Chapter 35 Foreign Affairs

dated and no longer as glorious as before, it still represents something novel and relatively upscale for students today. Especially when Dong Qingyun mentioned "Taiwanese pearl milk tea," Cheng Yun a...Chapter Thirty-Five: Foreign Relations

Early February. Mobile fast reading:.1 . The text version was first released in mid-February. Bo (presumably a person's name). He and Beijing representatives of Hungary and two other countries held a ceremony to be officially admitted into NATO led by the United States. Soon after, Suen Chan knew that NATO would pass a significant agreement marking its transformation from a "collective defense" organization to an offensive military alliance.

In late March, as Yugoslavia was embroiled in continuous civil wars between the Serbian government and Kosovo regime, a piercing sound of wings slicing through the air suddenly lit up the evening sky. NATO forces from eight countries, consisting of F-2 stealth strategic bombers, B-52 strategic bombers, MiG-29 fighters, F-117A stealth fighter jets, among other military aircraft and ships, brazenly launched their first aerial assault on Yugoslavia’s air defense and radar installations.

This marked the beginning of NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia.

The war would not materialize in the distant city of Xiahaishan that had been nearly forgotten over time. It could only be seen through the flickering television sets in grocery stores or during lunchtime announcements at school cafeterias, where scenes of nighttime bombings turning skies into red clouds were reported on national TV, along with distorted sounds of gunfire and artillery reverberating from TV speakers.

In this era shortly after Tencent's instant messaging service went live and the first generation of 4G had just entered people’s視野，蘇燦依然乘坐著搖晃的公車，準時在站台停靠。下車的時候，李薇梅正和幾個順路的女生走在清晨的路上，幾個女生嘰嘰喳喳，空氣中飄著白絮，蘇燦一下車就看到了這一幕。

實際上李薇梅是陳靈珊那一脈關係網中的成員，從初中起就在一中結交下來的圈子，在如今高一年級七個班裡幾乎冇有不涉及他們圈子的人物。

此刻和李薇梅一起的便是幾個班級混搭的好友，其中不乏長相清麗或者很有味道的女生，有些甚至是班裡、年級上的風雲人物。

蘇燦一下車就對李薇梅喊了聲“嗨，你好！”算是打過招呼。

李瑕梅卻哼了一聲，目光竟是一觸即移，彷彿半分都不想在蘇燦身上多停留。

不過她打量蘇燦的目光倒是十分大膽直接。有女生就笑了起來，“喂，維梅，人家嗨你呢，怎麼冇看到我們這些人呐？也不介紹一下？”

實際上她們並非完全不認識蘇燦，也都是聽說過他的不過從來冇正式途徑認識過，是以開玩笑也不好開在蘇燦的身上，更遑論和他指名道姓地玩笑了。

見身邊女友似乎對蘇燦頗感興趣的樣子，李薇梅也是憋不住事兒的人。她看誰不順眼 向來都是直來直往的，這下轉過頭劈頭就問蘇燦，“你這人怎麼這樣！我算是看透你了！”

She had been eager to find out about yesterday's events long before they happened. Hearing that Chen Lingshan was going to confess to Su Can, her personality wouldn't allow her to quietly wait at home; she would have to make a big fuss if nothing else. So she stood alone by the school gate, waiting for the outcome of this drama.

After waiting for a while, when she saw Su Can emerge with an ambiguous expression on his face, she was puzzled. Soon after, Chen Lingming came out, his gaze somewhat dazed and his eyes showing a deep hue.

Liu Weimei, who had been holding back her impatience, rushed over halfway and asked, "What's wrong with Lingshan Didn't you see Su Can walking out of the school hand in hand with him Huh, at least if you walk home tomorrow with Su Can's hand in yours, show it to Xiaoyue and Lu Yuefei and other girls in their grade! Make them green with envy!

But suddenly Chen Lingshan turned around, hugged her tightly, and burst into tears.

Chen Lingshan and Liu Weimei had been close friends since childhood. They went to the same school from elementary school onwards; back then, Chen Lingshan's family was wealthy, so she always had plenty of pocket money. Liu Weimei would follow her every day to buy snacks that girls liked. Many boys sent flowers to Chen Lingshan in elementary school, but she either shook her head and refused or fled out of fear. As she grew up step by step, an inherent arrogance began to take root in her character.

Liu Weimei had only seen Chen Lingshan cry a few times throughout their childhood; the last time was when her grandmother died at the end of sixth grade. When Chen Lingshan hugged Liu Weimei for comfort and cried, Liu Weimei also shed tears, as if she herself had been rejected by Su Can.

Chen Lingshan is not a bad person, and she's even your first love! How can you now, after coming to No. 1 High School, broaden your horizons and meet Tang Wu, who has shown interest in you So do you think you have better choices now

Of course, Liu Weimei couldn't know that Su Can was already far from the seventeen-year-old he used to be.

Liu Weimei's sudden outburst left everyone bewildered. Instinctively, they all wanted to find a reason for it. Seeing Liu Weimei with red eyes and glancing at Su Can, several girls felt solidarity towards her and stared suspiciously at him, determined to defend the rights of weaker females.

Su Can saw the look on these girls' faces and wondered what was going on; they all looked like he had done something to Liu Weimei and wasn't willing to take responsibility for it.

With red eyes, Liu Weimei continued, "She's a girl! How can you treat her this way"

The two girls beside them were shocked and cautiously poked at Liu Weimei. "How did he treat you"

Su Can could only smile bitterly; he was able to face fraud groups calmly and talk freely in front of the mayor, but sometimes, when dealing with high school girls, the best approach was silence.

Liu Yamei was too angry to contain herself. She dragged Su Can's hand to one side, out of earshot from those girls, and sneered at him coldly, "Just wait; if you don’t want our Ling珊上船，還不知道有多少人排隊等著嗬護照顧我們家靈珊呢！這些人加起來都夠一節火車車廂了！”剛說完就慢慢後悔去了。”

Su Can was also uncomfortable in his heart. Li Luzhi's personality was a bit too bold and domineering, speaking to him without distinguishing right from wrong! It made no sense at all!

"If you don't believe me just like that, let me tell you clearly: Zhang Ping of Class 3, the soccer forward who knocked you down on the field last time, has already written more than seven letters to Ling Shan! Zheng Tong from Class 5, do you know He's a person who won second place in international chess at the No.1 High School League; he declared his love for Ling Shan during winter break last semester!" Li Weimei was also very indignant and thus didn't think about what she said out of impulse. "I can't see why you're still arrogant in front of these people!"

"The matter isn't as you imagine," Su Can sighed.

"How could it be otherwise Do you know what I want to see most right now" Li Luomei glared fiercely at Su Can. "What I want to see is the happy sight of Chen Lingshan walking hand in hand with a boy who's smarter, more handsome, taller and better able to protect her than you very soon!"

After saying this, Li Weimei walked elegantly up the slope along with her long-awaited female companion.

Chen Ling Shan didn't differ much from usual during class; she wore a cotton T-shirt that outlined her well-developed body shape and carried the same pink Disney bag as before. She entered the classroom gracefully, ladylike and reserved, even deliberately dressing herself up to be more charming than ever, with hints of womanly allure.

When she saw Su Can, she gave a faint smile that was natural and unconstrained, just like nothing happened yesterday.

The more injured you were, the more beautiful you had to be so as to make the person who hurt you feel guilty, remorseful, and regretful!

When Su Can saw Chen Ling Shan, he would self-mockingly think that perhaps everything had been too smooth for him lately, hence why all sorts of awkward incidents came knocking

Chen Ling Shan's beautiful eyes occasionally swept over Su Can's dejected look, causing a sense of satisfaction to well up inside her heart, along with a bit of stiff pride.

"I gave that kid a good lesson!" Li Weimei said excitedly.

Chen Ling Shan felt a little nervous but responded on the surface, "Oh How did you teach him"

"I told him he would eventually find someone who's 100 times better than him!"

Chen Ling Shan smiled with some sadness. Although this wasn't what they argued about yesterday, the real issue lay in their different lives and mutual unwillingness to give in while adhering to their own principles. While he had his convictions, could he reclaim his lost dignity through frivolous means that trampled upon her self-respect layer by layer

"It's fine, can we just not talk about him" Even during this cold war phase, it made her heart ache.

Li Jumei reacted immediately. "Okay, okay, let’s not talk about him anymore. From now on, we won’t even look at him; we’ll all ignore him!"

"What's going on between you and Ling Shan lately It feels like something's off between the two of you!" One day, Xue Yiyang leaned over to ask, a bit puzzled. In recent days, he had noticed that fewer people surrounded him after class, and Chen Lingshan and Li Jumei didn’t come to sit with them anymore either. Occasionally, when he saw the two girls on the balcony, they would happily chat with him, but as soon as he called out Su Can, the two girls would immediately make excuses about having other things to do before leaving without speaking a word to Su Can.

Even if Xue Yiyang was slow, he could sense something amiss. He looked at Su Can and said seriously, "Have you upset Li Jumei or Chen Lingshan You should apologize quickly! It’s not good for this to continue!"

Su Can glanced at him but didn’t say anything.

Xue Yiyang nodded in understanding. “Fine! Forget I said anything. You always know what’s right, but there is a small piece of gossip.”

Seeing Su Can show interest, Xue Yiyang leaned closer and whispered, "Haven't you noticed that Chen Lingshan looks troubled lately There's this guy from the Second High School named Zhao Chunyang who has been persistently pursuing her! He’s waiting for her every day at the school gate and insists she agree to be friends. I’ve heard all about it from those girls. Don’t you think he’s going too far Chen Lingshan is already overwhelmed, sometimes not daring to leave school even after classes end; she waits until later before leaving!"

Su Can was used to Xue Yiyang getting information like this from the girls’ circle and wasn't surprised. Not having such information would be a problem for him in his future career, he thought—maybe he should have enrolled in an international relations program instead of becoming an airplane mechanic.

Seeing no response from Su Can, Xue Yiyang emphasized, "If this continues, Chen Lingshan might end up being charmed by that kid. The distance between Second High School and First High School isn't small; he comes every day with such determination, and after some time, I would be touched if I were a girl! You aren’t going to do anything"

Su Can finally spoke, "What can I do Ling Shan is free to make her own choices. Even if she wants to start dating in high school, it’s up to her and no one else—neither you nor me can interfere; that’s a matter for her parents."

Xue Yiyang felt indignant inwardly, thinking, "I don’t believe you’ll be okay with Chen Lingshan falling into someone else's arms. I bet when the time comes and you see it happen, your heart won't rest easy! I'll see how long this icy attitude of yours lasts!"

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