Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

Chapter 417 - 161: Su Zelin, You’re Such a Blockhead! (Part 3)

Before class, the girls in Room 501 were chirping excitedly in the front.

"It’s said that this meteor shower is the biggest in years, we can’t miss it, we have to watch it that night!"

"Yeah, I heard it happens only once every thirty-three years. If we miss it this time, it’ll be another thirty-three years, by then we’ll all be old women!"

"Hope it doesn’t rain then, dear God, I’m begging you!"

"..."

The girls were talking about the Leonids meteor shower on November 19, 2001.

Its parent comet is the Tempel–Tuttle. Every time it returns near the sun, it sheds some material under the influence of the solar wind, and when the Earth encounters these materials, a meteor shower occurs.

Because Leo is the radiant point, it’s called the Leonids meteor shower. Unlike ordinary small-scale meteor showers, this is a large meteor storm, with many fireballs and bright meteors, some even brighter than the full moon.

The Leonids meteor storm is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and with the craze for "Meteor Garden" not yet fading, almost all these girls were fans of that idol drama. You can imagine how much they wanted to see this meteor storm.

"Cai Wensheng, you’d better accompany me to watch it that night, let’s go to the stadium together, it’s open and less obstructed!"

Popcorn pouted playfully at her boyfriend. She had long fantasized about the romantic scene of sitting on the grass with the boy she liked, watching a meteor shower like the heroine in "Meteor Garden".

"Haha, of course, I’ll accompany you, Popcorn, not just this time, next time, and even the time after. When we’re old and gray, we’ll still watch together, okay!"

Cai Wensheng replied with a smile.

"Could you two stop being so lovey-dovey, please, tone it down a bit? Can’t you think of how us single people feel?"

They all glared angrily.

The youngest of the two dorms had been getting more clingy lately, openly flaunting their affection in front of others, nearly causing a collective outrage.

But both Cai Wensheng and Popcorn were grinning because everyone was just joking.

Being the youngest in both dorms, they both have baby faces, and their child-like personalities make them quite cherished, almost like little darlings.

Su Zelin felt a tug at his heart, stirring up memories.

Oh, the first Leonids meteor shower of the New Era! It was also the biggest meteor storm he had seen before his rebirth, definitely deserving the title of the king of meteor showers...

This Leonids meteor storm had caused quite a sensation nationwide in a past life.

After all, the Tempel–Tuttle comet comes back once every thirty-three years, meaning that only once every thirty-three years do Earthlings have a chance to see it, and viewing conditions have often been unfavorable. Over the past century, Xia Country missed all four meteor storms.

But the Leonids meteor shower of the New Era was ideally observable from Xia Country, and the observation conditions were perfect, so almost everyone across the nation watched it. Since such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is hard to come by, many people remember that meteor storm even decades later.

Someone as keen on new experiences as Su Zelin certainly wouldn’t miss it.

Not only did he watch it, but he also brought Qin Shiqing along with a telescope and joined many astronomy enthusiasts in hiking to the top of a mountain in Lin’an, the best observation point in the city.

There, they spent a night that would be memorable for a lifetime.

Although Lin’an was already a bit cold in November, and the temperature on the mountain was even lower in the middle of the night, they were both so excited, huddling together, braving the cold wind to witness the magnificent and dazzling spectacle of nature.

Thinking about it, it’s quite nostalgic.

What a pity that this time, he couldn’t go with her to watch it.

Oh right, on the night of the May Fourth Literary Gala, Qin Shiqing went to the Finance Institute, and later when she saw me, she even said we should go watch a meteor shower together sometime.

This time, she might just ask me first.

If she really does, what should I say then?

...

After class, back at the dorm, the moment he logged onto QQ.

"Ding ding ding..."

There was a message from none other than Qin Shiqing.

Childhood soulmate got straight to the point.

Sunny Day: "Zelin, did you hear about the upcoming Leonids meteor shower?"

Hmm, just thinking about it, and here it comes.

Su Zelin was already mentally prepared.

Always Handsome: "I’ve heard about it."

Sunny Day: "You still remember what you promised me on the night of the May Fourth, right? That if we had the chance, we’d go watch a meteor shower together. How about this time? I heard it’s a very rare meteor shower storm that only comes around every thirty-three years!"

Always Handsome: "Yes, it’s a must-watch. How about this, let’s set our alarms for midnight, and when we wake up, we can just run to the dorm balcony and watch it together!"

Sunny Day: "..."

Qin Shiqing was a bit speechless.

Can you really call that watching the meteor shower together?

You’re being extremely dismissive!

Sunny Day: "Su Zelin, you’ve changed. You’ve become so untrustworthy, you used to fulfill anything you promised me. [angry face]"

Always Handsome: "Hey, don’t say that, be careful or I’ll accuse you of slander. I didn’t promise anything back then, I just said ’we’ll see later’!"

Sunny Day: "Isn’t it later now?"

Always Handsome: "It is later, but I didn’t agree! Qin Shiqing, you’re so boring, asking to go out in this freezing weather at midnight to watch a meteor shower, are you that idle?"

Sunny Day: "You’re the one who’s idle! This is such an interesting thing, it’ll add a vibrant Chapter to our youth, and when we look back in the future, it’ll be a beautiful memory!"

Always Handsome: "What’s so beautiful about it? I’d just think I used to be so immature back then. I’d rather enjoy lying in a warm bed. If I really want to see, I can just glance from the dorm balcony!"

Sunny Day: "But didn’t you love watching meteors when you were little? In the summer, when the weather was clear, you’d even sleep on the roof, saying you might be able to see them if you woke up in the middle of the night."

Always Handsome: "That was then, I also used to want to be a scientist! I was naive back then, people change, now I’m eighteen, an adult, I won’t do such childish things anymore. Would I be so idle as to climb a mountain to catch a cold northwest wind all night just to watch some fireworks, who does that sort of dumb thing?"

Sunny Day: "Su Zelin, you’re just a pig head!"

Always Handsome: "Say whatever you like, I don’t care!"

Sunny Day: "Pig head, pig head, pig head, hmph, I’m not talking to you anymore!"

After saying that, Qin Shiqing’s QQ avatar instantly dimmed.

Su Zelin was slightly taken aback.

This was the first time his childhood friend logged off so abruptly.

It seems she’s really upset.

Already eighteen years old, why is she still so capricious, never mature?

Forget it, I don’t want to bother with her.

Zhejiang University, girls’ dormitory.

Qin Shiqing stared at the chat window.

Actually, she wasn’t offline, just invisible.

Come on, coax me, pig head!

However, after waiting a long time, the chat window remained still.

Now Qin Shiqing was really angry.

If that pig head were right in front of me, I’d definitely pinch him a few times!

"Yo, Shiqing, what’s up? Why are you so explosive, did someone tick you off again?"

Xiao Yue noticed her roommate’s sour mood and couldn’t help teasing.

"Who else but that pig head? He promised to watch the meteor shower with me at the May Fourth Youth Day Literary Show, but now he’s going back on his word!"

Facing her good friend, Qin Shiqing didn’t hold back, as her dealings with Su Zelin were no secret in the dorm.

"That’s awful, how can a man go back on his word like that?"

Xiao Yue was also indignant, speaking out for her roommate.

"Guys like that should be sentenced to life without ever finding a wife!"

"No need for that, that’s too harsh."

Qin Shiqing didn’t really agree with such a harsh punishment.

"Better to just make him wash dishes for his wife every day in the future, that’ll do!"

In the end, even the girl herself laughed.

An image flashed through her mind.

Su Zelin in the kitchen wearing an apron, a reluctant face.

Really anticipated that.

"Achoo!"

On the other side, Su Zelin sneezed.

He wiped his nose.

No cold whatsoever.

Out of nowhere, someone must be cursing me!

...