When You Finally Turn Around After Playing Enough, I’ll No Longer Be There - Chapter 5:

Chapter 5: But She Likes Rich Men

She remembered that one time, just to buy her a limited-edition teddy bear, Chen Luo had skipped an exam.

The more she thought about the good things Chen Luo had done for her, the greater the sense of loss she felt in her heart.

With that kind of mood, she had no energy to pay attention to Xu Yi at all.

Xu Yi clearly hadn’t expected Chen Luo to be so arrogant. The words he had prepared were stuck in his throat for a long while before he finally managed to speak, “Looks like I got lucky then. But… I believe every exam should be taken seriously. On one hand, it’s about improving yourself, and on the other, bringing honor to the school. Don’t you think so, Chen?”

He was clearly trying to criticize Chen Luo for skipping the exam without reason.

“I actually think the opposite of Xu Yi.”

“I think an exam is just an exam.”

“The school’s honor is never earned through one test. A group of confident, hardworking, and healthy students is the school’s real honor.”

The homeroom teacher took the lead in applauding.

The girls in the class looked at Chen Luo with stars in their eyes.

In this clash, Xu Yi was utterly defeated!

And it was a triple defeat!

Chen Luo touched the tip of his nose. This kind of inspiring rhetoric was something he had specially studied in his previous life. Xu Yi was still too immature.

Xu Yi acted like he was letting things go, “I saw Xu Yi brought something over. Since class hasn’t started yet, why don’t you move it in and hand it out to everyone?”

Naive Xu Yi actually thought Chen Luo was helping him out and sneered coldly in his heart.

Fine, at least he knew when to back off! But this grudge between them was set—he wouldn’t let Chen Luo off the hook.

The top spot would be his sooner or later.

The most popular top student at Qinghe High School would also be him.

Still, with a way out offered, only a fool wouldn’t take it, “Right, right, if Chen hadn’t reminded me, I would’ve forgotten!”

Xu Yi brought in several large boxes of fountain pens he had prepared.

He handed them out to everyone, one by one.

“I prepared this gift to wish everyone success in the new semester.”

The homeroom teacher nodded, “Xu Yi, that was thoughtful. There are still plenty of pens left. That way, no one needs to worry about running out of ink for their homework.”

Chen Luo lowered his head and fought back a laugh.

Xu Yi, you really don’t fear being hated, do you?

Who wants this kind of gift on the first day of school?

Still, this move did please the teacher and some students who loved studying.

That was true—most of the students who received the pens looked bitter, but since it was free, no one said anything.

The first day of school usually didn’t involve actual lessons, so the whole morning passed in a relaxed atmosphere.

At noon, Chen Luo made a call and had a few assistants brought in.

A dozen men in suits carried in large boxes, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

When the boxes were opened and the mouthwatering aroma spilled out, their dazed expressions instantly turned to frenzy.

That smell—it was too delicious!

“This is KFC family bucket. Anyone who wants some can come up and get it. There’s more than enough for everyone.”

KFC family buckets, a famous trend of the 20th century, were something many had only ever seen on TV—most had never even seen one in real life, let alone tasted one.

And the cost of just one was shockingly high. Yet Chen Luo had bought so many in one go. It clearly showed how rich his family was!

Someone whispered,

“I heard Chen Luo’s family is the richest in Jiangcheng.”

“My god. He’s rich, handsome, and smart. What door did God actually close on him?”

“No wonder even Su Panyue fell for him.”

Xu Yi’s face gradually darkened.

He hadn’t expected Chen Luo to pull this move!

Compared to KFC family buckets, his little fountain pens suddenly looked utterly pathetic.

As for the homeroom teacher, while she didn’t like students being too showy or bringing food like KFC into the classroom—which would leave the entire place smelling—she did like rich students.

Today, Chen Luo’s gesture sent her a clear message: the Chen family was rich. Very rich.

“So much delicious food… is there any for teachers?”

“This is for you,” Chen Luo handed her the biggest box.

“Thank you, Chen Luo. Then I won’t disturb everyone. Take your time and enjoy.” Teacher Zhou happily carried her family bucket and walked out of the room.

Jiang Kewei sat at her desk, watching the other students lining up to get their KFC, and clenched her fingers.

In the past, Chen Luo would’ve brought it to her first.

But now…

Jiang Kewei felt a sudden pang in her chest, like tiny insects crawling and biting at her heart—painful and dense. She faintly felt like something important was slipping away, though she couldn’t quite say what.

Xu Yi also felt too embarrassed to go get any. Teenage pride kept him from bowing to Chen Luo.

It was just KFC family buckets—he wasn’t interested at all.

But…

The irresistible aroma drifted through the classroom. Everyone around him had a piece of fried chicken in hand, biting into it joyfully. Just hearing those crisp bites made his mouth water.

Half of lunch break passed, and Jiang Kewei and Xu Yi still hadn’t gone to get any. Because it was Chen Luo who bought it, others didn’t feel right taking an extra one for Jiang Kewei either. All she could do was sit and watch.

Just then, Chen Luo walked up to the podium and picked up one of the KFC family buckets.

Jiang Kewei widened her eyes, a trace of secret delight rising in her heart.

Chen Luo had finally given in to her after all.

But she couldn’t forgive him so easily. Unless Chen Luo properly begged her, she wouldn’t accept that bucket.

Her deskmate Song Qingyu noticed Chen Luo’s movements and whispered to Jiang Kewei, “Kewei, Chen Luo is coming over. Just ignore him for now.”

Jiang Kewei nodded to herself.

This time, she wouldn’t forgive Chen Luo so easily.

After all, his recent behavior had really disappointed her.

But neither Jiang Kewei nor Song Qingyu expected…

Chen Luo actually carried that KFC family bucket into the next classroom.

A few gossip-loving classmates peeked out of the room.

“Chen Luo went to Class 5!”

“Class 5? Isn’t that where Su Panyue is?”

As soon as someone said that, everyone’s gossiping hearts burned with excitement.

A few boys even ran out to peek through the doorway of Class 5.

The rumor about Chen Luo and Su Panyue being together had been going around, but no one knew if it was true. Many were still skeptical.

As the famously cold campus belle of No.1 High School, Su Panyue had countless admirers. But no one had ever heard of her being in a relationship.

Unlike Jiang Kewei, Su Panyue kept a distant and cold attitude toward everyone. On top of that, her background was mysterious, and she always had bodyguards around. Boys who were enchanted by her beauty usually gave up quickly.

She was like a cold moon in the sky—pure, distant, and unreachable.

Though Jiang Kewei was also cool and reserved, she never directly rejected boys who approached her. By comparison, Su Panyue was far harder to pursue.

…

Class 5.

Maybe because she had specially dressed up for Chen Luo that morning, Su Panyue looked especially stunning today—like a blooming jasmine flower, fragrant and intoxicating, making people want to get closer and pick her.

Many boys were secretly watching her, but the cold aura around her made no one dare to start a conversation.

But there was one exception.