Ch59 - Concealmen (1/2)
For several days, the college seemed unusually calm. It looks like Chen Yekai’s departure had not set off a huge storm, but Yu Hao could sense that Chen Yekai’s two classes were talking about it privately. For nearly a week, Yu Hao constantly felt that something was amiss, yet he couldn’t exactly pinpoint what it was.
After they left Chichén Itzá, Zhou Sheng’s attitude suddenly became strange as well. When he saw Yu Hao, he always looked like he wanted to say something, and the frequency of his jokes also lessened. Sometimes, he would even get a little angry out of the blue, as if he was restraining himself from quarrelling with Yu Hao while they were together.
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“Are you unhappy?”
“No.” Zhou Sheng’s usual answer was, “You want to play a game?”
“You’re really not angry?” Yu Hao observed Zhou Sheng’s expression.
“No, what are you talking about?!” Zhou Sheng said, “Why would you think that I’m angry? It’s not like I’m a powder keg!”
But Yu Hao saw that Zhou Sheng still maintained his amicable appearance when he was with other people. Previously, Zhou Sheng said that he would cook for him, and he really did cook for Yu Hao. He even wrote a menu for Yu Hao to order from on a piece of hard cardboard with a photo of a beautiful syrup landscape on it.
“Can I really order?” Yu Hao asked in disbelief.
“Order!” Zhou Sheng said, baffled, “Isn’t that what you wanted?”
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Happiness had overcome Yu Hao so suddenly that he was still in a state of extreme vertigo, “I was just casually mentioning it the other day……”
“Are you playing with me?!” Zhou Sheng threw the menu down.
Yu Hao quickly said, “This is great! I mean! Un, I’d like to start with braised pork with dried bamboo shoots……”
“Hm.” Zhou Sheng uttered indifferently.
Yu Hao, “Can I ask Gege to come eat with us?”
Recently, Fu Liqun has been sponging off their meals, and all this freeloading was making him a little embarrassed. The day before yesterday, Yu Hao saw Fu Liqun buy half a jin of rice to add to free soup. He really couldn’t bear watching any longer, so he gave him half of his food.
“No, tell him to eat shit.” Zhou Sheng said casually.
Yu Hao, “……”
But an hour later, Fu Liqun came back with groceries like a big dog who was bursting with joy; evidently, Zhou Sheng had transferred him some money through WeChat to get him to buy it from the supermarket.
“Young Master, you’re cooking right? You’re cooking, right??? It’s soooooo great that you’re cooking!!” Fu Liqun said, “Let me help! Wah! What’s this? There’s even a menu too? Can we order whatever we want? Fry up this whole page! Young Master! Is there more on the back?”
“You can only eat whatever Yu Hao orders!” Zhou Sheng said immediately, “You can’t order!”
Zhou Sheng’s menu had practically illuminated Fu Liqun’s entire life. Zhou Sheng made two dishes and one soup in their dormitory — Mapo tofu and braised pork with dried bamboo shoots, as well as a lotus root stewed pork rib soup. From then on, as long as Zhou Sheng didn’t have classes in the afternoon and evening, he would make something for Yu Hao to eat in their dormitory. One induction cooker and one electric rice cooker — in Zhou Sheng’s hands, all sorts of dishes could be whipped up with just these two appliances.
Fu Liqun’s face was covered in tears, “I finally don’t need to eat braised pork with brown sauce from the canteen anymore.”
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“Zhou Sheng?” Yu Hao saw Zhou Sheng texting.
“Un.” Zhou Sheng said, “The two of you go ahead.” Then he took his phone and went to the balcony with a grave expression.
Zhou Sheng:【What’s the situation?】
Chen Yekai:【Look at this list, the action plan is written out on it. Can we really enter Shimu’s dream?】
Zhou Sheng:【Not sure, I’ll try my best.】
Chen Yekai:【Are you sure there won’t be any problems hiding this from Yu Hao?】
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Zhou Sheng:【Didn’t we agree to do as I say?】
Chen Yekai:【Okay then, I was just a little worried.】
Zhou Sheng:【And you even created an action plan, aren’t you afraid that it’d get leaked out?】
Chen Yekai:【Only you and I know about it. The first half of it concerns searching for witnesses in reality, and I even sent Huang Ting a copy of that. Rest assured ba, nothing will happen. No matter how amazing Lin Xun is, he can’t possibly check our WeChat message records.】
Zhou Sheng:【Okay then, let’s follow this plan first.】
Chen Yekai:【Zhou Sheng, I want to ask you a question.】
Zhou Sheng:【If it’s about the dreams, I refuse to answer all questions.】
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Chen Yekai:【No, it’s about Yu Hao.】
Zhou Sheng:【Then ask Yu Hao, why are you asking me?】
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Chen Yekai:【Too embarrassed to ask , Are you guys dating?】
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Chen Yekai:【 Do you like him? Are you guys together?】
Itbe Vtfcu:【Rb, kf’gf cba. Tbe ilxf tlw?】
Chen Yekai:【】
Zhou Sheng:【 Kaikai, is your brain alright?】
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“What does dating mean?” Zhou Sheng returned to the dormitory and asked Yu Hao.
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Itbe Vtfcu kjnfv tlr tjcv jcv vlvc’a rjs jcsatlcu.
“Are you in a bad mood?” After a few days, when Yu Hao returned to their dormitory, he saw Zhou Sheng’s bored face again. He had his earphones on and listened to music while braising some chicken wings.
“What?” Zhou Sheng took off his earphones impatiently and scrutinised Yu Hao with a baffled expression, “No! Why are you always asking questions like these?!”
Yu Hao hastily waved his hands, but actually, he had the persistent impression that the atmosphere around Zhou Sheng has been very off recently. Did he think that it was too troublesome to cook for him everyday? But a week passed within a blink of an eye, Zhou Sheng’s promise has been fulfilled, and now he just didn’t know when the next time he gets to eat something that delicious would ever come.
But after the week ended, Zhou Sheng asked Yu Hao again, “What do you want to eat tomorrow?”
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Yu Hao answered, “It’s already been a week, you won’t be cooking anymore ba?”
Zhou Sheng said, “I’ll cook for you whenever I’m free. I don’t have classes tomorrow evening either.”
Yu Hao was thoroughly stunned. Zhou Sheng scrutinised Yu Hao and frowned, “What?”
Yu Hao said, “Never mind ba.”
Zhou Sheng said in disbelief, “Yo! I’m cooking for you, and yet you don’t want to eat my cooking anymore?”
Yu Hao cried out bitterly, “I don’t want to cause trouble for you.”
Zhou Sheng, “It’s really not troublesome! Yu Hao what’s up with you lately? Why have you been so strange?”
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Yu Hao thought the one who’s being strange is you!
Fu Liqun quickly said, “No! Young Master, continue cooking please!”
Zhou Sheng ignored Fu Liqun and said to Yu Hao, “Oh, Yu Hao are you sick of my cooking now? Eat in the canteen for a few days for a change then.”
Yu Hao quickly said, “No, I just really don’t want to trouble you. It’s a lot of effort to cook everyday.”
But Zhou Sheng ignored him. He got up and changed into a T-shirt, Yu Hao said, “You already wore that yesterday, there are dry ones on the balcony……”
“Never mind, I’ll wash it myself later.”
“Where are you going?”
“Going out for a run!”
Zhou Sheng shut the door and left.
Yu Hao looked at Fu Liqun and was a little embarrassed for a moment.
Fu Liqun, “???”
Night fell, and Zhou Sheng still hadn’t returned. Fu Liqun turned on his laptop and asked Yu Hao to join him in watching a variety show together. Yu Hao watched half of it before saying, “Gege, why do I feel like Zhou Sheng’s been acting a little strange recently?”
“Ah?” Fu Liqun was uncomprehending. He lowered the volume and said, “He’s been acting strange? I don’t think so though?”
Yu Hao, “Oh……yeah?”