Chapter 16 (2/2)

“I’ve always forgotten about the secular world, and the brevity of life, and all the beautiful emotions. Because, I’m thinking….. that I want to live a despicable and shameless life. This is my dream.”

” ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ by Francoise Sagan? ‘The liberty to think, even to think wrongly or not at all, the freedom to choose my own life, to choose myself; for I was only soft clay, but still I could refuse to be moulded.[1]’ Ahh, it’s tiring to speak to a scholar like you.”

At this moment, Han Leng was utterly dumbfounded, you can actually read the “how-could-one-like-you-have-read-her-book” sentence expressed on his face. Undeniably, he would never forget this girl named “Zhao Youyue” again, he had even regretted that he had not known her earlier. Such a girl with depth! How had her entire person not display a single trace of literary temperament? What’s with the old saying “One who reads more books will naturally emits a brilliance aura” [2]?

Paying no heed to Han Leng’s astonishment, she took out her phone and asked in a casual manner, “Did you bring your phone? Let me pay you 300 bucks first, Wechat or Alipay [3]?”

“My gosh, can you don’t act like you’re buying vegetables on the street, keep it low, keep it low please! Anyway, wasn’t your phone confiscated?”

“Yeah, well… I’ve purchased a new one at noon that day.”

“What? Tycoon…can I be your friend?”

“Sure, add my Wechat, or QQ.”

“My phone is left in the dorm…”

“From your cold and arrogant look, I had taken you as a brave man, to think that you’re such a coward…”

“Ouch, that’s heart aching Tycoon. Believe it or not, I’m not going to help you on the remorse letter anymore.”

“Oh really? Then I’ve no choice but to save some money.”

“Don’t mind it Tycoon! Not only my every word is worth a thousand, but my promises too .”

“Nah, stop calling me Tycoon, I’m not eating any sand[4]. Remember my name, it’s Zhao Youyue.”

“For the rest of my life!”

Looking at Han Leng who turned clumsy from grim, Zhao Youyue continue to giggle, right now, one could feel a sensation of a graceful missy coming from her. Wait, she was already a graceful missy at the first place!

She took a pen from Han Leng’s table and wrote her Wechat ID on his notebook, and then walked away without hesitation.

Han Leng took a deep breath and muttered, “Such fragrance.”

Looking at the exquisite handwritings on his notebook, he slapped his own blushed face. All his drowsiness was pretty much gone!

Translation Note:

[1] A famous quote in the novel “Bonjour Tristesse” written by Francoise Sagan.

[2] 腹有诗书气自华 – One who reads more books will naturally emits a brilliance aura, is a Chinese old saying.

[3] In today’s China, the people makes most payment and fund transfer via Wechat (a social application) or Alipay (an online wallet).

[4] “Tycoon” – “土豪” the first word of the original chinese letter, 土 means sand or land. The origin of the word is a rich man who owns a lot of lands.