CH 144 Our Relationship
Translated by The BL Muse (ko-fi)
Every year in late June, students and their parents were most concerned about the results of the college entrance examination.
The results of the college entrance examination were released at the same time as in previous years. After checking the scores, it didn't take long for the fast news media to find out the number one in the college entrance examination, and then strive to get an interview and report on it as soon as possible.
Fang Yuan was one of the people who got the first-hand information. He pushed open the van door, jumped out and said to the camera behind him: "This year's college entrance examination top scorer in sciences and liberal arts is not the same school, and we can be regarded as having good luck to have gotten the top scorer in science."
Most times, the top scorer in sciences and liberal arts were not from the same school, and interviewing either was the same, but this time the liberal arts top scorer came from an unknown school in the most remote suburb of Yan City. Since both were interviews not much different from the other, naturally the one with a short and convenient location was more popular.
"I heard that the No. 97 High School liberal arts top scorer's family is not well-off. Group B is going to create a sensational story, using this to compare ratings with ours." Fang Yuan looked at the map while complaining: "How immoral."
The cameraman captured the environment of the community with his camera. Nolding the camera steadily, he said with a smile: "If you got the liberal arts top scorer, as if you won't go that way as well."
Fang Yuan walked into the unit building and said triumphantly, "So I'm lucky."
The two found the house number given by the school, and Fang Yuan knocked on the door with a microphone in front of him.
After a while, a middle-aged woman in simple and comfortable clothes opened the door, and was a little surprised to see them: "Who are you?"
"Hello, we are reporters from Xinsheng Daily." Fang Yuan showed his press card and was very friendly: "Are you the parent of Jiang Chen, the top scorer in sciences? We want to interview him."
Yang Si frowned slightly: "Didn't our family reject the interview?"
Indeed.
Fang Yuan had heard this from the leader of the station before he came here, but he had already drawn the top scorer in sciences, and when he went to the school to interview the teachers, the information he got about this year's top scorer in sciences was all very good materials, he was not willing to let this go interview, so here he was.
"Sorry." Fang Yuan said with a smile: "We did know from the school that you are unwilling to accept the interview, but I still want to fight for an opportunity. Auntie, let's not turn on the camera for now. Can you listen to what we will ask before making a decision?"
The refusal of the interview was directly rejected by Jiang Chen. Yang Si always respected her son's decision, so naturally she didn't want to say more.
"Sorry, our family doesn't want to be interviewed."
Yang Si put her hand on the door and was about to close it when Jiang Chen, who heard the noise from the study, came out: "Mom? Who is it?"
"It's you!" Fang Yuan was taken aback. After seeing Jiang Chen clearly, the first thought in his mind was: no matter what, this interview must be done! Then he immediately thought of the waves caused by the previous interview on the Internet. If today's interview was broadcast, the degree of topicality could be imagined.
"Student, do you still remember me?" Fang Yuan poked his head in, pointed to his face and said to Jiang Chen, "I interviewed you at the gate of Chenghua Academy before, and it happened to be just after the comprehensive science exam. Do you remember?"
Jiang Chen paused, and the relaxed expression on his face smoothed away: "Hello."
Seeing Jiang Chen approaching him, Fang Yuan thought that he had easily agreed to the interview before, and immediately felt hopeful in his heart, and said to Jiang Chen, "I didn't expect you to be the number one student in the sciences this year. I was so blind during the interview before, now our station has sent me to interview you, student, since we interviewed you last time, let me interview you again."
Jiang Chen smiled, but didn't let go: "Sorry, I don't accept interviews."
"But……"
"I have already called the school, and you should have received the notification."
He didn't issue an order to evict the guest, but when the young man's eyes swept over Fang Yuan mildly, it blocked Fang Yuan's words in his throat. He had been a reporter for several years. From an intern to now becoming a team leader, he had interviewed quite a few people. Among them were some big figures, but there was really no other person who made him speechless at a glance like this.
Fang Yuan felt strange, but he didn't know why he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, and he was worried about leaving a bad impression on Jiang Chen's family, so he stopped pestering him immediately, apologized sincerely, and took the cameraman away.
After coming out of the unit building, the cameraman said, "This interview is a no-go, what a big loss."
Fang Yuan agreed very much: "That's right, this boy's looks are more than enough to enter the entertainment industry, and he has such academic abilities as well. If I can interview him, I believe this year's spot as deputy editor must be mine."
The cameraman said: "You just gave up like that? This is not like you."
"What else can I do?" Fang Yuan recalled the look in the boy's eyes just now, and sighed: "The children nowadays are too impressive. I dare not say a word with just a single glance from them. It's worse than when our editor-in-chief is yelling at people at the station.”
The two got into the van and discussed how to deal with the task this time, with a very disappointed tone.
Back in the station, the other group of interviewers hadn’t come back yet. Fang Yuan took the initiative to explain to the chief editor that the interview could not be completed, but his heart was itchy. He had a hunch that this interview was really important to him. There was so much to dig.
Just because of that face and that achievement, the topic of this summer vacation was already reserved.
But he was unwilling to accept interviews, and his attitude seemed to be quite gentle, but the effect was stronger than the countless times he had been rejected before. He didn't dare to stalk him anymore. Besides, this was not society news in which courage and passion was enough.
Not long after, the people in Group B came back, and they seemed to have gained a lot. They were mocked by the leader of Group B and his biggest competitor. Fang Yuan couldn't sit still anymore. He found the camera and left the station.
…
For three consecutive days, Fang Yuan, who had been squatting outside the whole time, still didn't want to give up, but the leaders in the station didn't allow him to waste his working hours like this. A phone call sent him to the old streets of Yan City to interview passers-by.
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Jiang Chen stayed in the research institute for three days, brought Shi Fengyue into the job, completed all the formalities, and introduced him to a partner who would work with him in the future. He was then called out by Professor Xiang. The place was the antiquity old street.
"Professor Xiang called me, let's finish for now." Jiang Chen glanced at the time and said, "Do you want to familiarize yourself with the laboratory or go back?"
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to visit the antique street." Jiang Chen said truthfully, "Professor Xiang asked me to go there."
"He knows that I've come to the institute?"
"He does."
"He knows that you are with me today?"
Jiang Chen paused, glanced at Shi Fengyue: "What do you mean?"
"I have an auction house over there, I'll go there with you."
Jiang Chen turned it over in his mind a few times, and took Shi Fengyue into his special car.
When getting in the car, Shi Fengyue swept his eyes over the interior of the off-road vehicle, tapped the glass twice with his knuckles, and lightly curved up the corner of his mouth: "This project is quite big."
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "What you've got now is only a part of the data. You won't see the complete experiment until all the researchers have gathered and signed the confidentiality agreement. It will scare you to death."
Shi Fengyue sat slouching, with his chin propped on one hand, and his crossed leg touched Jiang Chen: "How scary?"
Jiang Chen kicked his leg that was on the ground, and wiped off the dust on his pants: "You will know when the time comes."
Shi Fengyue seemed to be smiling but not smiling. He put away his elbows, and approached him: "Still keeping it secret?"
"Of course." Jiang Chen didn't move, letting the other's face approach him, his breath blowing on his face: "The research institute requires confidentiality."
"Even with our relationship it must be kept secret?"
Jiang Chen was as motionless as a mountain, but his hand leaned on the back of the seat in front of him without a trace: "What's the relationship between us?"
"We——"
The car jolted violently, Shi Fengyue who didn't manage to catch his balance, staggered, and hit his head on the side of the front seat.
Hearing Jiang Chen's loud laughter, Shi Fengyue placed a hand on his head and raised it to look up. He had black hair and deep eyes, with sharp brows and eyes behind his jet-black bangs, and when slightly pursing the corners of his mouth it could be very scary.
Jiang Chen didn't feel guilty at all. He tilted his head and smiled at him, and raised his eyebrows provocatively after laughing.
Shi Fengyue put down his hand. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't know whether it was from a smile or from anger: "You're done?"
Jiang Chen nodded, without hiding his bright smile, and by the way, he did not forget to lecture: "Sitting should be done properly, Dr. Shi, you'd better sit properly from now on, lest the situation just now happen again later, and the time may come when you don't just knock your head, maybe you’ll knock your mouth and teeth.”
"What if I don't sit properly?" Shi Fengyue turned his head slightly, and leaned over to look at him. He put one hand on the back of Jiang Chen's chair, and the other on the back of the front seat, confining Jiang Chen in a space made by his arms.
Jiang Chen didn't feel cramped at all, as if he didn't notice the crampedness at all, he smiled slightly, his innocent eyes slightly curving: "Then you just wait for another collision."
When these words were finished being uttered, the car bumped again.
Jiang Chen had been prepared for a long time, so he sat firmly, and turned his head to have a good laugh at Shi Fengyue, but before he turned his head, he felt that the back of his neck was suddenly grabbed. The bump brought forward force, but that hand controlled him to the right, and the touch of soft, cool lips were fleeting but obvious. Before he could be shocked, a passionate and rampant kiss overtook him.
Shi Fengyue grabbed the back of the front seat with one hand, and clasped the back of Jiang Chen's neck with the other. He controlled his strength very well. During such a long period of bumps, the two of them seldom bumped their lips and teeth, but for some reason, whether inertia or deliberation, whenever the rear wheel fell from height to height, he would always bite his lower lip lightly or hard, and when he frowned or glared in response, he would smile lightly and gently suck it softly, tenderly and comfortingly.
After the bumpy road passed, Jiang Chen's lower lip was slightly swollen.
He wiped his lower lip lightly with his fingers, and made a hissing sound. As expected, the skin had broken.
Jiang Chen lowered his voice: "Did you do it on purpose?"
Shi Fengyue had a faint half-smile: "Didn't you do it on purpose?"
There was nothing to say, he was indeed the one who dug a pit for Shi Fengyue first.
Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze and glanced at the screen blocking the front and rear seats. He couldn't help but feel a little grateful in his heart. Fortunately, the screen was installed to ensure privacy and safety.