HSS Chapter 81
Translated by MadPanda
Extra 4: Remember To Look At Me
Bai Guoyu, the chairman of Yifeng Group, suddenly realized that there was a problem, and that was his eldest son, the president of the group, it seemed, well, had never taken a single holiday in 7 - 8 years already.
No wonder he’s a single dog!
As if having found President Bai’s crucial reason for his single status, at a shareholder meeting, he forcibly pushed a big vacation on his son that lasted for three months.
This sudden move led Yifeng Group to be spread with wild guesses, from the administration department to the cleaning ladies: Is it possible that now Second young master’s condition has improved, big boss wants to reduce Eldest young master’s power and divide the authority?
It’s really too heartless, how good the Eldest young master towards Second young master all these years ah, how could Second young master turned his back towards his elder brother once he gets better?
As soon as the words came out, the comrades in the R&D department were immediately unhappy, nevertheless, as code monkeys who only knew how to immerse themselves in research and development, how could they win if they had to face that black gossip forum? However, the colleagues in R&D department who had been with Bai Chuan for many years never even considered that their Second young master was such a person. And thus, Astro quietly ran to Bai Chuan, “Second young master, do you know that the president suddenly went for a vacation?”
“I know.” He had heard Li Rong said about this when they went back home for dinner.
“Then, do you know why president is being made to go on holiday?” Astro deliberately accentuated the word.
“Because brother is single.” Bai Chuan accurately summarized the topic of the dinner that day.
“...so, chairman is forcing marriage?” Astro was shocked.
“En.” Bai Chuan nodded.
The people who finally got the answer, finally felt inexplicably comfortable. So it’s not because of their Second young master wanted to forcefully grab the position, but it was because Eldest young master, such a successful personage, can also be forced into marriage?!
Really made people want to laugh out loud and shout three times to the heaven, who will be spared in the circle of reincarnation?*
[panda: I really don’t understand this part, sorry…]
However, what should be white-washed still should be white-washed, the colleagues in R&D department immediately carried out various internal invasions and forwarded the news that the president went out to find his wife. And so, silently, the black gossip group that thought that they were about to fall out of favor, immediately changed the group’s signature: ‘After three months, he will certainly return with his wife.’
Bai Zheng didn’t know that there was such a big battle within Yifeng Group, since he didn’t have to go to work, he decided to have a good rest. Everyday, he’d stay at home to read books, jog, or put together some lego toys.
In the first week, Li Rong hinted again, “Why don’t you invite some friends to hang out?”
“The others are working, how can they be so leisure like me?” Bai Zheng remained unmoved.
The second week, Li Rong instructed her grandson, “Go and ask your uncle to give you a sister.”
“Uncle, gibh me…a swister…” The little baby boy who just learned to speak, stuttered in his words, but his meaning was very clear.
“Children who help people to pass on a message won’t grow tall.” Bai Zheng teased his nephew with a cotton candy.
“Won’th… pass on.” Since then, the little baby boy won’t help people pass on their message again.
The third week, Li Rong started to organize a tea party at home, every day, there would be good ladies from prominent families that visited the flower garden in the courtyard.
He didn’t has no way to reject his mother arranging those ladies with her, it’s just a bit troublesome, so Bai Zheng weighed the advantages and disadvantages, and afterwards decided to buy a plane ticket to leave home.
After knowing that her son was finally going out, Li Rong was excited ah, “You’re going to M country? Are you going to attend the school anniversary?
The school that Bai Zheng graduated from, invited him to their anniversaries every year, but it seemed that Bai Zheng had never attended even once.
“No.”
“Then, are you going to see a friend?” It’s okay to see a friend, Bai Zheng had been studying there for four years, there must be a lot of classmates or friend that he knows, these friends introduce their friends, it’s likely that he’d meet someone to his liking ah.
“No.” Bai Zheng knew too well what his mother wanted to ask, so to prevent her from further inquiries, he said directly, “I’m not allowed to hang around in the house, so I’ll hang around in a hotel.”
“You…!” Li Rong ate a half bowl of rice more at night because of anger, completely disrupting this month’s weight loss plan.
On the second day, Bai Zheng carried his passport and phone, and left the house as if he was going to the kiosk downstairs to buy a pack of cigarettes. When he got off the plane, he suddenly realized, did I forget to bring my wallet?
This country was far behind from China, and mobile payment wasn’t popular, not to mention that the service staff on their side all charged with cash, so Bai Zheng was in a difficult position immediately.
Bai Zheng had no choice but to call his classmate in M country, “I’m at the airport and I forgot to bring my wallet, can you pick me up?”
“I have a meeting today, wait until it’s over at around three in the afternoon.” His classmate answered.
Three o’clock, Bai Zheng looked at his watch, there’s still two hours left, it’d be better to find a coffee shop and sit down. Bai Zheng quickly found a coffee shop, only to find out that this coffee shop can only swipe card and receive cash. Although there were not many people in the coffee shop, but they can’t let Bai Zheng sit there for two hours without ordering anything.
Forget it, just go to somewhere and find a place to sit down.
“Are you a Chinese?” Suddenly, a soft, sweet female voice sounded behind Bai Zheng.
Bai Zheng turned around, he saw a girl wearing big black-framed glasses. The girl’s glasses were very thick, so it covered the expression inside her eyes.
“I am.” Bai Zheng nodded.
“Then I invite you to some coffee.” The girl said with some happiness.
“...” Did I just get hit on?
If it had been before, Bai Zheng would definitely not let himself got hit on for a cup of coffee, but he, who had been on a long-distance flight for more than ten hours, really didn’t want to wander around again.
After ordering the coffee, the two sat by the window, in fact, it can’t be called a window, just a glass facing the aisle outside. In the international airport, people with various hair colors walked about, and when a few with Asian skin showed up occasionally, the girl would looked twice at them.
“Are you waiting for someone?” Bai Zheng soon discovered the anomaly.
“En.” The girl nodded her head, then continued looking outside the window without saying anything.
So silent and shy, it made Bai Zheng, who thought that he was hit on with a fifty yuan cup of coffee, surprised.
“Thanks for the coffee.” Bai Zheng said his thanks.
“It… it’s okay.” The girl stuttered and blushed when she talked.
“Why did you invite me to drink coffee? Bai Zheng was always accurate at judging a person, with just a short moment, he discovered that the girl was more restrained and uncommunicative than he thought.
“Because you wanted to drink, but you looked like you don’t have money.” The girl answered.
“...” It turned out to be the case, he was helped by others, “Thank you.” Bai Zheng thanked again.
“You have thanked me already just now.” the girl reacted.
Bai Zheng glanced at the luggage behind the girl, a huge cello case, very eye-catching, “Are you a cellist?”
“En.”
“Coming to M country to study?” There’s a world-renowned music school in M country, his mother graduated from there.
“Come… to perform.”
This answer surprised Bai Zheng, because the girl looked young with an appearance that's just like a student, she can already come here to perform?
“Am I making you nervous?” Since he sat down, the girl’s hands had been pulling on the corners of her clothes, which were signs of tension and uncomfortableness.
“I’m sorry… I have a slight social anxiety.” The girl apologized in a hurry.
“It’s okay.” Because of his relationship with Bai Chuan, Bai Zheng knew a little about these strange conditions and was very patient towards them. In order not to let himself put more pressure on the girl, he decided to leave first, “I forgot to bring my wallet when I flew over, can you lend me a few hundred more? I’ll pass on my phone to you.”
“Here.” The girl pulled out a large stack of money in a flurry, turning it into RMB, it was at least 4-5 thousand.
[T/N: RMB: Ren Min Bi, Chinese Yuan, 1 USD = 7 RMB as of now]
Bai Zheng raised his eyebrows because that was his first time being smashed with money in his life, but looking at the girl’s nervous appearance, Bai Zheng didn’t return the extra money, but took out his phone and took the lead to add her WeChat instead, “Add my WeChat, I’ll transfer the money to you.”
The girl scanned his QR code and quickly put her phone away. Bai Zheng didn’t stay any longer, took the money and stood up, said his thanks again and turned around to leave.
...
Bai Zheng didn’t really go to a hotel, but instead went to live in his good friend’s house that was in the suburbs. The scenery around the house was really good, he can arrive at a lake for fishing just by driving for two kilometers. His friend also had a boat by the lake that Bai Zheng can use to go fishing.
Bai Zheng spent his time fishing for a few days, he didn’t even go to the city center until the weekend when his friend invited him to go to a concert. Bai Zheng originally didn’t want to go, but he couldn’t reject his good friend, so at the end he finally agreed.
They originally had an appointment for lunch at noon, then they would go to the concert hall together, but when they were just halfway there, his friend’s company had some trouble that he had to handle, leaving Bai Zheng alone. Bai Zheng had no choice but to eat in the restaurant by himself. When he counted that it was time to go to the concert hall, he walked out of the restaurant.
The weather was good when he entered, but who knew that a heavy rainfall would pour down after the short period of time he took for lunch?
Bai Zheng went back and borrowed an umbrella. When he came out, he suddenly saw a figure on the corner of the street. At first, Bai Zheng just felt a little familiar, and when he saw the cello case next to the girl that was as tall as her, he became somewhat sure with his guess.
He opened the umbrella and walked in front of the girl under the rain curtain until he could see those thick glasses that he’s finally sure that it’s her.
Under a the cover of his large shadow, the sound of rain seemed to lowered down a lot, and the anxious girl finally lifted her head, “It’s you.”
Apparently, the girl remembered Bai Zheng’s appearance.
“Where are you going? I’ll take you there.” Bai Zheng smiled.
“I… I’m going to the concert hall.” The girl answered.
Such a coincidence?
“Let’s go.” Bai Zheng turned around, hinting the girl to go under his umbrella.
The girl struggled to carry the cello and put it in the middle of the two to ensure that it wouldn’t be wet, however, this movement was obviously laborious, before taking two steps forward, the cello almost fell to the ground.
“Let me.” Bai Zheng extended his hand, holding the cello in the middle like it was a person, “You hold the umbrella.” Bai Zheng handed the umbrella in her hand to the girl.
The girl took it, but she was too short, and even though she tried her best to stand on tiptoe, she couldn't help but bumped into Bai Zheng several times, not to mention that the other half of his body was directly exposed to the rain.
“Your clothes!” It wasn’t until they arrived at the concert hall’s gate that the girl noticed Bai Zheng’s left side was drenched.
“Go, don’t you have to perform?” Bai Zheng handed the dry cello to the girl.
The girl looked at the time, it was indeed too late, “Wait… wait until I’m finished with the show, I’ll thank you again.”
“No need.” Bai Zheng smiled, “Go and perform well.”
“En, that… what’s your name?” The girl asked after gathering her courage.
“Bai Zheng.” Bai Zheng readily gave his name.
“Brother Bai Zheng?!” There was a sudden happy surprise in the girl’s voice.
“You are?” Bai Zheng frowned, how come she looks like she know me once she heard my name?
“I’m Momo, you always told me stories when I was a kid.”
Momo? The gate of the memory gradually opened. Bai Zheng looked at the girl’s cello and suddenly remembered that quite a long time ago, when Li Rong was still a violinist in the philharmonic orchestra, he had followed his mother going on her performing tour for a period of time.
He remembered that the granddaughter of the orchestra’s conductor was called Momo. The little girl had a great musical talent, but she was hardly able to see anything since she was young, so she followed her grandpa on the tour while trying to heal her eyes everywhere. He took a pity on the little girl, so when the orchestra was rehearsing, he would tell stories to this unexpectedly quiet girl.
Later, when he went to high school, his mother finally gave up her career and returned to the family because of Bai Chuan's matter, after that, he never saw Momo again.
“Are your eyes cured yet?” Bai Zheng asked.
“En, brother Bai Zheng, so you grew up like this, you look really good.” He was the older brother who took care of her when she was a kid, the girl suddenly became nervous.
Bai Zheng, who was praised as ‘good looking’ for the first time, laughed foolishly, “Go now, we’ll talk again later.”
“En.” The girl seemed to finally remembered about the show, she ran while holding her cello in a hurry before suddenly turning back to tell him, “Brother Bai Zheng, wait for me until I’m finished with my performance, don’t go anywhere.”
“I specifically come to see you performing, where would I go?”
“I’ll perform well, remember to look at me oh, I’ll be at the left side of the stage, first row.”
“Alright.” Bai Zheng smiled, doesn’t she has social anxiety? How come she's suddenly speaking so much?
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Author’s NOTE:
Let big brother raise a little wife~~~
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TL NOTE:
I think I know why Author-sama gives this girl as brother's partner, remember that he's a bro-con? He's good at handling smol kid~ (✿╹◡╹) And it might be because he's used to Xiao Chuan, he shows kindness and patience to kids with special needs. (♡´౪`♡)
cute, shy girl x overbearing, cold president ~♡