There was no hint of impatience on Luo Yusen’s face. “Please continue,” he said calmly.
“I know this idea sounds quite naive. After all, an app can’t replace the role of a professional teacher, and for families facing difficulties, it’s just a drop in the ocean. But something is better than nothing, right? Perhaps this small gesture could alleviate some urgent needs?” Fei Bai paused, then gave a wry smile. “But these are all just my fantasies. Maybe in the end, I won’t even be able to develop this app. After all, it’s just a research training project. We won’t get any funding or technical support. At most, we’ll get an excellent rating when it’s finished and a few extra points for grad school applications. With my abilities, that’s about as much as I can achieve.”
“Nineteen isn’t the end of your life,” Luo Yusen said calmly. “And your abilities won’t be limited to this.”
Fei Bai was momentarily stunned.
“The starting point of the project is quite humane, and the idea of designing the app by analyzing literature extraction strategies is not bad. If you can carry this project through to completion, I can help you with the subsequent incubation and implementation,” Luo Yusen said.
Fei Bai was at a loss for words for a moment.
So, this was the confidence of wealthy people, huh?
Hmm, spending money to win someone’s favor. Although he wasn’t exactly someone’s romantic interest, it felt good to have someone willing to invest in him.
Moreover, it was invested so gently and subtly.
It was really tempting.
Of course, but only if there wasn’t someone else occupying his thoughts. Fei Bai promptly used the latter part of that sentence to pull back his foolishly fluttering heart.
“Thank you, Shixiong,” Fei Bai said, feeling a bit regretful at the same time, suspecting that by the time that opportunity arrived, he would have parted ways with Luo Yusen.
This slight regret lingered until he lay in bed playing on his phone that night.
Fei Ba was playing a game when a message suddenly popped up at the top of his screen. When he saw the sender’s name, he began to wonder whether he was seeing things. However, before he could react, he was killed in close battle by an enemy.
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His teammate, Qiao Li, yelled over the mic, “Damn it, Fei Bai, are you daydreaming? Go play as Zhuang Zhou. Are you living in a dream world?”
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He was about to delete Xu Geyang as a friend when he hesitated. No, he couldn’t delete him yet. He still needed to send Xu Geyang the ambiguous photos of himself and Luo Yusen.
The revolution had not yet succeeded, and he still had to endure the nausea.
At that moment, Xu Geyang sent another message: “Are you free to have dinner with me tomorrow?”
Fei Bai was stunned. Had Xu Geyang’s account been hacked?
Who in their right mind could have such thick skin?
If Xu Geyang’s skin were peeled off to make tires, it would definitely flatten all the karst landforms in the world.
Initially, Fei Bai had no intention of replying, but he couldn’t resist the temptation to mock his ex-boyfriend. He replied coldly, “I’m not available.”
Xu Geyang persisted. “But you don’t have classes tomorrow, right?”
Fei Bai raised an eyebrow. Seriously, how did he not realize that Xu Geyang was emotionally clueless when they were dating?
He replied irritably, “I’m not hungry tomorrow.”
Xu Geyang: “Fei Bai, don’t be mad at me.”
Xu Geyang: “Let’s meet tomorrow. I feel like you’ve misunderstood me, and I want to explain.”
The words “misunderstood” instantly pierced Fei Bai’s patience, and he immediately mocked, “Explain? Explain what? How you cheated on me behind my back?”
After sending this message, there was silence from Xu Geyang’s side for a while.
Just when Fei Bai thought Xu Geyang wouldn’t have the face to bother him anymore, his phone vibrated several times in a row.
Xu Geyang: “What if I say I wasn’t serious about him?”
Xu Geyang: “Fei Bai, do you know, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about our time in high school. It seems like I still can’t let go of you.”
Xu Geyang: “Do you ever feel lonely these days? I often see you walking alone on the road, and I don’t know why, but it makes me feel really sorry for you.”
You don’t know why? Let me tell you, it’s because you’re a scumbag. Fei Bai’s knuckles turned white as he clenched his phone. Through gritted teeth, he asked, “Are you lonely, Xu Geyang?”
Xu Geyang, probably not realizing how pathetic he sounded, replied quickly, “I feel lonely when I think of you.”
Then he added, “I’m thinking of you right now.”
Fei Bai scoffed and sent a voice message back, “Feeling lonely, huh? Fine. Let me teach you, Xu Geyang. Turn off the lights, turn on your computer, find the scariest horror movie you can, and soon you’ll feel like there are people in your mirror, outside your window, and under your bed. Then you won’t feel lonely anymore. It’s more effective than bothering me.”
Xu Geyang probably didn’t know how to respond. After waiting for a long time for his reply, Fei Bai’s emotions started to calm down as he prepared to play another round of games. However, Xu Geyang called him directly.
Fei Bai frowned and hung up, but within seconds, his phone vibrated again.
He swore, then picked up the phone and asked straight away, “Xu Geyang, what the hell do you want? Did you rent that mouth of yours, or are you in such a damn hurry that you can’t get a word out? You can’t even say a few words without trying to get something in return?”
Despite Fei Bai’s hostile attitude, Xu Geyang remained composed: “Don’t be angry. I just miss you.”
Fei Bai paused for a moment.
Xu Geyang’s tone was the same as when he used to come and apologize after their fights. It was a bit lazy, a bit insolent, yet with a hint of seriousness. His voice seemed to hang in the air with a faint bubble-like feeling, tempting Fei Bai to extract some sincerity from his usual facade of nonchalance.
In the past, Fei Bai would have softened at this point, muttered a few words, turned the page, and waited for Xu Geyang to come back to him, and everything would be fine between them again.
But that was in the past.
“Well, I just want to beat you up,” Fei Bai got off the bed and stood by the window, looking at his reflection in the glass. “Xu Geyang, do you believe I’ll send the recording of this conversation to him?”
He didn’t directly mention Luo Yusen’s name, knowing that Xu Geyang would understand who he was referring to.
Sure enough, Xu Geyang’s voice lost some of its confidence. Hesitantly, he asked, “You know…”
But he stopped because he wasn’t sure if Fei Bai was bluffing, and he didn’t dare to say too much.
“Yes, I know who he is,” Fei Bai said slowly. “Wasn’t it because of him that you wanted to participate in the mountain marathon last time?”
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Wow, this scum is really shameless (╬•᷅д•᷄╬)
Thank You for the new chapter (｢･ω･)｢♥
Ew, so disgusting. Love really makes people blind
Thank you for your translation 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
So shameless! 😱
Thank you for the chapter! 💖🌸
Yes you’re right but not quite there fei bai aaaaaa when will he get the third wheel identity right aaaa
🙏🙏🙏 Thank you for translating this story! I appreciate your hard work!🙏🙏🙏
I really wish the main misunderstanding wouldn’t drag on for so long! 😫 I just was to see a possessive Luo Yusen spreading dog food with Fei Bai everywhere!
thanks for the chapter!