Chapter 416 Crisis
It’s the summer solstice with the chirping of cicadas.
A magical epic spanning ten years also ushers in its final chapter this summer.
Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou went to watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows together on the first day of its release.
Even though he had seen it countless times, sitting in front of the big screen, this final magic battle still brought Xu Cheng an extremely touching shock and emotion.
And when the screen finally went dark, I felt indescribable sadness and disappointment sitting in my seat.
Xu Cheng thinks there is a very good saying -
The youth of their generation ended with Harry Potter, just as the youth of that generation of teenagers ended with Marvel.
When youth ends, all that is left is a sentence "no regrets in life", and then those years are gone and will never come back.
So Xu Cheng felt that he was extremely lucky. He went through the same ten years again, but he still couldn't face the ending with a calm smile. He was still excited to the point of tears.
This summer, there were frequent heavy rains in Jinghai, which seemed destined to leave some regrets for this summer.
When Xia Yue happily received the admission letter from Yenching Normal University, before she had the chance to tell her boyfriend the good news, she received a notice from Qiao Yiming that he wanted to break up.
To everyone's surprise, Xia Yue behaved very calmly. Although she still cried, she did not commit suicide for love again. She was completely different from the fragile look she had when Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou found her in the bushes in high school.
"People will change. After touching thorns again and again, they will grow defensive scars." On the way home after saying goodbye to Xia Yue, Lin Wanzhou said this to Xu Cheng.
As for the reason why Qiao Yiming wanted to break up, Xu Cheng had expected it. After all, when he was in Yanjing, Qiao Yiming was very close to a girl named Shan Xuechun.
But the ending is a bit ugly.
When Qiao Yiming led Shan Xuechun to appear in front of Xia Yue, the expression on his face was so resolute.
However, Lin Wanzhou did not say anything more about Qiao Yiming's matter.
Even if it is clearly considered cheating.
Xu Cheng said that half of her shares belonged to her. As one of the largest shareholders of the company, she could easily get Qiao Yiming, who had cheated on Xia Yue, out of the company and instantly go from being a senior executive of Qingzhou to having nothing.
But she didn't complain to Xu Cheng, nor did she tell Xu Cheng about Qiao Yiming, and she didn't even say a bad word about Qiao Yiming in front of Xu Cheng.
Xu Cheng knew that this was the respect the girl gave him, and also the tolerance she left for him.
He was also a little sad about Qiao Yiming's situation.
I still remember that in the past, when he had nothing, Qiao Yiming joined his team with just one sentence.
The boy whose eyes were only focused on computers, whom even Xu Cheng had to praise as a genius, and who was fighting together with him for an ideal that seemed a little ridiculous.
They used to stay up late in front of the computer together, drink together at a barbecue stall, and from Hapi.com to Weibo, the two seemingly immature high school boys now have beards growing on their chins.
There was a time when Xu Cheng felt that Qiao Yiming was his fellow Taoist. Unlike Li Qiuyang, they were not only good friends, but also close friends. They could also strive for the same ideal and fight side by side. He could feel that the other party shared the same ideals as him.
But sadly, he can no longer see such light in this young man.
Over in Yanjing, Qiao Yiming formed cliques and factions, won over senior executives within Weibo, excluded dissidents, squeezed Gong Zhengxiong in everything, and frequently interfered in management aspects that he was not good at. This can be said to be a split.
Not only that, he even dared to take over the project that Xu Cheng had clearly assigned to Gong Zhengxiong. Xu Cheng had heard a lot of such news from Su Yu.
Even at Qingzhou Magic City headquarters, there was a saying of "local emperor". "Even if Xu Cheng and Su Yu said something about Yanjing, it doesn't count unless Qiao Yiming nods." This statement was not groundless. After all, in terms of size, Weibo is no less than Hapi.com.
Qiao Yiming stayed in Jinghai for a few days and then returned to Yanjing.
The news of his return was obtained by Xu Cheng from other sources.
And during the time when he and Qiao Yiming were both in Jinghai, he never came to him to explain once. Although in principle there was no need to do so, it made sense.
The summer rainstorm lasted for a long time.
In this season, Qingzhou seemed to have become a building swaying in the wind and rain, on the verge of collapse.
But this time, the invisible crisis seems to come from within.
Despite this, Xu Cheng remained calm, as if nothing had happened. In September, he left Jinghai and returned to Shanghai with Lin Wanzhou to start his sophomore year.
Although the boy had been living with Lin Wanzhou, he had never been able to sleep in his own big bed.
Under Lin Wanzhou's strict protection, she still slept on the sofa outside until her bed was almost shaped like her.
However, Lin Wanzhou's strict defense seems more like formalism.
Because he was afraid of sleeping alone, Xu Cheng moved the sofa into the bedroom and slept next to the girl. Occasionally, she would crawl into Xu Cheng's bed at night and sleep in his arms all night without any shame.
Of course, the girl who suddenly became enlightened in some aspects also became gradually bolder in certain things, often making Xu Cheng thirsty.
The boy took a shower more often in the morning and often ran to the bathroom holding on to the wall.
It seems too early to achieve success.
Xu Cheng found that after procrastinating for so many years, he was still a little timid when he really had to face such a thing.
It's not that I'm a coward.
But after so many years of waiting, an overly hasty ending would probably destroy all the romance that has accumulated.
In short, the goals for this semester are clear.
The goal is to sleep with Lin Wanzhou on my own big bed before the New Year.
When school just started, the campus seemed a bit chaotic. Freshmen rushed in like headless flies. It was not only the freshmen themselves who were in chaos, but also the seniors who were eager to join.
"Student, please show me your notification letter."
As a member of the Student Union, Xu Cheng naturally had to participate in the welcoming work. Fortunately, he was different from other Student Union members. He was at least a small leader and was only responsible for some supervisory work. Overall, he had a lot of free time.
However, Lin Wanzhou still had to obey the organization's arrangements, so the boy came to her to help her.
"The School of Computer Science."
Xu Cheng looked up and saw that the girl in front of him had the figure of a southern potato.
"How come you, a girl, want to study computer science?"
"My family says computers are inferior~"
Duan Xueqing glanced at the tall senior in front of her, bit her lip and spoke with a breath in her voice.
"oh."
Xu Cheng helped her with the registration formalities. "It's on the 9th floor of Area D. Just turn this way."
"oh."
Duan Xueqing picked up her luggage and bit her lip, "Senior, can you take me there?"
Hearing the request of the petite girl, the wolves surrounding her became extremely envious.
As expected of Minister Xu, standing here, this is the nth girl who has taken the initiative to ask for his help this morning?
Look at them again.
There is no harm without comparison.
When I offered to help girls carry their things, they refused.
Even so, a group of boys pounced on him and attacked him.
"I know where it is. I'll take you there."
Lin Wanzhou, who had been frowning with jealousy beside Xu Cheng, freed his hands and stood in front of the young man.
He even turned around and glared at his childhood sweetheart who looked embarrassed.
The girl was very unhappy.
hateful.
Why do girls nowadays have so little self-respect?
When I see a senior who is not bad, I rush to take action.
Can you learn from her? She...she and Xu Cheng have been together for so many years, and the relationship between the two is still innocent.
Even if Xu Cheng ran to the bathroom every morning holding on to the wall.
That has nothing to do with her.
Under Lin Wanzhou's expulsion, Duan Xueqing had to be driven away by her to the dormitory.
Looking at the back of her schoolmate, Lin Wanzhou muttered.
"Xu Cheng, why do you only help female freshmen?"
"Well."
"If you continue like this, I'll..."
Lin Wanzhou hesitated to speak, her cheeks flushed.
"Just what?" Xu Cheng asked curiously.
The girl then stood on tiptoe and whispered a threat into his ear.
"I promise you won't be able to sleep tonight."
“…”
I have to say that Xu Cheng was quite afraid of the girl's threat, but he was also innocent. His conditions and charm were there, so he took the initiative to go for the girl. He saw another female freshman approaching him.
"Senior, could you please help me check which dormitory I am in?"
"Let me see. It's Room 213, 4th Floor, Area C. Walk to the end here, then turn left and walk forward and you'll see it."
"I don't know the way. Senior, please take me there for a while."
“…”
Xu Cheng glanced at Lin Wanzhou who was staring at him with warning eyes, then looked back at the female freshman in front of him.
"What did you say?"
"I asked Senior to take me there for a while."
"No, no, I said the first sentence."
"The previous sentence?"
The girl thought for a moment and said, "Can you help me check which dormitory I am in?"
"inconvenient!"
Xu Cheng threw the notice directly in front of a female freshman. She, who had stars in her eyes just now, now stood there in confusion, holding her notice in her hand, not knowing what to do.
“Puff.”
Lin Wanzhou, who was standing by, covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
"You're being a little too much."
"It's okay to be excessive when dealing with other women. I will leave all my gentlemanly manners to you."
"Pooh."
Lin Wanzhou spat lightly, but she still felt sweet in her heart. Even though she knew he was just saying sweet words, she just fell for it.
"Lin Wanzhou, you are not a jealous person, are you?" Xu Cheng said at this time.
"Little vinegar pot."
The girl immediately refused to accept the decision and folded her hands over her slightly bulging chest.
"Who are you talking about? Why am I jealous? Don't think I don't know why you came to help me."
“…”
When she said this, Xu Cheng felt like a snake that had been hit at its weakest point, and immediately felt guilty.
"What bad intentions could I have?"
"You are just afraid that some male freshmen will hit on me and say that I am a jealous person. If I am a jealous person, then you are a vinegar lake, the lake in the lake."
“…”
East Asia's jealous king Xu Cheng's face flushed, veins popped out on his forehead, and he argued.
"How can helping freshmen report to school be considered jealous?"
"whispering sound."
The girl snorted disdainfully, and another female freshman came towards Xu Cheng.
"Senior~ Can you help me find where my dormitory is?"
"cannot !"
Xu Cheng responded fiercely.
The girl's eyes widened in surprise.
"Why do you have such a bad attitude, senior?"
"Then go find someone with good service attitude."
“No need.”
"?"
" I just like you to scold me like this~"
Xu Cheng: “???”
Lin Wanzhou: “???”
…
A day of welcoming new students also allowed Lin Wanzhou and Xu Cheng to witness the diversity of the human species.
Some are extremely cautious, while others are outgoing and forthright. The majority are mama's boys, always asking their mothers to help them get their bags or water. No matter what the matter is, their first answer is always "Let me ask my mother first."
This made Lin Wanzhou suddenly feel that she was extremely independent. Even things like living together with Xu Cheng were decided quietly by herself, without even asking her mother.
For dinner, the two of them went to the east area of the cafeteria to eat dry pot chicken and pork. The aunt's spoon shook again and again on Xu Cheng's plate, and in the end there was not much food left. When it came to Lin Wanzhou's turn, she was afraid that one spoonful was not enough, so she added several more spoonfuls, and the vegetable juice was about to flow off the plate.
"He needs to grow up, eat more, this child looks so thin."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Lin Wanzhou held the plate with an embarrassed look on his face and followed Xu Cheng to find a seat to sit down.
The girl was quite happy about her aunt's special care and even showed off in front of Xu Cheng.
"Look, isn't it a lot more than yours?"
"…Who made her biased?"
"I can't eat so much, I'll give you some."
Lin Wanzhou used chopsticks to pick up the meat from Xu Cheng's plate, thinking curiously as she did so.
"Xu Cheng, why do you think Auntie always thinks I need to eat more?"
"Maybe because you're thin?"
"But I'm not skinny, and I want to lose weight recently."
"Maybe it's because Auntie's standards for judging fatness and thinness are different from yours?"
"What standard?"
Lin Wanzhou looked at Xu Cheng in confusion, and Xu Cheng also looked at her, then slowly moved his gaze downwards.
Eyes, nose, mouth, jaw... and finally fell on the cute chest.
"Xu Cheng!"
Knowing what he meant, Lin Wanzhou suddenly didn't want to pick up meat for Xu Cheng anymore. He wanted to take the meat that had just been picked up for him from this guy's plate, and then pick up all of his own meat and eat it all.
The girl also imagined herself being eaten, with her cheeks bulging like a hamster.
"Okay, let's eat. I have to prepare some things when I get back."
"You don't have classes this afternoon?"
"I can't help it. This matter is more important."
"What is it?"
“Yes.”
Xu Cheng pointed to the restaurant's recruitment signs, one of which read:
[Qingzhou: Recruiting troops and waiting for your joining...]
