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Chap 8- Plotting To Become A Substitute

The sunlight shone through the shade of the trees and fell at the feet of Han Xing as her shadow.

  

She pulled the small strap of her lv bag, walking briskly.

   

Suddenly, a hurried wooden bell sounded behind her, “Sorry, please make way… excuse me!”

  

She turned around and came faced with a bicycle rushing towards her. The girl obviously couldn’t control her bicycle, and the front of her bike swayed left and right.

  

Han Xing turned and hid sideways, the bike sprinted off to the side when it neared and planted into the flowerbed.

  

Half of the girl’s body was in the bushes.

   

“Are you okay?” It was Han Xing’s first to have seen someone fall on a bicycle, she walked over in bid to pull her up.

  

One hand stretched out, with skin like snow porcelain raised in front of her eyes.

   

“Thank you, I have only ridden a few times. I didn’t expect my skills to be so bad I couldn’t even control the handlebars.”

  

Lin Zhinan raised her head, her facial expression full of gratitude.

 “It’s you!”

  

Noting the girl’s confused look, Han Xing said, “It’s me.”

   

“The one who said you look like Tang Yanan in the western restaurant.” She was very excited, “Remember me?”

   

Clear eyes stared at Han Xing, blinked in a daze for two seconds, and came to a sudden realization.

  

The outer corners of her eyes crinkled into a smile.

   

“Oh, it’s you,” Lin Zhinan said, “What a coincidence!”

   

“Yes, yes, it’s fate, my name is Han Xing, what’s your name?”

  

Zhinan looked at the shining eyes in front of her, and smiled even more, “My name is Lin Zhinan.”

  

—

   

“I didn’t expect for us to have such a coincidence.” Han Xing handed a cup of snow milk tea to Lin Zhinan.

  

“If I knew you came to YanChing for classes too, I should’ve added you on WeChat the first time we met. “

  

Her eyes crinkled into smiles and said, “I have a hunch, we’ll become good friends.”

  

In the bubble tea shop in East China Plaza, two girls took a sip of their bubble tea and smiled at each other.

  

After a short conversation, Zhinan has revealed the following information about herself.

  

——A girl who has left her hometown and is working while studying, not giving up even if hope is slim.

  

Zhinan didn’t intend to hide this kind of self, on the contrary, she polished it up more dramatically.

  

How should we put it, girls like Han Xing who lived in fairy tales are sincere and innocent, and most of them will sympathize with the suffering of others.

  

This is also a good way to close their distance.

   

“Yes, it’s a coincidence.” Lin Zhinan smiled knowingly, “But why are you out of school? Isn’t it time for class now?”

  

As soon as she said this, Han Xing immediately thought of her “proper business.”

   

“Ah! It’s over! I almost forgot about the movie.”

  

She turned to look at Zhinan, “Zhinan, do you have anything on later?”

  

Zhinan, “No, what’s the matter?”

   

“Will you watch a movie with me?”

  

Seeing her hesitate, Han Xing shook her arm vigorously(acting coyly), “Well, okay? My roommates aren’t coming with me.

   

“You are the best Zhinan, come with me, it’s just upstairs.”

   

“Okay, then.” Zhinan nodded helplessly.

  

Internally, she was thanking God for creating an opportunity for her. The friendship between girls often occurs after a chat.

  

As long as you find common ground, becoming friends is a matter of minutes.

  

The classic movie “Roman Holiday” is re-screened in the cinema.

  

60th Anniversary Edition. In the crowded theatre, weeping sounds were heard occasionally, and the cry of the Han Xing next to her was particularly clear.

  

Zhinan also wiped the corners of her eyes symbolically and sighed with emotion.

  

When in fact, she wasn’t moved the slightest internally.

  

She wasn’t a princess that has experienced a luxurious life, and she will never date a newspaper reporter who can’t even feed himself.

   

Their love, in her opinion, is just a collision of freshness. With time, the egg will reveal its original smell.

  

After the movie ended, Han Xing was still immersed in the story, feeling down in spirit.

  

Until a growl sounded from her stomach, her sentiment suddenly turned into embarrassment.

   

“Let’s go have dinner.” Lin Zhinan couldn’t help laughing, and said, “You treated me to the movie, now let me treat you to dinner.”

  

She asked Han Xing, “What do you want to eat?”

“Hot pot!”

  

They chose to have dinner at a beef hot pot restaurant in Sanlitun. The decoration was low-key but slightly luxurious.

  

Zhi Nan was secretly stunned, worried about her wallet. She only pulled Han Xing in once she made sure she wouldn’t make a fool of herself.

  

The hot steam rose as the soup pot bubbled, cooled down by air-conditioning to a suitable temperature. They had two different soup bases, half of the pot was spicy, and the other half-sour.

  

Han Xing’s way of addressing Lin Zhinan had changed from “Zhinan” to “Nannan.” She told her an interesting incident that happened in school while eating away happily.

  

The atmosphere was about right, thus, Zhinan geared the topic to that man.

  

She glanced at the person opposite and said, “Xingxing, I saw a large group of people in YanChing today crowding around a man in a black suit with wide shoulders and long legs, let me tell you he was super handsome.”

   

“But you should’ve been in the dormitory then.” She said in regret, “I must show you when I see him again next time!”

   

“You are talking about Brother Jiang Ting right, coincidentally, I actually know him.” Han Xing sighed, “Moreover, I was unlucky enough to have met him when I was leaving the school.”

  

Jiang Ting.

  

Zhinan concealed the abnormality in her eyes and repeated, “Jiang, Ting?”

  

Han Xing said, “He is also a graduate of YanChing, but it was about six or seven years ago. After graduation, he went abroad for further studies and he came back only two years ago.”

   

“I think he came to YanChing this time because of the Guangye Group’s funding of the school’s scholarships. I’m not too sure about the specifics.”

  

Guangye Group?

  

Lin Zhinan’s heart started beating wildly, how could she have not heard of it.

  

Of the high-rise buildings in Chaoyang District, among the mountain of various buildings, Guangye Group was the tallest one.

  

She took a sip of the drink to hide her excitement, and asked, “He actually is also a graduate from YanChing?”

   

“Of course!” Han Xing added a piece of tripe into the pot, “A few years ago, Brother Jiang Ting and another person were hailed as the esteemed duo of YanChing. They are popular figures in their three years of studies and now even after having left the school for a few years they’re still legendary.”

  

She shrugged her shoulders, “It’s not a coincidence that I know the other one too.”

   

“But.” Han Xing said, “Why can’t I find it in myself to fangirl when faced with them? I’m withered with one look from them, just as horrifying as my brother.”

  

Zhinan couldn’t help but smile when she mentioned becoming a withered flower.

  

In the smoky heat, Lin Zhinan linked up all of the information she had obtained about Jiang Ting.

  

As she thought, he was Heaven’s favoured son.

  

The only thing that puzzled her was that Jiang Ting majored in machine engineering when in University, clearly inspired to become the best aerospace engineer.

  

So why did he give up on his love and instead took over the family business.

  

Forced by home? This shouldn’t be…

  

All kinds of doubts flashed across Lin Zhinan’s mind like a meteor, shining brightly, and then dimming in an instant.

  

She felt she hasn’t grasped the key point.

  

Yes, these news are enough for her to understand Jiang Ting vividly.

  

But she still couldn’t find a way to get close to Jiang Ting.

  

The man is like the moon in the universe, seemingly very close, when in fact, distanced light-years away.

  

She was out of wit’s end.

   

So in the second half, when they walked around the square after eating hot pot, Lin Zhinan became a little silent, like a dog chasing its tail, turning around in confusion.

  

At this time of the night, neon lights shone brightly in the evening sky.

  

Tons of people are out shopping, and laughter could be heard all around them.

  

“Nannan, thank you for watching the movie with me and treating me to dinner.” Han Xing grabbed Zhinan’s hand while walking backward and said, “Let me treat you next time? Don’t reject me.”

  

A sincere and brilliant smile moved before Lin Zhinan’s eyes, she turned her eyes away, ignoring the inexplicable emotions in her heart.

  

Unsure if it was the influence of Han Xing’s sincerity, but the curvature of her mouth became one that came from the heart at this moment.

   

She was originally also a girl of eighteen to nineteen years old. Smiling with curved eyes and the two front teeth seen were white as shells as if the spring flowers bloomed, her smiles were moving.

   

“God, Nannan, are you trying to kill me with your beauty?” Han Xing hit her chest and ceased walking.

  

Lin Zhinan glanced at her with a smile, and the background of neon lights changed instantly shrouding her in a deep blue.

  

Han Xing pointed out, “Look, Tang Yanan!”

  

Zhinan frowned and turned her head towards the blue light. Then, she saw on the billboard of the building– a woman holding the skincare products of the world’s blue blood brand.

  

Her make-up was exquisite, and any expression she made was beautiful.

In the lower right corner, it says

  

——International actress, Tang Yanan.

   

“I haven’t seen her for several years. Wonder how Sister Yanan is doing in the United States?”

  

Zhinan looked at her downcast spirit and didn’t know how to comfort her.

  

In the next moment, she heard her sigh, “Who knows if Jiang Ting has been there to see her. After all, the two have been together for so many years. Are they just going to forget about each other like this?”

  

This seemingly plain sentence was like thunderbolts in Lin Zhinan’s mind.

  

“The two of them.”

  

Zhinan tried to bite her words in clarity, “Were lovers?”

  

Han Xing did not catch Lin Zhinan’s anomaly.

  

Probably because Lin Zhinan tried hard to suppress the surprise in her voice when she spoke, meanwhile Han Xing was still immersed in her memories.

   

“Yes, in my opinion, it should’ve been a period of love that traversed their entire youth.”

  

Maybe because she hasn’t experienced love, Han Xing’s voice was full of longing.

  

She said that she was still in junior high school at that time, thousands of miles away from YanChing. but she had also heard of the story between Sister Yanan and Brother Jiang Ting.

  

The two of them weren’t so much a prince and a princess, but a prince who rescued Cinderella.

  

Sister Yanan has a very good family background, but she was very rebellious. Even when she was forced to be admitted to YanChing by her family, she would often sneak out to the film academy to learn acting, inspiring to be an actor.

“Brother Jiang Ting should’ve been the shining light in her tough four years.” She said, “I heard he held a grand ceremony at YanChing to propose to her when he graduated. Sister Yanan wasn’t even of marriageable age then, he must’ve been so in love to be like this.”

   

“But then, sigh, truly a pity.”

  

Han Xing didn’t know the specifics. She was still young at the time, only knowing that the two of them suddenly parted ways.

  

Sister Yanan entered Hollywood, Jiang Ting gave up on his aerospace dream to study in Germany, and then came back to take over Guangye Group.

  

His personality changed a hundred-eighty from the former jade-like gentleness to being unapproachable.

  

Her voice is low and muffled, and Zhinan by the side is still very dazed.

  

It was as if a few lines connecting the meteors that were swishing through her mind; it also seemed like the end of violent winds passing through the border, revealing the silhouette of the tall mountains through the mist of clouds.

  

She remembered the look in Jiang Ting’s eyes in the hospital parking lot yesterday.

  

As well as Han Xing’s joke in the western restaurant.

  

A very outrageous thought came into her mind.

  

She heard herself asking Han Xing in a joking voice, “Xingxing, why did you say that I looked like Tang Yanan in the western restaurant yesterday?”

We look alike? Really?

  

Zhinan would like to ask if they bear such a resemblance that Jiang Ting would fall into a trance the moment he sees her?

   

“Huh?” Han Xing was also a little dazed by this sudden mention. She looked closely at Zhinan for a moment and said, “You guys do look a bit alike, see for yourself if you don’t believe me.”

  

Han Xing told her to look at the billboard, “You two have exactly the same eye shape, both with charming fox eyes, and your side profiles are also similar. No wonder I recognized you for Sister Yanan when you turned around that day.”

  

Lin Zhinan looked on calmly.

  

“The other is your nose. Other people’s noses are usually round and straight, with a smooth curvature. But the two of you have rare hump noses, and your heart-shaped faces are also very unique.”

   

“But I think you’re more good-looking than Sister Yanan. You’re a smart little fox.” She commented with a smile.

  

Zhinan beside her is still looking at the billboard.

  

Her glass marble-like pupils shone brightly, as desires silently ferment and rise inside.

  

She thought, I’ve found the way to approach Jiang Ting!

  

A way he wouldn’t be able to refuse.

   

The second- the ridiculous but highly possible- idea came to mind, Lin Zhinan’s breathing hastened.

  

In a daze, time seemed to jump to the moment she enters YanChing. A century-old prestigious school, and she, Lin Zhinan, was one of the many members of the University.

  

No one can say that she is arguable anymore.

  

This temptation is too huge, that her blood couldn’t help but start to boil at the thought of it.

  

She raised her head and set her eyes back on the woman on the billboard.

  

If previously she’d complained of Heaven’s injustice to have given them similar faces but wholly different destiny.

Lin Zhinan was very grateful to her at this very moment.

  

Thank you Tang Yanan.

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