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Modern Extra
T/N: Translated by Jen on Broken Jinsei! Please do not repost my translations! All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Zhang Lu Ren, a first year student of A University’s Economics Department, good at basketball, handsome and cute, single, and has a crush on a senior.
The senior Zhang Lu Ren liked was a third year student of the same department, surname Shen, her name having a bit of classical elegance, called ‘Lan Chi’. It’s said that it was because her parents were completely obsessed with Kang Ji’s selected works, thus gave her such a name. A more affectionate address was ‘Senior Lan’.
Zhang Lu Ren had immediately noticed this senior at the freshman welcome banquet when he entered the university. That night, Senior Lan was in charge of hosting the welcome banquet. She wore a fairy-like long white dress, her graceful figure very eye-catching. However, what attracted Zhang Lu Ren wasn’t Shen Lan Chi’s appearance, but another thing——
There was an accident at the freshman welcome banquet that night. A small section of the raised stage where the host stood collapsed a little. The beautiful female host who was on the same stage jump up screaming. The other male host also turned pale, shooting up like a hen. Only Senior Shen Lan Chi remained calm, taking the two into her arms and steadily leading everyone off the stage.
Such composure was very striking!
From then on, Zhang Lu Ren just became captivated by Shen Lan Chi.
Zhang Lu Ren was a member of the basketball club. The captain of the basketball club was called Lu Qi Yang, a second generation rich who likes to livestream occasionally. Lu Qi Yang was very concerned about his club members’ relationship status, frequently helping his club members’ set up dates whenever he was free.
Recently, Zhang Lu Ren would often absent-mindedly stare at his phone. Lu Qi Yang discovered this and instantly had the heart of a matchmaker.
“Xiao Zhang, do you have a girlfriend?” Lu Qi Yang asked.
“Not yet, still thinking about whether or not I should confess.” Zhang Lu Ren shyly smiled, “Does senior have a girlfriend?”
Zhang Lu Ren was just randomly asking.
Who didn’t know that Young Master Lu’s family was strict, his parents not allowing him to date.
While the two of them were talking, Lu Qi Yang’s phone vibrated. Zhang Lu Ren curiously took a glance, discovering an incoming call labeled ‘2’. Lu Qi Yang answered the phone, “Hello…..ah, Miss Shen, what’s the matter? Inviting me to a meal? When? Of course not…….what do you need help with this time?”
From the sound of it, it was a girl looking for Lu Qi Yang’s help.
When Lu Qi Yang hung up, Zhang Lu Ren enviously said, “Senior, which pretty girl is looking for your help again?”
“You all recognize her.” Lu Qi Yang snapped his fingers, saying with a smile, “Our school’s celebrity, the third year’s Shen Lan Chi.”
Zhang Lu Ren’s heart secretly started racing!
TN: All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
——–It was a call from Shen Lan Chi!
When Lu Qi Yang returned to practice, Zhang Lu Ren secretly snuck towards Lu Qi Yang’s bag and stealthily dug out Lu Qi Yang’s phone. His two trembling hands had the number recorded under the name ‘2’ in the contacts copied into his own cellphone……
New contact: ‘Shen Lan Chi’, saved.
After doing all of this, Zhang Lu Ren exhaled a big breath.
That night, Zhang Lu Ren held his phone, tossing and turning on the top bunk in the dorm. The electric fan was humming, the iron railings also creaking from him rolling around. His roommate across from him complained, “Lu Ren, are you lovesick?”
Zhang Lu Ren apologized and didn’t dare to delay any longer, immediately typing up a text message and sending it to Shen Lan Chi.
——-I’ve liked you for a very long time. Would you be willing to give me a chance and get to know me? I’m a first year student of the Economics Department, Zhang Lu Ren.
Zhang Lu Ren didn’t hold any hope. After all, that Senior Lan was a goddess-level figure, completely out of reach. The people that pursued her were like an endless stream. It’s said that the basketball club’s captain, Lu Qi Yang, also once returned in defeat before her———–There’s a legend in the basketball club that someone once saw Lu Qi Yang setting up candles and playing the guitar under the girls’ dormitory.
One has to know, Lu Qi Yang didn’t live on campus—–he has his own place outside! To be able to make him stay near the dorms in the middle of the night, there was only one possibility and that was to confess his feelings to a goddess!
A minute later, Zhang Lu Ren actually received a reply: ‘Xiao Zhang, are you being serious? There’s a very serious problem with this. We need to nicely talk. There’s no class tomorrow, so come to my place. I’ll talk about this matter with you.’
Zhang Lu Ren blanked.
Seeing aside this tone that was like an old supervisor calling someone over to talk, his goddess’s message………what does it mean?
She actually directly invited him to her home?
Zhang Lu Ren was so excited that he couldn’t fall asleep. After a night of tossing and turning, he got up to dress himself with two huge dark circles around his eyes. He was like preparing for a job interview, picking out his most stylish clothes and having his hair styled like it’d just been blow-dried by Mr. Tony[1].
Once everything was ready, Zhang Lu Ren held a bouquet of fresh and vibrant red roses and called a cab to head to the address of his goddess’s home———It was located in the newly built high-rise building on expensive land. The building’s exterior had an extremely distinctive design. From the elevator to the lobby, it all gave of the scent of luxury.
Zhang Lu Ren walked before ‘1108’, pressing the doorbell as he marveled at how wealthy his goddess’s family was.
His heart was pounding.
Thump, thump, thump, thump……
The door opened.
“Xiao Zhang, you’re here? Come in for a sit.” Lu Qi Yang’s face appeared behind the door. He seemingly had just gotten up, his hair sticking up in a fluffy mess, wearing pikachu pajamas, with an electric toothbrush and foam in his mouth.
“Sen-senior?” Zhang Lu Ren was greatly shocked, “Why are you here?!”
“This is my home, why can’t I be here?” Lu Qi Yang was a bit confused, “You sit first, let’s nicely talk about your sexual orientation. I feel, from your habits in the past, you should be a straight guy. Don’t because of losing a bet, just come to pursue me. I’m really straight…….”
Zhang Lu Ren was like as if listening to some foreign scripture.
What, what, what, what?
What is his senior saying?
What straight guy? What sexual orientation?
“Senior, what are you talking about!?” Zhang Lu Ren’s face was thoroughly red, “I’m also as straight as an iron rod! I’d confessed to Senior Lan, so Senior Lan invited me to her home!” After saying this, Zhang Lu Ren just took out his cellphone and had his goddess’s reply shown to Lu Qi Yang.
“Didn’t you text me to confess?” Lu Qi Yang stuck his head out from the bathroom, gurgling as he rinsed his mouth.
Zhang Lu Ren blanked.
“Senior, that contact labeled as ‘2’ on your phone……….isn’t Senior Shen Lan Chi?” Zhang Lu Ren asked.
“Oh, no.” Lu Qi Yang wiped his mouth and calmly walked out, “It’s the number for my other cellphone. Recently, Lan Lan’s phone broke, so I just lent her mine. In any case, my parents both know.”
Speaking to here, Lu Qi Yang suddenly blanked too.
Last night, he and Shen Lan Chi were lying on the bed, each with a charger, engrossed in their mobile game, when Shen Lan Chi suddenly told him: “Hey, someone called Zhang Lu Ren just confessed to you!”
Lu Qi Yang was greatly shocked, deeply feeling the heavy weight of the responsibility on his shoulders. That’s why, he’d planned on nicely having a heartfelt talk with Zhang Lu Ren. But, looking at it now, Zhang Lu Ren’s text message seemingly wasn’t directed at him?
Zhang Lu Ren: ……????
What in the world??
Right at this time, light footsteps came from the second floor of the duplex apartment, followed by a woman’s voice, “Tiger, how come you just got up? Go start the car and drive me to an interview. I’ll make you something good tonight.”
Her tone very natural.
Zhang Lu Ren felt that this voice was somewhat familiar, so couldn’t help but lift his head———–Shen Lan Chi had just came down from the second floor, digging for her lipstick while saying to Lu Qi Yang: “Where did you hide my face powder?”
Still that pretty, graceful, and charming senior sister, but this senior sister was doing her makeup in another man’s home.
Lu Qi Yang scratched his head and said, “This company’s management training program, you sure you want to go? It’s not too late to look for one in the fourth year………”
“I want to go.” Shen Lan Chi rolled her eyes. She opened the little compact mirror, wanting to apply her makeup, when she noticed Zhang Lu Ren awkwardly standing in the living room with a bouquet of roses in hand. “He-hello……” Shen Lan Chi revealed an awkward smile, “Who are you? Look-looking for Lu Qi Yang?”
Zhang Lu Ren was practically on the verge of breaking down inside!!
Never mind texting the wrong person and confessing to Lu Qi Yang, this scene before his eyes clearly was———
Shen Lan Chi and Lu Qi Yang living together!
Damn senior, actually hiding this deep!
Zhang Lu Ren awkwardly smiled, gently saying to the senior sister that he has like for a very long time, “Hello senior sister, I’m working right now, sell-selling roses…….do you want to buy a bundle f-for senior brother?”
“Alright!” Shen Lan Chi patted Zhang Lu Ren’s shoulder and said, “Since you call me senior sister, then you must also be a student of A University? Supporting a junior’s job, that is only natural! I’ll buy! For my boyfriend!”
Zhang Lu Ren: Smile.
Having a part-time job truly was meaningful!
[1] This is a bit of a running joke in chinese where hairdressers/hairstylists would get referred to as Tony. It comes from a culture back in the day where hairdressers would often give themselves english names to sound more fashionable and cooler, so as to sell the image of someone that was trendy, and it just became a trend. Tony was just a very common name everyone used back then.
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