Chapter 189: 188 Happy Birthday, Scumbag
On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, it happened to be Fu Hanwen’s Linear Algebra retake exam.
Early in the morning, he stepped out of the dormitory with strides like the wind howling mournfully at the icy Yi River, heading toward the retake exam classroom.
As for his two roommates who were already at school, Wang Ke had gone off to browse a comic convention again, while Wang Heng sat in the dormitory looking at the computer. Nowadays, Wang Heng’s greatest daily pleasure was opening the securities trading platform. Looking at those stocks with limit up in a straight line, he couldn’t help but feel a thrill of being smashed by money.
Suddenly, the mobile phone ringtone rang.
Wang Heng glanced at the caller ID and immediately felt relieved—it was his father calling, which was obviously harmless.
He answered the call and asked, “Hello, what’s up?”
Father: “Happy Birthday.”
Wang Heng: “…”
He glanced at the date in the bottom right corner of the computer screen, February 14th. Oh, so today was his birthday…
Father: “Do you want any birthday gift?”
Wang Heng: “No.”
Father sighed immediately, “How do you have no vitality of young people at all…”
Because in terms of mental age alone, his son’s peers were not Han Yixuan or Pei Ningle, but Lu Qi.
Wang Heng also sighed and asked in return, “Then if I say I want a new mobile phone or computer, will you buy it for me?”
Father: “You have money yourself, and much more than me.”
Wang Heng: “Then why did you ask?”
Father: “I was just being polite, just being polite.”
Wang Heng couldn’t help laughing twice.
Then he said, “Okay, okay, it’s impressive that you still remember my birthday—I even forgot it myself. You keep working hard, and I need to start studying too.”
“Alright, good luck, young man.”
Father hung up the phone.
Wang Heng looked again at the limit up K-line chart straight across the computer screen, still not really wanting to study. Compared to the joy of counting money, studying was really too boring. But rationally speaking, this boring thing was still necessary. Looking at Fu Hanwen’s miserable state, whether rich or high level, failing a course still meant failing, right?
He steeled his determination, closed the laptop computer, and opened the textbook for the next semester.
However, just then, the mobile phone ringtone rang again. This time the caller ID was Lu Qi.
He picked up the phone and heard the voice of that older sister type, slightly languid and teasing:
“Wang Heng, I prepared a little birthday gift for you. It’s in the parking lot next to your school’s sports field. Want to come take a look?”
“Birthday gift?” He was startled. “How did you know it’s my birthday?”
Lu Qi teased, “I’m at least your former superior. Of course I have your personal materials here, including your birthday.”
Indeed, it was normal for a former superior to know his birthday, but specially coming over to deliver a birthday gift was very abnormal. Moreover, considering his birthday coincided with Valentine’s Day, this situation…
Wang Heng asked gritfully, “Sister Lu, what are you giving me?”
“Just come over and see for yourself. You know what car I drive—come find it.”
With that, Lu Qi hung up the phone.
Wang Heng was stunned for two seconds, looking down at the blank new textbook.
After a while, he indignantly closed the book: “Are you not letting me study properly anymore!”
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Sure enough, in the campus parking lot, Wang Heng found that blue BMW.
As he approached, the driver’s side window rolled down, revealing Lu Qi’s smiling face.
“Happy Birthday.” She said this as she opened the car door.
Getting out of the car and standing in front of Wang Heng, Lu Qi’s gaze at him was almost level. But in fact, Lu Qi’s height was slightly shorter than Wang Heng’s.
Wang Heng glanced at her feet and reminded, “When driving, it’s best not to wear high heels.”
“I know, so I wear flat shoes when driving, and change to high heels after getting out. Alright, come see your birthday gift.”
With that, Lu Qi walked to the back of the car and opened the trunk.
Wang Heng followed behind her and saw a two-wheeled vehicle.
To be precise, it was an electric self-balancing hoverboard with two symmetrical wheels and foot pedals between them for standing. A long handlebar stood upright in front of the foot pedals, with slender and fluid lines.
Overall, the hoverboard had a simple design, and its silver-white body gave it a strong sci-fi feel.
Lu Qi smiled, “I guessed you’d like something relatively novel and interesting. Plus, it has a range of thirty kilometers, which should meet your needs for short-distance transportation.”
Wang Heng: “…How much does this vehicle cost?”
“I didn’t expect you’d ask the price first,” Lu Qi pursed her lips. “Just over ten thousand.”
Just over ten thousand, that’s all?
If not counting those few crazy gifts right before dying in the first playthrough, this vehicle was the most expensive gift he had ever received in his life.
Wang Heng had to admit he really liked it, but showing that liking on his face was impossible.
“Not going to take it out and try it?” Lu Qi urged. “No cars pass on this road, and few people, so try your new vehicle.”
So Wang Heng lifted the hoverboard out of the BMW’s trunk and dragged it to the road beside the parking lot.
This road north of the parking lot was a dead end leading to the wall, and since the parking lot entrance was on the west side, it was especially quiet—perfect for practicing.
Wang Heng pressed the button to start the vehicle, then stepped on.
“This thing has a low learning curve, controlled by your center of gravity. The pole in front is just for you to hold to keep balance… Hey, the learning curve is low, but you’re picking it up way too fast?”
Wang Heng stood quite steadily on the hoverboard. He leaned his center of gravity slightly forward, and the vehicle moved forward a few meters. He pulled his center of gravity slightly back, and it stopped in place.
The reason for such skillfulness was simple: during the first playthrough, he had bought something similar himself and played with it.
At this point, he explained, “Probably because I’m naturally good at keeping balance?”
Lu Qi laughed, “No wonder you’re named Wang Heng—truly living up to your name. By the way, on such an important day today, do you have a date with your girlfriend?”
Wang Heng: “…”
Precisely because it was birthday plus Valentine’s Day, he didn’t dare ask out Han Yixuan, nor did he dare ask Pei Ningle or Ye Xun. Today’s arrangement was supposed to be studying in the dormitory.
He even didn’t dare let others know his birthday was today. Otherwise, the first playthrough situation would definitely repeat. Using the excuse of “birthday gift” to achieve the “Valentine’s Day gift” accomplishment—Pei Ningle knew how to do that, let alone the others.
Fortunately, for now, only Lu Qi knew, and the situation was still controllable.
After thinking for a moment, Wang Heng said, “I do have a date with Xiao Xuan today; I’m going to see her this afternoon.”
Lu Qi: “Want a ride in my car?”
Wang Heng quickly shook his head: “No need!”
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Done… Sleep… Begging for votes…
