Chapter 25: The post-Takuya Kimura era
When Su Can arrived at the school magazine's editorial office, Lin Guangdong, the Morning Flowers Society's faculty adviser, was discussing the layout of the latest issue with several boys and girls. The planning room was at the end of the corridor, lit by incandescent bulbs. Lin Guangdong was sketching layouts on a small blackboard for several club officers. When Su Can appeared, they all turned to stare at him. Among the girls were two quiet beauties, who glanced at Su Can before turning away again. Even knowing he had recently become the center of attention did not make him a topic of interest for these members of the Morning Flowers Society.
Lin Guangdong told everyone to give it some more thought and discuss it, then walked out and pushed up his glasses. "You are...?"
After hearing why Su Can had come, Lin Guangdong smiled and invited him into his office. As the Morning Flowers Society's faculty adviser, he mostly handled the magazine's planning and generally did not concern himself much with manuscripts. He did read the students' work, sometimes finding it quite refreshing, now that he was in his thirties, to look back at what these young boys and girls wrote.
Since Li Qingyang had recommended him and commissioned the piece, and the issue was about to go to print while Li Qingyang was away, Lin Guangdong could make the decision himself.
Lin Guangdong took Su Can's manuscript and pointed to the table opposite his desk. "Have a seat." Then he crossed his legs and opened it under the light. After all, "Jade Terrace" represented the highest standard for submissions to the Morning Flowers Society, so he was somewhat interested.
The first thing he saw was the title: "Forest of Memories."
Then he looked