Chapter 16.1: Text Message Part 1

Edited by: AL13N

Names mentioned in this chapter :

-苏芮 (sù ruì) - Su Rui, our female protagonist

-刘女士(liú nǚ shì)- Madam Liu

-苏妈妈(sù mā mā)- Mother Su

-顾煜城 (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead

-B大(dà)- University B, the university that Su Rui is attending and the university Gu Yu Cheng had graduated from.

[I found , and several other books which would be helpful for your course.]

This was the message from Gu Yu Cheng.

As Su Rui read the text, her eyes widened.

"Kacha——" she bit off half of the potato chip.

What's this situation here?

Su Rui stared blankly.

She couldn't understand why Gu Yu Cheng would send this text message.

Su Rui thought it would be more trustable if Gu Yu Cheng sent a text message to ask for the gas money and car fare as he had sent her home several times before.

What's Chairman Gu planning?

To gain some attention? It doesn't seem like that's necessary.

Or because the conversations they had were peaceful, and the misunderstanding has cleared very quickly, Chairman Gu is satisfied thus he is expressing his concern for her, the junior?

Or, he took the wrong medicine?

Su Rui didn't understand so she didn't think about it anymore.

Su Rui typed very fast, and quickly a text message was drafted: Thank you Chairman Gu. The books that you had recommended are good. I have already bought them.

After Su Rui drafted the text message, she looked at it several times. There were no grammatical errors, nothing was unclear, and she didn't hesitate to press "Send'.

When Gu Yu Cheng dropped Su Rui home several times before, both of them discussed the relevant topics and Gu Yu Cheng recommended several books to Su Rui.

After all, these books were recommended by serious business big-shots and an outstanding alumni. The worth of these recommendations were quite high.

So, when Su Rui went home she immediately ordered them.

Excluding the reason for awkwardness, the books mentioned in Gu Yu Cheng's text message, she really bought them.

Su Rui didn't know whether Gu Yu Cheng sent anything after that. When she sent her reply, she thought that there wouldn't be any relationships between them anymore. Thus, Su Rui blocked Gu Yu Cheng's number.

Su Rui threw her phone aside after she was done, and wiped the potato chips residue on her hand. She ended her salted fish[1] state and started to pack up the things she needed to prepare for school.

According to what others said, she wouldn't be forced to stay at the school dorm during her second year in University B. But, who asked Su Rui to be a transfer student this semester. Thus, as an old newcomer, Su Rui had to prepare to stay in the school dorm for a semester.

Since the distance between her school and her home was near. Su Rui only packed ten sets of clothes to bring over.

These clothes obviously couldn't be the collection of clothes that were 'more valuable than human', where Madam Liu has prepared for her.

The clothes that Su Rui brought are more of an everyday look that don't look low quality or too pompous.

After some thoughts, Su Rui cut the labels of several clothes and placed them in the luggage.

Previously, when Su Rui was studying, although she didn't have financial capabilities at that time, she had seen times where the clothes that were hanging outside would be missing leaving only a hanger.

Well, just to guard against the unexpected.

After packing her clothes, Su Rui packed some daily necessities. She looked at the cosmetics on the dresser and decided to bring a set.

She would need some 'equipment' in case she goes to university, meets a guy that's not bad, and starts dating.

After that, it would be the pile of books that Gu Yu Cheng had recommended.

Actually, Su Rui initially wanted to wait for these books to be delivered, and ask Gu Yu Cheng to classify them and point out the main points for her. Now, it seems that there won't be such an opportunity anymore.

Therefore, the only way was to take them all with her and look through them when she has the chance.

....

In the evening, when Mother Su came back from her gathering and saw that her daughter had packed her luggage. She suddenly felt reluctant to part with her.

"Rui Rui ah, why don't we let your father talk to the school instructor so that you don't need to stay at the school dorm." Liu Yue couldn't help but say.

As she thought about it, she didn't know how her daughter lived in the three years she was in the United States.

Anyway, she felt reluctant to part and uneasy when she thought about Su Rui attending university.

"Don't." Su Rui unconsciously intercepted Madam Liu Yue's idea.

To tell the truth, she actually was looking forward to living in the university.

This yearning was different from when she was looking forward to the end of the entrance examinations for university and when she can leave her parents completely. This type of yearning was because when they work, they will miss the period of time in the university which was beautiful, carefree and free from worries.

[1] -咸鱼(xiányú) - salted fish. An internet slang which means like a dead corpse.