Fei Bai wasn’t sure if Zhong Yi would have the patience to listen to what he had to say, but he felt that they couldn’t continue like this. So, he quickly spoke up, “Although I don’t know what Xu Geyang has been telling you about me, ever since we broke up, it’s been him who’s been bothering me. I haven’t said a word to him. Whether you believe it or not, just don’t involve me in your affairs with him anymore.”
He hadn’t finished when Zhong Yi suddenly interjected, “But Yang-ge said that you…”
Fei Bai cut him off impatiently, “He said I couldn’t let go of the past and kept bothering him, right? Sorry, I have a new boyfriend now. You saw him that day too. Where is my boyfriend not better than Xu Geyang? Only someone insane would go back to Xu Geyang.”
Even though Luo Yusen wasn’t his boyfriend, this was the only way to make Zhong Yi believe it.
Zhong Yi fell into an unappealing silence for a while. Fei Bai could tell he thought his words made sense.
Indeed, anyone could see how good Luo Yusen was.
Except for him, who foolishly saw the other as a tool for revenge against his ex.
“And, Junior brother,” Fei Bai stared at Zhong Yi emphatically, “I think you’d better have some self-awareness as the third party.”
The term “third-party” made Zhong Yi stiffen all over. His previously fierce gaze became somewhat softened.
Initially, Xu Geyang had promised to break up with Fei Bai quickly and then make their relationship public. But as time went on, although the two did break up, Xu Geyang never openly acknowledged their relationship. Every time Zhong Yi brought up the matter, Xu Geyang either brushed it off or became impatient, never giving him the answer he wanted. Eventually, feeling pressured, Xu Geyang claimed that Fei Bai kept bothering him and that it would cause trouble if they went public, so he asked Zhong Yi to wait a little longer.
At that time, Zhong Yi had naively believed him, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.
Fei Bai didn’t wait for Zhong Yi to say anything more and turned to leave. He found a seat far away and sat down. Seeing that Zhong Yi didn’t follow but remained standing in a daze, Fei Bai felt relieved.
He still disliked this junior, but not because of Xu Geyang anymore, but because of what Zhong Yi had done, something he looked down upon, like being a third party.
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After class, Fei Bai followed the crowd out of the building. As he walked towards the library, his phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed it was his grandmother.
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Fei Bai replied with an “Okay” and then asked his grandmother who she had gone fishing with.
“It’s that old man who dances with me in the square. I didn’t expect him to have so many hobbies. Last time…” His grandmother went on and on, eager to share.
Fei Bai knew once his grandmother started talking, she wouldn’t stop, so he quickly interrupted the over-aged teenage girl from recounting the details of her second spring. “Okay, okay, I got it. I’ll be back in two or three hours. I’ll go to the library to read for a while now.”
After hanging up, Fei Bai sent a message to Luo Yusen, saying he couldn’t have dinner with him tonight.
Luo Yusen replied with a simple “Okay.”
As soon as Fei Bai entered his grandmother’s house, he smelled a faint fragrance. The fish soup simmering in the pot made a bubbling sound. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, dropped his backpack, and ran to the kitchen.
His grandmother chased him out and said, “Wash your hands first. Don’t touch my bowls without washing your hands.”
Fei Bai rolled his eyes but obediently went to wash his hands. Then he served himself a bowl of soup. Just as he took a sip, he heard his grandmother say, “I added okra to the soup to nourish your kidneys.”
The words “nourish your kidneys” made Fei Bai choke. He remembered what happened with Luo Yusen a few nights ago, and his face turned red instantly.
Blushing for no reason was one thing, but the next moment he actually felt something warm flowing out of his nose.
His grandmother exclaimed, “Feifei, are you having a nosebleed? Is the fish soup too strong?”
Fei Bai was about to say something when his grandmother interrupted, “Feifei, shut up and cover your nose.”
He felt his grandmother looked really worried about him. He wanted to explain that he was fine, but seeing the worry in her eyes, he hurriedly covered his nose.
“I just mopped the floor!”
So, it turned out she was worried about the floor.
The old lady never fails to disappoint.
Fei Bai quietly covered his nose and ran to the bathroom.
After finally stopping the bleeding, he sat back at the table with two tissues stuffed in his nose. Just as he picked up his chopsticks to grab a piece of fish, he heard his grandmother ask, “By the way, I mentioned inviting that parent over for dinner last time. How come you haven’t invited them over yet?”
“Guardian? Which guardian?” Fei Bai didn’t understand.
His grandmother reminded him, “Oh, it’s the one you tutor for their little sister.”
Luo… Luo Yusen.
Fei Bai’s hand trembled, and the fish fell back into the clear fish soup, splashing water everywhere.
His grandmother frowned and grabbed a tissue to wipe the table. “You must be determined to cause trouble for me today.”
Fei Bai glanced at her, wondering if he should tell her that the parent she mentioned was actually in a sugar relationship with her grandson. He wondered if she would faint on the spot.
“Maybe we should just forget about it,” Fei Bai said. He felt embarrassed enough to ask Luo Yusen to help him deal with his grandmother last time, and now that their relationship had changed, he felt even more reluctant to bring up such a request.
His grandmother obviously didn’t want to let it go. “They’ve given you so much money. We should show some gratitude. It’s only polite.”
Fei Bai muttered, “You want to show gratitude, but they might not want to come.”
His grandmother caught on to something. “Fei Bai, you’re not lying to me, are you? There’s really no guardian, you…”
“Stop, stop, stop. Your imagination is too wild,” Fei Bai immediately denied.
His grandmother scrutinized him suspiciously. “Tell me the truth. Where did your money really come from?”
Fei Bai surrendered, “Okay, okay, I’ll invite someone over for dinner. My money really comes from tutoring. Please don’t think too much. If you keep imagining things, what kind of image will your grandson have in your heart?”
“Well, that’s settled then. Just don’t make up some lie later saying the guardian can’t come. Otherwise, I’ll really think you’re up to something shady,” his grandmother warned.
Fei Bai sighed, feeling like he was being pushed into a corner like a duck… No, not a duck. What was he? Fei Bai pondered for a while but couldn’t come up with an appropriate comparison. Eventually, he gave up on comparing himself to an animal and started thinking about how to bring up the matter with Luo Yusen.
His grandmother was so difficult to handle, and Luo Yusen probably wouldn’t want to come. Fei Bai would have to please him and persuade him to come.
The question was, how could he please Luo Yusen?
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TN: Thank you, Nonchi for the Kofi! 🫶
“I just mopped the floor!” 🤣🤣 so the floor is more important than her grandson nosebleeding…
And Feifei…to please him perhaps you can try offering yourself? 🙈
Meeting the family I see 👀👀
Just simply say “I like you”
Maybe luo yusen still didn’t know that fei bai fell for him for real. One of you gotta confess sooner or later~
I’m afraid there would be more unpleasant situation if it not revealed!!!
I’m glad ZY seem to realise/have self awareness now. Better break up with XG too if possible, since obviously they won’t end up after read XG’s pov…
Anyway THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR THE HARDWORKS IN TRANSLATING THIS NOVEL TO THIS FAR ALREADY!!! 🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇
I Truly Enjoyed this novel so far. But I really hope it stop with the Bittersweetness.
I don’t blame LY, just afraid if it keep going, he would regret it IF things turn worst…
I completely agree with you
Thank You for the new chapter ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡)˚๐*˟ ♡
Thank you for your translation 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
LY really needs to stop this soon cause the misunderstanding FB is getting isn’t going to help the relationship between them 🥲