The originally heavy atmosphere completely collapsed because of Shoa Ming’s last sentence – sheesh, this guy could even make a joke about that.
Zhu Tong blushed and pushed him. “I’m going back, Xiao Lin-ge is still waiting for me downstairs.”
Xiao Lin was the driver arranged for him by Uncle Liu.
Shao Ming hugged him and said, “Really want to leave now? I came all the way to A City to find you, but you won’t stay with me for a while? Such a cruel young master, ah.”
Zhu Tong glanced at the hand already wrapped around his waist, then looked at Shao Ming’s face, which was pretending to be wronged but getting closer and closer. His heartbeat couldn’t help but speed up as he thought to himself: ‘Who is really teasing whom here?’
He swallowed down his own saliva, barely able to wrestle a reason into his brain. “Didn’t you come to participate in the math competition?”
Shao Ming replied: “If I don’t participate in the competition, how can I skip class openly?”
“…”
‘So, do you think the competition was just a “by the way,” which is why you didn’t tell me?’
Did Shao Ming come to A City for him?
Zhu Tong’s sanity almost flew away again. He said, still in a daze,”Then… how was the result of the competition?”
Shao Ming raised his eyebrows and said, “Guess.”
There’s no need for Zhu Tong to actually guess – he knew Shao Ming would definitely win.
He smiled, “The teachers should be happy now.”
He guessed the school leaders must be overjoyed.
Shao Ming skipped classes for the competition, to bring glory to the school, while he skipped classes because of his weak health, with the postponement of his absences again and again. The difference between them is stark.
Zhu Tong couldn’t help but feel a bit disheartened, but then he quickly cheered up when he realized that someone as outstanding as Shao Ming could actually like him.
If someone like Shao Ming likes him.. This means that he also has merit, right?
“Then when are you going to go back?”
Even though it hadn’t been long since they left, Zhu Tong couldn’t help but feel an intense longing for that small homestay, missing their daily routine of “going out early and returning late,” craving the noodles that Shao Ming made for him, and yearning for the cup of pudding sago milk tea he used to enjoy at the milk tea shop every weekend.
Speaking of which, it’s surprising that he skipped classes for so long without the school even calling to remind him to return.
Did his grandfather have someone to notify the school?
Shao Ming smiled as he watched Zhu Tong’s eagerness to return to their “home”. He said, “Maybe it’ll be another couple of days. There’s still one more round to go, and then I can go back.”
The math competition Shao Ming participated in wasn’t a formal high school math league, but rather an event organized by a private enterprise out of personal interest. While it might not have carried much prestige, the rewards were substantial.
Zhu Tong didn’t know much about the process of these competitions, so he nodded and said, “Just right, as for me, I think I’ll go find Xiao Xin tomorrow.”
He didn’t know if she’s in a better mood now.
He used the words “just right,” which made Shao Ming narrow his eyes slightly. He then whispered, “And then, just right, come back with me?”
Zhu Tong really thought so. But since he was thinking about Xiaoxin, he didn’t realize the dangerous undertone in Shao Ming’s words, and asked cluelessly, “Is it inconvenient?”
The students who came to participate in the competition seemed to go together in a team.
If Shao Ming also had to follow the team, it would be really inconvenient for him to follow.
Shao Ming: “…”
He felt very helpless about Young Master Zhu’s oblivious attitude – Shao Ming thought he would be more enlightened after the confession…
“No, I’m happy.”
Not inconvenient at all.
Very convenient, in fact.
It has to be convenient.
Zhu Tong suddenly smiled.
Meanwhile, at the Cheng family villa.
The atmosphere was tense as Elder Cheng had just returned from a video conference with overseas partners and was now in his study, listening to reports about the findings from recent investigations he had ordered.
The day when Zhu Tong intervened to block the knife attack, there was someone who appeared outside the café seemingly unrelated to the incident. Cheng Qingsong had initially asked for a casual check on this person, but unexpectedly, some information was indeed uncovered.
“The person who met with Shao Ming outside the café is Xia Weiyi’s former secretary. Now, he holds the position of deputy general manager in a branch office in E City. According to our investigation, Xia Weiyi has tried to contact this boy named Shao Ming multiple times. However, Shao Ming has always maintained a cold attitude. Today, at Liu-xiansheng’s banquet, Jiang Wan even hinted that Shao Ming helped her snatch a major project from Xia Weiyi.”
“…”
When the investigation revealed that Shao Ming’s stepfather’s attack outside the café was deliberately provoked by Shao Ming, Cheng Qingsong realized that he was not an ordinary high school student.
At such a young age, he had such a resilient temperament. At the tender age of twelve, he dared to resist his stepfather and even contacted the police to have him sent to prison.
During his schooling years, be it during middle school or high school, he was almost always the top ranker.
For these alone, he was already a rare talent.
The thing is, he was able to cooperate with the Jiang family and directly snatched a project from Xia Weiyi’s hands.
He’s an underage high school student in a remote county, with no family background and initial capital. It is hard to imagine how he did it.
At first, Cheng Qingsong admired this child for his excellence and care for Tongtong, but now he feels that this child even surprises him.
If he could be nurtured, he might become a significant asset for the long-term development of his company.
And then there’s Tongtong’s body. Although it’s somewhat unbelievable, he had a hunch that Tongtong’s recovery might not have much to do with medicine.
Why did he insist on transferring schools?
What is his reason? Tongtong himself must be well aware of it.
He didn’t want to say it, and he certainly had his own guesses.
But whatever it is, everything is moving in a positive direction. Tongtong’s health has improved, he has matured, his personality has become more cheerful, and even his circle of friends is very good.
Cheng Qingsong was very pleased.
He said to the assistant next to him, “Continue to watch him. If that child encounters any trouble, help him appropriately.”
The Xia family was nothing to Cheng Qingsong. But to a high school student, it was a giant.
He dared to provoke the Xia family directly to this extent. His motive shouldn’t be as simple as “making money”.
The assistant acknowledged and then handed over a file for pending review. After flipping through it and deciding to sign, suddenly Elder Cheng had a whimsical thought and casually asked, “What is that child doing now?”
The assistant suddenly remembered something and said, “I forgot to tell you, Young Master Tong just accompanied the child back to his hotel.”
Elder Cheng’s usually steady hand faltered, leaving a long scratch on the document he was signing.
Zhu Tong was “reminded” by Xiao Lin downstairs before he remembered that he had to go home.
Shao Ming escorted him downstairs, but he started to get tired before leaving the room door.
“Do you really want to go?”
Shao Ming held him tightly.
Zhu Tong whispered, “I promised Uncle Liu to go back.”
Shao Ming also didn’t intend to really keep him at the hotel, so he blocked him at the door and said, “You can go back, but did you forget something? My boyfriend.”
The specially emphasized title made Zhu Tong stunned for a moment. Then his face burned red.
Boyfriend…
It turned out that after the confession, their relationship was no longer the same.
Now… they’re a couple?
What should couples do before parting?
He doesn’t understand.
So he honestly asked, “Forgot what?”
Shao Ming: “…”
Forget it, if he really wants to do something, he might truly be reluctant to let him go.
He smiled, lowered his head and kissed Zhu Tong’s forehead. Then, he released the shorter youth and opened the door, “Let’s go, I’ll see you off.”
Zhu Tong didn’t move. He raised his hand and touched the place where he had just been kissed. Then, he blankly stared at Shao Ming.
Shao Ming was amused by his somewhat blank expression. His lips curved up. “What’s wrong?”
Zhu Tong shook his head.
He seemed to know what he had forgotten.
He looked at the young man, then suddenly leaned forward. He planted a quick kiss on Shao Ming’s lips.
“…”
Shao Ming’s eyes widened slightly.
Zhu Tong had already turned around, his ears were all red, he opened the door with some urgency and said, “Let’s go.”
Shao Ming’s heart skipped a beat, just as he was about to pull the youth back, the door had already opened a palm-sized gap, and coincidentally, someone passed by in the corridor, surprised to see the open door, and exclaimed, “Oh, Shao Ming, you’re back?”
As soon as those words fell, the door was fully opened, and both the person inside and the person outside were stunned at the same time.
The person outside the door was a female student from E City No. 1 High School who came to participate in the competition with Shao Ming. They had met during a city-wide school competition when they were in the first year of high school, so they were quite familiar with each other.
Seeing Shao Ming’s door suddenly open, the girl had intended to greet him. However, the unexpected appearance of someone other than Shao Ming from the room left her completely stunned.
Zhu Tong had a strange sense of shame, as if his scandalous affair had been exposed. His body froze at the door of the room.
Shao Ming, being straightforward, directly shook his hand and looked towards the girl in the corridor, saying, “Hmm, I’ve been back for a while. I’ll go downstairs for a bit and be back soon.”
“…”
The girl responded quickly, and immediately said, “Ah? Oh, I see, go ahead.”
Shao Ming nodded, pulled Zhu Tong and turned towards the elevator door.
Blushing intensely, Zhu Tong was completely like a puppet being led by Shao Ming, not even aware of when Shao Ming’s hand slipped into his.
The girl in the corridor watched as the two walked away. The two boys suddenly interlock their fingers, their excited expression gradually becoming hard to conceal.
She snapped out her phone and snapped a quick picture.
‘Tsk tsk, actually bringing his boyfriend to the hotel.’
‘Truly fucking worthy of the Study God title! He could hide so deep!’
The girl looked at the two backs she took and sighed in her heart, ‘They’re a match made in heaven!’
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The perspective change ability will be used soon and will have a great effect.
