"It's not really about whether it's thorough or not, just talking about my thoughts," I smiled, then began to speak to her. My favorite thing to read during junior high was Shakespeare's works. Talking about these topics came naturally to me, and I tried to explain them to Taozi in a clear and understandable way. Taozi listened intently, occasionally asking me questions. I enjoyed her questions, and each time, I gave detailed answers. We chatted happily, feeling like we were back to how things used to be.

But we both knew, we weren't lovers anymore.

As we reached the dormitory building for girls, I gestured for Taozi to go upstairs. I almost said, "I'll pick you up for dinner tomorrow," but luckily, I stopped myself in time. Taozi said, "Wang Hao, now that you're with Xia Xue, treat her well and don't be indecisive anymore, okay?"

I nodded, "Okay."

Little did I know, as soon as I finished speaking, tears welled up in Taozi's eyes again.

"What's wrong?" I was genuinely concerned.

"I... I don't know..." Taozi cried, "Just thinking that you're not my boyfriend anymore makes me feel so miserable... You're the first boy who made my heart flutter, and I finally mustered up the courage to love boldly as you suggested, but why... why..."

I remembered what I had said to Taozi last time: "Wasted time, not many days left, twenty beauty, please come kiss me, decaying grass and withering willow, youth is fleeting." Taozi possessed such intense and genuine love, truly living up to Shakespeare's words.

I felt guilty in my heart, but I didn't know what to say.

After shedding tears for a while, Taozi finally stopped. I wanted to wipe her tears, but I knew she wouldn't allow it, because I was now "someone's boyfriend." After Taozi finished crying, she sighed heavily, patted her notebook, and said, "At least you have a conscience, giving me such a gift. I was planning to ignore you for the rest of my life, Wang Hao, I hate you. You led me into this pit, and now you've left me alone here."

I bit my lip, still unable to speak. I had nothing to say.

"Okay, it's time to turn off the lights. You should go back quickly too. Don't come find me again in the future," Taozi waved her hand and turned away.

I watched her back, feeling a sense of loss in my heart.

Back in the dormitory, everyone saw that I didn't look too good, but no one came to ask. I didn't wash up and just fell asleep heavily. The next day, I handed the completed transfer application form to the class teacher. After looking at the parental opinions on the form, the teacher actually called the number left by Lao Zhang.

I have to say, the class teacher was really diligent, trying hard to keep me in the school. He kept persuading on the phone, saying things like "City High School is not easy to get into, it has top-notch teaching staff", but finally had to say helplessly, "Alright," before hanging up.

It must be that Lao Zhang didn't budge and insisted on transferring me.

The class teacher looked at me and said, "I've never seen such parents before, not letting their child study at City High School and insisting on vocational school. Saying things like 'learn a trade while young,' really left me speechless."

I also felt speechless. How could the class teacher know the key points? I said, "Teacher Ge, when do I drop out?"

"What's the rush?!" The class teacher looked at me in astonishment. "These procedures can't be completed in a day or two, and transferring schools isn't something I alone can decide. It also requires the school leaders' signatures."

"Oh? It's so troublesome?" I didn't expect transferring schools to be so complicated.

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"Yes, and you also need your parents to come in person. I hope to have a face-to-face talk with them."

I felt bitter in my heart. It seemed that Lao Zhang would have to make another trip.

But I couldn't wait this long. In three days, the legendary Maize would be coming out. If the procedures weren't completed by then, I would have to leave early. After informing the teacher, I went back to the classroom.

Xia Xue was still waiting for me. Now she was the only one I was attached to at City High School.

Oh, no, there's one more person...

But we won't meet again.

As long as it's not the teacher's class, Xia Xue and I will definitely sit together. This little girl Xia Xue is very smart. Even if we play around during class, she can listen to the teacher's lecture word by word, and she can also tutor me after class. She's really amazing.

Because I was leaving City High School, I couldn't just say goodbye to Xia Xue alone. So I told a few people who were close to me and often walked with me, such as my deskmate Liu Zihong, as well as Ou Jiahao, Li Mu, and others. They were all in the same class as me. There were quite a few people who wanted to hang out with me, and I carefully selected them. They were the ones who didn't join in when Zou Yang bullied me. Although they didn't help me fight back, I was already grateful that they didn't participate. Thinking about it, it's quite pathetic. In the three years of junior high, my way of getting along with people has become such that as long as they don't bully me, I will be grateful, feel deeply indebted, and be appreciative.

That night, I took them out for dinner. It was the first time I drank alcohol since coming to City High School. I was very grateful that they had never bullied me. Although they now call me "Brother Hao," people are creatures who know how to be grateful.

We drank quite a bit that night and ended up throwing up everywhere. After eating and drinking our fill, we walked back to school arm in arm, singing heroic songs along the way, feeling genuinely happy. When we reached the school gate, we noticed several vague figures walking towards us.

"Wang Hao?" a stranger's voice called out.

"Who?" I instinctively responded, but my mind and body were dulled by the alcohol.

The group approached us, and I suddenly felt danger, but my limbs couldn't react well due to the alcohol. I could only push Liu Zihong and the others beside me and shout, "Run, help me go to the vocational school..."

Before I could finish my sentence, something hard smashed down on my head. My head throbbed with pain, golden sparks flashed before my eyes, and wet liquid flowed down my forehead. My feet couldn't stand steadily, and my body swayed.

"Who are you?" I asked a stupid question. Actually, I knew who it was, but I still wanted to make it clear.

"I'm Maize," the person said, grabbing the back of my collar with a big hand and dragging me to the side of the road.

There was a small artificial forest by the roadside, not very bustling, but it was quiet. Because of the alcohol, I was hit hard on the head again, and I had no strength in my body. Maize wasn't particularly tall, but dragging me was like an eagle grabbing a chick. In no time, he dragged me to the small forest and threw me to the ground.

Liu Zihong and the others cried for mercy, but they were quickly subdued by Maize's men and brought into the small forest. After gradually adjusting to the light in the small forest, I finally saw Maize's appearance. It was terrifyingly ugly, resembling a beast, with features like a donkey and a horse, which, coupled with his demeanor, seemed even more ferocious and sinister.

Maize was accompanied by four or five people, one of whom was Hongli. Over ten days had passed, but Hongli still had bandages on his head, indicating that he had indeed been seriously injured that day. When they arrived at the small forest, Liu Zihong and the others were still whimpering, but after being slapped by Hongli and others, they all quieted down, not daring to cry out loudly.

"Hongli, are you sure this is Wang Hao?"

"Sure," Hongli said with a wicked smile. "That cowardly look, it can't be wrong."

Perhaps because of the alcohol, I cursed, "Your mother's coward, dare you have a one-on-one fight with me? If I don't beat the shit out of you today, my surname isn't Wang!" Maybe it was also because it wasn't the first time I had been beaten or beaten someone else.

"What the hell are you saying?!" Hongli quickly rushed over and viciously kicked me in the chest.

I was already on guard when he came over. When his foot lifted, my hands also came over and hugged his foot tightly, pulling it back hard. Hongli lost his balance, probably didn't expect me to fight back, and was pulled to the ground by me, falling heavily.

"Damn it," Hongli cursed softly. Probably feeling embarrassed, Hongli didn't even bother to stand up and lay on the ground, punching me hard in the cheek. I had drunk a lot of alcohol, so I didn't feel much pain when the punch hit. We were both lying on the ground, face to face, who would let go of whom?! So I followed suit, punched him in the nose, and kept taunting him, "Come on, let's have a one-on-one fight, come on, come on!" I just kept provoking him.

Vaguely, I saw that Hongli seemed to be bleeding from his nose. Excited, I forgot about my dangerous situation and wrestled with Hongli. Hongli's strength was much greater than mine, and soon he pressed me down and fiercely punched my cheeks, cursing non-stop, "You little brat, still challenging me..."