HPDBC Chapter 2: The Aloof School Beauty's Online Husband
Chapter 2: The Aloof School Beauty's Online Husband
Lin Bei was stunned.
Su Qianqian?
Doesn't she own a company overseas?
How could they suddenly appear in front of me?
Is it a hallucination... or a near-death dream caused by alcohol poisoning?
Lin Bei rubbed his slightly dizzy forehead and stared intently at the face in front of him.
The girl's skin was so fair it was almost translucent. Under the dim light of the KTV corridor, there wasn't a single wrinkle or the weariness left by time; her face was full of collagen.
Especially his cold, clear eyes reflected his disheveled and bewildered expression.
That's so true.
It was so real that Lin Bei could smell the faint jasmine fragrance emanating from the girl, and he could also hear the familiar prelude to "Beijing Welcomes You" coming from a distant private room.
"Lin Bei." Su Qianqian took a half step back, widening the distance between them, her tone still indifferent and aloof.
"Let's remain friends from now on."
After saying that, she turned and walked towards the restroom without any hesitation.
Lin Bei stared at Su Qianqian's retreating figure, frozen in place for about three seconds.
Then, he suddenly looked down at his young hands, which showed no signs of calluses or friction from years of typing.
Lin Bei hurriedly reached into his pocket, wanting to take out his phone to check the time and verify the absurd idea in his heart.
When he reached into his pocket, he didn't find the old phone with the cracked screen.
Instead, it was a Nokia 5300 with a slightly worn outer shell and a red and white color scheme.
Lin Bei immediately pressed the power button.
The pale blue screen lit up instantly, displaying the date and time in the upper left corner.
【2008年6月10日，星期二，21:47。】
Tuesday, June 10th, was the fourth day after the end of the college entrance examination.
He was truly reborn.
She was reborn at the very moment in her previous life when her confession was rejected, the day before Song Qingning's accident.
Lin Bei never expected that such an absurd thing would actually happen to him.
However, he didn't dwell on it for long before turning around and pushing open the heavy soundproof door of the private room.
Since fate has given him a second chance to live before Song Qingning's accident, he must change this tragedy.
The moment the door to the private room was opened, a deafening sound erupted.
"Welcoming another sunrise, bringing fresh air..."
Amidst swirling smoke, a group of newly liberated teenagers are recklessly squandering their youth.
Some people were shouting into microphones, some were playing drinking games on tables, and some were blowing beer bottles with their arms around each other's shoulders, not caring that they were covered in foam.
Lin Bei's gaze swept eagerly through the crowd, finally settling on the sofa in the corner.
There sat a round-faced girl with long, flaxen-gold permed hair, wearing an exaggerated colorful plastic headband and a loose T-shirt covered in Martian-style logos.
A typical look for a "non-mainstream" girl in 2008.
At that moment, the girl was holding a bag of potato chips, looking down and rapidly typing on her phone, a silly smile on her lips.
It's Song Qingning.
She is still the living, breathing Song Qingning.
Lin Bei's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and he rushed over excitedly, grabbing Song Qingning's shoulder.
"Ouch!" Song Qingning was startled by the sudden force, and her phone fell onto the sofa with a "thud!"
She suddenly looked up, her eyes, lined with heavy black eyeliner, filled with astonishment.
Then, it turned into the familiar feeling of disdain.
Song Qingning glanced at Lin Bei, picked up her phone, and dusted it off.
"Hey, isn't this the young master Lin who was just rejected by our school beauty?"
"What's wrong? Did you get too upset and come here to seek attention?"
Lin Bei looked at Song Qingning's lively, fiery, and somewhat sarcastic demeanor, and his anxiety finally subsided.
It's just like the spicy, sharp-tongued little plum from my memories.
Lin Bei took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to hug her, and forced an awkward smile:
"Um... I'll sleep at your place tonight."
From this moment on, he will stay by Song Qingning's side at all times and make sure she gets through tomorrow safely.
I will never let the tragedy of my past life happen again!
"Huh?" Song Qingning was stunned for a moment, looking at him as if he were an idiot: "Are you sick in the head?"
"Both of our parents are away on business trips. Why are you coming to my house instead of going home?"
She glanced at Lin Bei from head to toe, then suddenly crossed her arms, raised her chin, and gave him a dreamy yet arrogant look:
"Hey, Young Master Lin, have you been through something too traumatic and suddenly discovered my charm?"
"Although I'm beautiful, generous, and have a great figure, I'm the most stylish girl on this street!"
"But!" She held up a finger and shook it in front of Lin Bei, "Don't fall in love with me. I'm just a legend, understand?"
Lin Bei's lips twitched slightly.
Is this what a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) girl was like in 2008?
I used to think it was cool, but now I just feel embarrassed and like I'm picking my toes.
"You're overthinking it," Lin Bei interrupted Song Qingning's spellcasting. "I'm just afraid of the dark and don't dare to sleep alone."
"Bullshit." Song Qingning rolled her eyes and stuffed a potato chip into her mouth, crunching it crisply.
"When you were a kid, you dared to climb trees and steal birds' nests in the middle of the night, and you even dared to walk alone in a graveyard. Now you're telling me you're afraid of the dark? You're kidding me!"
Lin Bei spread his hands: "So, are you going to let me stay or not?"
"No way!" Song Qingning turned her head to the side and continued looking at her phone. "My parents are finally away on a business trip, and I'm enjoying being home alone. Don't bother me."
"If you don't agree," Lin Bei's lips curled up slightly, "then I'll reveal your embarrassing childhood stories."
"When you were three, you ate sheep droppings thinking they were chocolate; when you were four, you fell into the latrine while squatting, and I had to pull you out; and when you were five, you were still wetting the bed..."
"Lin Bei, shut up!" Song Qingning instantly bristled and pounced on him, covering his mouth.
Her face flushed bright red, a mixture of embarrassment and anger on her face. She lowered her voice and gritted her teeth, saying, "Don't say it anymore! I promise, okay?!"
at the same time.
At the entrance to the private room.
Su Qianqian leaned against the wall, watching Lin Bei and Song Qingning playfully fighting on the sofa, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
"This Lin Bei, just a second ago he said he liked me for all three years of high school."
"As soon as I rejected him, he turned around and started flirting with my best friend. Luckily, I didn't agree to be with him."
"That kind of man is too superficial and immature. My online husband is much better!"
The moment the word "husband" was mentioned, a slight smile finally appeared on Su Qianqian's originally cold face.
She took out her pink Samsung U608 slider phone, logged into her QQ account, found the profile picture with the nickname "North Wind Howls" in her friends list, and quickly typed:
【My dearest husband~ are you there? (づ￣ 3￣)づ】
【Have you been missing your wife? ﹏☆】
Sent successfully.
Su Qianqian deliberately turned up the volume on her phone, eagerly awaiting a response.
……
A few seconds later.
In the corner of the KTV private room.
Lin Bei's Nokia 5300 red and white music phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated a few times.
These days, you can't receive instant messages on mobile QQ unless it's running in the background.
But Lin Bei had previously activated the "Mobile QQ" SMS notification service to show off, which cost 10 yuan per month.
Whenever a QQ friend sends him a message, it will be sent directly to his mobile phone as a text message.
Soon, a text message from "106xxxxx" popped up:
[Tencent QQ] Your friend "Singing of Loneliness" has sent you a message:
【My dearest husband~ are you there? (づ￣ 3￣)づ】
【Have you been missing your wife? ﹏☆】