“Laogong-ge, the way you show concern for people is really special, it sounds so dog-like and nasty.”
“…”
After changing shoes, Bai Shuijin followed Wang Huanxiu out the door. Today was a bright, beautiful day; the sunlight made the snow on the ground sparkle, as if it were filled with hidden jewels.
Bai Shuijin carried his backpack, following behind Wang Huanxiu. There was a huge difference in their figures and clothing styles in quality. Wang Huanxiu was about 1.88 meters tall, and Bai Shuijin had long noticed that people with broad shoulders and tall stature looked good in anything.
The other party wore a three-piece suit with a black overcoat on top, and leather gloves tightly wrapped around his hands. From the back, he looked like a very handsome man with an extraordinary temperament and an arrogant air. In fact, this was indeed the case. He was very handsome and straightforward, and Bai Shuijin really liked it.
Bai Shuijin chuckled. With a fluffy hat and a down jacket, he looked like a missile.
“Laogong-ge.”
The two of them passed by the garden.
The other party ignored him, so Bai Shuijin called again, “Laogong-ge.”
The person in front paused for a few seconds, as if forced to reply, “I’m listening.”
Bai Shuijin sped up to walk beside him, “Laogong-ge, are you picking me up from school today?”
Wang Huanxiu didn’t even think, “No time.”
The always busy CEO indeed had no time to pick him up. Bai Shuijin buried his face in his scarf but was still a bit unwilling to give up.
“Then, Laogong-ge, I’ll video call you after school.”
“For what?”
“You can virtually pick me up.”
“…”
As if picking him up from school was some kind of special obsession, Bai Shuijin got in a taxi. Normally, the butler would arrange a driver for wherever he went, but that needed to be scheduled in advance. So whenever Bai Shuijin forgot, he would just take a taxi.
Class was about to start, and Bai Shuijin rushed all the way to school.
He hurried into the lecture hall just before nine in the morning. As soon as his thickly wrapped figure appeared, Pei Zhiheng noticed him.
They were in the same major, and their class schedules were almost the same. As long as Pei Zhiheng was in the classroom, Bai Shuijin would definitely sit next to him. Thinking of how cold Bai Shuijin had been at the café last time, Pei Zhiheng reluctantly left him a seat this time.
He could already imagine Bai Shuijin’s shocked face when he found out the seat was saved for him. He’d probably scream and then jump up and down in the classroom.
Thinking of these clown-like antics, Pei Zhiheng regretted it for a moment, but when he saw Bai Shuijin looking over, his mood settled again.
Just like Li Jie said, the reason Bai Shuijin acted distant towards him before was because he didn’t express his stance when the other party got married, so Bai Shuijin refused to help with the game planning project.
As long as he showed a bit of care, Bai Shuijin’s heart would immediately fly back to him. Being a little nice to him wouldn’t hurt. In case he needed to get some files or information from Wang Huanxiu in the future.
While feeling sweet, Pei Zhiheng also felt a bit distressed, after all, he didn’t enjoy being chased by Bai Shuijin. But ever since Bai Shuijin acted indifferent last time, he felt a bit uncomfortable.
Thinking back to that time, when those eyes were full of blame towards him, his heart suddenly felt at ease. If Bai Shuijin didn’t talk and didn’t put on heavy makeup, he was quite good-looking. Last time he really did feel a bit moved.
For a moment, he was caught in the whirlpool of wanting Bai Shuijin to stick to him, but not wanting him to be too ostentatious, and he held his forehead and smiled bitterly. ‘What to do?’
Bai Shuijin glanced at him in surprise as he passed by.
‘What is this person laughing at? You’re about to drool.’
His steps sped up a bit.
The seat next to him was empty. Seeing Bai Shuijin walking this way, Pei Zhiheng cleared his throat and said, “Just this once.”
As a result, Bai Shuijin directly walked past him to the back row.
Pei Zhiheng: “…”
‘Why didn’t he sit next to me?!’
Pei Zhiheng was stunned for a moment. He turned to look and saw Bai Shuijin had already sat down next to his roommate Ji Cao.
Looking at the “mummy” that suddenly appeared next to him, Ji Cao asked, “Did you just come back from Egypt?”
Bai Shuijin waved his hand, sat down and took off his backpack. The classroom was warm, and wearing so much made him a bit hot. He took off his hat and scarf. His hair had been flattened, so he shook his head to fluff it up.
Ji Cao was just about to show him the message from the counselor when he turned around and blurted out, “Fuck!”
Bai Shuijin, who had been cursed out of nowhere, looked at Ji Cao and said softly, “You really live up to your name.”
** “Cao” is a slang in Chinese for “fuck”, so Bai Shuijin is teasing Ji Cao for “living up to his name” by blurting out a curse for no reason.
“…”
Ji Cao stared at him and almost didn’t recognize him. He almost thought it was a different person next to him, “What happened to you? Did you get plastic surgery?!”
“No, I just didn’t put on makeup.” Bai Shuijin touched his nose.
Ji Cao stared at him for a few seconds. Without makeup, Bai Shuijin seemed even more fragrant. But it wasn’t polite to keep staring, so he turned away and handed over the counselor’s message. The general meaning was that he needed to go to his office after class.
Ji Cao also had to go. Although they didn’t know what it was about, being called by the counselor was never good.
After class, the two of them went together.
Bai Shuijin realized Ji Cao seemed about the same height as him, “Cao’er, how tall are you?”
For some reason, being called like that sounded like a curse. Ji Cao: “1.75 meters.”
“Oh~”
Ji Cao was puzzled, “Why do you ask?”
“Nothing, I just feel like your height gives me a warm feeling.”
They arrived at the counselor’s office. The counselor sat at the desk, looking through their academic records. The main issue was that they didn’t have enough credits. They were only sophomores but already behind, so it would be difficult for them to graduate later.
Ji Cao felt hopeless, but he had to bite the bullet and force himself to participate in school activities again.
Bai Shuijin raised his hand, “Can’t one get extra credits by getting married? Would it be enough if I added that?”
If he hadn’t mentioned it, Ji Cao would have forgotten that Bai Shuijin was married.
The counselor pushed up his glasses, “You don’t have any social practice credits or company stamps.”
“…”
Bai Shuijin came out of the office with a social practice form. The counselor told him to complete it as soon as possible.
After confirming there were no classes in the afternoon, Bai Shuijin wrapped himself up again, carried his backpack, and headed to the school gate. It was noon now, and Aunt Li said she would make his favorite barbeque pork buns today, so he had to hurry home.
Bai Shuijin reached his hand wearing a plush glove into the pocket of his down jacket and retrieved his phone. After opening the screen interface, he made a video call.
It was time for virtual pickup after school.
The video quickly connected. Wang Huanxiu’s handsome features and perfect profile appeared on the screen. Because he didn’t raise his phone, he looked down, and the background was the blue sky.
Bai Shuijin’s head with a hat popped into the frame, “Laogong-ge, I’m done with school.”
Feeling that the camera was a bit shaky and that it would affect Wang Huanxiu’s virtual pickup experience, Bai Shuijin simply found a tree to squat down under, and took a rest. Wearing so much made walking tiring; his legs could barely move.
Bai Shuijin started chatting, “Laogong-ge, today’s weather is really nice, don’t you think?”
“I was planning to eat at the cafeteria, but Aunt Li said she’s making barbecue pork buns today.”
Just like that, relying on his chatter, they talked for over ten minutes through the screen, with topics ranging from the cafeteria to age.
“Laogong-ge, you don’t look like you’re 26 at all.”
“…”
Bai Shuijin’s little mouth kept going tirelessly, and Wang Huanxiu had already run out of patience.
“Bai Shuijin.”
Bai Shuijin: “Mm-hm?”
“How long are you going to squat under the tree?”
Bai Shuijin, who was squatting under the tree, suddenly raised his head and looked around like a spinning top. He knew that the school gate was not far away, so he quickly stood up and ran forward. Sure enough, he saw Wang Huanxiu’s figure at the gate.
His eyes lit up instantly. Bai Shuijin was so happy he rushed over to Wang Huanxiu as if using qingqong, with the social practice report form in one hand and the phone in the other.
**Qingqong is a martial arts technique that focuses on developing the ability to move with agility and lightness, often involving jumping, leaping, and maneuvering with speed and precision.
“Laogong-ge!!”
“Laogong-ge, you came to pick me up!”
He really hadn’t expected Wang Huanxiu to come pick him up. After all, in the morning, he had clearly refused to pick him up because he had no time.
The other person’s appearance seemed to fill the emptiness of his first few decades of life. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever picked him up from school.
He had been so envious, so eager, which was why he had tentatively asked in the morning.
Bai Shuijin happily pressed close to Wang Huanxiu, and the ball in the down jacket bumped into the upright black coat.
“Laogong-ge, I like you so much.”
Wang Huanxiu ignored him, stepping back to pull away, “I just suddenly had time, that’s all.”
He forgot to bring a document when he went out in the morning, and needed to return home.
Pei Zhiheng came out of school and saw this scene, and looked at Bai Shuijin and Wang Huanxiu standing not far away.
The big stone in his heart landed. He was right, Bai Shuijin would never like Wang Huanxiu.
See, he even bumped Wang Huanxiu back two steps like a bull.
Such strong stamina.
As expected, he had over-thought things before. If Li Jie hadn’t called him to the company for an urgent matter, he would definitely have gone up to mock Wang Huanxiu.
Pei Zhiheng glanced in Bai Shuijin’s direction, feeling a bit uneasy, but still withdrew his gaze and left.
Having picked up the person, Bai Shuijin followed Wang Huanxiu toward where the car was parked. Since picking someone up didn’t take long, he didn’t drive into the school parking lot, just found a spot by the road.
Although today’s weather was good, the temperature was still below zero. Bai Shuijin looked at Wang Huanxiu’s red ears and took off his own fluffy hat, handing it to Wang Huanxiu.
“Laogong-ge, you wear it.”
Wang Huanxiu looked at that childish hat and showed a look of disdain.
“No need, we’ll be in the car soon.” He refused firmly.
But just then, a noisy sound came from not far away.
“Bullshit, I’m her boyfriend!”
“You’re her boyfriend, then what am I?”
“What else can you be? Dog shit on the roadside!”
“You’re the dog shit on the roadside!”
Bai Shuijin turned his head and saw two men and one woman quarreling at the school gate. Smelling the scent of melons, he instantly couldn’t move and his feet were nailed to the ground.
Wang Huanxiu saw he didn’t follow, “Why don’t you walk?”
Bai Shuijin looked into the distance and said, “Laogong-ge, my shoelace is untied.”
The man lowered his eyes, Bai Shuijin’s shoelaces were clearly tied well. Seeing the direction he was looking, Wang Huanxiu frowned. He didn’t have the habit of watching drama or listening to gossip.
“Did it feel more comfortable sleeping with Big Sister than with me?! You slut!”
“You’re the one who’s a slut! And Big Sister has been dying to sleep with me since morning, so hurry up and get lost!”
An overwhelming amount of information entered Bai Shuijin’s brain.
The more he listened, the more explosive it got, and he grabbed Wang Huanxiu, “Laogong-ge, this is big…they are 4i!”
**4i or the “fourth kind of love”, whereby the woman is the “attacker”. (It’s clearly not the case here).
Wang Huanxiu: “…”
The driver who had been waiting by the roadside got a bit anxious. Could it be that the boss forgot where he parked? Impossible, the boss was always sharp and would never make such a low-level mistake.
But just in case, the driver decided to get out to check.
The driver walked toward the direction of Bai Shuijin’s university. After less than two hundred meters, he saw Bai Shuijin and Wang Huanxiu standing not far from the school gate.
Bai Shuijin had his head wrapped in a scarf, while Wang Huanxiu, because it was so cold, had finally put on Bai Shuijin’s fluffy hat. Their gazes, one curious, one cold, both stared intently at the two male college students pulling each other’s hair nearby. A female college student next to them was trying her best to stop them.
“I’ll stuff cement into your XX today so that Sister will never sleep with you again!”
“Sister, listen, look at what kind of vicious man you like!”
“Stop fighting, stop fighting!”
Bai Shuijin and Wang Huanxiu were watching without blinking.
Bai Shuijin’s little mouth babbled, “Laogong-ge, that one who wants to stuff cement will win.”
“…”
The driver not far away: “…”
This couple was really gossipy.
