Chapter 5: CH 5

Huo Ming Chen’s hands that were tightly clenched into fists, slowly loosened up. Replacing that tension was an aura of happiness that he could not hide. He didn’t know why he was so happy. He covered his face by lying down on the table, leaving only a pair of eyes staring coldly outwards. He did not take his eyes off Lu Qi, looking quite like an idiot.

He did not know how much passion his eyes had lit up with, even more than the girls that were turning their heads and looking back.

Time passed, and finally the bell rang to signal the end of the evening self-study period. Like a splash of water that dropped into hot oil, the classroom began to heat up with noise. Students started packing up their books. And it was at this time, that 4 or 5 student leaders came into the classroom. Those with a sharp eye could see that one of them was the new student affairs department head.

“Everyone head back to your seats,”

A man with a work identification tag on his shirt took the bag of cell phones down from the wall, and stood at the doorway. He scanned the classroom with hawk eyes,

“Those who handed in their phones can come see me. You can pick up your phones and leave. Those who did not hand in their phones must stay seated at their desks.”

FUCK! This is the worst situation!!!

This was the first thought that popped into everyone’s head. Those who handed in their phones secretly rejoiced. Those who did not felt like they were sitting on pins and needles. Huo Ming Chen immediately looked at Lu Qi, but only saw him take off his work lanyard and walk out of the classroom.

Fang Qi wanted to cry, and kept shaking Huo Ming Chen,

“Fuck! Lu Qi definitely knew there would be a sudden inspection today! Why didn’t he come to me and ask me to hand in my phone? Why did he only go to you? Why Why Whyyyyyy!!”

This idiot already had most of his points deducted. Deduct anymore, and it’s time to schedule a meeting with the counselors, and after that, with his parents.

Huo Ming Chen felt unexpectedly joyful, as if…… he was given special treatment. He pressed down the urge to grin, and smacked Fang Qi’s hand off. He impatiently said,

“You deserve it.”

There wouldn’t be a problem if Fang Qi had only handed in his phone like he did.

Night was approaching, and the halls were crammed with students coming out of their classrooms. Lu Qi was stuck in the middle, slowly making his way. It seemed like a day could pass without him moving in the crowd of students all trying to leave at once. However, his back was very straight, and his face is memorable. You could still pick him out of the crowd.

Heading out of the building, Lu Qi decided to go back to his dorm when his phone rang in his pocket. He didn’t even have to look, and he already knew who was calling him. He stopped walking, and as he expected, Huo Ming Chen was behind him.

“Why didn’t you pick up the phone?”

Huo Ming Chen walked forward to stand next to him, smiling quite smugly.

“You knew it was me?”

Lu Qi calmly replied,

“Mhmm, I even know you were staring at me the entire time during the self-study period.”

Although this kind of confession stung, Lu Qi accepted that his friend circle was pitifully small and that he knew automatically who would be calling when his cell phone rang.

“……”

Huo Ming Chen did not look embarrassed at being pointed out. He said as he walked,

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“That blue haired girl threw a piece of paper to you, why didn’t you pick it up?”

“Was it because I was staring, and you didn’t dare to pick it up?”

“I found a part time job for you. It’s just translating, so it’s not that hard, right?”

To enter into Capital University, you have to know English. Lu Qi knew that Huo Ming Chen opened a back door2 for him, so he did not pay much attention to the details. As long as he can earn money, that was fine. He accepted on the spot.

“That’s fine. When do I need to finish?”

“Anytime. When you are done, just pass it to me, and I’ll send it out for you.”

Huo Ming Chen remembered then and asked,

“Give me your bank details. I’ll pay you by direct deposit.”

This was exactly why being a kept man is the best. If he could follow this path, once he graduated it could be like Lu Qi’s past life and he could enter into the Huo family business. As long as he was with Huo Ming Chen, he could be fifty years ahead on the starting line compared to the average commoner…… Oh wait no, this does not count as being reliant. Lu Qi thought to himself, after all he’s going to work very hard to translate. That’s work.

Hey System, did you hear that?

System: ……

If there was no sound, it means it was heard.

Lu Qi put on his clothes and blow dried his hair. It looked like he was leaving, Huo Ming Chen scowled,

“Where are you going?”

“I have a class in the afternoon.”

“Can’t you not go?”

Lu Qi thought of course not. Skipping class means he cannot earn the award for attendance, which means he cannot receive any award money. Although he did just get something from Huo Ming Chen, so he can’t be too cold. He turned around to embrace Huo Ming Chen, and gave him a long kiss. He lowered his voice,

“Be good. We’ll meet up at night.”

Because of that, Huo Ming Chen turned speechless. He felt like Lu Qi knew what his weakness was, and used them very well.

Notes:

*1 Can be a connotation for love is coming/on the horizon (like a spring breeze).

*2 Opening the back door is an expression meaning he had special connections/gave special treatment, usually used to mean someone with power letting you bypass things that would normally be cut off. A more direct explanation would be… imagine that there was a building with blocked access at the entrance if you did not have a permit to cross. Someone then “opened the back door” for you (like at the back entrance without security noticing or giving you a special permit) so you could enter without needing to go the official channels for a permit.

TL: No! Huo Ming Chen, translating is hard work… .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.

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