Those Sweet Times
Chapter 12 Part 1
Chuyan’s ingenious way of fighting back seemed to have disturbed
the opposing team. Xiang Nuan’s team won the match in the end.
The exchange reminded Xiang Nuan of the story of Zhuge Liang
scolding w.a.n.g Lang to death.
Having a sharp tongue could be a useful skill.
The next day was Sunday. After getting out of the bed, Xiang Nuan
stared at the Li Bai costume with a weary eye.
She still needed to dress up and do the promotion.
What a ha.s.sle……
She put on the costume, then took it off, put it on again and took it
off again……
Min Lili couldn’t stand it and said, “Nuannuan, are you enjoying the
sensation of taking your clothes off? What a weirdo.”
Xiang Nuan knocked Min Lili’s head in embarra.s.sment.
Finally, she went downstairs to meet up with Shen Zemu carrying the
costume in her hand. Shen Zemu didn’t seem to be surprised that she was.
Xiang Nuan spoke in a small voice, “Xuezhang, may I be excused today?”
She handed the costume over as she spoke.
“En.” Surprisingly, Shen Zemu agreed without a hitch. Then he said,
“You keep the costume and return it back to Waiwai tonight.”
Xiang Nuan knew Shen Zemu was covering her.
She felt warm in her heart and smiled. “Thank you, xuezhang.”
Shen Zemu had been very nice to her, so she couldn’t stop herself from
asking more. She asked, “Xuezhang, are you going to sign up for the
campus compet.i.tion this time?”
“En.”
“Kings of Glory?”
“Then……” She used her index finger to point at her chin, eyes blinking,
and mustered enough courage to ask, “Do you still need people in your team?”
“We have enough people already.”
Xiang Nuan: …...QAQ
Though she knew all along that he was quite popular, she still felt
disappointed when her tiny antic.i.p.ation was put down. She lightly replied
with “oh.”
Shen Zemu saw her wither like a plant. He unusually poked further,
“You’re thinking of playing, too?”
“Yeah, I want to win Zhuang Zhou’s Kun.”[1]
Zhuang Zhou’s Kun was the prize for third place in this semester’s esports
compet.i.tion. It looked exactly like the big fish that Zhuang Zhou rides in
Kings of Glory. It was 2.1 meters long, making it more of a sofa than a toy
and normally sold on Taobao for at least 1,000RMB.
Xiang Nuan asked Shen Zemu, “Is Jiamu Xuejie also in your team?”
Shen Zemu answered with an “en” again, but this time his voice was
much quieter.
Xiang Nuan thought “well, a Silver player doesn’t deserve to have love.”
She sadly went back to her dorm room.
The first thing she did was looking for Chuyan to play some games.
The two Silver players played for almost the whole day before they finally
reached Gold.
Xiang Nuan felt like she had achieved a major accomplishment, feeling
especially proud of herself. Min Lili casually mentioned, “Nuannuan, have
you finished your Principles of Economics homework?”
“Ah! ! ! !” Xiang Nuan screeched.
“What’s wrong?” Chuyan jumped at the other end of the call.
“I haven’t finished my homework for this week. I have to go to do my
homework.”
“What’s the big deal.” Chuyan sounded like a seasoned soldier who could
care less. “Can’t you just copy it?”
What a lousy idea…...Xiang Nuan was speechless and retorted, “Do you
copy your homework often?”
“Not that as much.”
“Even in high school?”
“Only sometimes.”
Even “sometimes” was inexcusable. Xiang Nuan was curious and asked
again, “How did you pa.s.s the exam and get into this university?”
“Using my brain.”
Oh…...Bah!
Chuyan sent her another invitation to form a team. The invitation window
was like a warm little hand keep waving at her: come, come~
Xiang Nuan felt like she was being controlled by something and clicked
accept.
One match, just one match…...she thought to herself.
One match turned into one more, then another.
In the end, Xiang Nuan gave up on herself and thought: I have never copied
any homework before. I can try it once this week as a life experience…..
[1]: Zhuang Zhou, also known as Zhuangzi, is credited with the writing of at
least part of the foundational texts for Taoism. Kun is the name of the giant
fish in one of stories.