《Fake Dating the Amnesiac School Prince》


 Chapter 1

    <h4>Chapter 1</h4>


    After the autumn rain, the air was cool and moist.


    Last night, it was Qin Ying¡¯s shift. Today, it was her day off. When she returned in the morning, the two kids had gone to ss already. Even more, they ate at lunch. Therefore, she bought streaky pork for tonight and cooked a good dinner for the children.


    This day, Zhen Pingjin returned home early as well. He washed his hands and sat at the table, casually asking about his younger son¡¯s studies. He suddenly heard a weak and soft voice, however.


    Compared to his younger son, he didn¡¯t like his older son as much. Although he had good grades and was well-behaved, he had a weak personality. Every time he heard him whispering like a mosquito, he had to hold in the urge to hit him.


    The atmosphere on the dining table slightly changed. Zhen Pingjin had a cold face and said, ¡°Repeat. I didn¡¯t hear it.¡±


    Qin Ying knitted her eyebrows too.


    Zhen Youxiu looked at his brother who was fiddling with his rice with chopsticks. He uneasily looked at them and said, trembling in fear, ¡°I, I want to transfer schools...¡±


    ¡°Someone bullied you again?¡± Qin Ying asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? I¡¯ll go talk to your teacher.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly denied. ¡°No, no one bullied me.¡±


    <i>I...had injured someone and made them lose a lot of blood.</i>


    The most important point was that the person was incredibly scary. People gave him the nickname ¡°Unoffendable¡±. Without a doubt, when ¡°Unoffendable¡±es out of the hospital, he would definitely beat him to death. He could already imagine the hell-like days he would experience in the future.


    But he never got in trouble as a kid. He didn¡¯t dare to tell them about this at all. Seeing that his parents were about to discuss who was going to the school to ask about the situation tomorrow, he felt goosebumps all over his body.


    ¡°Unoffendable¡± was injured outside of school. Zhen Yuanbai called the ambnce and hid to the side while waiting for him to be carried away by the ambnce. Then he ran home. If his parents decided to go to school and ask about it tomorrow, maybe everyone will find out about this.


    When the timees, everyone would know that he caused ¡°Unoffendable¡± to be injured. Without him making a move first, his group of friends would¡¯ve beaten Zhen Yuanbai up first.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped rapidly and he looked back and forth between his parents. When they mentioned going to school, they weren¡¯t willing either. They started to toss the responsibility on each other. Zhen Yuanbai was too weak. Zhen Pingjin and Qin Ying both believed that it was humiliating to help their child settle down a bullying matter. They would rather Zhen Yuanbai bully others and make them cry. They would even pay for the medical expenses for him.


    Zhen Yuanbai could tell that he could not transfer schools. He didn¡¯t dare to mention more and hurriedly said, ¡°I¡¯m not transferring. I just...think the teachers aren¡¯t doing a good job at teaching. That¡¯s, that¡¯s all.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was at Shengyi High School. He didn¡¯t dare to talk about the others, but at least in this city, whether it be the learning environment or the qualifications of the teachers, it was top-notch in the school.


    While the three were strangely silent, he took a few bites of rice and then quickly ran back to his room.


    The door closed but Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped rapidly and constantly still. He was afraid of causing trouble. Whenever he encountered the bullies, he would hide when he could. He would endure the teasing when possible as well. But he didn¡¯t know what got to him today. When Shi Bufan was on his skateboard and teasingly called him ¡°fool¡±, he suddenly had an evil idea. While Shi Bufan was sliding down the road, he pushed him off.


    He didn¡¯t know what gave him the guts to do this up to today still.


    ¡°I know.¡± Zhen Yuanbai quickly replied. When there was no movement outside, he opened the door and rushed to take a quick shower.


    The moment he walked out, he met his brother¡¯s investigating gaze. His heart thumped rapidly again. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Did you cause trouble?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu and his personality were of two extremes. Although he didn¡¯t cause trouble, he wasn¡¯t afraid of it. Plus, he was steady and calm since he was a child. His father frequently said that Zhen Youxiu was someone who would do great things in the future. Usually, at this time, he would take a look at Zhen Yuanbai, then resentfully sigh.


    Zhen Yuanbai heard this and immediately straightened up. He said, ¡°Nonsense. I didn¡¯t.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu was younger than him by three years. He wasn¡¯t as tall as him right now, so he wasn¡¯t scared of him. He reprimanded. ¡°Don¡¯t criticize what an adult is doing when you¡¯re a child. Go back and sleep.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu raised his eyebrows and watched as he returned to his room.


    Zhen Yuanbaiid in bed and rolled back and forth. His heart felt tormented. He finally slept for a while but then a sudden scary thought shed through his mind. He quivered and woke up.


    Although no one saw that he was the cause of Shi Bufan¡¯s ident, he knew though! <i>Wouldn¡¯t he call the teacher andin about him?</i> Then the teacher would call his parents. <i>From this, wouldn¡¯t his parents be called to school tomorrow?</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s body was covered in cold sweat.


    He brought his phone over and looked at the time. It was already midnight. Usually, at this time, there was no way Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t awake yet. Unless he...


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t sleep even more now. He flipped back and forth, his mind on the ident. The wind blew at the curtain and he could feel Shi Bufan¡¯s ghosting to find him.


    He opened themps and panted heavily under the nkets. Then he climbed out of bed and rummaged through his piggy bank.


    He wasn¡¯t an extravagant person. He would save whatever remaining money he had left over from his parents¡¯ allowances and buying materials. He counted the bills on his bed and realized he had two thousand.


    Zhen Yuanbai decided to visit Shi Bufan at the hospital. If he was still alive...he would go apologize to him and pay the medical expenses for him too. Hopefully, he wouldn¡¯t be beaten to death.


    He pulled the curtains open and looked at the pitch-ck sky outside. His mind had been on Shi Bufan and there was no sign of sleepiness anymore.


    <i>Why didn¡¯t his parents receive a call yet? Could Shi Bufan be unconscious still?</i> He couldn¡¯t have possibly died.


    Zhen Yuanbai was guilty, restless, and frightened. He fell back asleep and had constant nightmares. For a while, he dreamed of Shi Bufan saying ¡°give my life back¡±, andter on he would dream of Shi Bufan punching his face fiercely and gloomily. He had seen Shi Bufan beating someone up before. He was cruel and fierce with his moves. He looked murderous and reckless, like the birth of a demon.


    When he saw this scene, he ended up having nightmares for a few nights in a row.


    It was because of this that he never dared to offend Shi Bufan.


    The sun was gradually rising. Although the rm hadn¡¯t rung yet, Zhen Yuanbai sat up on his bed. He hadn¡¯t slept much the entire night but he wasn¡¯t tired at all.


    He must go to the hospital to verify whether Shi Bufan was alive or not.


    The sound of him rinsing woke Qin Ying up. She opened the door and rubbed her eyes. ¡°Smart one? Isn¡¯t today Saturday? Why are you up so early?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s original name was Zhen Congming (Smart one). He had that name in middle school and it was because of this name that people gave him the nickname of ¡°fool¡±. Zhen Yuanbai had cried several times and tried his best to persuade his parents to change his name. Finally, they did right before his freshman year. But in his new school, there were his middle school friends too. Zhen Yuanbai had good grades and this boosted his poprity. Therefore, the news of his name spread around.


    Shi Bufan teased him because of this name too.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t like this name. He gurgled and spit the water out of his mouth, correcting Qin Ying, ¡°Don¡¯t call me smart one.¡±


    Qin Ying said, ¡°It¡¯s because your name is Cong Ming so you¡¯re smart now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai remained silent. He purposefully rinsed the toothbrush in the cup out loud as if he was protesting against her. Qin Ying scratched her hair and corrected herself, ¡°How about Yuanyuan?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai then unwillingly replied. ¡°I already made ns with my friends to go out and y today.¡±


    ¡°You have friends?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows and began to wash his face. He softly said, ¡°Of course.¡±


    He pretended to carry his book bag and pushed the electric bicycle out of the house. Aftering out of the elevator, he wore his dustproof mask and rushed straight to the hospital.


    It waste autumn and it had been chilly in the morning recently. Zhen Yuanbai wore a thin jacket and pulled the zipper uppletely. His slightly curly hair was blown behind his back. When he arrived, he parked the electric bicycle at the door and scratched his messy hair. He walked to the reception desk and asked, ¡°Hello, which room is Shi Bufan in? He¡¯s the one who was carried here from the south door of Sheng Yi High School yesterday.¡±


    He had a doll-like face. His hair took after his father, naturally a bit curly. He looked well-behaved and shy. The receptionist at the front desk revealed a warm and friendly smile. After she found out, she even considerately pointed in the direction for him.


    Zhen Yuanbai thanked her and followed her direction.


    He hadn¡¯t been to the hospital so he didn¡¯t know that there were numerous patients waiting in line, no matter the day or night. It was always packed with people.


    Zhen Yuanbai followed the crowd inside and walked to the instructed floor. His heart pounded quickly.


    He already confirmed that Shi Bufan was alive. At the same time he was relieved, he felt his entire body aching. While thinking about whether Shi Bufan would push him against the wall and beat him in the hospital, he cowered at the closed door. He stood on his tippy toes to look through the ss window of the door.


    He saw Shi Bufan¡¯s...long legs. It should be Shi Bufan. He wore a patient¡¯s clothes and was leaning his legs against the small table on the bed. Zhen Yuanbai believed that other than a school bully like him, no one would dare to prop their legs against the table. What an arrogant person.


    <i>But since he¡¯s awake, why didn¡¯t he call the teacher to talk to his parents?</i>


    It seemed like only Shi Bufan was in there.


    Zhen Yuanbai had an inner battle with his mind and still didn¡¯t dare to open the door. After standing for a while, a tall male doctor walked over and smiled at him. ¡°Hey kid, you¡¯re here to visit your friend?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly stood to the side and nodded hesitantly.


    ¡°I already contacted his parents through your school. But they aren¡¯t here yet. Well, you got the news quick.¡± As the doctor said this, he opened the door and said to the young manying on the bed and crossing his arms over his chest, looking at the ceiling, ¡°There¡¯s a kid here. He should be your friend. See if you recognize him or not.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stood at the door, not daring to walk inside. The doctor waved at him and said, ¡°Here,e in and close the door.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shifted step by step slowly and hesitantly, carefully walking into Shi Bufan¡¯s line of sight.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s indifferent gazended on his face and he subconsciously lifted his hand, greeting him robotically like a ¡°lucky cat¡±, ¡°Hi...¡±


    ¡°Who are you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    The doctor sighed. ¡°It seems like he doesn¡¯t recognize anyone.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked bewilderingly at the doctor. He gradually widened his unbelievable eyes after hearing his exnation. He controlled his trembling hands due to excitement behind his backpack. ¡°So, you¡¯re saying...he lost his memory?¡±


    The doctor nodded and asked Shi Bufan a few more questions. Before he left, he said to Shi Bufan, ¡°Today is Saturday so you guys probably don¡¯t have ss. Stay with him for a while. I already notified your teacher and they should being in a while.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t control the corner of his lips curling up. He nodded firmly and said, ¡°Ok, thank you, doctor.¡±


    There were only two people left in the room quickly. Zhen Yuanbai clutched the strap of his backpack and heard Shi Bufan asking calmly, ¡°Who are you?¡±


    ¡°I...¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind turned quickly and he said, ¡°See, I¡¯m the first one to visit you, so I¡¯m obviously your great friend.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked up and nced at the hard to cover ecstasy in his eyes. He raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Oh?¡±


    <i>A good friend would be happy at my memory loss?</i>

 Chapter 2

    <h4>Chapter 2</h4>


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    Who would¡¯ve thought?


    Life would always throw unexpected curveballs at you. It would put you down while you were happy and proud, but also give you a surprise while you were desperate and sad.


    Towards Zhen Yuanbai, it was clearly thetter.


    No wonder his parents hadn¡¯t received his teacher¡¯s call. No wonder Shi Bufan hadn¡¯tined to the teacher.


    He lost his memory!


    This was probably the second piece of good news Zhen Yuanbai had heard since started high school. Thest one was when his parents agreed to change his name.


    Shi Bufan forgot how he fell so he naturally wouldn¡¯t beat him up. Zhen Yuanbai slowly rxed and calmed down his stiff body. Although he tried his best to suppress his happiness, one could still see the ecstasy in his eyes.


    He nodded while looking at Shi Bufan¡¯s questioning gaze. His heart thumped rapidly and he stressed seriously, ¡°It¡¯s true. I¡¯m really your best friend.¡±


    He rubbed his fingers up and down the straps of the backpack on the two sides of his chest. He felt uneasy for lying to him, but also sympathetic and guilty towards Shi Bufan. In the end, it was his fault that Shi Bufan became like this. Even though he didn¡¯t dare to admit his fault, he should do something for him no matter what.


    He thought about it and slightly softened his tone. ¡°What do you want to eat? I¡¯ll buy it for you.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked at him for a while and slowly said, ¡°Since you¡¯re my best friend, you should know what I like to eat.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped and Shi Bufan¡¯s gaze made him feel as if he had seen through him. He subconsciously chuckled. <i>Who knows what you like to eat?</i> However, he directly said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll buy what you usually eat.¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t answer and Zhen Yuanbai pretended to stay calm. As soon as he walked out the door, he held his hand over his miserable heart.


    Hopefully, Shi Bufan would maintain his memory loss until the college entrance exam was over. That way, even if he knew that he had injured and lied to him, he wouldn¡¯t be able to find him.


    Harboring this beautiful expectation, he happily got out of the elevator and went to a nearby cafe.


    It was near the hospital so there were stores that sold almost everything. Zhen Yuanbai bought himself a ss of soy milk along with an egg pancake. He racked his brains, unable to think of what Shi Bufan would usually like to eat.


    This was normal. After all, he had never eaten with Shi Bufan before. Normally, he hadn¡¯t seen him eat breakfast in the ssroom either. Though, it wasmon to see him sleeping.


    Zhen Yuanbai satisfied his stomach and pondered. In the end, he decided to buy one of each: soy milk, deep-fried breadstick, egg , rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts, and noodles made of the three fresh ingredients. Then, he brought all the food back to Shi Bufan¡¯s room.


    The doctor said that the teacher wasn¡¯t here yet and Zhen Yuanbai silently let out a sigh of relief. He was really scared of the teacher questioning why he was here. After all, it wasn¡¯t like he had a good rtionship with him. He didn¡¯t even know him.


    He ced the food on the table and Shi Bufan finally broke away from his arrogant-idler posture. He slowly sat up straight and looked at the ¡°sumptuous¡± breakfast in the stic bag. He looked at him questioningly, ¡°I normally like to eat all of this?¡±


    The gauze was wrapped around Shi Bufan¡¯s head. He looked slightly to the side, his confused look made him appear to be a harmlessrge dog. ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Scared that he might ask him something else, Zhen Yuanbai reached over and inserted the straw in the soy milk ss. He delivered it to his mouth and made him shut up. However, he said concernedly, ¡°Quickly eat. Don¡¯t starve yourself.¡±


    The straw was shoved in Shi Bufan¡¯s mouth and he took a sip. He immediately knitted his eyebrows and Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to take the ss back. ¡°You, you don¡¯t like to drink this?¡±


    Shi Bufan retorted, ¡°I liked to drink this in the past?¡±


    How would I know? I¡¯m not your real best friend. I¡¯m the ¡°fool¡± !


    Zhen Yuanbai said very slowly, ¡°You loved drinking that in the past and would be able to drink five sses in one go.¡±


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    He asked Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°You think I¡¯m stupid?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked seriously at him and subconsciously chuckled. Before he could say anything, Shi Bufan said, ¡°Scram.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare not to follow his directions. He grabbed his backpack and slung it over his shoulders. He just walked to the door when he saw a familiar person opening the door and walking in.


    Ji Yanping was the teacher in charge of their ss. All teachers would have a pair of discerning eyes. They could casually nce at someone and be able to see through a lot of things.


    But right now, Ji Yanping¡¯s discerning eyes were ineffective.


    She couldn¡¯t understand how these two students, of two different extremes, ended up together. Shi Bufan had a horrible attitude and no one dared to offend him, meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai was an excellent student but a coward. He should be avoiding Shi Bufan at all costs.


    Zhen Yuanbai reacted first and said, ¡°Hello, teacher.¡±


    Ji Yanping looked at Shi Bufan who was scratching his neck and then she asked Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai exined, ¡°He was injured yesterday and I was the one who called an ambnce for him. I came this morning to check on his injuries...¡±


    Shi Bufan stopped scratching his neck. Meanwhile, Jin Yanping looked at Zhen Yuanbai gently. She nodded in praise. She thought that this kid was a model for Sheng Yi High School¡¯s top students. Not only were his grades good, but he also had a noble moral character too. Towards a demon-like Shi Bufan, not all students could disregard their former hatred and help him out.


    ¡°Then are you going back now? How did youe over?¡±


    ¡°I rode my electric bicycle over.¡± Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly said and whispered in his teacher¡¯s ears, ¡°He lost his memory. I was scared that he might be ufortable seeing me the first time, so I told him that I was his good friend.¡±


    He was scared that the teacher might spill everything in front of Shi Bufan. He didn¡¯t dare to say much either. However, Ji Yanping understood him and looked at him in respect and praise.


    Zhen Yuanbai was really a top student with great moral character. Not only did he take pleasure in helping others, but he also made a sacrifice to benefit others. He actually nned on being friends with Shi Bufan. Speaking of this, now that he lost his memory, it was a great chance to lead him on the right path.


    She nodded and patted Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulder. She gently said, ¡°Good boy. This teacher didn¡¯t misjudge you.¡±


    Being the ¡°Unoffendable¡± in Sheng Yi High School, nobody dared to offend him, not the petty and low students, or the miserable teachers, but even also the undignified school principal.


    As long as he wasn¡¯t overboard, everyone would turn a blind eye to him. Now that he lost his memory, if he could use this chance to learn and listen in ss, the whole school and even Shi Bufan¡¯s ancestors would be gratified with Zhen Yuanbai.


    After all, Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t just a normal student who was hard to discipline.


    Zhen Yuanbaipletely didn¡¯t know that he was given such a heavy responsibility. He thought that Ji Yanping was saying he had a kind heart. His face flushed red and he guiltily looked down. ¡°Then I¡¯ll go back now. Goodbye, teacher.¡±


    ¡°Ok, be careful on your way home.¡±


    After watching the kid leave, Ji Yanping turned around to face Shi Bufan. She was suddenly shocked. ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s neck and face turned red. He scrunched his eyebrows tightly while she hurried to find a doctor. After checking over him, they received an answer. ¡°You¡¯re allergic to soybean. Did you forget this too?¡±


    Shi Bufan looked coldly at the needle in the back of his hand with an unknown expression.


    Ji Yanping sat in front of him and subconsciously wanted to put in a good word for her student. ¡°Yuanbai didn¡¯t know either...how do you feel now?¡±


    Shi Bufan remained silent.


    Despite the emptiness in his mind, his personality was still the same. He needed a whack on the head.


    Zhen Yuanbai sneezed as the cold wind blew in his direction. When he returned home his hand was already cold and he rubbed the tip of the nose. Then, he parked the electric bicycle in the living room. At this time, his parents were already at work. He ran over to knock on Zhen Youxiu¡¯s door. ¡°Here¡¯s your breakfast.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu examined him and said, ¡°You already handled matters?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai found his brother annoying. He rubbed his nose again and unhappily, ¡°Even food can¡¯t shut your mouth.¡±


    Shi Bufan was ok but his head was damaged. Zhen Yuanbai was very moved. Heavens had been in favor of him. He believed that he couldn¡¯t avoid his responsibility no matter what. While Shi Bufan lost his memory, he should take care of him. As well as the medical expenses...he needed to think of a solution too.


    Because Zhen Yuanbai was in a great mood, hepleted two practice tests in a row. Around eleven, he used the leftover rice to cook egg fried rice along with sliced sausages and scallions.


    He was pretty good at cooking but this was also one of the reasons why his father didn¡¯t like him. Zhen Pingjin believed that men should be outside sparring and ying football, not staying inside the house.


    Who cares. Zhen Yuanbai enjoyed the silence.


    While he was eating, his phone suddenly rang. He looked over to see an unfamiliar number and ced the phone next to his ear, puzzled. He then heard a voice that made him tremble. ¡°Best friend?¡±


    ¡°Ah...yes, it¡¯s me.¡± Zhen Yuanbai picked up the bowl with one hand and ducked from his brother¡¯s line of sight. He walked to the kitchen and shoved rice in his mouth at the same time. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You need me?¡±


    ¡°Come over.¡±


    <i>You take me as your ve who would be there immediately and be at your beck and call?</i>


    After he hung up, Zhen Yuanbai quickly finished his food and handed his bowl to his brother to wash. Then he got on his electric bicycle and rode to the hospital again.


    Before he walked inside, he saw Shi Bufan standing at the hospital door. He red at him, his head wrapped in gauze and his hair was messy. His whole body gave off an impatient aura.


    He looked up to see Zhen Yuanbai gulping. To speak the truth, he didn¡¯t want to be responsible for Shi Bufan anymore. This guy was too scary.


    Shi Bufan walked over and Zhen Yuanbai saw the blood on the back of his hand. It had already soaked through the white gauze, dripping onto the palm of his hand. He could tell from a nce that this was due to him pulling the needle out of his hand and not pressing on it. He hurriedly grabbed two napkins from the front basket of the electric bicycle and said, ¡°Quickly press onto it and wipe it too.¡±


    Shi Bufan lifted his hand over and he knitted his eyebrows as if crushing a fly in between. ¡°Press it for me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at him and reached over to press the pinhole. Shi Bufan squinted at him and Zhen Yuanbai was scared witless. His eyshes trembled and he wiped his hand with the napkins. He whispered, ¡°Is there a matter?¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you my best friend? If I don¡¯t find you, who else could I go to?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai let go of his hand and looked guiltily. He noticed some red dots on his neck and face and he was confused. He was about to say something when Shi Bufan walked behind him and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly held onto the handlebar. ¡°Go, go where?¡±


    ¡°Your house.¡±


    ¡°My house...isn¡¯t too convenient.¡±


    He didn¡¯t know whether it was due to pain or because he was annoyed, but Shi Bufan¡¯s voice was hoarse. ¡°Why would it be inconvenient for my best friend?¡±


    ¡°My brother is home doing homework.¡±


    ¡°A-Fan?¡± A woman suddenly ran out of the hospital door. She shockingly said, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    Before Zhen Yuanbai could react, his waist was suddenly patted. Shi Bufan ced his lips near his ears and threatened, ¡°If you don¡¯t go now, I¡¯ll beat you up until you cry.¡±


    Zhen Yuan immediately acted like a horse that was pped on its butt. He took off with Shi Bufan behind him on the bicycle, swaying from left to right at the weight.

 Chapter 3

    <h4>Chapter 3</h4>


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    He was a bit frightened in his heart. Shi Bufan loved saying ¡°scram¡±, ¡°I will make you cry¡±, ¡°this boss¡± etc. He had lost his memory but he still remembered his catchphrases?


    But no matter what, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to bring him back to his house. Because the electric bicycle was too slow, it started to wobble back and forth on the road. Zhen Yuanbai felt a heavy weight on his shoulders. Shi Bufan leaned his chin on his shoulders and breathed in his ears. His back suddenly stiffened. ¡°How about...I book a room for you in a hotel...so you can sleep there tonight?¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly chuckled. Zhen Yuanbai felt the hair on his body stand up and he almost lost bnce of the bicycle. Shi Bufanzily said, ¡°Sure.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was about to sigh when he realized that he had forgotten his ID. He asked Shi Bufan, ¡°Did you bring your ID?¡±


    Shi Bufan said slowly, ¡°Nope.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai went over the possibilities in his mind and really couldn¡¯t find a ce to take him to. He dejectedly brought him back to his house. On the way, he intentionally went the long way around, a bit worried that Shi Bufan might keep track of the way to his house and thene over to find him if he remembered everything one day.


    When they arrived at the neighborhood, he ced one foot on the ground to bnce the bicycle. He softly shrugged his shoulders and Shi Bufan who wasying on him, scrunched his eyebrows and opened his eyes. ¡°We¡¯re here?¡±


    ¡°Mhm...¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Get off. I¡¯m going to bring the electric bicycle into the elevator.¡±


    Shi Bufan got off the bicycle and he looked to the side. Zhen Yuanbai was afraid that he might figure out where his neighborhood was, so he hurriedly tugged on him. ¡°Come this way. We¡¯re going in.¡±


    Shi Bufan was tall and built. When he crossed his arms over his chest, it made Zhen Yuanbai feel pressured in the elevator. He held the electric bicycle and secretly nced at him. He noticed that there seemed to be allergy symptoms on his face and neck. He became more and more curious.


    But since Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t said anything, he didn¡¯t dare ask either. Under the silence, the two arrived at their designated floor. Zhen Yuanbai immediately pushed the electric bicycle out while he covered the house number. At the same time, he unlocked the door and scurried to the side, gesturing for him to enter.


    Shi Bufan saw his little movements andzily tugged the corner of his lip. He walked in casually.


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s middle school and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s high school were not far from each other. If he was out of ss early, he would go ahead and wait for Zhen Yuanbai sometimes. Although he never talked to Shi Bufan before, he had seen him before. He heard some movements so he walked out the room. They made eye contact. Zhen Youxiu scrunched his eyebrows and before he could say something, he saw Zhen Yuanbai rushing over after parking the electric bicycle. He pushed him into the room and said, ¡°I brought my friend over to y. Stay in your room to do homework.¡±


    ¡°I finished my homework.¡±


    ¡°Then y your games.¡± The two kids of the Zhen Family had great grades. Zhen Pingjin was a part of a gamingpany, so he rarely restricted the kids to go online or y games.


    Zhen Youxiu tilted his head to the side and looked behind him. Zhen Yuanbai pushed his head back. ¡°Don¡¯te out.¡±


    Not only was he scared of being beaten up, he was also a bit worried that Shi Bufan might recognize Zhen Youxiu and find someone to beat him up.


    He walked out and closed the door for Zhen Youxiu. Who knew that during this time Shi Bufan was strolling around the house as if it was his. He was alreadyying down on his bed, clearly not taking himself to be a stranger.


    ¡°Why are you so scared?¡± Shi Bufan took out his allergy pills from his pocket and raised his eyebrows. ¡°Was this how we got along with each other in the past?¡±


    ¡°Of course not.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°You were really nice to me in the past.¡±


    ¡°Then what are you scared of?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have a problem with your brain right now?¡±


    He was a scaredy cat but wasn¡¯t afraid to express his opinions. Shi Bufan shoved the pill in his mouth and gulped it down with water. Hezily nced at Zhen Yuanbai who pursed his lips. He believed that he should do something. He reached over to pick up the ss but Shi Bufan was quicker. ¡°Why are you so nervous? I¡¯m not done drinking it yet.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai moved back a step and then another one. His back leaned against the desk. His fingers dug against the drawer.


    Shi Bufan finished drinking the water in the ss and said carelessly, ¡°Go and pour me another ss.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took the ss from him and poured another ss. When he returned, his phone rang. Ji Yanping had called, asking if Shi Bufan had left with him. He said, ¡°He¡¯s at my house.¡±


    Ji Yanping sighed and said, ¡°As long as he didn¡¯t run off. His parents had been looking for him. How about this? I¡¯ll give you his parents¡¯ phone numbers. When he wants to leave, give them a call so they cane and pick him up, ok?¡±


    It didn¡¯t seem like a great option.


    Zhen Yuanbai looked at Shi Bufan who was drinking water hesitatingly. Finally, he said, ¡°Ok.¡±


    After he hung up, Shi Bufan suddenly motioned him toe over. Zhen Yuanbai ced his guards up and subconsciously looked around.


    Shi Bufan asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you see the devil on your shoulder?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai felt goosebumps all over his body from his words. His instant pale face made Shi Bufan burst intoughter. His curled his lips and said, ¡°I¡¯m just joking. Come over and give me my phone.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was still shaking. He was a bit angry and asked, ¡°Why?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s smile was still there but it was evident that he was impatient. ¡°Just do as I asked of you, otherwise I¡¯ll beat you up.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked over and gave him his phone. Shi Bufan took it and found his phone number. When his gazended on the empty contact, he looked meaningfully at Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°We¡¯re best friends but somehow I didn¡¯t even list you as a contact. Isn¡¯t that strange?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai snatched his phone back and rambled some nonsense, ¡°Good friends don¡¯t need to rely on their phones. They can just remember each other¡¯s phone numbers off the top of their minds. That¡¯s how you know we ced each other in our hearts...Look, what are you looking at? You told me this.¡±


    Since Shi Bufan lost his memory, he decided to ce the me on him.


    Shi Bufan touched his chin and turned off both of their screens. ¡°Fine, tell me what my phone number is.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai was silent for two seconds before he red at him. ¡°Are you doubting me? You think that I¡¯m not your best friend?¡±


    ¡°...¡± His expression was quite convincing. Shi Bufan was dazed for a few seconds by his re. He originally had doubted him but his suspicion had faded a bit now. ¡°You¡¯re really my best friend?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly raised his fist and softly punched Shi Bufan¡¯s chest under his gaze. ¡°Do you recall this action?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyshes flickered. He tried his best to recall this memory and he subconsciously made a fist with his hands. He also punched his chest. Although there wasn¡¯t much memory of this, it felt like his body knew this action. Therefore, he hesitatingly nodded.


    Zhen Yuanbai felt more confident now. He took his phone and turned the screen on, scanning through the list of phone numbers. ¡°See, who else besides me had visited you in the hospital before? If I¡¯m not your best friend, who is?¡±


    Shi Bufan licked his lips. He was already a bit doubtful because of his memory loss and now that Zhen Yuanbai had said this, he was scared this was a trick. When he persisted, however, he believed he had over thought it. Zhen Yuanbai continued, ¡°What benefits would I get from pretending to be your best friend? Since the morning, I have been taking care of you. Why would I find work for myself and babysit a stranger?¡±


    He noticed that his attitude determined Shi Bufan¡¯s attitude towards him. Hearing his exnation, Shi Bufan felt a bit guilty. He touched his chin and said, ¡°Howe you don¡¯t know I¡¯m allergic to soybean then?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    His mind went nk for a second before cing the me on Shi Bufan again. ¡°You are normally an arrogant and fearless person. Who knew that you had an allergy to soybean? We¡¯re best friends but you won¡¯t even tell me you are allergic to soybean. You don¡¯t view me as your true friend, do you?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows again. There was something wrong with this but he couldn¡¯t exin it.


    Zhen Yuanbai acted calm on the surface but his heart was beating rapidly. He rubbed his fingers against his pants and suddenly snatched Shi Bufan¡¯s phone. He quickly entered his phone number and said, ¡°I added my phone number now. Just what exactly were you thinking? You insisted on memorizing my phone number, iming that¡¯s the way to show our friendship. You also have a lot of weird habits. Only I can stand you and not abandon you after such a long time.¡±


    ¡°We have known each other for a long time?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him and returned his phone. He was bing slicker with his lies. ¡°Of course we¡¯ve known each other for a very long time. Ever since we were in freshman year, we¡¯ve known each other.¡±


    This was the truth.


    Shi Bufan took his phone and tapped on an icon. ¡°Howe you¡¯re not on my social media either?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked around and came up with an idea. ¡°Because you deleted me.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Why do you think you lost your memory?¡± Zhen Yuanbai attempted to form an exnation. ¡°It¡¯s because you fought with me and then you left with your skateboard. It might be because you were too angry so you were going full speed on the skateboard, so you identally fell and bumped your head.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan gradually believed his words. ¡°Why did we fight?¡±


    ¡°Because, because you didn¡¯t know how to do a question. When you asked me, I was teaching someone else. And then you got angry.¡± Zhen Yuanbai raised his chin, almost believing his own made-up story. After he finished, he purposefully shamed him. ¡°Stingy.¡±


    Shi Bufan was confused.


    He nced at Zhen Yuanbai and felt a headache rising again. ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Look at you. You don¡¯t believe me again.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°What would I get from lying to you?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan squinted his eyes and asked hisst question. ¡°Howe you didn¡¯t want me toe to your house originally?¡±


    ¡°Because you said I have a tiny house so I was upset with you.¡±


    He reacted quickly and it seemed like the truth. The most important thing was that Shi Bufan believed it was something he would really say.


    He finally believed Zhen Yuanbai andid on the bed. He said, ¡°I¡¯m going to nap for a while. Go buy lunch for me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took out his phone and prepared to order takeout for him. But he didn¡¯t forget to remind him, ¡°I¡¯m your best friend and not your babysitter.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Shi Bufan rolled over and tugged his nket along, closing his eyes.


    Zhen Yuanbai had be more and more brave with each of his lies. He walked over and pushed Shi Bufan. ¡°What do you want to eat?¡±


    Shi Bufan was irritated. ¡°Anything.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no anything. But there¡¯s poop.¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly turned around and looked at him.


    Zhen Yuanbai jumped and trembled. He moved his phone away from him and said weakly, ¡°Then I¡¯ll order spicy hotpot and a bowl of rice. Is that enough?¡±

 Chapter 4

    <h4>Chapter 4</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    Shi Bufan got a few stitches on his head but even this couldn¡¯t conceal his fierce imposing manner.


    Heid his head on the headboard of the bed and carelessly upied Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bed. He sprawled his body, upying the entirety of the bed and Zhen Yuanbai, the owner of the bed, had no choice but to sit humbly on his lounge chair.


    When he was about to ce his order, Zhen Yuanbai decided to abandon the spicy hot pot after considering Shi Bufan¡¯s injury. Instead, he ordered some light food. When a delivery man arrived with his takeout, Zhen Yuanbai shoved his feet into the slippers and rushed out of the room. He was treated like a servant.


    Once he picked up the takeout, he knocked on the door and called for his brother. ¡°Youxiu?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu was sitting by his PS4 and ying a video game. He turned towards Zhen Yuanbai, his headphones still on. Zhen Yuanbai gave him milk tea and said, ¡°For you.¡±


    ¡°ce it here.¡± Then he turned to face the screen again. Zhen Yuanbai ced it on the side for him and continued to say, ¡°I put less ice in yours. It¡¯s too chilly for a cold drink.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s eyes hadn¡¯t left the screen. But he said well-behaved, ¡°Thank you, brother.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was satisfied with his response. He patted his brother¡¯s head and went back to his room. He ced the porridge by the bedside table for Shi Bufan and then carried his milk tea with him to do a practice exam. After a while, he realized that Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t moved from his spot. He called out, ¡°Shi Bufan?¡±


    Shi Bufan was in deep sleep and Zhen Yuanbai wanted to push him, but he was scared of him getting angry at him for waking him up. He continued to call, ¡°Shi Bufan? Shi Bufan?¡±


    Shi Bufan was finally woken up. He knitted his eyebrows and looked irritably at the source of the sound. He saw a thin and slender finger, ¡°Um, I brought food back. It¡¯s going to get cold in a while so it¡¯s best if you eat now.¡±


    Shi Bufan rolled over and got out of bed. He opened the stic takeout box and then stared at him suddenly, ¡°Do you call me that usually?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    ¡°If we¡¯re best friends, why are you calling me by my full name?¡± Shi Bufan ate a mouthful of rice porridge and hiszy nce contained a tint of suspicion. Zhen Yuanbai was stunned momentarily. He hadn¡¯t thought of how to answer yet when Shi Bufan suddenly licked his lips. The stic spoon identally cut the corner of his lips and his expression looked worse than before. He said, ¡°Give me another one.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you speak properly?¡± Zhen Yuanbai scolded him, ¡°If you¡¯re asking someone for a favor, at least act like you¡¯re asking them.¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at him. Zhen Yuanbai paused for a moment before he stood up to grab a spoon for him.


    He delivered the spoon to him with a rigid expression. Shi Bufan took it from him as he heard him humph. ¡°Who knows if someone in my family has a contagious illness.¡±


    Shi Bufan licked the wound on his lip but didn¡¯t say anything.


    He wolfed down the food and after he was done, he pushed the box to the side. He grabbed a napkin and wiped his mouth. Then he rolled over andid back on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bed. He couldn¡¯t hear anything from him after.


    Zhen Yuanbai sat on his chair and looked over at him. ¡°If you¡¯re ufortable, then you have to go to the hospital. You can¡¯t keep sleeping.¡±


    ¡°Shut up.¡± Shi Bufan yelled at him. Zhen Yuanbai took a sip of his milk tea and silently went back to doing his practice exam.


    In the room, for a moment, there was only the sound of the tip of the pen brushing against the paper. This was very obvious in the quiet room and it created an ASMR effect. Shi Bufan gradually rxed andpletely fell into slumber.


    Every time Zhen Yuanbai finished a question, he would nce at him. After seeing that Shi Bufanid there silently and remained unmoving, he started to be restless.


    He started to be nervous.


    If his parents found out that he was with a delinquent like Shi Bufan, who knew how they would view him. If they asked... then how should he exin this? Zhen Youxiu kept to himself so he wasn¡¯t scared of himining to the parents. But if his parents personally witnessed the scene... Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s scalp felt numb at the thought of it.


    His mother worked in the general clinic. Her work time was from eight in the morning to six in the evening. His father was the project manager in a gamingpany and frequently worked overtime. He didn¡¯t have a set time of when he would return home. It was already 4:30 pm now. Shi Bufan was still in deep sleep and hadn¡¯t reacted.


    He can¡¯t allow this. He must make him leave before six.


    ¡°Shi Bufan?¡± Zhen Yuanbai called. Because he had prior experience to his yelling, he mumbled the name lightly as if he was a mosquito. Of course, there was no way that Shi Bufan would¡¯ve heard him.


    He didn¡¯t know if Shi Bufan was the type to get grumpy if someone woke him up. But seeing that he was quite aggressive, it was possible. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to call his name loudly either. He looked left and right and then casually yed a song on his phone. While observing Shi Bufan, he turned the volume up.


    Shi Bufan remained unmoved. Zhen Yuanbai then turned on his speaker and connected it to his Bluetooth. The previous song was just finished ying and it coincidentally jumped to the next one.


    The loud and sharp sound of the drumbeat rang and the speaker perfectly expressed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s request. Shi Bufan woke up shocked. He opened his eyes and the sky blue nkets ced him in a daze momentarily. In the next second, the sorrowful lyrics rang in his ears:


    However, you choose to live is your choice. No matter what, how could you live to be 100 years old?


    (Live like it¡¯s thest day you¡¯ve got. Live happily and cheerfully. Live like it¡¯s thest day you¡¯ve got. Live happily and cheerfully)


    ...


    Shi Bufan slowly propped himself against the headboard as the music from the speaker rang. Zhen Yuanbai immediately lowered the volume and said insincerely, ¡°Sorry, I identally turned the volume on too high and woke you up.¡±


    ...


    Shi Bufan looked expressionlessly at him.


    The music in the speaker continued:


    Men have the courage to fight with swords. Daughters have swords with hearts of tenderness. Seven swords meet together and we know each other...


    Shi Bufan felt his head was about to explode. The veins on his forehead were about to burst. ¡°Turn it off.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately turned the speaker off. However, music came out of his phone still: For our beautiful home, we will guard over it. Guard over it until forever...


    Zhen Yuanbai unwillingly turned his phone off under Shi Bufan¡¯s murderous gaze.


    In the room, the two silently stared at each other. Shi Bufan¡¯s eyshes were drooping and he seemed to be falling back asleep. Zhen Yuanbai had woke up him with difficulty so there was no way he would¡¯ve allowed him to continue to sleep. He ran over and tugged Shi Bufan, ¡°You. Stop sleeping. It seems like something is wrong with you. Let me take you to the hospital. Nothing better happen to you.¡±


    ¡°Let me sleep for a bit.¡±


    Sleep?! His mother was about to be home. Zhen Yuanbai tugged on him hard and said, ¡°Stop sleeping, Shi Bufan. I¡¯ll take you home. I heard that you have a king-size bed at home and your room is huge. The air there is fresher as well. It¡¯s not worth sleeping over at my ce. Sleeping here will just shorten your lifespan.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes were sore and he said, ¡°I¡¯m not going home.¡±


    ¡°How about I call your parents so they cane and pick you up? They must be worried sick.¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re not my parents.¡±


    ¡°Of course you don¡¯t remember them. You lost your memory. Once you recover, you¡¯ll remember. Shi Bufan...¡±


    ¡°If you keep annoying me, I¡¯ll beat you up.¡±


    Shi Bufan brushed his hands away andid back on the bed. Zhen Yuanbai wanted to cry at the scene. He looked at the time and paced nervously back and forth in his room.


    When did Shi Bufan be shameless? He even upied his bed, refusing to leave. What should he do if he won¡¯t leave? His mother would be back anytime soon.


    At this time, Shi Bufan¡¯s phone suddenly rang. His phone was under his arms and Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to look at the caller. He silently prayed that it was his parents.


    In the end, however, Shi Bufan never picked up the call and allowed it to ring.


    Zhen Yuanbai rxed but then got worried again. He looked gloomily at him. In the next second, Shi Bufan¡¯s phone rang once more. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart was in his throat and he suggested, ¡°Why, why don¡¯t you pick up the call?¡±


    Shi Bufan finally moved after hearing Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s advice. His hands searched for his phone and then he looked at the caller. He answered the phone and ced it on the speaker. He said in a hoarse voice,ying on the bed still. ¡°Speak.¡±


    ¡°Brother Shi, I heard that you¡¯re the one that was carried away by ambnce. How are you now?¡±


    Shi Bufan clicked his tongue and nced at Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°Who are you?¡±


    ¡°I am Qiu Jing! You wouldn¡¯t happen to lose your memory, right?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± From the conversation, Shi Bufan felt as if he was familiar with the caller. He sat up and nced at Zhen Yuanbai who was pretending to beposed. ¡°I lost my memory and I¡¯m at my good friend¡¯s ce right now.¡±


    ¡°Wait what? You really lost your memory?¡± From the voices, it wasn¡¯t just one person. The other voice said, ¡°Brother, I am Ming Mai. Do you remember me?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t remember you.¡±


    ¡°Wait, what other friends do you have? Don¡¯t you just have me, Qiu Jing, and Ye Lian?¡±


    ¡°Damn! Which bastard dares to pretend to be one of us while Brother Shi lost his memory? I¡¯ll beat him up!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai swallowed his saliva and subconsciously picked up his pen, facing his practice exam. However, his eyes flickered.


    Qiu Jing, Ming Mai, and Ye Lian. They would always apany Shi Bufan whenever he was up to no good. They all had bad grades but they followed Shi Bufan to the elite ss. They were the type of people who dared to even beat up teachers. Plus, they were all tall and built. Zhen Yuanbai took a mouthful of milk tea and his hands trembled as he wiped his mouth with a napkin.


    He realized just how foolish the strategy he had urgently thought of was. As long as those guys bbered the truth to him, it was over for him.


    Shi Bufan nced at Zhen Yuanbai whose legs were shaking constantly. A thought formed in his mind. He faintly said, ¡°I¡¯ll send you my location. Come and pick me up.¡±


    Send them his location?!


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart was about to jump out of his chest. The moment he sends his location, the four ¡°Unoffendables¡± would all know where he lived. How did Shi Bufan remember this when he lost his memory?


    Shi Bufan hung up and started to fiddle with his phone. He just opened his WeChat when Zhen Yuanbai suddenly said, ¡°You, you can¡¯t send them your location.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because...because I don¡¯t want them to know where my house is.¡± Before he could say anything, Zhen Yuanbai said everything in one breath. ¡°I¡¯m your best friend but not theirs. I¡¯m not familiar with them. I¡¯m, I¡¯m only close to you.¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at him for a while and thought about it. He said, ¡°Then I should introduce you to them.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to!¡± Zhen Yuanbai rejected and exined, ¡°We, we have our own social groups...I probably won¡¯t be able to get along with them.¡±


    Shi Bufan cupped his cheeks and said, ¡°I¡¯m here. What are you scared of?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not scared.¡± Zhen Yuanbai retorted calmly, ¡°They don¡¯t know that I have a good rtionship with you. Plus, I have good grades while they don¡¯t. If they found out...they will feel bad about themselves.¡±


    They would actually beat him to death.


    Shi Bufan acted confused and said, ¡°Then am I closer to you or them?¡±


    ¡°Look. You¡¯re so handsome and amiable. You are good with anyone. Therefore, you¡¯re close to both them and me. But they just don¡¯t know you have a great rtionship with me.¡±


    Shi Bufan liked listening to the truth. He touched his chin and pondered over this. ¡°So you¡¯re saying that I¡¯m hiding our rtionship from them?¡±


    ¡°Hm.¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s fingers dug against his pants. ¡°When...we confirmed our rtionship, you said that. Only heaven and earth could know and neither of us could expose this secret.¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly thought of something. His eyelids jumped and he asked, ¡°When we...confirm our rtionship?¡±


    He looked at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s smooth face repeatedly and a bold idea suddenly shed through his mind.


    Maybe what Zhen Yuanbai meant by ¡°good friends¡± was just a cover for a certain embarrassing phrase.


    T/N: Merry Christmas y¡¯all~ I¡¯mma be updating 2x a week (Wed/Sun)


    Be on the lookout for more ZYB and SBF moments :))

 Chapter 5

    <h4>Chapter 5</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai knew very well that if Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t told the three that they were good friends, they would definitely talk bad about him to Shi Bufan. The moment Shi Bufan rebelled and left his side, he didn¡¯t just have to worry about being beaten up.


    Now, he hoped that no one would ever find out. That way, as long as Shi Bufan didn¡¯t recover his memory, he wouldn¡¯t realize that he was being lied to.


    But would Shi Bufan really agree to keep this a secret?


    Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t sure.


    Shi Bufan stared at him for a while before saying slowly, ¡°I know.¡±


    He suddenlyid back down and his rxed posture ced Zhen Yuanbai in panic mode. ¡°Aren¡¯t you having theme and pick you up?¡±


    ¡°But you won¡¯t let me send your location to them. I¡¯m toozy to move right now.¡± Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°My head hurts.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai frequently nced at the clock on the wall. Shi Bufanid on his stomach and he looked at Zhen Yuanbai. An idea formed in his mind and he purposefully asked, ¡°Why are you so nervous?¡±


    ¡°I, no-nothing.¡± Zhen Yuanbai sat down again and asked, ¡°How long are you nning toy there?¡±


    ¡°When I¡¯m done resting, I¡¯ll go.¡± Shi Bufan closed his eyes, about to fall back asleep.


    The clock slowly ticked towards six and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head was about to explode. Layers of goosebumps appeared on his body and he couldn¡¯t help but go over and tug on Shi Bufan, ¡°How about I take you out?¡±


    Shi Bufan opened one eye to look at him. ¡°Why are you so anxious to make me leave?¡±


    Obviously because of your bad reputation!!


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless. ¡°I was just thinking for you. You already made ns with your other friends but you haven¡¯t replied to them. Wouldn¡¯t you be making them wait a long time for you?¡±


    Shi Bufan said faintly, ¡°It¡¯s fine. My head hurts. They¡¯ll understand once I exin to themter on.¡±


    ¡°How long are you nning to stay here then?¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s gazended on the clock once more. He was so anxious that he was about to cry.


    Shi Bufan pondered in his heart. Why exactly was Zhen Yuanbai so nervous? Would he be nervous that his parents found out he had made friends in school? Unless they found out it was puppy love!


    That was funny. Shi Bufan wanted tough.


    When Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes began to moisten, Shi Bufan finally took pity on him and got out of bed. ¡°You¡¯re right. I can¡¯t let them wait too long.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly followed him and rushed to push his electric bicycle out. They walked out the neighborhood and his heart finally calmed down. He tiredly brought Shi Bufan to a certainndmark building in the city and said, ¡°You can send them your location now. I¡¯ll be going back.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him again.


    Zhen Yuanbai was good-looking. He had white and smooth skin, with an exquisite and delicate face. He had the type of appearance that made him likable. Shi Bufan thought of ¡°confirming rtionship¡± when he stared at him. He suddenly licked his lips and slowly said, ¡°Ok, be careful on your way.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sat on his electric bicycle and before leaving, he took a few nces at him as if he couldn¡¯t bear to leave him. ¡°Um, can you not tell anyone about us, please?¡±


    ¡°Ok.¡± Shi Bufan waved his hands at him.


    Zhen Yuanbai was still felt uneasy. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t seem like someone who would follow his words. He didn¡¯t know whether to believe his words or not.


    Shi Bufan was tall and just by casually standing there, he acted as a 3D billboard and attracted attention. Kids his age, especially wealthy second generation, felt the impulse to challenge rules. Qiu Jing ignored the no parking sign and immediately parked the car in front of Shi Bufan. Three guys came out of the car and stared at the gauze wrapped around Shi Bufan¡¯s head.


    Qiu Jing said, ¡°Oh my, you really hurt your head.¡±


    Ming Mai said, ¡°My Uncle is your doctor-in-charge. At first, I couldn¡¯t believe that you lost your memory. Now that I took a look for myself, it seems like the truth.¡±


    Ye Lian said, ¡°Come on. Someone¡¯s going toe and give us a vition ticket. Let¡¯s get in the car first.¡±


    Qiu Jing didn¡¯t care at all. ¡°So what if they give us a ticket? I find it unreasonable how they don¡¯t give minors tickets for driving.¡±


    Ye Lian kicked him and said, ¡°Lately, the police has been strict about this. My brother is warning us to follow the rules. Quickly get in the car.¡±


    ¡°Brother Shi already lost his memory! He obviously wouldn¡¯t be able to remember it. Do you think it¡¯s those bastards from the neighboring schools who did this to Brother Shi after finding him by himself?¡±


    ¡°Well, we¡¯re going to have to ask the ¡°fool¡± about this.¡± Qiu Jing analyzed. ¡°After all, he was the only one present.¡±


    Ye Lian¡¯s eyesnded on the back of Shi Bufan¡¯s head. He asked, ¡°Where¡¯s your good friend? Howe I didn¡¯t see him?¡±


    ¡°I had him go back.¡± Shi Bufan said slowly and asked, ¡°Who is the ¡°fool¡± you guys are talking about?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t even remember the ¡°fool¡±...Oh right, you lost your memory.¡± Ming Mai hurriedly exined, ¡°He¡¯s the model student in the grade and Sheng Yi High School¡¯s pride. I heard that he was epted to the school with full marks on his entrance exam. There¡¯s no one as good as Wise Zhen, Zhen Yuanbai.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked up. ¡°He¡¯s that smart?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s just smart in academics.¡± Qiu Jing continued, ¡°Besides academics, he can¡¯t do anything. He doesn¡¯t know how to y basketball or even football. During gym, the chances of him hitting the birdie in badminton is equal to the chances of the birdie finding him. Do you understand now?¡±


    Ye Lian continued, ¡°He has a smart brain but no brawn.¡±


    ¡°Right, right, that¡¯s what I mean.¡±


    Ming Mai said, ¡°Plus, you were quite annoyed at him. He doesn¡¯t like you either. After all, the principal alwayspared you to him. However, you¡¯re the type of person that students should avoid.¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°I don¡¯t have a good rtionship with him?¡±


    ¡°Of course not.¡± Qiu Jingughed. ¡°You¡¯re quite funny when you lose your memory. You often call him a ¡°fool.¡± It¡¯s bizarre that you guys would even have a good rtionship.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows as Ming Mai continued, ¡°Frankly speaking if it wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t have the power to, I think that he would¡¯ve fought with you already. But he has no way. After all, he¡¯s a coward. The moment he sees you, he probably would¡¯ve peed his pants. Hahaha!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sneezed a few times in a row.


    In the afternoon, Shi Bufan had upied his bed so he was unable to take his nap. After he sent Shi Bufan away, he went back home and eagerly climbed on the bed. He tugged the nkets over him and suddenly smelled the liquid medicine scent on it. He forced himself to get out of bed and changed the covers, throwing them into the washing machine. Then he asked Zhen Youxiu on the way, ¡°Do you need to change your covers as well?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu took his headphones off and looked up. ¡°He left?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took the time to take his covers from his nket and said, ¡°He did.¡±


    ¡°How did you be friends with him?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai rolled his eyes. ¡°Kids shouldn¡¯t be too curious.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu ced his headphones back on and said, ¡°If he hits you...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai originally looked forward to him saying that he would protect you or something of the sort.


    ¡°Remember to run quickly.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said nothing. He threw the nket back on his bed after he took the covers out. Then he turned around and walked out of his room.


    Zhen Yuanbai finally tidied up the sheets in his room andy exhausted on the bed. He was about to sleep when his phone suddenly dinged. Someone had sent him a message.


    He rolled over and brought his phone over to see a profile picture of a scary mask. On top of the white and flowery mask were three pitch-ck holes, looking extremely like Death.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s WeChat name was just a simple bar. Under the chat box that said they were friends, he asked Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°What exactly is our rtionship?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sat up straight immediately. He forced himself to calm down and typed, ¡°If you keep on asking this, I¡¯m going to ignore you.¡±


    Shi Bufan leaned against the sofa in the private room and sipped juice. He looked down to stare at his message. He felt like his words were a bit ¡°appealing to the eyes.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sent another message. ¡°I already told you so many times. If you don¡¯t believe me, let¡¯s end our rtionship.¡±


    Ending their rtionship was good too. They could act like nothing ever happened between the two. Zhen Yuanbai held a beautiful fantasy until he saw Shi Bufan¡¯s response. ¡°Take that back.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    He grinded his teeth and thought: So what if I choose not to take my words back? Could you possibly beat me up across the inte?


    You took back a message.


    Heid down and red at the words on the screen as if looking at his shattered dignity.


    He waited for a while but Shi Bufan still hadn¡¯t responded. He unwillingly asked, ¡°Did someone say something to you?¡±


    Right now, Shi Bufan was debating over Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s nickname. At first, he changed it to ¡°fool.¡± But after considering their rtionship, it wasn¡¯t suitable. Therefore, he changed it to ¡°wise one.¡± After he changed it, he took a look at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s Spongebob profile picture. He still thought it wasn¡¯t suitable for him. In the end, he changed it to ¡°stupid one.¡±


    Shi Bufan was very pleased.


    He went back to the chatbox and replied, ¡°No.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbaiid in bed and knitted his eyebrows. Then he changed Shi Bufan¡¯s nickname to ¡°Annoying Shi.¡± He then passed out.


    The next day was Sunday. In order to prevent Shi Bufan from suddenly looking for his ¡°good friend,¡± Zhen Yuanbai woke up and sent him a message. ¡°Are you going to the hospital today?¡±


    ¡°Annoying Shi¡± didn¡¯t respond until about eleven in the morning. He responded with a ¡°yes,¡± short and concise.


    Zhen Yuanbai was concerned with him. ¡°Do you feel better today?¡±


    Annoying Shi: ¡°Pretty good.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai continued to type, ¡°Do you need me to apany you to the hospital?¡±


    Shi Bufan who was drinking milk paused and looked at the concerned words. He licked his lips and responded after a while. ¡°There¡¯s no need.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt free and excitedly jumped. That¡¯s great. He probably would be able to avoid Shi Bufan for the entire day.


    Who knew that in the afternoon, Shi Bufan¡¯s parents arrived in his house. His father didn¡¯t have work today so he was stunned by the sudden visitors. He hurriedly grabbed the items over. The couple seemed amicable and easy to get along. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai sat there and allowed them to thank him for saving their son and they casually chatted with his father. He thought it was a bit strange.


    He imagined Shi Bufan¡¯s parents to be arrogant and overbearing people. But although his parents wore luxurious clothes, their attitudes were simr to that of ordinary parents. They shouldn¡¯t have raised Shi Bufan into an arrogant and prideful guy at all. Could it be that they excessively spoiled him? That¡¯s why he had the attitude of an Emperor?


    They hadn¡¯t stayed for lunch. After they greeted them, they left in a great mood. Before they left, theyplimented Zhen Yuanbai and this caused him to blush.


    After he brought Shi Bufan¡¯s parents out the door, Zhen Yuanbai met Zhen Pingjin¡¯s gaze. As expected, he had a gloomy and serious gaze. ¡°It¡¯s good to save someone, but stay away from Shi Bufan.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you want me to get into fights with people?¡±


    ¡°You dare to make it on the local news?¡± His father raised his hand and Zhen Yuanbai immediately took a few steps back. Zhen Pingjin ced his hand down, in a bad mood. ¡°We¡¯re going out for lunch. Go ask what Youxiu wants to eat.¡±


    ¡°He had chosenst week and the week before. It should be my turn this week. I even stood up for a just cause.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin stared at him and said, ¡°How is that even standing up for a just cause? Whatever. I¡¯m going to change my clothes and you guys can choose between yourselves.¡±


    He closed the door and walked into his room. Zhen Yuanbai peeked in Zhen Youxiu¡¯s room and called out, ¡°Father said we¡¯re going out to eat. What do you want to eat?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it your turn to choose this week?¡± Zhen Youxiu¡¯s fingers mmed against the keyboard quickly. The screen contained special effects of a game that Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t understand at all. ¡°You choose whatever we¡¯re going to eat.¡±


    ¡°Father said for you to choose. I don¡¯t care.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin didn¡¯t like to cook. Whenever Qin Ying ced the kids in his care, they would always go out to eat. Aftering home, they would have to lie to Qin Ying, saying that they cooked lunch. This is because Qin Ying was frugal while Zhen Pingjin was rtively extravagant.


    If possible, Zhen Yuanbai hoped that Sunday will extend forever. That way, he didn¡¯t need to face Shi Bufan. He wouldn¡¯t need to keep lying either. One would need to thread numerous lies in order to make up for the one lie they made. Because as long as it was a lie, there would be a loophole.


    But the more he thought about this, the quicker Monday came. Zhen Yuanbai looked in the mirror while putting on the school badge. He sighed miserably.


    Today was Monday and they had to raise the national g. Everyone gathered together at the sports field. They lined up ording to height and Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t considerably short. He searched for his ss and silently stood behind.


    The Student Committee member, Song Mo, squeezed through and stood by his side. He excitedly gossiped, ¡°I heard that Shi Bufan crashed and injured his head? And that you called an ambnce for him?¡±


    The news had spread too quickly.


    However, Zhen Yuanbai was quite unhappy with ¡°Annoying Shi.¡± He nodded and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Then are you Shi Bufan¡¯s benefactor?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was moved by this phrase but then he started to regret it. Right. Howe he hadn¡¯t thought of saying that he was his benefactor? Why must he say that he is his best friend, this difficult role that he was now forced to y?


    ¡°I think you can restrain him in the future and stop him from giving you nicknames.¡± Song Mo suggested, ¡°After all, you¡¯re his benefactor right now. Although Shi Bufan is a bit of a bastard, he should understand rules of Jianghu¡± right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes brightened. Wasn¡¯t he thinking about this?


    The national g ceremony hadn¡¯t started yet and it was a mess on the sports field. The rascals from the neighboring ss whistled at Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°Hey, you fool! You dropped your student ID!¡±


    He was Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s middle school ssmate, Lin Kun. He was also the one who started spreading his nickname. Originally, Zhen Yuanbai thought that there shouldn¡¯t be too many mental cases in an elite school. He was proven wrong, however. There were these abominable people in all sorts of ces.


    Song Mo was scared of trouble so he quietly kept his mouth shut.


    He knew why Zhen Yuanbai was always bullied by these people. It was because he had great grades and teachers would tell them to look at him as a model for how homework should be done. He would appear on the school¡¯s newspapers every week. The teachers would regard him as a role model. Not only did he attract enemies, but Zhen Yuanbai had a soft temperament. Had he been even a bit rough with others and beat people until they called him ¡°father¡± when they called him by a nickname, no one would have dared to call him ¡°fool¡± anymore.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s silence made the people across even more aggravated. ¡°I heard that you saved Shi Bufan? To speak the truth, you didn¡¯t pee at the sight of blood?¡±


    Everyone burst intoughter.


    The surrounding students all looked towards them. Many students liked Zhen Yuanbai and those who bullied him were usually wealthy second generation with poor grades that were forced into the school by their parents. Not only would they bepared by the teacher to Zhen Yuanbai, they might even possibly be belittled by their parents. Thus, they treated him full of malice.


    Even the students acted as if this wasn¡¯t their concern and no one dared to stand up for him.


    Zhen Yuanbai concealed his feelings and treated them like dogs who barked rudely.


    A few people wearing armbands from the Discipline Department walked over. The leading girl heard the conversation and knitted her eyebrows. ¡°Hey, the ss over there, be quiet.¡±


    ¡°Psh, Discipline Department, it¡¯s not like we didn¡¯t wear our uniforms or the school badges. The national g ceremony hasn¡¯t even started yet. Can we not joke around? Or do you want to tape my mouth shut?¡±


    The guys watched as the girls huddled together and said something. They had hooligan-like smiles. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but turn around and he bluffed, ¡°You guys all know that I saved Shi Bufan. Yet, you guys dare to bber nonsense. When hees over and finds out you guys are bullying his benefactor, see how he¡¯s going to teach you guys a lesson.¡±


    The guys hesitated momentarily. They were all a bit scared of Shi Bufan and his group. After all, they made it on the local news in the past. Towards Shi Bufan, the rascals in school revered him a bit.


    The girls looked gratefully at Zhen Yuanbai and then thetter looked down. He was the type of person who avoided trouble whenever he could because he was scared of getting into a fight. After all, he wouldn¡¯t be able to win in a fight.


    The guys murmured and then one of themughed. ¡°We never saw Shi Bufan at the national g ceremony. Plus, he¡¯s injured right now. It¡¯s obvious that he wouldn¡¯t be here.¡±


    ¡°You dare to use his name to act superior to us. That¡¯s such a great joke. Fool. You¡¯re really a fool!¡±


    ¡°Well try and tell Shi Bufan to stand up for you because you saved him. See if he¡¯ll beat you up or not. And you even dare to threaten him...Damn! Who the f**k threw the ball?!¡±


    A basketball hit Lin Kun¡¯s face and then bounced on the ground. He angrily raised his head to see Shi Bufan whose head was covered in gauze slowly walking forward. He knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°Who¡¯d you say you never saw at the national g ceremony?¡±


    Qiu Jing who was forcibly brought over here suddenly excitedly said, ¡°Brother Shi, he¡¯s hinting that you don¡¯t love our nation.¡±


    Ming Mai who was forcibly brought over to attend the national g ceremony rubbed his hands together. ¡°He¡¯s also using you of disobeying school rules.¡±


    Ye Lian who pulled all-nighter ying games was unsessful at making up his sleep. ¡°He also called you a f**ker.¡±

 Chapter 6

    <h4>Chapter 6</h4>


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    Shi Bufan had initiated the fight. The scene was a mess and Zhen Yuanbai ducked afar from shock. He was really scared of fights. Even if it were the two puppies from his old home who yfully chased one another, he dared not to be in close proximity.


    Who would want to fight Shi Bufan?... It¡¯s not even a fight. It¡¯s a one-sided ughter where Shi Bufan was beating someone up.


    There were girls nearby who started to scream and shriek. The Discipline Department didn¡¯t dare to intervene and stop the fight either. They hurriedly went to call for a teacher and they ran over with a loudspeaker. While running, they yelled, ¡°Who, who is fighting?! Everyone stop what you¡¯re doing!!¡±


    Lin Kun didn¡¯t even have the ability to resist Shi Bufan¡¯s punches. He cursed in his heart. He didn¡¯t even get a chance to fight back!


    A few young and strong male teachers ran over to pull the kids apart. The moment the principal saw Shi Bufan, he started to tremble. ¡°Shi Bufan!! Stop what you¡¯re doing! Press him down! Press him down!¡±


    The male teacher panted as Shi Bufan was stubborn as a mule. When he was pulled back, he didn¡¯t forget to kick the other party onest time. The principal¡¯s eyelids jumped and he scolded, ¡°Look at your head. Why aren¡¯t you staying home to rest? Why did youe over?¡±


    The voice rang through the sports field as the principal said this through a loudspeaker. The principal expressed the whole faculty and students¡¯ requests. Right. He had already injured his head. Why is he still here?


    Whenever Shi Bufan was present, there was bound to be a fight. Everyone hoped for him to recover and stay at home during this process.


    Shi Bufan wiped the corner of his lip with his thumb and said sincerely, ¡°Going to school is a top priority for students. I need to uphold this responsibility.¡±


    Old man principal gave him a look as if ¡°I¡¯d be damned to believe you.¡± He red at Shi Bufan for a while before he trembled and said, ¡°Where¡¯s the teacher in charge? Which sses are you guys from? Take them all away!¡±


    The two teachers in charge hurriedly ran over. The moment Ji Yanping saw Shi Bufan, her scalp felt numb. She grinded her teeth and hollered, ¡°Come with me!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai silently stood in the crowd and his face was slightly pale. Shi Bufan was too frightening. He imagined the scene after Shi Bufan found out he was the cause of his injury and his legs couldn¡¯t help but tremble in fear.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t rush to catch up to the teacher in charge. Instead, he suddenly turned around to look at Zhen Yuanbai, while thetter instinctively took a step back. He hid behind Song Mo.


    This didn¡¯t stop Shi Bufan from casually pointing at him. ¡°I got into a fight for Zhen Yuanbai.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai: !!!


    It could be said that Zhen Yuanbai had never participated in fighting, this divine activity.


    But Zhen Yuanbai always attended the national g ceremony.


    Today was a day worth to bememorated.


    Lin Kun was pulled away by his teacher in charge while Zhen Yuanbai silently sat by Shi Bufan¡¯s side. He entertained himself and thought that this was the first time in his life to have participated in a fight. Who knows if his father would apud him once he finds out?


    Ji Yanping rubbed her forehead.


    Shi Bufan was a regr visitor. Even if he lost his memory, he still maintained his arrogance. Hezily leaned against the chair and looked down, ying with his phone. However, Zhen Yuanbai sat straight and remained well-behaved.


    Ji Yanping¡¯s gaze went back and forth between him and Zhen Yuanbai. She said, ¡°Zhen Yuanbai, tell me first. What happened today?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sat up straighter and exined, ¡°Lin Kun insulted me first. And then because I had saved Shi Bufan, he decided to stand up for me.¡±


    Ji Yanping didn¡¯t know what to say. She nced at Shi Bufan who didn¡¯t even look at her and was a bit angry. ¡°Shi Bufan, why¡¯d you beat people up again?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t he exin? I was just standing up for him.¡± Shi Bufan finally raised his head and said, ¡°One should repay double the favor despite being granted a small favor. Teacher, didn¡¯t you teach us this?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused. ¡°I, I also need to write one?¡±


    Ji Yanping said, in a bad mood, ¡°You guys all have to write. Even a top student won¡¯t be an exception.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked out in a gloomy mood while Shi Bufan followed behind. He heard himin in a soft voice, ¡°Howe you have to call me out when you¡¯re the one who got in a fight?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you want me to teach them a lesson?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Howe you hid so far while I was beating them up for you? You¡¯re such a great friend.¡±


    Zhe Yuanbai turned around to look at him. He was doubtful. ¡°You were standing up for me?¡±


    ¡°What did you think then?¡±


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t it because he was hinting that you don¡¯t love our nation, and that he used you of disobeying the school rules, and also the fact that he called you a f**ker?¡±


    Seeing his sincere gaze on him, Shi Bufan suddenly flicked his forehead. Zhen Yuanbai shivered and stumbled a couple steps back from the force. It felt like he was trying to scam him by pretending to fall.


    Shi Bufan ced his hand down and said, ¡°My head still hurts and I don¡¯t want to cause any troubletely. Do you understand?¡±


    The moment he mentioned his headache, Zhen Yuanbai felt bad and guilty. He said, ¡°Then...let¡¯s tentatively say you did stand up for me.¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly felt his heart aching. He reached over and grabbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s arm, pulling him over. He said, ¡°Tentatively? Hm?¡±


    Whenever he knitted his eyebrows, it felt like he was going to eat someone. Zhen Yuanbai held his breath and heard him continue, ¡°This father had done this for you. The fact that you said tentative. Try saying ¡®tentative¡¯ again, hm?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ended up taking the me for no reason and he didn¡¯t dare to ce the me on Shi Bufan either. He nodded firmly.


    So what if he had done this for himself? He was Shi Bufan¡¯s benefactor plus a good friend right now.


    He followed Shi Bufan back to ss. Qiu Jing and the two others were already in their seats and making up for their loss of sleep. Shi Bufan stopped and asked him, ¡°Where¡¯s my seat?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly pointed at the window by thest row. Shi Bufan nced at him and walked over, sitting down.


    In order to prevent puppy love in ss, it would be a homogeneous arrangement. Same gender people would sit next to one another. Although the students have the choice to choose their seats based on their grades, because Zhen Yuanbai was quite tall, he would never choose a seat in the front row despite given the opportunity to pick first. As for Song Mo, because he was always second in ss rankings, he would choose to sit next to Zhen Yuanbai all the times.


    After Zhen Yuanbai took his seat, he felt a gaze behind his back the entire time. He fidgeted and secretly looked behind him. As expected, Shi Bufan was spinning a pen with his fingers and ncing at him. Zhen Yuanbai immediately turned around and a sense of terror bloomed in his heart.


    Song Mo suddenly drew a thumbs up on the desk and wrote: it was clear that Shi Bufan knew the rules of Jianghu. He¡¯d fought for you today. Are you touched by his actions? under the drawing.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to move.


    He saw it but didn¡¯t respond. He put his head down and rook rigorous notes.


    Halfway through ss, he was suddenly hit by something. He reached over to find a small paper ball stuck in his neck cor. Zhen Yuanbai looked a the teacher whose saliva had spat across the ss. Being that he respected his teachers, he ced the small paper ball in his pencil case and didn¡¯t open it.


    Song Mo secretly looked at him and passed him another note. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to take a look?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ignored him.


    After that, Song Mo threw another paper ball at him. Again, it urately got stuck in his neck cor. Zhen Yuanbai silently took it out and ced it in his pencil case again, not opening it.


    A huge bang rang from behind them ¡ª


    It was the sound of Shi Bufan moving his chair.


    The teacher in front knitted their eyebrows. Zhen Yuanbai also turned around, looking at Shi Bufan crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned against the wall. He stared coldly at him.


    Due to pressure, when the teacher was teaching again, he unscrambled the paper ball to see: why didn¡¯t you take a look?


    While listening to the teacher, Zhen Yuanbai opened the previous one as well. What do you want for lunch?


    There was something really wrong with Shi Bufan.


    He could¡¯ve asked him this after ss.


    Zhen Yuanbai busied himself with taking notes again. When the teacher finally stopped and had them silently memorize the poem, he then replied under Shi Bufan¡¯s messy handwriting. We¡¯ll see when we head to the cafeteria. Don¡¯t pass notes to me while we¡¯re in ss. If you have something to say, say it after ss, ok?


    This was the first time he had passed notes in ss. He was extremely terrified and crumbled the paper ball in his hands, not having the guts to throw it to Shi Bufan.


    Shi Bufan stared at his hand which was crumbling the paper ball over and over. It felt like he was crushing his heart. Tsk.


    He poked the student in front of him and said, ¡°Hey.¡±


    The other party immediately slid their chair back but kept their eyes on the teacher. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Give me the note in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hand.¡±


    Someone grabbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hand as well as the note. He instinctively looked back to see a student behind him gesturing. Then they delivered the note to Shi Bufan.


    Shi Bufan grabbed the note and then looked at the boy¡¯s head. He was a bit unhappy.


    He looked down and unscrambled the paper ball. His gazended on ¡°ok?¡± and he suddenly felt a tingle in his heart. He curled his lip and responded with an ¡°ok,¡± then threw it back in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s neck cor.


    During ss, Zhen Yuanbai usually didn¡¯t go anywhere else but the bathroom. He either read books, did homework, or just worked on practice exams if he had no homework. In a year, he had done at least five pages of a practice exam per day on average. Sometimes if he was under too much pressure or too excited, he could probably finish ten pages worth of practice exams or more.


    There were many students who would follow his lead and go buy some practice exams, but it was usually nk even after ss was over. Zhen Yuanbai was different. No matter the subject of each practice exams, he would finish itpletely and didn¡¯t miss even a single question.


    Song Mo frequently sent Zhen Yuanbai a picture of a person sitting there well-behaved and maintaining a smile. On top, it would say ¡°this is probably what a genius looks like.¡± That picture perfectly expressed his feelings.


    He couldn¡¯t help but admit that he might not be able to catch up to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s footsteps ever.


    Because in his heart, he only cared about studying and his academics.


    The moment ss was over, Shi Bufan got out of his seat. He sat in thest row so even if people by his side didn¡¯t move over, he could easily walk in and out.


    Someone knocked on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s desk and everyone in the ss quietly looked over. Zhen Yuanbai was in the middle of doing his homework and he looked up to see Shi Bufan. He immediately dropped his shoulders and asked, ¡°What do you want?¡±


    His nasal voice made him sound like a spoiled child.


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°Come to the bathroom with me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai confirmed once again that there was something wrong with his brain. He scrunched his eyebrows and said, ¡°I don¡¯t need it.¡±


    ¡°But I need it.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Come and apany me.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai made eye contact with him for two seconds and he had to hold back his thoughts. He got out of his seat and followed Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°Can you not be so close to me while we¡¯re in school?¡±


    He was afraid of Shi Bufan¡¯s enemies finding him.


    Shi Bufanforted him, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. They all think that we¡¯re good friends because you saved me. They don¡¯t know our true rtionship.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    When they were at the bathroom, Shi Bufan asked him, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to use the bathroom while you¡¯re at it?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said unhappily, ¡°I don¡¯t need it.¡±


    He leaned against the door and turned his phone on.


    A majority of the students in ss were supposed to turn in their phones, but Zhen Yuanbai was an exception. The teacher knew that he had a lot of self-control so they usually didn¡¯t force him to turn it in.


    As it turned out, good students really would receive superior treatment.


    After Shi Bufan washed his hands and came out, he peeked his head over Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulder. They were extremely close and his breath was on his ears. ¡°What are you ying?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai instinctively extended the distance between them. Shi Bufan softly chuckled and said, ¡°Why are you still so frightened? We¡¯re good friends.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ced his phone away and slightly brushed his curly bang to the side. ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡±


    He didn¡¯t dare to discuss being ¡°good friends¡± with him. After all, it was meant to deceive Shi Bufan.


    He hoped that Shi Bufan didn¡¯t recover his memory before the college entrance exam. Then everything would be perfect.


    On their way back, Shi Bufan suddenly ced his arm over Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s neck and brought him to his chest. Everyone on the hallway all looked over and avoided them as if they were scorpions or snakes.


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°If you encounter any problems in the future, don¡¯t be afraid. Whoever dares to insult you, insult them back. Whoever dares to beat you, beat them back. If something happens, I¡¯ll take care of it. Ok?¡±


    To speak the truth, Zhen Yuanbai still didn¡¯t understand why some people liked to hook their arms over someone¡¯s shoulders. It didn¡¯t even feelfortable to have an arm over one¡¯s shoulders. Especially when the other party was stronger and taller than them. Under the situation where Shi Bufan was quite muscr, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face gradually flushed and reached over to pry his arm off his shoulders. He said, ¡°I know. Loosen, loosen your grip a bit.¡±


    Shi Bufan listened to him and loosened his grip. Zhen Yuanbai looked at him and suddenly felt a sense of shame from using him. He pursed his lips and murmured, ¡°Why are you suddenly...so nice to me?¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you my...¡± Shi Bufan paused and his gazended on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face momentarily. He curled his lips and said, ¡°-benefactor.¡±


    He pressed on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulders and brought him into his arms.


    Zhen Yuanbai whose head bumped hard against Shi Bufan¡¯s chest was speechless.


    There¡¯s really something wrong with your brain.


    T/N: Happy New Year! Cheers~ To a better new year!!

 Chapter 7

    <h4>Chapter 7</h4>


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    This was the first time Zhen Yuanbai had to stay after school to write a self-criticism


    Heid on the desk across Shi Bufan. Thetter had already begun to write rigorously. He had finished writing half a page already while Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t even move yet.


    The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was unworthy of him to lie to Shi Bufan.


    Had he known that being his good friend involved participating in a fight and writing a self-criticism, he would never lie to him.


    Shi Bufan noticed that he had been staring at him so he looked up. ¡°Do you think Brother Shi is very handsome?¡±


    How could he be so narcissistic? Zhen Yuanbai was confused for a second before he said, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re pretty handsome.¡±


    Shi Bufan squinted his eyes. ¡°Too enchanted by my looks? Howe you aren¡¯t writing anything?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbei kept his head down but felt weird in his heart. Howe Shi Bufan was talking in such a... cheesy manner?


    He held the pencil in his hand for a while but only wrote a ¡°self-criticism letter¡± in the end. Shi Bufan quickly finished writing a whole voluminous page. Hezily stared at Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°What? You don¡¯t know how to write it?¡±


    ¡°Mhm...¡± Zhen Yuanbai said upset. ¡°I don¡¯t know what I did wrong.¡±


    What did he do wrong? He didn¡¯t even know anything. Lin Kun was the one who started the fight and Shi Bufan had beaten him up. He was the one who got bullied. He hadn¡¯t retorted or fought back...why¡¯d he need to write a self-criticism letter?


    Shi Bufan propped his chin up with his hands and curled his fingers, motioning for Zhen Yuanbai toe over. ¡°Give me it. I¡¯ll write for you.¡±


    ¡°We have different handwritings.¡±


    ¡°How about you copy it after I write one for you?¡± Shi Bufan grabbed a piece of paper and Zhen Yuanbai immediately stared at the pencil tip.


    The pencil tip brushed against the paper and a line of words quickly appeared:


    I am writing a self-criticism letter. I shouldn¡¯t be so smart and have good grades. I should¡¯ve stopped the teachers in different sses from using me as a role model. I shouldn¡¯t let the teacher brag about how good my grades are or how smart I am. But the major thing I¡¯ve done wrong was to apply and get epted into this school. I shouldn¡¯t have allowed the school to use my name as a means for attracting students to apply.


    If it weren¡¯t because I was too outstanding and had great grades, how would I be purposefully targeted by others? Why would they purposefully give me an insulting nickname? Or how would I end up being involved in this random mess?


    ...


    As he was writing this, Zhen Yuanbai reached over to look at the letter. He couldn¡¯t help but chuckle. Shi Bufan looked up and raised his eyebrows. He said, ¡°How is it? Do you know how to write one now?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face was slightly flushed and he said, ¡°You¡¯re too shameless. If I write in this style...the teacher will think I¡¯m provoking her.¡±


    Shi Bufan thought about it and asked, ¡°Then besides this, have you made any other mistakes?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai made eye contact with him and bit his lips. He slowly shook his head.


    Shi Bufan passed the self-criticism paper that he wrote over and said, ¡°Copy it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai picked up his pencil hesitatingly, only to see Shi Bufan rummaging through some things. He asked, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    At this time, Shi Bufan finally found a disposable cup. He went to the water dispenser and filled two cups of warm water. He ced one cup in front of him and said, ¡°Howe you¡¯re taking such a long time to even copy a letter?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt quite shameful. ¡°I think...it¡¯s not good to write this.¡±


    Shi Bufan propped his chin up and knitted his eyebrows. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to write it, I¡¯m leaving. You can stay here and think for as long as you want.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was frightened.


    He would be losing face if he was discovered in the teacher¡¯s office writing a self-criticism letter!


    He stared at the draft Shi Bufan had written for him, and then buried his head and rigorously started copying it. After he copied a few words, he couldn¡¯t help butugh again. There was a feeling of happiness from the mischief that rose in his heart. He secretly nced at Shi Bufan and thetter curled his lips, raising his chin and motioning him to quickly write.


    He held in the urge tough while he finished the letter. Shi Bufan reached over and ced the two¡¯s self-criticism letters under the ss on Ji Yanping¡¯s office desk. Then he said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    ¡°The teacher isn¡¯t back yet...¡±


    ¡°Then you can stay and wait. I¡¯m leaving now.¡±


    Shi Bufan opened the door and walked out. Zhen Yuanbai sat down and waited a while. Seeing that he was the only person present, after having an internal conflict over this in his heart, he hurriedly stood up and walked out as well.


    ¡°Shi, Shi Bufan?¡± He was nowhere to be seen. Zhen Yuanbai was a bit afraid. He had never done anything like this before. He was scared of being by himself and as he was considering going back to the teacher¡¯s office, Shi Bufan suddenly appeared from a corner. ¡°I¡¯m here.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sighed and asked, ¡°Then, are we going home now?¡±


    ¡°You want to go home?¡± After receiving a positive answer, Shi Bufan said, ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll take you home.¡±


    ¡°Is it really fine if we just walk off like this?¡±


    He kept asking the same question and it was rare that Shi Bufan was patient with him. ¡°There won¡¯t be any problems.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai returned to ss to retrieve his backpack. Then he followed Shi Bufan downstairs, feeling a bit guilty. While they turned a corner, they suddenly saw Ji Yanping walking up. Shi Bufan remained calm while Zhen Yuanbai shivered. His hands were filled with cold sweat.


    Ji Yanping saw them as well, asking, ¡°You guys finished writing the self-criticism letters?¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± Shi Bufan replied and said, ¡°I ced it under the cups.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hid behind him. Ji Yanping wanted to ask him something but didn¡¯t have the nerve to.


    Originally, Zhen Yuanbai was the innocent one in this matter. It was Lin Kun¡¯s teacher in charge¡¯s request for him to write a self-criticism letter though. Ji Yanping decided to turn a blind eye and said, ¡°Fine, you guys can go back. Be careful on your way.¡±


    ¡°Bye teacher.¡±


    Clearly Zhen Yuanbai had responded politely. Ji Yanping followed them and knitted her eyebrows. Although she believed it was good for Shi Bufan to stand up for Zhen Yuanbai, she was also a bit worried. What if Zhen Yuanbai was influenced by Shi Bufan¡¯s behaviors?


    There were many high school students who rode their electric bicycles to school. Shi Bufan walked downstairs and asked him, ¡°Where¡¯s your bicycle?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was still wondering what the teacher would think once she saw the self-criticism letter so he casually said, ¡°I didn¡¯t ride it today.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°People are going to damage it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to ride his bike to school because his bike had been damaged a few times when he was in middle school. It was clear that Zhen Yuanbai had never reported this to a teacher. For a majority of the time, he even spent his allowance secretly to have his bike repaired. Later on, he decided to just quit biking to school. After all, the house his parents just newly bought wasn¡¯t far from the school. It would take at most a half-hour bus ride to school.


    Shi Bufan was upset. ¡°Who damaged your bike? Was it Lin Kun from this morning?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was scared of him going to beat people up again. He hurriedly waved his hands and exined, ¡°I don¡¯t know who it was either. It was in the past and I haven¡¯t been riding my bike for a while now.¡±


    Shi Bufan was more and more upset. They walked towards the bus station and Shi Bufan said, ¡°In the future, you can do whatever you want to. You don¡¯t need to be afraid of anyone, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had never been protected by anyone. His heart thumped rapidly. He was a bit touched by this stolen rtionship.


    When they were out the school door, a bus just passed them. Since they had to wait, either way, he called for Shi Bufan, ¡°I¡¯ll go buy milk tea for you.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him and asked, ¡°You want a drink?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    They walked to the milk tea store across the school door. Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Milk tea with less sugar. What do you want?¡±


    ¡°Same as you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took out his phone and was about to pay for it when he heard a ding. Shi Bufan took the menu and scanned the code to pay. The workers there knew them and chuckled. ¡°Yuanyuan has a membership here. You¡¯ve just suffered a loss.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had good grades and a great reputation. The businessmen nearby were more than willing to make less money from him. Those who had membership cards would give him some and those who didn¡¯t have would give him things for free. They wanted to bring some luck to their own kids by forming a close bond with the genius.


    Shi Bufan looked surprised at him. He never said anything about it. Who knew he was a significant figure among these people?


    Zhen Yuanbai was a bit embarrassed. He kept his head down and walked to the bus station with him. Shi Bufan asked, ¡°Your name was ¡°Wise Zhen¡± in the past?¡±


    When this name was mentioned, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s expression turned unwell. ¡°Right, you even called me a ¡°real fool¡± in the past.¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t expect Zhen Yuanbai to suddenly scold him. He was stunned and Zhen Yuanbai turned the other way, sipping his milk tea. He knitted his eyebrows.


    Howe the two of them suddenly started to revisit old quarrels? Shi Bufan had no memory of this at all. Despite the sudden scolding, he didn¡¯t have many expressions on his face. He asked, ¡°After we confirmed our rtionship, I never promised that I wouldn¡¯t call you by your nickname before?¡±


    Of course not. Zhen Yuanbai found a stupid reason. ¡°But you don¡¯t even remember anything.¡±


    ¡°Then how about I just promise you now?¡± Shi Bufan held a great attitude regarding this matter surprisingly. ¡°Don¡¯t be mad at me in the future, ok?¡±


    Since he¡¯d already said this, it wouldn¡¯t look good if Zhen Yuanbai continued toin. He said, ¡°Fine.¡±


    He noticed that Shi Bufan was worthy of being the Big Bro in Sheng Yi High School. He treated his ¡°friends¡± nicely and knew about the ¡°rules of Jianghu.¡± He would sacrifice himself for his friends. Now that he thought about this, Shi Bufan did have some strengths after all.


    When the bus arrived, Zhen Yuanbai bid farewell and got in. However, Shi Bufan suddenly got in as well. Due to the pressure, he felt from behind him, Zhen Yuanbai immediately turned around. ¡°Why, why did youe on too?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t remember him living in the same direction as himself.


    ¡°I¡¯m free so I might as well bring you home.¡±


    They missed the rush hour since they were writing self-criticism letters. Barely anyone was in the bus and Shi Bufan tugged on his wrist, pulling him to window seats in the back. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart was thumping rapidly. Qin Ying was frugal and she usually took the bus to work and home. She would often get on the same bus as Zhen Yuanbai. He took out his phone to look at the time. It was almost 7 pm now. Unless Qin Ying decided to make a trip to the supermarket, they would probably see each other.


    Shi Bufan tugged the corner of his lip and said, ¡°What? You don¡¯t like me bringing you home?¡±


    Of course I don¡¯t like it! Zhen Yuanbai screamed in his heart. But he said, ¡°I don¡¯t mind.¡±


    The bus started to announce the next stop: XX Supermarket. Zhen Yuanbai immediately held onto the front seat and looked over. The moment he sighed in relief, he heard a familiar voice. ¡°The meat has be more and more expensive.¡±


    ¡°Right? Just a few days ago, it was just over 10 yuan. Today, it¡¯s already 22 yuan.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly grabbed his backpack and covered his face, sliding down his seat as well. Shi Bufan looked up to see a couple of women in front carrying their groceries. He said, ¡°It seems like there aren¡¯t any seats in the front and they¡¯re heading towards the back now.¡±


    Qin Ying looked over here questioningly and asked, ¡°Howe I thought I just saw Congming?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s probably home already.¡±


    ¡°He sent me a text saying that he would be homete today.¡±


    As Qin Ying said this, she walked towards the back. Zhen Yuanbai shrunk in his seat and cold sweat covered his body. His heart was about to jump out of his throat. At this time, a school uniform covered his face, along with his backpack. Shi Bufan held Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head in his arms and made it seem like he was pretending to sleep, hugging a huge stuffed animal.


    Kids these ages usually wore school uniforms and it was hard to recognize who it was after covering their faces and sleeping on their backpacks. Qin Ying¡¯s gaze swept over Shi Bufan¡¯s resting face and then sat down in the seats ahead of them with her friends. Then they started to catch up with one another. ¡°It¡¯s going to be the monthly exam, right? How are Shanshan¡¯s grades?¡±


    ¡°Obviously can¡¯t be as good as Congming¡¯s. He¡¯s always first in the grade.¡±


    The parents started to boast one another¡¯s kids. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face was covered and for a moment, he only smelled the scent of Shi Bufan. He was too terrified. If his mother found out he was with Shi Bufan, who knew how she would punish him.


    Shi Bufan opened one eye and stared at the back of Qin Ying¡¯s head, then at the guy whose head he covered with his school uniform. Zhen Yuanbai was really nervous that he ended up exhaling deeply, blowing at the school uniform. Shi Bufan stared at him for a while before he suddenly lowered his head and pecked him.


    He moved away from him after a second and licked his lips. He thought: so damn exciting.


    Zhen Yuanbai whose eyes could only see ck was confused.


    T/N: Ayee, double release! Starting off the new year the right way~

 Chapter 8

    <h4>Chapter 8</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    The bus arrived at the destination but Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to move until the bus started driving again. Shi Bufan told him, ¡°Everyone who should get off at this stop already got off.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly popped his head out of the school uniform. His originally slightly curly hair became messy and he had moist eyes. His pale white face was now flushed and he looked like...a ripe apple.


    Shi Bufan squinted his eyes.


    He noticed that Zhen Yuanbai was to his taste, no matter his personality or appearance.


    Zhen Yuanbai returned the school uniform back to Shi Bufan and grabbed his backpack, carrying it in his arms. He said, ¡°I¡¯m getting off at the next stop and walking back home. You don¡¯t need to keep following me.¡±


    ¡°I can walk with you.¡± Towards his ¡°good friend,¡± Shi Bufan was extremely caring. ¡°After all, there¡¯s nothing for me to do at home.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head seriously and said, ¡°I can go home by myself.¡±


    Right now, his heart was thumping rapidly. Why would he allow him to keep following him? He refused his offer and he felt like he may suffer from a heart attack and die anytime. Seeing his determined gaze, Shi Bufan said regretfully, ¡°Fine.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai got off the bus and sprinted back home. He didn¡¯t even rest for two minutes by the road before he started to sprint for his life again. He ran all the way home to his neighborhood. Then, he ced his arms on his waist, bending to his knee and panting for air. After a while, he finally got in the elevator.


    He fixed his messy hair using the mirror in the elevator and pulled on his slightly curly bangs. He didn¡¯t expect for it to straighten. It was just to relieve his anxiousness.


    Qin Ying was cooking when she heard movement by the door. Zhen Pingjin looked up and asked, ¡°Why are you sote today?¡±


    ¡°I, I was doing homework at school.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin¡¯s eyebrows twitched.


    Actually, Ji Yanping already told them what happened today. She even emphasized that the matter had nothing to do with Zhen Yuanbai. It was just Shi Bufan standing up for him and as expected, Zhen Yuanbai hadn¡¯t told them the truth. As Zhen Pingjin watched him change his shoes, there was a sense of anger in his heart dying to explode. But receiving Qin Ying¡¯s gaze, he pretended like nothing happened in the end.


    News of Shi Bufan protecting his benefactor had spread across the school. Even the rascals who usually mocked Zhen Yuanbai started to go around him. This is the first time he had experienced the happiness of being a king crab. There were even people who offered to let him cut in line for lunch, but he was quite embarrassed to really do so.


    The only person who made Zhen Yuanbai feel as if he was in a difficult situation was Shi Bufan, who passed him notes every day the moment they were in ss. Every time, he would have to pass several notes for Zhen Yuanbai to reply to one while trembling in fear. This made Shi Bufan quite unhappy.


    Qiu Jing had noticed their interaction as well. He couldn¡¯t help but ask Shi Bufan, ¡°Why have you been mingling with Zhen Yuanbai frequently? You don¡¯t even y ball with us anymore.¡±


    ¡°My head¡¯s still injured, so it¡¯s not suitable for me to participate in intense sports.¡±


    ¡°Then why are you always around ¡°fool¡±...hey, what the heck!¡± Qiu Jing was smacked by a book on the head. Shi Bufan said unhappily, ¡°I said for people to stop calling him a ¡°fool.¡± Are your ears deaf?¡±


    Ming Mai was shocked. ¡°Even we can¡¯t call him that?¡±


    ¡°Even I can¡¯t.¡± Shi Bufan coldly said, ¡°If you guys hear anyone calling him by that nickname in the future, go and beat them up. If they be disabled, I¡¯ll be in charge of their medical expenses.¡±


    Ye Lian was ying a card game when he nced at Shi Bufan as if he already saw through everything.


    Zhen Yuanbai was unaware of the movements happening behind him. In about two days, it would be the monthly exam. He was spending his time wisely on doing practice exams. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t have high expectations for himself, as long as he had full marks on the math portion. After the college entrance exam, he would take an exam for the physics department and then as a graduate student, so then he could get into a research institute.


    Monthly exams were nothing out of the ordinary for Zhen Yuanbai. He didn¡¯t really understand the teacher but he shook his head. He said, ¡°I think it¡¯s pretty good.¡±


    Ji Yanping motioned for him to drink the juice. Zhen Yuanbai wondered if it was because of the self-criticism letter. It¡¯d already been a week and the teacher didn¡¯t specifically mention it either. He had almost forgotten about it.


    He thanked her and pursed his lips. The juice was sour and sweet. Then she asked, ¡°I heard the news has been spreading across the school. You have been walking home with Shi Bufan recently?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly denied, ¡°No, I just walked out of school with him. We don¡¯t go the same way.¡±


    Ji Yanping nodded and said, ¡°I remember that your mother is an outpatient service doctor and your father is from a gamingpany?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°These two careers are hard to work for. It¡¯s tiring and exhausting but people don¡¯t even earn much money. Your parents had to work hard for you boys to go to school. They even moved into a new house and that¡¯s quite far from their workces, right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai realized something and nodded softly.


    ¡°You¡¯re a good kid and you¡¯re in your sophomore year. Time¡¯s not too tight on you but you can¡¯t rxpletely either. Your grades can drop easily but it¡¯d be hard to increase your grades.¡± Ji Yanping sipped the juice and said gently, ¡°There are some students whoe from wealthy backgrounds and they don¡¯t need to worry about their grades, as they don¡¯t need to do anything. But ordinary people still have to live their ordinary lives. Although this teacher hopes for Shi Bufan to learn from you and stop getting involved in fights, this was just secondary. Your future is the most important, do you understand?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai could do nothing but nod in agreement.


    Actually, when she saw the self-criticism letter, she knew that it was definitely Shi Bufan¡¯s handwriting. After all, she didn¡¯t expect for him to learn his lesson either. Although the school has been spreading the news of Zhen Yuanbai being friends with Shi Bufan, she didn¡¯t have the intention of discriminating against the poor students, but some teachers had been telling her that Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan were passing notes in ss. She was extremely worried. To speak the truth, with Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s grades, as long as he performed well on the college entrance exam, it was possible for him to rank first ce. She must pay more attention to this and not let Shi Bufan influence Zhen Yuanbai.


    During lunch, all the students ran to the cafeteria as if they hadn¡¯t eaten in ages. Song Mo knew that Shi Bufan was always slow. As he ran, he said, ¡°Old rules. I¡¯ll go and reserve some spots for us!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked down and tidied his desk. He ced all the books in his desk in chronological order and a low chuckle rang in his ears. A hand rested by his desk and he looked up to see Shi Bufan¡¯s handsome face. ¡°You¡¯re so meticulous every day. Aren¡¯t you tired of doing this?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai remained silent as Shi Bufan continued, ¡°Everyone¡¯s grabbing lunch. Do you not want to eat anything?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stood up and walked out, saying purposefully, ¡°I want spicy hotpot.¡±


    In other words, the food wasn¡¯t in the cafeteria so it didn¡¯t matter whether he went early orte.


    Shi Bufan chuckled and ced a hand on his shoulder, saying, ¡°You like to eat fresh food.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai recalled the teacher¡¯s words and slowly ced Shi Bufan¡¯s hand on his shoulder down. ¡°I want to talk to you about something.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t pass notes to me in ss anymore.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said unhappily. ¡°It will give the teachers a bad impression. Plus, it will prevent me from learning.¡±


    Shi Bufan agreed right away.


    ¡°You said you would do itst time as well.¡± Zhen Yuanbai raised his head and said angrily, ¡°But you purposefully hit me with paper balls in ss.¡±


    ¡°Music ss isn¡¯t important.¡±


    ¡°As long as we¡¯re in ss, you can¡¯t do it. It¡¯s very tiring for the teachers to teach us. We have to learn to respect them.¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at his serious expression and said, ¡°Fine.¡±


    He answered quickly and straightforwardly. It made it hard for Zhen Yuanbai to say anything else. He didn¡¯t have the guts to tell Shi Bufan that they were not going to be good friends anymore. He¡¯d rather them like this than bing enemies.


    When Zhen Yuanbai and the others arrived at the cafeteria, most people were gone from the lunch line already. But, there was barely any food left. Thankfully, Song Mo got food for him while Qiu Jing did the same for Shi Bufan. They sat by the long table and Qiu Jing began to murmur, ¡°The food tastes like the food fed to the pigs. It would be strange if our mothend¡¯s flower buds could bloom!¡±


    Ming Mai said, ¡°What¡¯s the saying? If you are blooming, butterflies will naturally fly around you. As long as you study, even Tsinghua University wille looking for you.¡±


    ¡°Then when can I bloom?¡±


    ¡°You?¡± Ming Mai said, ¡°You¡¯re a melon. Once you¡¯re ripe, you¡¯re done for.¡±


    Song Mo almost spat the rice in his mouth whilst listening to the two banter. Ye Lian hadn¡¯t touched his food yet. He had been crazily tapping on his phone screen, saying in a bad mood, ¡°Stupid teammates. You fools don¡¯t even bring your armies and you guys only know to surround the enemies. If this father doesn¡¯t get in the advancement tournament, I¡¯ll find them through the inte and beat them to a pulp.¡±


    Ming Mai immediately turned around, ¡°You can find their IP address through this?¡±


    ¡°Scram.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai tugged his te over, preventing their saliva fromnding on his food. But Qiu Jing wasn¡¯t lying either. The food was really disgusting. Zhen Yuanbai usually didn¡¯t eat much in the afternoon. He ate his favorite vegetables and then picked with his rice. He got up and dumped the leftover food in the designated bin.


    Shi Bufan followed him closely and said, ¡°You¡¯re probably not full, right?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s ok.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I¡¯m returning to the dormitory to nap.¡±


    Even though Zhen Yuanbai was a day-to-day student, he had his own dormitory. He would bring the covers of his nkets home once a week to have it washed. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t insist on doing everything with him either so when he brought Zhen Yuanbai back to his dormitory, he left.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s dormitory was filled with day-to-day students, but only he came over to nap usually. Everyone else waszy and usually slept in the ssrooms. Zhen Yuanbai had a body rm. In the afternoon, he always had to nap when it was time. He wore earplugs and eye-mask and then slept on the tent-like bed for a while. He suddenly smelled something good while he was still in slumber. The cafeteria food wasn¡¯t tasty so he usually was never full. He would return home and eat some more. For a moment, he thought it was time to eat dinner.


    He tugged his eye-mask off and zipped down the tent to see Shi Bufan kneeling by him. Seeing that he woke up, he raised his chin and said, ¡°Spicy hotpot, quickly eat.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately sat up and asked surprised, ¡°Where¡¯d you get it from?¡±


    ¡°I obviously bought it.¡± Shi Bufan pulled a chair over and sat down. He got himself a bowl of rice and then tossed the shrimp and meat in the hotpot over to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bowl. He said, ¡°Let¡¯s eat quickly. ss is about to start.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai followed suit and devoured the food ravenously. His cheeks were full from shoving rice and he looked unbelievably at the spicy hotpot. He mumbled, ¡°This is the first time that I ate outside food in the school.¡±


    Shi Bufan curled his lips and said, ¡°I¡¯ll buy it for you next time too.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt very blessed. It was rare for him to be satiated in school. Ultimately, the cafeteria food was too unptable. Boys their age usually hadrge appetites, but were also picky with their food.


    He couldn¡¯t help but think it was a great choice to be Shi Bufan¡¯s friend. As long as he doesn¡¯t disturb his studying, no...as long as he doesn¡¯t beat him up after recovering his memory.


    Zhen Yuanbai burped, clearly full.


    The next afternoon, Shi Bufan came to his dormitory with hot and sour rice noodles. The next day, he got him chicken over rice. In the next few days, Zhen Yuanbai became picky with his food. Since he knew that Shi Bufan would bring him food, he was toozy to even go to the cafeteria anymore. The moment it was lunchtime, he would go to his dormitory and wait for Shi Bufan to bring him food.


    The school allowed them to bring their own lunch but not junk food like spicy hotpot and food-rted to that. The delivery men can¡¯t even go near school doors. Plus, the moment the ss started, the doors would be forcibly shut. Even if it was lunchtime, students aren¡¯t allowed to go out of school casually. They had to wait until school is over.


    To Zhen Yuanbai, Shi Bufan was a like a deity for bringing him delicious meals every afternoon!


    This day, Shi Bufan got him hot spicy soup. While feeding Zhen Yuanbai this, he didn¡¯t mistreat himself either. He got himself beef noodle soup. As the two were wolfing down their food, a voice rang from the loudspeakers outside. ¡°Shi Bufan? Shi Bufan, reveal yourself!¡±


    It was the teacher-in-charge of disciplining the students and keeping the school spirit. Zhen Yuanbai was confused and he licked his lips. ¡°Why, why are they calling you again?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind him.¡± Shi Bufan turned around and locked the door. Zhen Yuanbai heard footsteps outside and the consistent banging on doors. ¡°Which room is he in? I want to see who dares to cover up for Shi Bufan!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai trembled in fear and his hands were shaking as he finished his food. Shi Bufan ced his chopsticks down and lifted a finger to his lips. ¡°Shh.¡±


    He walked over to the door and ced his ears over to listen. The teacher-in-charge¡¯s footsteps were slowly heading their way. In between, he could hear the boys groaning from their rooms. He opened a corner of the door and then darted out. He walked over inrge strides to the room the teacher was searching and whistled. ¡°Baldy Liang, why are you looking for me?¡±


    The teacher-in-charge¡¯s surname was Liang and he got the nickname ¡°Baldy Liang¡± because of his hairstyle. He angrily turned around and said, ¡°What did I tell you yesterday? The superintendents areing over to check on us today. You can¡¯t climb over the wall, you can¡¯t climb over the wall...¡±


    He suddenly realized that he was still holding the loudspeaker. Therefore, he quickly ced it down and walked over in two steps. He hollered, ¡°Yet you still did it! What are you looking at? Come with me. You had disobeyed school rules time after time! Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s quite shameful?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had been hiding inside and listening to this, puzzled. When the noise disappeared, he then dared to peek his head out. The boy next to his room cursed and said, ¡°I knew the school had opened the backdoor for Shi Bufan. The teacher always knew when he climbed over the wall. If the superintendent didn¡¯t see him today, they probably would¡¯ve turned a blind eye again.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked back and found a stic ck bag to ce their leftover food in. Shi Bufan had found this bag, saying it would be convenient for them to deal with the trash, in case the teacher found out.


    He rushed down the stairs as if there was something chasing him and threw the bag in the dormitory¡¯s garbage bin. He felt a bit guilty.


    Not far from him, Liang Tuzheng was walking towards the sports field with Shi Bufan. Seeing that he looked back at Shi Bufan every now and then, Zhen Yuanbai knew that his scolding never stopped.


    The teacher in charge of ss 1, Teacher Ji, was called to the sports field again. Liang Tuzheng angrily threw the loudspeaker at her and said, ¡°Take care of your students!¡±


    Ji Yanping felt bitter in her heart. Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t even part of the elite ss in the beginning After the sses were decided, she didn¡¯t know what was wrong with him but he woulde to the elite ss every day and just take over a student¡¯s seat, pretending like he was listening in ss. The principal, seeing that Shi Bufan ¡°was eager to learn,¡± made an exception and allowed him to be in ss 1.


    She closed the loudspeaker and said weakly, ¡°Why did you climb over the wall this time?¡±


    ¡°I went to buy food.¡±


    ¡°Every day?¡± Ji Yanping said, ¡°You can¡¯t eat in the cafeteria? You have to climb over the wall for the whole week?¡±


    Shi Bufan crossed his hands and ced it on the back of his head. Under the sunlight, the young man stood tall and straight, raising his chin and ncing at Zhen Yuanbai who was nearby and staring at him. He suddenly winked his left eye and curled his lips.


    ¡°I...am noble and honorable. Eating in the cafeteria doesn¡¯t suit my temperament.¡±

 Chapter 9

    <h4>Chapter 9</h4>


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    Shi Bufan¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t loud or quiet, full of will and spirit. Ji Yanping sighed in her heart, thinking of how nice it would to be young again. Then, she ordered him to run tenps around the field.


    Towards this, Shi Bufan had no objections.


    But he suddenly heard a voice from behind. ¡°His head is injured...so, he can¡¯t participate in intense activities.¡±


    Ji Yanping turned around to see Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s timid expression. He had never objected against a teacher and usually dodged as far as he could whenever a matter involved Shi Bufan. Today, he actually spoke for Shi Bufan, making Ji Yanping shocked.


    However, he was saying the truth and Ji Yanping just wanted to teach Shi Bufan a lesson. She didn¡¯t n on punishing him severely, so she said, ¡°Then stand outside the ss. Two periods.¡±


    ¡°ss is about to start, so quickly head back to ss.¡± Once she finished her words, she was about to head off when Zhen Yuanbai carefully moved to Shi Bufan¡¯s side, hesitatingly. ¡°I ate...the food he bought too.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes flickered and he couldn¡¯t help but curl his lips up, unable to contain his joy.


    Ji Yanping¡¯s eyelids jumped before she said, ¡°You also participated?¡±


    Although he didn¡¯t climb over the wall like Shi Bufan, he had eaten everything, so he did participate in a way.


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded nervously and said, ¡°I...for the past few days, I haven¡¯t been eating at the cafeteria...because I was eating the food he bought.¡±


    Fine.


    Ji Yanping understood. She couldn¡¯t help but re at Shi Bufan. Before she made a decision as to what she should do with this top student, Liang Tu who finished drinking water came back. ¡°Zhen Yuanbai, why are you here? Why aren¡¯t you back in ss?¡±


    After the temporary happiness, Shi Bufan said in a low voice, ¡°You don¡¯t need to stay with me. I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t hear anything from him. At this moment, he didn¡¯t even dare to make eye contact with the two teachers in charge. ¡°I, I am also at fault. I should be punished with him.¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai was eating, he didn¡¯t even think about this and now, he felt regretful. But he couldn¡¯t really let Shi Bufan be punished for two people¡¯s fault. Although they were standing on the field, it felt like he was standing on a boiling hot pot. His face was flushed and he couldn¡¯t contain the feeling of shame in his heart.


    Liang Tu was confused and he was so angry that the fat under his chin started to tremble. He looked unbelievably at him and hollered, ¡°How dare you and Shi Bufan...¡±


    Ji Yanping pulled him back just in time and looked at the ashamed Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°Fine. Since Zhen Yuanbai wants to share the punishment with you, you guys just need to stand for one ss.¡±


    Right now, it was autumn and the air was cool. Although the sun isn¡¯t zing, it wasn¡¯t warm either. Zhen Yuanbai quietly looked down and stood by Shi Bufan¡¯s side, hiding his milky white fingers under his sleeves and not saying a word at all.


    The bell for ss rung and all the students ying sports on the field rapidly sprinted towards their sses. There were some people who passed by them and discussed curiously, ¡°Howe Zhen Yuanbai is punished as well?¡±


    ¡°Damn, could he possibly be in the same boat as Shi Bufan for real?¡±


    ¡°Heh. Shi Bufan is damn awesome. He pulled an angel to hell...remember how well-behaved that kid used to be?¡±


    ¡°Damn. Next week¡¯s school magazine¡¯s title will definitely be ¡®why did the elite student fall into a mire.¡¯ He¡¯d make the headlines.¡±


    They chuckled and walked off, but countless people continued to pass by them. They all looked at Zhen Yuanbai in surprise and disbelief.


    Although Shi Bufan said that Zhen Yuanbai should go to ss and learn, he was still very happy that he had decided to share the punishment with him. When the field gradually became empty, he turned around to look at Zhen Yuanbai. He was shocked by the sight.


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down and the tip of his nose turned slightly red. The bangs in front of his forehead fell on his eyshes and a water droplet fell from his eyes, dripping on the red track on the field.


    ...


    It was silent momentarily and even the wind was noiseless.


    Shi Bufan softly poked him and said, ¡°...Yuan, Yuanyuan?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had never experienced this sort of attention before and he originally stayed silent. After Shi Bufan called for him, he suddenly couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore and pursed his lips, tears dropping down rapidly.


    Shi Bufan pinched his ears and knitted his eyebrows. He licked his lips restlessly and tugged Zhen Yuanbai over. ¡°Really. Why are you crying?... What¡¯s wrong with this? All we¡¯re doing is just standing here. Plus, don¡¯t you have your Brother Shi here to apany you? Hm?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips like an old man, turning around and ignoring Shi Bufan. Thetter walked around and rummaged through his pocket, taking out a strawberry candy magically. ¡°Don¡¯t cry. Here, eat this.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re still eating!¡± Zhen Yuanbai choked angrily and said, ¡°We¡¯re standing here because we can¡¯t control our mouths...but you, you still...¡±


    He couldn¡¯t continue the words.


    It was too embarrassing.


    He had lived for a decade and more, but never had to endure this punishment. Even more, because of his ravenous need to eat. Lastly, he had to stand outside for the entire ss with ¡°Unoffendable.¡±


    The more he thought about it, the more shameful he felt. Along with this, he couldn¡¯t help but think about how this incident will spread to everyone¡¯s ears and may even spread to his parents¡¯ ears. This ced him in a restless and nervous mood, unable to stop his tears.


    At this time, they heard loud voices. It was a certain ss heading over for gym and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s legs weakened at the sight. He hurriedly wiped his tears and his body went rigid, remaining nervous and stressed.


    Shi Bufan turned around to look at the group of people. His unhappy expression made the gym teacher avoiding over and attempted not to offend him in any way. Instead, the teacher brought the students to the other side of the field to exercise.


    Shi Bufan nced at Zhen Yuanbai again and suddenly reached over to tug on the hem of his uniform. He lifted Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s clothes up, but his sports shirt identally also ride up, revealing the sturdy muscle on his waist. It was immediately blocked in the next second.


    Zhen Yuanbai felt a shadow looming over him and looked up to see the uniform still on him. It was just brought up a bit, with the inside facing out. Shi Bufan held the uniform for him, like an umbre blocking the sunlight on them as well as the peeping gazes.


    The young man moved towards him as well and said softly, ¡°Don¡¯t be scared. This Brother will block you from them and make sure they can¡¯t see anything.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s moist eyshes flickered before he quickly looked down again. He murmured, ¡°Even if you block me from them, they still know that I¡¯m standing here as punishment.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his arms to hold the uniform and he knitted his eyebrows again. ¡°Then what should I do? Do you still want food tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re still going to eat?!¡± Zhen Yuanbai forgot about shame for a second and admired him endlessly. He slightly widened his eyes, saying, ¡°If you want to eat, you can eat by yourself. I¡¯m too scared to eat anymore.¡±


    Shi Bufan chuckled and said, ¡°Our Congming is really a coward.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me that.¡± Zhen Yuanbai immediately protested and dered, ¡°My name is Zhen Yuanbai, not Zhen Congming.¡±


    ¡°Fine, Yuanbai. Zhen Yuanbai...¡± When Shi Bufan finished saying this, he continued, ¡°I still think the other name is better, your name is Congming while my name is Bufan. We¡¯re a match from heaven.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai furrowed his eyebrows and rubbed his nose, saying unhappily, ¡°Who wants to be a match from heaven with you?¡±


    He sunk into an upset mood again and Shi Bufan suddenly ced his chin on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head. Thetter lifted his head confused and heard him say, ¡°I already opened the candy packet, so it will melt soon if you don¡¯t eat it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai has principles and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Then take it out for me, so I can eat it.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have hands?¡±


    ¡°But am I not holding the ¡®umbre¡¯ for you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to take the candy from him and hesitatingly brought it over to Shi Bufan¡¯s mouth. ¡°We¡¯re being punished right now. Are you sure you want to eat now?¡±


    ¡°I need my sugar.¡± Shi Bufan nommed on the candy.


    The Alps candy mixed with the scent of milk filled the air between the two. Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down, but he could hear the candy grinding against his teeth. He fiddled with his fingers and Shi Bufan suddenlyughed. ¡°Liang Tu caught us too suddenly, so you probably haven¡¯t finish eating, right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was quiet.


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°I have another one in my pocket, the original vor. Do you want?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°You won¡¯t be noticed.¡± Shi Bufan sucked on the candy and moved closer, purposefully making him smell it. ¡°Just bite the candy off the lollipop stick and hide it in your pocket.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was tempted to eat the forbidden fruit and acted in doubt. Shi Bufan continued, ¡°We still need to stand for another half hour and what¡¯s the point of just standing here doing nothing?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips, determined. ¡°No.¡±


    He turned around and wanted to walk out of Shi Bufan¡¯s ¡°umbre.¡± But he had to admit that because Shi Bufan was doing this, the dim sunlight calmed his nervousness a bit, so he slowly moved back again.


    At this time, Shi Bufan started to stir up trouble, saying, ¡°Oh no, I¡¯m a bit dizzy.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately raised his head and before he could say anything, Shi Bufan fell down in front of him.


    Zhen Yuanbai: !!!


    Originally, the teacher didn¡¯t n on punishing Zhen Yuanbai anyway. Now that Shi Bufan fainted, this saved him the trouble. Right then, Liang Tu dismissed Zhen Yuanbai and he returned to ss. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t even care about how nervous he was as his mind was on Shi Bufan, wondering if there were any seques from this. The entire time he was in ss, he was distracted.


    Thankfully, it¡¯s art ss...hm? Since when was it art ss?


    When ss ended, Song Mo then said, ¡°It¡¯s all because you weren¡¯t in ss and Teacher Ji was scared that you may fall behind, so she had the english and art teacher swap sses...why do you do this to yourself, deciding to stand out in ss with Shi Bufan?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t answer,


    While the ss was on break, he wanted to see how Shi Bufan was in the infirmary. Before he got up, Shi Bufan walked back and Qiu Jin smiled when he saw him. ¡°See? I knew that it¡¯s just your trick. You clearly pretended to faint because you don¡¯t want to keep standing outside.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at Shi Bufan who waszily strolling around, at ack of words again.


    He originally thought that Ji Yanping would talk to him because of this incident. Unexpectedly, she said nothing and his parents didn¡¯t seem to know anything either. Zhen Yuanbai sighed in relief but felt apologetic towards his teacher and parents. Therefore, he worked harder in his studies and that evening, he punished himself andpleted five pages of a practice exam. He didn¡¯t rest until the morning.


    The next day, the results for the monthly exam was up. Ji Yanping passed the report cards to each person and said, ¡°Everyone should know what the rankings represent. That¡¯s right. The seats in ss are going to be changed again. Starting from the first person, Zhen Yuanbai, where do you want to sit?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t a dominant person either. This month, he had chosen the best seat in the middle of the ss, so he chose a spot in the corner this time. ¡°I¡¯ll sit by the window.¡±


    This was the third row.


    He started to pack his books and prepared to move his seat while Ji Yanping continued to read, ¡°The second person...¡±


    Song Mo sighed deeply and looked anxiously.


    All the students in the school probably have the same thoughts. After being first, they would not want to be second anymore. Once someone gets second ce, they wouldn¡¯t want to be third. Song Mo usually picked his seat after Zhen Yuanbai and as long as the conditions allow him, he will definitely sit next to the first ce.


    However, although Zhen Yuanbai steadily got first ce every time, it wasn¡¯t the same for Song Mo.


    ¡°Second ce, Song Mo, where do you want to sit?¡±


    Song Mo sighed heavily and carried his books happily, saying, ¡°I¡¯m still sitting next to Zhen Yuanbai.¡±


    He just followed Zhen Yuanbai over when he suddenly noticed a murderous gaze on him. He rigidly raised his head to notice the person chuckling strangely.


    Song Mo was speechless.


    He silently sat next to Zhen Yuanbai and felt sweat covering his back. He searched through his memory, wondering when he had offended Shi Bufan, until Ji Yanping called thest person. ¡°Shi Bufan, your...nevermind, you don¡¯t need to pick. Thest seat is yours.¡±


    She pped a nk test on Shi Bufan¡¯s desk.


    There were some ssmates in the ssroom secretlyughing.


    While the other students were choosing their seats, they made sure they wouldn¡¯t sit where Shi Bufan had sat. Ever since he came to this ss, he almost never changed his seat. After Ji Yanping was done passing out their tests, she was about to walk out of the ssroom when Shi Bufan said, ¡°I¡¯ve been sitting here for two semesters. Teacher, please make an exception and let me move my seat.¡±


    Ji Yanping found this to be a rare urrence, so she turned around and asked, ¡°Where do you want to sit then?¡±


    The whole ss suddenly became silent.


    They all had one wish: please don¡¯t sit next to me.

 Chapter 10

    <h4>Chapter 10</h4>


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    While everyone was on guard, Shi Bufan casually said, ¡°I want to sit with my benefactor.¡±


    Ji Yanping felt a rush of blood surging up her head. ¡°Who do you want to sit with?¡±


    Everyone gazed at Shi Bufan, even Zhen Yuanbai with a look of confusion.


    ¡°With Zhen Yuanbai.¡± Shi Bufan said as if this was a matter of fact. ¡°I want to sit next to him, so we can help each other in the future.¡±


    Help each other, pfft. Ji Yanping helplesslyughed. ¡°If you want to sit next to Zhen Yuanbai, sure. It depends on your abilities.¡±


    This was basically a rejection. Ji Yanping turned around and walked back to the front. A secondter, Shi Bufan stood up, causing the chair to screech.


    Song Mo suddenly felt a numbness on his scalp and the stiffening of his muscles.


    Ji Yanping had seen this too and was worried that Shi Bufan might stir up trouble again. ¡°Shi Bufan, what are you doing? Return to your seat.¡±


    If Shi Bufan listened to the teacher¡¯s words, his name wouldn¡¯t be Shi Bufan anymore. He walked to Song Mo and said in a friendly tone, ¡°I want to change seats with you, but Teacher Li wants me to do so with my own abilities. See, how about the two of us...go outside and spar?¡±


    Ji Yanping was speechless.


    Song Mo grabbed his book and said, ¡°No, no, no need. I, I will change seats with you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai swallowed his saliva and subconsciously moved his books towards the wall.


    Song Mo started to pack his books while Shi Bufan stood politely by the side, waiting. Qiu Jing who sat behind started to p his hands and caused a disturbance. He even gave Shi Bufan a thumbs up while Ming Mai whistled and said, ¡°Brother Shi, nice!¡±


    Ji Yanping saw stars and her face was red from anger.


    But she didn¡¯t have the ability to force Shi Bufan to sit in his seat. After all, they weren¡¯t kids in kindergarten and these students would even dare to beat teachers up if they were angered.


    She pondered over this and believed that she must resolve the issue in a gentle manner. She softened her voice and said, ¡°Shi Bufan, you know that¡¯s not what I meant. If you want to sit next to Zhen Yuanbai, get second ce in next month¡¯s exams. That way, you can rece Song Mo, right? Now that everyone already picked their seats, do you think it¡¯s suitable for you to do this?¡±


    Shi Bufan pinched his earlobes, clearly not taking her words to heart. Hezily said, ¡°What¡¯s not suitable about this? Does ssmate Song have any objections?¡±


    Song Mo clearly has objections! But so what?! Does he dare to mention it?!


    He thought that he was being a coward in front of Shi Bufan but after considering a possible beating from him, he¡¯d rather be taken as a coward.


    At this time, Zhen Yuanbai pressed his hand on Song Mo¡¯s book and Shi Bufan caught this action from the corner of his eye. He slightly stood up straight and heard Zhen Yuanbai say, ¡°It isn¡¯t suitable.¡±


    Shi Bufan squinted his eyes and everyone in the ss strained their ears to listen to the conversation.


    Zhen Yuanbai was quite courageous. He said what the teacher doesn¡¯t even dare to say and they all think Zhen Yuanbai was looking for a beating. After all, would Shi Bufan let him go for putting him in a difficult situation?


    Students sitting in the front and back three rows all moved their seats and desks in unison, preventing Shi Bufan from implicating them in case he bes crazy.


    Even Ji Yanping had walked to the rm. The moment Shi Bufan decides to beat Zhen Yuanbai, she will immediately call the guards over. In addition, after this, she will definitely kick Shi Bufan out of the elite ss.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s desk-mate was Ye Lian who remained expressionless when he was called and he propped his chin up, acting as if he was watching a show.


    Shi Bufan ced his hand down from his ears and stared at Zhen Yuanbai for a while. This was a reasonable exnation, but everyone believed that Shi Bufan wouldn¡¯t agree. After all, there was something wrong with his brain and he would feel ufortable if he didn¡¯t stir up trouble for a day.


    ¡°Then fine, I won¡¯t change my seat.¡±


    Once he said this, not only did everyone not rx, they became even more anxious. They all thought that Zhen Yuanbai would¡¯ve been beaten up today, even Zhen Yuanbai himself.


    Then, Shi Bufan walked back to his seat while Zhen Yuanbai looked nervously at him. He really didn¡¯t mention changing his seat anymore and he even took out his English textbook, acting as if he was going to listen in ss.


    Ji Yanping withdrew her hand which was about to press the rm and all the students turned back around. Zhen Yuanbai was slow and realizedter on that the conflict was resolved. On the other hand, Song Mo grabbed onto his arms and thanked him several times, shedding tears of gratitude. His eyes even turned red.


    Right now, their seating arrangement was:


    Window: Zhen Yuanbai * Song Mo.


    Wall: Student A * Student B.


    Window: Shi Bufan * Ye Lian * Ming Mai * Qiu Jing.


    Zhen Yuanbai started to pay attention in ss when he heard movements from behind.


    Shi Bufan harshly pushed a guy¡¯s head and thetter was confused. They asked weakly, ¡°Brother, Brother Shi, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re blocking my view of the ckboard.¡±


    Ye Lian turned around to look at him and snorted.


    The ckboard is towards the window?


    But the guy in front still ced his head down quietly.


    Ye Lian didn¡¯t like to talk in ss, so he passed Shi Bufan a note. ¡°Howe you wouldn¡¯t let me switch seats with Zhen Yuanbai?¡±


    Shi Bufan looked at the note and replied, ¡°Aren¡¯t you embarrassed to sit in the front with that height of yours?¡±


    Ye Lian thought: Howe you¡¯re not embarrassed to change seats with Song Mo?


    He nced around before writing: should we teach Zhen Yuanbai a lesson for infuriating you today?


    Shi Bufan nced at it and crumbled the paper, aiming his face. He said harshly, ¡°F*ck you.¡±


    Ye Lian chuckled out loud right then, his shoulders shaking.


    After English ss was over, everyone received their homework. Shi Bufan stared at it and then tugged his earlobes again, tugging at the guy in front again. ¡°Change seats.¡±


    He boldly and decisively sat in front. Zhen Yuanbai was doing his homework in seriousness, not hearing the movements in the back at all, until he was poked. He turned around to see Shi Bufan¡¯s smiling face. ¡°Once you¡¯re done, give me your homework, so I can copy off you tonight.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded hesitatingly. ¡°I¡¯ll give it to you once I¡¯m done.¡±


    Ye Lian sat behind him, by his side. He asked, ¡°Brother Shi, you can see the ckboard from behind Zhen Yuanbai?¡±


    ¡°Scram.¡±


    Whether he could see the ckboard or not, it was unclear. But, he could clearly see the people of his interest. Shi Bufan propped his chin and stared at Zhen Yuanbai, in a great mood.


    Zhen Yuanbai had neat and legible handwriting when ites to English. This made Shi Bufan enjoy copying his homework as well. While he copied, he would nce at Zhen Yuanbai, the corner of his lips curling up subconsciously.


    Zhen Yuanbai was originally worried that Shi Bufan might influence him by sitting in the back. But unexpectedly, Shi Bufan kept quiet and whenever he poked him, it was during breaks. He never bothered him once in ss.


    Zhen Yuanbai sighed in relief.


    He finished doing the math work and turned around to give this to Shi Bufan, when thetter said, ¡°What are my chances of going fromst to second ce?¡±


    The nearby ssmates who heard this almost chuckled out loud. Even Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but grin. He thought this was disrespectful, so he pursed his lips and encouraged, ¡°As long as you try, 100% you can do so.¡±


    Shi Bufan nodded and looked at Song Mo with a provoking look.


    Even though Song Mo received his gaze, he didn¡¯t ce it in his heart. After all, Shi Bufan wants to rise to second ce with his grade? What a joke.


    Ye Lian told this to Qiu Jing and Ming Mai; the twoughed arrogantly. ¡°If you¡¯re able to score second next month, I¡¯ll give you my head!¡±


    After saying this, Qiu Jing thought this wasn¡¯t enough and immediately went to the school forum page. He initiated a poll and the title was: I heard that Shi Bufan decided to scores second on the exam next month in order to be desk-mates with his benefactor. What do you guys think?


    Option 1: Shi Bufan? Impossible!


    Option 2: One can¡¯t be sure, so I¡¯ll support him for now.


    Maybe it was because this matter was too unbelievable and imusible, it had gotten tens of thousands of clicks in one night. There were thousands of votes and 98% voted for the first option.


    After everyone voted, they didn¡¯t forget to leave anonymousments, ridiculing Shi Bufan.


    Anonymous user: If it¡¯s based on grades, Shi Bufan won¡¯t be able to sit next to Zhen Yuanbai forever.


    Anonymous user: Hahaha, this is the best joke I¡¯ve heard this whole year!


    Anonymous user: Shi Bufan! I support you! You¡¯re first in fighting and second in learning! (Sorry, I can¡¯t help butugh at this statement).


    Anonymous user: Fighting is all about punches. Whenever one hits, wherever it hurts. Could he be viewing testing as fighting? Does he think that as long as he doesn¡¯t hand in a nk test, he can just fill in the nks however he wants?


    Anonymous user: Attention, attention! Shi Bufan¡¯s bing a good student! Ready, set,ugh!


    Dancing Flowers: Hahahah.


    Anonymous user: Person above, you¡¯re exposed! Pray that Shi Bufan doesn¡¯t see your username and beat you up!


    When Qiu Jing scrolled through the forum in the middle of the night, he rolled around in his bed gasping inughter. The post was gaining more and more poprity as well asments, but only onement had a few replies.


    Anonymous user: It seems like Shi Bufan had moved to this city during the second year of high school. Maybe his grades are actually good? When the timees, you guys will receive ps to your faces.


    Reply: Don¡¯t mention how bad his grades are because of his personality, even if he had good friends, he hadn¡¯t looked through a textbook for a few years already. Yet he wants to score second ce? Pft.


    Reply: There¡¯s actually someone who likes a bully like Shi Bufan? Why don¡¯t you familiarize yourself with the saying: get rid of the evil?


    The originally quiet and peaceful school forum obtained many people¡¯s attention because of this. Everyone was gossiping about this during their breaks and lunch.


    But, Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan both didn¡¯t know.


    Zhen Yuanbai noticed that Shi Bufan started to take his studies seriously as he would ask him questions from time to time. In ss, he was even eager to participate and when he first raised his hand to answer a question, the teacher even shivered, thinking he was trying to cause trouble.


    Ji Yanping was very shocked by this and hurried over to call Zhen Yuanbai to ask, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with Shi Bufantely?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes brightened and said, ¡°Lately, he has been devoting a lot of time to studying and even asks me many questions every day. When I was exining the answer, he even listens seriously. He was able toprehend a lot of the math questions and go as far as applying this concept to answering other questions.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Ji Yanping asked, ¡°He didn¡¯t persuade you to get into fights or anything?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately shook his head. ¡°Of course not.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was quite gratified. Shi Bufan treats his brothers very well and even listens to them. In ss, he would be well-behaved and wouldn¡¯t disturb him about anything, not annoying him to get answers to homework. He would do homework by himself and only ask him questions when he didn¡¯t understand anything. Zhen Yuanbai wanted to thank the heavens for his changed attitude.


    Ji Yanping knew that he doesn¡¯t lie, so she softly nodded and let him go.


    Zhen Yuanbai walked out of the office and saw an annoyed Shi Bufan. ¡°Why¡¯d she ask for you again?¡±


    ¡°Maybe she wants to hear mepliment you.¡± Since his attitude has gotten better, Zhen Yuanbai felt more rxed. He followed Shi Bufan¡¯s footsteps and thetter¡¯s expression became happier. He curled his lips and asked, ¡°Youplimented me?¡±


    ¡°I did, Iplimented you in seriousness.¡±


    Shi Bufan was in a great mood and ced his arm over Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulders again. He was immediately tucked in his arms, creating a thump. He immediately pushed him and knitted his eyebrows, asking, ¡°Howe you can¡¯t change this habit? Don¡¯t hug me like this.¡±


    ¡°Since we¡¯re already in a rtionship, why are you still so shy?¡±


    ¡°?¡± Zhen Yuanbai felt that his words were strange. He reached over to pry Shi Bufan¡¯s arm. ¡°I¡¯m ufortable like this.¡±


    Shi Bufan casually ced his arm down and instead ced his arm around Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s waist. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face unexpectedly met Shi Bufan¡¯s chest again, his eyes slightly widening at the sight.


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about something.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at his detailed eyebrows and softly said, ¡°Come to my house to do homework tonight, so you can also tutor me.¡±

 Chapter 11

    <h4>Chapter 11</h4>


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    Zhen Yuanbai immediately shook his head. ¡°I can¡¯t. My parents will scold me.¡±


    He could already imagine Zhen Pingjin¡¯s expression and tone when he finds out: you want to go to someone else¡¯s home to do homework? What now? You can¡¯t even do your homework at home anymore?


    Shi Bufan said in regret, ¡°How about I go to your house then?¡±


    That¡¯s even worse!


    Zhen Yuanbai knew that his parents must¡¯ve known about him standing outside of ss with Shi Bufan by now. He was suspicious of Ji Yanping saying something to his parents, which is why they hadn¡¯t mentioned it yet.


    Shi Bufan felt even more regretful when he saw Zhen Yuanbai violently shaking his head. ¡°You can¡¯te to my house, but I can¡¯t go to yours either. How about we stay in school together?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai started to tug on Shi Bufan¡¯s arm on his waist. He felt strange for being in a guy¡¯s arms.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s clingy personality also felt strange to him, but he couldn¡¯t exin how so. He replied, ¡°Then let¡¯s attend the evening study session tomorrow.¡±


    Shi Bufan was satisfied right now and he stared at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s white and smooth face, having an impulsive to bite him. At this time, the door screeched and Ji Yanping walked out of the office.


    Once she saw their position, her eyelids suddenly twitched. ¡°Shi Bufan, what are you doing?¡±


    The two students raised their heads and looked over; Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Shi Bufan wants me to tutor him.¡±


    Why is Shi Bufan¡¯s arm on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s waist if he just wants him to tutor him? But Shi Bufan was shameless and acted casual. Even Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t anxious or anything. This made Ji Yanping feel as if she had over thought and thought that this was the way guys got along anyway. Therefore, she said, ¡°Ok, quickly go eat. I heard that they changed the chef and the food is pretty good now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes brightened and tugged Shi Bufan towards the cafeteria.


    While he and Shi Bufan finished grabbing lunch, Song Mo was already wolfing down his food. When he saw then, he immediately waved his hands and said, ¡°The food today is delicious.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took a few bites and agreed. At least, it was much better than the disgusting food from before. Shi Bufan pinched his earlobes and watched his mouth covered in oil, asking, ¡°Is it that yummy?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll find out after tasting it.¡±


    Shi Bufan grabbed the cabbage in his te with chopsticks and faintly said, ¡°It¡¯s ok.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai withdrew his chopstick and murmured in his heart: howe Shi Bufan is so unhygienic? He even started to eat from his chopsticks. But since Shi Bufan didn¡¯t even mind him, he was embarrassed to voice his opinions. He poked around with his food and endured the peculiar feeling, continuing to eat.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you my food, ok?¡± Shi Bufan generously pushed his te over, but Zhen Yuanbai hesitated. He slowly reached for the red braised pork in the te.


    At this time, Ye Lian suddenly said, ¡°Brother Shi, what¡¯s the matter? The elite student¡¯s food is more delicious than yours?¡±


    Qiu Jing immediately raised his head and reached for Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s te. ¡°Let me have a taste!¡±


    In the next second, Shi Bufan kicked his chair and Qiu Jing was taken by surprise. If it weren¡¯t for Ming Mai who had held onto him, he would¡¯ve fallen for sure. He said in confusion, ¡°Brother Shi, what are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not enough for you to eat right?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, this brother will shove your head down a te of food and let you eat enough!¡±


    ¡°...¡± How did I offend you?!


    Zhen Yuanbai withdrew his hand from Shi Bufan¡¯s te. He was scared that if he took food from him, he might shove his head down a te of food as well.


    The change in chef within the cafeteria didn¡¯t lead to much discussion. But for the past two days, everyone has been discussing avidly about what the principal was going to do. Surprisingly, Song Mo gained first-hand information and he asked, ¡°What do you think the school is going to do?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pondered for a while before asking, ¡°Which wealthy businessmen had donated a researchb this time?¡±


    Song Mo said excitedly, ¡°It¡¯s different this time. The wealthy businessman is down to earth and really understands the hardships of being students. He donated a new cafeteria for our school.¡±


    This was the first time Zhen Yuanbai has heard this. He couldn¡¯t help butugh. ¡°Who donated it?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Song Mo said, ¡°But someone guessed and said that it¡¯s either a new student¡¯s parent who wants to shove their children into the school or a noble student who can¡¯t endure the disgusting food in the cafeteria. The person who donated a cafeteria and changed the person for the old cafeteria seems to be the same one.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought about it and then asked, ¡°When will the new cafeteria be ready? Can we eat there?¡±


    This was a truthful question and thankfully, Song Mo also cared about this. ¡°I heard that the new cafeteria will be built next semester. That means, we can enjoy this for about a year or a half.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was at ease now, eager for the new cafeteria and its food. He picked up his chopsticks and sighed with emotions. ¡°There are all sorts of privileges hidden in this high school.¡±


    Song Mo added, ¡°I feel like being poor will limit one¡¯s imagination more and more. Howe people are so good at reincarnating into a wealthy woman¡¯s womb? How nice would it be if I¡¯m a wealthy second generation?¡±


    He looked up eagerly and Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but grin. He also agreed, ¡°Then let¡¯s study and do our best to make sure our sons be wealthy second generations.¡±


    Shi Bufan who was behind them strained his ears to listen, not interrupting until he heard theirst statement. He reached over to tug on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s clothes, asking, ¡°Who do you want to have a son with?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai turned around and looked at him like a r*tard. ¡°It¡¯s not time yet, so how would I know?¡±


    Shi Bufan was dissatisfied with his response. He was about to continue when the teacher suddenly stepped into ss on the dot just as the bell rang. Zhen Yuanbai immediately pushed his hands to the side and said, ¡°Pay attention in ss.¡±


    Because Shi Bufan was too obedient, Zhen Yuanbai got into the habit of ¡°ordering¡± him. After he finished telling him this, he faced the ckboard. However, Shi Bufan had an icy look and poked the notebook with his pencil, writing down a few words in bold and cursive. ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    The paper ballnded on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s desk.


    When Zhen Yuanbai was in ss, he was usually never curious about anything besides academics. He directly picked up the paper ball and ced it in his pencil case, ignoring Shi Bufan.


    He told Shi Bufan about this already, not to pass notes in ss and to talk after ss. Therefore, he wasn¡¯t worried either.


    But the same can¡¯t be said for Shi Bufan. He has no memory so anything Zhen Yuanbai said could easily make him sensitive. Now, he was hesitant and wondered if it was just one-sided this whole time. He felt confused and anxious when Zhen Yuanbai ignored him, so he passed another note. ¡°Aren¡¯t we dating?¡±


    He crumpled the paper and threw it on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s desk again.


    Zhen Yuanbai ced it along with the previous paper ball.


    This was a math ss and the teacher, Liang Xiude, was known for his strictness. He looked towards their direction and was a bit unhappy with Shi Bufan disturbing Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s studies. However, since Zhen Yuanbai sat still and remained unmoved, Teacher Liang decided to turn a blind eye.


    When Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t gotten a response for his two paper balls, he sighed and endured the irritated mood inside his heart. He wrote another one and threw it over. ¡°You better talk and exin everything to me after ss.¡±


    The third one was collected by Zhen Yuanbai as usual, cing it in the pencil case.


    He still didn¡¯t nce at Shi Bufan.


    But in reality, Zhen Yuanbai was a bit ill at ease. He already told Shi Bufan that they would talk after ss, so what made Shi Bufan disobedient to his words?


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t know.


    He pursed his lips and looked expressionlessly at the back of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head, trying to piece some information from his limited memory. But there was nothing.


    He got no answer.


    This made him annoyed.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly sat up straight; Shi Bufan was poking him. He knitted his eyebrows and had no option but to turn around and look at Shi Bufan. He asked in a soft voice, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Shi Bufan looked coldly at him and pointed at the notes in his pencil case.


    Zhen Yuanbai turned around and grabbed the paper balls, subconsciously looking at the math teacher. Hm? Where¡¯s the teacher? He quickly searched around but he felt someone tugging on his hand. His pencil case along with the three paper balls were taken by the teacher. Liang Xiude stared coldly at Shi Bufan and said, ¡°I don¡¯t care if you have bad grades, but you shouldn¡¯t disturb other students. Why are you passing notes in ss? Can¡¯t you say what you have to after ss?¡±


    There was a tint of anger in Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes, but he endured this. ¡°This has to do with me and Zhen Yuanbai.¡±


    Liang Xiude sneered and said, ¡°ssmate Zhen doesn¡¯t even want to talk to you now.¡±


    Shi Bufan went to look at Zhen Yuanbai while thetter¡¯s face paled. He murmured, ¡°We, we are in ss...¡±


    ¡°Do you see this?¡± Liang Xiude scolded, ¡°All good students know that ss is in session right now. I can¡¯t believe I even told Teacher Ji a few days ago that you¡¯ve be a better student and we¡¯re just waiting for you to surprise us with your exam grades next time. But guess what? You started to pass notes in ss now! And you even disturbed Zhen Yuanbai! What you¡¯re doing right now is destroying his future! Is that how you repay a favor?!¡±


    Shi Bufan tightened his fist and held a stiff expression. Zhen Yuanbai leaned against the window and everyone held their breaths. Liang Xiude could tell that Shi Bufan was on the verge of exploding. To speak the truth, there was not a single teacher who wants to offend him; after all, he had even beat teachers up before. He reached over and crumpled the paper balls some more and ced the pencil case on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s desk. He softened his tone and said, ¡°I¡¯ll let it go this time and I¡¯ll keep the paper balls for you guys right now. Pay attention in ss ande after ss to get it back.¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly kicked a desk and his desk-mate instinctively jumped up, dodging afar.


    Liang Xiude instinctively looked back as well, only to see him kick his deskmate¡¯s desk to the side, and walking out inrge strides.


    His eyelids twitched, only to see Shi Bufan stopping by the rigid Song Mo. He gazed intensely at Zhen Yuanbai whose face was pale white.


    He licked his lips and when Song Mo believed he would¡¯ve been thrown out, Shi Bufan said meaningfully to Liang Xiude, ¡°Teacher, then please don¡¯t look at our notes.¡±


    He withdrew his nce from Zhen Yuanbai and smiled at Liang Xiude.

 Chapter 12

    <h4>Chapter 12</h4>


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    Shi Bufan walked around the teacher and out of the room, seeming like he didn¡¯t n on staying in the ss anymore.


    Qiu Jing and the others looked at each other. Ye Lian casually stood up and followed Shi Bufan, while the other twoid on the desk and continued to sleep.


    Zhen Yuanbai silently turned around to look at the teacher. Liang Xiude shook his head and tossed the paper balls on the podium, continuing the ss.


    Zhen Yuanbai was a little confused while listening to the lesson. He didn¡¯t even take a look at the paper balls, so he didn¡¯t know what Shi Bufan had written. But he had a feeling that thetter¡¯s smile was naughty and yful.


    Zhen Yuanbai lowered his head and took his notes, feeling a bit upset. Why did Shi Bufan be angry all of a sudden? They¡¯ve already talked about this before; he wasn¡¯t supposed to disturb him in ss. Plus, he even said that he was going to score second in order to be his deskmate.


    Why did he go back on his words?


    But no matter what, he needed to pay attention in ss. Therefore, after a few minutes, Zhen Yuanbai tossed this feeling to the back of his mind.


    When ss was almost over, Shi Bufan returned again. He walked straight into the door and smiled at the teacher, saying, ¡°There are three more minutes before ss is over, so can you give me my paper balls back?¡±


    Liang Xiude indicated for him to take it and Shi Bufan went to grab the paper balls. Under everyone¡¯s curious gaze, he went back to his seat.


    The bell rang, indicating the ss was over.


    Teacher Liang looked in their direction, ill at ease. But since Shi Bufan was acting well-behaved right now, he couldn¡¯t really go over and stir up trouble. Therefore, he first grabbed his books and left the room, reminded the students in the first row to tell the teacher if anything happens, in a timely manner.


    He was pretty scared of Shi Bufan beating Zhen Yuanbai.


    Don¡¯t mention him being scared, but Zhen Yuanbai was also scared. The moment Shi Bufan sat down, he could smell a faint scent of cigarettes. He didn¡¯t know how he had upset Shi Bu either; he wondered if he was going to stop being friends with him. It didn¡¯t matter if he wanted to end their friendship, but he was scared that he might beat him up before doing so.


    He hesitatingly turned around and wanted to ask why Shi Bufan was looking for him in ss. However, he noticed that he was asleep. Therefore, he could only turn back around.


    Shi Bufan kept on sleeping until the lunch bell rang. He woke up and sat up straight, staring at the back of his head.


    All the students in ss sprinted quickly towards the cafeteria. While Zhen Yuanbai was packing up his books, he kept an eye on the movement behind him. The moment Shi Bufan stood up from his seat, he immediately smiled. His pitch-ck eyes looked exactly like that of a puppy.


    ¡°Are we eating in the cafeteria or do you want me to bring food for you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ced his books away and hurried over to follow his footsteps. ¡°We can eat in the cafeteria.¡±


    His timid expression was like a rabbit and Shi Bufan reached over to bring him in his arms. ¡°Psh, what are you afraid of? It¡¯s not like I will beat you up.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows. ¡°What did you want to say to me in math ss?¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Zhen Yuanbai was slow and misunderstood him. ¡°Will cultured babies have any physical defects?¡±


    Shi Bufanughed. ¡°You¡¯re smart and I¡¯m extraordinary. The baby will definitely be smart and extraordinary. Don¡¯t worry for no reason.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know that good friends like to have kids together nowadays. But he still nodded, well-behaved. ¡°But it probably will cost a lot of money.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your boyfriend has money.¡±


    What boyfriend? Zhen Yuanbai had a lot of questions.


    But it was good. At least, Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t angry anymore and didn¡¯t prepare to beat him up and end their friendship. Zhen Yuanbai was quite grateful and in the evening, he agreed to Shi Bufan¡¯s offer to attend an evening study session.


    There weren¡¯t that many in the ss for evening study sessions. They were mainly students with good grades and the teacher would be in ss from time to time. Zhen Yuanbai would sit across Shi Bufan and exin softly to him about the questions he didn¡¯t understand. In reality, Shi Bufan was also very smart. He wasn¡¯t that good with the humanities courses, but he had a talent for math. Zhen Yuanbai sipped the milk tea he bought in the afternoon and started to do his practice test.


    One only heard the sound of the pencil against the paper. It was slowly approachingte evening and the students in the room gradually all left. Before thest person left, he said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°When you guys go back, remember to lock the door.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai quickly answered and looked at the clock in the room. He noticed that it was almost 9 pm and everyone was getting ready to head back to the dormitories to rest. He subconsciously looked at Shi Bufan who was solving a problem and it was rare to see him with a serious attitude towards learning. Therefore, he didn¡¯t want to interrupt him from this mindset.


    He looked down at his phone and noticed that his mother had sent a few text messages already, asking for his whereabouts. Thetest one was three minutes ago and before he could respond, Qin Ying had called. Zhen Yuanbai turned around to answer, ¡°Mother.¡±


    ¡°Look at what time it is. Are you nning oning back today?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at Shi Bufan who remained undisturbed still and stiffly said, ¡°If it¡¯s toote, I¡¯ll sleep in the dormitory.¡±


    His mother couldn¡¯t do anything about it, so she said, ¡°Fine. If you want toe back, give me a call and I¡¯ll have your father pick you up.¡±


    After he hung up, Zhen Yuanbai picked his pencil up again. Shi Bufan quickly nced at him before lowering his head down again. But the corner of his lips curled up.


    Ten minutester, Shi Bufan said, ¡°I¡¯m done. You can check it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took it from him and found some small mistakes, wanting to exin to him. But when he looked up, he suddenly noticed that Shi Bufan walked over to his side, with the corner of his lips curled up. ¡°It¡¯s already past 9 pm. Are you hungry?¡±


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go to the cafeteria and see if there¡¯s food.¡±


    ¡°Why go to the cafeteria? Let¡¯s go out to eat. Do you want BBQ?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was hesitant when Shi Bufan said softly, ¡°Why are you scared I¡¯ll bring you back to school in a bit, or even back home?¡±


    ¡°Then, I¡¯ll call my dad to pick me up after we¡¯re done eating.¡±


    Shi Bufan had no objections.


    Zhen Yuanbai hadn¡¯t eaten BBQ in such a long time since his parents would never let him eat these junk food. He had a limited allowance as well. Whenever he was given money, Qin Ying would ask him where the money was spent.


    Zhen Yuanbai took the money from his pockets which he had nned to use to pay for Shi Bufan¡¯s medical expenses, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll treat you out today.¡±


    This ssmate has his principles. Shi Bufan said, ¡°Sure.¡±


    Although he said this, when Zhen Yuanbai was full from eating and prepared to pay, the owner pointed at Shi Bufan and said, ¡°He already paid the money. Here, this is the change.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took the money, confused. He turned around and took out his money and gave it to Shi Bufan, along with the change. ¡°I told you I was going to treat you.¡±


    Shi Bufanughed and said, ¡°I won¡¯t have face if I allow you to treat me out. Don¡¯t you think?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought Shi Bufan was quite strange. In the end, Shi Bufan finished thest of the drink and squeezed the cup, wiping his mouth. He said, ¡°Let¡¯s go back home now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had to walk inrge strides in order to catch up. ¡°If you don¡¯t want my money, at least take the change back.¡±


    ¡°Take it.¡± Shi Bufan walked out and fiddled with his phone by the road. Zhen Yuanbai held the money and didn¡¯t know what to do. He said in a vexed tone, ¡°Why are you giving me money?¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°I want to pamper you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said unhappily, ¡°You want to pamper me with $34?¡±


    Shi Bufan turned around to look at him.


    The street lights were dim and there was heavy traffic on the road. The unending flow of car lights contrasted the color of the sky. Zhen Yuanbai stared at the vivid colors of the sky and he seemed to be more and more handsome as the light shone on him. Shi Bufan¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple bobbed and he said in a hoarse voice, ¡°How much do you want then?¡±


    This is an issue of how much he wants? Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I don¡¯t want your money.¡±


    He walked over and attempted to give the money back to Shi Bufan when thetter suddenly took out some hundred dor bills and unfolded it. He handed the wrinkled bills and said, ¡°I only have that much cash right now. Keep it for now and I¡¯ll send you moreter.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously took a step back, but Shi Bufan reached over and held him in his arms again. Shi Bufan pressed the back of his neck with one hand and nced at his backpack, shoving the money in the side pockets. After he was done doing this, he hugged him tightly and buried his head in his neck. He smiled and said, ¡°You smell like BBQ today.¡±


    ¡°???¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt goosebumps appearing. This wasn¡¯t right. The more he thought about it, the more he thought something was wrong.


    He hurriedly reached over to push him, but Shi Bufan was too strong and didn¡¯t budge. He softly chuckled in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears and his slightly cool nose rubbed against his earlobes. He said in an attractive voice, ¡°Is this your way of enticing me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was bewildered and shocked when Shi Bufan finally let him go. He turned around and there was a ck car heading their way. It seemed to be very expensive and stopped in front of them. Shi Bufan walked over to open the car door and raised his chin at him. ¡°Get in.¡±


    ¡°I, I¡¯m going home.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m bringing you home.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at the car and then at Shi Bufan. He raised one of his feet but then withdrew it. His legs were shaking and he said, ¡°I can go back by myself.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows. ¡°How are you going home by yourself thiste?¡±


    ¡°Hail, hail a taxi.¡±


    Shi Bufan walked over, but Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously walked back. He suddenly grabbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s wrist and he tugged him over, saying, ¡°I¡¯m worried about you going home by yourself, so be good and get in the car.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was shoved into the car, bewildered and scared. Shi Bufan asked, ¡°Are you going back to school or home?¡±


    ¡°Go home...¡± Zhen Yuanbai touched the hem of his shirt and slightly knitted his eyebrows. Shi Bufan leaned against the side and watched him, and he couldn¡¯t help but smile. ¡°Ok, let¡¯s go home.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai lowered his head and furrowed his brows.


    Shi Bufan pinched his earlobes and kept his attention on him. After a while, he couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore, turning around to smile silently towards the window.


    The car quickly stopped and Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly bid him farewell, getting out of the car.


    There was a fountain in front of him and he was stepping on marble tiles. By the two sides, there was a continuous garden full of unknown greens and flowers. In front of Zhen Yuanbai, there was a luxurious mansion that was opening its door for him...


    This clearly wasn¡¯t his home.


    He turned around to look at Shi Bufan while thetter made a shocked expression. He looked down at the time and said, ¡°You didn¡¯t tell Uncle Liu your house address before?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s already midnight and your parents are probably asleep. How about this? Just a night at my ce tonight and tomorrow, you can go to ss with me. How does that sound?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pretended to stay calm and pursed his lips firmly.

 Chapter 13

    <h4>Chapter 13</h4>


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    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you saying anything?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Then I¡¯m going in. If you want to go home, tell the driver your address.¡±


    The driver had already driven the car away, so he couldn¡¯t even find him. Zhen Yuanbai tugged on the straps of his backpack and the moment Shi Bufan left, he felt extremely ufortable standing in the unfamiliar yard. He had no choice but to follow Shi Bufan.


    ¡°Fanfan is back.¡± A woman¡¯s voice rang from inside and Zhen Yuanbai looked up from behind Shi Bufan. She was just walking down the stairs when she saw Zhen Yuanbai, clearly stunned. Then, she smiled and said, ¡°You even brought a friend back. Hello, I am Shi Bufan¡¯s mother.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly addressed, ¡°Hello aunty.¡±


    Another question popped in his mind.


    Mother Shi who had gone to his house to thank him for saving Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t the same one as today.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t bother with her and he tugged on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hand, bringing him upstairs. Mother Shi stood downstairs and looked up, saying, ¡°I already put warm water for you in the bath. Go and take a shower first.¡±


    Shi Bufan said nothing.


    When they went upstairs, Shi Bufan threw the backpack on the sofa and said to him, ¡°Go wash first. Just throw your clothes into the washing machine and it will be dry in the morning.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and ced his backpack down, following Shi Bufan to the bathroom. He saw Shi Bufan draining the water Mother Shi had put for him and then doing the same process over. He stood up and said to him, ¡°I¡¯ll go find some pajamas for you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was well-behaved and moved to the side to let him out. He stared at the tap which was dripping with water and questions filled his mind.


    His family liked to bathe in warm baths as well, but the bathroom wasn¡¯t as big as this one. He used his hands to feel the temperature of the water, feeling like everything was a blur today.


    The doorknob to the bathroom was suddenly twisted. Zhen Yuanbai immediately turned around and Shi Bufan said with regret after he was unable to twist the doorknob open. ¡°I ced the clothes by the door.¡±


    After Zhen Yuanbai was done washing, he opened the door and peeked his head out and half his shoulder. Shi Bufan was sitting by the side and ying on his phone, then he looked in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s direction. Thetter tugged his clothes in like a little white mouse, allowing him only to see Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s pitch-ck hair.


    Zhen Yuanbai who was in the bathroom was confused.


    He dried his body, only to realize that Shi Bufan had prepared green dinosaur pajamas for him. Dilemma, dilemma, dilemma. In the end, he knocked on the ss door and asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t there any other pajamas?¡±


    Shi Bufan had already tossed his phone to the side and was eagerly standing by the bathroom door. He heard his voice but purposefully pretended like he didn¡¯t hear anything. When Zhen Yuanbai received no response, he could only wear the pajamas ande out.


    The ck hair and green-skinned little dinosaur walked out. Shi Bufan stared at his smooth and white face, feeling a tingle in his heart. ¡°It fits you pretty well.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai widened his eyes, clearly very angry. But this was Shi Bufan¡¯s territory, so he could only say, ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep.¡±


    Shi Bufan immediately moved to the side and pointed at his room.


    When Shi Bufan finished packing his things and walked in, Zhen Yuanbai immediately looked at him. When he noticed that Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t wearing the same silly pajamas, he immediately red at him. But he didn¡¯t dare to give Shi Bufan attitude.


    Zhen Yuanbai reached over and put on the dinosaur hat,id on his side and curled into a ball, refusing to speak.


    He had quite an attitude. Even Shi Bufan was frightened by this.


    After Zhen Yuanbai scolded him, he fiercely added, ¡°If you keep talking to me, you¡¯re a puppy then.¡±


    Shi Bufan stopped talking.


    Zhen Yuanbai thought that his threat was effective, so he reached over to tug the nkets and covered his face.


    The next morning, at 6:30, Zhen Yuanbai woke up two minutes earlier than the rm. As usual, he found himself sleeping horizontal to the bed. Shi Bufan was still asleep, but his body was towards the edge of the bed. He slept diagonally and one of his long legs drooped down the bed.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s rm rang at this point and Shi Bufan was woken up by the noise. He rubbed his eyes and tugged on the nkets, he rolled over to avoid the noise. However, he ended up rolling off the bed and the sudden feeling of falling woke him up.


    Dinosaur Zhen quickly switched from his horizontal position to one of wrapping himselfpletely in the nkets, like a burrito. He looked at the messy nkets and said to Shi Bufan, ¡°You have a bad sleeping posture and kicked me several times in the middle of the night.¡±


    Shi Bufan sat on the ground and pulled on the nkets, his hair messy. He was notpletely awake, so he allowed him to say this to him.


    Dinosaur Zhen finally won against him once and immaturely curled the corner of his lips up, while walking out of the room proudly. The clothes in the washing machine had automatically dried by itself and someone had taken it out, folded it neatly and ced it on the rack besides it.


    He thought that it was probably Mother Shi¡¯s work and he felt bashful for a short second. He grabbed his clothes and walked into the bathroom to change his clothes.


    Shi Bufan finally walked out of the bedroom and he leaned his hand against the bathroom door, half squinting at Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°By the side of the mirror and in the drawer, there¡¯s a new toothbrush.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was already prepared to chew on gum and thanked him when he heard this.


    While brushing his teeth, Shi Bufan also squeezed over to join him. After they were done, Shi Bufan ced the toothbrush back and turned around to say to him, ¡°Last night, you also kicked me at least ten times.¡±


    Whenever he wanted to hug him.


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and said, ¡°Do you have evidence? I was the one who said you kicked me.¡±


    ¡°Bullsh*t.¡±


    ¡°...¡± The moment he cursed, Zhen Yuanbai remained silent.


    Shi Bufan packed his things and walked back to his bedroom. Zhen Yuanbai grabbed his phone by the desk of the headboard. He was suddenly attracted by the onesies in the closet and there were: rabbits, panda, and even Pikachus. He looked unbelievably at Shi Bufan and said, ¡°You have so many pajamas, but why aren¡¯t you wearing them?¡±


    ¡°I bought this ording to your height.¡± Shi Bufan said as if a matter of fact. ¡°The next time youe here, you can wear it too.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai went out with his phone, thinking: I will nevere here again.


    Mother Shi had already been sitting down by the dining table downstairs. When she saw them walking down, she smiled and said, ¡°Quicklye and eat.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was about to walk there when Shi Bufan pulled him over. ¡°Eat what? Let¡¯s go out and eat.¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t care about his mother¡¯s expression, pulling Zhen Yuanbai into the car. The driver drove them to the nearest public transportation station. Zhen Yuanbai was then tugged into the bus and the whole time, he felt like he was the chick in the eagle¡¯s ws and had no dignity at all.


    ¡°Howe we¡¯re not eating at home?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not even part of my family yet and you¡¯re thinking about eating at my home?¡±


    Shi Bufan had problems with his brain. Zhen Yuanbai exined in seriousness. ¡°Mother had already cooked food for us and if we don¡¯t eat, it¡¯s disrespectful.¡±


    Shi Bufan smiled wickedly. ¡°What does this have to do anything? You even called my mother as your mother.¡±


    ¡°...¡± There¡¯s really something wrong with you!


    Zhen Yuanbai turned around and Shi Bufan stared at a girl who was leaning against their boyfriend¡¯s shoulder and sleeping in front of them. He suddenly reached over and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head was forcibly pressed against his shoulder. ¡°There¡¯s at least another half hour before we arrive. Sleep for a while.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked up and said, ¡°I¡¯m not tired.¡±


    Shi Bufan pressed his head down again. ¡°If you¡¯re not tired, just lean against me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked up again, murmuring, ¡°I don¡¯t need to.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him and said, ¡°If not, I¡¯ll beat you up.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Not only was there something wrong with Shi Bufan¡¯s head, but there was also a pit, a pit as big as the Mariana Trench.


    Zhen Yuanbai was forced to lean his head against his shoulder. At that moment, he felt like numerous bugs were biting him and he felt incredibly awkward.


    Shi Bufan was satisfied and rummaged for his earbuds. He shoved one side of the earbuds into Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears and said, ¡°Listen to the song.¡±


    Listen to it, my butt.


    Once they got off the bus, Shi Bufan went to buy breakfast with him.


    Maybe it was because he had connected with Qiu Jing and the others, catching up with everything; but ever since he lost his memory, he still acted as usual. He had the same personality and seemed to ept his loss of memory. In fact, a majority of the people in school didn¡¯t even know he lost his memory.


    But towards Mother Shi, Zhen Yuanbai could tell Shi Bufan had truthfully lost his memory. Towards his mother, he treated her like a stranger, or even less than one.


    He slurped the corn porridge in the cup while Shi Bufan asked for a sweet ss of milk. As they walked, Shi Bufan suddenly peeked over and said, ¡°Let me have a taste of yours.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyshes flickered and he hastily moved it away from his reach. ¡°I drank this before, so go back and buy another ss if you want. After all, we¡¯re still close to the store.¡±


    Shi Bufan was unhappy. ¡°I just want to drink yours.¡±


    ¡°Then, I¡¯ll go back and get another straw.¡±


    Shi Bufan pulled on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s backpack, forcing him toe back. He said dissatisfied, ¡°Quickly, let me try it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to raise his ss and let him have a slurp. The tall young guy bent down and sucked on his straw, the corner of his lips curling up. Zhen Yuanbai was too embarrassed to voice his displeasure, so he shoved the straw that Shi Bufan had touched back into his mouth, with aplicated feeling in his heart.


    Shi Bufan asked him, ¡°Do you want to drink mine?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Psh.¡± Bashful.


    Shi Bufan nced at the baked sesame seed-coated cake in his hands and said, ¡°Let me taste that too.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ripped an untouched piece off and gave it to him, only to hear himugh. ¡°I don¡¯t mind your saliva. Give me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai paused and then raised the baked sesame seed-coated cake, watching him look down and biting a huge piece off.


    ¡°Shi Bufan!¡± Qiu Jing¡¯s voice rang in the front. He waved his hands at Shi Bufan urgently, with an anxious expression. ¡°Here! Here!¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his brows and turned around to say to Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°I¡¯m going to take a look. Head back to school first.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was quite ruthless. The moment Shi Bufan just left, Zhen Yuanbai immediately tossed the piece of baked sesame seed-coated cake into the garbage. After he tossed it, he heard Song Mo call his name. The two met and Song Mo said shockingly, ¡°You¡¯re Shi Bufan¡¯s follower now?¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s his follower?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I¡¯m his benefactor.¡±


    Song Mo could tell that he was unhappy and he murmured, ¡°I, I saw you feeding him before...¡±


    ¡°Who knows.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was filled with anger. ¡°I¡¯ve be a father at such a young age and not only did my son lose his memory, he is also an idiot. He can¡¯t even take care of himself.¡±


    Song Mo¡¯s face spasmed uncontrobly and he stared behind him.


    Zhen Yuanbai was stunned when he heard Shi Bufan¡¯s amused voice. ¡°Oh, good father, what did you just say?¡±

 Chapter 14

    <h4>Chapter 14</h4>


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    If it weren¡¯t for how peculiar Shi Bufan had been acting for the past few days, Zhen Yuanbai wouldn¡¯t have the desire to roast and talk behind his back. If he knew that he was standing behind him, he would never have had the guts to talk about him.


    He never would¡¯ve thought of how quickly he was caught talking behind his back.


    ¡°Good father¡± Zhen Yuanbai turned around timidly, holding a corn porridge in one hand and the baked sesame seed-coated cake. He was guilty and scared.


    Shi Bufan walked closer to him, but Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously took a step back. Shi Bufan shoved his backpack in his arms and said, ¡°Bring my backpack back for me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly wrapped his arms around the backpack and stared at him with his pitch-ck eyes. Shi Bufan curled his lips and lowered his head to say ¡°I¡¯ll settle our ountster.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shrunk back right then.


    Song Mo swallowed his saliva and followed him, running back to the ssroom. He murmured, ¡°What does he mean? Is he going to beat you up?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face paled, but he didn¡¯t say anything.


    Song Mo came up with an idea. ¡°How about we tell the teacher?¡±


    How would Zhen Yuanbai dare to? He was the one who talked behind Shi Bufan¡¯s back. He deserved the beating.


    When Shi Bufan returned, it was already thest ss in the afternoon. Their clothes were disheveled and Qiu Jing had minor injuries on his face, clearly he went out for a fight.


    The moment the four of them walked in, everyone in the room started to move aside and allow them to go back to their seats. The moment Qiu Jingid his head on the desk, he went back to sleep. On the other hand, Shi Bufan stopped by Song Mo and raised his brows at Zhen Yuanbai.


    Zhen Yuanbai tried his best to minimize his existence, but after Shi Bufan sat down behind him, hisugh made his hair stand up.


    The second the bell rang, Zhen Yuanbai acted as usual and urged Song Mo to go to the cafeteria after the teacher left. But, Shi Bufan suddenly called out, ¡°Wait for me.¡±


    Song Mo immediately said in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯ll go call a teacher for you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to stop and sit down. However, Shi Bufan suddenly took out a green bubble tea out from the desk and took off the stic bag. While Zhen Yuanbai had no idea what to do, Shi Bufan jabbed the straw in and pushed the bubble tea over, saying in a wicked manner, ¡°I¡¯m respecting my father.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai was suspicious, thinking he poisoned the bubble tea. At the very least, it would make him have diarrhea. He said weakly, ¡°In the morning, I was joking...¡±


    ¡°You were joking?¡± Shi Bufan said as if he expected this. ¡°I thought you were saying the truth. After all, I lost my memory, so I don¡¯t even know how my father looks like.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was about to cry. He lowered his head as Shi Bufan pushed the bubble tea closer to him. ¡°Drink it. I¡¯ll take you out for food.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai reached over with trembling fingers and cupped the bubble tea with both his hands. It felt like he was apletely different person from when he said he became a father at such a young age in the morning. Shi Bufan was about to chuckle hysterically.


    Zhen Yuanbai sucked on the straw and took a sip with teary eyes. Shi Bufan propped his chin up and asked, ¡°Is it good?¡±


    How would Zhen Yuanbai dare to say it wasn¡¯t? ¡°It is great.¡±


    ¡°If it¡¯s good, then drink some more. Let¡¯s go to the cafeteria now.¡±


    He walked in the front and seeing how slowly Zhen Yuanbai was walking, he turned around and held him by the waist. ¡°Why are you scared? I¡¯m not going to hit you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down while Shi Bufan said, ¡°Of course. I even bought him milk tea.¡±


    Ji Yanping went to confirm this with Zhen Yuanbai and thetter nodded stiffly. After verifying that Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t beaten up, she was slightly more rxed. ¡°Fine, quickly go eat lunch. Every day...you won¡¯t give me a moment of peace.¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at Song Mo and he ran off quickly.


    Zhen Yuanbai also wanted to follow suit, but Shi Bufan wouldn¡¯t allow him. Holding the intention of getting it over with, Zhen Yuanbai finished the bubble tea before they arrived at the cafeteria. After he finished, he allowed Shi Bufan to look at the empty cup. ¡°I finished drinking it, so are we even now?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s even?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai summoned his courage to say, ¡°Um, that I¡¯m your father...that joke.¡±


    Shi Bufanughed uncontrobly and went to get food without ncing at him.


    Zhen Yuanbai was fine the entire afternoon.


    He didn¡¯t get diarrhea, nor was he poisoned. He then realizedter on that Shi Bufan really wasn¡¯t angry at him.


    As a result, Zhen Yuanbai finally sighed in relief.


    In the evening, Shi Bufan brought him home as usual. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°You¡¯re actually a decent person.¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± Shi Bufan reached over to press Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head on his shoulder,zily saying, ¡°Didn¡¯t you know this already?¡±


    Who knows?


    Zhen Yuanbai thought that in the past, Shi Bufan was a super duper tyrant in his heart. Not only did he like to bully him, he also liked to stare at him harshly during ss. If Zhen Yuanbai identally made eye contact with him one day, he would re at him fiercely, making it seem like Zhen Yuanbai had done something terrible to him.


    In the past, don¡¯t mention talking to him, but he would walk the other way around whenever he saw Shi Bufan. Yet, he was still able to find him when he was alone, shouting his nickname or threatening him. Then, he walked off.


    But Zhen Yuanbai obviously wouldn¡¯t tell him this.


    ¡°You actually don¡¯t need to bring me back home every day.¡± Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but look up and say, ¡°You can go out and y with Ye Lian and the others.¡±


    ¡°Are they more important than you?¡±


    In fact, they really are.


    Shi Bufan apanied him to his neighborhood when Zhen Yuanbai stopped him from continuing. ¡°You can go back now.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just going to let me go back like this?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t understand. Shi Bufan looked left and right, pulling him into an abandoned telephone booth. He directly trapped him against the wall and asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to hug me?¡±


    Not only was Zhen Yuanbai unwilling to hug him, he even ced his hands behind his back. Shi Bufanughed and hugged him, saying in a low voice, ¡°What a stingy person.¡±


    He had already made his intentions clear, but why was this guy acting like he didn¡¯t know anything?He¡¯s so bashful.


    There was a sweet fragrance on Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan didn¡¯t know whether it was a psychological effect or what, but he thought it was very sweet. After taking in the scent, he wanted more, as if he was addicted.


    The telephone booth had basked in the sunshine the entire day, so it was very warm and hot. Zhen Yuanbai felt ufortable with the embrace and pushed him. In his heart, he thought unhappily: is that how you treat your good friends?


    He¡¯s jealous. Shi Bufan pinched his face and said meaningfully, ¡°I¡¯m only like this to my father.¡±


    They walked out of the telephone booth and Zhen Yuanbai waved his hand at him. He walked in the door and turned around to see Shi Bufan still standing there. He waved his hand again.


    This was bing stranger and stranger. Zhen Yuanbai walked to the first building and looked back again to see Shi Bufan still standing there, unmoved. He quickly turned back around and sprinted in the building and got in an elevator.


    Shi Bufan fished out a cigarette from his pocket and the corner of his lips curled up as he lit it up.


    Zhen Yuanbai wouldn¡¯t admit it in front of his face, but he was quite reluctant to part with him when they had to go.


    A Volkswagen brand car drove past him and slid the car window down. Zhen Pingjin peered out to see the young man¡¯s tall and straight figure, making him knit his eyebrows.


    Zhen Yuanbai washed some fruits and brought some over to Zhen Youxiu who was ying games. Thetter looked unexpectedly at him and said, ¡°I thought you wouldn¡¯t be back today.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ignored him and brought his own te of fruits back into his room, taking out his homework notebook. In a moment, he heard movements outside and knew Zhen Pingjin was back.


    He was a bit nervous in his heart and this feeling engulfed his mind more and more as Zhen Pingjin slowly walked over in his slippers.


    The door was opened and Zhen Pingjin looked over. Zhen Yuanbai raised his head and clutched the pencil in his hand tightly.


    ¡°Where did you sleepst night?¡±


    ¡°Um, Shi Bufan¡¯s house.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin furrowed his brows and asked, ¡°You are unable to sleep in this house? You just had to go sleep in someone else¡¯s house?¡±


    See, he knew this would happen.


    Zhen Yuanbai exined, ¡°We ate BBQ yesterday and by the time we were done, it was already veryte. I didn¡¯t have the nerve to ask him to bring me home, so I might as well spend the night at his ce.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know my phone number? You¡¯re scared of troubling your own father?¡±


    ¡°It was already midnight, so I...¡±


    Zhen Pingjin interrupted his words furiously. ¡°What did I tell you? Stay away from that boy. You just won¡¯t remember, won¡¯t you? He even came to our house today. Why? To find you? Do you know that he smokes? He¡¯s a bad influence to you!¡±


    He suddenly thought of something and asked in rm, ¡°Did he teach you how to smoke?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head.


    Zhen Pingjin rubbed his hand against the door and said, ¡°Let me warn you again. Stay away from him in the future, otherwise I will beat you. Do you understand me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded hurriedly.


    Zhen Pingjin felt a ball of anger in his body and he mmed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s door shut. He turned around and looked at Zhen Youxiu, ¡°You¡¯re still ying! You¡¯re going to be taking the senior high school exam next year and I¡¯d like to see how you¡¯re going to score first ce if you keep ying games!¡±


    Zhen Youxiu tilted his head to the side and said, ¡°You¡¯re going overboard.¡±


    It became silent outside and Zhen Yuanbai who originally felt stifled by his father¡¯s scolding became amused by Zhen Youxiu¡¯s words. He kept his head down and continued to do his homework when the screen of his phone suddenly flickered.


    <i>Annoying Shi:</i> What do you want for dinner?


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t want to answer him for now. Since Zhen Pingjin had said that, it was very possible for him to beat him up.


    He responded: I¡¯m doing homework.


    <i>Annoying Shi:</i> Congming is clever.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t answer.


    Qin Ying arrivedter on in the evening and Zhen Yuanbai heard them talking about him in the living room. While eating, as expected, Qin Ying mentioned Shi Bufan. She gave Zhen Yuanbai and Zhen Youxiu each a drumstick and said, ¡°Your father and I can¡¯t control who you¡¯re friends with but I have to say that despite how wealthy Shi Bufan¡¯s family is, it has nothing to do with you, ok? Even if he¡¯s willing to be friends with you or bring you out for food and fun. You need to know that he will only be schoolmates with you for one, two, or maybe three years. Do you think you guys can be together forever?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I didn¡¯t go to his house because he is rich.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡± Qin Ying smiled and said, ¡°Our Congming isn¡¯t a vain person, but let me tell you the truth. I don¡¯t want you around him. He smokes, fights, and even bullies students. He¡¯s only nice to you now because you saved him. If he gets into trouble in the future, what happens if he implicates you? Our family doesn¡¯t have that much money to spend on you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down and said, ¡°He never brought me into any fights.¡±


    ¡°Then why did you stand outside of ssst time?¡± Zhen Pingjin asked with a gloomy face. ¡°You guys have only been together for a few days and he has already caused you to stand out of ss. He doesn¡¯t find it shameful that he is the center of attention, and you don¡¯t as well? You¡¯re a good kid, so why must you follow after that bad boy? We don¡¯t care about him repaying the favor. Go and tell him tomorrow that you guys are over and for him to never talk to you again.¡±


    When his father spoke, Zhen Yuanbai wanted to retort, but he didn¡¯t dare. He felt a stiff feeling in his heart. His eyes slightly teared up.


    Qin Ying tugged on his clothes and said, ¡°Ok, let¡¯s just go eat now.¡±


    After Zhen Yuanbai finished his drumstick, he was the first to leave the table and go back to his room.


    Heid down on the bed and noticed that Annoying Shi had sent him another message ten minutes again. What are you doing? Why are you ignoring me?


    Zhen Yuanbai recalled his parent¡¯s words and then the feeling of standing on the field as punishment. He hesitated, wanting to cklist Annoying Shi. A video call unexpectedly popped up and he identally clicked answer, immediately seeing Shi Bufan¡¯s handsome face.


    Heid on his own bed and originally wanted to pose handsomely. After seeing Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face, however, he moved his face closer to the screen and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Why are your eyes red? Who bullied you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai watched him from across the screen and thought it was all Shi Bufan¡¯s fault that he was being mistreated. He couldn¡¯t help but scold, his soft voice containing a lot of courage, ¡°Starting tomorrow, stay away from me.¡±


    T/N: Happy Chinese New Year! Enjoy the extra release ahaha

 Chapter 15

    <h4>Chapter 15</h4>


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    Zhen Yuanbai had already prepared for Shi Bufan to crush his phone.


    Then he noticed again that Shi Bufan had a very good attitude towards his friends. He evenughed, asking, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? How did I offend you?¡±


    Shi Bufan was actually a kind person.


    The more Zhen Yuanbai got along with him, the more he realized how kindhearted Shi Bufan was. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t even beat him up for saying those words, so Zhen Yuanbai was a bit embarrassed to continue on. He said, ¡°I was just kidding.¡±


    Although Shi Bufan thought he wasn¡¯t joking, he nodded his head and asked, ¡°Did you finish your homework? Do you want to y games?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how.¡±


    ¡°I can teach you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and recalled his parents¡¯ words again. He responded, ¡°No.¡±


    Shi Bufan cushioned his hands behind the back of his head and asked, ¡°Howe?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to learn.¡±


    His parents made some reasonable arguments; Shi Bufan would badly influence him. He said, ¡°I¡¯m going to hang up if there¡¯s nothing else.¡±


    ¡°What are you going to do?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to take a shower and then sleep.¡±


    ¡°I want to see you shower and sleep.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai immediately hung up and scolded him countless times in his heart. There¡¯s something wrong with his brain.


    It was already November and it was turning cold. Zhen Yuanbai woke up in the morning to hear Qin Ying knocking on the door. ¡°You can start wearing winter school uniform now. Youxiu?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu answered and Qin Ying went over to call Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°Congming?¡±


    ¡°I know.¡± Zhen Yuanbai got out of bed.


    Qin Ying had already washed and dried the clothes for winter a few days ago, cing them in their drawers. Zhen Yuanbai changed into his clothes and walked over to call Zhen Youxiu. Thetter continued to snore and sleep, trying to get a few extra minutes toy in bed.


    He looked up to see Shi Bufan, shocked. ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s getting colder nowadays, so I came to bring warmth.¡± Shi Bufan smiled and delivered breakfast to him, saying, ¡°You didn¡¯t eat breakfast yet right?¡±


    ¡°Today is freezing, so my mother woke upter as well. She didn¡¯t cook.¡± Zhen Yuanbai took breakfast from him and felt the warm congee made of much nutritious food ced in a stic container. His eyes brightened and asked, ¡°Is this convenient for you?¡±


    ¡°Convenient my a**.¡± Shi Bufan snorted and said, ¡°I had my driver especially bring me over. Don¡¯t you know where my house is?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai recalled how it took at least half an hour to go from his house to school. Therefore, it would probably take 40 minutes or so from Shi Bufan¡¯s house to get there. He was a bit touched right now. ¡°You especially came over to bring me breakfast?¡±


    ¡°Of course. What if you freeze to death?¡±


    His attitude was a matter of fact and Zhen Yuanbai felt his heart thumping rapidly. He poked the straw in and took a sip, not knowing how to answer him for now.


    Right now, it was rush hour and before Zhen Yuanbai could finish drinking his congee, they got on the bus and Shi Bufan held him in his arms. He separated the people from Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°Hold onto me and drink slowly. Don¡¯t choke.¡±


    He just finished talking when Zhen Yuanbai coughed, meeting Shi Bufan¡¯s smiling gaze. His face suddenly flushed and he looked down to wipe his mouth with a napkin. Shi Bufan stared at him and softly moved over to sniff him.


    At this time, Shi Bufan was suddenly pushed and his body leaned forward, surprising Zhen Yuanbai. His forehead was abruptly pecked by Shi Bufan and at that moment, he felt Shi Bufan slightly pursing his lips. He made a soft noise that only the two of them could hear.


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately looked down and was frightened by his sudden thoughts.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t expect this either. He pursed his lips instinctively and didn¡¯t mean anything else. He licked his lips and felt a bit awkward as well, moving further from him. Zhen Yuanbai continued to slurp his congee and it made slurping noises since it was almost done.


    This awkward atmosphere continued until the loudspeaker announced that the bus was at Shengyi High School. Shi Bufan held him and said, ¡°We¡¯re here. Let¡¯s get off.¡±


    The first thing Zhen Yuanbai did when he got off the bus was to throw away the garbage. After that, he recalled, ¡°Did you eat yet?¡±


    ¡°You just thought about asking me now?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt extremely shameful.


    There were 100 or so meters from the station to school. As the two were carrying their backpacks and walking to school, Zhen Yuanbai was unexpectedly hugged. He was moved from the right to the left side, a rock the size of a fist was just thrown in his way,nding on a wall by the side.


    Zhen Yuanbai tensed up. His head would¡¯ve almost cracked open!


    The two turned around to see a few young boys wearing blue uniforms from a neighboring school smiling and standing there. ¡°Shi Bufan, why¡¯d you bring a...whoa, isn¡¯t that ¡®real fool¡¯? He¡¯s the elite student in Shengyi High School!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face paled and Shi Bufan softly said in his ears. ¡°Go to school first.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t hesitate and ran towards the school. The boysughed out loud right then. ¡°Good students are good students. They¡¯d run off and be scared witless of small matters.¡±


    Shi Bufan threw his backpack to the side and picked up the rock that almost hit Zhen Yuanbai. He threw it back at them.


    The boys hurriedly ducked the attack, but it still hit someone on the shoulder. At the same time, Shi Bufan rushed over like the speed of lightning and grabbed the leading boy¡¯s hair.


    There wasn¡¯t just Shengyi High School here. Besides a neighboring middle school, there was also Shengsan High School. Countless fights urred in this area and besides this, there were some who woulde and seek protection fees from people. The main reason was that the students in these schools were all rich butcked intelligence. Just almost half a year ago, Shi Bufan got into a group fight and made it on the news; this was all because the rogues decided to demand protection fees from him.


    Because of all the trivial matters in this area and the nasty group fights, authorities especially sent a group of people over to patrol and maintainw and order, making sure the students could go to ss safely and peacefully. As Shengyi High School was an elite school, the security team was stationed here.


    After Zhen Yuanbai left Shi Bufan, he sprinted over and threw himself at the ss window of the security booth. He called out loud, ¡°There¡¯s someone fighting there! There¡¯s someone in a group fight!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was always on top of his grades and the school magazine always reported his amazing grades. Don¡¯t mention the business owners nearby, but even the security team recognized him. A few tall and sturdy police officers immediately walked out of the booth, carrying their electric batons and asking, ¡°Where are they?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pointed in a direction and panted heavily. ¡°By the bus station!¡±


    Right then, someone drove the patrol car over and the police officers nimbly jumped in and headed for the station.


    Zhen Yuanbai was afraid that Shi Bufan might be injured so he ran back, despite panting heavily and didn¡¯t stop to take a break. When he arrived, he noticed that everyone had run off except for Shi Bufan who was being interrogated by the police.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s throat felt dry, but he squeezed over to talk for Shi Bufan. ¡°I, I came with him. There were some people who were hitting me with stone, and he ¡ª he had me run off first.¡±


    Someone asked, ¡°Is this the truth?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Zhen Yuanbai nodded firmly and turned around to see Shi Bufan¡¯s injuries. He continued to talk in a firm tone, ¡°There was a group of people who tried to stir up trouble first.¡±


    The police officers didn¡¯t believe Shi Bufan, but they did believe Zhen Yuanbai. The leader murmured something while the others nodded. He said, ¡°Does Shi Bufan know them? I¡¯ll send someone over to Shengsan to ask.¡±


    Shi Bufan puffed his cheeks and said, ¡°Who else could it be? It¡¯s your old friends.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly tugged him, reminding him in a low voice. ¡°Be polite. The police officers will help us.¡±


    Because of Zhen Yuanbai, the leaderughed and said, ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll personally go over to Shengsan to ask about our old friends.¡±


    The officer left with his people and there were two younger officers who escorted Shi Bufan and Zhen Yuanbai to school. Ji Yanping rushed out to ask about this. One of them took a look at Shi Bufan and said, ¡°He caused trouble again, even implicating this student this time. Please notify his parents...howe this good student is involved with someone like Shi Bufan every day?¡±


    Shi Bufan looked up and he red at him. Ji Yanping hurriedly dismissed them, saying, ¡°Zhen Yuanbai, take him to the school infirmary to take a look. See if he¡¯s injured anywhere.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and tugged Shi Bufan who remained unmoved. He tugged a second time and Shi Bufan finally casually nced at him, allowing Zhen Yuanbai to lead the way.


    Zhen Yuanbai frequently nced at his injury and this made Shi Bufan a bit impatient. ¡°Isn¡¯t it normal for me to be injured since it was 1v6?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly waved his hands and exined, ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant. I want to ask if it hurts.¡±


    ¡°Of course it hurts.¡± Shi Bufan said unhappily.


    The two walked all the way to the infirmary; the door was open but the doctor wasn¡¯t there. They were probably eating in the cafeteria. Zhen Yuanbai directly tugged him in and said, ¡°We have a first aid kit at home, so I recognize a lot of the medicines here.¡±


    He walked over with bottled medicine and softly said, ¡°It might hurt a bit.¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°It won¡¯t hurt anymore after you blow it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai dabbed the cotton swab with liquid medicine and blew on his forehead. ¡°I¡¯m going to apply medicine now. Endure the pain.¡±


    When the liquid medicine touched his injury, Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and hissed. ¡°It¡¯s not enough. I want you to blow some more.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ended up blowing while applying medicine. He suddenly thought that he was really like a father soothing his child. He quickly suppressed this thought and asked Shi Bufan, ¡°It really won¡¯t hurt like this?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s missing one thing.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s missing?¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at him and slightly curled the corner of his lips. He said wickedly, ¡°Missing a kiss from you.¡±

 Chapter 16

    <h4>Chapter 16</h4>


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    No matter how slow Zhen Yuanbai was, he knew what was happening right now.


    The hand holding the cotton swab trembled and he pretended to confidently avoid Shi Bufan¡¯s gaze. He was incredibly shocked and surprised by this.


    At this time, the doctor came back from eating and Zhen Yuanbai finally found a reason to hand Shi Bufan over to the doctor. Then, he ran out.


    He walked back to his ssroom in a gaze, recalling the little details whenever he was with Shi Bufan. He realized something, but this made him afraid.


    How could Shi Bufan be like this?!


    Why is he like this?!


    Since when did this start?


    When did he start to...be like that to himself?


    When Shi Bufan walked in the ssroom with gauze wrapped around his head, Qiu Jing and the others immediately stood up and walked over, frantically asking, ¡°Brother Shi, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Was it the people from Shengsan again?¡±


    ¡°Damn! They dared to stir up trouble while you¡¯re by yourself! Let¡¯s sneak attack today and teach them a lesson!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai buried his head down and silently looked at his book. Shi Bufan exined what happened this morning to them and then sat behind Zhen Yuanbai.


    Right then, Zhen Yuanbai was extremely nervous. While they were in ss, he was still overly immersed in this unbelievable discovery; his mind wandered about frequently and it wasn¡¯t just for one ss. It was for consecutive sses and the teacher couldn¡¯t help but report this situation to Ji Yanping.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t talk to Shi Bufan the entire morning as he didn¡¯t know how to respond to him anyway. He either remained quiet or casually answered, feeling embarrassed the whole time.


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help butugh. He pondered over their rtionship and wondered why Zhen Yuanbai was still shy and bashful.


    When Teacher Liang grabbed the paper balls that Shi Bufan tossed, he had been thinking that Zhen Yuanbai was probably lying to him about their rtionship. Seeing how guilty and frightened he acted the day, and also not daring to kiss or hug him, Zhen Yuanbai probably did it to make himself look nice in front of him since he lost his memory. He decided to give Zhen Yuanbai some time to adjust to this surprise. After all, it may be too much for him to digest the fact that he went from one-sided love to two-way love.


    Ji Yanping taught thest ss and she nced at the absent-minded Zhen Yuanbai. She knitted her eyebrows and walked out of the ssroom, giving Zhen Pingjin a call. She told him about the situation and then said in consideration, ¡°I don¡¯t think he¡¯s in the right state of mind. Did what happened this morning frighten him? Why don¡¯t youe and pick him up from school, so he can take a day off to rest?¡±


    Zhen Pingjin nodded repeatedly and thanked, ¡°Sorry for the trouble.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down while eating in the cafeteria when Song Mo suddenly tugged him. ¡°Isn¡¯t that your father?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately looked up and the pupils of his eyes slightly dted. His father waved at him and Zhen Yuanbai immediately ced his chopsticks down, walking out. Zhen Pingjin pulled him to a side and asked, ¡°Are you hurt anywhere?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly shook his head.


    Zhen Pingjin looked him up and down. Although he wasforted after observing him, his face didn¡¯t look that good. ¡°If you¡¯re not in the right state of mind today, I can take you back home and you cane backter for ss.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai rushed to say, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re fine, howe the teacher said you were absent-minded in ss?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai recalled his parents telling him to stay away from Shi Bufan and thetter¡¯s feelings towards him. Zhen Yuanbai felt shameful and his guilty expression made Zhen Pingjin angry again. Thankfully, he still remembered that they were in school, so he said coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t go to the afternoon¡¯s sses. Go back and take your backpack. You¡¯reing home with me.¡±


    He didn¡¯t give Zhen Yuanbai a chance to reject him as he turned around and walked off. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t even get to respond when he was forced to take his backpack and got on the car driving him back home.


    The entire time, Zhen Pingjin had a gloomy face and he wasn¡¯tforted even when he brought him to the neighborhood. He stubbornly took him back home and then he said, ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to go anywhere this afternoon. Think carefully. What are you going to do if that stone had hit you? You¡¯re always with Shi Bufan, but what happens if people catch you alone in the future? If you can¡¯t make up your mind, you don¡¯t need to go to ss tomorrow either. I am paying your tuition, so you can go to ss, not to be scared and frightened for you every day!¡±


    Zhen Pingjin looked at the time and hurried back to hispany, mming the door on his way out. He didn¡¯t even have time to eat lunch.


    The room instantly quieted today. Zhen Yuanbai stared nkly and sat for a while. Then, he walked back to his room and threw himself on the bed. He buried his head in the nkets and repeatedly recalled things that happened after Shi Bufan lost his memory. He felt a headache rising at the thoughts.


    He rolled over and then went to sleep. After he woke up, he suddenly thought that he should wash his face and prepare for the afternoon¡¯s sses. But ncing at the familiar room, he remembered Zhen Pingjin¡¯s words: if you can¡¯t make a decision, you don¡¯t need to go to ss tomorrow either!


    He enjoyed going to school, especially going to sses. He liked how everyone sat in the wide and bright ssroom, learning. When he thought of how he was part of the group, he felt a sense of pride and divineness.


    If he couldn¡¯t go to ss tomorrow...Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but feel wronged. He didn¡¯t even do anything, so why was he locked at home? Even though he knew that his father meant well for him, he still couldn¡¯t help but feel upset.


    The doorbell interrupted his grieving. He thought that someone came back home for something, so he went over to open the door for them. Unexpectedly, he met a pair of familiar eyes. Shi Bufan tilted his head and asked, ¡°I sent you messages, but you didn¡¯t respond...hey, why¡¯d you cry?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt his tears surging down his eyes again. He pursed his lips with teary eyes and choked, ¡°Why, why did youe?¡±


    ¡°I came to visit you.¡± Seeing that he nned to close the door, Shi Bufan hurriedly stuck a foot in between the door and asked through the crack of the door, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Did your father hit you?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s worse than him beating me.¡± Tears fell down and Zhen Yuanbai loosened his grip on the door. Shi Bufan took this chance to slip inside and close the door. He asked worriedly, ¡°Something happened to your family?¡±


    ¡°Something happened to your family!¡± Zhen Yuanbai instinctively scolded him. In the end, Shi Bufan was the reason why he couldn¡¯t go to ss in the afternoon. Zhen Yuanbai resented him and thought even more that Shi Bufan was a bad influence. Tears fell down quickly and he said in an upset tone, ¡°I can¡¯t go to ss today. It¡¯s all your fault.¡±


    Sigh.


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°It¡¯s not even that big of a deal. Isn¡¯t it that you can¡¯t go to ss? Well, that¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll take you out to y and rx.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked at him as if he was a monster. He told Shi Bufan the other piece of sad news, in order to emphasize the seriousness of the matter. ¡°I might not be able to go to ss tomorrow either.¡±


    ¡°Then lucky you.¡± Shi Bufan walked over and wiped his tears for him, saying, ¡°Stop crying. I¡¯ll take you to the amusement park tomorrow, aspensation.¡±


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t rte to his pain. Zhen Yuanbai felt extreme despair and he said angrily, ¡°My father won¡¯t let me be with you. Do you understand this or not?!¡±


    Shi Bufan finally reacted and he stared at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s red face from crying. He paused and then said softly, ¡°You, you can¡¯t bear to be away from me?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai was mute.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s heart pounded rapidly and he licked his lips, feeling his heart tingling. He softened his tone and said, ¡°Why doesn¡¯t he want you to be with me?¡±


    The moment Zhen Yuanbai thought this, tears fell down even more. On one hand , he thought that his parents were restricting his freedom to make friends and disrespecting him; but on the other hand, he thought that Shi Bufan didn¡¯t live up to his expectations. He couldn¡¯t help butin, ¡°Who let you have bad grades?¡±


    Shi Bufan said helplessly, ¡°But am I not starting to learn now?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai agreed but med him again. ¡°My father saw you smoking.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t smoke in the future.¡±


    ¡°You fight.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t fight in the future.¡± Shi Bufan reached over to wipe his tears, saying, ¡°Anything else?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyshes were wet as well as his eyes. Even his face was wet. He stared at Shi Bufan because of his straightforward and instant answers. ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips. He didn¡¯t really want to be friends with Shi Bufan anymore since thetter held some feelings for him. He wanted to distance himself from Shi Bufan, but he didn¡¯t know how to initiate this when Shi Bufan genuinely wanted to start fresh. Zhen Yuanbai said stiffly, ¡°Then why aren¡¯t you going back to ss?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t I start tomorrow?¡± Shi Bufan held his hands and Zhen Yuanbai immediately dodged it, knitting his eyebrows. Heined, ¡°I knew you were lying to me.¡±


    If only Shi Bufan can actually learn in ss. If he was engrossed in studying just like himself, Shi Bufan probably won¡¯t have the time to think about nonsense.


    Shi Bufan had no choice but to withdraw his hands. He said, ¡°Then should I go back to ss? I¡¯ll try my best to get second ce, so I can sit with you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t believe that he would get second ce, but he said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Shi Bufan turned around and was about to leave, when he came back again. He reached over and leaned his hand on the wall Zhen Yuanbai was leaning against. Thetter immediately nced over nervously and Shi Bufan pinched his earlobes. He propped his other hand on the wall,pletely trapping Zhen Yuanbai in his arms. ¡°You¡¯re not going to encourage me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai paused and said, ¡°Good luck!¡±


    Who the f*ck wants this kind of encouragement? Shi Bufan moved closer and his nose was almost touching Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s. His voice was also a bit hoarse, saying, ¡°Give me some substantial encouragement, like...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately kneeled down and Shi Bufan looked over, hearing him murmur, ¡°Good friends, don¡¯t, don¡¯t do that.¡±


    Shi Bufan thought that he was probably frightened by his parents, so he didn¡¯t dare to be with him. He also kneeled down, saying, ¡°Then, I¡¯ll hold onto today¡¯s encouragement. When I improve my grade, I¡¯lle seeking for my reward.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai really wanted to say: Do you like me? But I don¡¯t like you anyway. He didn¡¯t have the guts to though, he kept his head down and remained silent. Shi Bufan took it as him agreeing. He said, ¡°I¡¯m going now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately nodded. His eyes turned slightly red.


    Shi Bufan really wanted to bully him, after seeing how shy and frightened he was.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t want to leave, moving towards Zhen Yuanbai. He said softly, ¡°I think that I may not be able to understand what the teacher is teaching me. Since you¡¯re not going to be in school, why don¡¯t I stay here in the afternoon to apany you? That way, you can tutor me?¡±


    He didn¡¯t forget to promise, ¡°I¡¯ll definitely leave before your parentse back home.¡±


    Once he finished, he felt his heart pounding and was full of excitement.

 Chapter 17

    <h4>Chapter 17</h4>


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    Whatever Shi Bufan considered exciting waspletely frightening for Zhen Yuanbai.


    He widened his shocked eyes and said, ¡°My father will beat me.¡±


    Shi Bufan slightly trembled when he met Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s gaze, an intense feeling rushed up in his heart. ¡°How old are you? Your father still beats you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai drooped his head down and his curly hairnded on his eyshes. Shi Bufan reached over and went to brush it to the side, but Zhen Yuanbai immediately dodged his touch. He said in a resentful tone, but it felt like he was acting like a spoiled child. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.¡±


    Shi Bufan had never seen someone who was that obedient like him, listening to his parents¡¯ every word. He didn¡¯t even know how to reject his parents. Therefore, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t think that he could find any excitement here. He changed to another method, purposefully saying, ¡°Is your father treating you like a child in daycare? He¡¯s taking you home whenever he feels like when you didn¡¯t even do anything wrong. Isn¡¯t he being a bit too excessive for keeping you away from ss?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai originally thought so as well, but he didn¡¯t dare to disobey Zhen Pingjin. Right now, Shi Bufan had exposed his thoughts. Zhen Yuanbai rubbed the corner of his eyes and remained silent.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes sparkled and moved closer to Zhen Yuanbai, saying, ¡°What a smart child. Are you really not going to ss? Your father didn¡¯t even lock the house, so can¡¯t you just go to ss if you feel like it?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was slightly touched in his heart.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s words exposed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s genuine feelings as well. Towards Zhen Pingjin¡¯s treatment, he naturally rejected this in his heart. But he has always been weak and afraid of confrontation. This time, the moment Zhen Pingjin received Ji Yanping¡¯s call, he rushed over to take him home. To speak in a nice way, Zhen Pingjin was just protective of Zhen Yuanbai. But to speak the truth, he just desired control over Zhen Yuanbai. As a child, Zhen Pingjin was used to controlling Zhen Yuanbai and whenever he noticed that thetter was about to head on the wrong path, he would immediately correct him.


    If it were Zhen Youxiu today, Zhen Pingjin would never force him back home because Zhen Youxiu would never ept this unreasonable treatment.


    Shi Bufan continued, ¡°There¡¯s ab today and I heard you especially enjoy it. We¡¯re already in junior year and in the future, there will be a lot more work to do. There¡¯s going to be fewer chances to do hands-on experiments.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyshes flickered and one could see the struggling gaze within his eyes. Shi Bufan patiently waited for a while before he heard him finally say, ¡°My father will beat me.¡±


    ¡°Has your father really beat you before?¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s pure white face. Although he didn¡¯t have time to see Zhen Family¡¯s parents, ording to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s personality, there was no way normal parents couldy a hand on him. One just needs to frighten Zhen Yuanbai and thetter would be scared witless. If his parents actually hit him, Zhen Yuanbai would probably faint.


    After a good while, Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°No.¡±


    That¡¯s right. Although Zhen Pingjin frequently scared him, he didn¡¯t actuallyy a hand on him. However, he did beat Zhen Youxiu before, because thetter didn¡¯t ept discipline. Regarding Zhen Yuanbai, he always listened and this made Zhen Pingjin resentful. He imed that Zhen Yuanbai was too weak and he woulde home as a child, bullied. His mother would hold him in her arms and soothe him, while his father would be scolding him. ¡°Howe you alwayse home crying? Can¡¯t you just hit them back if they hit you? Beat those kids to death! This father will go to jail for you!¡±


    Zhen Pingjin had a conflicting ideology. He didn¡¯t want Zhen Yuanbai to cry if he was bullied, but he also didn¡¯t want Zhen Yuanbai to be associated with people like Shi Bufan. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know whether he was doing the right thing or not.


    ¡°Go to ss with me?¡± Shi Bufan was like the wolf enticing red riding hood and also the evil stepmother who was enticing Snow White to eat the poisoned red apple. ¡°He won¡¯t hit you. If he really does, I¡¯ll bring you to my house.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked over and Shi Bufan continued, ¡°We¡¯re just going to ss, not fighting. What are you scared of?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was in a dilemma.


    What does he mean by three years old? He was about to be an adult and Shi Bufan¡¯s words were too humiliating. He¡¯s so annoying.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped rapidly and he sucked a few breaths in. He suddenly jumped up, grabbed his backpack and changed into his shoes. He walked out and closed the door, going into the elevator.


    He was extremely nervous and felt sweat on the palm of his hands. The moment the elevator door opened, he sprinted out t0 find Shi Bufan.


    Who knows why he wanted to find him? But he didn¡¯t feel safe being by himself, as if his father woulde out at any moment and give him a beating.


    When he rushed out of the building, the young boy leaning against the wall suddenly raised his head. He stared at the figure sprinting out and he suddenly curled the corner of his lips, like the wolf who had sessfully enticed little red riding hood, or stepmother who had sessfully fed the poisoned apple to Snow White. He slipped his phone into his pocket and chased after him.


    Shi Bufan actually walks so quickly. Zhen Yuanbai panted while ncing at the bus station. He then questioned his decision of taking the bus to school, hesitating. His shoulders were suddenly pped and he turned around, meeting Shi Bufan¡¯s handsome face.


    His heart strangely calmed down and he immediately turned around to look at the bus. He rubbed the palm of his hands against his pants, pursing his lips firmly.


    When they arrived at school, it was already the second period. Zhen Yuanbai breathed in the scent of the textbooks in the bright ssroom. He happily threw himself into a learning state.


    There was nothing that made him happier than learning in this world.


    Sometimes, Zhen Yuanbai would be terrified and wondered what he would do if he left the school. If he could, he wished he could go to school forever. To him, there was a lot of bitter things in the world and only knowledge was sweet.


    After ss was over, Shi Bufan suddenly called him. ¡°Why are you running so quickly? You¡¯re eager to go home and suffer a beating?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was indeed thinking of this. The sooner he dies, the sooner he will reincarnate. Even if Zhen Pingjin doesn¡¯t beat him, he will definitely scold him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Shi Bufan started to brainwash him again. ¡°Once your parents are home, you can go back. If your mother also thinks that your father is being too excessive, she will definitely scold him. Therefore, by the time you get home, your father will know he is wrong and won¡¯t scold you anymore.¡±


    Shi Bufan held Zhen Yuanbai in his arms and thetter asked, ¡°Then, what if my mother thinks he¡¯s right?¡±


    ¡°Give your father a callter on and tell him that you¡¯re going to live in the dormitory. See what he says and if he dares to give you attitude, just tell him that you¡¯re going to live in school and note back anymore. Live here for about a week and no matter how angry your father is, he¡¯d get over it. If he doesn¡¯t give you an attitude, then your mother must¡¯ve scolded him. Therefore, you can go home whenever you want.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was skeptical and he peeked his head out from under Shi Bufan¡¯s shoulder, saying, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go home and bring some practice tests over.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s fun about practice tests?¡± Shi Bufan walked over inrge strides and said, ¡°Let me take you out for a feast.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going.¡± Zhen Yuanbai quickly walked towards the ssroom, but he couldn¡¯t get rid of Shi Bufan. He was very distressed since Shi Bufan hated him a lot before he had lost his memory. Why does he act like that towards him after losing his memory? Doesn¡¯t he think it¡¯s strange?


    There was barely anyone in the ssroom. Before the evening study session began, everyone returned to their dormitory to do whatever they wanted to.


    Zhen Yuanbai ced his practice tests on the table while Shi Bufan sat across from him, propping his chin. ¡°What about this practice test attracts you more than a feast?¡±


    ¡°The feast will only satisfy me for a while, but knowledge will keep me satisfied with my entire life.¡± Zhen Yuanbai took out a pencil and paused, raising his head and said, ¡°You¡¯re not going to find Ye Lian and the others?¡±


    He remembered that Ye Lian and the others didn¡¯t go to theirst ss, saying that they will get revenge for Shi Bufan. Therefore, they went to Shengsan to wait for them.


    ¡°What are you looking for? They can handle this.¡± Shi Bufan looked at his phone and Zhen Yuanbai was embarrassed to continue his practice test. He even stopped writing, saying, ¡°Why don¡¯t you go and eat a feast?¡±


    ¡°Eat a feast by myself? I¡¯d rather look at you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai lowered his head and grabbed a page of a practice exam from his drawer, saying, ¡°This is thest page of the exam. You can have this.¡±


    Shi Bufan paused and seeing that it was the first time Zhen Yuanbai had gave him something, he generously epted this. ¡°Can I ask you if I don¡¯t understand?¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± Zhen Yuanbai happily answered.


    The two buried their heads and focused onpleting the practice exam. Shi Bufan would touch his earlobes from time to time, something he often did while thinking. Zhen Yuanbai had noticed this habit as well. Because there were a lot of problems Shi Bufan didn¡¯t understand, the two took a long time to finish. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t even finish half the page when his phone suddenly rang.


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows after answering it. ¡°Ok, I know. Wait for me toe over.¡±


    He ced the exam away and said, ¡°Come with me.¡±


    He said it in a tone of authority, making Zhen Yuanbai murmur, ¡°Where are we going?¡±


    ¡°Bringing you out to see the world.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was tugged out of the room and they walked out of the school door. They passed the slope where Shi Bufan had tripped and Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously looked at Shi Bufan¡¯s expression. Thetter didn¡¯t react and continued to pull him.


    They traveled all the way to the grove and then Zhen Yuanbai suddenly stopped. Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t pull on him anymore, so he asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Why are we here?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll find out once youe over.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but walk a few dozens of meters more. The falling tree leaves basked in the dim yellow sunset. Zhen Yuanbai stared at the boys from Shengsan High School sitting on the ground in front of them. Qiu Jing and Ming Mai were both ring at them, while Ye Lian leaned against the trunk of a tree and yed games.


    ¡°Brother Shi.¡± Before Qiu Jing could say something, that boy smiled at Shi Bufan. ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t know the rules and I shouldn¡¯t have led so many people to chase you. I apologize, for real.¡±


    Shi Bufan snorted and pulled Zhen Yuanbai from behind him, saying, ¡°It¡¯s fine if you hit me, but it¡¯s a different story if you hit my benefactor. Do you understand?¡±


    ¡°Sorry, sorry.¡± The boy was slick and sly, saying, ¡°Brother Congming, it¡¯s my fault. I¡¯m sorry. In the afternoon, Officer Song came to talk to me and I...still need to hand in 10,000 words self-criticism letter. I only have one day to do this, so please let me go.¡±


    This was the first time Zhen Yuanbai has ever been called ¡®brother¡¯ in society. His legs weakened and he ducked behind Shi Bufan. However, thetter pulled him out again and said, ¡°What are you scared of? Did you forget how he called you ¡®real fool¡¯ this morning? Scold him.¡±


    Ye Lian looked up and even Ming Mai and Qiu Jing were confused. ¡°Wait, Brother Shi, you¡¯re not going to beat him up?¡±


    ¡°Shut up first.¡± Shi Bufan pointed at the boy and then said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Scold him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to scold the boy, thinking Shi Bufan was causing trouble for him. If he did scold him, what if this boy went to chase after him when he was aler on?


    ¡°If you don¡¯t scold him, I¡¯ll punch him for you.¡± Shi Bufan rolled up his sleeves and the boy¡¯s face turned pale. ¡°Brother Congming! Brother Zhen! Please scold me. I won¡¯t cause you trouble. I know the rules, so please scold me!¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at Zhen Yuanbai and thetter stared at the injured boy, then at the injury on Shi Bufan¡¯s forehead. He felt a burst of anger and said firmly, ¡°You, you¡¯re a butt!¡±


    He thought he had done a good job at scolding and was very thankful for Shi Bufan. But, he was a bit afraid now. He said softly, ¡°I¡¯m done scolding. Let him go now.¡±


    Shi Bufan remained silent.


    ¡°Pft.¡± Ye Lianughed out loud and said, ¡°Brother Shi, this is no good. You need to teach him.¡±


    Qiu Jing said, ¡°Say f*ck you!¡±


    Ming Mai said, ¡°Follow me and say ¡®you son of a bastard!¡¯¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said nothing. It¡¯s not that he didn¡¯t know how to scold people, but he was scared that he might end up in the hospital one day from a scolding. He still has a long life and it¡¯s not worth scolding someone and breaking an arm or leg as a result.


    Qiu Jing continued, ¡°Call him a f*cking idiot!¡±


    Ming Mai also taught him. ¡°Curse that his son has erectile dysfunction!¡±


    Ye Lian was pretty kind and understood Zhen Yuanbai, saying, ¡°It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t know how to scold him. Go and help Brother Shi to beat him up.¡±


    That boy widened his eyes, looking over. No wonder good students are good students. One needed to teach them to scold someone and urge them to beat someone up.


    Shi Bufan stared at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s pale face and said in a moment, ¡°Do you want to beat him up or do you want me to help you?¡±


    The boy shivered and called, ¡°Brother Zhen, Brother Congming, beat me. Please beat me up!¡±

 Chapter 18

    <h4>Chapter 18</h4>


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    When Zhen Yuanbai was still young, he had seen people begging for food and money, but never begging for a beating. In this day, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s views on the world had changedpletely, not knowing what to do.


    The young boy had begged genuinely and was pressed on the ground by Ming Mai and Qiu Ling; he almost kowtowed for Zhen Yuanbai at one point.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face was gloomy and he obviously knew what the boy was thinking about. Zhen Yuanbai was skinny and delicate, so even if he really punched the boy, it wouldn¡¯t hurt as much as himself doing the same action. When he heard the other party saying intimate phrases like ¡®brother Zhen¡¯ and ¡®brother Congming,¡¯ he almost couldn¡¯t hold in the urge to knock the boy out.


    But to him, beating the boy up wasn¡¯t a priority. He just wanted Zhen Yuanbai to know that he could bully whoever bullied him back, no matter whether he was from Shengsan or a bastard from Shengshiba.


    When the boy was about to cry, Zhen Yuanbai finally ran over and pped the boy¡¯s shoulder and then ran back to Shi Bufan again, saying in a low voice, ¡°I beat him.¡±


    The boy teared up and looked anxiously at Shi Bufan, quietly waiting for his answer.


    ¡°Fine.¡± Shi Bufan finally said and the boy was about to sigh in relief, when he suddenly heard Zhen Yuanbai saying, ¡°Wait, wait a second.¡±


    The boy¡¯s heart was in his throat, miserably forcing out two drops of tears.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly felt shameful for taking advantage of Shi Bufan and bullying the boy. He softly said to Shi Bufan, ¡°Do you want to tell him to stop causing you trouble in the future?...¡±


    Shi Bufan understood and he turned around to say, ¡°Don¡¯t invite me to fights in the future. I need to focus on my grades and if I end up with a low score for the college entrance exam, I will invite you guys to the ICU for a decade¡¯s worth of time. Do you understand?¡±


    Qiu Jing¡¯s jaw was about to drop when he heard Shi Bufan say in an arrogant tone that he was going to focus on his grades. The boy was also confused; but knowing that he had no choice against these people, he nodded without hesitation. ¡°Brother Shi, I know. I know. Once I go back, I¡¯ll warn them to stay away from you!¡±


    Qiu Jing loosed his grip on the boy and thetter sprinted off like a cheetah. Shi Bufan turned around to look at Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Are you satisfied?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and Shi Bufan hooked his arm about Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulders as they walked. He didn¡¯t forget to thank the hard at work friends, ¡°What are you guys ying tonight?¡±


    Ming Mai immediately said, ¡°We¡¯re going to y billiards. Brother Shi, how about you?¡±


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll treat you guys.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°But I won¡¯t be going since I need to do practice exams with Yuanyuan.¡±


    Qiu Jing was stunned and remained unmoved until Shi Bufan disappeared in the corner. He then asked Ye Lian, ¡°Is there something wrong with Brother Shi¡¯s brain?¡±


    Ye Lian nodded and agreed, ¡°There¡¯s a huge problem.¡±


    They viewed courage and spars as honor while studying and grades as a disgrace. If someone dared topliment how studious they were in ss, they would definitely flip the table over and make them bleed. Studious my butt. Who are you humiliating? Shi Bufan had been worshipping this system of values for the past two years, but who knew that his views had changedpletely after losing his memory.


    Ming Mai pondered over this and said, ¡°It¡¯s probably a sense of reliance with the first person he had seen after waking up in the hospital. After all, wasn¡¯t ¡®real fool¡¯ the first one to visit him?¡±


    ¡°Then he should¡¯ve seen his doctor in charge first.¡±


    Ye Lian ced his phone away and casually started walking, ¡°Let me remind you guys something. Stop calling Zhen Yuanbai by his nickname. Of course, the premise is that you guys don¡¯t want Brother Shi to hold you guys down and have Zhen Yuanbai beat you up.¡±


    This was the first time Zhen Yuanbai was so delighted in his life. He didn¡¯t think it would be that satisfying to insult someone. When he was excited, his eyes were slightly sparkly and he would keep his head down, secretly happy. He even held onto the strap of his backpack tightly, softly kicking the falling leaves and controlling himself strictly.


    Shi Bufan curled the corner of his lips up and tugged the person into his arms by the strap, holding his waist and said, ¡°If someone bullies you next time, you should know what to do right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and couldn¡¯t resist the urge to ask, ¡°What if I can¡¯t beat them up?¡±


    ¡°Then don¡¯t beat them. When you encounter someone like that,e and tell me. I¡¯ll hold them down, so you can beat them up. That¡¯ll work, right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and his snow-white face faintly turned red. He had red moist lips and Shi Bufan licked his lips at the sight of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s. Thetter struggled free from Shi Bufan¡¯s grasp and walked a few steps in front, turning around to say, ¡°I¡¯ll treat you out for milk tea.¡±


    ¡°Howe you want to treat me out for milk tea every day?¡±


    ¡°Then, then what do you want to eat? Tell me and I¡¯ll definitely invite you out.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes sparkled and asked, ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Really.¡± Zhen Yuanbai recalled how Shi Bufan¡¯s money was still on him, so he continued, ¡°Didn¡¯t you want to eat a feast? I¡¯ll invite you.¡±


    Shi Bufan chuckled lowly and Zhen Yuanbai continued to walk backward while he stared at him. He heard Shi Bufan say, ¡°I do want to eat a feast, but I¡¯m scared you might not treat me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai remembered that Shi Bufan had shoved a few hundred bills to him, so he said generously, ¡°As long as it isn¡¯t over $1,000.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought about paying with Shi Bufan¡¯s money and then a bit of his own as a way of repaying the favor for Shi Bufan. Zhen Yuanbai quickly calcted the amount of money he had left and this made him trip over a tree branch; thankfully, Shi Bufan caught him in time, but because of inertia, Zhen Yuanbai was mmed against Shi Bufan¡¯s chest in order to catch the fall.


    The tip of his nose touched the zipper of Shi Bufan¡¯s school uniform, taking in the scent of soap on him. Shi Bufan held Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s waist, making thetter stunned for a second. Before Zhen Yuanbai could push him away in time, Shi Bufan suddenly took two steps forward, forcing Zhen Yuanbai to hurriedly move back. His backpack knocked against a tree behind him and he was also pressed against it, sandwiched.


    Not far from here, Ye Lian suddenly tugged the two people who weren¡¯t paying attention and the three boys immediately ducked behind a tree. Ming Mai and Qiu Jing widened their eyes.


    They heard sounds of the birds chirping and leaves falling within the forest.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes were clear as ss. When he slightly widened his eyes, it gave people a feeling as if they wanted to cherish him like a little animal.


    Shi Bufan slowly moved closer and Zhen Yuanbai wished so badly for his backpack to disappear so that he could lean his back against the wall, separating himself from Shi Bufan even further.


    He heard Shi Bufan say, ¡°You said you were going to invite me for a feast...you better not go back on your words.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s lips moved closer, making Zhen Yuanbai tighten his fingers and the redness on his face gradually vanished. His heart was about to jump out of his throat.


    The boy¡¯s gazended on the tightly pursed lips. The second before he was about to press his lips against his, Zhen Yuanbai instinctively turned his head to the said and swallowed his saliva, the sound clear to their ears. Zhen Yuanbai was about to cry, saying, ¡°I, I, still need to do my practice exam.¡±


    F*ck.


    Shi Bufan clutched his heart. The more Zhen Yuanbai acted like this, the more Shi Bufan wanted to harshly bully him.


    Zhen Yuanbai clearly liked him as he even dared to say that they had confirmed their rtionship. However, every time he tried to take a step closer to him, Zhen Yuanbai still dodged his advances. Shi Bufan felt a pang in his heart and he said in a hoarse voice, ¡°You said you would treat me to a feast, but you won¡¯t even let me taste the appetizer. Hm?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears flowed down his face.


    Qiu Jing and Ming Mai covered their mouths with difficulty.


    On the other hand, Shi Bufan finally sighed and moved away from Zhen Yuanbai, saying, ¡°We can drink milk tea too. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai buried his head down and walked. He had a lot to say, but he didn¡¯t know how to start it. How could Shi Bufan be like this?... If his parents found out, they definitely would protest against them being together even more. Zhen Yuanbai really didn¡¯t want to be with him either. He was incredibly terrified of this, thinking about how to break off his rtionship with Shi Bufan...while trying his best to not anger or hurt his dignity.


    The moment they left, Qiu Jing couldn¡¯t help but scream, ¡°Damn! Damn!! Damn!!!¡±


    Ming Mai followed, ¡°Oh my mother! Oh my mother! Oh my great grandmother!¡±


    While they went to buy milk tea, the owner inside the store suddenly peered over and looked at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s red and swollen eyes. When she delivered the milk tea to him, she softly asked, ¡°Did he bully you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hastily shook his head, saying, ¡°No, thank you for your concern.¡±


    The owner of the milk tea store nced at Shi Bufan untrustingly. She wondered if Shi Bufan had forced Zhen Yuanbai to buy milk tea for him, but she took a glimpse of Shi Bufan¡¯s shoes and swallowed her words.


    Zhen Yuanbai delivered the milk tea to Shi Bufan and then said goodbye to the owner. Shi Bufan held the cup of milk tea, knitting his eyebrows tightly. The two had loads on their minds and hadn¡¯t said a single word for an hour until a voice rang in their ears. ¡°Fanfan?¡±


    The two looked up to see Shi Bufan¡¯s mothering out of a car. She faintly smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for a while. Your father¡¯sing back today, so we¡¯re going to eat dinner with your grandparents tonight.¡±


    Shi Bufan furrowed his brows even more tightly.


    They stared at each other and mother Shi felt awkward. At this time, a man walked out from the other side of the car and Shi Bufan felt as if he was staring at Shi Bufan when he turned 40. The man was probably Shi Bufan¡¯s father, but he was different from the father who came to his house and thanked him. This man was handsome and held an imposing manner, saying in a rude tone, ¡°Is there actually something wrong with your brain?¡±


    The veins on Shi Bufan¡¯s forehead were about to burst and he almost crushed the cup of milk tea. Zhen Yuanbai turned around to see Shi Bufan harshly throwing the cup of milk tea in his parent¡¯s car. When the milk tea sshed on mother Shi¡¯s noble cheongsam, her smile instantly stiffened.


    Zhen Yuanbai was like the little chick in the group of eagles. Shi Bufan lifted his backpack and said, ¡°I¡¯m going back to school to do a practice exam with you.¡±


    Shi Bufan lifted him away the entire time while Zhen Yuanbai remained confused. Yet, he didn¡¯t dare to ask about Shi Bufan¡¯s family matters, so he spent the whole time drinking his milk tea.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face was extremely dark as if he just came out from hell. From his tightly knitted eyebrows, you could tell he was fairly irritated and annoyed.


    When they were about to arrive at the school building, Zhen Pingjin called Zhen Yuanbai. He was clearly off work for a while now, but he wasn¡¯t angry when he called. ¡°Did you go to ss?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly agreed and Zhen Pingjin continued, ¡°It¡¯s gettingte. Are you at an evening study session?¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m going back right now.¡± Zhen Yuanbai hung up and agreed with Shi Bufan¡¯s prediction. He was about to thank him when he made eye contact with Shi Bufan, making his mind go nk.


    Shi Bufan stared expressionlessly and asked, ¡°Your father wasn¡¯t angry?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head.


    ¡°You¡¯re going home now?¡±


    ¡°Mhm...¡±


    ¡°Fine, let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll walk you home.¡± Shi Bufan turned around and walked in front while Zhen Yuanbai had to walk quickly to catch up to his strides. He surprisingly sensed a feeling of sadness from Shi Bufan¡¯s face. ¡°Are you going to find Qiu Jing and the others?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to drink.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shut his mouth.


    Shi Bufan started to slow down, to the point Zhen Yuanbai had to purposefully slow down so that he wouldn¡¯t surpass Shi Bufan. When they were almost at the school door, Shi Bufan suddenly stopped and looked at Zhen Yuanbai, saying, ¡°If you stay a night in the school with me, I won¡¯t go out to drink.¡±

 Chapter 19

    <h4>Chapter 19</h4>


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    Zhen Yuanbai almost immediately rejected him out of instinct.


    But when he met Shi Bufan¡¯s bottomless pitch-ck eyes, he saw a tint of eagerness which was mixed with something he didn¡¯t understand. When Zhen Yuanbai looked over, he almost couldn¡¯t detect that.


    Shi Bufan wanted Zhen Yuanbai to apany him.


    When he came to this conclusion, Zhen Yuanbai felt uneasy and looked down, murmuring, ¡°Then, should I call my father?¡±


    He didn¡¯t want to board at school with Shi Bufan, especially when he took notice of Shi Bufan¡¯s thoughts. He wanted to give Shi Bufan a way out of this embarrassing situation, but if he prevented himself from calling, then he...


    ¡°If you don¡¯t want to, you can reject me.¡± Shi Bufan chuckled and looked tenderly at him. ¡°Scaredy-cat.¡±


    He didn¡¯t force Zhen Yuanbai. From his tone, it felt like Shi Bufan was even pampering him, not caring whether he would stay or not.


    Zhen Yuanbai felt distressed for a moment before he turned around to call Zhen Pingjin. He originally said he was going home, but then he suddenly told Zhen Pingjin that he was going to board at school, making thetter a bit angry. ¡°You didn¡¯t finish your homework?¡±


    ¡°I finished.¡± Zhen Yuanbai pondered for an excuse and said, ¡°But I want to attend the evening study session since there are a few questions that I don¡¯t understand.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t like this hadn¡¯t happened before, so Zhen Pingjin said, ¡°Ok, then remember to eat dinner.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin hung up and Zhen Yuanbai looked at Shi Bufan; thetter curled the corners of his lips up. Zhen Yuanbai could see his twinkling and sparkling eyes and Shi Bufan said, ¡°Then let¡¯s go out to eat and thene back for the evening study session.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and felt uneasy as he was lying to his father.


    While eating, he really wanted to ask Shi Bufan why he had two fathers and mothers. But, when he remembered that Shi Bufan had lost his memory, he swallowed his words.


    Yet, Shi Bufan could see through his hesitance, so he asked, ¡°What do you want to ask?¡±


    ¡°The mother who was calling for you at the hospital...doesn¡¯t seem to be the same one as the other day.¡±


    Shi Bufanughed and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know why either. I forgot everything.¡±


    ¡°Then why are you so rude to them?¡± If they were strangers, he probably wouldn¡¯t have done that.


    ¡°I wish everyone in the world looked like you.¡± Shi Bufan ced some food in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bowl and continued, ¡°That way, whenever I go, I can see you and be in a good mood.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ate the food in his bowl and felt strangely happy. ¡°You¡¯re happy when you see me?¡±


    ¡°What do you think?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and shoved a piece of meat in his mouth and suddenly suppressed his delighted feeling. Why was he happy about this? The reason why Shi Bufan was saying this was because he had feelings for him...Shi Bufan even wanted to kiss him.


    Since they decided to board at school, they definitely needed to attend the evening study session. The moment Ji Yanping saw Shi Bufan, she was a bit shocked. Lately, there was a high chance of Shi Bufaning to attend the evening study session and he came with Zhen Yuanbai every single time.


    When Zhen Yuanbai was immersed in studying, there was rarely anyone who could disturb him. He stopped paying attention to Shi Bufan and thetter became quite bored. Therefore, he went to study as well. Of course, he wasn¡¯t as concentrated in studying as Zhen Yuanbai. From time to time, Shi Bufan would check his phone messages or look over at Zhen Yuanbai. When he wanted to talk to him, he would ask a question regarding the problems.


    Gradually, Shi Bufan learned something too.


    When the evening study session ended, Zhen Yuanbai, however, wanted to continue studying. He walked back to his dormitory and Shi Bufan quickly called him over to take a shower. When Zhen Yuanbai got up to grab his clothes, he suddenly stopped.


    He recalled Shi Bufan¡¯s thoughts towards him.


    Zhen Yuanbai pulled open the door and peeked in, saying, ¡°It¡¯s too cold outside, so I¡¯m not taking a shower today.¡±


    Shi Bufan was a bit disappointed and he asked, ¡°Wouldn¡¯t you feel ufortable if you didn¡¯t shower before you sleep?¡±


    The more Shi Bufan acted like this, the more determined Zhen Yuanbai was. Even if he was beaten to death, he would never shower with Shi Bufan. He said, ¡°It¡¯s too cold and expensive to take a shower. How about you go by yourself?¡±


    This stupid school was inconvenient in many ways. Shi Bufan was a bit unhappy and he suddenly looked at the door, saying, ¡°Fine, I¡¯lle and look for youter.¡±


    Come and look for himter on for what? Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I¡¯ll be sleeping by then.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sleeping with you.¡± Shi Bufan took his things and headed downstairs. Zhen Yuanbai kept his eyes on Shi Bufan until he disappeared down the corner before he took out his thermos sk to get some water. After he was done, he casually wiped himself in the dormitory and closed the door, getting into bed.


    Despite himying in bed, his mind was still trained on Shi Bufan wanting to sleep with him. They¡¯re not kids anymore. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but let his mind wander. With Shi Bufan¡¯s feelings in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind, how could he fall asleep? Shi Bufan definitely wasn¡¯t just thinking about sleeping.


    His mind portrayed Shi Bufan to be a viin and he ended up tossing in bed, unable to sleep.


    When Shi Bufan was knocking on the door, Zhen Yuanbai was still awake. ¡°Open the door, otherwise I¡¯ll kick it open.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to get up and open the door. Shi Bufan looked in and almostughed. Zhen Yuanbai even ced the lock on. So he¡¯s viewing him as a thief now? Zhen Yuanbai, you¡¯ve got me. Zhen Yuanbai was someone who was even afraid of his parents, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t believe that Zhen Yuanbai had no feelings for him.


    ¡°Only you live here?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± The others were day students and there was rarely anyone who stayed in school. After all, the home was morefortable than a dormitory.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you scared by yourself?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not.¡±


    Shi Bufan nodded and his eyes suddenly twinkled. ¡°Did something just pop up from under the bed?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless and then his face paled, breath bing heavier. ¡°You, you stop talking to me. Go back and sleep.¡±


    He shut the door firmly. Then, he saw the curtains blowing to the side and although he knew Shi Bufan was joking, he couldn¡¯t help but look towards the bottom of the bed. Not just the bottom of his bed, but the other beds in the room. He peeked at it, but his feet seemed to be glued to the floor, he was unable to take a step forward.


    Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t left yet, and he had spoken inside Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind. ¡°Under the bottom of the four 4 beds, there are a pair of eyes in each one. In the darkness, it can only see you and they are staring at your feet now. They are waiting...to see which bed Congming is going to sleep in.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt his hair standing up.


    While staring at the bottom of his bed, he opened the door and as well as the look, ring angrily at Shi Bufan.


    Shi Bufan curled the corner of his lips and said, ¡°There are too many people in my dormitory, so I¡¯m going to spend the night at your room and protect you. How does that sound?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was very angry, but also sullen. He had no choice but to admit that he was frightened. After all, he normally didn¡¯t live in the dormitory since his other roommates didn¡¯t do so either.


    Sometimes, Zhen Yuanbai understood why Zhen Pingjin didn¡¯t like him because he didn¡¯t like himself either.


    He moved to the side and ordered Shi Bufan in a cold face, ¡°Go grab your nkets and sleep over there.¡±


    When he had a cold face, there was no imposing manner. He just seemed well-behaved, to the point Shi Bufan wanted to tease him. Shi Bufan continued tough and closed the door with his foot once he walked in. He suddenly bent down and kissed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face.


    Zhen Yuanbai almost immediately ducked his assault, but Shi Bufan still pecked him. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face turned bright red and he climbed onto his bed, pulling the nkets over his head and panting heavily within.


    It was too dangerous to live in the same dormitory as Shi Bufan.


    He heard Shi Bufan cing the basin down and closing the door. Didn¡¯t he n on going back to grab his nkets, or was he just going to sleep like this?


    Zhen Yuanbai touched his face and he still felt it burning. He could even recall Shi Bufan¡¯s smile as he kissed him.


    Stupid Shi Bufan! Zhen Yuanbai was suddenly shaking and his father¡¯s face shed in his mind, making him shake even harder. He wrapped his body around the nket and hid his head within.


    After tonight, he needed to find an excuse to end this rtionship with Shi Bufan. He needed to tell Shi Bufan that they couldn¡¯t be friends anymore and it would be better if they acted like strangers. He didn¡¯t need Shi Bufan to repay his favor anymore.


    ¡°It seems inconvenient if I sleep on someone else¡¯s bed.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai originally had almost fallen asleep. After all, it was veryte, but when he heard Shi Bufan¡¯s words, he suddenly became alert and moved the nkets to the side, listening. Shi Bufan said, ¡°I want to sleep with Congming on the same bed, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai exploded and said, ¡°You¡¯re Congming! I don¡¯t want you to sleep with me!¡±


    ¡°But I took a look and saw that the eyes under the bed were all under Congming¡¯s bed. Will they sneakily reach into Congming¡¯s nket in the middle of the night...¡±


    ¡°Nonsense!¡± Zhen Yuanbai was infuriated and said, ¡°Go out and sleep in your own room!¡±


    Since they were separated by a curtain, Zhen Yuanbai became even braver. Shi Bufan silentlyughed outside for a while before he controlled his expression, moving the curtains to the side.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly sat up and moved to the corner. Shi Bufan held onto the top-bunk bed and bent down, peering in and saying in a horrifying tone, ¡°Who are you saying is blurting nonsense?¡±


    Shi Bufan usually revealed that expression whenever he was fighting.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s flushed face gradually faded and he helplessly sat there, widening his eyes.


    Shi Bufan sat on the bed and Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t even dare to breathe heavily. His eyes were looking around uneasily, like a puppy reprimanded by its master for biting.


    Shi Bufan reached over and leaned closer, maintaining his fierce expression, ¡°I didn¡¯t get a kiss from you before. Come here and let me kiss you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai would¡¯ve been crazy enough if he let Shi Bufan kiss him. He moved from one side of the bed to the other. Shi Bufan used his feet and hands to restrain Zhen Yuanbai, threatening, ¡°I¡¯m going to count and after time is up, I¡¯ll beat you up if you don¡¯t let me kiss you.¡±

 Chapter 20

    <h4>Chapter 20</h4>


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    Before Shi Bufan had even ¡®hit¡¯ Zhen Yuanbai, tears already appeared in his eyes and were about to drop.


    Shi Bufan was a big bully. Super big fat bully. He dared to be like this to him? Sucks that he actually thought Shi Bufan was a good person. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t move or think and he was suspicious that if he kissed him, Zhen Yuanbai would definitely ept it, not daring to resist.


    Oh my. How did his parents raise a little treasure like him?


    Shi Bufan felt as if his heart was clutched by a huge hand, making him feel pain and satisfaction at the same time.


    He pinched his earlobes and stopped looking fierce, saying in a gentle tone, ¡°Do you know what you should do when you see me in the future now?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    ¡°I was just mimicking what a bad guy would do, so you would know what to do in the future.¡± Shi Bufan moved over after seeing Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s confused gaze. Then he said, ¡°When you meet a bad guy who has evil intentions, you need to find something and smash his head against it. After that, whether he could move or not, just run. Run and shout for help. You can¡¯t just cry, do you understand?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai red angrily at him and said, ¡°Besides you, no one else would do that.¡±


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help but reach over and pull Zhen Yuanbai closer, not minding his struggle, as he said, ¡°Who knows. After all, our Congming is so...¡±


    Before Shi Bufan finished his words, Zhen Yuanbai grabbed a pillow and firmly hit Shi Bufan¡¯s head. The pillow didn¡¯t hurt, but it stunned him for a second. Taking this chance, Zhen Yuanbai ran to the other side and said, ¡°You taught me this. Don¡¯te over.¡±


    Shi Bufan held the pillow and looked at him for a while, exploding intoughter and he said, ¡°You even use this trick against me, ah? Psh.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kicked him and said angrily, ¡°You can¡¯t sleep on my bed.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t I just squeeze in and sleep with you?¡± Shi Bufan said shamelessly, ¡°We can hug each other to sleep.¡±


    He climbed over and Zhen Yuanbai immediately said, ¡°If you keeping over, I¡¯m going to call for someone.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Fine. He shouldn¡¯t have taught him. Shi Bufan stopped and said, ¡°Do you dare to?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows and red. ¡°Stop being like this. Why...why are you like this?¡±


    Shi Bufan was confused too. ¡°What exactly are you afraid of? Of your parents finding out about us or me causing you trouble after I recover my memory?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped. Could Shi Bufan have found out he lied about being good friends with him? Zhen Yuanbai started to tug on his nkets, saying in a guilty tone, ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re saying and I¡¯m going to sleep now. If you want to sleep here, go ahead. But don¡¯t you dare sleep on the same side as me.¡±


    He curled himself into a ball and said in an rmed tone, not forgetting tofort Shi Bufan, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s skin was smooth and delicate; Shi Bufan didn¡¯t want to stop caressing it. It wasn¡¯t enough for him to kiss it once, so he kissed it again, wanting to kiss Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s lips next. However, he woke up Zhen Yuanbai identally and thetter pulled his nket over his head, snuggling in. He scratched the ce Shi Bufan had kissed him.


    Now, he couldn¡¯t even kiss his face.


    When Zhen Yuanbai woke up, he wanted to turn around when he realized it was a bit difficult. His tired mind pondered over his situation for a few seconds before he suddenly saw the arm around his waist. He turned over with difficulty and as expected, he met Shi Bufan¡¯s handsome face.


    Shi Bufan breathed evenly and after he detected Zhen Yuanbai moving around, he slightly tightened his grip on him. Their faces immediately became much closer to one another and Shi Bufan softly said, ¡°Good morning.¡±


    ¡°Good morning.¡± Zhen Yuanbai dryly responded, pushing Shi Bufan, but was unable to do so. Shi Bufan chuckled and hugged Zhen Yuanbai more tightly. His face was forced to be in Shi Bufan¡¯s arms and thetter rubbed his chin against Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s soft hair. Shi Bufan said softly, ¡°This is a nice bed. Last night, you wanted to kick me a few times, but you weren¡¯t able to do so right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was quite a coward in the morning, but he was very brave at night. Not only did he kick Shi Bufan, but he also punched him several times. Thankfully, Shi Bufan had hugged him tightly when he fell asleep. But even then, Shi Bufan was woken in the middle of the night a few times by Zhen Yuanbai moving around.


    Zhen Yuanbai knew that he didn¡¯t sleep steadily either. If no one looked after him, he was able to roll in bed. Zhen Yuanbai had described his situation urately. When he was awake, there was nothing that he wasn¡¯t scared of. But when he was asleep, there was nothing he was scared of. The moment Zhen Yuanbai was in deep sleep, he became very bold and would fight anyone trying to steal his bed.


    Zhen Yuanbai struggled again and said, ¡°Let go of me.¡±


    ¡°Kiss me and I¡¯ll let go.¡±


    Why was Shi Bufan so stubborn? Zhen Yuanbai was shy and annoyed, saying, ¡°I won¡¯t kiss you. Let go...you...¡±


    Shi Bufan pecked Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s lips and thetter¡¯s eyes widened. He fiercely struggled and the moment Shi Bufan loosened his grip, Zhen Yuanbai immediately jumped out of bed and grabbed his basin, running out of the door.


    When he went to wash his face, he rubbed his face firmly and turned around to see Shi Bufan walking to his side. Then, he quickened his pace and washed his face, running back. He changed into his school uniform and headed straight for the stairs.


    Shi Bufan was slower by a step and called, ¡°Wait for me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pretended as if he didn¡¯t hear and ran all the way to his ssroom with his backpack. After he sat down, he panted heavily and Song Mo who had just gotten breakfast outside and was walking in. When he saw this, he became stunned and then asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? There¡¯s a ghost chasing you?¡±


    Shi Bufan was even more terrifying than ghosts. At least, ghosts wouldn¡¯t want to kiss him.


    Zhen Yuanbaiid his head on the desk bitterly.


    Ye Lian and the others had arrived very early. Qiu Jing and Ming Mai stopped acting like rascals and even buttoned up their uniforms as they walked into ss. They sat down properly and both looked at Zhen Yuanbai withplicated gazes.


    Like usual, Ye Lian walked in and started to y games; but even so, he couldn¡¯t help but stare at Zhen Yuanbai too. Shi Bufan¡¯s seat was in between the two of them and he asked, ¡°ss monitor, why isn¡¯t brother Shi with you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai continued toy on his head on the desk and said indifferently, ¡°How am I supposed to know?¡±


    They¡¯ve gotten into a fight?


    Ye Lian was a bit surprised.


    Not long after Zhen Yuanbai finished talking, Shi Bufan walked in and Ye Lian gave him his breakfast. He even bought Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s, making Shi Bufan curl the corner of his lips up. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    He kept his and then reached over to tug Zhen Yuanbai, making thetter shiver and knit his eyebrows. He said, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Breakfast.¡± If Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t mentioned this, Zhen Yuanbai would¡¯ve forgotten about it. He turned around and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want it.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk to me.¡± Zhen Yuanbai took out his earbuds out of his backpack and stuffed it in his ears,ying back down.


    So, he¡¯s really not nning to talk to him.


    Ye Lian tugged Shi Bufan, but thetter didn¡¯t look back and immediately moved away.


    ¡°What happened? You bullied him?¡±


    Shi Bufan thought about it and said, ¡°I guess.¡±


    ¡°Coax him?¡±


    Ye Lian had a pair of discerning eyes. Without saying anything, it felt like Ye Lian knew everything already. Shi Bufan asked, ¡°How do I coax him?¡±


    Ye Lian held in hisugh and said, ¡°Try giving him some money.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s phone suddenly vibrated and he looked down to see that Annoying Shi had transferred him $520. Hemented: Don¡¯t go home that early tonight. Let¡¯s go to y basketball.


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately returned the money and then deleted the two messages.


    Annoying Shi transferred another $520 over and said: no one knows about us. Why are you so scared?


    Zhen Yuanbai returned the money again, deleting the two messages.


    Shi Bufan looked at the back of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head and then looked down to text.


    Annoying Shi transferred 10,000: if you don¡¯t ept the money, I¡¯ll let everyone know about us.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped and he turned around to look, knitting his eyebrows and looking down again. What happened between us?


    Annoying Shi replied: what do you think?


    What am I supposed to say? In the end, Zhen Yuanbai was still a bit guilty and didn¡¯t know how to reply when Annoying Shi replied again: it¡¯s almost time for the morning session. Quickly eat breakfast, otherwise, I will tell your parents about us.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly sat up and turned around to see Shi Bufan smiling. He grabbed the breakfast and shoved it in his desk.


    Shi Bufan leaned over and casually said, ¡°If you don¡¯t eat, I¡¯ll tell your parents also.¡±


    Song Mo kept his ears on the conversation and gradually got confused.


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to immediately break off his rtion with Shi Bufan, feeling as if it wouldn¡¯t end well. He had been avoiding Shi Bufan for the past few days, but they were still in the same ssroom. Besides in ss when Shi Bufan wouldn¡¯t disturb him, whenever ss was over, Shi Bufan would amuse him with jokes. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t put up with him anymore.


    When ss was over, he started walking out with everyone else, but Shi Bufan had still caught him when Zhen Yuanbai arrived downstairs. The youth trapped him in the abandoned staircase corner and said, ¡°What happened? Your parents didn¡¯t want you to talk to me?¡±


    ¡°It has nothing to do with my parents.¡± Lately, Zhen Yuanbai had a lot on his mind and he didn¡¯t know how to mention breaking off their rtionship to Shi Bufan. He had the feeling that Shi Bufan might bash his head in after hearing this.


    ¡°Then what has it have to do with?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai lookedplexly at Shi Bufan, wanting to talk but he ended up stopping. Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Just tell me right away. I can share the burden with you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai rubbed his palm against his body, before making out a sentence. Shi Bufan, however, didn¡¯t hear it clearly. ¡°Say it again.¡±


    ¡°Do, do you like me?¡± Zhen Yuanbai stared at him, his eyshes trembling. Although Shi Bufan had given him mixed signals, he had never confessed to him. It made him look a bit shameless for asking this now. Shi Bufan nced at the sweat on the tip of his nose and held in the urge tough. He moved over and pressed his head against Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s forehead, hoarsely saying, ¡°You finally noticed. I thought I wasn¡¯t obvious enough.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to duck, but it was toote. Zhen Yuanbai felt trapped, enveloped in Shi Bufan¡¯s deep gaze and breaths. His face slowly turned red and the response ¡°but I don¡¯t like you¡± was in his throat. He was scared of being hit but also scared that the words might hurt Shi Bufan. In the end, he tactfully and softly said, ¡°But...I am a good friend.¡±


    Shi Bufan chuckled lowly and held in the urge to kiss his white and delicate face, saying in a pampering tone, ¡°Good friends? Psh. I knew a long time ago that you liked me. You used the opportunity while I lost my memory to get closer to me...Good boy, I¡¯ll give you a chance. Call me hubby.¡±


    Akimi: Cockyyyy~

 Chapter 21

    <h4>Chapter 21</h4>


    Note: Not proofreaded.


    Because Shi Bufan¡¯s words were too shocking to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears, he didn¡¯t even have time to stop Shi Bufan from kissing his face.


    What was Shi Bufan saying?


    He liked him? He took the opportunity while Shi Bufan lost his memory to get closer to him? When did this happen?


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously shook his head and said, ¡°No, no. I didn¡¯t...¡±


    Shi Bufan continued to smile as if he had seen through everything. ¡°If you don¡¯t like me, why were you the first one to visit me?¡±


    Because I...am scared of you dying... Zhen Yuanbai was confused and puzzled, feeling numbness in his fingers and held a dumbfounded expression.


    Shi Bufan continued to ask in a gentle tone, ¡°If you don¡¯t like me, why did you pretend to be my good friend, but ended up hinting at our rtionship?¡±


    No, I¡¯ve never hinted him once before.


    ¡°You think that you¡¯ve hidden yourself, but you left too many clues. You said you want to be my good friend, but you said we ¡®confirmed our rtionship¡¯ and that no one else knows about this. You said that I kept you as a secret from everyone else...From the start, you¡¯ve been lying to me.¡± Shi Bufan smiled a pampering smile and said, ¡°Later on, I noticed that whenever I tried to get closer to you, you would avoid me. What you say and what you do ispletely different. Although you want to get closer to me, you reject me also well...You¡¯ve been in a dilemma and I¡¯ve been thinking about it. What is my Congming thinking about?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai held in his breath.


    ¡°After a while, I finally figured it out...You want to be with me, but you¡¯re also that I might beat you up once I recovered my memory and realized that you were lying to get closer to me, right?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t say anything.


    The conclusion sounded about right, but what exactly went wrong with the process? Why did Shi Bufan think he was scared that he found out he liked him?


    He swallowed his saliva and took his time to mumble, ¡°No, no...¡±


    Shi Bufan squinted his eyes and said, ¡°You¡¯re saying that it¡¯s all just one-sided love?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to nod his head, but his head seemed to be rigid. He looked at Shi Bufan terrifyingly while thetter rubbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s delicate and soft face. ¡°I¡¯ve already said all of this. Aren¡¯t you going to tell me the truth?¡±


    If Zhen Yuanbai was brave enough, he would¡¯ve mocked andughed at Shi Bufan, telling him that he was just lying to him about being good friends, since he couldn¡¯te up with any other exnations. After that, the other lies were built upon the original lie and he was forced to keep up the act. You did think too much into my words. Not only don¡¯t I like you, but I was the one who had hit your head!


    But he wasn¡¯t brave enough.


    Shi Bufan had already noticed his swindle and even gave all the unreasonable parts to the story an exnation. Now, Zhen Yuanbai had two options. The first one was to say the truth and try his best to not make it sound like he was mocking him. But, speech was a type of art...It depended on the contents of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s words. As long as he was able to exin himself, no matter how tactful he tried to be, Shi Bufan would definitely smash his head in.


    Don¡¯t mention how Shi Bufan was injured because of him, but telling Shi Bufan that he was just thinking too much into this, would make him infuriated.


    Second, he¡¯d just follow along Shi Bufan for now and dy the beating he would receive. He¡¯d pretend Shi Bufan was correct and Zhen Yuanbai could act as if he really did like Shi Bufan. Then, before the college entrance exam, he could find a reason to break up and steadily find and go to a college. The two would separate and do whatever they want. That way, as long as Shi Bufan didn¡¯t recover his memory, he would never know about this.


    But there was a w right now. Shi Bufan had lost his memory, so everything was based upon his guess. Even more, he might make this conclusion due to his first impression. Therefore, once Shi Bufan recovered his memory, he would know that not only wasn¡¯t Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t his good friend, he had even dated someone who didn¡¯t feel the same for him. When that dayes, Zhen Yuanbai might not just have his head smashed in.


    Shi Bufan breathed on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face and this made thetter feel goosebumps appearing on his body. He subconsciously trembled and listened to Shi Bufan say, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you saying anything? Am I wrong?¡±


    ¡°...Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai looked up and his eyes nced around like a little animal, saying softly, ¡°You, you are right.¡±


    Shi Bufanughed delightfully and he held Zhen Yuanbai in his arms. He could feel Shi Bufan¡¯s chest vibrating, listening to Shi Bufan say in a pleasant tone, ¡°Now that we¡¯ve exined everything, what do you want to say to me?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Besides wanting to cry, Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    He felt as if he was in a dead-end, the type where he narrowly escaped death. The doctor said that Shi Bufan had lost his memory due to external injuries. He is very young, so the cells could regenerate rapidly.


    Zhen Yuanbai could only pray that Shi Bufan would not remember anything before they had gone to college. After all, with Shi Bufan¡¯s current grades, he would definitely not be able to get into the same college as him. Even if Shi Bufan had high grades, wouldn¡¯t there be numerous prestigious universities for him to choose from? If Shi Bufan chose Tsinghua University, he would choose Peking University. If Shi Bufan chose Fudan University, he would choose Jiaotong University...Plus, Shi Bufan¡¯s family was wealthy and he might end up going to university abroad! That¡¯d be even better!


    Though Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s dream was beautiful, when he thought about being forced to fake date Shi Bufan, he felt incredibly upset.


    Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t heard Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s answer for a while and pushed him away from his arms to see Zhen Yuanbai pursing his lips and about to cry. Shi Bufan paused and knitted his eyebrows, asking, ¡°Why are you crying?¡±


    ¡°Happy, happy to the point I want to cry, ok?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said this and held in the urge to choke with sobs. Heaven¡¯s watching them. Why¡¯d he have to do this?... Zhen Yuanbai had endured the countless times Shi Bufan had bullied him. So, why couldn¡¯t he control himself from saving him? Shi Bufan had lost his face. Normally, he was able to skate normally as if he was on level ground, so why did he act below average that day? That shouldn¡¯t be!!


    Shi Bufan reached over and cupped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face, feeling a tingle when he saw Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s teary and glistening eyes. He reached over and kissed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears, saying, ¡°Ok, don¡¯t cry. This boyfriend will give you a kiss.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately felt goosebumps rising on his body again. He pushed Shi Bufan and said, ¡°Stop talking.¡±


    Shi Bufan chuckled lowly and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you shut my mouth then?¡±


    It was clear what Shi Bufan meant by that. Zhen Yuanbai looked at Shi Bufan¡¯s beautiful pair of lips and pursed his lips in dislike. He walked around him and out, saying, ¡°I¡¯m not going to talk to you.¡±


    He¡¯d already said this, so why was he still so shy?


    Shi Bufan shoved his hands in his pockets and easily caught up to him, cing his arm around Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s waist. He said, ¡°What do you want to eat tonight? After dinner, I¡¯ll take you home.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to eat anything.¡± Zhen Yuanbai pushed Shi Bufan¡¯s arm off his waist and said in a muffled voice, ¡°Stop touching my waist.¡±


    Shi Bufan withdrew his hand and said, ¡°What do you want to do then?¡±


    ¡°Go home and do my homework.¡±


    Shi Bufan invited him, saying, ¡°How about you do your homework in my house?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s heart itched and softly said, ¡°Why are you acting cute again?¡±


    ¡°Who, who¡¯s acting cute?¡± Zhen Yuanbai red and his voice has always been soft. When he finished crying, his voice became softer and it was extremely pleasant and cute to hear. Shi Bufan felt as if Zhen Yuanbai was a candy personally customized for him and he couldn¡¯t help but lick him.


    But they weren¡¯t out of the school door yet, so Shi Bufan had to control himself. He said, ¡°How about we do homework in the library then?¡±


    ¡°Noisy.¡±


    ¡°Then, we can find a high-quality restaurant and do our homework while eating?¡±


    ¡°I wouldn¡¯t be able to stay awake after I¡¯m done eating.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his brows. Why¡¯d Zhen Yuanbai give him an attitude already when they just started dating? He ced an arm on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s waist and pulled him over, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s go watch a movie tonight, otherwise, I¡¯ll kiss you right now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai became quiet for a moment before saying, ¡°But I¡¯m not done with my homework yet.¡±


    ¡°Why do you always have so much homework?¡±


    ¡°You think it¡¯s that easy to get first ce?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said unhappily, ¡°Besides the teachers, I even gave myself some homework to do.¡±


    ¡°Fine.¡± Shi Bufan didn¡¯t want his treasure to neglect his duties like him either, saying, ¡°Then, I¡¯ll give you some homework too.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s beautiful eyes sparkled and he pursed his lips; he revealed a rare faint mocking smile, saying, ¡°What homework are you giving me?¡±


    ¡°Kiss me.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mocking smile faded and he said, ¡°Students should act like students. I need to do my homework first.¡±


    ¡°Couples should act like couples too. Why don¡¯t you understand the basics?¡±


    ¡°What basics?¡± Zhen Yuanbai refused to listen to his nonsense, saying, ¡°Stop blurting nonsense.¡±


    ¡°At least one of us needs to do the homework. Since you don¡¯t want to, I¡¯ll have to do it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face flushed and said, ¡°But didn¡¯t you...do that already?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand. What do you mean?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked left and right. It was rush hour right now and students wearing school uniforms were all around, chatting noisily. He didn¡¯t dare to talk in a loud voice, so he tugged on Shi Bufan¡¯s clothes. Thetter didn¡¯t cooperate with him and stood up straight. Since Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t as tall as him, he had no choice but to tippy toe and whisper in his ears, ¡°Before, at the stairs, didn¡¯t you...me?¡±


    After he finished, he looked left and right guilty, scared that someone had heard him.


    Shi Bufan held in the urge and softly said in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears, ¡°You also know I had...you. I¡¯ve turned in my homework, so where¡¯s yours?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows while Shi Bufan stood tall. Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to stand on his tippy-toe and his soft breath sprinkled on Shi Bufan¡¯s ears. ¡°Then after turning in my homework, can you not bring me back home?¡±


    From other people¡¯s perspectives, it looked like two people talking secretly to one another. Shi Bufan¡¯s lips almost touched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears and he said, ¡°I can consider it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai fiddled with his fingers in a dilemma and finally reached over to tug on Shi Bufan¡¯s sleeves; thetter raised his brows and purposefully said, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°Go...¡± Zhen Yuanbai said while observing, ¡°...to a ce no one is at.¡±


    At this time, Shi Bufan¡¯s heart tingled, watching Zhen Yuanbai looked around sneakily. He held in his urge tough and allowed Zhen Yuanbai to tug him over, moving away from the crowd. They returned to the slope again and during this time, people would asionally pass by it, but there were rarely any people. Then, they turned a corner of the slope. Even if someone had walked by, it was really difficult for people to find them.


    While Zhen Yuanbai remained guilty, Shi Bufan leaned against the wall calmly and said, ¡°You want to turn in your homework here?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded, treating this seriously.


    Shi Bufan looked around. By the other side of the slope was a forest and there were weeds and bushes here. It seemed like a good spot to ¡°turn in his homework.¡±


    He bent over and said, ¡°Can we start now?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took a step back.


    Although Shi Bufan was very handsome, he was still a man. When Zhen Yuanbai thought about kissing him, he had to get himself in that mindset. Shi Bufan moved back and said, ¡°Fine, we can do it slowly.¡±


    He didn¡¯t mind giving his friend a bit of time to act shy.


    Zhen Yuanbai finally prepared himself and he looked over, slowly moving over. Shi Bufan cooperated and slightly bent down, seeing Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyshes flickering. One could tell that he was considerably anxious. Although Shi Bufan found this funny, he was also a bit nervous.


    When their lips were about to touch, they heard a voice from above the slope, making Zhen Yuanbai take a step back.


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    His heart tightened and then rxed, as Shi Bufan licked his lips.


    The person above the slope was on an electric bicycle and they quickly came down. The students talked while slipping off quickly.


    The two on the bottom of the slope met each other¡¯s eyes and their faces flushed. Zhen Yunabai prepared himself again and rapidly kissed him, saying, ¡°Ok, let¡¯s go back.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai turned around and ran off, making Shi Bufan unhappy. ¡°I¡¯ve turned in so much homework and you¡¯re only nning on doing a little bit?¡±


    ¡°You said to just kiss you once. You didn¡¯t say how I should kiss you.¡± Zhen Yuanbai had already run up and he turned around, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t you dare escort me. I¡¯m going home now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ran to the bus tform and coincidentally, a bus came over. He didn¡¯t wait for Shi Bufan toe over when he eagerly squeezed inside.


    The bus was packed with people and Zhen Yuanbai was stuck in between. He recalled how Shi Bufan had blocked him from other people every time they were together on the bus and Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips at the thought. His heart pounded quickly when he recalled kissing Shi Bufan¡¯s lips.


    Because of thisyer of rtionship, Zhen Yuanbai was nervous whenever he heard Shi Bufan¡¯s name. On the dining table, as usual, his dad asked, ¡°Did Shi Bufan get into a fight today? What did you do with him? Did you guys vite school rules?¡±


    As usual, Zhen Yuanbai casually answered and silently shook his head. He shoved food in his mouth while his mom ced food in his bowl. Zhen Youxiu had suddenly looked over.


    The next morning, when Zhen Yuanbai had finished packing his things and prepared to leave, Zhen Youxiu suddenly called him. ¡°Brother, wait for me.¡±


    He quickly washed his face and brushed his teeth, pushing the electric bicycle out. He said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°I¡¯m going to take you to school.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu had to pass Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s school to get to his school. He wasn¡¯t afraid of people damaging his bicycle, so he never squeezed on the bus with Zhen Yuanbai. Every day, he would dawdle in bed for a while before rushing to school, making it on the dot.


    Zhen Yuanbai had to ride on Zhen Youxiu¡¯s bicycle.


    After Zhen Youxiu brought Zhen Yuanbai to school, he turned around to ask, ¡°Do you have an evening study session tonight?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure, why?¡±


    ¡°Whether you¡¯re going to attend it or not, send me a message. I¡¯m leaving now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought that was random, but stayed until Zhen Youxiu left. He took out his phone to check the time out of habit when he suddenly noticed two WeChat messages Annoying Shi left him.


    Annoying Shi: Howe you aren¡¯t here yet?


    Annoying Shi: ?


    ¡°£¿¡±


    Maybe Shi Bufan was impatient with waiting for Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s response before thetter could click on reply, Shi Bufan called. ¡°You woke upte today?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai then realized something and said, ¡°You went to my house to pick me up again?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯d you think?¡± Shi Bufan carried the breakfast and stood in front of the tform, in a bad mood from the cold breeze. ¡°Where are you?¡±


    ¡°My brother woke up early today, so he brought me over. Didn¡¯t I say for you to not pick me up?¡± He said thest part extremely softly.


    Originally, he needed to walk in the opposite directioning out of the house in order to take the bus. But today, he ended uping to school on a bicycle, so they didn¡¯t need to go by the bus station. They left Shi Bufan waiting there and this made Zhen Yuanbai feel guilty. When he heard no voice on the other side, he knew that Shi Bufan was angry. ¡°Come over. I¡¯ll buy you breakfast.¡±


    ¡°Come and pick me up.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai nced at the time on his phone and was shocked by his tantrum. ¡°If I go over there now, I¡¯ll definitely bete.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡± Shi Bufan said. ¡°Come and pick me up, otherwise, I¡¯ll make sure to ¡®hand in my homework¡¯ when we¡¯re in ss.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai felt his head exploding. He definitely won¡¯t make it back on time if he took the bus right now. He looked around to see Song Mo holding his breakfast anding over. Zhen Yuanbai rushed over and said, ¡°Let me borrow your bicycle.¡±


    Song Mo was carsick, so he usually rode his bicycle to school. Zhen Yuanbai grabbed the key from Song Mo¡¯s hands and thetter brought him to his bicycle, saying, ¡°Where are you rushing off to?¡±


    ¡°I forgot something.¡±


    ¡°Is it very important?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai weed the wind as he ced the helmet on him, pulling on the two straps by the side. He had teary eyes and said, ¡°It¡¯s very important.¡±


    Song Mo hurriedly replied, ¡°Then be careful on the way. Do you need me to buy you breakfast?¡±


    ¡°Not right now.¡± Zhen Yuanbai pedaled and hastily dashed back.


    Shi Bufan kicked the pull-top can by his feet and had a gloomy expression. He would wake up early every day so that he could pick up his friend, but ended up missing him today. No matter who it happened to, they would be unhappy, especially after the two of them confirmed their rtionship. Today, Zhen Yuanbai dared to stand him up; he has quite the courage.


    He waited for about ten minutes or so before Zhen Yuanbai appeared in front of him. The helmet covered his ears and a bit of his ck hair. Shi Bufan could only see some curly hair in front of his forehead and this made Zhen Yuanbai look bald since he had lost his hair behind the helmet. For some people, it made them look very ugly. However, it was different for Zhen Yuanbai, except for his pale lips from the cool breeze in the morning.


    The moment he stopped the bicycle, he immediately hollered, ¡°Quickly, quickly get on. We¡¯re going to bete.¡±


    When Shi Bufan saw him his anger vanished. He followed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s orders and got on. As they arrived at school, the remote-controlled door was slowly closing. Zhen Yuanbai puffed his cheeks and increased his speed, rushing in just as the bell rang.


    Zhen Yuanbai hadn¡¯t stepped into a ss on the dot that many times in his life and ran in. The teacher wasn¡¯t here yet and Song Mo sighed, saying, ¡°Did you get your thing...¡±


    Before he finished, he saw Shi Bufan behind Zhen Yuanbai. After realizing the ¡°thing¡± Zhen Yuanbai went to pick up, Song Mo immediately swallowed his words and looked at Zhen Yuanbai in pity.


    Zhen Yuanbai returned the key andid on his desk, sighing as if he had nothing to live for.


    It was tiring to fake date someone. So imagine if he was actually dating someone?


    He rested for a bit while Shi Bufan touched the breakfast that had already lost its warmth. He had Ye Lian toss it into the garbage can for him.


    The school provided breakfast from 5:30 to 8:30am. Because there were some juniors who pull all-nighters for studying, the school provided midnight snacks as well. But there were specific times; after all, the people in the cafeteria needed to rest too. Shi Bufan suddenly asked Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Did you eat breakfast?¡±


    ¡°When would I have the time to eat?¡± Zhen Yuanbaiined. He spent the rest of the time picking Shi Bufan up.


    Shi Bufan walked out of the ssroom before the morning study session was over. While the ss was on break, he carried a bowl of warm and delicious dumplings into the ssroom, giving it to Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°Here, your reward.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately sat up straight and he followed Shi Bufan¡¯s gaze, asking, ¡°You climbed over the wall again?¡±


    ¡°What are you scared of? It¡¯s not like you came along with me.¡± Shi Bufan raised his chin and said, ¡°Eat quickly. We¡¯re about to start ss.¡±


    The people surrounding them had heard this clearly and they all started to gossip with the person next to them. The news had spread and within two minutes, everyone¡¯s gazes were on Zhen Yuanbai.


    They knew that Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan had a nice rtionship, but how good was their rtionship? Shi Bufan even climbed over the wall to buy food for Zhen Yuanbai. They recalled how the two had to stand out of ss because Shi Bufan had climbed over the wall as well. Someone started to gossip, ¡°He went to buy food for Zhen Yuanbaist time too?¡±


    ¡°Shi Bufan is good at repaying favors...¡±


    ¡°Howe I didn¡¯t get a chance to call the ambnce for Shi Bufan? Look at how good Zhen Yuanbai is treated!¡±


    There was not a single person in the room who wasn¡¯t jealous. After all, who didn¡¯t like eating ¡°junk food¡± outside of school? But they weren¡¯t as brave and daring as Shi Bufan. They were scared of viting the school rules and if someone would do that for them, they would¡¯ve been extremely delightful!


    But Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to eat. He said softly, ¡°We¡¯re not allowed to eat in the ssroom.¡±


    ¡°What are you scared of?¡± Shi Bufan took out something from the bag carrying the dumplings and shook it. He sprayed it between the isles of the desks and came back after spraying the entire room in it. The room was filled with a strong sense of perfume and someone was able to differentiate the brand of the perfume and they cursed. ¡°Shi Bufan is rich!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at this in confusion as Shi Bufan said, ¡°Unless someone tattletales, the teacher won¡¯t find out.¡±


    Everyone finally understood that Shi Bufan was covering the scent of the dumplings with perfume. Shi Bufan nced at everyone in the ss and everyone all looked away when they heard Shi Bufan say, ¡°If someone dares to tattletale, I¡¯ll beat them up. If I can¡¯t find the culprit, I¡¯ll beat everyone up.¡±


    Everyone was speechless.


    Why are you so bold?


    Qiu Jing and Ming Maiid on their desks, silently closing their eyes.


    Ye Lian looked up and then back down, trying not tough.


    Zhen Yuanbai was still hesitating when he heard him threaten, ¡°If you don¡¯t eat, I¡¯ll even beat you.¡±


    When Shi Bufan said this, someone immediately noticed that Shi Bufan was cing the me on himself. Even if someone tattletales, the teacher would know that he had forced Zhen Yuanbai to eat.


    Yet, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t notice. Whenever he heard that Shi Bufan was going to beat someone up, he genuinely started to tremble in fear.


    Zhen Yuanbai opened the lid of the bowl and hot air assaulted his face.


    He hesitated for a few minutes, leaving him not that much time to eat. Zhen Yuanbai scooped a dumpling up and blew at it, eating the first one under everyone¡¯s watchful gazes. Then, he eagerly went to scoop the second one. He needed to finish before the teacher entered the ss.


    Seeing this, Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows. He suddenly kicked the tables of the twozy pigs and Qiu Jing immediately sat up, asking, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°You guys go keep squat near the stairs and stop Teacher Liang froming here.¡± After that, he said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Eat slowly. Don¡¯t burn yourself.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly coughed and his snow-white face gradually turned red.


    Qiu Jing and Ming Mai both stood up and when they walked to the stairs, Liang Xiude arrived. The two students suddenly smiled widely, revealing their white teeth. ¡°Teacher Liang is here for ss?¡±


    Liang Xiude stopped walking in rm and the bell rang at this time. He paused and was alert. ¡°What do you guys want?¡±


    Did these two students want to hit him? He thought about it and didn¡¯t think he had offended themtely. Plus, he kept a blind eye to them. So what did they want?


    ¡°No, we don¡¯t want to do anything.¡± Qiu Jing rummaged through his pocket and found half a box of cigarettes, immediately shoving it back in his pockets. Ming Mai followed suit and took a few steps downstairs, saying genuinely, ¡°We suddenly remembered that we haven¡¯t given you a gift for teacher¡¯s day yet. So, we wanted to talk about our feelings for you.¡±


    Ming Mai rummaged for a while and finally found an Alps candy, saying, ¡°Here. For you.¡±


    Liang Xiude reached over and took it, wanting to walk around them when Qiu Jing suddenly walked up too. ¡°Um, it¡¯s nice weather today. Teacher Liang is also very handsome.¡±


    Liang Xiude was speechless.


    He was indeed a handsome teacher in a school and he subconsciously lifted his sses, saying, ¡°Ok guys. Stop ttering me. We should go to ss.¡±


    ¡°I heard that you don¡¯t have a girlfriend yet, right?¡± Ming Mai added and walked over, smiling. ¡°Teacher, I have a cousin who is around your age and also has a Ph.D. How about you guys meet up one day?¡±


    ¡°...¡± What do you guys want to do?


    Under everyone¡¯s watchful gazes, Zhen Yuanbai finally finished the dumplings. It was approaching winter, but sweat appeared on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s forehead. Shi Bufan put the takeout box away and tossed it into the garbage can behind them, spraying the perfume again. He peeked out and called for Qiu Jing. ¡°What are you guys doing?¡±


    Qiu Jing and Ming Mai got the message, hurriedly moving to the side and gesturing for the teacher to walk. ¡°Teacher, quickly go to ss. We will escort you there.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Liang Xiude was speechless and was invited into the ssroom full of perfume scent by two very scary and bad students.


    To speak the truth, no matter how expensive the perfume was, it didn¡¯t smell good if it was sprayed often.


    The teacher sneezed and knitted his brows, ncing around the ss in confusion. ¡°Who sprayed it? Why are you making the room that sweet-smelling?¡±


    The students all looked down.


    With ¡°Unoffendable¡± in the ss, who dared to say that Zhen Yuanbai was eating in ss?


    Shi Bufan replied, ¡°I sprayed it.¡±


    Liang Xiude felt a headache rising from his words, and after smelling the perfume, the headache became worse. ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°CLKunched this new Cherry Rain set of perfumes which cost 680 for 10 millimeters of it. I want to let everyone know that our ss is wealthy, willful, and can all afford this.¡±


    Everyone startedughing. Liang Xiude and the students all bathed in this perfume and the teacher¡¯s lips twitched. ¡°Well, aren¡¯t I lucky?¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°You should feel so.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai quietly looked down and couldn¡¯t help butugh.


    Everyone bathed in this smell and happily paid attention in ss. In just an afternoon, everyone had this special scent on them. In this ce where people could only get in through their abilities or spending money, everyone found out that ss 1 was full of wealthy and willful people who liked to unt their wealth.


    The School Magazine Department came to interview them and someone told them what Shi Bufan had said. That night, the department had set the draft. The next day, there were other sses that mimicked ss 1, buying an even more expensive perfume. When Zhen Yuanbai and the others were sitting together in the cafeteria, Qiu Jing wasughing. ¡°Look what happened now. ss 10 is LO¡¯s Forest Light while ss 3 is FLAO¡¯s Bab. In the future, would we be able to differentiate who is from which ss-based on scent?¡±


    Ming Mai immediately said in a singsong tone, ¡°I am from ss 1 ¡ª Cherry Rain¡¯s perfume scent!¡±


    Song Moughed out loud.


    Thispetition didn¡¯tst for long. Friday morning, everyone was to gather in the sports field. The old principal held a loudspeaker and criticized thispeting atmosphere the students started in school. He said firmly, ¡°Within three days, all the sses need to hand a self-criticism letter to me! Think about why you guys areing to school! Next Monday, send a representative to read the letter out loud!¡±


    The loudspeaker made his voice louder and it rang across the sports field. On the neat and straight line of sses, the sses who hadn¡¯t participated in thispetition clutched their stomachs andughed out loud. Those that did all looked miserable as they gathered together to write the letters.


    Regarding ss 1¡¯s self-criticism letter, Zhen Yuanbai ced the me on himself.


    On his way back home, he trudged his steps as if he was defeated, keeping his head down. Shi Bufan was in high-spirit as usual. ¡°Just write the letter as if it was homework. Talk about our ss¡¯s faults in the beginning then the ns for the sster on.¡±


    ¡°Easy for you to say.¡± Zhen Yuanbai red at him and said, ¡°Next Monday, I¡¯m most likely the representative to read for the ss. I¡¯m going to lose face.¡±


    ¡°Why would you lose face? Who says you¡¯re the one reading it?¡±


    ¡°But our ss knows that it started because of me eating the bowl of dumplings!¡±


    Shi Bufan held in the urge tough and the more Zhen Yuanbai thought about it, the more he wanted tough. He felt extremely ashamed and hit Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°You¡¯re stillughing! You only know to cause me trouble! Last time, I had to stand outside of ss because of what you said. This time, it was because of what you said that I had to write a self-criticism letter too! I¡¯m losing so much face.¡±


    Shi Bufan grabbed his hands and pulled Zhen Yuanbai in his arms, curling his lips. ¡°You¡¯re not crying this time?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes flickered.


    Last time, he sobbed loudly when he had to stand outside of ss. He wanted to crawl into a hole due to shame. But this time, he dragged the entire ss down with him and he didn¡¯t even cry. He moved out of Shi Bufan¡¯s arms and turned around, walking ahead and murmuring, ¡°I¡¯ve be more and more shameless because of you.¡±


    As he said this, the tip of his ears slightly turned red.


    Shi Bufan was really trouble.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t go straight to the bus station and Shi Bufan was a bit disappointed. He knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°Your brother¡¯s picking you again?¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± Zhen Yuanbai looked to the side and he sighed in relief when Zhen Youxiu came to pick him up. At least, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t need to bring him to school and back home every day now. His parents wouldn¡¯t be able to find out that he was close to Shi Bufan as well. He stared for a while and then started to push Shi Bufan. ¡°My brother¡¯s here. Go quickly.¡±


    Shi Bufan allowed him to push himself and smiled. ¡°You always make it seem like we are having a secret affair. Even if nothing is going on between us, you¡¯re making it seem like something is.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu was almost here and Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly looked over. Shi Bufan stood by his side and met Zhen Youxiu¡¯s eyes. Thetter had a face like Zhen Yuanbai, looking coldly at Shi Bufan, but saying to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Get on.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sat on the bicycle and waved at Shi Bufan. Zhen Youxiu pedaled away without hesitation and he suddenly said, ¡°I don¡¯t have ss tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Oh right, tomorrow is Saturday.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°We probably only need to go to the first four sses tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter between you and Shi Bufan?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was extremely guilty. ¡°What, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Something¡¯s not right.¡± Zhen Youxiu¡¯s voice floated in the air. ¡°Why did he bring you back home every day?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he said, ¡°Since when?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve seen it happen a few days, so I kept an eye on it.¡± Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°You guys can¡¯t keep away from one another?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai endured his anxiety and purposely confused him. ¡°We are like glue stuck to each other.¡±


    ¡°Humph.¡± Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°You better be careful. You¡¯re the one who made him lose his memory and the moment he remembers this, you¡¯re doomed.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt his hair standing up and he said, ¡°Don¡¯t mutter nonsense!¡±


    But Zhen Youxiu¡¯s words made Zhen Yuanbai traumatized. That night, he dreamed of Shi Bufan recovering his memory and pressing him against the floor, beating him up. As he said so, he fiercely said, ¡°I usually beat someone until they cry, but you¡¯re different. Today, I¡¯ll beat you up until all your pores are bleeding...all of them!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai woke up from the nightmare.


    He only heard his pounding heart echoing in this quiet room. He rubbed his sore chest and deeply sighed, shivering andying back in. He grabbed his phone and saw Shi Bufan¡¯s message.


    Annoying Shi: Is your brother still taking you to school tomorrow?


    Zhen Yuanbai replied, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Then, he pulled his nkets up and stared at the ceiling, thinking about random things before falling into a deep sleep.


    When Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t have ss, there was no chance of him taking Zhen Yuanbai to school. Thetter walked downstairs and ran to the bus station when a fiery red motorcycle suddenly stopped in front of him. Shi Bufan wore arge jacket over his school uniform and took off his helmet, raising his eyebrows. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say your brother is taking you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shocking retorted, ¡°Are you 18 yet?¡±


    ¡°Almost.¡± Shi Bufan curled his lips and patted the seat behind him. ¡°Is this motorcycle cool?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Cool, but this is a motorcycle! Can a minor like you drive a motorcycle?!


    Shi Bufan tossed Zhen Yuanbai a helmet and said, ¡°Get on.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai rapidly rejected him and the helmet felt like a hot potato. The moment it touched his hand, the helmet bounced off. Zhen Yuanbai said in horror, ¡°I refuse to sit in unlicensed vehicles.¡±


    Shi Buhan made a tsk and he slowly drove the motorcycle, following Zhen Yuanbai. He said, ¡°What unlicensed vehicle? Do you know what that means?¡±


    ¡°Your motorcycle is an unlicensed vehicle.¡± Zhen Yuanbai reprimanded, ¡°You will be arrested!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll be in school in 10 minutes.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was afraid that Shi Bufan might pull him on. If the police had caught him, Zhen Yuanbai would definitely p Shi Bufan a few times. He sprinted and he clutched the straps of his backpack, preventing it from bouncing up and down as if he was chased by a ghost. ¡°Don¡¯t follow me.¡±


    ¡°I only have ss this morning and it¡¯d be done this afternoon.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai clearly knew and he had no time toprehend what Shi Bufan meant by that. He continued to run ahead and was iparably afraid. ¡°I¡¯m not going on the motorcycle. Stay away from me.¡±


    He passed the green bushes and ran inside, making it hard for Shi Bufan to follow. He had to start the engine and turn a corner in the front, waiting for Zhen Yuanbai. Thetter ran near the bricks in the interior road and this was a ce for pedestrians to walk. Right now, Shi Bufan really couldn¡¯t follow them anymore. He wanted tough. ¡°I won¡¯t force you on the motorcycle. Come closer.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t believe you.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°It¡¯s one thing to vite the school rules, but do you know what you¡¯re doing now? You¡¯re breaking thew!¡±


    Shi Bufan was convinced by him, saying in a helpless tone, ¡°I¡¯ll park the motorcycle in front of the supermarket and we can ride the bicycle to school, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at Shi Bufan in doubt and said, ¡°Then go park first.¡±


    Shi Bufan cupped his fist in the other hand as a sign of respect and drove the motorcycle ahead.


    After Zhen Yuanbai saw Shi Bufan taking the keys out of the motorcycle and exchanging it for a bicycle, he finally sighed. While Shi Bufan grabbed the bicycle, he gave Zhen Yuanbai a mocking smile. But thetter pretended he didn¡¯t hear it.


    When they arrived, they locked the car and walked. Zhen Yuanbai asked him, ¡°Why¡¯d you bring that over?¡±


    ¡°Bring what?¡±


    ¡°The motorcycle.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Shi Bufan reached over and hugged him, casually saying, ¡°Don¡¯t we only have half a day¡¯s worth of ss today?¡±


    Shi Bufan had said this before too. Zhen Yuanbai was confused and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°I wanted to drive the motorcycle over and take you out for fun after ss is over.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought he had heard wrong and he slightly stiffened, saying in an rmed tone, ¡°What are you saying?¡±


    Shi Bufan tightened his grip on Zhen Yuanbai and purposely threatened him, chuckling and saying, ¡°I said that after ss is done, I will snatch you out, so we can fool around.¡±

 Chapter 22

    <h4>Chapter 22</h4>


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    ¡°You promised me that you were going to study.¡± Zhen Yuanbai wanted to swat Shi Bufan¡¯s hand away but to no avail. Instead, thetter chuckled and said, ¡°Am I not listening to you and studying now?¡±


    ¡°You promised me that you weren¡¯t going to smoke, drink, or fight...¡± Zhen Yuanbai regretted his decision. ¡°I should¡¯ve never believed you!¡±


    Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t a good person!


    Shi Bufan nced over to see Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face pale from distress. He suddenly rubbed his face against Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s intimately and thetter immediately pushed Shi Bufan¡¯s face to the side. With an angry and scared tone, he said, ¡°We¡¯re by the school door now. What do you want to do?!¡±


    Shi Bufan enjoyed scaring Zhen Yuanbai and making him on the verge of crying. However, he kept his boundaries and knew that it wouldn¡¯t be fun if he actually made Zhen Yuanbai cry. Therefore, he let go of Zhen Yuanbai and said in a proper manner, ¡°I couldn¡¯t control myself before, but I will pay attention to it in the future.¡±


    Pay attention my stupid butt!


    Zhen Yuanbai scrunched his face up like a bun and walked into the room with an aggressive aura. However, his mind wasn¡¯t on the morning study session anymore. Instead, his mind kept on reying the scene where Shi Bufan had vited the rules. He must stop Shi Bufan from doing this in the future, otherwise, he would be exposed before they even break up.


    In ss, Shi Bufan had actually listened and studied, not disturbing Zhen Yuanbai either. But the moment ss was over, he exposed his true self and always wanted to be close to Zhen Yuanbai.


    Zhen Yuanbai decided that they needed to set up some basic rules and if Shi Bufan didn¡¯t agree, Zhen Yuanbai could take this opportunity to break up with him.


    When ss was over, Shi Bufan kept his promise and pulled Zhen Yuanbai into his arms. Thetter pushed and said, ¡°Stop hugging me. I¡¯ll go with you.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his brows and replied, ¡°You¡¯re willing?¡±


    ¡°Where do you want to take me? And where are we going?¡±


    Sih Bufan smiled and shoved his hands into his pockets, saying, ¡°I bought some movie tickets, so we¡¯re going to watch a movie.¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡± Zhen Yuanbai answered straight away, making Shi Bufan not ustomed to this. He believed that Congming must be nning something. As expected, when Zhen Yuanbai was following him to the supermarket to grab a shopping cart, Zhen Yuanbai hugged a white birch tightly and even wrapped a leg around it. He stared at Shi Bufan in seriousness.


    Shi Bufan looked left and right, seeing that this was outside the neighborhood. In front of them was a mechanics shop and no food was sold there, so no students would walk by. This made Shi Bufan confused and he asked, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°I want to talk to you.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you just hug me while you¡¯re talking? Why must you hug a tree?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips. It was because the other trees were too sturdy and he couldn¡¯t hug it with his arms. He heard that this tree was newly nted as the previous one had snapped under the tornado¡¯s force during that time. He was only able to hug this one anyway, but he didn¡¯t want to argue with Shi Bufan over this. He revealed his attitude regarding the matter and said, ¡°I won¡¯t go and fool around with you.¡±


    ¡°So, you were just lying to me before?¡±


    ¡°Watching a movie isn¡¯t fooling around.¡± In the end, Zhen Yuanbai was still afraid of him and he said, ¡°But, I¡¯m going home after the movie is done.¡±


    Shi Bufan pinched his earlobes and he thought for a few seconds, smiling. ¡°Is that it?¡±


    ¡°Then, can I do anything as long as we¡¯re not in public?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped rapidly and he hurriedly added, ¡°You must get my permission first.¡±


    So troublesome. Shi Bufan walked over in a good mood and Zhen Yuanbai seemed to be scared that Shi Bufan might forcibly drag him away, so Zhen Yuanbai immediately tightened his grip on the white birch. Shi Bufan mocked and continued, ¡°What else?¡±


    ¡°And, you can¡¯t vite the school rules in the future, and even more; you can¡¯t implicate me.¡±


    Shi Bufan leaned against the tree and looked down, making Zhen Yuanbai slightly raise his head. His hands held onto the tree, appearing to be very alert.


    ¡°Ungrateful thing. I was just going out to buy food for you.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t die from just starving during the lunch period.¡±


    ¡°But, I can¡¯t bear to see you starving.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face slowly flushed and he couldn¡¯t keep up with the seriousness. He forced himself to stay calm, but it failed. ¡°You, you don¡¯t need to feel bad for me.¡±


    Shi Bufan had a smooth tongue and he said, ¡°How can I just stop myself from feeling bad for you? Can you just stop yourself from liking me all of a sudden?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyshes flickered, thinking: I actually don¡¯t like you. He said, ¡°In the future, I will make sure to eat. No matter what, you need to stop casually buying food for me.¡±


    Shi Bufan supported his forehead with his hands and thought about it for a while. ¡°Fine, as long as you eat on time, I won¡¯t buy food anymore. Anything else?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai emphasized again, ¡°You can¡¯t casually hug me in the future, whether it be in school or in ss, or in any public ces...¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly kissed him and Zhen Yuanbai was like a cat whose tail got stepped on. He suddenly let go of the white birch and jumped a few steps back, looking left and right to see if anyone was passing by. His curly hair was about to turn straight from shock.


    He angrily red at Shi Bufan while thetter said, ¡°You said I just can¡¯t hug you, but you didn¡¯t say I can¡¯t kiss you.¡±


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t done!¡± Zhen Yuanbai scolded in a loud voice but was afraid that someone might¡¯ve heard. Tears formed in his eyes and he was about to sob, saying in a soft voice, ¡°You can¡¯t kiss me either.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his hand in surrender and he said, ¡°Ok, I will remember this. Can we watch a movie now?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going anymore!¡± When Zhen Yuanbai pondered over the possibility that a stranger might¡¯ve seen them kissing, his heart pounded quickly in rm. Shi Bufan was too annoying. He didn¡¯t care about his feelings at all and he didn¡¯t want to care about Shi Bufan anymore. Therefore, Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to be with you anymore. I want to break up.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his brows in surprise and reached over to grab Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s arm, tugging him over and asking softly, ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said in a soft but determined voice, ¡°I don¡¯t want to date you anymore and I want to break up with you.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t hear it clearly.¡± Shi Bufan tilted his head and asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t you try saying it again?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai looked down and said unhappily, ¡°Stop bullying me.¡±


    Shi Bufan licked his lips and said, ¡°Ok, I won¡¯t bully you. Was I not listening to you? See how I¡¯m not even hugging you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked at him and endured the sadness in his heart and asked, ¡°Will you listen in the future too?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll listen, I will listen in the future too.¡± Shi Bufan let go of him and indicated, ¡°You don¡¯t need to go on this unlicensed vehicle too. How about we hail a taxi there?¡±


    Since Shi Bufan surrendered, Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t really keep up the tough act, so he said, ¡°Then, I¡¯ll pay.¡±


    Shi Bufan led him and said, ¡°Why would you need to pay when I¡¯m with you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai responded, ¡°You gave me $384st time.¡±


    Shi Bufan felt he had lost his face and became ufortable. ¡°I only gave you $384st time?¡±


    Then, he suddenly remembered that he forced Zhen Yuanbai to take all the cash he had on him that day. Zhen Yuanbai ended up returning the rest of the money that he had transferred over. He looked at Zhen Yuanbai and thetter¡¯s eyes were still red, but he said, ¡°In the beginning, you gave me $314 and then you decided to give me $384 instead. You gave me a $10 bill, a $20 bill, a $50 bill, three $100 bills, and 4 pennies, so a total of $384...¡±


    ¡°Stop.¡± Shi Bufan interrupted and felt he was losing face more and more. Just how stingy was he? Zhen Yuanbai remembered each of the bills so clearly and this made Shi Bufan scrunch his eyebrows, saying, ¡°Keep that money.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t n on getting money from you.¡±


    ¡°I know. You just want me.¡±


    ¡°...¡± No, I don¡¯t want you either. Zhen Yuanbai was upset and said, ¡°Either way, I have your money, so I¡¯m going to pay.¡±


    Shi Bufan said nothing and Zhen Yuanbai continued, ¡°Don¡¯t transfer money to my ount in the future. I¡¯m notcking money.¡±


    ¡°Does it matter whether you¡¯recking money or not?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I just have too much money, but I have no use for it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai closed his mouth.


    He couldn¡¯t believe that his first time on a movie date was with Shi Bufan and Zhen Yuanbai had a heavy heart as he got into the car. Shi Bufan had to remind him to shove the school uniform into the backpack. Shi Bufan made ns with Zhen Yuanbai to watch a newly released domestically produced cartoon which obtained countless positivements on Weibo. Supposedly, Shi Bufan had figured out Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hobbies and they decided to go eat first. As they passed the stationary store, Zhen Yuanbai went in to pick a few pens, since he didn¡¯t know where they went after letting others borrow it. His pens required ink and a week¡¯s worth of notes amounted to 20-30 pages of a lecture.


    Shi Bufan was behind him and said, ¡°Do you like fountain pens?¡±


    ¡°As long as I can write with it.¡± Zhen Yuanbai picked a few and pointed at the cartoon figure on top and said, ¡°Youxiu likes him a lot.¡±


    ¡°Do you like any cartoon figures?¡±


    ¡°The one I like is a bit old.¡± Zhen Yuanbai went to pay and it seemed like he was buying that pen for Zhen Youxiu. Shi Bufan continued to follow him and ask, ¡°How do you like ¡®to live¡¯?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears turned red and he said, ¡°None of your business.¡±


    ¡°You are indeed quite old.¡± Shi Bufan held in hisugh and this made Zhen Yuanbai re at him. Shi Bufan continued to ask, ¡°Do you like that cat or rabbit? Or that poor squirrel?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked out of the door and Shi Bufun continued to probe, ¡°Or that bouncing monkey or that silly puppy? Who else...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t hold it in and blurted, ¡°I like the ck tiger!¡±


    Shi Bufan grabbed their tickets at the automatic ticket machine and bought popcorn as well as coke along the way. Zhen Yuanbai looked at the tickets and realized that Shi Bufan had gotten the first and second seats of the 13th row. He confusedly thought about it. Where was the first and second seat? In the middle?


    Right now, it wasn¡¯t the rush hours for the theater, so the IMAX theater room wasn¡¯t full. The majority chose seats in the center. Zhen Yuanbai grabbed the tickets and when he finally found the seats, he suddenly turned around to look at Shi Bufan, only to be pushed down by him. ¡°Sit down.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sat in the corner and his eyes widened, saying, ¡°Why, why didn¡¯t you choose the middle?¡±


    The corner of Shi Bufan¡¯s lips curled up and said, ¡°Have you seen anyone dating and sitting in the center? This seat is good and no one can disturb us from here.¡±


    The screen started to talk about firefighting knowledge and Zhen Yuanbai clutched his backpack tightly like a rabbit. Yet, Shi Bufan reached over and plucked the backpack out of his hands, saying, ¡°Put it here. Otherwise, it¡¯s going to get in the wayter.¡±


    In the way of what? Zhen Yuanbai sat in the first seat, like a little animal squished in the corner with no help.


    Shi Bufan nced at the firefighting knowledge on the screen and said impatiently, ¡°It¡¯s so slow.¡±


    ¡°You, you know that there are cameras in the theater right?¡±


    Shi Bufan thought about it and turned to the side, saying, ¡°You already ced your school uniform away, so what are you scared of?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai squished a piece of popcorn, praying that the ad y slowly. The same ad time, in Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes, was incredibly slow, but was done in the blink of an eye in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s perspective.


    The lights in the theater dimmed.


    A famished wolf was waiting for the right time to pounce when the rabbit suddenly stood up as the IMAX effect was counting down. He called out, ¡°Good ¡ª¡±


    Everyone nced at the corner to hear Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Good. It¡¯s such a cool special effect...This is my first time watching in an IMAX theater.¡±

 Chapter 23

    <h4>Chapter 23</h4>


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    Shi Bufan¡¯s heart skipped a beat as well.


    He originally thought that it would be very exciting to kiss Zhen Yuanbai in the movie theater, but thetter¡¯s response shocked him, causing him to sit back down.


    There were people joking in the theater and it was unknown whether they were mocking Zhen Yuanbai¡¯sck of knowledge orughing at how silly he was being.


    Zhen Yuanbai looked down and secretly nced at Shi Bufan. He wasn¡¯t sure what happened to thetter, but he was silent and kept his head down.


    ¡°I want to sit in the center.¡± Zhen Yuanbai suggested in a soft voice. There were many empty seats in the theater and Zhen Yuanbai had exposed the two of them. When people sat in those seats, it usually meant that they were doing bad things. He saw people shooting nces at them from time to time.


    Shi Bufan closed his eyes for a second before he opened them, picked up his bag and stood up. Zhen Yuanbai hurried to follow him and the two shifted towards the center. Someone immediately looked at them and talked in a low voice towards theirpanion.


    Thankfully, the movie was officially going to begin and Zhen Yuanbai wore his 3D sses, focusing on the screen.


    Yet, Shi Bufan was not interested in the movie at all. He turned around to look at Zhen Yuanbai. Under the dim light, Zhen Yuanbai became the center of his attention and this made Shi Bufan¡¯s heart pound quickly.


    He shifted his gaze away and wore the sses, but his mind was still on Zhen Yuanbai. He had been repeatedly recalling the times when Zhen Yuanbai ¡®turned in his homework¡¯ to him. When he remembered how Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s faint red lips could possibly turn deep red, he began to feel thirsty and his heart felt clenched.


    When the movie was over, Zhen Yuanbai carried his backpack over his shoulder, not wishing for it to end. ¡°Are we going home now?¡±


    Shi Bufan was dissatisfied and unhappy, grabbing a cigarette from his pocket and slowly walking towards the bathroom. Zhen Yuanbai hesitated and followed along, saying, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you¡¯re not going to smoke anymore?¡±


    ¡°You said you would turn in your homework on time in the future too. Did you ever turn it in?¡±


    Indeed, Zhen Yuanbai hadn¡¯t been turning in his homework for a few days, so he said without confidence, ¡°Um, there are people around.¡±


    Shi Bufan stopped by the bathroom and turned around to look at him, saying, ¡°Do you not want to hand in your homework?¡±


    The people going in and out of the bathroom stared at the two. For a second, it felt like Shi Bufan was the one who did his homework while Zhen Yuanbai hadn¡¯t, acting like a bad kid. He even seemed shocked.


    Zhen Yuanbai moved to the side and what Shi Bufan said was true. But, Shi Bufan seemed to be very angry, so Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Didn¡¯t Ie and watch the movie with you?¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him and said, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you watch a movie with me too?¡±


    Actually, he didn¡¯t have to.


    Zhen Yuanbai reached over and pulled on Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°I should. Tell me, where do you want to go? I¡¯ll apany you.¡±


    Shi Bufan coldly shook Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hand off and he said, ¡°If you want to go home, you can.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t tell if it was words of impulse or anger, but from his expression, it seemed to be impulsive. Zhen Yuanbai was ill at ease and said, ¡°Before going home, I will definitely hand in my homework, ok?¡±


    Shi Bufan was more and more displeased, asking, ¡°Why does it seem like I forced you to do so? Did I force you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai obediently said, ¡°I want to go home before 6:30 pm, please?¡±


    When he asked for Shi Bufan¡¯s answer, it was difficult for thetter to reject him. Shi Bufan felt as if he was going to lose to Zhen Yuanbai, so he said, ¡°In order to thank you for watching the movie with me, I¡¯ll go to the library with you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded, feeling at ease since he believed Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t angry at him anymore.


    ¡°We have a monthly exam next Monday. How do you feel about it?¡±


    ¡°Do you want me to buy a prep book and do some problems for Teacher Zhen to check?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was happy at Shi Bufan¡¯s awareness but also felt very shy when Shi Bufan called him Teacher Zhen. ¡°I¡¯ll try my best to help.¡±


    When Shi Bufan mentioned going to a theater, it felt as though a knife was ced to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s throat. But when Shi Bufan mentioned doing practice exams, Zhen Yuanbai was so happy as if they were going to a carnival, making Shi Bufan extremely confused by Zhen Yuanbai.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t dislike the library, but he didn¡¯t like it either. However, Zhen Yuanbai waspletely adjusted andfortable in his environment, skillfully picking out a practice exam for him to do. He flipped to a part and said, ¡°If you can get everything right, you will make it into at least the top 5.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked at him and said, ¡°Of the ss or the grade?¡±


    ¡°Obviously the ss.¡± ss 1 and 2 were elite sses and there were countless top students there. If Shi Bufan could get into the top 5 within the ss, then he would be making a vast improvement within the grade, making the others admire him. Zhen Yuanbai gave Shi Bufan the new pencil and said, ¡°The seat arrangement must be decided based on the monthly exam¡¯s grades again. If you can get 2nd ce, we can sit together then.¡±


    Shi Bufan took the pencil and said unresigned, ¡°I think that thest ce should sit with the first ce, so it can bnce the ss¡¯s ability.¡±


    Stupid logic.


    Zhen Yuanbai focused onpleting his own exam, refusing to acknowledge him.


    After spending a while together, Shi Bufan was really able toplete a few questions and he was quick,pleting the easy ones first. He left the difficult ones empty and then went to ask Zhen Yuanbai about those questions. When thetter saw it, he said, ¡°Do you want to try it first?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a waste of time. Just exin it to me right away.¡±


    Since the student refuses to think, Teacher Zhen worked hard withoutint and took out his pencil and paper to exin.


    Happiness was only temporary and to Zhen Yuanbai, it became 6:30pm in the blink of an eye. He nced at the 2 questions that he hadn¡¯t finished exining and took out his phone to shoot his mother a message, before continuing.


    If they were doing something else, Zhen Yuanbai would haveined about going home. Shi Bufan nced at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s profile and had a n in mind.


    After Zhen Yuanbai exined each question to Shi Bufan, he found a few questions from each type of question on the exam for Shi Bufan toplete. Thetter was quite smart, so he mastered the different types of questions in little time.


    Quickly, it was 7:30pm and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s stomach rumbled while Shi Bufan¡¯s phone rang. He stopped writing and called out to Zhen Yuanbai before going out to answer the call. When he came back, Zhen Yuanbai then realized and said, ¡°You ordered takeout?¡±


    ¡°Our Teacher Congming has been hard at work today, so I obviously have to treat you.¡±


    Fine. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s dinner time was taken by Shi Bufan as well.


    After Qin Ying called a third time, the two finally left the library. Shi Family¡¯s driver had been waiting for a long time and in order to prevent Shi Bufan from dragging him back home and forcing him to wear an animal onesie, Zhen Yuanbai got in the car and told the driver his address immediately. Meanwhile, Shi Bufan was observing Zhen Yuanbai andughing.


    Because of the driver, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t hand in his ¡®dating homework¡¯ again.


    After all, he owed Shi Bufan many times, so he stopped cing it in his heart.


    Zhen Family¡¯s parents knew that Zhen Yuanbai had been working hard and since he went to the library, they had said nothing. However, Zhen Youxiu had a strange look and when Zhen Yuanbai walked out of the bathroom after he finished showering, he heard Zhen Youxiu asking, ¡°Did you go to the library by yourself?¡±


    ¡°I went with a friend.¡± Zhen Yuanbai replied vaguely and then scolded, ¡°Kids shouldn¡¯t mind so much.¡±


    On Monday, Zhen Yuanbai led the ss to criticize their own faults during the g-raising ceremony. With Shi Bufan¡¯s reminder, Zhen Yuanbai ended up sharing the study n of the ss during the second half of the self-criticism and this led to a series of apuse and greatments. Ji Yanping nodded pleasingly and after all the sses were done with their self-criticism, the white-haired principal walked over and expressed his attitude against creating apetitive atmosphere in the school. Then, he softened his tone and praised the sses for admitting their mistakes and ended the ceremony in a very rigid tone.


    The monthly exam that Zhen Yuanbai had been talking about arrived and like usual, Ji Yanping had everyone get up from their seats. Then, she passed the exams down each row and once the students each received a test, she said meaningfully, ¡°Seat arrangements are still decided by this month¡¯s grades and if some students want the best seats in ss, they would have to rely on their abilities...¡± She recalled what Shi Bufan had donest time and paused, before continuing, ¡°Your grades determine your ce! Don¡¯t think about threatening students into epting unfair conditions!¡±


    She was rather considerate and in order to prevent Shi Bufan from threatening the ss in advance to leave the seat next to Zhen Yuanbai empty, she specifically added, ¡°From today, the first and second ce will always sit together. If you guys want to sit with the first ce, then get second ce!¡±


    The ss wasn¡¯t stupid and it was clear who she was talking about. After what happenedst time, even if they picked seats ording to grades, no one would dare to sit next to Zhen Yuanbai. In the end, Shi Bufan would definitely sit next to him.


    Everyone nced at Shi Bufan while thetter¡¯s eyelids twitched. People would always find a loophole around the rules. Shi Bufan had seen through this and he raised his hands, trying to argue, ¡°I think this is unfair.¡±


    Unbelievable how he, Shi Bufan, was arguing about how it was unfair.


    Ji Yanping asked, ¡°You want to talk about fairness? Sure. You guys can leave the elite ss and go back to an ordinary ss. Come back to the elite ss based on your final grade.¡±


    In other words, she wanted to kick these underachievers out of ss already. It was the bottom line for her when Shi Bufan was hell-bent on sitting next to Zhen Yuanbai since thetter was her treasure. A child with such good grades could score first in the college entrance examination and she would feel guilty if the kid was dragged down by Shi Bufan.


    Qiu Jing, Ming Mai, and Ye Lian felt their faces hurting.


    Shi Bufan thought about it and felt as if he was quite shameless talking about fairness with the teacher in charge as well. He nced at Zhen Yuanbai and believed even more that he had lost face in front of his boyfriend, so he tried to exin. ¡°If the first ce sits next to thest ce, they can help one another.¡±


    ¡°Help one another¡± In order to protect Zhen Yuanbai and Song, Ji Yanping said rudely, ¡°Zhen Yuanbai helps you to study, but what have you helped him with? Help him fight? Or help him stand outside of ss? Or help him read the self-criticism letter during today¡¯s g raising ceremony?¡±


    Everyone¡¯s hearts thumped rapidly and it felt like Ji Yanping knew what was the deal with the perfume fromst time.


    Shi Bufan immediately looked at the other students, but Ji Yanping pointed behind him and said, ¡°There¡¯s a security camera there. We normally don¡¯t use it, so you guys must¡¯ve forgotten about it, right?¡±


    The students all sighed and Shi Bufan looked at his ¡®little boyfriend¡¯ again, while thetter quietly kept his head down. It was clear that he was embarrassed and he was wondering how the principal had known about thepetition. As it turned out, the principal had kept quiet to protect Zhen Yuanbai.


    Since the old principal had helped his little friend to this point, if he kept on being rude, there would be gossip about Zhen Yuanbai eating dumplings in ss. Shi Bufan rubbed his nose in embarrassment while Ji Yanping continued, ¡°If you sit next to Zhen Yuanbai, you guys won¡¯t be helping one another. To you, you would be soaring through your sses and earning top grades. But to Zhen Yuanbai, he would be carrying a burden!¡±


    The whole ss wanted tough but felt as if Teacher Ji had been too harsh. Would Shi Bufan beat her?


    In the end, Shi Bufan actually didn¡¯t have a bad temper, smiling instead and said, ¡°Teacher Ji knows quite a lot.¡±


    Ji Yanping nced at him and said, ¡°Fine, stop arguing with me. The test starts now, so stop talking.¡±


    The ss became silent and Song Mo took out his pencil, ncing secretly at Shi Bufan and feeling strange in his heart.


    If it were in the past and Ji Yanping picked a quarrel with Shi Bufan, he would¡¯ve flipped the table over and left the ss. Yet, Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t angry and even started to do his test.


    Did Shi Bufan change?


    Qiu Jing and Ming Mai started to murmur as well, while Ye Lian lied on his desk and choked withughter.


    Soaring through the sses and earning top grades while the other carries a burden. Teacher Li¡¯s description was very urate. But what was most hrious was not the demeaning words against Shi Bufan, but his attitude. If Teacher Ji wasn¡¯tparing him to Zhen Yuanbai, Shi Bufan definitely would¡¯ve dragged her out and beat her up. In addition, Ji Yanping would never have the guts to say that to him.


    But that person was Zhen Yuanbai.


    Shi Bufan was disdained but not only was he not angry, but he felt a sense of glory.


    F*ck.


    Ye Lian banged on the table inughter.


    Shi Bufan who had his ears on the conversation suddenly turned around and kicked the table.


    Ji Yanping immediately looked up and said, ¡°Ye Lian, quiet.¡±


    Ye Lian hurriedly became quiet while Qiu Jing and Ming Mai each bit on a pencil, scratching their ears as they looked at the test. Shi Bufan concentrated on the test and began to answer the questions.


    After the test was over, Zhen Yuanbai asked Shi Bufan, ¡°How do you think you did?¡±


    ¡°I answered everything that I knew how to do.¡±


    ¡°Did you know most of the questions?¡±


    ¡°Eh.¡± Shi Bufan pinched his earlobes and pondered before saying, ¡°I think I got everything right.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was stunned and he stared at Shi Bufan¡¯s calm face as if feeling like thetter had threatened his position as first ce.


    This...shouldn¡¯t be true.

 Chapter 24

    <h4>Chapter 24</h4>


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    No matter whether Shi Bufan had lost his memory or not, he never worried about his grades. After all, he usually handed in an empty test, but for the first time ever, he started to think about his grades after his test was over.


    He had the urge to find Zhen Yuanbai to help him check, but he suppressed the urge.


    Zhen Yuanbai brought it up first and even waved his hands, as if he didn¡¯t care. ¡°You won¡¯t score second ce anyway, so it doesn¡¯t matter what ce you are.¡±


    However, he was a bit curious too.


    The grades forst month¡¯s exam were posted by the ckboard of the ss. Shi Bufan and Zhen Yuanbai were on separate ends of the spectrum. Don¡¯t mention even being on the same paper, but of the 11 sses in the grade, his name wasn¡¯t even on the paper.


    But his rank within the ss looked fine, so Shi Bufan carelessly nced at the paper and thought that he would at least be on the same paper as Zhen Yuanbai.


    Ji Yanping was ruthless this time. If nothing happens, Zhen Yuanbai clearly wouldn¡¯t fall from first ce and unless something went wrong with the teacher grading the papers, there was no way that Shi Bufan would be second ce.


    If one wanted to be in second ce, that meant they had to defeat at least a few hundred people in the grade. Towards Shi Bufan who rarely studied, it was not just difficult, but as difficult as going to heaven.


    There was a poll on a forum regarding whether Shi Bufan could score second or not. Because of the monthly exam, people started to guess how many ranks Shi Bufan could improve from his current and there were people who sent anonymousments mocking him. In short, when the hills are all t and heaven and earth merge, then there is the possibility for Shi Bufan to catch up to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s footsteps.


    There were others who thought worse and said, ¡°Why do I feel like Shi Bufan has unclear intentions towards Zhen Yuanbai?¡±


    Thisment seemed to have taken over the forums.


    Though Shi Bufan and Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know this, Qiu Jing knew this. It made him a bit worried since he was really touched by Brother Shi¡¯s studious attitude and felt as if he shouldn¡¯t have mocked himst time.


    One shouldn¡¯t bully another based on their actions. Who knows? Maybe he could really reach Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s footsteps one day?


    Don¡¯t mention whether Shi Bufan could catch up to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s footsteps for now, but thetter noticed that Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t in a great mood. When Zhen Yuanbai went to get lunch, he got an extra 2 drumsticks for Shi Bufan and gently soothed him, saying, ¡°The grades should be out on Friday, so don¡¯t worry too much.¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s worried?¡± Shi Bufan grabbed the drumstick from Zhen Yuanbai and squinted his eyes, saying, ¡°I don¡¯t care. I¡¯m fine with sitting behind you.¡±


    He¡¯s quite stubborn.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t say any more and waited for Shi Bufan to finish the first one, before delivering the other one. Shi Bufan was about to bite it when he suddenly stopped and said, ¡°I¡¯m not going to eat it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was no exception. When he was chewing on food, he wouldn¡¯t reveal his teeth and his lips would be slightly pursed. His face would also be puffed up. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t know how others would think of Zhen Yuanbai, but he thought that Zhen Yuanbai was very cute. Seeing how Zhen Yuanbai was enjoying his food, Shi Bufan licked his lips and said, ¡°Give me another bite.¡±


    The meat on the drumstick was almost finished by Zhen Yuanbai and this made thetter stunned, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll go get another one for you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll eat what¡¯s leftover.¡±


    Is there something wrong with your brain? Zhen Yuanbai criticized him in his heart and looked left and right. Song Mo was eating and ying on his phone and no one else was looking towards them . Therefore, he slowly gave Shi Bufan the drumstick. The drumstick had been roasted, so Shi Bufan finished eating the meat in one bite. After he was done, he said pleasingly, ¡°I think I¡¯m a bit full now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took the bone back and humphed, saying, ¡°Why do I feel like I¡¯m feeding a puppy?¡±


    ¡°Repeat that.¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Shi Bufan chuckled and said, ¡°You¡¯ve gotten brave.¡±


    Shi Bufan thought that the food in his te was tasteless and dull, so he reached for the food in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s te. After a few attempts, Zhen Yuanbai raised his head to look at Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°I think there¡¯s no use in being nervous too. It¡¯s not like it will change the results.¡±


    ¡°I already said I¡¯m not...¡± Shi Bufan suddenly paused and stopped being stubborn, saying, ¡°That¡¯s right. I¡¯m very nervous. Do you have any ways of relieving this anxiety?¡±


    ¡°Before the grades are out, go and study some more, so you can make the most out of yourself.¡±


    ¡°I think it won¡¯t work. I can¡¯t calm my heart down at all.¡±


    While eating, Zhen Yuanbai was thinking, but before he could finish his thought process, Shi Bufan continued, ¡°Are you nning on taking a nap in your dormter on?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and Shi Bufan replied, ¡°Then you should hand in your homework.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai choked from the scare.


    He had been busy with tests for thest few days and it felt like Shi Bufan really wanted to do well on this test as well. Shi Bufan had been reviewing the notes in the textbooks, so he hadn¡¯t forced Zhen Yuanbai to hand in his homework. Now that the test was over, Shi Bufan stubbornly asked for Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s homework.


    Zhen Yuanbai walked in front while Shi Bufan followed behind. As they walked to the dorm, Zhen Yuanbai immediately closed the door and Shi Bufan was locked outside. He licked his lips and said, ¡°On the count of 3, either open the door or stay away from the door. Otherwise, don¡¯t me me for smacking your head when I kick the door open.¡±


    ¡°Three, two...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai opened the door and softly said, ¡°I just finished eating and I need to brush my teeth.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan paused and then said, ¡°Brush, brush what?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was red and said, ¡°Brush my teeth.¡±


    ¡°...¡± The door to the dorm was closed again and Shi Bufan paused, walking back to his own dorm. When he came out, he saw Zhen Yuanbai refilling his water bottle. He nced at Shi Bufan and then kept his head down.


    Around noon, Shi Bufan went to brush his teeth fully and this earned him many weird looks and then asked countless people before he finally got 2 pieces of bubblegum. He then knocked on the door of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s dorm.


    There was an intense ceremony-like feeling. He was a bit excited since his Yuanyuan suddenly wanted to brush his teeth today. Did it mean that he was going to hand in his homework? Did he finally realize how many days worth of homework he owed him?


    After Zhen Yuanbai rinsed his mouth, he sat on bed and listened to Shi Bufan¡¯s rude knocking on the door. He wanted to back out now. Shi Bufan was very angry before and in a moment of desperation, he thought of an idea to stall the time. In reality, he didn¡¯t want to hand in his homework. Who would want to cuddle and kiss Shi Bufan?


    Shi Bufan stood by for a while and because of this ceremony-like feeling in his heart, his face couldn¡¯t help but be red.


    But, his ¡®polite¡¯ knocking didn¡¯t win over the person handing in his homework. He stood for a while and until his slight red face faded a bit, he noticed that Zhen Yuanbai hadn¡¯t responded.


    Shi Bufan pushed the door, but he was unable to do so.


    He suddenly realized something and kicked the door all of a sudden. Apanying the bang, the door was opened, but then it got pulled back by the anti-theft chain on the door, so he couldn¡¯t open it.


    Zhen Yuanbai jumped up from the scare and rushed over. He watched at Shi Bufan¡¯s gloomy face and this made Zhen Yuanbai scared. Looking through the crack, it made Shi Bufan even more terrifying. Zhen Yuanbai reached to pull the anti-theft chain and lied, saying, ¡°I, I fell asleep.¡±


    Shi Bufan pushed the door open and Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously backed up. He watched as someone peeked in and once he saw it was Shi Bufan, Zhen Yuanbai immediately ducked far. Shi Bufan closed the door behind him and Zhen Yuanbai had a sharp gaze, seeing that the door couldn¡¯t close, he murmured, ¡°The door, door is broken. We, we should go out.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re scared of someone seeing us?¡± Shi Bufan chuckled and reached over to grab Zhen Yuanbai, saying, ¡°Since you¡¯re not willing to hand in your homework with the doors closed behind us, then let¡¯s do the homework outside.¡±


    He tugged Zhen Yuanbai out and thetter subconsciously struggled. Zhen Yuanbai reached for the bunk bed¡¯sdder and said, ¡°I¡¯ll hand it in. Let¡¯s go to a remote ce where there¡¯s no one...you, you don¡¯t need to tug on me.¡±


    Shi Bufan remained silent as he hugged Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s waist, making thetter scared and went to hug thedder. He said with teary eyes, ¡°I¡¯ll hand it in. I¡¯ll hand it in! Shi Bufan, don¡¯t be like this...¡±


    Shi Bufan was clearly stronger than Zhen Yuanbai, so when thetter hugged thedder, the bed was suddenly tugged forward by Shi Bufan trying to pull on Zhen Yuanbai. Seeing that even the bed was going to be pulled out, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears fell down and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ll definitely hand in my homework in the future. Let me go. Wah, wah. Let me go...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hair stood up as he imagined handing in his homework on the hallway. Without a doubt, within the afternoon, everyone including his parents would know that he was dating Shi Bufan. When Zhen Yuanbai thought about this, his body trembled nonstop.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly heard a burst ofughter and he looked over with tears in his eyes. Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore,ughing out loud and saying, ¡°You¡¯re scared? Hm?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai realized that Shi Bufan was teasing him and couldn¡¯t help but purse his lips, attempting to push the bed back in. But he was shaking, so he couldn¡¯t push it, making him feel useless. Even the bed was bullying him. At that thought, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears fell down quickly and Shi Bufan who had his arms around Zhen Yuanbai kicked the bed back into its original ce, making Zhen Yuanbai feel a bit better. ¡°You, you scared me.¡±


    ¡°Who scared you?¡± Shi Bufan said mischievously, ¡°I¡¯m telling the truth. If you don¡¯t hand in your homework on time, I will kiss you on the g raising ceremony. If you don¡¯t believe me, you can try.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll hand it in. I¡¯ll hand it in, ok?¡± Zhen Yuanbai pushed Shi Bufan¡¯s away and said, ¡°My door¡¯s broken because of you, so I can¡¯t hand in the homework here.¡±


    Shi Bufan spun Zhen Yuanbai in a circle and thetter was suddenly pressed against the broken door. Shi Bufan hung the anti-theft chain back on the door while he was at it and then pressed his lips against Zhen Yuanbai.


    There was a sudden movement outside and someone whispered, ¡°Zhen Yuanbai lives here. I just saw Shi Bufan kicking the door in and he probably wants to beat him up.¡±


    ¡°Shi Bufan, Shi Bufan?¡± It was Liang Xiude and he was banging on the door. He reprimanded, ¡°Shi Bufan! I¡¯m going to call the police. Open the door!¡±


    Separated by the door, Zhen Yuanbai felt the scalp of his head exploding and Shi Bufan¡¯s heart thumped rapidly. But this exciting feeling spread throughout his whole body; he felt his heart burning and boiling from the kiss and his hair trembled .


    He attempted to deepen this kiss, but this terrified Zhen Yuanbai and his eyes became redder from crying.


    ¡°Shi Bufan! I¡¯m warning you. If you dare to bully Zhen Yuanbai, you¡¯ll be kicked from the elite ss tomorrow!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pushed hard and mumbled, but Shi Bufan didn¡¯t care and cupped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head, closing his eyes and slightly tilting his head to deepen the kiss.


    ¡°Shi Bufan ¡ª¡± Liang Xiude hollered angrily, ¡°On the count of three, I¡¯ll kick the door open if you don¡¯t open it!¡±

 Chapter 25

    <h4>Chapter 25</h4>


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    When Zhen Yuanbai was about to bite Shi Bufan, thetter suddenly let him go. Zhen Yuanbai immediately climbed into bed and curled into a ball.


    Shi Bufan pulled the door open, clearly not willing to end it like this. Liang Xiude walked in with a gloomy face and said, ¡°What were you doing?¡±


    ¡°Zhen Yuanbai is sick, so I¡¯m going to take him to the infirmary now. But, he isn¡¯t willing.¡± Shi Bufan pinched his earlobes and seeing that it didn¡¯t look like Shi Bufan was lying, Liang Xiude immediately went to pull the covers over, asking, ¡°How did you get sick? And why are you afraid of doctors?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to say anything, so Liang Xiude had no choice but to look at Shi Bufan, ¡°How did he get sick? Call the school doctor over.¡±


    Shi Bufan paused and then said something in Liang Xiude¡¯s ears, making him stunned and then he smiled. ¡°Why are you embarrassed? You have to let the doctor check.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pulled the covers down, just below his eyes and his eyshes were flickering. Shi Bufan said, ¡°After school is over, I¡¯ll take him to the hospital to check it out.¡±


    Liang Xiude nodded and walked out, having the crowd disperse. Then, Shi Bufan ced the anti-theft chain back on the door and sat next to Zhen Yuanbai, curling the corner of his lips up. ¡°You dare not hand in your homework next time?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai revealed a look of resentment in his eyes and Shi Bufan bent down, leaning against the bed and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t cooperate with me, it makes me think that you don¡¯t like me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai quickly added onto Shi Bufan¡¯s words silently. If you don¡¯t like me, I¡¯ll beat you to tears.


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately sat up and said, ¡°No. I, I like you.¡±


    ¡°Then why don¡¯t you hand in your homework to me?¡±


    Why? Because we¡¯re fake dating. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind was messy and he believed that he needed to keep a distance from Shi Bufan. Otherwise, once Shi Bufan recovered his memory, he would be a scum for ying Shi Bufan¡¯s feelings. But how could he exin this? Say that he was too shy? It would seem half-hearted if he acted too shamelessly. Thankfully, Zhen Yuanbai was smart and said, ¡°Because I think that if we are dating, we shouldn¡¯t force each other to hand in the homework every day. Shouldn¡¯t we hand in the homework...when we can¡¯t help ourselves? Can we just let it be?¡±


    Shi Bufan moved closer and Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously took a step back, listening to him say, ¡°When can you fall in love with me?¡±


    The youth who already passed puberty had a maic but gentle voice. His eyes were determined and his stubbornness touched people¡¯s hearts, including Zhen Yuanbai whose face flushed from the intense gaze. He clutched the nkets tightly and looked up to bump into Shi Bufan.


    Maybe because it was too sudden, Shi Bufan¡¯s eyshes flickered and then he moved a step back. However, this didn¡¯t stop Zhen Yuanbai from bumping into Shi Bufan and their lips touched one another. Shi Bufan¡¯s lips which originally scared Zhen Yuanbai to death were actually rather soft and gentle.


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately took a step back and looked down to hear his heartbeat, humphing softly like a mosquito. ¡°Now, this is what I mean when I say I can¡¯t resist myself.¡±


    Shi Bufan pursed his lips and took a step back, and then again. He touched his mouth and said, ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t force you in the future, but you need to hand in your homework at least once a week. Then, I¡¯ll be satisfied, ok?¡±


    He slowly nodded and said, ¡°I want to nap.¡±


    Shi Bufan wanted to say that he will apany him since he was eager to stay with Zhen Yuanbai the entire time. However, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t reciprocate his feelings, so Shi Bufan needed to keep some distance.


    Shi Bufan finally left and Zhen Yuanbai immediately snuggled back in the nkets, calming down. Whenever Shi Bufan forced him to hand in his homework, he felt difficulty breathing. Zhen Yuanbai suddenly thought of the kiss by the door and the teacher¡¯s frantic voice; it was too terrifying. But after recalling this memory, he slowly felt the aftermath and excitement that apanied the memory.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to observe Shi Bufan carefully. Whenever he saw him, hebeled him as an ¡°evil tyrant¡± and avoided Shi Bufan whenever possible.


    Shi Bufan had kept his words and stopped forcing Zhen Yuanbai. This made thetter secretly happy and it was great. He felt that even if they weren¡¯t fake dating, real couples wouldn¡¯t be stuck like glue either.


    He ced his pencil down when Song Mo suddenly pushed him and said, ¡°Have you noticed the junior sisters from Shengyi High School constantly wandering outside our sstely?¡±


    It took Zhen Yuanbai a long time to process things besides studying and hearing this, he looked out to see girls wearing Shengyi school uniformsughing outside the door.


    Shengyi High School had a lot of regtions. From the buildings, one could tell. The sophomores and juniors each had one school building. For seniors, because they have heavy studies, they have their own school buildings. No one could enter without signing in first and seniors had 3 school buildings to themselves. The studious atmosphere was different from the other buildings as well and inparison, the sophomores caused the most disturbance. Juniors caused less disturbance and seniors rarely caused any. It was quite strange for sophomore girls to appear here, especially in elite sses.


    He asked, ¡°Are they here looking for their rtives?¡±


    ¡°Look for who?¡± Song Mo said in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears, ¡°They seem to be looking for Shi Bufan. Look...¡±


    While talking, Shi Bufan just strolled out of ss and the sophomore girls immediately took a few steps back. Although they were being polite, one could see their flushed faces. The moment Shi Bufan left, the crowd dispersed too.


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused and asked, ¡°There are people who like Shi Bufan?¡±


    ¡°He received many love letters.¡± Song Mo sighed and continued, ¡°Girls who yearn for excitement would probably like him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked down and thought that it was quite exciting to be dating Shi Bufan. He recalled the kiss by the door and suddenly knitted his eyebrows, harshly wiping his lips as if he wanted to wipe his mouth off.


    ¡°Your mouth¡¯s red. Why are you doing this?¡±


    ¡°I did nothing.¡± Zhen Yuanbai all of a sudden gave Song Mo attitude and said, ¡°Something dirty was on my mouth.¡±


    Shi Bufan who kept a nervous attitude towards the monthly exam grades finally calmed down. Like usual, Teacher Ji started to list the ranks of people and there was no suspense that Zhen Yuanbai was first. Ji Yanping seemed to be very satisfied. It was unbelievable how Zhen Yuanbai could maintain first ce while still mingling with Shi Bufan.


    Zhen Yuanbai normally didn¡¯t care about ss ranks, but he was suddenly nervous. Shi Bufan who was behind him spun the pen in his hands and acted calmly, but his slow breathing exposed his anxiety.


    What rank would he be?


    ¡°Zhao Li, grade rank of 47th and ss rank of 33th.¡±


    ¡°Wu Min, grade rank of 48th and ss rank of 34th.¡±


    ...


    Ji Yanping patiently allowed everyone to choose their seats ording to the rankings. Of the entire ss 1 students, everyone was above the top 100 of the grade ranks.


    ¡°Shi Bufan.¡± She finally called him and Zhen Yuanbai immediately sat up; Even Shi Bufan subconsciously raised his head, recalling how she had called out rank 40th which meant...


    ¡°Grade rank of 599th and ss rank of 41st.¡± Ji Yanping looked over and smiled, saying, ¡°Not bad. You sessfully improved from being thest of ss 1 to 4th tost of ss 1. Congrattions.¡±


    ss 1 was full of elites and it was incredible that Shi Bufan had surpassed 3 people. Zhen Yuanbai was delighted and immediately turned around to look at Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°Con...¡±


    Seeing Shi Bufan¡¯s cold face, Zhen Yuanbai immediately swallowed the rest of his words because his gazended on Ming Mai and Qiu Jing who were lying on their desks as well as Ye Lian who wasughing nonstop.


    Next, Ji Yanping called out his name, ¡°Ye Lian, grade rank of 634th. And you¡¯reughing? Although Shi Bufan didn¡¯t make much improvements in the ss, at least he surpassed 100 or so people in the grade. What right do you have tough at him?¡±


    She pped the test on Ye Lian¡¯s desk and the red Xs finally made him feel ashamed. He stoppedughing and stood up, peeking at Shi Bufan and saying, ¡°Brother, let me look at your test.¡±


    Shi Bufan grabbed his book and hit backward, pping Ye Lian¡¯s face with it.


    Ming Mai and Qiu Jing knew very well that no matter what, Brother Shi had surpassed them.


    The top 40 students in the elite ss had gotten in this ss based on their abilities. But Shi Bufan and the 4 others were ced in this ss.


    There were only 40 students in the elite ss, but after the 4 additions, there were 44 people.


    The seat arrangements in the ss used to be this:


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª


    But after the new additions, it became like this:


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª


    4 more seats were added in the back and changed the originally square-shaped seating into a polygon-like seating. Every day, it hinted at the 4 people being the extra students in ss and the principal hoped that they had the self-awareness to move out of elite ss.


    It was rare that Shi Bufan got angry over studies. He had a gloomy face and the urge to immediately leave the elite ss and thene back in with his own ability.


    At this time, he suddenly saw Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hand which slowly touched his shoulder. His eyes were like a squirrel¡¯s, softening Shi Bufan¡¯s heart. Zhen Yuanbai said softly, ¡°Cheer up.¡±


    Shi Bufan subconsciously hooked Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s slender fingers and felt his mood turning better as he watched Zhen Yuanbai reciprocating him.


    The seats didn¡¯t really change much. With Shi Bufan here, no one dared to sit behind Zhen Yuanbai, but because Song Mo sat next to Zhen Yuanbai due to new regtions, the ss sweated.


    Although Shi Bufan wasforted, he still felt very ufortable.


    He originally didn¡¯t care about ranking second since after thest incident, no one would dare to sit next to Zhen Yuanbai. So, it didn¡¯t matter what score he got. After all, he would be the one next to Zhen Yuanbai anyway. But now that the first and second ces were linked together, Shi Bufan had no choice but to score well on the test if he wanted to sit with Zhen Yuanbai.


    Zhen Yuanbai squeezed the finger Shi Bufan touched and although thetter only defeated his useless brothers, he did improve in the grade rankings. Zhen Yuanbai felt very proud, so when ss was over, he turned around to say to Shi Bufan, ¡°Let me look at the questions you got wrong.¡±


    Shi Bufan gave Zhen Yuanbai the test and thetter stared at it before bing confused.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s test was considerably neat and he knew this because Shi Bufan usually handed in an empty test. Sometimes, he didn¡¯t even write his name on it. But he didn¡¯t think that when Shi Bufan started to answer questions on the test, it still maintained its neatness.


    Zhen Yuanbai turned the test back and forth, noticing that it was the same as the previous tests that he made Shi Bufan too. Thetter only picked the questions he knew and left the others empty.


    But, here¡¯s the main point.


    There was not a single red X on his exam.


    All the filled in questions were correct.


    This made Zhen Yuanbai confused. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you attempt the questions?¡±


    ¡°If I don¡¯t know how to do it, I don¡¯t know how.¡± Shi Bufan supported his chin with his hand and said, ¡°I don¡¯t like wasting time on useless things.¡±


    Sigh. He didn¡¯t score great on the test, but not many can defeat him in acting cool.

 Chapter 26

    <h4>Chapter 26</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi </i>


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know what others thought, but he held a whole new level of respect towards Shi Bufan. After he finished, Shi Bufan wanted to hear more, saying, ¡°Exin this part too.¡±


    It felt like Shi Bufan was saying ¡°kiss here,¡± making Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears itch. ¡°The teacher already exined this part.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like to listen to what other people have to say. I want to listen to Teacher Zhen.¡±


    ¡°Why are you like this...¡± Zhen Yuanbaiined, but picked up his pencil and started to exin the form.


    Regarding the voting on the forum, the ss had also participated in the anonymous discussion. Yet, they all hid this, afraid that Shi Bufan might find out.


    Zhen Yuanbai found out after Song Mo had told him, leading him to open the school forums. The moment he opened it, he saw the post with the most likes ¡ª


    Anonymous: The feeling Shi Bufan gave me was that he had been preparing for something big, but when he got everyone¡¯s hopes up, nothing happened.


    Anonymous: hahaha. Shi Bufan makes meugh! Originally, I was thinking that Shi Bufan had some ability since he wanted to sit next to Zhen Yuanbai. Who knew that he only surpassed Ye Lian and the rest. Hahaha.


    Anonymous: I wonder if Shi Bufan would see this. I just want to say: Brother Shi, it¡¯s better if you drop out of Shengyi High School and just continue to be a bully.


    Anonymous: It¡¯s not that Shengyi High School doesn¡¯t suit him, but that studying doesn¡¯t.


    ...


    Thements made Zhen Yuanbai bbergasted. He never thought that elite students could mock underachievers like that. How were they any different from the bullies they im Shi Bufan to be? Although Shi Bufan was bad and arrogant, he had his own principles and bottom line. In Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes, thement with the most likes was basically humiliating Shi Bufan¡¯s character.


    But, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t understand that these types of people didn¡¯t rememberpliments. But once they were scolded, they could hold grudges the entire day.


    His fingers slightly trembled.


    The purpose of the school forum was so people could interact and learn from one another. It was really rare for a group of students to attack a single person on the forum and Zhen Yuanbai believed without a doubt that Shi Bufan would beat them all up for criticizing him.


    Zhen Yuanbai was a good student, so the school gave him the power to supervise over the forums. It made it easier for him to login and share some information or tips for the students. His fingers trembled and he pursed his lips, deleting all thements that made him ufortable. Then, he pinned a post under the name of Administrator 007: Shengyi High School Forum Rules.


    Besides copying and pasting some of the original rules, he also added a few more.


    There will be no tolerance for humiliation/insults towards other students. Post will be deleted if seen. There will be no tolerance for teasing/mocking towards other students. Post will be deleted if seen.There will be no tolerance for demeaning/degrading towards other students. Post will be deleted if seen. There will be no tolerance for bullying students with lower grades than you. Post will be deleted if seen. There will be no tolerance for venting anger regarding private matters on the forums. Post will be deleted if seen.


    Everyone, please mind your own business and keep out of trouble. Study hard every day and be cautious. Don¡¯t chat about things unrted to school. If someone vites the rules, you will lose the ability to chat on forums.


    Quickly, someonemented on the post.


    Anonymous: Let me conclude the new rules ¡ª No one can bully Shi Bufan.


    Zhen Yuanbai had been waiting for someone toment and he knitted his eyebrows when he saw thisment. Was it that obvious?


    Anonymous: I bet that Shi Bufan is definitely the principal¡¯s son. Not only doesn¡¯t he get punished for viting school rules, we also lose the ability to post and chat on the forums if we criticize him.


    Zhen Yuanbai attacked the anonymousment and said: Were you guys just criticizing him? You guys were clearly stepping on others and making them feel bad. What ss are you from? Who teaches you?


    Zhen Yuanbai trembled in anger and said: Nonsense!


    Once he was done typing that, he felt like it wasn¡¯t suitable, so he deleted it and retyped his message: in order to prevent bullying... @Administrator 007.


    Zhen Yuanbai muted all the students who protested against this and then he heard someone knocking on the door. It was Zhen Pingjin and he probably came to knock on the door after noticing that Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s room was still lit. ¡°Don¡¯t you see the time? Why aren¡¯t you sleeping yet?¡±


    ¡°Right away.¡± Zhen Yuanbai lied while typing up a message. ¡°After I¡¯m done with this exam.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t overwork yourself.¡± Zhen Pingjin wanted to turn around and go back to his room when he added, ¡°It¡¯s fine if you get 2nd ce.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked at the time and realized that it was already 1 in the morning; he had been too busy in verbal sparring against the students. He hurriedly climbed in bed and turned off the lights.


    It wouldn¡¯t be worth it if he lost 1st ce from calling out the people bullying Shi Bufan.


    The only thing Zhen Yuanbai was proud of was his academic studies and the reason why he enjoyed going to school.


    Plus, Zhen Yuanbai noticed that after the grades to the monthly exam were out, it was clear that his parents objected less against Shi Bufan. This is because he still maintained the 1st ce and so, his dad¡¯s words went in one ear and out the other. If he actually got 2nd ce one day, the me will obviously be ced on Shi Bufan.


    He wasn¡¯t feeling wronged for Shi Bufan, but scared that he might receive a beating if his parents refused to let him near Shi Bufan, making thetter angry and beat him up.


    Before wearing his eye mask, Zhen Yuanbai was vaguely thinking: why am I helping Shi Bufan to attack the others?...


    Quickly, discussion of Administrator 007 using their power to casually mute others became a popr topic amongst the students. It finally reached Shi Bufan¡¯s ears and Qiu Jing sighed with feelings in the cafeteria. ¡°I wonder who was the one secretly helping Brother Shi. It must be one of your secret admirers. They have a lot of power ¡ª able to mute anyone they want.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down and shoved food in his mouth while Shi Bufan casually took out his phone and scrolled through the forum. Ye Lian was also looking at the forum and his eyes flickered, saying, ¡°right, who has that much power? They must be from the student union right?¡±


    ¡°Brother Shi knows someone from the student union?¡± Ming Mai called out. ¡°Aren¡¯t good students part of the student union?¡±


    Ye Lian analyzed properly, ¡°no matter what, they must be someone who likes to take the matter into their own hands if they dared to ban the ount. Who of the student union has a decisive personality?¡±


    ¡°Xi Wei? The 1st ce of ss 2? And #2 on the grade rankings?¡±


    Song Mo softly sighed as he knew everything. After all, he was the one who sent Zhen Yuanbai the link. But, he didn¡¯t think that Zhen Yuanbai was that loyal to Shi Bufan, despite being his friend. Plus, Song Mo didn¡¯t think that Zhen Yuanbai would be that brave.


    Zhen Yuanbai finished eating and prepared to leave, making Shi Bufan push his half done food to the side, following Zhen Yuanbai out. Because Song Mo became familiar with Qiu Jing and the others after a while, he reminded the group who was in a frenzy, ¡°The person you were talking about just left.¡±


    Ming Mai took a few seconds before he reacted, pping his hands. ¡°Damn! I couldn¡¯t tell! I can¡¯t believe he¡¯s that brave?!¡±


    It was almost December and the sun wasn¡¯t as sunny and warm anymore. The flowers were blooming splendidly and Shi Bufan was following Zhen Yuanbai, grabbing his arm while they were walking on the cobblestone path. ¡°You¡¯re the one who scolded them for me?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t scold anyone.¡±


    Shi Bufan chuckled and said, ¡°Besides you who has a lot of power over the forums, there¡¯s no one else.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai struggled from Shi Bufan¡¯s grip and knitted his eyebrows, saying, ¡°I didn¡¯t scold anyone on the school forums.¡±


    ¡°Mhm, you were just defending me.¡± Shi Bufan grabbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s fingers again, feeling sweet in his heart. ¡°You heartless thing know how to treat me kindly now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai freed his hand from Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°What do you mean by heartless? You helped mest time, so I helped you this time. We¡¯re just helping one another.¡±


    He continued to walk ahead, but Shi Bufan came to stop him, asking, ¡°Is that really it?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was forced to stop and he said, ¡°What did you think?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not because you¡¯re upset that those people were bullying me and also because you like me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai rubbed his burning face with the back of his hand. The two of them were ¡®dating,¡¯ but Shi Bufan didn¡¯t know it was fake yet, so Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Maybe, maybe just a little¡± in order to make Shi Bufan happy.


    Shi Bufan moved closer and asked, ¡°Just a little?¡±


    ¡°Then a lot.¡± Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t want to spend too much time on this topic, so he pushed Shi Bufan away and said, ¡°I think I treat you pretty good too, so don¡¯t casually bully me in the future. If you scare me like you didst time, I will, I ...¡±


    ¡°Will what?¡±


    ¡°Will...¡± Zhen Yuanbai put on a fierce face, but it was clear that he was still frightened. ¡°I¡¯ll break up with you!¡±


    Shi Bufan stood there and watched him. When the two made eye contact, Shi Bufan curled his lips and said, ¡°If you treat me dearly, I¡¯ll do the same to you. Therefore, how could I bear to bully you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai feltforted, but then knitted his eyebrows again, saying, ¡°I saw a poll on the forums regarding whether you could score 2nd or not. There¡¯s a lot of people who said you can¡¯t, so are you going to put in more effort?¡±


    ¡°If you teach me, I¡¯ll definitely put in more effort.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai also felt unresigned to this belief, because Shi Bufan had gotten all the questions that he knew how to do correctly. Look at how outstanding that is. Why did the others think Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t score 2nd?Zhen Yuanbai grabbed Shi Bufan¡¯s hands and said, ¡°I¡¯m not taking a nap in the afternoon. Starting today, I will tutor you every day. So, you must work hard and get 2nd ce!¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s heart was touched and he asked, ¡°How are you going to tutor me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked over, questioning him. ¡°You¡¯re scared already?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not scared, just curious.¡±


    ¡°After ss, don¡¯t go out of the ssroom unless there¡¯s something important. I¡¯ll go over what we learned in ss every day and at night,e to the evening study session with me. But, you can¡¯t just rely on me either. You also have to listen to the teacher in ss and take notes. If you don¡¯t learn, it won¡¯t matter if I try to help you or not.¡±


    ¡°Ok.¡± Shi Bufan feltfortable with Zhen Yuanbai, asking, ¡°Then what about Sunday?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was very generous and said, ¡°I¡¯ll give you a day off.¡±


    Shi Bufan begged, ¡°How about you don¡¯t give me a day off? I am eager to score 2nd for those people to see. Please tutor me on Sunday too. You can get paid by the hour and I¡¯ll give you $100 per hour.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped rapidly and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think...I don¡¯t think that¡¯s suitable.¡±


    ¡°Why wouldn¡¯ it be? You¡¯re already tutoring me Monday-Saturday for free. So what if you earn some money on Sunday for tutoring me? In fact, you¡¯d be very benevolent to do so.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought the suggestion was pretty good. After all, he was earning the money throughbor, but he still shook his head in the end. He said, ¡°No, this is something I should be doing. Aren¡¯t we...dating right now?¡±


    Actually, he wanted to say that since he caused Shi Bufan to lose his memory, tutoring him would bepensation. If Shi Bufan could score 2nd, he might be able to bargain if Shi Bufan recovered his memory and wanted to beat him up.


    Yet, Shi Bufan¡¯s heart tinkled. Little ssmate is sensible. I want to kiss him.


    Shi Bufan continued to ask, ¡°How is tutoring going to work on Sunday? Are we going out or am Iing to your house?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re obviously going out.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said as a matter of fact, continuing, ¡°My parents don¡¯t like...peopleing over.¡±


    He swallowed his words in time, but Shi Bufan still heard the meaning behind it. His expression didn¡¯t change and he said, ¡°Then, what are we going to do on Saturday.¡±


    ¡°I can give you half a day off on Saturday afternoon.¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t want to go on any breaks at all. He said in a proper manner, ¡°It¡¯s not that easy to score second. We must make every second count.¡±


    It was rare that Shi Bufan was extremely motivated to learn, so Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t want to dampen his enthusiasm. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the library after we¡¯re done with ss in the morning. After 6 pm, we¡¯re going back home.¡±


    ¡°I have a better suggestion.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°You cane to my house Saturday afternoon and then I¡¯ll bring you back home Sunday night.¡±


    The author has something to say:


    Yuanyuan: To agree or not to agree?


    Brother Shi: Agree.


    <strong>T/N: </strong>SBF¡¯s counterattack?


    Damn, I¡¯d like to be paid $100 an hour to tutor someone T-T

 Chapter 27

    <h4>Chapter 27</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi </i>


    It was clear that Shi Bufan was trying to hint at and Zhen Yuanbai finally realized what thetter was nning. He said with a straight face, ¡°I¡¯m not going to live in your house.¡±


    Shi Bufan hooked his arm around Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulders and said in regret, ¡°Why not? I have a big house and my bed is also big enough for us. There are also quite a few chefs in the house, so you can eat dishes from different countries if you like. We¡¯re just going Saturday afternoon anding back Sunday night. If you¡¯re afraid, I¡¯ll have my parents tell your parents about it, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said sternly, ¡°I¡¯m not a greedy person.¡±


    With his soft and adorable voice, it was hard to take Zhen Yuanbai seriously. Shi Bufan moved closer and Zhen Yuanbai immediately ducked him, saying, ¡°We¡¯re in school right now. I¡¯m going to get angry.¡±


    ¡°Angry...Well, show me how angry you can get.¡± Shi Bufan hugged him and said in his ears in a longing tone, ¡°What should I do? I want to hand in my homework. Hand in a lot of homework and make you gasp for air...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly pushed Shi Bufan away. The autumn wind blew against his scarlet face and he thought: Why is Annoying Shi that irritating?


    When the afternoon arrived, Zhen Yuanbai walked out of the school with Shi Bufan and Zhen Yuanbai had a habit of buying milk tea. He even bought one for Zhen Youxiu. While walking, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly saw a person from afar behind the car looking towards them. He subconsciously looked over to see a in and simple woman who seemed to be ncing at Shi Bufan.


    When the woman met Shi Bufan¡¯s gaze, she seemed to be surprised and quickly moved back.


    Zhen Yuanbai thought that the woman was familiar, but couldn¡¯t remember who she was for the time being. He took a sip of the matcha milk tea and slurped a lot of brown sugar tapiocas right then. It was sweet and soft, making him feel deeply satisfied.


    Shi Bufan grabbed a lemon ck tea and decided to stay as far as he could from the strong scent of milk. Whilezily standing there, he said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°No wonder I always smell the scent of milk on you. Do you drink milk tea often?¡±


    ¡°Not very often.¡± Once Zhen Yuanbai said this, he thought it wasn¡¯t too proper, so he added, ¡°I only drank it twice a week, in the past.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s parents didn¡¯t allow them to drink certain beverages, but he and Zhen Youxiu liked it. Therefore, the parents made a rule that they could only drink twice a week. But ever since he dated Shi Bufan, it was a frequent thing for Zhen Yuanbai to drink five times a week.


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously touched his face and believed that he shouldn¡¯t allow himself or Zhen Youxiu to keep drinking the milk tea anymore.


    From afar, Zhen Youxiu made his way over on his bicycle, stopping in front of the two. Lately, Shi Bufan had been handing Zhen Yuanbai over to Zhen Youxiu personally and they were all used to this. Zhen Yuanbai walked over and sat behind Zhen Youxiu while Shi Bufan delivered the milk tea over, saying, ¡°Here. Abination of all the milk teas.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t act modestly either, grabbing it and cing it in the basket in front of the bike. Without even greeting shi Bufan, he directly pedaled off, making Zhen Yuanbai hurry to wave goodbye at Shi Bufan. Thetter watched as they left his vision and then his smile faded.


    Zhen Youxiu, this condescending stupid boy. He bought so much milk tea for him, but he didn¡¯t even call him Brother Shi.


    His Congming was at least better.


    When the bike entered the building, Zhen Youxiu fixed his messy hair and scrunched his brows, saying, ¡°You have been getting closer and closer to Shi Bufantely.¡±


    ¡°How can you tell that we¡¯re getting closer and closer?¡±


    ¡°Look at your bright smile whenever he¡¯s around.¡± Zhen Youxiu stared at the elevator button and said, ¡°Has he been stuck to you like glue recently?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped and scolded, ¡°Don¡¯t say random things.¡±


    ¡°How do you know this?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not a nerd and my world doesn¡¯t revolve around studying either.¡± Zhen Youxiu pushed the bicycle while Zhen Yuanbai red.


    Zhen Youxiu, this boy, knows everything.


    They opened the door to their house and Zhen Youxiu immediately threw his backpack down, taking out his milk tea and returning to his room, sitting down in front of his video game setup. Zhen Yuanbai followed to the door and said, ¡°You¡¯re taking your high school entrance exam next year, so mother and father said you can¡¯t y games anymore.¡±


    ¡°Do you know why you¡¯re stupid?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    ¡°You¡¯re always studying and you need to take some time off.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt a ball of anger in his chest and said, ¡°You¡¯re the stupid one!¡±


    ¡°Since you know I¡¯m stupid, why do you bother to fight with me? This makes you more stupid.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai froze for 2 seconds before closing the door behind him and then he walked back to his room. But, he returned back and said, ¡°Remember to wash your head! You haven¡¯t washed it in 3 days already! Filthy!¡±


    Zhen Youxiu clutched the video game controller and turned around to look at the door, saying, ¡°I know.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai angrily returned to his room.


    Did Zhen Youxiu eat something he shouldn¡¯t have? He dared to say that to his brother. That¡¯s crossing the line.


    Zhen Youxiu grabbed his headphones, wearing it and staring at the screen for a while before he suddenly thought of something. Then, he rolled over to grab his iPad, logging into QQ.


    Zhen Yuanbai was unhappy and rolled in bed to vent his anger. He felt that he hadn¡¯t performed to the best of his ability when he was quarreling with Zhen Youxiu. If he was given another chance, he¡¯d make sure Zhen Youxiu concedes.


    This stupid child.


    He knitted his eyebrows and his heart was burning when his phone suddenly dinged. Zhen Yuanbai received a message and he thought it was Shi Bufan, but it was actually Zhen Youxiu.


    Zhen Youxiu: The monthly exam grades came down today and I got bumped down 2 ranks.


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately sat up and his anger vanished right away.


    He knew it. Zhen Youxiu would never speak to him like that. It turns out that he was in a bad mood.


    Zhen Yuanbai: Do you want me to look over your exam?


    Youxiu: Once I¡¯m done with this round.


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately got ready while Zhen Youxiu threw his iPad to the side, focusing on finishing the round of the game. It didn¡¯t even feel like he cared about his grades dropping.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know that Zhen Youxiu had made himself seem tragic in order to prevent Zhen Yuanbai from getting angry at him. Zhen Yuanbai grabbed the notes he had from middle school. He wrote a lot of notes every semester and each book was like a treasure.


    He carried his notes to Zhen Youxiu¡¯s room withoutint while thetter took out his exam, sitting down and acting well-behaved. He supported his chin with his hands, listening to Zhen Yuanbai exin the questions. As he exined, Zhen Youxiu suddenly said, ¡°Brother.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Is there anyone pursuing you in school?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was shocked. ¡°Why, why are you asking this?¡±


    ¡°There should be right. Song Mo said...¡±


    ¡°You should call him brother.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu epted the suggestion and continued, ¡°Brother Song Mo said that someone had written you a love letter in the past, but was caught by the principal. Then he made a strict order through the loudspeakers, preventing everyone from getting too close to you, right?¡±


    This had happened in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s sophomore year. Back then, he had good grades and was also handsome, his smile like an angel. Therefore, there were certain high school students who were attracted to him, sending him many love letters. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know what to do, so he collected all of them. After all, it contained people¡¯s thoughts and he felt like he shouldn¡¯t throw it out.


    One day, Shi Bufan suddenly begged to be part of the elite ss and before that, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t really have much interaction with Shi Bufan. In the beginning, he was scared and disliked Shi Bufan entering ss 1 because the first thing he did when he entered was to force him to hand over all the love letters. Then, Shi Bufan pulled him to the principal, giving the love letters in.


    Zhen Yuanbai felt extremely ashamed, but Shi Bufan even kept his head up and chest high, saying, ¡°I believe that the school is a ce for students to learn and not to date. Students should ce their focus on studying. Regarding Zhen Yuanbai privately epting the love letters, I am asking the principal to express his attitude about this. Otherwise, everyone will learn Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ways and the Discipline Department will have to run around all day trying to catch couples.¡±


    The innocent Zhen Yuanbai teared up in the principal¡¯s office. He was embarrassed and afraid. The principal was forced by Shi Bufan and ended up sternly reprimanding Zhen Yuanbai. Shi Bufan said with a cold face, ¡°I think that you should tell the whole school since you have the intention of helping Zhen Yuanbai be the top scorer of the college entrance examination. If someone decides to influence Zhen Yuanbai and cause Shengyi High School to lose the opportunity to show off, I will make sure they pay for it.¡±


    Therefore, the principal angrily grabbed a microphone and announced this with a darkened face, ¡°From now on, whoever dares to be in a romantic rtionship or dare to date Zhen Yuanbai, you guys will be immediately expelled!¡±


    Shi Bufan curled his lips up and red at Zhen Yuanbai. Thetter didn¡¯t even know how he offended Shi Bufan, but he kept his head down and tears fell down his face. He clutched his hands, not knowing what to do.


    After Shi Bufan left the principal¡¯s office, the principal stood up and walked over,forting, ¡°That kid has been used to getting his way, but this is also a good thing. From now on, you just need to focus on your studies. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not reprimanding you or anything. I know it¡¯s not your fault.¡±


    ¡°The...¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll put it in the paper shredder and I won¡¯t look at the letters.¡± The principal was kind and understanding.


    Zhen Yuanbai left the office after thanking him. Meanwhile, Shi Bufan was leaning against the wall with his head down, a leg against the wall. Once he saw Zhen Yuanbaiing up, he looked up. He had thin eyelids and narrow eyes. When he looked at people from the side, it made Zhen Yuanbai feel as if he was the target of a poisonous snake. He didn¡¯t dare to take a step forward which made Shi Bufanugh suddenly. ¡°Are you unhappy that I got in the way of your possible dating candidates?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai remained silent while Shi Bufan shoved his hands in his pocket, standing straight. He took out an Alpers candy and sucked it, curling his lips. ¡°So, not only are you a ¡®true fool,¡¯ but you¡¯re also a coward.¡±


    He walked towards Zhen Yuanbai and thetter became rigid, staring at Shi Bufan¡¯s muscr arms. He subconsciously took a few steps as Shi Bufan stopped in front of him, tilting his head. ¡°Do you want to hit me, hm?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai lowered his head and hid his hands, indicating that he didn¡¯t want to hit him. Yet, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t be happy. Instead, he snorted and red at Zhen Yuanbai furiously before getting on his skateboard and sliding down the stairs.


    Zhen Yuanbai sighed heavily in relief and his forehead was full of cold sweat.


    Up until Shi Bufan lost his memory, Zhen Yuanbai still didn¡¯t know how he had offended him.


    He originally forgot about this but after the reminder, he realized that it wasn¡¯t that easy to forget this. He looked at Zhen Youxiu and said, ¡°That did happen. What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°I feel like your principal is right.¡± Zhen Youxiu supported his chin and said, ¡°You¡¯re so stupid, so you¡¯re better off not dating.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had been called stupid twice in a day and this made him puff up his cheeks like a dolphin. He suddenly stood up and smacked Zhen Youxiu¡¯s head, saying in disgust, ¡°Your hair is so oily. Disgusting.¡±


    He walked out, leaving Zhen Youxiu there. Then, Zhen Yuanbai used soap to wash his hands.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t even exin the questions to Zhen Youxiu anymore, walking back to his room and throwing himself on the bed, rolling in happiness. Zhen Youxiu must be angry. Stupid boy.


    He rolled over and then suddenly thought of Shi Bufan.


    Ever since Shi Bufan lost his memory, his attitude got better and this made Zhen Yuanbai almost forget about how bad Shi Bufan was before.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly grabbed his phone and opened his WeChat to see Annoying Shi¡¯s name. His mind shed to the memory of the other party ring at him fiercely. Then, Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and deleted Annoying Shi from his friends.


    After he finished deleting it, it made Zhen Yuanbai delighted and feel as if he was over the moon, chuckling.


    When Shi Bufan strolled around in the neighborhood in the evening, he encountered a stray cat that was meowing. He touched the cat and suddenly thought of Zhen Yuanbai. Therefore, he took out his phone and snapped a picture of the cat, sending it to Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°There¡¯s a...¡±


    Before he could finish, he saw a red exmation mark and the message below.


    ¡°Engrossed learner¡± has activated friend verification. You¡¯re not his/her friend yet, so please request a friend verification. Once they ept it, you can chat with them.


    Shi Bufan was confused.


    A question mark appeared in his mind.


    <strong>T/N:</strong>


    OOF, what do you guys think about SBF¡¯s reaction to the love letters? And how do you think SBF would react to being deleted from ZYB¡¯s friend list? Uh oh for ZYB...

 Chapter 28

    <h4>Chapter 28</h4>


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    Not long after Zhen Yuanbai deleted Shi Bufan, Zhen Yuanbai received his call. He prepared to be scolded by Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°Hey.¡±


    ¡°Come out.¡±


    ¡°Hm?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m downstairs.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately sat up straight and said, ¡°You, you, you...why are you here?¡±


    From the tone, it was obvious that Zhen Yuanbai was nervous. Shi Bufan was very satisfied, saying, ¡°Here to settle ounts with you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked out the window and it was dark and moonless tonight. It was the right to murder someone and burn the house down. He said softly, ¡°I finished showering and I don¡¯t want to go out now.¡±


    ¡°Then, I¡¯lle up for you?¡±


    ...


    Zhen Yuanbai ced his coat over himself. His parents had the habit of going out for a walk to help digest food after eating. Sometimes, they would force Zhen Youxiu and him to go on a walk with them. Thankfully, they weren¡¯t home right now.


    He looked at the time and believed that he wouldn¡¯t encounter his parents if he walked out at this time, so he hurried downstairs. Shi Bufan was waiting for Zhen Yuanbai at the abandoned telephone booth in front of the neighborhood. From afar, he could see Zhen Yuanbaiing over, so he stood up and curled his lips up.


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously held in his breath and slowed down, scrunching his face. He unwillingly moved closer and said in a soft voice, ¡°I¡¯ll just add you back. Why do you need toe over at this time?¡±


    ¡°I need to personallye over and ask how I offended you.¡± Seeing how terrified Zhen Yuanbai was, Shi Bufan found it funny. Just how scary was he in front of Congming? Why does he always act like this whenever he sees him?


    ¡°You, you didn¡¯t offend me.¡±


    ¡°Then why did you delete me?¡±


    ¡°I...¡± Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and found a reason. ¡°Because your profile picture is too scary.¡±


    Shi Bufan recalled the profile picture of a mask of death and raised his brows in surprise. ¡°Did I scare Teacher Zhen?¡±


    ¡°Mhm!¡± Zhen Yuanbai tried his best toin. ¡°Whenever I chat with you, I will have nightmares!¡±


    ¡°Nightmares about what?¡± Shi Bufan moved closer and tilted his head, saying, ¡°Were you screaming out loud?¡±


    Screaming out loud? Zhen Yuan bai was confused. Shi Bufan moved closer and closer, pecking Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s lips which made thetter frozen. By then, Shi Bufan had already calmly moved back, saying, ¡°Here, add me back.¡±


    He raised his phone and held an authoritative gaze, making Zhen Yuanbai humph at him. He took out his phone and scanned the QR code, saying, ¡°Well, aren¡¯t you idle?¡±


    ¡°Your fault for doing this.¡± Shi Bufan smiled and said, ¡°We also turned in your homework on the way. Ok, you can go up now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai turned around and was about to go when Shi Bufan suddenly said, ¡°Congming.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stopped and turned around.


    He was hinting at Zhen Yuanbai to hand in his homework.


    Zhen Yuanbai also shoved his hands in his square pockets, unsatisfied with the way Shi Bufan called him. He said, ¡°My feelings are like willful children. I can¡¯t control when it wants to be unrestrained or when it wants to be.¡±


    Shi Bufan nodded and then said, ¡°Well, let me give it a beating.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face paled and he licked his lips, saying, ¡°You¡¯re, you¡¯re going to scare...¡±


    ¡°Well then, I¡¯ll capture it back and then give it another beating...¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai stood there and his lips moved, although no words came out.


    Shi Bufan looked down and chuckled, looking back up to see Zhen Yuanbai still staring at him. Shi Bufan finally said with mercy, ¡°Fine, you can go back.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai red at him and angrily ran back into the neighborhood.


    The next day was Saturday and Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t bring him to school. Therefore, Zhen Yuanbai went to take the bus. What surprised him was that Shi Bufan who went to buy breakfast for him every day wasn¡¯t here. He looked down and set the other part a message: Are youing today? If you¡¯re not, I¡¯m leaving.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t respond.


    He probably won¡¯t being.


    Zhen Yuanbai squeezed into the bus and got to school, buying his and Shi Bufan¡¯s breakfast at the door. He then entered the ssroom and after the morning study session was over, Shi Bufan was still not here. Ye Lian hollered for Zhen Yuanbai from behind, ¡°Where did Brother Shi go?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was also confused, asking, ¡°How would I know?¡±


    He retorted, ¡°Isn¡¯t he with you guys?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Qiu Jing and Ming Mai interrupted, saying, ¡°Ever since he became friends with you, he stopped hanging out with us as much. You didn¡¯t see him either?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was bewildered and his phone suddenly rang. Shi Bufan replied: I woke upte and I¡¯m almost at school now. Have you eaten yet?


    Zhen Yuanbai sighed and told this to the 3 worrying people. Meanwhile, he replied with his brows scrunched: I brought you breakfast already. Can you still get into the school even though you¡¯rete?


    The truth proved that Shi Bufan was able toe in. After all, the school turns a blind eye to anything Shi Bufan does. He still wore the clothes from yesterday as he entered the school, but there were bags under his eyes. Although Shi Bufan was smiling, he didn¡¯t look too good. He sat behind Zhen Yuanbai and took the breakfast thetter delivered. Because Zhen Yuanbai knew that Shi Bufan was unable to eat any soybean rted products or even green and red beans, Zhen Yuanbai brought porridge for Shi Bufan in a considerate manner. Shi Bufan inserted the straw in, taking a sip, and his cold heart gradually became warm.


    He had already slept through the first 2 sses, but Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t say anything. Up until the afternoon when ss was over, Shi Bufan supported his chin and stared at his deskmate who was tidying up and organizing his desk. Then, the two left the ssroom.


    From time to time, Zhen Yuanbai would nce at him. Shi Bufan finally tilted his head and said, ¡°You have something you want to say?¡±


    ¡°Did you stay out the entire night?¡±


    ¡°Well, you got it right.¡± Shi Bufan ced his hands behind his head and curled his lips, saying, ¡°No wonder you¡¯re Congming.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s posture made Zhen Yuanbai look even shorter and thetter reached over to tug on Shi Bufan¡¯s arms, asking, ¡°Where did you go?¡±


    ¡°An inte cafe for the night.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was a bit angry, asking, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you go home to sleep?¡±


    ¡°After seeing you yesterday, I didn¡¯t want to go home.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°You told me that you would study, so why did you spend the night at an inte cafe?¡±


    ¡°Because there aren¡¯t any other ces to go.¡± Shi Bufan pinched his earlobes and said, ¡°You won¡¯t allow me to sleep at your ce, but you aren¡¯t willing to sleep at my house either. So, I have no ce to go now.¡±


    ¡°What is this reasoning?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Are you saying that you won¡¯t go home anymore if I don¡¯t go to your house?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll obviously still go back.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai humphed, listening to Shi Bufan¡¯s unfinished words. ¡°I need to go home to ask the parents for money, so I can support you.¡±


    ¡°Who wants you to support them?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°If you dare to spend the night at an inte cafe, I won¡¯t teach you anymore. After all, it will just be a waste of time, since you aren¡¯t focused on school.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked past him inrge strides and Shi Bufanughed, catching up and he said, ¡°You¡¯re right to scold me. I shouldn¡¯t ce my heart on you. I¡¯ll change for the future. How about this?...I¡¯ll give 1/10 of my attention to learning? Or how about 1/100? If I give more than that, you might not be willing.¡±


    ¡°Who, who won¡¯t be willing?!¡± Zhen Yuanbai scrunched his scarlet face.


    After walking out of the school, Zhen Yuanbai decided to ignore Shi Bufan for the entire day. That¡¯d let him know how incorrect his decision to stay overnight at an inte cafe was. Therefore when Shi Bufan asked, ¡°Are we still going to the library in the afternoon?¡± Zhen Yuanbai replied, ¡°You get a day off today.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°I also have homework, so I don¡¯t have time to manage you.¡±


    Shi Bufan could hear the sarcastic tone, so he asked, ¡°How about tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°You get a day off too.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I need to go to my grandma¡¯s.¡±


    Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows, thinking that his little ssmate was getting a bit too bold. At this time, a ck luxurious car suddenly stopped in front of them, drawing a lot of attention. Mother Shi got out of the car smiling and saw Shi Bufan¡¯s icy face, dodging his gaze and her gazended on Zhen Yuanbai instead. ¡°I heard that you¡¯re the one who helped Fanfan get into the top 100.¡±


    Shi Bufan stared coldly at the woman and Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously bowed at her, saying, ¡°Hi aunt. Shi Bufan had done this all by himself and it has nothing to do with me.¡±


    ¡°How could it have nothing to do with you? We all know that ever since you guys knew each other, he began to be motivated to do better in school. I don¡¯t think you guys had lunch yet, right? Why don¡¯t we have lunch together?¡±


    She looked at Zhen Yuanbai eagerly, but also with a hint of anxiety. She seemed to be scared that he might reject her. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously nced at Shi Bufan while thetter said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. Do you want to go?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t reject this aunt please?¡± Mother Shi asked softly and this made Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart soften. He murmured, ¡°My brother¡¯s home by himself, so I need to let him know.¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡± Mother Shi immediately felt rxed and said, ¡°We can pick your brother up and eat together.¡±


    ¡°No, no. I¡¯ll just order takeout for him.¡± Zhen Yuanbai followed them into the car and the students who saw this scene all gossiped. ¡°That is Shi Bufan¡¯s mother? Why do I feel like it¡¯s a different one fromst time?¡±


    ¡°You must¡¯ve gotten it wrong. Shi Bufan looks quite simr to his mother. Whoa. I¡¯m so jealous of Zhen Yuanbai. Shi Bufan¡¯s family is very wealthy.¡±


    ...


    Zhen Yuanbai called Zhen Youxiu while Mother Shi sat in the passenger seat, looking back and inquiring, ¡°What do you guys want to eat?¡±


    Shi Bufan crossed his arms over his chest and Zhen Yuanbai said shyly, ¡°I¡¯m fine with anything.¡±


    Mother Shi finally looked at Shi Bufan and asked, ¡°How about Fanfan?¡±


    ¡°Obviously the most expensive ce in the city.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked between Shi Bufan and his mother and then silently looked down. He felt a bit worried. Mother Shi eventually brought them to Dawn¡¯s Light, the best restaurant within the business building, on the top floor. The French window allowed the customers to receive the best night view.


    However, it was daytime right now. Zhen Yuanbai walked in wearing his school uniform and stood behind Shi Bufan like a tiny rabbit. The tiles here were extremely shiny and reflected the customers, revealing a sense of nobleness. Mother Shi¡¯s heels stepped on the tiles and it made a click-ck noise as she walked, portraying her as a noble queen. The queen smiled softly and greeted people. She got a room that could fit 30 people within and then gently pushed the electronic menu in front of Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°Look at it. What do you want to eat?¡±


    There was English and Chinese on the electronic menu. After one chose the dishes, they just needed to click on confirm and the order will automatically be delivered to the kitchen. But after Zhen Yuanbai saw the prices on the menu, he gently pushed the electronic menu over to Shi Bufan. Mother Shi sat across from them, linking her hands together and stared at Shi Bufan attentively as if scared that he might smash the menu.


    Thankfully, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t do that. He directly ordered a few dishes that his little ssmate liked to eat. For the rest of the dishes, he chose the most expensive ones. Seeing how Shi Bufan was just clicking randomly on the menu, Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously looked over only to see that thetter almost checked all of the dishes. Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly moved over and said, ¡°We can¡¯t finish all of that.¡±


    ¡°If you can¡¯t finish it, we¡¯ll get takeout and feed it to the stray dogs.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Miss Ling has money.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously looked at Mother Shi and Ling Xuan slightly smiled, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You guys can casually choose.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had an ufortable meal this time. He¡¯d rather eat beef noodle soup costing at $7 per bowl than eating a fish costing $30,000.


    He wasn¡¯t stupid. It was clear that shi Bufan didn¡¯t like his mother and there was a clear family issue.


    When the dishes arrived, Ling Xuan asked, ¡°Last time I heard Fanfan say that the food in the cafeteria wasn¡¯t ording to his taste, so I changed the chefs. How do you guys feel about it now? Do you like the food?¡±


    Shi Bufan was actually the one behind this. The entire school should thank him!


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately said, ¡°Mhm, it¡¯s delicious. I always go there to eat with Shi Bufan every day.¡±


    Ling Xuan smiled happily and said, ¡°Fanfan can¡¯t eat soybean rted products, so I had the chefs change the oil to olive oil. It¡¯s quite healthy for people.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai could tell that she was trying to exin to Shi Bufan what she had been doing through their conversation. Zhen Yuanbai nodded, not knowing how to reply.


    Shi Bufan suddenly tugged on him and said, ¡°Let¡¯s y a round of the game.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked over and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have a phone.¡±


    ¡°I have.¡± Ling Xuan delivered her phone and the game was indeed on there. Shi Bufan nced at her and took her phone, helping Zhen Yuanbai enter the game. ¡°I¡¯ll add you. You just need to follow me once you¡¯re in.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded while Ling Xuan smiled, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t lead Yuanyuan onto the wrong path.¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t talk to her and this made Ling Xuan feel a bit awkward. She took a sip of tea, trying to disguise this. Zhen Yuanbai felt the need to lower his head some more.


    The meal was torture for Zhen Yuanbai and the whole time, there was a tense atmosphere looming over them. When they were finally about to head home, Ling Xuan suddenly asked Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Are you guys going to the library now?¡±


    Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t said a single word to her, so Zhen Yuanbai summoned the courage to reply, ¡°Right. I still need to tutor him.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s almost time for the final exam. You guys will be entering a time of stress and I wonder if Fanfan can keep up with this.¡± Ling Xuan sighed with feeling and suddenly suggested, ¡°How about this? I¡¯ll let your parents know and you cane over to my house every Saturday to tutor Fanfan. We have a lot of room in the house and I even had someone set up a mini-library upstairs for the 2 of you guys. That way, no one can disturb you guys.¡±


    After saying this, she subconsciously looked at Shi Bufan to see a tint of brightness in his eyes. It was rare for him to agree with her words.

 Chapter 29

    <h4>Chapter 29</h4>


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    Zhen Yuanbai would¡¯ve never thought that Mother Shi understood her son that well. He subconsciously looked at Shi Bufan and thetter¡¯s smile was about to flow out. He curled his lips and patiently waited for a response.


    Then, Zhen Yuanbai turned to look at Mother Shi again. She looked eagerly at him, making him confused. He murmured, ¡°Um, my parents need to agree to this first.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I can talk to your parents.¡± Mother Shiughed right then.


    Ling Xuan was a very patient woman. While Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan were in the library doing homework, she was sitting not far reading a book. But whenever Zhen Yuanbai raised his head up to look around, he always noticed her gaze on Shi Bufan.


    Zhen Yuanbai held in his curiosity, but his imagination ran wild. Could it be that Shi Bufan had been abandoned by his parents as a child and had to live on the streets? Therefore, after being brought back into the family, his parents felt very guilty towards him. Meanwhile, shi Bufan despised them a lot? Or, maybe due to the vast businesses that Shi Familyid a hand on, his parents didn¡¯t have time to spend with him since they had to earn money. Wasn¡¯t that how TV Shows always show?


    But how was he going to exin Shi Bufan¡¯s other parents?


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind suddenly recalled a in face who was peeking at Shi Bufan and their slightly widened mouth.


    No wonder he thought that the woman was familiar to him. She was the Mother Shi who went to thank his family! At that time, she dressed up as a noblewoman, but she had worn ordinary clothes a few days ago. Could it be that Shi Bufan was actually her biological son and then she gave him to the current Shi parents who had no children?


    Shi Bufan suddenly pinched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s nose, making thetter snap out of his trance. He stared at Shi Bufan intensely.


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°What are you thinking about? Why is your mouth open that wide?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai rubbed his nose and formed a concrete conclusion in his heart. He reminded Shi Bufan, ¡°Your mother has been watching you.¡±


    ¡°She might be secretly in love with me.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai suddenly stabbed Shi Bufan¡¯s hand with his pencil, making Shi Bufan gasp in surprise. ¡°Heh. You¡¯re getting bolder.¡±


    ¡°What nonsense are you talking about every day?¡± Zhen Yuanbai red at him and said, ¡°I think your mother wants you to get along with her.¡±


    ¡°Is she really my mother?¡± Shi Bufan tilted his head over at Ling Xuan while thetter slightly smiled at him. She said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Are you guys hungry? I can buy something for you guys.¡±


    ¡°Matcha milk tea and lemon ck tea. Thanks.¡±


    Mother Shi was delighted and left after cing the book on the shelf. Shi Bufan withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhen Yuanbai, saying, ¡°She¡¯s not my mother.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart thumped. ¡°You, you remembered it?¡±


    ¡°I hate her.¡± Shi Bufan grabbed his pencil and began to do the exam as if he was saying that today was great weather. ¡°Even if I die, I won¡¯t forget the feeling of disliking her. Therefore, she is definitely not my mother.¡±


    Shi Bufan was very calm with him and even analyzed in a proper manner, ¡°I don¡¯t like or dislike that person. But, I feel like she¡¯s not my mother as well.¡±


    Doesn¡¯t dislike...it might be because mothers and sons are connected by heart. Even though he lost his memory, he won¡¯t forget his biological mother. But because he might be given to Mother Shi by his biological mother, he also rejected her.


    Zhen Yuanbai had imagined the ending but felt as if there were a lot of loopholes. However, this didn¡¯t affect his sympathy towards Shi Bufan. He said, ¡°Is that person not your father as well?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s head began to hurt and he tightly knitted his eyebrows. ¡°No, I don¡¯t know him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly patted his hand, saying softly, ¡°Ok, ok. I won¡¯t mention him. Feel better now.¡±


    ¡°I...¡± Shi Bufan rubbed his temple and said unhappily, ¡°I¡¯m not ufortable. I just have a headache.¡±


    ¡°Then don¡¯t have a headache.¡±


    ¡°Why are you so talkative?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°You think that I can just stop myself from having a headache? Then what¡¯s the point of Ibuprofen?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai withdrew his hand and looked at Shi Bufan¡¯s head, extremely nervous. ¡°You, you remembered something?¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at him and asked, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you be happy that I thought of something?¡±


    ¡°Of course I am!¡± Zhen Yuanbai curled his lips up fakely. ¡°I am extremely excited.¡±


    Mother Shi quickly bought the drinks for them and returned. Zhen Yuanbai thanked her and then she returned to her seat far from them. Shi Bufan was the one who wanted her to sit there since he didn¡¯t want her to be so near.


    While Zhen Yuanbai thought Shi Bufan was being excessive, he also felt bad for him. As he worked on the problems, he said softly, ¡°Do you want to escape from your house that badly?¡±


    Shi Bufan looked at Zhen Yuanbai as if he was looking at a fool. ¡°Can you not tell that my family is very wealthy?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head. ¡°I can tell.¡±


    ¡°If my family is wealthy, why would I want to leave my family?¡±


    ¡°...¡± You have a good reasoning. Zhen Yuanbai felt confused, asking, ¡°But don¡¯t you dislike your parents?¡±


    ¡°Yes, so I want to spend their money while making them mad. Once they¡¯re dead, I¡¯ll probably be an adult by then. The inheritance will be mine.¡± He stared at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s stunned expression andughed wickedly, ¡°When the timees, I want to get however many Zhen Congmings as I want.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked cold and it actually made him look a bit terrifying. However, it created a different feeling when he started to talk. He said softly, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°What I¡¯m trying to say is...¡± Shi Bufan tried to guide him, ¡°People can¡¯t treat themselves unfairly. If someone makes you unhappy, you do the same to them.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai tried to process his words with difficulty, saying, ¡°If you endure it though, you can bring peace.¡±


    ¡°The more I think about it, the angrier I am.¡±


    ¡°But everything will be peaceful.¡±


    ¡°It is only peaceful for the person you¡¯re allowing to do this to you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind recalled Shi Bufan¡¯s face before losing his memory. Whenever the other party called his nickname, he seemed to be eager for his reaction. If Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t respond, he would be more and more presumptuous. But if he responded, the other party would sneer at him and let him go.


    If someone asked Zhen Yuanbai if he felt wronged, he definitely would say so. But, he couldn¡¯t beat Shi Bufan either. Thinking carefully, Shi Bufan probably smiled happily since he had a peaceful and calm world. Yet, when Zhen Yuanbai thought of himself, he always wiped his tears in secret. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.


    Shi Bufan pushed the exam over and said, ¡°How do I do this?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at it and drew a turtle on the paper, saying, ¡°The answer is on the shell of the turtle. Look carefully.¡±


    Shi Bufan was confused.


    Zhen Yuanbai looked down and continued to do the practice exam. Shi Bufan stared at the turtle for half an hour and said, ¡°You¡¯re kidding me right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai smiled and kept a straight face when he saw Shi Bufan looking over. ¡°Your reaction is too slow and you have a low IQ. You definitely won¡¯t be able to score 2nd, so don¡¯t bother.¡±


    Shi Bufan licked his lips and said, ¡°You¡¯ve been quite boldtely. Do you believe that I won¡¯t beat you up?¡±


    Once Annoying Shi threatened him, Zhen Yuanbai dwindled down, but didn¡¯t forget to ckmail, ¡°If you hit me, even if my parents agree, I won¡¯t go to your house still.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyshes flickered and avoided the topic, saying, ¡°Here, exin the question to me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai grabbed the exam and continued, ¡°If you dare to say you¡¯ll beat me up again, I will make sure to kiss you.¡±


    Qin Ying and Zhen Pingjin had just returned home not long in the afternoon when Mother Shi brought the 2 kids over. She had Zhen Yuanbai bring Shi Bufan to his room while she smiled at Zhen parents and introduced herself. ¡°I am Shi Bufan¡¯s mother, Ling Xuan.¡±


    ¡°Mrs. Ling.¡± Zhen Pingjin heard of her name and even saw her interview before. He shook hands with Ling Xian while Qin Ying went to pour water for her. After both parties introduced themselves, Qin Ying asked, ¡°Is there a reason why you came to our house?¡±


    ¡°Oh right, you guys should know that Shi Bufan¡¯s grades were quite poor in the past. But after this monthly exam, he actually got within the top 100. I asked their teacher and they said that it was Yuanyuan¡¯s contribution that aided him. I was wondering if Yuanyuan can go be a guest at our house and tutor him or something.¡±


    Qin Ying smiled and said, ¡°We heard of this before and it¡¯s not all just Yuanyuan¡¯s contribution. Shi Bufan would have to be willing to learn as well.¡±


    ¡°No, no. You don¡¯t know. My kid is hard to manage, especially hard. His father and I can¡¯t even look after him. You don¡¯t know how happy I am that he¡¯s willing to listen to Yuanyuan and study in ss. I know that you guys are worried that he might lead Yuanyuan on the wrong path, but don¡¯t worry. I will make sure to look after them and I¡¯ll take responsibility for the 2 children. Regarding Yuanyuan tutoring him, I can pay him ording to the private tutor¡¯s hourly fee. We¡¯re all parents, so I¡¯m sure you guys know how I feel right now.¡±


    Qin Ying subconsciously stared at Zhen Pingjin and thetter scrunched his eyebrows, saying, ¡°We can understand your feelings, but I need to make sure of something.¡±


    Ling Xuan subconsciously sat up straight and Zhen Pingjin said, ¡°Are you really Shi Bufan¡¯s mother?¡±


    Ling Xuan¡¯s face became rigid and Qin Ying immediately nced at Zhen Pingjin too. Last time when the Shi parents visited their house, she wasn¡¯t home, so she thought her husband was being a bit rude right now. Zhen Pingjin said calmly, ¡°If I put you in a difficult situation, I¡¯m sorry. I just have some questions in my mind that I must get an answer to. Otherwise, I won¡¯t let you take my son away that easily.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡± Ling Xuan raised her finger and brushed her hair behind her ears, saying calmly, ¡°I am his biological mother. There is something going on in the family...¡±


    She lowered her voice and said, ¡°Now, Shi Bufan doesn¡¯t remember anything. I can¡¯t let him know this, so I hope you guys can keep a secret for me.¡±


    When Shi Bufan first came to the Zhen family, he had lost his memory and his head felt like it was exploding. Now that he came back to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s room, he saw that the decorations were fresh and pleasing to the eyes. The bedsheet had SpongeBob SquarePants printed on it and there were some posters of domestic cartoons on the wall, making Shi Bufan chuckle. Zhen Yuanbai red at him and peeked out, confused. ¡°What are they talking about? Why did they go out?¡±


    Shi Bufan peeked out as well and squinted his eyes, saying, ¡°It must have something to do with me. Let¡¯s go out and eavesdrop.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly pulled him back and said, ¡°We can¡¯t eavesdrop on the adults¡¯ conversation.¡±


    Therefore, Shi Bufan sat back on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bed andid down, rolling in a circle. He said, ¡°Let me add a tint of masculinity touch onto the bedsheet.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ignored him and hoped that his parents wouldn¡¯t be moved by Mother Shi that easily. After all, it was quite unsuitable for him to live in someone else¡¯s home. Yet, he didn¡¯t get his wish and Qin Ying quickly came to call for him, ¡°Yuanyuan, Mother Shi is inviting you over to her house to tutor Shi Bufan. Do you want to go?¡±


    Hearing this, Zhen Yuanbai knew that they clearly agreed. Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously looked at Zhen Pingjin and thetter said faintly, ¡°Make your own decision.¡±


    Half an hourter, Zhen Yuanbai sat in the car heading back to Shi Bufan¡¯s house. Zhen Youxiu stood by the door with a cold face, watching them drive away. Then, he suddenly looked at his parents and asked, ¡°What influenced this stupid decision?¡±


    Zhen Pingjin walked over and wanted to hit him, saying, ¡°Who are you calling stupid?!¡±


    Zhen Youxiu humphed and turned around, running upstairs.


    Zhen Yuanbai who held two outfits in his hands, sitting in the car with Shi Bufan, suddenly received Zhen Youxiu¡¯s message. He opened the message in confusion and his mother¡¯s annoying voice rang in his ears: Shi Bufan is a tiger and Mother Shi is his aplice. You¡¯re just an unfortunate man who fails to live up to his name.

 Chapter 30

    <h4>Chapter 30</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    The atmosphere in the car was a bit awkward and Mother Shi secretly looked back. Yet, Shi Bufan was shameless and directly twisted his face to the side, saying, ¡°Zhen Youxiu is calling you stupid?¡±


    He avoided the important message and dwelled on the trivial matter, making Zhen Yuanbai angry right then. He sent Zhen Youxiu a message: Don¡¯t talk to me.


    He then looked out the window and Shi Bufan curled his lips up, seeing him looking down and fiddling with something. Shi Bufan looked over to see Zhen Yuanbai changing his username and WeChat name. He changed it from ¡°Engrossed Learner¡± to ¡°Brain used to study.¡±


    It fit Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s personality quite well.


    Zhen Yuanbai tossed his phone to the side and suddenly red at Shi Bufan, pushing him back firmly. ¡°Leave me alone!¡±


    He turned to look at the bed and knitted his eyebrows, murmuring. What exactly does Zhen Youxiu know? How does he view his and Shi Bufan¡¯s rtionship?... Will he mutter random things to their parents?


    When facing the Shi family¡¯s vast house for the second time, it was hard for Zhen Yuanbai to conceal his envy. If he bes rich in the future, he would buy a huge house like this for his parents as well. Then, he¡¯ll bring his grandparents to the house too. Meanwhile, after he and Zhen Youxiu both got married, they could also live together. This house was suitable for three generations to live together.


    ¡°You like it?¡± Shi Bufan moved closer to him and softly said, ¡°Once I inherit my family¡¯s inheritance, I¡¯ll buy you 100 mansions.¡±


    ¡°Who cares?¡± Zhen Yuanbai grabbed his clothes and walked in, but his heart pounded quickly because of Shi Bufan¡¯s words. It was strange. Why was his heart pounding quickly when hearing this exaggerated promise?


    The moment he walked in, he saw the man who aggravated Shi Bufan. The other party was sitting on the sofa in the living room, pouring tea. When he heard movements, he looked up sternly. Zhen Yuanbai felt frozen in his spot and murmured, ¡°Hi Uncle Shi.¡±


    ¡°Hello.¡± Shi Xianughed and his eyebrows slightly rxed. ¡°Go upstairs and y. You cane downter to eat dinner.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was pulled upstairs by Shi Bufan and thetter said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk to him. Your life will be shortened.¡±


    Ling Xuan sat by Shi Xian and said, ¡°Smile more often and don¡¯t be so rude to him.¡±


    ¡°That boy doesn¡¯t give me a good attitude, so you expect me to treat him kindly?¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t even remember you. If you talk to him in a nice tone, he will definitely listen to you.¡±


    Shi Xuan shook his head and felt wronged, saying, ¡°I already take care of his expenses, so why are you making it seem like I owe him?¡±


    The moment Zhen Yuanbai walked upstairs, heid on the soft sofa and tilted his head, saying, ¡°When you grow up, you will probably be like your father. He¡¯s quite handsome, right?¡¯


    Shi Bufan rummaged through his drawer and took out his junk food for Zhen Yuanbai to eat. He coldly lifted his eyelids and said, ¡°Is there something wrong with your eyes? Is he handsome?¡±


    ¡°Handsome.¡± Zhen Yuanbai sat up straight and said in a proper manner, ¡°He¡¯s almost as handsome as you.¡±


    Shi Bufan sat next to him and because he made too much movement, Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously moved to the side. Shi Bufan unwrapped the chocte and said, ¡°Do you want to eat it?¡±


    Shi Bufan threw his legs on the table and shoved the chocte into his mouth, suddenly pausing and looking down at the wrapper.


    Right now, it was almost lunchtime and the sweet smell of food filled the air. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s originally hungry stomach became even more hungry after he smelled the air. He pursed his lips and kicked Shi Bufan, ¡°Where are we starting our session?¡±


    ¡°Here.¡±


    ¡°Do you not want to be tutored?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°If you don¡¯t, I¡¯m calling my father toe to pick me up.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked at him and realized that he wasn¡¯t joking, so Shi Bufan ced his legs down, saying, ¡°Tutor. Of course, I want to be tutored. How do you want to go about this?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to your desk first.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stood up. The scent of the chocte was too strong and it made him tempted. But, this was Shi Bufan¡¯s house and all the food belonged to him. Since he didn¡¯t give him food, he was embarrassed to ask for food.


    Shi Bufan bent down and brought the chocte over to the desk as well. He pulled a chair over, sitting down with Zhen Yuanbai and started to unwrap another chocte. Shi Bufan smiled and said, ¡°Say: my hubby is so handsome. Then, I¡¯ll give you the chocte.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want it.¡± Zhen Yuanbai opened his exercise book and Shi Bufan clicked his tongue, saying, ¡°Then kiss me and I¡¯ll give you a bite.¡±


    ¡°No, no, no.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was a bit annoyed, saying, ¡°Do you want me to tutor you or not?¡±


    Shi Bufan had no choice and delivered the chocte to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mouth, saying in a good attitude, ¡°Eat it, hm? Please.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai finally ate the chocte after showing Shi Bufan mercy. He puffed his cheeks up and bit on the outer shell of the chocte, feeling liquid in his mouth. Shi Bufan had already started to peel the 2nd chocte, asking, ¡°Is it yummy?¡±


    ¡°It seems to be wine chocte.¡± Zhen Yuanbai swallowed the one in his mouth and said, ¡°I¡¯m not going to eat anymore. It has wine inside.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not yummy?¡±


    ¡°It is.¡±


    ¡°Then eat another one.¡± Shi Bufan eagerly shoved chocte into Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mouth. Thetter was unable to avoid it and ended up eating another one. He patted Shi Bufan¡¯s hands and said, ¡°No, we still need to eatter.¡±


    Shi Bufan nodded while peeling another one. Will his little ssmate be drunk after eating the wine chocte? He eagerly considered this thought and when he delivered the third chocte to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mouth, thetter refused to eat it no matter what. ¡°I¡¯m not eating it. It¡¯s too sweet.¡±


    Shi Bufan withdrew his hand and asked, ¡°How do you feel?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m ok. Open your book.¡±


    While Shi Bufan flipped through the book, he stared at Zhen Yuanbai. While thetter was exining the question, Shi Bufan would stare at him, making Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face flush and it was as red as the red rose soaked in milk. As Zhen Yuanbai exined the questions, Shi Bufan asked again, ¡°How do you feel now?¡±


    Because Zhen Yuanbai was cut off by Shi Bufan, he looked at shi Bufan as if looking at a retard. ¡°How do you want me to feel?¡±


    Shi Bufan shook his head in regret and said, ¡°Nothing.¡±


    It seems like the wine chocte wouldn¡¯t make someone drunk.


    Or that they hadn¡¯t eaten enough.


    In order to prevent Shi Bufan from forcing him to wear an animal onesie, Zhen Yuanbai specially brought his clothes over. But when it was time to shower, he couldn¡¯t find the bag containing his clothes.


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°Did you leave it on the car? Call them and ask?¡±


    ¡°No way, I remember bringing it in the house.¡± Zhen Yuanbai stared at him and said, ¡°Did you hide it?¡±


    Shi Bufanughed and said, ¡°You¡¯re not a fairy, so why would I bother hiding your clothes?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kept quiet and began to rummage for his bag. Shi Bufan followed behind him. Seeing how quickly his little ssmate was moving around, Shi Bufan realized that he might be a bit angry, so he couldn¡¯t help but call out, ¡°Yuanyuan?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said nothing and rushed into the room, pulling the drawers open. Shi Bufan could tell that Zhen Yuanbai was getting angrier and angrier, making him a bit nervous. ¡°Isn¡¯t my pajamas cute? It¡¯s not like anything will happen if you wear it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai red at him and his pitch-ck eyes moistened. One could see the faint blush on his face and Shi Bufan paused, seeing him turn around. He reached over and blocked his eyes.


    Shi Bufan was confused.


    Zhen Yuanbai turned around to wipe his eyes, sniffling and letting out a faint sob.


    Shi Bufan slowly turned around and pulled his hands down, but Zhen Yuanbai pushed him firmly. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.¡±


    ¡°I was just kidding. Why are you crying now, hm?¡± Shi Bufan tugged him over and hugged him, wiping Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears with one hand. ¡°Stop crying. I hid it, ok? I¡¯ll apologize.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was like a little beast feeling wronged, ring fiercely at Shi Bufan. This made thetter chuckle but also feel bad. He reached over and kissed Zhen Yuanbai, making thetter take a step back immediately. But in the end, Shi Bufan caught him and said, ¡°Why are you so easy to bully? Don¡¯t you know how to hit people? Hm? If anything, just tear down my house. Wouldn¡¯t I return your clothes to you once I get scared?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sniffled and Shi Bufan sighed, saying, ¡°This only happens to me. Once you cry, you make me feel bad. If you try to test this on someone else, they will bully you even more.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips.


    Shi Bufan continued, ¡°Don¡¯t you know how to hit people? Hm? Do you need me to teach you? Where¡¯s your first? Hit here...¡± Zhen Yuanbai refused to follow along, making Shi Bufanugh. He tilted his head and kissed him again. ¡°You don¡¯t want to hit me? Then you can do this...praise and kiss me. Don¡¯t mention your clothes, but I¡¯ll even give you my life...¡±


    He kept following Zhen Yuanbai while thetter kept on moving back. Until he couldn¡¯t anymore. Zhen Yuanbai covered Shi Bufan¡¯s mouth and asked, ¡°Is there something wrong with you?¡±


    ¡°Mhm, I¡¯m sick. I lost my heart.¡± Shi Bufan kissed the palm of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hand in the meanwhile and thetter immediately withdrew his hand. He heard Shi Bufan ask, ¡°Do you know where my heart is?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Zhen Yuanbai stopped feeling down and wronged after Shi Bufan coaxed him. He ced his hands behind his back and asked, ¡°Quickly hand my clothes over.¡±


    ¡°What will you do if I don¡¯t? You¡¯ll bite me?¡±


    As he said this, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly patted Shi Bufan¡¯s shoulder and said in a fierce voice, ¡°I¡¯ll hit you.¡±


    ¡°You learn quickly.¡± Shi Bufanughed as if encouraging him to do the right thing. He turned around and brought Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s clothes back, but he was still persistent. ¡°I really think you can wear this.¡±


    He opened his drawer and had Zhen Yuanbai look at the alligator onesie. ¡°This looks cute.¡±


    ¡°You look better in this!¡± Zhen Yuanbai grabbed his clothes and rushed out.


    Shi Bufan watched him enter the bathroom and reached over to touch the animal skin. He didn¡¯t buy this especially for Zhen Yuanbai. In reality, when he came back home after losing his memory, he saw a draw full of these clothes already. At that time, he was thinking that he was quite childish, but he never wore the clothes once. Until Zhen Yuanbai came, he thought that the clothes were quite suitable for him. After that, he noticed that it wasn¡¯t just fitting for Zhen Yuanbai, but practically made for him.


    But Zhen Yuanbai felt like Shi Bufan was humiliating him. Shi Bufan pondered over this and decided to be childish, a way to coax his little ssmate in a way. When Zhen Yuanbai came out of the shower, Shi Bufan brought the pink rabbit onesie into the bathroom.


    Half an hourte, the magnificent Brother Shi wore the pink rabbit onesie, staring expressionlessly at the mirror, questioning his life.


    Why did this feel so loose on him? He didn¡¯t realize it before because he hadn¡¯t worn it on him before. But after wearing it, it scared him.


    It wasn¡¯t his size.


    He looked down and tugged on the trousers, having no choice but to pull it up. When he exposed everything beneath his knee, he then felt a bit morefortable.


    He knitted his eyebrows, feeling confused.


    He had bought the clothes before he lost his memory, but it wasn¡¯t his size. Could it be that he had been wearing this throughout middle school and never threw it out? That seemed to be the only exnation.


    Click.


    I can¡¯t believe I had such a stupid childhood.


    He stopped feeling conflicted and opened the door, walking out in his pink rabbit onesie, wearing his slender legs. Shi Bufan walked as if he didn¡¯t care for anything, walking to Zhen Yuanbai. He raised his chin and asked, ¡°How is it? Does it look good?¡±


    <strong>T/N: </strong>How much y¡¯all wanna bet that SBF bought this for ZYB? Hahah. Cutie~

 Chapter 31

    <h4>Chapter 31</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused for half a second before his face slowly turned red and his eyes brightened. Although he pursed his lips, his expression had already exposed his feelings.


    ¡°If you want tough, thenugh. What is that expression?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai finally burst intoughter. He clutched his stomach and rolled on the bed, making shi Bufan curl his lips. He climbed on the bed and held Zhen Yuanbai in his arms, but thetter was stillughing hard. He pushed Shi Bufan and said, ¡°Rabbits don¡¯t have slender legs like you.¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°Have you heard of the pr rabbits? The ones with huge bodies and extremely slender legs.¡±


    It felt like someone had turned on theughing button on Zhen Yuanbai. Tears fell down his face fromughter as he stayed in Shi Bufan¡¯s arms. His face rubbed against Shi Bufan¡¯s fluffy onesie. Because he ran out of energy, his voice was extremely soft, making Shi Bufan feel numb. ¡°You, haha....Why did you wear the pink one?¡±


    ¡°So I can make you happy. Why else?¡±


    It felt like someone turned off Zhen Yuanbai¡¯sughing button and he looked up at Shi Bufan while thetter¡¯s eyes smiled. Zhen Yuanbai seemed to be sucked into this moment, frozen. It felt like Shi Bufan was scared of scaring him, so he carefully moved closer.


    His breath was on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s and thetter finally rolled over all of a sudden,ing to the realization of what was about to happen. He even rolled off with the nkets.


    ¡°...¡±


    Choosing between kissing Zhen Yuanbai and sleeping, Shi Bufan decided toy down, using his arms as a cushion. His exposed legs made him look like he was wearing knickers. The clothes were supposed to be loose but because it wasn¡¯t Shi Bufan¡¯s size, it was quite tight on him. The pinkish red rabbit on the youth¡¯s slender body made him look a little funny, despite how handsome he was.


    Rabbit Shi turned around and poked the little turtle¡¯s head. ¡°Share the nket.¡±


    The little turtle kicked him and loosened his grip. Rabbit Shi tugged the nkets firmly and pulled the nket over. The little turtled was exposed immediately and he turned around to fight for the nket. The curly hair became messy and it stuck to his face, making Shi Bufan want to kiss him. Thetter suddenly loosened his grip and Zhen Yuanbai grabbed it back.


    Zhen Yuanbai rolled himself and half of the nket away, saying, ¡°Can¡¯t you just take out another nket?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just sleeping here for the night. Do I really need to?¡± Shi Bufan found his voice and moved closer saying, ¡°Just deal with this for the night.¡±


    At this time, they heard knocking outside the door and then Mother Shi¡¯s voice rang. ¡°Will it be a bit too tight for the two of you guys to sleep on the same bed? I ordered people to clean out the room next door, so Yuanyuan can sleep there.¡±


    Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows while Zhen Yuanbai happily got up, tossing the nket at Shi Bufan. He opened the door in a delightful manner.


    Shi Bufan hugged the nket while making eye contact with his mother. Ling Xuan subconsciouslyughed, seeing her son¡¯s cold and unsatisfied expression.


    She withdrew her gaze and looked at Zhen Yuanbai. Thetter was just thanking her and she wondered how it was possible to raise such an obedient son. She tossed her own son to the back of her mind and brought Zhen Yuanbai to the guest room.


    The guest room was in and Zhen Yuanbai politely saw Mother Shi off before immediately pouncing on the bed and rolling. What aplice? Mother Shi is an angel!


    The next morning, the two of them squeezed into the same bathroom. The mirror reflected two young and tender faces brushing their teeth. Shi Bufan was quickly done and wiped his mouth after rinsing, asking, ¡°How did you sleepst night?¡±


    ¡°Very good.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said this and then emphasized, ¡°I love sleeping by myself.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai washed his face and said, ¡°I¡¯m not running.¡±


    ¡°If someone hits you next time, you can run quicker.¡±


    After Zhen Yuanbai washed his face, he stared at Shi Bufan unhappily. ¡°Who would hit me?¡±


    ¡°How would I know?¡± Shi Bufan pushed him to the side and washed his face. ¡°If you can run quicker, you can run over and call for my help. If you can¡¯t run quickly, you will get a beating before you can evene for me. Think about this.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and went out to change his clothes, beforeing back. ¡°I don¡¯t want to get sweaty. Can we just walk?¡±


    Shi Bufan snorted and wiped his face clean before moving closer to Zhen Yuanbai. He kissed him while Zhen Yuanbai dodged it, catching him back. ¡°How about we make a deal?¡±


    ¡°What, what deal?¡±


    ¡°When I can¡¯t resist my feelings for you like 100 times, can you allow your feelings to be unrestrained for once?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face turned red and had no choice but to say, ¡°Hm...ok¡± because he was captured by Shi Bufan and unable to escape.


    Shi Bufan hugged him and said, ¡°Your turn.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°In less than a minute from before, I couldn¡¯t help but fall in love with you 100 times.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Shi Bufan looked to the side and said, ¡°Give me a reaction.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai made eye contact with him for 3 seconds and suddenly fisted his hands, softly pushing his face to the side. He said timidly, ¡°I couldn¡¯t help but want to...hit you.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Fine. At least he couldn¡¯t help but feel a certain way towards himself. Shi Bufan snorted and suddenly looked fierce, shaking his head and biting Zhen Yuanbai.


    The garden in the Shi family was beautiful. Zhen Yuanbai ced his hands behind his back, following Shi Bufan like an old man. Meanwhile, thetterzily asked, ¡°Oh right, how is your adrenaline for running?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but think of something.


    He disliked attending P.E. ss, because he would be in a crowd of people and exposing how inflexible he was. Regarding sports, he had no talent or the right to flex. Even more, because he was shy, he was scared of any activities or sweating besides learning. Whenever it was P.E., the teacher didn¡¯t force him to do anything much. At most, he had to run around and this made Zhen Yuanbai happy.


    It was the first P.E. ss since Shi Bufan had transferred into the elite ss and the second time Shi Bufan caused trouble for him after the love letter incident.


    When the teacher was announcing a sprintpetition, Shi Bufan nced at Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°I want to race against him.¡±


    Everyone knew that Zhen Yuanbai performed ordinary in P.E. So when Zhen Yuanbai was suddenly picked on, his face turned bright red and became extremely nervous. The teacher believed that Shi Bufan was bullying Zhen Yuanbai as well, knitting his eyebrows and scolding, ¡°Not Zhen Yuanbai. You can pair up with someone else.¡±


    ¡°I only want him.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I want to test Shengyi High School¡¯s elite student¡¯s level.¡±


    The teacher couldn¡¯t win him, so they turned around to look at Zhen Yuanbai. They said in a gentle tone, ¡°Do you want to race with him? If not, you can reject him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know how to reject someone. Under Shi Bufan¡¯s fierce gaze, he nodded.


    He was thinking that since Shi Bufan wanted to show off, he¡¯d let him. Once Shi Bufan bes at ease, he probably won¡¯t cause trouble for him anymore.


    The two stood on the starting line and when they passed each other, Shi Bufan said, ¡°If you can¡¯t beat me, wait for me after school.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt goosebumps rising. Before they started to race, he already imagined the scene of the other party bringing people to block his way off.


    If he can¡¯t win, he will get a beating.


    This knowledge made Zhen Yuanbai feel his survival instincts kicking in.


    Shi Bufan acted like he was going to win for sure. His fingers touched the ground and he nced at Zhen Yuanbai from the corner of his eyes while thetter pursed his lips. His body was rigid and his clean face was reflected under the light.


    The gym teacher said, ¡°On your mark...¡± People surrounding them immediately cheered for Zhen Yuanbai and someone even yelled ¡°Shi Bufan, let Zhen Yuanbai win!¡±


    Shi Bufan made noment.


    The gym teacher ced the whistle in their mouth and the two people on the line both got ready.


    ¡°!¡± The sound of the whistle rang and Shi Bufan suddenly jumped up. Before he could run, the person next to him ran off like a rocket.


    There seemed to be a spring attached to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s legs and Shi Bufan stood stunned at his original spot. All his words seemed to be trapped in his throat. He watched as Zhen Yuanbai rushed 100 meters out and even the gym teacher forgot to press on the stopwatch.


    Until Zhen Yuanbai stood to the other side and looked over, the gym teacher pressed the stopwatch. By then, it was already 10.37 seconds when he realized, making him holler, ¡°Damn!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked back at them and then looked down. At least 2 seconds. That meant that Zhen Yuanbai might¡¯ve surpassed the world records.


    The whole field was quiet and the gym teacher came over to call for him, ¡°Come here, run again.¡±


    Once Zhen Yuanbai confirmed that Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t chased after him, he sat down and panted, feeling dizzy. After that, the teacher ran again and it only took 16 seconds. It made him sigh and say to others, ¡°The world record!! It was beaten right in front of my eyes! He must¡¯ve broken the record!¡±


    But Zhen Yuan just felt lucky. He didn¡¯t care about his score since he felt extremely blessed that he wouldn¡¯t need to wait for Shi Bufan¡¯s beating after school.


    But, only he remembered this.


    ¡°It¡¯s ok.¡± Zhen Yuanbai breathed in the fresh air and casually answered.


    The time went back to the gym ss and Zhen Yuanbai wasying on the field, feeling dizzy. He was confused and people chatted about as they ran past him. He didn¡¯t know anything that was happening out of his line of vision.


    Like when Ming Mai ran over to ask Shi Bufan, extremely shocked, ¡°Was that fake? Was he flying before?¡±


    Qiu Jing also yelled, ¡°He actually won against you!!¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face darkened, but chuckled strangely before turning around to leave. While passing by the garbage bin, he threw something in.


    When Qiu Jing and Ming Mai followed Shi Bufan, Ye Lian grabbed the item that Shi Bufan threw in the garbage out. Ye Lian soothed the crumbled paper and it revealed XX Theater.


    Time of show: 7:40pm.


    The youth¡¯s gaze became shocked and he slowly smiled, ripping the paper to pieces and throwing it back into the garbage.


    He turned around to look at the other youth who was lying on the field, smiling.


    While they were still young, they kept a lot of secrets from one another or hid it silently; rarely anyone knew. He turned around and followed Shi Bufan¡¯s footsteps, calling out, ¡°Brother Shi, why don¡¯t we watch a movie tonight?¡±


    ¡°Watch what?¡¯


    5 minutes before ss was over, Zhen Yuanbai raised his hand to say that he had a stomach ache. He ced his backpack over his shoulder and slipped out of school.


    Up until Zhen Yuanbai left the school, he could still feel a fierce and intense gaze burning, like a shadow following him.


    On the same autumn day, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly bumped Shi Bufan with his shoulder, making thetter raise his eyebrows. ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Zhen Yuanbai moved back and Shi Bufan continued to walk in front. Zhen Yuanbai suddenly bumped him again, then smiled while Shi Bufan was confused.


    Shi Bufan looked at him and said, ¡°See the tree in front? Let¡¯s see who gets there first.¡±


    ¡°What happens?¡±


    Shi Bufan thought about it for a while before something flickered in his mind. He slowly said, ¡°If you can¡¯t beat me, you have to watch a movie with me?¡±


    T/N: Anyone getting the feels that SBF might be remembering snippets of his memory?

 Chapter 32

    <h4>Chapter 32</h4>


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    ¡°What¡¯s interesting about the movies?¡± Zhen Yuanbai refused right away, eximing how this bet didn¡¯t attract him. Shi Bufan asked, ¡°Then what do you want to do? If you can¡¯t beat me, you can get a free beating from me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was very unhappy. ¡°Can you stop thinking about beating people up?¡±


    Shi Bufan nodded obediently and said, ¡°Then if you beat me, you can kiss me. If I beat you, I can give you a kiss.¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    This was the second time Shi Bufan got refused and he was a bit impatient. Zhen Yuanbai quickly said, ¡°If you beat me, you do 10 test papers. If I beat you, I¡¯ll do 10 test papers.¡±


    Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°Let¡¯spromise. If I beat you, you kiss me. If you beat me, you do 10 test papers.¡±


    ¡°You do 10 test papers.¡±


    ¡°Ok, I¡¯ll do it.¡±


    Normally, Zhen Yuanbai would not be his match. After all, Shi Bufan could break the world records for Zhen Yuanbai. Thetter was just about to run when Shi Bufan whooshed. A minuteter, Shi Bufan stood by the tree they decided on, waving his arms, saying, ¡°Quickly, Snail Zhen!¡±


    Snail Zhen ran out of breath halfway and slowly walked over, immediately pressed into Shi Bufan¡¯s arms. Thetter intimately ced his face next to Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°Now, let¡¯s have our dear little sir fulfill his promise.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had a red face and scolded, ¡°Can¡¯t you act like a student?¡±


    ¡°If you kiss me, I¡¯ll do 10 test papers. How does that sound?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai paused and said, ¡°Then you need to get into the top 100 for the next monthly exam.¡±


    ¡°Ok, I¡¯ll listen to you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and raised his chin, rapidly kissing Shi Bufan¡¯s face. ¡°Ok, we¡¯re done with the morning jogging. Let¡¯s go back to studying.¡±


    Shi Bufan touched his face, a bit displeased. Zhen Yuanbai turned his face around and said sternly, ¡°If you can¡¯t get into the top 200 grade ranks for this semester¡¯s final exam, I¡¯ll stop dating you.¡±


    After much consideration, Zhen Yuanbai believed that he needed to end this fake dating the sooner the better. Otherwise, ording to this development, everyone will end up knowing. Who knows how Zhen Youxiu regarded them right now. Then, there¡¯s Mother Shi... It seems like she knows nothing


    Shi Bufan followed and said, ¡°What do you mean by you¡¯re not going to date me anymore?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said sternly, ¡°I¡¯m going to break up with you.¡±


    Shi Bufan was confused and asked, ¡°Why do you keep on mentioning about breaking up?¡±


    ¡°Because you weren¡¯t listening.¡±


    ¡°You still want to control me, hm?¡±


    The little ssmate wants his face. Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help but smile, saying, ¡°Ok, I promise that I will make it into the top 200 for the final exam and not disappoint Teacher Zhen¡¯s expectations.¡±


    Actually, even if Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t say that, Shi Bufan also knew. Since the little ssmate was already invited into his house, it¡¯s one thing for his grades to improve, but his grades can¡¯t fall. Even if he hadn¡¯t talked to the Zhen parents, from Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s reaction, he could tell that if he wanted to date Zhen Yuanbai under his parents¡¯ support, he must improve his grades.


    When they head back home, food was already prepared. Mother Shi immediatelydled rice for them and Zhen Yuanbai even thanked her. However, Shi Bufan just started to y on his phone, clearly not cing his parents in his eyes.


    Zhen Yuanbai drank the porridge a bit sorrowfully and felt the atmosphere bing awkward again.


    While eating, Shi Xian gently asked Zhen Yuanbai some questions regarding his family like where his parents were working and whether it was tiring. When he heard that Zhen Yuanbai had a brother, Shi Xian asked about his grades and such. Zhen Yuanbai answered each question. Though, Shi Bufan suddenly snorted and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that you were investigating the residence. The money that you earned probably had to do with corruption, right?¡±


    Shi Xian¡¯s face turned green, but Ling Xuan stopped him from doing anything,ughing and saying, ¡°The child¡¯s just joking with you. Don¡¯t be angry.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt extremely ill at ease being with the family of 3. In order to prevent the atmosphere from bing more awkward, his hand slid down and gently tugged the hem of Shi Bufan¡¯s shirt. Thetter calmed down and reached over to pass a golden deep-fried breadstick over to Zhen Yuanbai.


    Shi Xian knitted his eyebrows, but Ling Xuan¡¯s eyes brightened.


    After breakfast, Zhen Yuanbai responsibly took out his book and started to tutor Shi Bufan. Thetter was also ambitious, burying his head to work on sophomore test papers, not thinking about dating him.


    During this time, Mother Shi personally carried a tray of fruits up for them. Although Zhen Yuanbai focused on studying, whenever there was food by his side, he couldn¡¯t control his hands at all. He always wanted to shove the food in his mouth. When he snapped out of his trance, the tray was almost empty. Shi Bufan was just staring at him as he said, ¡°You like it that much that you won¡¯t even leave me a few pieces of fruit?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai withdrew his hand and Shi Bufan shoved thest piece of cantaloupe into his mouth, ordering, ¡°Say something good.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Call me hubby and I¡¯ll go down to cut you some more fruits.¡±


    How stupid was he topliment Shi Bufan for being ambitious in learning? Zhen Yuanbai reached over and grabbed the empty tray, retorting, ¡°I have hands!¡±


    He walked downstairs and Ling Xuan immediately asked, ¡°Do you want some more? I¡¯ll cut more.¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± Zhen Yuanbai added, ¡°I identally finished it all and Shi Bufan didn¡¯t eat any.¡±


    Ling Xuanughed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll go make some more. You want some grapes and blueberries as well?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and walked in, following her. He nned on carrying the tray upstairs after she was done. Ling Xuan washed the fruits and gently asked, ¡°Fanfan doesn¡¯t have a good rtionship with us. Did we scare you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Actually, he nned on noting next week since the atmosphere in the Shi Family was too strange and he felt like he didn¡¯t belong.


    Ling Xuan smiled and asked, ¡°When are youing next week?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was stunned for 2 seconds before he replied, ¡°I already agreed...Of course, I¡¯ming.¡±


    After that, he looked down, a bit hesitant. Could Mother Shi tell what he was thinking? Could she read minds?


    ¡°I can tell that Fanfan likes you a lot. He normally doesn¡¯t listen to anyone.¡±


    The tip of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears turned red and he said, ¡°No. He, he treats me like his benefactor...¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you guys good friends now?¡± Ling Xuan slightly smiled and passed the fruit tray over, saying, ¡°Can I ask you for a favor?¡±


    ¡°Sure, tell me.¡±


    ¡°Can you talk kindly about this uncle and aunt in front of Fanfan? You don¡¯t need to make it too obvious, but you can just casually mention it whenever.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked at her, questioning it, but nodded in the end.


    Ling Xuan was unable to keep the smile on as Zhen Yuanbai was more obedient than she expected. ¡°Aren¡¯t you curious why?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked over and his sparkling eyes perfectly illustrated how curious he was. ¡°Are you going to tell me?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not like I can¡¯t tell you.¡± Ling Xuan sighed and said, ¡°But please don¡¯t tell Fanfan. Compared to before he lost his memory, he...¡±


    She suddenly paused and Zhen Yuanbai turned around, seeing Shi Bufan walk downstairs. He raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°It takes you guys a long time to even wash the fruits. I don¡¯t know how to do a question. Come here.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked over and Shi Bufan reached over to pinch the fruits in the tray, ncing at Ling Xuan. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t you know that my benefactor charges a fee by the minute for talking to him?¡±


    Ling Xuan smiled gently and said, ¡°Ok, I got it.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked back and walked upstairs with Zhen Yuanbai. He reached over and sniffed him, squinted his eyes and said, ¡°You have her perfume smell on you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t want to talk to him. He was only a step away before his curiosity would be fulfilled. Now, he got nothing out of the conversation. Shi Bufan was really annoying, but thetter didn¡¯t find Zhen Yuanbai to be annoying. After they got upstairs, Shi Bufan came over and kissed him, asking, ¡°What did she say to you?¡±


    ¡°She said you¡¯re a stupid boy and she wants me to be more patient. She wants me to hold in my urges of beating you up.¡±


    ¡°Humph.¡± Shi Bufan replied weirdly and said, ¡°Precious, you¡¯re quite spoiled. You even want to beat your boyfriend up now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyelids twitched when he heard Shi Bufan calling him ¡°precious,¡± and ignored him now.


    Shi Bufan revealed a satisfied smile and sat next to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s side, twirling the pen in his hand, saying, ¡°Do you know when your boyfriend¡¯s birthday is?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to know.¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t know, I¡¯m going to kiss you. I¡¯m going to kiss you until you cry.¡±


    He reached over and Zhen Yuanbai immediately moved back. Zhen Yuanbai pushed Shi Bufan back and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t tell me, how am I supposed to know?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s in a few days.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°December 12th. I almost forgot.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you lose your memory? You still remember your birthday.¡±


    ¡°I still have my ID.¡± Shi Bufan said, taking out his ID while he was at it and he said, ¡°Do you think my ID photo looks handsome?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him and believed that Shi Bufan must¡¯ve taken the picture when he was 14-15. Shi Bufan was young and delicate back then, his hair smooth. He was clearly an obedient child back then,


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately nced back and forth between Shi Bufan and the ID photo, saying, ¡°You¡¯ve clearly grown the wrong way.¡±


    Before he finished his words, he tugged the chair far away and it was a good thing that Shi Bufan didn¡¯t bother with him. Otherwise, Zhen Yuanbai would¡¯ve cried again.


    Shi Bufan allowed them to be far away, asking, ¡°How about you? Show me your ID.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want you to see.¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t let me see, I¡¯m going toe over.¡±


    If the two sat together, Shi Bufan was going to get touchy with Zhen Yuanbai again. Therefore, thetter unwillingly took out his ID and pushed it towards Shi Bufan; he ced the two IDs together, thinking that they were quite a good match. Then, he saw Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s birthday and said, ¡°November 1st...Whoa. The whole world¡¯s going to celebrate your birthday.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m older than you.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s gazended on his birth year. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t control his prideful smile, saying, ¡°2 months. You need to call me elder brother.¡±


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help butugh, nodding. He said in a proper manner, ¡°You¡¯re right. Then... Elder brother?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took a deep breath and felt the world blooming with flowers and the smell of happiness was everywhere. He politely curled his lips up while Shi Bufan said, ¡°Can you exin the question to me now? Come over. I can¡¯t hear.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai who obtained his respect tugged his chair back and the slight curly bangs on his forehead swayed. He brought out the elder brother¡¯s imposing manner and said, ¡°Ok. Tell me which question...¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s handsome face immediately moved closer to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s.


    Zhen Yuanbai grabbed the back of the chair and ced a hand underneath the chair. He exerted force at the same time and directly turned Zhen Yuanbai around to face himself. The wooden chair let out a soft bang and Zhen Yuanbai was trapped firmly on the chair.


    The room was silent.


    Then, they suddenly heard Mother Shi¡¯s voice outside, saying, ¡°Your brother is doing homework with Fanfan in the room. You should notify this aunt and I can send a driver over to pick you up.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu indifferently said, ¡°Very sorry, I¡¯m already here. But, you can send a driver over to send us backter, thanks.¡±

 Chapter 33

    <h4>Chapter 33</h4>


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    This was the first time Ling Xuan had met a child who made her speechless at the first encounter. Although it seemed like he was very polite and understanding, in other people¡¯s ears, it felt like he was saying: what¡¯s the point of saying that when I¡¯m here already? I know you wanted to pick me up, so I¡¯ll give you a chance to drive me back hometer. Thank me.


    Ling Xuan maintained a slight smile and knocked on Shi Bufan¡¯s room.


    Zhen Yuanbai harshly kicked Shi Bufan in order to struggle, finally jumping up. He would¡¯ve never thought that Zhen Youxiu woulde over and he instinctively dodged to the side.


    Shi Bufan rubbed his lower leg which was kicked and licked his lips as if it wasn¡¯t enough. He stood up and opened the door, looking down to see Zhen Youxiu who was only up to his chest. He became angry right then and said, ¡°Why did youe over?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai would definitely tear up after being kissed for more than 10 seconds. He didn¡¯t even get time to admire his beauty when Zhen Youxiu had destroyed it.


    ¡°There¡¯s a question that I need help on.¡± Zhen Youxiu pushed Shi Bufan to the side and walked in, cing his gaze on the door. He walked over and pped the door, saying, ¡°Brother, are you in there?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here.¡± Zhen Yuanbai immediately responded and said, ¡°I¡¯m using the bathroom now.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu turned around and nced at their seats, pulling the seat that Zhen Yuanbai was just in over and sitting on it. He quietly took out his prep book from his backpack.


    Shi Bufan walked over and sat down on his chair, smiling and said, ¡°You¡¯re just as impolite as you were before.¡±


    ¡°Same to you.¡± Zhen Youxiu flipped open his prep book while Shi Bufan supported his chin up with his hands, saying, ¡°You¡¯re treating my home like yours now, hm?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you treat my brother like your own brother?¡± Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t even look at him. After flipping open the prep book, he took out his notebook and started to work on the problem. Shi Bufan pushed the tray of fruits over and said, ¡°There¡¯s still a lot of wine choctes. Do you want some?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu finally nced at him and said, ¡°Are you a retard?¡±


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    ¡°Do you think that you can make someone drunk from eating wine chocte? You should¡¯ve thought about that before.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan knocked on the table and he started to appear rude and fierce. When Zhen Youxiu was about to retort, Zhen Yuanbai finally walked out from inside and said, ¡°Youxiu, how did youe over?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s eyes immediatelynded on his face and said, ¡°I obviously took the taxi over. Why? You think I walked over?¡±


    The moment he started talking, he couldn¡¯t close his mouth. Zhen Yuanbai stopped talking and sat by his brother¡¯s side, softly saying, ¡°Actually, you can just send me a picture of it. I can exin it to you over the inte.¡±


    ¡°Heh.¡± Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°Then why don¡¯t you just teach him his homework over the inte?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    He thought it was funny. Zhen Youxiu was like this as a child. Normally, he didn¡¯t seem like he cared, but the moment he noticed that Zhen Yuanbai was intimate with someone else other than him, Zhen Youxiu would be very annoyed, like a dog who would bite someone if angered. Zhen Yuanbai detected Zhen Youxiu¡¯s thoughts and didn¡¯t think he was as annoying anymore. He said in a good attitude, ¡°Ok, which question don¡¯t you understand? I¡¯ll exin.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t get any.¡± Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°Exin all the questions to me.¡±


    Shi Bufan stabbed an apple and took a bite, ncing coldly at Zhen Youxiu and saying, ¡°Aren¡¯t you within the top 10 of your grade? Did you cheat?¡±


    Besides when facing his brother, Zhen Youxiu would talk in a very calm tone, ¡°Don¡¯t you, someone who is beyond the top 500 ranks, feel shameful when you¡¯re in front of me and my brother?¡±


    After a short pause, they heard a snap.


    Shi Bufan bit an apple and expressionlessly chewed on it as if he was doing that to Zhen Youxiu¡¯s skin.


    Stupid child isn¡¯t afraid of death. Before Shi Bufan did anything, Zhen Yuanbai reached over and patted his brother¡¯s head. He reprimanded, ¡°Stop talking!¡±


    Zhen Youxiu stopped talking, but nced at Shi Bufan in provocation. Shi Bufan twirled his pencil and suddenly realized something, smiling and saying, ¡°There is a lot of junk food here. Youxiu, do you want some?¡±


    This stupid kid was seeking a beating.


    If Shi Bufan really beat him today, Zhen Yuanbai would say bye to him. Even if Zhen Youxiu was at fault.


    Zhen Youxiu shifted his gaze and said, ¡°Fake.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know the two had tricks up their sleeves, but he was afraid that Shi Bufan might beat Zhen Youxiu up. Therefore, he pped his brother¡¯s head again and said, ¡°Do your homework and stop talking.¡±


    But, his stupid brother didn¡¯t understand his elder brother¡¯s worry at all. While dominating Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s time, Shi Bufan would provoke him from time to time. A few times, Zhen Yuanbai had thought that Shi Bufan might beat Zhen Youxiu up. In the end, not only did he not beat him up, but he also even gave Zhen Youxiu some snacks after being triggered by his words. It felt as if he really treated Zhen Youxiu like his younger brother.


    After a few times, Zhen Yuanbai pped his younger brother¡¯s head and became more and more rude. ¡°Quickly shut up! Why are you so annoying?¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t buy that. Zhen Youxiu ended up just keeping quiet and he fiercely said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°You¡¯re a pig!¡±


    What he got in exchange was his elder brother¡¯s p again.


    Shi Bufan curled his lips up and felt extremely happy.


    With Zhen Youxiu here, there was nothing Shi Bufan could do either. While being ¡°bullied¡± by Zhen Youxiu, he continued to work hard. When he finally sent his stupid brother away, Zhen Yuanbai also followed along.


    Shi Bufan immediately sent Zhen Yuanbai a message, saying, ¡°Is your younger brothering next week again?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai replied: probably not.


    Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t true with his words. He replied: he¡¯s pretty cute. You can have hime over frequently.


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at the words, feeling a bit sorry. He tossed and rolled around for a while before he was able to sleep. Once he closed his eyes, he would see Shi Bufan¡¯s gentle and patient gaze, feeling like he was a better and better person. On the other hand, Zhen Youxiu was a bit excessive.


    In the end, in the second morning, the first thing that Zhen Youxiu said to him was, ¡°Do you think that I¡¯m very annoying?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai rarely said harsh words to anyone, not to mention his biological little brother. He said in a gentle voice, ¡°No, don¡¯t think about random things.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu obviously wouldn¡¯t do that and he said, ¡°Are you going again next week?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going since I already promised Mother Shi.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu pushed the car and his face turned cold, saying, ¡°Stupid.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him and asked, ¡°What are you saying?¡±


    ¡°What should I do? My elder brother is going to help tutor someone else now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t allow him to act stupid, saying, ¡°No, you scolded me.¡±


    ¡°You think I would scold you without a reason?¡±


    ¡°So, you admit to scolding me?¡±


    ¡°Why would I just scold you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously reflected on himself after he got retorted. Zhen Youxiu scolded Zhen Yuanbai as stupid because he promised Mother Shi to go again next week and also because he believed Shi Bufan didn¡¯t have good intentions. It¡¯s because...he was actually stupid?


    He knitted his eyebrows and murmured, ¡°Stupid child.¡±


    Once the stupid kid brought him to school and said goodbye, Zhen Yuanbai went to buy breakfast. ¡°Give me two orders. Mhm and pumpkin porridge.¡±


    After he paid for the food, he suddenly heard noises behind him, saying, ¡°Lil elder brother, you¡¯re here. You¡¯re making it quite easy for me to find you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately turned his head and said, ¡°You. Why are you randomly calling me that?¡±


    ¡°Did you buy the porridge for me?¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± Zhen Yuanbai obediently delivered it to him and Shi Bufanughed, saying, ¡°Didn¡¯t you want me to call you that? Why did you go back on your words now?¡±


    Although he did say that... Zhen Yuanbai replied, ¡°Can¡¯t you just call me elder brother? Don¡¯t add in extra words.¡±


    ¡°How was I doing that? Isn¡¯t it a trend to call people lil elder brother?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s different.¡±


    ¡°Howe?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai met Shi Bufan¡¯s pitch-ck eyes and his lips moved, face turning red. ¡°It¡¯s just...it¡¯s just different when you¡¯re calling me that.¡±


    He quickly walked ahead.


    Shi Bufan persistently chased after him, saying, ¡°Different how? You didn¡¯t even tell me yet.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was angry and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t I call you lil elder brother? How does that sound? Sounds good?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s heart tinkled and at that moment, everyone by their surroundings seemed to have vanished. He could only see the bright red face in front of him. When the voices returned, he found his voice and said, ¡°Sounds good. It sounds so good.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Shi Bufan moved closer and said, ¡°Good brother, please call me that a few more times. The more extra you are, the better I like it.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    The pencil case in the backpack made a ng and Zhen Yuanbai ran off in fright.


    Shi Bufan, this stupid brother. Why was he talking like that?


    The beautiful Sunday was destroyed by a lightbulb and Shi Bufan could tell that it would be very difficult to get rid of Zhen Youxiu next Sunday as well. However, during the weekdays, Zhen Yuanbai was so busy with sses that 10 minutes in between sses wouldn¡¯t be enough. Shi Bufan felt like they had less and less time with each other.


    He asked Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Are you going to board at school?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai replied and said, ¡°My house is near the school.¡±


    ¡°Board at the school next semester. The studies are going to get more and more heavy.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously knew what he was thinking and he raised his head, saying, ¡°We¡¯re about to take the college entrance exam, so don¡¯t let your imagination run wild. What Youxiu said isn¡¯tpletely wrong.¡±


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help but think of what Zhen Youxiu had said and he touched his nose, saying, ¡°Then, I¡¯ll study. What do you n on giving me as a present?¡±


    ¡°Your birthday isn¡¯t until a week more or so.¡±


    ¡°What do you n on buying me?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to buy you a nylon rope.¡±


    Shi Bufan snorted and he reached over to poke Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s white and delicate cheeks. ¡°Don¡¯t learn from Youxiu. You¡¯re already getting badly influenced by him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him and this made Shi Bufan confused.


    He lowered his head and bit his lips. Damn. It felt like whatever Shi Bufan was saying right now, he could get a different meaning out of it.


    He rapidlypleted the process of solving the problem and then passed the notebook to Shi Bufan, turning around to face the ckboard.


    It wasn¡¯t ss time yet, so Shi Bufan threw a note over. Zhen Yuanbai reached over and grabbed it, seeing him persistently asking the same question. ¡°Just what type of a gift are you nning to get me?¡±


    Annoying.


    Zhen Yuanbai wrote that and tossed it back.


    Although he said that, Zhen Yuanbai paid attention to this. It was rare that he ended up using his phone to scroll through Taobao, searching for a present for Shi Bufan. He even specially asked for Shi Bufan¡¯s opinion while thetter crazily hinted. ¡°I hope it can be precious or valuable. Be more attentive and I want an unique gift. Better, I hope it can express how much you like me.¡±


    Shi Bufan felt like his description was very detailed to the point where he might as well make it explicit: just give yourself to me and that¡¯ll be perfect.


    But Zhen Yuanbai sunk into deep thought.


    It was really difficult to talk to Shi Bufan. He couldn¡¯t afford anything expensive, but Shi Bufan might say he wasn¡¯t being attentive if he casually just bought something. It was even more difficult to make it unique. What is unique in this world?... and he had to make sure the gift expressed how much he liked him.


    So greedy.


    He pulled the windows open to see the autumn-like and blue sky. The clouds were evenly distributed over the sky and far away, there was a yellow star under a red background that became visible.


    That¡¯s right. Containing unlimited expectation, the five-starred red g was invaluable and unique.

 Chapter 34

    <h4>Chapter 34</h4>


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    Zhen Yuanbai had been busytely, so he stopped talking to Shi Bufan. He said confidently, ¡°I¡¯m preparing your birthday present.¡±


    He wouldn¡¯t kiss or hug him. He¡¯s been badly spoiled.


    However, one would eventually be tired of learning. Shi Bufan brought the skateboard back to school and thenzily stepped on it downstairs. Whenever he passed by, he acted handsomely and made the girls¡¯ hearts pound rapidly, wishing to confess right then.


    Although he was notorious for his misdeeds, he was handsome. Since the school tyrant seemed to be bing a better student, there had been students who were waiting to watch a show, but there were others who were silently waiting for a miracle.


    ¡°Is your lil brother not talking to you?¡± Ye Lian sat on the sports field and ced his hands behind him, slightly sighing. He just came back from the stadium. Qiu Jing and Ming Mai were still ying ball while Shi Bufan skated across them, uninterested. ¡°He¡¯s been busytely, saying that he¡¯s going to prepare a birthday present for me.¡±


    ¡°Well, look at you bragging now.¡± Ye Lian rolled his eyes and grabbed a water bottle, opening it and taking a gulp. Shi Bufan curled the corner of his lips up and skated up and down, saying, ¡°So bored. Was I that bored as well before I lost my memory?¡±


    ¡°Of course you weren¡¯t bored in the past. Either you skipped sses, or you yed ball, or you went to an inte cafe or even caused trouble. From time to time, you would participate in a race carpetition or go to the billiards to provoke people and get into fights...¡± Ye Lian suddenly felt an itch and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t we go to the billiards now?¡±


    ¡°I promised him that I wouldn¡¯t skip sses.¡± Shi Bufan shoved his hands into his pockets and continued to sway back and forth. Ye Lian felt dizzy and he said, ¡°You had fallen from your skateboard and hurt your head just like that. Howe you¡¯re not scared of this happening again? You dared to skate downstairs again?¡±


    Shi Bufan finally stopped and asked, ¡°Where did I fall?¡±


    ¡°The slope by the north door, within the forest.¡± Shi Bufan tilted his head and recalled, feeling something sh by in his mind. ¡°I didn¡¯t even fall when I was just skating downstairs, so how did I fall over there?¡±


    ¡°If you y with fire, you¡¯ll eventually get burned. So what if you fell? You¡¯re pretty good right now. In the past, you used to be very upset as if someone had owed you money.¡± It was unknown what Ye Lian had thought of, but he chuckled a bit and emphasized, ¡°It¡¯s pretty good now. It¡¯s really good.¡±


    Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and suddenly stepped on the corner of the skateboard, catching it as it bounced. ¡°That¡¯s not right. Let¡¯s go there and take a look.¡±


    Ye Lian didn¡¯t want to go. ¡°So tired. When my brother heard that you started to be a better student, he would confiscate my phone and cut off my inte when it¡¯s time. I haven¡¯t yed any games in a while.¡±


    Shi Bufan directly walked out and Ye Lian grabbed the water bottle, standing up. He called Qiu Jing and the others, saying, ¡°Come! Let¡¯s go cause some trouble!¡±


    The basketball bounced to the side and Ming Mai flew over, saying, ¡°Brother Shi, are you awake now? Who are we beating up? Do you want us to collect the protection fee?¡±


    Shi Bufan snorted and said, ¡°You think I need protection fee with how wealthy I am?¡±


    Qiu Jingughed out loud and said, ¡°Well, you don¡¯t know now. We¡¯re not going to collect our fellow ssmate¡¯s protection fee, but the scumbag who forced you to hand in the protection fee at that time. Brother, do you remember? Sigh, you act like a fool when you have amnesia.¡±


    Shi Bufan kicked him.


    Half an hourter, the group squatted down by the tree next to the slope, staring straight at it. The tree seemed to be old and it had deep tree roots. There was a part of it that was fixed on the ground and there were some bulging bumps on the tree trunk. Shi Bufan had been knocked out by that bump.


    He grabbed his skateboard and slid over. His moves were fluent and beautiful, steadilynding. Then, he nced at the people squatting down, waving his hands to have them move out of the way. He then suddenly charged over and in order to bnce his body, he slightly bent his body over as the skateboard slid on the t ground. He even yed a trick while doing so and turned around while he was it.


    ¡°We¡¯re not Detective Conan, so why are we just here trying to analyze the situation?¡± Qiu Jing was confused and asked, ¡°Why are you suddenly curious?¡±


    ¡°I was just bored, so I thought of this.¡±


    Ming Mai suddenly said, ¡°Did someone do something to you?¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him and Ye Lian said, ¡°If Shengsan High School¡¯s peoplee to block you, even if they outnumber us, there was no need for them to resort to these methods, right? Plus, there would be too many targets.¡±


    ¡°Who knows if it¡¯s just one of theming to fight Brother Shi?¡±


    ¡°Which fool dares to do that? Aren¡¯t they afraid that they might just make a sacrifice for no reason?¡±


    ¡°...That¡¯s right.¡±


    Shi Bufan squatted on the skateboard and then slowly slid down. Then, he allowed the other three gs to cosy as the famous detective. He got up and then slid down and then up and then down. Suddenly, he raised his head and seemed to see a pair of clean white hands.


    The skateboard slowly slid down and then finally stopped. Shi Bufan remained unmoved for a long time.


    ¡°What are you thinking about? Did you remember everything now?¡±


    Ye Lian walked down and then suddenly saw his scary expression. His heart thumped and then he moved over, asking, ¡°You really remember everything?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai buried his head and worked hard on doing his work when the ssroom door was suddenly kicked open, making him jump.


    In the past, Shi Bufan had been very annoying and an evil tyrant. When he curled his lips up and nced at people, one would always think of him as the devil. But after he lost his memory, Shi Bufan was much better. Although it was hard to change his nature, it didn¡¯t feel like he would beat someone up constantly. But at this moment, Zhen Yuanbai felt like he had seen the past Shi Bufan and couldn¡¯t help but be scared.


    When Shi Bufan¡¯s gazended on Zhen Yuanbai, he was in a much better mood. He reached over and looked at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s notebook and he said, ¡°Good afternoon.¡±


    ¡°Good afternoon.¡± Zhen Yuanbai responded obediently.


    He didn¡¯t know what happened to Shi Bufan, but he didn¡¯t seem to be in a good mood. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but sneak a peek at Shi Bufan, but he got caught, so he quickly turned around.


    Quickly, Shi Bufan tossed him a note and Zhen Yuanbai secretly nced at the teacher before his curiosity took over. When he saw the other party¡¯s carelessly written words, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll let you look at it when you¡¯re home.¡±


    Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t that good in school, but he had nice handwriting. Zhen Yuanbai folded the note neatly and then ced it into his pencil case.


    Song Mo stared at him strangely and wrote some words on his paper, bumping Zhen Yuannbai. Thetter tilted his head and looked over to see: you changed.


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    While sneaking a peek at the teacher, Song Mo wrote: you would never open Shi Bufan¡¯s note in ss in the past. You¡¯ve been influenced by him now.


    Zhen Yuanbai froze and withdrew his gaze as if he was burned, pursing his lips softly.


    I was just following the basic rules within dating. Although it¡¯s fake, it¡¯s called assuming your responsibility as long as you take on that role. It¡¯s called dedication.


    He found an excuse for himself and then hid the pencil case.


    Lately, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t attend evening study sessions. He would say that there was something important for him to do at home because the moment he got out of school. Zhen Youxiu came to pick him up. Therefore, Shi Bufan valued the time it took to walk from the ssroom to the front door. He patiently waited for his elder brother to finish packing up before the two walked out of the ssroom.


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to say something but stopped. Shi Bufan nced at him and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you today? You didn¡¯t seem to be too happy.¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t really want to talk to him about it, but he was scared of scaring Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I just remembered some things.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart uncontrobly jumped and he grabbed the backpack¡¯s straps, walking slower. ¡°You, did you think of something?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s better if I don¡¯t talk.¡± Shi Bufan didn¡¯t want to mention it to him, but Zhen Yuanbai was unlike the guy in the past. He walked a few more steps and then murmured, ¡°Did, did you remember everything?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I went to the ce that I fell at today out of boredom...If I tell you, I¡¯m scared that you might get nightmares. I¡¯m not going to tell you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart was in his throat and he held in his breath, carefully asking, ¡°You. Stop making it suspenseful. Just what did you remember?¡±


    Shi Bufan wanted tough at his coward expression and he softly said, ¡°You really want to know?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded firmly.


    ¡°Then don¡¯t cry.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was on the verge of crying when Shi Bufan said this. His eyes became faintly red and asked, ¡°Just what happened?¡±


    Shi Bufan stopped the suspense and moved closer to Zhen Yuanbai, saying in a deep voice, ¡°I think I got pushed down the slope.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai gulped heavily and he slightly widened his eyes, face obviously pale white. Shi Bufan felt bad when he said this, pinching his face. ¡°See, I knew you were going to be afraid. But, don¡¯t worry. I don¡¯t think that person wants to kill me. After all, I¡¯ve lost my memory for a while and I didn¡¯t notice any suspicious people...It should just be an ident.¡±


    Although he said this, Shi Bufan felt as if something was off. He knew that he wouldn¡¯t feel good since he couldn¡¯t figure out who made him lose his memory, especially when he felt as if someone wanted to kill him on purpose. Shi Bufan had a heavy heart, but his little ssmate was on the verge of crying. Therefore, Shi Bufan immediatelyforted Zhen Yuanbai, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t be scared. I¡¯ll definitely find the person and make him pay.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears were about to flow down and he hurriedly looked down, nodding.


    ¡°Ok, stop crying. Don¡¯t be afraid, ok?¡± Shi Bufan tilted his head to look at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s expression and thetter slightly lifted his head, saying in a well-behaved tone, ¡°Ok.¡±


    But seeing that he hadn¡¯t been talking the entire time, it was clear that he was extremely worried.


    While feeling sweet in his heart, Shi Bufan also felt very bad. He shouldn¡¯t have told him.


    Zhen Youxiu brought Zhen Yuanbai home and thetter was feeling down the entire time. Up until they got to the door, Zhen Youxiu finally asked, ¡°Did Shi Bufan hit you?¡±


    He didn¡¯t, but he¡¯s not far from doing that.


    Zhen Yuanbai had a heavy heart and was dejected, making Zhen Youxiu scrunch his eyebrows. He questioned him and suddenly raised his eyebrows, asking, ¡°What? You got exposed? Or you¡¯re about to?¡±


    He suddenlyughed happily and continued, ¡°I told you to stay away from him, but you just had to pretend like he was your brother. Once he realizes, watch him beat you up.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stayed silent and he walked out when the elevator opened. When Zhen Youxiu saw Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s teary eyes, he stopped joking around.


    Useless stupid brother.


    He parked the car and chased his brother into the room, asking, ¡°From now on, break off any rtions with him. Don¡¯t let him be that close to you. That way, he might not remember as quickly.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked up and pursed his lips.


    Zhen Yuanbai crossed his arms over his chest and he said, ¡°After all, you don¡¯t have any other better methods, right? Just do as I say. Don¡¯t go to his house this week. Otherwise, if he remembers, you can¡¯t even run away from him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought he was saying the urate thing, but he disliked this stupid kid ordering him. He couldn¡¯t tell that Zhen Youxiu was concerned for him, so he said, ¡°Go out.¡±


    It felt like the world had crumbled from his expression and Zhen Youxiu finally had some conscience, saying, ¡°Aren¡¯t you just afraid that he might beat you up?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked down and rummaged through the backpack, his wet eyshes flickering. Zhen Youxiu continued, ¡°Actually, even if he recovered his memory, he might not beat you up.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately raised his head and a tint of hope appeared in his eyes.


    Zhen Youxiu looked around and then slowly threatened, ¡°I feel like there¡¯s more of a chance that he might kill you.¡±

 Chapter 35

    <h4>Chapter 35</h4>


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    Zhen Yuanbai mmed the door at Zhen Youxiu.


    He clearly knew that Shi Bufan would not kill him, but it was definite that he would give him a beating. Not only did he hurt Shi Bufan and make him lose his memory, but he also pretended to be his good friend. Now, he was even deceiving his feelings...Shi Bufan believed everything was true, but it was the opposite. He had lied to him for such a long time and Shi Bufan would definitely beat him into the ICU.


    If that was the case, Zhen Yuanbai might spend at least a year in the hospital bed which means this might seriously influence his college entrance exam and even his entire life.


    Yet, Zhen Yuanbai caused this for himself. After all, he was the one that couldn¡¯t control his hand, hurting Shi Bufan¡¯s head.


    Zhen Yuanbai turned around and nced at the ceiling, constantly pondering for a solution. How could he make sure he wouldn¡¯t be beaten?


    It was rare for Shi Bufan to receive his little ssmate¡¯s message first: goodnight.


    In the past, he always forced Zhen Yuanbai to send the message and thetter would refuse. From time to time, he even forgot about it and now, he actually sent one without being requested.


    Shi Bufan wiped his hair and lifted his eyebrows in shock, replying: you¡¯re going to sleep that early?


    Little friend Congming: I was just thinking that you¡¯re about to sleep, so I sent you that message.


    That considerate...Shi Bufan rolled over and leaned against the headboard of the bed, sending a video-chat invitation. The face that he had been thinking of day and night quickly appeared on the screen and Zhen Yuanbai found support to prop the phone against the wall, facing it against himself. He revealed a smile and said, ¡°I am still doing homework.¡±


    Shi Bufan was sweetened by the smile and sighed with feelings, saying. ¡°You¡¯re that outstanding. Just how much effort do I need to put in order to stand shoulder to shoulder with you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and said, ¡°In the next monthly exam, I won¡¯t do good on it and I¡¯ll go down the ranks to stay with you, ok?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s heart shivered again and he said in uncertainty. ¡°What did you say?¡±


    ¡°I said.¡± The face on the screen was extremely well-behaved that it didn¡¯t seem reasonable. ¡°I won¡¯t get first ce next month and I¡¯ll go down the ranks to be a lowly student with you. Ok?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan was unable to say anything for a while. He licked his lips and asked, ¡°What, honey? Are you thinking about me? Do you want me to go over and find you right now?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanai hurriedly sat up straight, afraid that he might actuallye over and said, ¡°I just, I just want to let you know that I want to be good to you. Right. I just want to be good to you.¡±


    Shi Bufan trained his eyes on him and gradually said, ¡°I know you want to be good to me. You don¡¯t need toe down to find me. Just stand there and watch as I ovee the obstacles to find you.¡±


    He nodded and wanted tofort him, but thought that it might make Shi Bufan unhappy. After all, he didn¡¯t like to study. ¡°If you think it¡¯s tiring to study, it¡¯s actually fine too. Even if you don¡¯t have good grades, I won¡¯t...won¡¯t be unhappy with you.¡±


    ¡°I will be very good.¡± It was rare for his little ssmate to be considerate and Shi Bufan felt as if his heart had been squished, made into all sorts of shapes. Each shape seems to be desiring to hug Zhen Yuanbai. He emphasized and said iparably seriously, ¡°I will be better and better until I am worthy of you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded.


    Shi Bufan seemed to be very touched and this made Zhen Yuanbai a bit touched too.


    The two chatted about something else and then Zhen Yuanbai hung up on the video chat. Even if Shi Bufan had recovered his memory, he will definitely remember this...right?


    He knew he couldn¡¯t run away from it, so he just had to pray this would work.


    Shi Bufan must¡¯ve been crazy as he ran to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s neighborhood in the middle of the night. He raised his head and nced at the first floor where Zhen Yuanbai lived, taking out his phone. It showed that it was exactly midnight and about to be winter. It was freezing during nights like this and he wanted to call Zhen Yuanbai downstairs so that he could give him a hug, but he shoved his phone back inside his pocket in the end.


    There was a 24-hour convenience store where a young man was inside watching a TV show and Shi Bufan walked over. The other party nced up to see him, smiling and asking, ¡°Buying cigarettes?¡±


    Shi Bufan instinctively nced towards a certain brand of cigarettes on the ss drawer. Seeing that the other party had taken it out skillfully, he said, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you in a while. Have you been studyingtely?¡±


    Shi Bufan was stunned and reached for the cigarettes, pointing at his nose in confusion. ¡°Do you know me?¡±


    ¡°Of course I know you. Didn¡¯t you used toe here in the middle of the night frequently and we even yed a few rounds of cards before.¡±


    Shi Bufan grabbed two bags of candies and said, ¡°This...right, I have been busytely.¡±


    The man nodded, understanding. He watched as Shi Bufan scanned and paid the money. When Shi Bufan turned around to leave, he said thanks and this made the man shocked.


    Up until Shi Bufan had walked to a tree far from the store, he stopped peaking and said, ¡°Did he change or something?... He even knows how to thank people now.¡±


    He wasn¡¯t like this in the past.


    Whenever the boy came over, he would have a gloomy face as if someone had owed him a huge fortune and he would leave after getting cigarettes. Then, he would stand beneath a certain tree and nce expressionlessly at the neighborhood, smoking. Sometimes, he would smoke the entire night and cigarette butts would be left on the ground.


    He remembered that Shi Bufan hade over with his forehead bleeding once and he had a gloomy expression like a devil from the underworld. He almost scared someone in the middle of the night and he would stand up in spirit and ask, ¡°What do you want to buy?¡±


    The other party pointed at the cigarette in the ss drawer and said in a gloomy voice, ¡°I want this.¡±


    He nced at the other party and politely said, ¡°We don¡¯t sell cigarettes to minors.¡±


    The young man immediately raised his head and nced at him as if he was about to eat him alive. ¡°Either give me the cigarette or I¡¯ll smash your store.¡±


    The young man didn¡¯t seem like someone to be easily offended and the owner of the store didn¡¯t want to cause any trouble, so he took out the packet of cigarettes. The young man tossed him the money and didn¡¯t wait to get his change before he immediately left.


    He was only in his teens and he wore famous bands instead of school uniform. However, his parents didn¡¯t mind him either. Under that winter evening, the only impression he got of the young man was him under the gloomy tree and the bright cigarette butts.


    But this night, he seemed to be different from usual.


    That figure gradually stopped the car. Shi Xian knocked against the steering wheel impatiently while Ling Xuan peeked her head out of the window, smiling and said, ¡°Fanfan, why did youe here in the middle of the night? Where¡¯s Yuanyuan?¡±


    On one corner of Shi Bufan¡¯s lips, he had a cigarette in his mouth and on the other side, he shoved some candy in his mouth. While in a dilemma, he saw her by coincidence and immediately took the cigarette out of his mouth, knitting his eyebrows and asking, ¡°Why did youe here?¡±


    ¡°Uncle Wang said that you slipped out of the house and I was worried. Look, your father is still in his pajamas.¡±


    Shi Xuan turned around and nced at him, knitting his eyebrows tightly, ¡°Boy, you...¡±


    His mouth was covered by Ling Xuan and she red at her husband, pulling the car door open and walking out, saying, ¡°Why don¡¯t youe home with us? It¡¯s quite cold outside and you still need to go to ss tomorrow.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at Shi Xuan and thetter really wore pajamas out. He turned his head, refusing to meet eye contact with his son.


    The family was in a deadlock for a while before Shi Bufan coldly humphed and bent over, getting into the car.


    What happened tonight seemed like a dream. No matter whether Zhen Yuanbai suddenly became friendly towards him or that his parents had suddenlye to search for him in the middle of the night, it didn¡¯t seem real to Shi Bufan.


    Shi Bufan knew that it wasn¡¯t just because he lost his memory, but it had to do with something else too.


    He hadn¡¯t slept much the entire night, but the next morning, he was in high spirits unexpectedly. Now, Zhen Yuanbai had been picked up and brought to school by Zhen Youxiu every day, so he didn¡¯t need him. Therefore, Shi Bufan went downstairs after packing everything up and Ling Xua still prepared breakfast like usual. The moment she saw him, she immediately smiled and said, ¡°Fanfan, time for breakfast.¡±


    Shi Bufan walked out without looking back.


    Her smile gradually faded and Shi Xuan who had been ordered to not eat first picked up his chopsticks impatiently and said, ¡°I told you before. It¡¯s no use.¡±


    Despite making breakfast personally every day and even calling her husbande, Shi Bufan¡¯s heart was like a rock. He had hated him deeply and even though he lost his memory, he wouldn¡¯t forget to hate them.


    Ling Xuan sighed and said, ¡°He will be better one day. After all, haven¡¯t we picked him up yesterday?¡±


    From yesterday night, Shi Bufan had gotten too many surprises. Zhen Yuanbai first started to act friendly to him and now this morning...what did he see? His little ssmate was actually waiting by the bus tform for him.


    Shi Bufan was in his private car and he hurriedly had the driver stop when they passed by Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°I¡¯m going to take the bus.¡±


    The moment he got out of the car, Zhen Yuanbai immediately smiled and waved his hands. Shi Bufan curled his lips and quickly walked over, saying, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Why did you decide toe over that early?¡±


    ¡°You used to buy me breakfast and I should start doing the same for you.¡± Zhen Yuanbai delivered Shi Bufan his breakfast and thetter took it, saying, ¡°It¡¯s not that warm anymore. When did youe here?¡±


    ¡°I left the house at 6.¡± Zhen Yuanbai had nevere here taking the bus from home, so he wasn¡¯t sure how long it would take. Therefore, he came out of the house a bit earlier. Although he said he wanted to move Shi Bufan, he couldn¡¯t help butin, ¡°This is such a long path. It takes me about 40 or so minutes toe here by bus and now, we need to hurry to school.¡±


    ¡°Right. If you take the bus by yourself, it will feel longer.¡± Shi Bufan inserted the straw and delivered it to Zhen Yuanbai, but thetter shook his head and said, ¡°I ate already. Taste it first. If it¡¯s cold, we can buy another one when we¡¯re at school.¡±


    The porridge was indeed cold. Shi Bufan took a sip and felt his stomach going chilly. However, his heart felt unusually warm and he said, ¡°It¡¯s warm and pretty good.¡±


    There was only one bus and there weren¡¯t many passengers. Plus, it was the morning, so the bus was basically empty. The two got on the bus and Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Why are you suddenly being so nice to me? Did you do something bad?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt his heart thumping hard and he immediately denied, saying, ¡°Of course not!¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and reached over to grab Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s fingers. His hand was skinny and smooth. Right now, Zhen Yuanbai was hiding his hand in the sleeves of his uniform. Shi Bufan pulled Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands out and thetter immediately knitted his eyebrows due to the cold, saying, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think you¡¯re not wearing enough?¡± Shi Bufan lifted Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s sleeves to count theyer of clothes inside. ¡°One, two...there¡¯s only twoyers?¡±


    ¡°I have long sleeves and a sweater. The thicker one isn¡¯t suitable for right now and I will be hot after the morning jog. Plus, the ssroom isn¡¯t cold.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ced his hands in his sleeves again and Shi Bufan said in approval, ¡°That¡¯s right. You won¡¯t befortable if you wear thickyers. However, I can rmend a magical object that can keep you warm from the cold days.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± Zhen Yuanbai just turned his head when he felt himself being lifted from his seat and hugged in Shi Bufan¡¯s arms. The warmth immediately spread from Shi Bufan¡¯s body, along with thetter¡¯s pleasingughter.


    ¡°A boyfriend.¡±

 Chapter 36

    <h4>Chapter 36</h4>


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    Thankfully, there was no one on the bus, otherwise, everyone would¡¯ve looked over.


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to bite Shi Bufan as thetter was too brazen. If they continued to keep this up, they might be exposed in school.


    He was thinking stiffly that he must break up with Shi Bufan, however, would he get a beating if he mentioned it? Plus, this would contradict his n to make Shi Bufan feel moved.


    The moment Zhen Yuanbai got off the bus, he immediately stayed a distance from Shi Bufan. Thetter could understand since his little ssmate was shy and bashful.


    Ever since they came back from the slope, Shi Bufan felt as if everyone in the ssroom was the culprit who had hurt him. However, he didn¡¯t have any evidence, so he could only observe in secret.


    Zhen Yuanbai was awfully well-behaved. After he finished eating in the cafeteria, he ced his chopsticks down and stared at him.


    Shi Bufan was confused.


    ¡°You, you¡¯re going to rest in the dormitory?¡±


    Shi Bufan understood. Zhen Yuanbai clearly wanted him to bring him over. He smiled and nodded, saying, ¡°Go, wait two minutes for me.¡±


    It seemed like he really started to understand things properly. Zhen Yuanbai turned around and asked shyly, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Is there something dirty on my face?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Shi Bufan thought about it. Zhen Yuanbai was bing more and more attractive.


    Once Zhen Yuanbai returned to the ssroom, he closed the door, but then kept a crack open after he thought of something. He peeked over and said, ¡°You...do you want me to hand in the homework?¡±


    Shi Bufan had already prepared to go, but he turned back around after hearing that. He didn¡¯t react for a while and Zhen Yuanbai had already looked away, saying, ¡°Have a good afternoon.¡±


    He closed the door and Shi Bufan wanted to knock on the door, but he was a bit embarrassed. He withdrew his hand and couldn¡¯t help butugh.


    Because it was too cold, Shi Bufan stopped Zhen Yuanbai froming over to his house every morning. Although his little ssmate¡¯s actions made him feel warm, he didn¡¯t want him to freeze.


    Zhen Yuanbai also understood his effort, so he listened and didn¡¯te.


    The next morning, however, he was a bit disappointed and frustrated because he didn¡¯t see him on the bus tform.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s birthday was on Thursday and two days before, Qiu Jing and the others suggested going out for fun and skipping sses. Then, Shi Bufan who had been categorized as a good student rejected the suggestion.


    Wednesday morning, for the first time ever, Zhen Yuanbai came to school with an injury which led to attention. Everyone was wondering whether or not he was beaten up by one of Shi Bufan¡¯s rivals and Zhen Yuanbai denied countless times, ¡°No, I identally bumped into something.¡±


    There was a bruise on his forehead which looked like he bumped into something. Shi Bufan had been enduring until lunch break before he dragged Zhen Yuanbai to the sports field, asking coldly, ¡°What happened? Did the boy fromst time beat you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head and said, ¡°No, I actually identally bumped into something.¡±


    ¡°Howe you would bump your forehead in all ces?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind it.¡± Zhen Yuanbai pped his hand and said, ¡°We¡¯re going to the library tonight and I¡¯ll tutor you.¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t tell me the full story, I¡¯ll go beat him up.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was anxious and hurriedly exined, ¡°He really didn¡¯t hit me. I did it. When I was preparing your birthday gift yesterday...I identally bumped my forehead.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes flickered and he said, ¡°You prepared a gift for me yesterday?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Shi Bufan curled his lips up happily and he softened his voice, asking, ¡°What kind of gift?¡±


    ¡°It was supposed to be a surprise.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was a bit angry and he said, ¡°I nned on going to the library tonight and then bringing you to the mountains and then I¡¯ll sing happy birthday to you when it was midnight. Now that you forced me to say this, look. There¡¯s no surprise now!¡±


    Shi Bufan touched his nose and couldn¡¯t help but be happy. This made Ye Lian curious as Shi Bufan was happy for no reason. ¡°Your little elder brother has hurt himself, so why are you stillughing?¡±


    ¡°What do you know?¡± Shi Bufan shook his head and said, ¡°He didn¡¯t get beaten up.¡±


    ¡°Then what happened?¡±


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t understand even if I told you.¡± Shi Bufan nced at his little ssmate sitting in front, feeling bad and moved and excited. Ye Lian gave up on probing, but Shi Bufan suddenly moved closer and said with his back against him, ¡°He went to prepare a birthday gift for me yesterday and who knows where he bumped his head.¡±


    Ye Lian was curious and asked, ¡°What kind of gift can a genius prepare for you? Could it be some textbooks?¡±


    ¡°Scram.¡±


    Ye Lian raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°However, you can¡¯t tell for sure. After all, he got himself injured, so he must be preparing some tools. It should be very romantic, right? How could a genius know how to be romantic?¡±


    Shi Bufan was unwilling to reveal too much, but Ye Yu continued to probe, ¡°Bring us to look. I¡¯m so curious as to how it will be.¡±


    In the end, Shi Bufan still wanted to boast, so he finally relented and said unwillingly, ¡°Then I¡¯ll allow you guys to follow along at night in secret, but you guys can¡¯t make any noises. Otherwise...¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll kneel down and allow you to beat me up. We¡¯re not brothers if we don¡¯t cry together.¡±


    Shi Bufan twirled the pen in his hand and controlled his urges, throwing himself into studying. However, he couldn¡¯t help but wonder what kind of gift Zhen Yuanbai would be preparing. Would there be colorful balloons the moment they got on the mountain?


    Then, he¡¯ll turn in his homework whilst they were inside the hot air balloon?


    He lowered his head and he couldn¡¯t help but smile.


    While being eager, he noticed that time had passed very slowly. When school was finally over, Ye Lian and the others left the room quickly as usual. Then, they would wait for the two of them by the end of the staircase. ¡°No wonder they¡¯re a couple. Zhen Yuanbai had prepared the surprise in advance and it seems like he was preparing to be the first one to celebrate Brother Shi¡¯s birthday!¡±


    ¡°And it¡¯s the mountain behind the library. It¡¯ll take about half an hour to even climb up there. He didn¡¯t skip ss yesterday, so he probably went to set up the arrangements after school. It seems like he has put a lot of effort into this.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Ming Mai said, ¡°Am I the only one jealous of this? Brother Shi lost his memory and ended up in a rtionship. Why don¡¯t we not go? After all, do we want to see them showing affection for one another?¡±


    ¡°If you guys aren¡¯t going, I¡¯ll go.¡± Ye Lian narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°I have a feeling that if we don¡¯t go, we will regret it our whole lives.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating too much...¡±


    ¡°Shh, they¡¯reing out.¡±


    The three of them immediately hid.


    Zhen Yuanbai carried his book bag as he walked down the stairs and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to tell my parents that I¡¯m going to tutor you at your house tonight. Once we get down from the mountain, I¡¯ll go straight to your house to sleep.¡±


    Qiu Jing widened his mouth and expressed silently, ¡°Their rtionship has developed that quickly?¡±


    Shi Bufan nced over and happily, said, ¡°Ok.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still early. Let¡¯s go study a while in the library.¡± Zhen Yuanbai exined his n, ¡°Then let¡¯s go and eat around 10 pm tonight and then by the time we¡¯re there, it will be about midnight.¡±


    ¡°Are you starting to prepare your n on bringing me up the mountain without revealing anything to me first?¡±


    ¡°Uh, just wait until 10 pm when the library closes and then we can go eat dinner. After that, we¡¯ll take the car to your house. When we pass by the mountain, I¡¯ll say that we should go up to watch the stars and you will definitely agree.¡±


    Shi Bufan nodded, a bit disappointed. Had he known earlier, he wouldn¡¯t have asked because it was less fun now.


    To Shi Bufan, as long as he was with Zhen Yuanbai, even if they were doing homework in the library, he would be very happy. After all, he could touch Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands from time to time or even kiss his face. However, towards the other three people, they had been waiting for so long that even flowers would¡¯ve wilted by then.


    ¡°I think that I am really sick.¡± Ming Mai said dejectedly, ¡°Why am I not home in the middle of the night sleeping but here and watching them on a date?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just developing feelings of love and you¡¯re jealous.¡± Ye Lian said bluntly and said, ¡°You also want to date someone. You can try looking for someone.¡±


    Ming Mai remained silent after his thoughts were exposed.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s n went considerably well. When it was 10 pm, their stomachs were growling in hunger, so he brought Shi Bufan to eat. Their bodies which were originally freezing from sitting in the library became warm all of a sudden. He smiled and patted Shi Bufan¡¯s stomach, saying, ¡°Just in time. We¡¯re going up the mountains now and it won¡¯t be too cold.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s something I don¡¯t understand.¡±


    ¡°Hm?¡±


    ¡°Why must we go to the mountain top?¡±


    ¡°Because I¡¯m scared of making too many noises and making it inconvenient for other people.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan touched his chin, wondering if Zhen Yuanbai prepared to y some music in order to adjust the mood.


    Therefore, he silently allowed him.


    The road up the mountain at night wasn¡¯t easy. There was only onentern a long way from the and the light was dim. Zhen Yuanbai held Shi Bufan¡¯s hands and he panted, saying, ¡°I came here by myself yesterday and I had set up the tools. I identally slipped and bumped my head.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare do that next time.¡± Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him and asked, ¡°Are you touched yet?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m extremely touched.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes sparkled like stars in the night and he enunciated each word, ¡°Then it¡¯s worth it.¡±


    ¡°Damn...¡± The three people who were following them in the middle of the night that came to eat dog foodined. Zhen Yuanbai suddenly froze and then suddenly moved to Shi Bufan¡¯s side, saying in terror, ¡°S-someone, someone seems to be behind us...¡±


    During the winter evenings, not a single normal person would head on the mountains. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t even dare to look back, so he looked over and said, ¡°Look, is it a person?¡±


    Shi Bufan turned on his shlight and took a look, saying, ¡°No one¡¯s there. Don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯ll beat whoeveres over.¡±


    He pulled Zhen Yuanbai over in his arms and said, ¡°We¡¯re almost here, so let¡¯s quickly go up and then quicklye back down.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly nodded.


    By the time they arrived, it was two minutes until midnight. It was unsure whether Shi Bufan was tired or excited, but his heart pounded quickly and he puffed out cold air. ¡°What type of surprise are you nning? Can I see it now?¡±


    ¡°You...look over there.¡± Zhen Yuanbai pointed at a ce and said, ¡°You can see it soon.¡±


    It was empty over there, but they were able to see tall buildings in the far distance. Shi Bufan could detect him doing something behind him, but he held in the urges to turn around, saying, ¡°Just what...¡±


    His voice was suddenly interrupted by a confident and firm voice. Every morning, he would hear this voice, The opening music was powerful and vigorous. Within a minute, the familiar song lyrics exploded in his ears.


    ¡°Get up! People that don¡¯t want to be ves, cast our flesh and blood into forging our new Great Wall...¡±


    As the iparably enthusiastic lyrics continued to y, he finally understood what Zhen Yuanbai wanted him to see.


    A swaying red g suddenly rose from behind a rock, slowly rising and slowly crushing Shi Bufan¡¯s smile.


    Behind him, his little ssmate started his speech while the background music of the national anthem yed, ¡°I am a member of the Chinese Youth Pioneer Team and I swear by my team that I will love China and its people. I will study and exercise, preparing to contribute my whole life to the cause ofmunism. Today, I will give magnificent China¡¯s five-star red g to my dearest...¡± He was bashful as he said this, ¡°My boyfriend. It means that I will give my life...¡±


    ¡°Hahaha ¡ª¡±


    They heard a burst ofughter behind them.


    Zhen Yuanbai trembled and suddenly hid the book behind his back. He widened his eyes to see three young men wearing coats rolling out from behind the rock and chuckling out loud.


    ¡°I knew it! It was not a wasteing here! Brother Shi, Brother Shi was still bragging...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly turned around to nce at Shi Bufan and thetter who had a rigid face from receiving the present also smiled rigidly, saying, ¡°I didn¡¯t know they...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears were about to burst as he said, ¡°Besides you, no one will tell someone else that I was going to celebrate your birthday with you.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan was at ack of words and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face turned redder at the boisterousughter behind him. His tears fell down as he felt extremely ashamed and resentful that these people had heard of his oath to give his life to Shi Bufan.


    He threw the book on Shi Bufan and grabbed his book bag, running off.


    Shi Bufan hurriedly picked up the book and said, ¡°Yuanyuan, listen to me...¡±


    While passing by his unreliable friends, veins burst on his forehead as he gave each one of them a kick, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll deal with you guyster!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had a burst of adrenaline and by the time Shi Bufan chased him to the foot of the mountain, he was long gone. This made Shi Bufan extremely anxious as this was in the middle of the night. He took out his phone to call Zhen Yuanbai when he heard noises behind him. He turned around to notice Zhen Yuanbai sitting by the pavilion not far from him.


    He clearly was afraid to walk off alone after seeing that there was no one there.


    Shi Bufan slowly walked over and Zhen Yuanbai was still wiping his tears. He reached over and grabbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands, saying, ¡°Ok, stop crying. Had I known you would give me this...¡± Why did I feel the need to brag?


    Zhen Yuanbai felt even more upset as he said, ¡°You don¡¯t like it?¡±


    ¡°I like it. I like it a lot.¡± After saying that, Shi Bufan felt as if he was tongue-tied. ¡°However, this time, it¡¯s better...if it wasn¡¯t so...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at him quietly with his teary eyes.


    Shi Bufan said with difficulty, ¡°You don¡¯t need to spend so much effort on it.¡±


    He finally found his voice and he said, ¡°Look at your bruised forehead. Just let it be next time and I don¡¯t want any gifts. As long as you¡¯re fine, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai lowered his head and he said, ¡°Do you think that the red g is very useless? That is just a ceremony. The book is a real gift. ording to your studies, I especially wrote 100 exnations to questions and you will definitely be able to use that.¡±


    Shi Bufan held the book on his chest and he forced himself to say with high spirits, ¡°I will definitely use it to my advantage and score 2nd for you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai delivered another red scarf over and said, ¡°I wore this when I was on the Youth Pioneer Team and now, I¡¯m going to give this to you. It will bring you good luck.¡±


    ¡°...I like it a lot.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Can you help me wear it?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and reached over to tie the fresh red-colored scarf on Shi Bufan¡¯s neck. Thetter lowered his head and looked expressionlessly at it before closing his eyes, feelingplicated.


    Zhen Yuanbai finally felt a bit happier and he touched the red scarf with longing. Then, he suddenly nced at Shi Bufan and then again...


    Shi Bufan asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Does it look quite ugly on me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head and said, embarrassed, ¡°I want to ask you...do you feel very touched?¡±


    ¡°I do.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I also have a question I want to ask you.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Can I turn in my homework? Turn in a lot of homework?¡±

 Chapter 37

    <h4>Chapter 37</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai reached over and pushed Shi Bufan¡¯s face away because he heard Qiu Jing and the other¡¯sughter.


    They had already gotten down from the mountain and they were discussing what just happened whileughing. Zhen Yuanbai was a bit embarrassed and Shi Bufan stood up suddenly, walking over with a gloomy face.


    They were still carrying the adjustable red g down the mountain. The loudspeaker broadcasted at certain times. No wonder Zhen Yuanbai said that he was scared of making too much noise as the sound was too loud and powerful.


    The moment Ye Lian saw him, he subconsciously halted his steps and the three¡¯s smiles faded, murmuring, ¡°We...didn¡¯t do it on purpose either...¡±


    Ye Lian said, ¡°Um, we won¡¯t disturb you guys. We¡¯ll be going.¡±


    They dropped the things and wanted to leave, only to hear Shi Bufan saying, ¡°Stop.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stood in the pavilion and nervously held onto the pir, looking over. Qiu Jing smiled and said, ¡°Wait no, aren¡¯t you afraid of scaring your ss monitor...¡±


    ¡°Right, sister-inw is still here.¡± Ming Mai said, quivering, ¡°Look. Sister-inw is about to cry.¡±


    Shi Bufan immediately turned around to look at Zhen Yuanbai and their gazes met. There was a bang and the guys immediately threw the items down and ran in the opposite direction. Zhen Yuanbai slowly walked down and walked to Shi Bufan. He was about to bend down and pick up the red g when Shi Bufan caught his arm and hugged him, saying, ¡°Sorry.¡±


    ¡°Why are you apologizing?¡±


    ¡°You had been hard at work preparing this.¡± Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help but feel bad and say, ¡°Ye Lian had asked me and I couldn¡¯t help but tell him. I just wanted to brag.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was stunned and pursed his lips, saying unhappily, ¡°Childish.¡±


    Shi Bufan pressed him in his arms. He was a bit childish. He couldn¡¯t retort, but when he found out that Zhen Yuanbai had personally prepared a birthday gift for him, he was too happy. He originally wanted to keep this in secret, but he couldn¡¯t wait to express his happiness no matter what.


    This gift was indeed different from what he expected, but he couldn¡¯t help but think of Zhen Yuanbai swearing an oath while singing the high-pitched national anthem. His snow-white face lit up under the dim light and he said iparably honestly, ¡°Today, I will give China¡¯s five-stared red g to my dear...boyfriend. It means that I will give my life to...¡±


    Gift what? Shi Bufan felt so regretful. He was just a moment away from hearing theplete oath.


    Although Zhen Yuanbai was a bit slow, Shi Bufan felt moved. The more he thought about it, the more moved he felt.


    ¡°How did you think of holding...such a grand ceremony today?¡±


    Why? Zhen Yuanbai pushed him away and bent down to take the red g down and fold it. He lowered his head and said, ¡°I used to be in the Youth Pioneer Team.¡±


    ¡°Hm?¡± This was very normal. Zhen Yuanbai has had great grades, so he naturally would enter the Youth Pioneer Team and might even be the leader of it.


    Zhen Yuanbai was a bit shy and he said in a low voice, ¡°I am a member of the Youth Pioneer Team and I am very proud of it. Because I love my nation, I...¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t mock him. He even pped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulders softly, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Say it slowly.¡±


    It might be because of Shi Bufan¡¯s encouragement that Zhen Yuanbai suddenly lifted his face up. His eyes were red and brimming with tears, saying, ¡°Because it¡¯s one of the few things that I was proud of. I even became a leaderter on. I know that I will be someone useful in the future because of my good grades or my name might enter history. Many yearster, people might talk about me and say that I am an admirable person and not call me a stupid fool.¡±


    There was a type of people who bear your love, but secretly nder you behind your back. They thank you, but they turn around to mock, saying, ¡°What about your grades is there to be proud of?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai always felt as if he was amazing. After all, who can stay first ce since kindergarten? But he couldn¡¯t seem to escape from the nickname that he had been called casually since childhood. Even if he helped other people, people would sometimes say, ¡°Real fool, let me borrow your notes.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had gotten angry before, but some people didn¡¯t call him by his nickname with evil intentions. Once he bes angry, it may make it awkward for other people. ¡°Why are you being so rude to me?... Doesn¡¯t everyone call you that?¡±


    He turned around to say something to someone else, ¡°Maybe they think that I¡¯m an easy target. If they have the ability, then go bully those rascals. They¡¯re the ones who started the hooting.¡±


    Later on, Zhen Yuanbai only dared to act prideful and happy in secret. He had to put in more effort in order to achieve his dream of bing a famous and admirable person.


    He looked terrible and the tears in his eyes were threatening to fall. His pride and arrogance seemed like it would be crushed at any moment. Shi Bufan was speechless momentarily before Zhen Yuanbai asked, ¡°Am I dumb? You also think that I¡¯m very dumb tonight right? I¡¯m a real fool. I actually thought...¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not stupid at all.¡± Shi Bufan reached over and hugged him, coaxing, ¡°I told you before. If someone calls you a real fool again, I will beat them up. You have an admirable dream and you will be sessful. Today, I am also very touched...it was a bit unexpected, but the more I thought about it, the more touched I am.¡±


    He looked down at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face and he said, ¡°You are a bit dumb...just a bit.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately red at him and Shi Bufan changed his words, saying, ¡°After all, the three of them were too stupid and ruined the atmosphere.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai broke into a smile and his eyes brimmed with tears, saying, ¡°Then, am I really not stupid?¡±


    ¡°Then let me correct myself. If someone calls you stupid again, I¡¯ll fight them.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°No matter the reasons, today will be one of the most memorable birthdays in my life.¡±


    No one will probably celebrate his birthday for him like this in the future. He can¡¯tugh otherwise his little ssmate will cry again.


    After Zhen Yuanbai was coaxed, he said firmly, ¡°I knew that you will be moved.¡±


    He was moved. But Shi Bufan thought that he was a bit stupid too. Heughed and said, ¡°You didn¡¯t finish your oath. Can you repeat it again?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai rejected and said, ¡°I am very disappointed in you, so you can live with regret your whole life.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going to hold this grudge against me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and smiled, taking out two small cakes about the size of the palm of a hand, delivering one over. ¡°Happy birthday.¡±


    Shi Bufan reached over and said, ¡°That¡¯s small.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just for the two of us. We won¡¯t be able to finish the big one.¡± Zhen Yuanbai reminded him again, ¡°See if there are words inside.¡±


    Shi Bufan who prepared to poke the fork immediately raised his head again and he looked down, noticing that there was 5 rhombus-shaped chocte, arranged into the shape of a flower. It says: Happy birthday Fanfan!


    Shi Bufanughed. Because it had the words ¡°Fanfan¡± on it, he felt as if he was eating something sweeter than choctes. He looked at Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°How about yours? What does it say?¡±


    ¡°Mine has no words.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I¡¯ll eat with you.¡±


    Shi Bufan squeezed the chocte and said, ¡°Here, Fanfan invites you to eat Fanfan.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously opened his mouth and thought of asking once he ate it, saying, ¡°What are you eating then?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll eat ¡®happy birthday.¡¯¡± The two started to walk towards Shi Bufan¡¯s home and seeing that he seemed to be in a dilemma with the oath, Zhen Yuanbai softly bumped Shi Bufan¡¯s shoulders, reminding, ¡°I wrote it on your notebook.¡±


    Shi Bufan recalled back to the time Zhen Yuanbai was holding a notebook. As it turned out, he wasn¡¯t memorizing it, but rather reading off of it.


    He immediately stood by the sidewalk and took out the notebook. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but mock and say, ¡°Can¡¯t you just watch this at home?¡±


    ¡°While I¡¯m still excited and in a happy mood, I need to immediately look at it.¡±


    He flipped the notebook open. The light wasn¡¯t bright enough, so he took out his phone and turned on his shlight, seeing the row of an oath: ¡°I am part of the Chinese Youth Pioneer Team and I am swearing under the oath that I will love my nation and its people. I will study and exercise and prepare to sacrifice my life tomunism. Today, I will give magnificent China¡¯s five-star red g to my dear boyfriend which means that I will give my life to...Shi Bufan. The magnificent nation gave me my past and present, but you will be my future.¡±


    Shi Bufan closed the notebook and looked up, seeing Zhen Yuanbai already looking around and changing the topic, ¡°Tomorrow...if your parents celebrate your birthday with you, you will go right?¡±


    While cing the notebook away, Shi Bufan stood up and said, ¡°Did you get bribed by them or something?¡±


    ¡°Is their son not my friend?¡± Zhen Yuanbai answered confidently.


    Shi Bufan burst intoughter as Zhen Yuanbai walked ahead with his face flushed. He was suddenly pulled over and his lips were covered in white cream while he sucked on the fork in his mouth, saying, ¡°How could you...¡±


    Shi Bufan pulled the fork out of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mouth and he kissed him.


    Shi Bufan tasted the sweetness of cream and chocte as Shi Bufan kissed Zhen Yuanbai. He couldn¡¯t help but tug Zhen Yuanbai closer and tease him with his tongue. Zhen Yuanbai slightly trembled when Shi Bufan¡¯s tongue swiped over his and the small cake in his hands had fallen.


    The evening wind blew by his ears and Zhen Yuanbai widened his eyes. The kiss was different from the past and he subconsciously pushed Shi Bufan while thetter pressed him hard against himself. Up until Zhen Yuanbai almost ran out of oxygen, he grabbed Shi Bufan¡¯s sleeves and could barely stand, saying, ¡°You, you...¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m 18.¡± Shi Bufan said meaningfully, ¡°It¡¯s not enough to just kiss in the future.¡±


    18?... Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind was in a muddle as Shi Bufan grabbed his wrist.


    Shi Bufan called someone to pick them up as Zhen Yuanbai took out a mask from his backpack to cover his slightly swollen mouth, quietly keeping his head down as he sat next to Shi Bufan.


    There wasn¡¯t time for him to overthink as he slowly got tired in the car. He didn¡¯t even know how he got in bed, but it was already the next morning.


    He walked out yawning and seeing that Shi Bufan had given up the master bedroom to squeeze in and sleep with him, Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows and leaned against the door to the bathroom, saying, ¡°Be quicker.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him, feeling as if the two of them had moved in together. He moved over so Zhen Yuanbai could squeeze in. After he was done brushing his teeth and rinsing, he went back to change his clothes. The moment he wore his school uniform, he looked extremely spirited.


    Yet, Shi Bufan walked over with the red scarf and said, ¡°Here, let me wear this.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was startled and said, ¡°You¡¯re already in high school, so why do you want to wear that?¡±


    ¡°Why can¡¯t high schoolers wear this?¡±


    ¡°You, you will be made fun of.¡±


    ¡°I want to see who dares.¡± He raised his chin and said, ¡°Quickly help me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was unwilling, but he quickly tied the red scarf on for Shi Bufan. Before anyone couldugh, he startedughing himself and said, ¡°You look silly.¡±


    ¡°Am I silly?¡± Shi Bufan stood up and the smile on his face waspletely different from what the red scarf was supposed to represent. However, he was still handsome as always. He lifted Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s chin and said, ¡°From today on, you will walk with your eyes above your head. Look here. Your dream and pride are here and I will support it for you. If anyone dares tough at you, I¡¯ll beat them up until they can¡¯tugh anymore.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai trained his eyes on Shi Bufan when thetter suddenly reached over and hugged him. Shi Bufan was too strong and Zhen Yuanbai even stood on his tippy toes as a result. He said with an uncertain tone, ¡°You...¡±


    ¡°You should be proud of your dreams. You should be proud of being a member of the Youth Pioneer Team. You should be proud of maintaining first ce within the grade. You should be proud of the birthday gift you spent so hard to prepare for. You should be proud of your past, present, and future. Therefore, from now on, act proud.¡±


    ¡°Do you understand?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyshes flickered and Shi Bufan reached over to kiss him, asking again, ¡°Did you hear me? Hm? You didn¡¯t understand?¡±


    While asking a question, he kissed him. Zhen Yuanbai finally nodded and said, ¡°I understand!¡±


    Ling Xuan had prepared a table of tasty breakfast early in the morning on Shi Bufan¡¯s birthday. The smell of the meat porridge was captivating and Zhen Yuanbai was already hungry long before he came downstairs.


    Shi Bufan never liked eating at home. When Zhen Yuanbai followed him downstairs, he had his eyes on the table and Mother Shi greeted them, ¡°Come quickly. After you guys are done eating, have the driver bring you guys over.¡±


    Shi Bufan reached over to grab him, but Zhen Yuanbai held onto the stairs and said, ¡°I, I want to eat. It smells good.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Three minutester, the two kids sat down. While eating, Zhen Yuanbai praised the dishes. However, Shi Bufan acted like someone had owed him money. When Shi Bufan red at Zhen Yuanbai, thetter acted like he hadn¡¯t seen it.


    He promised Mother Shi to please Shi Bufan.


    Ling Xuan was incredibly happy. It was more difficult than ascending to heaven to have Shi Bufan eat food cooked by her. She said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Do you like the meat porridge cooked by this aunty? You might as well live here in the future. After all, you can be apanion to Fanfan.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Then I¡¯lle over to visit often in the future. Aunty, don¡¯t give me the cold shoulder by then.¡±


    Ling Xuan couldn¡¯t stop smiling. She thought that she could even smile in her dreams if Zhen Yuanbai decided to live here.


    The red scarf on Shi Bufan was too eye-catching. The moment he entered school, it started a wave of gossip. Zhen Yuanbai widened his eyes as he watched everyone¡¯s reactions. He wanted to tug Shi Bufan down, but thetter wasn¡¯t even embarrassed at all. He squinted his eyes and said in his ears, ¡°Who are these people who dare to casually make fun of others? Are they worth your headache?¡±


    ¡°Huff...¡± He blew in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears and said, ¡°Let this boyfriend blow away all your worries.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai burst intoughter and Shi Bufan smiled, standing up straight to hear him say, ¡°Childish!¡±

 Chapter 38

    <h4>Chapter 38</h4>


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    They were preparing to walk towards the school building when they heard a voice behind them saying, ¡°Brother this, your...¡±


    Before Qiu Jing could finish his words, Shi Bufan suddenly spun around and kicked Qiu Jing. Thetter didn¡¯t expect that and stumbled, bawling in pain and running around, saying, ¡°Sorry! I¡¯m sorry!¡±


    Shi Bufan grabbed the backpack and turned around as Ming Mai and Ye Lian both took steps back, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t scare our sister-inw.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked over and reached over and Shi Bufan immediately understood. He delivered the backpack to Zhen Yuanbai and thetter carried it off without another word.


    They dared tough at him. They deserved the beating.


    Whenever Shi Bufan said he would beat someone up, he meant it. After Zhen Yuanbai put his backpack away, he walked to the sports field. The young boys¡¯ eyes were red and Shi Bufan who was wearing the red scarf was staring coldly at them as they confessed their mistakes.


    Zhen Yuanbai thought: either way, Shi Bufan was a delinquent. Even if he was wearing the red scarf, he was still one. He suddenly couldn¡¯t help butugh, but Shi Bufan had seen him, saying, ¡°Come over.¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai walked over, Shi Bufan pointed at Ye Lian and said, ¡°Youe here. Apologize first.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to say nevermind, but after thinking of how badly ashamed he felt yesterday, he swallowed his words. In the end, he received three people¡¯s bawling apologies, and his heart couldn¡¯t help but soften as he said, ¡°It¡¯s in the past.¡±


    Shi Bufan brought Zhen Yuanbai over and said, ¡°Say: although I forgive you guys, you guys were indeed too excessive.¡±


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t think that¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°Say it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took his time with the words as he said, ¡°Although... I forgive you guys...you guys were indeed...too excessive.¡±


    Shi Bufan told him, ¡°You need to remember the things people have done to you. No matter how much they try to please or coax you, you need to let them know that it¡¯s their fault because they hurt you first. Don¡¯t mention just epting their apology, but even if you don¡¯t ept it and beat them up, they deserve it. Ok?¡±


    Ye Lian said, ¡°Hurt and whatnot...you¡¯re being too serious. We...¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him and Ye Lian swallowed his words.


    Fine. They were a bit excessive yesterday. They even made Zhen Yuanbai cry.


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and Shi Bufan grabbed his fingers, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s go back to ss.¡±


    Walking out of the sports field, Zhen Yuanbai withdrew his hand because he was scared that someone else may see. He nced at Shi Bufan again and the bright red scarf on his neck was like a ball of me, warm but not scorching.


    Zhen Yuanbai originally thought Shi Bufan would seem more ¡°well-behaved¡± if he wore the red scarf, but that wasn¡¯t the truth. That shade of red made Shi Bufan look more ostentatious and eye-catching....more handsome!


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes brightened and he silently trained his gaze on Shi Bufan and watched him raise his eyebrows and then look down.


    The school uniform was blue and white which made the red scarf around Shi Bufan¡¯s neck very eye-catching. As they walked over, everyone saw. Even the director of the school, Mr. Liang Tu, snuck an extra nce at Shi Bufan as he walked past, murmuring questions.


    Song Mo silently asked Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°What is he doing?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai replied in a proper manner, ¡°He was never a member of the Youth Pioneer Team, so he wanted to experience it.¡±


    As he finished, he flipped through the book and secretly smiled. Then, he suddenly thought of Shi Bufan¡¯s ID and he seemed quite well-behaved in the picture. He had a confident smile as well. Seeing that they weren¡¯t in ss yet, he couldn¡¯t help but send Shi Bufan a message, asking, ¡°Do you have a picture of yourself from the past?¡±


    Who was he?... Zhen Yuanbai ced his phone down and didn¡¯t respond back.


    ¡°Why are you like a pig?¡± Shi Bufan cupped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face and he knitted his eyebrows, saying, ¡°Were you a pig in your past life? Is that right? Hm?¡±


    As he was saying this, he rubbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face back and forth, shaking his head as well. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s lips pouted from the squishing of his face. He angrily grabbed onto Shi Bufan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°You¡¯re the pig!¡±


    Shi Bufan burst intoughter and tugged Zhen Yuanbai over, saying, ¡°Come here. I¡¯ll teach you.¡±


    ¡°Who wants you to teach me?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said rudely, ¡°I know how to y basketball.¡±


    ¡°Oh? Then tell me.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you just throw the ball into the hoop?¡±


    ¡°Then try.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked around and then carried the ball, standing under the hoop. Then, he tried his best to throw it in.


    It didn¡¯t go in.


    Shi Bufan immediately pped his hands and said fakely, ¡°Not bad, not bad. The ball hit the basket at least.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t bother with Shi Bufan¡¯s sarcasm and he picked up the basketball without another word. He walked back to his original spot and threw the ball in.


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, ¡°Pretty good. Try again.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was tired and he said, ¡°Pick the ball up for me.¡±


    ¡°You dare to order me?¡± Although he said this, Shi Bufan still walked over to pick the ball up for him. Then, he tossed it at Zhen Yuanbai and it made a few thumps before the basketball was thrown perfectly into the basket.


    Shi Bufan was unable tough anymore. Zhen Yuanbai wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t that quite simple?¡±


    Something flickered through Shi Bufan¡¯s head and he suddenly remembered something. His little ssmate seems to have pretty good coordination, so he said, ¡°Here, let¡¯s y a round.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knew how to aim, but he knew nothing about the rules. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t exin anything either. He directly blocked Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s steps and stopped him from tossing the ball in. How could Zhen Yuanbai be his match? Whenever he saw Shi Bufan in his way, Zhen Yuanbai would carry the ball and run away, not even loosening his grip. Shi Bufan almost choked withughter. He moved to the side and allowed his little ssmate to have his way. Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly tossed the ball into the basket, but as expected, he failed.


    He was able to throw the ball in if he was shooting from a fixed location, but it would be different if he changed his spot. This was because he never really had experience.


    It seemed like Shi Bufan wanted to confirm something, so he forced Zhen Yuanbai to the spot where he failed to shoot it in again. His little ssmate suddenly jumped up and tossed the ball in.


    He turned around to nce at the ball tossed into the hoop and he couldn¡¯t help but nce at Zhen Yuanbai.


    What Qiu Jing had said was incorrect.


    Zhen Yuanbai was clearly a genius. If he gained experience and worked on his strength, it was very possible for him to get a 100% uracy.


    That¡¯s right. As he pondered over this, Shi Bufan went to pick the ball up again. He tossed it towards Zhen Yuanbai from afar and said, ¡°Stand there and then walk over. Right, over there. Try tossing the ball from there.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was already panting, so he said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to y.¡±


    ¡°Last time.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows and dribbled the ball, eyeing the distance between himself and the hoop. He was hesitant, wondering if he would be able to toss the ball in after jumping. After all, he didn¡¯t have that much strength.


    He rested for about two minutes before he carried the ball up once Shi Bufan urged him. Zhen Yuanbai suddenly jumped up and his clothes slid up, revealing a bit of his thin waist. Under the sunlight, it was faintly sparkling and Shi Bufan seemed to be attracted. In the short few seconds, a lot of indescribable things flickered in his mind.


    ¡°Shi Bufan, be careful!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbainded on the ground and he suddenly called out.


    Shi Bufan was unable to stop the images flickering through his mind and he subconsciously nced at the basketball hoop.


    The basketball in which Zhen Yuanbai exerted his entire strength to tossnded on the hoop and then bounced towards Shi Bufan¡¯s head.


    It made a ¡°duang¡± and knocked on Shi Bufan¡¯s head before bouncing down again.


    Shi Bufan subconsciously blinked his eyes and a ring white light flickered in front of his eyes before he was dizzy and knocked out.


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly ran over and pushed him firmly, saying, ¡°Shi Bufan, Shi Bufan?¡±


    Oh no. He was about to cry again. What¡¯s the matter? Did he have enmity with Shi Bufan¡¯s head? Howe he bumped his head again?


    Zhen Yuanbai was quite strong. He bent over and carried Shi Bufan who was bigger than him up, running towards the infirmary with Shi Bufan on his back. Shi Bufan¡¯s feet dragged against the floor, like a corpse. This made the fellow ssmates frightened, but quickly, some teachers came over to assist Zhen Yuanbai. His head went nk and whenever he saw someone, he repeated, ¡°I knocked his head. I knocked his head.¡±


    Up until Zhen Yuanbai carried Shi Bufan to the infirmary, Zhen Yuanbai finally calmed down after the teacher in chargeforted him. He reluctantly snapped out of his gaze and the doctor said, ¡°It¡¯s ok. He¡¯s just unconscious. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Ji Yanping said, ¡°He injured his head before. Do we need to go to the hospital to check up?¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re worried, you could bring him to the hospital and get an x-ray.¡± He asked, ¡°Do you want me to call an ambnce for you? Or wait until he wakes up and then decide?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced up, his eyshes still wet. He fiddled with his fingers, feeling ill at ease, saying, ¡°Go, call the ambnce.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Ji Yanping patted his shoulders and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t it normal that Shi Bufan gets in fights and injuries frequently? He just got hit by a basketball. Don¡¯t be too worried.¡±


    While nodding, Zhen Yuanbai wiped his ears, choking and feeling helpless.


    Last time, Shi Bufan deserved it. Yet, it was different this time. Howe he got Shi Bufan hurt again? If something really happens to Shi Bufan, what should he do?...If, if he died...


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly felt extremely ufortable and upset. He stood up and tugged the young boy¡¯s hand, saying, ¡°Shi Bufan, Shi Bufan? Shi Bufan?¡±


    ¡°ssmate Zhen.¡± The doctor coaxed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t cry, he¡¯s fine. He¡¯s really fine. He¡¯s just unconscious. Do you want to rinse your face and calm down?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head and held onto Shi Bufan¡¯s hand, silently crying. Besides feeling ashamed and guilty, he also felt scared and other feelings.


    The ambnce isn¡¯t here yet when Shi Bufan slowly woke up. His first feeling was that it was raining and it was only on his hands. He moved and then saw the young man whose head was lowered suddenly raise his head. When their gazes met, his eyebrows suddenly twitched.


    ¡°He¡¯s awake and the ambnce should be here soon.¡± The doctor said to Ji Yanping, ¡°Do you want to apany him?¡±


    Ji Yanping nodded and then reached over to tug Zhen Yuanbai, saying, ¡°You can go back to ss first. If something happens, I will notify you in time.¡±


    Shi Bufan subconsciously clenched his hand and then suddenly sat up. There was a vicious gaze in his eyes as he said, ¡°He¡¯s the one who got me injured. How could he not go along with me? Does he not want to be responsible?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately shook his head and softly said, ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai held Shi Bufan¡¯s hands instead and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the hospital with you as you get a check up.¡±


    Shi Bufan stared silently at him, not saying anything more.


    When they were at the hospital, Shi Bufan went to get his check ups done. They just found the ward when Qiu Jing and the others ran over, saying, ¡°Damn. What happened now? Brother Shi, this year seems to bring you trouble.¡±


    ¡°Scram.¡± Veins popped on Shi Bufan¡¯s forehead and Ji Yanping also knitted her eyebrows, asking, ¡°Why did you guys alle here?¡±


    ¡°Ah, Teacher Ji.¡± Ming Mai hurriedly said, ¡°We¡¯re too worried about Brother Shi¡¯s injury, so we hurriedly hailed a taxi over.¡±


    Who couldn¡¯t tell that you guys wanted to take this chance to skip ss? Whenever Ji Yanping was with them, she always felt ack of air, saying, ¡°Let me see when the results of the check up wille out.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai silently sat on a chair, admitting his mistake. Qiu Jing and the others squeezed over to ask about Shi Bufan¡¯s situation and thetter was so annoyed that he was about to explode. He grabbed the pillow and threw it at him, saying, ¡°Scram! You guys, scram!¡±


    ¡°Ok, ok, ok. We know. We won¡¯t disturb you guys.¡± The three all walked out when Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly stood up from his chair. He bent down and picked up the pillow that Shi Bufan threw, like a little delicate wife silently enduring the husband¡¯s scolding. He patted the pillow and then he nced over with his beautiful eyes and then slowly walked over. Shi Bufan suddenly scolded him, saying, ¡°You also...go out.¡±


    He swallowed the word ¡°scram.¡±


    ¡°I, I didn¡¯t mean to.¡± Zhen Yuanbai held onto the pillow, feeling guilty. ¡°I didn¡¯t think I would injure you.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked to the side and Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to ce the pillow on the bed, walking out like a wife who was mistreated. Shi Bufan suddenly called out, ¡°Come back.¡±


    He immediately turned around and sprinted over to Shi Bufan¡¯s bed, carefully looking at him.


    Shi Bufan felt his heart tightening as he said hoarsely, ¡°Sit down.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked left and right, unable to find a chair. Shi Bufan moved to the side, feeling impatient before he sat on the side of the bed.


    Shi Bufan closed his eyes, but he was unable to conceal the hostile aura. He tried his best to calm down his breathing and tried to suppress something.


    Someone softly patted his head and Shi Bufan immediately opened his eyes, looking over with hostility. Yet, he was dazed by the pair of lips inching towards him.


    Zhen Yuanbai softly pecked Shi Bufan¡¯s forehead and he mimicked his tone, saying, ¡°...Here, the kiss will blow the pain away.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s adam¡¯s apple bobbed and he suddenly calmed down. A certain feeling seemed to be rapidly taking over his heart in the form of a sprout and it grew into a tall tree.


    Conveniently, he pressed Zhen Yuanbai into his arms and then tightened his hold on him, seemingly finding a suitable way of hugging him.


    Zhen Yuanbai felt a little ufortable by the position and he couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Don¡¯t hug me so tight. Even if you loosen your grip, I won¡¯t run away either.¡±


    Silence filled the air and then Shi Bufan threatened, ¡°If you lie to me, you¡¯re doomed.¡±

 Chapter 39

    <h4>Chapter 39</h4>


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    When Zhen Yuanbai heard this, he felt guilty and he struggled to free himself from Shi Bufan. He said not confidently, ¡°Why would I lie to you?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s expression became even more terrifying. Zhen Yuanbai tried his best to pull Shi Bufan¡¯s hand down,ining, ¡°Plus, you can¡¯t me the whole thing on me. If it weren¡¯t that you wanted me to y basketball...if you didn¡¯t force me, how could I possibly have hit your head?...¡±


    As he continued, his voice got smaller because it seemed like Shi Bufan was going to eat him and he looked terrifying.


    At this time, the door to the ward was suddenly pushed open and Ling Xuan hurried inside. She seemed to be panting as if she had ran the way over and there was sweat on her forehead as she said, ¡°Fanfan, how are you? Is it serious?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately shrunk to the side, trying his best to minimize his existence while apologizing guiltily, ¡°Sorry.¡±


    Ling Xuan didn¡¯t even bother with Zhen Yuanbai as she pounced on the bed and tried to hug Shi Bufan. However, thetter waved her off and because he exerted too much strength, Ling Xuan didn¡¯t expect that and had to hurry to hold onto the table in order to reluctantly stand still.


    Shi Xian who had hurried in after held a strict look and reprimanded, ¡°Boy, you...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Ling Xuan hurriedly stopped Shi Xuan and knitted her eyebrows, saying, ¡°He definitely doesn¡¯t feelfortable. Let¡¯s go ask the doctor first.¡±


    Ling Xuan finally saw Zhen Yuanbai and thetter hurriedly apologized. She immediatelyforted, ¡°It¡¯s fine. Don¡¯t ce this in your heart. Isn¡¯t he still ok?¡±


    She nced at Shi Bufan again, but thetter was still indifferent andpletely ignored Ling Xuan.


    Ling Xuan left with her husband, feeling worried. Before leaving, she looked back at Shi Bufan again and slightly sighed.


    Shi Bufan suddenly sat up on the bed and felt a wave of dizziness. If Zhen Yuanbai had seen him moving suddenly like this, he would definitely turn around and run off. However, this time, Zhen Yuanbai hurried over to help him up, saying, ¡°Can¡¯t you just sit still? You probably have a cerebral concussion.¡±


    Shi Bufan was held by Zhen Yuanbai, feelingplicated, saying, ¡°I want to go out.¡±


    ¡°Go where?¡±


    ¡°Find a ce to sleep.¡±


    ¡°Sleep where?¡±


    Shi Bufan was already walking out and Zhen Yuanbai followed him like Shi Bufan¡¯s tail, feeling worried. ¡°Where are you going? Slow down. I can¡¯t keep up.¡±


    Shi Bufan slowed down and followed the stairs down. This was the 17th floor and Zhen Yuanbai held onto the railing, hesitant in following. ¡°There¡¯s a dim light here. Can we take the elevator?¡±


    Shi Bufan stood by the corner of the steps and wanted to say, ¡°up to you,¡± but the words became, ¡°Get down.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to follow. It was clear that the fire escape hadn¡¯t been used for a while. He just took a few steps down when ayer of dustyered his hand. Shi Bufan was still eyeing him , so Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to rub his hands. He left his hand a bit further from the railing, afraid that dust might get on his clothes.


    Shi Bufan noticed that Zhen Yuanbai felt dejected, so he finally stopped when they reached a door. This was already the 10th floor. After they opened the fire escape door, they could see the bright hospital hallway. There was a garbage can behind the door and some cigarette butts on the floor. Someone clearly had been hiding here and smoking. Shi Bufan leaned against the door and closed his eyes for a while before rummaging his pocket to find just a strawberry vored lollipop.


    Zhen Yuanbai rested by him like a little puppy and softly breathed. Shi Bufan stared at him and then threw the candy to Zhen Yuanbai.


    Zhen Yuanbai picked up the candy and lifted his head, full of questions.


    Shi Bufan found a topic and said, ¡°Go and buy a packet of cigarettes for me.¡±


    ¡°You promised me that you wouldn¡¯t smoke anymore.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan said unhappily, ¡°I want to go back on my words now. What can you do with me?¡±


    He didn¡¯t want to do much either, but he felt that Shi Bufan¡¯s attitude was quite random. Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and then kept his head down. For a while, there was no sound but of him pinching the candy wrappers.


    Shi Bufan scratched his head and there was a tinge of pain since his hair was connected to his scalp. He started feeling irritated again and he went around Zhen Yuanbai, continuing to walk down. After he reached the bottom, he raised his head while Zhen Yuanbai was still staring at him.


    Shi Bufan withdrew his gaze and continued to walk. Zhen Yuanbai was forced to follow again, questioning, ¡°Can¡¯t we just take the elevator? What if you get dizzy again?¡±


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t that your fault?¡±


    There was a silence and then moments after, there was a choking voice, ¡°I didn¡¯t mean it.¡±


    Shi Bufan stopped, feelingplicated. Zhen Yuanbai walked down while tears fell down his face. The moment hended on the final step, Shi Bufan hugged him in his arms and thetter fiercely wiped his tears, saying, ¡°I didn¡¯t even cry from getting hit by you. Why are you crying?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was in pain from Shi Bufan¡¯s rough rubbing. He couldn¡¯t help but be angry as well, saying, ¡°I already apologized to you multiple times. Why can¡¯t you just let this go?¡±


    ¡°Heh...¡± Shi Bufanughed at Zhen Yuanbai.


    This little liar pushed him off from the slope, but didn¡¯t even apologize. Instead, he stayed by his side and acted like his good friend. He didn¡¯t even exin himself despite being misunderstood. Even more, he acted like his little boyfriend. Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t stupid. In the past, Zhen Yuanbai was incredibly scared of him, so now he ended up liking him after he lost his memory?


    This whole time, it was just one-sided love. After all, Zhen Yuanbai was only nice to him because he wanted to protect himself. He wasn¡¯t even willing to hand in his homework in the past, but after he imed that he sort of remembered who pushed him off, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly tried his best to please him. After he was done, he even asked, ¡°Are you touched?¡±


    Damn.


    The more Shi Bufan thought about it, the more angry he was.


    He was touched. How could he not be touched? Not only did Zhen Yuanbai sing the national anthem, he even gifted him the red scarf. That was the little liar¡¯s red scarf when he was a member of the Youth Pioneer Team and it carried his youth¡¯s magnificent dream. He was so touched that he wanted to kill someone!


    The more he thought about, the more he felt stupid.


    ¡°What are youughing at?¡± This little liar got more and more courageous, saying, ¡°That was the case anyway. I already apologized to you. Yet, you wanted to investigate and investigate. You¡¯re stingy!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m stingy?¡±


    ¡°Stingy.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°You¡¯re the one who wanted to y ball with him. It was aplete ident that I hit your head and I didn¡¯t mean it. You¡¯re the one behind this, so you should be the one saying that it¡¯s no big deal. Yet, I tried admitting my mistake, but you won¡¯t forgive me. Don¡¯t you think you¡¯re being a little excessive?¡±


    Shi Bufan felt a headache rising.


    He was wondering why the words sounded so familiar.


    After that, he suddenly recalled Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s words. It waspletely different from what Ye Lian and the others had taught him. He chuckled strangely again, making Zhen Yuanbai feel ill at ease. Therefore, he softened his voice and said, ¡°What exactly do you want me to do?¡±


    ¡°I want to go to the sports field and hit you with the ball too.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we actually do that? Let¡¯s go to the sports field.¡±


    He pulled Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands and thetter subconsciously moved back. Shi Bufan curled his lips up and came back, saying, ¡°You don¡¯t want to repay your debt, hm?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai remained silent and he felt like Shi Bufan had been heartless. If he was even a bit bad to him, he would get revenge on him. Compared to that, the events that made Shi Bufan moved would fade and dim away.


    Zhen Yuanbai took a step back, but Shi Bufan clutched onto him, saying, ¡°You can do something else. Buy a packet of cigarettes for me and once I feel better from smoking, I will forgive you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai remained silent for a while before nodding, saying, ¡°I want to take the elevator.¡±


    ¡°Ok.¡± Shi Bufan didn¡¯t request too much.


    He let go of Zhen Yuanbai and thetter immediately rubbed his hands. He turned around to pull on the fire escape door, listening to him say, ¡°If you dare to run, I will kiss you on Monday¡¯s g raising ceremony, do you understand?¡±


    The door was pulled open and Zhen Yuanbai walked out, trudging.


    Shi Bufan looked down and nced at his hands. He still felt the smoothness of his palm of his hands and he wanted to touch Zhen Yuanbai as if to keep the warmth of the hands. It was unsure what he thought of, but he suddenly smiled. He raised his right hand up his lips with his left hand and kissed his fingertips, longing for the feeling.


    He followed the stairs and while walking, he took out his phone and clicked on the photo album. On the bottom, he found the hidden album through the settings and he clicked on each picture to see his little liar in all sorts of poses.


    There were some silhouette pictures and some side views of Zhen Yuanbai. There were rarely pictures of him on the front view. Mostly, Zhen Yuanbai was either ill at ease or fearful or even crying.


    While walking, Shi Bufan looked through the pictures until they reached the first floor. He pushed the fire escape door and the brightened light surged in. Meanwhile, he closed the album on the phone as if it was a secret that couldn¡¯t be shed to light. Then, he gently threw the phone back into his pocket.


    Shi Bufan walked out of the hospital and the little liar was walking over, clutching his pocket. He secretly delivered the pack of cigarettes and said softly, ¡°We¡¯re settled now. I won¡¯t buy you another packet of cigarettes next time.¡±


    ¡°Just say that you¡¯re buying this for your father.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai indeed said that. But after Shi Bufan said that, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly felt as if he was taken advantage of. He said unhappily, ¡°What are you going to do next?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to collect the protection fee.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was stunned for a second before he immediately followed. Before he could say anything, Shi Bufan smiled and said, ¡°What? You¡¯re afraid that I might get blood on your red scarf?¡±


    ¡°You just got hit on your head, so can you stop running around?¡±


    ¡°Why do you care so much?¡± Shi Bufan had already lit the cigarette and said softly, ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be asking anything now. Just go back to your ss.¡±


    He walked very quickly and then made a left turn into a certain alley. Zhen Yuanbai wanted to leave, but for some reason, he feltpelled to continue, ¡°But don¡¯t you have a headache? I hit you, so I should be responsible.What if you can¡¯t beat them up and ended up being pressed against the floor and brought into the ICU?¡±


    ¡°I will bring people with me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt a ball of anger and he pulled Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°What gives you the right to collect protection fee? It¡¯s not like people owe you money or anything. Do you think it¡¯s funny to bully others? And you¡¯re talking about bringing people along with you. Why can¡¯t you learn good things?!¡±


    He was the one scolding other people, but people haven¡¯t done anything, and he was already trembling in fear.


    Zhen Yuanbai disliked getting into an argument with others because of this reason. Although he was angry, he was still trembling in fear. Shi Bufan met his eyes and then he suddenly stepped forward, forcing him behind. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s back knocked against the wall and he felt the smell of tobo and smoke. Zhen Yuanbai started coughing from the smell and then his eyes became teary although it was full of loftiness.


    Shi Bufan ced his hands behind Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you n on breaking up with me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai moved his lips before pursing it. The moment he started talking, his tone felt forceful and overbearing, ¡°My parents don¡¯t allow me to y with bad students. If you want to collect a protection fee, I will break up with you.¡±


    ¡°Very good.¡± Shi Bufanplimented him and said, ¡°Here, take a smoke.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai avoided the cigarette and said in determination, ¡°I won¡¯t smoke!¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly kissed him and before Zhen Yuanbai could react, Shi Bufan pulled away. ¡°Take a smoke and I won¡¯t go collect protection fee anymore.¡±


    Shi Bufan brought the cigarette to Zhen Yunabai¡¯s lips and coaxed him in his ears, ¡°Be good, just take a smoke and try it, ok?¡±

 Chapter 40

    <h4>Chapter 40</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai was very well-behaved. Speaking of well-behaved, he also acted very well-behaved.


    When Shi Bufan saw him, he thought of the five-star red g. When he thought of the red scarf, he thought of a zing heart.


    But now, he had lied to him. From the start, he had been lying. He didn¡¯t like him, so he refused to hand in his homework. However, he was afraid, so he didn¡¯t dare to reject him.


    Shi Bufan was extremely sullen and wanted badly to throw Zhen Yuanbai into the stinky gutter, but he adored Zhen Yuanbai too much. Even if he was lying to him, he wasn¡¯t willing to expose his lies anytime soon.


    Zhen Yuanbai refused to smoke because he felt as if Shi Bufan was purposefully bullying him. This piece of knowledge made Zhen Yuanbai upset. He avoided the cigarette and pinched his nose, saying, ¡°I won¡¯t smoke. If you wanna go, then go. I¡¯m not going to look after you anymore.¡±


    He made his way out from under Shi Bufan¡¯s arms, but thetter caught him back. Shi Bufan hugged Zhen Yuanbai from behind and tilted his head to look at his expression, knitting his eyebrows and saying, ¡°Why are you crying again?¡±


    He was the one who wanted to make him cry. But once he saw someone crying, he was unhappy. Zhen Yuanbai patted Shi Bufan¡¯s arms firmly, but thetter didn¡¯t let go. ¡°Why are you so bad?!¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at the ce Zhen Yuanbai patted and he suddenly felt better, saying, ¡°If you want to look after me, you have to agree to my condition. Is it that bad?¡±


    ¡°Well, I¡¯m not looking after you anymore. Why are you still blocking me?¡±


    Shi Bufan choked and he extinguished the cigarette butt, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll stop smoking, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took advantage of the situation and said, ¡°Whether you smoke or not has nothing to do with me!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m your boyfriend, so why does it have nothing to do with you?¡±


    ¡°You were the one who said it has nothing to do with me.¡± This time, Zhen Yuanbai refused to let go and said, ¡°You¡¯re the one who wanted to break up with me, so let¡¯s just break up.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face darkened and then he pushed his little ssmate on the wall, saying fiercely, ¡°Try saying another word?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s courage vanished right then and said, ¡°You...why are you being so rude?...¡±


    Shi Bufan recalled what happened before and after he lost his memory, slightly letting go of Zhen Yuanbai as he asked, ¡°Did I hurt you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said nothing, but he was just a bit frightened. Right now, Shi Bufan made him remember how fierce he was before he lost his memory and Zhen Yuanbai felt as if he would hit him in the next second.


    Shi Bufan stared at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shy face and his adam¡¯s apple bobbed. Shi Bufan suddenly moved over and kissed Zhen Yuanbai again, but thetter immediately moved back. Shi Bufan said, annoyed, ¡°Can I not kiss you? Why are you avoiding me?¡±


    After he finished asking this, Shi Bufan kissed Zhen Yuanbai. He cupped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head and kissed him harshly. Shi Bufan seemed as if he was taking a drug and he finally let go of Zhen Yuanbai when he was satisfied, just in time to see his little ssmate¡¯s red face. He couldn¡¯t help but curl his lips up, saying, ¡°Ok, I¡¯m not angry at you anymore. Let¡¯s just keep this in the past.¡±


    After all, Zhen Yuanbai was the one at fault. He wiped his lips without saying anything and this made Shi Bufan¡¯s eyelids twitch. Shi Bufan suddenly walked over and kissed Zhen Yuanbai again, saying, ¡°Why are you wiping your lips? Stop wiping it.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Stupid.


    Zhen Yuanbai said unhappily, ¡°Since you¡¯re not angry anymore, can we return to the hospital to get check up results?¡±


    Shi Bufan was unwilling to return, so he said, ¡°I want to find a ce to sleep.¡±


    ¡°You can sleep in the hospital.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Shi Bufan was willful and caught Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s go check into a hotel room.¡±


    ¡°But I didn¡¯t bring my ID. Did you?¡± Seeing that he shook his head, Zhen Yuanbai probed and suggested, ¡°If you really don¡¯t want to return to the hospital, we can still go to school. You can sleep in the dormitory.¡±


    ¡°Look at me. Do you think I can walk that far?¡± Shi Bufan made his decision and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go to a KTV and reserve a room, so we can sleep there.¡±


    This was the first time Zhen Yuanbai heard they could do something like that. The two reserved a huge room and there was a sofa bed leaning against the wall. Shi Bufan threw his school uniform to the side and directlyid on it.


    Zhen Yuanbai closed the door and this isted them from the noises outside. Then, he sat down at the furthest ce from Shi Bufan. The lights in the room were almost all closed and there were only some faint blue lights. He raised his head and looked all around. He had oftene to ces like this for family gatherings before, but this was the first time they came directly to a KTV to sleep instead of singing. He nced at the screen when he suddenly heard Shi Bufan calling for him, saying, ¡°Come here.¡±


    Every time, it felt as if Shi Bufan was calling for a puppy. Although Zhen Yuanbai was unhappy, he walked over and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Sit here.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sat down by the spot Shi Bufan had patted and thetter immediately moved to the side and then ced his head on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯sp. He closed his eyes and said, ¡°Sit still. If I can¡¯t see you when I wake up...¡±


    ¡°Then you¡¯ll kiss me in all sorts of public ces.¡± Zhen Yuanbai interrupted and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Shi Bufan widened his eyes and stared, raising his eyebrows as he said, ¡°Who said that I¡¯m going to kiss you?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at the bangs in front of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s forehead and threatened, ¡°If you dare to run, I¡¯ll straighten your curly hair.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai reached over and covered Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes, saying angrily, ¡°So annoying.¡±


    No wonder he was Annoying Shi. He enjoyed threatening people. He covered Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes and thought in his heart: rest, go rest. After a while, he heard even breathing from under his hands and Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously moved his palm away and nced down.


    He slept so quickly. His head must really hurt. Otherwise, he probably wouldn¡¯t have been so rude to him today and given him an attitude...


    Zhen Yuanbai thought about it and his heart softened again. He tried his best to bring Shi Bufan¡¯s school uniform over and gently ced it over him.


    It was ufortable when someone was leaning against his legs, so Zhen Yuanbai carefully moved Shi Bufan¡¯s head and then his legs. He couldn¡¯t help but close his eyes as well.


    Shi Bufan was kicked awake.


    He suddenly opened his eyes to see one of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s legs and his snow-white socks were on top of his shoulders. Shi Bufan subconsciously sat up and in the next second, that leg kicked at his arm. Shi Bufan grabbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s leg and seeing his twitched position, Shi Bufan ced a hand over his forehead.


    Does Zhen Yuanbai sleep that strangely outside?


    Shi Bufan leaned against the wall and napped for a while, feeling strengthless.


    The sofa bed was slightly wider from the ce he was leaning against. It was a leather sofa bed and the other sofa was very narrow. This made Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s sleeping pose very twisted and strange. Although half of his head was facing downwards and he had slightly widened his mouth, this pose didn¡¯t stop Zhen Yuanbai from falling into a deep sleep.


    One could tell that Zhen Yuanbai had no worries.


    Shi Bufan sighed and climbed over to hug Zhen Yuanbai, but thetter instinctively reached over and pushed him away. This boy doesn¡¯t even know to hold back his strength while asleep. He¡¯d hit anyone who was in his way. Shi Bufan avoided his push and reached over to hug Zhen Yuanbaipletely, making him rest in his arms.


    Maybe because this was afortable position, Zhen Yuanbai stopped moving around.


    While hugging him in his arms, Shi Bufan ced a hand over his forehead. He nced from Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s handsome face to down his snow-white neck, but he subconsciously shifted his gaze. Momentster, he slowly turned around again.


    Who would¡¯ve thought that by losing his memory, he ended up dating Zhen Yuanbai due to an unexpected turn of events? If he knew beforehand...if he knew he could¡¯ve done that, he would¡¯ve purposefully gotten in a car ident already.


    Although he was very angry that he was deceived, after thinking carefully, this was all due to his one-sided love. Zhen Yuanbai was just cooperating. They already held hands and kissed each other. They even swore an oath...actually, he didn¡¯t suffer any losses either. It¡¯s just that he was embarrassed.


    As it turned out, if he liked someone, even if he lost his memory, he would still like them.


    Zhen Yuanbai woke up in a daze and noticed that he was lying in Shi Bufan¡¯s arms. He rubbed his eyes and said confusingly, ¡°You¡¯re awake.¡±


    ¡°You kicked me awake.¡± Shi Bufan arranged his cor and said, ¡°School is probably over at this time. I¡¯ll bring you back home now.¡±


    ¡°How¡¯s your head?¡±


    ¡°It hurts a lot.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Do you have painkillers?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai sat straight and thought about it before kissing Shi Bufan in a daze. ¡°Does it work like this?¡±


    After a while, Shi Bufan finally said, ¡°It works.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai got down from the sofa and put on his shoes. While rubbing his eyes, he picked up Shi Bufan¡¯s school uniform and delivered it to him, saying, ¡°Today, your parents are going to celebrate your birthday. I heard that your grandparents wille too. Be good and go back to apany them.¡±


    Shi Bufan who was about to stand up suddenly sat back down. Zhen Yuanbai paused before going over to tug on Shi Bufan, helping him wear his school uniform as if Shi Bufan was an Emperor. ¡°I don¡¯t know what happened to you and your parents...after all, you don¡¯t remember anyway, but I think they¡¯re pretty good to you...¡±


    He really didn¡¯t understand what made Shi Bufan hate his parents so much even when he lost his memory. Ling Xuan and Shi Xian didn¡¯t seem like people who would abuse Shi Bufan. They had good manners, so Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t understand what heinous crimes the parents could¡¯ve done to Shi Bufan.


    Shi Bufan leaned against the sofa, half dead. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai tugged Shi Bufan¡¯s other hand into his sleeves and said, ¡°Go back, ok?¡±


    He promised Mother Shi to help coax Shi Bufan and there might be a huge surprise during tonight¡¯s birthday banquet. Therefore, he didn¡¯t want Shi Bufan to miss that.


    Shi Bufan closed his eyes and although he refused to cooperate with Zhen Yuanbai, thetter still tugged his sleeves for him withoutint. ¡°Shi Bu...¡±


    Shi Bufan pulled Zhen Yuanbai into his arms and thetter¡¯s head bumped on his chest.


    During this stupid birthday, a lot of things had happened and Shi Bufan seemed to be very annoyed. ¡°Hug me for a while and I¡¯ll consider it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai allowed Shi Bufan to hug him and the light in the room was too dim. He started to yawn again. The moment his head drooped down, Shi Bufan pinched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you beforting me? Can you do your job?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what your parents had done to you, so how am I supposed tofort you?¡±


    ¡°Then you should at least be able to see through something from my attitude. I don¡¯t like them.¡±


    ¡°But you already forgot everything. There¡¯s no reason for you to not like them.¡±


    Shi Bufan had enough and said, ¡°They must¡¯ve done something very bad to me. Maybe...they abused me, mentally. Maybe it¡¯s domestic violence. My father seems abnormal, no? Maybe he burned me with a cigarette butt. Or maybe he kicked me into the swimming pool when I was young and I almost drowned or maybe he tried burying me alive...¡±


    He didn¡¯t continue to talk because Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s gaze made it seem like he was caring for a retard.


    Zhen Yuanbai said softly, ¡°You...stop muttering nonsense. Just go home and celebrate your birthday and talk to your parents. After all, you don¡¯t remember anything. What you¡¯re feeling could be wrong.¡±


    ¡°You said there might be a lot of people today, right?¡± Shi Bufan suddenly thought of something and said, ¡°Maybe I really should go back and take a look.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was about to nod when Shi Bufan gazed faintly and said, ¡°Maybe I might recover my memory if I see all these people at once.¡±


    <strong>T/N: </strong>Making up yesterday¡¯s update~

 Chapter 41

    <h4>Chapter 41</h4>


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    While Zhen Yuanbai was still nervous, Shi Bufan had already started walking off. He stretched his body and said, ¡°I really want to recover my memory quickly. That way, I can find out who pushed me down the slope.¡±


    He said gloomily, ¡°I¡¯ll beat them up until they can¡¯t even cry anymore.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai who was following him stopped. Shi Bufan walked a few steps before turning around to look at him, asking gently, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Did, did you remember something?¡±


    ¡°Not right now, but I have a feeling that if I return home, I¡¯ll make a huge discovery.¡± He asked, ¡°Do you want to go back with me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly shook his head.


    They walked out of the KTV and the bright sun made Shi Bufan squint his eyes. Zhen Yuanbai followed him and then he suddenly sprinted, tugging his sleeves. ¡°If you really don¡¯t want to go back, then you don¡¯t have to.¡±


    Shi Bufan pretended to be confused and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I think you¡¯re right. Since you dislike this, they definitely did something really bad to you. If you suddenly remember it, you will definitely be unhappy. I...I don¡¯t want to see you being unhappy.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re that concerned with me?¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± His little ssmate nodded firmly and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t, aren¡¯t you my boyfriend?¡±


    Shi Bufan ced an arm around Zhen Yuanbai and observed his expression while thetter tried his best to look genuine. Seeing that he slightly knitted his eyebrows, he said, ¡°Why do I feel like you don¡¯t really want to see me recover my memory? Did something happen with us in the past?¡±


    ¡°No!¡± Zhen Yuanbai answered instinctively and added, ¡°Even if it did, you¡¯re the one that bullied me.¡±


    ¡°Why would I bully you out of nowhere?¡±


    ¡°How do I know?¡± Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t want to chat anymore, saying, ¡°If you¡¯re not going home, where are you going?¡±


    ¡°Anywhere.¡± Shi Bufan smiled and said, ¡°As long as I¡¯m with you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai also smiled, but his expression didn¡¯t seem natural at all.


    Zhen Yuanbai felt a twinge of guilt because he didn¡¯t sessfully bring Shi Bufan home for Mother Shi. But once he imagined Shi Bufan recovering his memory, he couldn¡¯t help but be scared. Shi Bufan was great right now. If he identally gave him an attitude, he would apologize. If he cries from the bullying, Shi Bufan will immediately coax him and even reveal such a great-looking smile.


    He recalled Shi Bufan¡¯s fierce face from before and he really couldn¡¯t imagine them being the same person.


    Although he sounds very bad, he hoped that Shi Bufan would never recover his memory and they could keep staying like this.


    Not longter, Zhen Yuanbai received a call from Qin Ying, clearly receiving news from his teacher in charge. Zhen Yuanbai admitted his mistake while they were on call and then told his parents that he would be homete. Qin Ying didn¡¯t question much.


    Shi Bufan was bing a better person, so Zhen Family¡¯s parents didn¡¯t restrict Zhen Yuanbai from being friends with him.


    Shi Bufan quietly listened until the call hung up and then he continued to toss the ball into the hoop.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t I dance for you?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not dizzy anymore?¡±


    ¡°Then don¡¯t dance.¡±


    Once they were out from the arcade, Zhen Yuanbai carried a huge red carrot in his arms. Shi Bufan had obtained it from a game and it seemed like he was quite happy. ¡°That stupid scissor can actually cut the rope. In the past, Qiu Jing said it was just a lie.¡±


    While talking, he reached over to flick the carrot in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s arms, teasing it like a child. ¡°Call me father.¡±


    ¡°Are you good?¡±


    ¡°Are you discriminating against people with mental disorders?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°This is my first gift for you. Name it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t hold in theugh as he said, ¡°What do you want it to be called?¡±


    ¡°You name it.¡±


    ¡°So stupid...¡±


    ¡°Quickly give it a name, otherwise I¡¯ll kiss you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai red at him and saw the carrot had a shy expression. Zhen Yuanbai carried it as he walked, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s name it ¡®shy one.¡¯¡±


    ¡°Shy shy?¡± Shi Bufan stopped and then continued, ¡°Me, you, shy shy. Make a sentence?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    While bringing Zhen Yuanbai home, Shi Bufan propped his chin against the car window while smiling. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t understand what Shi Bufan had been thinking, but he held ¡®shy shy¡¯ in his arms, ncing at Shi Bufan while ill at ease.


    They finally reached the house and Zhen Yuanbai said goodbye before running off. Shi Bufan got out of the car after paying and his smile slightly faded, seeing that Zhen Yuanbai ran into the building without looking back.


    He nced down and lit a cigarette, but he didn¡¯t smoke it. He gradually walked over to a tree and leaned against it, looking at a certain ce.


    Stars slowly lit the sky. Qiu Jing had called several times, but he didn¡¯t pick up.


    Up until there was a notification of a text message, he looked down at it.


    Little Congming: Are you at home?


    He curled his lips and replied with a ¡°ok,¡± but he gradually deleted it before cing his phone inside his pocket. He turned around and slowly walked ahead. Time seemed to be stretched with no limit, but it seemed like something was growing in his heart and gradually filled it. When he thought it was time, he took out his phone and prepared to reply, only to realize it had only been two minutes.


    He started typing ¡°ok¡± again and finally sent the message after a minute.


    Zhen Yuanbai replied right away, saying, ¡°Did the guests in your house leave already?¡±


    Shi Bufan continued to walk ahead while Zhen Yuanbai rolled in bed, feeling ill at ease. He grabbed his phone to check, but Shi Bufan still hadn¡¯t replied. He couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What did your mother say?¡±


    The moment the message was sent, Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t hold in the urge to take out his phone. After reading it, he ced it back into his pocket and didn¡¯t reply.


    Zhen Yuanbai saw that Shi Bufan was typing something, but then it suddenly disappeared. He couldn¡¯t help but feel more and more ill at ease. He sat up straight on bed and then sent another message. ¡°Are you really busy? Do you remember all the guests?¡±


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you replying to me?¡±


    ¡°Are you showering?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ced his phone by his ear, but he couldn¡¯t help but nce frequently. In the past, Shi Bufan always replied immediately and there was not a time where he didn¡¯t reply when he had his phone. He was wondering if the notification button on the phone was broken or if there was a problem with the inte. Therefore, he changed from being on the inte into using data. He ced his phone by his pillow and continued to wait.


    After a few consecutive messages, Shi Bufan quietly opened it to see. On the left side, it was all messages sent by Zhen Yuanbai. On the right side, he only replied once, and it was only one word.


    He curled his lips up again and finally replied to Zhen Yuanbai. ¡°I finished showering. Goodnight.¡±


    He logged out of WeChat and called Qiu Jing, asking, ¡°Where are you?¡±


    ¡°Huang Chao.¡± Qiu Jing said loudly, ¡°We reserved a private room for you to celebrate your birthday. Are youing?¡±


    ¡°Right away.¡±


    He hung up and got into his car, logging back into WeChat. He originally thought that his little ssmate would at least send him a ¡®goodnight,¡¯ but he realized that there was no message.


    Zhen Yuanbai angrily kicked ¡®shy shy¡¯ off the bed. He was suspicious that Shi Bufan had recovered his memory. But if he did, he definitely wouldn¡¯t be smiling at him. But if he didn¡¯t, why was he being so indifferent to him?


    He scrolled through their past conversation and noticed that these messages weren¡¯t right. He slid into the chat and wanted to continue to ask.


    On the other side, Shi Bufan who was looking through their past interactions had seen that Zhen Yuanbai was typing something, so he slid to the bottom of the messages and waited quietly.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly threw his phone.


    That¡¯s it. After all, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t recover his memory. He can do whatever he wants.


    He sunk into a deep sleep.


    Therefore, while driving to Huang Chao, Shi Bufan still didn¡¯t receive a message from Zhen Yuanbai.


    It was impossible for him to not drink alcohol while with his group of friends. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t drink too much and he went to check his phone. When it was almost midnight, he couldn¡¯t control himself and typed, ¡°I¡¯m drinking.¡± While he was at it, he sent an emoji of a baijiu.


    Up in the morning did he receive a reply. ¡°Didn¡¯t you sleep? Why did you go and drink again?¡±


    While in a daze, Shi Bufan immediately grabbed his phone and nced at it before cing it down and sleeping in aforted mood.


    Shi Bufan finally entered the ss after the morning ss was over. The moment he entered, he immediately detected his little ssmate¡¯s passionate gaze as he walked towards the back. His little ssmate¡¯s eyes were trained on him, but he looked away because of the teacher.


    The moment the morning ss was over, Zhen Yuanbai immediately turned around to ask, ¡°Why did you drink in the middle of the night?¡±


    ¡°Because I wasn¡¯t in a good mood.¡± Shi Bufan lied on the desk and tried to catch up on sleep, and lied while he was at it. ¡°My head hurts so bad and I want to sleep for a bit.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows as Shi Bufan continued, ¡°Massage my head. It really hurts.¡±


    ¡°You originally had a cerebral concussion, but you just had to go drink.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was quite angry, but he shifted his seat. He reached over and massaged Shi Bufan¡¯s head. The ssmates all looked over and even more, Qiu Jing was talking to Ming Mai.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t detect that. While massaging Shi Bufan¡¯s head, he asked, ¡°Are you feeling better?¡±


    ¡°A little.¡± From the bottom of his heart, Shi Bufan felt better as he said, ¡°Is the first ss math ss? I probably won¡¯t be in the mood to learn. I feel too bad.¡±


    ¡°If you feel very bad, go to the infirmary.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said in a soft voice, ¡°I will take notes and you can look at it at our evening study session.¡±


    Shi Bufan narrowed his eyes and kept his head up while his chin was pressing against his arm. He allowed Zhen Yuanbai to continue to massage his temple, saying, ¡°I think that I should try harder to find my lost memory. I keep on feeling like my headaches and feelings of being annoyed have to do with my lost memory.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s fingers had be stiff, but he continued to massage, saying, ¡°Do you think you can recover your memory?¡±


    ¡°It might be a bit hard.¡± Shi Bufan said. ¡°However, thingse to those who wait. You¡¯ll remember it eventually.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stopped talking.


    As expected, Shi Bufan ended up sleeping the entire math ss. After all, he stayed up half the night, waiting for news. Actually, he knew that Shi Bufan might¡¯ve fallen asleep, but he still suffered from insomnia. Humans are perplexing andplicated beings.


    The moment lunch break was here, the students in ss ran towards the cafeteria like hungry wolves. Shi Bufan slept the entire morning, but he was still dejected. Zhen Yuanbai tidied up the table and said, ¡°Go rest in the dorm first and I¡¯ll go get food at the canteen for you.¡±


    Shi Bufan stood up and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need. I¡¯lle with you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked shoulder to shoulder to the canteen. After they went downstairs, he was suddenly tugged to the bottom of the stairs by Shi Bufan. Zhen Yuanbai was caught off guard and he was quite frightened as he asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I kiss you for the first time over here?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously nodded. Actually, there was no need to ask. He remembered clearly how he kissed Zhen Yuanbai while telling him that he was taking advantage of the fact that he lost his memory so that he could be closer to him.


    Was the little ssmate more frightened or more jeered at?


    Shi Bufan moved closer to Zhen Yuanbai and he softly said, ¡°Here, right?¡±


    ¡°Mhm...¡± Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know what he wanted to do, but he said, ¡°You, you want to tell me something?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Shi Bufan sniffed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s neck and said, ¡°I just want to reflect on it...¡±


    ¡°Uh ¡ª¡± The kiss was too fierce and Zhen Yuanbai was forced to struggle to follow along.


    After a while, Shi Bufan let go of him and said in a low voice, ¡°No wonder it¡¯s so sweet.¡±


    <strong>T/N: </strong>Today¡¯s update! <3

 Chapter 42

    <h4>Chapter 42</h4>


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    No wonder Shi Bufan thought he had gotten a huge advantage when he first kissed Zhen Yuanbai. No wonder Shi Bufan felt like a little bird was singing within his hearts whenever he was with Zhen Yuanbai. No wonder when he said to confirm their rtionship, he thought about dating Zhen Yuanbai...


    As it turned out, he had been thinking about these things countless times in his subconscious mind.


    Zhen Yuanbai had been faintly sighing, his heart beating quickly. Someone would asionally pass by the stairs and they were hiding underneath the stairs. Therefore, they¡¯d be caught immediately if someone finds out and their parents would also be informed.


    Shi Bufan ced his chin on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s forehead and then he pecked him, and then again.


    It seemed like his heart was full. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t want to kiss Zhen Yuanbai once, or twice, or a hundred times, or even a thousand times.


    Yet, Zhen Yuanbai got more and more nervous as Shi Bufan kissed him. ¡°Ok, ok. Let¡¯s go eat, ok?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Something seemed to be stuck in Shi Bufan¡¯s throat and he pursed his lips, wanting to control himself, but he couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°I miss you so much.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him.


    He asked again, ¡°Do you miss me?¡±


    ¡°I want to eat.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said in a very low voice because he was scared of someone hearing their conversation. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the canteen. I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face darkened and he said, ¡°I¡¯ll let you go once you say you missed me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai held back his tears and said, ¡°I miss you, I miss you, ok? Can we go now?¡±


    Shi Bufan was very displeased and he asked, ¡°What do you mean by ¡®ok?¡¯¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai almost couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore as his body was violently shaking. He inquired with a serious face, ¡°What exactly do you want me to do?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyshes flickered and he said softly, ¡°I want you to say it genuinely.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips firmly and red at Shi Bufan as if he had been wronged badly. He said iparably seriously, ¡°I really don¡¯t miss you. I just want to go to the canteen to eat.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple bobbed and his gaze turned fierce, as if he was about to punch someone at any time. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears slipped out of his eyes and Shi Bufan¡¯s expression froze. Then he reached over and wiped his tears, saying, ¡°If you don¡¯t want to, it¡¯s fine. Why are you crying? Grow up.¡±


    ¡°Ok, let¡¯s just go together. Why are you being so mean?!¡±


    ¡°Because I want to.¡± Shi Bufan said fiercely, ¡°You dare say another word?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said nothing.


    If he can¡¯t offend him, can¡¯t he just hide from him?


    If Shi Bufan scolds him, he¡¯ll try to stop talking to him. Don¡¯t talk to him and stop interacting with him. When the timees, maybe he didn¡¯t even need to mention breaking up before their rtionship bes practically non-existent.


    With this thought in his mind, Zhen Yuanbai left as soon as school ended. Shi Bufan thought he was just going out to eat and that he would return to ss after he finished eating. However, he waited a good half hour, but still didn¡¯t see Zhen Yuanbai returning for the evening study session.


    Up until the evening study session ended, he just realized that he had been stood up.


    Around 11:30pm, Ye Lian lied on the basketball field, panting. He felt like he was practically a role model for good brothers. The moment Shi Bufan called him, he came out. Without another word, they ended up ying 2 hours of basketball and he was soaked in sweat right now.


    A bottle of water appeared above him and Ye Lian, panting, reached over and sat up, saying, ¡°Do you feel better now? Can you tell me what happened?¡±


    Shi Bufan sat cross-legged across from him and his soaked hair was in front of his forehead, his thick eyshes concealed the surging emotions in his eyes. ¡°Nothing, I¡¯m just annoyed.¡±


    Ye Lian gurgled the water and adjusted his breath before casually asking, ¡°You remembered everything?¡±


    Shi Bufan immediately nced at him and asked, ¡°Is it that obvious?¡±


    Ye Lian suddenly burst into an uncontroble episode ofughter, saying, ¡°The way you nce at Zhen Yuanbai makes it seem like you want to eat him up. Only he¡¯s stupid and can¡¯t see through that.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced expressionlessly at him while Ye Lian coughed, his smile fading. ¡°Aren¡¯t you guys in a pretty good rtionship? So what if your memory recovered? Just talk to him and he will ept it.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t understand.¡± Shi Bufan drank a sip of water and quietened again.


    Ye Lian touched his chin and said, ¡°Actually, I know what you¡¯re thinking about. You¡¯re in a dilemma. When you lost your memory, you didn¡¯t know that he used to hate you. But after you recover your memory, you obviously know. Now, do you think that he¡¯s lying to you while you lost your memory? I actually can¡¯t tell if he truthfully likes you or not... but it¡¯s fine. As long as you like him. After all, you have him right now. Just keep it up. Even if he doesn¡¯t like you, keep this up until he likes you.¡±


    A flicker of disdain slid by Shi Bufan¡¯s face and he said, ¡°I don¡¯t care if he likes me or not. It¡¯s not like no one likes me.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Ye Lian was confused. ¡°So, you didn¡¯t call me because of this. I originally thought that you want me toe up with an idea.¡±


    ¡°Are you looking for a beating?¡± Shi Bufan impatiently looked over while Ye Lian smiled again. ¡°Look at you. You¡¯re angry again. You can¡¯t be like this. You finally got Zhen Yuanbai and by doing this, you¡¯re going to be letting him go again.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about him that much.¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t care, then break up with him.¡± Ye Lian said purposefully, ¡°Since you¡¯ve said this, I¡¯m not going to keep this from you anymore. In reality, I think this sister-inw isn¡¯t the best for you. Tell me truthfully. I really don¡¯t know why you had taken a fancy to him. He has an ordinary family and at most, he only has good grades. What¡¯s useful with having good grades? You have a wealthy family, so you won¡¯t becking people with good grades working for you in the future. There are a bunch of people just like Zhen Yuanbai. Plus... tch, I don¡¯t even want to talk about him. Calling him a bookworm is praising him. He¡¯s basically a fool and a coward. He has a pretty appearance and nice skin and big eyes, but you also have that. Plus, you¡¯re more handsome than he is. Compared to you, he¡¯s just an ugly...¡±


    ¡°Who the hell are you saying is ugly?!¡± Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t hold this in anymore and threw a water bottle in Ye Lian¡¯s direction. You want to cry, right?¡±


    Ye Lian raised his arm to duck this, but he almostughed out loud as well. He said in a proper manner, ¡°What? Didn¡¯t you say you don¡¯t care about him? What¡¯s wrong with me insulting him?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s much prettier than you.¡± Shi Bufan ced the bottle again and became silent again.


    Ye Lian sighed and said, ¡°If you care about him, forget the face that he doesn¡¯t like you. Don¡¯t put him in a difficult situation because of this. Plus, you always bully him, so it¡¯d be strange if he likes you. It¡¯s pretty good that he¡¯s even willing to date you. Why don¡¯t you take this chance to get him in bed and get a taste of him. Let me analyze this. I think it¡¯s because you haven¡¯t gotten a taste of him that you¡¯re acting like this. Even if you actually did, you¡¯d notice that it¡¯s just as you normally expected it to feel like.¡±


    Shi Bufan said nothing.


    Ye Lian continued, ¡°Speaking of which, why is he willing to date you? I don¡¯t understand this at all. Why was he suddenly the first one to visit you after you got in an ident? What happened?¡±


    ¡°He was the one that pushed me down.¡±


    Ye Lian was shocked and he asked, ¡°Really? He¡¯s that brazen?¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t remember the exact date, but he remembered that there was a small drizzle and the floor was still wet. Because he was supposed to have a fight that day, he was on his skateboard, attempting to cross through the slope and into the forest as a shortcut. Coincidentally, he met Zhen Yuanbai on his way.


    Thetter had earbuds in his ears and he was muttering something as if he was memorizing some phrases. He slid by Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s side and called him, but obtained no response. Therefore, he pulled thetter¡¯s earbuds down which startled Zhen Yuanbai. After seeing that it was him, his face slightly paled.


    ¡°What, what happened?¡±


    ¡°Why are you walking here?¡±


    ¡°I was thinking about walking home today. There aren¡¯t that many people here and it¡¯s not noisy.¡±


    Going back through the slope was indeed much quieter than crossing the road. Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Do you know what I¡¯m going to do right now?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to fight.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Don¡¯t go this way. Go home.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai would need at least another 20 minutes or so if he walked back to the school door at this point. He softly said, ¡°I won¡¯t get in your way.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to get in my way? How?¡± Shi Bufan said gloomily, ¡°Just looking at you is influencing my performance. If I can¡¯t beat them up, I¡¯ll beat you up.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stood there innocently and confused, expressing shyly, ¡°I¡¯m going to turn the corner in front.¡±


    ¡°Who allowed you to walk here? Don¡¯t you know that it¡¯s my territory?¡± Shi Bufan nced at the water vapor in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes and tsked. ¡°You¡¯re indeed a ¡®true fool.¡¯ Quickly scram.¡±


    After saying that, Shi Bufan got on his skateboard and prepared to leave, but the nickname had hit Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s sore spot. He nced up with his long eyshes and gazed at the young man¡¯s tall figure, grabbing the strap of his backpack tightly.


    Shi Bufan slowly slid down the slope when he heard footsteps behind him. He subconsciously turned around and a pure white hand reached towards him, along with an angry response. ¡°You¡¯re the real fool!! Whenever you reincarnate, you¡¯re the real fool!!¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t expect this and the skateboard suddenly made a turn on the slope and he felt a sense of dizziness taking over him. Then, he felt a tinge of pain behind the back of his head.


    Shi Bufan suddenly paused and he subconsciously touched the back of his head. It really hurt. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s rush of adrenaline really isn¡¯t to be underestimated. Plus, he was standing on the skateboard, so he really didn¡¯t have a chance to retaliate before he was pushed down, helpless like paper.


    Ye Lian was still shocked by Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s brazenness as he said, ¡°You guys have quite the beef and he dares to stroll around in front of you and date you... he¡¯s only doing this because you lost your memory. But what exactly do you think about this? When I went to eat lunch, he seemed to be crying. Are you bullying him because you hate him or because he doesn¡¯t like you?¡±


    Shi Bufan stood up and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡±


    ¡°F*ck.¡± Ye Lian hurried over and chased after him, saying, ¡°You can¡¯t just tease, but not tell everything. There are a lot of questions that I want to ask. What is exactly going on between you two? A rabbit like him has been forced to bite someone, but in the end, he dares to date you as if nothing happened. With your aggressive attitude, howe you didn¡¯t take revenge on him? Especially since he had hit you and even dares to stroll around in front of you.¡±


    Shi Bufan obviously won¡¯t tell him that when he lost his memory, he had experienced unrequited love. He got on his motorcycle and said, ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    ¡°That isn¡¯t the direction of your house!¡±


    The sound of the revving of the motorcycle had distanced as Ye Lian tilted his head, ncing at his figure until he disappeared. After a while, he finally understood.


    ¡°As expected, he bullied Zhen Yuanbai because thetter didn¡¯t reciprocate his feelings.¡± He thought, ¡°You said that you don¡¯t care, but it¡¯s obvious that you do very much.¡±

 Chapter 43

    <h4>Chapter 43</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    During the morning session next morning, Shi Bufan didn¡¯te. Up until the second ss in the afternoon, Zhen Yuanbai still didn¡¯t see him in the ssroom.


    He couldn¡¯t help but take frequent nces at the other party¡¯s seat. He wanted to take out his phone and ask about his whereabouts, but he ended up shoving the phone back into his desk.


    Right now, Zhen Yuanbai disliked Shi Bufan a lot. It¡¯s good that he isn¡¯t here. It¡¯s best if he transferred schools or changed ssrooms. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t want to see him at all.


    However, he didn¡¯t get his wish as Qiu Jing specially came over to ask, ¡°ss monitor, did Brother Shi give you a call? Howe he still isn¡¯t here yet?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked down and said coldly, ¡°How would I know?¡±


    Ye Lian rested his chin in his hand, feeling in a daze. ¡°I think he might¡¯ve stayed up all night yesterday.¡±


    ¡°How do you know?¡±


    ¡°Yesterday night, we went out together.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took out earbuds from his backpack and wringed it before shoving it into his ears, isting himself from learning about Shi Bufan.


    Saturday afternoon, there was no ss. Once the bell rang, the teacher bid farewell with everyone and the students all bid farewell, saying that they¡¯ll meet on Monday. Zhen Yuanbai sorted through his things in the drawer while Song Mo said, ¡°I¡¯m leaving first. I¡¯m going to eat at my grandmother¡¯s ce today.¡±


    ¡°Ok.¡± Zhen Yuanbai smiled.


    Quicky, he was the only one left in the ssroom. He quietly took out his notes and looked back, in a dilemma as to whether he should go to Shi Bufan¡¯s house or not today. For the past two days, Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t been in ss, so there is a huge possibility that his ranks might drop again at the next exam.


    But why did he care if Shi Bufan scored a good grade or not?


    Zhen Yuanbai ced all his notes in his backpack and walked out, closing the door along his way.


    He was conflicted, wondering if he should give Shi Bufan his notes or just take some pictures and send it to him. While walking downstairs, he was suddenly pulled by the arm. ¡°Are you blind? Can¡¯t you see me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced up and his eyes brightened, ¡°Shi Bufan!¡±


    Shi Bufan restrained his fierce expression and loosened his grip on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s wrist, asking, ¡°You¡¯re that happy to see me?¡±


    Zhe Yuanbai immediately kept a straight face. ¡°I¡¯m not happy. I just think that it¡¯s strange that you¡¯re here since ss is over.¡±


    Who knows why he decided toe? Shi Bufan raised the item in his hand and said, ¡°For you.¡±


    It was matcha bubble tea. Thebel said less sugar and more tapioca.


    ¡°Why did you buy this?¡±


    ¡°To please you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes brightened and he almost couldn¡¯t keep up with the facade. His voice softened and he said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll forgive you.¡±


    ¡°Did I do something wrong that you needed to forgive me?¡±


    ¡°Then why are you pleasing me?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go to your house.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want you to.¡±


    Shi Bufan scolded behind Zhen Yuanbai again. ¡°Are you looking for a beating?¡±


    ¡°Then hit me.¡±


    There was no voice behind him all of a sudden and Zhen Yuanbai just realized that he was clearly looking for a beating. He was scared that Shi Bufan might really beat him, so he immediately sped up and ran down. But two steps in, Shi Bufan had caught him and he hurriedly exined, ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant!¡±


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help butugh, saying, ¡°What don¡¯t you mean?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not that I think you don¡¯t want to hit me... you, don¡¯t hit me.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t dare to hit you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded consecutively and said, ¡°You dare, I know. I was wrong.¡±


    Shi Bufan huffed. He knew that Zhen Yuanbai had been misunderstanding him, so he must exin to him. Otherwise, thetter won¡¯t ever know. He controlled himself and said, ¡°Can you not be afraid of me?¡±


    ¡°Then don¡¯t be mean to me.¡±


    Shi Bufan loosened his grip and his face flushed. He seemed to be having trouble talking, ¡°You... if you like me, I won¡¯t be mean to you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him, uncertain. Veins popped on Shi Bufan¡¯s forehead and he said with a dark face, ¡°What are you looking at? Do you not understand me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shrunk back and he said in a low voice, ¡°You¡¯re so mean, so why should I like you...¡±


    ¡°You...¡± This was basically a vicious cycle and Shi Bufan reached over, tugging him, saying, ¡°I¡¯m going to bring you home.¡±


    While drinking milk tea, Zhen Yuanbai walked down with him. After leaving the school door, Shi Bufan said again, ¡°Remember that I won¡¯t hit you, ok?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Your expression and tone doesn¡¯t seem and sound like you won¡¯t hit me.


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded, unhappy. Shi Bufan nced at him and suddenly hugged him, saying, ¡°Take a sip.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took the milk tea and it didn¡¯t seem like he was unwilling. Right now, Shi Bufan was in a much better mood and he said in a low voice, ¡°I can¡¯t beat to hit you. Do you understand?¡±


    ¡°Then, don¡¯t force me to do something I don¡¯t like.¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°What does it mean by something you don¡¯t like?¡±


    ¡°For example, don¡¯t hug me in public ces or... kiss me.¡±


    Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and tightened his grip around Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s waist, exining earnestly, ¡°Do you know what it means when I say I can¡¯t control my feelings? Hm? Because I like you, so I can¡¯t control my feelings, understand?¡±


    ¡°Can you restrain your feelings?¡±


    ¡°Can I not like you?¡± Shi Bufan fiercely said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you ask me if I can dislike you?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai nced at his faint teary eyes and was stunned for a second before murmuring, ¡°But, but someone can see us...¡±


    ¡°Who saw it?¡± Shi Bufan nced at him and said, ¡°I agree. If someone sees this, I¡¯ll dig their eyes out, ok?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai was a little frightened by him and he hurriedly looked down and sipped the warm tea,forting, ¡°That¡¯s not what I mean. I was thinking that we need to focus on our studies first. Don¡¯t keep thinking about that. Plus, you haven¡¯t been in ss for thest two days, so I think you¡¯re not in the right mind...¡±


    Shi Bufan slightly loosened his grip and said, ¡°I am indeed not in the right mind.¡±


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°It might be because I haven¡¯t been sleeping well these days and I suffer from insomnia.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai asked carefully, ¡°Did you... really think of something?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes flickered and then he turned around to ask, ¡°What do you think?¡±


    ¡°It seems like it, but, it doesn¡¯t seem like it.¡±


    ¡°How does it seem like it? How doesn¡¯t it seem like it?¡±


    ¡°Well, when you¡¯re being mean and rude, it seems quite like it.¡± But he didn¡¯t hit himself, so it didn¡¯t seem too like it. If Shi Bufan recovered his memory, he would beat him up in the first moments before even saying that he likes him or wants to please him and such.


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Shi Bufan felt quite strange, uncertain. ¡°Am I very rude in the past?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re rude.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°It seems like you¡¯re about to beat someone up at any moment. You¡¯re very very rude.¡±


    ¡°Have I hit you before?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head and nodded again. Shi Bufan¡¯s eyelids twitched and he said, ¡°Have I hit you before?¡±


    ¡°Well, you invited me to fight.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°But I ran away.¡±


    ¡°When...did I invite you to fight?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought about it before replying, ¡°Not long after you came to the elite ss. It was during one of the gym sses where you said that I need to wait for you after school if I can¡¯t run past you. Thankfully, I won.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s expression was strange and after a while, he asked, ¡°Do you hate me in the past?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I don¡¯t really hate you, but before you came, I thought you were very handsome. However, you seem to hate me a lot, so you keep on stirring up trouble...¡±


    Saying this, Zhen Yuanbai felt unwell. He didn¡¯t know how he had offended Shi Bufan in the past for him to be so rude to him when Shi Bufan suddenly punched a white birch. Zhen Yuanbai was quite startled. Seeing his expressionless look, they gazed at one another and they remained silent for a while.


    It was Zhen Yuanbai who moved a step forward and asked, ¡°Does it hurt?¡±


    Shi Bufan showed Zhen Yuanbai his hand and the skin was badly bruised, bleeding. Zhen Yuanbai stared at it, stunned. Then he suddenly pressed on the wound, making Shi Bufan¡¯s eyelids twitch. ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Does it hurt?¡±


    ¡°If you keep digging your nails into me, my injury will worsen.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai withdrew his hand and said, ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t feel anything.¡±


    ¡°Are you stupid?¡± Shi Bufan reached over and pinched his face, but Zhen Yuanbai delivered the milk tea over. He took out a napkin and wrapped it around his hand, saying, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Go back and apply ointment on yourself.¡±


    Shi Bufan nodded and finally couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°So, you actually do like me?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that it was a one-sided love? Howe you suddenly asked this...¡± Zhen Yuanbai shivered and nced at him, face paled. Right. Shi Bufan already said that it was an unrequited love, so why was in a dilemma over whether he liked him or not?


    This thought popped up for two seconds before he shook it out due to Shi Bufan¡¯s words. ¡°Right, in the past, you said that it was one-sided love. You approached me while I lost my memory, which is why I dated you.¡±


    He was suddenly in a great mood as he said, ¡°But you had never done your role in the rtionship. You didn¡¯t take the time to appreciate me, so I ended up suffering from insomnia because of this. You liked me first, but you didn¡¯t like me as much as I liked you. Don¡¯t you think that¡¯s being too excessive?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°Talk.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡°Then what do you think you should do right now?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was a bit confused and he asked, ¡°I...what should I do?¡±


    ¡°Of course, be good. You need to try to understand my feelings and then like me some more.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Think about it. Ever since I lost my memory, how did I treat you? Could it be that I¡¯m not worthy of your feelings?¡±


    Shi Bufan was quite unreasonable. Zhen Yuanbai thought: how could he be so unreasonable? ncing at Shi Bufan¡¯s pitch-ck eyes, he couldn¡¯t help butugh. ¡°Mhm.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyshes flickered and he asked, ¡°You promised to like me, right?¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said and delivered the milk tea to him. Shi Bufan grabbed it and took a sip, watching him reaching for his backpack, smiling. ¡°You don¡¯t need to be so earnest to show off. Actually, I...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai grabbed a book, two, three, and four books... He carried it over and delivered it to Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°These are the notes I took over the two days. I won¡¯t be going to your house this weekend. I¡¯ll be going to stay with my grandparents while you can spend the time to look over it. If you can be my seatmate, I will like you even more.¡±


    Shi Bufan sucked on the straw and carried the books, asking, ¡°That¡¯s it?¡±


    ¡°This is a lot, enough for two days.¡± After passing the books over to Shi Bufan, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s backpack became much lighter. He stood up straight and then suddenly reached for Shi Bufan¡¯s head. Thetter subconsciously looked down and allowed him to pat him. ¡°Don¡¯t you know that you can¡¯t touch a man¡¯s head?¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°You know, but you¡¯re still patting me?¡±


    ¡°Are you going to hit me?¡±


    A burst of silence.


    ¡°Nevermind. If I make you cry, I¡¯m going to have to coax you.¡±

 Chapter 44

    <h4>Chapter 44</h4>


    <i>Note: Not proofreaded</i>


    The first time Shi Bufan got hit on the head, he became crazy, but after a second hit, he suddenly became normal again.


    He started to cling onto Zhen Yuanbai as usual. Naturally, ¡°cling¡± didn¡¯t refer to being by Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s side every second of the day. Although he wanted to, reality didn¡¯t allow him. He was referring to contacting Zhen Yuanbai frequently through Weibo or other means of social media. Even more, Shi Bufan had changed his terrifying profile picture to a pink Patrick.


    Normally, as long as Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t busy with school, he would go back to visit his grandparents during a fixed time. Although his grandparents were old, they were still very healthy. They had nted the entire backyard with vegetables and some beautiful nts and flowers.


    Elders would normally mention past events and although Zhen Yuanbai had heard about it multiple times, he still paid attention whenever his grandpa talked about it, having a delightful conversation.


    Zhen Youxiu, however, was by the side and ying his game, absent-minded.


    Grandpa reprimanded him, saying, ¡°You¡¯re always ying games. Can¡¯t you learn from your elder brother and score first ce?¡±


    ¡°As long as my grades are good enough. It¡¯s very tiring to obtain first ce for everything.¡±


    ¡°Howe you always want to get first ce whenever you¡¯re ying games then?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu nced at his grandpa, standing up and returning to his bedroom in an unhappy mood. Before leaving, he said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you spend more time with my elder brother? He has been very close to a bad student. Watch out. He might be influenced.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately red at him. As expected, grandpa started to probe enthusiastically, ¡°Is it the student that caused you to stand outside of ss as punishment? Are you guys still friends?¡±


    ¡°Why did my father tell you everything?¡±


    ¡°Sigh, what else are we going to talk about if we don¡¯t talk about you guys?¡± Grandpa asked worriedly, ¡°Did he teach you to smoke or drink? You can¡¯t learn that, ok?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai exined, only telling grandpa about Shi Bufan¡¯s good side, like how he had taken revenge on the person who bullied him or how he shouldn¡¯t forgive people easily or how Shi Bufan had been a better student now. As grandpa was listening to this, he nodded, saying, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, that¡¯s good. You just have a gentle temper and your father tells me often how you¡¯ll suffer in society with that temper of yours. You should change that temper the sooner the better.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was a bit surprised that Zhen Pingjin was worried for him. Then, he thought that grandpa probably said this purposely. After all, Zhen Pingjin hated him, so he listened quietly and didn¡¯t expose him.


    Grandpa¡¯s house wasn¡¯t huge and there was noptop. Zhen Yuanbai and Zhen Youxiu lived in the same room. While thetter was ying on his iPad, Zhen Yuanbai wore his earbuds and started to memorize English phrases using his phone when Shi Bufan suddenly sent a gift within a game, saying, ¡°I¡¯m done looking through the notes, so I decided to y a few rounds. Are youing?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai clicked on it and replied, ¡°I don¡¯t have the game downloaded.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you download it and try ying it?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai yawned. He was actually a bit tired and prepared to sleep, but for some reason, he didn¡¯t reject him. ¡°I don¡¯t have much data left and grandpa doesn¡¯t have unlimited wifi here.¡±


    After two minutes, Shi Bufan replied, ¡°How about now?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    Downloading something with data was really quick. Ten minutester, Shi Bufan sent a voice call invitation and Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly epted it, plugging in his earbuds. Shi Bufan¡¯s voice immediately rang, saying, ¡°You can¡¯t just learn. You need to take some time to y and de-stress.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and decreased the volume, typing, ¡°I¡¯m in a room with Youxiu, so it¡¯s inconvenient for me to talk.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t even need to say that because Shi Bufan had heard Zhen Youxiumanding in a game. He said considerately, ¡°Then I¡¯ll talk and you can listen.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai softly hummed and then snuck a secret nce at Zhen Youxiu.


    He was a bit guilty.


    Zhen Yuanbai realized that Shi Bufan was ying the same firefight game as Zhen Youxiu. Even more, Zhen Youxiu had been trying to get Zhen Yuanbai to y this game many times before. Whenever he was ying a game and Zhen Yuanbai was by his side, he would ask him and even mention carrying him in the game.


    However, Zhen Yuanbai had ruthlessly rejected this.


    He typed a message to Shi Bufan, ¡°Youxiu is in QQ. Let¡¯s y on WeChat.¡±


    Shi Bufan curled the corner of his lips up and gently said, ¡°I¡¯ll listen to you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai confirmed that his earbuds were plugged in and then he entered the same with Shi Bufan¡¯s guide. He asked, ¡°What do you prepare to name your character?¡±


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t see Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s screen, but he said, ¡°How about this? I¡¯ll change my name to Congming¡¯s boyfriend while you can name yourself Bufan¡¯s boyfriend. How does that sound?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said in a soft voice, ¡°I¡¯m done.¡±


    Shi Bufan asked, ¡°What did you name yourself?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai seemed to be very satisfied with his name. ¡°ster Gunner.¡±


    ¡°...¡± This sounded a nameing from a random name generator. Shi Bufan¡¯s fingers trembled and he used a name card to change his name to ¡°ster Bomb.¡±


    Bomb and Gunner quickly teamed up and entered the game. In the game interface, the Bomb even danced a coquettish dance for Gunner and Shi Bufan asked, ¡°Was it good?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai secretly chuckled and said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s good.¡±


    To Zhen Yuanbai, ying a firefight battle was the same as ncing at the scenery. After he entered the game, he had been frequently sighing in admiration. They could swim, take a car, and even set sail!


    Because he was scared that Zhen Yuanbai might die too quickly, Shi Bufan first brought him to an empty corner. After Zhen Yuanbai walked there, he suddenly walked a few circles around the tree and sighed with feelings. What a realistic forest.


    By the time Shi Bufan had grabbed a gun and shot the enemies, Zhen Yuanbai hadn¡¯t even seen a single enemy yet. Shi Bufan called him over, but Zhen Yuanbai only knew how to rotate in his original spot. In the end, Shi Bufan had thrown some equipment on the ground and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s character started to automatically pick the equipment up.


    Zhen Yuanbai gasped in a soft voice, ¡°I have a gun.¡±


    ¡°Kneel down. Someone¡¯s here.¡± Shi Bufan suddenly said, but Zhen Yuanbai suddenly hit the button to jump and he was immediately exposed and hit a few times. He started to run away, not knowing what to do. Quickly, the screen revealed the notification that Bomb was attacking the enemies. ¡°Don¡¯t run away. Follow me.¡±


    ¡°Where did you go?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan had no choice but to run in front of him, attracting the enemies¡¯ gazes over and soothed Zhen Yuanbai like a child, saying, ¡°Do you see that? That¡¯s me. Follow me.¡±


    ¡°Ok.¡±


    ¡°First aid kit. Take it.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Shi Bufan patiently guided him while Zhen Yuanbai had trouble learning, obeying the Bomb¡¯s orders the entire time. Not knowing how, but the game was nearing its end. Their names suddenly popped up on the screen with special effect.


    ¡°Hm?¡± Zhen Yuanbai was very shocked. ¡°Are we bugged?¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen a single person, so how did we win?¡±


    Shi Bufan pondered over this a long time and realized that he couldn¡¯t answer the question, so he retorted, ¡°Was it fun?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had forgotten about himself. Although he hadn¡¯t seen anyone, he found it quite exciting, so he immediately nodded. ¡°It¡¯s fun.¡±


    ¡°Want to y another round?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Zhen Yuanbai was carried again during the second round and he felt quite arrogant after seeing that he had a 100% uracy rate. When the third round started, Zhen Youxiu suddenly looked over with a sharp gaze, ¡°What are you doing? Who are you talking to?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately took off his ear buds and said, ¡°I¡¯m memorizing some phrases. What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu was confused and asked, ¡°I thought you were talking before?¡±


    ¡°No. You must¡¯ve heard wrong.¡± Zhen Yuanbai plugged his earbuds back in and then sat inside.


    Although they were in the same room, they were not on the same bed. Zhen Youxiu was quitezy to look at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s screen anyway, saying, ¡°Are you sleeping now? Can I still talk to my friends?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°After all, I¡¯m wearing my earbuds.¡±


    Shi Bufan chuckled on the other side of the earbuds, saying, ¡°Why are you scared of him?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai typed, ¡°He¡¯s scared that you¡¯re a bad influence to me.¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly came to a realization, asking, ¡°Are you stilling?¡±


    This Saturday evening, it was the first time Zhen Yuanbai had yed games and he finally understood why people liked to y games. Although it was a virtual map where he could street race with Shi Bufan, set sail freely on the water, hide in the forest and work together to eliminate the enemies, block off the enemies¡¯ escape route in the factor, and assist one another after being injured, it was rare to experience the following events in real life.


    Although the game was fake, their feelings for one another were true.


    After hearing Zhen Youxiu say, ¡°I¡¯m done ying after this round,¡± Zhen Yuanbai logged out of the game before he could. After that, he tugged the nkets over his body and said ¡°goodnight¡± to Youxiu in English. It was instinctive as he had been memorizing English phrases and then he fell into deep sleep.


    Zhen Youxiu nced at Zhen Yuanbai in uncertainty, not thinking more.


    Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai had sunk into a dream.


    In the dream, he and Shi Bufan had transmigrated to a huge grasnd and there was an enormous robotic dinosaur chasing after them and wanting to gobble them. While running, Shi Bufan had attacked the dinosaur, saying, ¡°Oh no! I¡¯m running out of bullets!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai noticed that Shi Bufan was about to die because he ran out of bullets and his legs were injured as well. In front of Zhen Yuanbai, there were only two options. The first choice was to run off and leave the injured Shi Bufan behind. The second choice was to carry Shi Bufan and run together. However, there was arge likelihood that the two wouldn¡¯t be able to run off.


    Zhen Yuanbai chose the third option. He tossed his gun to Shi Bufan and tied bombs around himself and bravely jumped into the dinosaur¡¯s mouth. Before being swallowed by the dinosaur, he yelled at Shi Bufan, ¡°Don¡¯t avenge me. Just stay alive!¡±


    Shi Bufan also dreamed that night.


    He carried the injured Zhen Yuanbai and ran rapidly on snow while being chased by a group of vicious and fierce enemies. Their footsteps had exposed their location and in order to stall time to wait for backup, he had no choice but to run to a dead end.


    He hid Zhen Yuanbai who was only shivering and crying like a kitten in a cave and kissed his wounded face, saying in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Even if I be a ghost, I will always be with you.¡±


    Then, he carried the rocket artillery and walked out of the cave, fiercely bombing the enemies. At the same time, a bullet hit his chest and he ended up dying in the snow.


    However, he knew that he had stalled time for Zhen Yuanbai and backup had arrived. Once they arrived, his little ssmate would be safe and sound.


    The morning sunlight had prated the car window, waking up the two young boys in deep sleep. Shi Bufan half squinted his eyes and sat up, stretching his body. Zhen Yuanbai, on the other hand, yawned and rubbed his eyes.


    They lifted their hands to block the ring sunlight, reflecting on their dreams and they both thought: ¡°I am his hero. How great.¡±

 Chapter 45

    <h4>Chapter 45</h4>


    <i>Note: Not proofreaded</i>


    Lately, Zhen Yuanbai had been spending too much time ying games with Shi Bufan. Because the two of them don¡¯t often go out together, they have been strengthening their rtionship in the game. Zhen Yuanbai was quite intelligent and he quickly understood the tactics and such. Within a few short days, he had gained quite a bit ofbat experiences. Whenever he heard footsteps, he even knew that there was a possibility that someone was hiding there.


    Their rtionship had gotten much better due to them ying games together and they finally had amon topic to talk about besides academic studies.


    When Zhen Yuanbai first entered the game, he felt bad to attack someone first. He only started to retaliate after someone had hit him. Later on, he started attacking people first and even crashed into people while driving a car. His sudden changes had to do with Shi Bufan¡¯s encouragement because once he killed someone, Shi Bufan wouldpliment him.


    Despite being very happy while ying games, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t be addicted. He kept his mind on his job. He would finish his homework first and then he would remind Shi Bufan to do his homework as well, while he was at it. At the same time, he even took time out to help tutor Shi Bufan with his homework. Even if he didn¡¯t go to Shi Bufan¡¯s house, the two of them would talk in video chats.


    Shi Bufan had worked quite hard as well. He had improved another 50 ranks or so during the monthly exam, shocking the students and teachers. Someone analyzed the situation and believed that at this rate, it wouldn¡¯t be a dream for Shi Bufan to score second. The principal even praised Shi Bufan at the g raising ceremony as well as Teacher Zhen for doing a good job at teaching him. Zhen Yuanbai ended up in the spotlight and he stood next to Shi bufan, raising his chest and chin, prideful. He weed the whole school¡¯s gazes and his eyes were bright like stars.


    Shi Bufan nced sideways at Zhen Yuanbai and thought: aren¡¯t you quite proud?


    Once the g raising ceremony ended, the students walked back in groups back to the school building. Even the teachers gathered together, chatting idly, ¡°Your ss¡¯s Teacher Zhen is quite wonderful. He actually got Shi Bufan to pick up his book.¡±


    Ji Yanping was quite proud as well, smiling and saying, ¡°He¡¯s just a little naughty and mischievous, but he¡¯s quite smart. As long as he¡¯s willing to learn, it¡¯s not like he¡¯s any worse than the other students.¡±


    ¡°The problem is that he has to be willing!¡± A teacher said, ¡°Did you forget how he handed in a nk exam for his high school examination? It was the Shi Family who forcibly shoved him in this school. See if another person dares to do so.¡±


    Ji Yanping¡¯s smile faded a bit, but she said calmly, ¡°It might be because Zhen Yuanbai had saved him. They¡¯re kids and they value loyalty. Shi Bufan said he would repay his benefactor.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true. Kids are kids. It¡¯s easy for them to get on the wrong path, but also easy to bring them back on the right path.¡±


    Ji Yanping nodded a few times in a row, but after leaving the crowd, she was a bit worried. Only a few knew about Shi Bufan¡¯s amnesia and Ji Yanping was one of them. She had personally witnessed Shi Bufan trying to be a better student, but she felt like it had a lot to do with Shi Bufan¡¯s amnesia. Once he recovers his memory... it might be not the case anymore.


    Zhen Yuanbai happily ran to the ssroom with his ssmates, but he only sprinted a few steps when someone grabbed the cor of his shirt. He nced up and Shi Bufan took the chance to hug him in his arms, saying, ¡°Did I make you proud today?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and said, ¡°You make me extremely proud!¡±


    Shi Bufan curled his lips and said, ¡°Then how do you n on rewarding me?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll y games with you tonight?¡±


    ¡°Come to my house tonight.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai rejected right away and said, ¡°Your family doesn¡¯t have a pleasant atmosphere, so I don¡¯t want to go.¡±


    Shi Bufan touched his nose and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s go out and sing tonight?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai punched his chest while Shi Bufanughed and rubbed his chest. Zhen Yuanbai red at him and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be satisfied with your aplishment and act arrogant as a result. Whenever you can score 1st ce in ss, now that¡¯s something to be celebrated.¡±


    ¡°You dare to hit me? Are you seeking death?¡±


    ¡°Humph.¡±


    As long as Shi Bufan didn¡¯t recover his memory, he wasn¡¯t afraid of thetter hitting him.


    Zhen Yuanbai was unwilling to go karaoke, so Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t do much about it either. He took a step back and wanted to y games with him, but Zhen Yuanbai had retorted quite reasonably, ¡°It¡¯s going to be the final exam soon. It¡¯s a luxury to y games, so just be satisfied.¡±


    Since his little ssmate said this, no matter whether Shi Bufan was satisfied or not, he had to be.


    Today, Zhen Youxiu had returned quitete and after greeting his elder brother, he went straight back to his room. It was almost the final exam, so Zhen Pinjing had confiscated all his games. He could only y on his iPad and even more, he needed to prevent his elder brother from noticing this because right now, Zhen Yuanbai must be devoting himself to learning anxiously. If he finds out, he will definitely tattletale on him.


    He had gotten to know a new friend on the inte and the two mutually understood one another. He prepared to create a WeChat ount in order to make his way up the rankings. Coincidentally, the new season wasing, so Zhen Youxiu agreed.


    After entering the room, Zhen Yuanbai first shoved his earbuds in and then named himself a clear and resounding name. After he skillfully entered the game, the first thing he did was to invite his old friends from the list, but he identally saw someone online that shouldn¡¯t be... no, someone that shouldn¡¯t even be in the game.


    Zhen Yuanbai was kneeling down in a small room when he detected unfamiliar footsteps in his surroundings. There seemed to be more than one person as well , so while telling Shi Bufan that there were people in the room, he filled his gun with bullets, waiting for the moment for someone to enter. The moment they did, he would shoot them no matter what.


    ¡°Be careful. I¡¯ll being right over.¡± Shi Bufan¡¯s voiceforted Zhen Yuanbai and thetter held in his breath, hiding behind the door. The footsteps on the map revealed at least three people searching within this building.


    Someone was heading his way and Zhen Yuanbai lifted his gun, his heart pounding quickly.


    He was forced to admit that he wasn¡¯t really suitable for the game because he will never be able to skillfully y the game. Whenever he encountered this situation, he was extremely nervous.


    At this time, someone suddenly knocked on the door. He was unable to differentiate between the game and reality, so he lifted his head after a moment of shock. He looked over to see someone shaking on the doorknob and voices ringing. He was shocked and hurriedly took out his earbuds and jumped over, opening the door. As expected, it was Zhen Youxiu stabbing the door lock with the key, asking, ¡°Is there a matter?¡±


    ¡°I saw you in the game.¡± Zhen Youxiu said coldly, ¡°Did Shi Bufan carry you in the game?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said with guilt, ¡°Why do you care?¡±


    ¡°You have been ying with Shi Bufan for a while, right?¡±


    He was able to conclude that based on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯sbat experiences and thetter wasn¡¯t good at lying anyway. He said shyly, ¡°I originally didn¡¯t n on ying, but Shi Bufan charged data for me on my phone...¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you do the same back to him?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him, still wondering if his character had killed the three enemies. He asked unhappily, ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu trained his gaze on him and asked, ¡°Why won¡¯t you y with me when I asked? Do you hate me?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai disliked being asked this, exining, ¡°That¡¯s not the case. I just had nothing to do that day, so I casually went to y. We¡¯re not in the same region, so I didn¡¯t tell you.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°I want to y with you guys.¡±


    After all, Zhen Youxiu was his brother, so Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t have it in him to reject, so he said, ¡°Of course, but I¡¯m only ying for another week at most before I need to prepare for my final exam.¡±


    Without another word, Zhen Youxiu brought his iPad over and squeezed in with his brother. As expect, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s character was killed. After they started a new round, for the first time, Zhen Yuanbai started ying with a team of four. Shi Bufan had caught most of their conversation, so he ended up staying quiet now.


    The moment the four entered the game, Zhen Youxiu ordered, ¡°Follow me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at his expression and softly said, ¡°Follow him. He¡¯s quite good.¡±


    It was unsure if Shi Bufan had heard it or not. He chose to follow the Gunner instead of the Gunner¡¯s brother.


    The four immediately teleported to a very crowded ce and then they split up to search for weapons. Zhen Youxiu¡¯s online friend was quite talkative and he would call out whenever he picked up a gun or andmine.


    Zhen Youxiu and Shi Bufan stayed quiet and Zhen Yuanbai felt bad to let his friend talk by himself, so he added on from time to time.


    From Zhen Youxiu¡¯s perspective, he nced at the Bomb¡¯s room and then he suddenly charged over. Shi Bufan searched quickly and after sweeping across the room, he stood right there and changed his bullets when he sharply heard noises, so he immediately ran towards the window. In the next second, he heard explosions from behind him and obviously, he wasn¡¯t able to run away in time. He still lost half his hp.


    After hended on the ground, Zhen Youxiu appeared in front of him.


    The two nced at each other, but said nothing.


    Zhen Yuanbai then realized what happened and asked, ¡°How did you lose your hp?¡±


    While bandaging himself, Shi Bufan said faintly, ¡°I think your brother identally missed and bombed me.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s online friend immediatelyughed out loud and said, ¡°I can¡¯t believe you! Don¡¯t you have good aim?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°Today is not my day. Sorry, Brother Shi.¡±


    ¡°Heh. Be more careful next time.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡±


    Next, Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t make any more mistakes. The four of them perfectly broke through the Mandate of Heaven Circle. They just needed to cooperate with one another to beat the came. Shi Bufan kept his eyes trained on the surrounding and the moment he saw someone, before he could pull the trigger, he was bombed and exposed, killed by the enemy.


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    Zhen Yuanbai was shocked and he asked, ¡°You got exposed?¡±


    Shi Bufan unwrapped a piece of chocte and shoved it in his mouth, suppressing his anger and saying, ¡°It seems like your brother missed again, but it¡¯s ok. There are only two people on the other side, so the three of you guys can probably handle this.¡±


    No matter how stupid Zhen Yuanbai was, he understood what happened after Shi Bufan¡¯s hint. After the round ended, he ced his phone down and chased Zhen Youxiu out of his room. ¡°Ok, I¡¯m not going to y anymore. Quickly go back and do your homework too.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu ducked his hand and said, ¡°I did it on purpose.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because he kept on bullying you in the past and I can¡¯t bear to see him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t find it in himself to scold him as his brother was just being good to him. He sat in bed and said helplessly, ¡°I am friends with him right now, so stop targeting him. He forgot what happened in the past.¡±


    ¡°You also forgot?¡± Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that he might beat you up after he recovers his memory?¡±


    ¡°Can you not jinx me?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I¡¯ve been very nice to him, so even if he really recovers his memory, he won¡¯t bepletely unreasonable.¡±


    ¡°What makes you think that?¡±


    ¡°Because he said he...¡± Zhen Yuanbai swallowed the words ¡°couldn¡¯t bear to hit me.¡± He continued, ¡°He said he¡¯s quite grateful for me and he won¡¯t hit me.¡±


    ¡°Do you like him?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s words were like a ruthless sword aiming straight at him.


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t fight back.

 Chapter 46

    <h4>Chapter 46</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    After a while, Zhen Yuanbai finally managed to say, ¡°I... obviously like him. He¡¯s my good friend.¡±


    He pushed Zhen Youxiu out of the door and said as a matter of fact, ¡°Do you not like your good friend?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu knitted his eyebrows as Zhen Yuanbai closed the door. He touched his warm ears and threw himself on his bed, ncing at the phone ill at ease.


    Zhen Youxiu returned to his phone and nced at the ceiling with a taut face before suddenly rolling over, cing his head under the pillow. He pressed the pillow against his head, facing down, silently angry.


    Shi Bufan cushioned his arms behind his head and leaned against the headboard of the bed, quietly disliking Zhen Youxiu.


    This wasn¡¯t the first time Zhen Youxiu had targeted him.


    At the time, Zhen Youxiu asionally picked Zhen Yuanbai up from school, but during those two days, he felt like Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t in a good mood, so he asked, ¡°Did someone bully you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai flushed easily and wanted to keep his face, so he immediately stood up tall and said, ¡°No, don¡¯t bber nonsense to mother and father.¡±


    He refused to say anything, so Zhen Youxiu asked around.


    The first thing Shi Bufan did after transferring over to the elite ss from ss 10, he tattle-taled on the genius Zhen Yuanbai to the principal. The news of this was buzzing around in school and everyone could tell that Shi Bufan purposefully targeted Zhen Yuanbai, but they didn¡¯t know how thetter offended him.


    Without any twist and turns, the news spread to Zhen Youxiu¡¯s ears. After observing for a few days, he confirmed Shi Bufan¡¯s path to school and he had a few friends lying in wait for him. Zhen Youxiu was quite an influential person in school. He had good and ¡®bad¡¯ friends. Even more, those rascals copied off his homework, so they followed along without thinking much.


    The middle-schoolers skipped sses in order to lie in wait at the high school, and this was a bit exciting for them. While waiting, they were bluffing and boasting, saying that they¡¯ll definitely beat the other party up into a pulp.


    Zhen Youxiu leaned against the wall and indifferently nced ahead, waiting for Shi Bufan toe over. Then, they¡¯ll surround him before doing anything.


    After that, Shi Bufan and Ye Lian and the others slowly walked over. He wasn¡¯t wearing his school uniform that day and his backpack was hanging loose on one side of his shoulder. His expression terrified the others.


    Zhen Youxiu and the other ssmates were shocked, ¡°He¡¯s the leader of Shengyi High School and I heard he got warned by the principal during the first day of school. He fought with the previous leader and they ended up transferring.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu threw his backpack against the wall and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    ¡°Go?¡± His ssmate was confused and asked, ¡°Go where?¡±


    Someone cleverly understood the situation and said, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that you wanted us to beat him!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s Shi Bufan!¡± Zhen Youxiu¡¯s ssmate tugged on his arm and said, ¡°He¡¯s the infamous ¡®Unoffendable¡¯ from Shengyi High School. Don¡¯t mention the guys behind him. I can barely handle one on one with any of them!¡±


    Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t think that his ssmates were just show-offs. Even more, they bluffed, saying that they¡¯ll garner respect by skipping grades. Yet the moment they saw Shi Bufan, they became cowards. Zhen Youxiu walked out and some of his ssmates were a bit loyal, so they also summoned the courage to walk over and stayed alongside Zhen Youxiu.


    When the high schoolers and middle schoolers stood together, it felt like a brat was standing next to an adult. Just look at their height differences. Shi Bufan stopped and nced up, slightly knitting his eyebrows after seeing Zhen Youxiu.


    Ye Lian asked curiously, ¡°Hey, kid, what are you doing?


    Zhen Youxiu said nothing, but trained his gaze on Shi Bufan. When Shi Bufan swept his gazes over Zhen Youxiu¡¯s ssmates, their legs weakened when they made eye contact, unable to stand still. They heard of Shi Bufan¡¯s notorious reputation and he was nearly 6 feet tall; he was more than a head taller than them. Additionally, he had a gloomy aura around him. His dark and fierce gaze made it seem like he was about to eat someone.


    Shi Bufan finally gazed at Zhen Youxiu, asking, ¡°Something wrong?¡±


    ¡°I came to warn you.¡±


    Qiu Jing chuckled at this, asking, ¡°Are these brats clowns?¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯tugh. As Zhen Yuanbai had said, before losing his memory, he had a very bad temper. One could feel the surging gloomy aura around him just by a casual nce. Besides those who feared nothing, anyone with a brain wouldn¡¯t take the initiative to offend him.


    Shi Bufan stood in front of Zhen Youxiu while Ye Lian, Qiu Jing, and Ming Mai all walked forward. The four almost 6 feet all young men surrounded the eighth grader brat. They looked down at Zhen Youxiu, making him feel extremely pressured. Shi Bufan slowly said, ¡°How do you want to warn me?¡±


    ¡°Zhen Yuanbai, you know him right?¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai was mentioned, Shi Bufan finally became sort of interested. ¡°I know him.¡±


    ¡°You bullied him, right?¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Who said I bullied him?¡±


    ¡°I know you did.¡± Zhen Youxiu was surrounded by four people and he needed to raise his head up at Shi Bufan. He wasn¡¯t even afraid, saying, ¡°If you bully my elder brother again, I won¡¯t let you off easily.¡±


    Ming Mai chuckled out loud and said, ¡°¡®True fool¡¯ actually has such a tough younger brother. Why do I feel like I¡¯m dreaming?¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly harshly red at him and Ming Mai touched his nose, not knowing what he had said wrong, shutting his mouth. Zhen Youxiu nced over at Ming Mai, saying, ¡°You, a stupid fool who is all brawn and no brain, dares to call someone else ¡®true fool¡¯?¡±


    Ming Mai was confused and in exchange, Qiu Jing mocked him. He flew into a rage of humiliation and reached over to push Zhen Youxiu, but Ye Lian tugged him and said, ¡°Brother Shi won¡¯t even be able to have enough fun with this dude. Why are you butting in?¡±


    Shi Bufan curled his lips up, a rare sight. It was unclear whether he was mocking at Zhen Youxiu¡¯s bravery orplimenting his insults. ¡°I didn¡¯t bully him before. If you¡¯re here to get revenge for your elder brother, you got the wrong person.¡±


    He seemed to be very calm, making Zhen Youxiu question himself and wonder if he had gotten the wrong person. Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t angry and he didn¡¯t do anything either, walking straight over and saying, ¡°Get home soon. Don¡¯t let your elder brother worry.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu suddenly turned around and looked at them in doubt.


    Qiu Jing was considerably shocked as well. He walked for a while before asking, ¡°Wait, you¡¯re not beating him up?¡±


    Ming Mai had been holding in his anger and he finally said, ¡°That boy is clearly looking for a beating. If you don¡¯t beat him up, even I¡¯d feel sullen for you!¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t feel sullen, considering Zhen Youxiu¡¯s words over and over. He was confused and asked, ¡°Why did he say that I bullied Zhen Yuanbai?¡±


    Qiu Jing said as if looking at a retard. ¡°Isn¡¯t he saying the truth?¡±


    Shi Bufan immediately turned cold, asking, ¡°When did I bully him?¡±


    Ye Lian said, ¡°Sigh, you didn¡¯t really bully him, but your actions were a bit too extreme and it must¡¯ve scared him.¡±


    Shi Bufan believed him quite well, not saying anything else. Only Ming Mai and Qiu Jing were still conflicted. ¡°If that¡¯s not bullying, then what was it? Brother Shi clearly doesn¡¯t like ¡®true fool.¡¯ Ouch. My god!¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly kicked him and Qiu Jing ducked behind Ye Lian. Shi Bufan really wanted to say, ¡°Don¡¯t you call him ¡®true fool.¡¯¡± Yet the words became, ¡°When did I find him displeasing? If you keep spreading rumors, I¡¯ll beat you to a pulp.¡±


    Qiu Jing was speechless.


    If you don¡¯t find him displeasing, why did you transfer to the elite ss and cause him trouble?


    Ye Lian covered his mouth andughed for a while, ncing at the two, confused.


    Zhen Youxiu, likewise, also felt confused.


    When he came, he was already prepared to be beaten up by Shi Bufan, therefore he swore at Shi Bufan as an attempt to win by words. Who knew that Shi Bufan had let him go so easily, not doing anything about it. Even more, he said ¡°don¡¯t let your elder brother worry¡¯ as if they were good brothers.


    Is he mental?


    In order to make sure whether Zhen Yuanbai was bullied or not, Zhen Youxiu listened in on the gossips of the school. Every time he appeared, he would ask about Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s matters, beating around the bush. He heard that Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan didn¡¯t have a good rtionship. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t really like Zhen Yuanbai, but because Zhen Yuanbai was a coward, he wasn¡¯t fit to be his match. Therefore, he never did anything to Zhen Yuanbai.


    Zhen Youxiu thought that even empty threats is a type of bullying too.


    He observed for a while until he identally encountered something one day when he suddenly noticed what was wrong.


    That was a Wednesday and the junior high student only had two sses in the afternoon, so they got out of school early. Rain poured and the trees were blowing as if announcing the approach of the end of the world. Zhen Youxiu draped his raincoat around him and then rode the electronic bicycle, preparing to bring an umbre over for Zhen Yuanbai. Shengyi High School¡¯s doors were still closed since school wasn¡¯t over. He wasn¡¯t able to go in, so he was wondering if he could find someone to bring it in for him, or to pass it on to the guards.


    Because it was raining, Zhen Youxiu left a bitte and didn¡¯t dare to ride too quickly. Before reaching the school door, he suddenly saw someone climbing over the wall.


    He looked up and the young man¡¯s figure was extremely eye-catching within this pouring rain. He waspletely soaked, but he climbed over the wall agilely.


    He was wondering which fool dared to climb over the wall under the pouring rain.


    This should be thest ss?


    That huge fool jumped down from the wall and suddenly turned around. Because Zhen Youxiu¡¯s face was covered by the raincoat and hat, Shi Bufan only took a quick nce and was unable to recognize him. Therefore, he gave up and ran towards a supermarket in the far distance.


    Zhen Youxiu found that fool to be familiar as well, so he pedaled the bicycle over and got under the supermarket¡¯s roof to hide from the rain.


    That fool bought an umbre and walked to the cashier to pay. It was a yellow-ish green umbre with some white flower designs on it. It looked to be pretty refreshing and cute. After he paid the money, he wrapped the stic over the umbre and then ran back.


    Zhen Youxiu sat on his bicycle and blinked his eyes, seeing that the fool wasn¡¯t anyone else, but Shi Bufan.


    He was thinking that there must be something wrong with Shi Bufan¡¯s head, otherwise, who would risk buying an umbre under the pouring rain during theirst ss? Not to mention how the school bell had rung just moments after he climbed over the wall.


    He patiently waited for a while and then saw the person walking out of the school holding that yellow-ish green with white flowers umbre. They carefully avoided the puddles on the floor and then walked over. Zhen Youxiu tilted his head and made out the design of the bookbag with difficulty before realizing that it was his elder brother.


    His brain felt fried right then.


    Zhen Yuanbai smiled and greeted, ¡°It¡¯s raining. I won¡¯t take your bicycle. I¡¯ll take the bus home.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu nced at the umbre and asked, ¡°I came to bring you an umbre... you brought a new one?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes brightened and said, ¡°A ssmate who copied off my homework said he coincidentally got two umbres, so he gave one to me.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu nodded and watched as his elder brother walked towards the bus station tform. Then he suddenly looked around and saw the soaked Shi Bufan standing by the guard at gate, training his sight expressionlessly at a certain ce.


    Zhen Youxiu walked home, feeling ill. After taking a shower, he nced at the umbre against the balcony. He looked at the tag on the umbre. It was already very wet, but he could tell that the tag was very new.


    Zhen Yuanbai peeked his head out and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Who gave this umbre to you?¡±


    ¡°Someone from our ss. You don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°Is it Shi Bufan?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at him as if looking at a fool, saying, ¡°Without thinking, it¡¯s obvious that he wouldn¡¯t lend an umbre to me. Plus, he never handed in his homework, so there¡¯s no need for him to copy from me.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu was confused.


    He asked for help on the inte. If someone secretly delivers an umbre to another person, what does that mean?


    Someone quickly responded. Love.


    Zhen Youxiu was speechless.


    He patiently replied. It¡¯s between two guys.


    That person replied. It¡¯s undoubtedly true love.


    Zhen Youxiu spent an entire month or so before he finally epted this with difficulty. After that, he started to worry about his elder brother, wondering if he will be badly influenced. Later on, the things that happenedter proved that he had overthought this.


    This is because Shi Bufan is truly a fool and the elder brother will only hate him, never following Shi Bufan¡¯s demands.


    He wasn¡¯t worried in the least bit that his elder brother and Shi Bufan would be together or that Shi Bufan would bully his elder brother. Therefore, when Zhen Yuanbai brought Shi Bufan home for the first time, he threatened Zhen Yuanbai with no care. If he hits you... just run quickly.


    Shi Bufan threw his pillow off the bed.


    After long consideration, he rolled over and sent a message to Zhen Yuanbai, asking, ¡°Does your younger brother hate me?¡±


    The absent-minded Zhen Yuanbai raised his face and reached for the phone, immediately exining, ¡°No, he¡¯s just childish. Don¡¯t ce this in your heart.¡±


    Then, he recalled Zhen Youxiu¡¯s words.


    Zhen Yuanbai believed that he didn¡¯t like Shi Bufan. Although he kissed Shi Bufan many times, it was because they were dating. They were fake dating, so the kiss naturally didn¡¯t count too.


    While taking on this job for a day, he needed to perform the job well. He was just being dedicated.


    He touched his burning face and pursed his lips, ncing at the phone screen.


    Annoying Shi: That¡¯s what my rationality says too. But one couldn¡¯t help but be hurt within a rtionship.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart tightened, not knowing what to do.


    Annoying Shi continued. My heart feels empty after knowing that your family hates me.


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to type something, but he didn¡¯t know what to say. Therefore, he dryly replied: you don¡¯t need to mind that.


    Annoying Shi was upset. How can I not mind it? In the future, we need his blessing when we get married.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face became redder. He had the intention of avoiding this topic, but he felt the need tofort Shi Bufan. He had spent a while typing when a message popped up. Maybe we¡¯ll break up tomorrow, so don¡¯t be influenced by him.

 Chapter 47

    <h4>Chapter 47</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    Shi Bufan choked on the words and felt a ball of anger inside of him. The whole night, he was unable to feel any better since the moment he closed his eyes, he felt me burning inside him.


    This me burned until the second morning when the little ssmate appeared in front of him, in high spirits and even greeted him. Even then, he still felt angry.


    Zhen Yuanbai saw Shi Bufan¡¯s unfriendly expression and tactfully closed his mouth, wanting to get around him, but thetter grabbed his backpack and pulled him into his arms. He said displeased, ¡°What are you doing? Something happened this morning?¡±


    ¡°I think you don¡¯t care about me.¡±


    Meeting Shi Bufan¡¯s ck and deep eyes, Zhen Yuanbai quickly recalled what Zhen Youxiu had said and he didn¡¯t know how to respond.


    He actually suffered from insomnia yesterday as well and he felt like he shouldn¡¯t continue with Shi Bufan. After all, they couldn¡¯t really get married, right? In the end, they got together after an unexpected turn of events. Once Shi Bufan recovered his memory, the show should be nearing its end.


    ¡°Who, who said that?¡± Zhen Yuanbai pulled his arm off his shoulders and reprimanded, ¡°Your arms are heavy. Stop putting it around my shoulders.¡±


    Shi Bufan grinded his teeth.


    The two, each, have different thoughts. One was worried while the other had malicious intentions.


    These two days, the library was going to host a convention for anime,ics, and such. The school was buzzing with excitement and there were peopleing over from nearby cities. Zhen Yuanbai normally didn¡¯t pay attention to these while he was on the. After hearing Song Mo mentioning this, he realized that a few famous cosyers and online authors wereing.


    This lit a popr trend nearby. There were sisters wearing beautiful dresses and... brothers passing by. Although it was pretty umon, the outfits were good-looking.


    Shi Bufan nced at it and suddenly said, ¡°I think I remember.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai who was originally admiring the scene suddenly froze and then looked up. ¡°Remember, remember what?¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s clear and fair white face while thetter was frightened by his voice. But he said slowly, ¡°I remember a hand pushing me...¡± He nced at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands and thetter instinctively hid his hands. Shi Bufan reached over to grab his hands, but Zhen Yuanbai wouldn¡¯t give him it. But in terms of patience, he clearly wasn¡¯t Shi Bufan¡¯s match, so he was forced to hand his hands over.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s voice was soft, but for Zhen Yuanbai, it was earth-shattering. ¡°It looks simr to your hands. Slender and white... but it shouldn¡¯t be you right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately stiffened and said, ¡°Of course it¡¯s not me!¡±


    ¡°But it looks very simr to your hands.¡± Shi Bufan ced Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands on his palm and yed with it. Shi Bufan was trying to hold in hisughter, but he pretended to be thinking, ¡°I actually heard of some things....¡±


    He purposely didn¡¯t continue and as expected, Zhen Yuanbai became impatient and probed, as if facing an enemy, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°You normally walk home this way, so why did you coincidentally appear by the slope the day that I got in an ident?¡±


    That day, Zhen Yuanbai was actually not feeling good, so he wanted to go home through a quiet path. Plus, the sunset was beautiful that day, but it doesn¡¯t seem convincing. At least, that¡¯s what he thought. He nced at Shi Bufan and said, ¡°You, you remember everything?¡¯


    ¡°Just a portion of it.¡±


    Shi Bufan snapped his fingers and said, ¡°Right, she must¡¯ve been the one to push me. Do you remember her appearance?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pretended to think hard as well before softly shaking his head. ¡°I, I didn¡¯t see her face...¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°Do you remember her clothes then?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai had been making this up, following Shi Bufan¡¯s words. Under Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eager eyes, he slowly said, ¡°I think she was wearing white, white clothes... she probably isn¡¯t from our school.¡±


    ¡°Not from our school...¡± Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and recalled, saying, ¡°Why do I think she was wearing blue clothes?¡±


    Seeing that their illusions were about to collide, Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly denied, ¡°White clothes! I remember clearly. You, you don¡¯t have a good memory.. You must¡¯ve got it wrong.¡±


    ¡°Not wearing... school uniform, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said sternly, ¡°She¡¯s clearly not wearing a school uniform. I think you most likely garnered hatred outside of school.¡±


    ¡°This is very possible.¡± Shi Bufan finally let go of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands unwillingly. Thetter immediately withdrew his hands and looked down, secretly wiping the sweat on his hands.


    At this time, coincident or not, a lolita passed by the two of them and Shi Bufan praised, ¡°So beautiful.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai followed his gaze only to see that girlughing with her friends. Shi Bufan¡¯s praising expression became one that was surprising and said, ¡°It¡¯s a guy.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai returned around and started looking for books, staying quiet. The convention was officially going to begin tomorrow. It will definitely be crowded and he prepared to buy some books to read at home. Shi Bufan shadowed him and walked over. Staring at his clean and fair white face, Shi Bufan had an idea, ¡°ording to my self-understanding, there could only be a guy that I have enmity with. It shouldn¡¯t be a girl.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai paused and pretended to calmly stand on his tippy toe, ncing at the book title and saying, ¡°Maybe you identally hurt a girl¡¯s feelings.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes flickered and said, ¡°Do you think a guy disguised as a girl pushed me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at Shi Bufan like a monster and almost couldn¡¯t help butugh, saying, ¡°Why would you think that?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s deep eyesnded on his hands.


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    Could Shi Bufan be suspicious of him again?


    Suspicious that he had disguised as a girl and pushed him? Only because he remembered the hands?


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s smile faded and he instinctively hid his hands, looking forward to Shi Bufan expanding on his discovery. But Shi Bufan didn¡¯t mention the questions he had anymore. Zhen Yuanbai was certain that he didn¡¯t remember anything because he had confessed. Now, he shut his mouth and said nothing, making Zhen Yuanbai feel like a mess. He kept on feeling like Shi Bufan had... seen through something.


    Once he left the library, Zhen Yuanbai attempted to lure Shi Bufan to continue. ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem too possible for a person to disguise as a girl and...¡±


    ¡°You find it impossible?¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai heard this, it sounded like, ¡°since you find it impossible, you definitely know something.¡± The more he talked, the more mistakes he would make. Zhen Yuanbai was confused and didn¡¯t dare to say anything more.


    Next, Shi Bufan treated him normally, but his gaze made Zhen Yuanbai feel like he had known everything, especially since he liked to y with Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s handstely. Every time he hid his hands, Shi Bufan nced at him meaningfully. Zhen Yuanbai felt very guilty, so he showed his hands.


    ¡°It¡¯s almost Christmas.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I heard that Ye Lian¡¯s elder brother wants to prepare a masquerade ball during Christmas. Do you want to go?¡±


    ¡°Masquerade ball... what do you mean?¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Everyone will wear bizarre clothes and gather together for the ball. Then, they¡¯ll wear their masks and no one will recognize each other. They can have fun however they want.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai followed the rules his entire life. Though he heard of this, he never experienced it before. He said, ¡°They¡¯re all people from our ages?¡±


    ¡°They should be between 18-30. It¡¯s possible that Qiu Jing and the others might join in on the fun and they¡¯ll lower the age differences.¡±


    ¡°Then it¡¯s better if I don¡¯t go.¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly looked at him and jokingly said, ¡°What? You¡¯re afraid that I¡¯ll make you wear a dress?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly realized.


    Shi Bufan probably wants to test whether he was the one that pushed him down. He probably wasn¡¯t certain, so he purposely used the pretense of the masquerade ball. If he continues to reject him, he clearly will seem guilty. Shi Bufan will be even more suspicious of him. This was the truth anyway. If Shi Bufan continued to be suspicious, he might remember everything.


    ¡°Go.¡± Zhen Yuanbai tried to cover up and said, ¡°Who¡¯s scared of that? I¡¯m not the one that disguised as a girl and pushed you off.¡±


    Right. He wore his school uniform and pushed him off.


    Shi Bufan slowly said, ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what you mean. Aren¡¯t you suspicious of me?¡± Zhen Yuanbai summoned the courage and said, ¡°I¡¯ll prove that this is all your fault!¡±


    Once he said that, he angrily withdrew his hand and carried his backpack, leaving.


    He didn¡¯t know that Shi Bufan was shaking withughter once he left. He got home andy in bed, observing his hands. Then, he harshly hit himself and said ¡°Dang!¡±


    Once his hands were red from pping, he looked helplessly at the ceiling.


    Now, if he wanted to prove his innocence... Does that mean he had to wear a dress?


    He rolled on his side and hugged his hands, even more annoyed and confused whether he should be that close to Shi Bufan...


    Suddenly, a brazen thought shed through his mind.


    Right. He could beat Shi Bufan at his own game. Once he proved his ¡°innocence,¡± he¡¯ll break up with Shi Bufan under the excuse that he didn¡¯t trust him.


    He must make it seem like he was at the right. Of course, it¡¯s best if he could break up. But if... Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t part with him, then, then they¡¯ll continue to date?


    Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t decisive enough. He rolled around in bed for a while and decided it¡¯s most important to prove his innocence of the crime. He got out of bed in the middle of the night and sat in front of the table, ying out a situation and pretending to make things difficult for Shi Bufan.


    He knew that he¡¯d be frightened by Shi Bufan very easily, so he must prepare everything. After all, Shi Bufan lost his memory. If he found out that he had misunderstood him, even if they don¡¯t break up... at least in the future, he won¡¯t threaten him anymore, right?


    Shi Bufan nced at the three dresses in the drawer and then nced at the row of animal onesies by the side. He felt more and more like a pervert.


    His little ssmate was so angry from just wearing the animal onesie. Will he cry after he forces him to wear the dress and then pushes him on the table, kissing him? He¡¯ll definitely cry... Shi Bufan closed the closet and threw himself on the bed.


    Since he dared to mention breaking up, he should prepare to be kissed. Let him cry. After all, sooner orter, he¡¯ll make me cry.


    In the blink of an eye, it was Christmas Eve. Zhen Yuanbai received Shi Bufan¡¯s apple early in the morning and held the firm belief that Shi Bufan was sophisticated, so he felt unsure.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know how Ye Lian¡¯s elder brother looked, and he only knew that he had reserved a floor in the hotel. When they went inside, there wasn¡¯t anyone. Shi Bufan pulled Zhen Yuanbai into a dressing room, alone. Although he had long prepared for this, when Shi Bufan really pulled out a snow-white dress, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s palms were soaked in sweat.


    He was a bit regretful for saying that he wanted to prove his innocence. There was no way that he¡¯d wear the clothes. He couldn¡¯t help but say softly, ¡°I really didn¡¯t push you.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Who said you pushed me?¡±


    ¡°...¡± As expected, the more he said, the more mistakes he made. Zhen Yuanbai regretted this even more. Shi Bufan sat on the soft sofa and propped his chin up, ncing at him for a while before saying, ¡°Lately, I have been dreaming a lot. Dreaming of what happened that day. A person in a white dress. At first, I could only see the hands, but because I have been thinking a lot recently, I gradually saw other things as well.¡±


    Since Shi Bufan had said this so convincingly, Zhen Yuanbai felt even more guilty. ¡°What did you see?¡±


    ¡°I saw...¡± Shi Bufan said with difficulty, ¡°They seem to have a simr figure like you as well as their hair, etc. Don¡¯t disturb me. I think I can remember. They had curly hair and the white dress seemed simr too. Wait, no. I think it changed... I can see it even more clearly now. I¡¯m about to see his face. I... f*ck!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sshed a cup of water on Shi Bufan and thetter instantly stopped making things up. Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly ced the cup on the table and exined, ¡°I thought that you were possessed by a ghost. In a moment of desperation... are you angry at me?¡±


    ¡°...Why would I be?¡±

 Chapter 48

    <h4>Chapter 48</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    Once Zhen Yuanbai confirmed that Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t angry, he slightly nodded as ifforted.


    He then nced at the dress. Under Shi Bufan¡¯s covetous gaze, he hesitated before walking towards the back of the mirror.


    Shi Bufan suddenly sat up straight.


    Ten minutester, there was no reaction. Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help but go over, knocking on the mirror. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    There was a very soft voice, ¡°I¡¯ll let you take a look. Can I not wear this out?¡±


    Sure. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t want Zhen Yuanbai to wear it out and let others watch it either. He hummed in agreement and the door was immediately opened. Shi Bufan took a deep breath and the palm of his hands were sweating from excitement. He tried his best to remain calm and peeked over. Before he could see it, the door was mmed on his nose. There was a slight banging on the other side. Zhen Yuanbai had locked the door again and said, ¡°You saw it right? I didn¡¯t disguise myself as a girl.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan clutched his sore nose and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t see it clearly.¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯t see it clearly now, but you were able to see it clearly in your dream?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s voice was shaking as if he was trying to control something. Shi Bufan went over Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s words, feeling as if something was wrong. He tested, ¡°Maybe I really didn¡¯t see it clearly.¡±


    ¡°Then why are you suspicious of me?¡±


    Shi Bufan rubbed his nose and thought, saying, ¡°What? Your voice doesn¡¯t sound too right.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai almost immediately burst out. When did you recover your memory?


    But he faintly had an answer in his heart. It seems like he couldn¡¯t run away from being exposed tonight. He was certain that as long as Shi Bufan recovered his memory, he would definitely take revenge on himself. Therefore, the so-called revenge was to beat him up. But he neglected the fact that Shi Bufan had evil tricks. If he really recovered his memory and knew that he lied to him, how could he let him go so easily?


    It¡¯s very possible that Shi Bufan might keep him in suspense and search for a chance to bully himself. If he wore the dress out today, who knows whether the forums will contain pictures of him disguising as a woman tomorrow morning. Shi Bufan wouldn¡¯t need to do anything and he will probablymit suicide from humiliation himself.


    Zhen Yuanbai said annoyedly and carefully, ¡°I wore it already.¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°Let me see. Just another look.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai confirmed the fact that Shi Bufan recovered his memory and thought that he couldn¡¯t escape from the beating. Even if he could stall for a while, he definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to do so for his whole life. Therefore, he unlocked the door.


    He guessed that Shi Bufan would definitely rush in and humiliate him. As expected, Shi Bufan was eager and rushed in. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s back immediately leaned against the wall and gazed at him in rm. Shi Bufan cornered Zhen Yuanbai and he nced at him, dazed for two seconds. ¡°You didn¡¯t wear it?¡±


    ¡°I wore it and then I took it off again.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said stiffly and Shi Bufan knew that something was wrong. ¡°You¡¯re not proving your innocence anymore. Could it be that you actually pushed me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stayed silent.


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t wrap his head around this until he saw Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s teary eyes. It made him look stubborn as he refused to cry. Shi Bufan, indeed, wanted to see him wear a dress, but Zhen Yuanbai really wasn¡¯t willing. He couldn¡¯t bear to force Zhen Yuanbai, so he said, ¡°It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want to. Change into something else and go out to dance?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to.¡±


    ¡°Let me teach you.¡± Shi Bufan pulled his hands and Zhen Yuanbai took a step back, saying, ¡°I want to go home.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was originally worried that Shi Bufan might stop him. Seeing that he said nothing, he made his decision. He reached over and pushed him... but he didn¡¯t move. Therefore, he applied more strength and pushed again. Shi Bufan suddenly grabbed his hands and scrunched his eyebrows, saying, ¡°Why are you leaving so early? There¡¯s a lot of food outside and you never came out to enjoy yourself before.¡±


    ¡°I...am going home to do my homework.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I need to study for the final exam.¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°You¡¯re working so hard even though you have very good grades. How do you want the grades to feel?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    Seeing that Zhen Yuanbai was intent on leaving, Shi Bufan regretfully wanted to urged him to stay. ¡°You really don¡¯t want to y for a while?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded.


    Shi Bufan nced at the dress, reluctant to part with it. He reached over and kissed Zhen Yuanbai, being lovey-dovey. ¡°I wanted to bring you home if we stayed out toote. You¡¯re really just going home like this, hm?¡±


    Feeling the breath sprinkling on him, Zhen Yuanbai felt as if Shi Bufan harbored malicious intentions for kissing him. After ducking a few seconds, Shi Bufan pecked him on the lips. Zhen Yuanbai said sadly, ¡°I stayed up the entire night and I¡¯m too tired now.¡±


    ¡°You can sleep here too.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was frightened and thought that he¡¯d rather a beating over the schemes. Right then, he fiercely retorted, ¡°Why, why are you so talkative?!¡±


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    Did his little ssmate take the wrong medicine?


    Before he could react, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly pushed him and then slung the backpack over his shoulder, walking out. Shi Bufan scrunched his eyebrows momentarily before following along. Zhen Yuanbai detected the footsteps behind him and couldn¡¯t help but to speed up. Shi Bufan caught up in two steps and before he could do anything, he saw Zhen Yuanbai leaning against the wall in fright.


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    Zhen Yuanbai said sternly, ¡°Why are you following me?¡±


    ¡°What else can I do?¡± Shi Bufan replied with an unfriendly tone, ¡°I¡¯m bringing you home obviously.¡±


    The two walked out of the hotel and Zhen Yuanbai secretly gazed at him. When he looked over, he immediately shifted his gaze.


    Shi Bufan shoved his hands in his pocket and slightly raised his eyebrows, asking, ¡°Why do you look guilty? Did you do something bad?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one that did something bad.¡± Zhen Yuanbai red at him bravely before looking away, interrogating, ¡°Do you want to beat me up so badly?¡±


    Shi Bufan pinched his ears and confusedly retorted, ¡°You want a beating?¡±


    ¡°Nonsense.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said courageously, ¡°Of course not.¡±


    No matter how dumb Shi Bufan was, he could tell that Zhen Yuanbai was testing the edges of the water. He suddenlyughed and said, ¡°Hey. How did I offend you?¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯t.¡± Besides being afraid, Zhen Yuanbai was a bit angry. Shi Bufan remembered everything, but he continued to feign innocence. He schemed too much and he doesn¡¯t have a pure heart... After criticizing him in his heart, he thought that he wasn¡¯t any better since he lied to Shi Bufan, saying that they were good friends. Therefore, he stayed silent.


    Christmas Eve was a bit cold, but before snowkes filled the sky, Shi Bufan suddenly reached over and tugged Zhen Yuanbai in his arms, saying, ¡°Then why are you being so hostile?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at their intertwined hands, not saying anything.


    He didn¡¯t understand Shi Bufan. Since he remembered everything, how could he casually hold his hands and kiss him? Didn¡¯t he find it awkward to be dating him? He was the culprit that made him lose his memory!


    After Shi Bufan brought him home, he tugged Zhen Yuanbai in his arms and seeked kisses. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t want to kiss him, so he asked Shi Bufan, ¡°When do you prepare to break up with me?¡±


    Speaking of breaking up, Shi Bufan was furious. ¡°Why do you want to break up?¡±


    ¡°Then why do you want to date?¡±


    ¡°I like you which is clearly why I want to date you.¡± Before waiting for a response, Shi Bufan coldly, said, ¡°Do you dare to say that you want to break up because you don¡¯t like me?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai swallowed his words and nced at him for awhile before saying, ¡°Can I go home now?¡±


    ¡°You think you can leave?¡±


    The hand around his waist tightened and Shi Bufan gazed at him, slowly saying, ¡°You noticed?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was guilty. ¡°What, what did I notice?...¡±


    ¡°I thought that you¡¯re a fool since you didn¡¯t understand even though I said that.¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face paled, but Shi Bufan lowered his head on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s forehead, softly chuckling. ¡°I¡¯ll give you face. Do you want to resolve this issue right away? Or slowly?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused. Before he could ask the question, he was frightened by Shi Bufan¡¯s breathing. Thankfully, Shi Bufan was kind and considerately exined, ¡°Slowly resolve the issue means pretending like you know nothing and the same goes for me. We¡¯ll study and date every day and live peaceful lives.¡±


    ¡°If we resolve this in one go... it might be a bit bloody. What do you choose?¡± After saying this, Shi Bufan blew on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face, making thetter fear terribly. He trembled and left Shi Bufan¡¯s arms, taking a few steps back. He clutched the straps of the backpack and leaned against the wall, legs feeling weak.


    Shi Bufan felt better after scaring Zhen Yuanbai. He shook his wrist and Zhen Yuanbai trembled, tears falling down his face. He trembled, saying, ¡°I want to slowly, slowly resolve this...¡±


    Shi Bufanughed right away. ¡°You were so courageous back then and I thought you wanted me to quickly beat you up... hm, so slowly resolve the issue....¡±


    He suddenly raised his hand and Zhen Yuanbai instinctively raised his arm to block the hit, but noticed that Shi Bufan was just cing his hand on the wall behind him. Shi Bufan licked his lips and said, ¡°Do you dare to mention breaking up in the future?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shook his head and wiped his tears, feeling at a disadvantage. He asked in a low voice, ¡°Then when do you want to break up?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was uncertain. ¡°Even if we slowly resolve the issue, we can¡¯t spend our entire lives on this right?¡±


    Shi Bufan said with a straight face, ¡°I am the victim. I¡¯ll get to decide how long we spend on resolving the issue. If you have any objections, then we can resolve this in one go.¡±


    ¡°...¡± To immediately get a beating. Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t mentally prepared.


    He said in a low voice, ¡°But we are fake dating...¡±


    Shi Bufan was ufortable and controlled himself, saying, ¡°Then starting from today, we will date sincerely.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai gazed up, feeling confused. Shi Bufan said coldly, ¡°As it turns out, whenever I say I like you, you don¡¯t believe it? Then you don¡¯t mean it as well when you said you liked me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai opened his mouth and then shut it again. The tip of his nose was red and Zhen Yuanbai felt miserable. Shi Bufan became angry again and then he suddenly turned around and left.


    Before Zhen Yuanbai could sigh, Shi Bufan turned around and said coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t care if you mean it or not. After all, I¡¯m the victim. If I want to date you, even if it¡¯s fake dating, you need to date me. Otherwise, I¡¯ll beat you up and push you down the slope. I¡¯ll kiss you until you cry... you hear me?!¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face slightly reddened. Whether out of embarrassment or not, he said, ¡°Can¡¯t, can¡¯t you talk properly?¡±


    Shi Bufan stayed silent for a few seconds, staring at him and training his gaze. He gradually sighed and said, ¡°I like you.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s this expression? I¡¯m talking properly now! Don¡¯t you understand?¡±


    ¡°...No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I lied to you. Why do you like me still?¡±


    Shi Bufan exploded and said, ¡°I would¡¯ve long beaten you up if I knew! Do you want to cry? Let¡¯s resolve this issue in one go. Ok?¡±


    He clenched his fist and brought it to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face. The tip of his nose was red from the wind and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears fell down his face again. ¡°You, you¡¯re giving me an attitude again. I already said we can slowly...oomph.¡±


    Shi Bufan impatiently shut Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mouth and harshly bit him. Zhen Yuanbai trembled from the pain and he felt blood on his lips.


    Zhen Yuanbai sobbed and tried his best to hold back his tears, gazed by Shi Bufan¡¯s ferocious gaze. ¡°Why, why did you bite me?¡±


    ¡°Does it hurt?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°You can feel pain?¡± Shi Bufan stood up straight and said in a low voice, ¡°How many times do I need to say before you believe that I actually like you?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai covered his mouth and it seemed like he realized something. ¡°Do you want me to fall in love with you, so then you can abandon me?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°Sorry.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said softly, saying, ¡°I don¡¯t understand. You hate me in the past, so why would you suddenly like me?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan said nothing.


    Zhen Yuanbai secretly gazed at him and he suddenly reached over and kicked him.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face darkened and he said, ¡°What are you doing?!¡±


    ¡°R-revenge.¡± Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you like me? Why are you being rude to me then?¡±

 Chapter 49

    <h4>Chapter 49</h4>


    <i>Proofreader: Akimi</i>


    Although Zhen Yuanbai said that he didn¡¯t believe Shi Bufan liked him, he basically believed it in his heart. After all, he had done many brazen things today such as sshing water on Shi Bufan¡¯s face and using the mirror to bump into his nose. Even more, he purposely kicked him.


    He wasn¡¯t beaten up for any of this!


    He didn¡¯t believe in Shi Bufan¡¯s words because he had bullied him in the past. Shi Bufan who recovered his memory shouldn¡¯t be calmly saying that he liked him.


    Zhen Yuanbai pushed him and raised his chin, saying, ¡°I need to go home.¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°You¡¯re quite disobedient.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought about it and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything to you, did I?¡±


    His lips were bleeding from the bite. After all, he only kicked Shi Bufan once and he didn¡¯t dare to kick him hard. Why did it seem like Shi Bufan was at a loss here?


    ¡°What do you want to do to me?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I should be going home.¡±


    Shi Bufan refused to let him go and he stood in front of Zhen Yuanbai, saying with a cold face, ¡°How do you say I like you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai gazed strangely and said, ¡°Wo¡¯xi¡¯huan¡¯ni. Saranghae..¡±


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°I said I like you. Do you believe me or not?¡±


    ¡°I do.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s that supposed to mean?¡±


    ¡°I do.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai cooperated and corrected him. Shi Bufan became mute for a second before saying in a low voice, ¡°What¡¯s your response?¡±


    It was rare to see him flustered and confused. Zhen Yuanbai felt refreshed and as if he was ascending heaven. The stain marks on his face were still there, but he clearly felt much better. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you were going to keep dating?¡±


    This was the final straw. Shi Bufan was considerably displeased with the response. ¡°Don¡¯t you understand what it means by returning politeness for politeness? I like you. How about you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I will like you.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by ¡®will¡¯? You think that you are being charitable?¡±


    There were two modes and feelings Shi Bufan felt. The remote control was in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands. If he said that he liked him, Shi Bufan would feel youthful and happy, revived. But if Zhen Yuanbai said he didn¡¯t like him and wanted to break up, he could switch to a cold and icy mode within a second, letting Zhen Yuanbai experience being in a snowstorm.


    A snowstorm was about to ur, but the moment Shi Bufan thought that Zhen Yuanbai might take away even the least bit of love from him, Shi Bufan endured this and said, ¡°Go up.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused that Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t angry or anything, but this was good. He immediately went around him and ran up. He didn¡¯t know about Shi Bufan¡¯s thoughts. After he arrived at home, he nced at his lips through the mirror. Annoying Shi, that annoying dude. He gave him such a big wound on his lips. He liked him, but he still bit him. Zhen Yuanbai, who originally believed that Shi Bufan liked him, felt even more uncertain now.


    He found a bandaid and stuck it on his lips. He walked out to see Zhen Youxiu¡¯s indifferent face, saying, ¡°What happen to your lips?¡±


    ¡°I bumped into something.¡± Zhen Yuanbai had a bandaid on his lips, so it was inconvenient for him to speak. ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep. Good night.¡±


    ¡°What do you think about Shi Bufan?¡±


    The moment Zhen Yuanbai heard Zhen Youxiu mention Shi Bufan, he was afraid. Zhen Youxiu matured early on and Zhen Yuanbai scrunched his eyebrows, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t casuallyment on my friends. It is impolite.¡±


    ¡°How did you bump your lips?¡±


    On Shi Bufan¡¯s teeth. But Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t say anything. He closed the door and ced an end to Zhen Youxiu¡¯s questions. Zhen Youxiu knocked on the door and said, ¡°I won¡¯t care about you if you stir up any trouble in the future.¡±


    ¡°Who wants you to look after me?¡±


    Their mother peeked out from inside the room and asked, ¡°Youxiu, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu withdrew his hands and his face stiffened. ¡°My elder brother is a fool.¡±


    Qin Ying reprimanded in a low voice, ¡°You can¡¯t talk about your elder brother like that.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re blind.¡±


    Qin Ying was speechless.


    Zhen Pingjin disliked how rude Zhen Youxiu was to them and he reprimanded, ¡°Do you want a beating?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re deaf.¡± Zhen Youxiu mmed the door. Zhen Pingjin was so furious that he was about to walk over inrge strides to pull Zhen Youxiu out of the room, but Qin Ying hurriedly tugged him. ¡°Thest time he called his brother blind and deaf was when he was bullied by people in sixth grade. Did something happen this time?¡±


    Zhen Pingjin knitted his eyebrows and siad, ¡°Don¡¯t be overly suspicious. That¡¯s just how this boy acts. Congming likes to y with Shi Bufan, so no one dares to bully him.¡±


    He red at Zhen Youxiu¡¯s room and then looked unhappily at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s door. While walking back, heined, ¡°If I had two daughters, I could enjoy myself. Yet, I got two stubborn sons instead. In the future, I still need to provide housing for them. Who knows how filial they will be to me...¡±


    Qin Ying closed the door and delivered a cup of water to him. ¡°Sons are good as well. We don¡¯t need to worry so much.¡±


    ¡°Your big boy spared us any worry?¡± The moment Zhen Pingjin mentioned Zhen Yuanbai, he was angry. He thought that Zhen Youxiu was better. After that, he recalled how Zhen Youxiu called him deaf, and then he thought Congming was more obedient and well mannered. Congming was better. But once he thought of how he didn¡¯t stir up any trouble, but troubles still found him... he felt as if he was conflicted by the two sides.


    Qin Ying didn¡¯t bother with his conflict. She knew that Zhen Youxiu was quite mature and thoughtful, having sharper senses than others. Something must¡¯ve angered him, thus the attitude. But she couldn¡¯t think of why, so she got in bed and prepared to rest.


    Suddenly, she thought of something. ¡°Could it be that Shi Bufan had bullied Congming? Let me ask.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin said, ¡°Look at how old he is and he still allows others to bully him. Useless... go ask. If he got beaten up, I¡¯ll go to Shi Bufan¡¯s house tomorrow.¡±


    The older Zhen Yuanbai was, the more he didn¡¯t want to admit how useless he was in front of his parents. Not to mention how Shi Bufan didn¡¯t bully him this time. There was no way he¡¯ll stir up trouble for no reason. He promised many times before Qin Ying finally feltforted. She patted Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head and thetter unnaturally avoided it.


    He obviously knew how angry his parents would be if they found out he was bullied. Qin Ying was better in this situation. Although she would find him to be losing their face, she would tend to his feelings. It was different for Zhen Pingjin. Whenever Zhen Yuanbai was bullied, he had the heart to beat him up. He often said, ¡°One day, I¡¯m going to beat you up. I want to see when you¡¯re nearing death, if you¡¯ll just ept the beating as it is!¡±


    Watching Qin Ying left, Zhen Yuanbai rolled over and buried his head in the nkets.


    It was getting colder and colder and the nkets would bring him an indescribable warmth and safety.


    After confessing to Shi Bufan, Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t scared of him anymore. At the beginning, once he didn¡¯t find Shi Bufan to be scary, he felt as if there was nothing in the world to be scared of.


    As usual, Shi Bufan brought him breakfast. ncing at the eight treasures rice delivered to him, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly recalled the first time Shi Bufan treated him out for food.


    It was December 12th. Right. Shi Bufan¡¯s birthday.


    Shi Bufan treated him out not to eat anything else, but a cake with his name written on it. He cut the cake into triangr shapes and it was in a little box tied by orange ribbons. Zhen Yuanbai frequently studied in the library since it was convenient for him to research. When it was gradually getting darker, Zhen Yuanbai prepared to pack his things up to go home when he saw Shi Bufan sitting across him with a cold face. ¡°Eat it.¡±


    The originally natural andfortable atmosphere was ruined by Shi Bufan. Zhen Yuanbai stiffly nced at the cake. Shi Bufan paused before untying the ribbons and then he pushed it forward. ¡°It¡¯s my birthday.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought: What does your birthday have to do with me? Why are you giving me a cake? But he didn¡¯t dare to ask. Shi Bufan also delivered the spoon over, saying, ¡°Eat it.¡±


    ¡°I need to go home and eat.¡± Zhen Yuanbai could tell how soft his voice was. He said to Shi Bufan, ¡°I don¡¯t really like sweets.¡±


    Shi Bufan paid attention to Zhen Yuanbai every day, so he naturally knew what he liked and disliked. Hearing this, his face darkened and he said, ¡°I¡¯m trying to be nice and this is how you repay me, huh?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was seriously suspicious of the cake being poisoned. Tears were lingering in his eyes and he didn¡¯t understand how he offended Shi Bufan for him to hate him to this extent. ¡®Retaliation¡¯ didn¡¯t exist in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s dictionary. He picked up the spoon and nced at the cake the size of the palm, shoving it in his mouth as if anticipating death.


    For a moment, he felt as if he had never eaten such a disgusting cake in his life. As expected, someone that hated him will never give him tasty food.


    Shi Bufan immediately asked, ¡°Does it taste good?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai held in his tears and softly nodded, trying his best tough.


    Shi Bufan curled his lips up and said, ¡°You can only leave after finishing the food.¡±


    It was better to get the pain over with. Zhen Yuanbai sped up and finished the cake in a few bites. He didn¡¯t know whether it had to do with his mental state or what, but he felt his stomach rolling. He tried his best to control the urge to vomit in front of Shi Bufan and smiled, thanking him. ¡°Happy birthday.¡±


    Shi Bufan smiled happily and said in a low voice, ¡°I made the cake myself.¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai heard this, he heard ¡°I drugged the cake.¡¯ He felt a stab of pain in his stomach from the fear and cold sweat appeared on his pale white face. He mustered the words with difficulty, holding in his tears and saying shyly, ¡°Can I go home now?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s smile froze on his face. When he nced at Zhen Yuanbai, it felt like he was shing his face with knives. Momentster, he faintly said, ¡°As you wish.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately tossed his books in his backpack, holding in the difort in his stomach and hurriedly ran out. He was running too quickly, so he didn¡¯t notice Shi Bufan uncontrobly reaching over to stop Zhen Yuanbai and a soft voice, ¡°Stay with me longer...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt extreme difort and he ran to a nearby public bathroom, vomiting his guts out. Tears and vomitnded in the toilet. For a moment, he couldn¡¯t bear this. He hurriedly flushed the toilet and while doing so, he cried.


    He really didn¡¯t understand why Shi Bufan hated him that much. It¡¯s one thing to bully him, but he even came to stir up trouble on his birthday, forcing him to eat this disgusting thing.


    He didn¡¯t know whether he was afraid or because he was angry, but Zhen Yuanbai had a high fever the night he came back home. After he woke up, he was almost certain that Shi Bufan added something to the cake.


    Zhen Yunabai¡¯s hands trembled and he withdrew his hands. Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stiffly said, ¡°It¡¯s hot.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still hot?¡± Shi Bufan nced at the stic cup in his palm. Drinking at this temperature should be best. After all, it was cold outside. If it wasn¡¯t warm at all, then he¡¯d be drinking it cold.


    He looked around and then slung the backpack on one side of his shoulder. He turned around and asked the breakfast store¡¯s owner for a bowl. Then he opened the packaging and poured the drink inside. Shi Bufan delivered it back to Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°Then drink with a spoon. It¡¯ll get cold soon.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai trained his eyes on him, feeling like Shi Bufan who gained his memory back shouldn¡¯t be so nice to him. The better he was, the more he felt like he harbored malicious intentions. He refused to take it, so Shi Bufan stirred it with a spoon and then scooped it, blowing and bringing it to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mouth. ¡°Drink it like this.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai intentionally went against Shi Bufan and didn¡¯t even touch it. ¡°It¡¯s cold. I don¡¯t want it.¡±


    Shi Bufan tossed the spoon in the bowl and narrowed his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re...looking for trouble?¡±


    ¡°Why are you being so rude?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I don¡¯t want eight treasures rice today. I want little dumplings.¡±


    Shi Bufan was allergic to beans, so he couldn¡¯t eat it either. He tossed it into the garbage can and said, ¡°Fine. Stand here and don¡¯t move. I¡¯ll go...¡±


    ¡°Nevermind.¡± Zhen Yuanbai interrupted and said, ¡°I¡¯ll eat the eight treasures rice.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him and Zhen Yuanbai nced at. Right then, the young man softly chuckled and said, ¡°I think you want a beating, right? Want to try it?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes flickered and he said, ¡°If you hit me, I won¡¯t date you anymore.¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly flung his backpack to the side, frightening Zhen Yuanbai and making him take a step back. He heard him say, ¡°I clearly owe you in my past life.¡±


    His words made this little bad boy arrogant and prideful.


    Zhen Yuanbai watched him walking towards the porridge store and his heart started pounding rapidly. As it turned out, that¡¯s how it feels to be liked by Shi Bufan. Even if he provoked him, he won¡¯t beat him. He didn¡¯t need to be afraid of being bullied and Shi Bufan even listened to him. Zhen Yuanbai took the eight treasures rice Shi Bufan bought for him and enjoyed the feeling of bullying Shi Bufan. He suddenly turned around to say something truthful and sincere, ¡°It¡¯s nice to be liked by you.¡±


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    It wasn¡¯t that bad after all.

 Chapter 50

    <h4>Chapter 50</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Although Zhen Yuanbai had the heart to take revenge on Shi Bufan, he wasn¡¯t too brazen or brave. Speaking the truth, he genuinely thought that being liked by Shi Bufan was pretty good. Plus, his grudge had gone away quickly and he was once again, a well-behaved student in ss. Zhen Yuanbai continued to uphold his responsibility and taught Shi Bufan for free.


    They were nearing the final exam in school and they took many practice tests every day. Even more, many people surrounded Zhen Yuanbai daily, alling over to ask him for help. Shi Bufan had seen this and felt conflicted. On one hand, he thought that they were annoying, but on the other hand, he thought that his little ssmate was quite intelligent.


    But ncing at his practice test, he suddenly thought that he was too far away from his little ssmate.


    To many, the exam week was like a nightmare. Even if they were destined to experience this, they stillined and resented it. Whenever they had to take exams, they had to brace themselves for it. But to Zhen Yuanbai, sses weremon urrences. Even more, tests filled him with joy.


    While waiting for the exam to be passed down to him, it felt like Zhen Yuanbai was waiting for a delicious meal, his eyes sparkling and brightened.


    Zhen Yuanbai was never pleased to just answer all the questions, but he would cautiously check over his questions, not impatient at all. He never tried to hand in his exam early and would always use up all the time wisely before walking out of the ssroom calmly.


    He had just walked out of the ssroom when someone hugged him from behind and the warm breath sprinkled on his ears. ¡°How¡¯s the exam?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai made an ¡®ok¡¯ gesture and his eyes smiled like crescents of a moon. ¡°How about you?¡±


    ¡°It should be fine as well.¡± Shi Bufan curled his lips up and said, ¡°Where do you want to y while we¡¯re on winter break?¡±


    ¡°My father said that he¡¯ll take us to a resort for a few days after the gradese out.¡±


    ¡°Which resort?¡±


    ¡°90,000 Miles Resort.¡±


    Shi Bufanughed right then. 90,000 Miles Resort was the name of a spa resort and it was in the neighboring city. It would only take about an hour or two by ne, so Shi Bufan said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re going on vacation as a family, so why are you tagging along?¡±


    ¡°There are quite a few customized rooms in the resort. There were even some vis and such. How are you guys dividing the rooms?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said happily, ¡°A while back, my father had been promoted, so he got a sry raise. He reserved the Furong Courtyard. If it snows by then, it¡¯ll be a beautiful sight.¡±


    ¡°I want to go as well.¡± Shi Bufan shamelessly requested and said, ¡°It¡¯s a waste if just you guys live in such a huge courtyard. If I go with you guys, I can even share the room charge with you guys. The courtyard costs about 4,000-5,000 daily.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai widened his eyes in surprise and asked, ¡°That expensive?¡±


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s expensive.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°How many days are you guys nning to live there?¡±


    By now, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tone had softened, saying, ¡°About 3-5 days... my father said that he¡¯ll spend a whole month¡¯s wage for us.¡±


    ¡°Your father is too hard working.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai softly nodded. He didn¡¯t cook, so he didn¡¯t know the prices of the daily necessities. He didn¡¯t work, so he didn¡¯t know how much his father made monthly. He only knew that his father was working in a gamingpany, so he often stayed up all night to code. As he grew older and got promoted, he then started to get off work at a normal time.


    No matter how shameless Shi Bufan was, Zhen Yuanbai already said that his presence will dampen the family¡¯s vacation mood. Therefore, he didn¡¯t say more, replying, ¡°Then nevermind.¡±


    Although Shi Bufan¡¯s expression was normal, it was clear that he was moody. Zhen Yuanbai knew that he had hurt him a bit by rejecting right away. While feeling guilty, he also cared for Shi Bufan quite a bit. He reached over and tugged Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°Why don¡¯t you wait for me toe back and then we¡¯ll spend some time together?¡±


    Shi Bufanughed right away and said, ¡°Ok.¡±


    The scores for the final exams were out and Zhen Yuanbai took first ce as usual. It was as if the people behind him in rankings could never catch up with him. Zhen Pingjin was really satisfied and he directly requested his annual leave to bring the family to the resort as a reward.


    It was reasonable how Zhen Youxiu had obtained Zhen Pingjin¡¯s favor. The two of them had a lot of the same hobbies, such as gaming and photography. Whenever they were out, Zhen Youxiu would offer to carry his father¡¯s valuable camera. In the past, he was unable to carry it, so Zhen Pingjin would take a step forward and then look back, keeping an eye on the camera. But now that Zhou Youxiu was gradually older, carrying the camera was a piece of cake. He quickly followed his mother and brother, snapping pictures constantly.


    However, it was different for Zhen Yuanbai. He was much more delicate than Zhen Youxiu. He was afraid of the heat in the summer and afraid of the cold in the winter. Even more, he waszy and he didn¡¯t like to y games or take pictures. Whenever he encountered the flowers and such while walking, it wasn¡¯t enough for him to take out his camera to take some pictures. Don¡¯t mention such a huge video camera. Plus, it was very cold today. He either hid his hands in the sleeves or his pocket. He had to ce his icy phone in a ce where he wouldn¡¯t be able to touch in order to feel at ease.


    Snow hade a bitte this year and the cold air was pressing, but there was still no snow. The cost to live within this huge courtyard was considerably pricy, so naturally he felt different sleeping there. Zhen Yuanbaiid for a while, but still didn¡¯t feel sleep taking over. He nced at the ancient styled arrangements and he felt a sudden urge to climb out of bed and write some words on the fine writing paper. Rising high.


    Zhen Youxiu was strolling around with a camera before he took a picture of this scene.


    Zhen Yuanbai really liked this picture, so he saved it and uploaded it to his social circle with the caption: haven¡¯t practiced writing in a while.


    Although Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t proficient in the four arts, he was very talented with words and writing. His grandfather¡¯s calligraphy had once been sold for millions of yuan and there was a winery who specially invited him over to write. A single word was worth thousands of pieces of words. Even now, the word was still inked on the wine bottles. Every day, they were able to sell several hundreds of millions of yuans. As a child, Zhen Yuanbai had been influenced by this and although his calligraphy was stillcking, he was above average amongst the people around his age.


    Quickly, the whole ss liked the picture.


    ¡°A genius is a genius. Even though he¡¯s on vacation, he still remembered to practice his calligraphy!¡±


    ¡°What do you guys know? This is a custom! Furong is an expensive ce, so wouldn¡¯t it be a waste if they didn¡¯t leave something behind?¡±


    ¡°ss monitor, your words are beautiful!!¡±


    ¡°I also want to stay a night at Furong¡¯s!! But my parents are so busy!!¡±


    ¡°I hope the ss monitor has a fun time there!¡±


    ...


    Zhen Yuanbai earnestly replied to eachment until Annoying Shi¡¯sment came out. ¡°I am at Lanqing Courtyard.¡±


    There were many characteristic residences within the resort. There were some cultured ancient styled residences and some very modernized vis and some medieval ancient castles. The buildings all had their own styles and it was neither too far nor too close. It didn¡¯t influence one another and it wasn¡¯t too remote.


    The Lanqing Courtyard that Shi Bufan mentioned seemed to be close to Furong Courtyard. It was also an ancient style residence. Zhen Yuanbai was stunned for a few seconds before he thought about his reply before answering, only to notice that Shi Bufan had deleted it already. He had no choice but to change the page and ask Annoying Shi in private, ¡°Why did youe here?¡±


    ¡°I came to look for you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he felt as if something was going wrong. He immediately replied, ¡°Don¡¯t you daree looking for me!¡±


    ¡°You dare to order me?¡±


    ¡°So what if I order you? If you dare toe over, I won¡¯t like you anymore.¡±


    This always worked and Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t replied for a while.


    Zhen Yuanbai just calmed down when he saw Shi Bufan¡¯s threat, ¡°I am by the door of your courtyard. If you don¡¯te out, I¡¯lle in and look for you, and then kiss you in front of your father.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t win against his words. He looked at the weather outside the window and sneakily walked out of the door with a bitter face.


    The moment Zhen Yuanbai saw Shi Bufan, his anxious expression turned into one of anger. He angrily rushed over and interrogated, ¡°I already said for you to note over. What exactly...¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going abroad.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai became silent and he was stunned for a few seconds before he heard Shi Bufan faintly saying, ¡°I won¡¯t bother you in the future.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was shocked and his long eyshes flickered, unable to understand what was going on.


    ¡°If you really don¡¯t have any feelings towards me, we can end this now.¡±


    Maybe it was too cold outside, but Zhen Yuanbai felt like his tongue was twisted. He never thought that Shi Bufan would¡¯ve suddenlye over to say that to him. He originally thought that Shi Bufan came over seeking kisses and hugs... why did he suddenlye over to break up with him?


    This should¡¯ve been a good thing, but Zhen Yuanbai felt a soft pang on his heart and there was a slight crack. It didn¡¯t hurt, but it was too sudden, and he couldn¡¯t brush it aside.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes brightened, but it was hard to detect. He looked down and said faintly, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you talking? Haven¡¯t you been wanting to break up with me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know what to do and tears lingered in his beautiful eyes.


    Shi Bufan turned a blind eye and said, ¡°It¡¯s a rare opportunity. As long as you nod, from today on, I¡¯ll act like I don¡¯t know you and that nothing ever happened between us.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips, but said nothing.


    He felt a slight chill on his face and Zhen Yuanbai trembled from the cold. He subconsciously kept his head down and mist appeared in his eyes. He wanted to say, ¡°Just go if you want to go. This is great.¡± However, he became mute and couldn¡¯t say anything. However, water vapor appeared in his eyes and tears lingered.


    Shi Bufan suddenly curled his lips up and asked, ¡°Do you know why I came to look for you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down quietly when he was suddenly hugged from behind. Shi Bufan moved his lips to his ears, cheeks against his cold face. ¡°It¡¯s snowing.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked up from being in Shi Bufan¡¯s arms and he truthfully saw the snowkes falling down from the air, somended in his hair while the othersnded on the tip of his nose. He then realized that the slight chill he felt was snow.


    ¡°Mhm.¡± He answered and it didn¡¯t seem like he wanted to say anything else. Shi Bufan¡¯s lips touched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s ears and he smiled, saying, ¡°I came to watch the snow with you.¡±


    It was the first andst snow they will watch together? Zhen Yuanbai just thought of this when he suddenly detected something wrong. ¡°You, you lied!¡±


    ¡°Who lied?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°If you nodded, I would¡¯ve turned around and left.¡±


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you go?¡±


    ¡°But you didn¡¯t nod your head, right?¡± Shi Bufanughed sinisterly and he said, ¡°You have no conscience. As it turned out, you¡¯re just being a hypocrite.¡±


    ¡°You...¡± Zhen Yuanbai kept a straight face and he said, ¡°You¡¯re talking rubbish.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just...¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t like a bully!¡± Zhen Yuanbai interrupted, probably realizing that he actually liked him a bit. Talking a bit angrily and feeling wronged, he said, ¡°Why do you think I like you? I want to end my rtionship with you so badly. You can go abroad or even leave earth to live in outer space, or even have an out-of-body experience. What does any of this have to do with me?¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°I never bullied you.¡±


    ¡°If you say you like me, you like. If you say you didn¡¯t bully me, you didn¡¯t bully me. You¡¯re always the one making the decisions like the Jade Emperor from the Western Paradise. When do I get the opportunity to voice my feelings?!¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan choked as Zhen Yuanbai sniffled, his eyes teary. He said, feeling wronged, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m a fool? You hated me in the past, and now you like me because you lost your memory? Don¡¯t mention that I was the one who made you lose your memory. Whatever happened when you lost your memory was basically a lie. Why do you like me?¡±


    ¡°Because you¡¯re handsome and you have good grades.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°You, a rascal who causes trouble and believes that violence is the answer, will like me because I have good grades? Do you think your words are reasonable?¡±


    The troublesome rascal restrained himself before saying, ¡°A rooster that can¡¯ty eggs is a match for the hen. My father can¡¯t give birth to me, so that¡¯s why he¡¯s with my mom. Therefore, why can¡¯t a rascal like someone with good grades?¡±


    ¡°You think that¡¯s because you have bad grades? It¡¯s because you don¡¯t want to learn! We¡¯re not on the same road. You treat learning like crap, but I treat it preciously. Could it be that your father...¡±


    ¡°They both treat me like crap.¡±


    The snowkes fell down as Shi Bufan nced at Zhen Yuanbai. After half a moment, he said, ¡°You¡¯re right. My example doesn¡¯t make sense and we¡¯re not the same people.¡±


    The air was silent and Zhen Yuanbai suddenlyughed. He looked down and rubbed his eyes hard, saying, ¡°I¡¯m going back to sleep.¡±


    ¡°Do I need a reason to like you?¡± He had walked a few steps away when Shi Bufan suddenly said in a soft tone, as if mixed with chilliness like the icy snowkes. ¡°I came herete at night to tell you that it¡¯s not enough to say I like you. I want to hug and kiss you. Isn¡¯t that enough to prove my feelings for you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t move.


    ¡°I can turn around and leave, I can go abroad and live in space...I can do whatever, but I know that even if I make up my mind today, I will regret it tomorrow.¡± He was so calm that it didn¡¯t feel like the words hade out of his mouth. ¡°You?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know if he would regret his decision if he stayed firm to his decision. But he did know that he was unable to take a step forward. The wind blew at the tree, but there were no more fresh flowers, only branches. Shi Bufan chuckled in a low voice and said, ¡°Look. I know you can¡¯t bear to let me go.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai angrily turned around to re at him. Shi Bufan stepped forward and tugged him in his arms, saying, ¡°What is there to be displeased with, hm? As long as you promise to not back away, you can wait for me toe over as long as you don¡¯t move. You think that you¡¯re losing face, but do you think I¡¯m not losing face?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai weighed the situation and realized that it was indeed right. He said, ¡°I don¡¯t like being taken advantage of.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and his feet suddenly got stepped on. Zhen Yuanbai pushed him and said, ¡°You take a step back and I¡¯ll take a step forward.¡±


    He spent so much effort and finally heard a pleasing sentence. Shi Bufan was touched and Zhen Yuanbai suddenly raised his head and bit Shi Bufan¡¯s chin. He haggled over every ounce, saying, ¡°Can I be dissatisfied?¡±

 Chapter 51

    <h4>Chapter 51</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai made his way back to his room, he was still nervous. Afterying back in bed, he listened for any movements. Once he confirmed that his parents and Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t notice himing back home after curfew, he finally sighed in relief.


    He received Shi Bufan¡¯s good night message and Zhen Yuanbai nced at it before tossing his phone to the side and rolling over.


    He wanted to close his eyes and sleep, but Shi Bufan suddenly filled his mind. What happened before was reying in his mind over and over; he was unable to fall asleep at all.


    He felt like a coward. He should¡¯ve told Shi Bufan that he hated and disliked him. They should just break up and go on separate paths. After all, it wasn¡¯t like he cared!


    But he touched his heart and felt a stiff feeling. It seems like he did care about Shi Bufan.


    He kicked the nkets angrily and after that, he grabbed the nkets back and covered himself because he was afraid of the cold. The cold air seemed to have dispelled his anger. Zhen Yuanbai nced at the ceiling for a while before thinking that it was as expected for him to like Shi Bufan. After all, he was handsome and had a cool temperament. By being with him, he didn¡¯t need to be afraid of being bullied.


    Whenever people want to do something, they¡¯ll do their best to find excuses as justification. Whether it be twisted logic or real reasoning, thoughts like these quickly sprouted.


    When Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t want to like Shi Bufan, all he thought about was the bad things he had done. When he liked him, he noticed that Shi Bufan was quite nice.


    Although he was only nice to him after he lost his memory... a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold. There¡¯s no point in holding onto the past when he had be a better person now.


    As he thought about this, he persuaded himself to try liking Shi Bufan. If it didn¡¯t work out, he could just break up. After all, with Shi Bufan¡¯s personality, he probably won¡¯t settle old ounts with him after they broke up.


    The snow from yesterday was quite big and the ground was white. Zhen Youxiu woke up at 5 and murmured about taking a picture of the sunrise. After he wore his coat, he ran over to call for Zhen Yuanbai and thetter was forced to peek out of the nkets after being pushed a few times. He angrily said, ¡°Why are we climbing a mountain in this weather? What if we slip?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re taking the cable car.¡± Zhen Youxiu pushed him and said, ¡°Hurry up. I want to catch the sunrise in the snow.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going.¡±


    ¡°Are you here on vacation or here to sleep? If I knew earlier, I wouldn¡¯t let youe.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here on vacation, not here to find trouble.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu had an idea and suddenly saw the biology exam on the table. ¡°Do you want to try doing an exam while watching the sunrise? It¡¯ll feel great!¡±


    Just because Zhen Yuanbai brought exams along on vacation, it didn¡¯t prove that he was a passionate learner. He just enjoyed taking in knowledge in different surroundings just like how people must take pictures while on vacation. He must bring exams or books while he is on vacation because he believes that being in different environments, he¡¯llprehend the knowledge differently.


    Zhen Youxiu waved the exam in front of him and said, ¡°How about doing an exam up there and thening back down?¡±


    Half an hourter, the family gathered by the door.


    Zhen Pingjin said rudely, ¡°What¡¯s this strange hobby? Where can¡¯t you do the exam?¡±


    Saying that, he picked up his camera and continued, ¡°Later on, when the sun rises, let¡¯s find someone to take a family picture.¡±


    Qin Ying just nodded when she heard noises before her. ¡°You¡¯re the one with a strange hobby.¡±


    The whole family thought they heard wrong. What was this boy saying? He dared to retort. Qin Ying shockingly nced over to see him saying, ¡°Where can¡¯t you take the pictures? Why must you take pictures in these bizarre ces? Could it be that if you take the pictures at another mountain, it¡¯s not a mountain anymore? But something bizarre?¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai finished, he didn¡¯t care how shocked the family was, but he ran off. Zhen Youxiu was the first to react and he hurriedly ran over, saying, ¡°Wait for me!¡±


    Zhen Pingjin said, ¡°Did he run out of the house yesterday and got lessons on being brave or something? Hm?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t. He just dated someone. One where he might be beaten to a pulp if someone found out. He felt very proud.


    The wind was strong on the mountains and from high up, one only saw white. During this winter, however, there were quite a few people watching the sunrise. Zhen Yuanbai found a quiet ce away from the wind and sat down, taking out his pencil and enjoying his time. He wore a snow-white coat and the huge hat hid his head. He wore mittens and from afar, he seemed like a plump snowball. He suddenly heard a soft rang and Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t even raise his head up to say, ¡°Go over there to take pictures of your sunset. I¡¯m almost done.¡±


    After a few more clicks, Zhen Yuanbai looked up to see the camera on him. When the camera shifted away from him, he realized that it wasn¡¯t Zhen Youxiu, but Shi Bufan. His heart skipped a beat and he asked, ¡°Why did youe over?¡±


    ¡°Your hobby is still the same.¡±


    Afraid that Shi Bufan might think he was mental, Zhen Yuanbai silently rolled the exam up. Shi Bufan suddenlyughed and sat next to him, making Zhen Yuanbai shocked. He hurriedly stood up to search for his parent¡¯s figures, but Shi Bufan stopped him. ¡°What are you afraid of? My parents are here too. Your parents won¡¯t know that I followed you over.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai feltforted and then suddenly realized, ¡°You saw me in the past?¡±


    ¡°Of course I¡¯ve seen you before. Aren¡¯t we from the same school?¡± Shi Bufan curled his lips up and reached over to pinch his face. Yet, Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°No. You said that I still had this hobby. Thest time I did my exam on the mountains was two years ago. How did you know?¡±


    Shi Bufan paused and withdrew his hands, saying, ¡°Your mother uploaded the picture to her social circle. What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai confusedly took out his phone and scrolled over his mother¡¯s social circle. He noticed that a post was made an hour ago and Qin Ying uploaded a very innocent picture of him along with the caption ¡°our Congming went to the top of the mountain to do his exam.¡±


    Shi Bufan peered over and said, ¡°You look so delicate.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly covered it and said, ¡°You¡¯re not any mature.¡±


    Shi Bufanughed and kissed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s cheeks. He got kicked by thetter and he said, ¡°Turn around.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°I have one more question. I¡¯ll write it on your back.¡±


    Shi Bufan unhappily turned around and looked down, ying on his phone. ¡°I think that you¡¯re spoiled.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai directly ced the test on his back and secretly curled his lips up.


    The first time Shi Bufan saw Zhen Yuanbai was actually at the peak of the Northern Mountain. At that time, he just transferred to the city Zhen Yuanbai was at and registered at Shengyi High School. At that time, he was aplete stranger with Zhen Yuanbai and always in a bad mood. Countless times, he wanted to run off to a deste ce. Therefore, even though he was dragged out by Ye Lian and the others, he didn¡¯t have any interest in watching the scenery.


    He wore sunsses andzily left the crowd when he was attracted by a strange person. He never thought that someone would be up the mountains, but not admiring the scenery. Rather, they¡¯d be working on an exam. They must be mental.


    He took out a cigarette and watched that little mental case. He was secretly guessing whether or not the boy had a tragic background such as a stepmother or a stepfather who didn¡¯t allow him to study which is why he was spending every second he could, studying.


    Then he unavoidably thought of himself who had nothing to do with the good student. He couldn¡¯t help butugh and then he walked off.


    After that, it seemed like his family wanted to make the most of the fine learning environment, so that he would be a better student, so they transferred him to Shengyi High School. Before entering, he saw the banner the school held up saying: Wee Zhen Yuanbai for entering the school with full marks.


    Obviously, he didn¡¯t connect this name with a random little mental case at the peak of the mountain, but he quickly saw Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s picture on the screen. He had very soft and short curly hair and when he faintly smiled, he smiled a precise smile. He¡¯s clearly a model student. No matter the teachers or parents, they would all like him.


    He spent a long time before connecting Zhen Yuanbai with that little mental case. He spent a while to process how perfect Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s family was and how he clearly went to the mountains to work on the exam as enjoyment.


    The strange good student caught Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes just like this. When Shi Bufan noticed that something was wrong, he was already thinking about choking the girls who gave him love letters.


    He looked down, gazing at the phone, but his thoughts weren¡¯t on there at all. His little ssmate¡¯s hands were on his back, writing. If he dared to even slightly move, Zhen Yuanbai wouldin and say, ¡°It¡¯s crooked.¡±


    ¡°Only you dare to write on me.¡±


    ¡°Humph.¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai ced his exam away with satisfaction, Shi Bufan finally sat up straight and asked, ¡°Where are you going in the afternoon?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re going to the hot spring.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked him up and down and hummed, a bit eager.


    ¡°Elder brother?¡± Zhen Youxiu¡¯s voice rang from behind and Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly stood up in order to avoid Zhen Youxiu from seeing Shi Bufan. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Come and take pictures.¡±


    Shi Bufan purposely revealed his head, but Zhen Yuanbai pushed it down. He said, ¡°Coming right away.¡± Then he smacked Shi Bufan hard again. ¡°He¡¯ll be angry if he finds out. Don¡¯t move around, otherwise I¡¯ll stop talking to you.¡±


    ¡°Want to take a walk on the streets?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly agreed and rushed towards his family.


    Shi Bufan sat on the ground for a while before he heard a soft voice, ¡°Fanfan, let¡¯s take a family picture as well.¡±


    Shi Bufan gazed up and when he saw Ling Xuan¡¯s gentle expression, he felt like something sharp stabbed his eyes. He expressionlessly stood up and left.


    Ling Xuan¡¯s hand froze in mid-air and after a moment, she gently sighed.


    She returned to Shi Xian¡¯s side while thetter¡¯s expression was a bit nonchnt. ¡°I said that you can¡¯t spoil him, but you muste over. As expected, he didn¡¯t give us a good attitude even though we came here.¡±


    Ling Xuan wanted to exin when Qin Ying suddenly saw her. ¡°Fanfan¡¯s mother! You guys came as well!¡±


    She hurriedly turned around and smiled kindly. Seeing the two sons not far from her, she smiled and said, ¡°You came with your family?¡±


    ¡°Mhm. Since they¡¯re done with the exams and the grades are out, we decided to take the kids out for vacation. Hey, how are Fanfan¡¯s grades?¡±


    ¡°Pretty good.¡± Ling Xuan softly said, ¡°Your son has taught him well and Fanfan improved a hundred or so ranks during the final exam. Congming is still first ce right?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Qin Ying said with pride. ¡°This kid isn¡¯t good at anything, but he has good grades.¡±


    ¡°How about Youxiu?¡±


    ¡°Youxiu scored 7th.¡± Qin Ying said unhappily, ¡°He refused to learn.¡±


    It was hard to conceal the sadness on Ling Xuan¡¯s face. Qin Ying detected something and looked around, asking, ¡°Where¡¯s your son?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know where he ran off to.¡± Ling Xuan sighed and said, ¡°He refuses to even take a picture with us.¡±


    She just finished saying this when Zhen Youxiu and Zhen Yuanbai walked over. Thetter politely greeted them while Zhen Youxiu immediately held a taut face. Qin Ying suddenly said, ¡°Yuanyuan, did you see Shi Bufan? Call him over and both families can take a picture together?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai originally wanted to see he didn¡¯t, but when he met Ling Xuan¡¯s eyes, he nodded. ¡°I¡¯ll go find him.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu suddenly stubbornly said, ¡°I don¡¯t like taking pictures with people with bad grades.¡±


    Qin Ying immediately scolded him, but Ling Xuan didn¡¯t take this to heart. Instead, she said, ¡°Who said our Fanfan doesn¡¯t have good grades? He used to have better grades than you in the past.¡± This shocked everyone.


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously stopped and behind him, Ling Xuan said properly to Zhen Youxiu, ¡°Shi Bufan attended middle school in this city and it had the same quality of education as the one you¡¯re in right now. At that time, he was as good as your elder brother. No matter big or small tests, he scored full marks.¡±

 Chapter 52

    <h4>Chapter 52</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know how others might feel, but he didn¡¯t believe in it.


    Zhen Youxiu pondered over it silently as if questioning the validity of Ling Xuan¡¯s word. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai went to find Shi Bufan. It didn¡¯t take much effort as he walked towards a ce with a signal and summoned him with a call.


    ¡°Take a picture?¡±


    ¡°My mother said that since we coincidentally met one another, we should just take a picture together.¡±


    In the end, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t reject since he was waiting for a chance to be with Zhen Yuanbai in public. With Zhen Yuanbai by his side, he could tolerate taking a picture with the two families.


    While taking pictures, Zhen Youxiu wanted to be with Zhen Yuanbai, but he was pushed to the front by Qin Ying because of his short height. Zhen Yuanbai stood next to Shi Bufan when thetter suddenly held his hands. Afraid that the camera might capture this, Zhen Yuanbai hid their hands behind their backs.


    Then, Ling Xuan tugged on Shi Bufan¡¯s sleeves, saying that they should take a picture as a family. Shi Bufan¡¯s expression became cold rapidly, but he didn¡¯t reject it.


    Zhen Yuanbai was thinking about how Shi Bufan had the same grades as him in the past, so he couldn¡¯t help but nce Shi Bufan up and down. Zhen Youxiu usually had the expression as if someone had owed him money, but during their vacation, he surprisingly looked happier. Because of Shi Bufan¡¯s sudden appearance, his smile faded a bit. He walked over and tugged on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s sleeves, knitting his eyebrows and asking, ¡°Did he speciallye here for you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly said, ¡°Of course not. We just coincidentally met each other.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu stared at him and Zhen Yuanbai immediately shifted his gaze, feeling guilty. ¡°We...we are going to eat street food. Are youing along?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu said stiffly, ¡°Do you want me to go?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai nced at him and humphed. ¡°Of course not.¡±


    ¡°Then I won¡¯t go.¡± Zhen Youxiu waved his hands unyieldingly. When he was young, he clinged onto Zhen Yuanbai, but as he gradually grew up, he found it to be losing face if he continued to be his elder brother¡¯s ¡®shadow.¡¯ Therefore, he stopped forcing himself in these situations.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know what Zhen Youxiu was thinking, but hearing that he wasn¡¯t going, he sighed in relief. After Shi Bufan finished taking pictures, he walked over, feeling better. After the two young men told their parents where they were headed, they took the cable car and left. Zhen Youxiu kept his eyes on the cable car until it gradually disappeared. He lowered his head silently and began to fiddle with his camera. Zhen Pingjin inadvertently gazed at him and he felt his eyelids twitching. ¡°What are you fiddling with? Hurry up.¡±


    It was a ten minute journey in the cable car and Shi Bufan propped his chin on the window, asking, ¡°Are you afraid of taking this?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not scared of heights.¡± The bottom of the cable car was transparent. He just needed to lower his head in order to see the deep valley covered by clouds and fogs as well as the dangerous and narrow cliff. Zhen Yuanbai retorted without blinking his eyes, ¡°Do you dare to jump on here?¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and suddenly stood up to demonstrate his courage when the cable car started to sway. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face immediately paled and he hurriedly called out, ¡°I know you dare! Sit back down!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m pretty happy to die with you.¡± Shi Bufan took this opportunity to move over and sit beside Zhen Yuanbai. The cable car finally calmed down after his actions. Zhen Yuanbai pushed him hard and said, ¡°I still want to live!¡±


    Shi Bufan burst intoughter and reached over to pull Zhen Yuanbai in his arms.


    Zhen Yuanbai was stunned.


    From Shi Bufan¡¯s expression, Zhen Yuanbai realized that he asked an inappropriate question. He wanted to apologize, but he didn¡¯t know how to. When Ling Xuan talked about it, it didn¡¯t seem like a big deal. But Shi Bufan had identally cut her off when she was in the middle of telling her. Now that he casually asked Shi Bufan, he realized that this was an important matter to him. What type of matter would be insignificant to parents, but something untouchable for him?


    Zhen Yuanbai was thinking about this when Shi Bufan hugged his waist. He said in his ears, ¡°If you agree to booking a hotel room tonight with me, I¡¯ll tell you anything.¡±


    This bastard.


    Zhen Yuanbai covered his mouth and pushed him far away.


    Shi Bufan got his wish anyway. He went to a hot spring with Zhen Yuanbai. What sucked was that Zhen Youxiu, Zhen Pingjin, and Shi Xuan were in the hot spring as well. The two adults were chatting idly while Zhen Youxiu was leaning against the rock, ying on his phone. Shi Bufan swept his gazes over them as if confirming something.


    Shi Bufan then turned around to see Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s reddened face from the steam. He was impatient and moved closer to him. Zhen Youxiu, like a radar, immediately nced over while Shi Bufan pretended like nothing happened. ¡°Let¡¯s find a ce to y gamester, ok?¡±


    ¡°After I¡¯m done bathing in the hot spring, I¡¯m going to sleep.¡± Now that the weather was getting colder and colder, Zhen Yuanbai was like a hibernating snake who was tired the entire day. Zhen Youxiu ced his phone down and silently gazed at the two of them nonstop. His expression seemed like he was going to skin them alive. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t bear this gaze anymore and kicked the feet that were inching over. He propped his body up and got out of the water, saying, ¡°I¡¯m dizzy. I¡¯m heading out now.¡±


    He wrapped the robe around him and walked out, feeling light-headed. As soon as he walked out, he saw Ling Xuan drinking water on the sofa. She clearly left the hot spring recently as well. She faintly smiled when she saw him and said, ¡°Why are you out so early?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m dizzy.¡± Zhen Yuanbai walked over and sat besides her. Ling Xuan delivered the tea she just made over and seeing that he didn¡¯t know how to muster his words, she asked, ¡°You want to ask me about Fanfan?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded without hesitation and nced at her as if eager to find out. ¡°Can you tell me about him?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing I can¡¯t tell you.¡± Ling Xuan said with a gentle tone, ¡°But just don¡¯t tell Fanfan. I don¡¯t want him to think about this anymore.¡±


    It seems like Shi Family¡¯s parents don¡¯t know that Shi Bufan had recovered his memory. Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously sat up and nodded firmly.


    Ling Xuan brushed her hair behind her ears and said, ¡°Speaking of this, it¡¯s your Uncle Shi and my fault... When we got married that year, I was 25 and we were in a great rtionship. Plus, business was going good, so we were thinking about not having kids.¡±


    This seems to be the secret of the family, but it wasn¡¯t like how Shi Bufan had interpreted it to be. It wasn¡¯t as scary as him saying that his father kicked him into the swimming pool.


    When Ling Xuan narrated the story, it was very calm and she exined everything with a simple few words.


    When she was young, she pursued her career and Shi Xuan had ced his attention on making his business better as well. They had married for two years, but never considered how the situation might change if there was a kid in the family. They weren¡¯t anxious nor did they consider that. When they were young, Ling Xuan was confident and decisive. She extremely hated doing a sloppy job. Towards a couple like this, a delicate child appeared to be very annoying and a burden.


    They didn¡¯t like children from other families, so they naturally didn¡¯t think about having their own kids.


    But this was their thoughts as a couple. Besides them, they had a set of parents eager for grandchildren.


    Ling Xuan and Shi Xuan were the only children in their families. Once they got married, they bought a vi and brought their parents over to their home. They hired nannies to take care of the seniors, so that they could live peaceful lives. Towards the two sets of seniors, they didn¡¯t have any special hobbies that they like to pass time with. Their biggest wish was to have a grandchild. Even more, they deceived the couple by pretending to be sick, so they woulde home.


    Ling Xuan remembered how she went back to visit her seniors alone that year and she had a very intense argument with her parents and parents-inw. The four seniors each took turns to me her. She didn¡¯t recall whether it was her parents or Shi Xuan¡¯s parents, but someone mentioned, ¡°Xuan Xuan, you can give birth to the child and then let us take care of them. That way, we¡¯ll have someone to apany us at home and it¡¯ll make us feel better. You just need to give birth to the child. We won¡¯t trouble you and Shi Xuan to take care of the baby.¡±


    The two sets of parents unanimously agreed to this and they all nodded. Then, they spoke to each other, saying, ¡°That¡¯s right. We, seniors, can take care of the baby for you. You can continue working on your businesses. After all, it¡¯s a good thing that young people like you guys have your hearts in your careers. But you guys have to consider us as well. We just want an obedient grandson... while we are still mobile, we can watch over him for you. In the future, when you guys are older, the child can fulfill his filial duty as well... isn¡¯t that a great win-win situation?¡±


    Ling Xuan sat on the sofa with a dark face.


    At that time, she was young and extremely stubborn. Under the four seniors¡¯ attack, she finally relented and said, ¡°Stop talking. I¡¯ll bear a child.¡±


    She nced and her eyes revealed an iparably icy gaze. ¡°Deal. I¡¯ll give birth to the child and you guys can raise him.¡±


    The four seniors revealed happy expressions and all nodded. After discussing this with Shi Xuan, she became pregnant not longter. The four seniors in the family were ecstatic, eagerly setting up a series of baby products. When Ling Xuan was pregnant, she had really bad morning sickness. Shi Xuan was summoned back multiple times, but Ling Xuan shooed him off to work.


    Because of her pregnancy, she had e on her beautiful face and her slender legs became swollen. One time, there were even symptoms of her having toxemia. Shi Xuan, under pressure, was rushed home, but Ling Xuan shooed him off again.


    She was a strong-minded woman. Even if she was pregnant, she didn¡¯t need her husband¡¯s concerns and she only cared about the state of thepany they created together. To her, thepany was their true child, not the baby who was tormenting her. This baby was just a product forforting the two parties¡¯ parents.


    After nine months, she finally gave birth to the baby naturally.


    The pale-faced Ling Xuanid in thebor room and nced at the ceiling with cold sweat. She thought: I¡¯m finally free.


    The second day she gave birth, she left the hospital. Like she said, she was only in charge of giving birth to the baby and the eager seniors took over the responsibility of raising the child. She didn¡¯t even spare a nce at the baby that came out of her stomach.


    Speaking of this, Zhen Yuanbai was shocked. No matter what, he was unable to connect the ruthless and heartless woman Ling Xuan described to the gentle woman sitting in front of him now.


    But the story wasn¡¯t done. Seniors believed that parents didn¡¯t want children in the past because they didn¡¯t have their own child. But once they do, they will definitelye home frequently to visit. Yet, this didn¡¯t apply for Ling Xuan. The second day after the baby was given birth, she left. Even until the baby was half years old, she never returned home once.


    Yet, Shi Xuan was called home by his parents several times. Once, he was carrying the delicate and soft baby, and was forced to call Shi Xuan under his parent¡¯s pressure. ¡°Do you want toe home...¡±


    Before he finished, Ling Xuan sternly cut him off and said, ¡°I already gave birth to the baby and the deal is done. It¡¯s up to them however they want to raise the baby. What does this have to do with me?!¡±


    Grandma Shi hurriedly snatched the phone back and she knew that her daughter-inw¡¯s personality was fierce, so she softly coaxed, ¡°But you have to at leaste back once to take a look at him, right? What will the child think once he finds out he doesn¡¯t have a mother when he grows old?¡±


    Ling Xuan said, ¡°You guys should¡¯ve considered this issue when you wanted me to give birth to the child.¡±


    She hung up.


    Shi Xuan was very busy. Since his wife wasn¡¯t at home, there was no use of him staying at home either. Therefore, the seniors were responsible for raising the child again.


    The seniors carried the delicate and soft grandson, not knowing what to do. The little thing was barely half years old and didn¡¯t know anything. But once he turns one or two years old, without his parents¡¯panion, what will happen? If he knows that his mother is that ruthless, what will he think? This was extremely detrimental to the baby¡¯s development.


    It was unsure what the four seniors were thinking, but before Shi Bufan was one years old, they hired a couple. Then Shi Bufan had parents who stayed by his side every day. Regarding the other couple, he only saw them once after a very long time.


    Ling Xuan frequently received the responsible fake parents¡¯ photos and videos. They were really nice to Shi Bufan, at least better than her. In the beginning years, because she was busy with work, she disliked receiving the emails very badly. Then, when she was abroad once, she woke up during midnight and saw the email on herputer. For some inexplicable reason, she decided to click on it and then she saw the milestones of her son growing up. Slowly, she clicked through the beginning of when he was just a baby. She watched this even as the sun rose and slid away. When it reached midnight again, her stomach rumbled with hunger and that was when she realized that she had missed this cute little boy¡¯s development for so many years.


    She always thought that she could remain heartless her entire life.


    Ling Xuan¡¯s eyshes hid the surging emotions under the bottom of her eyes. Zhen Yuanbai sat by the side, stunned. Then he subconsciously grabbed a tissue and passed it over.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to sleep? Why are you still sitting here?¡± Shi Bufan suddenly came out and interrupted Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s thoughts. He abruptly stood up and said, ¡°Mm. Right away. I¡¯ll go to sleep right away.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll bring you back.¡± Shi Bufan reached over and Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously looked at Ling Xuan. Thetter held a warm and amiable smile. He murmured, ¡°Aunty, I¡¯ll be going back now.¡±


    Ling Xuan nodded and subconsciously nced at Shi Bufan. Thetter didn¡¯t even look at her as he directly pulled his little ssmate¡¯s hands and walked out.


    The cold air was pressing and Zhen Yuanbai nced at Shi Bufan¡¯s hands. It was slender and warm against his.


    He recalled the words that Shi Bufan blurted when he came to look for him. They treat me like sh*t.


    Because he didn¡¯t personally experience this, he was unable to rte. But he suddenly imagined if someone told him that Qin Ying and Zhen Pingjin were just a hired couple who pretended to be his parents and how his real parents didn¡¯t want anything to do with him. How would he feel?


    The cold air immediately seeped through his body and Zhen Yuanbai suddenly shivered hard.


    He subconsciously looked at Shi Bufan and thetter confusedly turned around. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Why are your hands suddenly so cold?¡±


    He grabbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands and huffed, smiling. ¡°What are you staring at me for? You want me to hug you back?¡±


    He nced up to see Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face close up. He smiled and pecked his lips.


    ¡°You...¡±


    ¡°Today¡¯s homework.¡± Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly said, ¡°What? What are you looking at? You don¡¯t need to return it.¡±


    <strong>T/N: </strong>Will be updating 3x a week now~ At this rate, the novel will be finished sometime in the end of June!

 Chapter 53

    <h4>Chapter 53</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Returning a kiss? Shi Bufan slightly raised his eyebrows.


    After Zhen Yuanbai said this, he also noticed that something was off, but he quickly pretended like nothing happened. He turned around and wanted to leave, but how could Shi Bufan let him leave when he finally caught an opportunity like this? Zhen Yuanbai felt Shi Bufan¡¯s arms around his waist tightening and then he was tugged to the side of the wall. Shi Bufan pressed him against the wall andughed sinisterly. ¡°I¡¯ll return it 100 times more.¡±


    He didn¡¯t give Zhen Yuanbai the chance to react when he kissed him. Zhen Yuanbai was pressed against the wall and the two¡¯s wrists were nearly touching one another. It seemed like Shi Bufan had been looking forward to this for a while and after he started kissing Zhen Yuanbai, he didn¡¯t want to let him go anymore. Unsure whether it was because of fear or something else, he felt his heart jumping out of his chest. He attempted to push Shi Bufan away, but his hands were restrained and he couldn¡¯t do anything.


    Zhen Family and Shi Family¡¯s parents walked out of the door that was not even three meters away. They were chatting by the door and chuckling. This time, if someone hypothetically came out to throw their trash away, they would notice the two young men making out.


    Zhen Youxiu was thest one to walk out, but the moment he walked out, he asked, ¡°Where¡¯s my elder brother?¡±


    ¡°He should be going back with Xiao Shi.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t say anything else, but from his expression, he seemed to resent the fact that Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t wait for him.


    Zhen Yuanbai started to struggle using his feet and hands, but Shi Bufan ended up kissing him even more harshly. Like a rabbit that was pressured, he harshly bit him on the lips. Under the dim light, Shi Bufan nced at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s teary expression and his Adam¡¯s apple bobbed, kissing him on the face again.


    Zhen Yuanbai kicked him and Shi Bufan groaned in pain. Zhen Youxiu¡¯s sharp ears picked up the groan and said, ¡°There¡¯s someone over there.¡±


    Before waiting for the parents to react, Zhen Youxiu immediately walked over. Zhen Yuanbai saw Zhen Youxiu¡¯s head peeking out, but suddenly, he didn¡¯t know who grabbed him, but they pushed his head back. ¡°Stop moving back. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    ¡°I think there¡¯s someone there.¡±


    In this vi, the majority were couples on vacation. Maybe someone couldn¡¯t endure the loneliness and decided to find excitement there. Zhen Pingjin was afraid that his underage son might see something he shouldn¡¯t, so he hurriedly tugged him back. ¡°Why would there be anyone out in such cold weather? Let¡¯s hurry back.¡±


    After the taut-faced Zhen Youxiu was pushed away by his parents, Zhen Yuanbai felt silence and finally sighed heavily. While panting, he went to hit Shi Bufan. Thetter couldn¡¯t help but grab his hand andnded soft kisses on his clean and white face. ¡°You only kissed me once, but I returned so many times more... you got lucky here.¡±


    ¡°Are, are you shameless?¡± Shi Bufan kissed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears away and said softly, ¡°Ok, don¡¯t be angry.¡±


    While coaxing, he continued to take advantage. Zhen Yuanbai angrily kicked him again and wiped his tears with the back of his hand. ¡°If you continue this, I, I...¡± He wanted to say he will break up, but thinking about Shi Bufan¡¯s miserable past, he suddenly couldn¡¯t make the words out.


    Yet, that person had no idea and continued to tease him. ¡°Will, will do what? Stop stuttering.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one with a stutter!¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to talk to you.¡±


    He turned around and walked out while Shi Bufan chuckled in a low voice. He caught up and held Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands, but thetter shook it off. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.¡±


    Shi Bufan withdrew his hands and ced it behind his back. His smile slowly faded once he watched Zhen Yuanbai run all the way back to Furong Residence.


    Zhen Yuanbai just mmed the door as he walked in when he heard Zhen Youxiu ask, ¡°Why did you onlye back now?¡±


    ¡°What does this have to do with you?¡± Zhen Yuanbai climbed into bed and covered himself under the nkets, being rude to everyone because of the bad mood Shi Bufan put him in.


    Heid for a while, but he was still angry. He ended up climbing out of bed and doing an exam before he finally calmed down. He received a message from Shi Bufan on WeChat saying, ¡°Sleep soon.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai replied, ¡°I think you¡¯re the one that wants to tell me something.¡±


    ¡°I saw you typing a message.¡±


    ¡°Well, I also saw you typing a message.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan leaned against the headboard of the bed and silentlyughed for a while.


    He sent Zhen Yuanbai a video chat invitation and thetter purposely ignored him for a while before epting it after he thought it was enough. But the ¡®ignoring¡¯ that he nned, in reality, was only a few seconds. God knows why time passed by so slowly right now.


    Zhen Yuanbai saw his face in the video and that Shi Bufan was leaning against the headboard of the bed. He appeared to be extremely handsome. In his memory, whenever Shi Bufan was video chatting with him, he always leaned against the headboard. Meanwhile, heid in bed. Then, he realized that his face seemed to be turning bigger within the camera, so he hurriedly covered the webcam and sat up straight. Then he revealed his face again and sighed. He looked pretty handsome from this angle.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t know Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s thoughts. Seeing that he sat up, Shi Bufan was a bit disappointed. Whenever Zhen Yuanbaiid on bed without a care for his image and video chatted with him, Shi Bufan felt as if the two were living together.


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t youying down?¡±


    ¡°Then why aren¡¯t youying down?¡±


    Shi Bufanughed and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you today? Why do you keep answering a question with a question?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°You¡¯re notying down, so why should I?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t likeying down.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°When given the option toy down, don¡¯t you always do that?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know whether he was saying the truth or not, so he casually made up a lie. ¡°I have decided to exercise starting tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going to start jogging tomorrow?¡± Shi Bufan suddenly paid attention. He was just wondering under what excuse he was going to give to invite Zhen Yuanbai out while they were on winter break. ¡°Let¡¯s jog together this winter. The two of us.¡±


    ¡°Jog? Why jog?¡± Whenever it was winter, Zhen Yuanbai wanted to stay in bed the entire day. He panicked for a second before he said in a proper manner. ¡°We live so far apart from each other. How are we going to run together?¡±


    ¡°Jog towards me and I¡¯ll jog towards you. We¡¯ll meet one another soon enough.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s too far.¡±


    ¡°You can run halfway and I¡¯ll run the whole way.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°After we meet up, I¡¯ll jog and bring you home. Then I¡¯ll jog home. How does that sound?¡±


    Is the main point jogging? The main point was he couldn¡¯t get up that early, ok? Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Lazy.¡± Shi Bufan leaned back as Zhen Yuanbai humphed, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t run away this winter break. Do your homework and do some practice exams as well. Since you have good grades in the past, it means that you¡¯re not stupid. If you study well, you¡¯ll definitely get better grades.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you that she was lying?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knew that he didn¡¯t want to mention this, so he said, ¡°Do you think that you¡¯re very stupid? You can¡¯t even score second.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m obviously not as smart as you.¡±


    ¡°If you can¡¯t score second, I won¡¯t be with you...¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s voice suddenly turned lighter and he said, ¡°My parents allowed me to y with you because your grades got better. If you continued to skip sses or fight... just continue to back out of your words.¡±


    Shi Bufan could tell that Zhen Yuanbai seemed to be disappointed with him and he didn¡¯t feel good about himself either. ¡°I didn¡¯t back out of my words. I haven¡¯t smoked, skipped sses, or fought for a very long time. It¡¯s the truth.¡±


    ¡°After all, what you said when you lost your memory are all fake.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all true. I promise.¡±


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go to the library during our winter break. I¡¯ll continue to tutor you.¡±


    The library is fine too... Shi Bufan reluctantly said, ¡°Ok.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought that Shi Bufan was passionate about learning as well. He believed in Ling Xuan¡¯s words, but Shi Bufan didn¡¯t talk about a lot of things, so he couldn¡¯t ask about it. He was scared of ripping his wounds.


    Thankfully, Shi Bufan kept his words and went to the library with him every day. Zhen Yuanbai did his best to instruct him. The only bad part was that Zhen Youxiu wanted to follow along. Towards this, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t object since he had a deep impression of when Zhen Youxiu had asked him ¡®do you like him or not?¡¯ He was a bit worried of him speaking nonsense to their parents.


    But Shi Bufan, on the other hand, didn¡¯t like it. He came to the library to enjoy time with Zhen Yuanbai, but with Zhen Youxiu, the lightbulb here, he couldn¡¯t hold hands, let alone kiss Zhen Yuanbai. When it was time, the two brothers went home together, making Shi Bufan unhappy.


    When Shi Bufanid in bed and video chatted with Zhen Yuanbai, he purposely said, ¡°I¡¯m not going tomorrow.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought that he was tired, so he said, ¡°Ok. It¡¯s going to be New Year¡¯s in a few days, so you can take the time to rest.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to rest.¡±


    He was clearly throwing a tantrum, so Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to say, ¡°Then what do you want to do?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face was zoomed in and he said, ¡°I want to see you, kiss you, hug you, touch you, and...¡±


    ¡°Shut up.¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face reddened helplessly and he held his phone far away, saying, ¡°I¡¯m going to hang up.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t.¡± Shi Bufan¡¯s face was zoomed out and he looked outside, saying, ¡°It seems to be snowing again.¡±


    ¡°Mhm. Tomorrow will definitely be very cold.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Then starting tomorrow, I¡¯ll give you a break. We can talk about it after New Years.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at the face on the screen and poked it. The screen was rough, so he started to be improper. ¡°I want to go and find you.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°I want to see you.¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you seeing me right now?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s different.¡± Shi Bufan seemed to have made up his mind and he said, ¡°I¡¯m going to find you now.¡±


    Before Zhen Yuanbai could reject it, the video chat was hung up. It was 8pm on the clock and it was dark and cold during the winter nights. The snow gradually became stronger and Zhen Yuanbai pulled open his window to look out. He looked down and made a message, ¡°Don¡¯te. The snow is bing stronger.¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t reply.


    No one picked up when Zhen Yuanbai called and his reason told him that Shi Bufan probably won¡¯te over. However, in his heart, he believed that Shi Bufan would definitelye over. This gut feeling was too intense. Zhen Yuanbaiid down and rolled over, calling again, but it hung up. He rolled over and wore his coat, walking out. Zhen Pingjin also walked out, saying, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to the convenience store to buy some food.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin was a bit surprised and said, ¡°Well, buy me two packs of cigarettes while you¡¯re at it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai obediently grabbed the money, but he heard Qin Ying said unhappily, ¡°Why are you buying cigarettes again? If you¡¯re going to smoke, go sleep at the balcony.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s going to be New Year¡¯s soon and I¡¯m quite busy these days... ok, I promise I won¡¯t smoke second-handed cigarettes.¡±


    The door was closed and his parent¡¯s voices weakened. Zhen Yuanbai wore his hat and walked out of the neighborhood. As expected, the snow was getting stronger. Right now, the ground was covered in white. While walking, Zhen Yuanbai looked around, but didn¡¯t find Shi Bufan¡¯s figure. Therefore, he walked straight into the convenience store.


    Because he said he was going to buy some food, Zhen Yuanbai walked towards the snacks section and nced at the food, picking out some biscuits and beef jerkys that Youxiu liked. While he was at it, he also grabbed two pounds of cake. Once he was done, he called Shi Bufan. This time, the call went through and Shi Bufan rolled his eyes, saying, ¡°You¡¯re here?¡±


    ¡°What? Do you want to see me?¡±


    ¡°I knew you didn¡¯te. Humph.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m obviously teasing you. Who wants to look for you under such cold weather?¡±


    ¡°Liar.¡± Zhen Yuanbai hung up and felt as if he must be a fool to wait for him under such a cold night. He paid the money and wore his hat, walking out of the door and prepared to sprint back to his neighborhood.


    Although his clothes weren¡¯t soaked by the snow, the chill pierced his bones as he felt the snow dropping on his face.


    Suddenly, Zhen Yuanbai stopped. Standing by the convenience store, he looked towards the other side of the road. There was a figure wearing a white coat under the tree and he seemed to be chewing on something, shoving their hands into their pockets and gazing quietly at the neighborhood.


    Zhen Yuanbai reached over and scratched his face, blinking his eyes.


    If he didn¡¯te out, he would¡¯ve thought that Shi Bufan didn¡¯te over. Right now, he would¡¯ve been asleep. Thinking of this, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly got angry. He grabbed his things and walked over angrily, saying, ¡°Hey!¡±


    Shi Bufan stood up straight and turned around to look. His pitch-ck and deep eyes suddenly lit up like stars in the sky. He took out the candy from his mouth and said, ¡°Why did youe out?¡±


    ¡°I came out to buy cigarettes for my father.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you¡¯re noting? Why are you standing here?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Shi Bufan curled his lips up and his eyes were obviously smiling. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t like how proud he was acting, so he turned around and wanted to walk off when he heard noises behind him. ¡°It¡¯s so cold in winter...¡±


    He extended his arms and revealed the warm woolen sweater under his coat. ¡°Kind ssmate, can I hug you?¡±

 Chapter 54

    <h4>Chapter 54</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai turned around and met Shi Bufan¡¯s smiling face. He suddenly couldn¡¯t keep his taut face anymore, purposely saying, ¡°I won¡¯t hug you.¡±


    ¡°Please do a good deed and hug me.¡± Shi Bufan talked like the girl selling matches, ¡°Just hug me for a second and I¡¯ll go.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai withdrew his gaze to walk away when he suddenly looked at him again, making Shi Bufan¡¯s smile deepen. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart seemed to be poked by something and he unhappily tossed his things up to hug him from behind.


    Shi Bufan gradually wrapped his arms around him, feeling suddenly satisfied.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me you¡¯reing?¡±


    ¡°What if you freeze under such cold weather?¡±


    Although before asking, he had a general understanding, after Shi Bufan personally said that, Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but feel sweet. He let go of the other party¡¯s waist and said, ¡°Ok, I¡¯m going back now.¡±


    Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t clingy this time. He bent over and grabbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s things, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll bring you up.¡±


    ¡°But it¡¯s veryte...¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s veryte and I came all the way here for you. Are you really going to shoo me off after giving me a hug?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was brought upstairs and Shi Bufan didn¡¯t say anything to him either, but felt honey filling his heart. Zhen Yuanbai found that strange and asked, ¡°Why are you so happy?...I won¡¯t let you in my home.¡±


    Shi Bufan burst intoughter, seemingly even more happy. Zhen Yuanbai was a bit confused, but alert too. If his father found out that he went in the middle of the night to pick up Shi Bufan, he¡¯d be in deep trouble.


    ¡°I won¡¯t enter your home.¡±


    ¡°Then why are youughing...?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m happy because you came out to pick me up.¡±


    ¡°Who went to pick you?¡± Zhen Yuanbai was stubborn, so Shi Bufan used another excuse, saying, ¡°I¡¯m happy because I get to see you.¡±


    The elevator became silent and Zhen Yuanbai nced down and then secretly gazed at him. He suddenly couldn¡¯t hold in hisughter and chuckled. After he was doneughing, his face turned red. Coincidentally, the elevator doors opened, so he quickly snatched his things and rushed out, saying, ¡°Quickly head back and be careful on your way.¡±


    ¡°Ok.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ran a few steps ahead and then turned around to meet Shi Bufan¡¯s gaze for a second. In the next second, the elevator doors closed.


    Zhen Yuanbai was suddenly a bit disappointed in his heart because he faintly realized that he couldn¡¯t bear to see Shi Bufan go.


    He messaged Annoying Shi, ¡°Come and jog with me tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°There will be thick snow on the ground tomorrow.¡± Shi Bufan quickly responded, ¡°If you want to see me, I¡¯lle visit you tomorrow morning.¡±


    Who wants to see you? While thinking, Zhen Yuanbai responded, ¡°Let¡¯s go to the library tomorrow instead.¡±


    Shi Bufan walked out of the neighborhood andughed again when he saw this message. He kicked the snow and as the snow fluttered in the air, he shoved his hands in his pockets and spun in a circle; he couldn¡¯t conceal his happiness at all.


    People that were dating were strange. Just a casual word or movement could make the other party feel appreciated and treasured. Shi Bufan knew that Zhen Yuanbai liked him as well. If he dared to be stubborn and mention breaking up with him in the future, he¡¯d harshly kiss him.


    His gaze towards Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help but warm up as he said, ¡°You¡¯re really a genius.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu nced sideways to see Shi Bufan¡¯s proud face and this gave him the motivation topete with him as well. He alsopleted an exam for his elder brother to check, and it was also full marks. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t let any of them go easily. After he went through each question, he also said with determination, ¡°If you were able to obtain this score during your high school examination, our school would definitely wee you with banners.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu indifferently said, ¡°I won¡¯t score 0 points.¡±


    Shi Bufan who registered into an elite school with 0 points was speechless.


    He chuckled, saying in a good attitude towards Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°It¡¯ll be the 30th the day after tomorrow. Are you guys returning to your old home?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Our parents are on break, so we¡¯ll definitely go back to celebrate the New Year with our grandparents. How about you?¡±


    After he finished, he suddenly recalled what Ling Xuan had said and he subconsciously nced at Shi Bufan. Thetter nced down and said faintly, ¡°I¡¯ll see when the timees.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu knitted his eyebrows, feeling something was up.


    By the time the two brothers ended back, Zhen Yuanbai seemed to be thinking of something. Zhen Youxiu nced at him several times before asking, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t always target him.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said a bit angrily, ¡°He never provoked you before.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°I feel like he¡¯s a bad seed.¡±


    ¡°How can you say this about him?¡±


    ¡°Do you really like him?¡±


    This was the second time Zhen Youxiu asked this. Zhen Yuanbai was mute for a second before he suddenly nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I like him.¡±


    ¡°...¡± This time, Zhen Youxiu was shocked, but Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t bother with him, stepping on the snow as he continued to walk. Zhen Youxiu was shocked for a while and a glimpse of panic flitted across his face. He quickly caught up to Zhen Yuanbai and asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of him bashing your head once he recovers his memory? Have you forgotten the times he bullied you in the past?¡±


    ¡°So what if he bashes me?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said unyieldingly, ¡°This has nothing to do with you.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s expression froze and he asked, ¡°You¡¯re not afraid of me telling our parents either?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly stopped and he slowly turned around, summoning the courage to ask, ¡°Do you want to change your name to Zhen Taoyan?*¡±


    [T/N: Taoyan is equivalent to ¡°dislike¡± or ¡°annoying¡± in English]


    It seemed as though lightning had struck Zhen Youxiu as he asked, ¡°What did you say?¡±


    ¡°If you tattletale, I¡¯ll call you Zhen Taoyan.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Youxiu nced at him for a while before he slowly said, ¡°In the past, you said you want to be a scientist. Did you forget?¡±


    ¡°Of course I didn¡¯t.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was confused, wondering why he mentioned this. However, he needed Zhen Youxiu to promise him something important. ¡°If you don¡¯t tattletale on me, I¡¯ll give you half of my allowance.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s eyshes flickered and he said, ¡°Are you a fool?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    Zhen Youxiu quietly walked ahead as Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows, reaching over to tug his hand. ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with dating and I¡¯m not holding up on my studies either. If you tell our parents, you¡¯re Zhen Taoyan and a tattletale.¡±


    ¡°Who said I¡¯ll tell our parents?¡± Zhen Youxiu pushed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands off and remained silent for a while before he said, ¡°You can do whatever you want. I won¡¯t care anymore.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai curled the corner of his lips up and reached over to hug him, saying, ¡°Good younger brother. I¡¯ll buy you food.¡±


    ¡°Did you forget everything?¡±


    ¡°What did I forget?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu red at him and reached over to push his hands down, saying, ¡°God doesn¡¯t save people seeking death. If Shi Bufan breaks up with you and beats you up in the future, don¡¯te looking for me to beat him up for you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai chuckled right then and rubbed Zhen Youxiu¡¯s head, saying, ¡°If someone bullies you in the future, I¡¯ll have Shi Bufan help you.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s face darkened and he pped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hand off, hard. Thetter groaned in pain as the back of his hands were red from the p. Even after a while, he felt the stinging sensation.


    He hissed. While blowing the back of his hand, he followed Zhen Youxiu home, murmuring, ¡°He sure is naughty for his age... so annoying.¡±


    As he walked in, he noticed that Zhen Youxiu was waiting for him by the elevator, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s make a deal.¡±


    ¡°What deal?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you¡¯ll give me allowance?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai regretted, asking, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you didn¡¯t care?¡±


    ¡°Indeed, I don¡¯t.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    Zhen Youxiu said indifferently, ¡°I want half of Shi Bufan¡¯s allowance.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyebrows twitched and he felt a headache, saying, ¡°Why should he give you his allowance?¡±


    ¡°You better get Shi Bufan to do so by today, otherwise I¡¯ll tell our parents tomorrow.¡±


    Next, now matter what Zhen Yuanbai said, Zhen Youxiu said nothing.


    There was no way that Zhen Yuanbai would mention this to Shi Bufan. He never thought that this brat would do this. He actually... actually wanted Shi Bufan¡¯s allowance! Zhen Yuanbai rolled in bed as Shi Bufan sent a picture of his dinner along with the caption, ¡°Eating out with Ye Lian and the guys.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai felt extremely conflicted. Shi Bufan definitely had a huge sum of allowance every month. Zhen Youxiu was being greedy by asking for half of his allowance. Zhen Yuanbai flipped through his ount back. He had been recording this since he started to fake date Shi Bufan because he normally never paid whenever he went out with Shi Bufan. Therefore, he recorded the amount of money Shi Bufan had paid for him, thinking that if Shi Bufan had remembered everything one day, he¡¯ll return the money owed AA style.


    But now that Shi Bufan had recovered his memory, he still needed to fake date him. Under a moment of desperation, he continued to record their outing expenses and he even specially prepared an old backpack used to store the cash that Shi Bufan forced him to take. Whenever he finished eating with Shi Bufan, he would shove his own portion of money in his backpack, preparing to return it to Shi Bufan in the future.


    Although he didn¡¯t know if that day woulde, from the bottom of his heart, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t like to take advantage of people.


    He didn¡¯t understand. Zhen Youxiu and him both had the same parents. He, on one hand, was embarrassed to even ask for money even though he was dating Shi Bufan, but how did Zhen Youxiu have the guts to...


    As he was thinking this, Zhen Youxiu suddenly sent him a message. ¡°Our parents should being back soon and we are probably heading back tomorrow morning. If you don¡¯t ask Shi Bufan, I¡¯ll tell them that you guys are dating, tomorrow.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai quietly changed Zhen Youxiu¡¯s nickname to ¡°Zhen Taoyan.¡±


    Zhen Taoyan: why exactly do you like Shi Bufan?


    Zhen Yuanbai thought about it for a while before replying. What the heck does this have to do with you?


    Fine. Zhen Youxiu thought. It¡¯s not like Shi Bufan didn¡¯t have any strengths. At least his elder brother knows how to swear now.


    Zhen Yuanbai rolled around in bed and when he was chatting with Shi Bufan, he had been thinking about this matter the entire time. He finally said goodnight to Shi Bufan and then he still felt a thorn pricking his heart. He knew that Zhen Youxiu might really tattletale to their parents. It¡¯s one thing if he got a beating, but if everyone finds out... if, if they don¡¯t allow him to be with Shi Bufan anymore... if they forced him to transfer... if they dragged him out to get electrocuted, what should he do?


    An hour after he said goodnight, his mind was still scolding Zhen Taoyan, that brat. He finally mustered the courage to pick up his phone and he felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.


    He typed everything in one breath. Youxiu knows about us. He says that he wants half of your allowance, otherwise he¡¯ll tell my parents.


    After he finished typing this, he suddenly felt as if he was working with Zhen Youxiu to swindle Shi Bufan¡¯s money, so he awkwardly deleted everything when a ¡°?¡± suddenly popped up.


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows.


    He almost immediately knew what Zhen Youxiu was thinking.


    He obviously knew what he was like in Zhen Youxiu¡¯s heart ¡ª a devil who bullied his elder brother, a tiger who wants to eat the rabbit, a frog who thinks too highly of himself, a pervert who ns on tainting the school genius. In Zhen Youxiu¡¯s eyes, he wasn¡¯t worthy of Zhen Yuanbai in any way. After all, Zhen Yuanbai was well-behaved, sensible, and even had good manners. Even without the title of a ¡°genius,¡± he was still treasured by many.


    Zhen Youxiu was a brat. In the past year, he was way shorter than himself, but he dared toe over and warn him not to bully his elder brother. Basically, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s weak personality had a real impact on Zhen Youxiu, so he tried his best to protect him. He knew that his elder brother had a weak personality. Even more, he might even think that his elder brother was a bit stupid, so he kept his eyes on him. In the end, his elder brother was taken by Shi Bufan, this bully. Don¡¯t mention Zhen Youxiu, but if Zhen Pingjin and Qin Ying had found out, they probably couldn¡¯t ept this either.


    But seeing that Zhen Youxiu had forced Zhen Yuanbai to ask himself for an allowance, it meant that Zhen Yuanbai must¡¯ve admitted to liking him. There were two reasons why he did this. One. He hoped that Shi Bufan was narrow-minded and this could ruin their rtionship, best if they broke up. Second. He noticed that he couldn¡¯t stop this anymore, so he started to find an escape route for his elder brother.


    After all, they could still gain some money even if Shi Bufan broke up with Zhen Yuanbai in the future.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s mind analyzed the situation and then suddenly felt a tinge of coldness. Zhen Youxiu, this dude... he really is clever for his age.


    How could he have such a philistine thought? Howe Zhen Youxiu and Zhen Yuanbai were siblings, but they were pr opposites? Look at how innocent and naive his Congming darling was!


    However, since his wife¡¯s younger brother was asking for money, he thought he should give him it anyway. After all, he¡¯d considered it as a betrothal gift.


    Zhen Yuanbai attempted to change the topic and asked, ¡°Howe you¡¯re not asleep yet?¡±


    ¡°You told him that you like me?¡± This was what Shi Bufan cared the most. Even if he knew in his heart, he wanted to hear Zhen Yuanbai personally admit to this. He finally received a message. Yes.


    Shi Bufan was about to reply when he thought of something and said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°I know. I won¡¯t give him money, but I have a way to prevent him from telling your parents.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes brightened and he asked, ¡°What¡¯s the method?¡±


    Shi Bufan found Zhen Youxiu¡¯s WeChat and sent him a message before returning to his chat with his darling. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you on our wedding night.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    There must be something wrong with Zhen Taoyan and Annoying Shi¡¯s brains!

 Chapter 55

    <h4>Chapter 55</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Zhen Youxiu really didn¡¯t tattletale to their parents, but no matter whether Zhen Yuanbai asked Shi Bufan or Zhen Youxiu, he got no information from either of them.


    After they returned to their old home, the rtivesplimented the brothers nonstop. Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t ustomed to this situation and he ended up staying in his room the entire time. Besides the time spent on sleeping, he almost spent the entire day chatting with Shi Bufan nonstop. He leaned against the sofa and listened to the noisy chatters outside between adults. He looked down at the chat history with Shi Bufan and suddenly unavoidably thought of Shi Bufan¡¯s big but lonely home.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t mention returning to his old home, but based on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s understanding of him, he probably wouldn¡¯t return anyway.


    He suddenly had the urge to go over and stay with Shi Bufan, but thinking of how he would be unable to exin this to his parents, he silently suppressed the urge.


    On the 30th, the family and ssmate groups were extremely lively and chatty. Everyone constantly gave red envelopes to each other. As the ss monitor, Zhen Yuanbai also participated. A lively and cheerful atmosphere eluded in the air.


    The elders in the group gave red envelopes to the youngsters and they fought for them.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly received Shi Bufan¡¯s red envelope who had given him the most than any other elders. However, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to take it, asking, ¡°Where are you right now?¡±


    ¡°At home.¡±


    ¡°Did you return to your old home?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai clenched his fists and paused momentarily before asking, ¡°Did your parents return home?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°How about your grandparents?¡±


    Shi Bufan answered Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s question, saying, ¡°They came over.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was in a happier mood right now. He was originally worried that Shi Bufan might celebrate the New Year alone. He sent Shi Bufan a red envelope with a sum of 99 yuan, saying, ¡°Happy New Year!¡±


    In the past, Zhen Yuanbai enjoyed New Year¡¯s a lot since he could receive a lot of money as a new year present. The money he had been saving up was the result of all the new year¡¯s worth of money he received. However, this year, he wanted to quickly return to the city. It would be best if school could immediately begin!


    However, despite how anxious he was, he still stayed at home to celebrate New Year¡¯s. When his parents went back to work, they returned to the city together.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart skipped a beat as Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°You think he would want the salted vegetables?¡±


    Zhen Pingjin red at him while Qin Ying smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s the thought that counts.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and listened to Zhen Pingjin continue to say, ¡°What does a kid like you know? Your Brother Bufan is definitely not an ordinary person in the future. Look at how long he¡¯s been in school for and his grades have improved by 300 or so ranks. If he keeps this up, he¡¯ll end up taking first ce along with your elder brother. That boy is smart and intelligent. In the future, he might help your elder brother quite a bit.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai secretly curled his lips up, but then he heard Zhen Youxiu said unhappily, ¡°He¡¯s not my brother.¡±


    ¡°Boy, don¡¯t talk.¡± Zhen Pingjin said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°While you¡¯re at it, ask Xiao Shi if his parents have the time toe out to eat together. I¡¯m paying.¡±


    This time, even Zhen Yuanbai seemed to know that something was up. ¡°You have to talk to Uncle Shi about something?¡±


    ¡°Just business matters.¡± Zhen Pingjin said, ¡°Ask Xiao Shi about it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was a bit confused. After all, a youngster like him shouldn¡¯t be involved in this. Plus, it¡¯s not like Zhen Pingjin couldn¡¯t talk to Shi Xian at all. Seeing the position he has made to right now, he obviously had some connections with people. But thinking about it, his father¡¯s business matters influences the family¡¯s survival and ie. Therefore, Zhen Yuanbai nodded seriously.


    After he moved his things back home, Qin Ying was basically the one cleaning up after them. Zhen Yuanbai washed his hands and changed his clothes, about to mention this to Shi Bufan when he suddenly understood something. After a while, he started to type a message. ¡°My father wants to know if your parents have time toe out and eat together. While they¡¯re at it, they want you toe to my house to grab some special local products.¡±


    The atmosphere in the Shi Family really wasn¡¯t the best right now.


    During the Chinese New Year, Ling Xuan had spent her entire time convincing Shi Bufan to go back home with them, but he refused. Under a moment of desperation, she was forced to bring their parents over. In regards to Shi Bufan¡¯s attitude towards the elders, it wasn¡¯t that good, but it wasn¡¯t bad either. He wasn¡¯t even willing toe downstairs for the New Years Eve dinner, and it was Ling Xuan who said that if he didn¡¯te downstairs, his grandma was going toe up for him. As a result, he reluctantly came down.


    After they celebrated the New Year, the elders didn¡¯t have the heart to leave since they obviously missed their grandson. But ever since Shi Bufan found out about the matter a few years ago and smashed the items in the house, they almost were never able to sit down peacefully and talk.


    After Shi Bufan received the message, he felt an unknown ball of anger rising in his heart. He figured out what they were up to even before Zhen Yuanbai. Almost immediately after he saw the message, he knew. The two families probably havemunicated this in advance and going out to eat together was just a pretense. Shi Family¡¯s parents just wanted to make Zhen Yuanbai take the initiative to talk to him, so that he¡¯ll talk to his parents.


    Shameless.


    But without a doubt, this was a great chance to improve his rtionship with the Zhen Family. Shi Bufan found it hard to reject this.


    While still angry over this, he sent a message to Ling Xuan with a dark look on his face.


    Ling Xuan just took a shower and was talking to her husband when she suddenly received her son¡¯s message. She almost jumped up out of excitement. She immediately responded, ¡°Ok, we can go tomorrow.¡±


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t reply.


    Shi Xian asked, ¡°Something good happened?¡±


    ¡°Fanfan just sent me a message.¡± Ling Xuan showed him as if showing him a treasure. She and Shi Xuan were like the ideal couple, rarely fighting with one another. Although Shi Xian said that he didn¡¯t care for his son, his expression softened once he saw this message. Ling Xuan looked at the message over and over, saying in a low voice, ¡°Hopefully, we can have the same rtionship as Zhen Yuanbai and his family.¡±


    Shi Xian didn¡¯t crush her thoughts even though he could tell that Ling Xuan¡¯s wish might never happen with Shi Bufan¡¯s attitude.


    After Zhen Yuanbai sent that message, he felt as if he had been putting Shi Bufan in a difficult situation. He wanted to say more, but he was scared of Shi Bufan finding out that Ling Xuan had told him what happened. Therefore, he was in a dilemma.


    When Qin Ying was done packing up, she walked in and said, ¡°Let me change the sheets for you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai obediently climbed over as Qin Ying pulled the sheets off the bed and said, ¡°Let¡¯s change it all and wash it tomorrow.¡±


    As Zhen Yuanbai stared at his virtuous mother, he couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Is there actually someone who doesn¡¯t like their child?¡±


    Qin Ying was stunned and then she casually said, ¡°How could there be someone who doesn¡¯t like their child? Why are you suddenly asking me this?¡±


    ¡°Then...¡± Zhen Yuanbai considered his words and then said, ¡°Then could there be someone who doesn¡¯t like the child, but then they suddenly like the child after they have grown up?¡±


    Qin Ying brushed her hair and sat on the bed, looking over, ¡°Aunt Ling told you about Shi Bufan?¡±


    ¡°She told you about it too?¡±


    ¡°She told me a bit.¡± Qin Ying sighed and said, ¡°Fanfan is quite a pitiful child as well, but your Aunt Ling is also pitiful.¡±


    ¡°You think that Aunt Ling is pitiful?¡± Zhen Yuanbai immediately said, ¡°Shi Bufan was so young when she said that she didn¡¯t want him. She is clearly ruthless.¡±


    Qin Ying smiled and shook her head, saying helplessly, ¡°When I was pregnant with you, I almost aborted you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai would¡¯ve never thought that he had experienced a life and death situation like that. He suddenly widened his eyes as Qin Ying slowly said, ¡°To me and your father, you were an ident. At that time, we were only married for less than a year and your father was deceived by someone in business. I reasoned with him in every way possible and then finally convinced him toe back and pick up a proper job, and for him to stop thinking about the impossible. Therefore, we were thinking about focusing on our careers. I told your father that once we have 2 million in our bank, enough to raise you and pay for the expenses, including your tuition to college, we¡¯ll think about having children. After all, a lot of time and energy would be spent in raising a child.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously nodded. Although he hadn¡¯t graduated, he knew that the students in schools were divided into two extremes. There were some students who depended on their parent¡¯s financial aid and there were others whose shoes cost about $3,000 to $4,000. Towards a middle-ss family like them, they probably had spent quite a bit of money every year. Calcting this, if the parents wanted to give their children the best, Qin Ying¡¯s thought of saving up money wasn¡¯t wrong.


    ¡°But I suddenly got pregnant with you.¡± Qin Ying said with exaggeration, ¡°During that time, your father and I were both dumbstruck and we didn¡¯t know how to raise you. It was your grandfather who stood up and said that he was willing to help out with the financial issue and raise you. It was then that we were able to calm down and ept this.¡±


    ¡°Your Aunt Ling was forced by her parents to bear a child when she was against it. From her perspective, she wasn¡¯t ready to be responsible for the child. Now that she was responsible, Shi Bufan has already grown up. Even though she could just bear another child and give Shi Bufan the cold shoulder, she didn¡¯t because she couldn¡¯t bear to in the end.¡± Seeing that Zhen Yuanbai slightly knitted his eyebrows, Qin Ying said, ¡°I¡¯m not pitying her by saying this, but that I can understand her. She is paying the price right now through Shi Bufan¡¯s constant rejection.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down. Of course, he was still on Shi Bufan¡¯s side. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Shi Bufan was quite pitiful. Qin Ying changed the sheets and then looked up to say, ¡°Congming...¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me that.¡± He was instinctively against that name.


    ¡°Yuanyuan.¡± Qin Ying calmly changed her words and said, ¡°Mother wants to tell you that no one has the right to criticize someone else¡¯s life decision. In the past, Aunt Ling was a stubborn and willful person. Even though she regretted her decision right now, people shouldn¡¯tugh at her. Right now, she made up her mind. This is her business, and not anyone else¡¯s. Do you understand?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai obediently nodded and exined, ¡°I didn¡¯t talk behind her back.¡±


    ¡°I know. You and Shi Bufan are friends, so you unavoidably might consider the situation from his perspective.¡± Qin Ying carried the nkets to be washed and turned around, preparing to leave when Zhen Yuanbai suddenly called out, ¡°Mother.¡±


    He tested, ¡°If I do something that you guys can¡¯t ept one day, will you guys beat me up?¡±


    Qin Ying thought about it before saying, ¡°As long as you didn¡¯t hurt anyone else. You have the right to make your own decision. It¡¯s your life. But doing drugs and gambling are crimes. They¡¯re not life decisions.¡±


    She joked.


    Zhen Yuanbaiughed and watched his mother leave, saying, ¡°Mother, sorry for all the trouble.¡±


    ¡°Look at you. You¡¯ve be sweeter now that you¡¯re around Shi Bufan.¡±


    Mentioning Shi Bufan, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes brightened and he asked, ¡°Mother, do you like Shi Bufan?¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shi isn¡¯t bad by nature. You can y with him, as long as he maintains his grades.¡±


    She walked into the washroom and Zhen Yuanbai smiled. Zhen Youxiu who was across suddenly peeked out and hollered towards the washroom, with a gloomy face, ¡°Then if you have a daughter, will you let her marry Shi Bufan?¡±


    ¡°Be his mother-inw?¡± Qin Ying twisted the washing machine open and shook her head, saying, ¡°No. I can¡¯t bear to marry my daughter off to a wealthy second generation.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    He ced his smile away and closed the door hard.

 Chapter 56

    <h4>Chapter 56</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    <i>*Due to an error of ordering the chapters, I¡¯ll just post the ¡°next¡± chapter which was originally chapter 55. </i>


    Because they just celebrated the New Year, Ling Xuan immediately gave Zhen Yuanbai and Zhen Youxiu their red envelopes after seeing them. While Zhen Yuanbai was still conflicted in epting it, he turned around to see Zhen Youxiu already taking the money and counting it without feeling in the least bad.


    Qin Ying and Zhen Pingjin obviously came prepared and gave Shi Bufan a red envelope as well.


    This was the first time the two families sat down for lunch together. Shi Bufan originally sat next to Zhen Yuanbai, but Zhen Youxiu intervened and sat between his elder brother and Shi Bufan, bing the lightbulb once again.


    Zhen Pingjin and Shi Xian sat together to talk about business while Qin Ying and Ling Xuan were chatting about their lives. Shi Bufan turned around and wanted to look at his little ssmate, but he only saw Zhen Youxiu¡¯s annoying face. He couldn¡¯t help but twist his head off.


    They haven¡¯t seen each other in so many days, so Zhen Yuanbai really wanted to talk to Shi Bufan. He was fine with talking about anything. Even if they didn¡¯t talk and just sat next to each other. That was fine too, but Zhen Youxiu sat between them and changed everything.


    However, he didn¡¯t have the habit of leaving the table first when he hadn¡¯t eaten because he had been instructed by his grandfather at a young age to only leave the table after everyone was done eating. Otherwise, if people just left after they were done eating, thest person sitting here and eating would feel extremely awkward.


    Meanwhile, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t care whether the others were done eating or not. However, since they were eating with the Zhen Family this time, if he left the table with his little ssmate, what would happen if he didn¡¯t leave a good impression on his future parents?


    His gaze suddenlynded on Zhen Youxiu. Zhen Youxiu and Zhen Yuanbai looked simr and if strangers nced at them for the first time, they would think that the brothers were twins. Zhen Youxiu had a delicate and fair-white face as well, but he looked much younger.


    Shi Bufan suddenly reached over to pinch Zhen Youxiu¡¯s face and smiled under Zhen Youxiu¡¯s shocked gaze, saying, ¡°Youxiu has very nice skin. Do you normally use moisturizing baby cream?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu tightly knitted his eyebrows, but the parents just looked over casually. Because Shi Bufan was always improper, they thought that he was just ying with Zhen Youxiu.


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know whether Shi Bufan was purposefully grossing Zhen Youxiu out, so he responded, ¡°He uses the brand ¡®Frog Prince.¡¯¡±


    Zhen Youxiu¡¯s face darkened and because Shi Bufan was taller than him whether sitting down or standing up, he puffed out his chest and said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°You also use that?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°That¡¯s the brand my mother buys.¡±


    ¡°No wonder you have great skin.¡± Shi Bufan extended his arm over Zhen Youxiu¡¯s head and then touched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face. Thetter went along and even moved his face closer. Zhen Youxiu nced at his elder brother then at Shi Bufan. His face was cold like the ice from an abyss. ¡°Then are you ugly because you used the * facial cream?¡±


    Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t angry with being called ugly as he casually ced his arm around Zhen Youxiu¡¯s shoulder, as if they were brothers and said, ¡°What a coincidence. Toads and frogs belonged to the same family a few centuries ago. No wonder the two families got along that well. After all, people who don¡¯t belong together won¡¯t live together, right?¡±


    There was a double meaning in his words, but Zhen Youxiu felt his scalp going numb from being grossed out. He shook Shi Bufan¡¯s arm around him off and jumped up, saying toughly, ¡°Let¡¯s swap seats!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai finally understood and he controlled his twitching smile, standing up and switching seats with him. He sat by Shi Bufan¡¯s side, well-behaved. Now that there was no lightbulb between them, they nced at each other tender-heartedly. Zhen Yuanbai was worried that their parents might see through this, so he withdrew his gaze and focused on eating. Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes swept over Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face several times like a radar. Then, he spun the turntable around and put food on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bowl. Even more, he started talking to Zhen Yuanbai in a gentle tone rather than the improper tone from before, asking, ¡°I have a few questions. Can you take a look and exin it to me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused and asked, ¡°Did you bring your notebook?¡±


    ¡°I brought my phone.¡± Shi Bufan exined, ¡°It¡¯s a problem within an app. Please take a look and see if you canpute it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and felt his heart shivering once he took a proper look at Shi Bufan¡¯s phone screen.


    The screen revealed the message: I miss you so much.


    ¡°It¡¯s Xiao Zhen who does a good job teaching.¡±


    Teacher Xiao Zhen quietly looked down at the words and the tip of his ears faintly turned red. He said in a low voice, ¡°That¡¯s correct.¡±


    ¡°Then can you solve this question for me?¡± Shi Bufan entered: do you miss me?


    Zhen Yuanbai took the phone and his pure-white fingers tapped the keyboard on the screen, typing out: yes.


    Shi Bufan secretly chuckled and touched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s burning ear tips with his fingers, saying, ¡°Teacher Zhen is so smart. I¡¯ve been stuck on this question for a while.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai avoided his hand and red at him.


    They were talking about their grades while chatting about apletely different topic on the phone.


    After we¡¯re done eatingter, want to fool around with me?


    Don¡¯t say it like that.


    Come out and kiss me.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands were shaking and he almost couldn¡¯t hold onto the phone anymore. He didn¡¯t even dare to look up, angrily kicking Shi Bufan under the table and reprimanding, ¡°Wrong! Quickly delete it and rewrite it!¡±


    He said with a clear voice and Qin Ying immediately looked over, saying in a gentle voice, ¡°Talk nicely. Don¡¯t be rude.¡±


    Ling Xuan immediately said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. They have a good rtionship, so Fanfan won¡¯t be angry.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    Zhen Yuanbai red at him and believed that if it wasn¡¯t for the hair covering his face, even his scalp would be red. He gave the phone back to Shi Bufan and said rudely, ¡°We¡¯re eating. I won¡¯t exin this question to you.¡±


    Ok. It seems like I got him angry. Shi Bufan ced his phone and felt a certain sweetness in his mouth while he was eating. It seems like the food was very delicious.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s attitude left quickly. After they were done with the meal, he moved to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s side and secretly asked him, ¡°How much did my mother give you for your red envelope?¡±


    He secretly counted the money in his red envelope. President Ling was President Ling for a reason. She had given him quite a bit of money. This was practically the amount of money he received within a year, so he was a bit worried that Qin Ying might¡¯ve given Shi Bufan too little money and he might¡¯ve taken advantage of Shi Bufan.


    Although the two don¡¯t know each otherpletely, Shi Bufan knew Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s personality. Seeing his gaze, Shi Bufan knew what he was thinking. He secretlyughed in his heart and then delivered his red envelope, saying, ¡°Here, open it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai opened the envelope and counted it before returning it in surprise. Qin Ying actually gave Shi Bufan the same amount as Ling Xuan had given himself. He returned it, but Shi Bufan pushed his hand back and said, ¡°For you.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t it make sense for the boyfriend to hand in their money?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart pounded quickly and he said with a soft voice, ¡°Then will you give me your sry in the future?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Shi Bufan was considerably generous and said, ¡°As long as you remember your responsibility.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to ask what responsibility, but after thinking about it, he came to the conclusion that it was probably something improper, so he shut his mouth.


    After lunch, the two families headed back in the opposite direction. Leaning against the car window, Zhen Yuanbai looked over at the car Shi Bufan was in. After the car made a corner, he quietly shifted his gaze away.


    Zhen Youxiu was going to take the high school examination this year and Zhen Pingjin and Qin Ying both paid a lot of attention to this. They even had Zhen Yuanbai to temporarily stop teaching Shi Bufan and stay home to tutor Zhen Youxiu. Thetter heard that and agreed happily, insisting on one-on-one tutoring with his elder brother. He continued to break apart the couple, leading them to chat online sadly.


    While everyone wasn¡¯t prepared to head back to school, under Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s fervent expectation, school started again. He climbed out of bed in high spirits and woke up the sleepy Zhen Youxiu, energetically heading towards school.


    The school was always bustling with excitement and the youthful students walked in through the door to hear chattering around the school. Zhen Yuanbai went to the stationary store to buy new stationeries and when he came back out, he saw Shi Bufan leaning against the tree waiting for him. Seeing that he came out, he raised the warm milk in his hand and said, ¡°Done buying? Come over.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai walked over to see Shi Bufan inserting the straw and delivering the warm milk over. While he was at it, Zhen Yuanbai took a sip and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s sour.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t like it?¡±


    ¡°I do.¡± Zhen Yuanbai took another sip as he was carrying his new notebook between his arms. He looked down and rummaged through the stic bag, taking out the pencils and saying, ¡°You can pick three.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked over and said, ¡°Any is fine.¡±


    The milk was warm and tasted sour and sweet. While walking, Shi Bufan held the milk for Zhen Yuanbai to sip and heard him chatter about, ¡°It¡¯s a new semester, so you need to work hard. I bought you a notebook, so be good and take your notes. You can¡¯t rely on mepletely.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Shi Bufan asked, ¡°How do I take notes?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took another sip and licked the milk stain by the corner of his lips, rolling his eyes and saying, ¡°Aunt Ling says that you had good grades in the past, so I don¡¯t believe that you don¡¯t know how to take notes.¡±


    Shi Bufan softlyughed and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you that she was lying to you?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe that.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said properly, ¡°You must be very good. I believe that you were very good in the past.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s gaze suddenly softened and he said, ¡°You really think that?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said as if a matter of fact, ¡°I know that I¡¯m not wrong.¡±


    It seems like his little ssmate was quite confident regarding his matters.


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°Ok, I¡¯ll try my best.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai finished drinking the milk and when he heard the gurgling noise the empty bottle made, he finally shifted his head away in satisfaction, saying, ¡°I¡¯m very eager for the day we be deskmates.¡±


    Shi Bufan tossed the empty bottle into a garbage can not far from them and looked at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes, saying, ¡°I¡¯m very eager too.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and nodded when he saw Shi Bufan curling his lips up and moving over,ughing naughtily and saying, ¡°If we be deskmates, I can touch you in ss.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai clenched his fist and smacked Shi Bufan¡¯s head with it.


    He then heard a slight bang from behind and Zhen Yuanbai turned around to see Song Mo acting as if he had seen a ghost. He bent down and picked up the eight treasures rice he dropped, quickly running into school.


    God. What did he see? Zhen Yuanbai actually dares to hit Shi Bufan! Does he not want to live anymore?


    20 minutester, Zhen Yuanbai walked into the ssroom and Song Mo immediately asked, ¡°Did the teacher say we can grab our textbooks now?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai nodded and hollered, ¡°Shi Bufan, find a few people to carry the textbooks with me.¡±


    Don¡¯t mention Song Mo, but the entire ss concentrated their gazes on Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan.


    In the past years, whenever Zhen Yuanbai was notified to receive the ss¡¯s textbooks, he would have Song Mo ask a few friends toe and help him. During the first year in school, he even shyly asked each person in the ss, ¡°Hello, can you carry the textbooks with me?¡±


    But what did they hear today? Zhen Yuanbai actually told Unoffendable to carry the textbooks with him in front of the ss. No matter how good your rtionship is with Unoffendable, there¡¯s no way he¡¯ll do the hard work for you, ok! Don¡¯t mention Zhen Yuanbai ordering him around. With Unoffendable¡¯s strange and peculiar attitude, getting rejected was the easy way out, but Shi Bufan might even throw a chair in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s direction, smashing his head!


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to say ¡®please¡¯ since you¡¯re asking someone for help?¡±


    As expected, Unoffendable was going to teach this undisciplined ss monitor a lesson.


    Song Mo quietly covered his face and he felt that ever since Zhen Yuanbai saved Shi Bufan in the past semester, he became more and more brazen.


    The ssroom was quiet and there were already students secretly standing up by the door and preparing to run and notify the teacher at any moment. However, Unoffendable was just saying this since he stood up and kicked Qiu Jing¡¯s table, saying, ¡°Stop sleeping. Go and carry the textbooks.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai then nced at Shi Bufan¡¯s school uniform which was exposing his skin. He said, ¡°Pull up the zipper. The teacher will fuss at you if they see it.¡±


    ¡°My zipper broke.¡± Shi Bufan said purposely, ¡°I can¡¯t zip it up myself.¡±


    He was clearly looking for trouble. As expected, he got angry.


    It was unclear whether Zhen Yuanbai was stupid or not, but he took two steps forward and lowered his head to help pull the zipper up for Shi Bufan. Thetter also looked down gently at the head with curly hair. Everyone got the goosebumps just by looking at the way Shi Bufan was gazing at Zhen Yuanbai.


    He must want to wring the ss monitor¡¯s head off.


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 Chapter 57

    <h4>Chapter 57</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai naturally didn¡¯t know what others were thinking. He and Shi Bufan¡¯s rtionship had improved rapidly during this winter vacation. Even if they hadn¡¯t seen each other for a while, the moment they saw each other, the emotions inside them exploded.


    As expected, Shi Bufan was lying to him. The zipper wasn¡¯t broken and he easily pulled it up for him. Ye Lian turned around and felt a bit helpless after looking at Shi Bufan¡¯s enjoying expression. Ming Mai seemed as though he couldn¡¯t deal with the dog food and walked out of the ssroom. Qiu Jing rubbed his eyes, a bit confused for two seconds before he snorted, feelingplicated.


    ¡°How was it broken?¡± Zhen Yuanbai rolled his eyes at Shi Bufan and said, ¡°Stop being slow. Hurry up.¡±


    After he said that, he walked ahead.


    The moment they left, the ss erupted into discussion in the next second.


    ¡°What happened to them during the winter vacation?¡±


    ¡°When did our ss monitor be so brazen?¡±


    ¡°Something must be wrong with my eyes. Song Mo, you have the best rtionship with the ss monitor. Did he and Shi Bufan be sworn brothers?¡±


    ¡°Why would anyone be sworn brothers during this era? Something must be wrong. Shi Bufan liked Zhen Yuanbai in the past, so does he have any bad ideas up his sleeves?¡±


    ¡°I think that Shi Bufan¡¯s practically done repaying his benefactor.¡± Someone mentioned, ¡°I promise you guys that before this semester is done, Shi Bufan will break off rtions with Zhen Yuanbai. Do you guys believe me?¡±


    ...


    Everyone officially weed the new semester through a series of conjectures. The stores that have been empty and quiet for the entire winter vacation all opened again, and everywhere became lively and noisy.


    There were no words to describe Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s devotion to learning and Shi Bufan¡¯s behavior was quite shocking as well. He actively participated in ss and learned with Zhen Yuanbai, taking his notes. In the evening, he and Zhen Yuanbai worked on practice exams together.


    Under everyone¡¯s gazes, Shi Bufan was like an unexpected winner from the monthly exam in this new semester. He improved from a ranking in the 300s to rank 99. The record of the people within the top 100 weren¡¯t that easy to beat, so the principal even specially pulled up the surveince from the exam room and watched it repeatedly before confirming that Shi Bufan had obtained his rank with his own hard work.


    Ji Yanping was extremely shocked as well.


    The forum where people were discussing whether Shi Bufan could score 2nd or not became the hot topic of discussion. Right now, there were suddenly a lot of people who supported Shi Bufan, but still a lot of people opposed him as well.


    Anonymous user: Sorry. I really underestimated our Brother Shi. I deeply admire the speed of his improvement!


    Anonymous user: I believe in him now. He¡¯s serious about scoring 2nd.


    Anonymous user: Unoffendable¡¯s grades have soared rapidly and he became the top student. What¡¯s going on behind the scenes of his injury? School Magazine Department, why don¡¯t you guys hold an interview?


    ...


    A beggar can never be bankrupt. This situation exists between the students. Those with good grades only want to be better and they won¡¯t allow themselves to be beaten.


    After Shi Bufan¡¯s grades came out, Zhen Yuanbai was the happiest obviously. He happily turned around to high five Shi Bufan and said happily, ¡°You¡¯re in the top 40 in our ss now!¡±


    Shi Bufan originally didn¡¯t feel much about it, but after seeing how happy Zhen Yuanbai was, his heart suddenly pounded rapidly. He subconsciously nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ll make you prouder of me.¡±


    Influenced by Shi Bufan, Zhen Yuanbai felt as if he had a lot of power and strength. Look. He was able to help a student who was in thest ce of the grade and help him score into the top 100! This was the most admirable thing he had ever done!


    The second day, people had blocked Zhen Yuanbai from entering the convenience store by his house. He originally nned on buying some snacks after school was over when he saw a few tall and sturdy young men in front of him, and he felt a buzz in his head.


    Ever since he met Shi Bufan, he hadn¡¯t encountered this situation before. Although he didn¡¯t have an eidetic memory, he had a profound memory of some people, just like the rude and terrible Shi Bufan from before, and the person in front of him now... the person who was about to smash his head with a brick, but was caught by Shi Bufan and he was forced to call himself Brother Congming. He was one of Shengsan High School¡¯s leaders.


    Zhen Yuanbai tried his best to stay calm, but the fear uncontrobly seeped through his mind as he was traumatized by the past bullying. He pinched his fingers and told himself that he was in front of his house. If anything happens, he could call for someone, so he asked, ¡°Is there a matter?¡±


    The leader grinned and said fiercely, ¡°I finally get to see you now. Why don¡¯t we go out and chat?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at the cashier and said, ¡°Can¡¯t you say whatever you have to say here?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re not going far, just by the door. Look at how tiny the space is here. We can¡¯t do what we need to do.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Do what? Zhen Yuanbai was quite terrified as the leader reached over to pull him. Zhen Yuanbai held in his breath and slowly walked out of the convenience store with them. The leader was about to say something to him when he suddenly saw a sh zooming past him.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s adrenaline erupted and the moment he left the convenience store, he ran off to his neighborhood, not even looking back once.


    The leader stood there, bearing the lonely cold wind as he nced at his friends.


    Zhen Yuanbai ran home and chugged a cup of water, feeling thirsty. He then sat on the sofa and reluctantly calmed down, sending Shi Bufan a message. ¡°What¡¯s with the people from Shengsan High School? Why did they stop me in front of a convenience store?¡±


    Shi Bufan was confused.


    What the heck.


    Brother Shi who just made it into top 100 threw the goal of learning in the back of his mind. He didn¡¯t go to school the morning after, but instead went to Shengsan High School and took a stroll. Although not everyone knew his reputation, there were many people who recognized him. Don¡¯t mention that he had a red scarf around him wherever he went, so he became more recognizable.


    ¡°Um, hey student, stop where you¡¯re going.¡± Shi Bufan stopped a person and the boy¡¯s terrified expression was extremely like his little ssmate. He softened his look and said, ¡°Send Yan Hao a message for me.¡±


    The boy was confused.


    ¡°Have hime look for me in the forest after school today.¡± Shi Bufan said this and after that, he was worried that he might be stood up, so his expression became fierce. ¡°If you don¡¯t send the message, I¡¯lle look for you tomorrow too.¡±


    The boy was extremely bewildered.


    Zhen Yuanbai dodged Shengsan High School¡¯s leader yesterday and he immediately rushed to the ssroom after Zhen Youxiu brought him to school this morning. Shi Bufan didn¡¯t return until the morning session was over. The moment Zhen Yuanbai saw him, it felt as though he had seen a familiar face somewhere foreign. He immediately became excited and his eyes followed Shi Bufan as he sat down. Shi Bufanforted, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I asked him what he wanted.¡±


    Song Mo kept his ears in this conversation and after Zhen Yuanbai turned around, he secretly asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Someone is causing you trouble?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said sadly, ¡°The leader within Shengsan High School.¡±


    ¡°Yan Hao?!¡± Song Mo shivered and said, ¡°Shi, Shi Bufan is going to stand up for you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded firmly.


    Song Mo suddenly revealed a strange expression and couldn¡¯t exin his feelings easily.


    After school was over, Zhen Yuanbai nervously followed Shi Bufan. He felt that Yan Hao came looking for him because of Shi Bufan. He knew that Shi Bufan, this bad boy, would cause trouble for him. He was scared that if they didn¡¯t resolve the issue today, Yan Hao mighte looking for him tomorrow again.


    He was fortunate yesterday since he ran off before Yan Hao could react. Next time, Yan Hao will make sure to stop him and not give him a chance to run off.


    When the group of people arrived at the destination, not longter, Yan Hao walked over with a few of his friends. He smiled when he saw Shi Bufan and said, ¡°Brother Shi, long time no see.¡±


    Shi Bufan stood up with a gloomy look on his face saying, ¡°What¡¯s with this smile? Why did you go and look for him yesterday?¡±


    Yan Hao nced at Zhen Yuanbai and smiled brightly, making the scalp of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head go numb. He subconsciously hid behind Shi Bufan, feeling as though Yan Hao¡¯s widened mouth was like that one of a crocodile that could swallow him at any time.


    Yan Hao was confused as to why Zhen Yuanbai was scared of him, so he asked, ¡°Brother Congming, why are you hiding from me?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face turned darker and he straightened Yan Hao¡¯s head, saying, ¡°One minute. Tell me why you¡¯re looking for him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai held in his breath and kept his ears in the conversation. Yan Hao was stunned for a second before he quickly said, ¡°Brother Shi, did you misunderstand? I just wanted him to tutor me.¡±


    Qiu Jing who was preparing for a fight said, ¡°What?¡±


    They all thought as if they had heard wrong. ¡°You, you are looking for our ss monitor to tutor you?¡±


    Ming Mai said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you want to beat him up?¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡± Yan Hao smiled and said, ¡°Our principal specially held a meeting andplimented Brother Shi, and then reprimanded me. Then, he had the teacher in charge talk to me. I was thinking that... bing a good student seems cool. Brother Shi is amazing. Even people from Shengsan High School know about you.¡±


    Shi Bufan withdrew his hand and sneered, ¡°You also want to turn over a new leaf and be a good student?¡±


    ¡°Not just me.¡± Yan Hao immediately pointed at his friends behind and said, ¡°We all want to turn over new leaves and amaze everyone!¡±


    Ye Lian snorted and said, ¡°You want to amaze the world? Hahaha. If you want to surprise the world, why don¡¯t you guys set up a table in school and oink like pigs? You¡¯ll surprise the world for sure!¡±


    Yan Hao¡¯s face darkened and he said, ¡°How can you look down upon people?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked over to see Shi Bufanughing strangely. He suddenly reached over and pinched him, and Shi Bufan¡¯s smile faded. ¡°Why did you pinch me?¡±


    ¡°Why are you guys mocking him?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it worth mocking him?¡± Ming Mai said incredulously, ¡°Look at him from head to toe. Does he seem like someone who can amaze the world with a single feat?¡±


    ¡°No matter what.¡± When Zhen Yuanbai heard that he just wanted to learn, he let down his guard. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing that people want to learn. Since Shi Bufan can get good grades, so can you guys.¡±


    He turned around to look at Yan Hao and then said properly, ¡°I believe you guys can.¡±


    ¡°As long as you tutor us...¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t have time to tutor you guys.¡± Shi Bufan pulled Zhen Yuanbai behind him and said, ¡°Go and find a tutor yourself.¡±


    ¡°Teacher Zhen.¡± Yan Hao said sincerely, ¡°I don¡¯t believe in any tutors, and I only believe in you. After all, Brother Shi used to get 0s on his tests. However, you were able to help him score that well, so I definitely can as well.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said hesitatingly, ¡°What are your grades?¡±


    Yan Hao immediately patted his chest and said, ¡°Since middle school, I¡¯ve never scored below 20!¡±


    His friend added on, ¡°My Brother Yan never scoredst ce.¡±


    ¡°Right, he always scores second tost ce.¡±

 Chapter 58

    <h4>Chapter 58</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Shi Bufan and the others all snorted. Ye Lian found the smallest things to be funny, so heughed the loudest.


    Yan Hao felt as if he lost his face, so he slightly knitted his eyebrows. His gazended on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face again. Of the people around, he was the only one that didn¡¯tugh at him


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°As long as you guys want to learn, you¡¯ll definitely obtain good grades.¡±


    Yan Hao felt better and he said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not scared of beingughed at. Back then, when Brother Shi said he¡¯ll score second, people must¡¯ve questioned him, yet he was able to endure this. Therefore, I can as well.¡±


    He nced at Shi Bufan, giving him the look as if he had been through a lot. Shi Bufan¡¯s lips twitched and even more that this dude was a retard. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t think that at all. He was persistent and believed that those who wanted to be famous for their grades are not pure good people, but he believed that Yan Hao wouldn¡¯t be a bad person.


    He gave his phone number to Yan Hao and said, ¡°I¡¯ll give you guys a diagnostic exam tomorrow to see your skills in each subject. Then, I¡¯ll figure out a n to help you guys.¡±


    The boys quickly nodded.


    After bidding farewell, Shi Bufan had his friends leave before knitting his eyebrows and saying unhappily, ¡°Why are you helping him?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked down and suddenlyughed. He turned around and faced Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°Did you know that in the past, I was very afraid of people like you and Yan Hao? Whenever you guys were talking to me, it feels as though you guys were burning me with a torch.¡±


    Shi Bufan became quiet while Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips, slowly saying, ¡°People like you guys should be despising people like me.¡±


    In their eyes, Zhen Yuanbai only had good grades, but he was useless. He was a bookworm and a fool in their hearts. Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t attacked by them just once, but multiple times. This made him doubt himself, wondering whether he should be proud of his good grades. He originally thought that Shi Bufan didn¡¯t like to learn which is why he wouldn¡¯t like himself, someone who has good grades.


    Shi Bufan said nothing and he was about to hug Zhen Yuanbai when thetter¡¯s eyes brightened, and he said, ¡°But did you hear that? They were asking me for help and to tutor them!¡±


    The person he was most scared of in the past was currently standing in front of him. He nced up at him and wanted to request for his help. The burden in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s heart suddenly undid itself. He noticed that these people weren¡¯t as scary as he imagined them to be.


    He suddenly stepped on the flowerbed and immediately became taller than Shi Bufan. He followed the path and slowly walked. When he jumped down, Shi Bufan subconsciously held onto his hands, so Zhen Yuanbai fell into his arms. He hugged Shi Bufan andughed happily in his arms.


    ¡°I¡¯m really amazing, right?¡±


    Shi Bufan curled his lips up and patted Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head, saying, ¡°Of course. You¡¯re very amazing.¡±


    ¡°I am very amazing. All this time, I¡¯ve been very amazing.¡± Zhen Yuanbai rubbed his face against Shi Bufan¡¯s chest firmly and said, ¡°But I didn¡¯t know that I was that amazing.¡±


    There was a divide between people with good grades and those with poor grades. Those with good grades disliked those with poor grades, and the people with poor grades would also dislike those with good grades, thinking that they¡¯re bookworms. Between these two groups, there would be a portion of the people who have low self-esteem. There were people who were excluded from others for poor grades, and those who were isted for having good grades.


    They had all a characteristic inmon and that was being sensitive and weak, only daring to stay in theirfort zone and didn¡¯t dare to take risks. For example, Zhen Yuanbai. The moment someone who disliked him scolded him, Zhen Yuanbai would plummet down the cliff as if in eternal darkness.


    Zhen Yuanbai pushed him away and said with sparkling eyes, ¡°I can try to help them. If they improve their grades, then I¡¯ll be...even more famous!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re already famous in my heart.¡± Shi Bufan rubbed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s soft face and felt overwhelmed with feelings. Before he could find the words to express himself, Zhen Yuanbai pinched his face and he hissed in pain. Thetter widened his eyes and said, ¡°You¡¯re muttering nonsense. That¡¯s not true.¡±


    ¡°...¡± He really couldn¡¯t exin this.


    But no matter what, teacher Zhen started teaching. It was unsure what Ye Lian and the others were influenced by but they also came over to study. Either way, Zhen Yuanbai was still teaching, so it didn¡¯t matter. Therefore, the second day after school was over in the afternoon, the group of people met up in the library near the school.


    When the twelve people walked into the library, the manager of the library trembled when they saw them. The library was prepared for the nearby schools and students woulde over normally. There were some students who worked part-time at the library, so they were extremely familiar with this notorious people.


    Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai was like the angel within the group of devils. The teacher in the library stopped him and softly asked, ¡°Why did theye over?¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re here to learn. They won¡¯t bother anyone.¡±


    Yan Hao nodded and waved his hands, saying, ¡°Quick. Come and greet the teacher.¡±


    Because the seven boys had made it on the news for fighting, they had loud voices and said in deafening voices, ¡°Hi teacher!¡±


    The voices attracted a lot of attention, but people didn¡¯t dare to voice their anger. Originally, Shi Bufan and Yan Hao could reluctantly make a draw, but now that the two groups came together, they were undefeatable.


    Someone secretly called the guard who was nearby and by the time the uncle fromst time brought the people over, they watched incredulously as the children had upied the rows of seats and were scratching their ears, working hard on their exams.


    As a model student, Teacher Zhen¡¯s words were believable. Therefore, the police officer called him over and asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Did they bully you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was forced to exin, saying, ¡°No, they wanted me to help tutor them.¡±


    The uncles and brothers from the police station observed for a while and noticed that they didn¡¯t cause any problems, so they temporarily left.


    The fact that Zhen Yuanbai was mingling with the rascals had made it on the school news. Yan Hao and the rest were called over by the principal and warned. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai received the principal¡¯s concern as he asked, ¡°These people really didn¡¯t threaten you? Don¡¯t be scared. If they joined hands and bullied you, I¡¯ll call their principal and punish each one of them!¡±


    After Zhen Youxiu found out, he hurried over and went inside, looking over each person¡¯s exam. Then he sneered and said, ¡°With skills like these, you want my brother to tutor you guys?¡±


    Yan Hao raised his head and Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly pulled Zhen Youxiu over, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t mutter nonsense. They¡¯re being serious.¡±


    ¡°Why are you helping them? Let them be the loser of society and to fend for themselves.¡±


    ¡°Hey, this child.¡± Yan Hao couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore, saying, ¡°Why do you have to say things in such an ugly manner?¡±


    Zhen Youxiu said to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Don¡¯t you think this world is strange? Is his name ¡®Loser¡¯?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Of course not...¡±


    ¡°Then why is he butting in the conversation when I¡¯m just talking about a loser?¡±


    Yan Hao was speechless.


    Shi Bufanughed in the meanwhile. Zhen Youxiu had a sharp tongue. If they really argued, Yan Hao wouldn¡¯t make it. Normally, when he was being attacked verbally, he wanted to so badly tear this boy apart. But when Zhen Youxiu was attacking someone else verbally, he noticed that this younger brother was quite cute.


    No matter what, a portion of the people were touched by the fact that these rascals, who never came to the library no matter whether it was raining or storming, actually came for the first time. Even more, this had startled the TV station. The world was strange like. When a child with good grades suddenly became rebellious, they would definitely think that this child can¡¯t be saved. No matter how much he respected the elders and cared for the youngsters, no one would remember that. But when a group of rascals who only knew how to fight suddenly turned over new leaves, there would always be a group of people apuding and cheering.


    The group of people led others to be more passionate with learning as well. Everyone was scared that someone might surpass them in rankings. Within less than a month, the entire Shengyi and Shengsan High School¡¯s grades increased by 5%. The scariest amongst them was Shi Bufan. He actually went from the top 100 to the top 10 within the grade. Even more, he was ranked 7th in ss.


    When the grades were released, Zhen Yuanbai was extremely proud and his eyes were sparkling. He pursed his lips and tried his best to contain his excitement.


    Ji Yanping ced the exam in front of Shi Bufan and approved of him deeply, saying, ¡°Work harder and you¡¯ll be able to be deskmates with Zhen Yuanbai next month.¡±


    Apuse rang within the ssroom, but Song Mo lied on the table, feeling lifeless. ¡°God...I might be dreaming.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai also lied down and he couldn¡¯t help but smile as he look at Song Mo, saying, ¡°He really can do it.¡±


    Song Mo said sadly, ¡°Do you know how difficult it was for me to sit next to you? Look at the bags under my eyes. He was able to catch up just like this... tell me the truth. Did you give him a secret weapon or something?¡±


    ¡°My secret weapon...¡± Zhen Yuanbai thought about it for a while before responding, ¡°Is that I believe him.¡±


    It seemed as though Song Mo had clung onto hisst hope and he asked, ¡°Then do you believe that I can continue to sit next to you next month?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°As long as you tried your best, the result isn¡¯t that important.¡±


    ¡°...You don¡¯t believe me?¡±


    Seeing that Song Mo¡¯s tears were about to fall down, Zhen Yuanbai hurriedlyforted, ¡°Since someone is sitting in a sedan chair, there must be someone carrying it as well. Don¡¯t think too much about this.¡±


    Song Mo said with teary eyes, ¡°Then, you¡¯re saying that I¡¯ll definitely lose to Shi Bufan.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t say that.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Who knows. You¡¯re outstanding, so you must be able to stay second ce.¡±


    Song Mo touched the bags under his eyes and decided to enter the hardcore studying mode. No matter what, he must not let Shi Bufan take over his ce.


    At this time, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s phone suddenly vibrated. He received a message from Yan Hao, saying, ¡°Teacher Zhen! I¡¯ve improved 57 ranks! I¡¯m not second tost anymore!¡±


    At the same time, the group chat that they were in became lively. Each person reported their rankings. The people that Zhen Yuanbai had taught all improved an average of about 50 ranks. Towards these people who usually received 0s, it was an improvement that was unlike anything precedent.


    Up until Shi Bufan entered his ranking in the group chat did it quiet down.


    They really couldn¡¯tpare to him. He¡¯s so cool.


    Zhen Yuanbai received a perfect score and he smiled happily.


    He really enjoyed this atmosphere.


    No matter whether they achieved good or bad grades, they all tried their best to learn. This was the responsibility of a student.


    People really became fascinated with studying.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly wanted to walk home, so he called Zhen Youxiu and prepared to head back from the slope. This time, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t stop him, and ended up walking home with him.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly went through the old ounts and asked, ¡°Howe you stopped me from going home this way?¡±


    Shi Bufan said as if a matter of fact, ¡°Because I was going to fight with someone here and I was scared that they might have eyes on you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was stunned for two seconds before he said confusedly, ¡°Is that so? Didn¡¯t you used to hate me in the past? Why would you be considerate?¡±


    They couldn¡¯t get over this topic, it seems.


    Shi Bufan shifted the topic and said, ¡°I scored 7th ce within the grade. Aren¡¯t you going to reward me?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai smiled right then and grabbed Shi Bufan¡¯s hands, pping firmly, saying, ¡°Congrattions to the return of the top student!¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°That¡¯s it?¡±


    ¡°And, Yan Hao and the rest need to thank you for their grades.¡±


    ¡°They are most thankful towards you.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything at all.¡± Zhen Yuanbai tugged the strap of his backpack and said slowly, ¡°In the end, it¡¯s because they were willing to learn. Even more, they were influenced by you. I... only really taught you. The others... I didn¡¯t really teach them.¡±


    Shi Bufan liked to listen to this, He wrapped an arm around his little ssmate¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Look at how many fans I¡¯ve attracted for you. Shouldn¡¯t I reward you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai allowed Shi Bufan¡¯s arm around him and he secretly nced around. He suddenly turned around and stood on his tippy toes, kissing his face.


    ¡°Not just that, but you¡¯re basically my hero!¡±


    <strong>T/N: </strong>


    Since we¡¯re basically at thest 10 chapters, I¡¯ll be releasing daily~ (8 chapters left + 2 extras) . At the same time, I¡¯ll be slowly going back to edit/proofread the past chapters. Cheers!


    <i>P.S. </i>I¡¯d appreciate it if you guys can rate andment the novel on NU~

 Chapter 59

    <h4>Chapter 59</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    His little ssmate knew him better and better now. Shi Bufan was in a particrly happy mood after receiving a kiss and beingplimented.


    After Zhen Yuanbai kissed him, he hurriedly looked around and saw someone passing by from afar, but they didn¡¯t look over in their direction. He patted his chest and turned around to see Shi Bufan kissing him. Zhen Yuanbai was startled and hurriedly covered his mouth, pushing him back firmly. ¡°Only I can kiss you. You can¡¯t kiss me.¡±


    He noticed that Shi Bufan really didn¡¯t pay attention to his surroundings. In his heart, it seems as though ¡®fear¡¯ doesn¡¯t exist in his vocabry. Not just ¡®fear,¡¯ but Zhen Yuanbai felt as though Shi Bufan wanted everyone to know that they were dating.


    Stupid shoring.


    After the two maintained a safe distance from each other, Zhen Yuanbai continued to walk ahead as if something was troubling him.


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°You want to tell me something?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and was about to speak when he heard Shi Bufan saying, ¡°I want to kiss you on the lips.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai swallowed his words and it was stuck in his throat, making his face red. Shi Bufan burst intoughter and was pushed far away. Zhen Yuanbai mustered, ¡°Why, why are you acting like a pervert?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m only a pervert to you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai held in his words before he reached over and pulled Shi Bufan back, saying angrily, ¡°I want to ask you something.¡±


    ¡°Ok, ask me.¡± When Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t a pervert, he was quite scary. It felt as if Zhen Yuanbai was looking into a ckhole when he nced at Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes. Zhen Yuanbai took a few seconds before saying softly, ¡°I said that congrattions to the return of a top student, and you didn¡¯t retort.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s smile was still there, but his gaze became a bit deep. ¡°And then?¡±


    ¡°I want, I want to get to know you...¡± Zhen Yuanbai grabbed his arms and said, ¡°Aunt Ling said that you have great grades in the past. I believe that she is saying the truth. I can tell from your behaviortely that you¡¯re really smart. As well as your studying habits. It¡¯s all proving that what Aunt Ling said was the truth.¡±


    Shi Bufan saw through Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s helplessness, so he softened his voice and said, ¡°If I didn¡¯t have good grades in the past, would you not want me anymore?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai actually thought about it seriously for a while and Shi Bufan¡¯s eyelids twitched. He flicked Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s head and said, ¡°You¡¯re really nning on doing so?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows from the pain and said, ¡°If you keep on running amok, I won¡¯t want you anymore.¡±


    ¡°Heartless...I really spoiled you for nothing.¡± Shi Bufan pretended to hit his head and Zhen Yuanbai ducked when Shi Bufan suddenly held his face in ce with his hands and kissed his face. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes were teary and he felt saliva on his face. He felt humiliated and wronged, kicking Shi Bufan. He finally freed himself when he immediately angrily said, ¡°Why do you like to bully peopel so much?!¡±


    Shi Bufan could tell that he was really angry, so he pulled him into his arms as Zhen Yuanbai pushed him firmly, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t touch me!¡±


    ¡°Darling.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like you anymore! Don¡¯t talk to me!¡±


    While talking, he wiped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face of tears as Zhen Yuanbai pushed his hands away. His snow-white face contained an uneven bnce of red. He looked fiercely at Shi Bufan, but his fierceness was like acting cute in Shi Bufan¡¯s perspective. He licked his lips and coaxed, ¡°Didn¡¯t you want to know about my grades in the past? I¡¯ll tell you everything. Don¡¯t be angry, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced over at Shi Bufan with his teary eyes and he became a bit curious. Shi Bufan curled his lips up and said, ¡°Right, my darling guessed right. Your boyfriend had good grades in the past.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t angry and instead, he revealed a prideful expression and one of dislike at the same time.


    Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help but touch Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face again. After his hand was pped away, he suddenly said as if it was hard to make out the words, ¡°Besides telling you that I had good grades, what did your Aunt Ling talk to you about?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face became gloomy and after a while, he said softly, ¡°She told me why... you had two mothers and fathers.¡±


    Shi Bufan maintained his smile and asked, ¡°Then what? You want to convince me to make up with them?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly shook his head and stated his position, saying, ¡°I won¡¯t meddle in your business!¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan wanted to bully him again.


    He felt very conflicted, hoping that his little ssmate could be warmer and care about him more. However, he didn¡¯t want his little ssmate to overly pity him. Though he didn¡¯t expect for something that he felt conflicted over to be ¡°meddling in his business¡± within Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s perspective.


    He tried his best to hold in the urge of making Zhen Yuanbai cry again, saying, ¡°Then why did you ask about my past?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said eagerly, ¡°I wanted to see your grades and certificates of merit in the past.¡±


    ¡°Why do you want to know?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought about it for a while and fished out his phone, flipping through a photo album in his storage, showing Shi Bufan as if showing a treasure. ¡°These are my grades on my exams since elementary school to high school as well as certificates and awards. I always came first. Look. It¡¯s every time!¡±


    It seemed like Shi Bufan had detected something, so he asked, ¡°Then what?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai scratched his face and said, embarrassed, ¡°I want, I want topete with you...when you were studying in the past, have you gotten better grades than me?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan loosened his grip on his shoulder and quietly shoved his hands in his pocket, walking ahead. Zhen Yuanbai was a bit disappointed, but was also a bit happy. He carried his backpack and followed Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°You¡¯re not as amazing as me? Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t dislike you for that. As long as you stay good in the future, then...¡±


    Shi Bufan retorted with a dark face and Zhen Yuanbai swallowed the rest of his words. He was confused and terrified when Shi Bufan suddenly grabbed his arm, saying, ¡°Go and drink with me.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t drink!¡± There was no time for Zhen Yuanbai to withdraw his arm when Shi Bufan carried him over his shoulder. His backpack slipped and it fell on his head. The heavy weight dizzied him for a few seconds before he frantically said, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°I want to tell you about my past.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was ced down in the middle as he struggled, but he was still tugged to an extremely exquisite restaurant by Shi Bufan. Thetter psuhed him in the corner of a sofa and coldly said, ¡°If you dare to run away, you¡¯re doomed!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said shyly and Shi Bufan pushed the menu in front of him and said, ¡°Order the food.¡±


    ¡°Can you have spicy food?¡±


    ¡°Besides soy bean products, I can have whatever you eat.¡±


    ¡°What a pity ah. I wanted to eat...I actually don¡¯t really want to eat that either.¡± ncing at his fierce gaze, Zhen Yuanbai was forced to change his words.


    Zhen Yuanbai sent his mother a message saying that he won¡¯t be returning home to eat. However, Shi Bufan became quiet as he was ordering food and his face darkened. After Zhen Yuanbai was done ordering the food, he pushed the menu over and said, ¡°Take a look. Is there anything else you want?¡±


    ¡°As long as it¡¯s enough for us to eat.¡± While waiting for the food, Shi Bufan asked for a jar of warm milk and poured a cup for Zhen Yuanbai. He was saying that he would tell Zhen Yuanbai about his past, but he said nothing right now. Zhen Yuanbai cupped the milk and nced at him, pursing his lips. ¡°This milk is pretty good.¡±


    Shi Bufan also took a drink as Zhen Yuanbai propped his chin and nced at him, saying, ¡°Fanfan...¡±


    ¡°Cough! Cough cough ¡ª¡± Shi Bufan covered his mouth and took the napkin that Zhen Yuanbai delivered, wiping his mouth clean, saying, ¡°Call... me that again.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai repeated obediently, ¡°Fanfan.¡±


    After saying that, heughed and said, ¡°Why is your face red? Don¡¯t your parents call you that?¡±


    Shi Bufan gazed at him and said after half a moment, ¡°It sounds the nicesting out of your mouth.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was worse than him and he raised his hand to fan himself, drinking the milk and saying, ¡°The store feels very warm and I¡¯m a bit hot.¡±


    He then took off the jacket of his school uniform.


    Shi Bufan controlled the curl of his lips and what originally seemed like something he couldn¡¯t say at all had blurted out of his mouth right now, ¡°When I was young, I call them godmother and godfather.¡±


    From Ling Xuan¡¯s perspective, it didn¡¯t seem like much probably because she was already an adult. She was able to forgive her parents-inw for forcing her to bear a child and she could also take on her responsibility now.


    But from Shi Bufan¡¯s perspective, the matter seemed much heavier.


    Shi Bufan had a great memory and he still remembered the first time that he had seen his fake parents. He didn¡¯t remember how old he was but that his grandma had gently ced him in a woman¡¯s arms, smiling and saying, ¡°This is Fanfan¡¯s mother in the future now. Here, can you call her ¡®mummy¡¯?¡±


    But the young Shi Bufan didn¡¯t like to call them mother and father since he wasn¡¯t that close to them at all.


    By the time Shi Bufan was three, he still hadn¡¯t seen Ling Xuan. However, Shi Xian woulde back frequently to y with him. The young Shi Bufan was a bit ¡®strange¡¯ and he didn¡¯t like his ¡®parents.¡¯ However, whenever he saw Shi Xian, he would smile happily.


    Maybe it was because his grandma was afraid that Shi Bufan might find out that his parents were fake, she only allowed him to call Shi Xian ¡®godfather.¡¯ At that time, Shi Bufan was very young, so he wasn¡¯t able to talk clearly. Therefore, he would call Shi Xian ¡®father.¡¯ Whenever he called him that, Shi Xian would reveal an indescribable expression, but Shi Bufan was too young, so he didn¡¯t understand what Shi Xian¡¯s expression represented.


    During Shi Bufan¡¯s third birthday, he had seen Ling Xuan for the first time. His grandma had pushed the woman over to y with him and Shi Bufan nced at her with sparkling eyes. Sometimes, blood rtions were that fascinating. The first time Shi Bufan saw the ¡®godmother,¡¯ he liked her a lot.


    But at the same time, kids were very sensitive. Quickly, Shi Bufan noticed that Ling Xuan didn¡¯t like him. Even more, she was repulsed. Kids have a very strong sense of self-esteem, so when he noticed that he wasn¡¯t liked, it made him feel very bad. However, there was nothing he could do but to pretend like nothing happened, acting calm.


    The two pairs of seniors treated the fake parents strangely. Whenever they were in front of Shi Bufan, the seniors would treat the fake parents nicely. But sometimes, Shi Bufan would see them acting indifferent towards the fake parents.


    The food was cooked and Shi Bufan had put food in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bowl, saying indifferently, ¡°I always felt that it was strange, but I didn¡¯t understand why until I turned eight and President Ling brought me a gift. She had never done that for me before, but something must be up for him to do that.¡±


    He smiled at Zhen Yuanbai and thetter opened his mouth, subconsciously agreeing and saying, ¡°You must think that it¡¯s very strange.¡±


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s strange.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°But she was very smart and patient. She woulde back and stay with me from time to time, telling me that she wasn¡¯t that busy anymore. Sometimes, she would even do homework with me in my room as if we were really close. But whenever she came back, my fake parents had to stand by the side. To speak the truth, I don¡¯t like her and I became suspicious with their attitude towards my fake parents.¡±


    ¡°At first, I thought they had some internal problems.¡± Shi Bufan said slowly, ¡°Until I saw her sending my fake parents a message, telling them to take a break for two months.¡±


    The fake parents were forced to deceive Shi Bufan, saying that they were going to spend some time together. Meanwhile, Ling Xuan and Shi Xian invited Shi Bufan along to tour the world. At that time, it was the summer vacation, so Shi Bufan went along with them hesitatingly.


    He noticed that this woman was too eager with him, especially when they returned. Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t seen his fake parents for two days and at first, he casually asked his grandma. His grandma told him that they went to spend some time together. Up until thest day of school, Shi Bufan was taken to the amusement park by Ling Xuan. An extremely theatrical-like event happened. He saw his fake parents in the amusement park with other children.


    Shi Bufan stood there quietly watching. Then he followed over to hear the two children calling them mother and father. At that moment, an indescribable sense of anger burned from the bottom of his heart. He took a picture of the scene and endured his emotions, casually asking his grandfather when he returned. ¡°When are my parentsing back?¡±


    As he persistently asked, the pair of fake parents finally ¡®returned from their vacation.¡¯ His fake mother brought him a lot of gifts and told him that they just got off the ne.


    Shi Bufan sent nothing. Instead, he showed the picture he took and asked if he had any brothers or sisters. Needless to say, his grandparents found out and they attempted to act and cover up this matter, but Ling Xuan exposed the truth. ¡°They were hired by their grandparents and they have their own family. Fanfan, you have your own parents as well. We are in front of you guys.¡±


    Shi Bufan recalled this and remained silent for a very long time until Zhen Yuanbai brought a piece of bullfrog to his lips. He snapped out of his trance and took a bite.


    Zhen Yuanbai continued to eat and said nothing to whatever happened. Shi Bufan suddenly acted stupid and asked, ¡°I told you everything. Aren¡¯t you going to pity me?¡±


    ¡°You want me to pity you?¡±


    ¡°Of course I want that.¡± Shi Bufan nced at him and said, ¡°No one wants me and I¡¯m helpless and pitiful. You have tofort me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai opened his mouth and persisted, ¡°You¡¯re not pitiful at all.¡±


    Shi Bufan was unhappy in his heart and said, ¡°I¡¯m pitiful. Very pitiful! Quicklyfort me or else, I¡¯ll kiss...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was so scared that he shoved food in Shi Bufan¡¯s mouth, making thetter swallow it. His face darkened and he moved over, making Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously move to the corner. Then, Shi Bufan suddenly hugged him. This stupid pervert said, ¡°Quickly pity me, or else I¡¯ll drag you around the store and kiss you while walking.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was very angry and he said, ¡°I¡¯m not here to pity you. Shouldn¡¯t I be liking you?¡±


    Shi Bufan maintained his position and didn¡¯t move. Zhen Yuanbai originally thought that he wasn¡¯t satisfied, so heforted, ¡°Then I¡¯ll fool around with you tonight...ok?¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at him for a long time before he said, ¡°That¡¯s... great!¡±

 Chapter 60

    <h4>Chapter 60</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    It felt as if Shi Bufan was about to kiss him any moment, Zhen Yuanbai gently pushed Shi Bufan¡¯s chest because Zhen Yuanbai was afraid that he might kiss him without a care for the situation.


    ¡°Sit across.¡±


    Shi Bufan listened and sat across.


    He propped his chin up and looked at Zhen Yuanbai. Because thetter agreed to fool around with him, Shi Bufan had been thinking all sorts of naughty thoughts in his mind. ¡°Then... let¡¯s go drinkter?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was obedient like a monk, saying, ¡°The alcohol will mess with people¡¯s brains and people will be stupid.¡±


    Shi Bufan came to a realization and said, ¡°No wonder I¡¯m not as smart as you. So this is why.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai red at him and said, ¡°Don¡¯t drink anymore in the future, otherwise I...¡±


    ¡°Then you won¡¯t love me anymore?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked down and quietly hummed.


    ¡°Then where will we goter on?¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai met Shi Bufan¡¯s sparkling eyes, he seemed to regret his words. ¡°Where do you want to go?¡±


    Shi Bufan bit his chopsticks and said, ¡°I want to reserve a room in the hotel and sleep with you.¡±


    ¡°Then did you bring your ID?¡±


    ¡°...¡± The surprise came too suddenly and Shi Bufan immediately turned around to rummage through his backpack, cing his student ID and ID on the table, saying in a deep voice, ¡°I brought it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai searched for the nearest hotel on his phone as Shi Bufan knocked against the table with his knuckles and he said, ¡°Are you done with food? Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°The rooms are so expensive.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I can pay...¡±


    ¡°Even if you pay for it, it¡¯s still very expensive.¡±


    He had obtained a frugal darling, so Shi Bufan had no choice but to nod helplessly, asking, ¡°Then what do you want to do?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you sleep in my house?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°If we don¡¯t sleep in school or at home, my parents will be suspicious.¡±


    ¡°But you said that you will go and fool around with me.¡±


    ¡°How are you fooling around with me by sleeping in the hotel?¡± Zhen Yuanbai proposed, ¡°Why don¡¯t I go and y with you until midnight before going home? If my parents ask about it, I¡¯ll say that your grades improved greatly and we¡¯re out celebrating.¡±


    It was unsure what part of the sentence was funny, but Shi Bufanughed. After chuckling for a while, he said in a proper tone, ¡°Then where are we going to y?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai racked his brains and asked, ¡°We can go to an arcade?¡±


    ¡°Who wants to go to an arcade?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I want to bring you to the wilderness.¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll be cold.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll bring you to the hot spring.¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll be dizzy.¡±


    Shi Bufan stared at him and asked, ¡°Are you doing this on purpose?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked around and said, ¡°No, I¡¯m being serious.¡±


    ¡°Well, I am too.¡±


    Half an hourter, Zhen Yuanbai followed Shi Bufan out the door. At this time, the weather alternated between hot and cold. It was the time to wear a thin jacket and short sleeves. Zhen Yuanbai wore his school uniform as he walked out. They weren¡¯t able to decide on where to go, so the two ended up walking around.


    ¡°Guess if the principal willpliment me this time or not.¡±


    Mentioning the principal, Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but smile and said, ¡°I think there is a possibility.¡±


    Sometimes, even if two people didn¡¯t talk, the atmosphere wouldn¡¯t feel awkward either. Zhen Yuanbai turned around to look at him and suddenly touched his hands, asking, ¡°Do you want to hold my hands?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s heart skipped a beat and held his hands, saying, ¡°We said that we¡¯ll fool around, so how can we just hold hands?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nced at the time and said, ¡°It¡¯s almost ten now. I¡¯ve been fooling around with you for a while.¡±


    ¡°Do you know what it means by fooling around?¡± Shi Bufan purposely bumped his shoulders and asked, ¡°You think that you¡¯re fooling around by returning homete?¡±


    Each time he asked, he would bump him. After a few times, Zhen Yuanbai almost bumped into the wall. He couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore and bumped Shi Budan to the side of the road and asked, ¡°What do you mean by fooling around then?¡±


    Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t angry at being bumped either. While he was doing it, he ced an arm around Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s thin shoulders and said in his ears, ¡°Fooling around means... kissing you from top to bottom and marking you minepletely...¡±


    It seemed as though Zhen Yuanbai had eaten spice and he suddenly pushed Shi Bufan to the side. Thetter didn¡¯t expect that and he was pushed from the sidewalk to the road and sprained his ankle.


    Zhen Yuanbai walked without looking back and Shi Bufan sucked in a cold breath, saying, ¡°I sprained my ankle.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked over confusedly, but Shi Bufan was already sitting on the ground, saying, ¡°Quicklye here and help me up. I really sprained my ankle and it hurts.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows and walked over, testing and reaching over to touch Shi Bufan¡¯s feet. Thetter shivered and said with a solemn face, ¡°You need to bring me to the hospital.¡±


    Seeing the cold sweat on Shi Bufan¡¯s face, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t bother to examine closely anymore. He hurriedly helped him up and murmured, ¡°Then let¡¯s hail a taxi. Here, let¡¯s go wait by the road first.¡±


    Shi Bufan got support from his human-sized crutches and stared at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s terrified but guilty face, saying, ¡°If I really break my feet and can¡¯t walk anymore, will you still want me?¡±


    ¡°Stop talking nonsense.¡± Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t think that Shi Bufan had sprained his ankle because he identally pushed him. He said with guilt, ¡°You can easily heal from a sprained ankle as long as you listen to the doctor. In the past, I also sprained my ankle before... at most, a month or so before I recovered.¡±


    Shi Bufan was a bit unpleasant with Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s reply, saying, ¡°Then if something big happens to me in the future...say, I got in a crash or have a serious illness...that made me paralyzed in bed. Will you still want me?¡±


    ¡°As long as we haven¡¯t broken up during that time, I¡¯ll still want you.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face darkened and he asked, ¡°You¡¯re still thinking about breaking up with me?¡±


    ¡°Then if I meet someone better than you in the future...¡±


    Shi Bufan suddenly cupped his face and said gloomily, ¡°You want to meet someone better than me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at Shi Bufan¡¯s legs and was shocked for two seconds before he said, ¡°You lied to me.¡±


    ¡°So what if I did?¡± Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t in the least bit guilty, saying, ¡°I¡¯m warning you now. Even if I be disabled, you have to like me. If you dare to break up with me, you¡¯re doomed!¡±


    ¡°You, you...¡±


    ¡°I what?¡± Staring at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s flushed face, while talking in a rude tone, Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t resist the temptation, so he cupped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face with one hand and pressed the back of his head on the other, firmly kissing him on the lips.


    Zhen Yuanbai harshly flicked Shi Bufan¡¯s head.


    Shi Bufan pressed Zhen Yuanbai against his chest and asked roughly while kissing him, ¡°Are you seeking kisses? Hm? Is that what¡¯s going on?¡±


    Smack. Zhen Yuanbai was taken advantage of again and by the time he went home, tears still clung to his eyshes.


    Shi Bufan always kissed him without his permission. Zhen Yuanbai lied in bed and tossed the pillow out of bed, but had to pick it up back up again.


    He decided to not talk to Shi Bufan anymore. He always threw a tantrum like, like a spoiled little princess!


    Zhen Yuanbai changed Shi Bufan¡¯s nickname to: Annoying Princess Shi


    He suddenly became happy again.


    But in the end, he decided to ignore Shi Bufan for a while since he always made him angry. Humph.


    The next morning, Shi Bufan bought him breakfast, but Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t even take a look, saying, ¡°I ate already.¡±


    ¡°What did you eat?¡±


    ¡°Humph.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows. Song Mo quietly lied against his desk, trying his best to minimize his existence in fear that Shi Bufan might use him to vent his anger.


    Shi Bufan nced at him for a while before softly chuckling, tossing the breakfast to thete Ye Lian. ¡°Come and y ball with me this evening.¡±


    ¡°ying ball?¡± Ye Lian secretly ate breakfast during the morning session and said in surprise, ¡°You haven¡¯t participated in any activities with us in a while. What¡¯s the matter? You got in a fight with him?¡±


    ¡°Eat your food.¡± Shi Bufan wrinkled a sheet of napkin and shoved it in Ye Lian¡¯s mouth.


    Zhen Yuanbai noticed that Shi Bufan stopped talking to him as well. In his memory, this almost never happened before. When it was lunch, he didn¡¯t wait for him and when school was over, he went home by himself. Lately, Zhen Youxiu had been busy with his studies, so he started to dorm in school.


    After two days of being ignored, Zhen Yuanbai started to feel bad and ufortable. As usual, he started to pack up his things and ced his materials in his drawer slowly, watching as Shi Bufan walked past him without giving him another nce. He quietly lowered his head.


    As Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s deskmate, Song Mo also noticed something different. He didn¡¯t specially head to the canteen early today. Instead, he watched Zhen Yuanbai clean up his things and then he softly asked, ¡°You and Shi Bufan got into a fight?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    Song Mo sighed andforted, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much about it. After all, he¡¯s Unoffendable and he isn¡¯t someone you should associate with...look at him right now. He has people from both legal and illegal sides, so of course he doesn¡¯t care about you.¡±


    ¡°What...he has people on both legal and illegal sides?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t he used to get in fights and stir up trouble? Everyone¡¯s afraid of him. Look at the improvement in his grades right now. Everyone obviously fears and respects him. He is quite crafty. After he is done using you, he just tosses you to the side. But thankfully, he didn¡¯t score second, otherwise wouldn¡¯t you feel awful to sit next to him?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai cleaned up his things and headed towards the canteen with an unhappy expression. Song Mo observed his look and said, ¡°You want to be deskmates with him?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately said, ¡°Of course not.¡±


    Song Mo clenched his fists and continued, ¡°Then do you want to teach me something? Give me a secret weapon, so I can keep my second ce. I must not let him snatch that seat away from me.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I don¡¯t have a secret weapon. You can just ask me if you have any questions.¡±


    ¡°Then are you going to exin to him in the future?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t talk to him anymore.¡±


    ¡°Ok!¡± Song Mo feltforted. As long as Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t help Shi Bufan, Song Mo believed that with his grades, he can definitely make it into the top 100. As long as he maintained his grades right now, he wouldn¡¯t need to worry about being kicked off.


    Zhen Yuanbai grabbed his food, but he couldn¡¯t help but look towards Shi Bufan. When thetter looked over, he immediately shifted his gaze and purposely chose a spot that was furthest from him. But when he went to take a sneak peek at Shi Bufan again, he noticed that Shi Bufan was chatting happily with his friends, seemingly not influenced in any way. When he came to that realization, Zhen Yuanbai felt a bit bad.


    He was wondering if Shi Bufan didn¡¯t like him anymore.


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down and stabbed the rice with his chopsticks. Song Mo was still rambling about his study n, saying, ¡°I have been copying your study modetely. Since you do 10 exams a day, I¡¯ll do 15. Don¡¯t mention this, but doing practice exams make me feel as if I¡¯ve improved a lot.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and said softly, ¡°Actually, the style of the problems are simr. As long as you practice enough, you will be able topute the solution just by looking at the question!¡±


    Song Mo nodded consecutively and said, ¡°Only English might be a little difficult. When I was practicing that subject, I noticed that I didn¡¯t know a lot of words. English is too hard and I can¡¯t understand it...¡±


    He kept on rambling about while Zhen Yuanbai answered every now and then. Song Mo was so energetic and passionate that he couldn¡¯t stop talking. Therefore, from time to time, Zhen Yuanbai gave some suggestions such as how Song Mo¡¯s biggest weakness was cing too much attention in one topic. Song Mo listened carefully and even took out his personal notebook to write down tips and notes.


    For a while, Zhen Yuanbai still didn¡¯t finish half the bowl of rice and he couldn¡¯t help but peek at Shi Bufan only to notice that he was already gone from his seat.


    He was stunned for two seconds and he felt worse and worse.


    He was the one that ignored Shi Bufan from the start, but when thetter also ignored him, Zhen Yuanbai felt very strange.


    Why am I like this?... He asked himself, looking down upon himself.


    ¡°Have you dated anyone?¡± He suddenly opened his mouth and cut off Song Mo while thetter was stunned. ¡°Ah? Dating?¡±


    ¡°No, nothing.¡± Zhen Yuanbai quickly finished up the food. Thinking that Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t seem like someone who would date, Song Mo thought that he was just looking into philosophical questions regarding dating. His eyes brightened right then and he said, ¡°I know a bit. My sister dated someone before and she told me about it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai swallowed the rice and nced at Song Mo as thetter said, ¡°She said that it makes people feel as if they were in heaven when you are dating someone, but also as if you were damned to the eighteenth floor of hell. Just like how I feel towards studying. I ced so much effort in studying English, but it gave me a harsh p on the face, making me feel as if I was in a lot of pain. But towards mathematics? I barely pay attention in that ss and look, whoa, I scored in the top 150! The feeling is very different... hm, do you understand?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused, ¡°Then do you still like English?¡±


    ¡°Of course not.¡± Song Mo said painfully, ¡°It¡¯s so scary andplicated! I can¡¯t understand what it¡¯s trying to express at all! I can only feel its disdain towards me, and no love at all.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said a bit unhappily, ¡°It really is a bit different.¡±


    ¡°How is it different?¡±


    ¡°Well...if you like someone, even if you feel like they don¡¯t like you, you might feel bad but you still can¡¯t help to like them still.¡±


    Song Mo sunk into deep thought and Zhen Yuanbai puffed his cheeks, swallowing the food. Hearing that, he snapped his fingers and came up with a conclusion. ¡°It¡¯s actually the same. Take English for example. Although I don¡¯t like it, I still can¡¯t help but put in my effort in this, so that I can increase my average and get into a good college.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai tried to connect the example of dating with learning, knitting his eyebrows and saying, ¡°It¡¯s more or less the same.¡±


    Song Mo revealed a victory smile and asked, ¡°Why did you suddenly want to study this? You can¡¯t wait to write a paper on this topic in college? This topic... has quite the meaningful content.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said vaguely, ¡°Pretty, pretty much.¡±


    He actually was copying the college students and... dating.


    He ced the tes into the basket. Song Mo caught up to Zhen Yuanbai and asked, ¡°Are you studying this by yourself? Dating is between two people, isn¡¯t it? Do you need my help?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless. ¡°How are you going to help?¡±


    ¡°We can pretend to be a couple dating and see if we make any chemistry.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    His eyes met with Song Mo and thetter said, ¡°Hm, if I like you and you like me too, we can...¡±


    He suddenly became mute.


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused.


    Song Mo suddenly shifted his gaze away and touched his heart. Half a momentter, he said, ¡°I feel like my heart is pounding quickly... your topic is too difficult. I need to get a full body checkup on Saturday.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Have you been staying up toote for the past few days?¡±


    ¡°Right.¡± Song Mo said, ¡°Shi Bufan has been on a roll... making me suffer from insomnia just from thinking about it.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly heard a burst ofughter from behind and he looked back to see Ye Lian. It really seems like he wouldugh at anything,ughing at the most random times. He looked at Song Mo and said, ¡°People can easily misunderstand what you¡¯re saying.¡±


    Song Mo was confused.


    Zhen Yuanbai was dumbstruck.


    Question marks appeared on the two innocent and naive students¡¯ heads. ¡°Misunderstand what?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Ye Lian said, ¡°Brother Shi was eating and he got an allergic reaction. I went to the kitchen to investigate and as expected, they changed it to soybean oil. ss monitor, aren¡¯t you going to visit him?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face paled and he couldn¡¯t control his footsteps, wanting to run off when Song Mo suddenly said with a deep voice, ¡°This is a trap.¡±


    He said iparably confidently, ¡°He must want to make up with you...¡±


    Ye Lian raised his eyebrows and Zhen Yuanbai first agreed to this thought, believing in this possibility. Then, in the next second, his heart thumped rapidly. Could it be that Song Mo had guessed that he was dating Shi Bufan...


    ¡°...so that you can continue to teach him and kick me, the second ce, off, so he could take over. If he doesn¡¯t achieve that goal, he won¡¯t give up.¡±


    <strong>T/N: </strong>Since it¡¯s my bday, I decided to double release~ Cheers!

 Chapter 61

    <h4>Chapter 61</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Now that Song Mo mentioned this, Zhen Yuanbai paid more attention and suppressed his worry, not going to check up on Shi Bufan.


    Once lunch break was over, Zhen Yuanbai returned to the ssroom as Shi Bufan was sitting on his chair with a gloomy face.


    He purposely ate food with beans in it and had Ye Lian tell Zhen Yuanbai. He originally was thinking of his little ssmate throwing himself in his arms, crying and sniffling, wanting to make up with him. In the end, his little ssmate didn¡¯t even pay attention to him.


    Shi Bufan was confused. Didn¡¯t Zhen Yuanbai quite like him?


    He scratched his face and Zhen Yuanbai kept his eyes on the ckboard still. He secretly touched the allergy pill in his hands and hesitated, wondering if he should give it to Shi Bufan. However, he felt as if Shi Bufan would¡¯ve taken the pill already. That boy wasn¡¯t stupid. It¡¯ll be ugly if he had a face full of rash. Wasn¡¯t he quite narcissistic?


    Indeed, Shi Bufan had taken the pills, but this couldn¡¯tfort his broken heart at all. Zhen Yuanbai actually... didn¡¯t care about him at all.


    Shi Bufan feltplicated.


    Another day of being given the cold shoulder... After Zhen Yuanbai left the ssroom with a straight face, Shi Bufan went to the basketball court. Qiu Jing was quite excited, seeing that Shi Bufan was able to abandon Zhen Yuanbai to y with them. ¡°It¡¯ll be the sportspetition in a few days. You know about it, right?¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡±


    ¡°Are you going to participate?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Shi Bufan didn¡¯t like being in the crowd at all. After he came down from the basketball court he took a seat and twisted the cap of the water bottle open, saying, ¡°Did you tell Zhen Yuanbai today?¡±


    ¡°Even if I didn¡¯t tell him, he should know from how swollen your face is.¡± Ye Lian said, ¡°Don¡¯t think about it. He doesn¡¯t care about you at all.¡±


    Shi Bufan was about to hit him with the water bottle when Ye Lian hurriedly ducked it, saying, ¡°I¡¯m just teasing. Why are you so violent?¡±


    Shi Bufan unhappily cushioned his face with his hands. Ye Lian smiled and sat down, saying, ¡°What exactly did you do to him? Howe he dislikes you so much?¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t dislike me.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°He¡¯s just angry at me.¡±


    ¡°What exactly did you do?¡±


    ¡°...¡± He actually didn¡¯t do much either. Didn¡¯t he just kiss Zhen Yuanbai without his permission on the street? And then Zhen Yuanbai pushed him away with teary eyes, saying that he disrespected him. Shi Bufan touched his nose and it felt as if he was a pervert.


    Ye Lian knew that he wasn¡¯t going to get a response, so he asked another question, ¡°Since it¡¯s your fault, can¡¯t you just coax him? It¡¯s not like you haven¡¯t done that before.¡±


    ¡°What do you know?¡± Shi Bufan wanted to let Zhen Yuanbai know that he can¡¯t mention ¡°breaking up¡± no matter what. Look at what he said the other day. He actually wants to find a better person than him?! Don¡¯t mention that there isn¡¯t anyone better than him in this world, but just the thought of him irked Shi Bufan. Zhen Yuanbai was basically asking to be kissed.


    Ye Lian curled his lips and said, ¡°Look at you. You¡¯re used to having a happy life and you¡¯re just taking advantage of the fact that Zhen Yuanbai likes you. You want him toe over and coax you, and to admit his mistake... hey, you weren¡¯t like this in the past when you were secretly in love with Zhen Yuanbai.¡±


    Ye Lian wasughing in the back and gossiped, ¡°You don¡¯t know the person he¡¯s secretly in love with... don¡¯t mention it. He likes that person a lot.¡±


    Ming Mai widened his eyes and asked, ¡°How badly does he like them? Are they also a guy?¡±


    ¡°Yep.¡± Ye Lian said purposely, ¡°He looks quite simr to our sister-inw.¡±


    ¡°Damn!¡± Ming Mai said shockingly, ¡°Brother Shi is such a scumbag... he¡¯s treating sister-inw as the recement. No wonder he doesn¡¯t talk to Brother Shi now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai really wanted to talk to Shi Bufan, but he felt the need to let him know the consequences of disrespecting them. Howe Shi Bufan felt as if he was one of those domineering CEOs by forcibly kissing him? He¡¯s actually very brainless by doing this, ok!


    While being conflicted, Zhen Yuanbai scrolled through the two¡¯s chatting history before angrily tossing his phone to the side. He got under the covers and tried to sleep.


    The spring sportspetition was about to start. There weren¡¯t many candidates in the elite ss that could take on this responsibility. Although Shi Bufan was an athlete, he wasn¡¯t interested in these activities. Using the teacher¡¯s words, it didn¡¯t give him a sense of honor. In the past years, it was fine. After all, no one could manage him. But this year, Ji Yanping decided to try her best. She called Zhen Yuanbai over and wanted him to ask Shi Bufan about it.


    Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t really willing either, saying, ¡°I probably can¡¯t convince him either.¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t he quite listen to you?¡± Teachers were different from students. They didn¡¯t think that Shi Bufan would kick Zhen Yuanbai to the side that quickly and break off their rtions. In her eyes, Shi Bufan just didn¡¯t want to be disciplined. He was still a good student and she felt like he would give Zhen Yuanbai face. ¡°Try. After all, friendshipes before thepetition. Our ss has never really gotten any awards from thepetition, so if Shi Bufan agrees, we might have a chance.¡±


    What does she mean by friendship beforepetition? Zhen Yuanbai felt as if Teacher Ji wanted her students to be skilled in all subjects and gain first ce in everything.


    He didn¡¯t have the habit of rejecting his teacher, so he epted this grand task. After school was over, he arrived at the basketball court. Once Ming Mai saw him, he stopped what he was doing and slightly widened his eyes. Qiu Jing hurriedly caught the flying ball and said, ¡°Why are you in a daze?¡±


    ¡°...Ye Lian was clearly correct. The ss monitor was just a recement for who Brother Shi truly likes. It¡¯s bitter being a recement. Whenever they give each other the cold shoulder, he needs to make up with him first.¡±


    Qiu Jing heard the gossip from him yesterday and a flicker of pity shed by his eyes. He knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°Brother Shi is a little overboard. In the past, he bullied him to this point, and now he treats him as a recement... tch, what a scumbag.¡±


    They have received quite a bit of help from Zhen Yuanbai and their grades have increased a lot. Their parents don¡¯t hold much hope to them, and they just want them to improve their grades. They all thought that their precious sons have turned over new leaves, so they rewarded them materialistically and spiritually. Therefore, they were quite grateful to Zhen Yuanbai.


    After Shi Bufan saw Zhen Yuanbai, he was frozen in his spot. He reluctantly tried to contain his excitement and the twitching of his lips. He waited for his little ssmate to walk over to him, wondering what he was going to say to him. Yet, he saw his two friends eagerly walking over to Zhen Yuanbai, asking, ¡°ss monitor, why are you here?¡±


    ¡°Are you here for Brother Shi?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously nodded and praised, ¡°You guys are pretty good at basketball.¡±


    ¡°Heh. We¡¯re ok.¡± Qiu Jing lowered his voice and said, ¡°You¡¯re here to ask Brother Shi to take you home?¡±


    Ming Mai also said, ¡°How about we bring you home? I can call my driver to drive you home.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was confused as to why they were suddenly so passionate. He said, ¡°The teacher wants Shi Bufan to participate in the sportspetition... How about you ry the message on my behalf? Ask him if he is willing to go.¡±


    ¡°Sigh. You want to ask him that? He¡¯s definitely not going. He never liked team sports, but ss monitor, if you need us, we can sign up.¡±


    ¡°Right, right. Brother Shi definitely won¡¯t go.¡±


    ...


    Shi bufan¡¯s smile faded and he stood for a minute before noticing that his little ssmate was blocked by his two friends. He couldn¡¯t even see his little ssmate¡¯s sleeves. Finally, he couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore and asked, ¡°Why are you guys surrounding him? Do you guys know him that well?¡±


    The words seemed to be targeting Zhen Yuanbai and this made Ming Mai unhappy. Qiu Jing said, ¡°No, he came here to ask if you were participating in the sportspetition and I helped you reject him already.¡±


    Ming Mai nced at Shi Bufan¡¯s fierce gaze which seemed to be holding enmity against Zhen Yuanbai. He hurriedly pushed him and said, ¡°You can head back first.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and turned around, leaving.


    Shi Bufan was speechless since they said everything for him.


    Zhen Yuanbai walked out. On one hand, he was happy that Qiu Jing and Ming Mai treated him nicely, but on the other hand, he felt regretful that he wasn¡¯t able to talk to Shi Bufan. However, what did he mean by that?... Just a few days ago, he wanted kisses and hugs from him. But in the blink of an eye now, he was being ruthless.


    Does he really like me still?


    Zhen Yuanbai had been thinking about this question frequently.


    ¡°Stop right there.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stopped and turned around. As expected, it was the rude Shi Bufan. He pursed his lips and said, ¡°Can¡¯t you talk nicely?¡±


    ¡°You...¡± Shi Bufan wanted to retort but was worried that he might anger Zhen Yuanbai. He walked over with a straight face and attempted to strike up a conversation. ¡°What did the teacher say?¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you understand me?¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°They already told you. The teacher wants you to attend the sportspetition.¡±


    ¡°Talk nicely, otherwise I...¡±


    ¡°You what?!¡± Zhen Yuanbai raised his chin and said toughly, ¡°Besides saying ¡°otherwise,¡± can¡¯t you use another phrase? You only know how to threaten people. You think that you¡¯re part of the criminal underworld?¡±


    Shi Bufan was speechless momentarily before he tsk¡¯ed and said, ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t threaten you. Be good and talk nicely.¡±


    ¡°Talking nicely... the teacher wants you to attend the sportspetition.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked at him as if looking at a retard and he said, ¡°They already told me your decision. So you came over just to repeat the same words again? Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°...¡± I just want to talk to you!


    Shi Bufan had the heart of choking Zhen Yuanbai.


    Zhen Yuanbai revealed a small proud smile and contained his happiness, saying, ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯m going now.¡±


    He walked quickly and when he turned the corner, he almost started humming a song, until he heard rushed footsteps behind him. Zhen Yuanbai was pressed against the wall by Shi Bufan coughly. Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows tightly and asked, ¡°Do you want me to go or not?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said slowly, ¡°You¡¯ll listen to my words?¡±


    Shi Bufanughed from being angered. ¡°You¡¯re really...correct.¡±


    He held a straight face and nced at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s proud expression, almost couldn¡¯t hold in the urge to kiss his lips. Zhen Yuanbai allowed him to kiss him and pushed him again, saying, ¡°There¡¯s nothing I want to say. If you want to go, you can go. If you don¡¯t, you don¡¯t need to. It¡¯s all up to you.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s it?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± Zhen Yuanbai stood up straight and said, ¡°Look. I respect you a lot, so you need to do the same too.¡±


    ¡°Then you can¡¯t mention breaking up with me out of nowhere.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do that.¡±


    ¡°Then why did you say that you¡¯ll abandon me once you find someone better? You¡¯re trying to be shameless?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t say it like that.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°I was just listing some possibilities? Like you said, what if you identally be paralyzed? Obviously, I¡¯ll only take care of you if we didn¡¯t break up by then... otherwise, if you have someone you¡¯re interested in, do you think I can act shameless and go to take care of you?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re quibbling.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Then you said that you¡¯ll break up with me if you meet someone better in the future.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean that I would meet someone better than you. I meant that if I encounter a better rtionship... like how we like each other right now, but what if I don¡¯t like you as much anymore one day? And the same applies to you? If we both meet someone better for each other, we obviously will break up.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re saying.¡± Shi Bufan reached over and brushed the bangs aside from his forehead and said, ¡°No matter what, you can¡¯t mention breaking up. There¡¯s no way we¡¯re breaking up.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stared at him and he couldn¡¯t help but smile. He suddenly became a bit shy and asked, ¡°You¡¯re saying... you¡¯ll like me forever?¡±


    ¡°...You?¡±


    ¡°If that¡¯s the case for you, that¡¯s the case for me.¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face suddenly flushed red as if he had applied blush on his cheeks. But he didn¡¯t avoid the topic and instead, he trained his eyes on Shi Bufan confidently and well-behaved. He emphasized, talking in a tone in which only the two of them could hear, ¡°If you keep on liking me, I will keep on liking you.¡±


    Shi Bufan got his fingertips stuck on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s curly hair. He ced his forehead on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s and said in a low voice, ¡°Then why do you have to mention this kind of possibility?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai blinked his eyes and said a bit carefully, ¡°Maybe... I just want you hear you say that you¡¯ll keep on liking me.¡±

 Chapter 62

    <h4>Chapter 62</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai was very happy in his heart.


    Shi Bufan was the one who couldn¡¯t hold in the urge to talk to him first, so he must like himself a lot. That¡¯s why he admitted defeat.


    In the end, Shi Bufan agreed to attend the sportspetition, but the precondition was that Zhen Yuanbai woulde and train with him every day after school. Shi Bufan had already admitted defeat, so Zhen Yuanbai was going to be generous and look past everything. Therefore, they made up. It felt as if Song Mo had eaten a tree full of lemons and he was very jealous of Shi Bufan.


    With Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s help, Song Mo felt as if it would be very difficult to keep his second ce.


    Zhen Yuanbai was well-behaved and practiced long-distance running with Shi Bugan. When thetter came back panting, Zhen Yuanbai delivered the towel and warm bottle of water to him. After Shi Bufan took a sip, he knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°why is it a bit warm?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s warm.¡± Zhen Yuanbai exined and said, ¡°It¡¯s not good to drink too much cold water.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at his water bottle and then at Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s water bottle. It felt as if he had received a token of kindness. Right then, he was in a better mood and said, ¡°Cheer for me when the timees and I¡¯ll get first ce for you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded his head firmly.


    Qiu Jing watched as Shi Bufan followed Zhen Yuanbai around like a shadow and received a look of pity. Zhen Yuanbai also noticed that Ming Mai and Qiu Jing had been looking at him strangely. He turned around confusedly and the two immediately shifted their gazes up until Shi Bufan started walking towards the track that one of them came over and asked, ¡°You made up with Brother Shi?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai hummed in agreement, a bit embarrassed.


    Ming Mai said, ¡°You found Brother Shi first?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai really wanted to retort and say no, but after thinking about it, he considered leaving face for Shi Bufan in front of his friends. Therefore, he nodded gently and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you guys going to practice?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re going to rest for a bit.¡±


    After Qiu Jing finished, he pushed Ming Mai and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go over there and wash our faces.¡±


    The two left together and Zhen Yuanbai looked down to see the towel that Shi Bufan used. He looked up at the young man soaring through the field and thought that since he wouldn¡¯t finish running anytime soon, he decided to follow the boys to prepare a towel.


    By the sink, Qiu Jing sshed water on his face and didn¡¯t care that he got his T-shirt wet either. ¡°The more I think about it, the more pitiful I think our ss monitor is.¡±


    Ming Mai said, ¡°Brother Shi is really inhumane. Only the two of us know about this. Otherwise, if someone else finds out, who knows what they¡¯ll call Brother Shi.¡±


    ¡°Who knows? It seems like Brother Shi did care when the ss monitor came to visit us the other day. Even though he¡¯s a recement, maybe one day Brother Shi might really care for him.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not like Brother Shi¡¯s crush died, so how can a recement take over the weight of the crush in Brother Shi¡¯s heart? If his crush takes notice of him one day, heh. Watch. Brother Shi will definitely mention breaking up with him.¡±


    ¡°If it were up to me... Brother Shi used to hate him in the past, but he suddenly likes him now... tsk, as expected. He harbors bad intentions.¡±


    They packed up and prepared to leave when they saw Zhen Yuanbai standing there confusedly and in a daze while looking at them.


    He always had a question in his heart. Why did he hate him so much and then suddenly like him?... So this was the reason?


    Seeing that no one was around, Qiu Jing hurriedly walked over and said, ¡°ss monitor, don¡¯t listen to the crap we¡¯re saying. We...¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai left without saying anything.


    Qiu Jing and Ming Mai stared at each other and thetter muttered softly, ¡°It¡¯s a good thing if he finds out anyway. After all, Brother Shi doesn¡¯t have good intentions. It¡¯s better off that they break off their rtions...¡±


    When he finished talking, he felt a bit guilty.


    Zhen Yuanbai carried the towel back to the sports field and ced the towel on the ground. He grabbed his water bottle and turned around, leaving. He felt as if he was dreaming and that everything felt like an illusion.


    What is a recement? Although he didn¡¯t really read novels, he had read a few heartbreaking books that social media have rmended. He suddenly lowered his head, feeling heavy. He was thinking about this strange name and before he walked home, he received Shi Bufan¡¯s call.


    Zhen Yuanbai hesitated before answering it and cing the phone to her ears, hearing Shi Bufan say, ¡°Why did you disappear?¡±


    He knew that Shi Bufan didn¡¯t have any good intentions and he had done a lot of unforgivable things to him. Therefore, how could he easily let him go? As it turned out, Shi Bufan was waiting for him here. In the beginning, he must¡¯ve been thinking about abandoning him after he got him to like him, but howe he still liked him in the end?


    When he returned home, it was empty and he was the only one home. Zhen Youxiu lived in his dorms because he was busy with his studies. He only returned home once every two weeks. His parents weren¡¯t home from work yet. Zhen Yuanbai locked himself in his room and then lied in bed, feeling sad for a while.


    Shi Bufan had called multiple times, but Zhen Yuanbai pretended he didn¡¯t hear.


    He decided to not talk to Shi Bufan anymore. He can¡¯t talk to Sih Bufan ever again. He was a super duper big bully.


    He cried for a while and even the pillows got wet. Then, he cklisted Shi Bufan¡¯s phone number and deleted him on WeChat.


    From the start, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t like him, so there was no need for him to continue liking him.


    Qin Ying returned not longter and after cleaning up things, she called Zhen Yuanbai over to eat. Zhen Yuanbai adjusted his voice and said, ¡°I¡¯m not eating.¡±


    From the tone of his voice, it was very clear what happened. Qin Ying knocked on the door and said worriedly, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Someone bullied you? Did Shi Bufan bully you? Fanfan?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai wiped his tears as he choked out the words, ¡°No, it¡¯s not him. I just don¡¯t know how to solve a question. It¡¯s fine.¡±


    ¡°Look at you...¡± Qin Ying said helplessly, ¡°Why do you have to cry over this? If you can¡¯t solve it, go rest for a bit and then solve it tomorrow. If you really can¡¯t ask your father, ok? You need to eat. I¡¯ll bring the food over.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at his phone. It says that the call was busy and that he was deleted from WeChat. This made him worried.


    F*ck.


    He wondered what he had done wrong.


    The next day was the weekend. Zhen Pingjin got out of bed early and said, ¡°Congming, your mother and I need to bring your grandma to her checkup. Whenever you wake up, go out and buy breakfast for yourself, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t sleep until verytest night, so he hummed, still in a daze. Qin Ying called a few times before he snapped out his daze and said loudly, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°We might not be back until this evening. Are you sure you don¡¯t want to go as well?¡±


    She didn¡¯t receive an answer even after a while, so she ced the money by the entrance hall and said while changing her shoes, ¡°I wonder who this child acts like. He even cried over a question. It seems like if he doesn¡¯t solve the question today, he won¡¯t give up.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s like you. Both stubborn.¡±


    The parents closed the door and left while Zhen Yuanbai fell back asleep. He didn¡¯t sleep for long when he heard his phone ringing, still half asleep. It was an unfamiliar number, so he picked it up and answered, ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Yuanyuan.¡± It was Shi Bufan. ¡°I¡¯lle find you at your house, ok?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused for two seconds before he hung up without another word, cklisting this number while he was at it too.


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    Zhen Yuanbai seemed soft and weak normally, but he was really harsh at the right moment. Hepletely deleted any ways of contacting him.


    Shi Bufan felt as though his heart had been boiling in the pot. He couldn¡¯t understand how he had offended Zhen Yuanai.


    Today was a cloudy day and it was dark out. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s room was very quiet and he seemed to be asleep, but in reality he didn¡¯t. His head and body felt heavy. He was a bit hungry, but he didn¡¯t want to move at all.


    It was very fortunate that today was the weekend, so he could allow himself to adjust for a day before meeting Shi Bufan. Otherwise, he was scared that he might be a joke in front of Shi Bufan.


    He rubbed his face and spent the rest of the day in bed, in a daze. He finally left the house at five in the afternoon with an umbre, searching for food. The weather was cold from the rain. Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down and trudged as he walked towards the convenience store in the rain, grabbing three buckets of instant noodles from the shelf. He suddenly heard a voice from the counter, saying, ¡°This.¡±


    ¡°Do you want the candy?¡±


    After a short silence, the voice said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai peeked over from behind and saw the familiar figure walking out with an umbre and then walking towards a tree a bit far from here.


    Zhen Yuanbai carried the buckets of instant noodles out and the elder brother at the cashier counter shifted his gaze away, snorting. ¡°Could this boy have broken up with his partner again?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had heard of people talking to themselves frequently, but he was curious this time. ¡°He...also broke up with someone before?¡±


    The elder brother recognized him and hearing his question, he smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. Last year, the boy... wait no, it started from the year before. He frequently came here. Do you see the tree over there? He frequently smoked under there and when he did, he smoked the entire night. Then, after a while, I hadn¡¯t seen him here. He even bragged to me saying that he got the person he liked. Now, he started standing under the tree again. It seems like his girlfriend broke up with him.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was a bit confused and he asked, ¡°He frequentlyes here... to pursue his girlfriend in the past?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know about that, but he frequently gazes at that neighborhood. He might not be pursuing the person, since he secretlyes over. He might have a crush...oh, I remember that you guys are from the same school. Do you know who he is after?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said a bit unhappily, and the elder brother didn¡¯t ask anymore. He casually found a bag to put the things in and then said, ¡°Your parents aren¡¯t home right? Kids like you guys... you guys only dare to eat junk food when your parents aren¡¯t home. Your parents will definitely find out since the room will be full of this smell.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai grabbed the bag and walked out with his umbre when he suddenly heard thunder.


    He clutched his bag and stared at the guy under the tree. The ck umbre only covered the top half of his body, but he casually leaned against the tree.


    Zhen Yuanbai wanted to rush home, but he suddenly couldn¡¯t bear to. He turned around and slowly walked over, tapping the umbre with his and saying, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of being struck by lightning standing under the tree?¡±


    The ck umbre was suddenly lifted up. Shi Bufan ate a piece of candy and after he saw Zhen Yuanbai, he walked over withrge strides and held onto Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s wrist. He knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Why did you suddenly ignore me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and he started crying. Shi Bufan was confused for two seconds as he watched as Zhen Yuanbai wiped his face with his sleeves. He choked out the words, ¡°Who am I a recement for?¡±


    ¡°Who said that? What is this nonsense?¡±


    ¡°Your good friend told me that!¡± As Zhen Yuanbai cried, he said, ¡°They said that you had a crush on someone who looked simr to me. You couldn¡¯t obtain them, so you took me as their rece...¡±


    ¡°Recement my ass.¡± Shi Bufan wanted to kick his so-called good friend¡¯s head and he said, ¡°I¡¯ve always had a crush on you! Did Ye Lian, that boy, tell you this?! He¡¯s just a bastard! He just doesn¡¯t want to see me happy!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face was still covered in tears. Shi Bufan reached over and wiped his face, saying, ¡°Why is your face so warm? Do you have a fever?¡±


    Hearing him say this, Zhen Yuanbai just noticed that he indeed felt a bit light-weighted. Shi Bufan grabbed his hands and said, ¡°Let¡¯s head to your house first.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want you...¡±


    ¡°I already said that I like you and there are no fricking recements. Can¡¯t you understand me?¡± Shi Bufan said with a gloomy face, ¡°If you say another word, I¡¯ll carry you inside.¡±


    ¡°If you like me, you shouldn¡¯t threat...¡±


    ¡°So what if I threaten you?¡± Shi Bufan pulled Zhen Yuanbai ahead and said in a rough voice, ¡°You dare to listen a bastard¡¯s words and sentenced me the death penalty, and you dare to say that you¡¯re reasonable?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s not a bastard.¡±


    ¡°You feel bad that I¡¯m insulting him? Why are you feeling bad for him?¡± Shi Bufan stopped and his gaze felt like he was going to eat Zhen Yuanbai alive. Thetter trembled and pursed his lips, saying, ¡°It¡¯s two bastards.¡±


    Shi Bufan ced his fierce look away and tugged Zhen Yuanbai inside. After closing his umbre, he snatched the other umbre over and held it in his hands, asking, ¡°Who else?¡±


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t Ye Lian.¡±


    ¡°Qiu Jing and Ming Mai?¡± Shi Bufan pushed him into the elevator and said, ¡°Ok, three bastards. I¡¯ll beat them all up tomorrow that they¡¯ll have to be hospitalized in the hospital!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes were slightly swollen from crying. He probably thought it was a bit cold outside, so he wore a thin jacket whileing out. Shi Bufan held onto Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s cold hands and asked, ¡°Did you eat lunch?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was upset again and he said, ¡°I didn¡¯t even eat breakfast yet.¡±


    Shi Bufan was mute for a second before he tugged him home, pressing Zhen Yuanbai against the bed and covering him with nkets. ¡°Let me see what you guys have at home and I¡¯ll cook some noodles for you guys.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like to eat noodles.¡±


    ¡°Then order takeout?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and Shi Bufan took out his phone to order lean meat porridge as well as other delicious food. He asked, ¡°Your mother is a doctor, so there should be a first-aid kit right?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and pointed at the direction. Shi Bufan rummaged through and found antipyretic. He poured some warm water for Zhen Yuanbai to take it with. Watching his teary eyes, he said, ¡°Because of the three stupid bastards, you thought that I was lying to you?¡±


    ¡°I originally found it weird that you like me anyway.¡± Zhen Yuanbai lifted his hands to wipe his tears. Shi Bufan was helpless and he said, ¡°Why was it weird? How many times have I told you this? Why won¡¯t you believe me?¡±


    ¡°Then what you mean by that you were crushing on me...¡± Zhen Yuanbai nced at him with puppy eyes. Shi Bufan was bbering on before, but now he acted mute.


    Ye Lian, that stupid boy.


    He kicked Ye Lian¡¯s head to outer space in his mind, but said nothing for a while as he kept a straight face.


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and said, ¡°You still want to lie to me. You...¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t.¡± Shi Bufan said with an unwell expression, ¡°I¡¯ve liked you since sophomore year.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re joking...¡± Zhen Yuanbai held in his words and said, ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan¡¯s expression was one as if he had swallowed feces. He couldn¡¯t muster a single word for a while. Howe in TV shows, whenever someone mentions crushes, a friend would talk on their behalf and secretly make the crush touched? Howe when it was his turn, he needed to talk about each one of the shameful and humiliating things he had done?


    Seeing that Shi Bufan hadn¡¯t said anything for a while but saw that the tip of his ears were red, Zhen Yuanbai started to believe in his words. ¡°What evidence do you have to prove that you¡¯ve liked me since sophomore year?¡±


    ¡°...What evidence would I have to prove that I was crushing on you? Does pictures that I¡¯ve secretly taken of you count?¡± It felt as if Shi Bufan was going to explode any time. He looked around and Zhen Yuanbai shivered from the gaze. He said, ¡°The elder brother from the convenience store said that you frequentlye to my house... to look for me?¡±


    ¡°Why else?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sat up and said unbelievably, ¡°You really went to my house in the middle of the night just so you can see me?¡±


    ¡°Is that very funny?¡± Shi Bufan said with a cool voice. Zhen Yuanbai originally thought it was cold and now he thought it was colder. He wrapped himself in the nkets and murmured, ¡°That¡¯s right. That¡¯s pretty dumb.¡±


    Shi Bufan tilted his head and suddenly hovered over Zhen Yuanbai, making thetter scared and pulled the covers over his head. The doorbell saved him and Shi Bufan expressionlessly stood up and walked out to get the takeout.


    Zhen Yuanbai peeked out and kicked the nket, sitting by the side of the bed and cupping his porridge. He said softly, ¡°Do you find it shameful that you like me?¡±


    ¡°What do you think?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and smiled, ¡°You can be shy too...¡±


    ¡°You really...¡±


    Shi Bufan was about to threaten him when he felt a pair of soft lips on him. Zhen Yuanbai quickly pulled away and said, ¡°I was really upset.¡±


    He looked down and said softly, ¡°When I thought of you liking someone else, I was really upset. Really really upset.¡±


    Shi Bufan said, ¡°...Then why didn¡¯t you ask me? You didn¡¯t even ask me before you deleted my contacts. No hesitation at all? Hm?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t continue to like someone who doesn¡¯t like me.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan felt a stab on his heart and Zhen Yuanbai nced at him and said, ¡°Now, I¡¯m in trouble.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai scooped the porridge and said in a low voice, distressed. ¡°How do I need to say it for you to understand?¡±


    ¡°I really can¡¯t bear to stop liking you.¡±

 Chapter 63

    <h4>Chapter 63</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    With this, what misunderstanding couldn¡¯t they resolve?


    Shi Bufan sat over and tugged Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands, immediately crashing his lips into his. After he pulled away, Zhen Yuanbai pushed Shi Bufan aside with his elbow and lowered his head to keep eating the porridge. He said, ¡°Then did we make up?¡±


    ¡°What do you think?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai humphed in a low voice. Shi Bufan was in a pretty mood after Zhen Yuanbai coaxed him, so after feeding Zhen Yuanbai, this issue was perfectly resolved.


    Shi Bufan lied in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bed and asked, ¡°When are you parentsing back?¡±


    ¡°Probably in a while.¡± While saying this, Zhen Yuanbai scratched his waist. Shi Bufan took a look and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°It itches a bit.¡±


    Shi Bufan immediately sat up and said, ¡°Let me take a look.¡±


    He was about to lift Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s clothes, but thetter immediately ducked. Zhen Yuanbai leaned against the headboard of the bed and said, ¡°I won¡¯t let you see it.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going to be mine in the future, so why can¡¯t I take a look right now?¡±


    No matter what he said, Zhen Yuanbai refused to let him. He touched back dimples and felt swelling. It probably won¡¯t look too good. Plus, he was afraid of being itched. Shi Bufan acted as though he was going to lift his clothes, and this made him shiver.


    Shi Bufan said in an unhappy tone, ¡°How itchy is it? Do you have an itch relief ointment?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s in the drawer over there.¡± Shi Bufan got out of bed and got the ointment for him. Zhen Yuanbai dipped his finger in the ointment and reached to wipe it on the itchy spot while training his eyes on Shi Bufan.


    ¡°Are you guarding against a thief?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was a bit embarrassed and pretended he didn¡¯t hear.


    Shi Bufan was forced to allow Zhen Yuanbai to have his way. He reached over and touched his forehead before pulling the nkets over him, saying, ¡°What¡¯s up? Do you want to sleep?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve already slept the entire day.¡±


    Shi Bufan sat by the bedside and touched the soft and clean nkets, testing, ¡°Then why don¡¯t Ie and watch a movie with you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and Shi Bufan immediately reached for his waist. Zhen Yuanbai was stunned before he asked, ¡°Why did you take your pants off?¡±


    ¡°My pants are wet.¡± Shi Bufan rolled his eyes. ¡°Do you wish for me to get under the nkets with you with my wet pants?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to say, ¡°I¡¯ll find pajama pants for you.¡±


    The pajamas were a bit baggy, but when Shi Bufan wore it, it was still a bit too short for him. However, at least, he was able to go under the nkets with his little ssmate. He picked up his iPad happily and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to look for a few good movies to watch. What do you want to watch?¡±


    ¡°I want to watch something exciting.¡±


    ¡°You like thrillers?¡±


    Although they said they would watch a movie, Zhen Yuanbai started to be dizzy and in a daze, unable to persist any longer. He had a fever and his head was dizzy. He quickly ced his head on Shi Bufan¡¯s shoulders and breathed evenly. Shi Bufan carefully ced it down on the bed and thenid in bed with him shoulder to shoulder. He held him in his arms and attempted to make Zhen Yuanbai sweat.


    Zhen Yuanbai hummed something while he was in Shi Bufan¡¯s arms before he sunk into deep sleep.


    He woke up to his parents knocking on the door and when they noticed that the lights weren¡¯t on in the room, they walked over and knocked on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s door. Thetter softly hummed and felt as if he agreed to letting them in, but in reality, he didn¡¯t make any noises.


    Meanwhile, Shi Bufan sat up quickly and covered Zhen Yuanbai. He got up and went to open the door. When Qin Ying saw him, he was a bit stunned. ¡°Fanfan... why are you here?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here to do homework with him.¡± Shi Bufan moved a bit to the side and said, ¡°He has a fever and just took antipyretic. He¡¯s asleep right now.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin immediately looked over and asked, ¡°How did he get a fever?¡±


    Qin Ying was already two steps in and she reached to touch Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s forehead. She turned the lights on and Zhen Yuanbai opened his eyes from the eye-piercing light. Qin Ying suddenly knitted her eyebrows and reached over to prop his chin up. Seeing the red dots, she asked, ¡°Does it itch?¡±


    ¡°A little bit.¡±


    ¡°When did it start to itch?¡±


    ¡°This...morning.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was confused, but scratched his back. Qin Ying lifted his clothes to see and immediately said, ¡°Pingjin, we need to take Congming to the hospital. He got chickenpox and he needs to be put on an IV drip.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was shocked by the words and woke up. Meanwhile, Qin Ying already walked ahead to call her colleague. Shi Bufan looked at his neck and asked, ¡°How did you get chickenpox?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai widened his eyes slightly and said, ¡°Then in a few days, my face will be covered in blisters as well.¡±


    Shi Bufan was a bit frightened and asked Qin Ying, ¡°Is chickenpox...serious?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. He just wouldn¡¯t be able to go to ss tomorrow.¡± Qin Ying hung up and took her jacket, draping it over Zhen Yuanbai. She said, ¡°Fanfan, you can¡¯t stay with him anymore. It¡¯s contagious. Have Uncle Zhen bring you backter.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai raised his cold hands to touch his warm face before widening his eyes and looking at Shi Bufan. Thetter said, ¡°I¡¯ll apany you guys to the hospital and see if I can help. It¡¯s more important that he gets to a doctor right now.¡±


    Qin Ying nodded and said, ¡°Ok, let¡¯s go to the hospital first.¡±


    She then found Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s coat and draped it over him. Likewise, she also found one for Shi Bufan. ¡°Wear this. It¡¯s quite cold today, so don¡¯t get a cold.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s heart warmed up and he took the coat, draping it over himself. Zhen Yuanbai bumped him and asked, ¡°Are you cold?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± Shi Bufan purposely said, ¡°I like wearing your clothes.¡±


    On the way to the hospital, Qin Ying also had Zhen Yuanbai wear his hat and mask, and whatnot. In the end, only his ears weren¡¯t covered. Zhen Yuanbai rarely got sick. Whenever he was sick, he felt as though his parents loved him very much, but once he recovered, it felt different.


    Shi Bufan sat in the passenger seat and Shi Bufan nced back, listening to Qin Ying talk softly to Zhen Yuanbai. Then, he quietly shifted his gaze to the front.


    When they arrived, Qin Ying and Zhen Pingjin split up to get things done quicker. One stayed by their son¡¯s side while the other went to go through the procedures. No one tended to Shi Bufan. Though Zhen Yuanbai paid more attention to him, in the blink of an eye, Shi Bufan disappeared from his line of sight. ¡°Eh? Where did Shi Bufan go?¡±


    ¡°Call him and askter on.¡± Qin Ying followed him into the ward and personally got him hooked up with an IV drop, saying gently, ¡®Does it hurt?¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Good boy.¡± Qin Ying touched his head and asked, ¡°Have you eaten dinner?¡±


    ¡°Shi Bufan ordered takeout for me.¡±


    Qin Ying smiled and said, ¡°Yesterday, I thought that he bullied you. Oh right. What¡¯s his phone number? I¡¯ll dial him for you and ask where this kid ran off to.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly recalled the fact that he deleted Shi Bufan¡¯s contacts from his phonepletely. He quietly hid his phone and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think he is that far away. If he leaves, he¡¯ll definitely tell me.¡±


    ¡°True.¡± Qin Ying said, ¡°In the beginning, I heard that child was quite a bad boy, but after getting to know him, he seems sensible. We all misunderstood him.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s a very good person.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t your younger brother say that Shi Bufan used to bully you in the past?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai was afraid that his mother might see through something, so he just stopped talking. Zhen Pingjin quickly returned and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to buy some food.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai then remembered that his parents hadn¡¯t eaten dinner yet sinceing back. He hurriedly nodded and Zhen Pingjin delivered the menu to Qin Ying. He was about to turn around and pull the door to the ward open when he suddenly stopped. ¡°Xiao Ye...¡±


    ¡°I was thinking that since you guys were busy with Fanfan¡¯s matters, you guys must not have eaten dinner yet. Therefore, I went to casually buy some things.¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s voice rang and Zhen Yuanbai immediately sat up straight. Zhen Pingjin took the food and after taking it in, Zhen Yuanbai noticed that Shi Bufan had bought porridge, wonton, noodles, and specially bought spice as well. He was extremely considerate.


    Qin Ying was shocked and she said, ¡°Fanfan is so considerate. In the future, your girlfriend will be blessed.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin also nodded along. Zhen Yuanbai revealed quite a proud look and Shi Bufan nced at him, making Zhen Yuanbai look down. Shi Bufan said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll be heading back.¡±


    He also knew that it wasn¡¯t suitable for him to stay right now. After all, he needed to go to ss tomorrow and didn¡¯t have enough excuse to stay by Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s side.


    Zhen Pingjin hurriedly said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. After I¡¯m done eating, I¡¯ll bring you back home. I can¡¯t stay here either, so have you Aunt Qin stay here. We both need to go to work tomorrow.¡±


    Coincidentally, Qin Ying worked at the hospital. However, the same doesn¡¯t apply for Zhen Pingjin. After all, chickenpox wasn¡¯t anything serious, so there was no need to stay.


    After lunch, Zhen Pingjin left with Shi Bufan while Zhen Yuanbai watched him go. His mother gently patted him on his back and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You don¡¯t want Shi Bufan to leave?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai was afraid that she might see through something, so he hurriedly got under the covers. If it weren¡¯t that his face was red from fever, Qin Ying would¡¯ve thought that he was shy.


    She stood up and touched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s forehead, saying, ¡°Ok, let me call your teacher to let her know that you¡¯re going to take a rest for a week or so, ok?¡±


    ¡°Ok.¡± Zhen Yuanbai answered and Qin Ying took this time to lie in bed on the other side.


    Sleeping with his mother in the same room was a memory from a long time ago for Zhen Yuanbai. He lied in bed and touched his warm face. He knew that it was not only because he had a fever, but also due to Shi Bufan.


    What was that? How could he say that?


    He had slept a lot today, so after the IV drop, he wasn¡¯t that tired. He still itches on his body, but he didn¡¯t dare to scratch it anymore after knowing that it was chickenpox. He was scared that it might leave a scar and it wouldn¡¯t look good then.


    He even secretly thought about this before. If he got a scar, then would Shi Bufan...hm, would he dislike him?


    Overnight, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face was covered in blisters too. He didn¡¯t dare to touch it, so he hid it with his hair. He suddenly thought that he became much uglier and he didn¡¯t feel good in his heart.


    Monday was the sportspetition, but Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t go because he was sick. However, he still received Shi Bufan¡¯s good news in the afternoon. As expected, he obtained first ce in the long-distance running.


    Without a care for his face, Zhen Yuanbai excitedly kicked his legs in bed. When the elder sister nurse who visited him saw him, he immediately sat up properly. She came here to pull out the needle and smiled, asking, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You¡¯re chatting with your little girlfriend?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face flushed and he said in a soft voice, ¡°It¡¯s not puppy love.¡±


    That sister burst intoughter and purposely teased him, ¡°How is it not puppy love?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know whether she was joking or not, but he was worried about blurting out something. Therefore, he kept quiet.


    When the sister saw that he wasn¡¯t good with jokes, she giggled again. She had him press against the back of his hand and then she turned around and left. The room was empty for a while before it suddenly became lively. Shi Bufan brought his three beaten up friends over, but was stopped outside the door by the nurse. ¡°You guys can¡¯t enter here. Your friend has chickenpox and it is contagious.¡±


    Shi Bufan walked over and tugged his cor, revealing the little bumps on his neck. ¡°I have an allergic reaction and this is the medicine the doctor prescribed. Please hook me up with an IV drip.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t enter either. Go and sit there.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at Qiu Jing and thetter hurriedly went to push the nurse, saying, ¡°Sister, you have to prescribe the medicine. He has a serious allergic reaction. If the bumps grow in his throat, he¡¯ll suffocate...¡±


    While he was babbling nonsense, Shi Bufan rushed in. Even Ye Lian and Ming Mai were afraid to enter. ¡°He already hit and scolded us. We should apologize another day since we don¡¯t have to be infected.¡±


    Once Shi Bufan entered, the two hurriedly closed the door.


    He hadn¡¯t seen his little ssmate the entire day, and Shi Bufan quite missed him. He walked in and while the nurse wasn¡¯t here yet, he walked over to the bed inrge strides and captured Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s lips. Thetter was startled and instinctively covered his face, asking, ¡°Why did youe here?¡±


    ¡°I came to be put on the IV drip with you.¡±


    ¡°Your neck...¡±


    ¡°Allergic reaction.¡± Shi Bufan pulled his hand and kissed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s lips. Hearing the movement outside, he quickly sat on the other bed. The nurse walked in with a dark face. Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly leaned against the bed and pulled the curtains close. The sister said, ¡°Howe kids like you guys just won¡¯t listen? Let¡¯s see what happens if you get infected. You¡¯ll have to endure this torment!¡±


    ¡°I got chickenpox when I was younger, so I won¡¯t be infected.¡± Shi Bufan smiled and said, ¡°Thank you sister.¡±


    The nurse red at him and patted the back of his hand, inserting the needle. Then, she rambled about the problems of children before turning around and leaving.


    Zhen Yuanbai still couldn¡¯t help but worry. He covered the blisters on his face and peeked, asking, ¡°How did you get allergic again?¡±


    Shi Bufan brought his backpack over and took out a stic bag full of boiled green soybeans, asking, ¡°Do you want some?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was stunned for two seconds and he immediately got out of bed to snatch it, saying, ¡°You¡¯re clearly allergic to this and you still ate it. Is there something wrong with you?¡±


    ¡°So what?¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I don¡¯t like seeing you in pain and since you can¡¯t be healed anytime soon, I might as welle and apany you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was speechless.


    Shi Bufan nced at the little blisters on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s forehead and sighed. ¡°It is quite ugly. It¡¯s fine. Don¡¯t cover it anymore. I also have some blisters on my face. We can be ugly together.¡±

 Chapter 64

    <h4>Chapter 64</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai had heard of dying together and enduring the misfortune together, but he hadn¡¯t heard of getting sick and ugly together.


    Why was Shi Bufan that magical?


    Zhen Yuanbai asked him confusedly, ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Shi Bufan originally thought that Zhen Yuanbai would be touched, but once he was asked this, his face immediately coldened. He said stiffly, ¡°Since you¡¯re sick, you don¡¯t need to go to ss. I don¡¯t want to go to ss either.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re already 7th ce, so why do you still dislike learning?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll never like learning in my entire life.¡± Shi Bufan shoved a bean in his mouth and Zhen Yuanbai knitted his eyebrows when he saw that. He reached over and snatched the garbage can by his bed and he said, ¡°Don¡¯t fool around. You¡¯re allergic to beans, so what if something really happens when you eat the beans?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re concerned for me?¡±


    ¡°Humph.¡±


    Zhen Yunabai turned around and sat back on his head, closing the curtains again.


    Shi Bufan said on the other side, ¡°You must be worried for me.¡±


    ¡°Just shut your mouth.¡± Zhen Yuanbai shoved the earbuds back in his ears and listened to the phrases.


    Qin Ying returned home after work and got a change of clothes for Zhen Yuanbai. When she saw Shi Bufan in the ward, she hurriedly persuaded, ¡°You can¡¯t be here. You need to go out, otherwise you might get infected.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I got chickenpox in the past before.¡±


    Qin Ying was worried and even called Ling Xuan. Thetter didn¡¯t know anything about this, so she asked the seniors at home before realizing that Shi Bufan had lied. Regardless of Shi Bufan¡¯s protest, Qin Ying kicked him off. Because they were unable to stop this young master from having his way, they even arranged a ward for him.


    When she returned, she poured a cup of water for Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°Since when did you guys have such a great rtionship?¡±


    ¡°Hm...because I helped him improve his grades and he admires me now.¡±


    Qin Jing detected the lies, but he was usually honest, so she didn¡¯t know why he was lying. She thought that it was because of his vanity, so she said, ¡°Even so, you shouldn¡¯t allow him to have his way. What if you infect him?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded obediently. He thought that Shi Bufan was stirring up trouble as well.


    In the end, Shi Bufan paid the price of stirring up trouble. That night, he had a high fever. Thankfully, Ling Xuan came over in time after hearing about the news and went to take care of him. When hearing that he was also diagnosed with chickenpox by the doctor, Shi Bufan suddenly lifted his heavy head and said, ¡°I want to move in with Zhen Yuanbai.¡±


    Qin Ying was woken up in the middle of the night and speechless stared at the feverish Shi Bufan who took over the bed in which she was resting. ¡°Child, you...¡±


    She chuckled and then suddenly felt a bitforted.


    Seeing that Zhen Yuanbai was able to get a great friend like Shi Bufan, she didn¡¯t need to worry about him being bullied in the future. The two mothers who weren¡¯t able to sleep in the middle of the night walked to the hallway to chat. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai reached over and gently pulled the curtains over as Shi Bufan leaned against the bed and looked over, curling his lips up. ¡°I also need to stop going to ss for a week.¡±


    Zhen Yunabai tugged the curtains over and then suddenly tugged it back again after a minute. He pursed his lips and gazed into Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes. Seeing Shi Bufan¡¯s tugging smile, he said, ¡°There¡¯s really something wrong with you.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I have the same illness as you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai went under the covers and only revealed his head, staring at Shi Bufan with his widened eyes for a moment. Then he suddenly couldn¡¯t help but curl his lips up, touching his face. His smile grew wider and he couldn¡¯t help butugh.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s eyes flickered and he couldn¡¯t help butugh too.


    The twoughed like fools for a while before Shi Bufan first said, ¡°Fool, quickly go sleep.¡±


    ¡°Are you starting to feel the itch?¡±


    ¡°Yea, but I can hold it in.¡± Shi Bufan stared at his IV drip and said, ¡°I probably need another hour or so. You can sleep first.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was silent for a second before he said, ¡°I can¡¯t fall asleep. Why don¡¯t we y a game?¡±


    When Ling Xuan and Qin Ying came back midway to check on Shi Bufan¡¯s IV drip status, they coincidentally saw this scene. The two kids were sitting next to one another, one in front and one in back. One was using their right hand and the other was using their left hand. They were enjoying themselves and ying games. Ling Xuan instinctively went to check on Qin Ying¡¯s reaction, but thetter didn¡¯t even detect how close the two children were. Even more, she nodded infort. ¡°They sure have a great rtionship.¡±


    Ling Xuan smiled and said, ¡°Fanfan really likes Congming.¡±


    ¡°Congming too.¡± Qin Ying didn¡¯t realize how shocking her words were and she continued, ¡°Shi Bufan was probably his first best friend since growing up.¡±


    The first two days of having chickenpox was the worst since it tickled the most. If Zhen Yuanbai wasn¡¯t dating Shi Bufan, he probably would¡¯ve done everything he could to scratch it. The same goes for Shi Bufan. Thankfully, they were put on IV drips and took their medicines in the hospital, so the chickenpox went away quickly. Zhen Yuanbai went to the bathroom early in the morning and touched his face, looking at the mirror. He happily came to the realization that the marks on his face were gone. He pulled the door open and rushed out, but bumped into Shi Bufan. Thetter narrowed his eyes and asked, ¡°What made you so happy?¡±


    ¡°Look. I¡¯m all well now!¡±


    ¡°Mhm.¡± Shi Bufan touched his face and said, ¡°I think I¡¯m better now too.¡±


    He nced at Zhen Yuanbai and purposely blocked the door, refusing to let him out. ¡°You¡¯re that happy to have recovered?¡±


    ¡°Of course. I can go to ss next week now!¡±


    ¡°We can live in the same room now that you recovered.¡±


    ¡°So what?¡± Zhen Yuanbai brightened his eyes and said, ¡°We recovered! This is such a fortunate event!¡±


    Shi Bufan was unhappy and said, ¡°You¡¯re the one who got me infected. Howe you don¡¯t have a sense of responsibility?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ced his smile away and said, ¡°You deserved it. Howe you¡¯re ming it on me now?¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to think aboutpensating me?¡±


    ¡°How do you want me to?¡±


    ¡°For example, turn in some... homework that college students do?¡±


    Although Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t understand, his instinct was that Shi Bufan had a malicious intention. ¡°When we are discharged from the hospital tomorrow, I¡¯ll let my parents treat you out for food.¡±


    ¡°I can order?¡±


    ¡°Sure. You can order whatever you want. You can choose the time and ce.¡±


    Shi Bufan narrowed his eyes and his handsome face immediately scrunched up. Zhen Yuanbai subconsciously took a step back and saw him smiling sinisterly, ¡°How about tonight in this room... I¡¯ll eat you up!¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai pulled Shi Bufan off of him and walked around him.


    Shi Bufan obviously won¡¯t get his way because that afternoon, the doctor said that they didn¡¯t need to be put on the IV drip anymore. Therefore, they don¡¯t need to stay in the hospital either. The doctor called the parents over and had them bring the kids home while covering them up head to toe.


    Although Shi Bufan deserved it, Zhen Yuanbai did indeed infect him. Therefore, Qin Ying wanted the two families to get together and fort¡¯ Shi Bufan.


    Once Zhen Yuanbai returned back to school, Song Mo weed him excitedly and hugged him hard. While tugging Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s sleeves, he walked towards the ss and said, ¡°You¡¯re my best friend forever. I originally was thinking about what to do if Shi Bufan caught up to me during this monthly exam, but I didn¡¯t think... you actually infected him! He didn¡¯te to ss the entire week, so he definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to surpass me during this monthly exam!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know how to respond to Song Mo¡¯s gratitude, so he smiled but felt a little gloomy in his heart.


    He didn¡¯t purposely infect Shi Bufan.


    When they were in ss, some ssmates wereughing and joking, ¡°Our ss monitor hasn¡¯t been in ss for the past week or so, so maybe someone¡¯s going to take the first ce.¡±


    ¡°Who do you think can take the first ce?¡±


    ¡°Who else could it be? Obviously the top student within elite ss 2....¡± Their gazes allnded on Song Mo¡¯s face and thetter¡¯s face flushed, saying properly, ¡°Don¡¯t spew nonsense. The ss monitor will definitely still be first.¡±


    Although he said that, he didn¡¯t entirely think about that in his heart. Who didn¡¯t want to get first ce? How cool would that be? If he really got first ce because Zhen Yuanbai was sick... it would be worth it!


    Song Mo began to work harder and study more often, as if this was the only chance in his life to surpass Zhen Yuanbai. He needed to take this chance seriously.


    However, Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t really react. He still studied normally and wasn¡¯t that anxious either, or calm. He noticed thattely, he had gotten more peaceful and wasn¡¯t eager to prove himself through his grades. Maybe it was because he noticed that he had other strengths besides learning...like being liked by Shi Bufan. Therefore, he wasn¡¯t scared of someone stealing his spot.


    When the grades came out, Ji Yanping walked into elite ss 1 with the exams and held a heavy face. Shi Bufan propped his chin up and lookedzily at Zhen Yuanbai. Song Mo held in his breath and nced at Ji Yanping with visible bags under his eyes. This time, the teacher in charge didn¡¯t name the person with the lowest score or the students whose scores weren¡¯t as good first.


    Her gaze swept across the ssroom and she said, ¡°I have quite shocking news that I want to tell anyone.¡±


    Everyone held in their breaths and waited.


    Jin Yanping took out the report card and nced at it for a moment before her lips visibly twitched. She said firmly, ¡°This time, we have three students with full marks in our ss!¡±


    After a moment of silence, the entire ss stood up and erupted.


    The elite sses were most concerned with their grades, so normally they were proud of having someone with full marks in the ss already. Who knew that there would be three students with full marks this time?


    ¡°The three students are...Zhen Yuanbai, who we¡¯re most familiar with, Shi Bufan, the most incredulous one...¡± She sighed with feeling and then said, ¡°And one more. During this period of time, he has been studying hard and he¡¯s a very outstanding student in our ss...Song Mo!¡±


    Enthusiastic apuse erupted in the entire ss. Zhen Yuanbai had been pping so happily that his hands were red. Meanwhile, Song Mo covered his face and tears flowed down his cheeks from the cracks.


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly fetched a napkin and delivered it to Song Mo, saying, ¡°You¡¯re terrific!¡±


    Teacher Ji personally came over tofort him, but Song Mo was unable to contain his excitement. After a while, he kept his head down and smiled, embarrassed.


    Song Mo propped his chin and thought meaningfully.


    Meanwhile, Song Mo secretly nced at Shi Bufan. When their gazes met, he covered his face with his exam and said, ¡°Do you know why I want to keep sitting next to you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t understand.¡±


    ¡°Because I don¡¯t want to be second forever. I want to stand next to you.¡± Song Mo said a bit bitterly and then sighed with feelings. ¡°I really didn¡¯t think that you could maintain your grades. You¡¯re really...talented.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai also covered his face with the exam and spoke secretively, ¡°Because ever since I was in elementary school, besides eating and sleeping, I spent the rest of the time learning.¡±


    Song Mo stared at him incredulously for a while. He felt as if he had studied hard enough during this period of time, but now he realized that what he treated as ¡°studying hard¡± was already a habit for Zhen Yuanbai. He opened his mouth and said, ¡°I probably won¡¯t study as hard next month.¡±


    He worked really hard this month and it might¡¯ve been because he was provoked by Shi Bufan or that he got the hope of obtaining first ce when Zhen Yuanbai got sick for the entire week. But whenever he thought about studying without any distractions just like Zhen Yuanbai had done so, he found it to be very difficult.


    It was very difficult to self-discipline yourself in the first ce. If everyone was able to do that, there wouldn¡¯t be someone doing the work for them.


    The majority of the people were only passionate for a while and they weren¡¯t able to persist. This was the main reason why most people had failed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Zhen Yuanbai smiled and said, ¡°Everyone has their own hobbies and interests. I just happen to like studying. As for you, you have proven to yourself that you can do it within a month. This is probably enough.¡±


    Song Mo nodded and ced his hand on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulder. He was about to continue when a hand reached over and twisted his wrist, making him groan and scrunch his face up. Then, he heard Shi Bufan said gloomily, ¡°I think that you¡¯ve been in this seat for a while. Shouldn¡¯t you give this seat to me now?¡±


    Song Mo suddenly said stubbornly, ¡°Why should I? I also got first ce this time.¡±


    ¡°Since we both got first ce in liberal arts, why don¡¯t we go and spar in the sports field? The winner can sit here.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Do you think I¡¯m a fool?!


    Who can win against you within the school?


    Ji Yanping said, ¡°Shi Bufan, be polite to your ssmates.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai also reached over to pat Shi Bufan¡¯s hand, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t do that to him. He might get injuredter on.¡±


    Shi Bufan loosened his grip and said with a murderous gaze, ¡°I want your seat.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Song Mo originally didn¡¯t want to let Zhen Yuanbai go because he had always been in second ce and he admired Zhen Yuanbai. But now, he noticed that he didn¡¯t enjoy the seat next to Zhen Yuanbai as much anymore. He smiled and said straightforwardly, ¡°Ok, you can have it.¡±


    Shi Bufan was tall, so when he carried his things and walked over, he looked quite domineering. He turned around and looked at Zhen Yuanbai, tugging his lips, saying, ¡°Pretty good. You¡¯re first again.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai widened his eyes slightly and nced at Shi Bufan who miraculously became his deskmate. He pinched Shi Bufan¡¯s face and asked, ¡°You really scored first ce too?¡±


    ¡°As true as it could be it.¡± Shi Bufan ced his exam in front of Zhen Yuanbai and said proudly, ¡°Full marks.¡±


    Fulls marks sounded unbelievable, but this happened to three students within the elite ss. Zhen Yuanbai flipped through the exam and said confusedly, ¡°You really didn¡¯t cheat?¡±


    He improved too quickly.


    ¡°Do you want to know why?¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because I have a lot of talent.¡± Shi Bufan moved closer to him and said, ¡°Because I am smart and extraordinary.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai smiled right then and he pushed Shi Bufan¡¯s face away and said, ¡°Just go ahead and act proud.¡±


    Although he said this, Zhen Yuanbai knew that Shi Bufan was able to improve from thest ce to first ce in such a short time because he really worked hard, but it also had to do with his talent. He was a bit jealous of him in his heart. After all, Shi Bufan had spent quite a bit of time ying games, and he didn¡¯t even spend half the time he did on studying. However, his grades were still the same as him. He couldn¡¯t help but feel bitter.


    Shi Bufan suddenly poked his face and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You¡¯re jealous of me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai ducked and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Are you thinking about having a son with me as soon as possible now?¡±


    They were walking right now and when Zhen Yuanbai heard this, he kicked Shi Bufan. Then he looked around, feeling guilty. ¡°Can you not make me startled with your words?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s there to be scared about?¡± Shi Bufan reached for Zhen Yuanbai and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine with a daughter as well.¡±


    ¡°You have quite the imagination. Can you bear a child?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll obviously resort to science.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°It¡¯s the trend to breed babies from petri dishes. Let me convince you. If you want to have a child that¡¯s as talented as me, you better bear a child with me. That way, we can pass this IQ onto the next generation.¡±


    ¡°But what if... the baby didn¡¯t get any of the good traits, and only the bad ones?¡±


    Shi Bufan knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Do I have any bad genes?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°You smoke, drink, fight, and you are aggressive.¡±


    ¡°That doesn¡¯t mean I have bad genes. Those are just my bad habits. Plus, if you listened to me, would I need to be fierce?¡±


    ¡°You also know that you have bad habits.¡± Zhen Yuanbai pushed Shi Bufan who was attempting to sneak a kiss in. He said, ¡°You have to listen to me in the future. If I don¡¯t allow you to do something, you can¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°Then you need to be more hardworking and hand in your homework more often.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai purposely said, ¡°We¡¯re going to be a senior in the next half year. When the timees, the atmosphere in school will be more tense and serious. Don¡¯t always think about that.¡±


    Shi Bufan ced an arm around Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s shoulders and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t hand in your homework, I won¡¯t take the college entrance exam.¡±


    ¡°You...¡± Zhen Yuanbai squished Shi Bufan¡¯s nose hard and thetter scrunched his nose unhappily. He continued to provoke, ¡°Not only am I not going to take the exam, but I¡¯m also going to hit someone in the exam room. I¡¯ll make sure no one can take it!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll be sent to the youth detention center for causing a ruckus in the college entrance exam room!¡±


    Shi Bufan liked how Zhen Yuanbai cared for him and so he softened his tone and said, ¡°If you pamper and spoil me more often, I¡¯ll listen to you!¡±

 Chapter 65

    <h4>Chapter 65</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Ever since Shi Bufan sat next to Zhen Yuanbai, it felt as if he didn¡¯t prepare to move back anymore and nned on scoring second every time.


    He did have the talent. Even if he slept every day, as long as he tried, it seemed like he could easily surpass others. Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t dare to ck off due to this, scared that Shi Bufan might snatch his throne.


    Zhen Youxiu received an outstanding grade and he was going to highschool with Zhen Yuanbai in the next semester.


    When it was summer vacation, Shi Bufan basically lived in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s house. He came over everyday to y with Zhen Yuanbai and when he identally yed for too long he would end up sleeping in Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s room while he was at it.


    Zhen Yuan didn¡¯t know whether he was used to seeing Shi Bufan¡¯s face or what, but he suddenly didn¡¯t find him annoying.


    It might be because Shi Bufan had been ying games with him and this gained him some points. After all, Shi Bufan had done his research on the games.


    Zhen Yuanbai was doubtful, but thought that if one could obtain a degree in gaming, the two of them would definitely get Ph.D. in it.


    Not only did Shi Bufan gain points for teaching Zhen Youxiu how to y games, he even tried to gain favor with Zhen Pingjin and Qin Ying whenever he stayed to eat with them. Sometimes, when Shi Bufan didn¡¯te for a day or two, Zhen Pingjin and Qin Ying would even go out of their ways to ask about it.


    PRC National Day was Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s birthday, and he was quite lucky. Whenever it was his birthday, there was a break. Early morning, before Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind was even awake, he heard noises outside. Under these circumstances, Zhen Yuanbai wouldn¡¯t be up because Qin Ying who woke up earlier than him would go get the door. But quickly, she came to knock on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s door and she said, ¡°Quickly get up. Fanfan¡¯s here to celebrate your birthday.¡±


    Fanfan...Shi Bufan?


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly climbed out of bed and opened the door, running out to see a red-g themed cake sitting on the table. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t hold in hisugh as he asked, ¡°Why did youe so early?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been up since 5.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I¡¯m not that skilled, so I was scared that I wouldn¡¯t be able to make a good one. It¡¯s not that early now anyway.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s already 9:30 am.¡± Qin Ying smiled and said, ¡°Youxiu isn¡¯t up yet. Breaks rarelye, so you have quite the heart to wake up early and personally make a cake.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was very excited in his heart. Shi Bufan actually made a cake for him! He usually only saw this happen in idol dramas, and this was the first time it happened in real life.


    He looked at Shi Bufan and thetter was looking at him too. When their gazes met, Qin Ying¡¯s expression changed subtly.


    Not only did Shi Bufan personally make a cake for Zhen Yuanbai, but he also gave him a very good-looking watch. Zhen Pingjin took a look and asked, ¡°What brand is it? Is it expensive?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s CM. It¡¯s not expensive.¡± Shi Bufanughed and said, ¡°It didn¡¯t cost much.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai tried to wear it with one hand and when Qin Ying saw this, she was about to step in when she heard Shi Bufan snorting. ¡°Why are you so stupid?¡±


    He tugged Shi Bufan over and carefully adjusted the watch, saying, ¡°It fits you just well. Do you like it?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face flushed slightly. He saw the words ¡°CM¡± behind the watch and tiny english words consisting of a confession next to it. He didn¡¯t dare to say anything, however. He didn¡¯t even dare to let his parents see, afraid that they might notice something.


    Don¡¯t mention Qin Ying, but Zhen Pingjin was a bit confused too. ¡°What kind of a brand is CM?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a brand.¡± Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°It should be the initials to my elder brother¡¯s name.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai red at him. Zhen Pingjin and Qin Ying nced at each other, and the two found it weird, but they were unable to exin.


    Since Shi Bufan had brought the cake, Qin Ying obviously couldn¡¯t neglect him. She made dozens of dishes and the children all ate to their hearts¡¯ content. ¡°Speaking of senior year and it¡¯s about to be here already. You guys need to work harder this year.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and while they were at it, Shi Bufan told them about his study n. Zhen Yuanbai stared at him, not believing that Shi Bufan, someone sozy and carefree, would have a study n. He was clearly trying to impress his parents.


    Needless to say, elders liked youngsters with a n for their future. Zhen Pingjin listened and nodded, saying, ¡°You and Congming should help one another. Work hard!¡±


    With the start of the senior year, the atmosphere in the ssroom became serious. Zhen Yuanbai was easily influenced by the learning environment. Shi Bufan wasn¡¯t able to make Zhen Yunabaiugh from his jokes for a while, and thetter was quite a strange one. Shi Bufan was originally looking forward to living in the dorms with Zhen Yunabai, but thetter was so nervous that he couldn¡¯t sleep in the dorms. They didn¡¯t even take the college entrance exam yet, and Zhen Yuanbai was already acting out of his mind.


    ¡°What if we aren¡¯t in the same college? Then what?¡±


    ¡°We have about the same grades, so why wouldn¡¯t we be together?¡±


    ¡°But what if I do something stupid in the college entrance exam?...¡±


    ¡°You have been first ce for so many years, so how could you possibly just do something wrong?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Zhen Yuanbai buried his face in his sleeves and suddenly wanted to cry. Ever since the New Year, they were nearing the exam date closer and closer. He was getting more and more afraid, and he couldn¡¯t rx at all. Shi Bufan reached over and patted his head, also lying on the table. He squeezed over and said, ¡°Nothing will happen. Yuanyuan? How about this? We¡¯ll go out and enjoy ourselves tonight?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai sniffled and said with teary eyes, ¡°Everyone is going to the evening study session.¡±


    ¡°Then we¡¯ll take a stroll around the school. You can wear your earbuds and memorize the vocabry while walking around ok? That¡¯s also self-studying.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had never thought of this method, but Shi Bufan¡¯s method works, so he nodded.


    Because it was senior year, Ji Yanping also visited the ssroom for self-studying sessions. After the two obtained her permission, they left the room. Zhen Yuanbai plugged the earbuds in his ears and after hearing the familiar English phrases, he felt a bit moreforted.


    Shi Bufan pulled his hands and heard Zhen Yuanbai say softly, ¡°I don¡¯t know why, but whenever I¡¯m not doing something rted to studying, I feel guilty...even sleeping and eating makes me feel as if I¡¯mmitting a crime.¡±


    Shi Bufan held onto Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s fingers tightly and turned to the side to stare at his clean and snow-white face. He suddenly moved closer and kissed his face, saying, ¡°Do you feel like you¡¯remitting a crime by dating me?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Shi Bufanughed right then and said, ¡°Then think about it like this. We worked so hard so that we can be with people we like and live our lives however we want, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Then do you think you¡¯remitting a crime by dating?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai looked at him for a while before pursing his lips and saying, ¡°I...¡±


    Shi Bufan said patiently, ¡°Hm?¡±


    ¡°I... want to hand in my homework.¡± Before he finished his words, Zhen Yuanbai had raised his head and captured Shi Bufan¡¯s lips with him. Shi Bufan pinched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands and gently responded. Zhen Yuanbai pulled away with a slightly warm face. Shi Bufan asked him, ¡°Do you feel better now?¡±


    ¡°Hug me for a while.¡±


    Shi Bufan extended his arms and held Zhen Yuanbai in his arms firmly. Thetter sniffled and focused on listening to Shi Bufan¡¯s heartbeat. His heart strangely calmed down, but he refused to let go of Shi Bufan¡¯s waist. ¡°You have to hug me tightly, even more tightly.¡±


    Shi Bufan smiled and tightened his grip, hugging him even more tightly.


    Maybe it was because there was no one on the campus in the evening, Zhen Yuanbai became brazen. He clung onto Shi Bufan and hugged him for a while before he finally let go. Shi Bufan squeezed Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face and asked, ¡°Are you ok now?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and said, ¡°A little bit.¡±


    ¡°When you ¡®can¡¯t do it anymore,¡¯ you can call me whenever and I¡¯lle to hug you.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai smiled, embarrassed.


    They returned back to the school building and Zhen Yuanbai breathed even more lightly. He rubbed his face. Although he felt a bit gloomy, he didn¡¯t feel like bursting into crying.


    Shi Bufan held onto Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands and said, ¡°Do you want to hand in your homework again?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai smiled and extended his arms, hugging Shi Bufan. Thetter kissed him on the face when they suddenly heard footsteps. Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly moved away from him and looked up, but no one was there.


    He immediately poked Shi Bufan and asked, ¡°Did, did someone see us?¡±


    ¡°If they did, they did. After all, we¡¯re going to graduate soon. No one can stop us from dating.¡±


    ¡°But my parents don¡¯t know about this.¡±


    ¡°I think you need to prepare yourself as your parents may find out soon.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai humphed and returned to the ssroom with Shi Bufan. Lately, Zhen Pingjin was scared that he might be under too much pressure, so he drove him to school and back home. After Zhen Yuanbai said goodbye to Shi Bufan, he got in Zhen Pingjin¡¯s car. Thetter asked, ¡°There¡¯s no school tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°We get to rest for half a day and I¡¯lle over in the evening for a self-study session.¡±


    ¡°Have your mom make some food for you.¡± Maybe Zhen Pingjin was afraid that he might scare Zhen Yuanbai, his tone had softened a bit. Zhen Yuanbai nodded obediently and started to y 2048 on his phone.


    When they were almost home, Zhen Pingjin suddenly received a WeChat message. Zhen Yuanbai quietly entered the elevator when he suddenly saw Zhen Pingjin ncing at him strangely. He looked back in confusion, but Zhen Pingjin looked away. After a moment, he asked, ¡°You must feel a lot of pressure this year right?¡±


    Lately, people have been mentioning the word ¡®pressure¡¯ to him frequently. Zhen Yuanbai nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s ok.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin pursed his lips and didn¡¯t say anything for a while. Once he returned to his designated floor, Zhen Yuanbai walked out. When he got home, Qin Ying was already at home, making a midnight snack for him. While Zhen Yuanbai was eating, he said, ¡°I¡¯m going to be fat from eating so much every night.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu, on the other hand, was quite happy. ¡°You can choose not to eat and leave the food there.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re quite fat as well.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m still growing.¡±


    The two brothers bickered about when the parents suddenly exchanged their phones from under the table. Qin Ying nced at Zhen Pingjin, hesitating. Then she nced at Zhen Yuanbai who was bickering with Zhen Youxiu and she suddenly asked, ¡°Congming, do you want to go out and y?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have a break.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Qin Ying said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you ask for a few days off and I¡¯ll take you out to shop?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said strangely, ¡°I¡¯m going to take the college entrance exam soon. I can¡¯t believe you would suggest this.¡±


    For a moment, Qin Ying was speechless.


    After Zhen Yuanbai was done eating, he got in bed and read a book for a while. Then he suddenly heard knocking outside the door. Zhen Pingjin¡¯s voice rang, ¡°Congming,e out for a bit.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stood up and got out, going into his parent¡¯s room obediently. He sat on the chair and was slightly nervous after seeing the arrangement of the room as if he was going to be interrogated. ¡°What, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Zhen Pingjin touched his chin and asked, ¡°Did you start dating someone?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai instinctively wanted to deny, but a sudden emotion exploded in his heart and tears fell down his cheeks. ¡°I...I...¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re dating Shi Bufan?¡± Qin Ying said, ¡°Your teacher in charge saw you guys... you and Shi Bufan... when did that happen?¡±


    ¡°Last,st year...¡± Zhen Yuanbai started to tremble. Although his parents had talked in gentle tones, he could still tell that they were quite angry. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t call him out in the middle of the night. He started to sob. Zhen Pingjin lit a cigarette and stood up, walking to the window. The room was silent for a moment before Qin Ying walked over and wiped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s tears for him. ¡°You¡¯ve been under a lot of pressuretely. Does this have anything to do with that?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know...¡± Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t stop crying. He nced at Zhen Pingjin¡¯s back with teary eyes, feeling as if he would turn around and p him at any time.


    Qin Ying sighed and said, ¡°We¡¯re just worried for you, ok? We won¡¯t me you. Stop crying and return to your room to rest.¡±


    ¡°You guys, you guys aren¡¯t going to hit me?¡±


    Zhen Pingjin turned around. To speak the truth, if it weren¡¯t that the college entrance exam was nearing, Zhen Yuanbai would definitely get a beating. But after all, Zhen Yuanbai was their kid. Even if Zhen Pingjin wanted to beat him up, he didn¡¯t want to add oil to the fire during this time. ¡°Go back to your room and sleep.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai stood up shyly and he just made it to the door when he suddenly turned back around. He abruptly kneeled down and widened his eyes, saying, ¡°I like Shi Bufan. I want to get in the same college as him. I¡¯m going to marry him in the future.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin¡¯s hands trembled and Qin Ying¡¯s lips twitched. ¡°Do you know what you guys are saying?¡±


    ¡°I know. I have a clear mind.¡± Zhen Yuanbai suddenly stopped stuttering. He wiped his face clean and said, ¡°If you guys don¡¯t hit me today, you guys can¡¯t hit me in the future because of this either, ok?¡±


    Zhen Pingjin was speechless.


    Zhen Yuanbai was just striking while the iron was hot. After all, they knew about it anyway. At most, he would get a beating. He knew how important the college entrance exam was for people and believed that his parents ced more importance in this than him. If he didn¡¯t exin everything clearly, then he¡¯ll definitely get a beating if he talked about it next time.


    As expected, Zhen Pingjin got angry. He suddenly walked over in two strides and before his pnded on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face, Zhen Pingjin heard sobbing. Zhen Yuanbai closed his eyes and sniffled, sobbing uncontrobly as if he was going to be skinned alive.


    This was the reason why he never got a beating as a child. Even before getting a beating, he was already scared witless. If he really got a beating, he probably would¡¯ve fainted.


    Qin Ying pulled Zhen Pingjin to the side in time and said, ¡°He¡¯s already eighteen. Don¡¯t beat him... Fanfan, don¡¯t cry. Go back and sleep.¡±


    The crying stopped and Zhen Yuanbai slowly opened his eyes, seeing Zhen Pingjin sitting on the bed with his back against him. He harshly took a drag of cigarette and Zhen Pingjin¡¯s body seemed to be slightly trembling.


    He suddenly realized something and wiped his ears, pulling the door open and walking out.


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s teary eyes made contact with Zhen Youxiu who was peeking in. Thetter raised his eyebrows in confusion and asked, ¡°Father hit you?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai thought he had lost his face, so he ran into his room and wiped his face hard.


    Actually, he prepared to get a beating when he kneeled down before. But the moment Zhen Pingjin was about to p him, it seemed as if someone turned on the switch for his emotions...he lost his face and he wasn¡¯t handsome at all.


    He angrily punched the pillow.


    Zhen Yuanbai thought that he definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to sleep tonight, but unexpectedly, he fell into a deep sleep. Zhen Pingjin was originally worried that something might happen tonight because of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s cowardly personality, so he secretly opened Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s room in the middle of the night. The sight almost made him faint from anger.


    He pped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s pillow and thetter who was fast asleep subconsciously breathed lightly. He already moved from sleeping in a vertical position to a horizontal position. Even the pillow fell on the ground.


    Zhen Pingjin had the intention of teaching Zhen Yuanbai a lesson. After he ced the pillow on the bed, he grabbed Zhen Yuanbai and shifted him into a better position. Zhen Yuanbai rubbed his face against the nket, but he still slept deeply.


    Zhen Pingjin was speechless.


    What a simple-minded boy.


    They didn¡¯t know whether to me Shi Bufan or Zhen Yuanbai for this. After Qin Ying discussed with him, they decided to not tell Shi Family¡¯s parents for now. ¡°With Shi Bufan¡¯s family situation, let¡¯s not tell them about it just in case it influences his college entrance exam¡¯s performance.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin nodded and agreed, ¡°Then let¡¯s talk to his parents about it after the college entrance exam... what is this annoying matter?!¡±


    Although the Shi Family was far from the Zhen Family, when Shi Bufan came over to look for Zhen Yuanbai, he was never annoyed and didn¡¯t mind all the trouble he had to go through. The next morning, Zhen Pingjin only slept a few hours and just suppressed his anger when he opened the door to see Shi Bufan¡¯s smiling and handsome face. ¡°Hi Uncle Zhen! Is Yuanyuan up?¡±


    Zhen Pingjin said with a gloomy face, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m looking to do homework with him.¡± Shi Bufan smiled and then walked in. Zhen Pingjin closed the door and followed behind him, saying, ¡°He went to sleepte, so let¡¯s not disturb him right now. Sit here for a while.¡±


    Qin Ying brought the breakfast over and said enthusiastically, ¡°Did you eat breakfast yet?¡±


    ¡°Not yet.¡± Shi Bufan smiled and said, ¡°I know that aunty isn¡¯t going to work today, so I specially came over to eat.¡±


    Like usual, he grabbed a small deep-fried breakstick when he suddenly noticed Zhen Pingjin staring at him. He asked strangely right then, ¡°Uncle, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Why did he suddenly look at him with such an unfriendly gaze... and observing him?

 Chapter 66

    <h4>Chapter 66</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Zhen Yuanbai woke up to a good rest. He had a great sleepst night, who knew? He came out of the closet yesterday and his parents didn¡¯t even beat him, or even scold him.


    He really needed to thank the fact that they were nearing the college entrance exam.


    He sat up with a kip-up and pulled the door open, walking out. The moment he did, he saw the eye-catching Shi Bufan.


    He didn¡¯t know why, but after he was exposed, he felt something strange towards Shi Bufan.


    After he washed his face and brushed his teeth, he shyly walked over. While he was at it, Shi Bufan pulled the seat over for Zhen Yuanbai and delivered a small deep-fried breadstick for him, saying, ¡°Your younger brother isn¡¯t awake yet?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s definitely going to dawdle in bed.¡± Zhen Yunabai said softly. He looked between Qin Ying and Zhen Pingjin. He was unable to tell whether Qin Ying was happy or not, but Zhen Pingjin clearly wasn¡¯t very happy. After they finished their food, Shi Bufan pulled Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands and they walked to his room to do homework. However, before leaving the table, Zhen Pingjin stared at them. ¡°You guys can...do the homework in the living room. There¡¯s a lot of space.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai gently withdrew his hand back and said, ¡°The living room isn¡¯t quiet enough. I¡¯m used to doing the work in my room.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin rubbed his hands against the table. He really wanted to beat Zhen Yuanbai up. Since he was a child, he was always weak and didn¡¯t dare to fight back, making him want to beat him up. Qin Ping nced at Shi Bufan who didn¡¯t understand what was happening and smiled, pulling Zhen Pingjin and saying to Zhen Yuanbai, ¡°Return to your room. I¡¯m going to visit your grandparents with your fatherter.¡±


    ¡°If I don¡¯t go, will they miss me?¡±


    ¡°They know that you¡¯re busy with work.¡± Qin Ying said, ¡°I¡¯ll call Youxiu and have theme with us.¡±


    She followed the two children and walked towards Zhen Youxiu¡¯s bedroom when she suddenly heard footsteps. Zhen Pingjin grabbed her arm and pulled her to the side. He looked at the closed door and said to Qin Ying, ¡°You¡¯re going to allow Shi Bufan and Congming in the house alone, without Youxiu at home to watch?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. You don¡¯t need to worry for no reason.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin said with a gloomy face, ¡°They¡¯re about to take the college entrance exam. What if something happens?¡±


    Qin Ying knew that Zhen Pingjin was just worried that the children may influence one another¡¯s college entrance exam performance by dating. But she said, ¡°I¡¯ll call Youxiu. Our parents must miss their grandsons. Congming still needs to do his homework.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin nodded and suddenly opened Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s door, saying, ¡°Leave the door open to allow some air in. Don¡¯t keep it close the entire time.¡±


    When he finished, he turned around and walked to the living room. Shi Bufan was confused and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with your father?¡±


    Normally, Zhen Pingjin never cared if they were doing homework with the door closed behind them.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly didn¡¯t know how to exin his confession to his parents. Although he wasn¡¯t scared and said it bravelyst night, in front of Shi Bufan, it felt as if he was going to bring them to see his parents. His status had changed, and he couldn¡¯t help but feel embarrassed.


    ¡°Nothing. Let¡¯s just do our homework.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re only doing our homework? Your father might see anything we do with the doors open...¡± He just finished his words when he saw a figure by the door. A secondter, Zhen Pingjin peeked in and Shi Bufan shut his mouth. He smiled and said, ¡°Uncle, you¡¯re going on a stroll?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± When Zhen Pingjin was done, he walked into their room and sat on Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s bed with a straight face. He positioned him in front of the two kids. Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down as he did his homework, but Shi Bufan felt his scalp going numb.


    Zhen Pingjin expressionlessly reached over and estimated the distance between Shi Bufan and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s seat. Then, he walked over and said, ¡°Congming, move a bit to the side.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai had no choice but to move his seat to the side. After he moved over three steps, Zhen Pingjin nodded in satisfaction. ¡°That¡¯s good. You guys seemed cramped when you guys were sitting so close to each other. How can you guys do your homeworkfortably with little to no space?¡±


    ¡°Temporarily not...I want to get into the same college as Congming.¡±


    ¡°Young man, something wrong with your back?¡±


    Shi Bufan was confused.


    ¡°Sit up straight. Look at how straight Congming is sitting. That¡¯s the correct way to work.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at Zhen Yuanbai who wasn¡¯t even sitting up as straight as him, feeling speechless.


    After a while, Zhen Pingjin suddenly looked at Shi Bufan¡¯s notebook, smiling and saying, ¡°Highschoolers nowadays have such sloppy handwriting?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Shi Bufan didn¡¯t know what to say. He clutched his pencil tightly and nced at Zhen Yuanbai. Up until Zhen Pingjin finally couldn¡¯t find anything else to nitpick did he quiet down.


    Maybe Qin Ying was worried that the three guys didn¡¯t have anything to eat at home, so she returned in the afternoon with groceries. Though, she left Zhen Youxiu at his grandparent¡¯s ce to eat. She prepared to pick him up in the afternoon. As usual, Shi Bufan helped bring the dishes over to the table. Normally, Zhen Pingjin was fine with that, but the more he looked right now, the more displeased he was. Qin Ying, on the other hand, was quite happy. Once the dishes were all on the table, she gave him a huge drumstick. She then turned around to see Zhen Yuanbai poking the meat in his bowl and she said, ¡°Use your hands.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai withdrew his hands and licked the tip of the chopsticks, gaining Shi Bufan¡¯s attention. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll get oil on my hands.¡± Zhen Yuanbai had been like this as a child. Even more, because he was afraid of getting oil on his hands, he never ate chicken feet, crabs, or even crayfish. He was afraid of getting his hands dirty. Shi Bufan stared at the drumstick in his bowl and reached over, delivering it to Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mouth. ¡°I¡¯ll hold it and you can eat it.¡±


    While picking at the rice, Zhen Pingjin stared at them. Zhen Yuanbai was very embarrassed, but he still took a bite. When his eyes met his father, he hurriedly took the drumstick from Shi Bufan and said, ¡°I, I will wash my handster.¡±


    Qin Ying, on the other hand,ughed. She wasn¡¯t as hostile to Shi Bufan as Zhen Pingjin.


    Not long after they finished the meal, Zhen Pingjin was forced to drive and pick Zhen Youxiu up. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai also brought Shi Bufan home. The two walked slowly when Shi Bufan suddenly asked, ¡°Does your parents know something?¡±


    After a while, Zhen Yuanbai said softly, ¡°N-no.¡±


    ¡°When you lie, you stutter.¡± Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°I already said no.¡± Zhen Yuanbai didn¡¯t know what to say to Shi Bufan. His parents already found out. If he told him about it... it felt like they were publicizing their rtionship. Although he would be happy, he would feel embarrassed too.


    He didn¡¯t know how others were able to date easily and carefree after their parents found out.. But for Zhen Yuanbai, when he thought of Shi Bufan calling his parents ¡®mother¡¯ and ¡®father,¡¯ as well as him calling Shi Bufan¡¯s parents ¡®mother¡¯ and ¡®father,¡¯ he thought that was very strange. Even goosebumps appeared on his body.


    Shi Bufan didn¡¯t probe.


    Ever since they started dating, the two of them enjoyed going on a walk together. Shi Bufan would hold Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands, not doing or thinking anything. Just holding hands like that as if they would be able to walk to the end of time like that.


    Of course, when Shi Bufan returned home, Ling Xuan suddenly called ihm. ¡°Fanfan, your teacher sent me a message yesterday, saying that you are dating Congming.¡±


    Yesterday, Ling Xuan wasn¡¯t at home and by the time she did, Shi Bufan was already asleep. This morning, she didn¡¯t finish cooking breakfast when Shi Bufan went to eat at Zhen Family as if thetter was his family instead.


    Because of this, she was only able to talk to Shi Bufan now.


    Thetter was stunned before asking, ¡°When did they find out?¡±


    ¡°Last night. Almost 10pm.¡± Ling Xuan asked worriedly, ¡°Would your Uncle Zhen hit Congming?¡±


    Shi Bufan paused and for a moment, he wanted to rush to Zhen Family, but he still held in the urge and went upstairs.


    Did Zhen Yuanbai confess?


    No wonder Zhen Family¡¯s parents looked at him strangely, and Zhen Pingjin even nitpicked his faults... was he displeased with him?


    Shi Bufan rolled in bed, feelingplicated.


    Then, he suddenly thought of Qin Ying. Although she stared at him weirdly in the morning, in the afternoon, it seemed like she epted this. She liked him! She wasn¡¯t against this!


    From the current situation, Zhen Yuanbai probably doesn¡¯t know that his parents knew, otherwise he would have called him and cried. This was also possible. After all, this was an anxious time period and Zhen Yuanbai had been under a lot of pressuretely. They most likely would settle ounts afterwards.


    Would Zhen Yuanbai get a beating?


    Will he break up with himter on?


    With Zhen Yunabai¡¯s cowardly and weak personality, Shi Bufan felt like he needed to do something about it otherwise Zhen Yuanbai might be scared witless when Zhen Pingjin threatened to hit him. Don¡¯t mention dating, but Zhen Yuanbai might forget his name and his appearance in the future.


    Shi Bufan was quite angry after imaging himself in a series of situations, but he was unable toe up with a good solution for a while. Therefore, he picked up his phone to chat with his little ssmate to calm down.


    Zhen Yuanbai thought about it and believed that he shouldn¡¯t tell Shi Bufan that he had confessed to his parents. He wanted to give Shi Bufan a surprise after the college entrance exam.


    The two had their own thoughts while they chatted about. When they returned back to school, they felt differently whenever they bumped into Ji Yanping.


    For Zhen Yuanbai, he was grateful that she exposed this before the college entrance exam. That way, he didn¡¯t get a beating. For Shi Bufan however, he was unhappy. He felt as if Teacher Ji was meddling in their business, but he knew that it was part of her responsibility to let the parents know.


    Ji Yanping didn¡¯t have a discussion with them and instead, treated them normally. Plus, because she said that the first and second ce students got to sit together, she couldn¡¯t find a good excuse to separate them for now. Therefore, she turned a blind eye towards them.


    Originally, Qin Ying was worried that Zhen Yuanbai might be under a lot of pressure. But it was unsure whether Zhen Yuanbai had vented his emotions by crying when Zhen Pingjin was about to p him the other day, but he didn¡¯t suffer from insomnia or throw a tantrum anymore.


    When it was the college entrance exam, all the school doors that existed had police cordons around it. Everyone¡¯s phone had rms as well. Normally, whenever Zhen Yuanbai saw his seniors taking the college entrance exam, he would feel nervous too. Now that it was his turn and he saw the police officers stationed at the school doors, he felt as if there was a rabbit hopping about in his heart.


    When people were giving out the exams, the palm of Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands were sweating. The proctor recognized him, so they personally came over andforted, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Just take it like a normal exam.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai nodded and subconsciously looked at the other people in the exam room. He wasn¡¯t in the same room as Shi Bufan and there wasn¡¯t anyone that he knew very well here either. He sucked in a breath and took the exam, carefully reading each question.


    Maybe it was because he had taken so many practice questions, all the questions seemed the same to him. The questions were all simr with just a bit of variation. Quickly, Zhen Yuanbai was engrossed with answering the questions. From the first question to thest one, he always had a clear train of thought.


    Then, he carefully looked through all the answers again and even rewrote some of the answers when he thought the handwriting wasn¡¯t neat enough. He used up all the time before handing in his exam in satisfaction.


    Although Shi Bufan and Zhen Yuanbai weren¡¯t in the same exam room, they weren¡¯t far from each other. Unlike Zhen Yuanbai who wanted to use up all the time for the exam, Shi Bufan felt as if the long exam time was a waste of time. However, since this was the college entrance exam, he still checked it several times before handing in his exam and leaving.


    When thest part of the exam was finished, Shi Bufan walked out and saw his parents as well as Zhen Family¡¯s parents at first nce. He smiled and walked over, asking, ¡°Congming isn¡¯t out yet?¡±


    ¡°He always hands in his exam when the bell rings.¡± Qin Ying smiled and asked, ¡°How did it go?¡±


    ¡°Everything went well.¡± Shi Bufan revealed a confident smile. He looked at the two pair of parents, imagining the cruel interrogation that Zhen Yuanbai might face after today¡¯s exam, so he said, ¡°Uncle Zhen and Aunt Qin, I want to tell you guys something.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Qin Ying had a warm expression. She liked Shi Bufan from the start and although she felt it was a bit awkward after finding out that he was dating Zhen Yuanbai, she didn¡¯t find it as awkward anymore once she recalled how nice he had been to Zhen Yuanbai.


    When Zhen Yuanbai walked out, he saw the zing sun in the sky which was bright and dazzling, like the young man staring at him not far from him. It was unclear how long Shi Bufan had been standing there, but his face was bright from the sunshine and he trained his eyes on him.


    Zhen Yuanbai hurriedly ran over and before he could say anything, Shi Bufan said, ¡°I confessed to your parents.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I confessed and said that we¡¯re dating.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°Then your mother told me that they already asked you when they received the message, saying that you confessed too.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and gently nodded.


    ¡°What did you say to them?¡±


    ¡°...I don¡¯t want to tell you.¡±


    ¡°I already know.¡±


    ¡°?¡± Zhen Yuanbai nervously said, ¡°Did my mother tell you that I told them that I wanted to marry you?¡±


    ¡°...¡± It felt as if the size of a six-kilometer meteorite had crashed into Shi Bufan¡¯s heart and the volcano inside erupted immediately. He stared passionately at Zhen Yuanbai before saying in a hoarse voice after, ¡°You... told them that you wanted to marry me?¡±


    Qin Ying obviously didn¡¯t tell him everything. Although she thought that Shi Bufan was a pretty good person, her heart was still with Zhen Yuanbai. She could tell how much he liked him from the fact that he wanted to marry Shi Bufan. She obviously wouldn¡¯t tell Shi Bufan that as it may satisfy his vanity. What if her son got bullied by him in the future because of this?


    From the looks of it, Zhen Yuanbai knew that he blurted out something wrong and he fumed with age. ¡°You...¡±


    He was unable to muster his words even after a while.


    He dug his hands into the stic bag used to hold the stationary for the college entrance exam and he heard Shi Bufan ask, ¡°Who gave you the courage to say that? Aren¡¯t you afraid of getting a beating?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was quiet for awhile before he said softly, ¡°Of course it¡¯s you.¡±


    ¡°Me?¡±


    ¡°The origin of my couragees from your love for me.¡±


    ¡°You...¡± Shi Bufan touched his nose and suddenlyughed. Zhen Yuanbai pursed his lips and stared at Shi Bufan, a bit unhappy. Thetter suddenly tilted his head and moved closer, gently kissing Zhen Yuanbai under the sunlight.


    ¡°You¡¯re really my hero.¡±

 Ch67 - Little Thoughts

    <h4>Chapter Ch67 - Little Thoughts</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    Going back to the day of the college entrance exam again, Zhen Yuanbai really didn¡¯t think that Shi Bufan dared to kiss him right here. Even if it was a gentle kiss, they still attracted some people¡¯s attention. After all, people were sessivelying out from the exam rooms now.


    Even more, there were some people from their school. ¡°Is that Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan?¡±


    ¡°Are my eyes blind? Why does it seem like Shi Bufan is kissing Zhen Yuanbai?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not blind. I also saw that...¡± Someone said as if they¡¯re dreaming, ¡°I had long thought that something was going on between the two of them, but I didn¡¯t think that...this is why...¡±


    ¡°Wait, is that a reporter?¡±


    After the exam was over, there were some reportersing over to conduct interviews. They unexpectedly captured this scene, and then they surrounded them, raising their microphones over and saying, ¡°Hello, are you guys the exam candidates?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai quietly stood by him and stared at the reporters confusedly. Meanwhile, Shi Bufan revealed his admission ticket and said, ¡°Yes we are.¡±


    ¡°Sorry, but I saw you guys were... hm, are you guys a couple?¡±


    ¡°Could we be brothers then?¡± Shi Bufan pulled Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s fingers andughed, saying, ¡°We were very happy that the college entrance exam was over, so we decided to rx a bit. Is there a problem?¡±


    He said with an unfriendly tone. The reporters were in an awkward situation. One of them coughed and asked, ¡°Can I ask how you guys feel now that the college entrance exam is over?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai kept his head down and said nothing. At this time, Ji Yanping suddenly walked over and said, ¡°Shi Bufan, you¡¯re also here? The TV station wants to interview Zhen Yuanbai. Are you going to follow along?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was a well-known top student within the city and everyone knew about his grades. They were eager to find out how his college entrance exam grade would be after finding out that he scored full marks into an elite high school. Therefore, the moment the exam was finished, people from the TV station came over to interview him.


    Back when Zhen Yuanbai got into highschool, he had been interviewed before. He was quite calm at this point, especially with Shi Bufan by his side. From the start, Shi Bufan didn¡¯t like the reporters who had caught a picture of him kissing Zhen Yuanbai. Thetter, however, smiled shyly. Then, after the reporters probed about, they followed Ji Yanping and left.


    Zhen Pingjin and Qin Ying didn¡¯t know that they had kissed. After they found out that Zhen Yuanbai was taken for an interview, they revealed pleasant smiles. Qin Ying helped her son adjust the cor of his shirt and said, ¡°Fanfan, call your parents and we¡¯ll go and eat dinner together.¡±


    Shi Bufan nced at Ling Xuan who had been waiting on the side and pursed his lips, saying, ¡°Coming?¡±


    Ling Xuan immediately smiled and said, ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Shi Bufan returned to his own house and Zhen Yuanbai followed his parents along into the car when Zhen Pingjin suddenly said, ¡°What did the reporters ask you guys about?¡±


    ¡°They asked about my grades...¡± Zhen Yuanbai said in a soft voice, feeling guilty. He quietly cklisted Shi Bufan in his heart a hundred times. What was wrong with Shi Bufan? He actually dared to kiss him when they weren¡¯t even out of the school yet. He¡¯s so annoying!


    He was so angry at Shi Bufan, but he couldn¡¯t express that in front of his parents. They didn¡¯t see him kissing Shi Bufan which he was grateful for since they would definitely be angry. He just hoped that the reporter wouldn¡¯t upload the picture of them kissing.


    In Shi Family¡¯s car, Ling Xuan said, ¡°You¡¯re going to be officially seeing your future parents-inw with tonight¡¯s dinner. Are you nervous?¡±


    Shi Bufan turned around and looked out of the window, faintly saying, ¡°I¡¯m not.¡±


    Ling Xuan had the heart to talk to Shi Bufan some more. After all, within these two years, she didn¡¯t know whether it was because Shi Bufan was used to it or that he was moved, but he would talk to her from time to time. But for the majority of the time, Ling Xuan didn¡¯t dare to be too controlling over him. She was his mother, but she was less than a stranger to him.


    Shi Xian reserved a huge private room. After the two families took their seats, Zhen Pingjin first said, ¡°Originally, because the two children are taking the college entrance exams, I haven¡¯t said anything. Now that the exam is over, what do you guys think about this?¡±


    What else could they think about it? Shi Xian nced at Shi Bufan and thought: He really wanted to act like Zhen Pingjin and beat up his son when he disapproved of his actions. However, could he really do that with his and Shi Bufan¡¯s rtionship?


    ¡°We don¡¯t have any opinions.¡± After Shi Xian said that, Ling Xuan followed, ¡°I like Congming. He has good manners and is also well-behaved. I quite like him.¡±


    Qin Ying revealed a smile after hearing that her son was praised, but Zhen Pingjin didn¡¯t have a good expression. Does Shi Bufan¡¯s mother know how topliment someone? Is sheplimenting his son? It seems like she¡¯splimenting a daughter, not a son. He thought: your son has good manners and is also well-behaved. Then, he chugged some alcohol unhappily.


    Qin Ying knew that Zhen Pingjin didn¡¯t like Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s personality and always wished for him to be tougher. Sometimes, she felt like Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s personality would cause trouble in the future since he might be bullied after he grew up. Therefore, she allowed Zhen Pingjin to go on his way. Now that she found out that Zhen Yuanbai actually liked someone like Shi Bufan, it felt like she could understand this now.


    There was no set way that guys and girls needed to act in society.


    Therefore, Qin Ying alsoplimented Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°I quite like Fanfan too. He¡¯s handsome and he¡¯s also tall. He even has good grades.¡±


    Shi Bufan licked his lips and wanted to say something, but felt like it wasn¡¯t suitable. However, Zhen Yuanbai suddenly said, ¡°We won¡¯t have a fight tomorrow, nor will we have one next year. Hm...we won¡¯t have a fight in our afterlife either.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin looked at him and Zhen Yuanbai summoned the courage to meet his gaze. Zhen Pingjin asked, ¡°What do you mean by afterlife?¡±


    ¡°Afterlife... like in our next lives.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai shifted his gaze and Shi Bufan silently pped his hands for his little ssmate under the table. Zhen Youxiu shoved a slice of melon in his mouth and nced coldly at Shi Bufan, and then at his elder brother. Then, he said to his parents, ¡°What? Are you guys going to break them apart or not?¡±


    Shi Bufan grinded his teeth and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes became teary again. After a short silence, Qin Ying said to Zhen Pingjin, ¡°What do you think? Should we break them up?¡±


    Zhen Pingjinughed creepily and he said, ¡°Why are you asking me? Why don¡¯t you ask your son if he wants to break up or not?¡±


    The moment Zhen Yuanbai heard this, he immediately in a soft but determined voice, ¡°No, I won¡¯t break up with him.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin said nothing as Qin Ying smiled and said, ¡°Then let them be. We won¡¯t interfere.¡±


    It seemed like this matter was over, but in reality, it wasn¡¯t. Quickly, Zhen Pingjin started to ask, ¡°Who fell in love first?¡±


    Shi Xian nced at Shi Bufan and thetter raised his hands, confessing, ¡°I liked him first. I¡¯ve liked him since sophomore year.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°I have a say in this matter. I¡¯ve seen him climbing over the walls of the school to buy an umbre for his elder brother during a rainy day. It was an umbre with ugly flower designs.¡±


    Shi Bufan was speechless.


    He just wanted to show how much he liked his little ssmate in front of Zhen Pingjin. He didn¡¯t prepare to talk about his ck history in great detail, however. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai widened his eyes. He had a very good memory and still remembered that umbre even now. He wanted to return the umbre, but the other party said there was no need. Because the umbre was too girly, he gave it to Qin Ying to use.


    ¡°You¡¯re saying that he gave that umbre to me? But I got it from someone else...¡±


    ¡°I think that he threatened someone to bring the umbre to you after he bought it.¡±


    Shi Bufan shoved food in Zhen Youxiu¡¯s mouth as if deceiving himself. However, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s eyes were trained on Shi Bufan. Then, he curled his lips up and chuckled.


    Shi Bufan watched him for half a second, before swallowing the food. His ears were slightly red and he faintly smiled too.


    Zhen Youxiu then started to make use of every second and said, ¡°If I¡¯m right, when everyone was saying that you were transferring to the elite ss, it was because of my elder brother, right?¡±


    The parents didn¡¯t know what was going on. Shi Bufan¡¯s lips twitched and felt as ifyers of ck history were being uncovered.


    Zhen Yuanbai opened his mouth and thought of Shi Bufan¡¯s gloomy and fierce gaze when he took someone else¡¯s seat, and he couldn¡¯t help butugh again. That can¡¯t be. Shi Bufan actually started to like him at that time?


    ¡°And.¡± Zhen Youxiu said, ¡°You told the principal about my elder brother receiving a love letter and then forced the principal to put an end to the passing of love letters between students because you were jealous, right?¡±


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face darkened and he wanted to kick Zhen Youxiu¡¯s head off so badly. However, Zhen Yuanbai startedughing again. His eyes were sparkling and he felt sweet in his heart.


    Seeing how happy Zhen Yuanbai was smiling, Zhen Youxiu started to analyze everything again. Zhen Yuanbai couldn¡¯t stopughing. Zhen Youxiu stopped and then he purposely said, ¡°But I think that you must¡¯ve done more of these foolish things before. Do you want to tell us about it, so we can all get augh at it?¡±


    The moment he finished, Zhen Pingjin pped Zhen Youxiu on the head. He realized that he had exploded in front of the parents, so he knitted his eyebrows and closed his mouth, saying nothing.


    Shi Bufan¡¯s face brightened. You deserved it, stupid boy.


    Although Zhen Pingjin told Qin Ying that he liked Zhen Youxiu¡¯s personality more, Zhen Youxiu didn¡¯t think so. At least, he never warned him beforehand that he was getting a beating. But everytime he was about to hit his elder brother, his face would darken before he pped him. At least, his elder brother got a chance to cry first. However, everything was unexpected for him.


    Zhen Youxiu shoved a piece of red braised pork in his mouth, thinking that different people usually get treated differently.


    In short, the atmosphere during this dinner was quite peaceful.


    In this era right now, the parents were able to ept things easily, especially Zhen Family and Shi Family¡¯s parents were both of high-level educational background. They were unable to take their children back and beat them, forcing them to like girls. They could only act ording to Qin Ying, letting nature take its course. The two children were already adults, so let them decide their own matters.


    Even in his dream, Zhen Yuanbai would¡¯ve never thought that this would be the ending. Qin Ying clearly supported Zhen Yuanbai, but she was still worried about Shi Bufan. She reminded repeatedly, ¡°If you bully Congming, I won¡¯t let you go.¡±


    Zhen Pingjin was neutral, but he nced at Shi Bufan with hostility. Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s personality was like that of a girl. Now, he even found a boyfriend, but in Zhen Pingjin¡¯s eyes, it felt like he was marrying a girl off. His heart had been sinking and floating up and down.


    After the dinner, Shi Bufan held Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands in public and told him to rx. Zhen Pingjin walked over and wanted to say something, but Qin Ying forcibly dragged him back.


    But quickly, Zhen Yuanbai who was holding Shi Bufan¡¯s hands received a message from Qin Ying. ¡°You can¡¯t go book a hotel room.¡±


    Shi Bufan saw it and asked, ¡°Why is your mother so old-fashioned?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai immediately hid the phone and said, ¡°I¡¯ll listen to my mother.¡±


    ¡°Do you know what aspect about you that I¡¯m most scared of?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m most scared of you talking about your parents.¡± Shi Bufan purposely shamed him and said, ¡°You¡¯re already eighteen, so why are you acting like a kid from kindergartern?¡±


    ¡°Even if I grow up, my parents are still my parents.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you be awake?¡± Shi Bufan pursed his lips and said, ¡°Your parents obviously don¡¯t want you to book a room with me because they think that you¡¯re their possession. You need to resist, do you understand?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai fiercely red at him and said, ¡°If youe up with any more bad ns, I¡¯m going home right now.¡±


    When he said this, the tip of his ears were red. It was very easy to tease Zhen Yuanbai. He could say something casual and Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face would be flushed. When he kissed him, Zhen Yuanbai would cry.


    Shi Bufanughed and cupped Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands, kissing it and smiling sinisterly. ¡°You really don¡¯t want to do bad things with me?¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai tugged his hands back hard, and turned around to look elsewhere.


    I actually... want to.


    But that didn¡¯t look good. How could he be thinking about that when he just became an adult? Zhen Yuanbai lifted his leg and kicked Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°I need to take a physics exam so I can contribute to the nation in the future.¡±


    When Zhen Yuanbai said that he wanted to contribute to the nation, Shi Bufan couldn¡¯t help butugh. ¡°Why are you always thinking about contributing to the nation?¡±


    ¡°I want to be a scientist.¡±


    ¡°You also want to be a scientist?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai looked at the sky and curled his lips up, saying, ¡°I want tounch a project in which the whole world would be shocked. I want my mothend to be proud of me. I hope that one day when someone hears my name, they will do this...¡±


    He gave a thumbs up and praised, ¡°This is Chinese!¡±


    ¡°You really...¡± Shi Bufan reached over and hugged Zhen Yuanbai, softy chuckling, ¡°Why are you so stubborn and want to gain face for the nation?¡±


    ¡°Why else do you think I¡¯m studying so hard?¡±


    Shi Bufan chuckled and he noticed that Zhen Yuanbai was really a special kid. He thought about it for a while before saying, ¡°Then I¡¯ll be a soldier in the future and protect you, this scientist.¡±


    Something suddenly flickered through Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s mind and he looked at Shi Bufan, saying, ¡°That day, when I told Youxiu that I like you, he asked me if I forgot that I wanted to be a scientist.¡±


    Shi Bufan was confused as to why he suddenly mentioned this.


    Zhen Yuanbai buried himself in Shi Bufan¡¯s arms and said, ¡°When I was watching TV with Youxiu when we were young, we saw many soldiers doing their utmost to bring back scientists from abroad. I said that I want to be a scientist in the future and Youxiu said that he wanted to be someone that protects me... no wonder he was so angry when he heard me saying that I like you. He must¡¯ve thought that I forgot about him.¡±


    ¡°No wonder he didn¡¯t forget to protect you when we were ying a gun battle game.¡± Shi Bufan thought about it for a while before saying, ¡°Then I¡¯ll do my best to earn big bucks in the future. You must need a lot of money to do scientific research.¡±


    The two didn¡¯t realize how childish the topic of discussion was, but no matter what, their feelings for each other were genuine. Zhen Yuanbai stood up straight and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you have anything you want to do?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°I want to be able to y holographic games and open a science and technologypany, and develop in that direction.¡±


    ¡°Youxiu will definitely like you.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said happily, ¡°He loves to y games.¡±


    ¡°I also want to create luxury goods.¡±


    ¡°Like what?¡±


    Shi Bufan pulled his wrist and Zhen Yuanbai nced confusedly at the watch on his hands. Although he said the brand was CM, Zhen Yuanbai got no results from searching the brand up. Shi Bufan looked at the watch and asked, ¡°Have you fixed the time on the watch?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s been good so far.¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°You¡¯re so stupid. Let me teach you.¡±


    He reached over and twisted the nail by the side of the watch and said, ¡°I¡¯ll twist it while you look at the time.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai paid attention and looked at the time. But when the time slowly moved to 5:20, there were no seconds, so he was unable to determine how many seconds had passed. However, when Shi Bufan manually changed the time there, a row of words suddenly appeared on the watch: BF and CM: I LOVE YOU.


    Shi Bufan let go and the words immediately disappeared.


    Zhen Yuanbai blinked his eyes and said, ¡°This is...¡±


    ¡°Whenever the time hits 5:20, the row of words will be revealed, but only for one second before it disappears.¡± Shi Bufan sighed and said, ¡°You¡¯ve been wearing the watch for half a year. You¡¯re quite slow.¡±


    ¡°I...¡± Zhen Yuanbai said unbelievably, ¡°Only one second? How am I supposed to know?¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    When their gazes met, Zhen Yuanbai finally realized and acted touched, saying, ¡°Where did you buy this watch?¡±


    ¡°Buy?¡± Shi Bufan humphed and said, ¡°I personally made this. Every twelve hours, it will say I love you. It¡¯s an exclusive, so do you think you can buy it?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai blinked his eyes and his eyes were sparkling like stars. ¡°Why not do it on the second hand? Have it say that every 5 minutes and 2 second...¡±


    ¡°Greedy.¡± Shi Bufan reached over and hugged him, saying, ¡°There¡¯s another detail. Look at the hands of the clock. It represents you and I. The second hand is unnecessary.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai took a careful look and indeed, there were small letters on the minute and hour hand. There was a ¡®S¡¯ and ¡®Z¡¯ representing Shi and Zhen.


    Zhen Yuanbai suddenly wrapped his arms around Shi Bufan¡¯s neck and kissed him hard on the lips.


    No wonder there was a line of confession on the back of the watch. Time represents my love for you.


    He didn¡¯t understand this, but he finally did now.


    As long as time doesn¡¯t stop, I will never stop loving you.


    I love you so much to the point I don¡¯t know what to do. I can only represent my love for you through these little thoughts.


    I¡¯ll hide my thoughts and carve it into time. It will always be there, waiting for you to find out.

 Ch68 - Little Secret

    <h4>Chapter Ch68 - Little Secret</h4>


    <i>Note: not proofreaded</i>


    A decadeter.


    In the bustling airport, a young man wearing a tan-colored windbreaker has been frequently ncing at the watch. His hair was slightly curly and contrasting his exquisite and snow-white face, it made him look gentle and warm.


    ¡°This is...¡± A voice suddenly rang and a middle-aged man got out of the car in front and nced at the young man. ¡°It¡¯s Zhen...¡±


    ¡°Hello Teacher Liang.¡± Zhen Yuanbai suddenly smiled and nodded.


    He always had a good memory and at first nce, he was able to recognize the man in front of him to be Liang Xiude, his highschool math teacher. Liang Xiude nced at him and praised, ¡°These years, I¡¯ve heard new abouts you. You just... returned?¡±


    He looked at the suitcases by Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s side.


    The shy and timid young man from the past has transformed into a gentle young man. He smiled a contagious smile. He appeared harmless, but he was confident and calm. He said, ¡°I¡¯m on my annual leave, so I came back to visit.¡±


    ¡°Eh?¡± Seeing that there was still time left, Liang Xiude asked, ¡°How are you and Shi Bufan?¡±


    The night the college entrance exam was over, a few groups had erupted into discussion. The next morning, Shi Bufan and Zhen Yuanbai even made it on the hot search rankings on social media. There were pictures of them kissing under the college entrance exam banner. Don¡¯t mention the whole school who the two would see every day, but even strangers widened their eyes at the sight of the pictures.


    Those who didn¡¯t recognize the kids believed that the two must be bad students who got poor grades.


    But the previous night, the video of the TV station interviewing Zhen Yuanbai and Shi Bufan was quickly edited out. The TV station proved that the two were basically top students and they made it on two of the hot search rankings. Even more, once the college entrance exam grades came out, everyone was shocked.


    The two of them actually scored full marks on the college entrance exam!


    It was the miracle within a miracle that there were two people with top scores in the province and even more, their grades in other subjects were considerately good too. Their grades painted anotheryer of color on their rtionship. Those who had been meddling in other people¡¯s businesses and disapproving of them quietly disappeared. Later on, Shengyi High School started spreading the story of the two of them. Although they exaggerated some parts, what was undeniable was that everyone in Shengyi High School all admired them.


    Even more, don¡¯t mention how Zhen Youxiu had gotten into the same college as his elder brother. Zhen Family¡¯s brothers were the legend of the legend.


    For a while, Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face would flush whenever Shi Bufan was mentioned. However, he was able to faintly smile and handle this right now. ¡°He wille and pick me upter.¡±


    Liang Xiude nodded and sighed with feelings, saying, ¡°You guys don¡¯t see each other that often, but who knew you guys have such a great rtionship?¡±


    Actually, it wasn¡¯t that they never saw each other. Although the scientific project Zhen Yuanbai was participating in was secretive, Shi Bufan was able toe and visit him from time to time. Now, Shi Bufan was a well-known figure within the business world and he sponsored most of the scientific research there was.


    Zhen Yuanbai recalled Shi Bufan actually making up a lie to deceive Liang Xiude. He was a bit embarrassed and said, ¡°No... what did he say to you?¡±


    ¡°He said that you identally scrubbed your chest too hard while showering and scratched the skin. Whenever you touch it, it hurts. However, you were too shy to go to the doctor.¡±


    ¡°...¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Never, that never happened!¡±


    Liang Xiude chuckled and said, ¡°I thought about it many times and I thought that wasn¡¯t the truth either. Ok, I need to head in now. Goodbye.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face was red from embarrassment.


    That wasn¡¯t what happened... what would the teacher make of their rtionship now?!


    Zhen Yuanbai was fuming with anger and when Shi Bufan walked over, that was the scene he saw. He knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Who angered you?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a bastard!¡± The moment Zhen Yunabai saw him, he couldn¡¯t keep up his gentle persona. He threw his suitcase by Shi Bufan and got into the car.


    Shi Bufan admitted his fate and ced his suitcase into the trunk of the car. He sat in the driver¡¯s seat and said, ¡°You have the guts to scold me? What did you say to me in the past? You said that you¡¯ll return three days ago, but guess what happened now?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what I thought.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said rudely, ¡°I scold you not because you made me wait for you, but because...¡±


    Shi Bufan raised his eyebrows and faintly said, ¡°Because what?¡±


    ¡°...Nothing.¡± Zhen Yuanbai ced his seatbelt on and looked ahead. Shi Bufan withdrew his gaze and started the engine when he heard his darling say, ¡°Wait.¡±


    Shi Bufan stopped and as expected, he heard him talking endlessly about the safety of seatbelts as he put the seatbelt on for him. ¡°You have to put your seatbelt on while driving. Do you know how dangerous it is if you don¡¯t?¡±


    Shi Bufan curled his lips up and when Zhen Yuanbai looked at him again, he said coldly, ¡°I know.¡±


    Actually, whenever Shi Bufan was in the car with someone else, he would remember to put on his seatbelts. There was nothing he could do about this. Whenever his darling called, he would remind him to follow thew and safety was first when he drove the car. Even more, he had to go do a checkup on his body from time to time, and he couldn¡¯t smoke or drink too excessively... yada yada. He obviously cared about his life since he needed to love his darling. Therefore, he remembered everything Zhen Yuanbai said. But whenever thetter was by his side, he purposely acted like he forgot everything, so he could enjoy this treatment from Zhen Yuanbai.


    After Zhen Yuanbai sat still, Shi Bufan still drove the car with an indifferent expression. Zhen Yuanbai secretly looked at him and murmured, ¡°You¡¯re still angry?¡±


    ¡°Heg. Do I dare to be angry?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai said helplessly, ¡°I¡¯m really busy. Look, aren¡¯t I back now? I even asked for a long break, so I cane back and stay with you.¡±


    ¡°How long?¡±


    ¡°Half a month.¡± Zhen Yuanbai revealed a smile, but Shi Bufan¡¯s gaze became gloomy. ¡°What? You think that you can please me within this half month?¡±


    ¡°Half a month is enough.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said softly, ¡°We can go home and get our household registers tonight, and we can get our marriage certificate tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°You think that nning for a wedding doesn¡¯t involve any time?¡± When mentioning this, Shi Bufan had a fierce gaze. ¡°Don¡¯t forget how you told me that you were going to marry me three years ago. And now what? It¡¯s been dyed to this year. Three days ago, you said that you¡¯ll get married to me, but you dyed another three days. I have a feeling that once we¡¯re done getting our marriage certificate tomorrow, you might receive a call and then apologize to me for dying the wedding.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Zhen Yuanbai raised his hand and said seriously, ¡°I promise I won¡¯t. Plus, we are nning to establish a research institute here in half a year. When the timees, I¡¯lle back here to work. Then, we can meet frequently.¡±


    Shi Bufan shook his head, clearing not believing this.


    Zhen Yuanbai thought that he could only prove this with time.


    When they returned to the Zhen Family, Zhen Yuanbai received enthusiastic wees. Hearing that the two came back to grab their household registers, Qin Ying immediately got out and shoved it into Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s hands. She smiled and said, ¡°Ok, you guys should¡¯ve long gotten married. You guys are going to get your marriage certificates tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhen Yuanbai said, ¡°Youxiu probably won¡¯t be able toe back until a few dayster and he said for you guys to not miss him too much.¡±


    Zhen Youxiu entered the military as he wished. He had a clever mind and flexible body, so he had been doing well. However, he didn¡¯t seem to like the lifestyle there, so he nned on being discharged from military service after a while anding back. He wanted to follow Shi Bufan¡¯s footsteps and work on the holographic technologies.


    Zhen Yuanbai hadn¡¯t been back for a long time, so he talked to his parents for a while. Zhen Pingjinzily leaned against the massaging chair that Shi Bufan boughf or him. He quite enjoyed his conversation with Shi Bufan. After all, Zhen Pingjin had a gamingpany, so he was an expert in this field.


    When Zhen Yuanbai left from his parent¡¯s house, Qin Ying suddenly handed him a car and said, ¡°Youxiu left this for you.¡±


    Shi Bufan looked over and Zhen Yuanbai took the little card, saying in shock, ¡°Youxiu left this for me?¡±


    ¡°Right. He said that when you marry Fanfan, he¡¯ll give it to you. He said that Shi Bufan will tell you what this is.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai was confused and he asked, ¡°Is this the money that Youxiu saved? I can¡¯t take his money.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not his money. He saved his money. He said that this belonged to you from the start.¡±


    Shi Bufan said on the side, ¡°Was his original words ¡®only give this to Yuanyuan when he gets married or breaks up?¡¯¡±


    Those were his original words. Qin Ying said helplessly, ¡°The kid acts like that. Don¡¯t take it to your heart.¡±


    How could Zhen Yuanbai not know about his younger brother¡¯s personality? He epted the card questioningly and said, ¡°Go and check how much money is in there.¡±


    ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, there should be at least a few million.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai arrived at the bank and noticed that Shi Bufan was correct. He asked shockingly, ¡°How do you know? Where did Youxiu get this money from?¡±


    ¡°Where else?¡± Shi Bufan got in the car with him and hugged Zhen Yuanbai. He closed the door and said, ¡°He obviously set up a trap for me and waited for me to fall in.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Zhen Yuanbai was shocked. In his mind, hebelled his brother as ¡®liar,¡¯ ¡®gold-digger¡¯ ¡®scumbags,¡¯ and such. Then, he ripped off thebels and said angrily, ¡°Youxiu wouldn¡¯t do that.¡±


    ¡°Do you remember that I said I would tell you something on our wedding night?¡±


    ¡°?¡± Zhen Yuanbai immediately moved over and said softly, ¡°What exactly?¡±


    ¡°Do a good job at serving upon me tonight...¡± Shi Bufan pinched Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s chin andughed sinisterly. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you then.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face turned red and he moved away. The two of them had dated for so many years, but Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s face still reddened from time to time. Shi Bufan was proud of that and prepared to drive them towards their new home when Zhen Yuanbai suddenly called Zhen Youxiu in the car. That boy immediately ruined Shi Bufan¡¯s n and said, ¡°Did you receive the card? Remember when I asked Brother Shi for an allowance back then? He¡¯s been transferring money in all these years. Originally, I thought that he would¡¯ve dumped you, so the money would¡¯ve been forpensation, but I didn¡¯t expect for you guys to be together today. What? I don¡¯t know. You can ask Shi Bufan about that. I¡¯m going to hang up now.¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai rambled and then hung up. Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanbai stared at Shi Bufan and then hit him, and then again. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you won¡¯t give him money in the past? You lied to me?¡±


    ¡°I think that what he was considering was reasonable. If I dumped you, I deserve to give youpensation. If I didn¡¯t, he needs to give the money back anyway. It¡¯s not like you will suffer a loss.¡±


    ¡°Then what if I dump you?¡± Zhen Yuanbai¡¯s words received Shi Bufan¡¯s silent disdain. He was gloomy for a second before he said fiercely, ¡°You guys dare to make this deal behind my back. Quickly tell me. What else have you hid from me?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Shi Bufan said, ¡°This was the secret that I was going to share with you during our wedding night, but that boy actually exposed me like that. What other secrets could I have?¡±


    Zhen Yuanbai clutched the card and suddenlyughed. He looked at the driver or Shi Bufan and then he said softly, ¡°Then...¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you treat today as our wedding night?¡±


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