People who have seen the world always want to go home one day.
But the above sentence does not include He Tianran.
He Tianran, who left the Cao family and his daughter, left the Institute of Cultural and Museology, and labeled himself a scumbag, returned to the library. This was the only refuge he had found in recent months.
After telling Cao's father about the past with Cao Aiqing, He Tianran had a calmness that transcended his age. He collected books, sorted them out, dealt with rentals, and arranged work schedules as usual, without seeming to be affected in any way.
Half of the afternoon passed quietly among these trivial tasks.
On the surface, this man looks like he is in his twenties, but now he seems to be silently living a lonely and widowed life in his seventies and eighties. When he shows that kind of optimism and cheerfulness, it seems that this man can take over the whole world, but when he becomes depressed, he has another problem. A kind of numbness that has long been repaired by the world.
There are things he cares about about himself, but they don't seem to be that important.
What is this?
Covered in bruises?
Just a show?
No matter what, after going through so much, He Tianran finally became such an indispensable person.
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Towards evening, Sun Qianzhi, director of the Student Union's External Relations Department, called as scheduled and agreed to meet at a Chinese restaurant outside the school.
Although there are a lot of food and entertainment around the university town, there are really not many places where you can really spend money, so wealthy students like He Yuanchong and Xie Yanyan usually go there. I ate here and then went to the city to enjoy it.
The restaurant that Sun Qianzhi made an appointment with was of good quality, and a casual meal would cost at least over a thousand. There were three girls accompanying him. Under the exquisite makeup, they all looked pretty and pretty, and the most eye-catching one among them was The thing is, now that the weather is getting colder in late autumn, they are all dressed up fashionably and even showing their thighs. At first glance, they look like typical playboys.
But it is strange that Sun Qianzhi, who is so good at arranging, reserved a seat in the restaurant this time in the lobby instead of a private room.
In this regard, he enthusiastically explained:
"Young Master He, let's eat here now. After we finish eating, we'll go to Queen Street for the second show."
As soon as He Tianran came and sat down, the two girls smiled brightly and naturally sat next to him, one on the left and the other on the right.
He didn't mind whether he sat in a private room or in the lobby. He just wanted to have a meal. He looked at the two beautiful girls next to him and joked:
"Old Sun, your external relations department is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. In this battle of yours, you can't get any kind of sponsorship? Why don't you have enough money for the second game?"
Sun Qianzhi joked generously: "The school is short of money to organize activities. That is a business matter. Going to school is definitely not the same as going to work. For us, we must play well. This is a private matter and cannot be generalized~"
The girl next to him ordered a few dishes and showed them to Sun Qianzhi first, then handed the menu to He Tianran. The man looked at it and asked with a smile: "What do you two young ladies want to eat?"
"It's all fine, Mr. He, you decide."
"Yes, but I heard that his family has a black dragon spitting beads, which looks very powerful."
The two girls came up to each other at the right time, and the distance between the three of them became closer and closer, and they even seemed to have accidentally touched the man's arm.
He Tianran couldn't help straightening his spine, lowered his head as if he didn't notice, flipped through the menu, and after seeing the picture, he said casually: "Oolong spitting beads? Ah, sea cucumber with quail eggs, right? Okay, that's it." Let’s have a dish like this.”
After that, he ordered a few more things he liked, called the waiter to place the order, and then asked with a smile:
"What majors do these two young ladies have? I haven't seen them very often."
"We have never met Mr. He before. We have both known him for a long time. We are studying business English and are sophomores."
"It turns out she's a school girl~"
He Tianran accidentally glanced at Sun Qianzhi opposite him. He was smiling just now, but now his smile suddenly became stiff after hearing the answers of the two girls.
HKU does not offer a major in Business English.
He Tianran did not go into details, let alone expose it. The few of them continued chatting. The waiter served the wine first, and Sun Qianzhi took the lead in raising his glass:
"Come here, Mr. He, let me respect you. You see, we are in the same major, but we are not in the same class. We only had our first meal in our junior year. This is really my sin."
The girl next to him had already filled He Tianran's glass with wine, but he didn't raise it in a hurry. Instead, he covered the mouth of the glass with his hand, indicating that he was not in a hurry:
"Old Sun, I am a light drinker. When I drink too much, I tend to say the wrong things, just like farting, so let's clarify today's theme first before drinking."
"Master He, what do you mean?"
"What are we mainly talking about during this meal today?"
"Make friends!"
"Aren't we going to talk about helping you get sponsorship?"
"...Haha, let's talk while drinking."
"Does that mean you won't make friends?"
Sun Qianzhi held the wine glass and took it back. It was quite silly to hold it like that. He Tianran was quite stunned when he asked, do you understand the culture of the wine shop? Are your words obviously black and white?
Although Sun Qianzhi was complaining in his heart, he must still put on a smile and say: "That must be making friends!"
"Okay, Lao Sun, you are a real person. I have made you a friend."
He Tianran then moved his hand away and clinked glasses with him to drink.
This is asking a foreign aid to accompany me for drinks, and treating guests to dinner. I have met He Yuanchong and wants to get to know me. Who would believe it if I just make friends?
He Tianran thought to himself at this moment.
After that, Sun Qianzhi really didn't mention the sports meeting again. The waiters served the dishes one after another. While eating, they chatted about some major and school-related topics.
"Young Master He, I heard that you and Guo Huai are friends."
During the meal, Sun Qianzhi seemed to have said this casually.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"Are you familiar?"
"Well enough."
He Tianran was eating the food and answered noncommittally.
"Really? I heard from those guys in the student union that he also likes Classmate Cao..."
Sun Qianzhi carefully tested. He Tianran took out a piece of paper and wiped his mouth. The Sichuan dishes ordered on the table were a bit spicy. He took the initiative to hold out his wine glass, and Sun Qianzhi hurriedly raised the glass to him.
"Classmate Cao is so beautiful, so it's normal for him to be liked."
"That's true... Oh, Mr. He, you have to hurry up. Let me tell you the truth. If Guo Huai becomes the president of the student union this time, he may have to confess his love to classmate Cao."
"Oh? He told you that?"
"He doesn't need to say it, our student union all knows it! If you don't believe it, just ask Qianqian!"
Sun Qianzhi winked at the girl next to him, who immediately said in a pretentious and relaxed manner:
"Yes, Mr. He, Lao Guo accidentally said many times that he admired Classmate Cao in our student union office. Recently, there have been some bad rumors about Classmate Cao on the forum. Lao Guo said that he must do it for her. A thorough investigation or something.”
"Ah, that's it. How did he check it?"
He Tianran asked back, Sun Qianzhi and the girl from the external relations department next to him looked at each other, wondering:
"This...I don't know...it's not Mr. He, but you don't like Cao Aiqing?"
"Like it!"
"Then aren't you afraid that Guo Huai will be the first to succeed if he becomes the student council president?"
He Tianran analyzed seriously: "Isn't there you, Lao Sun? I know Guo Huai well. He is too honest and is suitable to be the second in command. He can't hold the position of the head of the family."
Sun Qianzhi hurriedly clasped his fists: "I'm borrowing He Shaoji's words, I'm borrowing He Shaoji's words..."
Opposite him, He Tianran took another sip of wine as the two girls around him played around. After finishing the drink, he smiled heartily and said:
"Why don't you congratulate the young master? You have more points. Just call me Tiantian."
"Okay, okay, then I will call you brother Tianran like Yuan Chong. Then what... Brother Tianran, hahaha, don't have too much confidence in me. In fact, this time Guo Huai, I hope he will be pretty Sir, you should pay more attention to this matter, what if something happens to him and Cao Aiqing... After all... the title of President of the Student Union is quite bluffing."
Sun Qianzhi was hesitant to speak. He Tianran was stunned and asked:
"Why does he have such a good chance? Old Sun, you can't embarrass our Finance Department. Look, which event organized by the school was not sponsored by your External Relations Department? If there was no money, the student union would also It doesn’t work, right? How can you still lose when you have a share of the credit?”
Sun Qianzhi sighed, "Oh, brother Tianran, drink and drink."
The two drank another drink, and then listened to Sun Qianzhi helplessly explain:
"Originally, this time the student union changes, I should be in it anyway, but isn't it a coincidence? When it comes to the sports meeting,... it's usually pretty good, but it got stuck at this juncture. It’s such a bad thing. Now everyone is looking at it with a magnifying glass. Once it is mentioned, it will be too easy to get points deducted.”
"Ah, yes, yes, that's it, that's it. It's really hard to clean up such a mess now that this big thing is happening..."
He Tianran's face was flushed with alcohol, and he was obviously a little drunk. He patted his forehead, as if suddenly enlightened, and muttered something.
"Brother Tianran, please help Brother Sun, otherwise you will be in trouble."
"Yes, Brother Tianran, Brother Sun is serious about his work. This is not a big deal to you, right?"
Beside him, two girls were very playful and turned a deaf ear. Sun Qianzhi was not happy:
"That's enough for you. Let's just eat. That's it. Come on Brother Tianran, let's continue walking together."
The wine glasses collided again, and He Tianran drank it all in one gulp and asked:
"Old Sun, how can I help you with this matter? Hier~ I am a person who can solve things by myself and I don't like to find others. In this case, will your student union accept personal sponsorship? , I will sponsor you three hundred thousand in my own name, what do you say?"
He Tianran was obviously too drunk, and everyone was shocked when he said this.
This kind of arrogance is truly pure and typical of the rich second generation.
With the financial resources in He Tianran's bank card now, he can withdraw even one million, not to mention three hundred thousand.
This is the benefit of being obedient after winning He Panshan's favor.
However, such a straightforward and crude approach must not be shown openly. Sun Qianzhi quickly waved his hand and said:
"Oh no...Brother Tianran, this...this is not how this is done...Our school will definitely not accept this money. Look, you are not a well-known alumnus now, and you don't have any companies under your name. What do you think? , when the sports meeting opens, as soon as the sponsorship banner is pulled out, your name will be written on it. When the time comes to award the athletes, you will have to be with the dean and principal, and you will have to read the opening speech..."
He Tianran was overjoyed, and laughed arrogantly: "That's so ridiculous. It's no more windy than running around a plastic track for 100 meters, 800 meters. Don't you think so?"
He just said that was not enough, he slapped the thighs of the two beauties next to him with both hands, and took the opportunity to rub them. However, such blatant mopping did not arouse much resentment. Instead, the two girls got closer to him... …
"Just... Let's put it this way, brother Tianran, what you do is tantamount to blatantly showing off your wealth. Will our student union support it? The school will definitely not promote this kind of behavior... If you can't do it, you may have to remember it... "
A trace of imperceptible narrowness flashed through Sun Qianzhi's helpless eyes.
People with weaknesses will have a much smoother time talking about things.
"You asked me to help you find someone, but I'm too lazy to look for you. You don't want the money I gave you. You're hard to take care of, Lao Sun! You studied finance, and you can't even do this?! No matter how much money comes, you can't do it!" I know how to use it, but it’s too hot, isn’t it? Is this your business or mine? Give me a solution, don’t tell me no, don’t you know this most basic principle of communication?!”
He Tianran seemed to be drunk, so he put down the stall and cursed angrily.
Sun Qianzhi was so shocked that he immediately comforted him and said:
"There are ways. Don't worry, Brother Tianran. Didn't you mention Yuan Chong to me this morning? In fact, I told Yuan Chong about this a while ago. He said he would help me get sponsorship, but he has been I don’t even believe it. Seeing that the time for the sports meeting is getting tighter and tighter, and the change of leadership is coming soon, am I not anxious... Why don’t you call me to urge him? He really doesn’t have the spirit of you, brother Tianran, This...it's been almost half a month. If he can help me get sponsorship, you can save some money...This is not a last resort. Brother, I really don't want you to spend money..."
"Just call my brother, right?"
"OK!"
"Tell me earlier."
"Hey, this is not what you said before drinking...cough..."
He Tianran took out his mobile phone impatiently and looked for He Yuanchong's phone number. Sun Qianzhi handed over a cigarette very sensibly. He Tianran held it in his mouth and stretched out his head, letting the man who might be the future president of the Hong Kong Student Union The guy lit a fire.
The phone was dialed.
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At this time, in the large private room in the southeast corner of the second floor of the Chinese restaurant, the window was opened. Looking down from here, the entire hotel lobby was unobstructed.
He Yuanchong's cell phone placed on the table buzzed crazily.
Opposite him, sat a man with an uncertain face.
Guo Huai.
The fists he placed on his knees were firmly clenched.
He Yuanchong withdrew his gaze from his brother's table downstairs and looked at Guo Huai:
"Hey Guo Huai, you said, should I answer this call or not?"
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"Come on, come on, upstairs, we've booked a private room. I'm telling you, Professor Cao, we won't come back until we get drunk tonight. We agreed!"
"Hahahaha, okay, okay, who told me to be caught by you."
At this moment, a group of middle-aged and elderly guests were greeted at the door of the hotel, including a beautiful and refined young girl.
His father followed several old professors upstairs. Cao Aiqing glanced out of the corner of his eye and suddenly turned his head to look.
She first noticed He Tianran who was on the phone with a somewhat surprised expression. Then she felt something was wrong. She suddenly raised her eyes and looked behind him in the direction of the private room on the second floor...
(End of chapter)
