Chapter 865 - I’m Sorry (2/2)

Yue Kai, Hu Qingsong, and Xue Chao trio nearby raised their thumbs up while watching Tang Xiu with admiration visible in their eyes. They already learned that Tang Xiu’s luck with women was nothing but great, yet they didn’t expect that his methods of nailing girls were similarly awesome. To their surprise, he even requested to have a private talk with teacher Han in front of them.

“Man, he really deserves to be called our Big Brother! Even teacher Han has fallen to his charm!”

“You know, I definitely won’t take you to accompany me drinking to dispel my sorrow when I can learn one or two-tenths of his tricks to pick up chicks.”

“…”

The old man Qu Jie, however, was a very experienced person and he was keenly aware that the relationship between Tang Xiu and Han Qingwu was far from ordinary. He immediately berated the Yue Kai trio upon hearing their comments, “Refrain yourselves from spitting out such drivel, brats. Teacher Han is also your teacher. You must remember that and honor her as a student should.”

“I don’t think we speak nonsense, Elderly Qu,” replied Hu Qingsong with a grin. “Our teacher Han does like Big Bro Tang and many of us already know this fact. Besides, it’s true that respecting a teacher is really a must, but this is already a new era where it’s normal to see a teacher and a student falling in love with each other. There have even been plenty of them getting married.”

Qu Jie only shook his head at his response and forced a smile. He was not an outdated person who was bound to the old traditions, nor was he a feudal-minded either. He was naturally aware of some trends in the current era, and despite there were many ideas he couldn’t approve of from this era, he could do nothing to alter it either.

There was another compound in the interior arch with a row of spacious room on the left side of the courtyard. After Han Qingwu brought Tang Xiu to one of the rooms, she made tea after Tang Xiu came inside and served a cup before speaking, “What exactly do you want to discuss with me?”

Tang Xiu’s gaze was like a torch as he asked, “Don’t you have something you want to explain to me?”

“I don’t know what to explain to you.” Han Qingwu shook her head.

“Should I call you Han Qingwu, the teacher Han now, or shall I call you Xue Qingcheng now?” sneered Tang Xiu.

Han Qingwu’s figure shuddered and her expression turned somewhat pale in that instant while her eyes tried to somewhat dodge Tang Xiu’s gaze.

“Judging from your response and expression, you should have recalled your memories, haven’t you?” followed Tang Xiu coldly.

Han Qingwu nodded, but then, she shook her head and said bitterly, “I recalled a lot of things, but there are still many things I can’t remember. Until now, even I can’t still figure out what relates Xue Qingcheng to me, like with what you just asked.”

“What have you recalled, then?” asked Tang Xiu in a deep voice.

Han Qingwu pointed to a row of instruments in the room and said, “I saw a lot of scenes, some of which were scenes where I used musical instruments, and then I found myself to be an expert at music and dance all of a sudden. Also, I seem to have seen a whole new world called the Immortal World. I didn’t understand it before, like why did I suddenly have so much power and why would cultivation techniques appear inside my mind. But now, I figured out that there was seemingly a woman named Xue Qingcheng, and part of her memories are inside my mind now. However, even though I’ve figured out a lot of things and there are a lot of fragments and scenes in my mind, there are many things I feel very familiar with but can’t understand why.”

“What I wanna know is how many things you’ve remembered about me,” asked Tang Xiu in a deep voice.

“I can’t see it clearly.” Han Qingwu shook her head with a bitter smile. “There’s always a man appearing in my mind, but all I can see is only his back and I have no means to see his face whatsoever. But I have a hunch that the man should be related to you.”

Disappointment flashed in Tang Xiu’s eyes, and yet, there was also a relief.

He really wanted to know the answer. He truly wished to find out as to why Xue Qingcheng had to betray him in the past. Yet, he was also scared of getting the answer and wreck himself.

Gu Yan’er had told him a lot of things, particularly all the rumors about Xue Qingcheng. But he didn’t know whether the rumors were reliable and true, nor was he able to know for certain what her true intention was.

Silence fell for a very long time before Tang Xiu took a deep breath and slowly said, “I really hope that you didn’t lie to me since I hate being deceived by anyone.”

With that said, he turned around and headed toward the outside.

Han Qingwu kept watching Tang Xiu’s back as he left through the door with tears welling up in her eyes. Only after Tang Xiu’s back had finally disappeared outside the door for a while did she finally mutter two words:

“I’m sorry.”

Tang Xiu himself returned to the front courtyard and didn’t even bid farewell to Qu Jian. He just told Yue Kai trio that there were some issues he needed to tend to before he left in a hurry. He didn’t even respond back even though they called him.

He couldn’t tell whether Han Qingwu told him the truth or not. But there was one thing he could be sure of—that even if Han Qingwu really hadn’t yet restored all her memories, the time for her to remember everything probably wouldn’t be long.

That resentment and hatred still enveloped his heart and mind, regardless.

He needed to figure out the truth of the matter, or at least, learn the reason for the betrayal. There was also the question—why she was reincarnated on Earth?

Everything turned Tang Xiu’s mood for the worse and he had no intention of returning to campus whatsoever and directly headed to his house. After he got there, he called Gu Changmin, the owner of Dingshen Media.

“Brother Gu, do you have an acquaintance at Shanghai University?”

“I do, why?” Gu Changmin’s reply was short and neat.

“You also know that I’m a first-year student there, but I have too many things to tend to this year; hence, I often take a leave of absence,” explained Tang Xiu. “So, there are two things I’d like to ask you for help with if it doesn’t trouble you.”

“Why don’t you leave out the polite pleasantries between us, Brother Tang? Just speak it out freely to me if you need something from me,” said Gu Changmin with a chuckle. “And yes, I’m a good friend of Vice President Li of Shanghai University.”