Chapter 383

Li Heng looked at the photo in his hand and asked her: "Can I keep this photo here for the time being?"

Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu smiled and said: "It's for you anyway."

Li Heng was in a pleasant mood and took the opportunity to compliment her: "You look very elegant in white today; it suits you very well."

Speaking of white, the first person he thought of was Song Yu. With her orchid-like temperament, she was the woman among all those Li Heng had met who matched pure white the best. Simple as it was, on her, it had a sense of high-class quality—a pure, natural beauty that could cleanse a person's soul.

Of course, Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu before him was also quite good. Although her temperament was different from Song Yu's, and the aesthetic feeling she gave was also different, it was undeniable that Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu was truly a natural clothes hanger.

Putting the photo away, Li Heng asked: "How many classes do you have today?"

Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu said: "I have classes during the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth periods."

Li Heng thought for a moment and said: "How about this: tonight, let's call Mai Sui and have a meal together."

Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu agreed.

After she walked away, Li Heng returned to the classroom and studied the photo for a while longer. He really hadn't expected it; originally, he hadn't held much hope, but he hadn't expected to actually find a lead.

In his previous life, his mother had always been thinking about her younger sister and had entrusted people to search for her, but every time, there was no news. Later, when information became more accessible, the death of Comrade Li Jianguo was such a huge blow to her that her memory began to deteriorate, and she became forgetful, so the search gradually fizzled out.

Li Heng wrote a letter, explaining the situation about his aunt in detail, and planned to send it to Jingcheng along with the photo to make his mother happy.

In the evening, Li Heng, Mai Sui, and Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu had dinner together at the Old Li Restaurant.

It was the same as always: every time Mai Sui and Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu got together, a perfect chemical reaction occurred. The two women sat together and seemed to have endless things to talk about and endless chatter.

Li Heng wanted to join the conversation several times, but found he couldn't break in at all. In the end, he could only eat his food silently and listen to them gossip.

After the meal, the three of them walked around the Fudan campus for a good half-circle under the guise of digesting their food. At the end, the two women decided to go to the Foreign Languages College to watch a movie.

At the Foreign Languages College, catching a rare moment of being alone, Mai Sui asked him with concern: "Did I neglect you?"

Li Heng rolled his eyes: "You only just realized? I'm just an outsider, okay? If I didn't know better, I'd think you two were the ones in love."

Mai Sui gave a soft, charming smile, took two chocolates out of her pocket, and stuffed them into his palm: "These are the last two. There aren't any left in the dorm, so they're all for you."

Li Heng lowered his head to look, then put one back into her pocket: "For the two of us, one for each."

Mai Sui reached out and clutched the chocolate in her pocket, her eyes shining with charming smiles as she looked at him.

Looking at each other, Li Heng felt his appetite stirred and whispered in her ear: "Every time I'm with you, I feel like I forget all my troubles."

This was a love confession that wasn't a love confession, and it touched the softness deep within Mai Sui's heart in the most straightforward way. Looking at him, she suddenly tilted her head slightly, and her eyelashes trembled as they closed.

Li Heng froze for a moment, quickly scanned the surroundings, and then knowingly kissed her.

This kiss wasn't earth-shattering; it was only filled with gentle affection.

It was the first time Mai Sui had been so proactive, and it was an unprecedentedly earnest kiss. When it reached the point of deep affection, she wrapped her hands around his neck, pressed her infinitely charming body tightly against his chest, and her red lips parted and closed, passionately responding to him.

When Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu, who had returned from the restroom, crossed the corner and prepared to speak, she saw an incredible scene. Watching the two of them tangled together in the dim corner, she was completely stunned!

Although she had long guessed that the relationship between Li Heng and Mai Sui wasn't simple, and guessed that Mai Sui had feelings for him, the scene before her still strongly impacted Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu's nerves.

Was this still the Mai Sui she knew?

Was this still the Mai Sui whose words and actions were relatively conservative?

How could this be...?

Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu's brain felt a bit stiff, and she couldn't quite react. However, she instinctively retreated back to the other side of the corner, then looked around to prevent anyone from coming over to disturb them.

Noticing her own cautious appearance, Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu couldn't help but laugh at herself. Then, she once again stepped lightly to put some distance between them and stood at the entrance of the corridor, acting as a sentry.

After the kiss, Mai Sui, who had come to her senses, was full of shyness and lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

Li Heng reached out to hug her and whispered in her ear: "True feelings often reveal themselves in a single moment. Don't have any psychological burden."

She was still her; she was still that same Mai Sui.

Just now, she had simply been moved by emotion, which was why Li Heng had benefited.

After hugging for a while, Mai Sui loosened her hands from his neck, stepped back two paces, and left his embrace. She said softly: "Li Heng, I'm very scared."

Li Heng asked: "Scared of what?"

Mai Sui said: "Scared that one day I won't be able to control myself and will lose myself in your arms."

Li Heng reached out and caught her palm: "Don't be afraid. Even if the sky rains knives, I'll block them for you."

Mai Sui looked at him with a complex expression, then said: "Wei Wei Xiaozhu should be back soon. Let's go wait for her in that bright place over there."

"Okay."

Not long after the two walked out of the dim corner, Wei Wei Wei Xiaozhu, who had been secretly keeping an eye on their movements, came to them unhurriedly. She forced a smile and said: "Sorry, I ran into a classmate over there just now and chatted for a few sentences. Sorry to keep you waiting."

Li Heng looked at her several times, nodded quietly, then raised his left wrist to check the time and said: "It's almost 7 o'clock. The movie is about to start, let's go in."

This suggestion was echoed by the two women, and they bought tickets and entered the classroom together.

The movie playing today was the old film *The Last Emperor*. He and Song Yu had watched this movie in Jingcheng during the National Day holiday last year, and he hadn't expected to run into it again. However, since they were here, they might as well enjoy it. Seeing that the two women were watching very intently, he didn't spoil the mood, but instead sat quietly in his seat thinking about his pure music album.

Currently, the shoe factory was under construction. Due to limited funds, he didn't plan to bite off more than he could chew, but rather invest in stages, with the plan to complete the first phase of construction by the end of the month.

The factory was being built, and although the machinery and equipment weren't brand new, they had arrived. Personnel were still being recruited, and all work was proceeding in an orderly manner. Li Heng was full of anticipation for his first joint venture in this life.

September!

The Hancheng Olympics would be held as scheduled in mid-September. There wasn't much preparation time left for them. Li Heng calculated the pure music album in his heart. Since he wanted to take the mid-to-high-end route, he couldn't do without his personal fame, and writing books and releasing pure music albums were undoubtedly the best ways to gild his own reputation.

*Bai Bai Bai Luyuan* had currently written 37 chapters. According to the plan, there would be about 9 chapters left before the grand finale.

However, the pure music album only had two tracks, "The Scenery of My Hometown" and "The Last of the Mohicans." Time was tight; it was time to take action.

According to his plan, since he wanted to release an album, he had to have at least 8 tracks or so. The minimum standard couldn't be lower than 6, otherwise, it wouldn't even count as a mini-album, which would be too meaningless and wouldn't achieve his expected goal.

Which other tracks should he choose?

They had to be tracks that hadn't been released yet, had to be classic and pleasant to listen to, and preferably works that had won many awards.

As he thought about it, two tracks popped into Li Heng's mind: "The Mark of Rain" and "Castle in the Sky." In his memory, these two tracks were works with very high evaluations and countless awards worldwide.

As for which of the two was better, that was a matter of opinion. It was hard for him to rank them; which one he liked listening to usually depended entirely on his mood at the time.

Should he take these two?

"The Mark of Rain" was by the Korean composer Yiruma, and "Castle in the Sky" came from the famous musician Joe Hisaishi. Whoa! One from Korea, one from Japan—they were just like the Deer Boy and Crane Boy in *Ne Zha 2*, all lackeys of the United States. He had absolutely no burden in adopting them.

Having tentatively decided on two, the unsatisfied Li Heng continued to dig through his memory. Digging and digging, he had a flash of inspiration and thought of four more world-class masterpieces: "Annie's Wonderland," "Summer of Kikujiro," "Memory of the Forbidden City," and "Nightingale."

And thinking of Yanni's work "Nightingale," Li Heng later associated it with another of Yanni's tracks, "One Man's Dream." They both had a rich Chinese style, filled with mysterious Eastern charm and romantic atmosphere, which best suited his identity.

Thinking of this, Li Heng felt that this was about enough for his first pure music album. However, the names "Annie's Wonderland" and "Summer of Kikujiro" didn't feel right; they had to be changed.

It was said that the creator of "Annie's Wonderland" had always longed for a daughter named Annie, but unfortunately, this wish was never fulfilled, so he integrated his longing and hope into this piece.

What name would be good?

Li Heng instantly thought of Song Yu. Should he call it "Song Yu's Wonderland"?

The next second, his eyelids twitched. Would that be too high-profile? Would Xiao Han and Chen Chen Zijin kill him with a knife?

Would Song Yu attract huge attention because of this, thereby pushing the fact that he was playing the field into the spotlight?

Although he had Teacher Yu backing him up and wasn't afraid of media exposure, he still backed down in a panic. No, no, damn it, this was even worse than a bad idea!

How about "Dongtinghu Wonderland"? This name was subtle enough, yet it secretly matched Song Yu's birthplace. He believed Song Yu would be able to see through his intentions at a glance.

Furthermore, there were the ancient poetic lines about the clouds steaming over the Yunmeng Marsh and the waves shaking the Yueyang Tower. It didn't seem outrageous for him to crown Dongtinghu as a wonderland, right?

Perhaps after this track became famous worldwide, it could bring huge benefits to Dongtinghu's tourism industry in the future.

Damn it, he was too lazy to waste brain cells. That's it.

As for "Summer of Kikujiro," two renaming plans popped into his mind: "Summer of Childhood" and "Summer of Fudan"?

But later, he thought, damn it, he hadn't even experienced a proper summer at Fudan yet, right? That was too ridiculous, so he tentatively named it "Summer of Childhood." Anyway, the track was mainly humorous, clever, and cheerful, which unintentionally fit the word "childhood."

PS: Updated first, edited later.

(End of chapter)