074 In Search of Big Brother-in-Law
After saying goodbye to Pei Ningle, he spent the rest of the night in quiet reflection.
“Wang Heng, oh Wang Heng, how could you be like this? How can you let your mind wander when you’re not even sure you’re safe yet? The path of a scumbag harms others and yourself, and it will not bring happiness! A knife hangs over the character for ‘lust’. Do you have to wait until the knife really falls to have a great awakening? It’s only been a few months since you were reborn. Wake up, wake up now!”
From the end of the party until everyone went to bed at lights-out, Wang Heng had been reflecting on himself, tossing and turning in bed for a long time before falling asleep. Fortunately, the next day was Saturday, so it didn’t matter how late he woke up.
When Wang Heng woke up, the sun had long since risen.
He sat up and found that he seemed to be the only one left in the dormitory; the other three were not there. But looking at the time, it was only a little after ten in the morning, not yet lunchtime. Where had they gone?
He got out of bed, got dressed, and then, while Wang Heng was brushing his teeth, his roommates returned.
Fu Hanwen: “Are you guys going tonight or not?”
Wang Ke: “It’s alright, but I don’t like to drink…”
Tang Hexing: “Yo, Teacher Wang is up?”
Wang Heng nodded at his roommates and asked, “What are you guys discussing?”
“We’re talking about whether to go and see the excitement tonight.”
With that, Fu Hanwen handed over a color-printed flyer and stuffed it into Wang Heng’s hand.
The most eye-catching thing on the front of the flyer was the photo of the girl singing emotionally into a microphone. Her already quite cute face, coupled with the effect of the filter, had an almost unreal idol-like quality.
In the blank space of the photo was the girl’s inner monologue—however, the entire text was concocted by Yan Zitao, so Wang Heng secretly complained to himself as he read.
It couldn’t be helped. In the eyes of someone who knew the truth, there were just too many things to complain about.
【My twin brother has disappeared.】
A twin sibling setting? The first sentence is quite eye-catching. I can’t believe it, Brother Tao, you’ve written a novel before, haven’t you? Could it be that you wrote the script for Yosuga no Sora?
【We both come from a broken family. Our parents divorced ten years ago. My brother went with my father, and I went with my mother, but we still saw each other every month. This was a request from us two children, because my brother and I have had a very good relationship since we were young.】
Oh, changed to a divorced family? That’s more reasonable. Otherwise, if an 18-year-old boy broke with his family to go to school, his parents should be able to find him easily.
【The adults always seem so cold, only caring about money.】
Brother Tao, when you’re ruthless, you even complain about yourself? Aren’t you the one who only cares about money?
【Last month, my father brought my brother over, but they had a big fight. Because my mother didn’t agree with my brother’s ambitions, she accused my father of leading our son astray. This time, it wasn’t just my parents arguing; my brother also joined the battle. In the end, my brother angrily said that he would never contact my mother again, and my mother said the same resolute and heartless words. After my father and brother left, my mother even took my phone and deleted my brother’s contact information. She said she wouldn’t allow me to have any contact with them anymore.】
Wow, this development… Brother Tao, you’re a real screenwriting genius.
【My mom changed my SIM card and even got me a new Q number. Even if I wanted to find my brother, I couldn’t. Her desire for control has always been very strong, and this time, I couldn’t bear it anymore. The university I was accepted to was originally in the Imperial Capital, but I hid it from my mother, took a temporary leave of absence, and came to Rongdu to find my brother.】
Let me complain one more time, Brother Tao, you’re a real screenwriting genius.
【I have a plan. I know I can sing, and I know my brother is at this school. So I found a job as a singer at the Casablanca Bar near the school gate. Thanks to the help of the bar owner, I even got to go on the stage of the welcome party…】
The merchant’s fangs are showing! This is a complete advertorial!
【Brother, I believe you must have seen me, you must have. You said you loved to hear me sing the most, which is why I have the courage to keep singing. Please, can you come and see me there? I want to see you…】
At the bottom of this story, there were three more lines of small text:
【Present this flyer at Casablanca Bar for a 10% discount on all consumption.】
【If you can help her find her brother, everything is on the house!】
【Casablanca Bar opening hours, 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily.】
Wang Heng placed the flyer on the table to the side, maintained a calm expression, and asked, “So you guys are going to that bar?”
Fu Hanwen picked up the flyer again, turned it over, and pointed to the partial price list. “Look, look, a lot of the things in their shop aren’t expensive, only a few dozen yuan!”
Wang Ke, who was beside him, scratched his head. “But to be honest, I don’t really want to go…”
Fu Hanwen glared at him fiercely. “That girl is so cute—didn’t you say that yourself!”
Wang Ke’s arms dropped, and he sighed. “I really didn’t expect that she’s already of university age…”
Wang Heng was instantly enlightened. “I see. She’s still too old for you.”
The handsome young man’s face was filled with helplessness. He could probably deceive himself that at least the girl looked like she was 14. But since he already knew the truth, he couldn’t deceive his own heart…
So Wang Ke was also very helpless.
Fu Hanwen turned to look at Little Tang and asked again, “Are you going?”
Tang Hexing sat down at his desk, his face also looking a little troubled. “That mixer last time, I…”
Before he could finish, they suddenly realized the danger of letting Little Tang come into contact with alcohol.
Fu Hanwen immediately changed his tune. “Then you can stay in the dorm with Little Ke. Don’t go.”
Wang Ke also nodded. “Yes, definitely don’t go!”
Fu Hanwen finally looked at Wang Heng and asked, “You can go, right?”
Wang Heng thought for a moment.
Going with my roommates to see the excitement and see how Yan Zitao’s game plays out seems quite interesting. Anyway, I’m free lately, and a lone Pei Ningle without any battlefield of love is still very low-risk…
So he nodded. “Alright, the two of us will go.”
Fu Hanwen patted his shoulder. “That’s more like it! Let me tell you, even if you can’t pick up that girl, it’s okay. There might be other romantic encounters in the bar, don’t you think?”
Suddenly, Wang Ke said, “They’re also discussing it in the class group. Several people have already said they’re going together.”
Tang Hexing also opened the class group at this moment.
After a glance, Little Tang couldn’t help but laugh. “This name, it’s really Sima Zhao’s heart…”
“What name?” Wang Heng subconsciously asked, while taking out his phone to look.
However, before he could open the class group, Tang Hexing’s answer made his fingers pause, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
“Going to the bar to see the girl and help her find her brother, the special name everyone gave this operation is—In Search of Big Brother-in-Law!”
Wang Heng: “…”
I treat you as brothers, and you treat me as a brother-in-law?!
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T/N:
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Sima Zhao’s heart (司马昭之心, Sīmǎ Zhāo zhī xīn): A famous Chinese idiom from the Three Kingdoms period. It means “Sima Zhao’s heart is known to everyone on the street,” referring to an ambition or intention that is blatantly obvious to everyone. Here, it means the name of the operation makes their true intentions (to get with the girl) obvious.
