Volume 2 Chapter 26
by Need_More_SleepVolume 2 + Chapter 26: Bai Yuxuan And Lin Tianyu
“Who is that?”
“He’s so handsome!” Just then, Lin Shao emerged from the academic affairs office after collecting his textbooks and student ID. His tall stature and handsome face immediately caught the attention of the surrounding girls.
“Heh heh…” Hearing the girls’ praise, Lin Shao felt a secret delight, a slight curve forming at the corner of his mouth. However, unlike usual, he didn’t immediately rush towards them to revel among the flowers. Instead, he headed straight for the Student Council office on the same floor.
Bang!
With a loud noise, Lin Shao kicked open the door to the Student Council office.
“Who dares to be so arrogant? How dare they cause trouble in my Bai Yuxuan’s office?” A long-haired youth with icy eyes inside the office addressed Lin Shao coldly.
“Ha, Young Master Bai really has a short memory for important people. I’m Lin Tianyu. We met at the Bai family’s annual gala when we were kids, remember?” Although Bai Yuxuan had long forgotten Lin Tianyu, Lin Tianyu could never forget Bai Yuxuan.
To help their heirs better integrate into high society and establish connections with social elites, the Bai family held an annual gala at their main residence every year before the new year, inviting prominent young heirs from the area. Their first meeting was at the gala six years ago.
Back then, Lin Tianyu and his father were invited to the Bai residence. Upon entering the grand hall, they were greeted by a banquet of extravagant luxury and dignitaries usually only seen on television. Just seeing the scale of the event, Lin Tianyu knew the Lin family was far beneath the Bai family.
A man then appeared in the center of the hall, and the noisy room immediately fell silent. This person was Bai Jianfeng, the current head of the Bai family.
“First, I thank all the distinguished guests from various fields for taking time from your busy schedules to attend the Bai family’s annual gala. Second, before the gala begins, I’d like to share some personal good news. My son, Bai Yuxuan, has been officially designated as the Bai family’s next heir.”
His words caused murmurs among the crowd below.
“No way? I remember the Bai family’s requirements for an heir are extremely strict. How old is the family head’s son this year?”
“I think he just turned ten?”
“But that child is truly extraordinary,” interrupted a man dressed in finery.
“That child attends the same school as my daughter. That school already knows the name Bai Yuxuan of the Bai family.” The man coughed lightly and continued, “The child gets perfect scores in every subject in his class, excels in sports, wins first place in various competitions. What’s more astounding is that he participated in the National Middle School Mathematics Competition in the fourth grade of elementary school and won first prize!”
“Fourth grade of elementary school? Isn’t that a genius?” People around asked in disbelief.
“That’s not the most exaggerated part. It’s said the head of the Bai family already occasionally gives him small business-related tasks to handle.”
“Are you joking? A ten-year-old can handle business affairs?”
“I’m not joking. It’s said the ten-year-old handles them better than some of his older cousins.”
“So that’s why he was named the family heir so early!” The looks in the crowd’s eyes held partly shock, but mostly disbelief. After all, believing a ten-year-old possessed such capability was too difficult.
“After saying so much, I actually have another purpose today, to introduce my son to everyone.” After speaking, the entire hall’s gaze focused on the center, anticipating the legendary Bai family young master.
“Son!” Lin Tianyu’s father patted his shoulder. “Remember the boy who will appear later. He will be your future rival!”
Just as Lin Tianyu’s father finished speaking, a boy walked to the Bai family head’s side.
“Let me introduce you. This is my son, Bai Yuxuan!” The Bai family head said proudly.
“What a handsome young man!”
“Clearly a talented individual!” The surrounding dignitaries began flattering.
Lin Tianyu looked at the boy in the center. He had porcelain-fair skin and jet-black short hair, indeed as handsome as everyone praised.
At that moment, the boy suddenly glanced at Lin Tianyu. Lin Tianyu was immediately stunned. He had never seen such icy eyes. Being gazed upon by them felt like his whole body was frozen.
“Yuxuan, today is your first time meeting everyone. Dad has a task for you, you will host today’s gala.” Bai Yuxuan’s father leaned down and whispered in his ear.
Although Bai Yuxuan’s father’s expression was gentle, to Lin Tianyu, this father was simply a devil! He knew full well how difficult hosting this gala was. At ten, just reciting his essay in front of his class of fifty made him incredibly nervous, let alone hosting the family’s annual gala before hundreds of social elites at the same age. Wasn’t this clearly setting his son up for embarrassment?
However, the result greatly surprised Lin Tianyu. Bai Yuxuan didn’t panic or lose composure because of his father’s sudden, challenging request. His face remained calm as he took the microphone from his father without hesitation and began hosting the gala.
Although due to inexperience and lack of facial expression, Bai Yuxuan’s hosting seemed a bit stiff, overall, he smoothly conducted the gala to its conclusion. The gala included many figures often seen on TV, who found it incredible that a ten-year-old boy could achieve this level in his first hosting attempt.
It was only then that Lin Tianyu realized there existed someone as formidable as Bai Yuxuan in the world. That kind of talent seemed like a gift from heaven. No matter how much effort he put in, he probably wouldn’t reach a fraction of it. From then on, Lin Tianyu inwardly gave up on aiming for Bai Yuxuan and began living each day aimlessly.
“Looking back now, I don’t think the choice I made back then was wrong.” Returning to the present, Lin Tianyu sat before Bai Yuxuan with a smile. “Because I think my life now is far happier than yours. But someone heartless like you probably can’t understand that, right?” Lin Tianyu leaned his face closer to Bai Yuxuan.
“Shut up. If you’re just here to talk about such trivial things, get out now. Don’t disturb my work!” Bai Yuxuan swung a dictionary towards Lin Tianyu’s face. However, Lin Tianyu’s physical reflexes far exceeded the ordinary. With an agile turn, he dodged Bai Yuxuan’s attack.
“Alright, I’m not here to pick a fight this time. I just wanted to say hello.” Lin Tianyu waved his hand dismissively.
[Translator’s Note: Lin Tianyu and Lin Shao are the same person.]
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