President Zhang’s eye-roll was extremely obvious, and his expression was very complicated, struggling between accepting that the rookie was ‘supposed’ to be like this and thinking that he ‘shouldn’t’ be like this.
An Wuyang saw his expression and secretly laughed. The president, who outwardly seemed to have a bit of a bad personality, was unexpectedly kind of cute.
In fact, as someone who was always being taken care of, the academic underachiever An Wuyang knew very well that Huo Yunchuan was always going easy on him.
As mentioned before, he didn’t have much of a competitive spirit and didn’t see being indulged by someone stronger as a disgrace.
Thus, both of them, thinking the other was a bit ‘cute,’ continued to watch the match, each lost in their own thoughts.
Compared to President Zhang’s professional knowledge of tennis, An Wuyang’s understanding only reached the level of being able to watch and enjoy the game, but he knew nothing about the technical aspects.
However, he could tell that Huo Yunchuan was indeed a highly talented player.
Even though he hadn’t seriously practiced the tennis he had given up in his youth for over ten years, picking up a racket again, he still stunned the audience in the stands.
Speaking of which, why were there so many spectators during the holiday?
“…,” An Wuyang glanced around and roughly estimated that around two hundred people had gathered in the stands to watch the match.
These people didn’t swarm in all at once but were drawn by the commotion from the tennis court, driven by curiosity to take a look.
Aside from Q University’s handsome local students, the unfamiliar faces of the handsome tennis club members from Shang University, all tall and high in appearance, lined up in the stands.
The most captivating, of course, was the intense match on the court.
In no time, Huo Yunchuan and Q University’s tennis club president had exchanged several volleys, with their scores nearly tied, making it seem like they were evenly matched.
When the president of Q University’s tennis club scored a point, he smirked smugly and taunted, “You can make such basic mistakes too? How did your coach teach you?”
His eyesight was sharp, easily recognizing that his opponent had once been a professional player.
The stern young man, feeling dissed, bounced the ball on the ground, his face unchanged as he calmly jumped up and prepared to serve again.
It was a heavy flat serve, an entry-level serving technique!
President Zhang, who was watching intently from the sidelines, murmured, “… Looks serious but actually playing casually.”
He had a strong feeling that the opponent was using Q University’s tennis club president as practice.
An Wuyang lamented the lost point and anxiously tightened his fingers, concerned about Huo Yunchuan’s mood. “I hope he understands that winning or losing doesn’t really matter.”
Zhang: “??? Does An Wuyang think he’s going to lose?”
“Are you kidding me!” came a frustrated growl from next to them.
Then news spread from the court that Q University’s tennis club captain had lost a point.
An Wuyang’s cheeks flushed with excitement. “Yunchuan —— Go for it!”
It was quite a childish scene. Yet, the former professional player who had left the competitive arena more than ten years ago glanced at the stands and seemed to smile.
Honestly, Huo Yunchuan’s decision to play on the court today was rather spontaneous.
Although he had once told An Wuyang that “losing to someone is a disgrace,” he himself wasn’t taking it too seriously.
At this moment, he heard An Wuyang cheering and waving in the stands, feeling pleased and reclaiming a bit of seriousness towards the game.
Next, it was Q University’s captain’s turn to serve. Whether it was his imagination or not, he suddenly felt that the opponent’s playing style had drastically changed from before, becoming unexpectedly sharp.
“What’s going on…” The confident young man struggled to cope, his forehead starting to bead with sweat.
What followed was a series of lost points… a never-ending cycle.
“Ah —— Dad won!” An Wuyang exclaimed excitedly, cheeks flushed, hands cupped around his mouth, unabashedly shouting.
“Oh my…” The handsome guys from the tennis club collectively turned away in disdain, finding the scene embarrassing.
However, managing to rub someone from Q University, who was notoriously persistent, into the ground was indeed a thrilling accomplishment!
As the friendly match concluded with the president of University losing but then redeemed by his companion’s performance, the outcome was completely different from what they had initially imagined.
Everyone was quite surprised.
It wasn’t the best outcome, but certainly not the worst either.
On the way back, the young men from Shang University, who had lost the match, unexpectedly relaxed and loosened up, continuously asking the usually taciturn Huo Yunchuan about tennis.
An Wuyang sat quietly beside them, feeling content with how things turned out, a warm feeling in his heart.
“Hey, An Wuyang.” Upon reaching their destination, as they prepared to part ways for the holiday, Zhang parked the car, deliberately getting out and knocking on An Wuyang’s window.
“President!” An Wuyang rolled down the window, responding crisply.
Zhang felt like he might have an illness… seeing that head, he actually wanted to reach out and pat it, but looking at the man in sunglasses behind the wheel, he wisely dismissed the thought. “Thanks for today, and let’s continue training after the break… um, have a great holiday.”
“Thank you, President, you too!” An Wuyang waved back at him.
Next to them, Huo Yunchuan patiently waited until the kids finished saying goodbye to their friends one by one before he raised the window.
In terms of both educational awareness and practical actions, Huo Yunchuan was undoubtedly a qualified dad.
Would Dun Dun be blessed in the future???
An Wuyang’s heart still lingered with the lingering excitement from the court earlier, cheeks flushed as he said, “You met a worthy opponent today, huh? I didn’t expect your true skill to be this formidable.”
Huo Yunchuan replied, “Or maybe you’re more formidable.”
Thinking back to the enthusiastic display he had just witnessed from the kid on the stands, a faint color of surprise touched Huo’s handsome face.
“…” An Wuyang thought Huo was teasing him, wondering, Did I praise him too much?
Being human is really difficult!
However, he belatedly realized that the faint smile at the corner of Huo’s lips was probably not meant as teasing… but…
Back at home, Huo Yunchuan swept An Wuyang up in his arms and carried him inside.
“You…” An Wuyang exclaimed in surprise, starting to struggle.
“No need to talk, men get energetic after exercise, don’t you know?” Huo Yunchuan said, his strong arms holding him tighter, “What are you afraid of? No one’s home today.”
“I’m also a man…” An Wuyang said with a flushed face, feeling embarrassed. After exercise, he only wanted to rest well!
Who says men get energetic after exercise? It’s just an excuse for Huo Yunchuan to want to roll around in bed!
“You don’t count,” Huo Yunchuan pinched the lips he had been longing to taste all morning, unfortunately, the bathroom was just around the corner, “Let’s start here first, then you can pick the living room or the bedroom.”
“Well, thank you for your generosity…” An Wuyang reluctantly clenched his teeth, knowing he couldn’t refuse and mentally preparing himself to join Huo Yunchuan in his enthusiasm.
As he drifted off into a daze, the exhausted young man thought, Did Dun Dun get tossed back home by his big dad without mercy?
Otherwise, how could the grandparents take the child away before the holidays and without consulting him?
Poor Dun Dun.
“Mmm…” At this rate, it seems like I won’t be going on the long break.
The man, leaning against the headboard after being satisfied, lazily responded to the accusations from the little angel, “You have no idea how exhausting it is to take care of two people.”
“…I don’t need you to take care of me!” An Wuyang recalled the embarrassing incidents from the last trip abroad, feeling his face heat up.
“You’re quite spirited.” Huo Yunchuan glanced at him, running his hand through his hair, “Get some rest now, tomorrow I’ll take you to enjoy the long break.”
If only it were that simple, but it’s not possible.
“You just want to change locations,” An Wuyang pointed out the truth, looking resigned.
“Hurry up and sleep.” His response was accompanied by a large hand covering his eyes, revealing the tone and actions of a domineering CEO.
After being tormented by the CEO and forced to sleep, the sweet little one slept through the night.
A dreamless deep sleep relieved his fatigue, after all, he was young and could withstand indulgence.
Huo Yunchuan carefully timed and brought in a bowl of soft vegetable and meat porridge, saying to the still dazed young man, “Get up and eat.”
After An Wuyang got up, he glanced at the familiar food in the bowl and confirmed in a daze, “This seems… like Dun Dun’s porridge.”
Huo, who couldn’t cook, explained, “Dun Dun went home, there’s so much left, so why waste it?”
So he turned on the stove and heated it up for the little angel to drink.
The dazed little angel couldn’t find fault with Huo’s words, “Oh.” Sitting on the edge of the bed, he obediently held the non-hot bowl and fed himself bite by bite.
After finishing his meal, he handed the empty bowl back to Huo Yunchuan.
Taking advantage of the moment alone, An Wuyang turned on his phone, which had run out of battery, and messages came in.
From Xiaopang, who hadn’t been in contact for a long time: “Happy National Day!”
It looked so simple and clear, like a group message, but An Wuyang knew it wasn’t because a group message would have been a long string of texts, while these few words were definitely typed by Xiaopang himself.
An Wuyang replied, “Happy National Day! Where are you going?”
Then he opened the chat window where he had received messages from himself and replied one by one. Although they all had the same content, each word was typed out by hand, no copy-paste.
After replying to all, Xiaopang responded.
Xue Jiayang: “Taking partner on an outing! How about you? Taking your little Dun Dun out to play?”
An Wuyang: “Not taking him, his dad just wants to take me out to play!”
Xue Jiayang: “Tsk tsk tsk, I understand him, I think the same way.”
An Wuyang: “Goodbye!”
The hot long holiday began, and the young man who knew nothing about ‘Number One’ followed Huo Dad on a journey to ‘check in’ at various major hotels.
The first day of the long holiday…
Huo Yunchuan shamelessly asked, “Tired?”
“Sigh.” An Wuyang, who had been tossed until past one in the morning last night, now had faint dark circles under his eyes. Standing on the magnificent mountains and rivers of the motherland, he felt somewhat unhappy.
After all, he had thought “enjoying the long holiday = changing locations” was just a joke, so now he was a bit dumbfounded.
Since his jinx seemed to be working so well, An Wuyang decided to take out four yuan and buy two lottery tickets.
Huo Yunchuan silently carried the listless young man and visited various scenic spots that were off the beaten path but beautiful.
Returning to the hotel in the evening, the little angel reached out to him, “Give me four yuan.”
“…” Huo Yunchuan, who had a net worth of over ten billion, felt panic for the first time at being asked for money.
Just four yuan!
“Let me see.”
The stern man rummaged through his pockets and suitcase, painstakingly finding two one-yuan bills, then pulling out two one-yuan coins from his wallet. “Here.”
Huo Yunchuan, who managed to gather exactly four yuan, breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Author’s note:
Reporter: Mr. Huo, what’s the biggest project you’ve ever undertaken in your life?
Huo Yunchuan: Crowdfunding for my partner.
Reporter: Could you please disclose the amount? How much was it?
Huo Yunchuan: Four yuan in cash.
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