Chapter Forty-Five Investigation

  The lunch break was destined to be short and busy. Just as Su Yifan and Cheng Shuiyan were chatting, Li Peiran was pulled away by Fang Xian, the head of the student union's sports department.

  Fang Shan looks robust and tall, obviously a sports enthusiast. The head of the student union's sports department is different from the school team, which exists for achievements, while the sports department represents a certain degree of majesty. When Fang Shan appeared in front of Li Peiran with an official air, Li Peiran was discussing his favorite political topics with Deputy Class Monitor Lin Lu.

  "In fact, it's obvious that the NDRC is stupid, their price control measures only increase negative impacts..."

  Lin Lu was lying on the table playing a game of "Find the Difference" on her phone, occasionally responding with a brief "uh-huh". Li Pei Ran was the class monitor and she didn't usually ignore him. But this guy's topic of conversation was really annoying, Lin Lu thought that even a brick in the classroom would be more interesting than Li Pei Ran.

  Li Peiran has endless expressions on this topic, and is still analyzing the domestic and international situation, when Fang Xian appears.

  At 1.85 meters tall, Fang Xuan stood out in the classroom and even Lin Lu, who was playing games on her desk, paused and looked up at the head of the sports department.

  "I'm here looking for Li Peiran." Fang Xun, although he had the appearance of a working-class person, spoke with an official tone.

  Lin Lu heard this and was overjoyed, waving her hand towards the door: "Li Pei Ran, the student council people are looking for you, it must be something important, go quickly."

  Li Peiran was having a good conversation with the deputy class monitor, but being interrupted made him somewhat unhappy. However, thinking that Fang Xian was one of the influential people in the student union, he still had to get up and follow Fang Xian over.

  "Director Fang, looking for me about something?"

  "Chairman Di wants to see you." Fang Xun didn't have a good impression of Li Peiran, so his tone wasn't very friendly.

  Di Yufei's great name in school was not to be ignored, Li Peiran saw that the student council president had come to find him, and hurriedly accompanied him with a smile to Fang Shan.

  In the student union office, Di Yufei stood at the window with his hands behind his back, overlooking the entire No. 1 High School campus.

  "Chairman Di, Li Peiran has arrived."

  The various titles within the student union are all completed in the form of name + position, filled with a strong bureaucratic atmosphere. This is also what most student union members hope for, they just want to temper themselves in this small officialdom until they enter society.

  Di Yufei turned around with his hands behind his back and saw Li Peiran's honest and fearful face, and he elegantly pointed to the sofa.

  Sit.

  After Fang Xun completed his task, he left directly. The large student union office was left with only Zhai Yufei and that expressionless Liang Fangfang.

  "Fang Fang, I need to discuss something with Li Pei Ran, can you help me take care of the Qingming activity for now?"

  Di Yufei drove away Liang Fangfang in such an obvious way, the latter seemed to have no opinion at all, and quickly walked out of the student union office with her long hair tied up.

  Li Peiran sat on the sofa, feeling a little uneasy.

  He was just called to the student union office, and he already felt Zhai Yufei's strong control over the entire student union.

  Not only did Fang Xue listen to and obey Zhai Yufei's words, but also Liang Fangfang, who had always been unwilling to give people a good face, did not question Zhai Yufei's orders.

  This kind of casual and elegant demeanor is exactly what Li Pei Ran has always wanted to achieve.

  The student union office was originally used for students to study and engage in various activities, but the area is not large. After Zhai Yufei took over as the head of the student union, he renovated and changed it a lot, turning the student union office into a place full of bureaucratic flavor.

  Whether it's the distance between the sofa and the desk, or the four Chinese characters "Zhen Chi Gao Fei" (meaning "Soaring to Great Heights") hanging on the wall, or the potted plants in the corner, everything carries a strong hint of hierarchy.

  Students who come to the student union to handle affairs can only sit on the sofa and look up at the members of the student union sitting behind the office desk.

  Di Yufei quickly walked up to Li Peiran's front, with a gentle face picked up the water cup: "Li Peiran classmate, drink water?"

  Li Peiran knew the gap between him and Di Yufei, shaking his head repeatedly: "No no no, Chairman Di, don't bother."

  Di Yufei put on a show, taking advantage of the opportunity to sit next to Li Peiran, with a faint smile on his usually stern face: "Li Peiran, I apologize for disturbing your lunch break today. On behalf of the Student Union, I offer you an apology."

  Li Peiran's slight discomfort in his heart disappeared with this apology, and he smiled foolishly at Zhai Yufei: "Chairman Zhai is too polite, cooperating with the student union is what I should do."

  "I'll get straight to the point then." Zhai Yufei put away his smile and said with a slightly serious expression, "A few days ago, there was an incident at the school gate where outsiders were causing trouble for our school. The student who got beaten up seems to be from Class 3 of Grade 2. I'd like to get some details from you."

  Li Peiran never expected that the usually high and mighty Student Council President would call him over, let alone to ask about Su Yifan.

  When it comes to Su Yifan, Li Peiran feels a bit speechless.

  "Don't mind, we're just chatting." Zhai Yufei said casually, and made a relaxed gesture on the sofa. "The incident of idle personnel making trouble at the school gate is very vicious in itself. We want to understand more about the situation and prevent it from happening."

  Li Peiran had a million discontentments in his heart, but facing the seemingly gentle Di Yufei, he didn't dare to hide anything. He was very clear that Di Yufei's gentleness was like some news on TV, believing it would only harm himself.

  "Su Yifan has always been gloomy in our class..." Li Peiran slowly began to speak, starting to describe their classmates from her own perspective.

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  Because of what he had talked about with Cheng Shui Xin at noon, Su Yi Fan spent the entire afternoon in a daze.

  Seeing Su Yifan's distracted appearance, Li Peiran felt an increasing sense of discomfort in her heart.

  At noon, Li Peiran was pulled by Di Yufei and asked for almost an hour. This Chairman Di didn't even let others be present, causing Li Peiran to bear the huge pressure brought by Di Yufei's gaze alone.

  Li Peiran had to admit that Di Yufei was the real deal in this schoolyard. The feeling of being both approachable and potentially explosive, which Li Peiran had only experienced with his father's big leader before.

  Everything that needed to be said had been said, and everything that needed to be asked had been asked. Li Peiran didn't hide his disgust towards Su Yifan. Zhai Yufei also didn't comment on it excessively, and after a few casual words, he sent him away.

  Then, Di Yufei fell into contemplation.

  "How interesting... really interesting." Zhai Yufei sat alone in the student union office, muttering to himself, "Our school actually had such a person hidden away, it's truly unexpected."

  Before long, there was a knock at the door. Di Yu Fei got up to open it and welcomed in Fang Xun and Liang Fangfang, both of whom were holding voice recorders.

  "Chairman Di, we inquired about Su Yifan's situation with some classmates."

  Li Fangfang didn't say a word, put the recorder in Di Yufei's hand and walked to the other side of the sofa to sit down.

  Di Yufei nodded at the two of them. Among the three people he trusted most within the student union, two were already here.

  "You must be wondering why I'm putting up with Chen Xin's nonsense."

  Fang Xun remained silent, and Liang Fangfang also didn't speak. These two people had a deep admiration for Zhai Yufei from the bottom of their hearts, they didn't have any intention to question Zhai Yufei's decision at all.

  Di Yifei was still willing to explain to them, which is a kind of trust and also a way of putting one's mind at ease.

  "You don't know how important Yang Bingbing is," said Zhai Yufei to the two of them. "I won't let anyone have a chance to get close to her."

  Li Fangfang slightly lowered her head, and her expression was somewhat dim.

  "And I want to know why this person can hide so deeply." Zhai Yufei said again, "I have a sense of danger."

  Fang Xian nodded in agreement, he was once convinced by Zhai Yufei. In Fang Xian's heart, Chen Xin didn't count for anything, he thought that Zhai Yufei was the kind of person who would have a future, so he listened to and followed Zhai Yufei's plans.

  Li Fangfang usually doesn't speak in the presence of others, she picks up the folder and walks to Zhai Yufei's side, her straight body is so straight that it makes people dare not look directly at her.

  "Let's stop here for today." Zhai Yufei glanced at Liang Fangfang, he understood the thoughts in this girl's mind, but he wouldn't say anything.

  If you don't say anything, there won't be any conflict and things can stay as they are.

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  After school in the evening, Su Yifan was about to leave the classroom when Cheng Shuiheng shouted from behind and caught up.

  "Have you been busy lately?"

  Su Yifan saw Cheng Shui'an's smiling face and felt that his mood was even better than usual. Probably because of a different mindset now, every time he sees Cheng Shui'an's smile, it feels more like enjoyment rather than a hopeless longing.

  "It's okay, just thinking about things."

  "Still about that matter?" Cheng Shuihen guessed, "Actually I also wanted to talk to you about this."

  Su Yifan slowed down his pace, slung his backpack over his shoulder: "That's great, tell me about it."

  Cheng Shui Xin didn't mind at all that she and Su Yi Fan walked out of the school gate side by side, those onlookers' gazes meant nothing to her.

  In the eyes of many onlookers, Cheng Shuiying recalled: "You mention this matter and it reminds me of a singer, now well-known domestically, have you heard of Taylor Swift?"

  Su Yifan shook his head: "Never heard of it."

  "A creative singer with a country style. A girl who has been blackened by many people." Cheng Shuiying said, "You can look up her experiences online, I think her path to fame is worth referencing - of course not referring to the part about her dating boys."

  "What if you're not a singer-songwriter?" Su Yifan asked.

  "That also requires effort to firm up one's beliefs and learn to create. Only singers who truly understand the spirit of creation will become top-notch singers."

  "I understand." Su Yifan scratched his head, "Let me think again, actually I was just casually asking."

  "You wouldn't casually ask." Cheng Shui looked at the young man beside her with a profound gaze, "Although I don't know why you're unwilling to tell me what's going on, I understand you."

  "Thank you," Su Yifan said seriously, "When I can tell you, I will definitely not hesitate."

  "If there's anything I can help with, don't hesitate to ask." Cheng Shuiyan said in a rare serious tone, "You know, I usually won't refuse your requests."

  Su Yifan suddenly realized that the most moving moment of Cheng Shuiyan was not when she smiled confidently and attracted attention, but when she truly showed her sincere attitude.

  At this time, Cheng Shui'an was extremely real.

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