Zhong Chen fell asleep when he got home.
This body is the perennial champion of staying up late, and the biological clock will not be able to adjust for a while. Zhong Chen got up early and went to class every day relying on physical health care, otherwise he would have fallen asleep lying on the desk like the original owner.
The housekeeper and servants did not dare to call him. When Zhong Chen woke up, it was pitch black outside, and it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.
He felt a splitting headache, looked at his phone, and saw 999+ missed messages and calls.
Zhong Chen sighed, instead of looking at the message, he picked up an important phone and called back.
"Assistant Li, has the matter I asked you to investigate come to fruition?" The boy's voice was still sleepy and hoarse when he just woke up. The ending sound is like a goat's little tail, softly rubbing against your face.
Li De didn't know why he had such a weird association, he was so frightened that his spine was sweating, he hurriedly said: "Well, yes, Young Master Zhong, I just called to tell you about this."
Zhong Chen: "Tell me."
Li De: "I asked someone to ask Qi Linqing's neighbors in his hometown in the countryside. No one knows how he learned calligraphy."
Zhong Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously sat up straight.
Li De: "However, I heard that Qi Linqing's grandma was able to read in her early years, and she may have taught her. Qi Linqing's grandfather passed away five years ago. I heard that he was once a master at designing religious murals for temples in the village."
Zhong Chen frowned, and continued to ask: "Have you also investigated the brushwork on that word? Where did Qi Linqing learn from?"
"Young Master Zhong, I don't know anything about calligraphy either. I just asked a professor about it, and they said that this is a very common three-dimensional brushwork nowadays, and nine out of ten people who learn calligraphy know it." Li De wiped his cold sweat.
He really didn't understand why Young Master Zhong suddenly went crazy, and he was interested in calligraphy. The speech is also polite, and the teacher's inheritance pops up everywhere. Could it be an addiction to acting in costume dramas
Zhong Chen: "..."
He had guessed countless things beforehand, but he never thought about the possibility that this kind of brushwork is now flooding the streets.
"Then, is there anything else?" Li De asked cautiously.
Zhong Chen: "It's okay, I'm hanging up."
"Master Zhong, sir—"
Happy birthday.
Before Li De had time to say his blessings, he was stuck in the phone line that was hung up.
Li De: "..."
When Zhong Chen walked downstairs, the living room was full of presents, and there was a huge birthday cake on the table.
The housekeeper bowed respectfully at 90° and said, "Young Master Zhong, someone brought over a famous watch just now, saying it was a gift from the young master of the Qi family—"
After finishing speaking, the butler waited for Zhong Chen to jump three feet high and rush out in excitement.
Normally, the other party would be extremely excited if they heard news about the Qi family.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Chen was calm at all.
"Oh." He looked up and down the pile of gifts, and asked casually, "Who gave it to you?"
In addition to the eldest brother Qi Yingjun, there are two young masters in the Qi family.
Butler: "I don't know, maybe there is a greeting card with your name on it. Would you like to show it to you?"
"Um."
Zhong Chen sat on the sofa, opened the iced Coke handed over by the servant with one hand, and took two sips.
Soon, the butler came over with an exquisite box.
Zhong Chen opened it and looked. Inside was a watch and a pink greeting card.
The well-informed butler said: "The market price of this watch is 700,000."
Since the young master of the Qi family can give this watch, it shows that Zhong Chen still holds a lot of weight in his heart.
The housekeeper thought to himself, if the person who gave the gift was the fake young master, Zhong Chen would be very happy.
Zhong Chen opened the pink greeting card.
Zhong Chen saw the words on it: [wife, happy birthday ~ love you, forever—]
Zhong Chen: "?"
What are you doing
When he saw Qi Linqing's name at the signing office, his face turned black, and he quickly threw the greeting card back as if he was holding a piece of hot potato.
the next day.
Zhong Chen returned the gift intact to his deskmate.
"Respect yourself." Zhong Chen said expressionlessly, "It is impossible for me to fall in love with you in this life."
The tablemate hangs his head, the broken hair on his forehead casts a shadow, and his expression cannot be seen clearly.
Zhong Chen's inner sos: Who is your wife!
There is also this episode in the novel, but the original owner swears very nasty swear words at that time, which caused Qi Linqing to commit suicide after being depressed for a while.
Thinking of this, Zhong Chen quickly added: "Sorry, I already have someone I like."
"Ok, I know."
In the book, the person that cannon fodder Zhong Chen likes is Qi Lele.
Qi Linqing raised his head, took the gift box and opened it. He selectively ignored the pink greeting card, only took out his watch, and observed it carefully for a while.
It's a good thing to tell the time, he confirmed.
Good things should of course be kept for your own use.
He calmly put the watch on his wrist.
Zhong Chen: "...?"
After the second class, Qi Linqing got up and went to the school library.
He heard from Du Yuanbai that the junior high school was sponsored by a few rich parents in the past, and that it had a rich collection of books, comparable to urban libraries, and maybe there might be that book.
The library is an independent building with white walls on the outside. There are four floors up and down, and each floor is equipped with a self-study room.
It's recess time now, the library is empty and looks very deserted.
Qi Linqing walked in and wandered around for a while, he was dazzled by the books in his eyes, and he didn't know where to start.
"What book are you looking for, classmate?" At this time, the uncle librarian came over and asked him.
Qi Linqing: "Is there a traditional version of "Tonglu Lunhua"?"
The uncle's expression was surprised. Does anyone still read this kind of book
"Our library doesn't have any," he said.
Qi Linqing was a little disappointed, "Okay, thank you."
Uncle: "However, I know that your art teacher has this book. It happened to be traditional Chinese as a gift from a Taiwanese leader before."
Qi Linqing's eyes lit up.
"Thank you!!" He bowed to the uncle before turning around and leaving.
noon.
As usual, Zhong Chen went to the school canteen to buy things with his younger brothers.
Jiang Bai: "Brother Zhong, why didn't you hold a birthday party yesterday?"
This sentence asked the voice of others. Brother Zhong is such a fun-loving person, with the super vip cards of all the bars and clubs in city B in his pocket, no one would believe that he suddenly changed his sex.
Zhong Chen yawned and said, "I fell asleep last night."
The brothers were silent.
It's really like something a big brother would do.
Zhong Chen walked around the canteen, actually wanting to buy everything he saw. Although he held a high position in his previous life, it still couldn't change his nature of being a foodie.
But he was afraid of breaking the original owner's design, so he finally only picked out a bottle of sports drink to pay the bill, drooling inwardly at the sausage next to him.
At this time, I happened to meet Qi Lele walking over.
The younger brothers had ambiguous expressions and immediately booed.
Qi Lele was a little embarrassed, so she greeted Zhong Chen first: "Hi~"
He was wearing a blue and white school uniform like everyone else, but he was like a moving luminous body, constantly attracting the attention of the students around him.
Zhong Chen stared at the grilled sausage without squinting, and said casually, "Yes."
Brothers: "???"
Brother, you are really single by your strength.
But the original owner had been Qi Lele's licking dog for many years.
Qi Lele didn't mind Zhong Chen's brief indifference, but said with a smile: "Did you receive the gift from me yesterday?"
Brothers: "Hey~~~~"
Big brother love is coming.
Zhong Chen thought for a while and said, "Maybe, I didn't pay attention."
Qi Lele was a little embarrassed, "That's it."
Then he didn't say anything, and left silently after paying the bill.
Zhong Chen's EQ is actually not that low, it's just that he is too lazy to care for Qi Lele.
He unscrewed the lid of the drink and gurgled.
The younger brothers were frowning: Big Brother, your love is gone, why are you so calm
Zhong Chen didn't want to buy grilled sausages in front of his younger brothers, so he went to the commissary after class as an excuse to go to the bathroom.
There will be a lot fewer people in the commissary.
But Zhong Chen still looked around vigilantly, for fear of meeting acquaintances.
He whispered: "A grilled sausage."
Clerk: "4.5 yuan."
Zhong Chen took out his campus card to pay the bill, thinking that he had to be more cautious, so that no one could see how greedy he was for stealing sausages.
The clerk forked the bamboo stick and handed it to him, "Student, your sausage."
Zhong Chen took it, but just after taking two bites, he turned around and met Qi Linqing.
Zhong Chen: "..."
Qi Linqing just wanted to buy two packs of napkins. Looking at him, he opened them silently, took out a few napkins and handed them over, saying:
"Wipe the oil off your mouth."
Zhong Chen: "..."