Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
Yan Xiaoling, an art student didnât need to go through the national college entrance examination as other students did. She stayed in bed browsing the internet on her mobile while others left early and returned late for school. In the background was an old song called White Moonlight playing on his laptop.
Soon her responsibility half took charge and dragged her back to inspect the forum, making sure the site was not polluted by ads or scams.
âPreview of the Songcheng TV Stationâs interview with Lou Cheng... Preview...â Her eyes opened wide like a shocked cat as soon as the page was loaded.
She clicked on it before her head could think it through and played the video.
âWho is Lou Cheng? How skillful is he? Has he reached Professional Ninth Pin yet?
âI donât have answers to any of these questions.â
...
Joy gradually replaced the shock on her face. Yan Xiaoling murmured joyfully,
âIt is Lou Cheng... It really is!â
âHa-hah. How interesting! She asked who Lou Cheng was in front of Lou Cheng...
âHe didnât have any martial arts training until half a year ago?â
The shock trailer was soon over. Yan Xiaoling felt unable to suppress her exaltation and astonishment. She quickly replied to Lush Gives Birth To Lightâs post.
âLong live the good person!â
âIt really is our Lou Cheng!â
âHah! He is a caring boy!â
After three replies in a roll, she opened her QQ to inform Brahman of this good news.
âHurry up! Check the first post on the forum. The first one under those topped ones!â
The words were not enough to express her excitement and joy. She switched to voice message mode and moved her phone close to her lips.
âHa-hah! Iâm so happy! Finally some news about Lou Cheng!â
âHeâs so caring! So caring. So, so caring! It is so important that I have to repeat three times!â
âUnbelievably the Challenge Tournament was his very first actual combat. He has practiced martial arts for only six months. Heâs amazing, amazing, amazing!â
âIâm so happy right now! Iâm rolling on the floor with my face buried in my hands! Donât you ask me how I can send you voice messages in this position!â
...
Those voice messages traveled far along with her exaltation and excitement. After a while, âBrahmanâ sent back an emoji of wiping cold sweat off. âYou are such a nympho. I thought you were a pretty and cute fan...â
She also sent a voice message in her crispy young girl voice. âLittle Changye, you liar! You sound like a little girl in elementary school. How could you trick me that you were a high school senior?â
In a perfect mood, Yan Xiaoling wasnât bothered by being called a liar. She cleared her throat and put on a more serious voice as if a radio host. âYou have to accept that some people are gifted with a naive voice. Wait to see me become a student of Songcheng University this fall!â
âHmm! Iâm waiting. Iâll go and check the post first.â Brahman opened the forum and clicked on the post.
As the video played, her facial expression slowly changed. She pulled her two braids hanging above her shoulders with excitement and quickly typed a reply to âLush Gives Birth To Lightâ.
âToo short... I want more!â
âMy idol came to the Warrior Sage Challenge Tournament after only six months martial arts training with zero actual combat experience and made it to the top eight... No wonder heâs so mysterious... I love him more!â
There is no conflict at all between a mysterious, hidden expert and a talented youth with half a year training and a top-eight record!
Sharing the same excitement and joy with Yan Xiaoling, Brahman couldnât wait to spread it out.
Hmm... Iâll share it with Uncle Pig Riding and Uncle Arena so they can learn something about my idol! They blamed for their defeat on a lack of actual combat... He has trained for only half a year!
Brahman hesitated if she should post it in the douche section or the Longhu Club forum.
The former one was probably better for Road to the Arena and Invincible Punchâs face, but the limited number of viewers was obviously not satisfying for her...
After one second of serious thinking, Brahman decided to share it on the Longhu Club forum!
Adults think about potential consequences. Kids seek for fun!
Soon a new post was published on the Longhu Club forum with the title
âMy idolâs latest news!â
Brahman tagged many in the post and introduced with her nose in the air: âCheck it out! An exclusive interview with my idol! Allegedly heâs only trained for six months...â
Soon Unparalleled Dragon King replied a shocking emoji: âSix months only... No wonder heâs not in my database and no one seems to know anything about him... Only six months...â
Road to the Arena closely followed: âSpeechless... Iâll buy a piece of tofu and kill myself.â
Invincible Punch sent an emoji of crying to faint in the toilet: âMaster Road, I need no tofu. Iâll just end my life in my toilet!â
Pig-Riding Knight replied the sticker of Yao Mingâs signature laugh: âCome on. Letâs queue and die.â
Comments flooded in rapidly, making Brahmanâs eyebrows dance. She copied and pasted some to share the joy with Yan Xiaoling.
âBeautiful Worldâ commented: âHe seems to have some talent. This kind of fighters always improve fast at the beginning thanks to their great potentialâs explosion, but soon theyâll reach the bottleneck. His future is not yet bright.â
âOutspokenâ questioned: âWhat if heâs a reincarnation of a living Buddha and will achieve physical invulnerability in a few years? Who can match him then?â
âOkamotoâs Fanâ joked: âIâve made up my mind and Iâll start my martial arts training. What if I also have some talents? Maybe a glare of mine can cause pregnancy and orgasm!â
âWonton Sellerâ wrote: âI think I have just started admiring him... However talented, he couldnât defeat Professional Ninth Pin fighters in half a year without hard training. I love this hard-working genius!â
...
Lou Cheng came across this scene while browsing the forum and it muddled his wits. Watching on the side quietly, he felt great inside.
It is spreading too fast!
...
Shu Rui had no idea what was happening in the Longhu Club forum, but she saw Eternal Nightfall and Brahmanâs replies with great joy and excitement. She smiled and followed Lou Chengâs forum.
âBrahmanâ was trying hard to develop more fans for Lou Cheng. âWonton Sellerâ was successfully induced and became a follower.
...
In a flash, Valentineâs Day came. Following Cai Zongmingâs advice, Lou Cheng heated up and flirted whenever he could to deliver his intention without causing her too much pressure or burden.
Back to the dorm after dinner, he took out his mobile to reply Yan Zhekeâs message and start new topics.
However, he heard nothing from her.
One minute, two minutes, ten and 20 minutes passed and Lou Cheng started to worry. It never happened in the past. He usually knew exactly what she was busy with when she couldnât respond to his message in time. But this time he had absolutely no clue.
âShe told me she had dinner already... Could anything bad happen to her? But what could happen in school? Any reckless man wonât be a problem for her considering her current martial arts skills... Did she fall in the lake by accident? She canât swim!â Standing by the window, Lou Chengâs head was filled with random possibilities. Tortured by his bad conjectures, he could stay there no longer and shouted at Cai Zongming,
âTalker, letâs go!â
Cai Zongming moved his eyes away from his laptop, confused. âIsnât it too early?â
âLetâs go now. It helps our digestion,â replied Lou Cheng insincerely.
âFine...â Cai Zongming frowned while turning off his laptop.
The two began their walk to the classroom building. Lou Cheng kept his eyes sharp, looking for anything unusual or suspicious but spotting nothing but loving couples which made him jealous. âYan Zheke left with her classmates, so there would be some uproar in case any accident happened.â
Abruptly his head clicked and his wild conjectures turned to an entirely different direction.
âToday is Valentineâs Day...â
âDid anyone confess his love for her? What would her response be?â
âNo reply from her for so long... Did she...?
Lou Cheng dared not continue this thought. His face turned gray and his heart felt plugged, sulking. He wanted to call and ask her but he understood it was no good. He didnât even know what to say once the call got connected.
Half an hour. An hour... Time quickly went by and Yan Zheke wrote him nothing. Sitting in the classroom, Lou Cheng didnât listen to the teacher. Lost and suffering, he checked on his mobile frequently every a few minutes. Cai Zongming curled his lips and cleared his throat, whispering,
âHaving a fight?â
âNot really...â Lou Cheng found it hard to put his thoughts into words.
Cai Zongming smiled. âRelax. Conflict is normal. Itâs the time to play some communication skills...â
He continued on to explain his philosophy of dealing with girl problems but Lou Cheng was too lost to listen. No more than three out of ten lines reached his ears.
Dee!
Ten minutes before the end of the class, a notification for Yan Zhekeâs new message flashed on his screen.
She began with an emoji of collapsing to the ground. âPhew... Finally back to my room.â
Moody and rather bothered, he simply replied an OK.
He suddenly remembered what Cai Zongming just said that same content delivered differently would become completely different for girls; anger couldnât solve conflict but communication could; good communication demanded a good attitude.
After a long deep breath, he added, âWhat happened? You sound tired.â
âVery! Physically and mentally!â Yan Zheke used the emoji of crying while making a fist. âSomeone declared love to me after dinner. Candles and flowers in front of so many people... How embarrassing! I donât understand what is wrong with his head! He only wants to touch my heart but ignore my feeling? Who enjoys being watched like an animal? So embarrassing!â
Lou Cheng was delighted, his anger and gloom fading away. âSo... You said no?â
âOf course! Right in his face, ruthlessly!â Yan Zheke confirmed. âI ran away after refusing his affection. Scared of being bothered by him, I went to a classroom instead of my dorm. My phone was dying and my roommate was on the way with my charger but a phone call from School of Psychology came in about my cousin... Emm... After that call, my phone totally discharged...â
âHer phone had no power...â Lou Cheng felt relaxed inside out with a tiny portion of emotion still trapped in his heart. âSchool of Psychology?â He was puzzled.
âMy cousin is studying in School of Psychology. We thought it might help his Mild Autism but it was not the case at all... Psychological services didnât seem to work... Sigh... Teachers called me over for this matter. I came back to my room, had my phone plugged in and immediately started my English test...â Yan Zheke added an emoji of panting and squatting.
Lou Cheng came to a sudden realization. âYou completed your paper early?â
âYeah... Iâm so exhausted...â After a pause, Yan Zheke showed her acute senses. âCheng, you sounded a bit weird earlier.â
Thinking about denying, but Lou Cheng eventually chose to be honest. âYou didnât reply for such a long time... I was concerned and went off into wild flights of fancy. I was afraid you might have fallen into the lake or encountered bad guys... I became very worried and disturbed... I always phoned you...â
âHa... You are so good at cursing me...â Yan Zheke chuckled. âDidnât know you are so easily disturbed and worried.â
This message lit up Lou Chengâs last bit of emotion. He blurted out, unable to contain himself.
âBecause I like Yan Zheke. I like Yan Zheke very much!â
Regrets hit him right away.
I screwed up... What happened to no declaration of love before starting a relationship?
What about expressing love and affection face to face not by phone or through the internet?
Supposed to wait for two more days to use the tricked set on our date...
Damn it! I screwed up... Big time...
Nervousness, upset, worry and expectation all came at once. Lou Cheng heard his heart beating fast, more violent than ever.
Yan Zheke relapsed into silence again. The longer Lou Cheng waited, the more desperate he felt.
âYou... Arenât you gonna say something?â He took heart and asked again, waiting for his doomsday.
A dozen seconds later, Yan Zheke sent a shy emoji.
âLet me enjoy it for five more minutes first...â
The implied meaning hit Lou Cheng hard as if the most beautiful fireworks blasted in his heart, brilliant and bright.
This is a yes from Yan Zheke!
The most beautiful thing in this world is the girl I love happens to love me back.
Lou Cheng wanted to jump up high. Joy and flashes of fireworks went on and on in his mind.
He looked out of the window, seeing the full moon becoming brighter and brighter.