Hope Coffee House - chapter 14

When Wu Liangfei arrived in Shencheng, it was already evening. Shencheng was near the sea, and the air was humid. It was a bit more chilly compared to the dry weather of Jicheng.

After getting off the plane, Wu Liang immediately took a taxi and went straight to Shencheng University, which Gao Qi and Han Xu had attended.

Shencheng University was humongous. Currently, it was dark and the campus scenery was not visible, with the sun setting in the background. However, Shencheng University had a lot of flowers and plants, just like a spacious park. It was also a very pleasant sight, the scent of flowers and the humming of insects creating a peaceful scenario.

When Wu Liang walked into Shencheng University, many students had already finished dinner and were walking on campus. Most were dressed in clothes of the latest trends, and their steps were slow and relaxed.

Wu Liang went around various teaching buildings first. Most of the classroom lights were switched off. Only a few classrooms were conducting elective courses. They were also light courses such as western drama appreciation and business etiquette.

Wu Liang went to the study room again. Not many people were studying. In the library, most of the books in the hands of students were literary. A large number were browsing through the internet instead.

It seemed that Shencheng University’s academic pressure was not great.

Wu Liang turned around and was surprised to find that the supporting entertainment facilities around Shencheng University were extremely rich.

Various restaurants, Internet cafes, bars, cafes, movie theaters, board game shops, gyms, pedicure halls, and thrilling pavilions were all available. They were all in a 5-10 minutes walking distance away from the university.

At this time it was more than eight in the evening, the shops were booming with business.

Wu Liang searched on his mobile phone, found a twenty-year-old shop that had been open beside Shencheng University, and walked in.

This was a Japanese restaurant, the store is not very large, but it was very warm, giving people a feeling of walking into the late-night cafeteria.

Wu Liang took a seat near the counter and sat down, ordered lobster sushi, a thick egg roast, a creamy stew, and a bottle of sake.

The shop owner was a kind-looking middle-aged man. He seemed to be in his early 50s. He heard that Wu Liang ordered a whole bottle of sake, and reminded Wu Liang with a smile, “A bottle of sake has 1800 ml. The pot sells 200 ml of a pot of wine.

Wu Liang looked at the boss with a grin and said, “Let’s get a bottle. Drinking alone is too lonely. When you’re not busy later, sit down with me for two drinks.”

The boss nodded with a smile, turned around. He took out a bottle of sake from the counter, opened it for Wu Liang, and sent a white china warmer to help Wu Liang warm a pot.

As the temperature of the sake slowly rose, its faint fragrance spread out, mixed with the aroma of the fragrant rice from the back kitchen. Wu Liang gulped back the saliva being secreted in his mouth.

While waiting for the food, Wu Liang thought about the contact details that Fan Hongshuang gave him.

There were three people related to Han Xu, one was Han Xu’s university roommate, the second was his teacher, and the other was Han Xu’s class monitor. They all were said to have a good relationship with Han Xu.

Fan Hongshuang once told Wu Liang some information she had found on WeChat. Han Xu committed suicide while in his junior year.

His family was well-off. Shencheng’s well-known real estate development company Z company was founded by Han Xu’s father.

Han Xu had a luxury car pick him up every time he returned to school after the holidays. Someone that resembled a secretary ran to help Han Xu carry his bag.

Fan Hongshuang also sent a photo of Han Xu to Wu Liang. The photo should have been taken during freshman military training. Han Xu was wearing a camouflage uniform. His appearance alone could beat some of the actors from the entertainment circle.

Han Xu’s face glowed with a bright smile, and the smile reached the bottom of his eyes, showing no signs of depression.

After Han Xu’s accident, the school secured all three of his roommates. Among them, Jia Ruofei, who had the best relationship with Han Xu, was now pursuing a PhD at Shencheng University.

Counselor Dong Min was punished by the school because of this incident. He now worked as a civil servant in Shencheng.

Han Xu’s class leader, Hao Xin, started working in Shencheng after graduating as an undergraduate. Now he was doing numerical planning at a well-known game company with a good salary.

Wu Liang planned to start with Han Xu’s roommate Jia Ruofei.

Jia Ruofei should already be looking for an internship. Nowadays, the global economy was in recession.

Large companies were already laying off staff, and the employment situation was not good. The PhD in Business at Shencheng University wasn’t money-bringing, and it was impossible to stay at the school to teach.

Therefore, there were only two general directions for Jia Ruofei’s work: either to teach in some ordinary universities or to work in enterprises.

However, judging from the current employment environment, no matter which path he chose, the salary won’t be too high. It was not directly proportional to the time and hard work spent on studying for years.

This was exactly the kind of helplessness felt by many business graduates when they were looking for a job, and Jia Ruofei should also be feeling the same anxiety.

Wu Liang exchanged two genuine calling cards in the system mall and dialed Jia Ruofei’s phone.

“Hello?” The sound on the other end of the phone was very noisy, and his shouting was mixed with keyboard taps. Jia Ruofei should be in an Internet cafe.

“Jia Ruofei?”

“That’s me, is anything wrong?” Jia Ruofei asked lazily.

“I am the secretariat of the president’s office of company Z. At present, there is a vacancy in the foreign affairs office.” Wu Liang used a trust card.

“Company Z? The one in Shencheng which deals with real estate?” Jia Ruofei was surprised.

“Yes, I heard that you are studying for a doctorate degree in business administration at Shencheng University. Do you plan on getting a job soon?”

There was a gurgling noise on the other end of the phone, and the noisy background gradually became quieter, and soon it was completely silent.

“Yes, I am looking for a job.” Jia Ruofei said with a tense voice.

“Are you free tomorrow? Why don’t we make an appointment for a chat? There is another old thing I wanted to ask you.”

“How about at noon tomorrow? What do you want to ask?” Jia Ruofei asked.

“The incident from six years ago. Oh, I forgot to say, our boss’s surname is Han.” Wu Liang said lightly.

Jia Ruofei on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment, and then said, “Okay, where do we meet?”

“Find a restaurant near your university. You can choose a place. Just send me a text message. I’ll book a table.”

“Ok!”

After Wu Liang hung up the phone, he got a message from him in a few minutes.

A Cantonese restaurant next to a school.

Sure enough, as Wu Liang had expected, Jia Ruofei agreed to meet.

The wine was warm, Wu Liang poured a glass for himself, and the wine slid down softly in his throat, spreading warmth throughout his body.

The boss also brought three dishes to Wu Liang’s table.

He hadn’t slept all night and was busy all day long. Wu Liang was really hungry. In addition, the food cooked by the boss looked too scrumptious. In just 15 minutes, he cleaned the plates and drank all of the creamy stew soup.

The boss standing in front of the counter smiled warmly at Wu Liang and stepped forward to clean up the dinner plate. He also sent Wu Liang a large plate of fried peanuts to chew on.

Wu Liang sipped the strong sake slowly and occasionally threw two peanuts into his mouth, thinking about how to meet with Han Xu’s counselor Dong Min and Han Xu’s monitor Hao Xin.

Three cups of sake had been gulped down. The people in the shop also gradually left.

Only Wu Liang and the boss remained.

“Boss, let’s have a drink together,” Wu Liang invited.

The boss nodded and came over with a glass.

After a long day of work, drinking really relieved fatigue.

Wu Liang admired the skills of the boss once again. The boss was very happy and told Wu Liang that this store has been open for a full 20 years.

After three rounds of drinking, Wu Liang gradually brought the topic to Shencheng University, and then talked about the incident six years ago, and asked the boss if he had heard of it.

Unexpectedly, the boss said in a saddened tone: “The kid Han Xu used to come to eat with me. His favorite food was lobster sushi.”

“I still can’t believe that someone with a sunny personality like him jumped off a building and met with death. It’s a pity. If this child was still alive, he would be married and have a happy little family now.”

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