Gu Panshenghui

Chapter 9
Ye Zirui stopped in front of the closed door, her hands were tightly clenched, her emotions were complicated and unspeakable, after a full minute, she finally raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in—" is Zhou Runzhi's deep and warm voice.

This was Ye Zirui's first time entering his office, it was clean and bright, and there was a faint smell of tobacco in the air.She didn't like the smell of cigarettes at all, her father was a smoker, and she hated the smell.But at this moment, she felt a little peace when she smelled the tobacco.

"Mr. Zhou—" Ye Zirui frowned, "I'm sorry, just now when I was packing up the painting for the guest, I accidentally got some paint on it."

Zhou Runzhi's expression remained unchanged.Behind him is a piece of transparent glass, and outside the window is the empty sky.

"I'm sorry." She bent slightly, "It was my mistake, and I will - compensate." She bit the word "compensation" a little hard.

Zhou Runzhi tapped lightly on the table with his index finger, "Which work is it?"

"Mr. Li ordered the painting half a month ago." Ye Zirui replied.

Zhou Runzhi was silent for a while, as if thinking about something, "Do you know the price of that painting?"

"Fifty thousand." Her estimate.

He stood up and walked slowly in front of her, one step away from her, "Eighty thousand."

Ye Zirui felt his breath flowing around, her eyes fixed on his chest, there were faint lines on the light blue shirt on his body.For a moment, Ye Zirui replied unswervingly: "I will pay it back."

Zhou Runzhi's eyes were as deep as the sea, and the little girl in front of her looked dignified, like a warrior in armor.He opened his eyes for a few seconds, and glanced at her. She was wearing a half-worn chocolate-colored sweater, with a faint fragrance, like the smell of washing powder they used when they were young, and the sweater was loosely covered. On her body, she is even more slender.Such a thin person seems to have infinite power.

"You are still a student, this amount of money is not a small amount for you."

Ye Zirui sullenly said, "I can write IOUs." 8 yuan is a drop in the bucket for Zhou Runzhi, but it is a huge sum of money for her now.At present, she is unable to pay compensation, but she will pay it off bit by bit when she can.

Zhou Runzhi's expression moved slightly, thoughtfully, "This is indeed a good idea." He frowned, "Are you still teaching in an art class outside?"

Ye Zirui was stunned, how did he know?So I said honestly: "Yes." It was recommended by the teacher in the department. I took a few high school students to learn painting, and I went there twice a week, and the salary was pretty good.

"So busy, what should I do with my study?" He asked.

"Time is squeezed out." Ye Zirui replied in a deep voice, "I never waste the time in class."

Zhou Runzhi nodded, "I will contact Mr. Li for that painting. You go back and have a good rest. Girls with dark circles under their eyes don't look good."

Ye Zirui seemed to feel something moved in her heart, "Thank you."

Zhou Runzhi didn't say anything more, looking at her thin figure when she left, he was slightly lost in thought.Asking a little girl to compensate, he is like a capitalist.

The atmosphere of Christmas has not dissipated, and there are still various advertisements hanging in the mall.Gu Pan is going to help Chen Shaochen buy a shirt.She wandered around the men's clothing boutique on the fourth floor for a long time, and finally chose a white dark pattern shirt, she was very satisfied.

When I walked to the subway entrance, I saw two children sitting on the ground, gesticulating with their hands.Gu Pan stopped in his tracks, his eyes gradually darkened, the two children were wearing worn-out cotton clothes, and their hair was messy.When someone walks by, they hold out the stainless steel bowl in front of them and babble with their mouths open.

Gu Pan swallowed, raised his hand and gestured, "Can't you talk?"

The eyes of the two children were lifeless, and the hands holding the bowl were dark, probably because they hadn't been washed for a long time, and the nails were also full of stains.They looked at Gu Pan vigilantly, seeing her sign language, they looked at each other and got up to leave.

Gu Pan followed and reached out to grab a child who was walking behind.The child frowned, babbling, a little excited but just speechless.Gu Pan slowly withdrew her hand, took a deep breath, took out a 100 yuan note from her wallet, and put it in the child's hand.

The child couldn't believe it, and held the red 100 yuan bill tightly.

Gu Pan gestured, "Go and buy something to eat."

The child grinned and made a "thank you" gesture to her.

When Gu Pan returned to the dormitory, his thoughts were still immersed in the two children he met on the road, and he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Her father set up a fund in her name very early on to help deaf-mute children.In the second grade of elementary school, Song Huaicheng took her to the orphanage. It was the first time she saw a child like her who could not speak or even hear. They were abandoned by their parents as soon as they were born.So thinking about it, she is lucky to have the love of her parents and a harmonious family.

She was lying on the table, lazily.

Tang Tan put the review outline for the final exam on her desk, "Why are you so listless? Where's your Senior Brother Chen?"

Gu Pan sat up straight, picked up the copy paper, there was so much content, and before he knew it, the winter vacation was two weeks away.She misses City D a little.

"The clothes you bought for Senior Brother Chen?" Tang Qin asked with a smile, "Can you take a look?"

Gu Pan nodded.

"Wow!" Tang Tan yelled, "Men's shirt! Brother Chen must look good in it. Hahaha——"

Gu Pan frowned at the thought of the shirt that she had stained with nosebleeds, and wrote two words on the paper, "It looks good." In fact, what she really wanted to express was that he would look good in it.

In the evening, when Gu Pan received a message from Chen Shaochen, she was at the KTV near the school.

Speaking of which, she doesn't like going to KTV.They were painting in the studio at night, and they didn't know who suggested it, or they would go crazy before the exam, so they made an appointment to go to KTV for a night of indulgence.

Gu Pan didn't want to go at first, but seeing everyone's excitement, she couldn't bear to spoil everyone's interest, so she came here.

Everyone seemed to be venting their anger that night, and even Tang Tan, who had always been restrained, came on stage and yelled twice.

After listening to a few songs, Gu Pan got a headache from the noise. Tang Qin was singing "Tracker's Love" duet, and Gu Pan was enjoying himself.Chen Shaochen sent a message asking where she was.

Gu Pan: I was at KTV with my classmates.

Chen Shaochen had just come out of the laboratory, and was slightly taken aback when he saw her reply.Yang Zhi yawned, "I'm so sleepy, let's go back."

"You go back first, I'll go out for a while." Chen Shaochen replied.

"Going out so late?" Yang Zhi asked.

Chen Shaochen didn't answer, and handed him the schoolbag, "Bring it back for me."

The cold night was long and cold, Chen Shaochen arrived at the KTV and slowly opened the door.The colorful lights are changing, and the light and shadow are like a dream.His eyes turned, and finally he found someone sitting in the corner, and he walked over quietly.

The sound of the music remained the same, but the singers on the stage stopped, and the noisy box gradually became quieter.

Gu Pan lowered her head to play a small game, and when she noticed the abnormal atmosphere, she couldn't help raising her eyes and glanced around, her eyes froze for a moment.

Chen Shaochen saw her, met her eyes, and then looked at everyone, "I'm sorry to bother you, I'm here to look for Gu Pan."

The person holding the microphone on the stage coughed lightly and couldn't continue singing, "Gu Pan, your boyfriend is looking for you." The voice spread through the microphone to every corner.

Everyone laughed.A smile overflowed from the corner of Chen Shaochen's mouth unconsciously.

Gu Pan stood up, Chen Shaochen walked to her side, glanced at her phone, the game was already over.The corner of his mouth raised unconsciously, "Come to play games?"

Gu Pan put away his phone and gestured, "Why are you here?"

Chen Shaochen gestured meaningfully, "My girlfriend hasn't contacted me for the past two days, and I won't come to see you again, I'm afraid you will forget me."

Gu Pan felt a surge of emotion in his heart, "Brother, why don't you accompany Auntie?"

Chen Shaochen understood the crux, he moved his fingers, "When I was at home, my mother asked me to spend more time with my girlfriend, but you asked me to spend more time with her."

Gu Pan was stunned.

"Panpan, who do you think I should listen to?"

Gu Pan squeezed his fingertips, "Shall we decide by tossing a coin?"

Chen Shaochen smiled suddenly, "We can do this in the future." He held her hand, "Let's go, I'll take you back."

Jin Ran was holding the microphone, and when she saw that the two were about to leave, she suddenly called out, "Senior Brother Chen——"

The two looked back at her.

"Senior Brother Chen," Jin Ran's voice was soft, but Gu Pan felt a little harsh at this moment. "Gu Pan said that it's her first time to come to KTV, do you want to sing a song before leaving?"

Gu Pan held Chen Shaochen's hand tightly, and Chen Shaochen felt it too.Gu Pan gestured, "She was joking, let's go."

Chen Shaochen's face darkened a bit, and he smiled gently at her, "It's okay, what song do you want to listen to?"

Gu Pan shook her head, she didn't understand why Jin Ran did this.

Chen Shaochen patted her hand and walked to the karaoke stand, Gu Pan seemed to feel that he was angry just now.

"Brother, what song do you want to sing?" The girl's voice was tight.

"Help me order Eason Chan's "Years Are Like a Song"."

The music played slowly.Chen Shaochen held the microphone in one hand, while the other was hanging by his side, his clear voice lingered in the box.

Falling in love seeing how you don't understand humility
Talking about ideals in your heart will not be vulgar
It's like seeing the dawn to be happy
How many surprises every time I come back holding you
Maybe life is too short to be with you

Gu Pan stood where he was, watching him quietly, the blood in his whole body was boiling.The colorful lights and shadows left a fine luster on his body, he sang softly, his eyes kept looking at her with deep affection in his eyes.From the moment the music started, she felt electricity flowing through her body, passing through her limbs.He said that he would accompany her and protect her, so he was her warm support.

Anyone who is familiar with Gu Pan knows that Gu Pan's phone call music is this song - "Songs of Time".No one expected that Chen Shaochen would sing this song here, whispering in Cantonese, every word was just right, and some things were self-evident.Until they left, the people in the box were still in a state of unfinished thoughts.

The two were silent all the way, Gu Pan's heart was throbbing.The street lamps were dim and gave off a faint halo.

Gu Pan raised his hand, "Brother, you sing very well."

"Just say this after brewing this journey." He chuckled.

Gu Pan bit the corner of his lips and looked at him intently. I'm sorry, there are some things I can't say in my life. I can't call your name, I can't say I like you, I miss you, but I can express it with actions. It can be done.She stood on tiptoe and pressed a kiss on the corner of his lips.

Her lips were cold, Chen Shaochen's heart moved, he raised his hand to hug her waist, and murmured, "My mother went back in the afternoon, there are some things at home. I wanted to take you to see her—"

Gu Pan rested her head in his arms, listening to his steady heartbeat, so real, she felt at ease.The dull mood finally dissipated.

"Come with me to see them during the winter vacation, okay?"

Gu Pan took a deep breath, she looked up at him, and finally nodded.

Chen Shaochen smiled lightly, and pinched her cheeks with warm fingertips, "It's cold outside, go up." He paused, "Panpan, I really like that you express it with actions, like just now— —”

Gu Pan's face became hot for a while.

On the third day of the New Year's Day holiday, Gu Pan agreed to be a model for some students in the class.

During the break, she glanced at her phone, and there was a message from an unfamiliar number.The content is as follows:
After the review by the leaders of the school, the 2012 School of Economics and Management received the following exchange study list with Columbia University: Zhang Can, Chen Shaochen, Zhou Yueting.Please submit the personal information of the above three students to teacher Zhang Meng of the school before January 1.

Chen Shaochen - has his name.

Gu Pan read the message three times, her eyes gradually turned red, and in the end she could recite every word in the message with her eyes closed.Columbia exchange learning...

He is leaving.

The monitor classmate came to her side, he had just prepared the tools, "It's time to start."

Gu Pan held the phone tightly, with a hesitant expression, staring at the front with absent-minded eyes.

"What's wrong?" asked the class monitor, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Gu Pan shook his head, his brain was in chaos, he sat mechanically on the rattan chair, holding a book in his hand.

The class monitor picked up the paintbrush and looked at Gu Pan, her brows slowly furrowed.After a while, he put down his pen and walked to her side, "Gu Pan, you have something on your mind."

With a movement of his fingertips, Gu Pan gripped the book tightly.

The monitor moved his lips, "Forget it, I won't draw today."

Gu Pan looked up at him, apologetic.

"Let's go back." The class monitor said.

Gu Pan frowned, she stood up and took out her mobile phone, and wrote, "Sorry."

The squad leader smiled and said: "It's nothing, I asked you for help. I will draw when it is convenient for you."

Gu Pan came out of the studio with his schoolbag.The cold wind was blowing, and the cold air was sucked into the internal organs, causing bone-piercing pain.She walked aimlessly, her depression was undisguised.I don't know how long she walked, and finally walked into the library, and the oncoming heating made her feel much more comfortable.

He is so good, going abroad is an inevitable choice, this is a natural thing.

Gu Pan pinched his palm deeply, with anxiety written all over his face.

Han Yexing sat not far away and saw Gu Pan walking in.

"Senior brother, what are you looking at?" The first-year junior followed his gaze, "It's Senior Chen's girlfriend."

Han Yexing frowned invisibly, looked away, and asked, "Is there anything else I don't understand?"

The younger brother scratched his hair, "It's gone. Brother, thank you."

Han Yexing chuckled, "Okay, let's go back then."

"I'll invite you to dinner." The younger brother suggested enthusiastically.

Out of the corner of his eye, Han Yexing saw Gu Pan walking towards the stairs, and he replied, "No, you go back first, I'm going to find a book."

"That's fine, I'll thank you another day."

Han Yexing chased after him, and Gu Pan climbed up the steps one by one, and finally stood in front of the glass with a wandering expression.The content of the text message floated into her mind again and again and again.It doesn't matter who posted it.

It turned out that I was not that brave, and I didn't even have the courage to ask him.

Han Ye walked over and stood beside her for more than a minute, but Gu Pan didn't look back.He was a little frustrated, coughed lightly, "Gu Pan—"

When Gu Pan heard the voice and turned his head, he couldn't hide the expression on his face.She asked on the paper: "Brother Han, it so happens that you are also in the library."

Han Yexing said softly: "Help a junior freshman sort out the materials."

The two stood there, Han Yexing put one hand in his pocket, and his posture was graceful.He watched Gu Pan's expression slowly relax.In fact, Gu Pan is not a person who is good at hiding herself. All her emotions are written in those clear eyes, which can be seen at a glance.

Gu Pan twitched his lips and wrote on his phone: "Senior Brother Han, I just saw Senior Sister Yu downstairs, is she waiting for you?"

Han Yexing's eyes fixed on her face, and he explained seriously: "You misunderstood. Yu Yue and I come from the same province, but we are friends and nothing else."

It turned out to be the case.

Han Yexing chuckled, "I didn't think about falling in love before, because I didn't meet the girl I was attracted to. Suddenly one day when I met, I found that I had no chance with her."

Sure enough, surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly calmed down.As smart as she is, how could she not understand what he meant?

Gu Pan secretly bit the corner of his lips, the palm holding the phone was already dripping with sweat.

Han Yexing's eyes were clear, and he raised his hand to check the time, "I have to go to the laboratory at night, so I'll go back first."

Gu Pan nodded, his heart turned a thousand times.

"If you have anything to talk to your friend about, don't be bored in your heart." He said softly.

Looking at his back, Gu Pan suddenly felt guilty.

When returning to the dormitory at night, Tang Qin pulled her aside and said in a low voice, "Jin Ran and Huang Yu broke up, and they cried for a long time when they came back."

Gu Pan frowned, this is really bad news.

The atmosphere in the dormitory became very delicate. Without Ye Zirui, Gu Pan and Tang Tan were cautious in every movement.Jin Ran lay on the bed, wrapping herself tightly with the quilt.

In the evening, Gu Pan received a message from Chen Shaochen. In a panic, she knocked the water glass to the ground, and the ceramic cup instantly fell apart, splashing pieces all over the floor.

Jin Ran sat up suddenly, "What are you doing?!" Her voice was hoarse and dry, her eyes were red and swollen, she looked directly at Gu Pan, and there was only a short distance between them.

When Gu Pan took the pen and paper and was about to write something, Jin Ran said irritably, "Don't write! It's so annoying, who has the time to wait for you to write every time."

Gu Pan's heart tightened, and it hurt slightly.

Tang Tan heard the voice coming out of the bathroom, just in time to hear the last sentence, "Jin Ran, apologize to Gu Pan! How can you say that?"

Jin Ran smiled sadly, "Am I wrong? Why should we accommodate her? Is it possible that I have to learn sign language for her?"

Tang Tan raised his head and stared at her, "You yourself are in a bad mood to break up with Huang Yu, so why take your anger out on Gu Pan!"

Jin Ran gritted her teeth, "What kind of medicine did Gu Pan give you? You are so protective of her!" She smiled wryly, "Yes, I broke up with Huang Yu. You are all waiting to see my joke, right?"

"It's really unreasonable to make trouble, Gu hope you ignore her!"

Gu Pan shook his head at Tang Qin, expressing that he was fine.Together, the two cleaned up the debris on the ground.If the cup is broken, you can buy a new one, but the relationship is broken, and it is really difficult to get back to the way it was before.

The final exam is approaching, and everyone's thoughts are all devoted to the exam.Jin Ran became more and more silent, and stopped talking to them.In the middle of the night, everyone heard Jin Ran's suppressed crying.

Seats in the library are really tight during final exams.Gu Pan went to a coffee shop near the school to review, and Chen Shaochen would come over every day.Gradually, more and more people came to the coffee shop to review.

Mathematics and computer are compulsory courses in the first semester of university. Gu Pan has always been lacking in interest in these two courses. He usually spends most of his time on majors. Now that he sees these two courses in the exam, he suddenly feels relieved And lack of strength.

Fortunately, Chen Shaochen helped her.

"This type of question will definitely be tested. If you memorize the steps to solve the problem, there will be no problem. You will draw inferences during the test." He said seriously.

Looking at the steps he wrote, Gu Pan felt a little dazed.

After Chen Shaochen finished writing the question, seeing her eyes were empty, he raised his hand and tapped her forehead, "What are you thinking? If you don't do well in math, you will be delayed."

Gu Pan sighed and gestured, "Mathematics will be taught in the next semester."

Seeing her frowning, Chen Shaochen couldn't help but smile, "Is it that scary?"

Gu Pan pursed the corner of his mouth, "I don't care about that. My mother was not good at science before, and my father said that I picked bad inheritance."

Chen Shaochen laughed, "It's okay, I'll make a sacrifice and give you special counseling when the time comes."

Gu Pan bit his lip, slightly absent-minded.So you don't go abroad?She kept pressing this question in her mind.

"What's wrong?" Chen Shaochen asked.

Gu Pan pointed to the back and gestured, "It's Senior Sister Zhou."

When Chen Shaochen turned his head, Zhou Shu saw them walking briskly, "Shaochen—"

Gu Pan greeted with a smile.

Zhou Shu sat down, "Gu Pan, how many exams do you have left?"

Gu Pan thought for a while, then raised his finger, "Five doors."

"There are still so many." Zhou Shu sighed, "The junior year is much better." She saw the "University Mathematics" on the table, picked it up and flipped through it, "My math is not good, and I was in trouble when I was a freshman. Shaochen's." She said softly, "By the way, Shaochen, when will you go back this winter vacation?"

Chen Shaochen closed the book, "Go back after the exam."

"So soon?" Zhou Shu frowned, "It's my birthday next Tuesday, and I want to invite you to play. Can you leave later?" She looked at Gu Pan.

Gu Pan didn't know what to do for a while.

Chen Shaochen looked at her, turned to Zhou Shu and said, "Gu Pan hasn't been back for half a year. We won't forget our birthday present." There was a slight smile on his lips when he spoke.

Gu Pan's heart warmed.

The disappointment in Zhou Shu's eyes was obvious, "Hey, then I'll treat you to dinner after you come back."

Not long after, Chen Shaochen left first because he had an exam in the afternoon.As soon as he left, the table became silent for an instant.

Gu Pan was doing a few questions that Chen Shaochen had just given her.Zhou Shu was opposite her, holding a white paper in his hand and folding it casually. She folded the A4 paper into smaller and smaller pieces.

Zhou Shu's expression was gloomy, and she stroked the ring on her hand, "I knew him in the first grade of junior high school, and I was only a teenager at that time."

Gu Pan was taken aback and listened quietly.

"Gu Pan, I like him very much."

(End of this chapter)