Zhang Jun will go to his home two days a week, heâll leave on Friday and spend the weekend with his parents and his girlfriend. Zhang Junâs girlfriend was a student from the same grade as him when they were freshmans. She majored in economics, which was different from Zhang Junâs, so in those years, they never saw each other, let alone got to know each other.
They got to meet each other during the National Day Holiday in his first year of postgraduate, when he was dragged by his mentor to help out at the museum. By chance, he helped He Yalan, who was just starting out in this job, only to find out after some chatting that the two of them were in the same college. Sometimes, peopleâs fate works just like this.
Heâs been with his girlfriend for almost two years now, so if nothing bad happens, it can be said that theyâll get to marry in the future.
âBy the way, do you have any friends whoâs single?â
Zhang Jun, who was just about to put some food in his girlfriendâs bowl, stopped right away and looked at her funny: âWhat? You donât like me anymore, and want to change me for someone new? Then Iâll warn you in advance that I donât know anyone more handsome than me.â
When she saw that the customers eating at their side casted their eyes over due to Zhang Junâs words. He Yalan glared at him angrily, and said: âI want to introduce my best friend to someone! Iâm being serious, donât act playful all day!â
âBest friend?â Zhang Jun first thought of He Yalanâs academic best friend, who had never had a boyfriend: âXia Tong?â
âYes, yes, yes! Thatâs her! She didnât even get a boyfriend in her undergraduate course or postgraduate, so I thought Iâd help her by introducing an acquaintance.â
He Yalanâs best friend Xia Tong was indeed someone obsessed with study, and Zhang Jun had seen her only a few times. She wasnât a beauty, but she did look smart and refreshing, with a bookish air, and a quiet personality. She was indeed a good girl!
Itâs justâŚ.
âWill she agree? Wouldnât it make her feel uncomfortable if you help her? Maybe Xia Tong doesnât want to have a boyfriend.â
âOf course I already asked for her opinion, and she said that I could do it, so donât worry about it. Just tell me if thereâs anyone single among your friends, wellâŚ. nothing bad will happen!â
If his girlfriend said it was fine, then Zhang Jun could only nod his head and think about his single friends. Cao Yanbo seems to be trying to date a girlâŚ. Wu Hai is probably not in the mood, given his circumstancesâŚ..
After thinking for a while, Zhang Jun finally said: âHow about Xie Gaozhuo? You must have met him, he was my classmate in junior highschool.â
âThe one thatâs as much as playful as you?â He Yalan frowned. âNo, Xia Tong wonât like him. Isnât there someone more calm?â
He Yalanâs words, that even dissed Zhang Jun, made him shake his head helplessly: âCalmer? Then, what aboutâŚ. Wang Xian?â
âWang Xian? No, heâs too short, it needs to be someone taller; and he doesnât have enough academic qualifications. It should be someone that is a postgraduate student like Xia Tong.â
âNot enough academic qualifications? Heâs a graduate student of Jiaotong University from Xiâan! Which is one of the top ranking Universities in the Country!â
âAhh~ just find a postgraduate student!â Zhang Junâs words caused He Yalanâs face suddenly blush red, and she couldnât help but act coquettish: âHe should be tall, you know, um⌠at least 1,80 tall. He must be honest and serious, a little bit quieter, but not to the point to be boring!â
Zhang Jun frowned: âI donât seem to have a friend with those characteristics.â
âHow come?! I know you have a friend like that!â He Yalan said urgently: âItâs the one that wears glasses!â
âWho are you talking about?â
He Yalan, who was out of breath from the stupidity of her boyfriend, blurted out: âThat guy named Qin Cheng! Donât say that you donât know him!â
In fact, Zhang Jun already knew that He Yalan was hinting at Qin Cheng the moment she mentioned someone whoâs 1,80 tall, because Qin Cheng was the only one among his friends who broke the 1,80 barrier. He was just acting like that to tease his girlfriend.
Zhang Jun looked at He Yalanâs flushed face and couldnât hold back his laugh any longer: âSince a long time Iâve been trying to find someone for Qin Cheng, so what, Xia Tong likes him?â
Knowing that she had exposed Xia Tongâs feelings, He Yalan sighed: âYes, and you can act as a matchmaker, but you canât tell Qin Cheng that Xia Tong likes him. You will only introduce each other. After all, Xia Tong gets shy very easily, and if Qin Cheng doesnât like Xia Tong and he already knows that she has a crush on him, how will Xia Tong tolerate it?â
He Yalanâs words werenât well understood by Zhang Jun, who was a man. In his opinions, if you like someone, just say it. So what if they know about their feelings beforehand, wasnât that just fine? It would save the trouble of letting them know whatâs your intention. After all, how will they know that you like them if you donât tell them?
âAh! And you also have to pretend that you donât know that Xia Tong likes Qin Cheng. You absolutely canât let it slip in front of Xia Tong.â
Tsk, tsk, womenâs minds were so complicated.
âFine, fine, Iâll ask Qin Cheng out one of these days, alright?â
âGood.â
However, when Zhang Jun returned to the campus, he couldnât find Qin Cheng. He wasnât in his dormitory, and he wasnât in the scientific research room. Even his cell phone kept saying that Qin Cheng wasnât in the service area, and even until late at night, he couldnât contact himâŚ..
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There was a miscellaneous theory that ordinary people can see ghosts in two situations; one of which tells that children under the age of four are able to see spirits.
Ghosts are the coldest and darkest beings in the world, but at the same time, are the purest. Because they donât entirely leave the world of the living, and since the eyes of children under four years old are the purest, they can recognize ghosts without the distractions of the mortal world. However, almost no one can remember what they experienced before they were four year olds, and by the time they are old enough to retain memories for a lifetime, their eyes are no longer pure, which is why most people think that the idea of ghosts co-existing with them is ridiculous.
And the second situation is when people are about to die.
In fact, the soul of a dying person is no longer bonded to the body, but still remains in the flesh. The ghosts that a person might see are just ghosts seen by their detached soul and transmitted to their brain before they actually die.
Qin Cheng clearly belonged to the second category.
The suffocation suddenly stopped, and the pain produced for the lack of oxygen made him unable to control his own body in the slightest as he slid to his knees and fell to the ground; limp and paralyzed, his throat was finally able to allow air in, which stimulated Qin Cheng to cough in between heavy breathing.
â Run, run away âŚâŚ â
The thought of running away, to stay alive, kept whirling in Qin Chengâs mind, but he wasnât able to muster the strength to support himself and leave.
However, right before Qin Cheng could regain consciousness, disaster had already come to him.
âAaahhhhhââââââ!â
He didnât know what happened, but it was obvious that there wasnât a single wound on his body, and yet, a kind of stabbing pain suddenly swept all over his body, starting on his heart. At that moment, he felt like his flesh was being cut open, piece by piece, with a sharp weapon! And he couldnât move!
The pain running through his whole body made Qin Chengâs fingers scratch the smooth bluestone floor. His fingernails were cracked due to the violent impact and friction, with a trace of blood seeping through his fingers leaving red marks on the floor. However, Qin Cheng wasnât aware that his ten fingers were close to fracture, because the pain he was feeling inside his body was so intense that he couldnât think of anything else.
Su Jingmo looked at the man in front of him, who was suffering from an insufferable pain without being able to move, and saw that his eyes, which the day before were watching at him in a calm and unperturbed way, right now were full with worry and fear, staring forward, as if he were about to fall.
He wasnât able to speak, and only unintelligible sounds left his mouth. That same mouth that yesterday had asked Su Jingmo if he was safe, was now only able to make teeth-clenching, creaking noises.
Su Jingmo slowly walked over to Qin Cheng, who was lying on the ground; he squatted down, and while holding Qin Chengâs chin with his left hand, he said: âYou canât speak? Should Zhen take your jaw off for you?â
Dimly, Qin Cheng seemed to see a man walk up to him and squeeze his chin. His words were soft, but the pain in his body made him unable to understand what that man had said.
It was a familiar voiceâŚ. he seemed to have heard it before, but he couldnât remember when he heard it, or who he was. Qin Cheng wanted to open his mouth, but he wasnât able to. He couldnât say what he wanted to say, and the only thing he could do, was to stare at the man in front of him in daze, even though he couldnât see him clearlyâŚ.
Su Jingmo, who intended to remove Qin Chengâs jaw, hadnât made a move yet.
â Whatâs going on? Why did he suddenly calm down when he looked at me just now, even when heâs clearly in pain? My sword had clearly cut off his soul, and it was clear that he should die tormented by pain. So why is he so calm? â
Su Jingmo squinted and looked at Qin Cheng. His face was pale, just like a man who was about to die, his lips were purple, and when Su Jingmo checked his pulse with his fingertip on his neck, he felt that it was getting slower every secondâŚ.
All of these signs showed the fact that the person in front of him will die soon. Su Jingmo has been on the battlefield countless times, he has seen the ugly faces of too many people facing death. It didnât matter if they were evil or innocent, everyone was afraid of dying.
But this manâŚ.
âArenât you afraid of death?â
Even though he asked that, he didnât get an answer. Su Jingmo remembered that this man was unable to speak, but his eyes were still staring at him the same way he did the day before, itâs just that today his gaze wasnât focused. This irritated Su Jingmo, so he fiercely waved his hand, and untied the shackles on Qin Chengâs voice: âHey, Zhen asked you, are you really not afraid of dying?â
â Cough âŚ. Cough âŚ.â Unable to turn his head, Qin Cheng only felt that he was exhaling less air than what he was inhaling, feeling like his heartbeat was getting slowerâŚ.
He was struggling really hard as he tried his best to open his mouth, and before he lost consciousness, he said something, but he didnât know what he saidâŚ.
âYouâŚ. Su JingmoâŚ.â
However, Su Jingmo did hear him say those wordsâŚ.
Those words messed with the Emperorâs mind, recalling the man he saw before he diedâŚ.
âHahaâŚ.â Su Jingmo sneered. âAre you trying to die before Zhenâs question is answered?â
While staring at the man in front of him, who was still faintly breathing, the smile in the Emperorâs eyes has long since disappeared.
Zhang Jun and He Yalan trying to match Qin Cheng to her friend xDDD too bad that Qin Chengâs type is a dead rich old man⌠Seriously, Qin Cheng took the sugar daddy kink to a whole new level XD
Ah! But Qin Cheng is in great trouble rn, what will the Emperor doâŚ