Although it was already autumn in the university town, it was still early in the morning. It was only five in the morning, but the campus was already bright. It was the weekend, so many students from Lin Hai had gone home. The cold autumn wind made people lose interest in coming out for morning exercises. The female dormitories in the university town were all given elegant names, such as Osmanthus Garden, Plum Garden, Pear Garden … At this time, Plum Garden Dormitory was empty. There were no cars, no male students lighting candles to show their love, and no girls going in and out chattering non-stop. There was only a boy holding a bouquet of flowers and a thermos flask.
The flowers were wildflowers that had just been picked by the Rose River. There was still dew on them, just like the girl who had bloomed for the first time last night. The freshly cooked porridge in the thermos would not cool down no matter how long it was left in there, just like the boy's burning heart. In the cold wind, Xu Le rubbed his hands and looked up at a certain room on the seventh floor of Plum Garden. A happy smile appeared on his face.
He didn't sleep the whole night until the sunlight of the university town shone through the window. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have done a lot of wrong things. How could he let Xiaomeng go home alone last night? Until now, he still felt that everything that had happened last night was just a dream. It felt unreal … He also realized that he didn't give Xiaomeng any flowers. This was an unforgivable mistake. If Shi Qinghai knew, he would definitely scold him.
In order not to let the girl down, he immediately took remedial measures. He cooked porridge, picked flowers, and even carefully went to the 24-hour pharmacy to buy ointment and emergency contraceptive pills. If Xiaomeng was injured, he could apply the ointment. If Xiaomeng was afraid of accidents, he could take Tingting's emergency contraceptive pills. Of course, if Xiaomeng didn't want to take them and got pregnant in the future, he could get married. With his skills, he could find a good job and work hard to support his family. After Xiaomeng gave birth, he could come back to school, and then …
The little boy was immersed in his fantasy of happiness. He didn't know that his smile was very silly, and he didn't know that a fantasy was a fantasy after all. Xu Le had already made up his mind. He would no longer run away because of his identity as a fugitive from the Federation. He wanted to take responsibility for this relationship and that girl. This kind of heavy feeling of growing up overnight did not make him feel strained. Instead, it gave him a sense of accomplishment that came from his bones.
As time passed, more and more girls came out of the Plum Garden Apartment. They looked at Xu Le as if they were looking at a fool. However, Xu Le did not care about the gazes of the crowd at all. He only felt slightly happy and slightly anxious as he waited for Zhang Xiaomeng to appear. He began to feel nervous because he suddenly realized that if he saw Xiaomeng later, he did not know what to say first. Could he ask her if she had eaten?
"Xu Le?" A slightly plump girl with a ponytail was yawning at the entrance of the apartment. When she suddenly saw him, she couldn't help but laugh. She was Zhang Xiaomeng's classmate, and their single dormitory was near each other. She didn't know how many times she had seen the scene of Zhang Xiaomeng and the little concierge in the cafeteria, but this was the first time she saw Xu Le come to the entrance of the Plum Garden Apartment.
"You finally gave up that unrealistic sense of inferiority and came to chase after my Xiaomeng?" The slightly plump girl looked at Xu Le and laughed, but she was a little surprised. Because he had always appeared so indifferently, not many people really thought that Zhang Xiaomeng would be with this concierge.
Xu Le smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes." Yes, he and Zhang Xiaomeng had developed too quickly. It seemed that he had skipped a lot of necessary steps in between. Even if he followed those movies and chased after her again, what was there to be afraid of? Wouldn't that be a very happy feeling? Besides … he had already chased after her yesterday, he thought to himself.
"Don't wait, Xiaomeng isn't in the room. I was just about to call her down to eat." The plump girl's words mercilessly shattered Xu Le's entire morning's preparations.
"Xiaomeng isn't here?" Xu Le asked in surprise.
"Yes. I heard that her family had some kind of gathering today. Maybe she went back yesterday. "
Xu Le stood outside Plum Garden Apartments with flowers and a thermos flask in his hand. He couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment. Only then did he realize that he didn't even have Zhang Xiaomeng's phone number. Only then did he realize that he was really bad at these things. As for Zhang Xiaomeng's family, he had heard her mention them briefly. They seemed to be the upper class of the university town. As for the specific address, he didn't know, because it was obvious that Zhang Xiaomeng didn't have a good impression of her family.
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Zhang Xiaomeng was wearing a simple but elegant dress, and the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose were back on. She sat on the sofa in the living room and looked at the boy opposite her with a smile. She listened as he kept apologizing to her, saying that he was really rude at the school gate that day and asking for her forgiveness. Today, the Zhang family had a small gathering, and the young student that was picked by the elders to meet her was also her classmate at Ewha University. He was the son of the state senator who was angry on the first day of school.
"I'm really sorry." The son of the state senator said very sincerely, "I thought about it later. As a follower of George Carlin, even if I work in the Federation, I can actually help the Federation improve the current situation of information imbalance and reduce the unfairness of society."
Zhang Xiaomeng pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and listened carefully. On the one hand, she really couldn't bear too much malice toward a follower of George Carlin. More importantly, the information clearly stated that the son of the state senator was related to the daughter of the Zou family, and the daughter of the Zou family was probably the only woman who could get close to the "prince" at the Double Moon Festival ball. If she wanted to get close to the "prince" at the ball, she needed a bridge. The sincere son of the state senator in front of her was undoubtedly the only bridge she could find.
"Xiaomeng, are you willing to be my dance partner at the Double Moon Festival ball?" The son of the state senator was named Hai Qingzhou. It was a very handsome name, and he had a face that wasn't annoying. He sincerely apologized to Zhang Xiaomeng, and then even more sincerely extended an invitation.
"I'm willing, but you have to be clear that this doesn't mean that I'll submit to my parents' arrangements." When she said this, Zhang Xiaomeng felt that she had played the role of a rebellious girl perfectly. She still hadn't been completely swallowed by the rules of the Federation's upper management, so she was somewhat satisfied. However, she didn't understand that she was a rebellious girl to begin with. She didn't need to perform at all. Perhaps the farsighted Senator Macklin from S2 saw this trait of hers.
Hai Qingzhou smiled and said, "Maybe you'll change your mind in the future."
Thinking about her mission at the Double Moon Festival ball, thinking about how she had personally invited Xu Le to be her dance partner, thinking about how they looked at each other in the restaurant yesterday, and the sweetness of that night, Zhang Xiaomeng lowered her head, and her face was slightly pale. Hai Qingzhou asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhang Xiaomeng forced a smile and shook her head to show that she was fine. However, the next moment, in the bathroom of the bedroom on the second floor, she began to cover her lower abdomen. Cold sweat dripped down her pale face. She gritted her teeth and looked at herself in the mirror and said hatefully, "Xu Le, you damn bastard!"
Xu Le was indeed a bastard in this matter, Zhang Xiaomeng thought hatefully. Although I was about to dump you, how could you not call me and come to see me? The more she thought about it, the more she felt wronged. She felt that she had been too impulsive last night. She actually cried in the bathroom.
I have to forget him, I have to forget him. The Double Moon Festival ball is about to begin. He was in my life, so I'll forget him and never think about him again. Zhang Xiaomeng wiped her tears, tidied up her appearance, put on her black-rimmed glasses, and returned to being a quiet schoolgirl. She walked out.
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"I just want you to help me check a phone number. Is it that difficult?" Xu Le, who hadn't seen Zhang Xiaomeng all day, began to feel uneasy. He was like an ant on a hot pan. At this time, he remembered that he was obsessed with District H1 and rarely saw Zhang Xiaomeng. He felt that he was extremely stupid at that time. He had a faint ominous feeling, which made his expression become even more serious and agitated. He stared at the rogue official opposite him and said in a low voice, "You're the section chief of the Federation's Investigation Bureau. Checking a phone number is just a matter of a sentence!"
Shi Qinghai didn't pay attention to his anger and just looked at him quietly. At this time, the two of them were in a deserted bar outside the back door of Pear Garden. There were no customers around. Shi Qinghai frowned and asked, "I don't need to tell you how strict the First Charter's protection of a citizen's privacy is. As a government official, of course I can't knowingly break the law. But what I'm most concerned about right now is … why do you want to check the phone number of that girl named Zhang Xiaomeng?"
Xu Le was silent for a moment. He raised his head and said somewhat shyly, "She's my girlfriend. I haven't seen her for a day, so I'm a little worried."
The cigarette in Shi Qinghai's hand trembled. He looked seriously at Xu Le and said word by word, "Repeat that."
"I know this matter is a little strange. I still don't understand it. I also know that I'm a jerk. I don't even have my girlfriend's phone number … I'm too embarrassed to ask her classmate. This matter is too embarrassing … "
Xu Le laughed foolishly as he talked non-stop. On the capital planet of the Federation, he had too few friends. The rogue official in front of him happened to be the closest person to him. He had fallen into happiness, so of course he was willing to share his happiness with the other party.
Shi Qinghai took a puff of his cigarette and waved his hand to stop him from asking any more questions. He leaned back in his chair and sighed with a frown. "It's over. It's really over."
"What's wrong?"
"Looking at your idiotic smile and the way you talk, I'm sure you're really in a relationship with that Zhang Xiaomeng." Shi Qinghai said with a gloomy face, "But the question is, don't you think this matter is a little strange?"
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