I've been reborn, I'm definitely going to become an internet celebrity!

Chapter 130 [Is filming wrapped?]

The noisy environment, the various joking sounds, and the smells of alcohol and barbecue —

Inside the KTV, Liu Zhuohao sat in the center of the sofa, flanked by Zhuang Zicong and Cai Jiahao on his left and right, respectively, with his high school classmates extending to both sides.

He finally managed to keep his appointment on the winter solstice.

A few months ago, during a class reunion, I was busy going back and forth between breakfast stalls and night market stalls, and I simply didn't have time to deal with these things.

Now that it's the winter solstice, and some things can gradually be handed over to Huang Weixiong and the others, we can finally find time to meet.

"Where has the time gone! I haven't even had a chance to truly enjoy my youth before I'm already old!"

In the corner, a boy who loved to sing since high school was holding a microphone and singing his heart out, his voice filled with emotion.

The song "Where Has the Time Gone?" is a bit old.

No, that's not right.

At that time, this song was still the most popular song.

"Do you remember when we were in high school? They said they would add physical education to the college entrance exam, so we had to run a kilometer on the track every day after school."

"Back then, a kilometer seemed like a long distance, but now it doesn't feel that far."

"Not far yet?"

"Back in high school, weren't you—oh, you rekindled your romance, right?!"

"I understand, I understand. Oh, you two are so lucky. You've been together since high school, and then you even got into the same university. That's fate. You'll get married in the future—"

The student on the left reminisces about his high school days, recalling ordinary events.

Cai Jiahao was perfectly at home inside.

After all, he repeated a year of high school and is still in high school. He can answer other students' questions with ease, such as what changes have taken place in the school after they graduated.

"Here, have a grilled squid."

Zhuang Zicong handed over a grilled squid from the side.

After Liu Zhuohao took it, he ate it while staring blankly into space.

What clubs did you join in college?

"I'm still observing, but the literary society seems quite interesting."

"I like reading."

Many of the students on the right were talking about their university life.

Zhuang Zicong was inside and could barely keep up with the conversation, but not much.

His university life was actually quite boring, since he spent most of his time working for himself and was practically a working adult, so he didn't have much time to appreciate the beauty of university life.

In general, the topics were either about the past or about life in the present.

Liu Zhuohao didn't say much, just sat there in a daze. It wasn't that no one talked to him; during the meal, quite a few people struck up conversations with him and asked him about business matters.

He had visited the breakfast stall before. His high school class monitor asked him if setting up a stall was profitable. Liu Zhuohao only said it was okay, just like his answer that day, vague and not at all boastful.

A girl who often helped the teacher grade papers asked if she could help out at his shop after graduation. Liu Zhuohao only said that since he had finally gotten into university, he should think more about the outside world and develop his career.

Many people asked, but they only chatted briefly and no one went into depth. Those things were too far removed from their lives, so far that they didn't know how to continue asking.

As for the idea that someone like Chen Jianye, seeing the benefits and knowing they're doing well now, would just start following suit, that's also too early.

They are all students and haven't experienced the atmosphere of a class yet. Regardless of whether they have such thoughts in their hearts, they are basically too embarrassed to do this or say these things.

However, many people are still interested in his fame and becoming a blogger, saying that they have been following him on Bilibili and that his videos are well made.

They seemed quite cheerful when talking about videos.

Several others said they bought the beef balls they recommended, and that they tasted much better than those available in the local market.

"Wow, Zhuo Hao, you've released a new video again!"

Nearby, someone who couldn't get a microphone was idly scrolling through their phone. Seemingly noticing something, they raised their phone and started clamoring, "That girl's pretty! Is she your girlfriend? Judging from her accent, she's not from around here. Are you planning to date someone from out of town?"

"Who, who, who?"

"What does it look like?"

"She looks quite well-behaved, with a round face—"

As soon as the topic came up, everyone crowded around to look at their phones. After seeing Song Yinxuan, they started discussing the relationship between the two as if they were being publicly executed.

This is the same impression I have of my girlfriend.

"Don't talk nonsense, he's a blogger who came to help." Liu Zhuohao explained helplessly. Why is it that when everyone sees him filming a video with a girl, their first thought is that she's his girlfriend?

This seems a bit strange, but it also doesn't seem that strange.

This is probably because if a guy updates his social media with a photo of himself alone with a girl, it's highly likely that she's his girlfriend.

He muttered to himself.

"Help? Why didn't you ask someone else for help, but only asked you?"

And then someone else said that.

"Go away, go away. If he's really here to help, he should be called a colleague, you know what a colleague is!"

Zhuang Zicong stepped in to defuse the situation.

Liu Zhuohao also laughed and cursed, and everyone laughed for a while before moving on to singing and chatting.

He continued to sit on the sofa, between Zhuang Zicong and Cai Jiahao, having eaten half of the grilled squid in his hand, leaving the rest untouched.

Too noisy.

It wasn't noisy, it was lively.

But he doesn't seem to fit in.

The person on the left was talking about high school, which happened in the first half of this year, but for him it was ten years ago.

On the right, they talked about university, a path he's completely off track now. As for his past life, there's nothing more to say.

Liu Zhuohao lowered his head and took a bite of squid, chewing it.

"Oh, Hailey? Didn't you say you weren't coming?"

A sudden commotion broke out at the entrance.

Liu Zhuohao raised his head.

Several girls had already stood up to greet them. A girl in a black sweater was standing at the door, clutching a coat in her hand, and was walking inside.

—Huang Haili.

As she walked, she said, "I was thinking that it had been a long time since we last met, and I happened to have some time, so I came over."

Her gaze swept across the crowd, as if she were searching for something.

Then, it stopped.

It stopped on itself.

Liu Zhuohao sat on the sofa without moving, just watching her walk over.

A black, fitted sweater with a low neckline that reveals a small section of the collarbone.

The earrings were the kind that were very large and exaggerated, silver hoops that swayed back and forth, making people dizzy.

Her makeup was heavy, with thick foundation covering her natural skin tone completely, making her look unnaturally pale. However, this was appropriate for a karaoke bar.

The dim lighting is actually not too bad.

She wanted to appear mature.

But it looks like a child wearing an adult's clothes.

Liu Zhuohao turned his gaze back and took a bite of the squid.

She's starting to look more and more like him, like he looked in a past life. It's almost time for her to get a tattoo and a tongue piercing for the sake of so-called fashion.

This face became more and more familiar to him, yet also more and more unfamiliar.

I'm getting further and further away from that person who can make me happy all day with just a smile, and who can keep me pondering for ages with just a frown.

We're getting closer and closer to that guy who smokes and drinks, has tattoos, and whose mouth is always full of no ambition.

The classmates around me didn't make a fuss like they did in high school, saying things like "He's here to see Zhuo Hao again" or "You two aren't dating, are you?" I don't know if it's because I've grown up a lot since starting university, or if it's because we're far apart and we're not as familiar with each other anymore.

Huang Haili stood in front of him for two seconds.

"have not seen you for a long time."

she said.

The voice was still the same, but it sounded different. It seemed a little softer than before, or perhaps it was just a deliberate softening.

Liu Zhuohao nodded and swallowed the squid in his mouth.

"have not seen you for a long time."

He spoke in a very flat tone, as if he were talking to an old classmate he wasn't very familiar with.

"How will you get back?"

"Take a taxi."

"I ride a motorcycle."

A large group of people stood outside the KTV. Some were sharing a ride, while others rode motorcycles. However, Liu Zhuohao and the others had been drinking, so riding motorcycles was definitely inappropriate. As for taking a taxi, they suggested, "Shall we take a walk together?"

Liu Zhuohao suddenly spoke, looking at Zhuang Zicong and Cai Jiahao.

He glanced at the surrounding intersections and felt that the place looked familiar.

"—No, my mom said I have to be home before 10 o'clock," Cai Jiahao replied hesitantly. "It's a bit too late now."

Liu Zhuohao didn't force him, just nodded and waved his hand.

Zhuang Zicong certainly didn't refuse, and stood to the side yawning.

After everyone else had gone far away, and they were about to walk further away from the sidewalk, a woman's voice rang out from behind them.

"Zhuo Hao!"

Liu Zhuohao stopped in his tracks, seemingly already knowing who the person was, and turned around helplessly.

Huang Haili was jogging over, with three other girls waiting behind her.

"Can we talk in private?"

She asked, her little face flushed, as if she had mustered up a great deal of courage.

Liu Zhuohao glanced at Zhuang Zicong, who was trying not to laugh, beside him.

"Can."

He led the people to the side.

Actually, Liu Zhuohao already understood what was being said, but he was still a little surprised.

Very proactive.

Huang Haili has been too proactive in her life, whether it was at the breakfast stall before, or when she took the initiative to ask me to go on a trip, or even now, at this very moment.

Looking back on his past life, Liu Zhuohao felt that he had always been the one taking the initiative, whether it was at school or when they met again and got together.

Is it because of money?

It doesn't seem so. After all, when I first started my breakfast stall, I didn't have much money at all, and I was a poor kid with absolutely no packaging.

But she still took the initiative to contact me at that time, even though I hadn't contacted her at all.

The two walked a little further away, and Huang Haili stood in front of them, fidgeting, looking like she wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.

Liu Zhuohao just stood there, watching her.

It's strange, but I had a deep connection with her in my past life, and it's still the same after graduation. I often take the initiative to send her messages.

But at that time, she didn't ask me to go on a trip together, or contact me proactively.

Sometimes, Liu Zhuohao could even see her impatience.

However, they ended up together, and then broke up.

"I----"

Huang Haili spoke, her entire face flushed, even her ears with the two silver hoops hanging from them were red.

But she held back her words, raising her head and staring at him with her big, watery eyes, her eyes filled with undisguised anticipation. But she quickly lowered her head again, seemingly very shy.

Liu Zhuohao looked at her calmly. "If you have nothing else to say, then I'll be leaving."

At the end, he even added, "I should know what you're going to say, but I think you'd better not say it, because I don't have that idea."

Since the other party didn't speak up, he had no choice but to take the initiative and lay it out; he couldn't just stand there and wait.

After he said those words, Liu Zhuohao could clearly feel the girl standing in front of him tremble. She seemed to want to raise her head, but she resisted the urge to do so.

Liu Zhuohao didn't waste any time. He glanced at Zhuang Zicong and a few girls who were still looking this way in the distance.

That's fine.

He turned and left immediately, this time making it very clear, giving no chance whatsoever.

Behind her, there were no footsteps, as if Huang Haili hadn't followed.

Liu Zhuohao paused for a moment. Actually, he still had some things he wanted to say, such as not to smoke, not to drink, and especially not to get tattoos or tongue piercings, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life.

But in the end, he only paused for a moment before stopping again, without saying a word.

The warm-hearted guy is behind the dog.

In this lifetime, Liu Zhuohao will never be able to warm her heart, at least not to her.

"—You wouldn't, would you?"

Zhuang Zicong was still smiling, but when he saw Liu Zhuohao walk past expressionlessly, and Huang Haili standing motionless by the roadside with her head down behind him, his smile froze.

"Let's go."

Liu Zhuohao didn't explain much, but when he passed by a few girls ahead of him, he asked them to go and take care of him.

As they passed by, they glanced at her a few times, seemingly puzzled and somewhat resentful.

It's inexplicable, as if it's saying that you can't even refuse?

Neuropathy.

"The shop behind us isn't far away. Let's go take a look. Ah Kai has been overseeing the renovations lately, and he should be doing a good job." Liu Zhuohao led Zhuang Zicong away. "You haven't seen our shop yet, have you? Ah Wei and the others have."

When the video was filmed, the store location hadn't been finalized yet, so he didn't have a chance to see it.

"----No."

Zhuang Zicong replied, glancing back every now and then, "Boss, you're just leaving like that?"

Liu Zhuohao looked at him strangely, "What else?"

Zhuang Zicong didn't say anything for a long time before finally giving a thumbs up: "Awesome!"

"How come I never noticed before? You actually have a bit of a Sigma man's look about you."

Liu Zhuohao laughed: "With a firm Dao heart, we have nothing left to lose in the future, so there's no need to tie ourselves to one tree so quickly."

As I walked, I passed a teahouse.

Wait a minute.

Liu Zhuohao quickly called Zhuang Zicong, who was still walking ahead, to stop. "Wait outside, I'll go in and say hello."

As he spoke, he walked into the shop, where several people were sitting around a glass round table, drinking tea.

"Sister."

As soon as Liu Zhuohao entered the store, he went straight to the elderly woman in the distance and asked, "Do you remember me?"

"Old Xie's tenant is that kid who was on the news, of course I remember him." The old lady originally thought he was a guest and stood up to greet him, but when she saw Liu Zhuohao, she immediately recognized him.

"I was having dinner nearby and had a couple of drinks. I was passing by when I remembered your teahouse and thought I'd ask for a cup of tea," Liu Zhuohao said. He wasn't there to book a table for tea; he just wanted a cup.

"You're too kind, come on, let me make you a cup."

The older woman sat down again and explained to the other elderly people around the glass table, "Old Xie's tenant used to work for Minsheng Bank. This kid seems to be quite well-known around here?"