Chapter 257

"I'm quite particular about breakfast; I won't go anywhere below the standard of the Blue Sky Hotel. Is there enough money in your pocket?" Li Heng asked, raising his eyelids.

Old Fu patted his pocket, looking unafraid, and said: "Blue Sky Hotel it is. You kid, just eat as much as you want, there's plenty!"

Facts proved that as long as he could eat something good, nothing could stump Li Heng. The two of them chattered away as they walked to Wujiao Square.

"The reform and opening up has been called for many years, and I've been back for seven or eight years, but I feel there hasn't been much change here." Old Fu looked around and sighed.

Li Heng said: "The frontier of reform and opening up is in Shencheng, Guangdong Province, but don't be anxious. I feel that the wind will soon blow here. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. In a few more years, there might be big changes here in Shanghai."

Old Fu was surprised: "You kid often hide in the study, yet you still pay attention to these things?"

Li Heng raised his neck and said confidently: "How does that saying go? 'Planning strategies in a command tent, deciding victory a thousand miles away.' I read the newspaper every day."

Old Fu corrected him with a smile: "It should be more accurate to use 'A scholar doesn't have to go out to know the affairs of the world.'"

Li Heng rolled his eyes: "How can a swallow know the ambition of a swan? 'Scholar' doesn't reflect the ink in my chest; I'm a person who will do great things in the future."

Old Fu's teeth ached, and he really wanted to hit someone: "You're already a great writer, do you still want to do something bigger than this?"

"Of course, that's just the beginning. The identity of a writer isn't enough to make them tolerate me." Li Heng said something only he could understand.

Old Fu was confused, suddenly reaching out to pull his sleeve, and whispered: "On the right, look at that woman wearing sunglasses on the right. A man's sixth sense tells me she's looking at us."

Li Heng looked in the direction of his gaze and was a bit confused. Is today a ghost day?

Or did he not check the almanac before going out?

He met Aunt Shen Xin earlier, and now he could bump into Huang Zhaoyi at Wujiao Square?

A high-quality khaki long trench coat, a pair of ankle boots under silky long legs, her brownish-yellow hair tied up, looking very capable. Large earrings, and a white collar with hollow patterns gave people a refreshing feeling; it was a big plus, fashionable, beautiful, and atmospheric!

A 20cm ruler could easily be inserted without force; one could tell at a glance that she was fully ripe.

The only pity was that the sunglasses covered her eyes.

However, compared to before, today's sunglasses were more than a size smaller, and her high, petite nose was like a carefully carved work of art, with a very strong three-dimensional sense.

"This woman's nose is really beautiful, it has substance." Old Fu also noticed the other party's nose, the first time he had ever praised a woman's facial feature.

Li Heng agreed with this, but didn't pick up the thread, his brain spinning rapidly: What is she here for? A chance encounter, or specifically here to block him?

Actually, he guessed right; it was a chance encounter, but also a specific wait for him.

The Blue Sky Hotel was the place where the two first met in the real world. Although there was no communication, for Huang Zhaoyi, this place had extraordinary significance. Usually, no matter how busy she was with work, she would always squeeze out time every week to have a meal here.

Sometimes it was breakfast, sometimes lunch and dinner.

The time was never fixed, and every time she brought a bit of anticipation, hoping to meet Li Heng. But she understood that this way of waiting for a rabbit was extremely inefficient, not to mention that it required a lucky halo, but these were just thoughts in her heart, and she hadn't held much hope.

But today, she bumped into him unexpectedly!

Looking at the man she had been thinking about day and night from a distance, Huang Zhaoyi was suddenly at a loss. Having been calm for decades, she rarely felt a bit of cowardice.

Fortunately, she had sunglasses to cover it, otherwise, she would definitely have been exposed.

Seeing the woman in sunglasses standing still, the fake Daoist adjusted his glasses and asked quietly: "Li Heng, look and see if there are peach blossoms on my face? Could it be that after being single for 37 years, my luck has turned, and God has started to favor me?"

Whoa, this Old Fu is quite narcissistic!

Li Heng didn't have the heart to discourage him, withdrew his gaze and said: "Let's go, I'm a bit hungry, let's go eat breakfast."

The fake Daoist looked back at Huang Zhaoyi with lingering affection and sighed while standing close by.

Li Heng asked: "Why are you sighing?"

Old Fu said with deep pain: "It's a struggle! If such a beautiful lady takes a fancy to me, should I continue to pursue Siya, or just forget it with this one."

Li Heng was speechless: "Just for your words, I think it's correct that Sister Chen didn't agree to you."

Old Fu laughed happily: "Ha, don't take it seriously, I'm just sighing. Even if this kind of woman took a fancy to me, I couldn't afford to support her. What is she driving? It's a Mercedes."

Li Heng said: "You've stayed in the United States for so many years, you should have gained some experience, why are you so vulgar?"

Old Fu argued: "What do you mean by vulgar? Let me tell you the truth, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't bear to leave Siya, I would have left Fudan long ago. This salary isn't enough to fill the gaps in my teeth."

Li Heng looked back and felt that Old Fu was speaking from his heart.

Just as the two were muttering while eating breakfast, a waiter handed over a note and gave it to Li Heng.

The curious Old Fu asked the waiter casually: "Who gave it to him?"

The waiter turned and pointed to Huang Zhaoyi, "That lady."

Turning back to see the woman in sunglasses, Old Fu felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit, and it took a long time before he squeezed out a sentence: "You kid know her?"

"Hmm."

Li Heng hummed indifferently and said lazily: "She's chasing me."

Old Fu's mouth couldn't help but twitch. It turns out he had been showing off for a long time, only to end up playing the clown for half a day. It was really! It was really embarrassing enough!

Old Fu, who was almost angry enough to bleed, twisted his mouth and directly played the rogue: "You pay for this breakfast, I'm not paying."

Li Heng ignored him, opened the folded note, and saw a line of words written on it: Are you free? Let's go see a movie together.

Hmm? When did she get bold again?

Li Heng was surprised.

Little did he know that this note had exhausted all of Huang Zhaoyi's courage, almost 30 years of accumulated courage. She didn't know why she had suddenly had a whim, but anyway, when the note was handed to Li Heng, she regretted it!

She turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window, not daring to receive the gaze projected by Li Heng, her right hand clenched tightly under the table. From childhood to adulthood, she had never been this nervous. It was even more nervous than her first time on stage.

Li Heng pondered for a while, reached out and pulled the fountain pen from Old Fu's left chest, and wrote on the note: Sorry, no time, I have to go back and practice the program for the Spring Festival Gala with friends later.

Originally, according to his temperament, he didn't want to make any reply.

But thinking of the erhu, flute, and plane tickets she had given him in the past, he couldn't be that heartless. After all, they were both in Shanghai, and they would see each other often. Giving the other party a face, a step down, might be better.

Calling a waiter, Li Heng said: "Hello, could you please help me pass this note to that lady by the window."

"Okay, sir." The waitress had a good attitude, took the note, and walked toward Huang Zhaoyi.

Old Fu watched helplessly as the note fell into the hands of the woman in sunglasses, and watched helplessly as the woman in sunglasses left her seat and went to the washroom. In the end, he couldn't help but ask: "What did you write to her? She won't cry, will she?"

Li Heng said: "You underestimate her, don't you? Would a woman who can drive a Mercedes cry so easily?"

"That's true!" Old Fu tilted his head and pondered for a long time, squeezing out these two words.

Li Heng was right; Huang Zhaoyi naturally wouldn't cry over this little thing. She was an adult, and she could have predicted the result of many things long ago.

Moreover, this result was better than she had imagined; at least Li Heng replied to the note, which could be considered as preserving her face.

Huang Zhaoyi took off her sunglasses and stared at the reflection in the mirror for a long, long time, until someone came in, and then she put them back on.

She knew where the reason for her sudden madness today came from; it was still invisibly influenced by Liu Yue. Her niece's "coward" poked her soft spot, leading her to be brave this one time.

But it was clear that this method didn't suit her.

After breakfast, Old Fu went to pay the bill, only to be told that someone had already paid.

Hearing this, the two big men turned their heads and looked toward the window.

It was empty!

Li Heng asked: "When did that lady leave?"

The front desk cashier replied politely: "Sir, that lady left about 10 minutes ago."

10 minutes ago, then she must have eaten breakfast. Li Heng continued to ask: "Does she often come here to eat?"

The front desk cashier didn't want to answer such questions, but seeing Li Heng's smile, which was warmer than the sun, she smiled and said: "Yes, she comes over every few days."

Li Heng said thank you, and in his heart, he almost understood why he could meet Huang Zhaoyi this time.

Walking out of the Blue Sky Hotel, Old Fu asked: "What's the background of that woman?"

Li Heng looked up at the sky and said lightly: "I don't know either, there have been all kinds of women circling around me since I was a child."

Old Fu waved his fist, trembling all over with anger. He had been chasing Siya for 8 years and it was still unclear.

And any woman around this kid was so outstanding.

What a jealous guy!

On the way back, Li Heng suddenly asked: "If you leave Fudan, Old Fu, what do you plan to do?"

Old Fu seemed to have considered this matter and said seriously: "If I leave Fudan, I can only go abroad. When I was teaching at the University of California, many big companies invited me to take positions. Now my fellow apprentices often correspond with me, all hoping I'll go over."

Li Heng asked: "Didn't you study mathematics? Are financial companies and the like inviting you?"

Old Fu looked a bit smug: "Almost, Morgan, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, and some hedge funds have all come to find me more than once."

Li Heng was stunned and leaned in to ask: "That awesome?"

"You kid, Old Fu is at least someone personally called back by Principal Sun. Can I be your neighbor without some ability?" Mentioning his professional field, Old Fu carried his hands behind his back like an old man, appearing very conceited.

Li Heng followed behind and asked: "Is that so? Then in the field of mathematics, have you won any big awards?"

"Of course." Old Fu raised his head.

Li Heng asked: "Fields Medal? Or Wolf Prize? Or Abel Prize?"

Old Fu glanced at him and answered irrelevantly: "When I was studying at the University of California, Berkeley, Professor Shiing-Shen Chern was my mentor."

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