Chapter 45: The Calamity of "Teacher-Student Romance"

  "Hey, don't be like that! If you have something to say, just say it!" I couldn't think of anything that would make Marco, who always had a smile on his face and seemed to never have any worries, burst into tears in my arms. Qin Kai happened to come back at this time, and after opening the door, he looked at everything in front of him with a very confused expression. So I used my eyes to signal to Qin Kai to quickly go back inside. Qin Kai and I showed great tacit understanding, and after seeing my signal, he immediately walked silently into the room, while Marco also sat up straight and stopped crying because of Qin Kai's return. After sitting in silence for a few seconds, he began to tell me and Toda, who was eating with relish, the reason why he had cried...

  In high school, I was once infatuated with Shi Kang's "Heartbreak Hello". It would be more accurate to say that I was infatuated not with his work, but with the kind of "cannon friend" lifestyle he depicted, where white-collar workers gathered in groups. Although my current thinking is no longer influenced by sex hormones and impulses, one passage from his writing still remains vivid in my memory: "Sex is a panacea for reconciliation in life, entertainment, enjoyment, and venting emotions all rely on sex, doing it once can resolve all conflicts, forever and always. Sex is also a kind of intermittent sea breeze that can set sail for life, making life unstoppable and driving towards the future. In short, we were born into this kind of crowd, where as long as we're full, sex becomes everything, and everything else is nonsense."

  In today's university education system, there are contradictions between the unreasonable system and students everywhere. The evil and inhumane demotion system is one of them. Guo Cheng often skipped classes because he was busy performing outside. In my opinion, choosing to go out and make money is a wise choice compared to attending those empty and meaningless classes. However, this choice directly led to Guo Cheng's failure in the final exams. Without regular grades, even if you can answer the questions perfectly, the result is still certain. Therefore, before the exam, Guo Cheng was notified by the department to prepare for demotion.

  After receiving the notice, Guo Ceng tried to communicate with the leaders through various channels, but the effect was minimal. In the end, considering the pressure from home due to the demotion, he had no choice but to reluctantly choose to offer himself to a certain leader in exchange for the right to continue studying, just like Shi Kangli wrote "one time can solve all disputes". This made me think of an article I once saw in "University Weekly" discussing "teacher-student romance", which said "without the integrity of intellectuals, only crazy pursuit of money and power, leading some university teachers and students to 'instant pleasure', for immediate benefit, they can sell everything."

  I didn't have the courage to continue asking Ma, but how did Guo Cheng know all this? After Ma Ke finished speaking, Teng Da and I simultaneously picked up our wine glasses. At that moment, apart from accompanying Ma Ke in drinking, I couldn't think of anything else to do...

  Many people say that drinking should be done according to one's mood, and since ancient times there has been the wonderful phrase "borrowing wine to dispel worries only to increase them". So today's atmosphere also decided that Marco would soon lie on the sofa unconscious, while Tengda, having no too much experience with drinking, had already fallen before Marco. I pulled Marco up from the sofa and dragged him into my room, throwing him onto the bed. As for Tengda, due to his weight, I could only abandon him on the not very spacious sofa. At this moment, I suddenly realized a very serious problem - my bed was occupied by Marco, who was full of wine smell and snoring loudly, while Tengda lay across the sofa, so where would I sleep tonight? Perhaps driven by the remnants of a wicked thought in my head, the words "Qin Ke Yi's room" suddenly emerged from my brain following my question.

  While I was thinking about Xu and persuading Qin Ke, Guo Cheng called over the phone. At this time, I thought of Ma Ke who was lying in my room and hesitated for half a day before answering it.

  "Hello... Kang Jian... is Marco with you?" came Guo Cheng's weak voice over the phone.

  "Oh... I was just drinking too much and fell asleep here. Where are you?" After thinking for a few seconds, he decided to tell Guo Cheng the truth.

  "I'm just downstairs at your place, can you come down for a bit?" Guo Cheng said to me after sighing...

  When I walked downstairs, Guo Cheng's haggard face appeared in front of me, and her expression was almost the same as what I thought when I heard her voice. From the tear marks under her eyes, it could be seen that she had cried very sadly before.

  "What... are you going to do?" I looked at Guo Cheng's pale face and sighed before asking.

  "How was he up there?" Guo Cheng didn't answer my question, and after a moment of silence, asked concernedly to Marco.

  "Huh...? I'm fine. Just had a lot of wine and fell asleep!"

  "You... already know, right?" Guo Cheng asked softly after hesitating for a few seconds.

  "Uh-huh. Got it!"

  "Is it...do you think I'm really that worthless!" Guo Cheng lowered his head and asked, tears streaming down his face.

  "Guo Cheng, it doesn't matter how others look at you, what's important is how you look at yourself. As a friend who has known you for almost three years, based on my understanding of you, I believe you are forced to do so. Although I was also very angry after hearing about it, I don't have the right to look down on you, you have your own way of living. However, you must give Marco an explanation, I've never seen him so heartbroken over any girl before."

  "Thank you... Kangjian, can you take me up? I want to see Marco!" Guo Cheng said to me in a choked voice after sobbing softly for a while, making it impossible for me to refuse her. So I led Guo Cheng upstairs.

  "Guo Cheng... if you and Marco aren't serious, then forget it. This is a good opportunity for the two of you to split up, you'd better think carefully!" Just as Guo Cheng was about to push open the door and enter my room, I called out to her. After hearing my words, Guo Cheng stood still in silence for a moment, but ultimately chose to push open the door and walk in. Seeing this scene, I didn't know whether I should be happy or sad for Marco...

  After being interrupted by Tengda's snoring and foot odor, I got up from the sofa and slowly walked to Qin Ke Yi's door, carefully knocking on it.

  "Come on in! The door isn't locked!" After hearing Qin Keyi's permission, I pushed open the door. Qin Keyi was sitting in front of the computer surfing the internet.

  "What's going on outside? Why all the crying and commotion?" Qin Ke asked while looking at his computer.

  "It's nothing! Just a family dispute." I sighed and sat down on Qin Ke Yi's bed, saying weakly.

  "What's wrong with them? Marco seemed to be crying when I came in?"

  "Yes! Not just Marco, Kwok Tsing is also crying!"

  "Cheng Cheng has also arrived!?" Qin Ke turned around and asked me.

  "Hmm!" I replied weakly. Just then, the sound of Marco's heavy breathing and Guo Cheng's moaning came from next door, it seemed that all the contradictions had been resolved, but I didn't expect the solution to be so unique. Qin Kaiyi and I stood silently in our original positions after hearing this thrilling sound, making the sounds coming from next door even clearer in the quiet environment.

  "You... aren't sleeping yet? It's so late!" After who knows how long, Qin Ke broke the silence between us. The noise from next door still showed no signs of stopping, it seems that Ma Ke's boasting is somewhat reasonable after all.

  "Where am I supposed to sleep? Next door or on the living room sofa where Tengda is lying?" I asked, sitting up from Qin Ke Yi's bed with a pretended helplessness.

  "...So you're still planning on sleeping here?" Qin Ke asked with a suspicious tone.

  "Hmm!? Not a bad proposal! Worth considering!"

  "Get out!! You're so beautiful!?" Qin Ke said with an unbelievable tone and a smile.

  "I'll have no choice but to sleep on the streets then!" I said to Qin Ke with a pitiful expression.

  "Really? Out of friendship, I can lend you a blanket!" Qin Keyi said to me with a tone of gloating.

  "You must be joking!"

  "I'm sure!" Qin Ke replied firmly.

  "I'll be good!"

  "No!!" Qin Ke Yi firmly replied.

  "I won't move!"

  “no！”

  "I swear on the lamp!"

  “no!”

  "Don't you believe me?"

  “no！no!”

  "Well, I'm off!" I took the opportunity to change the subject.

  "No!...... Ah!? That's not right!" Qin Keyi obviously hadn't fully reacted yet due to force of habit.