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"Come on, let's go." Chen Haoxuan walked over to Meilin Huang, grabbed her hand, and quickly left. The students were making a fuss, and he was worried that if this continued, unnecessary trouble would arise, so he decided to hurry and take Meilin Huang away.
Seeing Chen Haoxuan and Meilin Huang leave, many students shouted, "Hey—don't go! You haven't given that little girl an answer yet! Hey—aren't you deceiving her feelings?" A 14-year-old girl confessing to a guy in his twenties was indeed quite the spectacle.
Chen Haoxuan stuffed the jade flute into Ma Yichen's arms and ran off with Meilin Huang. Fortunately, they were wearing masks; otherwise, if the students at New City University found out that the boy who received the confession was Chen Haoxuan, it would surely cause a stir across the campus.
Watching Chen Haoxuan and Meilin Huang leave together, Ma Yichen felt very displeased as she noticed the glances of those wanting to keep Chen Haoxuan and Meilin Huang from leaving. She shouted in her heart, "Damn Chen Haoxuan, I invited you to help me, not to steal my spotlight! Woe is me... I'm the main character! You should care about me, not about Chen Haoxuan as a supporting role."
Zhou Kexin, Hua Lingwei, and Chen Yina had been under the Girls' Dormitory Building all along. They witnessed the entire process of Ma Yichen's confession and envied Zhang Beining. They wished their beloved ones could create a romantic scene like Ma Yichen's confession for them.
Chen Haoxuan drove Meilin Huang home. On the way, he said to her, "Mei Lin, you were really out of line today. Do you know what you did? Do you even realize how young you are? If your parents found out, what do you think they would do? I bet they would want to kill me. Mei Lin! It's not that Brother Xuan is angry with you; just think about it! You're only 14! You haven't even started developing yet, and I'm over ten years older than you. In ancient times, I could be your father."
Hearing Chen Haoxuan say she hadn't developed yet made Meilin Huang furious as she retorted, "Who—who said I haven't developed? Look!"
While driving, Chen Haoxuan glanced at Meilin Huang and noticed her slightly swollen chest. An evil impulse unexpectedly surged in his mind—he actually thought about grabbing Meilin Huang's chest. He quickly looked away; if he kept staring, he worried he might drive them to a hotel and take advantage of her. He calmly said, "Wait until you grow as big as Nana and the others; then you'll be considered grown up."
"Our teacher told us that we will grow up quickly in these few years. Brother Xuan, can you wait for me a few years? When I turn 18, I'll marry you," Meilin Huang said expectantly.
"Are you really okay today? I'm already in my twenties; if you make me wait a few more years, I'll be almost thirty. If I don't settle down soon, am I supposed to go to a nursing home when I'm old?" Chen Haoxuan replied while driving.
"You don't have to wait many years! I'm 14 now; in four years I'll be 18 and can get married. And Brother Xuan, you're only 20 now—just six years older than me. When I turn 18, you'll only be 24; that's still very young!" Meilin Huang said sweetly to Chen Haoxuan.
"Do you really want to get married that much?" Chen Haoxuan asked with a mix of amusement and disbelief.
"That's not true! I just want to marry you, and I don't want to marry anyone else!" Meilin Huang shyly said.
"Then let's talk about it in four years!" Chen Haoxuan replied. He thought that in four years, Meilin Huang might not even remember his name, or she might find someone she truly likes during that time.
After dropping Meilin Huang off at the luxurious apartment building, Chen Haoxuan left. Meilin Huang stood at the entrance of the apartment, watching Chen Haoxuan's car drive away. She firmly declared, "Brother Xuan, I will make you fall in love with me. I promise you will."
Chen Haoxuan drove back to his place and stayed in his room. He was using his laptop to research information, specifically about Buddhism. Was he thinking of becoming a monk? Or converting to Buddhism? Actually, neither was true; Chen Haoxuan was researching Buddhism because he wanted to carve a statue of Buddha on a large stone he had brought from Chen Family Village.
Chinese people love things that bring them happiness, and even those who do not believe in Buddhism often place statues like Guanyin, the Buddha, or the God of Wealth in their homes. Many of them know these are not real, but they choose to believe because they hope for a happy life.
People are generally interested in Buddhist topics, and Chen Haoxuan seized on this aspect of human nature, which is why he wanted to carve the statues. He envisioned carving all the figures from Buddhism into the massive Water Stone. He estimated that if he succeeded, the Water Stone could potentially sell for over a hundred million.
That night, Chen Haoxuan spent hours gathering a large number of photos of Buddha statues.
The next morning, he began working. He pushed the Water Stone outside to carve it.
The Water Stone was placed on a thick wooden board with eight wheels underneath. Because the Water Stone was too large for him to move alone, he devised this method to transport it. Carving was quite noisy and created a lot of dust, so Chen Haoxuan would push the Water Stone outside while working.
Chen Haoxuan had a refined taste; while carving, he played energetic DJ music. He aimed to carve many Buddha statues onto the Water Stone and used a magnifying glass to help him see better while working. Carving small Buddha figures into a two-meter tall Water Stone was no small task. Typically, a sculptor would need several years to complete such an extensive project. However, Chen Haoxuan was confident he could finish it within a week due to his exceptional skill and strong calculation abilities; he could accurately gauge the force needed for carving and remember what he saw after just one glance.
Now, Chen Haoxuan seemed less like a student in Chen Yina's eyes. She felt that he no longer enjoyed studying; he skipped classes and had dared not attend several exams. Today she went to school alone; she really wanted to skip but didn't have Chen Haoxuan's brilliant mind that allowed him to learn everything through self-study.
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