CH 53

When Xie Zhongxing went to tutor his student, it was Qin Zhongyue who dropped him off.

When the mother of his student saw Xie Zhongxing get off the Maybach, her eyes widened in shock.The mother asked curiously when he came over, “Who dropped you off?”Xie Zhongxing answered, “A classmate.”The mother then asked, “The results will be out in three days yet you’re here to tutor? Should I give you a few days off?”Xie Zhongxing smiled, “No need, thank you aunty. Compared to that, You You’s studies are more important.”The mother expressed sincerely. “Thanks to you, You You’s ranking at the semester exam rose from 800 or so to 200. If you are still here, I would really want to continue hiring you.”Xie Zhongxing, “Unfortunately, that won’t be possible.”The mother laughed, “I know, you need to go to university. We unfortunately won’t be able to continue this any longer.”Xie Zhongxing, “The summer and winter breaks should still be okay.”The mother’s eyes brightened when she heard this.When he was done, Xie Zhongxing walked out and saw Qin Zhongyue looking into the rearview mirror, fixing his hair. Seeing him come over, he asked, “My hair has grown, I want to cut it. Come with me?”He then straightened up and reached out to brush away Xie Zhongxing’s hair that was scattered across his forehead, “Your hair is also long. Let’s get it cut together.”Xie Zhongxing could feel Qin Zhongyue’s warm fingers brushing past his forehead. He couldn’t help but blink a few times, “Okay.”The chauffeur dropped them off at the closest store. As soon as they entered the door, a staff member came over to greet them. It just so happened that there weren’t many people there so Qin Zhongyue and Xie Zhongxing were immediately taken through.Of course, there was no shortage of up-selling and promotion of hair care products.Xie Zhongxing realised that Qin Zhongyue was the type that was easily led astray by these selling tactics.Like right now, as the staff helped wash his hair, he would comment, “Sir, your hair doesn’t seem to be in very good condition. Do you often stay up late? Why don’t you give our store’s hair care package a try? It is usually priced at 1999 yuan but we currently have a promotion. With just 1999 yuan, you can have it done three times a week for two weeks. You could also spend 6999 to become our member and get half a year of hair washing and thirty free treatments.”

As soon as he said that, Xie Zhongxing could clearly see that Qin Zhongyue was moved. His tone was hesitant, “Such a good deal?”The staff said, “Yes, it’s a promotion after all. If you miss this chance, you won’t come across it in the future. You are very lucky to have come here while we are having our once-a-year promotion. How about it sir, would you like to give it a try?”Xie Zhongxing who was afraid that he would agree immediately quickly interrupted, “Your hair is good. You don’t need to get treatment.”He hesitated for a moment and added, “And you don’t stay up late.”With this, Qin Zhongyue should be able to understand that this was the store’s selling tactic.But Xie Zhongxing then heard Qin Zhongyue ask shyly, “You think my hair is good? Have you secretly touched it?”Xie Zhongxing, “………”Isn’t the thing you’re focusing on kind of strange?Xie Zhongxing said, “Yes, your hair condition is very good and you’re also only seventeen years old. Overdoing it with your hair can also affect your hair’s condition and in serious cases cause hair loss.”Qin Zhongyue, “…….”Hair loss was his biggest fear!Qin Zhongyue said to the staff, “I won’t do it. Can you also please be more gentle? I don’t want to lose hair.”The staff, “………..”When it came to the hair cutting stage, Qin Zhongyue couldn’t help but feel heartbroken at the thought of his hair being cut off. He said to the staff, “Can you just trim the ends? Don’t cut off too much.”The staff suggested, “With such thick hair, cutting it shorter would look nicer.”Qin Zhongyue made a gesture, “Just cut off this much. Don’t thin it out. What am I going to do if it doesn’t grow back?”The staff couldn’t help but rub his own head. He who was only in his twenties wasn’t worried about hair loss but why was this seventeen year old young man so worried?Xie Zhongxing who watched from the sidelines smiled.After the haircut was done, Xie Zhongxing left the store and touched the hair that had been cut so short, it exposed his forehead and asked Qin Zhongyue, “How is it?”

Qin Zhongyue carefully took in Xie Zhongxing and said, “That person’s skills aren't very good, but you look good so you’ll be fine even if you’re bald.”Xie Zhongxing, “……..No thanks.”Reaching Qin Zhongyue’s Maybach, Xie Zhongxing also bent down slightly and looked at himself in the side mirror. In his opinion, the staff’s skills were actually quite good and his slightly long hair had been trimmed enough to reveal his eyes and smooth forehead.Looking at his own face properly now, although he knew that he wasn’t that bad looking before, for the first time, he was certain of it----He indeed wasn’t bad looking.In this regard, just his face alone would be able to attract many people.Time passed quickly. In almost a blink of an eye, it was time to check their exam scores.At eight in the morning, Qin Zhongyue received a call from Mo Yu, “I’m not even in a hurry, why are you in such a hurry?”Mo Yu said, “I’m just worried about you.”Qin Zhongyue, “You’re only concerned about whether or not you can get that cruise ship.”Mo Yu laughed, “True that. Anyway, aren’t your results out now? How was it? Have you checked it yet?”Qin Zhongyue said, “Not yet, there are too many people and the page won’t load.”At this moment, Xie Zhongxing’s phone rang. Xie Zhongxing answered it. It was from Wang Yuxue. Her voice on the phone was very excited, “Xie Zhongxing! Your results are out!!”Qin Zhongyue whispered softly to Mo Yu, “Wait a second.”Xie Zhongxing turned on the loudspeaker. Wang Yuxue’s trembling voice could be heard, “742 points! Xie Zhongxing, you got 742! 145 for Chinese, 150 for Mathematics, 297 for Science, you only lost 8 points! You’re first in the province!”Although Xie Zhongxing knew that he performed well, he didn’t expect himself to break through the 735 mark and achieve a total of 742 points. He was so excited, his fingers that were wrapped around his phone turned white from the force, “Teacher, are you sure?”Wang Yuxue, “It’s true!” She breathed a sigh of relief and added, “But don’t tell the others, your results are still not publicly visible at this moment. The universities might give you a call later. You should now think about whether you want to go to Tsinghua or Peking University. You did very well, only missing out from full marks by eight points! This teacher is very proud of you!”

She was so happy, she continued to praise him a little longer.Xie Zhongxing quietly waited for her to finish before asking, “Teacher, do you know how Qin Zhongyue went?”Wang Yuxue paused for a moment. She then laughed, “We’ve checked just now. This year, five students scored more than 650. Qin Zhongyue is one of them.”Xie Zhongxing breathed out a sigh of relief and asked softly, “How much did he score in the exam?”Wang Yuxue said, “I’m not too sure. He should be able to check it himself. You won’t be able to see your own results though. If the principal hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known myself.”Seeing that he couldn’t get any more information out from her, Xie Zhongxing ended the call. He then received another call. The other party said they were from the Tsinghua admissions office. They said that as he was ranked among the top 30 in the province, his chances of getting into Tsinghua University was slim but if he really wanted to get in, they could immediately sort it out for him.Xie Zhongxing, “………”Seriously, do you guys ever change things up?Because he still didn’t know how Qin Zhongyue went, Xie Zhongxing didn’t immediately agree and just put that on hold.Qin Zhongyue was sincerely happy for Xie Zhongxing, “Congratulations!! I knew you would be able to get in!”Xie Zhongxing, “Go and check your results.”Qin Zhongyue, “I can’t. I can’t load the page at all. This system is too laggy and the internet is slow.”Xie Zhongxing, “I’ll help you check.”Qin Zhongyue, “Why do you look unhappy? 742 points! Why aren’t you smiling with a high score like that?”Xie Zhongxing looked at his foolish smile and said, “You can still smile despite not knowing how you went?”Qin Zhongyue, “It’s enough knowing that you did well. 742 points! No one in our Qin family has ever scored such a high score!! My grandfather married a physics professor but gave birth to my dad who wasn’t good with his studies and my father married a professor from Oxford and I’m also---”His eyes met Xie Zhongxing’s and he immediately changed his words, “I used to be bad with my studies!”He scratched his head and finally said something that would reassure Xie Zhongxing, “As you can see, our family isn’t lacking in the intelligence gene. I think I may have broken the Qin family’s curse!”Xie Zhongxing, “Be more confident. Don’t say ‘you think’, you can do it. You definitely did well.”

Qin Zhongyue picked up his phone and said to Mo Yu who was still on the phone, “Hear that? The top student in the province said I can do it and the teacher also said just now that I got more than 650. You should ask your father for money for my cruise ship.”Mo Yu muttered, “You still haven’t checked your results yet. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Even if you got more than 650, as long as the cut off score to enrol is 680 or 690, you won’t get in.”Qin Zhongyue didn’t continue wasting time arguing with him. He just ended the call and sat before the computer to try and load the page again.At this moment, his phone rang again. It was from Brother Cage. He answered it and Brother Cage’s excited voice sounded from the opposite end, “Zhongyue, is that classmate of yours free right now? Will he be available for an interview?”Qin Zhongyue, “?”He glanced at Xie Zhongxing and asked, “You know his score?”Cage said, “I asked about it as soon as I could! Lots of people probably want to know how your classmate went so why don’t we do an interview?”Qin Zhongyue placed down the phone and asked Xie Zhongxing, “Do you want to do this interview?”Xie Zhongxing thought about it and said, “Sure.”Qin Zhongyue who finally managed to send Brother Cage away sighed, “Oh great. Now the whole country knows how good you are.”After saying that, he proudly puffed up his chest. And such an amazing person was his wife in his last life!Xie Zhongxing took in his pleased expression and couldn’t help but smile, but when he remembered that Qin Zhongyue still hadn’t checked his results, his smile soon disappeared.Qin Zhongyue’s phone rang again. It was from Li Jun. He answered the call and habitually turned on the speaker.Li Jun’s first words however directly dug a grave for him, “Qin Zhongyue, I heard that male mother of yours got first in the province. Is that really true?”Qin Zhongyue, “……..”Xie Zhongxing’s smile was now completely gone. Male mother?