Chapter 630 - Chinese Chess (1/2)

When Jiang Xu called for Ren Xiaosu to go to his office, the students all looked at him sympathetically.

Ren Xiaosu followed Jiang Xu and passed through campus. Whenever any students in the school saw Jiang Xu, they would greet him very respectfully. They were also very curious about who Ren Xiaosu was as he followed the professor.

Jiang Xu limped along while using his cane and said to Ren Xiaosu with a smile, “What’s your real name?”

Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and decided there was no need for him to hide it from Jiang Xu. “Ren Xiaosu.”

“Oh, it’s you.” Jiang Xu sighed and said, “What a small world. I was just discussing you with others some time ago. Yet here you are, standing in front of me.”

“Chief Editor, you know about me?” Ren Xiaosu wondered.

“Oh, don’t you know? I’m good friends with Zhang Jinglin. When he called me, he mentioned you.” Jiang Xu said, “But why did you come to the Central Plains instead of staying in the Northwest? Don’t tell me you don’t hunger for authority? I heard from Zhang Jinglin that he wants you to be the next commander of Fortress 178.”

Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt like the entire world knew he was going to be the next commander of Fortress 178. He explained to Jiang Xu, “I came here to the Central Plains to look for someone.”

“Who are you looking for?” Jiang Xu asked.

“Yang Xiaojin.” Ren Xiaosu said, “She’s your student as well, but she left right when I arrived.”

Jiang Xu stopped in his tracks and looked at Ren Xiaosu with interest. “You must be the guy she likes, right? You two seem really compatible.”

Ren Xiaosu immediately grew fond of Jiang Xu!

But he was a little puzzled. “What do you mean by I’m the guy she likes? Do you know her that well?”

“There’s actually a rumor going around campus.” Jiang Xu chuckled and said, “Yang Xiaojin has a lot of suitors at Qinghe University—”

“Where are they?” interrupted Ren Xiaosu, his eyebrows twitching.

“You’re so rude. Don’t you know that you shouldn’t interrupt your elders when they’re talking? Why? You want to fight them? This isn’t the wilderness.” Jiang Xu said, “Let me finish first. There was a guy who confessed to her. But perhaps she got impatient with him, so she said she already has someone she likes. Furthermore, she claims the guy she likes is definitely not pampered like how the Qinghe University students are.”

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. Actually, he had been worried that Yang Xiaojin might think he was dead and slowly forget about him. If that happened, what was he supposed to do?

But now it sounded like Yang Xiaojin had not forgotten about him and even told others she liked him.

However, Ren Xiaosu wondered, “You’re the chief editor of a newspaper, so why are you so interested in student gossip like that?”

Jiang Xu was amused. “How can I be a reporter if I’m not a busybody? A reporter should always be curious about everything and have an enthusiasm for life. Whoever said that a chief editor can’t be a busybody?”

Jiang Xu continued walking forward. He brought Ren Xiaosu into an office building and opened the door to his office. “I’m usually only here in the morning since I have to go back to Hope Media in the afternoon. Do you want to hear more about Yang Xiaojin? If you want to, come in and play a game of chess with me.”

Ren Xiaosu quickly stepped into the office and saw that there were only a table and two chairs inside. There was also a Chinese chess set on the table.

Jiang Xu looked at Ren Xiaosu with interest. The initial impression he had of Ren Xiaosu came from the few words he had uttered. But it was different now. When he learned of Ren Xiaosu’s identity, he became even more interested.

He really wanted to know what kind of person Zhang Jinglin had chosen as his successor.

Jiang Xu was already very old. He had been thinking about who should take over Hope Media so that he wouldn’t have to feel worried. He believed that someone like Zhang Jinglin was probably facing the same predicament as him. Therefore, when Zhang Jinglin said there was someone he could entrust his role to, Jiang Xu actually felt a little envious.

One could get to know a person better through a game of chess. Jiang Xu wanted to play against Ren Xiaosu to see what kind of a person he was.

Both of them sat in the chairs. Jiang Xu set his cane aside. “I’ll let you move first, so you had better not go tell Zhang Jinglin that I bullied you when you get back.”

Ren Xiaosu calmly shifted a chess piece on the board. Jiang Xu was stunned. “You don’t know how to play chess, right?”

Ren Xiaosu asked in surprise, “How did you know?”