Ch25 - Conjecture (1/2)
“Will there ever be someone, who after countless sunrises, could still stand before me and find me once again……”
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“Unfortunately, dreams are just dreams, and they can only stay as dreams. When the sun rises, we have to say goodbye.”
“From today onwards, live a good life. You’ll gradually come to forget me.”
A bolt of lightning flashed through Yu Hao’s consciousness. But unexpectedly, he wasn’t surprised in the slightest, as if this answer had long been waiting for him to bring to light.
“He” is Zhou Sheng? Yu Hao considered the implications of this. He didn’t dare to believe it, but he had to, because it was the most reasonable explanation. When Shi Ni told him the truth, Yu Hao unconsciously turned around and wanted to get the truth out of Zhou Sheng. But when he saw Zhou Sheng bathed in the glow of the sunset, Yu Hao changed his mind again.
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There are too many confusing thoughts in my head, I need to sort this out for myself first.
The one who appeared in our dreams is Zhou Sheng, then does Zhou Sheng know that he has this ability? Is he someone who has superpowers? Yu Hao thought this all seemed absurd, and one theory led to another which then gave rise to millions of other theories. In the end, Yu Hao even began to doubt if the world he lived in was real.
“What’s the matter with you?” Zhou Sheng shot a suspicious look at Yu Hao.
“Nothing.” Yu Hao scrutinised Zhou Sheng with a strange expression on his face, and decided to temporarily suppress all these emerging thoughts.
On the last day before winter vacation, Ying city ushered in the coldest season of the year. Yu Hao met with Zhou Sheng’s roommate, and they went together to apply for a transfer of dormitories. On their way there, he unexpectedly discovered that he was now famous. Everyone who saw him had the same expression on their faces, “Oh, it’s you!”
The application was approved very easily. Yu Hao counted out 800 yuan and passed it to the Sports student called Zhuang Weiming, and even bought two packs of cigarettes for him. From the next semester onwards, Yu Hao would have to fork out 1,600 for his dormitory expenses per semester.
His student loan had been approved too, and he would be receiving 6,000 a year. Although it still wasn’t enough for his tuition fees of 8,500, it still lightened the burden on Yu Hao considerably. With this, along with the wages he earned from incessantly working, he would have about 7,000 yuan. After the winter vacation, he would be able to pay his tuition fees in full for the first year.
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“I was going to apply for a scholarship for you.” Chen Yekai said, “But you didn’t score an 85 for your Higher Mathematics, so that held you back. Continue working hard next semester ba. Zhou Sheng did pretty well though, he actually got a 90. Look, if you study seriously, you could get good results ma.”
Yu Hao was already extremely satisfied, why would he still hold out hope for a scholarship? But the moment the look of happiness appeared on his face, he was scolded by Chen Yekai. Chen Yekai ordered him to spend some time revising over the holidays, and he would review his progress when he was free.
“Laoshi, you won’t be going home for the Spring Festival?” Yu hao asked as he tried to sound him out.
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“I’ll be returning for three days.” Chen Yekai said, “Don’t slack off, go back ba.”
Yu Hao began to move out of his dormitory. Originally, he felt very resistant to the idea of moving his few remaining belongings around — the moment his clothes, pillow, blanket, outdated stationery and worn-out shoes were seen, it would seem as if he was putting his poverty on display for the whole world to see.
But Zhou Sheng had prepared two PP bags ahead of time, and he didn’t even look around much before he stuffed all of Yu Hao’s belongings into the bags. Zhou Sheng carried one on his back and held the other one in his hand. Yu Hao could only follow along behind him empty-handed as they passed through the atrium of the dormitory buildings and moved the bags into their four-bedroom dormitory. There were a lot of students around, lugging their suitcases back home. Many noticed them and even took the initiative to greet Yu Hao.
“Why are you smiling like a fool?” Zhou Sheng studied Yu Hao.
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Yu Hao immediately wore his usual expression on his face and answered, “I’m not.”
He really looked forward to moving into Zhou Sheng’s dormitory. After the PP bags were dragged inside, he looked around the dormitory and said, “Okay! Leave this to me!”
Zhou Sheng’s luggage was only half packed. He leaned forward and sat down on a bed, “After I go home for the holidays, you can wear any of my clothes. Call me if something comes up.”
“Nothing will happen.” Yu Hao said.
“I’ll take you out to buy some clothes in a few days?” Zhou Sheng asked.
Yu Hao said, “I can manage my own life!”
Yu Hao was very satisfied with his new dormitory. It was much more spacious, so they didn’t need to squeeze together into a cramped space. There were beds on the top and study desks at the bottom, and the dormitory was filled with a strong masculine scent similar to the smell on Zhou Sheng. Yu Hao tidied up his own bed first before mopping the floor and wiping the windows. Zhou Sheng didn’t move, and just lay down on his bed and took an afternoon nap while listening to music with his earphones on, as if it was a matter of fact for Yu Hao to work like this.
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Zhou Sheng got up in the afternoon and realised that the dormitory was different. Not only was the communal area, Zhou Sheng’s table and the area underneath his table all tidied up neatly, but even the clothes that were strewn messily in the wardrobes had been folded.
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Firstly, does General really exist? When Yu Hao was weaving the bracelet, he thought that his deductions could only move forward under the premise that the series of dreamscapes he had experienced were all real.
From a logical standpoint, if only Yu Hao had dreamt of General, then he was most likely just a figment of his dreams. But Shi Ni’s impression of him is strong evidence in support of Yu Hao’s hypothesis. Since their experiences seemed to coincide, then the dream would not just be an illusion or a figment of their imaginations.
The next question was: whether General’s true identity was Zhou Sheng. Does Zhou Sheng know that he can appear in other people’s dreamscapes? Did he do it consciously, or subconsciously? Would he forget everything when he wakes up?
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From how General’s monkey form had said the words ‘you’re the one who summoned me’ to Shi Ni, Yu Hao could be sure that Zhou Sheng must be aware of it, and he must be doing everything deliberately. When he hit Shi Liang in the conference room that day, it definitely wasn’t an impetuous act that he had committed on impulse……Zhou Sheng did so because he wanted to leave a deep impression on Shi Ni!
The ingenuity of this psychological suggestion lies in this: Zhou Sheng had beaten up the father that Shi Ni believed was someone who couldn’t be defied no matter what, so in the bottom of Shi Ni’s heart, the hero “Sun Wukong” that she hoped would come forward to save her had overlapped with Zhou Sheng’s image.
Next question: does Zhou Sheng possess a superpower that allows him to enter other people’s dreams? That obviously goes against the doctrine of materialism! Yu Hao world views were about to collapse just thinking about it. If General wasn’t someone from the real world, then everything could be explained as some sort of strange phenomenon, and it could even be linked to aliens or radio waves — like in some《Top Ten Wonders of the World》novel.
But now that this phenomenon had actually occurred, it made Yu Hao feel a strong sense of dissociation from reality. And there was only one person who had the answers to all his questions.
But will he answer me seriously? Even if he did raise his questions, Yu Hao wouldn’t be able to judge if Zhou Sheng was telling him the truth. What was even more bizarre was that even Yu Hao himself felt like this all seemed too farfetched, and at this moment……
Fu Liqun pushed the door open and walked in. He uttered a “wah” in surprise when he saw Yu Hao.
“You’re dating someone?” Fu Liqun said, flabbergasted, “Which girl are you giving it to?”
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Yu Hao, “It’s for Zhou Sheng.”
Fu Liqun, “……”
Yu Hao, “……”
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Fu Liqun, “It’s not that I want to say this……but you really look like a little wife.”
“Shut up!” Yu Hao shouted angrily.
Fu Liqun and Zhou Sheng live in the neighbouring cities — one was to the East while the other was to the West. They bought the 11pm train ticket for tonight. They would be leaving today, but both of them were afraid that Yu Hao would feel lonely because he was staying in the dormitory alone. Fu Liqun even called his ex-girlfriend, who lived in this city, and asked her to come find Yu Hao whenever she has time over the New Year.
This made Yu Hao very embarrassed, so he hurriedly said that there was no need for that.
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“It’s not that I want to say this, but you’ve been really weird recently.” Fu Liqun observed Yu Hao and asked, “If you’re worried about something, don’t hold back and just speak up about it ba.”
“Ah?” Yu Hao had been a little absent-minded lately as his mind was filled with Shi Ni’s words. He quickly said, “I’m not worried, I’m just thinking about something else.”
Fu Liqun pulled a chair over. He stepped across the back of the chair opposite Yu Hao and sat down to watch him weave Zhou Sheng’s bracelet.
“You’re pretty good at weaving.” Fu Liqun said, “What are you thinking about? Weave one for me too if you have the time?”
Yu Hao answered, “Sure, just wait till I’m done with this one and finish thinking about the past.”
“The past?” Fu Liqun watched Yu Hao weave the bracelet as he asked.
“When I was at the back mountains that day……” Yu Hao thought about it for awhile. This question had always lingered around the back of his mind for a very long time, “Did Zhou Sheng tell you?”