Chapter 35
Chapter 35: Everyone has their own future
The week before the mid-term exams, everyone was in a panic.
Fu Chengque and several female classmates, who had played for two days under the slogan of combining work and rest, also began to behave. They listened attentively in the morning, huddled together during breaks to discuss, and Xiao Gua even took the initiative to ask Teacher Wen Yu for help. The academic atmosphere of the “Strategic Star Group” was indeed very strong.
After quickly finishing lunch, they pushed the tables and chairs together and continued to work hard.
Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long.
Xiao Gua’s patience was relatively low after all. After doing a few problems seriously, her attention began to wane, and she gradually started to play with her phone.
The others didn’t criticize her; she did need a break.
After a while, Xiao Gua suddenly became spirited. “Hey hey, I saw an interesting question online. It’s said to be able to predict your future and your attitude toward the future. Do you guys want to try?”
Fortune-telling?
The three girls immediately became interested.
Seeing this, Xiao Gua began to read the question quietly, “Suppose you are an ancient quack doctor, relying solely on guesswork to treat illnesses. One day, the crown prince falls ill, and despite it being the hottest days of summer, he complains of an unusually cold body and shivers, demanding to be covered with a quilt. The emperor asks you, what illness does the crown prince have, and how should it be treated? At this moment, you say…”
She quickly tapped her phone and eagerly said, “Come on, let’s take turns answering! Lu Min, you go first.”
“Huh? Me? Just say anything?”
“Just answer casually.”
Lu Min thought for a moment, hesitated, and said, “Is it a cold? Maybe try to induce some heat?”
Xiao Gua glanced at her phone, then responded in a tone like an experienced doctor, “Using a question format, answering the question itself, Lu Min’s attitude towards the future is not very clear, taking things one step at a time. Your future may be somewhat turbulent. Fang Ling, your turn.”
“The crown prince’s got a screw loose…”
“In declarative form, directly addressing the key point of the problem. Although Fang Ling’s future is also uncertain, once given the opportunity, she will swiftly approach and achieve it. Failure to find it means it’s all over. Next, Chengque!”
“Hahaha, the crown prince is doomed, and so am I.” She casually gestured in a direction, imitating a scene from a TV drama, “Your Majesty, you’re doomed too!”
Everyone burst into laughter, then stopped to avoid disturbing others, collectively leaning on the table, trying to catch their breath.
After the laughter subsided, Xiao Gua said, “This… certainty in tone, eliminates the essence of the question. Chengque’s future seems bright, with very clear goals. There’s a chance for success, but also a significant possibility of failure. It mainly depends on how the Empress feels, hahaha…”
Finally, everyone looked at Wen Yu, “Wen Yu, what about you?”
Wen Yu pondered for a moment and said cautiously, “Can’t be shivering.”
Fu Chengque, Xiao Gua, Lu Min, Fang Ling: ???
“Hahaha, what’s that, Wen Yu!”
“A bit of a problem…”
“A serious one, absolutely serious! Hahaha.”
“Take charge of your own future, hahaha.”
The last few girls laughed and agreed unanimously that Wen Yu had elevated the question to a higher dimension, creating a new world!
After a brief quiet commotion, they all relaxed a bit.
Regarding Xiao Gua, everyone actually noticed that she and her boyfriend, Fan Liming, have temporarily irreconcilable conflicts. It’s feared that they might break up soon, but the details are unknown, and everyone tacitly refrains from asking.
In Wen Yu’s past life, he wasn’t familiar with Fu Chengque, let alone the relationship status of her friends. Therefore, he couldn’t offer any help at this moment. Even if he could, he would choose whether or not to speak up depending on the situation.
In the middle of the afternoon, a classmate shouted at the door of the classroom:
“Wen Yu, someone’s looking for you.”
Wen Yu looked up but didn’t see anyone.
Could it be that the love letters from the girls have finally arrived? He couldn’t wait for them. When the time comes, he’ll pretend to accidentally reveal them in front of Fu Chengque, show off a bit, and then reject them seriously.
What a beautiful scenario.
As he stepped out of the classroom door and looked around, he didn’t see any girls waiting for him. Instead, there was a boy.
Crew cut, handsome face, tall stature, school uniform jacket slung over his shoulder, and surprisingly, he had an earring.
The crew-cut boy saw Wen Yu coming out and gave him a once-over, then smiled, “Wen Yu?”
“Yes, it’s me.”
“Tsk… you’re so handsome, it’s kind of threatening to me.”
“Likewise, your good looks also make me feel a bit pressured.”
The crew-cut boy was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.
“Interesting, interesting. Come on, let’s go somewhere less crowded to chat.”
“Small matters can be discussed here, but for big matters, let’s talk in the restroom.”
“What the heck, the restroom is so stinky, I’m not going there. It’s not a big deal anyway. Come on, let’s go.”
Wen Yu was dragged out of the classroom and sat down under a tree, pushed down by the crew-cut boy.
The crew-cut boy took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one. Then, he lightly slapped his face twice and said, “I’m used to it, I’m used to it…” Turning his head, he took out a bottle of green tea from the red plastic bag he brought, “Here, have some.”
Wen Yu took it, and his heart settled.
“Chen Minghe?”
“Huh? You know me?”
“I don’t.”
“Then you’re quite good, to be able to guess that.”
Wen Yu was indeed guessing and half-mumbling. Although he had seen him play the piano from the audience in his past life, he had only glanced at him once or twice. Who would remember the crew-cut guy behind him?
Chen Minghe took out a bottle of Red Bull for himself, sat down, and started drinking half of it directly.
After burping, he said, “Better to meet face-to-face. Wen Yu, you’re more interesting than the others. I thought the one who could replace me playing the piano would be that student with black-framed glasses, the well-behaved honor student.”
“I’m also an honor student.”
“But you don’t have that refined air, although your face does.”
“Let’s get to the point. Why did you look for me?”
“Oh my, look at how you’re talking, making me out to be so bad… I came here specifically to thank you, and also to ask for advice.”
“Thank? Advice?”
“Yes, do you know why I couldn’t go on stage that day?”
Wen Yu really didn’t know.
“What happened?”
“I got caught, taken to the police station, damn it.” He cursed, “I was almost done with my rehearsal that day, went to the toilet to take a nervous dump, then my buddy messaged me saying he was surrounded in the arcade, so I immediately rushed over from the toilet to support him. I thought, there’s still an hour or two before the show, helping out and then coming back in time would be totally doable, but guess what happened?”
“What happened?”
“I had just sweetly gone over there, and the uncles from the police station showed up. We thought they came to arrest us and were planning to run. But it was too late. My buddy was afraid I’d get caught, so he hid me in a small room in the arcade, filled with slot machines. The uncles were there to catch people playing these things…”
“We were treated like gamblers inside and were directly caught and taken to the police station. My buddies got away scot-free, it was just me who had bad luck…”
“…”
For a moment, Wen Yu didn’t know what to say.
He just felt that the crew-cut boy in front of him was a bit… foolish.
Suppressing a laugh, Wen Yu said, “Everything turned out fine in the end, right?”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. It was explained later, and after scolding me, the teacher just took me away. Thanks, thanks…”
“So, what does this have to do with ‘thanking’ me?”
“What, why don’t you understand?” Chen Minghe had a look of an old stump, “My dad got this opportunity through his good relationship with the vice principal. I couldn’t go on stage, and relying on that girl named Fu Chengque to handle the show? It’s definitely going to be a mess. If it fails, I’m done for…”
Wen Yu thought, it took the whole senior year to find someone to replace you. Did you really have to beg for this opportunity?
Chen Minghe was probably overthinking it.
After thinking for a moment, he asked again, “And what about asking for ‘advice’?”
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