Month: May 2021

Chapter 96 – Found out about An He
 
Yin Hanxing is handsome and eye-catching, and his movements and posture are elegant enough to be singled out. Among all the young college students, his temperament is really different. Coupled with his personality that is easily influenced by the collective atmosphere, it’s difficult for anyone not to be impressed by his graceful demeanor in such a crowded situation.
 
If the person being invited was another person, I’m afraid that they would have fallen into Yin Hanxing’s voice and smile on the spot.
 
However, unlike other ordinary college students, An Xumo had already spent a year in the entertainment industry. Not to mention, all kinds of handsome men and beautiful women, even Zhou Jinchen who had been elected as ‘Mr. Charming’ by fashion magazines for three consecutive years, An Xumo had spent so much time with him.
 
So now, although he was curious about Yin Hanxing’s behavior, his heart didn’t really waver much.
 
An Xumo nodded and said with his usual tone, “Okay, thank you.”
 
The white horse had a double saddle, presumably prepared in advance for this event. An Xumo had no previous experience of riding horses. However, the white horse was very tame and with Yin Hanxing looking after him, he stepped onto the back of the horse smoothly.
 
After An Xumo sat down, Yin Hanxing also turned over and leaped up. Although the location of the white horse had been separated by the barrier, outside is still a sea of people. The surrounding eyes also gathered which was full of envy and curiosity.
 
An Xumo has been used to the feeling of being looked at but didn’t care about it. He only felt the saddle sunk slightly as Yin Hanxing sat on it.
 
In the autumn tiger raging season,¹A period of hot weather during the traditionally cooler months, also known as Indian Summer in English. although An Xumo has worn long sleeves, his clothes are still light and thin. There isn’t enough space on the horseback, coupled with Yin Hanxing who is responsible for controlling the direction, the distance between the two is unlikely to be much, and being in such close contact with people, An Xumo will be inevitably a little uncomfortable.
 
Ignoring the pressure from the close proximity behind him, the feeling of riding a horse is still refreshing. Yin Hanxing is also quite serious, in addition to teaching him the most energy-saving riding posture. After An Xumo adapted, he also let the person try to tighten the horse’s belly and have the white horse walk a few steps faster.
 
The barrier basically ran through more the half of the venue and the same ride lasted for about ten minutes. Despite the fact that one could see around them were only dark crowds and mobile phones being held up, the ride wasn’t a bad experience overall.
 
However, this incident can only be considered as an episode. The next day, An Xumo received a work notice from Tang Tang and he soon forgot about riding with him.
 
Nonetheless, while he didn’t care, someone has been brooding about this matter all along.
 
After the show was recorded, the artists were finally allowed to leave. Yet, after coming back from CCTV,²China Central TelevisionZhou Jinchen’s expression wasn’t very good. When he received the news that someone intended to speculate on An Xumo’s school news, his expression became more and more gloomy.
 
What the other party wants to speculate is the news of An Xumo and Yin Hanxing. From the captured news, several photos that were going to be released were also explosive enough.
 
A set of pictures shows Yin Hanxing and An Xumo riding together. The angle of the photo is very subtle with the two people riding together in a position similar to a hug. Yin Hanxing held the reins through An Xumo’s waist as if he was holding the person in his arms. During this period, the two were still talking, and their actions and manners are very intimate.
 
The other set of pictures is a sneak shot from a distance, two people standing in the corridor. The first one is Yin Hanxing still wearing his coat and the next one is worn on An Xumo.
 
At first glance, this kind of information is a premeditated plan, so in addition to intercepting the news, Zhou Jinchen also used his public relations team to contact the media. The news was really stopped but they didn’t find out where the news actually came from.
 
What made Zhou Jinchen even more irritable was that no matter how he tried to handle the matter calmly, he still couldn’t hold down the negative feeling that was surging deep in his chest.
 
He didn’t want to see An Xumo getting close to other people.
 
From the reporter, Zhou Jinchen had already learned the reasons for this incident. Riding together was a lottery draw. He changed his coat because An Xumo went to the faculty to get a leave slip in order to go out for a filming event. As a result, he bumped into Yin Hanxing who was carrying coffee and the coffee spilled on him. An Xumo agreed to Yin Hanxing’s proposal and temporarily wore the other party’s coat to cover the coffee stain.
 
However knowing these reasons, there was no way to ease Zhou Jinchen’s displeasure in his heart.
 
He asked Li Qiucheng and the other party said that this reaction is called jealousy. The feeling of jealousy is so agitating that Zhou Jinchen wants to pull An Xumo back to his side and make the other party full of him as before.
 
Only him.
 
Perhaps, Zhou Jinchen would have really done so if he had not taken into account An Xumo’s condition.
 
Nonetheless now, he can’t.
 
Just at this time, Zhou Jinchen received another piece of feedback from the previous investigation.
 
After reading through it, An Xumo also came back from school.
 
Due to the recording of the program, An Xumo hasn’t seen Zhou Jinchen these days. It’s certainly not true to say that there is no fluctuation in his heart but An Xumo is becoming more and more skilled in hiding this change.
 
But when he saw his brother tonight, in addition to the joy of being vaguely active and pressed down by hard work, An Xumo gave birth to another strange feeling.
 
He felt as if he was locked up.
 
This feeling is difficult to describe in words, when An Xumo tried to find out the reason, he couldn’t find any obvious differences. The only one who came in contact with him was Zhou Jinchen. The man’s gaze is still deep and bottomless, and when his eyes sweep over, one has to feel the pressure.
 
It’s just that An Xumo’s acting lessons are not yet fully developed and he still has a lot of places he lacks before he can interpret eye contact.
 
Zhou Jinchen brought supper, a pumpkin and millet porridge where the pumpkin and millet are almost invisibly cooked, leaving only the strong-scented soup; sweet and delicious and easy to digest that even if eaten after dinner, it will not put a burden to the stomach.
 
An Xumo finished the small bowl of porridge in silence and was about to take the opportunity to put the bowl away to leave the living room when Zhou Jinchen stopped him.
 
“I found out about An He.”
 
Hearing this name, An Xumo found that the sweetness between his lips and teeth turned into complete bitterness. It even created an illusion that was almost spicy, which made people very uncomfortable. He immediately wanted to get up and leave, far away from the name, closing the door and isolating it.
 
But he did not have the strength to stand up and his wrist was grasped by the man opposite him.
 
Zhou Jinchen held An Xumo’s cold and shivering wrist which was so thin that it could be circled by two fingers. He toned down his voice.
 
“Xiao Mo, things are not that bad. You should know the truth.”
 
An Xumo looked up at him stiffly, his body still trembling.
 
“What……truth?”
 
The situation back then was very complicated. From the time it was found out that Zhou Yunshan was infertile, the Zhou family firmly blocked the matter. Since then, they have been declaring to the public that Zhou Yunshan was infatuated by An He, and Zhou Jinchen didn’t investigate deeply before the old photo of the three was given to An Xumo as a gift.
 
“I need to apologize to you,” Zhou Jinchen said in a low voice, “for the previous reckless gift and the video call recordings I pulled up without permission.”
 
An Xumo didn’t say anything. He looked cold even though the room was at a constant temperature system.
 
Zhou Jinchen continued to explain to him. In that video call, An He secretly changed the concepts in many narratives. One of the most straightforward things was that after Zhou Yunshan got sick, the hospital hadn’t even detected his sperm abnormality and Zhou Yunshan had already filed for divorce from An He.
 
In order to make up for the previous incident, Zhou Yunshan gave An He a large sum of money and gave her a green card status to settle down in a new environment —— so An He would be able to settle in Hollywood later.
 
But An He didn’t agree to the divorce.
 
After learning that Zhou Yunshan’s illness was incurable and even critical, the first thing An He did was to run to the babysitter and bring in An Xumo who had been ignored before. She wanted to take the time to repair the relationship between mother and son so that she could raise An Xumo after Zhou Yunshan’s death and remain in the Zhou family to live a life of luxury.
 
“I still remember this incident,” Zhou Jinchen’s voice was slightly lowered; relaying that it still couldn’t dull the anger when he just recalled the incident. “You were very good when you were a child, you didn’t cry when you were held. In an attempt to create an illusion that you can’t live without her, An He cries every time the babysitter comes to hold you, saying that you don’t want to be held by anyone else.”
 
An Xumo lowered his eyes, his face becoming more and more transparent, and even his trembling eyelashes cast a deep shadow on his pale eyelids.
 
“Perhaps the memory will be biased but I found the chef and babysitter back then,” Zhou Jinchen said, “they confirmed that An He added grounded poppy seed in the milk powder and food prepared for you so that you would only want to eat what she fed.”
 
After that, Zhou Yunshan was found to have insufficient sperm vitality and the fact that the child was not his biological son was exposed and An He’s plan fell through. Even so, she stayed with the Zhou family until she was kicked out, and took a lot of jewelry before she left.
 
“If she does stay, it will never be a good thing for you either.” Zhou Jinchen said in a deep voice. “Xiao Mo, what is right and what is wrong is a matter for the previous generation. Your birth did not bring the so-called indelible harm to An He.”
 
“An He will receive the punishment she deserves and you don’t need to add more pressure to yourself because of it.”
 
An Xumo listened in silence and it wasn’t until Zhou Jinchen finished that he moved his wrist one beat late.
 
Zhou Jinchen didn’t let go of his hand.
 
“But,” An Xumo’s voice was hoarse and his eyes were empty, his breathing began to become difficult again, “no one is still willing to accept my existence……”
 
He pronounced word by word, “Even the biological parents are the same, aren’t they?”
 
“If I wasn’t expected by any of them from the beginning…..”
 
An Xumo who was cold and trembling was suddenly hugged by a strong and powerful embrace.
 
He doesn’t know when the man had approached from across the table. He held the slim and fragile boy in his arms tightly and whispered in his ear.
 
“It’s not no one, there is me.”
 
His voice is the usual mellow and magnetic but with a rare point of caution.
 
“Me wanting you, is that okay?”
 
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Jie Jie: I know everyone must be waiting for a face slap of An He (including me), but sadly, that’s all there is, iirc. The author didn’t focus much on this aspect.

Chapter 95 – Expressing goodwill one after the other

When he first received the card wrapped in a pink envelope, An Xumo was also stunned for a moment.

The person who came to deliver the letter was a girl with short hair, not very tall. She came and went in a hurry. An Xumo also didn’t see the other party’s appearance clearly. Since it’s a large class, the classroom of this class uses the kind of a stairs classroom with large space. An Xumo sat together with his roommate, he’s in the middle of the row so it wasn’t convenient for him to get in and out. The girl handed over the letter, hurriedly said “for you”, and left. By the time he reacted, he had no chance to catch up.

The envelope isn’t sealed and one can see half of the card inside when turned over. An Xumo pulled the card out, the pink handwriting on it is very exposed.

There were many eyes gathered around. After all, regardless of academic performance, the young people seated in the classroom are full of curiosity. An Xumo quickly took a glimpse at the card, then put it back into the envelope, and placed it to the corner of the table.

At that moment, the teacher of the class came in, and the room quickly quieted down.

This is a non-specialized basic theory course, that’s why there are so many classes held together. The teacher’s voice even had to be amplified with a loudspeaker to make sure that it can be heard in every corner. The class also counted for credits and grades so An Xumo quickly put this little incident behind him and concentrated on listening to the class.

However, it didn’t end there. During break time, An Xumo was chatting with Hu Xiaoxu. As they were walking, Hu Xiaoxu poked An Xumo, signaling him to look up.

When An Xumo looked up, he saw the previous girl was standing in the row in front of them again.

The girl’s eyes lingered on the envelope on the corner of the table for a moment before she stammered and spoke, “The letter, you, have you read it?”

An Xumo looked at her, “En.”

The girl didn’t seem to know how to respond so she just stood there stiffly.

During the break, many people in the classroom were walking around. Coupled with the space in the stair-like classroom was large, the people who noticed the situation on their side were much less before class. However, in the direction that the girl went over, a group of people got together and kept looking at their way.

Their eyes were too focused and their faces were completely unfamiliar that An Xumo soon noticed something strange over their side. What’s even stranger is that those people didn’t look like freshmen; there were no books in front of them.

The girl kept stuttering but couldn’t say the words clearly. However, Hu Xiaoxu who was on the side quickly asked, “Are you guys playing dare, ah?”

The expression of the girl in front of them suddenly became more and more embarrassed. She stood there awkwardly and reluctantly squeezed out a cry, “Hmm.”

Hu Xiaoxu looked at the envelope and then at the group of people who were blatantly casting their eyes over. He couldn’t help but say, “You guys are too boring ba.”

An Xumo looked at the girl’s flushed face and didn’t say anything more. He has after all been in the entertainment industry for a year and didn’t care too much about this kind of petty pranks. Moreover, if one were to actually investigate it, the other party can say that it was a joke before the students but any action made by An Xumo would be likely choreographed beyond recognition.

He raised his hand and pushed the letter back without saying anything and only mentioning, “It’s almost time for class. For games and such, it’s better to wait after class to play with those who want to participate.”

The girl took the letter and hurriedly went away with her head down but she didn’t sit back in her original position. Instead, she hastily packed up her things and left the classroom directly.

The group of people who were staring at their side previously glanced at each other and also got up and left with a huff.

Hu Xiaoxu looked at the backs of those people and couldn’t help but frown.

“What kind of people are these ah.”

An Xumo patted his arm. Hu Xiaoxu was younger and he always unconsciously treated the other party as his younger brother.

Zhao Yongjing on the side glanced up at the group, “Perhaps that girl was also forced to come over to them as a pastime.”

He pulled off his pen’s cap, “All right, don’t pay attention to them. It’s time for class ba.”

After the lesson was over, the four of them went to the nearest cafeteria and ate together. After the meal, Zhao Yongjing went to an interview, and Shan Huoxue wanted to go to the mailroom to get something sent from home, leaving Hu Xiaoxu and An Xumo to walk together towards the dormitory.

On the way back, there weren’t many people around. Soon, An Xumo became aware of the line of sight following him. He looked back several times and when he turned on a corner, he saw a low-key and an unfamiliar figure.

The man was spotted by An Xumo and didn’t have the intention of hiding but instead, also nodded towards him.

An Xumo quickly withdrew his eyes and continued to discuss the topic with Hu Xiaoxu the same way but his heart hasn’t been able to calm down.

This person isn’t the first one. These days, An Xumo has detected three or four unfamiliar faces around him in rotation and there may be more of them coming he probably doesn’t recognize.

The reactions of these people were without exception, they all followed not far behind An Xumo. Once there’s something unusual around, they will be the first to check.

An Xumo thought that these are probably the men that his brother had said he would leave behind.

Although, knowing that the purpose of leaving these people is to protect him from the camera but the truth is, no one would feel unconcerned about being followed every day.

However, An Xumo also has no way to refuse this kind of thing. He has long since ceased to be on a stage of capriciousness. Although the public is now overwhelmingly praising him, he was deliberately vilified by many people before when the news of him attending P University was first announced. Even if An Xumo himself doesn’t mind being secretly filmed, he must consider the impact on the whole team after these secret shots are taken to make up black material.

In the final analysis, the reason also lies in his identity as an artist.

An Xumo couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

He had previously resolutely decided to take a break from school to become a trainee. He went back and forth and surprisingly, he had to guard against sneak shots back to school and also considered returning to school as a way to relax from the pressure.

Moreover, this past year, he also made the decision to leave behind the sun he once held most dear.

If I had known that……

Forget it. An Xumo shook his head and didn’t think further.

His anxiety hasn’t fully been treated; it’s really not suitable to think too much.

Cherish the present.

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At the end of the day’s lesson, An Xumo didn’t go to self-study in the evening as usual. Today is the start of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments; every club is preparing to recruit new members collectively. Although An Xumo is unlikely to have time to join a club, it’s rare to have such an experience, and he also plans to hang out with Hu Xiaoxu.

During this period of time, in order to relieve the dual pressure on An Xumo’s body and mind, the team basically didn’t arrange anything for him and only let him adapt to the student life of P University without worry. However, from the communication with Tang Tang from time to time, An Xumo is also clear that he can’t stay idle like this. He couldn’t miss too many acting and dance classes, and before long, some activities and endorsements that he had to attend would be on his agenda.

This is the only free time left which is why An Xumo is thinking of experiencing much different life as much possible.

There are a large number of clubs in P University with a hundred flowers blossoming. Some of the oldest clubs have won numerous awards and are well-known nationwide. The annual recruitment is one of the most important itineraries of the club and it’s natural to imagine the hustle and bustle of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments.

When An Xumo and Hu Xiaoxu arrived at the Triangle, each club had already set up their own booths and began to explain with constant concentration to the new students. Neither of them had any specific goal so they walked around and watched which was quite leisurely.

There are many famous clubs in P University, including the three largest and established business natures of the economics and management clubs, and the mountain climbing club that has been on China Television and so on. Nonetheless, in the evening, the most enthusiastic event was a new club that was established not long ago.

All the clubs were basically active near their respective booths but in the middle diameter of a whole circle of booths, an intermittent isolation zone was pulled up by some unknown person with a warning post. Because there were too many people gathered around the barrier, the two didn’t squeeze in to watch. They just heard that there is a new club doing publicity and that even a leaflet is hard to get.

The two of them were fortunate to get two leaflets despite not squeezing in.

After seeing the content of the colorful print, An Xumo realized why there were so many people gathered here.

—— this is actually an Equestrian Club.

“Look at what it says, suburban pasture, horse racing, complete set of harnesses……” Hu Xiaoxu couldn’t help but sigh. “This club is too rich ma, where did they pull in the sponsorship ah?”

An Xumo also turned the leaflet over but what he notices was another paragraph, “The Battle of the Hundred Regiments night surprise event……Hey, there is a lucky draw tonight?”

“Yes, people who get the leaflet will be eligible for the lucky draw. It seems to say that it’s a live event tonight. They should also be responsible for this isolation zone.” Hu Xiaoxu said then suddenly paused.

“He, they didn’t really bring the horse here, right……”

“It’s impossible, right?” An Xumo guessed. “The wild riding route is quite difficult and with so many people here, the school is also unlikely to approve it for the sake of safety.”

The two people briefly exchanged opinions but the time hasn’t yet arrived, they guessed that it was useless. They both took the leaflet first and went to wander around nearby.

After walking around, it wasn’t long before someone turned on the loudspeaker and announced the official start of the Equestrian Club’s raffle.

This club is probably the route of the rich and overbearing, giving dozens of plush toys for the third prize alone. In addition, there are fifteen mobile hard drives with free equestrian information as well as three first prize places ——tickets to the racecourse.

Among these prizes, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the three tickets to the racecourse. When the three numbers were announced, the noise became increasingly louder each time. The three people who went forward to receive the prizes were extremely happy.

Hu Xiaoxu was lucky enough to win a mobile hard drive and when the first prize was finally drawn, he made a point of helping An Xumo to listen along.

However, in the end, the loudspeaker did not call An Xumo’s number.

After the first prize was drawn, the two planned to go back to the dormitory. Although the various activities on the scene are very lively, they had made their own decision so they didn’t delay too much.

However, at this time, the Equestrian Club’s loudspeaker sounded again.

“Tonight, we also have a special prize on the spot which is also the last place of our equestrian club for this draw. Let’s take a look. The number drawn this time is ——”

Hu Xiaoxu tugged on An Xumo’s sleeve, “An-zi, there’s still one more spot left. Let’s wait and see.”

An Xumo laughed at him, “It’s impossible, let’s……”

Before he had finished his words, the last lucky number had been announced on the loudspeaker.

—— “AJ385!”

Hu Xiaoxu froze for a moment, “What number?”

An Xumo looked down at the upper right corner of the leaflet he was holding.

AJ385.

“……”

By the time the two struggled to squeeze back in again, the head of the club was already announcing the awards over the loudspeaker.

In fact, needless to say, the screams at the scene spoke for themselves.

—— On-site horse-riding together.

The original one and a half meter wide isolation zone was meticulously sealed with barrier boards and at the end of the zone, a pure, white tall horse whose coat color was still extremely bright in the night light, quietly snorted.

It does seem to be well-trained, even the intense screams at the scene didn’t disturb it.

More relaxed than the white horse is the handsome young man sitting on the horse’s back. He also wore a white riding suit, which didn’t look too bloated but made his figure more and more slender.

An Xumo was led to the horse by the people from the club. The loudspeaker behind him was still introducing, “Please control your emotions, and the safety of this event is solely the responsibility of our club. The person riding the horse is our president, he obtained a professional jockey qualification three years ago……”

The president rode on his horse and looked down towards An Xumo. He curved his lips and moved neatly to roll off and dismount, causing another burst of awe around him.

After gently patting the white horse’s neck, the youth walked over and extended his hand to An Xumo.

An Xumo was a beat slower to put his hand on, the other party didn’t directly help him up. He slightly bent down and touched An Xumo’s fingertips.

When he raised his head again, the smile on his lips became more and more gentle. Only then did An Xumo realize that this person actually has peach blossom eyes.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Yin Hanxing.” The peach blossom-eyed young man’s voice is also very nice. It emits an intoxicating fragrance like an aged wine in the night, “May I ask your surname, sir?”

An Xumo said, “An.”

“Mr. An.” Yin Hanxing’s temperament is extraordinarily natural. When he moves down, he doesn’t feel abrupt or out of place. On the contrary, he feels that he should be too elegant. Together with the white horse behind him, he looks even more naturally noble.

He looked at An Xumo, his peach blossom eyes become more and more touching, “May I invite you to ride with me?”

[you – formal]

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The author has something to say:

Ah, in fact, the brother is also in Cloud Sucking Mo.

➀ Once again, overhead, overhead. Don’t worry about whether there will be equestrian clubs in ordinary universities la. It’s the plot that needs to be made up by you!
 ➁ Hint: The girl who came up to deliver the letter and the equestrian president are foreshadowing. I don’t know if anyone can guess the identity of the equestrian president. The hint is in the name _(:3)∠)_

Chapter 94 – Elder brother’s love for the younger brother is eager
 
As soon as An Xumo understood the meaning of Qi Liuming’s words a little, Zhou Jinchen walked over.
 
The man nodded towards Qi Liuming who left to check out at the front desk. No one else passed through the corridor, leaving only the two of them standing in the same place.
 
An Xumo looked at Zhou Jinchen and asked, “Brother Qi, he……”
 
Zhou Jinchen said directly, “He’s an intern in my company. If there are no problems, he can become a regular employee after graduation.”
 
That’s it. An Xumo moved his eyes away and whispered, “Thank you, brother.”
 
Being sent to school all the way from S City has been unexpected and deliberately looked for help from seniors which is incomparable care. If it has been the An Xumo a year ago, even if it was only a few months ahead, the An Xumo at that time would have been flattered by this kind of careful concern.
 
But now, his reaction was only an inexplicable calm.
 
Perhaps, something should be said for this unfailing care. Yet, An Xumo couldn’t think of anything to say in the end, and after repeating “thank you”, he turned his head and walked back to the private room by himself.
 
The dinner was full of wine and food to everyone’s heart content, and the atmosphere was delightful. After eating, several people walked back to the dormitory together. When they arrived downstairs, Qi Liuming bid farewell to them and left first. An Xumo thought that Zhou Jinchen was also leaving but the other party stood at the doorway and said to him, “I’ll wait for you here.”
 
“Wait for me?” An Xumo didn’t understand. He first turned his head and waved for his other roommates to go up before looking back, “Is there anything else?”
 
Zhou Jinchen said, “Go to the place where you live.”
 
“……?” An Xumo was puzzled. “I live in the dormitory.”
 
“The conditions here are not very good,” Zhou Jinchen said succinctly, “and it’s not safe.”
 
An Xumo laughed in spite of himself, “I have always lived in the dormitory before, what can be unsafe here……”
 
Zhou Jinchen didn’t explain anything more and just pulled out a video from the phone.
 
It was a clip sent by someone on WeChat. The video was a little shaky but the content inside was clear enough to see. In the video, a person pulled out the hidden lens from the grass, and then signaled the other party to hand over the memory card that was secretly filmed.
 
Looking at the time, it should be when they just returned from the restaurant.
 
An Xumo pursed his lips.
 
Today, the activities at P University made him think only about school life but almost forgot his other identity.
 
“Can’t I live in the dormitory anymore?” He asked meekly.
 
“It depends,” Zhou Jinchen didn’t say much. “It’s late, tell your roommates. We should go.”
 
An Xumo went upstairs with his head down. After a while, he walked down with his luggage.
 
The car waited outside the school gate, and after receiving the person, he directly drove towards the destination. At night, B City’s lights become a river, the lights are bright, and in a trance, it seems to overlap with the prosperous S City.
 
The journey wasn’t far and after a while, the car turned to an alleyway. The road was a little narrow at first but it soon opened up and the way was very smooth. The car finally stopped in front of a concierge, the two got out of the car, and someone immediately greeted them and opened the gate from inside.
 
An Xumo originally thought that they would go to a hotel but that was clearly not the case in the surrounding area. The nearby buildings are not very tall but are mainly bungalows, the shape of the buildings in the night are hard to see. Nonetheless, when you walk in through the gate, the situation inside becomes completely different again.
 
Directly facing the door of the house is a screen wall, behind which the line of sight suddenly opens up. The courtyard has obviously been just renovated; the four sides are modern metal curtain walls with neat and simple bricks under the feet and above the eaves. Inside the courtyard, there is a shallow marble pool as well as thriving old trees growing in abundance. Completely different styles are combined in an unexpected way but they don’t seem abrupt at all.
 
An Xumo doesn’t know much about architecture and interior design. He only knows that he finds it all very harmonious and pleasing to the eye as soon as he glances over.
 
The house was unique and unexpected, the boy changed his previous dull state, and even his eyes didn’t seem to get enough. When Zhou Jinchen led him to the residence, what awaited An Xumo was an even bigger surprise.
 
The bedroom is wide and bright with all the home furnishings, the bed and pillows are An Xumo’s favorite soft style, and there is a whole wall of bookcases next to the desk which looks satisfying. Not only that, behind the sliding door on the right side of the bedroom, there is also a dance practice room, the floor is covered with wooden flooring, and there are also mats of different shapes along the wall.
 
Even if An Xumo had no additional requirements for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, when he first saw the layout of this place, he couldn’t help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.
 
This is simply the highest configuration of the ideal place to live.
 
It was late at night, Zhou Jinchen didn’t delay much. After simply taking the person around a few major locations, he let the boy go back to rest first. In fact, the old and rundown courtyard isn’t really suitable for living but after the renovation, the water and electricity system was completely replaced with new ones, and the building materials of each room came with warmth and proper sound insulation, now this house is no different from the original high-rise villa.
 
Early the next morning, An Xumo was sent back to school. P University’s military training was arranged in August after their first year. Now, the new students don’t have military courses and after a short adaptation to life, the busy study life began.
 
He said that he would accompany¹eading or practicing together. This is mostly what it meant in the contexts when the author mentions that Jinchen ‘accompanying’ Xumo. him, but Zhou Jinchen can’t be idle and do nothing all the time. Although he fixed the main activities in B City, some activities that needed to go out still can’t be completely avoided. In addition, An Xumo stays on campus and only coming back to be with him in the evening. The time they spend together had been irregular and hasn’t really increased much.
 
As long as time permits, Zhou Jinchen would rush back to live together with his brother. However, not long after school started, An Xumo got used to eating at school. Apart from the occasional evening class, he would usually self-study at school. Compared with the beginning of the school, he came back later and later, and sometimes he even falls asleep straight away in the car that picked him up.
 
After being carried off several times by Zhou Jinchen, An Xumo developed the habit of setting an alarm clock after getting into the car. Therefore, a few days later, Zhou Jinchen didn’t even have one of the only benefits, so that in the short period of time, he was a little too sharp on the screen or on huge images in the newspapers, which made him look increasingly chilly.
 
However, with such a face, even if Zhou Jinchen is facially paralyzed, there won’t be fewer people who come to him. Even after this, two internationally renowned high luxury brands took the initiative to express their intention to contact, saying that after the assessment, they felt that Zhou Jinchen’s temperament is very consistent with their new product positioning.
 
Because he had to accompany him before, Zhou Jinchen didn’t take any long-term activities that needed to accomplish, and now there is also no script of too high quality, Zhou Jinchen’s career has temporarily entered a slightly idle stage. It’s not surprising that now, by chance, he has successfully accepted two big-name endorsements, and even Xin Zimai flew in from S City to help him negotiate the endorsement contract.
 
The business was satisfied. In another area, Zhou Jinchen wants to get the results of the matter but has made only a little progress.
 
After gradually adapting to the start of the school year, An Xumo became more and more interested in school life. Before his debut, he had been living a step-by-step school life, even when he was filming the 《Different Roads》, An Xumo was reading comprehension topics to analyze the script. He will like P University inside, especially the strong learning atmosphere in the Math department, which is also a normal thing.
 
Although adapting to the new life is definitely a good thing for An Xumo, as a result, Zhou Jinchen and his younger brother’s originally not many contact opportunities become more and more pathetic. If he hadn’t let up, An Xumo would even be thinking of moving back to school.
 
Time doesn’t move according to people’s mood, and soon, a month’s days will pass. As the celebration is approaching in October, China Television Compan held a tribute event, several artists in the entertainment industry received invitations as representatives, and Zhou Jinchen was one of them.
 
The recording of the program at China Television Company needs to follow the unified arrangement throughout the process. According to the prior notice, it should be recorded for two or three days. Therefore, although the location is in B City, Zhou Jinchen will not be able to return for a few days.
 
After leaving the housekeeper and driver with all the arrangements, Zhou Jinchen arrived at the China Television Company building. The program needed no less than three rehearsals before it could be presented to the most important people at the end. Thus, when he first arrived at the station, his schedule wasn’t too tight for the time being.
 
While waiting backstage, Zhou Jinchen also met a few familiar artists, and after a few brief conversations, he was called away by the assigned makeup artist.
 
China Television Company’s camera images are very different from the local station’s style. The lightning alone can darken the artists who are used to the local station’s friendly post-production by three degrees. In addition, they can’t use their own makeup artists, so even if they are happy to be invited by the station, many artists are still inevitably worried.
 
However, this kind of appearance-related matter is always out of the scope of Zhou Jinchen’s worry. What he really cares about is also different from the artists who came with him.
 
When the makeup artist first helped with the styling, there was a constant sound coming in from the Bluetooth headset in Zhou Jinchen’s right ear. The person who reported was so responsible that he even made it clear which cafeteria An Xumo went to today and what kind of meal he had.
 
Zhou Jinchen’s intention was to keep people at school to help An Xumo avoid harassment from the camera, as to why it evolved into this kind of real-time reporting……
 
It can only be attributed to the fact that the elder brother’s love for his younger brother is eager.
 
“It is ten minutes between classes and waiting for classes, Young Master An came to the classroom early with his roommates.”

The person in charge of reporting the situation had the status of an employee of P University so he could enter the classroom. After arriving at the classroom, he didn’t speak again but used text-to-speech and let the mechanical voice continue to report to Zhou Jinchen.
 
“This is a big class for the whole college taking together, there are five classes of students in the classroom, and Young Master An is sitting in the middle front.”
 
The voice came at the same time Zhou Jinchen’s phone shook a little in the right pocket but he was putting on makeup so he didn’t open the phone.
 
What came through the phone should be with the picture of An Xumo.
 
After listening to the simple report, seeing nothing unusual there, Zhou Jinchen intended to remove the headset. China Television Company will give a uniform style of headsets to those who participate in the celebration program and he will need to change to a new headset later.
 
However, before taking off the headset, the voice at the other end suddenly sounded again.
 
“There’s some movement near Young Master An Someone came on the way and handed him something.”
 
The incident was too sudden, the voice quickly changed from the mechanical voice to a real person’s voice and Zhou Jinchen also heard the noisy background sound coming from the classroom over there.
 
“It seems to be……a letter.”
 
“The envelope wasn’t sealed, Young Master An took a card from it, and his roommate came up to read it.” The person in charge of reporting spoke very fast but when he reached the end, he suddenly paused as if he was confirming something.
 
“The card says……I can’t read the words clearly but it seems to have a drawing of a pink heart.”
The noisy voices in the background at the other end became more and more obvious, and the reporter had to raise his voice a little.
 
“Listening to the chatter over there, it seems to be a……confession letter.”
 
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The author has something to say:
 
Xiao Mo: (๑°⌓°๑)?
 
Brother: (｀⌒′メ)？！！
 
In addition, overhead setting! Although I try my best to restore it, everything still serves the plot. Please don’t delve into it~

Chapter 93 – Accompany you to eat, study, and live with you
 
Three days later, An Xumo got on the plane to B City.
 
Tang Tang was supposed to follow but this time An Xumo was going to school, not on a holiday and there were still many activities and information to be dealt with. Therefore, An Xumo did not let anyone follow him and left Tang Tang in S City to work at ease.
 
He could refuse Tang Tang but there was no way to refuse another person.
 
As soon as he got on the plane, An Xumo began to regret agreeing to Tang Tang buying first class. At first, he didn’t buy an economy class seat because of his current popularity in order to avoid the possible crowd and trouble. However, there aren’t many first-class seats. Even if they aren’t next to each other, they can see each other at a glance.
 
What’s more, before the plane took off, someone came up to him and politely changed seats with the person next to him.
 
The change of aisle seats by the window and the change of position was no big deal, the original passenger sitting next to him agreed very quickly. It was only after he agreed did he realize something and with hindsight, he took a few more glances at the man who came up to talk to him.
 
He looked quite familiar.
 
The man who had exchanged places sat down beside him and An Xumo could not pretend not to see him anymore. He greeted the man in a low voice and raised his hand to the stewardess to ask for a blanket and a pillow.
 
Although the person who took the initiative to make the appearance of going to sleep was An Xumo, the first one to fall asleep was Zhou Jinchen who was beside him.
 
An Xumo without wearing a sleep mask looked sideways at the person. The man’s posture was right, his eyebrows are handsome, but there is a faint emergence of some dark blue under the eyes.
 
The boy rubbed the tip of his tongue with his teeth without biting it, then turned his head and went to sleep.
 
The weather in B City was very good; there were no clouds in the blue sky. An Xumo originally thought that Zhou Jinchen came to B City for another reason. He said farewell to the man at the airport in advance. As a result, Zhou Jinchen just looked at him without saying anything, and when he left the airport, he directly stuffed An Xumo into the car with his bag and assistant.
 
From the airport to the school, it is more than thirty kilometers away, plus the B City’s nationally-known traffic conditions, the journey took down more than an hour. The assistant and luggage were in another car. An Xumo sat in the backseat, less than half a meter away next to the man with a strong presence. He wanted to ask the other party’s schedule several times but Zhou Jinchen only said to send him first, never mentioning his own business.
 
P University’s reporting time is divided into two days. An Xumo arrived when it was already the second day. Tang Tang sent Xiao Zhang to An Xumo with things together, but after arriving at the school, Xiao Zhang’s work was taken over by another person.
 
The process of reporting to the school is rigorous; each step is guided by a teacher or a senior brother or sister in charge of welcoming new students. In fact, An Xumo didn’t quite understand Zhou Jinchen’s intention. Although parents were allowed to accompany them, there weren’t many people who could enter the campus, and the new students who were busy reporting wouldn’t be too interested in gossip. Since there weren’t many people around, why did the other party insist on accompanying him?
 
Moreover, now that the promotional period of 《Different Roads》 has passed, Film Emperor Lin hasn’t made any move for a long time. An Xumo doesn’t know why Zhou Jinchen wants to continue to get along together, even if it’s to use a simulated relationship to treat a disease…… which couple will go together just to report at the start of school?
 
Perhaps this is the romance agenda in my brother’s mind, maybe I’ll ask him carefully later.
 
An Xumo couldn’t figure it out so he put the issue to the back of his mind for now.
 
After completing the accommodation formalities and thanking the senior sister, the two went to the dormitory with the things they had received. An Xumo wore a pair of black-framed glasses today and the simplest T-shirts and shorts, with his unstyled hair, hung down softly, making him look more and more young.
 
This look is obviously different from the one in front of the camera coupled with the school atmosphere of P University, not many people recognized An Xumo along the way. It was only when receiving the registration card and filling out the documents did people look twice.
 
The dormitory is a four-person room with bunk beds and the space is not very large. The other three people had already arrived, only the top bunk on the right side was still empty. When An Xumo came in, the three people in the room looked over in unison. The names of his roommates could be found on the website in advance and they clearly already knew An Xumo’s identity.
 
“Hello, everyone,” An Xumo smiled and greeted the people. The remaining three people also returned the greeting one after another.
 
It is always inevitable to be formal when you first meet.
 
An Xumo wanted to make the bed but Zhou Jinchen who was holding his luggage didn’t let go. The man’s expression from the moment he entered the dormitory was somewhat profound and unpredictable. An Xumo was puzzled when he heard the other party say, “Go through the admission procedure first.”

A boy wearing round-framed glasses also said, “Classmate, go first to pay tuition fees to receive a student ID card. It won’t be too late to clean up when you come back.”
 
An Xumo thanked the round-framed glasses and walked out of the dormitory with Zhou Jinchen. The admission procedure was a bit tedious but not troublesome. After receiving the documents, An Xumo wanted to go back to the dormitory but Zhou Jinchen led him to a tree next to the dormitory.
 
There was still a boy waiting under the tree and when he saw Zhou Jinchen, he raised his hand and waved vigorously a few times. Once they approached, he smiled and called out, “Brother Zhou.”
 
“Is this junior brother An?” He looked at An Xumo and introduced himself, “Hello, I’m Qi Liuming, a senior in the School of Management. School just started today so let me show you guys around the campus first.”
 
As soon as he heard that he was a senior brother from the same school or someone from the School of Management, An Xumo’s attitude became increasingly adoring. Qi Liuming was obviously called by Zhou Jinchen. Although he didn’t know how Zhou Jinchen knew the students of P University, Qi Liuming himself was very talkative. He had lived in the school for three years, and many of the things he mentioned are very useful to An Xumo.
 
From the respective specialties of the nine cafeterias to how to see the most performances in the Centennial Lecture Hall, Qi Liuming said all very practical advice. During the happy chat, he also mentioned the four major madhouses of P University when passing by the college but before he could finish, Qi Liuming abruptly cut back the second half with Zhou Jinchen’s line of sight. 

After all, the first of the four madhouses is the one where An Xumo lives.
 
After a general stroll around, it was already past four o’clock, the three of them went back to the dormitory. To An Xumo’s confusion, Qi Liuming also followed them up to the dormitory building. Along the way, there were a few people who greeted Qi Liuming, even before going upstairs when passing the first floor, he also said hello to the person on duty.
 
When he returned to the dormitory, the other three people were there, and there was another senior from the college inside who was asking them to fill out the forms. He saw An Xumo and didn’t react but when he saw Qi Liuming, he obviously froze for a moment.
 
“President?”
 
“Tianlin,” Qi Liuming corrected him with a smile, “former president.”
 
Chen Tianlin scratched his head, “It didn’t change until summer vacation ma. I didn’t adjust yet.”
 
He said curiously, “Brother Ming, why are you here, didn’t you say you were going out for an internship this semester?”
 
Qi Liuming didn’t look at Zhou Jinchen but pointed to An Xumo and said, “This is my junior from my hometown. I came to show him to familiarize him with the environment.”
 
Chen Tianlin greeted An Xumo and introduced him to the other people in the room, “This is the previous president of our school’s student union, Qi Liuming, from Guanghua School of Management.”
 
Once they heard that it was the president of the school student union and the president of a certain college known as the top student reaper, the attitude of the other three people in the dormitory also obviously became different. They took turns to greet Qi Liuming and when An Xumo finished filling out the form, Qi Liuming said to Chen Tianlin who received the form, “Hey Tianlin, does your college still have arrangements for new students tonight?”
 
Chen Tianlin shook his head, “There’s nothing for the new students.”
 
“Good then.” Qi Liuming clapped his hands and said to the others, “It’s the first day today, it just so happened that I’ll treat my junior brother to a meal ba, right in front of the school.”
 
He also gestured towards Chen Tianlin, “Why don’t you come too, ba?”
 
Chen Tianlin waved his hand, “There will be a meeting of the student union in the evening. Brother Ming, you guys go ahead ba.”
 
At this point of invitation, several people naturally hadn’t yet eaten dinner. Since it was a treat from a senior brother, there was no reason to refuse, and the other three people looked at each other and nodded their heads in response.
 
Dinner was eaten at a restaurant near the school and the six people asked for a private room, with every two people sitting on one side of a square table. Qi Liuming not only reported the specialties of the restaurant but also introduced the dining situation around the school, telling them which are the places they used to go for parties on weekdays and which are suitable for inviting relatives and friends to eat and so on.
 
In addition, because Qi Liuming was the previous president of the school’s student union, the topic gradually opened up, some questions about clubs, student unions, classes, exams, and even college professors were brought up. Qi Liuming didn’t hold back, he gave very detailed answers as long as he knew.
 
With Qi Liuming in the room, the atmosphere never cooled down, during which several people also introduced themselves separately. Besides An Xumo from S City, the remaining three people also belong to different regions.
 
The local person in B City is a tall, thin guy named Zhao Yongjing who is much more familiar with P University than others. Nonetheless, when facing Qi Liuming, he also asked a lot of questions, especially about the student union.
 
Another tall and strong, dark-skinned boy from the inland provinces named Shan Haoxue, looking at his appearance felt very naïve and honest. The remaining person is the round-framed glasses that spoke to An Xumo before. His name is Hu Xiaoxu, a typical southerner with white skin and a babyface. Only when he asked did he know that he was only sixteen years old this year.
 
As soon as college students enter the school, they know very little about the school information. The information provided by Qi Liuming is particularly useful, coupled with his own social skills, several people admired Qi Liuming during the meal, and their admiration for him was very distinct. Along with it, An Xu Mo, who pays attention to Qi Liuming, is also familiar with a lot.
 
An Xumo was the last to come to school and he had less time to get acquainted with than the others, coupled with his own special identity. It’s not that he was not worried about getting along with his roommates before. With Qi Liuming’s care, the initial constraint between him and his roommates has subsided a lot.
 
The host and the guests enjoyed the meal. Before it ended, Qi Liuming got up and said he had to go to the bathroom, and An Xumo thought about it for a moment and followed him.
 
“Senior Brother Qi!”
 
He called out to the person, Qi Liuming looked back at him and smiled, “Xiao An, what’s the matter?”
 
An Xumo said, “It’s already a lot of trouble for senior brother to stroll around campus and the introduction today. Senior brother even came out to invite our dormitory for dinner.”
 
He was naturally clear that if he had asked for it himself, it was still a question of whether he could invite the three people.
 
“It troubled senior brother a lot. I really can’t let you spend any more money. I’ll pay for today’s dinner ba.”
 
Qi Liuming smiled again and was about to open his mouth but he was attracted by the person who also came out of the room not far away.
 
He coughed lightly then withdrew his eyes and said to An Xumo, “It’s alright Xiao An, you don’t have to worry about this. I also have a pretty big harvest from this day.”
 
An Xumo didn’t understand, Qi Liuming has been busy for so long but the people he was with were all freshmen. How could it benefit him?
 
However, Qi Liuming didn’t explain much but only said, “Besides, someone has paid for today’s meal so you don’t have to worry.”
 
An Xuemo suddenly remembered something that he had overlooked.
 
There is someone, although he didn’t say a few words all day, he has been following behind him all the time. Even when Qi Liuming appeared, he was the first to greet him.
 
It was only later that several people were attracted by Qi Liuming’s identity as the president of the student union and senior brother of the school of management that they forgot to pay attention to him.
 
As expected, Qi Liuming raised his hand and gestured towards the man who approached him, “Brother Zhou.”
 
He secretly lamented, after looking for an internship for three summers, it was hard to find a position with such agreeable conditions. The only thing he didn’t expect was that the boss, who seemed cold and difficult to get along with, would take the initiative to look for him because of his alma mater.
 
Recalling his reaction when he heard the request, Qi Liuming couldn’t help but rejoice. He promised that there would be no problem at that time and almost said, “I’m certain I will take good care of them, I need not trouble you to come over again”.
 
Fortunately, I did not say it.
 
Not to mention the inseparability he saw during the day, right now, the younger brother hasn’t left the table for two minutes, and his family’s boss has directly chased him out.
 
This attitude to send people to school……
 
In fact, you’re obviously ready to eat, live, and study with him, right?
 
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The author has something to say:
 
Xiao Mo: I’m going to school. Brother, bye-bye!
 
Brother: No bye
 
Xiao Mo: ……
 
About the names of the three roommates, they may appear again in the future. I will help you to remember them. Each name has its own homonym of its own provinces.
 
B City Man: Zhao Yongjing. Don’t mention Zhao, Beijing is very obvious, isn’t it?
 
Inland province: Shan Huoxue, Shan: Shaanxi¹Abbr. for Shaanxi Province
 
Southerner: Hu Xiaoxu, Hu: Fujian²Southeastern province