As soon as Chu Qing finished speaking, Qi Weichen, who was always calm, trembled for a moment, and then calmed down: "He is not me."
"Um?"
"I'm 18 years old now, 1.85 meters tall. If the epiphyseal line has not closed, he will continue to grow taller. But this person is less than 1.8 meters tall, which is quite a difference from my height. So it is impossible that he is the 41-year-old me." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Chu Qing looked at him: "Not necessarily. Isn't it said that people shrink as they get older? Maybe he is the shrunk you."
"41 is the prime of life." Qi Weichen looked at her calmly.
As the two looked at each other in silence, the middle-aged man ran over, wiped the sweat from his eyes, frowned and asked them: "Chu Qing, Qi Weichen?"
"We are." Chu Qing responded immediately.
"I'm the life teacher of Chengde High School. I'm here to pick you up. I was supposed to arrive at around 3 o'clock, but something delayed me. Come with me and I'll arrange accommodation for you," the middle-aged man said. He was stunned when he noticed their clothes. "Why are you wearing such thick clothes in such a hot day?"
"Who asked you to pick us up?" Chu Qing quickly changed the question.
The man's attention was diverted. "Of course it's your parents, but the principal didn't give me any specific information. I only know the last name is Qi. Your family didn't tell you. Will Teacher Wang come to pick you up?"
Chu Qing looked at Qi Weichen hesitantly. The young man's eyes turned cold under the sun. After staring at the man for a long time, he lowered his eyes and said to Chu Qing, "Go with him."
"Okay." Boss Qi spoke, and Chu Qing quickly agreed.
The man immediately asked them to follow him and got on the school bus sent by the school on the other side of the road. It was called a school bus, but it was actually a seven-seater commercial vehicle that looked expensive. There was no one inside, and it was obviously specially sent to pick them up.
As soon as he entered the air-conditioned car, Chu Qing breathed a long sigh of relief, and his spirit recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. Qi Weichen, on the other hand, looked a little pale, and he hadn't said a word since he got in the car. He was so quiet that he barely felt like he existed.
"Do you want some water?" Chu Qing looked at him worriedly.
He shook his head slightly, then nodded, pursed his lips and said nothing. Chu Qing unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it to him. After he drank a few sips, he took it back. Just as he was about to drink it, he suddenly remembered that they had broken up. It seemed a bit bad for him to drink the water he had drunk.
"Why don't you drink?" Qi Weichen said the first words after getting in the car.
Chu Qing smiled awkwardly, screwed the bottle tightly and put it next to him. Qi Weichen looked at her silently and finally said nothing.
"Aren't you two hot dressed like this?" the life teacher who was driving asked again.
Chu Qing coughed and said vaguely: "I haven't been back for too long, I forgot to check the weather forecast..."
"Have you returned from the Southern Hemisphere? It's winter there." As soon as the life teacher arrived at the air-conditioned place, he not only talked more, but his tone also became much better.
Chu Qing laughed dryly twice, afraid to say more and make more mistakes, so she didn't dare to say anything. She felt bored on the way, so she leaned on the window to look out, but she didn't even find a familiar road. The only familiar thing was the largest shopping mall in City A in the past, and now there was a big word "demolition" written on the outer wall.
Eighteen-year-old Chu Qing rarely felt a little melancholy about how things have changed. She looked away a little withered, and at the same time was glad that Chengde High School, where they were going, was her and Qi Weichen's alma mater. No matter what, being able to go to a place that she was very familiar with was also a comfort to her at the moment.
Half an hour later, Chu Qing stood at the gate of Chengde High School, looking at the luxurious gate and the Western-style buildings through the iron gate with difficulty, and asked the life teacher next to him: "Is this Chengde?"
"Yes, since it's your first time here, I'll arrange accommodation for you first, and then you can visit the school on your own." The life teacher said this and walked into the school.
Chu Qing quickly followed and tried to find out more: "I remember Chengde High School used to be quite shabby. When did it become so good?"
"I've been here for more than ten years. This has always been the best private middle school in City A. Who told you it's shabby?" The life teacher looked at her strangely.
Chu Qing smiled awkwardly and subconsciously glanced to the side. When she found that there was no one around, she quickly turned her head and saw Qi Weichen walking slowly, so she urged him to hurry up. Qi Weichen looked at her silently and quietly quickened his pace.
The two followed the life teacher forward, passed the teaching building and the playground and arrived at the dormitory area. The entire dormitory area was surrounded by walls, forming a space of its own in the huge school, very much like a small living community.
There were only a few people in the dormitory area at the moment, and they were all so leisurely that they seemed to be shopping. The life teacher noticed the curiosity in Chu Qing's eyes and explained, "Registration will start in the next two days, and school will officially start the day after tomorrow. Not many people are here today. By the way, your boxes are with the security guard, come with me."
Chu Qing nodded quickly, and when she followed, she noticed that Qi Weichen had fallen behind again. She hesitated for a moment and slowed down her pace. Qi Weichen glanced at her and followed her quietly.
When the two arrived at the security room, the life teacher had already taken out two large suitcases. He gave the pink one to Chu Qing and the black one to Qi Weichen. He also took out an envelope and handed it to Qi Weichen: "The suitcase contains your daily necessities, and the letter is for you."
Qi Weichen took it but didn't open it right away. Instead, he folded it and put it in his pocket. The life teacher didn't care and gave everyone a key: "You are all in Class 2, Grade 3. Qi Weichen's is a double dormitory, and Chu Qing's is a single dormitory. The dormitory number is on the key. You can just go there."
"Why are the dormitories different?" Chu Qing was curious.
The life teacher paused for a moment and said, "How would I know? Dormitories are chosen by the students themselves. There are single, double, and quad rooms available. It must be your parents' request that the school arrange it this way."
"Okay, thank you, teacher." Although Chu Qing was even more confused, she didn't ask any more questions when she saw that he didn't know either.
The life teacher gave the keys to the two of them and said, "Okay, there's nothing else to do. Just remember to report to class before 7:30 the day after tomorrow. Do you have any other questions?"
"Yes!" Chu Qing raised her hand quickly, "Where is the infirmary?"
Qi Weichen looked at her: "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no." Chu Qing smiled awkwardly.
Qi Weichen looked at her for a moment, and seeing that she was in good spirits, he did not ask any more questions. The life teacher told them the specific location of the infirmary, and after confirming that they had no new questions, he turned around and left.
As soon as he left, Chu Qing hurriedly urged Qi Weichen: "Where's the letter? Take it out and have a look."
Qi Weichen glanced at her, then silently took out the letter and read it. There were only a few short lines of words on it -
"She and I will participate in a national research and development project in June 2042. We will not be able to contact anyone for a year and a half. There are temporary documents and necessary living expenses in the suitcase. Stay at school with peace of mind. There are countless surprises waiting for you before returning to 2019."
There were less than a hundred words in total. Chu Qing read it over and over again for more than a dozen times, and finally asked him uncertainly: "Is the she mentioned above... me?"
Qi Weichen said seriously: "There is no evidence that it was you."
That's right... Chu Qing frowned and read it again carefully: "What this means is that as long as we stay here, we can go back to the original time, right?"
"Yeah." This time Qi Weichen gave an affirmative answer.
Chu Qing laughed, not worrying whether the Qingqing above was herself or not: "That's fine, let's stay here for now and wait to go home... It's a pity for my vacation, I have to go to school again before I can play for two days."
When she thought about school starting the day after tomorrow, she felt melancholy again.
Qi Weichen glanced at her sweaty hair and her red face, and her eyelashes drooped. "Let's go back to the dormitory and change our clothes first."
"Yes, let me go check out my dormitory first. It's a single room. You're such a good person. You're so generous to your ex-girlfriend who you broke up with more than 20 years ago." Knowing who helped him settle down, Chu Qing praised him in a flattering manner.
However, Qi Weichen just took the letter from her coldly and went to look for his dormitory with his suitcase. Chu Qing was used to his temper. She glanced at his slower pace than usual and went to look for the dormitory with her suitcase.
The dormitory buildings were neatly arranged. Qi Weichen easily found his dormitory building. He found the dormitory according to the house number on the key and went in directly.
The accommodation conditions are very good. Both beds are upper bunks with a table underneath. There is a wardrobe next to the table. There is air conditioning in the room. There is a washbasin on the balcony. Opposite the washbasin is the bathroom. Basically, everything a dormitory should have is available here.
Qi Weichen walked around the room quietly, then opened the suitcase and saw that in addition to daily necessities and clothes, there was also a mobile phone on top. He took out the phone silently, turned it on and opened the address book. There was only one number saved on it, and the contact's name was 'Qingqing'.
Qi Weichen lowered his eyes to look at his phone, his eyelashes forming a small shadow under his eyes. After an unknown amount of time, he heard a knock at the door. He got up and opened the door. There was no one outside, only a box of Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid and a box of prickly heat powder lying quietly on the ground.
Qi Weichen picked up the things and took them back to the house. He drank a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid and took a shower. When he came out, he changed into the short-sleeved shorts in the box. As soon as he put on summer clothes, the red rash caused by the thick clothes was exposed. He sprinkled anti-prickly heat powder on his body, and the itchy feeling was relieved a lot.
While Qi Weichen was getting himself ready, Chu Qing was not idle either. After taking a refreshing cold shower, she lay down on the spacious 1.8-meter bed in the dormitory. While enjoying the air conditioning, she sighed at Qi Weichen's generosity towards his ex-girlfriend.
She just used her new phone to check the current Chengde High School and found out that the school had changed its principal and board of directors fifteen years ago and was directly converted into the largest private aristocratic school in City A. It was no longer the ordinary high school she remembered. The 41-year-old Qi Weichen could easily arrange them in this school, so he must be doing very well.
… That’s right, he’s a genius student, a creature who crushed everyone with his IQ when he was a student. How could he do poorly after entering the society? As for me, I don’t know which restaurant I’m washing dishes in now. The poor student Chu Qing was sad for three seconds, and then she started to connect to the wifi to download the mobile game of 2042.
Since moving into the dormitory, Chu Qing has not looked for Qi Weichen again. He played games alone in the dormitory for two days, and finally school started on the third day.
According to Chu Qing's previous experience, every time she was promoted to a higher grade, she would be assigned a new class, and the initial seating arrangement was based on the first-come, first-served rule. Whoever grabbed the first seat would get it. Although she didn't know what the rule was for 2042, she still set a timetable for 6:30 and packed up at 7 o'clock and ran to the classroom.
Unfortunately, when she arrived at the classroom door, the lock on the door was not opened. There were already a few people waiting at the door, one of whom was Qi Weichen. He was fair and handsome, and he was a dazzling presence wherever he went. Just standing there, many girls would stare at him.
Chu Qing didn't want to talk to him at first, but from the moment she appeared, Qi Weichen looked at her quietly. Although his eyes were not oppressive, Chu Qing still felt a lot of pressure being stared at like that.
In desperation, she had to walk over and say hello: "You're here so early."
"Um."
… Very good, this answer made her unable to continue. Chu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and just as she was about to move somewhere else, she felt his eyes following her.
The corners of her mouth twitched, and she tried to find something to say again: "How is your roommate? Is he easy to get along with?"
"I don't know." Qi Weichen replied.
Chu Qing paused: "What do you mean you don't know?"
"I didn't see him."
Chu Qing suddenly realized: "He hasn't come yet, I thought something had happened."
As the two were talking awkwardly, a woman in her thirties wearing glasses came over, opened the door, wrote the words "Please choose your own seat" on the blackboard, and then turned and left. Chu Qing saw that this was exactly what she wanted, and while everyone else was choosing the middle front seat, she quickly trotted to the last row and sat down against the wall.
Qi Weichen had just occupied two seats in the front row when he could no longer be found. He looked around before he saw her in the corner. Chu Qing raised her head as if she had noticed something, and happened to meet his cold eyes. She immediately lowered her head and pretended that she hadn't seen anything.
Qi Weichen lowered his eyes, and after a while silently took back the book that was occupying the space next to him.
When Chu Qing saw that Qi Weichen didn't come to find her, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This position was a blind spot in the classroom. No matter whether it was the teacher in class or the leader checking the class, it was difficult to see the little movements here. So she always regarded this place as a Feng Shui treasure land. Every time school started, she came so early just to grab this position. Later, after she fell in love with Qi Weichen, she was forced to go to the front row with him. Now she can finally get back to this position, she definitely can't give up.
It was almost half past seven and there were still few people in the class. As a poor student with a keen sense of smell, Chu Qing immediately smelled the lax atmosphere in this school. She immediately lay down on the table and began to catch up on her sleep.
After playing with her phone all night yesterday and getting up early in the morning, she fell asleep quickly. Unfortunately, such a good sleep did not last long, as she felt someone tapping her shoulder.
"Hey, get up. You've been sitting in the boss's seat in my family." A boy's arrogant voice came from above my head.
Chu Qing snorted in dissatisfaction and didn't intend to pay attention to the other person, but the man took advantage of it and started shaking the table. Chu Qing was completely annoyed, and sat up straight impatiently, squinting at the boy in front of her.
The boy had a fierce look on his face, but when he saw her face, he was stunned for a moment and instantly regretted scaring the pretty girl. Just when he regretted and wanted to make up for it, the pretty girl, with a pure and lovely face, said slowly: "This is the seat I took first, are you fucking blind?"
Boy: “?”
While he was in a daze, the two boys following behind him burst out laughing. The boys were so angry that their faces turned red. They no longer cared whether she was pretty or not: "Get out of my way! Everyone in Chengde knows that this position is our boss's Feng Shui treasure land, and only our boss can sit there!"
Chu Qing glanced at the front row, and when she saw that Qi Weichen was not in his seat, she completely let herself go. She leaned lazily against the back wall and sneered, "Get lost."
The most annoying thing about confrontation is that one side puts in all their effort to perform, but the other side just takes it easy. The boy was completely irritated by her disdainful look, and just as he was about to rush over to teach her a lesson, he heard a small commotion behind him, and then the boy behind him pulled him, and he immediately sneered: "My boss is here, if you have the guts, you can still be so tough later."
Chu Qing raised her eyebrows and looked towards the classroom door, and saw a tall young man wearing a black mask, a large T-shirt, ripped jeans, and a pair of sneakers. He was full of arrogance, and people would unconsciously quiet down wherever they passed, as if they were shocked by his aura.
However, Chu Qing didn't care about these, because her attention was focused on his colorfully dyed hair that looked like a turkey, and her mind was full of one question -
Won’t his mother beat him for dyeing his hair like this