Murder The Dream Guy - Chapter 73
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Chapter 73

She was in a rage; her wrinkles almost distorted; her voice sharp as the winter winds that blew past the ears .

It felt icy cold, as if one had fallen into a pool of ice .

The area of the living room was enormous where a feeling of compelling pressure in the air .

For a moment, there was silence .

The smile on Bai Muchuan chilled by a few notches as he listened .

The moment he stepped inside the house, he had been wearing a smile, but his gaze never landed on the sullen looking woman .

“It's easy to fall sick if the air conditioning is switched to full blast!”

Not sure whom he had directed that to, he simply went up to the second floor with his lips pursed .

Grandma Bai was already very old and her health had always been poor . Recently she had been feeling unwell, but nevertheless, even when a tiger fell ill, it would not turn into a cat . Her influence in the family was still prominent, no one dared to provoke her .

And of course, Grandma Bai's favorite was none other than Bai Muchuan .

“Oh my dearest grandchild! You finished school so late today? Grandma has been waiting for you for a long time . ”

When Grandma Bai who was staring blankly in her room, saw Bai Muchuan, her face immediately showed a truly delighted smile of joy .

“Nanny Zhang, quick, get my presbyopic gla.s.ses . I want to look at my grandson . ” She let Nanny Zhang help her sit up on her bed and put on the gla.s.ses . When Bai Muchuan walked over to her, she studied him closely .

“My grandson, have you lost weight again? Are you busy with your schoolwork? You didn't take your meals regularly right?”

Bai Muchuan's eyes narrowed slowly .

Seems like Nanny Li was right . His grandma's illness was getting worse .

He crouched slowly before the old lady and held her hands .

“Grandma, I'm not busy with schoolwork . And I didn't lose weight, I've become more handsome . ”

He was grinning and behaved like a good grandson . His crystal-clear eyes were full of gentleness and emotions .

“Ah? What did you say?” The old lady did not have good hearing anymore and could not listen clearly what he had said . She leaned over, wanting to listen clearer, “Tell me again, who bullied you?”

Bai Muchuan was all smiles and spoke into her ear, “I said your grandson didn't lose weight, but more handsome than before!”

“Oh, oh, okay, you little rascal is handsome indeed . ” Grandma knocked on his forehead as she grinned . She looked at him as if she was looking at something precious . “If you're too tired, then stop to take a break . Don't tire yourself out, grandma will be heartbroken, you know . ”

“I know, grandma, I'm not tired . ”

“Good!”

Their voices were soft as both of them talked to each other .

Nanny Zhang puffed a sigh and opened the closed window .

A breeze came in from the balcony which warmed the room a little .

Bai Muchuan listened attentively to Grandma Bai's nagging . He was so well-behaved as if he was a college student who had came back from school .

Grandma Bai continued to talk when suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something . ”Nanny Li told me you found a girl you like,” she spoke softly with a smile . “Why didn't you bring her back to let grandma have a look?”

Bai Muchuan was stunned for a moment and realized who she was referring to .

“Grandma, she's busy . When we have time, I'll bring her to you . ”

“Okay, okay, that's good . ” The old lady laughed, she was very glad to hear that . “You're no longer a child, after you graduate from university, you'll be working . Girls you meet during college days are less scheming and simpler . Such girls are most suited to be our Bai family's grand daughter-in-law . If you find her to suitable, hurry up and get married . Start a family first then carve out your career…”

Bai Muchuan was at a loss of words .

“Grandma, it's still early . ”

“What early? When I'm your age, your dad is already running around the house…”

The old lady looked so serious that even Nanny Zhang broke into a laugh .

Bai Muchuan also laughed .

At this moment, someone knocked on the door .

When Bai Muchuan turned and saw the person standing at the entrance, his smile froze .

“Laoer, come out for a while . ”

That solemn and monotonous voice had came from his father, Bai Zhenhua .

Bai Muchuan retracted his gaze and held Grandma Bai's hands tightly . “Grandma, I'll come back later to see you . ”

Grandma Bai was displeased about it . She stared at Bai Zhenhua, who was standing at the entrance and asked Nanny Zhang in an unhappy tone . “Little Zhang, who's this person? Why did he call my grandson away?”

Nanny Zhang was put in a awkward position . “Old madam, that's Mr . Bai, your son . ”

“My son?” Grandma Bai hesitated for a while before she wore a grim expression, “Nonsense! My son's already dead long ago . ”

Bai Zhenhua: “…”

Bai Muchuan: “…”

Nanny Zhang: “…”

There was a moment of silence . Grandma Bai coughed and waved her hand unhappily .

“Go on, my good grandson . You need not be afraid of him . If he bullies you, call grandma . Grandma will help you hit him…”

A smile formed on Bai Muchuan's face . “Okay, grandma,”

Bai Zhenhua stood at the entrance and walked away with a sigh .

In the study .

Bai Zhenhua was sitting on his armchair . Bai Muchuan entered the room slowly with a casual smile was on his face .

“Anything the matter?”

It was a very direct inquiry and instantly sparked Bai Zhenhua's dissatisfaction .

“Do you still have your manners? Who gave you the right to speak disrespectfully to me?”

He pulled a long face and his mood was very agitated . Bai Muchuan, however, was not bothered by it, and sat directly opposite with a chuckle .

“My bad . I don't have a father to teach me nor a mother to bring me up so I don't have manners . ”

'You…” Bai Zhenhua was so angry that his breathing could be heard clearly .

Nonetheless, his past experience told him that a quarrel with Bai Muchuan would only make himself frustrated and angry . No point haggling over it .

He took a slow breath to calm down . “How did you feel about transferring back to the capital?” He snorted .

Bai Muchuan replied, “Nothing much . ”

Bai Zhenhua furrowed his eyebrows . “Young people shouldn't be overly ambitious…”

“I agree . Therefore, I'm preparing to be down-to-earth, and start from the ground . ”

Bai Zhenhua did not quite grasp what Bai Muchuan had suddenly said, he just frowned and continued to size him up .

“I've applied for a special transfer to Jin City to settle a case . I'm leaving tomorrow night . ”

Bai Zhenhua's expression changed drastically, raging in anger .

“This is not a small matter . Why didn't you discuss it with me?”

Bai Muchuan replied in a calm composure, “Why should I talk to you about my own matters?”

“You…”

“Have you ever consulted with me when you make decisions on my behalf?”

“Bai Muchuan, you've got to remember that as long as your surname is Bai, you're my son, and I won't tolerate your disobedience…”

“Oh,” Bai Muchuan smiled casually, “Then I don't want to carry the surname 'Bai' anymore . ”

Bai Zhenhua's whole face turned livid with anger as though he had heard something treacherous . He glared at him, so incensed that his cheeks were painful .

“Are you still a human? How could you say such things?” He looked at Bai Muchuan with disbelief .

Bai Muchuan did not seem to have much emotion with regards to saying such hurting words as well as facing his dad's anger .

He lowered his head to lit a cigarette and began to smoke slowly .

At one time, no one spoke a word .

時間從白慕川的指間溜過,一點痕跡都沒有留下 . (merged)

Time seemed to come to a halt in the study as if slipping through his fingers without a trace .

Many emotions and feelings were just like a puff of smoke, flas.h.i.+ng across his mind then turned into ashes!

Huff!

Bai Muchuan put out the cigarette in the ashtray and got up slowly . “If there's nothing else, I'll get going . ”

Bai Zhenhua peered at his son's tall stature and opened his mouth, as if there was something he wanted to say . However, beside frowning a few times, he only managed to say a simple sentence .

“What's happened has happened . Don't dwell on the past… Seize the current opportunity and plan for your future . Don't stay in Jin City for too long…”

“Hm . ” Bai Muchuan nodded his head and said politely, “Thank you!”

The word “thanks” left Bai Zhenhua speechless .

Bai Muchuan turned slowly to leave and but suddenly stopped in his tracks .

“I am what I am, no matter what, I will not become what you want me to be! Give it up!”

Bai Zhenhua was stunned for a moment as he listened to the footsteps that got softer with distance . He looked at the steaming hot water inside the teapot in front of him . After a long time, he placed both hands on his head and puffed a helpless sigh .

It was now night time .

Xiang Wan was staying up late to write her essay, not feeling tired at all .

With regards to work, she always adopted a serious att.i.tude towards it .

Unfortunately, in retrospect of the events in these two weeks, she felt that true feelings should not be written in the essay .

She knew exactly what should be written; it was just like when she wrote her novels that she knew what kind of content would attract more readers but… she was just unable to do it .

“I don't have the ingenuity, and am unable to comply to the industry norms . I'm not a qualified writer . ”

她在QQ上這樣告訴胡半刀 .

She told that Hu Bandao in QQ .

Soon, Hu Bandao sent his essay over .

“Copy mine!”

“…” Stupid teammate, she thought .

“There are only so many people in our cla.s.s,” chided Xiang Wan . “Are you kidding me? We'll be found in just minutes for having the same content!”

“Silly kid! You could simply change some content and you're done,” exclaimed Hu Bandao . “Everyone's essays are going to be very long . Do you really think that our teacher is going to read through each and every essay thoroughly? The teacher's time is also precious, it should be better used to play mahjong, why look at all these lousy essays!”

“…” Xiang Wan was puzzled, “If he don't read, how would he be able to grade us?”

“You're really dense . ”

Hu Bandao sent a smiley emoticon over .

“Just like how we were being selected by the websites for this training, those who would get a “Good” grade and win the merit award have already been set in stone . Now, is it not a mere formality to write this stuff? Yet you took it so seriously!”

Xiang Wan did not reply for a long time .

She had not intended to dig deeper, but she knew that what Hu Bandao said made sense too .

“Alright,” Xiang Wan sighed, “no matter what, thank you . I've actually wrote quite a bit . It's just that I find the portion about values and viewpoints rather shaky . This is why I'm whining about it!”

“Stubborn donkey! Alright then, some fellow authors wanted to have a gathering outside campus tonight, do you want to join us?”

Everyone would be going back to their cities and part ways on the day after tomorrow .

In actual fact, there were very few people staying inside their dorms that night . Most of the students were having gatherings outside campus, posting to their WeChat Moments that they were having fun as their two week training was about to end…

“Better not, I need to write my story…” Xiang Wan replied after hesitating for a while .

Hu Bandao tried to persuade her, “Don't be like this please? We're leaving the campus very soon and who knows when we'll meet each other again? We're afterall cla.s.smates for these two weeks, do you believe I'll bash you if you don't come?”

She could feel his unhappiness across the screen .

They were cla.s.smates for two weeks and they might never meet again .

These words were able to move her .

Although Xiang Wan still felt rather reluctant about it, she went ahead to hang out with them .

她沒有刻意打扮,但脫下連衣裙,換上了牛仔褲T恤衫 .

She did not deliberately dress herself up for the gathering . She just removed her long dress and changed to a pair of jeans together with a tee s.h.i.+rt .

她盛怒之下,臉上的皺紋近乎扭曲,聲音尖銳得像臘月天刮過耳邊的風

She was in a rage; her wrinkles almost distorted; her voice sharp as the winter winds that blew past the ears

冰冰涼的,讓人如墜寒潭

It felt icy cold, as if one had fallen into a pool of ice

客廳面積很大,莫名就有一種被逼迫的壓力

The area of the living room was enormous where a feeling of compelling pressure in the air

一瞬間,周遭寂靜了

For a moment, there was silence

白慕川聽着,脣角的笑意涼了幾分

The smile on Bai Muchuan chilled by a few notches as he listened

從頭到尾,他都在笑,眼神卻不看那個慍怒的女人

The moment he stepped inside the house, he had been wearing a smile, but his gaze never landed on the sullen looking woman

“冷氣開得太大了!容易生病的 . ”.

“It's easy to fall sick if the air conditioning is switched to full blast!”.

不知是對誰說的,他說完抿着嘴角徑直去了二樓

Not sure whom he had directed that to, he simply went up to the second floor with his lips pursed

白奶奶年紀已經很大了,身體一直不好,最近尤其如此,但老虎病了也變不成貓,她餘威猶在,誰也不敢隨便招惹她

Grandma Bai was already very old and her health had always been poor . Recently she had been feeling unwell, but nevertheless, even when a tiger fell ill, it would not turn into a cat . Her influence in the family was still prominent, no one dared to provoke her

偏偏,白奶奶的小心肝兒不是別人,正是白慕川

And of course, Grandma Bai's favorite was none other than Bai Muchuan

“我的乖孫兒哦!怎麼才放學啊?奶奶等你好久了 . ”.

“Oh my dearest grandchild! You finished school so late today? Grandma has been waiting for you for a long time . ”.

看到白慕川出現,坐在房間裡發呆的白奶奶臉上瞬間就燦爛了,臉上褶皺彷彿也開出了花兒來

When Grandma Bai who was staring blankly in her room, saw Bai Muchuan, her face immediately showed a truly delighted smile of joy

“張媽,快把我的老花鏡拿來,我要看看我的孫子 . ”她讓張媽扶她坐起,把老花鏡戴上,等白慕川走到面前,又仔細端詳他的臉

“Nanny Zhang, quick, get my presbyopic gla.s.ses . I want to look at my grandson . ” She let Nanny Zhang help her sit up on her bed and put on the gla.s.ses . When Bai Muchuan walked over to her, she studied him closely

“仔啊,是不是又瘦了?功課很忙嗎?沒有好好吃飯是不是?”.

“My grandson, have you lost weight again? Are you busy with your schoolwork? You didn't take your meals regularly right?”.

白慕川緩緩眯起眼

Bai Muchuan's eyes narrowed slowly

看來李媽說得沒錯,奶奶這病是越來越嚴重了

Seems like Nanny Li was right . His grandma's illness was getting worse

他慢慢蹲身,握住白奶奶的手

He crouched slowly before the old lady and held her hands

“奶奶,功課不忙 . 我這哪裡是瘦了,分明是帥了 . ”.

“Grandma, I'm not busy with schoolwork . And I didn't lose weight, I've become more handsome . ”.

他一臉笑容,像個乖順的小孩子,清冷的眸子裡盈滿了柔和的感情

He was grinning and behaved like a good grandson . His crystal-clear eyes were full of gentleness and emotions

“啊?你說你是怎麼了?”老奶奶耳朵不好,沒聽懂他的話,又側過耳來仔細傾聽,”你再說一個,是誰欺負你了?”.

“Ah? What did you say?” The old lady did not have good hearing anymore and could not listen clearly what he had said . She leaned over, wanting to listen clearer, “Tell me again, who bullied you?”.

白慕川滿臉都是笑,湊到她的耳邊,”我說你孫子沒瘦,只是長好看了!”.

Bai Muchuan was all smiles and spoke into her ear, “I said your grandson didn't lose weight, but more handsome than before!”.

“哦哦哦 . 你這仔兒 . 是好看的呢 . ”奶奶笑眯眯敲他額頭,看着他就像看着寶貝疙瘩似的,”要是太累,咱們就不要學了啊,不要累着了自個兒,奶奶會心疼的哦 . ”.

“Oh, oh, okay, you little rascal is handsome indeed . ” Grandma knocked on his forehead as she grinned . She looked at him as if she was looking at something precious . “If you're too tired, then stop to take a break . Don't tire yourself out, grandma will be heartbroken, you know . ”.

“知道的,奶奶,我不累 . ”.

“I know, grandma, I'm not tired . ”.

“乖!”.

“Good!”.

祖孫倆絮叨,聲音都柔柔的

Their voices were soft as both of them talked to each other

張媽嘆一口氣,打開了緊閉的窗戶

Nanny Zhang puffed a sigh and opened the closed window

有風從陽臺上拂進來,吹暖一室

A breeze came in from the balcony which warmed the room a little

白慕川認真地聽着白奶奶的嘮叨,懂事的樣子真像一個讀書回來的大學生

Bai Muchuan listened attentively to Grandma Bai's nagging . He was so well-behaved as if he was a college student who had came back from school

白奶奶說着說着,突然像是又想起什麼,壓着嗓子,盈着笑問他:”李媽說你找了一個相好的女娃娃,爲什麼沒有帶回來給奶奶看啊?”.

Grandma Bai continued to talk when suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something . ”Nanny Li told me you found a girl you like,” she spoke softly with a smile . “Why didn't you bring her back to let grandma have a look?”.

白慕川怔了片刻才明白過來

Bai Muchuan was stunned for a moment and realized who she was referring to

“奶奶,她忙着,有時間了,我就帶回來給你瞧 . ”.

“Grandma, she's busy . When we have time, I'll bring her to you . ”.

“好好好,這樣好 . ”老奶奶笑得臉上的皺紋都在顫,”你呀也不小了,大學畢業就該工作了,上學時候找的女娃娃心眼少,單純,最適合做咱們白家的孫媳婦兒了 . 你呀,合適就早點把人娶進來,先成家,後立業嘛…”.

“Okay, okay, that's good . ” The old lady laughed, she was very glad to hear that . “You're no longer a child, after you graduate from university, you'll be working . Girls you meet during college days are less scheming and simpler . Such girls are most suited to be our Bai family's grand daughter-in-law . If you find her to suitable, hurry up and get married . Start a family first then carve out your career…”.

“…”.

白慕川無言以對

Bai Muchuan was at a loss of words

“奶奶,還早 . ”.

“Grandma, it's still early . ”.

“早什麼早啊,我像你這麼大,你爹都滿地跑了…”.

“What early? When I'm your age, your dad is already running around the house…”.

“…”.

老奶奶嚴肅的樣子,把張媽都逗笑了

The old lady looked so serious that even Nanny Zhang broke into a laugh

白慕川也跟着笑

Bai Muchuan also laughed

這時,有人敲門

At this moment, someone knocked on the door

白慕川轉頭看着站在門口的人,笑容僵硬在臉上

When Bai Muchuan turned and saw the person standing at the entrance, his smile froze

“老二,出來一下 . ”.

“Laoer, come out for a while . ”.

嚴肅得不帶波浪起伏的聲音,來自他的父親白振華

That solemn and monotonous voice had came from his father, Bai Zhenhua

白慕川收回視線,緊了緊奶奶的手,”我等會兒再來看你,奶奶 . ”.

Bai Muchuan retracted his gaze and held Grandma Bai's hands tightly . “Grandma, I'll come back later to see you . ”.

白奶奶對他的離開很是不滿,瞪着門口的白振華不高興地問張媽:”小張,那個人是誰?爲什麼要叫走我孫子?”.

Grandma Bai was displeased about it . She stared at Bai Zhenhua, who was standing at the entrance and asked Nanny Zhang in an unhappy tone . “Little Zhang, who's this person? Why did he call my grandson away?”.

張媽一臉尷尬,”老太太,那是白先生 . 您兒子 . ”.

Nanny Zhang was put in a awkward position . “Old madam, that's Mr . Bai, your son . ”.

“我兒子?”白奶奶遲疑着唸叨一下,突然板着臉,”胡說!我兒子早就死了 . ”.

“My son?” Grandma Bai hesitated for a while before she wore a grim expression, “Nonsense! My son's already dead long ago . ”.

白振華:”…”.

Bai Zhenhua: “…”.

白慕川:”…”.

Bai Muchuan: “…”.

張媽:”…”.

Nanny Zhang: “…”.

安靜一下,白奶奶咳嗽着,不高興地擺手

There was a moment of silence . Grandma Bai coughed and waved her hand unhappily

“去吧去吧,乖孫兒 . 你不要怕他啊 . 他要是欺負你,你就叫奶奶,奶奶來幫你打他…”.

“Go on, my good grandson . You need not be afraid of him . If he bullies you, call grandma . Grandma will help you hit him…”.

白慕川脣角輕抿,”知道了,奶奶 . ”.

A smile formed on Bai Muchuan's face . “Okay, grandma,”.

白振華站在門口,一聲幽嘆,背過身離開了

Bai Zhenhua stood at the entrance and walked away with a sigh

….

書房

In the study

白振華坐在椅子上,白慕川慢慢進去,臉上掛着漫不經心地笑

Bai Zhenhua was sitting on his armchair . Bai Muchuan entered the room slowly with a casual smile was on his face

“有事嗎?”.

“Anything the matter?”.

很直接的詢問,一秒就激起了白振華的不滿

It was a very direct inquiry and instantly sparked Bai Zhenhua's dissatisfaction

“你還有沒有點兒規矩了?誰讓你給長輩這樣講話的?”.

“Do you still have your manners? Who gave you the right to speak disrespectfully to me?”.

他拉下臉來的樣子,情緒非常煩躁,白慕川卻不甚在意,輕笑着坐他的對面

He pulled a long face and his mood was very agitated . Bai Muchuan, however, was not bothered by it, and sat directly opposite with a chuckle

“不好意思,從小沒爹教沒娘養,沒有教養 . ”.

“My bad . I don't have a father to teach me nor a mother to bring me up so I don't have manners . ”.

“你…”白振華氣得呼吸都重了起來

'You…” Bai Zhenhua was so angry that his breathing could be heard clearly

然而,過往的經歷告訴他,跟白慕川爭這些口舌上的長短最後只能氣着自己

Nonetheless, his past experience told him that a quarrel with Bai Muchuan would only make himself frustrated and angry . No point haggling over it

他慢慢緩下一口氣,哼聲,”調回京都感覺怎麼樣?”.

He took a slow breath to calm down . “How did you feel about transferring back to the capital?” He snorted

白慕川:”不怎麼樣 . ”.

Bai Muchuan replied, “Nothing much . ”.

白振華眉頭皺了起來,”年輕人不要好高騖遠…”.

Bai Zhenhua furrowed his eyebrows . “Young people shouldn't be overly ambitious…”.

“是的 . 所以我準備腳踏實地,繼續從基層幹起 . ”.

“I agree . Therefore, I'm preparing to be down-to-earth, and start from the ground . ”.

白慕川突如其來的話,白振華沒有聽得太明白,皺着眉頭打量他

Bai Zhenhua did not quite grasp what Bai Muchuan had suddenly said, he just frowned and continued to size him up

然後,就聽他懶洋洋地說:”我申請了特調,去錦城處理一件案子 . 明天晚上就走 . ”.

“I've applied for a special transfer to Jin City to settle a case . I'm leaving tomorrow night . ”.

白振華臉色一變,大爲光火

Bai Zhenhua's expression changed drastically, raging in anger

“這麼大的事,爲什麼不跟我商量?”.

“This is not a small matter . Why didn't you discuss it with me?”.

白慕川淡定地回答:”我自己的事情,爲什麼要跟你商量?”.

Bai Muchuan replied in a calm composure, “Why should I talk to you about my own matters?”.

“你…”.

“You…”.

“你決定事情的時候,有跟我商量嗎?”.

“Have you ever consulted with me when you make decisions on my behalf?”.

“白慕川,反了你了 . 你給我記住,你姓一天白,你就是我兒子,我就容不得你忤逆我…”.

“Bai Muchuan, you've got to remember that as long as your surname is Bai, you're my son, and I won't tolerate your disobedience…”.

“哦 . ”白慕川淡然一笑,”那我就不要姓白了 . ”.

“Oh,” Bai Muchuan smiled casually, “Then I don't want to carry the surname 'Bai' anymore . ”.

白振華像聽到了什麼大逆不道的話,整張臉都變成了慘淡的鐵青色,直愣愣地瞪着他,氣得腮幫子都痛

Bai Zhenhua's whole face turned livid with anger as though he had heard something treacherous . He glared at him, so incensed that his cheeks were painful

“你還是人嗎?怎麼可以說這種話?”他不可思議地看着白慕川

“Are you still a human? How could you say such things?” He looked at Bai Muchuan with disbelief

然而,這樣直銼心窩的話聽入耳朵,白慕川卻像沒有什麼感覺

Bai Muchuan did not seem to have much emotion with regards to saying such hurting words as well as facing his dad's anger

他低頭笑着點燃一支菸,慢吞吞吸了起來

He lowered his head to lit a cigarette and began to smoke slowly

一時間,沒有人說話

At one time, no one spoke a word

書房裡彷彿靜止

時間從白慕川的指間溜過,一點痕跡都沒有留下 . (merged).

Time seemed to come to a halt in the study as if slipping through his fingers without a trace

很多情緒,很多感受,就像那煙,在腦子裡一閃而過,然後灰飛煙滅!.

Many emotions and feelings were just like a puff of smoke, flas.h.i.+ng across his mind then turned into ashes!.

呼!.

Huff!.

白慕川把煙掐滅在菸灰缸裡,慢慢站起來,”如果沒什麼事的話,我就先走了 . ”.

Bai Muchuan put out the cigarette in the ashtray and got up slowly . “If there's nothing else, I'll get going . ”.

白振華睨着他高挺的身軀,嘴張了張,像是有什麼話想說,終究眉頭蹙了又蹙,只剩一句簡單的叮囑

Bai Zhenhua peered at his son's tall stature and opened his mouth, as if there was something he wanted to say . However, beside frowning a few times, he only managed to say a simple sentence

“過去的事情都過去了,你不要再糾結當年舊事…抓緊眼前的機會,爲自己的未來發展考慮,不要久留錦城…”.

“What's happened has happened . Don't dwell on the past… Seize the current opportunity and plan for your future . Don't stay in Jin City for too long…”.

“嗯 . ”白慕川點頭,客氣地說:”謝謝!”.

“Hm . ” Bai Muchuan nodded his head and said politely, “Thank you!”.

一個謝字堵得白振華啞口無言

The word “thanks” left Bai Zhenhua speechless

白慕川慢慢轉身,離開 . 突然,他停下腳步,一字一頓慢聲說

Bai Muchuan turned slowly to leave and but suddenly stopped in his tracks

“我就是我,無論怎樣,都變不成你喜歡的樣子!放棄吧!”.

“I am what I am, no matter what, I will not become what you want me to be! Give it up!”.

白振華呆怔片刻,聽着他遠去的腳步,看着面前茶盞裡熱騰騰的水,好久才雙手抱住頭,輕輕唉嘆一聲

Bai Zhenhua was stunned for a moment as he listened to the footsteps that got softer with distance . He looked at the steaming hot water inside the teapot in front of him . After a long time, he placed both hands on his head and puffed a helpless sigh

….

夜深了

It was now night time

向晚熬夜寫着結業總結,一點睏意都沒有

Xiang Wan was staying up late to write her essay, not feeling tired at all

對待工作上的事兒,她還是很嚴肅的

With regards to work, she always adopted a serious att.i.tude towards it

可惜,回想這半個月的日子,真正的感觸卻是不能寫在總結裡的

Unfortunately, in retrospect of the events in these two weeks, she felt that true feelings should not be written in the essay

她很清楚總結需要寫些什麼內容,就像寫網絡小說的時候,其實她也清楚寫什麼東西更容易吸引讀者一樣 . 心裡明白,卻做不到

She knew exactly what should be written; it was just like when she wrote her novels that she knew what kind of content would attract more readers but… she was just unable to do it

“我沒有匠心,無法迎合,不是一個合格的寫手 . ”.

“I don't have the ingenuity, and am unable to comply to the industry norms . I'm not a qualified writer . ”.

她在QQ上這樣告訴胡半刀

She told that Hu Bandao in QQ

很快,胡半刀就耿直地把他的總結傳了過來

Soon, Hu Bandao sent his essay over

“抄我的吧!”.

“Copy mine!”.

“…”豬隊友

“…” Stupid teammate, she thought

向晚笑着懟他,”一個班就那麼多人,寫一樣的內容不分分鐘被發現嗎?你想害死我啊!”.

“There are only so many people in our cla.s.s,” chided Xiang Wan . “Are you kidding me? We'll be found in just minutes for having the same content!”.

“傻孩子 . 隨便改改不就行了?”胡半刀感慨,”幾十個人的總結,都寫老長,你以爲老師真的會每一分都認真去看啊?老師的時間也是時間,用來打打麻將多好,看什麼破總結!”.

“Silly kid! You could simply change some content and you're done,” exclaimed Hu Bandao . “Everyone's essays are going to be very long . Do you really think that our teacher is going to read through each and every essay thoroughly? The teacher's time is also precious, it should be better used to play mahjong, why look at all these lousy essays!”.

“…”向晚懵,”不看怎麼評優秀?”.

“…” Xiang Wan was puzzled, “If he don't read, how would he be able to grade us?”.

“…”.

“說你傻還真傻 . ”.

“You're really dense . ”.

胡半刀發來一個笑臉

Hu Bandao sent a smiley emoticon over

“就像我們來培訓是網站選送的一樣,能夠評到優秀的人,早就定好了的 . 現在咱寫這個東西,不就一個形式嗎?你還當真啦!”.

“Just like how we were being selected by the websites for this training, those who would get a “Good” grade and win the merit award have already been set in stone . Now, is it not a mere formality to write this stuff? Yet you took it so seriously!”.

“…”.

向晚好久沒有回覆

Xiang Wan did not reply for a long time

她無意深扒,卻明白鬍半刀的話絕非虛假

She had not intended to dig deeper, but she knew that what Hu Bandao said made sense too

“好吧 . ”向晚嘆息一聲,”不過謝謝你了 . 我其實寫得差不多了,就是價值觀有點不穩定,所以吐槽一下!”.

“Alright,” Xiang Wan sighed, “no matter what, thank you . I've actually wrote quite a bit . It's just that I find the portion about values and viewpoints rather shaky . This is why I'm whining about it!”.

“犟驢子!行吧 . 不過今天晚上,哥幾個要出去聚一下,你要不要一起?”.

“Stubborn donkey! Alright then, some fellow authors wanted to have a gathering outside campus tonight, do you want to join us?”.

後天大家就要各奔東西了

Everyone would be going back to their cities and part ways on the day after tomorrow

其實,今天晚上的宿舍人很少,大多同學都在外面聚會,朋友圈刷着屏的吃喝玩樂….

In actual fact, there were very few people staying inside their dorms that night . Most of the students were having gatherings outside campus, posting to their WeChat Moments that they were having fun as their two week training was about to end….

向晚遲疑一下,”不了 . 我碼字…”.

“Better not, I need to write my story…” Xiang Wan replied after hesitating for a while

胡半刀:”不要這樣好不?後天分開,就不知哪年哪月才能見面了,大家同學一場,你信不信,你不去我來揍你?”.

Hu Bandao tried to persuade her, “Don't be like this please? We're leaving the campus very soon and who knows when we'll meet each other again? We're afterall cla.s.smates for these two weeks, do you believe I'll bash you if you don't come?”.

隔着屏幕也能感覺到他的憤怒

She could feel his unhappiness across the screen

同學一場 . 再無相見

They were cla.s.smates for two weeks and they might never meet again

這兩個詞是可以打動人的

These words were able to move her

向晚儘管無奈,依舊出了門

Although Xiang Wan still felt rather reluctant about it, she went ahead to hang out with them

她沒有刻意打扮,但脫下連衣裙,換上了牛仔褲T恤衫

She did not deliberately dress herself up for the gathering . She just removed her long dress and changed to a pair of jeans together with a tee s.h.i.+rt