Ye Yingzhi speaks Chinese very well, even if he is Chi Yan who grew up in China, he will believe that there is really nothing to correct. The two usually send messages and chat, but Ye Yingzhi will call him at night, saying that it is to exercise his "oral expression".
Chi Yan had to be convinced by the other party's pursuit of excellence, and thought that if he had this spirit back then, he could at least score 10 more points in the TOEFL test.
Ye Yingzhi usually calls at ten o'clock in the evening, and Chi Yan usually just takes a shower at this time, opens the window and talks on the phone while letting her hair dry naturally. The two could chat for half an hour to an hour, and Ye Yingzhi would also speak English with him, but he really helped him correct some pronunciation and accent problems. It was easy and fun to talk to the other party, and it was really beneficial to him, so Chi Yan was more willing to talk to Ye Yingzhi.
Ye Yingzhi's English accent is a relatively pure English accent, and there is always a feeling of holding it when he speaks, and that feeling is even more overwhelming. When I listened to him speaking Chinese, I didn't feel it, but when I listened to the other party in English, Chi Yan had to pay more attention to what the other party said, and every time I felt that my ears were heating up.
For the first time, he understood why some people would say that the British accent is more seductive than the American accent.
At about 10:30 that night, Chi Yan was talking to Ye Yingzhi when he suddenly heard the sound of knocking on the door and calling his name.
Listening to the voice is Alex.
Chi Yan said to the phone: "Wait a moment, someone is looking for me."
He got up from the bed, put the phone on the table, opened the door, and it was Alex outside.
Alex holds two posts with gilding on a black background: "Hi Jerry, there's a cocktail party this weekend, hosted by Prius. I'm doing an internship there now so I've got a lot of invitations, they AHU's young students are very welcome, maybe they think it's a good opportunity to promote the company. Don't you want to fully experience the different life and variety of activities in Sophis? This is a good opportunity, I have two here An invitation, you can bring that friend of yours to play. What's his name? Kevin?"
Kevin is Jiang Tian's English name.
Chi Yan had never attended a more formal party since he came here, and he was indeed interested in this reception, so he readily agreed and thanked the other party for his kindness. He took the invitation and said, "Okay, thank you, I'll ask Kevin."
"It would be great if you could come," Alex smiled cheerfully. "The meeting place is a little far from the dormitory. Simon and I will drive there. You and Kevin can take my car."
Chi Yan thanked each other again and wished each other good night before closing the door and going back.
His phone was on the table, the screen was on, and the call was still going on.
"Have you heard? The classmate who lives next to me invited me to a reception this weekend. I don't know what the reception here is like. Have you been there?"
Ye Yingzhi didn't answer his question, but instead asked: "The classmate who lives next to you? Is that the black-haired, blue-eyed boy you told me who often fools around with a group of friends? I advise you to stay away from them. They don't sound like serious people." There was a rare hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.
"Okay, I got it." Chi Yan smiled. He didn't expect Ye Yingzhi to be so conservative. He thought that young people abroad were more fun, but Ye Yingzhi looked like the dean of their middle school.
"They just love to play, and they are very nice people. There are also many students in China who can get good grades by cramming at the end of the semester. Everyone's way of working is different. Besides, this time I have already Promise him, just go and see if there is nothing wrong with not drinking too much alcohol? Prius is also a famous company, isn't it?"
Prius is a biotechnology company that is still well-known in Australia. Due to its unique geographical environment and evolutionary process, Australia has many wonderful plants and animals that are not found in the northern hemisphere, and has always had a leading edge in biotechnology, pharmaceutical health care.
Chi Yan said while flipping through the invitation card sent by Alex. The invitations are exquisitely crafted and have a unique dark fragrance. The black card surface has a golden pattern on it, and when it is opened, it is the same hot-gilt flower font—
You are cordially invited to join us for a feast this weekend and you are sure to have an unforgettable evening.
Also indicate the time and place of the banquet. There is no clear signature, but it makes people want to participate.
After Ye Yingzhi heard his words, he just made a light "um", but did not stop him.
It was getting late, Chi Yan and his Tom Ye exchanged good night, charged the phone and fell asleep.
The street outside the window was silent. Occasionally, cars drove by at high speed, and the green belt between the lanes occasionally sounded a chirping of insects and birds. A huge four-hoofed black shadow swept past his window rapidly, the shadow covering the entire window surface, and even reflected on the opposite wall through the window screen. The owner of the room muttered in the dream, not knowing anything.
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Soon it was Saturday, Chi Yan told Jiang Tian about the reception before. Jiang Tian was outgoing and could not rest in his daily life. After hearing about it, he agreed to go with Chi Yan with great interest.
Chi Yan and Alex made an appointment to meet at the door of the dormitory at 6 pm, and then Alex drove them there.
At the appointed time, there was only Alex at the door, already neatly dressed and waiting for them.
"What about Simon and the others? Don't you come with us?" Alex's group of friends has at least five or six people. The most common ones are two people who seem to have a mild temperament, a boy named Simon and a man named Zhu Dee's girls. Chi Yan is not good at remembering the names and faces of foreigners, only these two people can remember, because they come to Alex most often and greet him every time they see Chi Yan.
"They have already passed, but we have to wait, there is one more person." Alex smiled, looking in a good mood.
After a while, Emily, who was wearing a white dress, appeared in front of the three of them. Her beautiful blond hair was rolled up high, and she was carrying a pearl-colored bag in her hand.
It turns out that the person Alex was waiting for turned out to be Emily, but that makes sense, after all, they live very close together, and it seems that Alex and Emily have a good relationship. Since the other party invited him, he would naturally invite Emily as well.
"White, it's nice. They'll love it." Alex complimented softly, and led the three into the car. The two of them sat in the front, Chi Yan and Jiang Tian in the back.
Sophis is good at this. Chi Yan has been here for so long, and he has never experienced traffic jams.
Alex drove all the way to the outskirts of the city.
Jiang Tian couldn't help but asked aloud, "Isn't it written on the invitation that the banquet will be held in the clubhouse in the west of the city? How can we go to the east?" .
"The location was temporarily changed yesterday," Alex replied. "Seriously, I don't know why they changed the address."
The reception was held in a manor in the suburbs, not far from here, and the car arrived at the destination after an hour of driving.
Alex took Emily's hand and walked in front, Jiang Tian whispered to Chi Yan: "You are so pitiful, you see how smart Alex is, you should also bring a female companion instead of me ."
Chi Yan patted his shoulder comfortingly: "Don't belittle yourself."
As soon as Alex walked into the venue, he felt an unusually tense atmosphere.
He frowned, found Simon who was flirting with a human boy, dragged him to the side forcefully, and asked in a low voice, "What happened? Why are so many old guys here? They haven't been together for a long time. Didn't show up?"
This is just an ordinary full moon blood banquet, how can it attract so many older fellows? He took a cursory look and saw that there were still a few faces that didn't belong to Sophies at all. If he remembered correctly those guys were coming from Sydney or Melbourne on purpose, maybe even Adelaide and beyond.
Those old guys touched their wine glasses and whispered to each other, with a bit of solemnity on their expressions and demeanor.
Please, how long has it been since the Middle Ages
Alex tugged at the collar of his shirt impatiently, hoping his friend would give him an explanation.
Simon put his head close to him and whispered, "I heard... I just heard that the one you met that night took the invitation."
He looked at Alex, who was a little stunned: "But I think it's true in all likelihood, didn't you see the same clan who is currently in charge from other places come here specially? And the banquet venue is also from the city where we often go. The clubhouse has been temporarily changed to this place... After all, the person who came to the southern hemisphere this time has been very low-key, and he has never made any public appearances, so no one wants to go wrong at this time, right?"
"God," Alex groaned while covering his head, like an ordinary young man complaining about the restraint from his elders, "how could he suddenly be interested in a small gathering like ours since he hasn't seen the scene before? ? You actually accepted the invitation? It's over, there are so many old guys around, and I probably won't be able to play any novel tricks this time."
"Shh, be quiet." Simon looked around and made a "silence" gesture.
He patted his friend's stiff shoulder and comforted: "Relax, it's all about the big guys. According to the rumored person's usual style, even if he comes, he won't show up in public. Meeting some old guys. That has nothing to do with us. It's not me, you really did it this time, you brought three humans, and two newcomers from the East... "
He licked his teeth: "... we enjoyed today."