Chapter 523: Zi Lives Across from Me (1.3 for 1 Chapter)
Translator: Noodletown Translated Editor: Noodletown Translated
“You’re back?” Hao Zhonghua who was reviewing a report in the living room on the first floor immediately came out of the house.
An SUV stopped in front of the house, and Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Yanzi stood outside of the car.
At the moment, Xie Yujia was pulling out a big suitcase in a colorful checkered sleeveless s.h.i.+rt; she had a bright smile on her face.
“Hehe, Yujia’s ticket was booked by Zhao Guang through the Mingri Group. I had some time today, so I went to pick up Yujia,” Zhao Hongyu said.
“How could we bother you? I had told Yujia to give me a call after she confirmed the flight,” Hao Zhonghua said.
Hao Ren and the Lu sisters walked to the door from the backyard.
Zhao Yanzi saw Hao Ren and was about to call him, but she suddenly found him looking at Xie Yujia. She immediately pouted in dissatisfaction.
“Yujia is like my half-daughter. I should pick her up,” Zhao Hongyu said with a smile. “Yue Yang is not at home?”
“She is at work, and I am taking a leave of absence at home today because I was waiting to pick up Yujia. Who knew you’d get her,” Hao Zhonghua said while welcoming Zhao Hongyu into the house.
Xie Yujia dragged her suitcase and looked at Hao Ren. The eyes of the two met, and they smiled at each other. Although they had met on Fifth Heaven, Xie Yujia’s official return was different.
“Hmph!” Zhao Yanzi saw the meeting of their eyes, so she clenched her fists and stormed into the house.
“Big Zhumu!” The Lu sisters yelled and rushed in front of Hao Ren to help Xie Yujia carry her suitcase into the house.
The poor relations.h.i.+p between the Big Zhumu and the Little Zhumu was a matter between them. The Lu sisters remained neutral and took no sides.
“Zhao Guang and I are going to visit Yuhuang Mountain for a business trip. Can Zi stay here for a few days? Is that okay?” Zhao Hongyu asked.
“Hehe, Yue Yang always say that we are a family. No problem! Leave Zi to us!” Hao Zhonghua quickly answered.
He hoped that Xie Yujia could become his daughter-in-law, but he also liked Zhao Yanzi. Now that the relations.h.i.+p between the Hao Family and the Zhao Family was like that between the Hao Family and the Xie Family, it was no big deal to help take care of Zhao Yanzi.
“Would you welcome me to stay for a meal?” Zhao Hongyu continued.
“You are always welcomed! Of course!” Hao Zhonghua laughed.
Yue Yang and Zhao Hongyu were very good friends, but he and Zhao Hongyu were not as close. Once Zhao Hongyu joked, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.
“But… Hao Ren is going to school tomorrow,” Hao Zhonghua said.
Back in the days, he was a popular person at East Ocean University. He did not actively pursue girls, but there were a lot of girls who chased after him. He still knew a little about girls’ minds.
“Ah?” Certainly, Zhao Yanzi looked surprised.
“What’s the matter? If Ren goes to school, Zi can still stay here. There is not much time before school starts anyway. Zhao Guang and I will return soon,” Zhao Hongyu said.
Hao Ren looked at Zhao Yanzi and couldn’t help but want to laugh. “You want to bully me? No chance. I’m off to school tomorrow!” he thought.
“Mom!” Zhao Yanzi bit her lip and thought for a few seconds. She suddenly shouted, “This year, I want to board!”
LingZhao Middle School was a semi-boarding school. Students who lived far away from school could live in the dorms, and the school encouraged students to board, mainly to develop student’s abilities to live independently and for ease of management.
Zhao Yanzi’s home was within East Ocean City and not far from her school, so she didn’t board before.
Even though LingZhao Middle School moved to another location, it was still in the same district, and the distance from her home to school was only four or five bus stops further.
Zhao Yanzi’s sudden boarding proposal at this moment made her intention very clear.
“Are you sure?” Zhao Hongyu asked her.
Zhao Yanzi was one of the few students in the cla.s.s who lived off-campus. The Cla.s.s Advisor had asked whether Zhao Yanzi was willing to board and live with her cla.s.smates, but she did not want to leave her parents. That was why she chose to live off-campus.
Since her school had strict rules, boarding meant that she could not play, eat, go home as she pleased, and she had to clean the room by herself…
“I have made up my mind!” Zhao Yanzi said with clenched teeth.
Both Xie Yujia and Hao Ren were living in school, so she must supervise them at close range and couldn’t let their relations.h.i.+p get heated.
“If you want to board, you can report to the school tomorrow. You can go to school with Ren.” Zhao Hongyu did not reject Zhao Yanzi’s whim and agreed.
Zhao Yanzi’s ability to live independently required some practice. Also, her new campus was next to East Ocean University. If anything happened, Hao Ren would be nearby.
Students who were boarding needed to go to school in advance because of matters like getting rooms and cleaning. If Zhao Yanzi lived at school, there was no need for Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang to take care of her for the next few days.
“Ok, let Uncle Hao take you to school tomorrow and help you with the procedures,” Zhao Hongyu said.
Zhao Yanzi clenched her teeth, looked at Hao Ren and Xie Yujia angrily, and said, “Fine!”
“No problem, I’ll take care of those matters tomorrow,” Hao Zhonghua quickly answered.
These were minor matters for Hao Zhonghua. Even switching to boarding in the middle of the school year would be an easy task for Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang who had strong relations with all the schools in the city.
Only Xie Yujia did not understand why Zhao Yanzi suddenly wanted to board and was looking at her with hostility.
Little did she know that Zhao Yanzi was determined to battle with her to the end. LingZhao Middle School moved beside East Ocean University, right next to the university students’ dorms.
In the evening, Yue Yang returned and saw Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Yanzi; she was surprised and thrilled. After a lively dinner, Zhao Hongyu left to prepare for the trip to Yuhuang Mountain the next day with Zhao Guang, and Zhao Yanzi stayed at Hao Ren’s home.
Xie Yujia was on a long-distance flight, so her sleep was particularly sweet.
On the other hand, Zhao Yanzi felt uneasy and couldn’t sleep.
The next day, Hao Zhonghua drove all five kids to school and took Zhao Yanzi to do her boarding procedures.
Xie Yujia didn’t know that LingZhao Middle School had already moved to the other side of East Ocean University.
Now that she saw the new school buildings with the name, LingZhao Middle School on them right across the street from East Ocean University, she finally understood why Zhao Yanzi wanted to board.
Since she graduated from LingZhao Middle School and was Zhao Yanzi’s senior, she felt a little nostalgic when she saw the name and the new buildings.
“Ren, come with us for the procedures!” Hao Zhonghua shouted.
“Got it!” Hao Ren saw Zhao Yanzi looking at him with a pitiful look, so he knew that he wouldn’t escape.
However, he really did not mean to ignore Zhao Yanzi. It was only that Zhao Yanzi seemed to be holding something against him?
“Gongzi, we’re going to our dorms! Call us if you need anything!” Lu Linlin waved her phone and said.
In the summer, Yue Yang bought a new phone for each of the sisters, which made them very happy. They were getting used to this fun world, and they were planning to go back to Above Realm.
“I am going to arrange my dorm as well. You can call me as well,” Xie Yujia said to Hao Ren gently before walking toward the dorms at the south of the campus.
“What are you looking at!” Seeing Hao Ren gazing at Xie Yujia, Zhao Yanzi raised her eyebrows fiercely and pulled his arm, turning him away.
She used to let Hao Ren be, but now that Hao Ren and Xie Yujia’s relations.h.i.+p was developing rapidly… Also, she didn’t like Hao Ren this much before…
In LingZhao Middle School, the buildings were new, and the simple, white architectural style resembled East Ocean University. No wonder everyone thought this was the university’s affiliated middle school.
Moving to a new school had the same refreshed feeling as moving to a new home. Zhao Yanzi entered the new campus for the first time, and she was full of curiosity. Her big eyes looked here and there, and she already imagined her new life in this place.
“Grade Nine… There isn’t much time to play even after moving to a new campus…” Hao Ren, who was an experienced student, quietly crushed Zhao Yanzi’s antic.i.p.ations in his mind.
Today was the first day for the boarding students to report to the new campus. There were many fancy cars parked at the entrance since many parents brought their kids to school to check in.
With Hao Zhonghua and Hao Ren accompanying Zhao Yanzi, they looked like her dad and brother.
Now that Zhao Yanzi was in Grade Nine, there would be new Grade Seven students coming in. When these young and beautiful little girls saw Zhao Yanzi, they couldn’t help but look over at her. Then, their gazes immediately landed on Hao Ren who was beside her.
Hao Ren was wearing a pair of simple, light-colored pants and a checkered s.h.i.+rt today, and his hair was simply styled.
In particular, Hao Ren’s slightly toned body and smooth dark skin seemed to bring out one word: handsome.
“Hey!” Seeing those little girls staring at Hao Ren, Zhao Yanzi immediately shouted, “Hao Ren! I don’t want you to come to my school often!”
Hao Ren felt wronged since he didn’t do anything…
Zhao Yanzi then looked over at those little girls and shouted, “What are you looking at?!”
Those girls were all new to the school, and they were scared off by Zhao Yanzi’s imposing manner. They all turned away immediately.
Zhao Yanzi raised her head proudly and pulled Hao Ren tightly into the dorm. Her intent was obvious, “No matter who this handsome guy is, he is mine! Don’t you think about talking to him!”
Now that the Middle School Department had been separated from the High School Department, Grade Nine was the most senior grade in the school. Zhao Yanzi even dared to fight Xie Yujia, let alone warning some little girls.
In the dorm building, the first floor was used for registration. This new building was bigger and more s.p.a.cious than the previous building, and it seemed more comfortable as well.
“That is Hao Ren…”
“Zhao Yanzi is boarding now?”
“It is bossy to have her boyfriend with her for registration.”
“Who is the adult by their side? He looks pretty handsome.”
“I don’t know… I have seen him from somewhere…”
“Hey, have you heard about it? Her cla.s.s advisor paid Zhao Yanzi a home visit, and her parents said that this Hao Ren is her fiancé. The teacher got so mad.”
“Oh… Right after the break began, people were talking about it in our WeChat group…”
“This is probably Hao Ren’s dad. Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi are probably not engaged; they are most likely relatives.”
“That is possible. There are too many guys pursuing her, both inside and outside of school. It is possible that she is having her cousin to play the role of her boyfriend…”
“He looks quite handsome up close. If he is Zhao Yanzi’s cousin, I’m going after him…”
“You sure you can make it?”
“Haha, don’t let Zhao Yanzi hear you!”
Some girls in front looked back and whispered.
Zhao Yanzi clenched her teeth and pretended that she did not hear it. She didn’t expect Hao Ren, who she had never looked up to before, to become so popular now.
But if these girls dared to approach Hao Ren, she would not hold back.
The registration process was relatively quick. A few moments later, it was Hao Zhonghua’s turn.
Zhao Yanzi showed her student ID and signed the terms of accommodation, and Hao Zhonghua paid the accommodation fee. According to her cla.s.s, Zhao Yanzi got dorm room no.406.
The dorm building was beside the wall of LingZhao Middle School, just neighboring the southern dorm buildings of East Ocean University.
Hao Zhonghua and Hao Ren accompanied Zhao Yanzi upstairs and then followed the room numbers to find the correct room. This newly-built dorm building was really s.p.a.cious and clean, better than Hao Ren’s university dorms.
However, the dorms in middle school had relatively tight rules, so Hao Ren wasn’t sure if Zhao Yanzi could get used to it.
There were four beds in room 406, which corresponded to four writing desks and four wardrobes. The layout was similar to that of Hao Ren’s bedroom, but there was an independent bathroom.
“Gu Yan! Liu Qiqi! Ling!” Zhao Yanzi saw her cla.s.smates in the dorm.
“Zi!” They were surprised to see Zhao Yanzi.
Zhao Yanzi had the best friends.h.i.+p with Ling in the cla.s.s, though her relations.h.i.+p with the other girls was also alright. There was joy between the students when they met after two months.
“Why did you choose to board now?” Ling asked Zhao Yanzi in surprise.
“It’s a long story…” Zhao Yanzi shook her head before whispering to Ling, “I heard your relations.h.i.+p with Liu Yuntao got exposed?”
“Shh, don’t say it!” Ling covered Zhao Yanzi’s mouth in a hurry.
Zhao Yanzi immediately shut her mouth. “Alright, I won’t say it!”
She was a good friend of Ling, and she immediately understood why Ling changed to boarding as well.
Ling was afraid that her parents would question her about her puppy love issue since it was taboo to them. Zhao Yanzi thought about his parents and Hao Ren’s parents and suddenly felt very happy.
Hao Ren saw Zhao Yanzi’s private conversation with Ling and couldn’t help but laugh. No matter how Zhao Yanzi pretended to be mature, she immediately revealed the mentality of a little girl when she met her cla.s.smates
When the parents of these three girls saw Hao Zhonghua, they all wondered if he was the big scientist Hao Zhonghua who often appeared in the news.
However, Cla.s.s Two was filled with students from ordinary families, and these parents quickly shook their heads.
“Zi, it seems that you have everything here. If you need anything, have Ren buy it for you,” Hao Zhonghua looked around the room and said to Zhao Yanzi.
“Thank you, Uncle!” Zhao Yanzi curled up her lips like a happy kitten.
Hao Ren’s dad really adored Zhao Yanzi, and all that she wanted was this permission from Hao Ren’s dad.
Since LingZhao Middle School was now next to East Ocean University, she could torture Hao Ren all the time!
“Hahahaha…” Zhao Yanzi laughed wildly in her mind.