Chapter 121 Classmates’ Reunion, All for Her (Part 2)
Jiang Fuyue: "He's fine."
After saying that, he walked away without stopping.
Liu Jinzhong watched her walk away, then retracted his gaze and looked down at the documents in his hand.
Slightly calloused fingers traced the written comments, and he murmured absentmindedly, "But your handwriting is exactly the same..."
Jiang Fuyue took a shower in the room prepared by Liu Jinzhong and slept until noon.
I had just finished washing up when I received a call from Liu Bowen.
"Sister Yue, I heard you got first place in the information competition with a perfect score. That's awesome!"
"……oh."
"That's it?! Aren't you happy? Not excited? Not thrilled?"
Jiang Fuyue's reaction was indifferent: "The results came out a week ago. I should have been too excited by now. Why do I have to wait until now?"
Liu Bowen: “…” What you said makes a lot of sense.
"Just tell me what you have to say."
Liu Bowen, holding his phone, smiled sheepishly, "I heard you're back from the capital and going to summer camp soon. It seems our physics class has never gotten together before, so why not today?"
"OK."
On the other end, Liu Bowen clenched his fist and silently said "Yes": "Meet at the school gate at 2 pm, okay?"
"good."
After dealing with the main characters, Liu Bowen quickly summoned other people in the small group.
Liu Bowen: Big news! Big news! I've made an appointment with a great guy at 2:00 PM this afternoon. Anyone want to join us? [Proud]
[Hou Siyuan]: The great goddess you are talking about is Sister Yue?
Liu Bowen: Who else deserves these two words? [wipes sweat]
Hou Siyuan: Me, me, me! I want to go! [Raises hands] [Screaming]
【Hang Haoran】: +1
Liu Fei: +2
…
【Zhang Chengkai】: Wenwenzi is still reliable, he can actually invite a great god, 666
Liu Bowen: Of course, don’t you see who I am? [Cute]
[Hou Siyuan]: If you don’t show off, you’ll be in trouble, right?
Liu Bowen: You win! All 13 of us in the class are going, right?
After five seconds of silence.
[Hou Siyuan]: Except for Ling Xuan who has not yet spoken, everyone has signed up. @Ling Xuan
After waiting for a few minutes, there was no response.
[Hou Siyuan]: He may not have read the news.
[Liu Bowen]: Then let’s go for 11 people first. I’ve booked a private room.
【Hou Siyuan】：[ojbk]
Hang Haoran: Um... ahem! Just a quick question, can we bring family members?
[Hou Siyuan]: You have a dog?!
[Liu Fei]: I seem to smell the sour smell of love?
[Zhang Chengkai]: If we talk about who is awesome, you are the best.
He Xin: Is he from our grade? Who is he?
【Liu Fei】: Someone started pretending to be dead @杭浩然@杭浩然
What followed was mostly gossip mixed with polite banter.
The real owner was forced into a desperate situation and had no choice but to pretend to be dead.
[Hang Haoran]: We are in the same grade, we will know who it is when we meet in the afternoon, why rush?
[Liu Fei]: Don’t worry, don’t worry, is it Bai Xue?
[Zhang Chengkai]: Why do I feel like it’s Tang Ruoyan?
【Hou Siyuan】: Tang Ruoyan +1
[Hang Haoran]: ...Brother, yeah! Can I bring my family? @Liu Bowen
Two minutes later.
Liu Bowen: I just asked Sister Yue, and she doesn't mind. If you want to bring them, go ahead.
【Liu Fei】: Can I bring my friends?
[He Xin]: I brought my brothers with me.
…
At the Ling family villa, the sun is shining brightly at this moment.
Zhou Qin wore a sun hat and a sun-protective jacket, and was fully armed as she tended to the flowers and plants in the yard.
Ling Qingzhou liked forget-me-nots, so she planted a large patch of them in the garden and took care of them herself every day.
The flower field was facing the floor-to-ceiling windows of the master bedroom and study. As long as Ling Qingzhou stood in front of the window and lowered his head, he could see his favorite flowers.
"Madam, I've got the medium-sized scissors. But the gardener said the pair they usually use is broken, and this is the only one they have. It's a bit heavy and rusty, and it's easy to hurt my hands. Why don't you let the gardener come and you watch over..."
"No, give it to me."
"Then, I'll get you a pair of gloves."
When the servant came back with the gloves, Zhou Qin had already started trimming with skillful scissors.
"Madam, why are you..."
"It's okay, I'm used to it."
The sun was scorching, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and beads of sweat were sliding down Zhou Qin's focused face, but a gentle smile was always on the corner of her mouth.
At this moment, a smooth and pleasant piano sound came from the villa to the garden, echoing in the air.
"Is Xuan practicing piano? Didn't he have an appointment with his teacher for lessons?"
The physics competition summer camp is imminent. Ling Xuan has been taking physics competition classes recently and has also taken the initiative to ask Ling Qingzhou to find a better competition teacher to help develop a training plan.
He also reduced his piano lessons from twice a week to once a week.
Servant: "I just heard the young master on the phone in the living room, telling the teacher not to come today."
Zhou Qin frowned.
"What time did Xuan turn off the lights in his room recently?"
"It's usually around 12:30 in the morning, and a few times past 1 a.m."
"Nonsense! How can this be possible?"
Zhou Qin put down the scissors, went into the villa, washed her hands, and hurried upstairs without even having time to tidy her hair.
Soon, the servants who were still in the garden heard the piano music stop.
"...Mom, I know what's going on."
"Ah Xuan, your grades are good enough, and with our family's financial situation, there's really no need to study too hard."
Ling Xuan remained noncommittal about this.
He had more or less had this idea before. He was the top student in his grade and came from a wealthy family. When others were still at the foot of the mountain, he was already at the top.
But the appearance of Jiang Fuyue broke his self-righteous "sense of superiority".
It turned out that the place where he was standing was far from the "top". There was a girl standing higher than him and was still climbing up.
What qualifications does he have to be complacent?
"...Axuan, did you hear what Mom said?"
Ling Xuan raised his eyes, "?"
Zhou Qin was helpless: "Don't stay up late at such a young age. Health is the most important thing. Without health, everything else is empty talk."
"Okay, I understand. I will go to bed before twelve o'clock next time."
"Yes. Mom believes you'll keep your word. Go practice the piano. I'll be going downstairs first..."
"Mom!" Ling Xuan suddenly spoke.
Zhou Qin stopped and turned back, her eyes gentle: "What's wrong?"
"What do you think about me participating in the informatics competition?"
"Informatics...competition?"
Ling Xuan nodded.
"But haven't you already taken physics and math? The competition is quite difficult. Taking two subjects already spreads your attention thin. If you add another one, you might not be able to handle it."
Ling Xuan pursed his lips and stretched them into a straight line.
"Besides, you have never been exposed to informatics before, so why did you suddenly think of participating in the competition?" Zhou Qin was puzzled.
Ling Xuan: "Shouldn't capable people work harder?"
"Silly son, have you ever heard of 'specialization'? A person's energy is limited, and talent is only one-sided. The purpose of acquired training is to direct limited energy into the areas related to the strongest talent. This way, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"Mom, do you think it's possible for someone to balance studying, participate in three subject competitions, and win first place every time?"
And it got full marks.
Zhou Qin shook her head, thinking that her son was talking about the kind of person he wanted to be, and did not guess at the real prototype.
"Silly son, how is that possible? You just set too high a bar for yourself. There's one thing you must understand: no one in this world is omnipotent."
Ling Xuan lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly: "No..."
"What?"
“Someone can do it.”
That person’s name is Jiang Fuyue!
Not long ago, he won first place with full marks in the NOI domestic selection.
This is the fourth time that he has won the championship with full marks after the preliminary, semi-final and monthly exams of the physics competition.
She didn't have a professional tutoring team, nor did she study late into the night. She was even distracted and often read extracurricular books under her desk, but she still had higher scores and better rankings than him.
Ling Xuan suddenly felt powerless from the bottom of his heart.
It seems that no matter how hard he works, he cannot climb over the mountain called "Jiang Fuyue".
Zhou Qin saw through his son's anxiety and pondered for a moment: "Ah Xuan, do you know what successful people have in common?"
"talent?"
Zhou Qin shook her head.
"persist in?"
"That's still not right," Zhou Qin said. "It's self-knowledge. Know your strengths and weaknesses, and then play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses."
Ling Xuan frowned.
"Let me give you an example. Your father started out in the production and packaging of daily necessities, but he himself didn't know how to produce daily necessities. He didn't even know how to seal a box. When you reach a certain level, you don't actually need to do many things yourself. As long as you master the skills of those who possess them, you will also master the technology."
"This is the charm and knowledge of a ruler."
Ling Xuan pondered: "...but people who possess technology may not want to be controlled."
"That's because you don't have enough leverage to attract the other party."
"for example?"
Zhou Qin: "You have something that the other person doesn't have, or something that the other person lacks."
Ling Xuan seemed to understand something, but also seemed to understand nothing.
"Okay, that's all I'm saying. Just listen to it. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. We have everything we need at home."
"Um."
"By the way, I just passed by your room and heard your phone ringing."
"I'll go and take a look..."
Five minutes later—
"Mom! I have to go out for something!"
Zhou Qin paused while washing the fruit after hearing this and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Class reunion."
"It's almost two o'clock. Why choose this time for a party?"
"From the physics competition class."
"Oh, go ahead then. Do you have enough pocket money? Do you want to bring some cherries to your classmates? They're just flown in from Chile."
"No need." Before he finished speaking, he hurried out.
…
In the afternoon, at two o'clock sharp.
Jiang Fuyue arrived a few minutes early, only to see a group of people already waiting at the school gate.
Liu Bowen jumped up and waved at her: "Sister Yue, this way——"
She walked over.
The group went to the private room that had been booked in advance.
Jiang Fuyue and Liu Bowen fell behind, walking side by side.
"Why are there so many people?" she asked in a low voice.
At a glance, there were at least fifteen or sixteen people, including a few unfamiliar faces.
Liu Bowen smiled awkwardly and touched his nose: "It's still Hang Haoran. He wants to bring his family, and the others are following suit."
“…”
At this moment, a hurried sound of footsteps came from behind him, sounding a little messy.
After a moment, the boy's gentle yet polite voice came: "Sorry, I'm late."
"Ah! Schoolboy Ling is here!"
"Didn't you reply to all the @ messages in the group before? Why did you suddenly show up now? Is there something wrong?"
"Stop the conspiracy theories! What could possibly happen? He's worthy of being the school hunk, so handsome..."
Ling Xuan: "Sorry, my phone was charging, so I didn't see the group message."
"It's okay, it's not too late. It's exactly two o'clock. Let's go, everyone."
Everyone nodded.
The popularity of the school hunk was undeniable, and since Ling Xuan rarely attended such gatherings, everyone became even more enthusiastic, even to the point of being treated like a star...
Liu Bowen scratched his head and muttered softly: "I thought he wouldn't come..."
He glanced at Jiang Fuyue out of the corner of his eye, but saw that she had a blank expression and no special reaction.
Tsk, even beauty can’t move this girl’s heart, what else can make her look at me more?
Liu Bowen thought so in his mind, and said it out unconsciously.
"Yes," Jiang Fuyue said in a flat tone, "Take off your pants now and do a hula dance right there. I won't just take one more look at you, I'll take two. Try it?"
“…” I was wrong, please don’t kill me.
At this moment, Ling Xuan, who was clearly walking in front, suddenly turned around, his gaze passed over the surrounding classmates and fell squarely on Jiang Fuyue.
Liu Bowen's scalp tightened, but the person involved was amazing. He acted as if he didn't see anything, and his expression remained unchanged. Naturally, he didn't even glance at Ling Xuan in response.
You can look at it however you want, I am as steady as a mountain.
"Princess Ling, what are you looking for?"
"Nothing." He looked away.
Except for the two parties involved and Liu Bowen, no one else was aware of the undercurrent in this corner. All their attention was on Hang Haoran and his girlfriend Tang Ruoyan.
"Okay, you two. When did you hook up?"
"What do you mean by hooking up or not? Can you even talk? Be polite, okay? This is called pretending to build a plank road but secretly attacking Chencang!"
"Yes, yes, that's the warehouse!"
Hang Haoran: "I say, you bunch of bad friends, that's enough, don't go too far and scare my girlfriend."
"Ouch! No one's saying anything yet, and you're already protecting me?"
"I'm just wondering, you two are in different classes, how did you end up together? Why don't you share some experience with the guys? It's not enough to just have a girlfriend. It's awesome if everyone has one, right?"
"That's right, one person wrote a letter in blood begging for class!"
Everyone was talking at once, saying whatever they wanted. Even Hang Haoran, who was thick-skinned, could hardly stand it.
Not to mention that Tang Ruoyan, a girl, had already shrunk into the corner, pretending to make a call with her cell phone to avoid the embarrassment in the moment.
Her eyes drifted to Ling Xuan's tall and handsome back, and suddenly she had a bold idea.
She dialed a mobile number -
"Hey, Lin Yao..."
At this time, Liu Fei was also on the phone: "Hey, Brother Ci, what are you doing?"
The sound of keyboards and mice clacking could be heard from the other end. "If you have to fart, hurry up! I'm busy! Go ahead—you two, smash his head off!"
"One good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
"Fuck, you can die like this? Are you two pigs?!" There was a roar, accompanied by the sound of thrashing and fighting.
Yi Ci stood up from his seat, asked the network administrator for a bottle of Coke, and gulped down two mouthfuls before he suppressed the anger.
His tone was impatient: "Are you crazy today? If you have something to say, just say it, don't use all that fancy words."
"I don't want you to choose."
"Hiss...is your skin itchy?" Yi Ci gritted his teeth.
Liu Fei: "If you don't choose me, I won't tell you, but I promise you will regret it!"
“…Good news.”
Liu Fei chuckled: "That's right, since you're going to obey me anyway, it's better to do it as soon as possible..."
"Are you going to tell me or not? If not, I'm hanging up!"
"No, no, no... I'm with my goddess now and I'm about to go out for dinner."
Yi Ci rolled his eyes: "What does your goddess have to do with me——"
Well!
etc!
"Who are you talking about?"
Liu Fei was very proud: "My goddess—Jiang Fuyue!"
"Fuck—" Yi Ci paused as he violently squeezed the Coke bottle. "What's going on? Why are you with her?"
"The physics competition class is having a party, organized by Liu Bowen. Family members are welcome to come."
Yi Ci's heart moved, but...
"What's the bad news?"
Liu Fei: "Ling Xuan is here too."
"Tsk..." That little hypocrite.
Liu Fei: "How about it? Are you coming?"
"Come on! If you don't come, he'll think I'm afraid of him!"
"Hehe, then you have to admit that I am a family member."
"Get lost—"
"I told you I can only bring family members, but you don't agree. How can I bring them?"
Yi Ci: “…”
Liu Fei: "Brother, think carefully, you only have one chance. Don't you want to pursue Sister Yue? I saw that Ling Xuan was too dishonest. He looked at Sister Yue several times, and his eyes turned green!"
"As the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. If you endure it now, you will be able to win the beauty in the future. You can trample Ling Xuan and that kid surnamed Zhong on the floor with your devilish steps..."
"Shut up, you idiot!"
"Okay!" Liu Fei nodded, looking helpless, "Hang up..."
"etc!"
"Hey hey...Brother?"
Yi Ci gritted his teeth: "I admit it, okay?"
"Oh my! I've never seen this before! This moment is something I'll remember for the rest of my life! I'll write it down in a little notebook when I get home!"
“…” Stupid X.
Liu Fei knew when to stop and quickly gave the address: "It's in the private room on the second floor of the food restaurant opposite the school. Hurry up."
"knew."
"I didn't expect that there would be a day when you would give in, Brother Ci. Maybe this is the power of love!"
"Are you sure I'll give in?" The young man's cold voice came from the other end.
Liu Fei: "Didn't you admit it just now? You are my family member!"
"Well, I'm the eldest brother, and you're the youngest."
Ga!
"I..." Liu Fei wanted to save face, but unfortunately the call had ended.
No...it turns out that he jumped around for a long time but still didn't get any advantage?
You can’t play it like this!
On the other side, a group of people arrived at the private room, and because the number of people exceeded expectations, they had to add seats temporarily.
Liu Bowen found the waiter and said, "Please get a few more stools."
“How much is it?”
Liu Bowen immediately counted around and reported a number.
Tang Ruoyan, who had always been rather shy, suddenly said, "Excuse me, can you add one more? I've also invited a friend. She should be on her way now and will be here in about ten minutes."
After hearing this, everyone's expressions were more or less subtle.
Tang Ruoyan was brought here by Hang Haoran as a family member, and they had no objection to that.
But can family members bring more people?
Hang Haoran frowned and lowered his voice: "Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance?"
"It's not necessary, is it?" The girl said innocently, "It's not a big deal. We're all out having fun, so what does it matter if there's one more or one less person?"
"Then you should have told me first!"
"Oh, I just talked about this with her on the way here, and I invited her by the way. Otherwise, we are from the same school, so it would be awkward."
"No matter what, you can't—"
"Are you done yet?" Tang Ruoyan was also a little annoyed. "Normally, Lin Yao couldn't even invite me here. It was only because I have a good relationship with her that she agreed. And you still complain about this and that..."
Hang Haoran was stunned: "You invited Lin Yao?"
Other boys had the same reaction: "Is she really Goddess Lin?"
"Is the sun rising from the west today or something? Not only has the school hunk condescended to come, but the school belle is also making an appearance."
"Hehe...can you not bark?"
"Woof woof? What the hell?"
"You're just barking like a licker! Besides, the school beauty Lin Yao was already PKed out by my sister Yue, so stop yelling, thank you."
"Uh! There's no need to be so serious, right?"
"That's the truth."
"Then what's it to you if I call you mine?"
"It's really none of my business, but it's also my right to refuse endorsements from licking dogs. So, you can shut up."
“…”
Finally, Liu Bowen stood up and said, "Okay, then add another chair."
Liu Fei raised his hand silently: "Two, thank you. My family is on the way and will be here soon."
He deliberately emphasized the word "family members", which is fundamentally different from the "family members of family members" invited by Tang Ruoyan.
Tang Ruoyan's face looked unhappy, and she felt offended.
Liu Bowen didn't know why this party was so popular today: "Who else wants to join? Hurry up, let's count them now, we can't add more later!"
Another hand silently raised, "Me, add one."
"No... Hou Siyuan, what are you doing? You didn't say anything in the group yesterday, and now you come here to cause trouble. Is that fun?"
Hou Siyuan hesitated: "It's just temporary."
Liu Bowen's mouth twitched wildly, and he turned to the waiter and said, "Three more!"
"OK."
When all the chairs were in place, everyone took their seats.
Jiang Fuyue has been looking at her cell phone since she entered the door, with a focused gaze and a serious expression.
Occasionally typing, as if replying to a message.
As for whether to add seats, how many seats to add, and where to add them, all these trivial matters are ignored.
Anyway, Liu Bowen will handle it properly in the end.
She was quite casual in choosing her seat and simply pulled out the chair in front of her and prepared to sit down.
Liu Bowen was quick-witted and rushed over to occupy her left side: "Sister Yue, I'll be next to you!"
Hou Siyuan, unwilling to be outdone, plopped down on her right side and said, "Sister Yue, you may not believe this, but I feel really safe sitting next to you!"
Jiang Fuyue: “?”
"Hehe." Liu Bowen smiled flatteringly.
"Hehe." Hou Siyuan's face was full of admiration and flattery.
“…”
Ling Xuan silently retracted his outstretched foot.
Liu Fei secretly cursed himself for not being quick enough to help Brother Ci grab a good position close to the water.
Waiter: “Can you serve the food?”
Liu Bowen looked at the three new family members who had joined him temporarily and asked, "How long will they last?"
Tang Ruoyan: "Right away."
Liu Fei: "Within two minutes."
Hou Siyuan: “No, I don’t know.”
At this moment, the door of the private room was pushed open, and Lin Yao, wearing a lotus pink long dress, appeared in front of everyone with a smile on her face.
She has a slim figure, long hair draped over her shoulders, and fair skin with a rosy glow, just like a blooming lotus in summer.
"Sorry, I seem to be late."
Even his voice was superior to that of an ordinary person and was exceptionally pleasant to the ear.
"It doesn't matter, the goddess should be the last to appear!"
"Tsk tsk, you're going to bark non-stop today, right? The goddess is the finale, so what about the ones who appeared before her? Are you crazy?"
"No...I didn't mean that. Look, you...misunderstood me!"
"Stop it, you idiot! Has your goddess ever glanced at you since she came in?"
“…” My heart is broken.
"Yaoyao, you're here!" Tang Ruoyan put down her phone and went to meet her. "Come, sit here. This is a seat reserved for you."
The last sentence was tinged with the teasing and banter that only best friends can understand, because Ling Xuan was right next to them.
Lin Yao thanked her and gracefully put down the small bag on her shoulder.
After taking a seat, she turned to look at Ling Xuan casually and naturally: "What a coincidence, I didn't expect you to come too."
"Yeah." He was frugal with his words.
Lin Yao pursed her lips. "I heard from my aunt that you've been training for a competition recently. When do you plan to leave for the capital?"
"the day after tomorrow."
"Ah! That's such a coincidence! I'm also going to fly to the capital the day after tomorrow! It's grandma's birthday, and my parents are overseas and can't make it, so they can only send me as a representative. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it and bring shame to the family..."
As he spoke, he lowered his eyelids in frustration, but after a moment he regained his spirits, and his eyes and movements were all perfectly controlled.
"Since we're both going to the capital the day after tomorrow, why don't we go together? We'll have someone to look after us on the way. Okay, actually, you should keep an eye on me. I've always gone with my parents before, and this is the first time I've gone on a long trip alone..."
"Sorry," Ling Xuan interrupted her, "Our tickets to the summer camp were booked by the district."
The curve on Lin Yao's lips, which had just opened and not yet fully stretched, suddenly froze dramatically.
"Oh, I see..." She felt a little regretful, but she was very good at adjusting herself, and all the negative emotions disappeared in a moment.
"It doesn't matter. Even though it's not a coincidence this time, there will be opportunities in the future."
Ling Xuan remained silent and drank his tea with his head down.
Lin Yao: "What are you drinking? You look pretty good, and I'm a little thirsty too."
Before Ling Xuan could speak, another boy next to her spoke attentively -
"It's just ordinary scented tea. There's plenty here. Give me the cup and I'll pour it for you!"
Lin Yao: "..." Who doesn't know it's scented tea? You're so nosy!
The boy: “?”
It's just very confusing.
When did he offend the goddess?
Liu Bowen: "How long will it take for the other two? I asked the waiter to serve the dishes."
Before he finished speaking, the door was pushed open again, and a figure walked in hurriedly...
Second update, 7,000 words, so tired... I beg for monthly tickets diligently, please have mercy on me, sisters!
PS: A small Shura field has been arranged! By the way, should we bring Xie 99 in too? (Chin in hand)
(End of this chapter)
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