Chapter 115: Everyone Is Surrounding Me?
This was the song among his recent releases that became popular the fastest…
“The Ordinary Road” perfectly matched the content of the report. The lyrics were able to resonate with people, the melody was beautiful yet simple, and it was easy to sing along with. It possessed all the elements needed for a popular song, so its explosion in popularity was not surprising.
This was something Pu Tong had already expected.
After all, in his previous life, this song had instantly become a huge hit the moment it was released. In just one afternoon, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, it created countless waves. It quickly gained massive numbers of plays and covers, while praise poured in endlessly.
Regarding this, Pu Tong could only say:
“Pu Shu is awesome.”
As for the song’s copyright and profits, he didn’t want to bother with them. He simply handed everything over to his mother.
After finishing the report, his mother was now quite free, and Pu Tong actually wished she had something to keep her busy.
Just as he was about to study, Pu Tong received a message from Yu Wanwan.
Pu Tong:
[Yo, you finally woke up?]
Yu Wanwan:
[Yeah… um, your new song is really good.]
Only after waking up did she realize that Pu Tong had already sent her a message saying that he had released a new song. She just hadn’t seen it because she had fallen asleep.
Yu Wanwan cursed herself for staying up so late.
The message had been sent after ten o’clock. She should have been one of the first people to know.
Unexpectedly, after waking up, she had become one of the last people to find out…
Although she didn’t know about it immediately, the thought that Pu Tong’s first instinct was to tell her made her feel quite happy.
Yu Wanwan:
[I didn’t expect you spent the May holiday doing this. It really was something meaningful.]
Actually, she already knew Pu Tong had gone somewhere during the holiday.
After all, when she called him back then, she could hear traffic noises in the background. But she never expected that Pu Tong had gone to participate in an interview with a production team and even created such a huge news story.
Thinking about how Pu Tong could accomplish something like this and use his own ability to help others, Yu Wanwan felt an inexplicable sense of pride.
It was a completely unreasonable kind of pride.
Perhaps it was the strange feeling of:
"Look how amazing he is… my man."
“Ah!”
“No, no, no! Yu Wanwan, how shameless are you? How did your thoughts jump there?”
The girl slapped her own face and quickly stopped her wild imagination.
She didn’t even need to look in the mirror to know her face had turned red.
Pu Tong:
[You’re imagining things again…]
Yu Wanwan:
[?]
Was it really that obvious?
Wait, that didn’t make sense.
They were only chatting online. How could he tell?
Could this guy have some kind of superpower that allowed him to see the other person’s condition through the screen?
Of course, Pu Tong was only guessing.
Seeing that Yu Wanwan had been typing for such a long time, he guessed she was once again overthinking things.
This wasn’t telepathy.
She was just too easy to understand.
Pu Tong was about to casually reply a few times and go study, but he suddenly remembered something important.
Pu Tong:
[Oh right… starting tomorrow, I probably won’t be able to bring you breakfast anymore. My mom is free now, so she’ll probably make breakfast for me.]
If he forced his mother to make an extra portion, it felt almost like committing murder.
Aside from his own resistance to his mother’s cooking, probably not many people could survive it.
He didn’t dare make others suffer.
Yu Wanwan:
[Then okay, it’s fine.]
Actually, she really did have the urge to try Pu Tong’s mother’s cooking.
But directly asking someone to make an extra portion for her would be too forward.
She wasn’t shameless enough to do that.
After finishing the important conversation, Pu Tong naturally had no reason to continue chatting.
Waiting for messages and replying back and forth was a boring and exhausting process.
He really didn’t want to waste his time on it.
The only day off after the schedule adjustment ended with studying.
The next morning, Pu Tong finished eating the toast his mother baked.
Then he fell into confusion.
Wasn’t making toast something where you simply set the timer and wait?
How could his mother even fail at something like this?
That was ridiculous.
“Mom, if you’re really bored, just sign up for a cooking class.”
Pu Tong left that sentence behind and quickly escaped the house before Ni Hui could react.
The cool morning breeze hit his face, clearing away the last trace of sleepiness.
He stretched lazily and walked all the way to school.
“Good morning!”
Just as he was about to enter the school gate, he heard a soft female voice behind him.
“Morning.”
Pu Tong turned around and found that it was Tang Luocheng, someone he wasn’t particularly familiar with.
The girl had barely spoken to him before, so this sudden greeting caught him off guard.
If you said it was strange, not really.
After all, they were temporarily classmates. Greeting each other was normal.
Pu Tong didn’t think much about it and walked directly toward the classroom.
Unexpectedly, Tang Luocheng quickly followed and walked beside him.
“Pu Tong, your new song is really nice!”
Her voice was soft and sweet, and her smile was charming.
“Uh… thank you.”
A strange feeling that was difficult to describe made Pu Tong feel uncomfortable.
If the greeting itself was normal communication, then her tone and attitude were a little too unusual.
Pu Tong unconsciously sped up his pace, wanting to leave Tang Luocheng behind.
It wasn’t because he was acting cold.
It was just that this kind of interaction felt too strange.
It was like someone you barely knew suddenly rushing over and saying:
“Bro, your new clothes look great! Where did you buy them? How much were they?”
It completely felt like someone trying to recruit you into a pyramid scheme.
There was no way Tang Luocheng had no ulterior motives.
Perhaps noticing that Pu Tong felt awkward, the girl did not chase after him and make things uncomfortable.
Instead, she quietly followed behind him.
For Tang Luocheng, this was already a good start.
As long as she repeated this a few more times, even unfamiliar people could slowly become familiar.
Although Tang Luocheng did not catch up, Pu Tong still felt a strange chill down his back.
It was as if someone was staring intensely at his back.
That feeling made him extremely uncomfortable.
Pu Tong quickly rushed into the classroom and sat down.
Not long after, Tang Luocheng slowly entered the classroom and quietly sat in her own seat, as if nothing had happened before.
“Eh? Where’s your breakfast?”
Yi Zhi Xuenai looked at his empty hands and showed an unhappy expression.
For someone like her—a person whose life philosophy was basically “give me a bite”—not having something to steal from others was an extremely painful experience.
After all, other people’s food always tasted better.
“I’m not bringing it anymore. There won’t be any in the future either.”
Under the resentful gaze of the Japanese girl, Pu Tong opened his vocabulary book and started memorizing words.
Not long after, Yu Wanwan walked into the classroom carrying a breakfast bag.
She sat down at her seat and began eating.
“You bought it yourself?”
“No, Auntie Yun bought it. It was on the way when she drove here, so it wasn’t far.”
Pu Tong glanced at the things inside her bag.
He discovered that the plastic containers were filled with delicate-looking pastries.
He couldn’t help feeling embarrassed.
Compared to that, his daily habit of simply buying steamed buns looked extremely plain.
“What are you eating? Give me some!”
The moment the Japanese girl turned around, she saw Yu Wanwan handing her a small box filled with colorful little desserts.
“I prepared one for you. Do you think I don’t know you?”
Yu Wanwan smiled.
She understood Yi Zhi Xuenai too well.
This girl was the type who, when hanging out with others during holidays, would immediately reach into someone else’s bowl and start eating their food…
Yizhi Xuena was so touched that she almost cried.
She loudly praised Yu Wanwan as a great person.
“You really spoil her too much.”
Pu Tong secretly clicked his tongue.
But after thinking about it carefully, the cost of buying one extra breakfast probably wasn’t a big deal for Yu Wanwan.
That was right.
He was certain the Japanese girl would never pay for it.
“Here, this is yours.”
Yu Wanwan took out two more small boxes and gave one each to Lin Yuxi and Pu Tong.
“I already ate.”
Pu Tong frowned.
“So what if you already ate? If others have something, you should have it too.”
“…”
Not far away, Tang Luocheng watched this scene.
The jealousy in her eyes was almost overflowing.
When would she finally become close with this group of people?
These people had popularity.
They had friendship.
They were truly much happier than her lonely self.
She had also realized something.
Pu Tong was the center of this group.
As long as she could build a good relationship with Pu Tong, becoming close with these girls would only be a matter of time.
However, this matter needed to be planned carefully.
When Yu Wanwan was around, she didn’t dare approach Pu Tong.
She still had enough awareness to understand that Yu Wanwan was someone she absolutely could not provoke.
She needed to wait until Yu Wanwan wasn’t around before getting closer to Pu Tong.
So Tang Luocheng waited through two classes.
But she couldn’t find even the slightest opportunity.
She discovered that Pu Tong did nothing except study.
He barely even left the classroom.
Meanwhile, Yu Wanwan was always sitting beside him.
The two of them were constantly together.
She simply had no chance.
Compared with him, Chen Siqing was much more convenient.
After all, he was a man.
Approaching Pu Tong wouldn’t make Yu Wanwan unhappy.
So once the long break arrived, Chen Siqing walked toward Pu Tong, planning to start a conversation and improve their relationship.
“Someone’s looking for you.”
Yu Wanwan poked Pu Tong’s arm and reminded him that someone was approaching.
Pu Tong looked up.
He saw Chen Siqing walking toward him with a smile, looking extremely familiar and friendly.
“Damn.”
Today was really strange.
He hadn’t done anything.
So why were these two people he barely knew suddenly coming to him?
“Why is everyone surrounding me?”
(End of Chapter)
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