Chapter 6

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"Have you heard? The Xiao family's good-for-nothing young master jumped off a cliff and committed suicide!" News spread quickly in the school, and at this moment, everyone who knew Xiao Chen was discussing his situation in small groups.

"Did you hear that too?" Student B said, "Hehe, if it were me, I would commit suicide too. Being kicked out of the family, being dumped by the Cheng family, and being exposed for paying for fake basketball games, who could bear such a blow?"

"Right, right!" Student C, who had always envied, hated, and resented Xiao Chen, said, "Without the family's protection, Xiao Chen is just trash... no, even worse than trash!"

"Xiao... Xiao Chen committed suicide?" Lin Ke'er had just entered the classroom and overheard her classmates discussing Xiao Chen. Upon hearing that he had committed suicide, she was shocked, and her face turned pale.

"Yeah, yeah!" A student who had a crush on Lin Ke'er, not noticing her expression, said excitedly, "Ke'er, now that that bastard Xiao Chen is dead, you won't be harassed by him anymore, and you're free again. No one dared to pursue you before because of him!"

This admirer was named Du Xiaonan, a young master from a middle-class family who usually felt superior. However, he had to avoid Xiao Chen, so he was always frustrated. When Xiao Chen was around, Lin Ke'er was practically Xiao Chen's private property, and even if he couldn't get her, he wouldn't let others touch her.

"Who... who said that?" Lin Ke'er looked at Du Xiaonan, not daring to believe it. She couldn't imagine that Xiao Chen would commit suicide. Just a few hours ago, hadn't she just counseled him? How could he...

"According to a taxi driver who took him to the cliff!" Du Xiaonan, who had heard the news from others, added details to the story, hoping that Xiao Chen was really dead. "After losing the basketball game, Xiao Chen went to a snack shop to eat but realized he didn't have any money. Cheng Mengying paid for him. I guess his self-esteem was severely hurt. He stopped a car at the school gate and went to the cliff at Songlong Mountain. The taxi driver saw Xiao Chen jump off the cliff..."

Seeing Lin Ke'er trembling and emotionally shaken, Du Xiaonan thought she was just too happy about Xiao Chen's death and didn't pay much attention.

Lin Ke'er's mind went blank after hearing Du Xiaonan's words. She wasn't indifferent; she was very concerned! In fact, she didn't hate Xiao Chen. On the contrary, she had always been secretly grateful to him for saving her. Although Xiao Chen had always pursued her, he never did anything to embarrass her.

He was her savior, how could he be so desperate? Lin Ke'er couldn't understand. Even if he wasn't the Xiao family's young master anymore, couldn't he still achieve success through his own efforts?

"Lin Ke'er, why aren't you saying anything? Are you too happy?" Du Xiaonan, after finishing his story, expected Lin Ke'er to be happy and chat with him, but instead, she seemed lost and returned to her seat, lying on the desk, not knowing what she was doing...

Lin Ke'er was crying. She couldn't accept this fact. It wasn't that she liked Xiao Chen; it was just that she thought he was a good person!

"Du Xiaonan, is what you said true?" Before Du Xiaonan could figure out what was wrong with Lin Ke'er, another curious classmate came over and asked.

"Of course it's true! The taxi driver picks up passengers at our school gate every day. If you don't believe me, go ask him!" Du Xiaonan said confidently, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Cheng Mengying had also heard the news, but her first reaction was not to follow the crowd. Instead, she doubted the source of the information. Even if Xiao Chen had committed suicide, who had brought back the news?

Moreover, a taxi driver who took Xiao Chen to the cliff at Songlong Mountain wouldn't wait there for Xiao Chen to walk to the edge and jump. It wasn't a tourist spot, and there were no customers to wait for. Cheng Mengying didn't believe the taxi driver had that much time to spare!

Of course, whether the news was true or not didn't matter much to Cheng Mengying. She didn't like Xiao Chen, a spoiled rich kid who had no real talent but relied on his family's power to act recklessly.

Xiao Chen had never taken her, his fiancée, seriously. He had pursued her sister in front of her and recently started chasing the school's civilian beauty. Even if Cheng Mengying didn't like Xiao Chen, she wouldn't be comfortable seeing these things.

"Mengying, are you thinking about Xiao Chen?" The one who spoke was Cheng Mengying's best friend, Shen Jingxuan, another beauty who had once been harassed by Xiao Chen. Shen Jingxuan didn't belong to the four major or five minor families but came from a mysterious family, making her a target for the young masters of Songning City.

Unlike Cheng Mengying's cold personality, Shen Jingxuan was always warm and friendly, making people feel like they were basking in a spring breeze.

"Why would I think about him?" Cheng Mengying naturally wouldn't admit it. "Jingxuan, with one less pursuer, you'll have fewer troubles."

"I hope the rumor is false. Xiao Chen has already had enough bad luck..." Shen Jingxuan didn't care much about the pursuers but seemed genuinely concerned about Xiao Chen. However, her kindness was just part of her personality, not because she had any special feelings for him.

Cheng Mengying knew Shen Jingxuan's character and shrugged. Honestly, she didn't want Xiao Chen to die either. Although she had always been against her marriage to Xiao Chen, as Shen Jingxuan said, Xiao Chen had already had enough bad luck!

If it weren't for her grandfather, Xiao Chen wouldn't be so destitute. So Cheng Mengying always felt a bit guilty towards Xiao Chen, but then again, had he ever taken her, his fiancée, seriously?

Shaking her head, Cheng Mengying opened her book and tried to put these thoughts aside.

When Xiao Chen ran back to school, it was already time to go home. This was a 20-kilometer run, and Xiao Chen had run all the way back. Fortunately, although he hadn't cultivated inner strength, his nightly exercises had made his body incredibly strong; otherwise, he would have run himself to death!

Of course, he could have stopped a taxi halfway, but the 90 yuan he had was mostly spent on the previous taxi fare. The remaining money, Xiao Chen didn't want to spend easily, as he desperately needed it!

Walking into the school, Xiao Chen was surprised to run into Chen Jinpeng!

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