"Han Yuan, I told you, you don’t have that talent, just forget it."
Lin Beichen laughed and teased Han Yuan, then chatted with his roommates for a while. Seeing that he looked fine, his roommates hung up the video call, reassured.
"Let me check what’s being said online."
Lin Beichen was genuinely curious.
However, before he could find the Weibo app icon, another call came in.
It was Zhou Ya’s call.
At this time, calling him...
Lin Beichen didn’t need to think to know why she was calling.
He answered the phone.
Zhou Ya’s voice came from the phone, "Lin, did you know? You’re trending online again."
Surprisingly to Lin Beichen, he initially thought Zhou Ya would be as worried and urgent as his roommates, showing concern and worry in her voice.
But now it sounded...
It seemed completely different!
Her voice sounded relaxed, even a bit playful.
"I know, my roommates just called and told me."
"Oh, I see. I was wondering why I couldn’t get through to you earlier."
On the other end, Zhou Ya sat in front of her computer, looking at the comments on Weibo, then she laughed, "Lin, since you have the courage to say such things, you must also have the courage to face the pressure from netizens."
Lin Beichen didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Before he could speak, Zhou Ya continued, "Alright, alright, I’m not teasing you anymore. I have things to do, I’ll go take care of them first."
She called just to listen to Lin Beichen’s voice, to judge his condition and see if he was affected by the comments online.
Hearing his voice and tone was fine, she felt relieved.
They said their goodbyes to each other.
Zhou Ya hung up the call and switched to the video of Lin Beichen being interviewed by Hu Meng, watching him speaking confidently in the video.
Thinking back to the constant static electricity on him at the thank-you banquet, the failed attempts of the thief trying to steal from him on the way home from the banquet, and the human trafficker who was struck by lightning in the park near Xiaoqianmen...
Recalling these scenes.
A mysterious sparkle appeared in her eyes, choosing to believe in him, unlike others who doubted him. She thought, he can definitely succeed!
Meanwhile, Lin Beichen, whom she believed in, was facing a very difficult choice.
To answer or not to answer?
The phone kept ringing uninterruptedly.
The screen displayed "Mom" in stark characters.
By now, he didn’t need to answer to know why his mother was calling.
"How much fuss has this caused online?"
"How did it spread so quickly..."
"Does everyone know what I said?"
Lin Beichen didn’t expect all this, there was no time to think it through, but as the call was about to disconnect automatically, he decided to answer.
Zheng Xia’s angry and worried voice came through the phone.
Zheng Xia and Lin Xiangdong sat gravely on the sofa at home.
Both were working when suddenly someone showed them the trending search online and relatives and friends sent them private messages, bringing them up to date with the online fuss.
They didn’t want to know but found out anyway.
Upon knowing, they couldn’t continue working. They immediately took leave and the first thing they did when they got home was to call him.
Fortunately, Lin Beichen had anticipated this and moved the phone away from his ear ahead of time. Otherwise, his ears would be ringing from the loud voice by now.
"Mom, I know you’re anxious, but please, don’t worry. Listen to what I have to say."
Lin Beichen quickly comforted her while explaining what he had prepared to say before answering the call: "What I said was actually to help boost our school’s 125th-anniversary celebration, to attract more attention to it."
Zheng Xia and Lin Xiangdong weren’t stubborn old folks, they understood publicity stunts.
They didn’t know Imperial Capital University was about to celebrate its 125th anniversary, but they learned about it indirectly through their son’s trending topic and interview about the anniversary.
In this light, it made sense.
They exchanged glances.
Then, Zheng Xia asked for confirmation, "Is what you’re saying true?"
Lin Beichen could hear the change in her tone, and took advantage, "Every word is true. How could I dare to lie to you?"
"You brat, haven’t you lied to me enough? When you were little..."
"Alright, alright, Mom, I have something to do, let’s talk later, okay."
Having achieved his goal, Lin Beichen didn’t want to listen to old stories. Amidst Zheng Xia’s reminders, he said several goodbyes before hanging up.
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The busy tone came through.
Zheng Xia put down her phone, turned to Lin Xiangdong, and frowned, "Do you think what he said can be true? Something feels off."
"I also feel something’s off."
Lin Xiangdong nodded.
What they worried about most was a relapse in Lin Beichen’s condition.
"I won’t be at ease unless I see that kid myself."
That said, an idea struck her, and Zheng Xia’s eyes lit up. "Old Lin, isn’t Imperial Capital University’s founding anniversary coming up? Let’s use this opportunity to arrange some time off, go to the Imperial Capital and see our son. We haven’t seen him for a long time, we miss him, and we can check on his situation too."