Jason Zhang's Creative Horizon and Blueprints of Destiny Chapter 1

Jason Zhang raised his hand and swiped the screen of his mobile phone, and the current time popped up: 11:35.

It was 10:40 when he just sat down, which means that the curly-haired girl with exquisite makeup in front of him had been scolding him for at least an hour.

But the other party didn't seem to want to stop. The cup of latte in front of her was completely cold, but she hadn't drunk a sip yet. Jason Zhang was curious why she wasn't thirsty after talking for so long.

Because he was really bored, Jason Zhang had already looked around the layout and decoration style of the cafe for several times. It was simple European style, with a dynamic visual design, partitions between tables and chairs, and dark green star lights. In addition, it was empty and there were not many people...

"Did you hear what I said?" The girl's suddenly raised voice drew Jason Zhang's attention back.

"Uh, I heard it." Jason Zhang's body trembled and he quickly shifted his gaze back.

The girl's slender fingers painted with nail polish fluttered in front of him like colorful butterflies, as if conducting an exciting "sonata", but unfortunately this sonata was entering a boring repetitive major key--- "You should count the number of times you took the initiative to ask me out after returning to China... three times! Only three times! I can't count them on one hand! Among these three times, you overslept and broke the appointment once, and the other two times combined were less than a day. I really don't know what you are busy with every day! In the past, you were abroad and I was in China. We were in different places, and I could bear not seeing each other. I know you are very busy studying architecture, but now you have graduated and returned to China, and you haven't found a job yet. What are you doing staying at home all day?"

"Looking for a job..."

"You have to look for a job 24 hours a day? You don't even have time to have a meal with me? I called you the day before yesterday to ask you to go to the movies, and you agreed, but then you said you hadn't finished your portfolio and you had to rush to finish it. But before that, I saw you scrolling through your Moments and liking a few people's posts. Do you think I'm stupid and easy to tease?"

Jason Zhang had no way to defend himself. He thought, when doing homework, there is time to drink water and take a break. I just browsed the circle of friends and clicked a few likes. It took no more than five minutes.

…Okay, maybe fifteen minutes actually.

"You have time to check your social media but no time to watch a movie with me?"

Jason Zhang really wanted to say "yes", but he was afraid that once he said this, the crazy girl in front of him would tear him apart with her bare hands, so he held back and did not answer.

But this cannot resist his inner complaints - if I accompany you to the movies, I have to wash my hair, take a shower, and clean myself up before going out. Otherwise, you will scold me for not washing my hair, you will scold me for dressing too casually, you will also scold me for wearing flip-flops... After the movie, I may have to accompany you home. This adds up to at least four or five hours, which is much more time-consuming and energy-consuming than clicking two likes on WeChat Moments!

The girl suddenly thought of something and raised her eyebrows again: "Aren't you already graduated? What else do you need to make a portfolio?"

"I explained to you that the designs I made when I was in school were so bad that I couldn't show them off. I have to use this time to make some new ones."

"Then why didn't you do it well when you were studying? Weren't you busy at that time?"

"He was busy with other things at that time." The Department of Architecture doesn't just have design courses. He also had to learn architectural history, architectural environment, architectural structure, and various design software... Oh, it's too sad to talk about it!

"Are you busy playing games or checking your social media? Are you busy liking other people's posts again?"

...

"Jason Zhang, don't you take care of your hair before you go out? Your hair is so messy and your dark circles are so deep. What time did you go to bed last night?"

...It's here again!

"You never had pimples on your face before! Now you have two pimples on your forehead!"

"So, I've been really stressed lately!"

"I thought you, the students of architecture, were very particular about your personal image. When I first met you, you had good taste in clothes..."

...I just wanted to pick you up at that time!

"But look at you now, you are so sloppy, if you go out no one will believe that you are studying architecture!"

Jason Zhang couldn't help but say, "You haven't seen the Shura field before our department's pinup. It's very common not to wash your hair or take a bath for a month, okay!"

The girl showed an expression of shock and disgust, but within two seconds, she found a new point of entry: "But you have graduated now, and you haven't found a job yet, and you don't take a shower!"

"I said I was doing..."

"Stop talking about your portfolio all the time. What about those few days when you first returned to China? I asked for leave so I could go shopping with you, but you spent the whole day hanging out with that guy called Ethan Fu. Now we're renting a house together and you brought him along when we went on a date, and he even helped you cut steak!"

When his girlfriend mentioned this, Jason Zhang got anxious: "Can you please stop imagining this? He and I are really just classmates."

"Huh?" The girl sneered, "I haven't said anything yet, and you're so eager to defend yourself! Do you know the phrase 'the more you try to cover up, the more obvious it becomes'? I've heard a long time ago that nine out of ten people who study design are gay..."

Jason Zhang was a little annoyed: "Do you really want your boyfriend to be gay?"

"I just asked you to keep your distance from him!"

"Please, he and I have been classmates for four years. If he was gay, I would have noticed it long ago. Besides, he had a girlfriend before!" Jason Zhang had explained his relationship with Ethan Fu to his girlfriend countless times, but his girlfriend was still skeptical and always felt that he was lying to her.

"Why are you so angry? You were fine just now, but your face changed when I mentioned Ethan Fu. Do you think you have something to hide?"

Oh my! How could he, a straight man, remain calm when his girlfriend repeatedly suspected him of being gay? Jason Zhang said depressedly, "If you asked me out today just to bring up these old things, I really don't have time to accompany you. I didn't go to bed until four in the morning today, and was woken up by your phone call at nine. Now I'm really exhausted!"

The girl didn't calm down after hearing this, but became more excited. She raised her voice and said, "Do you think I am willing? Every time I see you, you look dead. I have been waiting for you in China for two years, but how many times have you looked for me after you came back!?"

Jason Zhang was so angry that his face turned blue. What does "looking dead every time" mean? He used to bring a lot of gifts to his girlfriend every year when he returned to China. She was obviously very happy to see him. But in the past two months, for some reason, her temper has become worse and worse. It's like she has become a different person.

The girl didn't wait for Jason Zhang to answer, and said in rapid succession: "If you don't like me, don't keep me hanging. Do you know how disappointed I am in you now?"

Jason Zhang was so excited that blood rushed to his brain and he said impulsively: "Since you are so disappointed in me, let's break up!"

This was the first time he took the initiative to break up. After he yelled those words in anger, the atmosphere instantly fell into a strange silence.

Jason Zhang felt a little regretful, but he really couldn't bear it anymore. At least today, he didn't want to be a "Ninja Turtle" anymore.

The two of them were in a stalemate. The girl's face turned pale and blue, and her eyes were slightly red. She was stunned for a moment, then stood up suddenly. She seemed to be really angry. With trembling hands, she grabbed the latte in front of her and threw it at Jason Zhang!

At the critical moment, Jason Zhang almost instinctively made a twisted evasive movement, and only then did he manage to avoid the splash.

Just as he was congratulating himself on his agility, the next second, he heard a noise behind him that did not come from him. Jason Zhang turned his head and saw a strange young man standing behind him.

Sword-like eyebrows, star-like eyes, thin lips and long legs.

To sum it up in two words: very handsome.

The man was wearing a simple white T-shirt with a large picture album tucked between his elbows. His temperament was somewhere between a white-collar worker and a scholar, and he looked very attractive at first sight... unless you ignored the large coffee stain from the lapel to the hem of his shirt.

One of the other person's hands was still in the position of pushing the chair back, and it seemed that he was about to leave, but because of Jason Zhang's dodgment, he suffered the consequences.

At the moment, there was still a lot of coffee that had not been "absorbed" by his clothes flowing down his casual trousers and dripping onto his clean pair of retro sneakers, looking horrible.

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Jason Zhang apologized hurriedly.

The man half-raised one arm, stared at him, and raised his eyebrows without joy or anger.

Just such a simple facial movement made Jason Zhang shudder all over and his back felt cold.

The girl was embarrassed because she hurt others in her impulse, but she was still angry and didn't want to apologize to the third person. Seeing Jason Zhang speak, she had a very legitimate reason to shirk responsibility, so she picked up her bag and walked away angrily in her high heels, leaving her confused (ex) boyfriend to clean up the mess.

Jason Zhang looked at the handsome guy and was in a dilemma - how should he deal with this situation? Apologize? Pay compensation? Help him with the laundry? Or should he ask for a business card and phone number first and settle the score later?

I hope it’s not the fourth one. He would rather spend a little more money to solve the problem on the same day... Judging from the clothes that person is wearing, they are either from MUJI or UNIQLO. They shouldn’t be very expensive, right?

"Dude, look at this..." Jason Zhang said as he looked around for tissues to wipe the other person's face.

However, before he could finish, the man said, "Forget it." His tone was low, revealing a hint of indifference and alienation.

... Never mind? He was splashed with a cup of coffee instead of a glass of mineral water!

But the other party did not give Jason Zhang too much time to think. After saying those two words, he turned and left. But when he was about to reach the door, he turned his head and looked at Jason Zhang again, with an indescribable weirdness in his eyes.

Jason Zhang stood there in a daze, and suddenly remembered that his girlfriend had just scolded him for so long. He didn't know when that handsome guy sat behind him and how much he heard.

It’s fine that he doesn’t keep his promises on dates and is sloppy when going out, but the key is that his girlfriend even suspects he is gay... Oh my god, this is so Fcuking embarrassing!

No wonder that guy didn't want to pay for it and left in a hurry.

Jason Zhang's eyes twitched twice, and he felt an inexplicable pain in his balls.

He took a deep breath and repeatedly comforted himself - this city is so big, no one knows each other once you leave this door, it's okay, it's estimated that people will forget about it in two days, just let it go! Go away!

Jason Zhang returned home, turned on the air conditioner, and threw himself onto the bed exhausted, deciding not to think about the breakup for the time being.

It is called a home, but in fact it is an apartment he shares with two classmates who returned to China with him. It is a three-bedroom, one-living-room house located in the most prosperous area in the center of Haicheng City. The rent is naturally not low, at 12,000 yuan per month, which means 4,000 yuan per person on average.

At the beginning, Jason Zhang boasted in front of his father that he would earn his own money after graduation and would not need support from his family. However, his father really never gave him a penny. Even the rent for the first three months after he settled down here was paid with RMB converted from pounds that he had not used when he was studying abroad.

Now almost two months have passed and he still hasn't found a job. In another month, the rent will have to be paid. If this continues, he won't be able to make money, let alone afford to eat!

With a long sigh, Jason Zhang got up from the bed, turned on the computer, and wanted to see if there was any response to the resumes he had sent out some time ago.