Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 402 - 299. Deviation of Life’s Trajectory_2

Chapter 402: 299. Deviation of Life’s Trajectory_2

Zhong Ruixi tore off a sticky note, bowed her head, wrote a few words, and handed it to Lu Jincheng.

"You are a million times better looking than advanced mathematics."

The two seemed to have returned to their high school days, passing notes back and forth through the gaps between desks.

"Love it or not, you never studied properly before, just wait to fail," she said.

Zhong Ruixi pouted slightly and looked down.

Lu Jincheng pointed to the light hitting the table, signaling Zhong Ruixi to look out the window.

"The morning and evening suns are the profiles of you quietly solving problems."

Zhong Ruixi turned her head, opened a new sticky note, and fiercely glared at Lu Jincheng, her cheeks gradually flushing red.

She was very familiar with this sentence; it was a classic line from the best-selling author with the surname Guo in "Summer Solstice Hasn’t Arrived".

During her and Lu Jincheng’s high school days, works by the best-selling author with the surname Guo were definitely at the forefront of popularity.

Even when writing essays, many people deliberately imitated the writing style and phrases.

She hadn’t expected him to cleverly adapt it to this scene.

It was quite romantic, she had to admit.

Studying was tough, but Zhong Ruixi felt a sweetness inside her, as if she had eaten a spoonful of honey.

The two of them spent the entire afternoon in this way, devoting their time to their books and study.

They calmed down and reviewed until evening before they left South Academy together to fulfil their hunger.

...

At the Nanhu playground, the moon shone with a sparse scattering of stars.

It had not snowed in Jiang City. Lu Jincheng and Zhong Ruixi held hands, strolling lap after lap around the track.

Sometimes, Mr. Lu even marveled at his own patience.

Compared to his other two girlfriends, who were always quick to engage in arguments, his relationship with Zhong Ruixi still seemed stuck in their high school days.

When with Zhou Sinin, shopping, consuming large meals, and romantic surprises were a must.

Dating Guan Yongyi, who had previously been his secret girlfriend, was less about the setting.

Hanging out at home, playing with cats, and ordering takeout were also acceptable.

But the topics he discussed with them were entirely different from those he discussed with Zhong Ruixi.

In front of his other two girlfriends, Lu Jincheng displayed his alpha-male strength, never shy about flaunting his power.

Well-read, knowledgeable.

Experience, taste, wealth, capability.

He was certainly top-notch among his peers.

But in front of Zhong Ruixi, he was different.

He carefully maintained and showed another side of himself.

Romance in school was fragile yet beautiful, much like glass.

Pure and wonderful.

If a couple liked each other enough, there was no need for candlelit dinners or roses and wine.

A simple meal in a cheap cafeteria for about ten yuan was enough to make a girlfriend happy.

Real company was, after all, a precious part of love.

Zhong Ruixi walked joyfully, like a happy sprite.

Listening to Lu Jincheng share his recent interesting activities, she chattered non-stop.

"Recently Liu Yisheng and Ni Jiayun seem to have sparks flying!"

"How do you know?"

"Dummy, everyone lives in the same dorm, spending days together, who wouldn’t notice such a thing?"

Right.

Zhou Sinin hadn’t returned to Jiang City, perhaps partly because she was still in a communal living situation.

She didn’t even have a space for peaceful solitude.

Lu Jincheng thought this as he nodded responding to Zhong Ruixi.

"Do you remember the last White Horse Cup, the best debater from Finance University?"

Zhong Ruixi continued.

"Guan Yongyi?"

"Yes, the one with short hair."

The evening breeze tousled the tall girl’s flowing hair. A few other students were sporadically running around the playground.

Zhong Ruixi looked around, then led Lu Jincheng to sit down on the steps.

"A couple of days ago, I was on Weibo and saw that she went to Yang Qianhua’s concert..."

"And even went on stage as a guest singer, so cool!"

Zhong Ruixi treated this just as a topic to share with her lover.

After all, she was not the sharp-minded Zhou Sinin.

The concert was far away in Hu City, and the man had made proper precautionary preparations; she couldn’t have guessed there was any special relationship between Lu Jincheng and her.

She was simply admiring a peer’s encounter.

"I saw it too, it’s really cool, but..."

Lu Jincheng felt quite astonished.

"Why did you come across this song? I remember you never listen to Cantonese music."

"I started following it!"

Zhong Ruixi pursed her lips and smiled, the beauty mark on her cheek reminiscent of a late evening star falling at the corner of her eye.

"Isn’t Yang Qianhua’s music always playing in your car?"

"But..."

Lu Jincheng hesitated to speak.

Bai Yueguang also quietly changed in places you can’t see...

"To love someone is to easily fall in love with everything about them."

"Have you heard this saying before?"

"The songs he likes, the small furrow of his brow, his common catchphrases, the way he twirls his pen—though they are trivial details, they are new worlds worth exploring in the eyes of a lover!"

"Just like... glittering stars."

Zhong Ruixi pointed at the endless night sky, her lips smiling and her crisp voice echoing around the playground.

...

During freshers’ exam week, it seemed that only Lu Jincheng was as laid back as ever.

Returning to the dormitory after several days, even he found the atmosphere a bit unusual.

It was a scene of diligent study—Zhang Gaoqiang was buried in his books, Liu Yisheng flipped through his advanced math textbook, and even Qiang Zhihao was earnestly seated, reading with his laptop shut and his phone set to silent.

"The teacher won’t even highlight the key points!"

"It’s over, Lao Zhang, I don’t think I can make it on time."

"How can there be so much content to memorize for Principles of Management?"

Complaints and grievances mixed while everyone struggled with their textbooks.

"Lu, you better start revising too!"

Upon noticing that Lu Jincheng had returned to the dormitory, his roommates greeted him, but seeing him leisurely leaning on his chair and snacking, occasionally taking a few phone calls, they quickly felt uneasy.

"I just went to South Academy this afternoon, quite tired," Lu Jincheng said with a smile.

He, of course, wouldn’t boast to his roommates during exam week.

Being a startup star, he was seen as a golden placard in the eyes of school leadership—failure was essentially a foreign concept to him.

A startup star like Mr. Lu facing the red light of finals?

Would that be embarrassing to publicize!

Not to mention the new Student Affairs Director, named that Guo Minjie.

No way!

"Alright, you guys keep up the good work; I’m going to go out and clear my mind."

After another phone call, Lu Jincheng smiled and waved to his roommates.

Amidst the bustling and tense revision, all the first-year students, including Zhong Ruixi and Guan Yongyi from the neighboring school, were stressed.

After their earlier conflict, Guan Guan officially had the straightforward right to date Lu Jincheng.

Yet, she didn’t immediately cash in to stick by Lu Jincheng all day, instead focusing her efforts on revision.

After all, Guan Yongyi was still a distance away from those outright mistresses ascending directly.

Though she didn’t regret, guilt still intermittently invaded her.

The resounding slap always reminded her.

She, too, needed some time to process her feelings.

...

Shuguang Jia Garden.

Perhaps the only person not so busy during exam week was the newly appointed Director of Student Affairs.

"Director Guo, congratulations~"

Lu Jincheng knocked on the door of the counselor, cheekily switching to a brand new title.

Indeed.

The first workday after the New Year holiday, a notice promoting Guo Minjie as the new Director of Student Affairs had been posted downstairs at the Management College.

"Thanks to your blessing, Mr. Lu~"

Guo Minjie was clearly in a great mood, a tangible smile visible between her brows.

Winter in Jiang City came without heating, and she, at home, still wore her cotton pajamas, the plunging neckline blindingly white, hiding snowy, soft peaks.

Initially, she had no concrete feelings about the "Christmas gift" mentioned by Lu Jincheng.

She thought it was just for fun, focused on participation.

That’s what she initially told herself.

But unexpectedly, from registration to approval and then clinching first place, the process was astonishingly swift.

Only when the formal announcement came, and all her colleagues changed their manner and address, did she realize something.

The young lover before her had also genuinely changed the trajectory of her life.