Chapter 16
Chapter 16
Baobei made it back to her dormitory with less than five minutes to spare . As she ran past the main office, she suddenly turned around again . Lecturer Jiang’s car was still stationary, and his windows were wound down . She could see Lecturer Jiang under the faint yellow lights of his car, one arm resting on the window, as he smiled back at her and waved .
For once, Baobei put her foot down, mimicked Xia Xu’s child, and threw a big flying kiss across to him . Then, she covered her face and ran off quickly .
Jiang Moxiu tapped his face, trying his best to contain his glee . He waited for a few more minutes for her to get back into her room, then started the engine and drove off . He drove at a very slow speed, and even tapped on his brakes once in a while, as he knew that the young girl was very likely hiding in her balcony looking at him .
He was right about the hiding; but Baobei wasn’t alone . Shi Xiaoxi and Fang Jie kneeled beside Baobei, overjoyed .
“How romantic!” Fang Jie lamented, simply from watching the brake lights from Lecturer Jiang’s vehicle . Young people like her were rather easy to satisfy . Simple pleasures and gestures like these were enough to make them swoon .
“That’s why I said that mature men are better . ” Shi Xiaoxi nodded .
Baobei ignored them . Now that Jiang Moxiu had truly left, her brain started to function properly again . Soon enough, she came to a realisation . Her first kiss had been taken away!
Under such unromantic circumstances!
Baobei would never forget how her first kiss was full of the taste of meat porridge .
“Where’s Jiahui?” When the car was out of their sight, Baobei stood up and brushed her pants .
“That woman came back ten minutes before you, but she fell into a deep sleep without even showering . ” Fang Jie was the last to enter the room after closing the balcony door . “After she came back from her self-study class, the homeroom teacher even called to give her some instructions . Her face was green when she returned . I am starting to think that she’s been called to do manual labour . ”
“Could it be that she had been taken advantage of?!” Shi Xiaoxi’s words shocked the room .
“Girls’ love?” Fang Jie was alarmed . “That’s not a nice sight at all!”
“Can you not be so vulgar?” Baobei rolled her eyes at Shi Xiaoxi . It was obvious that she was still holding a grudge .
“Urgh…” Shi Xiaoxi felt giddy, as she found no words to refute Baobei .
Baobei sat on Jiahui’s chair . True enough, Jiahui was in bed, her breathing weak .
“Have you been really taken advantage of?” This child …
“Pfft!” Shi Xiaoxi was speechless .
“That damned homeroom teacher is inhumane!” Jiahui was close to tears . “It’s her own problem that she’s moving into the teachers’ dorm, why should I have to help her unpack?”
“Then you should just reject her . ” Baobei thought about it simply .
“If it wasn’t for the fact that my resume would look better with the roles of class chairman for four years and contributions to the student council, I wouldn’t have given a damn about that witch! I even had to help her scrub her toilet! I’ve never done so my entire life, and my first scrub was for that witch! I even helped her carry a thirty kilogram box up from the first to the fifth floor! She truly thought I was her slave!” Jiahui grew increasingly incensed .
“See? You’re better now . ” Baobei left her seat and warmed some milk . She then added some collagen to the milk, and created two servings, one for herself and another for Jiahui .
Shi Xiaoxi pulled out a mask from her desk and put it on . “What’s so good about being the class chairman? That’s the most tiring job! Moreover, the class chairperson is the one with the highest possibility of staying single . This person is also likely the one to go for night self-study classes, spends the most on phone bills, be in a difficult position all the time, have the shortest holiday, be cursed the most, and gets flak for just about anything! I just don’t understand why you like this job so much . ”
Baobei walked past Shi Xiaoxi with her milk, and slapped her head hard . “Fang Jie was on a date . You were alone in the room, yet you didn’t know how to shower first . Fang Jie even showered after she came back, but here you are, trying to vie for the toilet when Jiahui and I returned!”
Shi Xiaoxi clutched her head in pain and groaned innocently . “I … You… All of you weren’t around, I’d be so lonely if I showered alone!”
However, they didn’t even have a habit of showering together .
“She’s really asking for a beating . ” Jiahui struggled to get up, and thanked Baobei for the milk . As roommates, they were already past the stage of being courteous with each other . She finished her milk and handed her cup back to Baobei, then lay back down on her bed . “I won’t shower today . Help me take time off class tomorrow, and don’t bother me unless necessary . ” She then covered herself under her quilt and concussed .
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By the time the other three were ready for bed, it was already 1 AM .
Baobei held her phone and exchanged goodnight greetings with Lecturer Jiang . It was then that she truly felt like she was in a relationship .
However, no matter how tired she was, she couldn’t fall asleep . She tossed and turned, then realised that Fang Jie, who was sleeping across the room, was still awake .
“Not sleeping yet?”
"I’m reading a novel . ” Shi Xiaoxi, who was next to her, responded .
“I wasn’t talking to you . ” Baobei retorted .
“Ohhh…”
Fang Jie stared at her phone, then turned it off . She turned over and heaved out a long sigh .
“What’s the matter, our young Miss Fang? How about you entertain your two sisters here with your unhappiness?”
Shi Xiaoxi was trying to lighten the mood, but the others ignored her .
“Jia Jian spoke to me about looking for a job post-graduation . His parents hope that he can find a job in Beijing . ”
“Aren’t we just freshmen?”
“But Jia Jian is already in his final year . His roommates have either found internships, or even jobs . He’s feeling anxious, so he’s been quite moody recently . ”
Baobei wanted to remark that it was quite unmanly for Jia Jian to take his anger out on Fang Jie for his own inability to find a job . However, she held her tongue, in consideration for Fang Jie .
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“I definitely want to return to my hometown after I graduate . Initially, I thought that since we were from the same hometown, we would work hard together there without having to deal with a long distance relationship in future . ” Fang Jie looked upset .
“You’re still a freshman . Even if he found a job in Beijing now, there are still a number of years till you graduate . Who knows what will happen then?” Baobei could only console Fang Jie .
“Yup . ” Apart from thinking about the situation this way, there was nothing else that Fang Jie could do to console herself .
After all, this was a relationship in university . No matter how much a couple was in love during their school days, graduation, employment, and future jobs were all real obstacles for couples . Many couples would start out thinking of getting through all these together, but eventually would break up even before anything could start .
Of course, there was a generation of people who survived these obstacles . They did not care about savings, housing loans and cars . All they needed was mutual love . That was enough for them to cycle on their bikes to register their marriage, and then return home together . They would then suffer through the years but remain committed and loving . Yet, the world today was a realistic one . Financial bearing determined one’s social status . It was no wonder why some would say that a female university student was probably the future wife of an established man with a good career, and the wife of a male university student was probably still holding hands with other young boys somewhere .
No matter how fortunate or sheltered someone was, and no matter how smooth their relationships had been, they had to grow up someday . They would always have to deal with grief, be it the loss of a family member, the leaving of friends, or the grievances from a lover .
Many people would have such an experience many years after they graduated from university . They would be awake in the middle of the night . It wasn’t that they couldn’t fall asleep; they were stubbornly staying awake . They would lay on their bed alone, quietly thinking . Thinking about how you, me and us were like in the past . Perhaps better, perhaps worse . Maybe happier, maybe sadder . In reality, reminiscence has become a habit . A habit that is enjoyed alone at night; a habit that brings grief for someone alone at night; a habit that protects the loneliness at night . It’s not a habit by choice, yet it wasn’t easy to get rid of .
As youth passes, you’ll miss the past you . You’d sigh at the passage of time, and would always think, “how good would it be if I could return to the past! However, I would require the knowledge that I currently possess in order not to repeat the stupid mistakes made then . ” You would then think again, “being young is about making mistakes . Sometimes, one would make the same decisions as before, even if you knew that it was not the right choice . The cries from youth were because of helplessness and frustration; even the fingers that were wiping away the tears carried with it some foolishness and pity . It’s not like that in the future, with the passing of youth . Crying then was only because one had truly felt grief . ”
“Ahh! The male lead has died…” Shi Xiaoxi was hiding under her covers and biting the corners of her blanket as she sobbed uncontrollably .
“ . . . ”
“ . . . ” Silence ensued . After all, fortune favours the foolish; people with lower IQ truly lived happier than others .
Mo Liu [1] was roused by the chirping birds in the morning . He had a splitting headache from his hangover, as the events from the previous night flashed across his mind . He suddenly opened his eyes . He was in a completely foreign place .
He recalled the events again carefully . Last night, a group of them had gone to a sauna to play, and had downed plenty of sake .
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He slowly sat up and tapped his head, then took a proper look at the woman whom he had spent the night with .
He heaved a sigh of relief . It was an unknown woman who still looked pretty even without makeup .
He checked his watch . There was still enough time to return to his room for a shower and then meet Xiaomi for breakfast .
The woman on the bed had also slowly awakened . Seeing that the man had dressed and was preparing to leave, she called out to him anxiously . After all, she had picked up this man in the corridor last night . He was handsome and well-dressed . He was probably a wealthy bachelor who had gotten high from drinking, hence she used this to her advantage . If fate was on their side, they could try to develop their relationship . Otherwise, she would just take it as a one-night stand .
“I still don’t know your name . ”
Mo Liu turned .
The woman was supporting her head with an arm on the pillow . Her bosom was almost visible under the blankets, and her chestnut-coloured hair made her look extremely alluring .
However, this was still not good enough for Mo Liu . After all, he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing; he had played multiple women . Even if he wasn’t drunk, the women that he dated were all extremely beautiful .
Mo Liu turned his head and gave a gentle smile, his white teeth gleaming . “You can call me Lei Feng . ”
The sneaky bastard Mo Liu!
When Mo Liu was on the way to pick Xiaomi up, he called Jiang Moxiu .
“Big brother Jiang, it’s me, number six … If you are free, let’s meet to discuss the case in the North … Sure … What have you been busy with? I haven’t seen much of you even after you returned … Getting married? Are you out of your mind?! … Hurry! Bring her out for me to inspect! Who could this be? … How dare you touch my man! … Bullshit! Isn’t the sister-in-law of my third brother my sister-in-law too? How could she not be under my protection? … After all, I have also seen Baobei’s growth over the years, and she hung out with me for three years!!! … Call her Baobei~! … If you dare, you marry her now! … No! No! You have to treat all of us to a meal and make your relationship official … I don’t care! You can’t make her suffer … I’ll gather the folks, you’ll just bring her along … Don’t worry, I’ll make sure everyone’s around …”
The development of a relationship would require the couple to be immersed in each other’s life and friendship circles . This was already a noisy circle; but with the return of Jiang Moxiu and the addition of Baobei, things were going to get even livelier .
[1] Mo Liu is the sixth brother of the Mo family . San Shao is the third .
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