Chapter 1163: The old principal’s motive (7000 words) 2

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alright, it’s still a little rushed. I’ll just make do with it!

The old principal placed the last of the dishes on the table. She did not even remove her apron and sat down at the head of the table with a smile.

He sat across a long table from Lu Xin.

Everyone’s eyes were on him, and they observed him carefully. They saw that there were many wrinkles on his face, and the hair on both sides had turned white. The smile on his face seemed to be from the bottom of his heart, with a sincere and satisfied feeling.

“You guys eat. We haven’t seen each other for many years. You must have a lot to talk about. We won’t disturb you.”

After everyone had sat down, Madam helped to get the bowls and chopsticks and ladled the soup. Then, she smiled and nodded at them with her two children.

She returned to the room next door and gently closed the door.

No. 14, who was sitting on Lu Xin’s left, suddenly turned to look at him nervously.

Lu Xin nodded his head, understanding what he was trying to say.

Master’s wife and two children had disappeared after entering the room, as if they had never been there.

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“Everyone’s here, right?”

The old principal’s words pulled Lu Xin’s attention back to reality.

He smiled as he picked up a towel and wiped his hands. His kind eyes swept across the faces of the people at the long table. Then, he called out their names according to their seats at the long table.”Number five, number eight, number fourteen, number nine, little nineteen, number two, number three …”

well, there’s also number seven …

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“Eight people, that’s great.” He nodded in satisfaction.

No one at the table echoed this sentence, but they were slightly stunned.

The old principal did not mention the 17th.

“However, we are still short of three people.”

The old principal did not wait for Lu Xin’s question before she nodded with a smile. “I remember that there is a girl named Zeng Xiaolu in the orphanage. She is now a teacher in Qing gang, right? Yes, she’s a little different from us, so it’s good that she doesn’t come.”

there are two more people. One of them is No. 1. It’s not convenient for him to come over now.

“There’s one more, number twelve. Hehe, this child is really good at hiding. He’s the only one who has escaped my sight in so many years. I’ve even spent some time looking for him before, but I couldn’t find him.”

but that’s not important anymore. There’s always someone who’s absent from every class reunion, right? ”

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When the crowd heard the old principal’s words, they could not help but feel astonished.

This was a feeling of extreme tearing.

On one hand, everyone felt a sense of familiarity from his words.

It was really like the feeling of meeting an elder who relied on and respected him when he was young, and who became closer as he grew up.

On the other hand, she couldn’t help but feel flustered.

Every word he said was like an invisible blade, gently scraping the skin, and the coldness seeped into the bone.

Especially when he mentioned that only number twelve had escaped his sight …

It was as if an invisible chill had caused everyone’s face to freeze slightly.

Lu Xin lifted his head and hugged his sister tightly in his arms. He looked at the old principal with a cold gaze and said, ”

“You really think this is a gathering?”

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This was the first time he had spoken to the old principal since he entered the room.

When he could not help but say that, a cold mental power was emitted.

This made the people at the table finally feel a little more at ease.

Although the cold and oppressive power could not be more relaxing than the spring-like smile.

However, as they sat beside the old principal, the fear and discomfort they felt had already enveloped their entire bodies, making it unbearable for them.

Instead, it was Lu Xin’s cold attitude that made them feel a little better.

“This …”

Lu Xin’s impolite question put the old principal in a difficult position.

He raised his head and wiped his glasses with a table cloth. He said hesitantly, “”At least for now, it’s indeed a long time no see gathering, isn’t it?”

He seemed to be imploring her, “”Can’t you just give me a little bit of time to talk to everyone?”

Lu Xin fell silent.

He didn’t know how to reject the principal’s words.

When he was at the red Moon orphanage, he had no feelings for her.

It did not matter if the old principal was good or bad to him.

At a certain moment, he had suddenly opened the door of his feelings. Thus, everything in the past, the gray memories, all had color. The feelings that he had not been able to sense in the past also warmed up with his memories and poured into his heart.

Hence, he really did not have any memories of having a close conversation with the old principal.

Was it because of this that he was looking forward to it?

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Come, come, come. I’ve prepared two bottles of wine. Before the red Moon incident, these were all good things.

Lu Xin’s silence allowed the old principal to heave a long sigh of relief. As if he was in a hurry, he quickly tried to ease the tension on the table and brought out two bottles of fine wine that he had prepared in advance. He then twisted the lids tightly and said, “”Everyone, have a drink …”

when you were young, I didn’t teach you how to drink. I even scolded you when I drank secretly …

but now, they have all grown up …

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He poured the wine into a glass and looked at them one by one. Number seven served the wine to everyone.