Chapter 245: Final Exam And New Work
Wang Heng didn’t know what exactly happened that afternoon in the Internet Cafe. He only knew that when Fu Hanwen returned to the dormitory, the light had gone out of his eyes. Especially for Fu Hanwen, it was as if the life belief that had been supporting him forward had suddenly collapsed.
Moreover, for the next three full days, neither of them played together again.
When Wang Heng teasingly asked about it, Fu Hanwen immediately said, “In a few days, there will be a series of final exams. Who has the mood to play games?”
At this point, Tang Hexing finally spilled the beans: “You clearly fought with the Vice Class Monitor over Jungler, then you two went to a room for a one-on-one, and you got unilaterally crushed…”
Fu Hanwen immediately got angry and said, “Xiao Tang, you’re talking nonsense!”
Tang Hexing: “What nonsense? I saw with my own eyes you getting killed by her seven times in a row, without any power to fight back!”
Fu Hanwen jumped up and down, shouting, “The key is the runes! I was using my alternate account, the runes weren’t right. Otherwise, how could it be possible… Runes! One-on-one without runes, does that even count as a crushing defeat?”
Tang Hexing: “Then why didn’t you switch to your main account right then and fight her? Why did you give her the Jungler?”
Fu Hanwen: “I just didn’t want to argue with a girl! It’s just a couple of games. If she wants to play Jungler, let her play Jungler. What’s the big deal?”
At this point, Wang Heng suddenly asked, “So how was she at playing Jungler? Did she carry you guys later?”
Fu Hanwen hurriedly argued, “This game relies on the team to win. How can it depend on just one person! Victory can’t be due to one person’s merit; everyone has to cooperate well.”
But Tang Hexing said, “That’s right, the Vice Class Monitor carried us hard. I was Support and died so many times, but the Vice Class Monitor let me die only a handful of times. Xiao Fu played top lane and died even more than me!”
Fu Hanwen immediately showed a dejected and uneasy look, his face covered in a layer of gray. He muttered some words; this time they were all things like qew, tankiness, for the team, and so on, which no one understood. At that moment, the roommates all burst into laughter, and the dormitory was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
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Waiting and waiting, the final exams finally arrived.
In the Discrete Mathematics exam room, Wang Heng was naturally full of confidence—tutoring several classmates was also a process of self-study to deepen understanding.
After getting the test paper, Wang Heng looked around.
His roommates were all sitting quite far away. The closest familiar person to him was Feng Jia Miaomiao.
Nowadays, Feng Jia Miaomiao was clearly not so distant from Wang Heng. When their eyes met, the young girl gave a bright smile, picked up the test paper, and actually kissed it.
Wang Heng: “?”
Feng Jia Miaomiao mouthed two words silently: “Kiss（ steady） pass.”
Wang Heng: “…”
What was this, a Northeast bro homophone gag?
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Holding her guitar, Pei Ningle sat in her new home, gazing at the vast expanse of skyscrapers outside the window and the afternoon sunlight. Her mood became even more cheerful. The longer she lived here, the more satisfied she was.
Compared to the previous rental room, this apartment was on a higher floor with a more open view. This gave the music young girl even more inspiration.
And even better, the soundproofing effect of this room was quite good. Moreover, the neighboring unit seemed completely unoccupied, in a vacant state. So the young girl at home could also relax and sing—as long as she didn’t push too hard on the high notes, there was basically no problem. Even sitting on the bedside playing guitar, this dream operation could now become a daily project in reality.
Pei Ningle looked at the notebook placed beside her and added the final stroke to it.
Then she picked up the guitar again and sang it through once.
“Insomniac until three or four in the morning,
Eyes left only with your perfect profile,
Strands of red thread,
Severed right at your hand…”
Singing like this, she couldn’t help recalling that evening in the Imperial Capital when she, Han Yixuan, and Wang Heng were in the same room.
For an honest musician who expresses herself, the inspiration for her work naturally comes from reality. She still couldn’t forget that late night, looking at Han Yixuan’s profile, that feeling of utter melancholy.
She was her best friend, but also her love rival; the accomplice who dragged her to stay in Wang Heng’s room, but also the obstacle to her secretly approaching Wang Heng… The perfect romantic red thread in her imagination wasn’t tied into a dead knot in Han Yixuan’s hands?
Pei Ningle had never liked love songs, especially those melodramatic ones involving a third party. But this one, after singing it and reflecting, she couldn’t find any faults. Perhaps because the emotions hidden in this song were more intense and more conflicted than the previous two, making the lyrics and music even more moving?
“I’m actually starting to write love songs too…” Pei Ningle smiled mockingly, shook her head, and dialed Wang Heng’s phone.
Since the new song was finished, she naturally should tell Mr. Agent.
However, the call didn’t connect; the other side had turned off the phone.
Pei Ningle thought for a moment and suddenly realized a possibility: “Oh right, he said he has exams recently, so he turned off his phone… What about Xiao Xuan then? But this song, if I let Xiao Xuan listen to it…”
In a certain sense, this wasn’t just a love song; it was also complaining about her best friend and love rival. Giving it to the person being complained about felt a bit off?
But Han Yixuan was also her agent, so deliberately avoiding her seemed even more off.
After hesitating for a long time, Pei Ningle still called Han Yixuan’s mobile phone. This time, it connected.
As soon as the call connected, Han Yixuan hurriedly asked, “What’s up, Xiao Le?”
Pei Ningle’s tone was still a bit difficult: “Are you very busy lately?”
“I’m busy reviewing lately,” Han Yixuan sighed. “I’ve fallen behind on a few courses this semester, and since my GPA was so high in the first semester, I don’t want a big regression in the second.”
Why had she fallen behind on so many courses? No need to say it out loud; Pei Ningle already realized it was because of being her agent and handling various matters.
So Pei Ningle felt even more troubled. After hesitating for a few seconds, she said softly, “My third song is finished, but I can contact the recording studio myself and get the song done alone…”
Han Yixuan: “Good luck then, Xiao Le. I won’t accompany you!”
After hanging up, Pei Ningle breathed a sigh of relief.
She organized the lyrics and music along with the arrangement ideas on her mobile phone, then made an appointment with the recording engineer to try recording tomorrow.
At this moment, Wang Heng’s call came in.
“Hey, did you call me just now?”
Hearing his voice, Pei Ningle took a deep breath and said, “My third song is done. It’s about you.”
Wang Heng: “…”
Pei Ningle: “Actually, it’s not just you; Xiao Xuan is in the song too.”
Wang Heng: “…Huh?”
Pei Ningle: “I’m going to the recording studio tomorrow. Do you want to come listen?”
Wang Heng decisively said, “Don’t say tomorrow. Record a demo on your phone right now and send it to me, along with the lyrics and music!”
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Added this update, with four more to come… The two Alliance Leaders and one Sect Leader from last month’s rewards.
