Huayu96: My Thirty Years of a Prodigal Son

The boys' dormitory building.

Qin Sheng pulled his suitcase upstairs.

I found my room, 404, and pushed open the door. There were already three boys sitting inside.

He had dark skin, deep-set eyes, and an air of melancholy that kept strangers at bay.

This is Chen Kun.

A fair-skinned, clean-cut boy with regular features, who looked honest and simple, was diligently mopping the dormitory floor with his head down.

This is Huang Xiaoming.

There was another one who was noticeably older and looked very composed; he was sitting on the lower bunk organizing his books.

This is Zu Feng.

Hearing the door open, the three of them turned around at the same time, but there was no surprise on their faces.

It seems the three of them didn't join in the commotion downstairs.

However, Qin Sheng didn't show any arrogance that they all had to know him. He simply waved and greeted the three of them with a smile.

"Hey guys, I'm Qin Sheng. We'll be roommates from now on."

Upon hearing the name, the room fell silent for two seconds before Huang Xiaoming was the first to react.

"You're Qin Sheng?!"

Although they hadn't witnessed the commotion or knew Qin Sheng, it didn't stop them from having heard of Qin Sheng's legend.

Today, everyone at school is talking about whether Qin Sheng, the future king of the music scene, will actually enroll at the Beijing Film Academy.

Now it seems that they really did enroll, and even got assigned to the same dormitory as me.

Huang Xiaoming, being honest and simple, quickly and excitedly went forward to greet them.

"Hello Qin Sheng, my name is Huang Xiaoming, I'm from Shandong Province. I'm your fan, I listen to your songs every day at home!"

Chen Kun and Zu Feng also greeted Qin Sheng with smiles.

They all acted very friendly.

Qin Sheng didn't put on any airs.

These three all have good reputations and are good friends.

As we were exchanging pleasantries, the dormitory supervisor's loud voice suddenly rang out in the hallway.

"Huang Xiaoming, room 404! Someone's looking for him downstairs!"

Huang Xiaoming was stunned. He first looked out the window, and then his face turned red.

He hurriedly straightened his clothes, then turned to the three of them and said, "I'm going downstairs."

Watching Huang Xiaoming rush out in a hurry, Zu Feng chuckled and said, "That kid, if he's not going down to see his female classmates, I'll change my name back to my original one."

Qin Sheng didn't pay any attention and continued making the bed while chatting with Chen Kun and Zu Feng.

Downstairs, Huang Xiaoming ran out of the dormitory building.

Standing by the flower bed was Zhao Wei, the big-eyed girl he had fallen for at first sight when he registered today.

Seeing Zhao Wei smile brightly as she looked at him, Huang Xiaoming felt his heart pounding and his palms starting to sweat.

Standing awkwardly in front of Zhao Wei, Huang Xiaoming stammered, "Zhao...Zhao Wei, you were looking for me?"

Zhao Wei blinked her big eyes, not bothering with formalities with Huang Xiaoming, and went straight to the point:

"Huang Xiaoming, are you in the same dorm as Qin Sheng?"

Huang Xiaoming was taken aback, then nodded honestly.

"Yes... I share a dorm room with him."

Zhao Wei clapped her hands, and a bright smile immediately bloomed on her face.

"That's great! Go up and ask him for me. Tell him our dorm wants to have a get-together with yours tonight, maybe we can all have dinner together and get to know each other. Ask him if he'd like to go."

Huang Xiaoming's enthusiasm was instantly extinguished.

So they didn't come specifically to find me.

So it turns out she was just using her inquiries about Qin Sheng to pass on a message to him.

That's true. Someone as outstanding as Qin Sheng is only worthy of a girl as beautiful as Zhao Wei.

Although it was heartbreaking, Huang Xiaoming still reluctantly agreed.

"Okay, I'll go up and ask him in a bit."

After giving her instructions, Zhao Wei didn't linger for a second longer and turned to leave.

But as soon as she turned around, she suddenly paused.

Huang Xiaoming was delighted to see this. Did Zhao Wei have something else she wanted to say to him alone?

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei turned around and added, "Huang Xiaoming, if Qin Sheng is unwilling, then the social event will be canceled."

"Okay...okay."

Huang Xiaoming replied bitterly.

Back in room 404, Huang Xiaoming sat down on the bed, dejected.

"What's wrong? You look like a wilted eggplant."

Chen Kun raised an eyebrow.

Huang Xiaoming glanced at Qin Sheng, who was still making the bed, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke up.

"Qin Sheng, Zhao Wei from the girls' dormitory wants to have a get-together with our dormitory tonight and have dinner together."

She asked me to ask you... are you going tonight?

Qin Sheng stopped what he was doing and sat down in the chair.

Zhao Wei?

Given her temperament, is she trying to... actively hunt me down?

That was fast, wow.

"Who lives in their dorm?" Qin Sheng asked casually.

Huang Xiaoming honestly recited the names: "Zhao Wei, Yan Danchen, He Lin, Zhang Heng, just the four of them."

Qin Sheng was delighted upon hearing this.

This lineup is all people I'm interested in.

Yan Danchen is the most beautiful Chang'e, Zhang Heng is Princess Saiya, and although He Lin doesn't have any well-known representative works, her looks are also very outstanding.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Sheng asked, "What are your opinions, brothers?"

Huang Xiaoming struggled painfully for a long time, but he couldn't resist his desire to see Zhao Wei. In the end, he nodded and said, "I think I can go."

Chen Kun and Zu Feng exchanged a glance and said, "We're fine with it too."

So Qin Sheng waved his hand and said, "Then let's go. I'll treat you tonight, and we can have a good get-together."

Having received Qin Sheng's confirmation, Huang Xiaoming went downstairs again to deliver the message to the girls' dormitory.

At 7 p.m., at a food stall on the back street of Beijing Film Academy.

The eight people pushed together two square tables and sat down.

After ordering grilled lamb skewers and serving ice-cold draft beer, the young people quickly warmed up after introducing themselves.

The four girls had clearly dressed up carefully, and each of them looked youthful, beautiful, and full of energy.

After glancing at the seating arrangement, Zhao Wei was quite satisfied.

She sat to Qin Sheng's left, and Yan Danchen sat to Qin Sheng's right.

Zhang Heng and He Lin sat opposite each other.

Zhao Wei did not perceive Yan Danchen as a threat.

The girl had chubby cheeks, which made her cute, but in terms of beauty, she was still somewhat different from me.

Qin Sheng was also very satisfied.

Besides wanting to observe Zhao Wei up close, the person she most wanted to be close to was Yan Danchen.

Although Yan Danchen is not yet beautiful or stunning because of her baby fat.

But in just two more years, once she's lost a bit more weight and matured a bit more, she'll become a top beauty who's in no way inferior to Zhao Wei.

Considering herself the leader, Zhao Wei took the lead in raising her beer and said to the boys, "Boys in 404, from now on, our 808 dormitory will be allied with your 404. We'll help each other and grow together."

Chen Kun and Zu Feng, one from a poor family and the other having worked for several years, are both very low-key.

So even though he knew the other person was a beautiful woman, he didn't have any ulterior motives and simply raised his glass in agreement.

Only Huang Xiaoming felt a pang of unease as he watched Zhao Wei's large eyes seemingly glued to Qin Sheng.

But he was always honest and kind, so naturally he wouldn't spoil the fun. He also raised his glass and toasted with everyone.

After the first drink, everyone started chatting.

Zhao Wei was blatantly targeting Qin Sheng with her conversation.

Yan Danchen, Qin Sheng's little fangirl, originally wanted to say a few words to her idol, but after seeing the big sister Zhao Wei's posture, she was stunned for a moment and then she understood what it meant.

So he stopped constantly asking Qin Sheng all sorts of questions.

Seeing Zhao Wei's highly purposeful behavior, Qin Sheng became interested.

To be honest, he really wanted to exchange a few blows with this big shot.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Sheng glanced at Zhao Wei and the others with a half-smile, and said:

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you something: I actually already have a girlfriend."