Ch48 - Diamond Ring (2/2)
But Yu Hao would not, and could not do that.
“Can you guide him out of his past?” Although Yu Hao said that, he was wholeheartedly certain that it would be very, very difficult. He had already exhausted so much effort to defeat Liu Peng Xuan, let alone Chen Yekai’s former lover who had passed away.
Zhou Sheng said dismissively, “I’m still trying to help him move on from the reality he’s trapped in through his dreamscape.”
Yu Hao fell silent. Zhou Sheng thought about it for awhile before he continued, “Moreover, we should be very careful when we’re communicating with Kaikai in reality. He’s not a little girl like Shi Ni, he’ll have his doubts soon enough.”
In fact, the reason why Zhou Sheng left halfway in most of the previous dreams he entered was that he was worried about disturbing the owner of the dreamscape too often and creating an irreversible influence on that person in reality.
Yu Hao said, “I’ll give him a call and talk to him about Ryuusei?”
Zhou Sheng suddenly remembered something, “Wait, do you know when his birthday is?”
Zhou Sheng told Yu Hao about the blog post written by Ryuusei. Yu Hao was slightly apprehensive, “Are you sure you want to see it?”
Zhou Sheng took his phone out, and after he considered it for a moment, he said, “Let’s hold off on deciding whether we’ll see it for now, but I want to see the blog that Ryuusei’s posted online. At least with that, we’ll be able to understand him a bit more. Kaikai slept on the plane for so long, so he probably won’t sleep again soon. Get up, I need some exercise, let’s go for a run ba.”
At 5am in the morning, at the break of dawn, Yu Hao took his phone out, and for ease of reference, changed it to the American time-zone. Right now, it was 7pm in New York. Zhou Sheng took Yu Hao to the field, and they began their run.
Fu Liqun, who was wearing sportswear with a hood over his head, watched the two with a bored expression on his face by the field.
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Fu Liqun, “It’s a Saturday, why the hell are you two running?”
Zhou Sheng waved to Fu Liqun, so Fu Liqun had to join them. Yu Hao knew that Zhou Sheng was thinking while he ran, so he didn’t bother him. It was a really strange habit of his. Yu Hao was about to stop breathing after running 10 laps, where would he still find the energy to think?
On this early weekend morning, the three of them ran laps around the field as if they were deranged. Yu Hao was the first to lose the battle; he couldn’t run anymore. Fu Liqun ran two extra laps before saying, “I’m not running anymore! You didn’t even come for our physical training yesterday, what’re you even running for now?”
Zhou Sheng was still running with earphones on. The two of them went over to one side. Yu Hao kept gasping for breath, and Fu Liqun handed him some water, “Where did you guys go again last night?”
Yu Hao, “We came back too late, so we got a room outside.” He felt a little guilty towards Fu Liqun. He hasn’t considered his feelings recently and he has gotten a room outside with Zhou Sheng two times in a row now.
Yet Fu Liqun said, unconcerned, “Call me next time too.”
“Call you for a 3P?” Zhou Sheng interjected as he ran past them.
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Fu Liqun burst into laughter instantly, and Yu Hao spat out a mouthful of water.
Zhou Sheng ran 24 laps. He took off his earphones and gasped for breath for awhile. The three of them returned to their dormitory and took turns bathing and changing clothes. Fu Liqun said, “Bros, accompany me to pick out a diamond ring bei.”
“We’ll go if you treat us to breakfast.” Zhou Sheng said.
Fu Liqun, “No problem!”
At 9:30am, after Fu Liqun treated Yu Hao and Zhou Sheng to breakfast, they entered a jewelry shop with an interior styled in teal.
The corners of Yu Hao’s mouth twitched, “So you’ve decided to look for sis-in-law?”
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Zhou Sheng had also guessed that Fu Liqun wanted to reconcile, “Don’t pick a diamond ring, choose a pair of ear studs ba.”
Fu Liqun said, “I’ll consider it after taking a look. Once we buy it, accompany Gege to go look for sis-in-law bei.”
Yu Hao was hesitating when Zhou Sheng immediately rejected the invitation, “No way. It just happens that we can enjoy a world for just the two of us, so why should we be your third wheel?”
Yu Hao, “……”
Fu Liqun laughed, “She won’t necessarily forgive me.”
Zhou Sheng, “Shan Jie wanted you to apologise to her long ago, the hell you afraid of?”
Fu Liqun, “Really?? What did she say? Show me?”
Zhou Sheng said, “There’s nothing! Just go ba! Cut the crap, I’m taking Yu Hao to the movies later.”
These three big men crowded the counter to look at rings. The lady at the counter laughed as she spread the velvet cloth into place and took out a diamond ring for Fu Liqun to consider. When Yu Hao saw it, he was both envious and amazed and didn’t dare touch it. Zhou Sheng picked one up to casually inspect it before asking the counter lady to bring them its certificate and introduction.
“It’s too expensive.” Fu Liqun quickly said, “It’s over my budget.”
“I’ll lend you.” Zhou Sheng said, “How much do you have?” As he spoke, he flipped the tag over and blew up in an instant upon seeing it, “What the fuck one diamond ring here costs 60,000?! Why don’t you guys go rob a bank? Oh, Tiffany……forget I said anything.”
Fu Liqun waved his hand, “I have a bit, so I don’t need to borrow any for now. Her jewelry is all from Bulgari, it’s even more expensive than Tiffany.”
Yu Hao said, “This price is too horrifying ba. Would you consider giving her ear studs? This ear stud’s so shiny.”
Fu Liqun hesitated for a moment. Yu Hao tried to persuade him; he told him that diamond rings weren’t worth it, and how it was best if he prepared thoroughly before proposing. Proposing in passing while trying to reconcile was a bit hasty……After Zhou Sheng listened to him for awhile, he cast a glance filled with praise at Yu Hao.
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“Really?” Fu Liqun asked Yu Hao, “If it were you, would you accept it?”
Yu Hao, “Uh……” He thought, it’s not like I’m a girl, how am I supposed to answer that question? Why don’t you ask Zhou Sheng? Do you know that I’m gay too? But even if I’m gay, it doesn’t mean I’m a girl! How would I know how Shan Jie thinks?
“A woman’s heart, is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.” Zhou Sheng said, “Just properly go back and beg for reconciliation first ba, don’t try to overreach.”
Fu Liqun said in the end, “Ok then. Yu Hao, choose a pair, I trust your aesthetic sense.”
Zhou Sheng exploded, “And I don’t have aesthetic sense?!”
Yu Hao, “I really don’t have any aesthetic sense……”
Fu Liqun, “Just pick ba!”
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“This pair. I think she might……like it.” Yu Hao very apprehensively chose a pair of ear studs.
“You just want Yu Hao to choose the cheaper ones for you ba?!” Zhou Sheng exposed him.
Yu Hao, “……”
Fu Liqun said, “The ones Yu Hao choose would definitely have the highest price to quality ratio, wouldn’t you just choose the most expensive ones?”
Yu Hao picked out a pair of ear studs for Fu Liqun that cost more than 9,000, and his heart ached for Fu Liqun as he looked at them. Fu Liqun paid for them with his credit card and stuffed the small blue pouch into his bag. The two of them then sent him to the train station.
“Bye bye.” Fu Liqun bought a standing ticket and said, “For the next three months, I’ll have to survive on instant noodles. Do give me some material assistance next time please, my brothers.”
Yu Hao knew that Fu Liqun rarely spent money on impulse, and he would always compare prices when shopping. Yet he bought this gift for his girlfriend without even the slightest frown, and Yu Hao was extremely moved by him, “You’ll definitely succeed, Gege.”
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Zhou Sheng, “Okay, you’ll get a bite of whatever I eat. Go ba, don’t come back if you don’t succeed.”
Fu Liqun entered the station. Yu Hao and Zhou Sheng watched him for awhile, then Zhou Sheng said with a slightly rueful tone, “Let’s go watch a movie ba.”
Yu Hao recalled Fu Liqun’s phrase ‘of course I would wish you both well’, and couldn’t help but feel deeply moved. Fu Liqun and Cen Shan have known each other since their first year of high school, and it was their fourth year dating now. If something like that hadn’t happened to Chen Yekai, then right now he should be with Ryuusei in a certain corner of the world living a blissful life together ba?
“What do you think Chen Laoshi’s totem will be?” An idea suddenly struck Yu Hao, so he asked Zhou Sheng.
Zhou Sheng said, “We’ll have to ask him to find out, how could I guess that? Do you want to say that it’ll be a diamond ring?”
Yu Hao’s thoughts were practically aligned with Zhou Sheng’s now, “You can even read my mind?”
“What’s so difficult to guess about that?” Zhou Sheng sunk into the sofa chair in the cinema and said absentmindedly, “He said so before, after his graduation thesis defence was over, he would take Ryuusei to walk through Chichén Itzá again and propose to him, right? Diamond ring ma, he would have probably prepared one.”
Yu Hao had thought of that too. Zhou Sheng said, “Imagine this, do you think he’ll throw the diamond ring into the well?”
Yu Hao said, “Zhou Sheng, you’re really amazing.”
Zhou Sheng, “Of course.”
Yu Hao, “I’m talking about the time when you kicked the ball below Chichén Itzá.”
Zhou Sheng,“Un I also noticed your worshipping little eyes then. Let’s watch the movie ba.”