90: Chapter 90: Complaining (Extra for the leader singing a love song) (16th update) 90: Chapter 90: Complaining (Extra for the leader singing a love song) (16th update) He walked along the aisle, looking at the seat numbers, searching for seat H2.
The train seats were distributed on either side, with a spacious walkway in the middle.
Additionally, the seating arrangement on the train wasnât uniform but adopted a format where three seats faced another three seats, somewhat like in small compartments.
This design was also to prevent passengers from getting too bored during the journey, enabling interaction with each other.
The carriage was quite full, with nearly all seats occupied.
Approximately half were students, with the remaining being parents accompanying their children and regular passengers.
When Su Ming found seat H2, he was briefly taken aback, to see that Gu Meng and her two friends were seated right across from him.
Nevertheless, he indifferently placed his suitcase on the luggage rack above and then sat down, took out a single earphone, put it on, and quietly listened to music.
Gu Meng glanced at the rather handsome young man sitting opposite her and felt him oddly familiar.
It seemed she had seen him somewhere before, but she couldnât remember where.
As for Qi Shen and Liu Xiao, they also found Su Ming somewhat familiar but didnât recognize him and didnât pay much attention.
Qi Shen took out a bottle of high-end mineral water, offering it to Gu Meng earnestly.
âMeng, have some water,â he said.
âI donât want any.
I get angry just thinking about Yu Wei.
Whatâs so great about her?
I donât understand why so many people gather around her.
Is it just because she has fairer skin, better grades, and knows how to put on an act?
Qin Feng and the others are so bewitched by her, theyâre like a bunch of fools.â
The more Gu Meng thought about it, the angrier she got.
At graduation, everyone had circled around her, and seeing Yu Wei showing off even on the train just infuriated her more.
Of course, the most crucial part was her feeling incredibly upset inside.
She had always believed she was no worse than Yu Wei, yet Yu Wei had been admitted to Imperial Court Academy while she only got into an ordinary school in Starlight City.
âDonât be angry; youâll harm your health,â cautioned Qi Shen hurriedly.
Su Ming couldnât help but take another look at Gu Meng.
This woman was really quite interesting.
This was their first encounter, and she had ranted non-stop about Lin Chuyu; now, she was complaining about Yu Wei.
She really didnât get along with anybody.
Then Liu Xiao, somewhat uneasy, said to Gu Meng,
âSister Gu, Yu Wei and the others are on this same train, and I think theyâre just in the next carriage.
Plus, she got into Imperial Court Academy.
It wouldnât be good if she heard us.â
âHmph, as if getting into Imperial Court Academy is so impressive!
Sheâs not the only one,â retorted Gu Meng, completely unconcerned.
âSister Gu is right.
I heard that Lin Chuyu also got in,â added Liu Xiao hesitantly, steering the conversation towards Lin Chuyu.
Sure enough, Gu Meng became even more irritated upon hearing Lin Chuyuâs name from Liu Xiao, grinding her teeth as she spoke.
âDonât mention her to me!
I just donât understand what General Ames saw in her.
Whatâs so good about her?
Giving her a special admission and adding 30 performance points just like that.
Without those, with her elective scores, she would never have gotten into Imperial Court Academy.
It really makes me furious.
Sheâs always been so lucky from a young ageâŠ.â
Seeing that Gu Meng had started on Lin Chuyu, Su Mingâs expression became even more amused.
She truly had one complaint after another.
Now, as Gu Meng continued to rant, her ample chest heaved up and down, and it didnât help that she was wearing a tight leather jacket.
For a moment, Qi Shen was ogling, dry-mouthed, and even Su Ming couldnât help but take another lookâit was quite a sight, indeed.
Sensing Su Mingâs gaze, Gu Meng glanced at him, and for a moment, she felt a bit embarrassed.
After all, ever since the rather handsome young man had sat down, she had been doing nothing but cursing.
Seeing Gu Meng look his way, Su Ming shifted his gaze away to avoid unnecessary trouble.
âYeah, Iâm also puzzled.
Lin Chuyu was actually specially admitted.
And Li Fubai, who had the best chance, ended up failing,â Liu Xiao said, equally puzzled.
âFubai, that guy is an idiot, he went to appeal by himself and ended up losing his grade through the appeal.â
Gu Meng said with an ironic tone.
âSo the rumors are true after all.â
âNot only are they true, whatâs most unexpected is that the object of Li Fubaiâs appeal turned out to be Su Ming, whoâs been following Lin Chuyu around.
But although he lost points for his conduct just like Li Fubai, he still got accepted into Imperial Court Academy as an external student.â
When Gu Meng spoke of this, she also found it a bit too fantastical.
âThat fat loser, he only got admitted into Imperial Court Academy because of his household registration in the three cities; I could do it too if I were in his place.â
Qi Shen said, very annoyed.
Just thinking about how Su Ming had embarrassed him in front of Gu Meng and so many others, he was filled with rage.
Hearing Qi Shen speak of him this way, Su Ming leaned his cheek on one hand and interjected calmly.
âIf you had the same deduction for being from the three cities, could you get in?â
Qi Shen was immediately at a loss for words.
His score, even with the deductions, was leagues away from the cut-off for Imperial Court Academyâs external student program; he had no chance of getting in.
He was just mouthing off to belittle Su Ming, but he didnât expect someone to call him out on it.
Angrily, Qi Shen glared at Su Ming and snapped,
âWho are you!
Mind your own business!â
âWhy canât I intervene?
Youâre insulting me to my face.
Is that polite?â
Su Ming asked indifferently.
Upon hearing this, Gu Meng and the others were struck as if by thunder, looking incredulously at Su Ming.
The more they looked, the more he seemed to match the description.
Qi Shen suddenly became flustered and said,
âYouâre Su Ming?
Werenât you really fat?â
âI am Su Ming.
And no, Iâm not fat; I have lost weight, and Iâm even thinner than you.
So stop calling me âthat fat loserâ; itâs extremely rude.â
Su Ming warned Qi Shen with composure.
Qi Shenâs face turned beet red, but the truth was, he didnât really have the guts to confront Su Ming directly.
Su Ming seemed mild-mannered, but his words exerted a strong pressure.
Of course, the most important thing was that Su Ming had been accepted to Imperial Court Academy.
If nothing unexpected happened, he clearly had boundless prospects for the future.
He was actually a bit afraid of encountering Su Ming in the future.
And since he was in the wrong, he simply chose to keep quiet.
At this moment, Gu Meng felt a bit uneasy looking at the Su Ming before her, especially since she had just spent so much time badmouthing Lin Chuyu in front of him.
She had a very deep impression of Su Ming, as he had been very assertive in the club before.
Luckily, Su Ming didnât seem to pursue the matter further, merely smiling faintly at the three of them before closing his eyes and quietly listening to music.
Gu Meng and the others stopped chatting as well, sitting awkwardly, and for a moment the entirety of the train car fell silent.
Time trickled away, and the train sped on its course.
At this moment in the enclosed cockpit, a middle-aged man with a beard and a face full of wrinkles was operating the train.
Since there was no intelligent system to assist, the conductor needed to constantly control the train, ready to react at any moment in case of an emergency.
âConductor Karon, would you like to take a break?
I can take over.â
At this time, a considerably younger man, dressed in the train service uniform, asked.