Chapter 37

Extremely harsh punishment would be imposed on deserters regardless of which country they came from.

Even though the volunteers of Earth Age were not soldiers, they had consumed significant public resources for their training. Therefore, they were bound to be punished if they were to suddenly renegade on their decision.

Wang Lili said, “However, with that 10 million yuan and the inheritance your father left behind, you can live a carefree life on Earth. Your credit would no longer be considered an issue and any fault you’ve committed would not be imposed on your descendants…”

Zhang Yuan said with indifference, “How could it not have any impact on my descendants? It would be impossible for my son or daughter to pass the political investigation because of my selfishness. In fact, the influence is not limited to my generation.”

“Furthermore, I’ve already donated the inheritance so there’s no room for regrets now. I’ve never really worried about what you’ve mentioned earlier.”

Wang Lili felt very discouraged when she felt that she had lost the argument. She pouted as she said, “The minds of you strange astronauts are really different from ours… You are making it look like you are noble for what you are doing!

“In reality, they are not noble but stupid!” Xu Yunjing stood on the side while laughing as she agreed with Wang Lili’s remarks.

“That’s right, they’re stupid!”

“How am I stupid?”

“It’s that type of clumsy stupidity.”

Zhang Yuan could not win against them. Suddenly, he thought of a trick to play on the two seniors who kept causing trouble for him. “I have a few questions for you and if our answers are the same, it means that our IQs are similar.”

Wang Lili narrowed her eyes and smiled as she gave herself a heads-up in advance. “What’s the question? If it’s too strange, I’m afraid I won’t be able to answer it. Even if I’m smart, I can’t possibly answer all the questions in the world.”

“It’s very simple, even a three-year-old child would know the answer. However, you have to answer it in a second.”

“Alright then, go ahead and ask.”

Zhang Yuan stretched out a finger and asked, “Is there any number larger than 1?”

“Yes.” The two girls answered in unison with their eyes full of doubt. What kind of retarded question was that?

He held out two fingers now and asked, “Is there any number larger than 2?”

“Yes!”

Zhang Yuan sped up as he continued asking, “Is there any number smaller than 3?”

Smaller than 3?

The doubt in Wang Lili’s eyes intensified and she repeated her previous answers. “Yes!”

“Then is there anyone stupider than you?”

“Nope! Haha, I knew that you would play a trick. I’m very good at brain teasers…”

After maintaining silence for several seconds, Xu Yunjing standing on the side suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter to the extent she had difficulty catching her breath.

Wang Lili looked at her suspiciously, thinking what did she do wrong

“You said it yourself, there’s no one stupidier than you…” Zhang Yuan looked up into the skies, acting like a skilled expert. “There’s indeed a gap between our IQ!”

Wang Lili came to a sudden realization and understood that it was a trap Zhang Yuan had laid out.

She flew into a rage out of humiliation and said, “You dared to bully your senior? You’ve turned into a bad child!”

She stomped her feet and continued. “I’ll be leaving. I need to return the clothes you’ve borrowed. If you think you are so capable, I dare you to stand there and I’ll get my boyfriend to give you a beating!”

Wang Lili and Xu Yunjing ‘threatened’ him as they ran away.

…

After he bid farewell to his two adorable yet stupid seniors, Zhang Yuan walked around the campus alone.

There would often be girls coming over to exchange social media information with him.

Girls nowadays were all very enthusiastic and open-minded. Getting to know an additional ‘celebrity’ would be always good, and who knows if something might happen in the future?

“Mr. Zhang Yuan, can I have your signature?”

“Can you take a picture with me?”

“Let’s have a meal together!”

As a last resort, Zhang Yuan quickly walked into a more secluded pathway.

“Damn it, do they honestly believe that I will become a celebrity? Impossible! I will never be a celebrity even if I die!”

This incident thoroughly annoyed Zhang Yuan. He was never the type to use social media and he would never concern himself over celebrity gossip. He only wanted to be himself.

Even if he had the time for social media, he would rather use that time to go home and study to increase his knowledge.

That’s right, go home and study.

“Work hard, add oil, fighting!”

Now that he had finished his first thesis paper, he could still continue and produce a second, third, fourth, or even a fifth paper!

“Zhang Yuan, hey Zhang Yuan!”

Just then, a call of his name could be heard from behind him. “Wait for me! Wait a minute!”

When Zhang Yuan turned back, he saw a girl wearing a white-colored short sleeved shirt chasing after him.

He could not help but wonder and asked, “You are?”

The girl arranged her scattered bangs. As there was no air-conditioning outside the hall, the girl was sweating buckets. “You don’t recognize me? For real? Quick, think hard.”

Zhang Yuan felt embarrassed. The girl before him was very pretty, with fair and tender skin. Moreover, it seemed like she should be someone he knew but he could not recognize who she was.

‘Who is she?’

He racked his brain and pondered. Her facial features and appearance were somewhat familiar, and he seemed to have met her somewhere. But then again, he could not recall her identity.

‘Who is she, who?’ The feeling of almost recognizing someone but no name came to mind made him feel uncomfortable.

Instead, he recalled a technical term called the Tip Of the Tongue phenomenon.

That’s right, it was that TOT phenomenon which meant that the brain failed to retrieve memories.

The girl saw his puzzled expression and sadly said, “Mr. Zhang is indeed a busy man. He even forgot about his first love”.

First love?

Impossible.

Could it be that she had plastic surgery?

Zhang Yuan suddenly thought of something and gesticulated with his hands. “Ah! You are Han Jing’s little sister?”

Han Ziyue blinked her eyes and said, “You’ve only managed to recall me after so long. I’m angry!”

She was wearing a white-colored short-sleeved shirt. Her black hair naturally undulated on her shoulders. Under the denim shorts was a pair of fair, tender, and unblemished legs. For someone with such a good figure, she was indeed eye-catching.

Zhang Yuan recalled the tan and skinny junior high student from many years ago. Unexpectedly, she had grown up to be so beautiful. As expected, the older a girl was, the more beautiful she would get.

“I didn’t expect to meet you here. We’re quite fated!” Zhang Yuan said with a chuckle.

“I only saw you during the award ceremony. I’ve just enrolled in Xisha University. Aren’t I great?!”

“En, you’re great… It’s summer vacation now and you’re still in school? So hardworking?”

The both of them walked side by side, randomly found a restaurant, and ordered some small dishes.

“Are you treating me? Let me order then. I love the Dongdong Grass here and don’t worry, my appetite is quite small so I won’t eat too much…”

Zhang Yuan casually asked, “How’s your sister doing? Is she married yet?”

Han Ziyue looked up and looked at him dubiously. “Ha? Don’t tell me you want to rekindle an old love? Old people like you love doing such boring things. If it were me, I would never think back on my past relationships.”

Zhang Yuan hastily shook his head. “It’s not like that. It has been so many years, and what has passed, has passed. I merely asked on a whim…”

Han Ziyue laughed and said, “Well, I’ll tell you about her then. My sister already has a boyfriend, and both of them have already met each other’s parents. But they have yet to register the marriage certificate.”

“If you wish for it, I can help fix the both of you together. In any case, I’m not too fond of that soon-to-be brother-in-law… He has a vulgar appearance and is not as handsome as you.”

“By the way, I didn’t expect you to be Professor Zhang’s son! We didn’t even know of it in the past… Professor Zhang is my idol!”