The Escort

Shao Mingwei and Liu Yang came out of the small path side by side and walked to the brightly lit main road. 

Shao Mingwei said, “I’m sorry I kept it from you before.
I was worried that you cannot accept it, so I didn’t tell you.” He smiled.
“If you feel uncomfortable…”

“Old Shao!” Liu Yang hooked Shao Mingwei’s neck, strangled him under his armpit, and said viciously in dissatisfaction, “Who do you think of me as?”

 

 

Shao Mingwei was taller than Liu Yang, so he staggered by his sudden attack.
He stabilized his body and pulled away from Liu Yang’s arm.
He looked at him helplessly and said, “After all, not everyone can accept it without any hurdles.
If I expect you to accept me just because you’re my good brother, it doesn’t make sense.”

“That won’t work either,” Liu Yang retorted categorically.
Then he touched his head and said frankly, “In fact, it’s a bit strange that you haven’t had a girlfriend before, not to mention the other people in our dormitory.
You, look at you, you’re outstanding in your studies, you look good, and you have a good character.
The people chasing you can line up from the dormitory to the gate of the school.
You just wouldn’t bother to look at any of them.
You even rejected Xi Zi.
I was wondering what kind of girlfriend you would end up with.
I even believed you when you said that you were busy and didn’t have the time to date a girl.
Later, you suddenly had a big brother Min Yu.
It’s fine since Aji and Yicong didn’t know his identity.
I know, so I was naturally a little curious about how the two of you had such a good relationship.
And you don’t know that when you and Brother Min are together and look at each other, I can feel something.
When brother Min looks at you… I can’t describe it, it’s the feeling of not looking at other people again, and the way he smiles at you and the way he smiles at us is really different, it’s especially, um… it’s especially sweet.” 

Hearing Liu Yang’s description, Shao Mingwei glanced at him.

 

Liu Yang felt that his words were too sappy and trembled a bit.
“Anyway, that’s only how I see it.
Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask you.
Brother Min… is the partner that you’re talking about, right? Don’t let me analyze this long, yet I actually analyze it wrong.”

Shao Mingwei was silent for a moment, then nodded, and after thinking about it, he still told him, “You must not tell other people.
I don’t want him to be affected.”

“I know.” Liu Yang had an “I’m right” expression, and said with a smile, “Speaking of which, if it’s brother Min, I wouldn’t be surprised that he and you were together.
Regardless of gender, you two are really a good match.
It’s just that I’m so stupid.
I used to believe that you really didn’t have a girlfriend because you didn’t have the time, but now I found out that you simply don’t like girls at all.”

 

Shao Mingwei wanted to say that it was really because he was too busy working and studying that he had no thoughts about it or even energy, but after thinking about it again, it was impossible for him to have a girlfriend in the future, there’s only Min Yu, it doesn’t matter if he likes men or women.

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Liu Yang hurriedly caught up, muttering to himself, “Anyway, I have everything, although I can’t compare to brother Min, it’s not that different, ba.”

Shao Mingwei ran out of patience and jabbed him with his elbow.
Liu Yang shouts an “ow” and “murder!”

Liu Yang stopped after a while.
And for not too long he couldn’t help but sigh in sorrow, then said, “I also want to find a rich woman.”

Shao Mingwei nodded and took out his phone from his pocket.
“I will immediately tell Xiao Shen that you want to find someone else.” 

“Don’t, don’t.” Liu Yang cried miserably.
“Brother, why are you so serious? I was just speaking without thinking.
I was just making a joke.”

The two of them were still messing around when Shao Mingwei’s phone rang, and the caller ID showed that it was Professor Xue.
Shao Mingwei looked apprehensive and connected the call.
“Professor.”

Liu Yang knew that Professor Xue was his laboratory mentor, so he quietened down.

“Mingwei, ah.
Where are you now?” 

“I’m at school and I’m going to have dinner.
Are you looking for me?”

“Nevermind, let’s talk on the phone.
That… The last time I was in the office, I noticed that you and Zhao Sheng had a little conflict? ”

 

Shao Mingwei realized what Professor Xue wanted to say, but he remained calm and collected.
“It’s fine.
There’s no big conflict.
Did something happen?”

Professor Xue hesitated and said, “It’s like this.
Today I took a closer look at the two photos.
One of them happened to have captured the glass in a car, and there was a figure reflected on it.
I examined it closely, and it looked a bit like Zhao Sheng.
I remembered before that the two of you seem to be at odds…” 

Shao Mingwei didn’t answer, only giving an “en”.

Professor Xue wasn’t surprised when he heard him and thought to himself that most of his guesses were correct.
It was probably because Zhao Sheng wanted to retaliate against him because of his disagreement with Mingwei.
He sighed and said, “Such dishonest ways! Mingwei, you have to solve this matter as soon as possible.
If you have any difficulties, you can tell me, and I’ll talk to him.”

Shao Mingwei said, “Thank you, but I can deal with it myself.
I will take care of it.” Then he smiled.
“I’ve troubled you a lot, Professor.
You’ve worried so much for me.”

Unexpectedly, Professor Xue “humph-ed,” and said like an old urchin, “It’s not troublesome.
You can just honestly go to graduate school for me and no need to worry about me!” 

Shao Mingwei smiled helplessly, relenting, he said, “Professor… I will seriously consider it.”

……

Xue Tanqi hung up the phone, put the phone on the desk, took two steps to think about something, then walked back to pick up the phone and went out of the study.
His wife, Hou Bingyi, was sitting on the sofa in the living room, applying a facial mask and watching TV.
He sat next to her.
“Wife, do you have the contact information of Min Nan’s younger brother?”

Hou Bingyi’s hand paused.
“You mean Min Yu? What do you want his phone number for?” 

“There’s something I want to discuss with him.”

Xue Tanqi said vaguely.
Hou Bingyi was watching a Korean drama and was at a crucial point and was not interested in asking for clarification.
She pointed to the phone on the coffee table.
“It’s in the contacts.
Look for it.”

Xue Tanqi closed the door of the study, looked at the phone number on the screen, hesitated for a few seconds, and pressed the dial button.

It didn’t take long for the call to be put through, and Min Yu’s voice came over.
“Hello, may I ask who this is?” 

Xue Tanqi: “Hello, I’m Xue Tanqi.”

Min Yu was stunned for a moment, and then greeted, “Hello, Professor Xue, why did you call me? How is Sister Hou recently?”

Thinking of his wife, Xue Tanqi smiled.
“She’s doing pretty good, shopping and traveling.”

Min Yu smiled and said, “That’s good.
My older sister often tells me that she envies Sister Hou’s leisurely life.
Qingqing went abroad early, unlike her who had to worry about Jingchun’s academic performance all day long.” 

Xue Tanqi and Hou Bingyi have a daughter named Xue Qingqing, who inherited her father’s rigorous and serious temperament.
She has good grades and was studying abroad for high school.

Xue Tanqi shook his head.
“The child is not around, and your Sister Hou is not too worried, but we still go and visit her now and then.”

 

Min Yu: “Yeah, now that the communication functions of phones and transportation have developed, it’s easier to have contacts.
Oh right, is there anything you wanted to talk to me about today?”

Xue Tanqi thought of those two photos and said, “I want to talk to you about Mingwei.” 

Min Yu paused, then smiled and said, “You can tell me.”