Deep Space Wandering Fleet

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: You don’t know me?

Editor: Henyee Translations

For deserters, any country would implement exceptionally severe punishment measures.

The volunteers on the Earth Era, although not soldiers, also consumed a lot of public resources for training. Initially, they eagerly signed up, but if they regretted it before leaving, they would certainly be punished.

Wang Lili said again, “But with that ten million, plus the inheritance your father left, you can live quite lavishly on Earth. Credit scores and such aren’t a big deal anymore; no mistakes should be passed on to your descendants…”

Zhang Yuan replied casually, “It would affect the descendants too, wouldn’t it? With me as their dad, my son and daughter’s political assessments would basically be impossible to pass, affecting more than just my generation.”

“And the inheritance was donated long ago, leaving no room for regret. I never consider the things you’re talking about, so it doesn’t bother me.”

Feeling mentally overshadowed, Wang Lili was very discouraged and pouted, “You weird astronauts, your thinking is indeed different from ours… Acting all high and mighty!”

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“It’s not actually high and mighty, but a kind of dumb behavior!” Xu Yunjing, standing beside, laughed, very much agreeing with Wang Lili’s statement.

“Right, it’s dumb!”

“How is it dumb?”

“Stupidly dumb.”

Zhang Yuan couldn’t argue back and suddenly wanted to tease these two troublemaking seniors, “I have a few questions to ask you. If our answers are the same, it means our IQs are about the same.”

Wang Lili smiled slyly, preemptively defending herself, “What kind of questions? If they’re too weird, I might not be able to answer. Even if I’m smart, I can’t answer everything.”

“Very simple, a three-year-old child knows the answers, but you must answer within a second!”

“Alright, ask away.”

Zhang Yuan held up one finger and asked, “Is there a number bigger than 1?”

“There is.” The two girls answered in unison, their eyes filled with skepticism. What kind of dumb question is this?

He held up two fingers, “Is there a number bigger than 2?”

“There is!”

Zhang Yuan sped up, “Is there a number smaller than 3?”

Smaller than 3?

Wang Lili’s eyes showed more suspicion and she said again, “Of course there is!”

“Is there anyone dumber than you?”

“No! Haha, I knew you were going to pull a trick. I was thinking fast…”

After a few seconds of silence, Xu Yunjing, standing by, suddenly laughed so hard she almost ran out of breath.

Wang Lili looked at her dubiously, still pondering over what the riddle was all about.

“You just said it yourself, there’s no one dumber than you…” Zhang Yuan looked up at the sky, pretending to be a sage from another world, “There’s indeed a bit of a gap between us, an IQ gap!”

Wang Lili suddenly realized the trap Zhang Yuan had set.

She was both angry and embarrassed, “You dare bully your senior! You’ve turned bad!”

She stomped her foot, “I’m leaving, I need to return my clothes…”

“Stay put if you have the guts, I’ll call my boyfriend to beat you up!”

Wang Lili and Xu Yunjing left, bickering as they ran off.

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After bidding farewell to the two adorable and silly seniors, Zhang Yuan walked alone on campus.

Girls would often run up to him, wanting to exchange social media information.

Girls nowadays were very enthusiastic and open; knowing another “celebrity” was good, maybe something might happen in the future?@@novelbin@@

“Mr. Zhang Yuan, can I have your autograph?”

“Can I take a photo with you?”

“Let’s have a meal together!”

Unable to avoid it, Zhang Yuan quickly slipped into a narrow path.

“Darn it, do they really think I’m going to be a celebrity? No way, I’d never be a celebrity, not even in death!”

This kind of thing annoyed Zhang Yuan to no end. He actually didn’t play much with these social media apps and never cared about celebrity gossip; he just wanted to be himself.

Spending time browsing social media was better spent studying at home.

Yes, go back and study.

“Work hard, keep striving, fighting!”

Finish one paper, then work on the second, third, fourth, fifth!

“Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan!”

At this moment, a shout came from behind, “Wait for me! Wait!”

Zhang Yuan turned around and saw a girl in a white short-sleeve shirt running towards him.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Who are you?”

The girl brushed her messy bangs, sweating profusely because there was no air conditioning outside the venue, “You don’t recognize me? Really? Think hard, try hard.”

Zhang Yuan felt awkward. The girl in front of him was very pretty, fair-skinned, like someone he knew, but he didn’t recognize her.

Who is she?

He racked his brains, these features and looks really seemed familiar, like he’d seen them somewhere, yet he couldn’t recall.

“Who? Who?” The feeling of being on the tip of his tongue was uncomfortable.

Instead, he remembered a professional term called “TOT phenomenon.”

Yes, a vivid “TOT,” meaning a failure in retrieving brain memory.

Seeing his puzzled expression, the girl said softly, “Mr. Zhang, you must be quite busy, have you forgotten even your first crush?”

First crush?

How could that be?

Did she have cosmetic surgery?

Zhang Yuan suddenly seemed to recall something, gesturing with his hands, “Oh, you’re Han Jing’s sister?”

Han Ziyue blinked, “You finally remembered me, so frustrating!”

She wore a white short-sleeve shirt, and her dark hair naturally fell on her shoulders. Under the denim shorts, her legs looked fair and even. For a girl with a good figure, it was indeed quite an eye-catching combination.

Zhang Yuan remembered the dark, skinny middle school girl from back then, and now she had grown so charming. Indeed, girls change a lot as they grow, becoming more and more beautiful.

“Meeting you at this school, what a coincidence!” Zhang Yuan laughed twice.

“I only saw you at the award ceremony. I got into Xisha University, isn’t that great!”

“Yeah, great… Staying here for the summer to study? So diligent?”

Han Ziyue laughed, “Not really! Just holding onto the top students, and if I can win some awards, it’ll be easier to apply for postgraduate studies later.”

Walking side by side, the two found a restaurant and ordered some small dishes.

“Are you treating me to a meal? Let me order, let me order. I like the Dongdong Grass here, don’t worry, I don’t have a big appetite, I won’t eat too much…”

Zhang Yuan casually asked, “How’s your sister? Is she doing well? Is she married?”

Han Ziyue looked up, giving him a very ambiguous look, “Huh? Are you hoping for old flames to reignite? You older folks like doing such boring things, I wouldn’t ever think of reminiscing about past lovers.”

Zhang Yuan quickly shook his head, “Not really. It’s been so many years, what’s past is past, just a casual question…”

Han Ziyue laughed, “Alright, I’ll tell you. My sister has a boyfriend now, they’ve met each other’s parents, but they haven’t registered yet.”

“If you want, I can help match you two up, anyway, I don’t really like that prospective brother-in-law… He looks kind of sleazy, not as handsome as you.”

“But you, you’re actually Professor Zhang’s son, we didn’t know that before… Professor Zhang, my idol!”