Chapter 21 (1/2)

Got today's update done early.

Just so you guys know, I think one of my favorite parts of translating is getting to share all of these… interesting Chinese gifs and memes in the footnotes.

8:40 A.M.

Shenghua International School has finished its first cla.s.s.

The lecture buildings in the elementary and middle schools are located at the southern end of the school, separated by a small garden, which is a popular summer spot for students. Now the weather has cooled down and n.o.body except the gardener has visited it.

Hidden in the shade of the tree on the stone path, Tang Li and Lei Yumeng kept some distance from each other.

Tang Li usually does not like to laugh at school, often he kept a straight face, just looking at his expression any person could guess he is a very difficult person to get along with. Of course, his temper is as bad as people a.s.sume.

From Lei Yumeng's memory alone, the amount of girls Tang Li has caused to cry could not be counted with only two hands.

But because Tang Li is beautiful, good at learning, and holds the teachers and princ.i.p.al in the palm of his hand, whether it was in the elementary school or middle school, there are countless girls who like him.

Lei Yumeng is the boldest of the girls.

She didn't care that Tang Li was younger than her, nor did she care that her cla.s.smates laughed at her for wanting to rob the cradle [1]. She thought she could wait for Tang Li to grow up. They would go to high school together, go abroad to study together, and later, after they start working, they'll get married and have children together.

How wonderful…

But when thinking about Tang Li's att.i.tude towards her, Lei Yumeng became very sad. She just didn't know how to change Tang Li's feelings.

While Lei Yumeng was in a state of fantasy, Tang Li stood still.

There were no superfluous expressions on his face. With those dark eyes, he observed Lei Yumeng quietly for a long time, and then calmly opened his mouth: “Don't you like me? Why are you talking to my brother?

After hearing this question, Lei Yumeng was stunned.

After a moment, she seemed to suddenly realize something, the surprise in her eyes almost overflowed, and the smile on her lips could not be suppressed.

“Are you jealous?” Asked Lei Yumeng.

“Answer me.” Tang Li frowned and repeated the question he had just asked, “Why are you talking to my brother?”

It seems to be jealousy.

Lei Yumeng thought to herself that she was so happy that she would like to show off to some of her close friends and sisters. She spent a lot of energy to suppress the excitement in her heart. She calmly said, “Your big brother is so beautiful and gentle, much better than you.”

Finally, she added smugly, “And your big brother seems to like me a lot.”

Both her parents and relatives said that Shen Yu was an odd-tempered man and was not easy to get along with. Also, it was easier to climb the sky than to see him in person.

But Shen Yu was not at all like what those people had said. He not only laughed and talked with her, but also handed her a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

In a word, Shen Yu is really special to her.

Remembering the way Shen Yu spoke to her in a soft voice, Lei Yumeng felt her cheeks burning faintly, and her whole heart began to pound.

Like a small rabbit thumping continuously.

While Lei Yumeng's heart was overflowing with emotion, she completely failed to notice Tang Li's gloomy eyes. When she recovered, Tang Li, who had kept a distance from her not long ago, had moved in close to her, and his expression had returned to normal.

“You think too much. How could my brother like a naive little girl like you [2]?” Tang Li raised the corners of his mouth and gave a cool smile. Just how cold was the look in his eyes?

Tang Li is a growing quickly, but he's still half-head shorter than Lei Yumeng, who is nearly 1.65 meters (5ft 4in) tall. He raised his chin slightly and fixed his eyes on Lei Yumeng.

“Don't think about my brother. What do you think of me?” Tang Li said, “Although I'm young, don't you like me?”

Such a ridiculous remark was said by Tang Li in a very serious manner.

Lei Yumeng was stunned for a long time. After a while, her heart began to beat wildly again.

She couldn't hear the mockery in the Tang Li tone. However, the contents of the words made Lei Yumeng both surprised and happy for a while.

“What do you mean?” Lei Yumeng asked carefully.

“You're asking what I mean?” Tang Li raised his lips and laughed, always giving off a cool atmosphere, “It's exactly what you think I mean.”

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When Shen Yu finished the last meeting of the day, it was already after four o'clock in the afternoon.

After looking at the time, he decided to go to the school with Uncle Zhang to pick up Tang Li and go home.

On the way, Shen Yu, who had nothing to do, was looking through Weibo casually and discovered that Jenny Yang had sent him several messages in the afternoon, all of which were concerned about the health of Tang Li. Finally, she added a note “If you have any news, please reply”.

“…” Shen Yu was speechless.

Why didn't he find out that Jenny Yang had such a stubborn side when they had dinner last night?

He originally thought Jenny Yang was a shy girl. If he slightly neglected her, she should quit pursuing him.

Shen Yu sighed, deliberated for a while, and then typed, deleted, typed again and responded.

[Sorry for the late reply. Just finished work. Chestnut is much better now. Thank you for your concern.]

In short, every word carries an undertone of alienation.

Shen Yu did not want to respond to Jenny Yang's advances. He only wanted Jenny Yang to see his intentions soon, even if she just thought of them as ordinary friends.