At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 171, Long-Distance Relationship, Don't Be Surprised! (Please Subscribe)

The song that Shen Qiushan and Lin Xiamo chose to sing together is called "Chasing the Wind," which is a positive and uplifting song and is quite suitable for a welcome party.

As soon as the two stepped onto the stage, the eyes of the audience naturally fell on them.

Previously, videos of Lin Xiamo and Shen Qiushan singing in bars were very popular online, with several videos receiving hundreds of thousands of likes. Shen Qiushan's video of singing "Red Rose" even broke one million views.

Almost everyone present had seen those videos, but watching the videos and being there in person were completely different experiences.

When the intro ended and Lin Xiamo started singing, the audience instinctively gasped in amazement. Just like in the video, the aloof Secretary Lin had superb singing skills.

After Lin Xiamo's part ended, it was Shen Qiushan's turn. As soon as he started singing, the "wow" from the audience was even louder than when Lin Xiamo had started.

It wasn't that Shen Qiushan sang much better than Lin Xiamo, but rather that the audience was mostly women—female students and teachers—all at an age where hormones were raging.

Shen Qiushan, this handsome older man, was naturally more attractive to them than Lin Xiamo.

The song quickly moved to the chorus.

The two walked from either side of the stage to the center and began to sing together:
Going against the wind is the direction of youth.

The wounds from falls are like medals that are burning hot.

Chase the wind, be your own hero
A burning dream surges in the palm of my hand.
"This combination is just too perfect!"

"The chemistry between them is too strong, they should debut right now!"

"Honestly, Lao Shen and Secretary Lin's skills are no worse than those of professional singers!"

"Didn't they say on the school forum that they're already together? Hmm, I approve of this marriage!"

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When the chorus ended and the interlude began, the female students in the audience couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Holding a copy of "The Three-Body Problem," Liu Qingwu sighed rather dejectedly. She had long since realized that the relationship between the two was unusual, but Shen Qiushan had previously said that Lin Xiamo was the second aunt of the two children.

Liu Qingwu lowered her guard, thinking that there were no strong competitors around Shen Qiushan!

As it turned out, they miscalculated!

Indeed, you have to trust your intuition.

My second aunt's full name should be "Second Aunt"!
She's practically a second mother herself.

But Liu Qingwu had no intention of giving up. What she was pursuing was not love, but a "stepping stone" that could allow her to transcend social classes.

If this springboard belongs solely to her, that would be ideal.

Sharing is also acceptable, as long as this springboard can take her to the area she wants to go.

Sanjiang South Station.

Waiting hall.

Shen Yixiao was carrying a backpack and wearing Bluetooth earphones.

Going against the wind is the direction of youth.

The wounds from falls are like medals that glow with warmth.
The music playlist happened to be playing "Chasing the Wind," and Shen Yixiao hummed along while chatting with her best friend Wang Yunpeng.

The other student only scored 381 points on the college entrance exam. Even for a sports student, that score would be difficult to get into a regular undergraduate program.

He eventually went to "Jingxi Electronic Science and Technology College", a private university that can award bachelor's degrees, but the tuition is relatively expensive, similar to the "third-tier colleges" of earlier years.

Shen Yixiao: I'll be in the capital in six hours. Do you think Luo Yao will be pleasantly surprised?

Shen Yixiao: I won't come to see you tonight. I'm going to stay out with Luo Yao. I'll come to visit you with Luo Yao tomorrow.

Wang Yunpeng: You'd better tell Luo Yao in advance that one of our roommates, a jerk, was in a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend, but then he started dating someone else at school.

Wang Yunpeng: It's been said online that long-distance relationships shouldn't involve surprise attacks, as it's better for all four of you.

Shen Yixiao: Get lost!
Shen Yixiao: You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth!

Shen Yixiao: Luo Yao isn't that kind of person!
Shen Yixiao: Step back, stop causing trouble!
Exiting the chat with Wang Yunpeng, Shen Yixiao clicked on Luo Yao's profile picture. Their last chat was this morning when they said good morning to each other, and the last time was last night when they said good night to each other.

Scrolling through the chat history, Shen Yixiao sighed silently. She didn't know when it started, but their communication had become limited to exchanging good morning and good night greetings.

It doesn't feel like dating; it feels more like achieving some kind of KPI!

Occasionally there would be other messages, such as what I ate, or occasionally I would complain about my roommate.

Shen Yixiao suddenly felt a little melancholy. Perhaps, this is what long-distance relationships are like!
It would be great if we could meet.

And winter break is just around the corner!

"Baby."

Shen Yixiao typed two words in the chat box, thinking about how to get information out of Luo Yao to see what her plans were for the day, so that she could give her a surprise at the right time.

At this moment, Wang Yunpeng, his best friend who had been forced to leave, sent another message: Brother Xiao, is your sister dating anyone?
Upon seeing the message from the other party, Shen Yixiao, who had already tasted the bitterness of unrequited love, immediately raised an eyebrow and replied: Holy crap! You don't actually like Shen Yanran, do you?!

Shen Yixiao: When did you go blind?!
Shen Yixiao: Damn it, I treated you like a brother, and you actually want to be my brother-in-law!
Having spent three years of high school together, Shen Yixiao had never thought of it in this direction, but a month of longing made him instantly understand Wang Yunpeng's feelings.

Therefore, many things still need to be experienced and felt by oneself.

Otherwise, it will always be just empty talk!

Wang Yunpeng replied with a wry smile emoji.

Although there was no direct response, it was tantamount to tacit agreement.

Shen Yixiao replied with a "Holy crap" emoji to express her feelings at that moment.

Beijing Academy of Fine Arts.

Luo Yao was sitting at her desk putting on makeup.

Their dormitory is a six-person room. During the National Day holiday, four of them went home, while only Luo Yao and Chen Meijing, who lived far away, stayed.

The two had a decent relationship, but it was only superficial.

It's often said that six girls in a dorm can create 30 group chats. While that's an exaggeration, it's true that most girls' dorms do have more conflicts than boys' dorms.

For example, the six girls in Luo Yao's dormitory all had their own agendas, and there were countless instances of open and covert struggles in the month or so since the start of the semester.

"Yaoyao, are you going on a date?"

Chen Meijing, who was lying on the bed playing on her phone, asked a question casually.

"Not really. Senior Ma asked me to help out. His friend's gallery is having an art exhibition during the National Day holiday, and I'm going to help with the setup."

Luo Yao repeated the other party's words when they invited her, but she knew that it was probably just an excuse. What did a freshman like her know about setting up an art exhibition? That was something that professionals did.

"Just an excuse."

Chen Meijing curled her lip in disdain: "Yaoyao, do you remember that post on the school forum that criticized Senior Ma? Several girls said he was a scumbag."

"It's best to be careful when you come into contact with him."

"We're just ordinary friends, we're not dating." Luo Yao said dismissively, "Besides, you can't believe everything you read online. I think Senior Ma is a pretty good person."

She said this aloud, but in her heart she was cursing: I don't know who it was that was so infatuated with Senior Ma the first time they met!
Because Senior Ma didn't like you, you're talking badly about him here!

"Yaoyao, you do have a boyfriend, even though he lives in another city."

"But I think what you did was a bit unfair to him."

Chen Meijing was indeed jealous of Luo Yao. The "Senior Ma" they mentioned was named Ma Xiaokun. He was a prominent figure at school, the vice president of the student council, and often drove his Porsche 718 around the school, which was very glamorous.

During military training, Luo Yao would talk on the phone with Shen Yixiao every day, so her roommates all knew that she had a boyfriend.

Chen Meijing suddenly brought up Luo Yao's boyfriend at this moment, naturally to mock her.

"No one says you can't have friends if you have a boyfriend!"

Luo Yao pouted and added, "Meijing, didn't that curly-haired guy from Class 3 also stay home during the holidays? I think if you have time, you could try to develop a relationship with him."

"he?"

"I wouldn't even talk to a dog!"

Chen Meijing rolled her eyes and quickly distanced herself from the other party.

Because the "curly-haired guy" that Luo Yao mentioned was ugly and short, being pursued by such a person would only make her feel humiliated and she would not feel any sense of superiority.

So Luo Yao mentioning the curly-haired girl was just to annoy Chen Meijing.

The two girls, each with their own cunning and shrewdness, easily completed their exchange.

Chen Meijing sarcastically remarked that Luo Yao had a boyfriend but still messed around with other women.

Luo Yao responded with her "curly hair" look, the subtext being that not only are you single, but all the men pursuing you are incredibly low-class!

The two fought to a draw this time, neither gaining an advantage.

Similar clashes occur almost daily in Luo Yao's dormitory.

There was no way around it; conflicts were more likely to arise in girls' dormitories, and she was also burdened with five pampered little princesses.

It's not that she was particularly unlucky; this kind of roommate arrangement is not uncommon at art academies in Beijing.

After all, most art students come from well-off families, and those who dare to come to Beijing to study at such a second-rate art academy are mostly people who are not short of money.

In other words, this school is home to a large group of children from well-off families. These children are almost all spoiled, and it would be a rare occurrence if they were suddenly thrown into a group environment without any friction.

After finishing her makeup, Luo Yao left the dormitory with a small MCM bag slung across her shoulder.

She bought this MCM bag before going to university using the red envelopes given to her by her elders at her graduation banquet; it cost her over four thousand yuan.

At the time, Luo Yao thought that a bag costing more than four thousand yuan was already very impressive, but after she entered the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, she realized that her bag costing more than four thousand yuan was only average.

Many of my female classmates carry bags from top luxury brands like LV and Prada, and two of my roommates also carry LV bags.

In comparison, Luo Yao's MCM bag seems rather inadequate.

But she doesn't have the financial resources to change anything right now, so this bag is still her storefront for the time being.

As Luo Yao stepped out of the dormitory, she spotted a silver Porsche sports car in the distance. It must have seen her, because the car door opened and a handsome man with sunglasses perched on his nose got out.

He walked around the front of the car, went to the passenger side, opened the door, and waited for Luo Yao to approach. He then made a gentlemanly gesture of invitation: "Princess Yao Yao, please get in the car!"

"Senior, is this some kind of exaggeration?"

Luo Yao had a bright smile on her face as she happily got into the passenger seat of the Porsche 718.

The Porsche then drove away from the dormitory area amidst the chatter of several students.

About half an hour later.

The Porsche was parked in front of an art gallery.

Ma Xiaokun gentlemanly opened the car door for Luo Yao. At the same time Luo Yao got out of the car, two men, one tall and one short, and a hot internet celebrity got out of a Jeep Wrangler parked behind the Porsche.

"Young Master Ma, didn't you say you were coming alone? Why did you bring your girlfriend?"

"Brother Kun, that's not fair of you. You got a girlfriend and didn't even tell me."

The two greeted each other with smiles while sizing up Luo Yao.

"Don't talk nonsense, junior!"

"I came to help!"

"School girl?"

Haha, I get it~

The tall man gave a mocking smile.

The shorter man greeted Luo Yao directly: "Junior, what's your name?"

"Hello, my name is Luo Yao."

Facing these two men who clearly carried the habits of the underworld, Luo Yao was still a little nervous. As she replied, she subconsciously moved closer to Ma Xiaokun.

"Tiger, don't scare people."

Ma Xiaokun punched the short man on the shoulder and introduced the three people to Luo Yao in turn: "Xu Hu, one of the gallery's shareholders."

"Tang Minghui is also a shareholder of the gallery."

"Peach, Tang Shao's girlfriend."

Luo Yao quickly greeted the three of them, and then the five of them walked into the gallery together.

"Yaoyao, you stay with Taozi and the others for a while, I'm going to the restroom."

Upon entering the gallery, Ma Xiaokun pointed to the sofa in the rest area.

"Brother Kun, take me with you."

Xu Hu rubbed his stomach and quickly followed. After walking a distance, he put his arm around Ma Xiaokun's shoulder and teased, "Brother Kun, this quality is so-so. Your taste has declined!"

"You know nothing!"

Ma Xiaokun curled his lip in disdain and laughed frivolously, "A freshman, never been in a relationship!"

"Understand??"

"Fuck!"

"No wonder he's Brother Kun, he's going to be a groom!!"

Xu Hu gave a thumbs up: "Awesome!"

(End of this chapter)