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They came out very early after school at noon, and there was still Kung Pao chicken leftover at the lunch window in the restaurant. Hao Ai was in the front and ordered a copy for Zhong Xiu.

Zhong Xiu went to occupy the seat first, and this corner near the window became their fixed seat, and no one competed with them.

As soon as Zhong Xiu sat down, a tall boy came across from him. He was wearing a pair of metal-rimmed glasses and looked very refined.

At this time, Hao Ai came back from lunch, and almost jumped up when he saw Wei Jiyang approaching. He put down the plate and asked cautiously, "What are you doing?"

Wei Jiyang smiled faintly at Hao Ai, then looked at Zhong Xiu: "Zhong Xiu, I heard that you have transferred here, but I didn't believe it at first."

"Yeah." Zhong Xiu looked very indifferent, he had no impression of the person in front of him.

He didn't feel embarrassed, and continued: "You may not remember me, my name is Wei Jiyang..."

Hearing what he said, Zhong Xiu suddenly remembered that there was such a person, he had met before when he participated in the chemistry competition, and he had a casual chat with him.

"I remember."

Wei Jiyang said: "Did Ning Yue tell you about the competition? We knew you from the competition last year, and our chemistry teacher also liked you very much. I have wanted to know you for a long time."

Hao Ai gave a snort in his heart, he wanted to know each other a long time ago, why didn't you come to see Zhong Xiu before?Now that I plan to go to the competition together, I came to him desperately.

Wei Jiyang went on to say: "I don't know what the competition in Yangcheng No. [-] Middle School is like. We will organize training camps here. We have to go to Beijing for training camps a few days in advance."

"After all, there are only a small number of talented players, and most of them still work hard, don't you think?" Wei Jiyang smiled, and suddenly changed the subject, looked at Hao Ai, and called lightly: "Brother."

"Yes," Hao Ai gritted his teeth and said those two words, "brother."

Zhong Xiu felt the smell of gunpowder around him, and he looked at the two suspiciously. They didn't look similar at all, and Hao Ai had never heard Hao Ai mention that he had a younger brother at the same level.

Wei Jiyang asked, "Can I sit here?"

Before Zhong Xiu could speak, Hao Ai bluntly refused: "No."

Wei Jiyang was not angry, but looked at Zhong Xiu with great interest: "I didn't ask you."

Zhong Xiu had never seen him be so rude to others, even a little rude.

Although he didn't understand why Hao Ai was so unfriendly to this boy called his brother, he still said, "Sorry, no."

"Okay," Wei Jiyang said helplessly, "I'll see you in a few days then."

Before he left, he smiled and said to Hao Ai: "Goodbye, brother."

"Do you have any trouble with Wei Jiyang?"

"No," Hao Ai asked, "How do you know him?"

Zhong Xiu wrote lightly: "I met you in the competition before."

"Did you win that contest?"

Zhong Xiu said: "Of course, I am the champion, and he is the award for excellence."

Hao Ai finally had a smile on his face: "Oh, it's the national competition, right? It's pretty amazing."

Zhong Xiu said modestly, "Well, it's okay."

Hao Ai picked up a piece of diced chicken from Zhong Xiu's plate and asked, "Do you know who his father is?"

"I don't know." Zhong Xiu moved the plate to Hao Ai's.

Hao Ai said, "Wei Guanzhou."

Wei Guanzhou is an entrepreneur who often appears in local reports. He graduated from Zhengchuan No. [-] Middle School and is an honorary alumnus of this school.

Zhong Xiu said calmly, "Oh."

"Why aren't you surprised at all?"

Everyone in this school knows that Wei Jiyang is the son of Wei Guanzhou. His grades are not bad and his image is not bad. Although he is not the absolute No.1, he is still an unshakable student representative. Spokesperson at the rostrum.

Zhong Xiu asked back, "Why are you surprised?"

Hao Ai smiled: "Yes, nothing to be surprised about."

After eating, the two went back to the dormitory together, and they didn't speak all the way.Walking downstairs, Hao Ai suddenly said without a word: "Do you know Building F?"

"know."

Building F is the newest building in the school, built half a year ago.This is a laboratory building, which is full of computers and valuable experimental equipment. The experimental class of the second year of high school is not held this semester, and they will have the opportunity to enter it next semester.

If I remember correctly, this building and all the facilities in it were donated by Wei Guanzhou.

He paused and said, "It was donated by my dad."

Seeing that Zhong Xiu obviously didn't react, he smiled like a joke, "Do you believe it?"

Hao Ai's file list flashed across Zhong Xiu's mind like lightning, and he suddenly figured it out, hesitantly said: "Wei Guanzhou is also your father."

Hao Ai looked normal: "Yes, Wei Jiyang and I have the same father and mother."

"Ah." Zhong Xiu suddenly didn't know what to say, but went up the stairs with Hao Ai in silence.

"That," they walked to the door of the dormitory, Hao Ai hesitated for a long time before saying, "I hate Wei Jiyang very much."

"Well, I haven't had much contact with him." Zhong Xiu heard something in Hao Ai's words.

He didn't want Zhong Xiu and Wei Jiyang to get too close, but he knew he shouldn't interfere with other people's right to make friends, so he could only awkwardly express his likes and dislikes, and wanted Zhong Xiu to understand his hidden wish: you don't want to play with him.

Zhong Xiu then stated his position: "I don't like him either."

Hao Ai pursed her lips, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised an arc, "Do you have any plans for your vacation?"

Zhong Xiu replied, "Aside from homework, I have no other arrangements."

Zhong Xiu's vacation life is very boring. Apart from reading and studying at home, he just plays games and watches movies.

"Then can I make an appointment for a day?"

Zhong Xiu opened the door of the dormitory, the sun is very good today, the dormitory is facing the sun, the windows are open, and there is also a clean smell of sunshine.He turned back to Hao Ai and said, "No problem."

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