Mars Episode 7

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Episode 7

The end-of-the-class bell rang

"Your textbook." Qiluo said to Ling and handed him the book.

Qingmei stepped out of the classroom.

"Qingmei, this is the 500 dollars I borrowed last time, which I can pay you back now." A girl followed and stopped Qingmei and gave her some money.

"So quick." Qingmei said to the girl.

"I just got my paycheck. I'm leaving. Bye Bye." The girl said to Qingmei and left.

"Bye Bye." Qingmei said to the girl and looked inside the classroom.

Ling accidentally scratched his left palm against the desk and was touching and stretching his left palm. A girl came up next to Ling.

"Chen Ling, these are the summaries of Chinese and English and lecture notes of other various subjects for you two." The girl said, giving Ling some notes. Ling took the notes and read them.

In the hallway

Daye appeared and saw Qingmei looking into the classroom. After watching Ling and Qiluo, Qinmei turned to leave and saw Daye was standing next to her. Qingmei turned to look in the classroom again.

"Hey, I wonder what those two will become of." Qingmei said to Daye. Daye looked dejected and started walking without saying a word. Qingmei followed him.

"Suppose. I mean suppose. What if those two break up, Qiluo will be alone by herself. Will you pursue her again?" Qingmei asked Daye. Daye remained silent.

"You still like Qiluo, aren't you?" Qingmei said to Daye, pointing at him.

"You're talking of yourself." Daye said.

"It's none of your business. Even if I'm so bored, I will not cling to people shamelessly. Further, it's unlikely Ling will like me at all. I'm neither as independent and strong as Qiluo nor as adorable as Shazhi. In a nutshell, I'm not cute." Qingmei said.

"Who says that? I think you're quite cute." Daye turned to look at Qingmei and said to her.

"I'm cute? Really?" Qingmei looked at him and asked.

"Which parts?" Qingmei asked, putting her arm on Daye's shoulder.

"When you scold people as if scolding dogs, you look quite cute." Daye said to Qingmei.

"You're belittling me!" Qingmei said, raising her leg to kick Daye.

"I mean it. You've an honest and genuine personality. When you're angry, you show it. When you’re happy, you show it too. It's what being cute is about." Daye said. Qingmei walked ahead.

"You're really not good at words. No wonder Qiluo doesn't like you." Qingmei turned and said to Daye. Qingmei left by herself.

Inside the classroom

Ling was turning and reading the notes. Qiluo was putting her stuff into her book bag.

"Um. These two are the same." Ling said, still reading the notes. Qiluo came close to get her set of notes.

"Is your hand really okay?" Qiluo said as she picking out pages of notes.

"Uh. It's fine for me to ride bikes." Ling said.

"That's great. I feel you look more like yourself riding a bike.

"Qiluo, how about going for a ride?" Ling asked Qiluo.

Ling and Qiluo was walking down the stairs

"Where should we go, seashore or mountains?" Ling asked Qiluo.

"Can I really ride on your bike?" Qiluo asked Ling.

"Huh." Ling said.

"What I mean is that this might not look nice to Shazhi." Qiluo said.

"To be honest, I can't image how she'll look on my bike." Ling said.

"After that day, have you talked to Shazhi yet? I just hope that you won't avoid facing your true feelings because of me. It is most important to face yourself truly." Qiluo asked.

"I've thought about it. I've really thought it over seriously. I have to come to understand one thing. That's the relationship between me and women will never be just pure friendship. Women, I either like them or don't like them. That's how it is." Ling stopped walking and said to Qiluo.

"I can't think as clearly as you. So... “Ling said, turning to face forward and saw Zhuyi walking toward him. Seeing Ling stopping talking, Qiluo turned and saw Zhuyi, too.

Zhuyi stopped in front of Ling.

"What is it now?" Ling said to Zhuyi.

"I'm sorry for keeping bothering you. But, I think this is the last time. Shazhi said she would like to meet you. She said she would wait for you until you show up." Zhuyi said to Ling.

"If possible, I also hope that you can talk to her." Zhuyi said to Ling after glanced over Qiluo.

"Okay. I'll go." Ling said to Zhuyi after thinking a little bit. Zhuyi nodded. Ling turned toward Qiluo.

"Can you wait for me? I'll going to straighten out my own feelings. I'll be right back." Ling said to Qiluo. Qiluo nodded.

"There's a park by the station. I'll wait for you there." Qiluo said to Ling.

Ling nodded and left.

On a sidewalk

Ling was parking his bike on the sidewalk by the roadside, with Zhuyi standing next to him.

"Qiluo, she is a really nice girl. She's such a nice girl and yet I keep treating her cruelly. I think she probably hate me in her heart." Zhuyi said to Ling as Ling took his stuff from his bike.

"She is not that narrow-minded." Ling said to Zhuyi and then started walking. Zhuyi followed.

"Ling, I know that the way I say it may sound unfair. But are you overlapping and mixing her up with Sheng? Shazhi says that it is because Qiluo and Sheng are much alike, that's the reason you “Zhuyi said to Ling.

Ling stopped walking and turned to face Zhuyi angrily.

"If your feeling toward Qiluo is just a substitute. It's not love. It's just weakness, using emotional transference to pretend that Sheng is still alive. I don't believe you're such a wimp." Zhuyi said to Ling.

"I'm a wimp. I'm not only weak but also ugly. I'm the one who told Sheng about our parents. I've always thought that I would be free if Sheng didn't exist in this world. It ends up that I'm not only not being freed. Instead, I have been bonded even more tightly. It's very funny, isn't?" Ling said to Zhuyi. Zhuyi kept silent.

"This is my weakness. I hate Sheng but I also love him. I can't tell at all which one is the real me. Tell me how I am able to be strong. Don't worry. I'll make decision on Shazhi and Qiluo." Ling said and then started walking again.

"Ling." Zhuyi stopped him and said, “In fact, you do love Sheng, don't you?" Zhuyi asked. Ling turned to face Zhuyi.

"I only know that if there's a chance, I'm dying to see him again." Ling said.

Shazhi was waiting for Ling in a pub

"It's been 22 minutes and 20 seconds. I knew you would be here." Shazhi said to Ling after checking her watch, when Ling arrived at the pub.

Qiluo waiting on a bench at a park

A little girl walked toward Qiluo with a sketch book in her hands. The little girl sat down next to Qiluo on the bench.

"memei (younger sister), what are you drawing." Qiluo asked the little girl.

"A little bird." The little girl said.

"A little bird? Does a bird have so many legs? What kind of bird is it?" Qiluo said.

"A swan." The little girl said.

"A swan?" Qiluo said.

"Jiejie (older sister), are you waiting for somebody?" The little girl said to Qiluo.

Qiluo didn't answer. She just patted the little girl's head.

Ling sat opposite Shazhi at the pub

"Ling, You see how foolish we both are! After going around such a big circle and wasting so much time, we are finally able to sit face-to-face like this. But, we'll never separate from each other again, right? We can laugh happily once again as before. We can make it up and fill in the space previously left blank. Starting from today, we'll work hard to bring back our happiness." Shazhi said to Ling.

"Um. I believe we definitely can. Previously, I always felt what I had owned was just some unpleasant memories. But now that I think it over, they weren't all that bad. With you and Sheng, many things have happened among us. But there were happy moments. For us, you were the first time. In terms of our thoughts and the things we liked, Sheng and I were drastically different. It was the only and the firs time that we both were interested in the same person. It was you. We often discussed about you, how you smiled and how you got mad. You were really cute, like a proud and confident little VIP. I felt quite happy simply looking at you." Ling said.

"In fact even now, I still think you're very cute. But that's all, just a feeling that you're cute. Shazhi, for me you're a dream, but not a woman. This is not love to embrace. Learn to take good care of yourself. Moreover, remember. cherish all the things you own now." Ling continued.

"I'm leaving." Ling said and stoop up. Shazhi pulled him to sit down.

"Qiluo is waiting for me. If I don't hurry up and go back, I feel that she's about to cry." Ling said.

"I'm the one who would cry." Shazhi stretched her hand to stop Ling again.

"Previously when you or Sheng cried, I would risk my life to eliminate the sources that made you two cry. Qiluo also cried. But do you know? When she cried, I just felt helpless and didn't know what to do. I'm not kidding. At those times, even I felt like crying." Ling said.

"You're only worried about her crying, aren't you?" Shazhi said and started crying.

"Shazhi, there's someone in this world, and I believe there's such a person who will be so very important to you” Ling said. Shazhi nodded.

"I hope you can find him soon because I've found mine. Goodbye." Ling said.

Ling picked up his stuff and left. Ling turned and waved to Shazhi on his way out.

"I've known it since the first day I saw Qiluo. I know it. I know that I've really lost you." Shazhi murmured and cried.

Back to Qiluo waiting on the bench.

The little girl ran toward Qiluo, holding a box of food in one of her hand.

"Jiejie, are you still waiting? This is for you to eat." The little girl said.

"For me?" Qiluo asked.

"I'm going home. Goodbye." The little girl said.

Qiluo patted the little girl's head.

"Bye Bye." Qiluo said to the little girl.

"Wow” Ling sat down by Qiluo on the bench.

"How is it? This time it's really quick. I'm back." Ling said to Qiluo.

Link bent over to look at Qiluo.

"He He. Why are your eyes red? Aiyao, were you thinking that I wasn't coming back?" Ling said to Qiluo.

"No. I knew you would be back. You see. I even bought some snack to eat here." Qiluo said. Ling nodded his head.

"You bought only for yourself." Ling said.

"I didn't think you would be back so soon." Qiluo said.

"Ha Ha Ha." Ling laughed.

"Then, You can have it." Qiluo said.

"No. Go ahead and eat it. you bought it. I'll open it for you to eat." Ling said.

On the grassy field of a riverside park

Ling was set up and adjusted a bike for Qiluo.

"Okay. The shock absorber is also okay. Next are up to skills." Ling said to Qiluo. Ling started the ignition.

"Do I ride around here?" Qiluo asked, sitting on the bike wearing a helmet.

"You're dumb. Off-road bikes are specially designed for this kind of grass and hills. They are different from regular bikes, so they're suitable for beginners like you. Pay attention. When you ride a bike, relax your wrists and tuck in your chin." Ling said. Qiluo tucked in her chin.

"Um." Ling said.

"Is there anything else to watch out for?" Qiluo asked.

"What else? Make sure you don't ride into the river." Ling said, bending lower and pointing to the front.

"Are you ready?" Ling said as he pulled down the visor of Qiluo's helmet.

"Okay." Qiluo said.

"Okay. release the clutch slowly, slowly. release more, slowly, just release a little bit more." Ling said, one hand gripping the back seat of the bike.

Qiluo accelerated.

"Increase the gas flow gradually, gradually. gradually. That's right. Be careful." Ling said, standing and watching.

"Ling, the bike is moving forward." Qiluo shouted.

"You fool. Instead of moving forward, isn't it strange if it moves backward?" Ling said.

"How come the river is coming closer and closer to me?" Qiluo said.

"You're moving toward the river, aren't you?" Ling said loudly.

"Ling, the river is flowing in my direction." Qiluo yelled.

"Wei. Wei. Brake the bike. Brake the bike." Ling yelled and started running. But the bike kept on moving.

"Ah..Ah.." Qiluo yelled.

"Brake the bike!" Ling yelled. Ling picked up a stick from the grass and threw at the one of the wheel to stop the bike.

Qiluo fell off the bike and slid down the slope of the river bank.

Ling caught her and pulled her up to the flat grass field.

Ling and Qiluo resting on the grass

"You can train me to be as good as you are. We can put on a show and collect money." Qiluo said to Ling.

"Hey. I see. You've been with me too long and are getting more and more seriously contaminated by me. " Ling said.

"Do we want to call the environment protection agency?" Qiluo said.

"Stupid." Ling said.

Sound of a horn honking

"Hey, Ling. Yoo." Abin honked and called.

"Abin." Both Ling and Qiluo called.

"What are you two doing out there?" Abin yelled at them, sitting at wheel of a moving truck.

"Practice riding motorcycle. Qiluo said she wanted to learn riding a bike. So I took her here." Ling yelled back. Qiluo nodded.

"How about you? working part-time?" Ling said, looking at the moving truck.

"No. I'm helping out with the family. My dad owns a moving company. It took me seven years to graduate from the university. It's difficult for me to find a job. So my dad told me to inherit the family business." Abin said.

"Seven years. I've never heard you were in the medical school. Ha Ha Ha" Ling said to Abin. Qiluo slapped Ling's arm.

"What are you talking! I thought you would break my record. I never thought it would be all pass for you this year. It looks that I'm ahead in term of studying." Abin said to Ling.

"I'm willing to be defeated. I'm willing to be defeated." Ling said, bowing his hands to Abin.

"Abin come down here to chat." Ling yelled.

"Yeah." Qiluo said.

"No. I can't. I've something to do. I'm leaving. Remember, when there's a need, contact our company." Abin said.

"Sure." Qiluo said.

"Okay. Bye Bye." Ling said.

"Good. See you. Bye Bye." Abin said to them and drove away.

After Abin left

"Hey, I've never thought that Abin will be the boss of a moving company." Qiluo said to Ling.

"I can't image how he'll look like being a boss in the future." Ling said.

"I wonder what will happen to us. For you, you will become a very famous rider. I don't know what will happen to me." Qiluo said.

"You'll become a famous painter." Ling said.

"It's not that easy." Qiluo.

"Not easy? You're so talented. Moreover, you've just won a prize." Ling said.

"One prize doesn't make much difference. In this world, there are only a few painters who can live by painting." Qiluo said.

"Indeed. It seems pretty tough to be painters." Ling said. Qiluo picked up a can of Pepsi to drink.

"But if you want me to buy that painting, I'll buy it. Of course, it's not because I'm the model in it. He He He" Ling said.

"Ling, I'm sorry. Originally I promised you that I would give you the painting after the art exhibition ended. But when I remembered it, it was already hung in the school lobby." Qiluo said.

"Huh. That's okay. Anyway it's your painting." Ling said.

"Hey. Talking about that Mars, Teacher Lili asked me if my painting could be displayed together with hers in her art show. She said displaying artworks openly would be more helpful for me. " Qiluo said.

"More helpful. But... Shouldn't it be more helpful for her? After all your painting has been well received." Ling said.

"Let me put it this way. You're like the beckoning cat in a Japanese restaurant." Ling said.

"The way you say it sounds like you're saying bad things about Teacher Lili." Qiluo said.

"Yeah. I'm a bad guy." Ling said and turned to walk to the bike.

"No. You're a good guy." Qiluo said. following Ling.

"Am I?" Ling said.

"At least for me, you are. There's no one in this world nicer than you." Qiluo said and hugged Ling. Ling hugged her, too.

In a gallery

"Have all the guests sign the guest book. Someone will deliver water at 2 o’clock. If they deliver flowers, here are the reply forms. That's all. Are you feeling miserable? Finally you've got a break and we get you here to help out." A girl said to Qiluo.

"No, not at all. I'm free anyway. I have nothing else to do anyway." Qiluo said.

"Is that so? How about dating with Chen Ling." The girl said, pointing to the painting.

"No. He has to work today, too." Qiluo said.

"Then, that's great. Teacher is coming at 5 o’clock. I'm leaving everything here to you. Bye Bye." The girl said and left.

"Bye Bye." Qiluo said to the girl and sat down.

Voice-over of Qiluo's mother: "It's rare to win such a big prize. Don't worry about the money for graduate school. You simply can't waste your talents. It would be a shame to your late father. I'll find a way for the tuition. You just concentrate on studying."

A man came in and walked past the reception desk.

"Please sign..." Qiluo said to the man. Qiluo left the reception desk. The man was standing in front of her painting. Qiluo walked to the man's side.

"Miss. How much is this painting?" The man asked Qiluo.

"This painting is not for sale." Qiluo said to the man.

"Not for sale, no matter how high the price is." The man asked.

"Um." Qiluo said.

"Is it possible for me to meet the artist?" The man asked.

"I'm the artist of the painting." Qiluo said. The man turned to look at her surprisingly.

"You are the artist?" The man asked. Qiluo nodded her head.

"Then, the young man in the painting is your schoolmate, isn't he?" The man asked.

"Yes. It's because I've already promised him that I would give him the painting if he modeled for me. So I can't sell it." Qiluo said.

"So, that's it. Too bad. I saw a flyer with this painting, so I dropped in to see it." The man said.

"It's really a good painting. It feels glorious and beautiful. You also sense pains within the glory and beauty. In fact, what really moves people isn't beauty and gentleness. Beauty and gentleness can certainly move people, but the feelings won't last. Instead, sadness and anger leave inerasable traces in people's hearts. Even after wounds are healed, he still can't completely forget the pains. Even though many people have experienced such pains, but very few people can express the feelings. I hope you can paint more good paintings in the future." The man said to Qiluo.

In Ling's apartment

"Aren't you stupid? He wanted to pay high price for your painting. Why did you reject and not sell it?" Ling said to Qiluo as he washed his hands.

"Because you're the real owner of the painting." Qiluo said, sitting on the bed.

"Stupid. It depends on the time and occasion." Ling said, walking toward Qiluo.

"I'll leave it as it is. Next time if similar things happen, you have to tell me. I'll negotiate a good price for you." Ling continued, sitting on the bed and drying his hands with a towel.

"Does your negotiation mean threatening?" Qiluo said.

"That man felt really nice. He looked like a gentleman. I've never thought that some gentleman would want to buy my painting." Qiluo continued while Ling playing with the towel.

"Why didn't I find out you were also interested in uncle-kind of men? How about that? You go and seek out that gentleman and date with him." Ling said and then stood up.

"What are you talking? Are you angry?" Qiluo said.

"Why should I get angry?" Ling said and hung the towel on the hook.

"I don't have any suit. I have never sprayed cologne. The smell on my body at most is gasoline." Ling said and threw the towel and smelt another towel on the hook.

"Don't get angry. Are you jealousy?" Qiluo pulled the back of Ling's T-shirt.

"I like the smell of gasoline on your body." Qiluo said and turned Ling around to face her.

Qiluo started playing Ling's hair. Ling started kissing Qiluo.

Qiluo got terrified.

"Ling." Qiluo said, pushing some bottle off the window sill. Ling released Qiluo.

"I'm a little bit hungry. What would you like to eat? I'll cook them." Qiluo said.

"No. You don't need to." Ling said.

"I'm going shopping." Qiluo said and rushed out.

"Actually, what I'd like to eat is you." Ling said.

Ling and Daye bent over a railing talking in school

"Ha Ha. Ha." Daye laughed. Ling looked dejected.

"Hey. Indeed Qiluo is like that. But you... I don't understand it. When have you become so prudent and cautious?" Daye said to Ling.

"There is a beam of light. A beam of light shooting in my direction." Ling said. Daye looked upwards.

"Light?" Daye said and turned to look at Ling.

"There is always a beam of no-no light coming out of her eyes. Every time I meet the beams of light, it freezes all my passion." Ling said and stood up.

"Even I'm losing almost all of my self-confidence!" Ling sighed and bent over the railing again.

"Hey. Probably you're too impatient. Qiluo is not like you. This is her first time. You can't come on every time like that." Daye said to Ling as Ling stretched his body straight and looked at Daye.

"Impatient? Do you really think I'm an animal?" Ling complained.

"I've never thought you as a human being. Tell me yourself. Before you met Qiluo, do you even know how many women have you slept with?" Daye said. Ling looked lost.

"Difficult, isn't it? So, now it's the time for you to suffer a little bit as you were so easy before." Daye said.

"Yeah. Bravo! Qiluo. Avenge for women." Daye said and clapped his hands.

"Stop humiliating me, Daye. I'm telling you. Regardless whether I was an animal before, but what I have for Qiluo... is love." Ling raised his head and said to Daye.

"Do you know what love is? When you're in love with someone, you can't help feel like hugging her, kissing her. This is something very natural. Do you understand it or not?" Ling said.

"I understand. Two people fall in love. He He” Daye said, smiling happily. Ling noticed it.

"Why are you being so high?" Ling asked.

"Nothing. Hey. In fact... In fact... that... with Qingmei, we already..." Daye said. Ling laughed hysterically.

"Why are you laughing? I tell you. Don't say a thing." Daye said. Ling gestured to zip his mouth but was still laughing.

"If you divulge, we can no longer be friends." Daye said, pointing to Ling. Ling was still laughing.

"Wei. I mean what I say." Daye said. But Ling was still laughing. Daye pushed Ling. Ling bumped into Tongdao who was walking past him.

"Oh. My god. " Ling said.

"Never mind." Tongdao smiled and said to Ling.

"Hey. He's very cute." Ling said to Daye.

"Yeah. all the girls in the school have been talking about that, among the new students, there's a boy looking like a girl. He's very cute." Daye said to Ling.

"Haven't you heard of it? His name is Fan Tongdao." Daye said, pointing to Tongdao.

"He really looks like a girl." Ling said.

"Don't get any wrong idea. He's male. Housi and his friends have followed him to the rest room to check it out." Daye said.

Ling started laughing again.

"Wei. You can't say it." Daye said, pointing at Ling.

"I won't say it." Ling said.

"You're finished if you reveal it." Daye said.

"I won't say it. I absolutely won't say it. I won't talk about you and Qingmei." Ling said.

"Do you have that?" Ling said.

"No. And you..." Ling laughed.

Qiluo and Qingmei sitting a campus-cafe table

"Since you really like him, why not?" Qingmei asked Qiluo.

"It's not that I can't, it's just that I feel our current relationship is already very good. I already feel so happy." Qiluo said.

"But if you really like Ling, don't you want to give him everything? Don't you want to know more about him? Don't you want to know how strong he is? How dependable his shoulder and chest are? Let him hold you tightly and hide your face in his chest, thinking about with him..." Qingmei said. Qingmei laughed and covered her face with her hands.

"Don't I look strange?" Qingmei put down her hands and said.

"No. I think you look really cute, so cute that I envy you." Qiluo said.

"Actually, I'm very scared. I feel my relationship with Ling at this moment is at its best and the happiest. Moreover, I like the current Ling very much. I'm afraid that, if our relationship is changed to that kind, Ling will no longer be like what he is now." Qiluo said.

"Qiluo, actually, Daye and I already..." Qingmei said.

"You two quarreled." Qiluo asked. Qingmei shook her head.

"No." Qingmei said and then whispered to Qiluo's ear.

"So, I think what you say isn't incorrect. Now Daye has changed a little bit. I can't really tell what has changed. But our relationship has indeed changed a little bit. We now are like good friends, but also like brother and sister. This kind relationship feels very happy and sweet. So I think, after two people had that kind of relationship, what have been really changed is the feelings inside your hearts. Now Daye is always in my heart. I believe there's also a place in Daye's heart belonging to me." Qingmei said.

"But I support your viewpoint, too. I'm just worried that you might think the relationship of you two is sufficient, but how about Ling? What is he thinking? He may think you don't like him or he may think you dislike him. What if another girl appears and likes him, what are you going to do?" Qingmei said to Qiluo.

A girl was yelling.

"Why? Why indeed?" A girl in pink shirt yelled. Qiluo and Qingmei stood up to look.

"Why can't you date Jingjing? You got to have some reasons. Tongdao." The girl in pink shirt yelled.

"I said it before. I'm not in the mood." Tongdao said.

"Didn't you tell Jingjing that you liked her? So you lied to her. Aren't you being unfair?" The girl in pink shirt said to Tongdao.

"I like her as a friend. What's wrong with that?" Tongdao said.

"Then at least you two can start from being just friend." The girl in pink shirt said.

"I'm sorry. I already have someone I like." Tongdao said.

"Who?" The girl in pink shirt asked.

"You tongue is tight, isn't it? Please don't just give us some excuse to get out it." The girl said.

"A junior. It is the junior, Chen Ling." Tongdao said.

"What did you say? The junior, Chen Ling." The girl in pink shirt said. Qiluo and Qingmei looked at each other.

"I'm sorry. Except for upper classmate Chen Ling, my heart really can't have any one else." Tongdao said.

The other girl started running.

"Jingjing, wait for me." The girl in pink shirt called and followed her.

"Whom did he say? Did he say Chen Ling?" Qingmei asked Qiluo.

At the school cafeteria

Ling and Daye walked down the stairs into the cafeteria. Every one stopped talking when they saw Ling and Daye walked toward the counter.

Ling and Daye got to the counter and picked up their plates.

"Today the cafeteria is so quiet." Ling said

"Yes. Hey. It wasn't like that when we walked down." Daye said.

"Curry." Ling ordered

"Black pepper beef." Daye ordered.

"Hey. I feel something definitely wrong and it must be related to you." Daye whispered to Ling. Ling picked on his food.

The girl in pink shirt was eating at a table with friends. She saw Ling and stood up. The girl sat next to her tried to stop her. She pushed her friend's hand away.

"I'm running away first. You find a seat yourself." Daye said and took his plate.

"Thank you." Ling.

"Chen Ling!" The girl in pink shirt shouted as she tried to slap Ling but missed it and slapped Daye instead.

"Miss, what are you doing?" Daye shouted at the girl.

"I didn't mean to hit you. Why did you move forward yourself?" The girl yelled back.

"I moved forward. You..." Daye said, pointing to himself.

"Chen Ling, how can you stoop so low? You always like women, but you don't even leave men alone." The girl shouted at Ling.

"I... I won't leave men alone." Ling laughed. Ling and Daye looked at each other.

"It is the freshman Tongdao." The girl yelled.

"Tongdao?" Ling said.

"You mean that freshman Fan Tongdao." Daye said to the girl.

"How can you pretend it? Today Tongdao told my sister and me that the reason he couldn't date my sister was because he'd fallen in love with you." The girl yelled at Ling.

"Fall in love with me. Why does he fall in love with me? Is it because my charming hipline?" Ling said.

"You're so vulgar. I don't know why Tongdao falls in love with someone as vulgar as you." The girl yelled.

"Little sweetie, You got me all wrong. First of all, I'm not vulgar at all. Secondly, even if I'm vulgar; it's only a little bit. I'm not interested in men at all. Since you hit the wrong person today, I’ll let it pass. Next time don't hit people without a reason, it really hurts. Okay. We're leaving." Ling said.

Ling and Daye turned to leave and saw Tongdao standing.

"What are you looking at? You're sickening." Ling said to Tongdao when he walked past him.

Ling and Daye sat down at an empty table.

Ling spooned some food to eat but stopped in the middle.

"It's terrible." Ling said.

"What is it? What's so terrible?" Daye asked Ling.

Qiluo walked down the steps and saw Tongdao crying.

Qiluo stopped when she saw Tongdao crying. Tongdao saw Qiluo walking toward him. Tongdao wiped his tears and stood up to leave.

"Hold on." Qiluo called to stop Tongdao.

"Your name is Tongdao, isn't it?" Qiluo said to Tongdao.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be malicious at all. I know you're upper classmate's girlfriend. I have no intention to break up the two of you. I simply like him. As for the way upper classmate reacted, I'd already anticipated it. But I can't do anything about it since I really like him." Tongdao said.

"Has something happened?" Qiluo asked.

"You don't know? I thought you already knew about what happened in the cafeteria." Tongdao said.

"Cafeteria?" Qiluo asked.

"Actually, he's not to be blamed. To come under the pressure of public opinion for someone you don't even like, of course, no one will be happy about it." Tongdao said.

"Do you really like Ling a lot?" Qiluo asked. Tongdao simply turned and look at Qiluo.

"Then, can you tell me what you like about him?" Qiluo continue.

"Everything. He's my ideal. Be his appearance or lifestyle, I like them all. If I could be like him, I wouldn't be such a boring person. I think God must have misplaced the soul. I've got used to be despised by every one. I've been destined to be the kid bullied since childhood. Upper classmate is my dream that I can never reach in my whole life. For someone like me to fall in love with Ling is simply asking trouble." Tongdao said.

"Don't say it like that." Qiluo said.

"You don't need to console me. I don't hate him at all. Really. As long as I can see him, I'm contented with it. That's enough to make me feel very happy." Tongdao said.

Ling waiting outside a classroom.

"Looking for Qiluo?" Qingmei asked Ling as she came out the classroom and saw him.

"Qiluo has gone to the art club for some administration stuff. She has taken over as the president of the art club. So she schedules away all the afternoon classes. There are matters such as new members. So, she's been busier lately." Qingmei said.

"Um. That. Has Qiluo mentioned anything to you? For example, various rumors." Ling asked.

"Ohhh. Do you mean about Tongdao? I don't know about various rumors. But as for his liking you, not only have we heard all of it, we heard it straight from the horse's mouth." Qingmei said.

Ling sighed heavily and crouched down. Qingmei crouched down, too.

"Why are so depressed? Qiluo won't get scared for some little thing. Aiyou. It's not the first time something scary happened around you." Qingmei asked.

"Hey... I heard you two haven't slept together." Qingmei asked, circling her finger.

Ling sighed and bent down his head.

"I don't know. Even I can't believe myself any more. Does she dislike me? Does she not like me?" Ling said and sighed again.

"It's because she likes you, she wants to avoid it all the more." Qingmei said to Ling. Ling lifted up his head.

"Sleeping together is not like what is being played on TV, playing some background music, stars, and flowers on the ground. I don't know how you guys look at it. But for us girls, it's a very big break." Qingmei said, nodding her head.

"Is it the same to you?" Ling said.

"Of course. Who isn't?" Qingmei said, playing with her hand.

"I'm really sorry about what happened before." Ling said.

Qingmei put up her hand to stop Ling.

"Hey. Don't talk about what happened in the past in front of me. Anything about you, I have completely forgotten them." Qingmei said. Ling smiled.

"Okay. Then I wish you and Daye can come to blossom smoothly." Ling said and stood up and walked away. Qingmei looked alarmed.

"That Daye. He has told you, hasn't he?" Qingmei shouted.

Ling turned around to face her, smiling and gestured to zip his mouth. Ling left.

Qingmei was embarrassed.

Ling came to the art studio to see Qiluo.

"Qiluo." Ling called Qiluo who was adjusting a plaster statue.

"Why do you never walk in from the front door?" Qiluo said.

"Um..." Ling stopped in the middle when he saw Tongdao.

"Why is it you again?" Ling said angrily. Qiluo pulled Ling to the side.

Ling and Qiluo sitting on the step, talking.

"Why is he here?" Ling asked Qiluo.

"Tongdao is a new member of the art club." Qiluo said to Ling.

"A new member. A new member of the art club. Why did you let him join the club?" Ling said to Qiluo.

"Why can't he join the club? He says he's very interested in fine arts." Qiluo said to Ling.

"So you just let him in like that." Ling asked Qiluo.

"Don't be so prejudiced against him. Do you know he admires you a great deal? He also says he wishes he can be like you. I think I can understand his feelings." Qiluo said to Ling.

Both Ling and Qiluo shot Tongdao a glance.

"Do you know what he means? He wishes to be like you." Qiluo said to Ling.

Tongdao was looking outside the window.

"Wei. that... In the cafeteria, I seemed to be a little bit overreacted. I'm sorry." Ling called Tongdao.

Ling and Tongdao sat next to each other.

Ling looked uncomfortable and tried to strike a conversation.

"Do you like painting?" Ling asked Tongdao.

"Um. I often do some water coloring, but I've never done oil painting. Compared to these regular paintings, I like abstract stuff more. So, I like Moreau and Egon Schiele." Tongdao said.

"Egon Schiele." Ling said.

"You know Egon Schiele too?" Tongdao.

"No. I don't” Ling said.

"But after seeing Qiluo's paintings, I start getting more interested in realism painting style. She could paint you like that. I think no one could do it, except for her." Tongdao said.

"I say... Do you really only like men? What I mean is that have you ever tried dating with girls? Are you not interested at all?" Ling asked.

"It's not like that." Tongdao said.

"Wow. You're bisexual. Kid, you're really something." Ling said, pointing at Tongdao.

Ling pulled his chair closer.

"Tell me. What types of girls do you like?" Ling asked.

"I'd better not say it." Tongdao said.

"Why can't you say it? Tell me. maybe I know someone like that. I can introduce her to you. I know many girls." Ling said.

"I... I like girls like Qiluo." Tongdao said.

"You stinky kid." Ling said as he grabbed Tongdao.

"Ling." Qiluo came to stop Ling.

"You need a good beating." Ling grabbed Tongdao's jacket.

"Ling, don't be like that." Qiluo pulled Ling away.

"He clearly needs some beating." Ling said as he pressed toward Tongdao. Qiluo stopped him.

"Ling, that's enough." Qiluo said to Ling.

Ling and Qiluo was walking on a campus road

"That dead kid. He looks cute but actually not cute at all." Ling said to Qiluo.

"Maybe that's not what he means. He just feels that I take special care of him." Qiluo said.

"Then why did you take special care of him?" Ling stopped walking and asked Qiluo.

"That was because he was crying. You said those words and made him cry. He was heartbreaking." Qiluo said.

"Heartbreaking?" Ling said.

"Don't worry about him at all. He's not heartbreaking at all. He pretended it." Ling started walking and said.

"What do you mean?" Qiluo asked.

"If he were really heartbreaking, he probably wouldn't be able to look into my eyes for a week. But did you notice he looked me straight into my eyes when he talked to me. Trust me. He's definitely different from normal folks." Ling stopped walking and said to Qiluo.

Ling started walking again. Qiluo looked confused and followed Ling.

Tongdao roamed the streets at night.

Qiluo and Tongdao walking together on a street

"When I was in elementary school, I met someone who later became really bad-tempered. At that time, I was like his servant. He blew up instantly if I ever talked back." Tongdao said to Qiluo.

"Why didn't you leave him?" Qiluo said.

"I wanted to. So he beat me half-dead. Fortunately upper classmate Ling saved me. For me, upper classmate Ling is like a savior." Tongdao said.

"Beep Beep." Abin honked the horn of his moving truck.

"Qiluo, have you just finished school?" Abin called, leaning over his truck window.

"Hi." Qiluo said to Abin.

"Where is Ling?" Abin asked.

"Lately I've been busy with the club, so I don't go home with him." Qiluo said to Abin.

"Is that right? Come up here. I'll take you home." Abin said.

"Then, I'm leaving you here." Tongdao said. Abin looked curiously at Tongdao.

Qiluo walked to the truck.

"Watch your head." Abin said to Qiluo when Qiluo got into the van.

Qiluo closed the door and remove her bag.

"I caught you, walking home with another man." Abin said to Qiluo.

"He's a new member in our art club." Qiluo said.

"Don't bullshit it." Abin said.

"It's true. His name is Fan Tongdao. Ling knows him, too. Otherwise, next time you can check with Ling yourself." Qiluo said as she buckled up the safety belt.

"Did you say Fan Tongdao?" Abin said.

"Do you know him?" Qiluo asked.

"No. But somewhat it just sounds familiar." Abin said.

Abin started his moving truck.

In Billiards Snooker Club

Ling was shooting pool at a pool table.

"It's done." Ling said to the other guy. The other guy took money out of his pant pocket..

"You're so lucky." The guy said to Ling as he counted his money.

"Actually, luck is part of the strength." Ling said to the guy.

"Here are 3 thousands." The guy said as he gave Ling the money.

"Thank you." Ling said and put the money into his pant pocket.

Tongdao appeared.

"It turns out that the well-paid job that upper classmate mentioned is to gamble on pool." Tongdao said to Ling.

"You're an ass follower. How come you never disappear?" Ling said to Tongdao sarcastically.

Tongdao took out a big pad of money.

"If upper classmate doesn't mind, I'd like to gamble one game with you." Tongdao said. Ling looked at the money Tongdao was counting.

"How about nine balls?" Tongdao asked.

"If you win, all this money is yours." Tongdao said, placing the wad of money on the pool table.

"If I win, I want to have one hour of your time." Tongdao continued.

"You want to buy me. Don't cry if you lose." Ling said to Tongdao.

Ling and Tongdao stood at the head of the pool table.

They each shot a ball simultaneously. Tongdao's white ball hit the cushion and Ling's black ball barely missed hitting the cushion.

"Please." Tongdao said and gestured for Ling to go ahead.

"Nice first shot." Tongdao said to Ling.

"I don't miss on my first shot." Ling said.

Ling was able to pocket several balls but missed the purple one.

"It isn't enough to just depend on good first shot. Sometimes you need meticulous calculations and excellent skills. And just wait for an opportunity to come." Tongdao said to Ling as he walked around the pool table.

"It's such a good opportunity. Only two balls left." Tongdao said to Ling after he missed pocketing one ball.

Ling looked in deep thoughts and then tried positioning his pool cue around the black ball.

"Upper classmate, are you thinking about pocketing the 9th ball directly? Don't you think it's a little bit farfetched?" Tongdao said to Ling.

"Sometime people have to believe their good luck, don't they?" Ling said.

But Ling failed to hit the yellow ball into the hole.

"It seems that the god of good luck has abandoned you." Tongdao said to Ling.

Tongdao won the game.

"Okay. If you want me to be more passionate, I'll try to be as well." Ling said to Tongdao and put down his pool cue.

Tongdao took Ling to some old shabby place

Tongdao went up the stairs.

"Wei. Aren't you too stingy to choose such a place for dating?" Ling said as he followed Tongdao upstairs.

Tongdao simply looked at Ling over his shoulder without saying a word and then continued climbing up the stairs.

Ling followed him up the stairs after pausing a moment.

"Wei. What's your plan after all?" Ling said to Tongdao after he got upstairs.

"I didn't plan for you to do anything at all. I only wish you can come here to take a look." Tongdao said, turning to face Ling.

Ling walked around.

"Don't you have any memory of it at all? This place has memory that we both share. Five years ago we met here. I almost died here at that time. I was beaten badly by my companions. You appeared out of nowhere and rescued me. Do you remember it now?" Tongdao said to Ling.

Some fighting scenes flashed through Ling's mind.

Ling and Qiluo eating pizza at a restaurant

"So, you were acquainted with Tongdao previously." Qiluo said.

"I can't call him an acquaintance. I just happened to meet him once. I remember at that time someone was beating him really bad. I was in a bad mood that day as well. I thought it wasn't a bad idea to just act it out. So I rescued him incidentally. I beat the other kid half-dead. But what do you know? Tongdao didn't even thank me. Instead, he looked at me hatefully. I've just learned that that guy is Tongdao." Ling said to Qiluo, looking miserably.

"If it hadn't been the look in Tongdao's eyes, I might have killed the other kid. I'm very frightening, aren't I? Sometimes I've also found it that there's something wrong with me." Ling said, looking depressed.

"Ling." Qiluo called him and wiped his mouth with a tissue and kissed him.

"You don't know yourself. Actually, you're very cute." Qiluo said.

"I'll cut the pizza for you." Qiluo said to Ling as she started cutting her pizza.

"Okay." Ling said.

Qiluo gave Ling a quarter of the pizza.

"Wow! So big. Didn't you say you would cut it for me?" Ling said to Qiluo.

Ling and Qiluo went back to Ling's apartment

"Did you lock the door when we left?" Ling asked Qiluo as he turned the door knob.

"I did. I remembered I turned off the lights as well." Qiluo said.

Ling opened the door after some hesitation.

***************************End of Episode 7 ***************************

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