Chapter 110 (3): Liang Huaixu's conversation with Yu Heng

The grove of trees is a popular date spot for couples at night.

Security guards often arrest people there, and they get a 50 yuan reward for each person they catch, so the guards often go there whenever they have nothing to do.

Fearing they would get caught, many young couples quietly moved to the playground.

When Director Wang heard other teachers say that there were many men and women on the playground at night, he had a bad feeling. Every day when he drove home, he would pay attention to the playground and see if he saw any familiar figures.

That day, he actually saw an old acquaintance.

Zhuang Fuyao is a pretty and clever girl, but she lacks discipline and has a particularly mischievous personality, making her a member of many teachers' blacklists.

There was a tall boy standing next to her, and the two were very close.

This is definitely a date!

He rolled down his car window and yelled at the people next to him, "What are you two doing here!"

Zhuang Fuyao was all too familiar with Director Wang's voice; it had almost become a conditioned reflex. She instinctively ran towards the side path.

Seeing this, Liang Huaixu followed closely behind.

Zhuang Fuyao didn't know that Director Wang was driving, so she ran quite hard. Don't let Director Wang's rather chubby appearance fool you; he's developed quite a knack for chasing students over the years, and his running speed is anything but slow.

She circled around several places before stopping, panting.

As she calmed her breathing, she slapped her forehead. Wait a minute, she was going for a morning run on the playground, what was she afraid of?

She glanced at the person next to her, "Why are you running?"

"I ran away when I saw you running away."

"..."

Liang Huaixu raised his lips almost imperceptibly: "And you, why are you running?"

Zhuang Fuyao: "..."

After that, she had a very ominous premonition.

She said, "Tomorrow, Lao Wang will definitely call me in for a talk. He'll probably ask me who the guy next to me is, so we need to coordinate our statements."

"What kind of statement?"

"We all said we were going out for a night run to prepare for the sports meet."

"Aren't we preparing for the sports meet?"

“Yes, but…” Zhuang Fuyao pursed her lips, “If we hadn’t run, it wouldn’t have been a problem, but once we started running, it basically confirmed that we were dating.”

Liang Huaixu hadn't expected this, and the tips of his ears turned bright red.

-

As expected, the next day in class, Zhuang Fuyao was called to the office by Director Wang, and Teacher Song was also called over.

Director Wang: "Teacher Song, your class has produced some excellent students. They're already in their second year of high school, and they still have their minds on other things."

Teacher Song assumed that Zhuang Fuyao had gotten into trouble again and silently agreed.

Zhuang Fuyao feigned ignorance, "Director Wang, what's wrong with me?"

"Tell me, who was next to you yesterday?"

She stated frankly, "Liang Huaixu."

Director Wang and Teacher Song exchanged a glance, both clearly not believing it. Teacher Song asked, "You're in a relationship?"

"I haven't had time yet," Zhuang Fuyao joked.

With a loud bang, Director Wang slammed the thermos on the table. "Teacher Song, this is your student. You should discipline him. I don't want to."

Teacher Song had no choice but to pretend to scold a few times.

Beside him, Director Wang, who had been saying he didn't want to get involved, shouted loudly, "Who exactly is that boy in the blue and white sneakers?"

Zhuang Fuyao said lightly, "Didn't I say it was Liang Huaixu? I signed up for the sports meet with him, and we're deskmates, so we agreed to go for a night run together."

Upon hearing this, Teacher Song was somewhat convinced and said to Director Wang, "That's true. Both children have signed up for the sports meet, so it's normal for them to go running together."

Director Wang sneered, and was about to retort when someone knocked on the office door.

It is Liang Huaixu.

Zhuang Fuyao was surprised by his arrival and winked at him: Why are you here?

Upon seeing Liang Huaixu, Director Wang's smile immediately lit up, thinking that now he could finally expose some of the students who had been lying.

"Huaixu, did you go straight home after your evening self-study session yesterday?"

"No, I went for a run with Zhuang Fuyao."

Director Wang's face darkened instantly. Just as he was about to speak, Teacher Song said from the side, "Director Wang, look, blue and white sneakers."

Director Wang looked down and saw that it was indeed true.

His face turned pale and then flushed, his anger shifting from Zhuang Fuyao's lie to worry that the two were really dating. Liang Huaixu was a promising student in his eyes, with a very good chance of getting into a prestigious university. If he were to be held back by a relationship, it would be a real shame...

He took a deep breath. "You two are together?"

"No," they both said in unison.

Director Wang didn't believe it: "Then why did you run away when you saw me?"

Zhuang Fuyao: "It's a conditioned reflex. I've been chased by you so many times that I want to run away whenever I hear your voice."

Director Wang looked at Liang Huaixu and asked, "And you?"

Liang Huaixu: "I thought she was racing me."

Director Wang: "..."

Teacher Song laughed out loud, but was silenced by a glare from Director Wang.

Director Wang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Without evidence, it's difficult to make a judgment. As the grade's academic director, he also had some understanding of the students' family situations.

These two individuals come from extraordinary families. If they are wrongly accused, their parents will cause serious trouble at the school.

He warned, "No matter what, you better study hard! If I find out your grades have dropped, I'll talk to you again. And not only you, but your parents will come too."

After seeing Director Wang off, Teacher Song asked about the situation again to confirm. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, she let the two of them go back.

Back in the classroom, Zhuang Fuyao asked Liang Huaixu again, "Why did you come here?"

“I heard from my classmates that you were called to the teacher’s office. I guess it might have happened last night.”

"Yes, but you didn't need to come over if the teacher didn't call you. I was originally planning to give Lao Wang a piece of my mind and make him angry."

"I didn't think that much about it; I was just worried you'd get scolded."

The boy's voice was warm and deep, very pleasant to hear.

Hearing that he cared about her, Zhuang Fuyao was stunned for a moment, her gloom dissipated a lot, and she smiled, "Okay! From today onwards, we can be considered revolutionary comrades who have fought against Lao Wang together."

Liang Huaixu's gaze fell on her outstretched hand, a hint of confusion on his face. The next second, he took it directly.

"shake hands."

As he heard her voice and felt the cool, soft touch in his palm, his heart skipped a beat.

-

Having spent time sitting next to Liang Huaixu, I have to admit that sitting next to a top student is really beneficial for learning.

Zhuang Fuyao didn't really want to learn, but she was still subtly influenced and learned a little bit. Sometimes it was out of resentment that she had just finished writing the multiple-choice questions while others had already started turning the page.

Sometimes it's because it's embarrassing; when you compare their grades, it's like a genius and an idiot combination.

Most importantly, no one talked to her during class anymore.

She was so bored that she accidentally listened to the teacher's lecture, which led to her improving from last place in the class to twentieth place in the final exam. Teacher Song was so happy that she wanted to pop champagne and praised her endlessly, telling everyone, "I knew this child was smart!"

Zhuang Fuyao was almost embarrassed by the praise.

After returning home, Ms. Ji and Mr. Zhuang indulged her every whim and even bought her a whole game console.

This was something Zhuang Fuyao had been begging for for two years without success.

She didn't know that good grades had this benefit, but once she tasted the sweetness of success, her enthusiasm for studying increased.

The school arranged training classes during the winter break, and after hearing that Liang Huaixu would also be going to school for extra classes during the winter break, she went with him.

The tutoring session was much more relaxed than regular classes; students were allowed to bring their phones. Zhuang Fuyao received a message from Yu Heng inviting her out.

She refused, saying, "I'm taking extra classes at school."

Yu Heng sent a questioning emoji: [Did the sun rise in the west?]

"Zhuang Fuyao," Liang Huaixu suddenly called out to her.

"Um?"

"Take out your weekly test paper, and I'll go over the big questions with you."

"Okay, sure!" She was quite motivated to study now and for a moment forgot to reply to Yu Heng's message.

Yu Heng sent several more messages, but when she didn't reply, he simply rode his bike to No. 1 Middle School.

After the class ended, Liang Huaixu saw Yu Heng standing at the classroom door wearing a black down jacket.

Yu Heng brought some food over and talked to her about going abroad. He felt that some things still had to be fought for by oneself.

But Zhuang Fuyao's attitude remained the same, even more resolute.

There were already many rumors circulating in the class about her and Yu Heng. With so many people watching them in the hallway, she only chatted briefly before returning to the classroom to avoid suspicion. The moment she returned, Liang Huaixu stood up.

He caught up with Yu Heng in the stairwell. "Is it convenient for us to talk?"

Yu Heng wasn't familiar with Liang Huaixu, but he knew that Liang Huaixu was the class monitor in Zhuang Fuyao's class and had excellent grades.

"What's wrong? What do you want to talk about?"

"The matter of Zhuang Fuyao in our class."

The two avoided the crowd and walked downstairs.

"Many people in the class now mistakenly believe that you two are dating."

Liang Huaixu started with a big statement, which stunned Yu Heng.

"If this gets back to the teacher, it will have a bad impact on her. She is already a key person the teacher is paying close attention to."

Yu Heng panicked, "There's absolutely nothing wrong with this! I'll go after anyone who dares to spread rumors!"

Liang Huaixu breathed a sigh of relief without showing any emotion and said, "I heard you're planning to go abroad, and I was thinking of asking her to come along. Zhuang Fuyao is my classmate and also my deskmate, so I couldn't help but chime in."

“Okay, go ahead.” Yu Heng had heard of Liang Huaixu’s reputation; the other’s class had a strong sense of honor. Coupled with the academic aura he exuded, he assumed that the other was just a typical “meddlesome”.

"Regardless of your current relationship, shouldn't you consider her situation? Her parents are both in China, her grades are gradually improving, and she excels in her major. Getting into a good university shouldn't be a problem for her. Since she has a bright future in China, why does she insist on going abroad?"

Yu Heng frowned.

Liang Huaixu: "And do you really think that going abroad is the right path for her? That she'll definitely be better off than staying in China?"

Yu Heng: "Nothing is ever 100% certain."

“Since there’s no way to guarantee 100%, your advice to her to go abroad for your own selfish reasons is just harming her. I shouldn’t be the one saying these things, but her father was my former teacher, and I was her class monitor. I can’t just stand by and watch her let immature feelings affect her future.”

Hearing Liang Huaixu's righteous words, Yu Heng fell silent.

Zhuang Fuyao had rejected him several times already, but he just hadn't given up.

Liang Huaixu analyzed rationally, "With transportation so convenient nowadays, it doesn't mean anything even if you're not in the same country. You can still keep in touch and be friends after you graduate. There's no need to rush."

Yu Heng found it increasingly reasonable as he listened, thinking that he truly deserved to be called a top student.

However, he still observed Liang Huaixu with some caution.

After observing, I found that the other person seemed very upright, like the kind of person who only cares about studying, so they were quite credible.

Moreover, Liang Huaixu's words gave him hope.

He had originally given up hope of persuading Zhuang Fuyao, but now, after hearing Liang Huaixu's words, he felt they made sense.

After he graduates from high school and goes to university, he will fly back to China during winter and summer vacations. After graduating from university, he can develop his career in China.

Then I won't have to worry about not having time to see her!