Chapter 153: The Prime of Our Student Days

Chapter 153: Chapter 153: The Prime of Our Student Days

The moment the door opened, a wave of noise washed out.

You had to hand it to them—the soundproofing in this five-star hotel’s private room was incredible.

Just a moment ago, with the door closed, you couldn’t hear a thing from the outside.

"Well, look at that! Everyone’s here!" Wang Zibo said with a wide grin.

The moment his booming voice rang out, it cut through the din of the private room, instantly drawing everyone’s attention.

Several people turned to look toward the door.

"Whoa, the Grand Champion Scholar is here!"

It was impossible to tell who shouted it first, but the crowd immediately returned to its previous boisterous state.

"Quick, hurry up and sit down! We were just waiting for you, Gu the Grand Champion Scholar!"

"Yeah! Three drinks for being late!"

"Get over here!"

...

The group erupted in a chorus of good-natured jeers.

Meanwhile, Han Ning, who had been sitting in a corner chatting with the other girls, froze.

She could no longer hear what anyone around her was saying. In her eyes, there was only Gu Yifan.

"I can drink, but you have to let me sit down and catch my breath first!"

Gu Yifan wasn’t one to put on airs. He just smiled.

Then, he pulled Wang Zibo along and casually found a table with empty seats.

At the crowd’s urging, Gu Yifan proceeded to chug three bottles of beer in one go.

"Nice!"

"Impressive! Gu Yifan, you’re a good sport!"

"Fucking awesome, Old Fan!"

...

After he finished, the boys erupted in applause and cheers.

Even Ye Tianlong, who considered Gu Yifan his mortal enemy, couldn’t help but mutter under his breath upon seeing such a bold display, "That’s what a real man is like. I really can’t compare to you."

Meanwhile, Li Minghao, who always felt Gu Yifan was stealing his thunder and just showing off, tried to take the opportunity to stir up more trouble. He wanted to get everyone to gang up on Gu Yifan, get him drunk, and make a fool of him.

However, he greatly overestimated his own influence. After seeing Gu Yifan down three beers in a row, the other guys were thoroughly impressed and full of admiration. Consequently, no one paid any attention to his suggestion.

Besides, Gu Yifan wasn’t an idiot; he didn’t keep drinking.

After that, the crowd started bombarding him with questions about what it was like to be the top scorer in the college entrance exams.

"Yeah, yeah!"

"Old Fan, I saw you on TV!"

"Seriously, even the newspapers mentioned you by name! Fucking awesome, Old Fan!"

"Totally! Even a middle school classmate I haven’t spoken to in ages messaged me to ask if I knew Gu Yifan, the Grand Champion Scholar!"

"For real! Being in the same class as the Grand Champion Scholar... I can brag about this for the rest of my life!"

"But I’m really curious, what’s it actually like to be the Grand Champion Scholar?"

"Yeah, yeah, I’m curious too!"

"Handsome Gu, come on, tell us!"

...

In an instant, Gu Yifan became the center of everyone’s attention.

Gu Yifan just calmly said, "It’s pretty damn great," and the whole room went wild.

Everyone was joking and teasing each other. Amidst the laughter, any past conflicts between classmates seemed to evaporate on this final day of their graduation dinner.

The entire scene was lively and harmonious, perfectly capturing the spirit of youth and camaraderie.

A little while later.

The time was now 6:30 in the evening.

The homeroom teacher arrived fashionably late, along with the various subject teachers.

Without much ado, the homeroom teacher gave a short farewell speech, and then the feast officially began.

After everyone had put some food in their stomachs, the drinking began.

At first, Gu Yifan was once again the main target.

But what kind of person was Gu Yifan?

As a Reincarnator, what kind of major scenes hadn’t he witnessed?

With just a few words, he deftly shifted the focus onto the late-arriving teachers.

And so, the "battle" shifted over to the teachers.

Now that they had graduated, everyone let loose. Gone was the restraint they felt as students. The boys, glasses in hand, relentlessly toasted their teachers.

Some of the more shameless ones even resorted to taking them on in waves!

The male teachers were starting to get overwhelmed. The scene was incredibly boisterous.

Ultimately, the group of fresh high school graduates was no match for three or four of the male teachers.

A whole swath of them ended up drunk, including that lovable oaf, Wang Zibo.

Meanwhile, Gu Yifan sat silently in a corner, a small smile on his face as he watched the lively scene unfold.

His face was a little flushed, but his eyes were still clear.

Clearly, he wasn’t drunk.

It made sense.

Even though Gu Yifan had chugged three beers at the beginning and drank plenty more during the ensuing rounds of toasts...

But!

A guy who could down six bottles of Maotai with his dad and be perfectly fine wasn’t going to get drunk that easily.

And how could this group of greenhorns, fresh out of high school and possibly drinking for the first time, ever hope to be a match for him?

It wasn’t that he was arrogant or targeting anyone in particular—it was simply that when it came to drinking, everyone present was trash.

With his current tolerance, Gu Yifan could probably take on everyone in the room by himself and win. 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

As he was lost in thought.

Suddenly, a cigarette was offered to him.

Gu Yifan paused and turned to look. It was his physics teacher, He Kaijian, who was sporting a classic comb-over. He had no idea when the teacher had sat down next to him.

’He clearly couldn’t handle the onslaught from those greenhorns and snuck over here to dodge more drinks!’

Seeing Gu Yifan zone out, He Kaijian waved the cigarette in his hand again and smiled. "Do you smoke?"

"I do."

Gu Yifan didn’t pretend otherwise, just grinned.

With that, he took the cigarette from He Kaijian.

CLICK~

Gu Yifan pulled a lighter from his pocket, lit the cigarette for his physics teacher, and then lit his own.

INHALE...

EXHALE...

Gu Yifan took a deep drag. The bluish-white smoke swirled in his lungs before he slowly exhaled.

He Kaijian was a little surprised as he watched Gu Yifan’s practiced movements; he clearly wasn’t a first-timer.

But then he remembered they had all graduated now, so he didn’t say anything more.

And so, the two of them sat there in the corner, silently puffing away.

"Gu Yifan, I heard you ended up choosing Jinling University?" He Kaijian asked casually after taking a drag.

"Mm... yes!"

Gu Yifan flicked his ash, smiling slightly as well.

"Mm... Qingbei is great, but it’s not the right fit for everyone. Jinling University is an excellent choice too. Keep working hard. I have high hopes for you!"

He Kaijian, who had perhaps had a bit too much to drink, reached out and clapped Gu Yifan firmly on the shoulder.

Caught off guard, Gu Yifan nearly stumbled from the force of the pat.

He froze for a second, then turned to look at his physics teacher.

The teacher’s face was flushed and his eyes were starting to look unfocused. ’He’s clearly had too much to drink,’ Gu Yifan thought with a wry, helpless smile.

He was just about to get up and slip outside for some fresh air—and maybe call Su Qinghe to see what she was up to.

Just then,

A small, fair hand appeared before his eyes...