Fei Bai now completely understood what it meant to “lift a stone only to drop it on your own foot.” He turned to look at Luo Yusen, struggling to utter the word “Shixiong.”
Luo Yusen glanced at him and said, “Hmm?”
Fei Bai pointed at his phone, wearing a troubled expression, and said, “My grandmother wants to talk to you.”
Luo Yusen didn’t refuse and gestured for Fei Bai to put his phone in speaker mode. Fei Bai obeyed, holding the phone as if it were a grenade about to explode.
Out of politeness, Luo Yusen introduced himself before letting Fei Bai’s grandmother speak. “Hello, I am Luo Yusen.” His voice was steady and composed, with no hint of doubt, except for sounding a bit too young to be a parent.
“Are you… the parent who hired Fei Bai as a tutor?” Fei Bai’s grandmother asked hesitantly, her voice lacking the confidence she had when talking to Fei Bai earlier.
“Yes, that’s me. I am the child’s older brother,” Luo Yusen replied. He remembered what Fei Bai had said earlier and added, “I made an appointment with Fei Bai today to discuss my sister’s situation.”
Fei Bai’s grandmother slowly said, “Oh,” drawing out the last syllable. It was clear that Luo Yusen’s composure and politeness had convinced her, but she still felt something wasn’t quite right. “Discussing the child’s situation is understandable, but why didn’t Fei Bai tell me the truth earlier?”
Luo Yusen glanced at Fei Bai and said, “Well, my sister’s situation is somewhat special, so I wanted Fei Bai to keep it confidential. I apologize for making you worry.”
Fei Bai’s grandmother remembered that Fei Bai had told her that the parents were generous, and now it made sense because of the unique situation. She said, “Oh, it’s not a problem at all. It’s Fei Bai who has caused you trouble. If you have time, please come to our house for a meal.”
Luo Yusen smiled and agreed before saying goodbye to Fei Bai’s grandmother.
After hanging up the phone, Fei Bai exclaimed in admiration, “Shixiong, you’re amazing. Your ability to handle things on the spot is wasted if you don’t host the Spring Festival Gala.”
Luo Yusen didn’t pay much attention to the flattery and asked Fei Bai, “Why didn’t you tell your grandmother the truth?”
Fei Bai’s expression instantly stiffened.
Great, I just got rid of one problem, and now another one arises.
“It’s about marathons.” Fei Bai struggled to come up with a plausible lie. “My grandfather used to run marathons, but he injured his leg accidentally. Ever since then, my grandmother has had a psychological shadow, so I was afraid she’d worry.”
“That’s not what I meant,” Luo Yusen interrupted his explanation.
Fei Bai was puzzled. “Not what you meant? Then what did you mean?”
Luo Yusen paused for a moment, but he didn’t explain and continued driving along the mountain road.
Fei Bai tried to guess on his own but couldn’t figure out Luo Yusen’s intentions. He checked the navigation on Luo Yusen’s phone, which showed there were still three hours of driving ahead. He yawned and said, “Shixiong, I’ll take a nap.”
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Luo Yusen didn’t inquire about why Fei Bai never seemed to get enough sleep. Instead, he responded with a low and powerful “Hmm.”
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Fei Bai typed another message in the input box: “Can you stop calling him a ‘third party’?”
He stared at the message for a while and ended up deleting it one word at a time.
Not long after, Luo Yusen got on the highway. The temperature had risen a bit since morning, and Fei Bai, lying half-reclined in his seat, started feeling drowsy. He fell asleep, and when he woke up, the view outside the window was already the bustling scenery of the Second Ring Road.
Luo Yusen saw that Fei Bai had woken up and asked, “What would you like for lunch?”
They happened to pass by a commercial street, and Fei Bai studied the advertisements of several restaurants hanging outside the shopping mall for a while. Finally, he said, “I want to eat at Shixiong’s place.”
This was true. The chef at Luo Yusen’s house cooked better than any restaurant he had been to. He even felt that he had gained weight since he started tutoring at Luo’s house.
“Then come home with me,” Luo Yusen said.
This sentence made Fei Bai raise his eyes slightly. He felt that Luo Yusen’s words seemed to imply more than just this meal.
When they arrived at the house, Aunt Zhang looked a little surprised to see them, but she didn’t say much. She greeted Fei Bai with, “Mr. Fei is here.”
During the car ride, Luo Yusen had already called home to have lunch prepared. As soon as Fei Bai entered the house, he could smell the delicious aroma of the food.
“Mr. Luo, would you like to see Feifei first? She hasn’t seen you and Mr. Fei for a couple of days, and her mood seems a bit down,” Aunt Zhang asked.
Luo Yusen responded, “Let Fei Bai eat first. I will go see her.”
“It’s okay, Shixiong. I’ll go too. I’m not in a hurry to eat,” Fei Bai quickly said.
Luo Feifei had already finished her lunch and was in the training room watching cartoons. When she saw Luo Yusen and Fei Bai, she immediately ran over excitedly, gesturing and saying something.
Fei Bai had begun to understand a bit of her speech and knew that she was asking where he had been. He squatted down with a smile and said, “Fei Bai went to run a marathon.”
Luo Feifei asked him what a marathon was.
Fei Bai thought this question was a bit dangerous, so he said, “Trust me, Feifei, you don’t want to know.”
Luo Feifei nodded as if she understood, then picked up a colorful block from the floor and tried to hand it to Fei Bai, inviting him to play.
Luo Yusen immediately took the block from her hand and said, “Feifei, Fei Bai hasn’t eaten yet. Let him play with you after he finishes his meal.”
Luo Feifei stared at Fei Bai for a while, then reached out and pushed his leg with her small hand.
“She wants you to eat quickly,” Luo Yusen explained.
Fei Bai patted Luo Feifei’s head and said, “Feifei is very sensible.”
Luo Yusen handed the block to Aunt Zhang and said, “Play with her for a while. If she gets tired, take her to sleep.”
After leaving the training room, Fei Bai was about to go to the dining room when he suddenly felt Luo Yusen’s hand resting on the junction of his shoulder and neck. He casually touched the skin exposed outside his collar with his fingertips and said, “Go wash your hands.”
Fei Bai suddenly felt his neck go weak, as if his head was about to fall off.
He pushed open the door to the bathroom. His mind was still lingering on the warmth and sensation of Luo Yuxen’s fingers when he turned on the faucet, absentmindedly rinsed his hands a couple of times, and was about to finish.
At this moment, a pair of large hands accurately grabbed his wrist, and he heard Luo Yusen’s voice from above his head. “You can’t tie your shoelaces, and you can’t wash your hands properly?”
Luo Yusen had already taken a step closer, standing slightly behind him, and bent down. He freed one hand to turn on the faucet, adjusting the water to the right temperature. Then he held Fei Bai’s hand and guided it under the water.
Fei Bai could feel Lou Yusen’s chest occasionally touching his shoulder. It was already a season where clothes were a bit thicker, so this slight physical contact didn’t feel overly intimate. The fabric briefly touched and separated, and he saw the light casting Luo Yusen’s shadow on the sink, completely covering him.
Luo Yusen pressed the soap dispenser, using his fingertips to rub out a dense foam in Fei Bai’s palm. The faint scent of chamomile permeated the air, and Fei Bai felt his wrist becoming soft, as if it weren’t his own.
“Why are you in such a hurry to eat? You can’t even wash your hands properly,” Luo Yusen asked.
His voice was right above Fei Bai’s ear, and they were so close that Fei Bai almost felt like he could hear the resonance in Luo Yusen’s chest.
Fei Bai whispered in defense, “I’m not in a hurry.”
“Okay, no rush.” Luo Yusen turned off the faucet, picked up a towel from a hook nearby, and showed no intention of releasing Fei Bai’s hand. He asked, “Is it because you were daydreaming again?”
“I wasn’t daydreaming. I was thinking…” Fei Bai paused, feeling that admitting he had been relishing the sensation of Luo Yusen touching him moments ago might seem a bit inappropriate.
Luo Yusen wrapped Fei Bai’s hand in the towel and gently rubbed it. “Thinking about what?”
Alright, Fei Bai, the time has come to test your ability to make things up on the spot.
“I was thinking about when I was in kindergarten. One time, our teacher wanted to teach us the habit of washing our hands, so she asked all the kids to go home, learn how to wash hands from their parents, and then come back to teach her. I went home and told my mom that our teacher didn’t know how to wash her hands.” Fei Bai shifted his gaze from his hands to the mirror in front of him, where Luo Yusen was bent over, helping him dry his hands, revealing his alluring back and shoulder contours.
“Then what happened?” Luo Yusen unexpectedly raised his head from the mirror, making eye contact with Fei Bai.
Fei Bai instinctively averted his gaze. His face felt warm. “Well, my mom asked, ‘Is your teacher a fool?'”
Luo Yusen chuckled softly, hung the towel back up, took a step back, and released Fei Bai’s hand. “Time to eat, little one.”
Fei Bai watched as Luo Yusen’s figure disappeared from the mirror. He had a phrase stuck in his throat that he couldn’t say.
Luo Yusen, are you this good to everyone?
You can be a third party for Xu Geyang, tie his shoelaces, and wash his hands. Even if it’s for raising fish, this is just too dedicated. If there was a competition for it, Luo Yusen would already be selected as an outstanding model.
This level of perfection and diligence is truly impressive.
Fei Bai sat at the dining table with mixed feelings. He felt like he needed to make a move to win over Luo Yusen. If he didn’t act soon, he might become nothing more than a clownfish in this man’s fish tank.
It was only now that he began to feel a slight regret for not seizing the opportunity to do something with Luo Yusen yesterday.
As Fei Bai contemplated, he surreptitiously observed Luo Yusen, who was sitting across from him. He calculated how to create a chance to be alone with him once more.
Luo Yusen noticed that Fei Bai had been stealing glances at him. He casually asked, “Is there something on my face?”
“Yes,” Fei Bai replied.
Luo Yusen could tell from the child’s expression that he was about to make something up, so he deliberately didn’t follow up and just said, “Oh.”
Fei Bai grew anxious and urged, “Shixiong, quickly ask me what’s on your face.”
Luo Yusen raised an eyebrow and asked, “What’s on it? ”
“Something good-looking,” Fei Bai said.
So it was a cheesy pickup line.
Luo Yusen couldn’t help but smile. He reached over and picked up a Kung Pao shrimp ball, offering it to Fei Bai. “Are you hungry, Xiao Shidi? You didn’t perform very well today.”
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Thank You for the new chapter (´∩｡• ᵕ •｡∩`) ♡
Two chapters back to back… But only guilt is building up. It all has to come to a head soon.
Thanks for the update!! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡
I kind of want to continue this misunderstanding, but in the same time I am really for truth!!
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thanks for the chapter!