Chapter 402

If she and her mother hadn't gone to her younger sister's house to help clean up and happened to answer the phone, she wouldn't have known about this at all?

And would still be kept in the dark?

Regarding Li Heng's personal information, Editor-in-Chief Liao gave a selective disclosure, saying everything that could be checked in the newspaper.

As for the more secret things, he didn't mention them at all, laughing it off with "I don't know, I'm not clear."

Seeing that she couldn't ask for deeper things from Editor-in-Chief Liao, Huang Xuqing said goodbye to "Harvest" magazine.

She didn't know how she walked out of this building?

Her brain was dizzy; one moment she guessed it must be Li Heng who called? The next moment she felt it was impossible!

The reason why she felt it was him was simple; ordinary people wouldn't impersonate Editor Zou Ping.

And on the line of Editor Zou Ping and Editor-in-Chief Liao, the only person whose network could extend outward was the writer December; others wouldn't be able to arouse any interest given her younger sister's nature.

The reason why she was so categorical in front of Editor-in-Chief Liao just now, asking directly if it was Li Heng? Was to bluff the other party, so as to better observe Editor-in-Chief Liao's reaction, thereby further verifying her conjecture.

Another reason was that her younger sister had suddenly come back during the Dragon Boat Festival.

And Li Heng's birthday was the Dragon Boat Festival!

These were too coincidental!

Incredibly coincidental!

As for why she felt it couldn't be Li Heng, there were too many reasons. Too many for her to count.

For example, her younger sister's repeated setbacks in the past were the most powerful proof.

Returning to the car, Huang Xuqing pondered for a while, and finally, for the sake of caution, she decided it was necessary to go to Fudan University.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Jing'an wasn't far or near from Yang Pu; by the time she drove there, it was already past noon.

Getting out of the car and entering the School of Management, Huang Xuqing went straight to find Counselor Liu Jia.

"Cousin, why are you here?" Counselor Liu Jia was particularly surprised.

Seeing that there was no one in the office, Huang Xuqing asked straight to the point: "Did Zhaoyi contact Li Heng through your hands before?"

The counselor hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Hearing this, Huang Xuqing stated her purpose: "I'm looking for you to do me a favor."

Liu Jia listened attentively.

Huang Xuqing whispered a few words. A moment later, Liu Jia walked out of the office and headed to Statistics Class 1.

Today was the last class of advanced mathematics; the teacher had just finished marking the key points, and almost everyone in the class had come, unprecedentedly neat.

"Li Heng, come to my office for a moment." Liu Jia entered the classroom and pointed at Li Heng's shoulder.

Li Heng turned his head to look, and seeing it was the counselor, he then stood up and followed her out of the classroom.

Arriving at the office, Counselor Liu Jia first poured him a glass of water, then conducted a conversation on the grounds of caring about his final exams, asking him if he was confident about the exams? Asking how his life at school was? Asking if there were any areas where the school needed to provide help?

Li Heng didn't feel abrupt about these topics; in the past, the counselor had often cared about him and asked these questions.

After chatting for ten minutes or so as usual, Li Heng left the office.

As soon as the door closed, Huang Xuqing walked out from behind the screen.

The so-called screen was actually a curtain in the corner of the office, behind which was a smaller bamboo mat that the counselor usually used for a nap at noon.

The counselor asked Huang Xuqing: "Cousin, did you see the person clearly?"

"Yes, he has more presence than on TV."

Huang Xuqing had just caught a good look at Li Heng through the gap in the curtain, and instantly understood why her younger sister had fallen for him!

Young and talented, with a good appearance, temperament, musical ability, and proper speech, he was simply born to bewitch women; to women, he was poison.

For a moment, Huang Xuqing was glad that her daughter hadn't taken a fancy to Li Heng; otherwise, if two people in the family fell, she couldn't imagine the consequences.

After being glad, she was confused.

Completely confused!

The voice on the phone was a bit hoarse, a bit low and vicissitudinous.

And Li Heng's voice was clean and full of vitality.

The two voices had absolutely nothing in common; they were completely not the same person.

Could it not be Li Heng? Did she think wrong by being biased?

Or did Li Heng deliberately change his tone when calling? He dared to impersonate Zou Ping, so it seemed that changing his tone when calling wasn't outrageous.

The problem is, he is so young, how could there be that sense of maturity and vicissitude in the phone call?

The more she thought about the problem, the more wrong it felt, but this time Huang Xuqing didn't have as much confidence as before she came.

Returning to her younger sister's house in Jing'an, Huang's mother was already gone, but the bed sheets and quilts were hanging on the balcony to dry.

Huang Xuqing walked around her younger sister's house, staring at the landline phone on the coffee table for a long time, and finally closed the door and rushed to her parents' house.

According to the itinerary, her younger sister should be back from Jingcheng this afternoon; let her tidy up the quilts and sheets herself after they dry.

Arriving at her parents' house, Huang's mother had indeed returned; Huang Xuqing asked as soon as she entered the door: "Mom, why didn't you stay at my younger sister's house for a while longer?"

Huang's mother answered: "Your dad called me and said he couldn't find a document, so I came back to help him find it."

"Then did you find it?" Huang Xuqing asked.

"Found it, I locked it in another box, but the key is missing, and the lock was pried open."

Huang's mother answered, then asked quietly: "How is it? Did you see that Zou Ping?"

"Yes."

"What did Zou Ping want with your younger sister?"

"Li Heng's follow-up manuscript for 'Bai Luyuan' has arrived, notifying Zhaoyi that she can read it in advance." Huang Xuqing told a lie.

So that was it, Huang's mother didn't have any doubts. The only things that could make her youngest daughter care about "Harvest" magazine were the works of the writer December or Li Heng himself.

A moment later, Huang's mother raised a question: "For such a small matter, he could have told me on the phone, and I could have passed it on; why did he stutter and hang up the phone?"

Huang Xuqing had a countermeasure: "The other party had concerns and didn't dare to mention anything about 'Li Heng' in front of you, fearing it would stimulate you and Dad."

Huang's mother was stunned for a moment, then expressed understanding of the other party's hidden difficulties, sighed, and said: "Sigh, what kind of sin has Zhaoyi committed!"

"Mom, everyone has their own fate, don't force it." Huang Xuqing comforted her.

Huang's mother was silent for a long time, then asked: "Is your younger sister still pestering Li Heng?"

Huang Xuqing said: "According to Editor-in-Chief Liao and Zou Ping, my younger sister hasn't contacted them for almost 2 months, and hasn't been to 'Harvest' magazine for a while."

Hearing this, Huang's mother breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good! That's good! A woman in her 30s pestering a child in his teens, what does that look like? If it gets out, where would your dad and I put our old faces? We wouldn't have the face to see anyone."

Huang Xuqing: "..."

On the other side.

Personally sending Huang Xuqing to the gate, Editor-in-Chief Liao pondered for a long time, then found Zou Ping to talk and compare notes.

Ten minutes later, the two left the magazine office and drove a van to Fudan University.

On the way, Zou Ping asked anxiously: "Editor-in-Chief, will it have an impact on Old Li?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao shook his head: "It shouldn't; everything we said can be checked in the newspaper, so there's no major harm."

Thinking of that big Qingyi, Zou Ping, who originally had a lot to say, shut his mouth and silently followed the editor-in-chief to Lushan Village.

After finishing the fourth class, Li Heng and the young men in Dormitory 325 went to the cafeteria to eat together, but just as the food was served, he saw Mai Sui walking over quickly from outside to say to him:

"Li Heng, Zou Ping is here."

With outsiders present, she didn't call him Editor Zou, but called him by his name directly.

Li Heng understood, greeted his roommates, and then left the cafeteria with Mai Sui.

He asked: "Did Old Zou come alone?"

"And Editor-in-Chief Liao." Mai Sui answered.

Li Heng nodded, "How is your final exam review?"

Mai Sui said softly: "Almost there, how about you?"

Li Heng said: "I'm doing okay too."

Just as they were about to enter the alley, he suddenly asked: "After the exams, are you going back with us?"

Mai Sui looked at him and said: "I'll ask Manning."

Li Heng took a step closer to her: "Don't ask, let's go together."

Mai Sui was silent and didn't say anything.

Seeing that she didn't reply, Li Heng's gaze fell on her, and he didn't force her anymore. The two walked into the No. 26 small building one after the other like this.

Not far from the courtyard gate, the ginkgo tree planted on the Dragon Boat Festival didn't seem to have any improvement; for so many days, it still looked like it was dying, which made his heart ache.

He watered it every day, but it had no effect, which made him suspect whether it was waterlogged? Or was it sick?

Going up to the second floor, before Li Heng could exchange pleasantries with Editor-in-Chief Liao and Zou Ping, Editor-in-Chief Liao stood up and said directly to him: "Junior brother, let's go to the study."

Li Heng was stunned, smiled at Zou Ping, and then brought Editor-in-Chief Liao to the study.

Closing the door, he asked: "Senior brother, is there an emergency?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao asked: "Did you call Zhaoyi's house?"

Li Heng's expression was calm, looking at the other party.

Seeing this, Editor-in-Chief Liao didn't ask further, and quickly told the whole story of Huang Xuqing coming to the magazine office. Including the content of the conversation between himself and Huang Xuqing.

Li Heng was shocked, secretly thinking it was good that he had kept a mind to call in a hoarse voice.

But the next second, he frowned; is Liu Yue's mother suspecting him?

Editor-in-Chief Liao observed his expression for a while, then tactfully changed the subject: "How is 'Bai Luyuan' going? The teacher mentioned you yesterday."

Li Heng opened the desk drawer, took out the manuscript of the first 36 chapters, and handed it to the other party: "I have written up to 44 chapters, but I still need to refine the last few chapters, and I will hand them to you together with the finale by then."

It was much faster than expected, so Editor-in-Chief Liao said happily: "Alright."

Flipping through the manuscript, Editor-in-Chief Liao asked: "Do you want me to buy you plane tickets when you go back?"

Li Heng didn't act coy: "There are 7 of us, forget about plane tickets; it's fine if we can get train sleeper tickets."

Actually, he didn't know if Xiao Han's family would come to pick her up? In past memories, it seemed they came to pick her up every time.

For this beautiful daughter, the Xiao family had always treasured her tightly and was never afraid of trouble.

After the matter was settled, the two walked out of the study. The four people sat around on the sofa talking and chatting.

Half an hour later, Zou Ping and Editor-in-Chief Liao said goodbye and left. The lively living room instantly became quiet.

Looking at each other, Li Heng said: "July 11th, I'll go to Shaodong to find you."

Mai Sui said "En."

This was something the two had agreed upon; he would go to her hometown to play during the summer vacation.

Li Heng said: "At the end of July, I will return to Shanghai; are you coming with me?"

Seeing him staring at her with burning eyes, Mai Sui was instantly moved. At this moment, a thought flashed through her mind wanting to agree for her.

Unable to bear his gaze, Mai Sui looked away: "Let's see, it's possible I'll stay at home to accompany my grandparents."

Remembering that her grandfather had been seriously ill not long ago, Li Heng nodded.

The last class of this semester had already finished, and there were no classes in the afternoon, so Li Heng, Mai Sui, and Zhou Shihe went to the library to review for the final exams.

Just after sitting down, he asked Zhou Shihe: "Comrade Shihe, which day are you coming over during the summer vacation?"

Zhou Shihe asked him gently: "How about you?"

Li Heng answered: "I have some things to be busy with, it might be at the end of July, or it might be a bit earlier. I'll see the situation when the time comes."

Zhou Shihe thought for a while, "I still have to discuss it with Teacher Yu before deciding; I should be coming relatively early."

Excluding "The Scenery of My Hometown," a pure music album still needed 9 pieces to be arranged, which was definitely a huge project, so the two women didn't dare to stay at home for too long.

Li Heng said: "Alright, tell me when you have a result from the discussion; I will try my best to come over earlier to coordinate with you."

Zhou Shihe said okay.

As there were more and more students in the library, the three stopped talking and started to get busy.

Two hours later, Zhou Shihe, who had finished reviewing university English, closed her English textbook and stared blankly at the cover of the textbook quietly; she suddenly wrote a note to Mai Sui: My eyes are a bit tired, accompany me to the corridor to relax.

After reading the note, Mai Sui put down her pen and stood up, and the two walked out of the study room one after the other.

Arriving at a corner of the corridor, Zhou Shihe first looked into the distance at the skyline through the window for a while, then suddenly spoke gently: "Coming here during the summer vacation, did he invite you?"

Mai Sui said: "Yes."

Zhou Shihe asked: "What did you say?"

Mai Sui said: "I want to stay at home and accompany my grandparents."

Zhou Shihe turned to look at her best friend, her clever little mouth pouting slightly, wanting to speak but stopping.

Actually, she wanted to persuade Sui Sui to come; firstly, she was sincerely thinking for her best friend, as this could deepen the relationship between Sui Sui and Li Heng, and at the same time, it could stop the woman in the building opposite.

Another reason was that Zhou Shihe didn't want to face Li Heng alone right now, didn't want to be alone with him.

She now had faint guesses about some of his thoughts toward her, which she couldn't deceive herself about anymore, but she couldn't bring them out into the open to talk about either.

It was even harder to blame him for anything; she guessed he was also unable to help himself. This could be explained by the fact that he left decisively every time he sobered up.

The two questions and two answers ended, and the two women suddenly fell into silence.

After a long time, Mai Sui looked up: "Let everything follow fate."

A mysterious sentence; Zhou Shihe followed by looking at the blue sky and white clouds, quiet and silent.

After getting some air for about 10 minutes or so, the two women returned to the study room; recalling what her best friend had just said to her, Mai Sui quietly looked at Li Heng, who was immersed in the world of books, and her mood was very complicated.

If there were no Song Yu, if he didn't have a partner, perhaps she would split the summer vacation in half, half to accompany her grandparents, and half to accompany him.

The shadows of Song Yu, Xiao Han, and Chen Zi Jin flashed through her mind one by one; Mai Sui forced herself to interrupt any unrealistic fantasies and picked up her pen to continue reviewing.

But as the pen wrote on the paper, she accidentally wrote the name "Li Heng" more than 10 times.

By the time Mai Sui realized it, she immediately raised her head to look at her best friend on her right.

As it happened, Zhou Shihe was also looking at the uniform man's name on her book.

Just like that, Mai Sui's face instantly flushed red, burning like the evening glow.

Seeing this, Zhou Shihe smiled shallowly and took the initiative to look away, not letting her best friend be too embarrassed.

PS: Posted first, edited later.

(End of chapter)