CH 21.2

The hotel was in the mountains. It had a large courtyard and many green plants.

There was also a big glass room connected with central air conditioning and a very long stone road. On both sides of it were varieties of scenic potted plants.

Su Zhihe was walking in front, and Qin Qing accompanied him.

People chatted idly. Su Zhihe asked: “Going back to take the exam next year?” The college entrance exam.

Qin Qing thought about it: “I should.”

Su Zhihe turned his head back and slowed his steps, moving gradually alongside Qin Qing: “Should?”

Qin Qing: “I’m not sure yet.”

Su Zhihe: “you are already studying and want to take the exam. How can you not be sure?”

Qin Qing: “It’s still a year away. Quite a long time.”

Su Zhihe understood. This was to say that, a year was a long time. it was unclear whether or not there would be any variables.

Su Zhihe turned his head and looked at Qin Qing. He didn’t think that this was a sign that this young child had no plans or strong goals for the future. On the contrary, he felt that Qin Qing was too stable and mature.

This kind of uncertainty about the future was more like a kind of understanding of the fickleness of things in the world.

Because of this understanding, he knows that plans could not keep up with change, and takes it a step at a time.

Even the loose expressions, shows a level of clarity to see through the world.

He seems to have no goal, but in fact, it is all under his control.

And even has the ability to do it with such skill and ease.

Su Zhihe was surprised by this discovery.

And amazingly enough, he didn’t perceive a temperament in this young boy that was overly incompatible with his age. The feeling that comes through on Qin Qing’s body was still very fresh and clean.

–There were no thoughts about others and no ideas about things. His eyes were clear and his look was natural.

Those parts of him that were beyond his age weren’t like an innate characteristic but more like an accumulation from experience. Like fine sand at the bottom of a river. that sunk silently to the bottom for years and years, without being discovered.

As for those parts that were in line with age ……

Wasn’t it during the day when he was inside the pergola competing with Cui Huohuo in peeling lychees…

Su Zhihe was surrounded by Qin Qing. He thought about this person in his heart, and also in his mind. He walked and smiled to himself.

Qin Qing looked at Su Zhihe, the two of them were walking slowly.

Su Zhihe saw Qin Qing looking at him: “hmm?”

“I think ……” after Su Zhihe expressed enough sincerity, Qin Qing did not want to be like the lychee soaked in ice water that had its shell firmly wrapped around itself.

Sincerity for sincerity. He should also naturally express some.

Qin Qing: “Brother He, I sometimes feel that you seem to be observing me.”

Su Zhihe was very generous: “Yes, I am watching you.”

Qin Qing asked: “What do you see?”

Su Zhihe uncharacteristically said: “I can see that you are tall, handsome, with a stable character, and love to study.”

Qin Qing smiled.

Su Zhihe teased him: “If you have such a nice smile, why don’t you smile more often.”

Qin Qing smiled and said: “Because I want to focus on my studies.”

It was Su Zhihe’s turn to be teased.

As the both of them laughed, there was not much distance and estrangement left.

Qin Qing took the initiative to say: “My student registration is still in my former school. If my student registration does not move, I will go back to take the exam.”

Su Zhihe: “Compared to earning money, you’re more interested in going to school?”

Qin Qing: “Yes.”

Su Zhihe: “I thought young children nowadays all want to be stars.”

Qin Qing: “No, I don’t want to be one.”

Su Zhihe circled back: “But you’re very handsome .” 

Qin Qing smiled and said: “Thank you, boss.”

Su Zhihe: “Thank what boss. Thank your Brother He.”

Since the conversation was relaxed, some words were easy to mention.

Qin Qing: “Brother He.”

Su Zhihe: “hmm?”

Qin Qing: “did you really go to calculate your fate?”

Su Zhihe wasn’t 100% truthful: “No, didn’t go.”

Qin Qing: “?”

Su Zhihe hooked his lips. His appearance was entirely the aura of a big shot: “I want to calculate which fate where I can be popular for a few years if I want to. I want to be in the entertainment industry for as long as I can.”

Qin Qing was a little puzzled: “Then the assistant ……”

Su Zhihe suddenly said: “Come.”

He stood still and turned sideways. 

Qin Qing still uncertain, followed.

Su Zhihe raised his hand; it was the same neck pinching movement Qin Qing has seen many times before.

With Cui Huohuo, it was like a big brother pinching the little brother. He’d pinch a piece of flesh at the back of the neck, and teach him while pinching which made people itchy and painfully shrink their necks.

But he did not pinch Qin Qing nor did he put his hand on the back of his neck.

Instead, his palm very lightly covered the area above the neck but below the back of the head.

Qin Qing was somewhat mystified by this action. He stood blinking.

Su Zhihe standing beside Qin Qing, with his hand around the back of his head, started teaching him: “There are some matters that do not need to be asked too explicitly.”

Qin Qing blinked again.

Su Zhihe: “at the end of your question, if the person can’t respond with a good answer and you also aren’t able to immediately change the question, the scene is going to be awkward.”

Qin Qing suddenly raised his finger to the sky and said: “Brother He, look at the sky.”

Two people were close to each other. Su Zhihe locked eyes with him and said: “What’s wrong with the sky?”

Qin Qing: “There’s nothing wrong with the sky. I was just asking something else and changing the subject.”

Su Zhihe smiled and put down his hand.

Qin Qing said to himself: Su Zhihe clearly also changed the subject before.

As for why he was recruited to be this assistant, whether or not it was really because of fortune-telling, the answer was no longer important.

Qin Qing also did not want to know.

This job was going well, and Su Zhihe was also very happy beside him. That is enough, isn’t it?

“Brother He?”

“Hmm.”

“Let’s go up? I want to go back to study.”

“Let’s go.”

In the big glass room near the restaurant on the first floor. The people visiting the class from the platform did not leave that night but had a meal with the program team

Su Zhihe was a big player and big brand that cannot be moved by anyone. He was originally invited to rescue the show and didn’t need to give face to anyone. If he said he won’t come, he really won’t come.

But the person that didn’t come to the meal instead took their assistant to stroll outside the glass room.

This was seen by the people having a meal in the restaurant through the large floor-to-ceiling windows and greenery.

Among them was Kou Jiang.

Kou Jiang clutched his wine glass and silently watched, with a deep expression, and after a moment, laughed a few times.

The person next to him asked him: “What are you laughing at?”

Kou Jiang withdrew his gaze: “I’m laughing at that assistant of Boss Su.”

The person next to him looked towards the glass: “You’re talking about Qin Qing right, what’s the matter?”

Kou Jiang said meaningfully: “Good fate, young age, and following a big shot.”

The person next to him was red in the face from drinking. From Kou Jiang’s words, he could hear a trace of envy. He laughed and said: “Kou Jiang, what are you talking about? His fate is good? No matter how good his fate is, he is just an assistant.”

Waving his hand and hiccupping alcoholic fumes: “His good fate is really useless. It’s better to grasp fate in one’s own hands and also have a good life of their own, only then will this fate be useful.”

The person clinked his wine glass with Kou Jiangs’: “you should not look at this kind of assistant. maybe in a few days they will be replaced. where he can compare with you. You are now ……”

He finished with a thumbs up.

Kou Jiang smiled and drank a mouthful of wine. He politely said, ” no, no you are polite.”

His eyes turned to the glass room and watched Su Zhihe and Qin Qing walk to the end and disappear behind the door that connected the glass room to the lobby on the first floor.

Qin Qing, Su Zhihe…

Kou Jiang turned his eyes and pondered.