Either Be a Couple, or Strangers

"Zhou Yuwen, I really didn't expect you to be this sort of person. Did I say anything wrong? I’ve already said, just repeat a year, I'll wait for you, can’t you even trust me for this?" Su Qianqian was very angry.

Su Qianqian's mother and Zhou Yuwen's mother shared the same workplace. They had grown up together since childhood. Su Qianqian studied well, while Zhou Yuwen was relatively naughty. He was considered one of the popular boys in the class.

There were a few girls who had a secret crush on Zhou Yuwen.

Of course, Su Qianqian, who was kindling her first romance, was also smitten.

It's just that the love of youth couldn't resist the wanton world of university.

At this time, Su Qianqian really thought that after waiting for Zhou Yuwen for a year, the two would begin the first stage of their relationship.

Su Qianqian had a happy and harmonious family, and was an only daughter. She had always been the little princess of the family, so had developed a somewhat unruly personality. In front of others, she seemed like a graceful lady, but with familiar people, she didn't care about her image. She grew up together with Zhou Yuwen, and had pestered him since childhood.

Since her mother was strong and her father was weak in the family, she had also developed the habit of making decisions in the family.

In their childhood, when playing house, Su Qianqian always imitated her mother, saying that Zhou Yuwen only knew how to idle all day, and didn’t even care about the children.

Looking back now, what was Zhou Yuwen thinking in his previous life? Why did he like this girl Su Qianqian so much?

Perhaps, the greatest reason was that Su Qianqian was beautiful. She had a blissfully naive face that could match the popular ‘innocent’ look of that very popular milk tea sister1. He didn’t know what milk tea sister’s personality was like, but Su Qianqian's personality was not good at all.

At this time, Su Qianqian was on a tirade of admonishments towards Zhou Yuwen, claiming it was all for his own good and so on.

Zhou Yuwen really became annoyed, so he simply closed QQ and concentrated on writing.

In July, he made a total of 60,000 yuan from subscription fees, of which 2,000 yuan was used on the driver's license test, and the rest was invested in a stock account.

As for which stocks would be big movers in 2010, Zhou Yuwen wasn’t very clear. Anyway, it would never be wrong to just buy some high-quality stocks. As long as he didn't need cash, he would keep the money invested; when cash was needed, just withdraw. It didn’t matter how much Zhou Yuwen gained, in any case, the return on investment would definitely be higher than the banks’ interest rate.

The hot weather continued into August, and the old air conditioner at home eventually broke down. Zhou Yuwen directly went to a home appliance store and brought two air conditioners back, placing one in his own room and one in his mother's.

Mother Zhou curiously asked Zhou Yuwen whence his money came.

Zhou Yuwen replied that it was money earned from writing novels.

"What kind of novel, there are many scammers online, don't be deceived." This was the first thought of Mother Zhou after hearing his words.

Zhou Yuwen said: "Don't worry, I can’t get scammed, what could they take from a poor bumpkin like me?"

Later, Mother Zhou asked how much he had made, and Zhou Yuwen said that it was only a few thousand yuan, not much.

Zhou Yuwen didn't dare to say that he had earned tens of thousands of yuan. If Zhou Yuwen really said that, his mother would definitely feel that he had become the victim of some scheme.

A few thousand was fine.

Mother could also show off to her mahjong buddies, and tell them that her son had grown up and could make money now.

At the beginning of August, Zhou Yuwen’s high school classmate Wang Baoming came over to play, and said that everybody else going to Jinling to study would have a get-together, was he coming?

"I’m not going." That group of high schoolers, especially the group that went to Jinling, their future development was all too familiar to Zhou Yuwen.

To be honest, within the established societal framework, without any special talents, you could only be a wage slave. Although some people could brag about having bought a car and a house in Jinling, it did not necessarily represent that they had attained happiness.

After you had bought a car and a house, you were still squeezing onto the subway at 8 o’clock and eating three-and-a-half-yuan egg omelettes.

Zhou Yuwen was so awesome in his previous life, but wasn't he still pushed over to Pukou for housing? Even though the house price in Pukou had risen, but who would be bored enough to sell their house if there wasn’t anything better?2

Once you come out, you can’t go back.

Wang Baoming sat on Zhou Yuwen's small bed, scratching his head, and hesitantly said: "Old Zhou, you should really go and have a look, everyone studying in Jinling is going."

"Them going is their business and has nothing to do with me, don't you see that I'm busy now." Zhou Yuwen continued tapping the keyboard over there. Damn, after rebirth, he could now multitask. When chatting with Wang Baoming while thinking about the plot, his typing speed didn't decrease at all.

"Let's just go..." Wang Baoming asked in a slightly pleading tone.

Zhou Yuwen stopped tapping his keyboard and curiously looked at Wang Baoming: "Hey, something's wrong, why did you come to me expressly for the party? It’s not right."

"Um..." Wang Baoming guiltily averted his eyes.

Zhou Yuwen instantly understood: "Did Su Qianqian asked you to come?"

"Hey~" Wang Baoming sighed and said: "Old Zhou, there's no need to be like this, I know you're angry with Little Su for rejecting you, but she has even told me to come to you, won’t you give any face at all? Go and have a look, maybe things will take a turn for the better?"

Having been entrusted with this affair, Wang Baoming was responsible to see things to the end.

After all, it was Su Qianqian, the top beauty in high school.

In fact, Wang Baoming was a little envious of Zhou Yuwen. Just imagine, if it was himself that confessed to Su Qianqian, and Su Qianqian said, if you repeat one year, I will promise you.

Wang Baoming would absolutely accept! Let alone one year, even ten years! He would still agree!

But he didn't expect that this Zhou Yuwen, was actually...

So unknowledgeable!

Wang Baoming still cajoled, "Old Zhou..."

Zhou Yuwen's attitude was firm: "I’m not going, you should tell that Su Qianqian, either be my girlfriend or a stranger, she can choose for herself."