1987 My Era

Chapter 668, Song Yu and Mai Sui
Back in Building 26, Li Heng didn't rest either; he started reviewing his lessons to prepare for the final exams.

However, he didn't go to the study to disturb Song Yu and Chen Xiaoyu; instead, he busied himself in the living room.

Around 10:30 p.m., Zhang Haiyan and Sun Manning arrived.

Taking advantage of a moment when they were alone, Sun Manning quietly asked him, "Mr. Li, when are you going to Dongting Lake during the summer vacation?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Heng said, "I should go at the end of July."

Sun Manning asked, "How long do you plan to stay?"

Li Heng replied, "About one month."

"My God! We've been here so long?"

"Ah."

"Can I come with you?" Sun Manning asked excitedly.

Li Heng looked up: "Aren't you going to Shaodong? Aren't you going to keep Sui Sui and Comrade Shi He company?"

Sun Manning said, "Who said I wouldn't accompany you? Shihe is only staying for half a month before leaving, so I happen to have time to go to Dongting Lake with you."

Before he could reply, the girl winked and said, "Don't worry, I promise I won't be a third wheel. I might even cover for you guys."

Li Heng replied, "I have no objection. You should give Song Yu a heads-up beforehand."

"I'm going right now." Sun Manning darted into the study and happily went to find Song Yu.

At night, Sun Manning and Zhang Haiyan slept together, while Chen Xiaoyu and Song Yu slept together.

Li Heng sighed and lamented in Song Yu's bedroom for most of the night, and finally had no choice but to lie back in the master bedroom in a huff.

That night, Li Heng had two dreams.

In his first dream, he dreamed of a woman with a mole on her lower abdomen, a dream he hadn't had in a long time.

She was tall and very attractive in bed, but unfortunately her face seemed to be shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see her clearly.

When Li Heng woke up, he wondered, who exactly is she?
Does such a person exist in real life?
It is certain that Song Yu, Xiao Han, Zi Jin, Da Qingyi, and Mai Sui do not have them. He knows their bellies like the back of his hand and has seen them more than once.

As for Teacher Yu, he wasn't too sure. Although he'd done it to her several times, she wasn't used to having the lights on; she only allowed him to do it when the lights were off.

Could it be Miss Zhou?
Well, although I accidentally saw her naked body at the bathroom door last time, it was too rushed and only a fleeting glance.

Moreover, Comrade Shihe reacted very quickly with her hands, instinctively covering the two most important parts of her body immediately, and incidentally, her lower abdomen was also covered by her hands.

Could it be a high school English teacher?

Thinking of that hot and sexy body, Li Heng suddenly became more energetic and couldn't sleep.

Damn it!
This is terrible! Why do I wake up halfway through a dream?

I tossed and turned in bed, longing to return to my dream and be entwined with the body in my dream.

He sat up halfway in bed, and for a moment, he had a restless urge to run to Song Yu's bedroom, chase Chen Xiaoyu away, and then sleep with Song Yu in his arms.

Then, without realizing it, he glanced at the small building across the street, number 25. Damn it! Doesn't Teacher Yu sleep alone? This is the perfect time to rob her.

But the next second he abandoned the idea. He reluctantly went into the shower and took a cold shower to try and calm himself down.

Back in bed, I stayed up all night, and eventually fell asleep without even realizing it.

But while he was sleeping soundly, he had another dream.

This time, he had a rare dream about Comrade Zhou Shihe.

In the dream, the two of them were making dinner in the kitchen.

While chopping vegetables, Ms. Zhou suddenly told him quietly, "I'm pregnant."

Li Heng turned his head and stared blankly at her.

Zhou Shihe met his gaze and said, "Let's get our marriage certificate tomorrow morning."

Li Heng then remembered that he had promised Song Yu to get their marriage certificate tomorrow morning. How could he go back on his word?

Just as he was struggling with this decision, a kitchen knife came crashing down on him, and then that was it—the dream abruptly ended…
Li Heng woke up again, but this time he was startled awake, covered in a cold sweat.

Holy crap! Comrade Shihe, do you really have to be so fierce?

You're so frail, is this really like you?
Now he was completely wide awake, and he leaned against the headboard until dawn before he came to his senses.

Get up and take a shower.

Li Heng then started his morning run, thinking he would go to the playground to play basketball for a while.

Unfortunately, I wasn't lucky today. Maybe I arrived too early. There were hardly any people on the basketball court, and they were all just taking walks or exercising. I didn't see a single basketball.

They ran into Wei Xiaozhu and Dai Qing, who were running around the track as usual.

Li Heng caught up with them and asked, "How many laps have you done?"

Hearing his voice abruptly, Wei Xiaozhu was quite surprised. She even looked behind him and asked, "Why did you come alone? Aren't you with Song Yu?"

Li Heng replied, "She hasn't gotten up yet."

Wei Xiaozhu said, "This is the fourth lap."

Li Heng asked, "After running four laps, you're going to run four more laps and then rest?"

Wei Xiaozhu smiled and said, "Yes."

Sure enough, Wei Xiaozhu left the track after running eight laps without fail, sitting on the steps to drink water and rest. She watched Li Heng and Dai Qing running side-by-side.

After running 14 laps in one go, Li Heng looked at Dai Qing and asked, "You've already done 18 laps, how come you're acting like nothing happened?"

Dai Qing didn't turn her head, maintaining a steady pace: "That's because you're too weak."

Li Heng was speechless: "Me, weak?"

Can a weak person run 14 laps? Can they run over 5000 meters?

Dai Qing said, "Are you satisfied with just 14 laps? Don't forget, you have five women. If you spend every night with one, you'll only get two days off a week. Think about it carefully, doesn't that motivate you to run a few more laps?"

Li Heng was astonished: "No! No! Dai Qing, when did you become capable of saying such things?"

Dai Qing said, "I didn't say that."

Li Heng asked, "Who said that?"

Dai Qing said, "Sisi said it."

Li Heng was puzzled.

Dai Qing quickly explained, "No one else heard. Last night, it was just me, Xiaozhu, and Sisi eating in the dormitory. Besides, Sisi knows about your relationship with Song Yu. She even showed Song Yu the way when she came to school."

"So that's how it is," Li Heng suddenly realized.

After running 16 laps, he was starting to feel the strain and his speed slowed down.

Dai Qing glanced at him for a moment, then suddenly said, "Do you know what I was thinking just now?"

Li Heng followed up by asking, "What are you thinking about?"

Dai Qing joked, "I was just thinking, with so many beautiful women around you, if you added a couple more, you could have a different one every day for a week!"
Li Heng stared at her steadily.

Dai Qing initially tried to remain calm, but soon her composure crumbled, her face flushing red, overshadowing the red clouds on the horizon.

After their run, the three of them went out of the school gate together to buy breakfast.

Seeing that he had bought breakfast for five or six people, the two women kindly helped him carry it and followed him back to Lushan Village.

On the way, Wei Xiaozhu suddenly asked, "I remember Shihe likes soup dumplings, why didn't you buy her any?"

Li Heng replied, "Shihe is not in Lushan Village."

Upon hearing this, Wei Xiaozhu and Dai Qing exchanged glances for a few seconds before tactfully changing the subject.

Upon reaching the end of the alley, Li Heng first delivered a breakfast to building number 25, but Teacher Yu was still not awake. He had no choice but to leave the breakfast on the coffee table and leave a note.

After thinking for a moment, he left a heart-shaped mark at the end of the note.

Oh my! I guarantee Teacher Yu will be nauseous all day if she sees this.

Back at Building 26, I ran into Song Yu in the courtyard.

She immediately asked, "You don't look well. Did you stay up late last night?"

Li Heng said, "No, I didn't stay up all night, I just didn't sleep well."

Song Yu asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Li Heng shook his head and whispered in her ear, "I've been thinking about you all night and couldn't sleep. Sleep with me tonight."

Song Yu smiled but remained silent, pretending not to have heard what she said.

After breakfast, Li Heng personally drove Zhang Haiyan back to school, and Song Yu, Sun Manning, and Chen Xiaoyu also got into the car.

The group planned to explore Shanghai thoroughly.

Somewhat coincidentally, just as the car arrived at the school gate, it ran into Zhou Shihe and Ye Ning.

Ye Ning happily greeted Li Heng. But Zhou Shihe kept walking quietly forward, completely ignoring him, not even bothering to glance in their direction.

Li Heng opened the window and asked Ye Ning, "Where are you going?"

Ye Ning gave her a helpless look: "I don't know either. Shihe said she was going out for a while, so I went with her."

Li Heng glanced at Miss Zhou's slender back, and considering that Song Yu was in the passenger seat, he left without saying a word.

In fact, Ye Ning knew the destination of this trip: Jing'an Temple.

Although Ye Ning didn't understand why Shi He got up so early to go to Jing'an Temple, her woman's intuition told her that there must be a secret there, so she didn't tell Li Heng.

Over the next few days, Li Heng took Song Yu shopping during the day, visiting bustling areas such as Yangpu, Hongkou, Jing'an, and Xuhui.

Sun Manning also went; her main job was to keep Chen Xiaoyu company and prevent her from being a third wheel.

In the evening, the four of them reviewed their kung fu together in preparation for their final exams.

On the morning of June 12, Li Heng and Song Yu went to Chunhua Rice Noodle Restaurant to eat beef rice noodles and spotted an old acquaintance, Wu Siyao from Tongji University.

As soon as Song Yu entered the room, Wu Siyao's gaze fell on her almost imperceptibly, without her even noticing that the soup on her chopsticks had stained her clothes.

After ordering breakfast, while Li Heng was playing with the child, the simple-minded man secretly told him, "My goodness! Uncle Heng, you're awesome! Do you know that? Ever since Song Yu came here, that campus belle from Tongji University has been coming to this noodle shop of Old Master's every morning for breakfast."

Chunhua guessed that Wu Siyao probably wanted to see Song Yu in person, so she came every day to wait for her.

Li Heng reached out and tapped him on the head, saying, "Your studies have improved recently; you can even use idioms now."

The simpleton chuckled and offered a bad idea: "Hehe, I think Wu Siyao is quite pretty. You've had more than one woman anyway, why don't you take her into your household? She can come here for a bowl of noodles every day, which will generate some income for me."

Li Heng uttered a single word: "Get out of here."

While Li Heng went to get water, Wu Siyao unexpectedly came over and pretended to get water as well.

Wu Siyao asked in a voice only the two of them could hear, "How did you do it? How did you manage to make Zhou Shihe and Song Yu fall for you at the same time?"

This was the second time she had spoken to Li Heng. The first time was early last year on the bus, when Zhou Shihe accompanied him to his teacher's house in Xuhui.

Li Heng was surprised, not expecting that the woman in front of him knew Song Yu's name.
Even more surprisingly, Wu Siyao left without waiting for his reply, as if she came just to say this one sentence?

Chen Xiaoyu noticed Wu Siyao and asked gossipily, "That girl is so pretty, is she also from your school? How come there are so many beautiful girls at your school?"

Sun Manning looked at Li Heng suspiciously, "No, she's from Tongji University next door. I think her name is Wu Siyao. She's quite famous among the universities nearby."

As they left the noodle shop, Song Yu asked with a faint smile, "How long has that girl been pursuing you?"

"Huh?" Li Heng pretended to be dumbfounded.

Song Yu said, "She had been secretly looking me up and down."

Li Heng's eyelids twitched, and he said truthfully, "I don't have much contact with her. She's like Chen Lijun now. I only know the person, but I don't know anything about her."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu believed him.

...

June 17th, a little after 3 pm.

Mai Sui has returned from Shaodong.

When she entered the house and saw Song Yu, she was first surprised, then ran over and hugged Song Yu tightly.

Half a day passed before the two women finally let go.

Song Yu took her hand and said gently, "You've lost weight and you have dark circles under your eyes. Have you not been sleeping much these past few days?"

Mai Sui hummed in agreement and asked, "When did you arrive?"

Song Yu said, "I came to celebrate his birthday, only to find out that you went back to your hometown."

Li Heng poured two cups of iced tea, one for Song Yu and the other for Mai Sui. "Song Yu was supposed to return to the capital the day before yesterday, but she wanted to see you and waited for you for two days."

Song Yu smiled at him and asked Mai Sui, "Are you hungry? Have you had lunch?"

Mai Sui shook her head: "We ate Chinese food on the plane, so we're not hungry."

Song Yu said, "Then you should rest for a bit. It's cloudy and windy outside today. We'll go for a walk on campus later." "Okay, wait for me, I'm going to take a shower." Having traveled a long way, the clean-loving Mai Sui went into the shower room.

Watching Mai Sui go inside, Song Yu turned to Li Heng and said, "Go ahead and do your thing. Mai Sui and I don't need your help."

Li Heng opened his eyes to his forehead. Well, as soon as Mai Sui arrived, he was no longer welcome.

Twenty minutes later, Song Yu and Mai Sui appeared side by side on the Fudan University campus.

The two women chatted about everyday things for a while, and then Song Yu changed the subject and asked softly, "Do you know why I came to Fudan University?"

Mai Sui thought for a moment and asked, "Is it not just a birthday celebration?"

Song Yu shook her head.

Mai Sui tried asking, "Teacher Yu and Xiao Han?"

Song Yu nodded, then shook her head: "There's more."

Wheat Ear pondered for a moment longer: "Who else?"

The two women were wandering aimlessly when they unknowingly arrived at Yan Garden. Song Yu stopped and asked, "You really didn't notice anything at all?"

The question was abrupt and didn't name anyone, yet it plunged Mai Sui into a deep silence.

A long time, a long time.

Mai Sui stammered, "You don't...you don't mean Shi He, do you?"

Song Yu looked quietly into her eyes without saying a word.

At this moment, you look at me, I look at you, and it seems as if the whole world has fallen silent.

They stared at each other for a full two minutes before Mai Sui recovered from her shock, but her voice still trembled slightly: "Is it really Shi He?"

Song Yu asked, "Are you unwilling to believe it? Or have you never even considered this possibility?"

Maisui closed her eyes and said, "Yes, I have both."

After that, the two women fell silent again, and the conversation reached a dead end.

Only after a group of alumni passed by and disappeared into the distance did Mai Sui slowly open her eyes and murmur to herself, "I finally understand."

Song Yu didn't respond, waiting for what would happen next.

Mai Sui said softly, "No wonder Teacher Yu and Shi He have never gotten along. Perhaps Teacher Yu has already noticed the abnormality between them."

Song Yu said, "Teacher Yu has already resigned."

Wheat exclaimed in surprise again: "When did this happen?"

Song Yu said, "On his birthday."

After thinking for a while, Mai Sui asked, "Was it because of your arrival that you upset Teacher Yu?"

Song Yu said, "Nine times out of ten."

Mai Sui suddenly worried for her best friend: "Then, can you and Li Heng still get married? Teacher Yu has already resigned..."

Song Yu looked away, gazing up at the sky. After a long while, she finally spoke softly, "I'm not sure either, but I believe him."

Wheat Ear, ever perceptive, also gazed at the horizon: "Did he make a promise to you?"

Song Yu didn't hide anything and just hummed in agreement.

The wheat stalk remained silent for a moment, then offered its congratulations: "Congratulations."

Song Yu shook her head: "As the old saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes. Xiao Han, Teacher Yu, and Zhou Shihe will all become variables in the future, and I... I'm not sure either."

For the first time, Song Yu's tone was soft, lacking the full confidence she had shown in front of others.

Mai Sui still said incredulously, "I really didn't expect Shi He to get involved in this mess."

Song Yu asked, "How are you feeling right now?"

Mai Sui said, "Confused, surprised. But, yet not surprising."

Song Yu asked, "What's the reason?"

Mai Sui said, "Shi He is so beautiful, just like you. Even if he doesn't bother Shi He today, maybe tomorrow or the day after, he won't be able to resist."

Song Yu smiled gently: "You haven't wasted these past two years by his side; you have a thorough understanding of him."

Mai Sui asked, "Have you met Shi He?"

Song Yu said, "They share the same birthday, so it's unavoidable."

Mai Sui turned to the side, turning her gaze from the sky to her best friend: "You two...you didn't have a fight, did you?"

Song Yu chuckled to herself and asked teasingly, "If Zhou Shihe and I were to have a conflict, whose side would you take?"

Mai Sui smiled sweetly and reached out to take her arm. "Whichever Li Heng sides with, I'll comfort the other one."

Song Yu said, "Then you can prepare your words of comfort."

"what?"

Mai Sui exclaimed in surprise, somewhat bewildered, and it took her a while to realize, "You two really had a fight?"

Song Yu nodded and briefly recounted what happened during the birthday banquet: Zhou Shihe kissed Li Heng and slapped him at the small building at No. 26.

Upon hearing this, Mai Sui was stunned. She never expected that Li Heng and Shi He had developed to this point.

kiss?

She believed she knew Shihe quite well; how deep would her feelings have to be for her to take the initiative to kiss Li Heng?
Even if she was provoked by Song Yu, Shihe wouldn't have done this if she wasn't completely smitten. She certainly wouldn't have competed with Song Yu for his affections in front of so many relatives and friends.

The wheat stalk didn't ask for the answer, nor did it ask who won.
Because the answer is already obvious.

If Song Yu had lost, and if Li Heng had sided with Shi He, then Song Yu wouldn't still be in Lushan Village; she would have left long ago.

but…

But will Shihe really admit defeat?

Given her excellent circumstances, can Shihe accept the cruel fact that Li Heng favors others?
At this moment, Mai Sui felt worried for Shi He and anxious for Li Heng.

Of course, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, her feelings a mix of emotions.

That was Shihe! She had actually fallen in love with him, which had a great impact on Mai Sui's mental state.

At this moment, scenes from the past involuntarily surfaced in Mai Sui's mind: Shi He analyzed her rivals for her love, offered her advice on how to take advantage of her proximity to win over Xiao Han, and how to guard against Teacher Yu. In the end, Shi He ended up getting herself involved.

Song Yu noticed her friend's subtle expression and asked, "I heard Zhou Shihe is a very good cook?"

The wheat ear replied, "It's delicious."

Song Yu asked, "Does he like it?"

When facing her best friend, Mai Sui didn't lie: "Every time he eats Shi He's cooking, he eats half a bowl more than usual."

Song Yu paused for a moment, then asked, "Does Zhou Shihe usually cook?"

Mai Sui belatedly said, "No. But now that I think about it, I realize that Li Heng is almost always home when she cooks. He's rarely not home."

Song Yu listened in silence for a long time. This was a very strong opponent, which made her feel increasingly pressured.

Continuing forward for a while, when they reached a small bridge over a stream, Song Yu looked at the gently flowing brook and asked, "Have you ever seen Consort Huang?"

Mai Sui asked, "You mean that very famous Peking Opera performer?"

Song Yu said, "It's her."

Mai Sui recalled for a moment and nodded: "I saw it in front of the Blue Sky Hotel in Wujiaochang when I came to register for university in September two years ago."

Before her best friend could reply, Mai Sui pressed, "You suddenly mentioned her, does that mean Li Heng has a relationship with her too?"

Song Yu said, "Consort Huang is also his woman."

The man with the wheat ears was stunned, his head buzzing, his mind blank.

No wonder!
No wonder Huang Zhaoyi stared at her group when school started. At that time, her mother even thought that the other girl had taken a liking to her father, and she forbade her father from coming to Shanghai alone.

Never thought about it.

She never expected that Consort Huang was actually after Li Heng.

Did the two already have a romantic relationship back then?

Mai Sui couldn't help but ask, "When did you get together?"

Song Yu said, "It was around April last year."

Mai Sui calculated the time: "Hasn't that been more than a year?"

Song Yu nodded.

Mai Sui asked, "Do you know who made the first move?"

"I know." Song Yu explained the whole story of how Li Heng and Consort Huang got together.

After she finished speaking, Song Yu asked, "Are you familiar with Liu Yue?"

"We're not very close. But back then, a lot of people in the management department were spreading rumors about Liu Yue and him, saying that Liu Yue had a crush on him," Mai Sui said.

Song Yu asked, "Is Liu Yue pretty?"

Mai Sui said, "Back then, some people rated her as the second most beautiful girl at Fudan University after Shi He. But she wasn't as pretty as Huang Zhaoyi."

Song Yu looked Mai Sui up and down. "You mean the Big King and the Four Little Kings? I've heard Manning mention it. If we were to hold an election now, I doubt even Liu Yue, no matter how beautiful, could compare to you."

That year, Mai Sui heard many people say this, and smiled and said, "There are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. No matter how beautiful a woman is, no one dares to mention her beauty in front of you and Shi He."

Despite her good nature, easygoing personality, and ability to get along with everyone, Mai Sui is still quite proud at heart.

In terms of beauty and charm, she truly admires only two people: Song Yu and Shi He.

Even with Ms. Yu, who exudes a refined scholarly air, and Xiao Han, who is as exquisite as an elf, she only felt that the other person was beautiful, but she was not necessarily inferior to them.

After waiting a while, until Mai Sui had finished processing the news about Consort Huang, Song Yu spoke again: "Do you know why I brought up Consort Huang and Liu Yue?"

The wheat stalk instinctively asked, "Why?"

Song Yu said, "Consort Huang is Liu Yue's aunt. Regardless of whether Liu Yue really likes Li Heng, you must help us keep an eye on him and prevent him from meeting Liu Yue alone in the future."

Otherwise, if something scandalous happens, the reputation and prestige he has worked so hard to build will be ruined.

This matter is very serious and requires our utmost attention, so Song Yu took it very seriously.

Since it concerned Li Heng's livelihood, the kind-hearted Mai Sui didn't hesitate at all this time: "Okay."

Having received a reply, Song Yu continued, "The reason I mentioned Consort Huang is to tell you: Li Heng is a scholar, and he has inherited every single one of the shortcomings that scholars should have. If you don't feed him, he'll go around having affairs and looking for food everywhere..."

She only said half of what she meant before turning around and staring directly into Mai Sui's eyes, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Mai Sui's heart was pounding, and she didn't dare to look her best friend in the eye.

Seeing this, Song Yu said quietly, "Look at me."

Mai Sui turned her gaze back to Song Yu, who had been avoiding her eyes.

After staring at each other for about 20 seconds, Song Yu said in a deep and earnest voice, "If I were at Fudan University, I wouldn't be saying these things to you today."

I would feel jealous of others, and I dare not give them any advice, much less completely trust them.

"But with you, I have no worries. Even if he becomes completely infatuated with you and forgets everyone else, I won't regret it."

Mai Sui's face flushed crimson, her whole body burning hot. She gritted her teeth, trying hard to suppress her embarrassment. "But we..."

The "we" here refers to the relationship between her and Song Yu.

Song Yu seemed to guess what she was going to say and interrupted her directly: "Rules are rules, but people are flexible. I don't want to have any more sisters. If you want to help me with this, only you can help me. If..."

At this point, Song Yu paused for a moment, then continued, "If you have the ability to capture his heart, if you can recreate the charm of Su Daji, even if Li Heng marries you in the future, I will accept it and offer my blessings. As for others, I am not so generous."

Mai Sui was deeply moved and took the initiative to walk over and hug her tightly.

Song Yu hugged her back and whispered with a smile in her ear, "Promise me. If the opportunity arises naturally, follow your heart and don't try to cater to my feelings."

At first, Mai Sui didn't respond. It wasn't until a minute later that she mumbled a soft "hmm." Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, full of shyness.

Mai Sui understood: Song Yu verbally told her to keep an eye on him, but her real purpose was to free herself from the constraints of her feelings, to stop feeling guilty towards Song Yu, and to imply that the two sisters would be equals from now on.

The reason Song Yu used this method to express herself was that she didn't want Mai Sui to feel that Song Yu was giving charity.

Although the two fell in love with the same man, Song Yu never blamed Mai Sui and always treated Mai Sui as her own sister.

Perhaps even a biological sister wouldn't feel this way.

Another half minute or so passed before Song Yu released her, teasing her with a faint smile in her eyes: "Remember not to overdo it, don't ruin his health."

Mai Sui knew what her best friend was talking about and was immediately embarrassed.

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