and stand taller? A little. If you walk far away, you won’t hear those words. If you stand tall, you will see the scenery farther away. For those who stay in place, it doesn’t matter what they think or say.”

For some reason, Shang Rui looked at Gu Chen's warm eyebrows and lowered eyes, and said such words in a calm tone, suddenly felt as if his heart had been pricked by a fine needle, and there was a lingering pain.In Shang Rui's cognition, it should be everyone's instinct to explain clearly when they are misunderstood.But Gu Chen's words made Shang Rui see another kind of value in life.Shang Rui had a hard time imagining what Gu Chen had experienced to come up with such an idea.

Gu Chen looked at Shang Rui as if he was greatly shocked by his three views, and laughed and joked: "If everyone thinks I'm short, either I'm really short; or, I'm not tall enough."

After living a new life, Gu Chen doesn't know whether he is short or not, but he can try to stand taller.

Shang Rui looked at Gu Chen who seemed to glow automatically while speaking, and flickered slightly.After recovering, as if trying to cover up something, he complained, "I really don't understand how that kind of person got into our school."

Gu Chen smiled slightly: "Thank you for the candy. Be careful on the road."

"Goodbye." Shang Rui waved at Gu Chen very interestingly.

Before returning to the dormitory, Gu Chen went to the library again.Lend out all the books that Professor Xing asked him to read.The on-duty librarian was a sophomore, and he also knew about Gu Chen's article published in "The Economist", so he asked with a smile, "Are you planning to write your second paper?"

Gu Chen didn't speak.The sophomore senior said very familiarly: "I read the article you wrote this afternoon. The idea of ​​using big data analysis to guide business operations is a genius. Is this your own idea?"

Before Gu Chen could speak, the sophomore senior said again: "Don't get me wrong, I don't doubt what you mean. I'm from the Department of Mathematics, and I deal with numbers and data every day. Your thesis showed me that my major will be employed in the future. A new direction. If the model you mentioned can be successful, then I will be able to manage in the future. It doesn’t have to be technical.”

After a pause, the sophomore said, "I want to do an experiment on your thesis. Where do you think I should start?"

Gu Chen said lightly: "Seniors can choose according to their own majors and interests."

The senior smiled and said, "My interests and hobbies are too broad, and I can't decide for a while. Why don't you draw a range for me?"

Gu Chen: "..."

"My name is Xin Yu. Hard-working Xin, Yu of the universe. Is it convenient to add a WeChat?" Xin Yu said, taking out his mobile phone: "I think the two of us can cooperate. You write the paper, and I will help you get the data. You You still play basketball, right? My mathematics department can help you analyze how to shoot more accurately."

Gu Chen glanced at Xin Yu's phone: "No need."

Gu Chen put the borrowed books into his schoolbag, turned and left the library.

Xin Yu looked at Gu Chen's back and raised his eyebrows.Shyly put back the phone.A freshman primary school girl who also worked in the library for a work-study program came over and said with a smile: "Gu Chen is a well-known iceberg in our freshman management department. He doesn't like to talk to anyone. Let alone add WeChat."

"Really?" Xin Yu looked at the primary school girl and said with a smile, "But I think he is very famous among your freshmen!"

"That's because he's very good." The primary school girl said, pointing her fingers, "He's handsome, plays well, and can make money. He drew the mind maps of "Tax Law" and "Economic Law". All the seniors and sisters are watching it. It is also highly valued by Professor Xing. Now it has published an article on "The Economist". It is very good for ordinary students to do one of them. Gu Chenquan has done it, so he can not be famous Well!"

Xin Yu asked curiously: "Do you girls like this kind of boys?"

The freshman elementary school girl sighed, and said decently: "So what if I like him? There are many girls who like him. Our freshman school belle likes him. But Gu Chen doesn't look like he will at all. It’s like falling in love with someone.”

"You mean Shang Rui?" Xin Yu blinked: "But I heard that Gu Chen doesn't seem to have a good reputation. Haven't there been rumors that he was adopted by a rich woman?"

"Do you believe this kind of nonsense?" The elementary school girl gave the senior a blank look: "I heard that Gu Chenguang just speculates in stocks, and he can make millions in a month. What kind of rich woman and what kind of conditions can Gu Chen be able to do?" Accept nurturing? Isn't it good to make money by yourself?"

"It's not so much a nurturing, I think those rich people should have taken a fancy to Gu Chen's ability to speculate in stocks, and I want Gu Chen to help them speculate in stocks." The elementary school girl touched her dry wallet when she said this: "It's a pity that I don’t know Gu Chen well. Otherwise, let Gu Chen recommend some stocks that are sure to go up. Then I’ll post it.”

Xin Yu smiled, and said meaningfully: "Then when I get to know Gu Chen well, I'll ask Gu Chen to recommend stocks for me, and I'll tell you when the time comes."

"You?" The elementary school girl looked Xin Yu up and down several times, then shook her head in embarrassment: "I don't think you can do it."

Xin Yu was stunned: "Why not?"

"Gu Chen probably wouldn't like to make friends with people like seniors." The elementary school girl said with a swearing expression on her face.

Xin Yu laughed: "What kind of person am I?"

"The one who said bad things about him behind his back." The elementary school girl said with certainty.

Xin Yu: "..."

On the way back to the dormitory, Gu Chen took out his mobile phone and glanced at the surveillance video—the last time he went to supervise the work in Building B 808, he accidentally discovered that the decorator was cutting corners and using inferior materials as good ones. Although Gu Chen forced the other party to exchange the wood, but Still a little worried.Simply installed a camera in the room, staring at each other all the time while working.Then use the idle time to check all the previous feeding channels, and confirm again and again that there is no problem with the previous feeding materials.Also asked the manufacturer and the decoration team to sign a letter of guarantee.

But Gu Chen also said that as long as the decoration team works seriously and responsibly, Gu Chen will directly destroy the camera and the surveillance video in the mobile phone after the inspection and acceptance.This matter is well known, Gu Chen knows, and the decorator knows, so it won't make a big fuss.

The decoration team probably didn't expect that Gu Chen was waiting for him here, so they could only pinch their noses and admit that they were unlucky.In the follow-up work, I worked hard and never dared to make mistakes again.

Gu Chen looked at it for a while, then withdrew again.Taking off the earphones and forming a ball, just about to put the phone back into the coat pocket, Zhong Lisui's call suddenly came.

Gu Chen plugged the earphones back in and pressed the answer button.A chuckle came from the earphone, and along the earphone cable, it tickled into the ear, like the softest feather under the wing of a bird.

"I'm going back to my country. I haven't seen you for so long, do you miss me a little bit?"

Gu Chen: "..."

As soon as Zhong Lisui said the words, he realized his recklessness.Immediately remedied: "I mean, are you looking forward to the gift I prepared for you?"

Gu Chen: "..."

Zhong Lisui once again realized that he had said the wrong thing: "..."

Gu Chen thought for a while, and asked, "When will Mr. Zhongli come back?"

"This Friday night." Zhong Lisui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and continued, "Do you have time? How about having a meal together?"

"I have something to do on Friday night." Gu Chen said, "We can make an appointment at noon or evening on Saturday, just in time for me to report the progress of the renovation to you. Do you want to go upstairs and see for yourself?"

"Alright." Zhong Lisui said, "Then let's meet on Saturday night. I'll pick you up at the sales office. We'll have dinner first, and then go upstairs to look at the house."

"The house should be almost finished, right?"

Gu Chen responded.

Zhong Li smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Gu Chen said, "It's okay."

The atmosphere fell silent again.Zhong Lisui was thinking about what to talk about when he heard Gu Chen say, "I'm in the dormitory. I have to go to the basketball team to practice in a while. Let's talk when we meet."

Zhong Lisui said: "...Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Chen stuffed the jersey into his schoolbag, carried the schoolbag and went to the basketball team.As soon as he walked into the arena, he found Gu Xiu sitting on a lounge chair next to the court, chatting with Huo Mingzhang with a smile.Gu Chen recalled for a while, and suddenly remembered that there is another plot here.It was Gu Xiu who came to watch him play basketball, but was surprised to find that Gu Chen didn't know how to play basketball at all, he was just being teased by Huo Mingzhang and ridiculed by everyone.Gu Xiu was very angry and quarreled with Huo Mingzhang.He also slapped Huo Mingzhang excitedly.

Gu Chen: "..."

"Gu Chen, you are here!"

Seeing Gu Chen coming in, Huo Mingzhang, who was sitting on the lounge chair, waved at him, stood up subconsciously, and moved a little away from Gu Xiu—it’s been so long since the start of school, almost all the students in University A know that Gu Chen and Gu Xiu Although they are a family, the relationship between the two brothers is not good.

Noticing Huo Mingzhang's actions, Gu Xiu's expression suddenly became embarrassing.

Huo Mingzhang was also a little embarrassed.What he just did was completely subconscious.Even he himself didn't know why he did it.

"Brother!" Gu Xiu also stood up like Huo Mingzhang, and said with a smile, "I'll come to see you play basketball."

The members of the basketball team who were warming up subconsciously glanced at Gu Chen when they heard this.He looked at Gu Xiu again, somehow feeling something was wrong.

The cheerleader sitting in the auditorium suddenly sneered, and said, "Gu Xiu, don't use Gu Chen as a cover, okay? We all know that the relationship between the two brothers is not good. Whoever you are watching to play basketball, just be generous." Fang said it. No one will laugh at you."

Gu Xiu's face turned red immediately, and he blurted out, "Stop talking nonsense. I just came to see my brother play basketball."

"That's right! Gu Xiu just came to see Gu Chen play basketball." Huo Mingzhang rubbed his neck uncomfortably: "What are you always talking about on me!"

"I said Huo Shao, how come you have learned to tell lies with your eyes open?" The cheerleader lay on the railing, and teased disapprovingly: "I think you two had a good chat before! Why do you care about Chen?" , you are like a husky with its tail clamped, whoever catches you yells at whomever?"

Huo Mingzhang: "..."

The members of the basketball team burst out laughing at the cheerleader's description.Huo Mingzhang looked over one by one viciously, and everyone blushed with suppressed laughter.Gu Chen went to the locker room to change his jersey and came out.He picked up a basketball and passed it to Huo Mingzhang with a "snap".

Huo Mingzhang caught the basketball reflexively, and looked at Gu Chen flattered.

Gu Chen: "Follow the plot!"

Huo Mingzhang didn't understand: "...Huh?"

Gu Chen came back to his senses and changed his words: "One on one."

Huo Mingzhang reacted quickly this time.He dribbled the ball and rushed towards Gu Chen.After several months of training, Gu Chen reflexively avoided Huo Mingzhang, intercepted Huo Mingzhang's ball, turned around, took off, and shot——

With the sound of "empty", the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the net in response.

In the basketball arena, there was a burst of cheers especially for the occasion.The cheerleaders in the stands obviously didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, and the bouquet waving was more fun than the official game.

Gu Chen: "..."

Huo Mingzhang, who was used to being oppressed and abused by Gu Chen from time to time, moved his hands and feet, and passed the basketball to Gu Chen: "You come."

Gu Chen took off and shot the ball absent-mindedly.Quietly waiting for the plot rejection.As a result, the body did not respond at all.

Gu Chen couldn't believe it. In the next one-on-one training, Huo Mingzhang didn't save face at all.He almost couldn't hold back Huo Mingzhang's abusive anger.But looking at Gu Chen's tall and thin body, Huo Mingzhang suppressed his anger and didn't dare to go on the rampage again - he was afraid that his impulsiveness would cause Gu Chen internal injuries.

Gu Chen pressed Huo Mingzhang and played for a full 15 minutes, directly screaming and screaming at the spectators in the basketball hall who watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal, without waiting for the plot to reject them.

Gu Chen thought of the article he had just published on "The Economist"—the effect of breaking the aura of the plot wouldn't be so immediate, would it?

Or is it that with his own efforts to change, these innocuous and trivial details can no longer restrain him at all.

Gu Chen was thoughtful.Tried and tested repeatedly on the edge of infuriating plot rejection.

In the end, he didn't find out the ugly Yinmao.

Gu Xiu was sitting on the rest chair, watching Gu Chen show off in the basketball hall, pressing down on Huo Mingzhang to play, and hearing cheerleaders and basketball team members shouting hello from time to time in his ears, he realized again that Gu Chen Seems to be more popular than the fact that he is.

Gu Xiu's face darkened, and he couldn't help but think of some scenes in his hometown in Gujia Village.It seems to be the same, no matter how hard he tries, everyone still sees only Gu Chen.

Gu Xiu clenched her fists tightly, always feeling that something was wrong.

"Didn't you say you came to see Gu Chen play basketball?" Zhou Xiaoting sat next to Gu Xiu and asked leisurely, "Why is your brother playing so well? Don't you look very happy?"

"How come?" Gu Xiu came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "My brother plays basketball so well, and everyone likes him so much, I am also very happy."

"Really?" Zhou Xiaoting asked lightly.Without waiting for Gu Xiu's response, she continued, "What's the matter with your tutoring job? Can you work harder and provide some refreshments. Joanna has called me several times, pestering me to change someone. She said she wanted Gu Chen to tutor her in making up lessons."

"He even gave me a good meal and complained. Said that as a sister, I didn't know how to think for her. Looking for a tutor didn't give her the best."

When Zhou Xiaoting said this, she paused slightly, frowned and looked at Gu Xiu: "I introduced you. If you don't behave well, I will be very embarrassed."

Gu Xiu blushed slightly, and felt even more embarrassed.He said in a low voice: "I have worked very hard. But Joanna just doesn't like me. She doesn't like me."

"Then you should find a way to make her like you!" Zhou Xiaoting sighed, "Either you are like Gu Chen, who is so good that others can't say anything critical."

Gu Xiu took a deep breath: "Sister Zhou, do you think Joanna also likes Gu Chen?"

Zhou Xiaoting looked at Gu Xiu: "What do you want to say?"

"I just want to say that my brother is very attractive. In our high school and in our village, he was the most popular among girls." Gu Xiu smiled: "I don't know why, those girls As soon as I saw my brother, I followed like a demon, insisting on pestering my brother."

"If I really can't do the job of tutoring the Qiao family, I don't have to do it. But if Joanna insists on letting my brother be her tutor—" Gu Xiu looked at Zhou Xiaoting at this point, with a lot of meaning Said: "Who knows whether she wants to make up lessons, or is a drunkard. After all, this Joanna is not a person who loves learning. Am I right?"

Zhou Xiaoting frowned: "As Joanna's tutor, do you think it's appropriate to talk about your students behind your back?"

"What did I say?" Gu Xiu opened her eyes wide, and looked at Zhou Xiaoting in disbelief: "I'm just worried that Joanna insists on changing my brother's tutor, not for studying at all. Isn't it for Joanna's sake?" ? Why does senior sister Zhou want to slander me again?"

"You—" Zhou Xiaoting only said a few words before being bitten back by Gu Xiu, who was really speechless: "I'm too lazy to talk to you. You can think about it yourself. Don't think that with Huo Mingzhang talking for you, you can sit back and relax After all, the Qiao family hired a tutor to improve Anna's academic performance. It's been more than two months, if you haven't made any progress, the Qiao family has something to say even if they fire you."

"If you don't live up to your expectations, don't blame others for not giving you a chance." After Zhou Xiaoting finished speaking, she got up and left.

Gu Xiu sat on the rest chair and lowered his head.Huo Mingzhang was pressured by Gu Chen to finish a round of golf, and he couldn't help but stop in anger.He went to the rest chair and sat down, raised his head and poured half a bottle of mineral water to relieve the fire.Only then did he have the mood to look at Gu Xiu, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing." Gu Xiu looked at Huo Mingzhang and hesitated to speak.After thinking about it, she still said: "Sister Zhou told me just now that Joanna has always been dissatisfied with me. I called her several times and wanted to change tutors. Replace me with my brother."

When Gu Xiu said this, his expression became more and more disappointed: "I don't know why. Obviously, Joanna only saw my brother once. It's been a few months, so why can't she forget it. It's all my fault. If I can be like me Just as good as my brother."

Seeing Gu Xiu's self-pitying appearance, Huo Mingzhang didn't know why, and felt sullen for no reason.He blurted out: "You are indeed not as good as Gu Chen. But it's nothing, it's just a tutor, who can't teach. Joanna is too much trouble."

"Besides, even if she wants Gu Chen to teach, Gu Chen may not agree! Gu Chen is so afraid of trouble, how could he play around with her. What are you thinking!"

Gu Xiu looked at Huo Mingzhang in a daze.It seems that Huo Mingzhang did not expect to say that.

Huo Mingzhang didn't realize what he said was wrong, and seeing Gu Xiu's aggrieved look, he was still puzzled: "What's wrong with you?"