Fei Bai didn’t know if Luo Yusen had also instructed Aunt Zhang because, when she saw him, she didn’t show the slightest surprise. It was as if his sudden appearance at the Second Ring Villa in the middle of the night was the most normal thing in the world. She just warmly chided, “It’s been a long time since Mr. Fei Bai last came.”
Fei Bai returned the greeting and asked if Feifei was asleep.
“No, she’s been full of energy these days. She always dawdles and always sleeps late at night.” Aunt Zhang affectionately grabbed his arm. “Come, let’s go see Feifei. She misses you terribly.”
Feifei was lying on her small bed, playing a crossword puzzle game. Fei Bai watched her write intently, so he didn’t say anything. He silently walked over and snapped his fingers in front of the little girl.
Feifei immediately looked up, and upon seeing Fei Bai, she bounced off the bed, wrapping her arms around his, calling out to him vaguely.
Fei Bai gently tugged at her hair. “Have you missed your brother Fei Bai for so long?”
Then he bent down to look at the crossword booklet she had placed on the bed. “Brother Fei Bai hasn’t come recently. Have you been studying well?”
Feifei nodded vigorously.
Fei Bai pointed to two blanks in the booklet. “Come on, write something for Brother Fei Bai to see.”
The question was “Five () Four ()”. As long as you filled in the blanks with words that could form a phrase, it would be correct. Fei Bai thought “五湖四海” (wǔ hú sì hǎi, meaning “the five lakes and four seas”) should be the correct answer, and “五讲四美” (wǔ jiǎng sì měi, meaning “five lectures and four beauties”) could also pass. However, he never expected that after Luo Feifei put pen to paper, she wrote “五八四十” (wǔ bā sì shí, meaning “58 and 40”).
[tn: I’m not really sure about the last phrase, but it seems like it’s 5×8=40].
… Is this the self-cultivation of a math prodigy?
Fei Bai’s mouth twitched slightly. “Little girl, you’re quite good at memorizing multiplication tables.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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The bed in the upstairs guest room was already made, and clean pajamas were placed on the pillow. After taking a quick shower, Fei Bai remembered that he should call Luo Yushen to let him know he had arrived.
He gently closed the door of the room and leaned against the wall to dial Luo Yusen’s number.
After a few seconds of ringing, the familiar voice sounded in his ear, “Fei Bai?”
“Shixiong, I’ve arrived,” Fei Bai said.
Luo Yusen responded with a simple “Hmm” and asked him, “Are you still scared?”
“No, I’m not scared anymore.” Fei Bai listened to the faint sound of Luo Yusen’s breath and suddenly missed the feeling of being held by him. “Shixiong…”
He originally wanted to say, “It would be nice if you were here with me right now,” but felt it was inappropriate. So he changed his words. “Thank you for today.”
Luo Yusen didn’t respond immediately. After a moment, he hung up the phone and directly initiated a video call.
Fei Bai answered and saw Luo Yusen sitting on the sofa in a hotel room wearing a shirt and trousers. There was a computer and some documents on the table next to him.
Fei Bai was worried that he might be disturbing Luo Yusen and asked anxiously, “Shixiong, are you still busy with work?”
Luo Yusen has neither confirmed nor denied it. He loosened his tie and looked at Fei Bai. “I thought you were crying.”
“I’m not that easy to cry,” Fei Bai softly retorted.
“Not easy?” Luo Yusen’s gaze seemed to recall something. He smiled slightly. “Last time in the bathroom, wasn’t it because it hurt…”
Fei Bai blushed. “Shixiong, why are you so improper?”
“Improper?” Luo Yusen lowered his voice. “I can be even more improper. Xiao Shidi, do you want to try?”
Fei Bai noticed that he always found it difficult to refuse Luo Yusen when he spoke in such teasing tones.
“Now open the door and go to my room,” Luo Yusen said, tapping Fei Bai’s face on the screen with his fingertip.
Fei Bai didn’t know what Luo Yusen was up to, but he obediently went over.
He sat on Luo Yusen’s bed, smelling the lingering scent of a mature man between the sheets. His expression changed suddenly, and a wave of heat quietly spread from deep within his body.
Fei Bai cleared his throat a couple of times to disguise his unease, then stood up from the edge of the bed.
“Why are you nervous?” Luo Yusen said calmly. “It’s not the first time on this bed. Sit back down.”
The way he spoke made Fei Bai feel like he was starting to lose his composure. “Shixiong…”
“Fei Bai,” Luo Yusen interrupted him. With a low voice, he continued, “Take off your clothes.”
Fei Bai’s hand holding the phone trembled slightly. After a moment, he inexplicably propped the phone up on the bed and slowly began to undress in front of the camera. Luo Yusen didn’t rush him, and he just casually stared at him.
Even though they were separated by a screen, the intensity of the man’s gaze felt overwhelming. Fei Bai’s face grew redder and redder, feeling like all the blood in his body was rushing to his head, and his breathing became slightly erratic.
“Fei Bai,” Luo Yusen called out to him.
Fei Bai responded with a trembling voice.
“Move the phone down a bit,” Luo Yusen said, lifting his chin slightly. “I can’t see.”
When Fei Bai came out of Luo Yusen’s bedroom, it was already the middle of the night. He sneakily slipped into the bathroom and turned on the showerhead very quietly, afraid of disturbing Aunt Zhang and the others downstairs. After stealthily showering like a thief, he took a wet towel back to wipe the sheets, only returning to his own room after making sure there were no traces left. As he lay in bed, he silently cursed Luo Yusen as a perverted old man while recalling every look and every word he had said.
The next day was Wednesday, and he had no classes, so he went to Luo Yusen’s study to review and revise his thesis defense draft. Although Aunt Zhang had warned Feifei not to disturb Fei Bai’s studies, the little girl couldn’t help but come over to find him every now and then. It seemed like she had been influenced by some cartoons, as she would always high-five Fei Bai after talking to him.
Fei Bai, although usually patient with children, eventually couldn’t take the interruptions anymore. So, he drew his handprint on a piece of paper and stuck it on the wall. He told Feifei, “Come here. High-five this as much as you want.”
For the rest of the time, he studied while listening to the sound of the little girl high-fiving the wall. He secretly thanked his grandmother for not thinking of using this method to discipline him when he was a child semi-automatically.
After finishing revising the thesis defense draft, Fei Bai sent it to a group chat with Qiao Li and Yuan Zidan, asking for their feedback.
Yuan Zidan: “Team leader, can I look at it after my exam today? I have a Java quiz this afternoon, and I’ve been studying so hard these past few days that I feel like I’m about to disappear. Last night, even in my dreams, the King of Hell was asking me how to create a backend system for managing his list of dead people.”
“Sure, no rush,” Fei Bai replied. Then he saw a private message from Qiao Li.
Qiao Li: “Fei Bai, stop looking at the draft. Come to school quickly and witness the excitement. I heard Little Blue Hair and Xu Geyang are causing a scene near the art building!”
Hoh.. the trashy cheating ex-boyfriend and the third wheel is having at it. I wanna watch too!🤭
grabs a bottle of soda and a bucket of popcorn this gon be good
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