Can not doing what one wants be called rebirth?

Chapter 9 9. Hotpot and Cantonese Hotpot
[Are you okay? Why didn't you come to the military training? ]

After being kept in the office by the curious Guo Minjie to chat alone for a while, it was already a little after five when Lu Jincheng left the teaching building of the School of Management.

There was an unread message on WeChat, sent by Zhong Ruixi who had just finished military training.

As classmates who spent every day together in middle school, Zhong Ruixi had a certain degree of understanding of Lu Jincheng.

Since the day he fainted, this person has been filled with strange feelings.

Although Lu Jincheng was not a dark-skinned athlete in high school, he was tall and loved sports, and was definitely a sports star in the science class.

For events like flag-raising, sports meets, and cultural performances, he was basically one of the men who were drafted in.

There was even a sports meet where he made it to the semi-finals of the 3000-meter middle-distance race!

Even Zhong Ruixi himself felt that the intensity of the military training was not that great. It would have been fine if he had fainted, but he actually asked for leave the next day.

Could it be that people from the north really can't adapt to the air, temperature and climate in Jiangcheng?

Lu Jincheng looked at the WeChat message she sent him while walking and typing on his phone.

[I am not feeling well. I just asked for leave from my counselor and will not participate in the military training.]

【Ah, then you should have a good rest. 】

Zhong Ruixi responded quickly, obviously having just arrived at the dormitory.

[Pan Xuan is here to report to school today. She will organize a dinner for everyone in the evening. How are you feeling? Can you go? ]

Pan Xuan is the class monitor of Lu Jincheng High School. With a cheerful personality, she has been good at socializing since childhood. Her family is engaged in business, so she has been influenced by it and can be said to be S-level in uniting classmates.

With the full support of her family, she was admitted to Jiangcheng Conservatory of Music, majoring in piano.

Jiangcheng is the city with the most universities in China.

There are 83 million college students in 168.29 institutions of higher education, even exceeding the two first-tier cities of Beijing and Shanghai.

In Class 8 of Liaocheng No. 6 Middle School where Lu Jincheng is located, there are students who were admitted to major universities in Jiangcheng.

Now, social gangster Pan Xuan is inviting everyone to have dinner together again.

Lu Jincheng did not respond immediately.

【Kitten greeting expression pack】

[Let me tell you, when the market opened in the afternoon, I bought some Minfufa A! ]

Because at the same time, a new chat window popped up, it was the finance girl from the school next door.

【Then what? 】

There was no operation in the afternoon, but Lu Jincheng, who was watching the market the whole time, asked the question even though he knew the answer.

[It’s popular! Your thinking is so accurate that it can be popular from morning to afternoon! 】

【The motherboard is just a minor issue. 】

Lu Jincheng's reply was a bit perfunctory.

[That's worth celebrating. I'm going to go out for a big meal with my bestie to celebrate. Do you want to join us? ]

【Just consider it as a thank you for your free teaching today. 】

When Lu Jincheng saw the message, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly and replied with three words out of habit.

【Does it look good? 】

[Of course! She is very popular. ]

"Scumbag!"

On the other side, Guan Yongyi bit the straw, gave Zhou Sining's phone the middle finger, and concluded.

The two of them went out early and sat side by side facing the huge floor-to-ceiling window of Guanggu Plaza, with two pairs of long, white and straight legs hanging down, becoming a sight for passers-by.

It was a summer evening before dark, and Zhou Si Ning was wearing a pair of shorts. With her fair skin and straight legs, she could easily attract the eager glances of men, women, young and old.

"Ok?"

She turned her head and didn't hear Guan Yongyi's whispered complaints, her eyes were more inquiring.

"Baby, don't you think there's something wrong with his reply?"

Guan Yongyi curled his lips.

"You took the initiative to ask him out for dinner, and he actually asked if your bestie was pretty, which shows..."

"Really? I told you, he is a little different from others." Zhou Si Ning lazily finished the last sip of her milkshake. In an instant, the lights in the square lit up on time, reflecting the girl's profile, flickering on and off.

".OK."

Guan Yongyi took a deep sip of the little bit in his hand and pursed his lips to express his speechlessness.

She really wanted to tell her bestie loudly, even if you haven’t eaten pork, have you seen a pig run?
This kind of reaction definitely shows that he is a scumbag!

[We have a high school reunion tonight, let’s do it next time. ]

【Cat head OK expression】

Zhou Si Ning turned off the screen, put the phone back into her bag, and took Guan Yongyi's arm: "Let's go, Guan Guan, he can't come because of something, let's eat by ourselves."

"Where?"

Guan Yongyi stood up and threw the milk tea in his hand into the trash can.

The three biggest problems in life are where to go, what to eat, and what to do.

"Let's have the hotpot you sent me two days ago."

"go!"

When the two of them were together, Zhou Sining could always make decisions quickly.

Nanhu University, near the South Gate, Hualuoli Square bus stop.

A man and a woman stood under the bus stop, and the street lights made their shadows long.

"Changed your hairstyle?"

The two of them crossed the school from the playground and when they reached the place where the street lights were on, Zhong Ruixi noticed Lu Jincheng's new look.

The time waiting for the bus was always extra long. She stared at Lu Jincheng's American-style thrusts and gave a fair evaluation.

“It’s better looking than before.”

It stands to reason that one should look at someone with new eyes after three days of absence.

But why did Lu Jincheng seem like a different person overnight?

Especially after he had a heat stroke, his attitude towards himself was like eating popsicles in the cold weather, not as warm as before.

Although Lu Jincheng was well aware of the importance of studying in high school, he had not yet started his career as a bootlicker.

But true beauties are used to being admired and liked, and their social intuition far exceeds that of ordinary people.

In the past, Lu Jincheng often looked at her secretly, and after the college entrance examination, he even went around in circles to find out what school and major she had applied for. She knew all of this very clearly.

It was hard for her to imagine that Lu Jincheng had not taken the initiative to find topics to talk about with her along the way.

Most of his energy was focused on the school buildings, the surrounding scenery, the long-legged senior students passing by, and so on.

His eyes were still filled with nostalgia?
Don't you really want to chat with me?

"Well, my bangs were too long before and didn't suit me."

Lu Jincheng stood right under the street light, looked up and smiled at her.

Hey?
Zhong Ruixi stared at Lu Jincheng's neat little white teeth in a daze.

The sunny and handsome boy in front of me, oh my god, who are you?

He is indeed different.
Before a man succeeds, he will be more or less insecure.

In the past, whenever Lu Jincheng was praised by his teachers or classmates, his first reaction was always “No way” or “No, no way”.

When accepting a compliment, if you start the sentence with a negative, you are actually still filled with a sense of unworthiness.

"538 is here."

While Zhong Ruixi was still thinking about something, a hand from the front grabbed her wrist at some point.

The start of the school year is the most crowded period for college students, and bus 538 is packed with people.

Lu Jincheng acted as if nothing had happened, took her hand, squeezed through the crowd, and got into the car.

"What are we going to eat in Guanggu tonight?"

He simply ignored Zhong Ruixi's blushing face and changed the subject very naturally.

“Cantonese hot pot.”

(End of this chapter)