sovbooks Chapter 38 Going to Beijing Film Academy with Lin Hao
Chapter 38 Going to Beijing Film Academy with Lin Hao
During the meal, Zhang Xiu praised Yang Mi while serving her food.
"Mimi's cooking is amazing! The potato shreds she just cut for me were so thin and even. And she's so beautiful, whoever marries her will be so lucky."
"Thank you, Aunt Zhang!"
Yang Mi smiled, her eyes crinkling, her words as sweet as honey.
Lin Hao chewed his food, inwardly rolling his eyes.
His mother's words were clearly a veiled criticism of herself.
What does "whoever marries her will enjoy a life of luxury" even mean? Isn't that just a veiled way of saying, "You better hurry up and do it"?
He decided to pretend he didn't understand.
He lowered his head and ate his rice without saying a word.
Seeing that he didn't react, Zhang Xiu wasn't in a hurry and naturally changed the subject.
"By the way, Mimi, which university are you and Haozi planning to apply to? Beijing Film Academy? Communication University of China? Shanghai Theatre Academy?"
Yang Mi blurted it out without thinking.
"I'll definitely go to the Beijing Film Academy with Haozi!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Hao paused with his chopsticks.
He slowly raised his head and glanced at Yang Mi with a very subtle look in his eyes.
Yang Mi also realized something at the same instant.
She said she was going to the Beijing Film Academy, which is fine.
But she said she was "going to Beijing Film Academy with Haozi".
The meaning of this sentence... is quite profound.
She didn't say, "I'm going to Beijing Film Academy, and Haozi is going to Beijing Film Academy too."
She said "with Haozi".
These are two completely different statements.
The former is just a coincidence, while the latter implies that the two people are bound together.
In the instant their eyes met, Yang Mi's face turned red at a visible speed.
Then she quickly buried her head in the bowl and started frantically shoveling rice into her mouth, pretending nothing had happened.
Zhang Xiu smiled beside her, and the message in her smile was surprisingly profound.
Lin Jianguo didn't look up the whole time, focusing intently on the braised pork in his bowl, as if the conversation had nothing to do with him.
The meal continued in a subtly awkward atmosphere.
Lin Jianguo, on the other hand, was completely unaffected. He ate and drank as usual, occasionally putting a piece of food into Yang Mi's bowl with his chopsticks, as skillfully as if he were putting food into his own daughter's bowl.
Zhang Xiu smiled broadly and piled all the best pieces of pork ribs into Yang Mi's bowl.
Lin Hao looked down at his bowl and saw a piece of tofu and two green vegetables.
Biological child?
Are you sure they're biologically related?
Yang Mi didn't notice these details. When she ate, her attention was entirely on the food. Her cheeks were bulging, and she would occasionally mutter, "Aunt Zhang's sweet and sour pork ribs are amazing." She was as cute as a hamster.
Lin Hao glanced at her, then lowered his head and ate another bite of rice.
Forget it, I'm not going to bother with these people.
To change the subject, Yang Mi suddenly spoke up.
"By the way, Haozi, your filming doesn't start until after the New Year anyway. The Beijing Film Academy is having its anniversary celebration in three days, want to go check it out together? Let's see what a university is like beforehand."
Lin Hao was about to subconsciously say "Okay," but the words caught in his throat.
Beijing Film Academy.
School anniversary celebration.
The fact that he was publicly fought over by several mentors after his role in "The Fairy Couple" has probably already spread throughout the Beijing Film Academy.
There are probably quite a few people on that campus who know him.
Moreover, Huang Shengyi is also at Beijing Film Academy.
The thought of Yang Mi and Huang Shengyi meeting sent chills down Lin Hao's spine.
It wasn't that he was sure something would happen, but his intuition told him that these two getting together was definitely not a good thing for him.
One is her childhood sweetheart, who has a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and whose territorial instincts are as strong as a little lioness.
The other one is a senior from Beijing Film Academy whom I've only known for about ten days. She's smart, beautiful, and meticulous in everything she does. Her feelings for him are already obvious.
If these two were to meet, even if they were polite to each other on the surface, they would definitely clash behind the scenes.
Lin Hao was the sandwich caught in the middle.
The two slices of bread are not to be trifled with, and the ham inside (it itself) has no say yet.
Before he could figure out how to refuse, Yang Mi added another sentence.
"Yifei is from the 02 class of Beijing Film Academy, and she will be there too. I made an appointment with her in advance to show us around."
Lin Hao's chopsticks stopped in mid-air again.
Liu Yifei.
He almost forgot about this. Liu Yifei was 14 and a half years old when she entered university. Although she was young, she was indeed a student in the 02 class of Beijing Film Academy.
In other words, if he goes to the Beijing Film Academy, he will meet Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, and Huang Shengyi at the same time.
Three.
The same location.
the same day.
This scene...
It all seems like a rehearsal for a disaster.
Lin Hao frantically searched his mind for reasons to refuse.
Is something wrong at school?
Yang Mi knows better than anyone that he hardly goes to school anymore.
Are you feeling unwell?
He looked as energetic as an ox, an excuse he himself didn't believe.
Are there other arrangements?
Yang Mi knows him too well. He only goes to a few places in the capital, so whatever he makes up will be exposed on the spot.
He couldn't think of a reasonable excuse for a moment.
His acting experience from his previous life was useless in this situation. He was adept at playing a psychopath on set, but he was helpless when faced with real-life difficulties.
Damn it, I should have learned more about how to deal with girls in my past life.
In those few seconds of hesitation, his father spoke up.
"Since I have nothing else to do, I might as well go." Lin Jianguo picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, his tone nonchalant. "Little Yang took the initiative to come to you, what's wrong with you going with her?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Hao knew it was over; there was no escaping it.
His father's seemingly casual remark was actually a decision made on his behalf.
It also carried a hint.
"If that girl takes the initiative to contact you, wouldn't it be ungrateful of you not to go?"
Zhang Xiu nodded in agreement, giving him a threatening look.
In Chinese family relationships, when parents work together, the son has no say.
The system can give him top-notch acting skills and unparalleled swordsmanship, but it can't save him from the predicament of being forced out of his home by two elders and a childhood sweetheart at his own dinner table.
"Then... see you at the entrance of Beijing Film Academy at nine o'clock in the morning three days later?" Yang Mi's eyes lit up.
"Fine," Lin Hao resigned himself to his fate.
Yang Mi revealed a satisfied smile.
After finishing her meal, Yang Mi went home.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
A heavy snow fell in the capital.
Snowflakes began falling yesterday evening and continued all night, covering the entire city in white this morning.
Beijing, draped in silver, possessed an indescribable cleanliness and solemnity.
Lin Hao arrived at the entrance of Beijing Film Academy at nine o'clock sharp.
The snow was still falling, fine and dense, landing on my hair and shoulders, and soon a thin layer had accumulated.
Yang Mi is already here.
She was bundled up like a penguin, wearing a black down jacket and a scarf wrapped up to her nose, leaving only her round eyes showing.
She saw Lin Hao and started waving from afar.
"Haozi! Here! Here!!"
His voice was so loud that it startled several Beijing Film Academy students who were passing by.
Lin Hao first glanced around cautiously, and only after confirming that no one had noticed him did he quicken his pace and walk over.
The two had just approached each other.
A voice suddenly came from the side.
"Hey! Isn't that the junior from the movie 'The Fairy Couple' who played Dong Yong a few days ago?!"