After finishing the meal with the business partner, Luo Chengcheng sat in the car, playing with his phone. Suddenly, he heard a loud “thud” against his car door, as if something had collided with it.
Startled, he lowered the car window to see a handsome young boy half-sprawled over his car door, with a blue shared bicycle underneath him.
About to open the car door, Luo Chengcheng was just about to do so when the young man hurriedly reached for his elbow, saying, “Please, be gentle…”
There were still traces of glistening tears in the corners of the young man’s eyes.
Luo Chengcheng understood the situation – it looked like he had encountered a “fake accident” today.
He rested his arm on the car window and asked calmly, “Well, it seems the competition in your profession is quite fierce nowadays, with even young lads joining in.”
The young man looked as if he didn’t quite grasp what Luo Chengcheng was talking about. “Huh? What profession?”
Luo Chengcheng smiled, picked up his phone, and scrolled a few times. “Alright, how much do you want? I don’t have time to waste here with you.”
Fei Bai felt that the owner of the luxury car he had collided with had a strange thought process. He hadn’t even had a chance to apologize, and the person was already saying a bunch of inexplicable things. Then, they actually asked him how much money he wanted. It felt like a scam.
So, do scams now depend on willing victims?
He rubbed his elbow, feeling that the bone wasn’t broken, then jumped off the bike and straightened its front. Then he earnestly said to the car owner, “Sir, I’m really sorry for hitting your car. Should we call the police? Don’t worry, I’ll definitely compensate you.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Chengcheng was taken aback and realized he might have misunderstood the situation, thinking too much from his own perspective.
Just as he was about to say that there was no need for compensation, the young man took out a notepad from his bag, wrote something on it, and handed it to him. “I’m sorry, sir. I’m running late for class. Could you give me a call after the traffic police determine liability?”
Luo Chengcheng took the note and heard the distant bell ringing, signaling the start of classes at S University.
So, the young man was a student at S University, which meant he was like a junior to Luo Chengcheng’s cousin.
“Alright, you should hurry then,” Luo Chengcheng waved his hand. He had considered crumpling up the sticky note and throwing it away, but on second thought, he kept it. It might come in handy later. Instead, he opened his phone and entered the number from the note.
After the series of numbers on the sticky note, there were two words, probably the young man’s name.
“Fei Bai,” he repeated, “it sounds pretty good.”
And he’s good-looking.
Fei Bai rushed nervously into the campus. He was attending a required course in educational research methods, taught by a professor known for strictness. The professor took attendance in every class, and missing more than two classes would result in losing all attendance points. He had already skipped one class the week after his breakup, so he couldn’t afford to miss this one. Otherwise, he would have stayed behind to wait for the traffic police.
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That car looked really expensive. He had no idea how much it would cost to fix that minor scratch.
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“Thanks.” Fei Bai quickly took off his schoolbag and sat down.
“Fei Bai, what’s wrong with you? How could you be late for this class? Don’t you know that when you entered the classroom just now, the professor looked at you several times? I was worried he’d ask for your name and mark you absent,” Qiao Li grumbled.
At that moment, the teaching assistant called Fei Bai’s name, and he promptly replied, “Here.” Then he whispered, “I bumped into a car at the door just now.”
Qiao Li reacted with a muttered curse. “You bumped into a car? Did you collide with someone, or did someone collide with you?”
Fei Bai replied, “I was riding a shared bike. If someone had hit me, would I still be here in class? I’d be in the hospital by now.”
“Then what did you hit?” Qiao Li asked further.
Fei Bai sighed and mentioned the car’s brand.
Qiao Li widened his eyes. “Damn, you’re something else. Why didn’t you just turn the handlebars and hit a cheaper car?”
Fei Bai retorted, “With my condition at that moment if I could still defy gravity to turn the handlebars, even Newton himself would come back from the grave to award me the ‘Challenge the Impossible’ medal.”
Qiao Li patted his arm reassuringly. “It’s alright. It’s better than hitting a van, at least.”
“Why? Aren’t vans cheaper?” Fei Bai asked casually.
Qiao Li explained, “The main reason is that you don’t know how many people can come out of a van to beat you up.”
Fei Bai ignored him and took out the textbook and his laptop from his schoolbag. He took his textbook and laptop out of his backpack and placed them on the desk to focus on the lecture. As he listened, his mind began to wander. He had lost his part-time job at the convenience store, and he hadn’t received his salary for the previous month. After Xu Geyang moved out, he was solely responsible for paying the rent, and he didn’t have any spare money right now. He wasn’t sure how he would compensate the car owner.
The only option was to ask Luo Yusen if he could advance his salary.
After some hesitation, Fei Bai decided to send a message to Luo Yushen during the break.
“Senior, can you advance me one month’s salary?”
A new message appeared on Luo Yushen’s phone screen. He glanced at it and saw it was from the young man.
“What’s up?” he replied.
Fei Bai: “I bumped into a car at the school gate.”
Fei Bai: “The car is quite expensive, and I might not have enough money to compensate.”
Bumped into a car? Luo Yushen furrowed his brows and asked, “Are you okay?”
Fei Bai: “Oh, you’re asking about me? I’m fine.”
Luo Yusen looked at the sentence “I’m fine” for a few seconds, and then said, “Give me the bank card number.”
After he transferred the money to Feibai, Secretary Zheng knocked on the door to remind him about his meeting. He responded and went to the conference room with his phone.
The heads of various departments are all there, but the seat of the R&D department is still empty.
Luo Yusen waited for a few minutes and still couldn’t see Luo Chengcheng’s figure. He looked at Secretary Zheng who was beside him. Secretary Zheng understood and went outside the conference room to make a call. After a few minutes, he came back and whispered something to Luo Yusen.
“His car was hit?” Luo Yusen repeated.
Secretary Zheng nodded. “Yes, it was hit by a student riding a bicycle near S University. He has already arranged someone to handle it and will be back soon.”
Luo Yusen was immune to Luo Chengcheng’s idea of “soon.” His younger cousin was notorious for being late and coming up with excuses.
“We don’t need to wait for him. Let’s start the meeting,” Luo Yusen said, opening his laptop.
“Mark him absent.”
As expected, Luo Chengcheng was late until the meeting was over, and as soon as he saw him, he shouted “brother” with a big smile on his face.
“I really didn’t mean not to come to the meeting. Please listen to my explanation…” Luo Chengcheng began to describe his own car accident experience with more fuel.
In the past, he would usually get interrupted by his older brother halfway through, but today, Luo Yushen patiently listened.
Lou Chengcheng was about to expose the fact that he went to a nearby friend after he sent the car for repair. So, he suddenly changed the topic. “By the way, big brother, I finally understand why some men prefer playing with young boys. Let me tell you, the guy who crashed into my car today looked so innocent and pure, it made me want to try…”
As soon as he said those words, Luo Yusen didn’t hesitate to shove the thick stack of documents into Luo Chengcheng’s elbow, causing his arm to sink. “These are the meeting materials submitted by various departments. Review them and provide design-related suggestions by midnight tonight. Bring the feedback to me when you come to work tomorrow.”
With a deadpan expression, Luo Yusen continued, “Work-related injuries still require you to do your job, right?”
Luo Chengcheng looked at the pile of A4 papers in his arms, which could almost be bound into a book. He sighed and said pitifully, “Big brother, doesn’t this count as a work-related injury? Do I still have to work?”
“Work-related injury?” Luo Yusen nonchalantly inspected Luo Chengcheng. “Where’s the injury?”
“Injury… it’s here,” Luo Chengcheng pointed to his head. “Mainly, I have psychological trauma.”
Luo Yusen nodded. “If you’re genuinely injured, technically you don’t have to work.”
“Really? So can I take a leave then?” Luo Chengcheng asked excitedly.
Luo Yusen raised his hand and lightly tapped Luo Chengcheng’s shoulder with his knuckles. “But I’m not a reasonable person.”
Once Fei Bai received the money from Luo Yusen, he felt relieved. He began waiting for the car owner to contact him. However, hours turned into days, and the car owner still hadn’t reached out to him. This made Fei Bai anxious, and he wondered if he had accidentally written down the wrong phone number.
“Seriously, Fei Bai, you’re too conscientious. Isn’t it a good thing if the owner doesn’t contact you? If you think you have too much money on your hands, let me help you spend it,” Qiao Li said after listening to his worries.
Fei Bai thought that what he said also made sense. Perhaps the car owner wasn’t bothered by this situation and thought contacting him was a waste of time.
However, he couldn’t return Luo Yusen’s money either. Since he had accepted money from the client’s brother, he felt a sense of responsibility to work diligently. After finishing his classes, Fei Bai went to the library and borrowed several books on child psychology and communication disorders. He stayed up late into the night, studying diligently as if he were back in his senior year of high school.
The consequence of burning the midnight oil was that he overslept the next morning and was predictably late for his 8 AM elective class. Since the school year had just started, the elective class was well-attended. After observing for a while, he finally spotted an empty seat in the back.
With his backpack in hand, Fei Bai approached the empty seat and politely asked the student with blue hair sitting next to it, “Hello, can you let me in?”
Upon hearing Fei Bai’s request, the student with blue hair turned to look at him, scanning his face. Once they recognized him, their expression suddenly changed, and they coldly replied, “No.”
Fei Bai was taken aback. What was wrong with this person? Before he could say anything, the student with blue hair grabbed their backpack, which had been on the floor next to them, and forcefully placed it on the empty seat beside them.
Fei Bai was left completely stunned. He stood there, frozen in place, not sure what to do. His inaction eventually caught the teacher’s attention.
The teacher called out, “The student over there! You may quietly take your seat if you’ve arrived late. No need to stand as punishment, understood?”
Fei Bai’s face flushed with embarrassment as he quickly made his way to the empty seat. The whole class turned to look at him, and he could feel their curious gazes. It was an uncomfortable start to his day, to say the least.
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[tn: thank you for the Kofi ♡ ]
Lan Mao is so rude… Is he the third one?
Thanks for the chapter!
I also believe we’ve found xiao San. Yucks
Xiao San?
Thanks for the chapter!
Xiao San or Little Three is the third person in a relationship. I think in this case it’s a rival ( ╹▽╹ )
I know who is it~ I just think the guy with the blue hair is him (^_^)
Our MC’s luck is really amazing, ahahah
Thank you very much for the translation
Dude MCs luck is insane.
Thank you for the chapter!!
Thank You for the new chapter ♡(˃͈ દ ˂͈ ༶ )
Oh wait, that rude person over there is he the missing third person (the real one)? Why rudely reject is he feeling mediocre by the MC’s beaty?
Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
What’s wrong with that dude? Can’t you just let him sit???
The real third-party I guess?