In the end, everyone respected Tang Yuanyuan’s intentions. As Tang Yuanyuan had class later in the afternoon, she would have to return after sitting for a while and as expected, Yuchi Yishu would be her first choice to accompany her back. However, Zhong Chufeng didn’t want to let this chance slip away so easily.
While Tang Yuanyuan was drinking some water, Zhong Chufeng pulled Yuchi Yishu aside and told him, “Let me accompany her back.”
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Yishu gave him a slight glance.
“This is such a rare chance for me and this little girl is almost grown up now. You promised me last year that you’ll let me accompany her more, but now she doesn’t even want to meet me after she lost weight.”
Upon mentioning this, Yuchi Yishu’s gaze turned cold and the atmosphere around them turned chilly. “Don’t you have the slightest idea why she lost weight?”
Zhong Chufeng froze. Even before he could react, Yuchi Yishu brushed past him and walked toward Tang Yuanyuan. His tall and slender body bent down as he helped her carry two boxes. “Let’s go.”
Tang Yuanyuan had just finished her water when she saw Yuchi Yishu carry the gifts and hurriedly put down the cup and went to his side. In the next second, Yuchi Yishu squatted down and instructed her, “Come on up.”
“Huh?” Tang Yuanyuan was confused. “Yishu?”
“Weren’t you tired when you came over? I’ll carry you back.”
“No, it’s okay.” Tang Yuanyuan’s face immediately flushed red. She dared not simply climb onto Yuchi Yishu’s back in front of so many people. Moreover, this was his school. If anyone were to witness this scene, it would be embarrassing.
“Oh-ho~” Other than Zhong Chufeng, the other two roommates teased them too. This made Tang Yuanyuan’s face even redder. She reached out and tugged Yuchi Yishu’s shirt and said, “Let’s go, Yishu.”
“Yuan, are you shy? Please don’t worry because we’re not laughing at you. It’s just that we couldn’t contain our laughter as we haven’t seen this gentle side of him before.”
Yuchi Yishu wanted to piggyback her since she came all the way here alone during noontime and must have felt tired and thirsty. He’d be sorry for her if he let her walk by herself again. It could be said that he’d been spoiling her since she was young. “Let’s go.”
Yuchi Yishu stepped out while Tang Yuanyuan grabbed onto the hem of his shirt; as though she was his tail, she followed him out. Before she headed out—as if she had thought of something—she secretly turned around to peep at the rest of the people. “I’ll be going off now. Goodbye everyone.”
“Goodbye, Yuan. Stay safe!”
After Tang Yuanyuan had exited their dormitory, both of Yuchi Yishu’s roommates looked each other in the eyes and placed their hands under their chin.
“Yishu’s sister is too adorable. By the looks of it, she seems to be a nice girl.”
“What are you talking about?” Zhong Chufeng chimed in and continued on chiding, “You guys are not allowed to take advantage of her.”
“What do you mean by that, Zhong Chufeng?”
Both of his roommates squinted at Zhong Chufeng while observing him. “Are you having thoughts about that young lady? My goodness, you’re even worse than a monster!”
Upon hearing this, his face turned dark with anger. “How am I a monster?”
“I can’t believe you like his sister. By the looks of it, she’s just a middle school student. That’s really too much of you, Zhong Chufeng!”
“That’s right! I can’t believe you’d target a middle school student!”
Sharing the same hatred, both of his roommates glared at Zhong Chufeng furiously.
Zhong Chufeng became speechless, yet happy at the same time, after he heard the compliments they had for Tang Yuanyuan. However, these two feelings contradicted each other and he had no choice but to explain to his roommates with an angry expression, “Who told you she’s a middle school student? She’s already a high school student and after the New Year, she’ll become an adult.”
“What?” The both of them were surprised, “She’s almost an adult? But she still looks young.”
Beaming with pride, Zhong Chufeng explained, “That’s because she’s cute.”
“Tsk. Why are you so happy? No matter how adorable she is, she’s not yours. She’s Yuchi Yishu’s.”
“She may not be mine for now, but who knows someday in the future she might be?” Zhong Chufeng was confident about it. Moreover, he was determined to win over Tang Yuanyuan. All these years, he had never thought of liking other girls and was faithfully waiting for her to grow up. What was more absurd was that he had thought that no other woman except for Tang Yuanyuan looked beautiful. No matter how he looked at her, she was always adorable and beautiful to him.
“The future is still uncertain. Looking at you, it seems that you’re really head over heels for her. But what about her brother? Did he agree to let you chase after her?”
Zhong Chufeng was stunned for a moment. Yuchi Yishu did agree to it previously but he wasn’t sure of it anymore after what Yuchi Yishu said to him just now; his words made him uncomfortable. Zhong Chufeng had himself to blame too since Tang Yuanyuan became the person she was today because of him. However, it was unintentional. At the thought of this, he twitched his mouth. “I would still chase after her even if Yuchi Yishu doesn’t agree with it. He’s not even related to her.”
“What?” Both his roommates were puzzled. “They’re not related?”
“Uh-uh.” Zhong Chufeng shook his head and explained, “Both of them just happened to have grown up together from childhood and they call each other brother and sister just for the sake of it.”
“F*ck. They just grew up together but are not related?”
“That’s right.”
“Zhong Chufeng, you’re doomed.”
Zhong Chufeng was puzzled. What do they mean by that? He stared at them, feeling very confused. Both his roommates displayed regretful and pitiful expressions on their face. To be precise, they both showed sympathizing expressions on their faces and said, “Zhong Chufeng, it’s not that we want to dampen your spirits, but we think you might not even stand a chance.”
“That’s right. Since they’re childhood sweethearts who grew up together, do you think you’d stand a chance with her?”
“So what if they grew up together? Their relationship is as pure as it can be,” Zhong Chufeng defended.
“Pure? What you saw was just the surface; have you not seen how dependent the young lady is on Yishu? Just by that alone, you might lose out to him.”
“What’s wrong with being dependent? Being dependent doesn’t mean she likes him.”
“She may not have feelings for him now, but what about the future?”
Suddenly, as if Zhong Chufeng understood their meaning, he looked at his two roommates and pursed his lips.
“It might look like she doesn’t have feelings for him, but what about in the future? Do you think you’ll win against him once she knows what it’s like to have feelings for someone?”
Zhong Chufeng’s heart sank upon hearing this. Indeed, he was no match for Yuchi Yishu in terms of looks, talents, and many other aspects. But if relationships were determined through competition, no one would be able to find partners who are compatible with them. After all, there would always be many outstanding people around. However, to be able to find someone one can be mutually in love with was very hard.
“Bro, it’s not too late to realize this, so please be a little more open-minded and change your feelings for her.”
“He’s right. Even if you don’t want to do so, you should at least spend less time thinking about her and try to look at other women. There are other women out there who are beautiful too.”
Beautiful? Looking at his roommates, Zhong Chufeng became speechless. He then uttered, “What do you know? I like her not because of how she looks.” After he had finished, Zhong Chufeng turned around and left their dormitory.
His roommates just stared speechlessly at each other.
“Is he angry?’
“I think he is.”
“But I think we weren’t wrong. We just wanted to give him a little heads up.”
“Who knows? He might really have feelings for her.”
“She’s just a girl. Does he really like her?”
“Who knows.”
