Chapter 4: Bad luck! Bad luck! Bad luck! 2
The weekend finally arrived. Xu Zhe woke Su Han up early in the morning and helped her pack her luggage.
Xu Zhe is always like this, he will think of everything for her, organize things, cook, and even sometimes help her with writing papers and give some hints.
Just like this time, they were riding on a bus, huffing and puffing on the way to the suburbs. Xu Zhe took out oranges and apples, peeled the orange and handed one to Su Han, and distributed the others to everyone.
"Su Han, do you want some more chocolate? I saw a new variety at the supermarket yesterday. It has two flavors: coconut and nuts."
Su Han was still trying to finish the orange he handed over. When she heard that he wanted to eat chocolate again, she quickly shook her head: "No, no, no, I can't eat it! I had egg fried rice this morning!"
Xu Zhe sighed regretfully and took back the chocolate.
"What about the chips and cookies?"
"I really can't do it anymore! Ask Li Su!"
"All right……"
It takes two hours to drive from the school to the 788 exhibition area. During these two hours, some people slept in a daze; some listened to music and enjoyed the scenery outside the window; some rushed to finish the TOEFL test questions. Only the two of them kept eating all the way...
When Su Han got off the car, he almost couldn't straighten his back because he ate too much.
The 788 exhibition area is located in a very open area in the suburbs, which is very artistic. It creatively restores a street in Paris, France at the beginning of the last century, with some retro and gorgeous clothing store exhibitions and the salon culture that was popular at that time. Each exhibition area is magnificent. Walking on such a street, it seems that you have really come to Paris, France in the 20th century.
Just as they were eager to try it out, a black luxury car approached and stopped. The first person to get out was a driver in a black suit. He trotted to the back seat and opened the door. A tall girl got out of the car. She was wearing a white dress suit, dazzling jewelry on her neck and ears, and a delicate bag in her hand. She was dressed very solemnly.
When Xu Zhe saw her, he quickly grabbed Su Han's arm and tried to drag her away.
"Xu Zhe?"
This girl turned out to be Qin Mumu! She was very excited when she saw Xu Zhe, but then she saw Su Han beside him, and her expression suddenly turned ugly.
"What a coincidence." Xu Zhe greeted perfunctorily.
Qin Mumu walked over in high heels, the moonlight gem on her ear against her face, reflecting a beautiful glow. However, she didn't even look at the others when she spoke: "You obviously came to the exhibition, why did you say you were busy when I asked you out last time? Humph, just to hang out with this group of people? Your taste is too low, isn't it?"
This sentence successfully angered everyone present, and Li Su was the angriest one.
"Hey! Why are you talking like that? Can't you see that we are Xu Zhe's friends? Since he would rather play with us than with you, you should know your position. Why do you have to humiliate yourself?"
"Puchi!" Xu Zhe couldn't help laughing, but quickly held it back.
Qin Mumu looked at Li Su who showed up unexpectedly, then looked at Xu Zhe who couldn't help laughing, and angrily threw the expensive handbag in her hand.
"Who are you? I don't want to hear you!"
Li Su smiled contemptuously and puffed out his chest: "I have very high standards for people, that's why I don't want to tell you my name! I just want to tell you that Xu Zhe wants to be with us, not with you! Bye!"
"You!" Qin Mumu stamped her feet in anger, "Xu Zhe! Who is she? Last time it was Su Han, who is this this time?"
Xu Zhe could hardly hold back his laughter: "Okay, stop talking, you were indeed rude at the beginning!"
Qin Mumu raised her eyebrows: "I just don't understand why you have to squeeze into the bus with them, this is really..."
Seeing that Qin Mumu was still not giving in, Li Su jumped out again: "Hey! Xu Zhe would rather squeeze into the bus than come with you, it's so obvious !"
"Hey! You!" Xu Zhe burst out laughing.
This was the first time he saw the proud Qin Mumu being choked by a girl and being speechless. This was really rare...
Finally, the little storm passed.
In order to prevent Qin Mumu from causing trouble again, Xu Zhe deliberately avoided the exhibition halls that Qin Mumu might go to, and took Su Han and the others to visit other exhibition halls. Since he was the one with the deepest artistic attainments among all the people, he volunteered to be the leader.
"This painting is amazing. The artist is Jean Claude..."
Facing the exquisite paintings, Xu Zhe's back seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious light. He talked in a low voice, not only could he explain the meaning of each painting, but also introduce the life story of the author, citing a wide range of sources, and telling interesting and vivid stories, as if there was a whole library hidden in his mind, with inexhaustible knowledge.
"So handsome..." Li Su was completely in admiration. She didn't look at the painting or listen to the story. Her eyes were only filled with the shining Xu Zhe.
In fact, Su Han had the same feeling. If Xu Zhe hadn't been there this time, she would only be able to look at the surface of the paintings, and would not be able to understand the connotations or stories. But now, vivid stories seemed to emerge in front of her eyes, and each painting had a soul. And Xu Zhe also had a different charm in her eyes.
Although Gao Entai, who was following behind, sometimes didn't quite understand, he still listened attentively like a primary school student, marveling at it.
“Hmm… That’s amazing!”
Suddenly, Gao Entai, who was confused, heard a familiar name - Picasso. He immediately became excited and reached out to pull Xu Zhe's sleeve: "What did you say just now? What's wrong with Picasso?"
A mother happened to be passing by with her child and was bumped by the tall and strong Gao Entai, and the coffee in the child's hand spilled all over her body.
"Sorry! Sorry! I didn't mean it."
The child burst into tears, probably because he was burned. His mother was heartbroken and blamed Gao Entai: "You are so big, don't you know to give way to the children? Why are you squeezing so hard?"
Gao Entai raised his hands and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I'm really sorry!"
Zheng Hao, who was standing by, was also encountering such a thing for the first time. He stood next to Gao Entai and was ready to apologize together, but when the child saw the tall Zheng Hao, he cried even louder.
The child kept crying, and his mother hugged him: "Your apology is enough? What should I do if my baby is splashed with coffee by you ? I originally brought him to the exhibition, but now where do you want me to find clothes to change? Do you know how tired I am to take care of him alone?"
"Um... I'm really sorry! #￥...%￥%!" Gao Entai was so scared that he even spoke in Korean.
Zheng Hao was also at a loss.
Xu Zhe, who was walking in front, saw this scene, took a few steps back, asked Su Han for a pack of tissues and handed them to Gao Entai.
"Please help the kid wipe it first and tease him. I will talk to his mother."
Gao Entai felt relieved, said "oh" several times, squatted down to help the child wipe his clothes, and made faces from time to time to amuse the child.
"I'm sorry, we were wrong about this. I'm really sorry!" Xu Zhe said as he took off his windproof jacket. "Let the kid wear this first, so he doesn't catch a cold!"
The mother took the coat hesitantly, her face still looking unhappy.
Xu Zhe continued, "Why don't you bring your children with us later? There are still many exhibits ahead. I can tell the children stories, okay?"
Xu Zhe is really handsome, with a gentle smile on his face. Even a person with a bad temper would not be angry with such a beautiful boy.
The mother looked embarrassed: "I didn't mean to embarrass your friend, it's just... well, his father wanted to come with us today, but he suddenly decided not to come, and I was in a bad mood..."
Xu Zhe nodded understandingly: "I knew it, you look so gentle and kind... Come, follow us . Besides, there are so many of us, we can also help take care of the child and play with him!"
Su Han stood aside and watched the mother go from being furious to smiling.
For the rest of the journey, Xu Zhe patiently held the child in his arms and told him stories in a soft voice.
Su Han discovered that he, who always played with her, actually had such a mature and gentle side. For some reason, she stared at his profile, unwilling to take her eyes off him for a long time.
