Super Zoo-Chapter 630 - 623: First Love Girlfriend

The six people in Dorm Room 303, Suming and Yang Tao, usually kept a low profile. Yang Tao valued classmates' friendships greatly and was eager to help, believing that meeting people was all about fate. Suming also hoped that this friendship forged on campus would last, but he rarely took the initiative to show it. Wang Hao might seem all laughs on the surface, but deep down, he had a natural pride. Apart from Suming, there were few he truly respected. During their first year, they didn't know each other that well, and his friendship with Suming wasn't as deep as it became later. Hou Longtao, like all fans of art-house films, had a genuine and loyal nature at heart. Lin Mu was the most high-profile of the bunch and was generous with everyone. Unfortunately, after a drink, he loved to show off and go wild...

In the KTV, several people took turns singing. After Lin Mu sang a few songs, Sun Li pulled him aside, and the two chatted away enthusiastically.

Yang Tao sang Jiang Yuheng's "Restless Heart," and Wang Hao chose Beyond's "Glorious Years." Mr. Wang's voice was surprisingly raspy, and in an era where most people didn't pronounce Cantonese songs correctly, Mr. Wang's Cantonese could definitely pass a Level 6 test. After a few girls from the other dorm sang some Mandarin songs, they chose an English song, and the whole room applauded.

Hou Longtao, who was always immersed in Japanese films, did Dorm Room 303 proud by singing in Japanese, belting out Tanimura Shinji's "Hoshi."

Back then, young people just starting college were filled with hopeful dreams for the future, still unable to grasp what being weathered by life meant. Yet, the tone of the songs, full of reflection on life but not sad, quieted down the room. A subtle, indescribable emotion surfaced in everyone's hearts.

"Thanks for last time," He Yanyan nodded to Suming, who subconsciously glanced at her leg exposed beneath her dress, "No scars left, right?"

"None," He Yanyan deliberately pulled her dress aside slightly, showing the spot on her leg that had been scalded last time.

"That's good, be more careful in the future," Suming knew that Lin Mu liked the girl in front of him and thus deliberately avoided getting too involved in conversation with her.

The two sat on the side, listening to others sing. After a while, He Yanyan passed a microphone over, "I've selected a duet. Can you sing it? It's okay if you can't. The male and female parts are quite similar in tune, so just follow my lead and hum along."

The TV series "Till the End of Love," one of the earliest youth idol dramas in the country, starred Xu Jinglei and Li Yapeng. It had been made into a movie and re-released during their freshman year with the original cast. The theme song was still "Because of Love."

Suming knew the song but didn't plan to sing it with He Yanyan. However, as he spoke, Eason Chan's face had already appeared on the screen.

He Yanyan was the first to start singing, and Suming had no choice but to join in. He stealthily glanced at Lin Mu, who was completely occupied with Sun Li, not paying attention to the screen at all.

After that party, two weeks later, Hou Longtao happily shared during a nighttime dorm chat that he and Sun Li had rented a room in a small hotel outside the school. The girl was energetic in bed, he said regrettably that she hadn't "shown red," likely indicating it wasn't her first time.

Having tasted the sweetness, Lin Mu quickly shifted his attention and wasn't long before he and Sun Li openly became a couple on campus.

Later, He Yanyan asked Suming out alone a few times. Without Lin Mu in the picture, Suming didn't purposefully reject her.

Both Suming and He Yanyan were newcomers to Yangchuan City for college. For about half a year, they explored every street and alley of Yangchuan City together. They went to the largest movie theater in Yangchuan City for the first time, found the duck blood and vermicelli soup old shop in a secluded alley, swam in the artificial lake for the first time, fed the bears at the zoo for the first time...

Thinking back, He Yanyan was actually Suming's first love. But that relationship was only known to the two of them; He Yanyan didn't even write about it in her diary.

...

College relationships are interesting. Sometimes, a look or an insignificant little thing can start a romance. Likewise, breakups can be inexplicable. Suming could no longer remember why he and He Yanyan didn't continue together. It seemed as if after a while the two of them simply drifted apart.

At the gathering today, the moment Suming entered and saw He Yanyan, something stirred in his heart, so he deliberately chose a different table to sit at. Unexpectedly, He Yanyan still took the initiative to come over. When she mentioned "singing a duet," she was referring to that song 'Because of Love.'

Speaking of singing, there was a KTV in the private room. At first, someone suggested Yang Tao sing, and now that they had drunk quite a bit, everyone was in high spirits. They turned on the sound system and began to clamor, urging Suming and He Yanyan to perform 'Because of Love' once more.

He Yanyan looked at Suming with a smiling face, and Nangong Yan gently nudged him, laughing, "Come on, sing. I've hardly ever heard you sing."

Suming waved his hands with a smile, "Impossible, I had practiced especially for the movie release back then. Now, several years have passed; I've completely forgotten everything about it, and I can't even find the tune anymore."

Seeing Suming's reluctance, Yang Tao went up on stage and said, "Fellow classmates, it's not easy for us all to be gathered here today, so let me sing one first."

It was still Jiang Yuheng's song, 'Looking Back.'

"Looking back, the silhouette has wandered far away,

Looking back, tears blur my eyes, leaving behind your blessings, warming the cold night;

No matter how much pain and confusion I have to face tomorrow, I repeatedly questioned in the dark and tortuous paths, only to realize that tranquility and composure are the true essence of life.

Looking back, it seems like a dream, looking back, my heart remains unchanged,

Only the endless road accompanies me...

"

Yang Tao's voice, filled with nostalgia, resonated in the private room. After more than a year of social honing, the once college students understood the lyrics on a deeper level, silently listening until the last line, 'Only the endless road accompanies me...'

"Old Yang, has this year not been smooth for you?" Suming nudged Wang Hao with his elbow. He was someone who never turned away classmates who came to him for help, but he rarely took the initiative to care about anyone.

Wang Hao laughed, "You could tell?"

"It's only been a year. If he hadn't experienced some serious ups and downs, he wouldn't have been able to sing with so much emotion," Suming nodded.

"Earlier, when we were drinking, I heard that there were some issues with his family's travel business. He only found out after taking over. While it looks glamorous on the outside, the company has always had serious financial problems, seems like they've run up some debts," Wang Hao explained. "I asked him if he needed help, and he just laughed it off, saying that everyone has their struggles, but he could handle it."

Suming nodded silently, not saying anything more. If Yang Tao needed help, he wouldn't hesitate. But Yang Tao had a personality that was outwardly flexible but inwardly firm, very resolute; if he said no, it was hard to persuade him otherwise.

"You should be more attentive, try to stay in touch with Old Yang more often," Suming said as he tossed a cigarette to Wang Hao. "Our dorm mates have very different personalities. It wasn't easy to get along until graduation. Now that the two of us are doing well, we should lend a hand where we can to the others."

The family was well taken care of, Sun Town was helped with construction, even charity was done, don't ever end up in a situation where classmates in life's "three irons" face trouble and you stand by without helping.

"Relax, Wang is always steady when it comes to handling things. Since he's said this much, he probably has a plan to solve it. I just need to chat with him online now and then." Wang Hao extinguished his cigarette butt and pointed at the big screen on stage, "It's my turn."

Mr. Wang, for once, didn't pick a BEYOND song, but instead chose Zheng Jun's 'If I'm to Die, I Must Die in Your Hands'.

A big fat man, on stage, was screaming at Peng Xue, those words 'In this life, if I'm to die, I must die in your hands' over and over again, while Peng Xue covered her mouth, her eyes brimming with red.

"Your Wang doesn't usually have a tune, but he really puts his heart into things for you," Nangong Yan said with her arm around Peng Xue.

Peng Xue nodded vigorously and said to Suming, who had brought them together, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Suming... this complicated relationship... Suming was Peng Xue's father's apprentice, Wang Hao was his classmate, Nangong Yan was two years older than Peng Xue...

"Now that you call me brother-in-law, sing one with me." Nangong leaned in, whispering softly and coquettishly, "I want to sing 'Because... of... Love...'"

"You're naughty." Suming chuckled and pinched Nangong's little nose.

Nangong still picked a duet, but it wasn't 'Because of Love'.

A classic by Karen Mok, The Love of Hiroshima.

"Not enough time to love you properly, should have stopped the frivolous game long ago,

I wish to be abandoned by you, even if we understand and part ways, unwilling for a love without an answer to the end;

Not enough time to properly hate you, I've finally understood hate isn't easy,

Before love and hate vanish, warm my face with your hands, proving I have truly loved you before;"

Nangong's typically husky voice, lazy and casual, evoked a feeling of sadness without hurting, Suming hadn't really sung much these past two years, his singing was so-so, but his experience was far richer than anyone present, and as soon as he started singing, he was a man with a story.

You are definitely not a classmate without a story.

A standard breakup song, yet it was sung with deep love and affection by two people in love.

In the private room with nearly thirty people, each took turns on stage, and towards the end, everyone was singing like mad – some yelling and jumping, some unable to stop the tears mid-song, creating a scene that was chaotic yet touching.

He Yanyan sat for a long time and, seeing that everyone had more or less sung, nonchalantly went up to the stage and quietly picked a song by Eason Chan.

Some singers' songs are suitable for both men and women, but Eason Chan's songs are not rough, yet most of his signature pieces are not well-suited for a female voice.

Back in school, Suming liked Eason Chan's songs quite a bit. A few in-the-know people from dorm 303 glanced at Suming twice unintentionally when they saw He Yanyan pick that song.

These two indeed have a story.

Eason Chan, Long Time No See.

The music started, He Yanyan in a long dress, sitting on the bar's swivel chair, her gaze somewhat vacant as she looked out at the night sky gradually darkening outside the window.

"I've come to your city, walked the roads you once traveled;

Holding the photos you gave me, familiar streets from that one;

Just without your image, we can't return to those days.

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You may just suddenly appear, at the corner coffee shop,

I'll greet you with a smile, wave and make small talk, and sit with you chatting away

...

No longer speaking of the past, only small talk,

To you I'd say, just one sentence

Long time no see

...

"

As a result, this song caused a stir!