Chapter 55 - 55: The beginning of the story is always wonderful

Li Qiang had heard the song "Thousand Searches," and he could hum a few lines if asked, but asking him to sing the Cantonese version was utterly impossible, so when Lu Lin started singing, Li Qiang was momentarily stunned and a bit embarrassed. Fortunately, Lu Lin considered Li Qiang’s feelings; she glanced at him while singing, gave him a slight smile, and with that smile, Li Qiang suddenly felt it didn’t matter and smiled back. Earlier, Chang Hao had egged Lu Lin and Li Qiang to sing a duet. Lu Lin neither refused nor accepted, probably not intending to seriously sing with Li Qiang, but the outcome was still acceptable. After Lu Lin finished singing, everyone immediately started applauding and cheering. Chang Hao waved his hands, declaring it didn’t count, reminding them it was supposed to be a duet. "A-Qiang didn’t sing at all, you guys have to do another one." "Exactly! Lu Lin, I didn’t know you spoke Cantonese so well!" Zheng Yanyan also chimed in. The four of them made a fuss for a while, and for some reason, Chang Hao insisted that Li Qiang also sing a song, leaving Li Qiang with no choice but to select "Big Flower Sedan Chair." The song was very festive; perhaps Zheng Yanyan would find it a bit tacky, but Chang Hao didn’t mind at all. In fact, he even tapped along to the beat as Li Qiang sang. The sun came out, and I climbed the hill! At the top of the hill, I felt like singing! Li Qiang sang with great enthusiasm, especially singing towards Lu Lin. Zheng Yanyan was eager to tease Lu Lin, joking around with her intensely. Lu Lin, however, didn’t seem to mind and seriously listened to Li Qiang sing, occasionally smiling at him. This boosted Li Qiang’s confidence, making him shout louder. Hug one another! Hug one another! Hugging my sister onto the flower sedan! The noise got a bit too loud, and Su Qing, just wanting to chat with Zhou Yuwen, suggested they go outside for a while. Zhou Yuwen also found it too noisy. The two agreed and left the private room one after the other. In a KTV, a man and a woman leaving the room together could be quite suggestive. Seeing this, Shen Yu felt a bit uncomfortable. Even though she knew Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing had a history, it was hard for her to just step aside when she finally met a guy who made her heart flutter. The departure of Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing did not disrupt the fun inside; they kept fooling around, singing "Big Flower Sedan Chair," and perhaps inspired by the jovial atmosphere, Li Qiang became increasingly uninhibited, not only singing but also starting to dance. He wasn’t really sure what dance moves he was doing, just dancing wildly in front of the screen. Chang Hao, from the fruit platter, picked up half a watermelon rind and placed it on Li Qiang’s head, making his dancing even more comical. Zheng Yanyan and Lu Lin were cracked up by Li Qiang’s outfit. Shortly after Su Qing ran back inside, Zhou Yuwen followed her in. After they entered the room, they didn’t speak again. But seeing Su Qing’s spring-like demeanor and blushingly shy expression, Shen Yu felt like something had happened between them. It was 11 o’clock, and Chang Hao and the others were still having a good time. Seeing Zhou Yuwen enter, Chang Hao asked him, "Old Zhou, do you want to sing a couple more songs?" "Let’s call it a night, it’s already eleven, shall we? We’ll meet up some other time," Zhou Yuwen said, glancing at his watch. "All right! That settles it!" Chang Hao nodded in agreement. Afterward, Zhou Yuwen generously paid the bill at the front desk before leaving with everyone. It was the year 2013, and mobile payments were not yet popular. Zhou Yuwen had been busy with campus card issues these days, but he still had a decent amount of cash on him. Opening his wallet, he revealed a thick stack of red bills, roughly amounting to twenty or thirty thousand. This made everyone stare in amazement for a moment. Zhou Yuwen paid the money and then said, "Let’s go." So they first dropped the girls off at their dormitory, then he went back to his own. While dropping the girls off at the dormitory, they were quite quiet, clearly each lost in their own thoughts. Shen Yu was now sure that she had feelings for Zhou Yuwen, but she was hesitant about whether to confess, feeling as if doing so would somehow betray Su Qing. Meanwhile, the other guys and girls seemed to be shocked by the way Zhou Yuwen nonchalantly whipped out tens of thousands of yuan. Chang Hao couldn’t help but remark, saying "Old Zhou, you really are loaded." Zhou Yuwen just smiled lightly and said, "What are you talking about? This is all for handling card issues, I need to hand it over to the service center tomorrow." After dropping the girls off at their dormitory building, he planned to say goodbye. Li Qiang, who had been silent the whole way, finally couldn’t hold back and mustered up the courage, "Lu Lin!" Everyone curiously looked at Li Qiang. Even Lu Lin herself looked at him with curiosity. Li Qiang hesitated, visibly nervous to the point of sweating slightly, "Can I, can I add you on WeChat!?" Everyone was taken aback at first, then found it somewhat amusing. "Of course, you can." Lu Lin said nonchalantly. With so many people watching, she couldn’t really refuse, could she? But Li Qiang looked relieved and smiled.