Ch66 - Ideal (2/2)
“I saw him!” Zhou Sheng answered from the bathroom.
Yu Hao, “……”
Zhou Sheng was obviously in a bad mood today. Yu Hao motioned to Fu Liqun to not mention it anymore. Everyone knew that Zhou Sheng really disliked Lin Xun, and the matter regarding Lin Xun’s domestic abuse of Liang Jinmin had gradually spread too. There were some who said that Lin Xun cooked up imaginary charges to frame Chen Yekai and had forced Chen Yekai away as well. This week, Lin Xun returned to the college with a low profile, yet the rumours were still animatedly discussed throughout the entire college for a while.
Yu Hao thought that Lin Xun’s case would probably be given a suspended sentence, and he might even think of ways to take revenge against him and Zhou Sheng.
“Yu Hao!” Zhou Sheng shouted from the bathroom.
Yu Hao responded, turning his head, and Zhou Sheng said, “Come over for awhile.”
Yu Hao asked, “To take your underwear?”
Zhou Sheng didn’t answer, so Yu Hao stood up and went over. The bathroom door was half open, while Zhou Sheng’s upper body was exposed and revealed his back that was covered in droplets of water. His cold water shower gave his body a slight chill that assaulted Yu Hao’s face.
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“Liang Laoshi wants to see us.” Zhou Sheng said, “She asked us out for dinner tomorrow.”
On the second day of Lin Xun’s bail, Liang Jinmin finally invited them out.
Yu Hao asked, “Are you going?”
“I need to make a trip to the organising committee.” Zhou Sheng said, “They want the players to have a meeting tonight to introduce the topography of the race course and the rules we have to take note of, so I’m not going. You go ba, listen to what she has to say.”
As he spoke, Zhou Sheng put on a pair of sports pants without wearing any underwear, “Wear some expensive clothes when you go.”
Yu Hao took a T-shirt and handed it to Zhou Sheng. Zhou Sheng put it on with a dazed expression, and his hair was wet. Yu Hao dried his hair for him. Zhou Sheng wanted to take the towel, but Yu Hao didn’t give it to him. Zhou Sheng lit up a cigarette and sat on a chair in the balcony as he entered a trance.
Yu Hao asked, “What about Lin Xun?”
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“Same old.” Zhou Sheng said, “Don’t be afraid of any revenge he might take; at most we’ll just have to drop out of this school. I’ll take you away and we can go somewhere else to study.”
Yu Hao said, “He’s not that bold.”
“He wouldn’t go that far ba.” Fu Liqun was unaware of how they had besieged Lin Xun, “Lin Xun doesn’t like you for sure, but isn’t that quite trivial?”
Zhou Sheng responded with an “un” and didn’t say anything more. He looked at Yu Hao, “Go ba, change into something better and wax your hair a little.”
Yu Hao could only say, “Okay then.”
“There aren’t any instant noodles left in the dorm…Young Madam, are you attending a banquet?!” Fu Liqun asked, “Bring me some……”
“Ai!” Zhou Sheng immediately sat upright with a reproachful gaze. Fu Liqun realised that he had made a blunder and immediately shut up. Yu Hao was opening the wardrobe to look for clothes and hadn’t heard the first half of Fu Liqun’s sentence, “I’ll remember to bring some food back for you!”
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“No need!” When Fu Liqun met Zhou Sheng’s infuriated gaze, he knew that he was really angry now. He had been careless when he spoke, so he immediately turned meek.
Yu Hao went to wax his hair in front of the mirror. Fu Liqun quickly helped him curry some favour, while Zhou Sheng casually observed Yu Hao from the side. Yu Hao asked, “Is this okay?”
“Go ba, I’ll buy the instant noodles on my way back.” Zhou Sheng put out his cigarette and said calmly, “Little fox looks pretty handsome.”
Their dinner venue was at the top floor of the tallest building in Ying city — a very high-end Japanese restaurant. Yu Hao thought to himself that it was fortunate Zhou Sheng had reminded him, so he was wearing the best clothes he owned. Otherwise, he probably wouldn’t even be able to make it through the entrance. He went in and reported the number of the private room. He thought that Chen Yekai would have come as well, but he was unexpectedly absent.
Aside from Liang Jinmin, there was another middle-aged woman wearing plain clothes who was treating him to dinner too. Liang Jinmin didn’t wear sunglasses today. She had light make-up on and was wearing a beautiful pearl necklace.
“Yu Hao.” Liang Jinmin smiled, then got up and hugged Yu Hao.
This was Yu Hao’s first time formally speaking with Liang Jinmin face to face. When he saw how enthusiastic she was, he really wasn’t very used to it. The other middle-aged woman stood up and shook hands with Yu Hao. Liang Jinmin introduced, “She’s Wang Hongyan.”
“Hello, Wang Laoshi.” Yu Hao thought, why do I feel like I’ve seen that name somewhere before? Then he uttered an “ah” and immediately said, “You’re……you’re……”
“Remember now?” Wang Hongyan smiled, “I’ve always been waiting for your call, but never received it. Ai——you must have forgotten me by now!”
Yu Hao hurriedly apologised. Wang Hongyan was the NPC’s representative who passed him her name card before Shi Ni left!
“Zhou Sheng told me.” Liang Jinmin said, “I’ll invite him out again next time. Yu Hao, what do you prefer to eat?”
Yu Hao quickly said, “Anything is fine, I’m not picky.”
Liang Jinmin ordered some dishes, and the Japanese food here was extremely exquisite. The three of them chatted idly for awhile. Wang Hongyan’s attire didn’t seem as luxurious as Liang Jinmin’s, yet she still had a very elegant demeanour. She expressed an unusual amount of concern and praise for him, while on the contrary, Liang Jinmin spoke little.
Yu Hao was asked so many questions that it was as if he was meeting an enthusiastic parent on a blind date. Wang Hongyan asked about his grades, his hobbies, how he has been getting along with the students in his school, and when she asked him about his parents, Liang Jinmin said, “That’s enough, Hongyan, are you trying to marry your daughter off?”
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Wang Hongyan laughed and joked, “Now that you mention it, I really do like that idea. This young man is so handsome.”
Yu Hao thought, please no! He thought in his heart that Liang Jinmin probably knew about his family situation, so she helped him out with appropriate timing. He tossed Liang Jinmin a grateful glance that Liang Jinmin returned with a gentle smile.
“Last question.” Wang Hongyan said, “Yu Hao, what do you intend to do after graduation?”
“My freshman year’s not over yet.” Yu Hao said, “I haven’t thought that far.”
Liang Jinmin teased, “You’re trying to snare a talent already?”
“You should at least have an ideal ba?”
“Ideal……” Yu Hao had never considered it before, but for some reason, he suddenly said at this time, “I hope to emit light that can illuminate dark places ba?” After experiencing the past two events, he began feeling like the light from a firefly — the light he could emit was truly too dim.
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Liang Jinmin said, “Yu Hao, you’re a really great person.”
“No no.” Yu Hao quickly said, “It should be Zhou Sheng, he’s the most amazing one. Although he’s a little……ruffian-like, a bit sloppy, and always acts on impulse, but I think that he’s as dazzling as the sun.”
Liang Jinmin said, “Then I imagine you as the moon. You can’t look straight at the sun, but you can at the moon.”
Yu Hao smiled, “It can only reflect the light of the sun.”
Wang Hongyan was a little surprised that Yu Hao would actually give her such an answer. But for Yu Hao himself, this vague and strange idea only emerged from the bottom of his heart tonight.
Wang Hongyan said, “That’s very difficult, but it’s very worth it to pursue as well.”
Liang Jinmin said, “But unfortunately, there’s too much evil that we are powerless to prosecute — even society can’t manage to.”
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“So that’s it?” Yu Hao knew that Liang Jinmin was talking about Lin Xun.
Liang Jinmin was slightly taken aback. She stared at Yu Hao earnestly and seemed like she wanted to say something, yet held back.
“Not exactly.” Wang Hongyan said, “Yu Hao, I took the liberty to come meet you today because I hoped that you could do me a favour. I was wondering if you could help me sort out some details regarding your understanding of Shi Ni’s case. Of course, all of the names will be hidden, and your signature will be included. It’ll be used as the basis of my proposal.”
“Certainly.” Yu Hao said, “I’ll write it out for you once I get back.”
“Consider it first.” Wang Hongyan picked up her bag and said, “It’s not urgent. I’m sorry, I still have another appointment, so I have to take my leave now.”
Liang Jinmin said, “Get Xiao Kai to send you over? He’ll be here in awhile.”
“It’s okay.” Wang Hongyan, “I’ll hail a cab.”
Yu Hao quickly got up to send her off, yet Wang Hongyan waved her hand and left.
Only he and Liang Jinmin remained as they faced each other. After a short moment of silence, Liang Jinmin suddenly said, “Thank you, Yu Hao. I’d like to hear your true thoughts.”
“What?” Yu Hao asked, baffled, while getting nervous at the same time. He thought, it can’t be ba, I only brought you out of your subconscious, we didn’t even meet each other ah. We got seen through just like that??
“Didn’t Nicky tell you?” On the contrary, Liang Jinmin was a little surprised, then realisation dawned upon her and she explained, “Right now, we can’t do anything to Lin Xun, so it’s very likely that he’ll continue to hold his post in the college. I understand Dean Ning Yu’s thoughts very well, and I don’t plan on saying anything either. Embezzlement of project funds…would only get us so far.”
“Nicky’s Alma mater, Zhongshan University, has also offered me a contract as they want to add another course to their curriculum. But since they didn’t invite Lin Laoshi at that time, and I had decided to follow him to Ying city, I rejected their offer in the end. Now, I’ve decided to take up a post there and take charge of some graduate students who study anthropology. And Nicky will be applying to be a doctoral candidate under one of my friends.”
Yu Hao, “Congratulations!”
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Liang Jinmin smiled and explained, “But Lin Xun would definitely bide his time and take revenge against you two. What I was hoping for was to help arrange a transfer for you guys, or for the two of you to retake your college entrance examination. The faculty in this college isn’t that strong after all. Nicky is willing to pay for your undergraduate course fees……”
Yu Hao, “!!!”
Liang Jinmin, “Ryuusei was my favourite student. Nicky has always felt very lonely after he lost him, and I’m glad that he has a friend like you.”
“That……he may need a new life and a lover who can accompany him for life.” Yu Hao smiled, “It’s just that, I don’t think that person will be me.”