Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 123 - 120 Searching

Chapter 123: Chapter 120: Searching

Chapter 123 -120: Searching

On September 1st, all new students at Beijing University began their military training.

Yu Heng got up early in the morning and had finished breakfast and left the house by seven o’clock, riding his bicycle to the large training field where the military training for the Academy of Fine Arts was being held.

Since there was no sketching class, he went straight to search among the traditional Chinese painting majors.

Due to Mu Chenyan, Yu Heng was quite well-known in the Academy of Fine Arts. As soon as he arrived, several instructors who were there to watch the training of the students greeted him one after another.

Yu Heng responded with a smile and then began searching around the field with his eyes.

However….

With the field full of the same camouflage uniforms and hats, it didn’t take long before his vision started to blur.

How was he supposed to find anyone?

A young female instructor noticed him constantly scanning the field and curiously asked, “Professor Yu, are you looking for someone?”

Yu Heng nodded and described the girl’s appearance, height, and build to her, and then, wiping the sweat from his forehead, he asked, “Have you seen her in your department of traditional Chinese painting?”

What to say?

Although he described her in detail, beautiful girls all look fairly similar. As for temperament, honestly, there aren’t any female art students at the Academy with poor temperament.

And there were also many within the height range of 165 to 170 centimeters.

The female instructor thought for a moment and then had a sudden inspiration, “Professor Yu, aren’t you quite good at sketching as well? Why don’t you draw the girl, and we instructors can take a look first? Maybe we will recognize which class she belongs to.”

Yu Heng slapped his forehead, indeed, why hadn’t he thought of that?

He followed the female instructor to the office to draw a portrait. She tactfully did not ask during the entire process why he was looking for the girl or what their relationship was.

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Once Yu Heng had finished the drawing, the female instructor looked at the girl’s features and laughed, “Such a beautiful face, surely no one who has seen her would forget.”

“Then I’ll have to trouble Teacher Guo.”

“No problem.”

However, after the portrait had been passed around among the freshman instructors of the Academy, not a single one recognized which class she belonged to.

Yu Heng fell silent. Could it be that she wasn’t in the Academy of Fine Arts?

Not far from the Academy was the School of Literature.

Fortunately, today being the first day of military training, most of the freshman class instructors were on the field to observe, partly to check if all their students were present and their physical condition, and partly to prevent anyone who was physically weak from suffering heatstroke or fainting.

After all, the strict reputation of Beijing University’s military training wasn’t just for show. Even though it was the first day, all the students had already gathered on the field by six-thirty in the morning. They started with a one-kilometer run to whet their appetites, and the next day they had to gather at six to run two kilometers, and three kilometers the day after that.

Ladies would continue with three kilometers, while the men would have to reach five kilometers before they were considered qualified.

As for the basic formation movements such as standing at attention and marching under the hot sun, those were necessary daily activities at the initial stage. If they were not performed well, punishment by standing was enforced without any room for negotiation.

The second week would add the activity of crawling forward, the third week would involve learning military boxing, and the fourth week would have assessments. Those who failed would have to retake the test. In short, the one-month military training schedule was packed, ensuring that everyone would shed a layer of skin.

…I digress.

After leaving the Academy of Fine Arts, Yu Heng went directly to the School of Literature. He didn’t have the time to consider whether searching the entire campus for someone would have a bad impact, as he was so anxious that all he wanted was to find the person as soon as possible.

However, the freshman counselors at the School of Literature, after looking at the portrait one by one, also shook their heads, stating they hadn’t seen her.

Yu Heng’s eyes were also constantly scanning the drill ground, but he indeed hadn’t seen that familiar face.

Then he ran to several other schools, but all to no avail.

Finally, feeling dejected, he took the portrait back to his office in the School of Mathematics. As he passed by the large drill ground in front of the mathematics and physics buildings, his feet suddenly stopped pedaling the bicycle, gripped the brake, planted his left foot on the ground, and sharply turned his head to look towards the drill ground.

He had been a bit mindless today, spending the whole morning searching in a few schools of liberal arts. How could it not be possible that she was in science?

Their mother Mu Chenyan, although quite accomplished in painting, was known by few for her excellent logical thinking in mathematics. He himself had graduated with a degree in mathematics, the second child studied medicine, and the third was in physics… If she really was Xiaosi, continuing the family line, then it was very likely that she studied science.

Yu Heng was somewhat excited.

He parked his bicycle properly and walked toward the several counselors sitting under the shade of trees next to the drill ground.

“Sorry to bother you, could you help me see if any of you recognize this young lady in your class?”

Tang An was holding a slab phone, his head bowed as he was sending a message to his girlfriend. Hearing Yu Heng’s words, he didn’t rush to look up, finished editing the message calmly, pressed send, and only then put down his phone and came forward.

Because of his mother’s influence, Yu Heng had been well-trained in traditional Chinese painting and sketching from a young age, and with his talent, the portraits he drew, if not nine points similar to the subject, were at least eight.

Moreover, he had captured the essence of Song Jiawen so vividly that Tang An recognized the treasure of their class with just one glance.

But he didn’t speak up in a hurry. After the other counselors shook their heads in denial, as Yu Heng took the portrait and left in disappointment, Tang An avoided the other counselors and caught up, asking in a low voice, “Professor Yu, may I ask, what is the matter that you’re looking for this girl for?”

Yu Heng’s eyes lit up, he turned his head to look at Tang An, suppressed his excitement, and asked as calmly as possible, “She’s in your class?”

If Tang An weren’t clear about Yu Heng’s character and integrity, he definitely wouldn’t admit it easily without understanding the reason.

But Yu Heng had been at Beijing University for a year now, and the physics and mathematics schools often interacted and were familiar with each other. He believed that Yu Heng had no ill intentions in looking for Song Jiawen.

But he still needed to clarify, as a responsibility to their class’s national treasure.

“Yes, she’s in my class, but you have to tell me why you’re looking for her?”

Yu Heng let out a sigh of relief, finding the person was good, and as for the reason… there was nothing he couldn’t say.

“My little sister went missing when she was three years old. This girl, she looks a lot like her.”

Tang An’s mouth dropped open in astonishment. Was it really such a coincidence?

But then he looked again at Yu Heng’s face and suddenly felt that this possibility was not out of the question, because on closer inspection, Yu Heng’s facial features and face shape had at least a three-point resemblance to Song Jiawen.

They might really be siblings.

He explained Song Jiawen’s situation in detail, and then pointing his hand toward the southeast of the drill ground said, “Look, she’s over there. The formation time was at six-thirty, and she arrived at six-twenty, neither early nor late, just right. A delicate-looking young girl, but when it comes to running a thousand meters, she’s not a bit worse than the boys, finishing with her face not flushed, nor out of breath, and then standing perfectly straight with the instructor in a military posture… Look, it’s been a whole morning, and some of the boys are already struggling, but she’s still standing ramrod straight.”

Tang An praised Song Jiawen before changing the topic, “Professor Yu, don’t think I’m meddling too much, ha, but recognizing family is a big deal. If you can’t be one hundred percent sure Song Jiawen is your sister, I suggest you don’t speak to her about it — go quietly for a paternity test…”