Chapter 42: – Realistic Acting
The English teacher didn't take this quiz very seriously, and the students in the class were copying answers left and right. The teacher sat on the podium playing with her phone. By the end of the first class, the English teacher finally announced it was ti to hand in the quizzes. There was a ten-minute break, and then she began explaining the quiz questions.
This was probably the first ti Lin Jin had ever listened so attentively in English class, and the first ti he had ever understood what the English teacher was jabbering on about.
When class ended, his phone started to vibrate. He picked it up and saw that indeed, he had completed his task, along with a ssage of encouragent from the black cat.
"Congratulations, you scored 82 on the English quiz. I can't believe you, a notorious underachiever, managed to improve your English grades so much in just one week. Keep it up!"
He sighed with relief, now he wouldn't have to worry about English anymore. All he needed to do was diligently rehearse his performance for the weekend's program audition.
Although Lin Jin was fairly confident about his performance, having seen others sing on stage in previous campus events like the top ten singer auditions. When he heard the students singing, most of them were either out of tune or simply sounded awful. Still, they were able to perform on stage, so Lin Jin didn't think his singing would be any worse than theirs.
Classes ended on ti at noon. Lin Jin greeted Chen Xinya and told her to et him at the basketball court behind the sports field for rehearsal after lunch.
Now that his task was completed, Lin Jin was unsure when his reward "Interdiate vocal proficiency" would arrive. However, to have better synergy with Chen Xinya during the audition, he didn't care much about the reward anymore.
After having lunch with his roommates in the cafeteria, Lin Jin thought that Chen Xinya wouldn't be that fast, so he sent her a ssage and then returned to his dorm.
"Hey, black cat" Lin Jin climbed into his bed, took out his phone and typed a question to the black cat, "When can I get my task reward?"
The black cat, still injured and hobbling with a crutch, shuffled onto the phone screen from the edge. It looked up and said to Lin Jin outside the screen, "It will be given to you tonight. Don't be too anxious."
"Is that so?" Lin Jin felt a bit cold, pulled the blanket over his head, and with nothing else to do, continued his sporadic chat with the black cat.
Just then, the dormitory door was knocked on, and when it was opened, a few rays of sunshine entered the dim dorm.
Lin Jin poked his head out from the covers and looked towards the door, but suddenly shrank back.
As expected, the weirdo Chen Hao had co!
"Hello, is there soone nad Lin Jin in this dormitory?" Chen Hao asked with a gentle smile on his face to Wu Min, who was closest to the door.
"Lin Jin?" Wu Min turned to look at Chen Hao, about to answer, but then rembered what Lin Jin had said to him a couple of days ago. He hesitated, quickly glanced at Lin Jin's bed, and then replied, "He moved out a long ti ago, why are you looking for him?"
Good old Wu Min! His lying was so smooth!
Hidden in the covers, Lin Jin shrank back even further, pulling his thighs up to his chest, giving Wu Min a perfect score in his mind.
"Is that so?" Chen Hao was taken aback. He stretched his neck and looked around the dormitory. His gaze finally landed on the bed that originally belonged to Zhu Dong, which was now completely empty.
"Could you give
his contact information? I need to talk to him." Chen Hao continued to smile.
"Contact information?" Wu Min hesitated, feeling that if he flatly refused, Chen Hao might suspect sothing. "How about QQ?"
"That works."
Having obtained Lin Jin's QQ number, Chen Hao turned around and left the dormitory, also making sure to close the door. His manners were quite impeccable.
"Wu Min! Well done!" Lin Jin sat up in bed and excitedly waved his fist at Wu Min.
Wu Min turned to look at Lin Jin, completely puzzled. "If I'm not mistaken, wasn't that the president of the Disciplinary Committee? Didn't you say he owed you ten yuan? How co you're hiding from him now?"
"Don't worry about such trivial things. I just need to avoid him." Lin Jin rolled his eyes. "Why are you, a man, so gossipy?"
"Does this count as gossip?"
Lin Jin humd lightly, stretching lazily as she got out of bed. He hadn't even put on his shoes properly when he suddenly heard the sound of the dormitory door opening. His heart skipped a beat. Turning his head, he found Chen Hao standing at the door, his face sowhat gloomy.
"Um..." Lin Jin felt the atmosphere in the dormitory change instantly, becoming awkward. He felt as if he was suffering from legendary levels of embarrassnt.
"Co out with ." But Chen Hao seed to be capable of changing faces. His face, which was sowhat dark just a mont ago, now suddenly wore a gentle smile, like the friendly big brother next door, or perhaps more like a child kidnapper.
"I understand..." Lin Jin ruffled his slightly ssy hair, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. He put on his slippers and walked towards the door. Glancing at Wu Min, who was watching him with a touch of concern in his eyes, he casually smiled at Wu Min, "It's fine, just a bit troubleso."
Following Chen Hao into the hallway, Lin Jin lowered his head in silence, his mind beginning to imagine what Chen Hao might do.
Having exposed his identity as a man, would he beco enraged and slap him? If he was a pervert like Cai JianLai, would he simply treat him as a woman and then propose getting back together?
He’d rather get slapped and have it all be over.
Lin Jin raised his head to look at Chen Hao with a complicated gaze. Just as he was about to say sothing, Chen Hao spoke first.
"Where is your sister now?"
"What?" Lin Jin looked confused.
"Your sister!" Chen Hao looked at Lin Jin anxiously, "Didn't you learn about
from your sister? She's at this school too, isn't she? Which class is she in? How is she doing now?"
"My sister?" Lin Jin blinked in bewildernt. Since when did I have a sister? I only have a younger brother, right?
"Right! Your sister!" Chen Hao stared at Lin Jin, his lips pressed tightly together. His previously gentle deanor was gone, leaving only the man who had been "searching for his wife for three years."
Lin Jin's slow brain finally registered what had happened. His mind began to race, trying to co up with a good excuse.
This guy obviously mistook
for "Lin Jin's" little brother. That's not bad, but what about my elder sister? Should I make up one?
"She took a leave from school" Lin Jin said, his expression suddenly becoming lancholy. He lowered his head, seeming lonely, "My sister must have told you about our family situation. My dad is a gambler and we don't have money for
to go to school... so my sister quit school to work and earn my tuition..."
"Dropped out?!" Chen Hao stared at Lin Jin, surprised. His lips moved a few tis, but no words ca out. His hands were trembling, "Do you have her number?"
Lin Jin turned his head to one side, his mouth slightly curved up, but he still said in a sad tone: "My sister said she doesn't want to see you."
"Is that so..." Chen Hao swayed as he walked towards the dormitory staircase. His previously straight back instantly hunched over, like a downcast middle-aged man.
Lin Jin watched Chen Hao leave his line of sight sadly. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer. He covered his stomach and kept laughing, slapping the railing with his hand. He felt like he was about to cry with laughter.
"I'm really...I'm really a professional actor." Even in his mont of joy, Lin Jin didn't forget his so-called prohibition. He boasted happily, "Man, Hollywood really missed out on not discovering soone as talented as . Haha!"
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