1987 My Era

Chapter 562, Jealousy at its Peak
1989 years.

January 1st, today is New Year's Day.

This morning I was reading and writing in my study, working on Chapter 20 of "Dust Settles Down": "Book".

The missionary returned to the dungeon, where he would recover from his injuries before being released.

This means the Machi family will have one more slave.

....
Because he wants to finish writing the book before publishing it, Li Heng is not in a hurry to write his new book. He always makes sure to cultivate his emotions to the best possible state before he starts writing.

If there is even the slightest dissatisfaction, he will tear it down and start over.

Or simply don't write anything.

Under such rigorous standards of perfection, although he worked hard all morning, the word count was not particularly high, around 5600 words.

After having a cup of tea, Li Heng rubbed his wrists to relax, and then continued writing.

This continued until around 5 p.m., when Zhou Shihe came to find him, and he finally stopped.

Zhou Shihe gently pushed open the study door and asked softly, "You haven't had lunch again?"

Li Heng turned around and said quite naturally, "Oh, I forgot."

He then asked, "Have you been practicing the piano all day?"

"Ah."

Zhou Shihe nodded and added, "I review in the classroom in the morning and practice piano in the afternoon."

Li Heng asked, "Didn't you go to the library?"

Zhou Shihe replied, "There were too many people. I arrived late and couldn't get a seat."

Li Hengshun asked, "Which classroom?"

Zhou Shihe said, "309."

Li Heng had never been to this classroom before, but he knew it was a large classroom located at the corner, near the toilet: "Is that classroom crowded? If it's not crowded, you should find another classroom; it's not safe."

Zhou Shihe knew he wasn't exaggerating and was aware of her own charm, so she immediately said, "There are usually a lot of people around. If there's no one there, I'll pack my things and leave."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng nodded and asked, "Is there something you need from me?"

Zhou Shihe said, "Sui Sui is hosting the New Year's Eve party tonight. I've already prepared the food. Let's go to Xianghui Hall together later."

Li Heng asked, "Did Sui Sui ask you to do this?"

Zhou Shihe answered gracefully, "Yes."

If it weren't for Sui Sui's request, she wouldn't have come to find him alone, nor would she have cooked for him.

The reason I cooked for him wasn't because our friendship wasn't strong enough, but because I was afraid he would misunderstand me.

After capping the pen and screwing on the ink bottle, Li Heng followed her downstairs.

As she reached the corner of the stairs, she asked, "Is Chapter 20 finished?"

His gaze fell on the back of her head, and Li Heng asked with a smile, "Want to see?"

Zhou Shihe, who was in front of him, remained silent as if she had eyes in the back of her head.

She went downstairs, closed the door, went into the kitchen, and began serving the dishes.

Li Heng wasn't idle either; he quickly washed his hands, served rice, and picked up chopsticks.

He asked, "Just the two of us?"

Zhou Shihe said, "I'll bring food to the three of them later."

Li Heng responded, "Okay."

After more than a year of dating, this was the first time the two had eaten alone like this. Although they had eaten together in Beijing before, the atmosphere was different then.

At that time, there was a thick wall between them, completely blocking their hearts.

Now, she vaguely sensed that the man in front of her was increasingly inclined to break through the barrier between them, and he seemed to be losing control of himself more and more.

Or rather, he may want to control his words and actions, but often he seems unable to control himself when facing himself.

The reason she asked Sui Sui today whether he had another woman was to prevent him from suddenly making trouble.

But she didn't dare to ask too much, afraid that Sui Sui would notice something was wrong, afraid that Sui Sui would find out that he had feelings for her.

That would make things very awkward for her and Sui Sui.

During the first half of the meal, the two barely spoke. Occasionally, their chopsticks would clink together, or they would pick up the same piece of meat. After exchanging a glance, they would silently separate, pretending nothing had happened, and continue eating their own food.

But both of them knew perfectly well that their minds were wandering, otherwise the chopsticks wouldn't have bumped into each other three times in such a short period of time.

After that, she simply stopped touching the stir-fried green peppers and pork in the middle, as well as the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and Mapo tofu in front of him. She only picked up the two Huaiyang dishes in front of her with her chopsticks.

This was only the second time she had made Mapo Tofu. She had tried it once in her hometown of Hangzhou during winter break, based on a recipe from a book, and her family all said it was delicious.

She suddenly remembered it today and made it again. But this time, she added more chili peppers to suit someone's taste.

Li Heng really liked Mapo Tofu, so much so that he would scoop several spoonfuls onto his rice and then eat it by shoveling food into his bowl.

It has a refreshing taste, like eating rice bowls.

The way he was shoveling food into his mouth looked delicious, which caught the eye of the woman across the table. She glanced at him, and then couldn't help but look at him again.

Although her movements were very small, someone still managed to catch them.

Seeing this, Li Heng put down his chopsticks, half-stood up, picked up the Mapo Tofu with his left hand, and used a spoon in his right hand to scoop the tofu into her bowl. He praised her, saying, "Your cooking skills are amazing. It suits my taste perfectly and goes well with rice. You should try it."

Zhou Shihe sat upright without objecting, her eyelids drooping slightly as she quietly watched him scoop five spoonfuls of Mapo Tofu into her bowl.

After finishing five spoonfuls, he sat back down and continued eating by himself.

Zhou Shihe stared at the Mapo Tofu in the bowl for a while, and finally picked up her chopsticks and imitated him, mixing the rice and tofu together and taking small bites.

After that one sentence, the two fell silent again, and so it went until the end of dinner.

Li Heng looked up and glanced into her bowl. Oh! It was empty; not a single grain of tofu or rice remained.

Then, he unconsciously turned to her.

Their eyes met briefly in mid-air, and the two faced each other silently for four or five seconds before Zhou Shihe subtly shifted her gaze elsewhere.

Later, seeing that his gaze was still fixed on her, Zhou Shihe calmed down, got up and went to the kitchen to serve rice to Mai Sui and the other two girls.

Li Heng was also busy, wiping the table, clearing the dishes, and sweeping the floor.

Zhou Shihe glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. Sui Sui used to do all these chores. It must be amazing that she's doing them today, wiping the table and sweeping the floor.

She packed three lunch boxes and waited on the sofa in the living room.

About ten minutes later, Li Heng came out of the kitchen, glanced at his watch with his left hand, and said, "It's getting dark, let's go."

Zhou Shihe remained silent, got up, picked up her lunchbox, and headed outside.

Li Heng locked the door, followed behind for a while, and suddenly said, "I didn't bring the erhu."

Zhou Shihe said, "Sui Sui has already taken it for you."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng continued, "Are we the first two to go on stage?"

Zhou Shihe gave a soft "hmm".

Li Heng asked, "What time?" Zhou Shihe replied, "It starts in 47 minutes."

Li Heng said, "It seems like we haven't practiced together in a long time."

Zhou Shihe glanced at him and said, "After the final exams start, don't rush to leave. We'll rehearse the piece we played in Singapore together for three days."

Receiving her gaze, Li Heng understood: "You've been wanting to tell me about this for a while, haven't you?"

Zhou Shihe was very frank: "Yes."

Li Heng frowned, estimating the date.

Zhou Shihe asked, "Can't you squeeze it out in three days?"

Li Heng nodded: "I have a lot of things to do during the winter break, so I can only stay for one day at most. How about I come a day earlier after the New Year? We can meet here on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year?"

Zhou Shihe seemed to understand and said gently, "Okay."

These days, without cell phones or computers, there's not much time for entertainment, so the New Year's Eve party is an event that everyone looks forward to.

Sure enough, as soon as we arrived at the entrance of Xianghui Hall, we found that it was already packed with people, so crowded that we couldn't move an inch.

The two stood at the door for a few seconds, then gave up on the idea of ​​entering from there and went around to the backstage.

The backstage area was bustling with activity, and Mai Sui, dressed in a bright red coat, stood out from a distance in the crowd.

Upon seeing Li Heng and Zhou Shihe appear, the previously lively and noisy backstage area fell silent as if a silencer had been installed.

Everyone turned to look at the two of them.

Who is Li Heng? No need to say more, he has a whole host of titles, any one of which could put his peers to shame.

And Zhou Shihe? She has been a prominent figure for a long time, the only queen of Fudan University, with unparalleled beauty and temperament. Now, with the added halo of her instrumental album, she is always the most eye-catching one wherever she goes.

Walking through the crowd of people getting ready backstage, Li Heng smiled at He Xiao, a senior student nearby, and then greeted Dai Qing next to him, asking, "Dai Qing, have you had dinner yet?"

This was the first time he had struck up a conversation with her in such a setting, and Dai Qing was somewhat flattered. She smiled and said, "I've already eaten."

He saw Huang Ziyue, a girl dressed in a Huangmei Opera costume, who was probably going to perform on stage tonight.

Huang Ziyue wanted to come closer, but after glancing at Zhou Shihe, who was standing right next to her senior, she hesitated for a moment. In that short moment, Li Heng had already walked past her.

Huang Ziyue cursed herself for being so weak, but her gaze followed Zhou Shihe's frail back for the first time in her life.

She wasn't afraid to compete with Teacher Yu for a man.

She's as stubborn as a mule when it comes to competing with wheat for a man.

If she were to compete with Zhou Shihe for a man, she would be timid before the battle even begins, having already lost three points in spirit.

Once he reached Mai Sui, Li Heng didn't care about anything else. After all, almost everyone at Fudan University was speculating about their ambiguous relationship.

He circled the wheat stalks once, blinked, and said, "Beautiful. Like I said, red is your destiny."

Upon hearing this, everyone nearby quietly turned to look at the wheat ears.

It must be said that her red wheat-colored outfit is naturally alluring and charming, and her personal charm is not much less than that of Xiao Han and Teacher Yu.

Even Zhou Shihe felt that Sui Sui had changed too quickly. Compared to a year ago, she could now be described as "exquisitely beautiful".

Huang Ziyue's best friend next to her secretly pondered: There must be a reason why Ziyue lost by a large margin both times in the competition to compete with senior Mai Sui for the host position.

In front of so many people, Mai Sui, who was easily embarrassed, couldn't help but force a smile. She took the lunchbox and led the two of them to find Sun Manning and Ye Ning.

Li Heng asked, "Where are those two girls?"

Mai Sui said, "We're adjusting the sound system in the inner room."

Li Heng asked in surprise, "They can do this too?"

Mai Sui said, "Ningning's family is currently engaged in this industry, and their skills are even better than those assigned by the school."

Li Heng was impressed. Was this really the same fujoshi he knew? Amazing!
Upon entering the room, Sun Manning's first words were, "The food is finally here! I'm starving! I'm starving!" Her second words were, "Li Heng, have some decency! Coming backstage to assert your dominance? Do you want Mai Sui to become a public enemy?"
Ye Ning chimed in from the side: "That's right, that's right. Li Heng is too arrogant, so much so that the male host doesn't dare to talk to our Sui Sui much."

Sun Manning, her mouth full of food, mumbled, "It's not just male hosts, even guys wouldn't dare to talk to Sui Sui too much!"

After saying that, Sun Manning, her eyes sparkling, said to Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe, "Sui Sui definitely understands the word 'with a handle.' Shihe, you definitely don't understand. Do you want me to explain it to you?"

Mai Sui blushed. She really did understand; Li Heng had already ejaculated on her several times.

Zhou Shihe smiled but remained silent. She was reminded of passages from the books *White Deer Plain* and *Dust Settles*; this person must be an expert in this area.

With these thoughts in mind, Zhou Shihe glanced at the person wiping Mai Sui's mouth, then abruptly cut off the thought that was going to continue, turned around and walked lightly out of the room.

Sun Manning asked, "Shihe, where are you going?"

Zhou Shihe said quietly, "The air in the room is not good, it's a bit stuffy, I'm going outside for some fresh air."

Sun Manning sniffed: "Is the air bad? Is it?"

Ye Ning said, "It's really not good. I've been feeling chest tightness for a while now."

Sun Manning's tone was full of disdain: "Sui Sui and I are C cups, Shi He is a B+, and you, an A-, are talking about breasts? I mean! Xiao Yezi, can you please not tarnish the sacred word 'breasts'?"

Ye Ning yelled angrily, stabbing the bottom of the bowl with her chopsticks: "Sun Manning! If you dare say A- again, I'll break off all ties with you!"

Sun Manning gave her a flirtatious look: "Break up? Do you want me to say something I don't believe? If you don't believe me, ask Li Heng. If you cover your head with a black cloth, what's the difference between your chest and back? You can't tell the difference even with your hands, okay?"

Li Heng: "..."

Wheat Ear: "....."

Ye Ning stopped eating and started a full-blown fight.

Before long, Li Heng and Mai Sui were forced out of the room, where two women were causing trouble.

Looking at the crowd not far away, Li Heng asked, "Are you nervous?"

The wheat stalks shook their heads.

Li Heng said, "If you're not going to eat the fatty meat, give it to me. Feed it to me."

Mai Sui smiled sweetly, "Will you marry me? If you marry me, I'll feed you."

Li Heng said, "I will marry you."

Mai Sui felt dizzy, and even such words couldn't scare him. Seeing him sneaking closer, she helplessly looked around.

At one point, she swiftly grabbed a piece of fatty meat and stuffed it into his mouth.

After stuffing the meat in his mouth, she deliberately stood on tiptoe and used the back of her head to cover his lips, not wanting anyone else to see.

Sometimes, it's just a coincidence that the more you try to hide something from others, the more likely someone is to see it.

Dai Qing saw it.

Huang Ziyue saw it.

He Xiao saw it too, and she even said to her friend next to her, "Did you see it?"

A friend said, "Xiao Han is in danger now that he's been fed a piece of meat."

He Xiao deeply agreed: "I think so too. If I were Xiao Han, I'd probably be depressed. I wouldn't go to any self-study classes and would just come over to watch over this man whenever I had time."

P.S.: Updated first, revised later.

12000 words have been updated.

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