Chapter 107 – Xia Menghuan x Liao Zhenyu I (Translated and edited by Xing)
Liao Zhenyu would never forget the first time he saw Xia Menghuan.
Skinny with a medium build, she had a tiny face with delicate features. Her complexion was wan and her eyes were not considered large. However, they were flawlessly bright like two freshly washed black grapes.
She wore a white knee-length dress dotted with tiny orange flowers. Her pale lower legs were bare as she stood next to Tang Xue with the tips of her toes pointed demurely towards each other. Next to his boss’s ramrod-straight posture, it was like a tiny white rabbit standing next to a tiger.
How cute!
This was Liao Zhenyu’s immediate reaction solely based on what he saw.
Liao Zhenyu’s ideal type was the same as all other typical guys, which were girls whose appearance and personality was soft, sweet and reliant on others. When he saw Xia Menghuan, his heart started racing instinctively.
However, he soon experienced for himself how bawdy and roguish both her mouth and personality was. All the cuteness and heart-racing emotions he felt was a lie.
What happened next? How did he fell into her trap?
When Liao Zhenyu looked back on this in the future, he discovered that there was a reason for everything.
And this reason was not their first meeting. Rather, it was a meeting that happened due to pure coincidence.
That day, he just ended an anatomy lesson. Holding his stomach with one hand and pushing his bicycle along with the other, he happened to see Xia Menghuan passed by with her small backpack. She was small and her bag was tiny as well. It was an adorable sight but when Liao Zhenyu recalled her nature… forget it.
Liao Zhenyu greeted, “Are you heading to find my boss?”
Xia Menghuan shook her head. “Nope. My king is with Li Yubing. Are you going back to the dormitory?”
“Mm.”
“Can you send me back as well? It’s exhausting to walk back myself.”
Since it was not a big deal, Liao Zhenyu agreed readily.
Thus, Xia Menghuan sat on the backseat of Liao Zhenyu’s bicycle. The backseat was a little low. She had to bend her knees and put her feet on the bicycle frame of the back wheel. It made her looked like she was squatting there.
Liao Zhenyu held the handlebar with one hand while his other hand still held his stomach.
Xia Menghuan was a little puzzled. “Liao Zhenyu, does your stomach ache? You can put me down. I can walk.”
“It’s okay. There’s no need.” Though Liao Zhenyu had removed Xia Menghuan from the kind of girls that were his type, he kept the burden of being a man.
No matter how skinny Xia Menghuan was, she was still a person. The bicycle was not stable with how he only held onto the handlebar with one hand. After almost knocking into a pedestrian twice, he finally let go of his stomach and used both hands to steer.
When turning around the corner, the bicycle swerved to one side. A little scared, Xia Menghuan grabbed onto Liao Zhenyu’s waist instinctively.
When she touched his stomach, she got a fright and immediately pulled her hands back.
“You…” Xia Menghuan started to speak and stopped. Her voice was a little incredulous.
Liao Zhenyu was silent. She raised her head to look at him and found that his ears and the back of his head had turned red.
Xia Menghuan was shocked and bewildered. “Liao Zhenyu, you’re pregnant?”
Screech—
The bicycle came to a halt with an ear-piercing screech. Xia Menghuan was caught off guard and her face bumped into Liao Zhenyu’s back.
Liao Zhenyu propped up his bicycle with one foot on the ground. He turned and looked at her with awkward embarrassment. “Don’t say such nonsense.”
Xia Menghuan rubbed her face and looked at him with disbelief. “I felt the fetus moved.”
“How is it—” Unable to find an apt description, Liao Zhenyu thumped the handlebar in frustration. “Come here.”
He brought her to a corner and pulled out his shirt. From within, he fished out something and carefully cradled it in his hands.
It was a tiny white rabbit with its ears lying flat across its head. It rested on his hands docilely, its soft fur rippling slightly with every breath it took.
Xia Menghuan took the rabbit from him and let it nestled in her arms. “Where did this rabbit come from? It’s so cute… I was shocked. I even started wondering who the father was.”
“You’re overthinking it…”
“But why would you hide a rabbit in your shirt?”
“Xia Menghuan, in dramas, people who know too much usually won’t live long.”
“I’ll go ask my king if you don’t tell me.” Xia Menghuan turned and left with the rabbit as she spoke. “And I won’t return the rabbit too.”
It was an effective move. Liao Zhenyu grabbed her arm. “Don’t tell anyone else.” Then, he told her what happened.
He smuggled this rabbit out from his anatomy lesson. The professor wanted them to dissect a rabbit each. However, Liao Zhenyu was unable to do so even after raising the scalpel for a long while. He could only sneak the rabbit out secretly. He was not carrying a bag nor wearing a jacket and the back-pockets of his jeans were too tight. Thus, he could only hide the rabbit in his shirt and tuck his shirt into his jeans.
Xia Menghuan was unable to understand his logic. “Why can’t you do it?”
“It’s still alive and was looking at me.”
Xia Menghuan’s face was puzzled. “Wouldn’t it be dead after you kill it?”
“You…” Liao Zhenyu felt that he was unable to communicate with her. He retorted, “Do you never hesitate when you raise and land your scalpel in anatomy lessons?”
“Mm.” Xia Menghuan nodded. “I especially love attending anatomy lessons. The professor even praised me.”
“Goodbye, fearsome woman.”
“Goodbye…” Still hugging the tiny rabbit, Xia Menghuan nuzzled it with her face. “Can I have the rabbit for a few days to play with it? It’s so cute.”
“No, give it back.” Liao Zhenyu did not want to pass the rabbit to Xia Menghuan, He was afraid that she would eat it.
He snatched the rabbit back and Xia Menghuan did not resist. She looked at Liao Zhenyu curiously. “Do you only not kill rabbits or not kill everything else as well?”
Liao Zhenyu ignored her. His eyes darted before gazing at the sky.
Xia Menghuan was astonished. “It can’t be, how do you even learn medicine if you’re like this? You have to operate on humans in the future.”
“You don’t have to care.” Liao Zhenyu was annoyed. “Also, you’re not allowed to tell my boss.”
After all, this was nothing to be proud of as a medical student. = =
After that day, for three days straight, Xia Menghuan would sing a modified version of a commonly known nursery rhyme.[1]
Little white rabbit, so very white
Two tiny ears, sticking upright
Slice its artery and slice its vein
Looking so still, such a delight
When Liao Zhenyu heard it, he could almost visualize the blood-drenched image. Of all things, Xia Menghuan had to sing it in such an upbeat tone too. Disturbed and unable to bear it, Liao Zhenyu’s voice was thoroughly exasperated. “Xia Menghuan, are you a freak? Why do you like gore and violence so much?”
Xia Menghuan startled. Then, tears quickly pooled in her eyes. Her eyes were wide and glistened as she looked at him with innocence.
With her eyes like this, Liao Zhenyu was unable to meet her gaze. One glance was all it took to make him feel inexplicably guilty. He turned his face away.
Xia Menghuan said, “Liao Zhenyu, I merely wanted to help you prepare mentally so that you could come to terms with this issue. That’s my only intention.”
Liao Zhenyu did not say a word. He felt slightly apologetic and wanted to apologize but was unable to bring himself to do so. This chapter is a labour of love that should not be found outside of teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com.
Xia Menghuan continued, “And I’m not a freak who likes gore and violence either. Who would ever like killing those cute and small animals? However, this is a task that someone must undertake. In order to save lives, a person must first have blood on his or her hands.”
Though it felt kind of odd that she, as a vet, was talking about saving lives with him, Liao Zhenyu was still a little touched. At the same time, he felt guilty as well.
“All right, I’m sorry.” His voice gentled when he saw the brimming tears in her eyes. “Thank you, really.”
Xia Menghuan wiped her eyes. Her fragile appearance made Liao Zhenyu felt like even more of a sinner. Xia Menghuan said, “Liao Zhenyu, if you really do feel sorry, help me to do something.”
“What is it?”
Xia Menghuan opened her bag unhurriedly and fished out a bullfrog.
Liao Zhenyu, “…” His jaw was about to drop.
Xia Menghuan passed the bullfrog to him. “Kill its entire family.”
The bullfrog kicked its legs, its two beady eyes still. However, Liao Zhenyu could sense that it was staring at him.
Liao Zhenyu pointed to the bullfrog and questioned, “Why is it its entire family? Is it pregnant?”
“It has five brothers. This here is number three.”
“…” Liao Zhenyu held his forehead. Though speechless, he was curious as well. “Where are its brothers?”
“With the boss of the eatery.”
Xia Menghuan had bought five bullfrogs at the eatery near the school entrance. She kept them there and only took one out with her every day. It ensured that she would be able to take one out anytime. This way, everyone could work and rest in shifts. It was extremely thoughtful of her.
Liao Zhenyu felt that Xia Menghuan was indeed a very ‘unique’ girl.
That day, under this ‘unique’ girl’s supervision, he did a thorough and detailed job of killing and cleaning the five bullfrogs. After he was done, the bullfrogs were not wasted and handed to the boss to be cooked.
After killing, he vomited for a long time. However, through this, he somewhat miraculously curbed his fear of dissection.
Chapter 107 – Xia Menghuan x Liao Zhenyu I (Translated and edited by Xing)
Liao Zhenyu would never forget the first time he saw Xia Menghuan.
Skinny with a medium build, she had a tiny face with delicate features. Her complexion was wan and her eyes were not considered large. However, they were flawlessly bright like two freshly washed black grapes.
She wore a white knee-length dress dotted with tiny orange flowers. Her pale lower legs were bare as she stood next to Tang Xue with the tips of her toes pointed demurely towards each other. Next to his boss’s ramrod-straight posture, it was like a tiny white rabbit standing next to a tiger.
How cute!
This was Liao Zhenyu’s immediate reaction solely based on what he saw.
Liao Zhenyu’s ideal type was the same as all other typical guys, which were girls whose appearance and personality was soft, sweet and reliant on others. When he saw Xia Menghuan, his heart started racing instinctively.
However, he soon experienced for himself how bawdy and roguish both her mouth and personality was. All the cuteness and heart-racing emotions he felt was a lie.
What happened next? How did he fell into her trap?
When Liao Zhenyu looked back on this in the future, he discovered that there was a reason for everything.
And this reason was not their first meeting. Rather, it was a meeting that happened due to pure coincidence.
That day, he just ended an anatomy lesson. Holding his stomach with one hand and pushing his bicycle along with the other, he happened to see Xia Menghuan passed by with her small backpack. She was small and her bag was tiny as well. It was an adorable sight but when Liao Zhenyu recalled her nature… forget it.
Liao Zhenyu greeted, “Are you heading to find my boss?”
Xia Menghuan shook her head. “Nope. My king is with Li Yubing. Are you going back to the dormitory?”
“Mm.”
“Can you send me back as well? It’s exhausting to walk back myself.”
Since it was not a big deal, Liao Zhenyu agreed readily.
Thus, Xia Menghuan sat on the backseat of Liao Zhenyu’s bicycle. The backseat was a little low. She had to bend her knees and put her feet on the bicycle frame of the back wheel. It made her looked like she was squatting there.
Liao Zhenyu held the handlebar with one hand while his other hand still held his stomach.
Xia Menghuan was a little puzzled. “Liao Zhenyu, does your stomach ache? You can put me down. I can walk.”
“It’s okay. There’s no need.” Though Liao Zhenyu had removed Xia Menghuan from the kind of girls that were his type, he kept the burden of being a man.
No matter how skinny Xia Menghuan was, she was still a person. The bicycle was not stable with how he only held onto the handlebar with one hand. After almost knocking into a pedestrian twice, he finally let go of his stomach and used both hands to steer.
When turning around the corner, the bicycle swerved to one side. A little scared, Xia Menghuan grabbed onto Liao Zhenyu’s waist instinctively.
When she touched his stomach, she got a fright and immediately pulled her hands back.
“You…” Xia Menghuan started to speak and stopped. Her voice was a little incredulous.
Liao Zhenyu was silent. She raised her head to look at him and found that his ears and the back of his head had turned red.
Xia Menghuan was shocked and bewildered. “Liao Zhenyu, you’re pregnant?”
Screech—
The bicycle came to a halt with an ear-piercing screech. Xia Menghuan was caught off guard and her face bumped into Liao Zhenyu’s back.
Liao Zhenyu propped up his bicycle with one foot on the ground. He turned and looked at her with awkward embarrassment. “Don’t say such nonsense.”
Xia Menghuan rubbed her face and looked at him with disbelief. “I felt the fetus moved.”
“How is it—” Unable to find an apt description, Liao Zhenyu thumped the handlebar in frustration. “Come here.”
He brought her to a corner and pulled out his shirt. From within, he fished out something and carefully cradled it in his hands.
It was a tiny white rabbit with its ears lying flat across its head. It rested on his hands docilely, its soft fur rippling slightly with every breath it took.
Xia Menghuan took the rabbit from him and let it nestled in her arms. “Where did this rabbit come from? It’s so cute… I was shocked. I even started wondering who the father was.”
“You’re overthinking it…”
“But why would you hide a rabbit in your shirt?”
“Xia Menghuan, in dramas, people who know too much usually won’t live long.”
“I’ll go ask my king if you don’t tell me.” Xia Menghuan turned and left with the rabbit as she spoke. “And I won’t return the rabbit too.”
It was an effective move. Liao Zhenyu grabbed her arm. “Don’t tell anyone else.” Then, he told her what happened.
He smuggled this rabbit out from his anatomy lesson. The professor wanted them to dissect a rabbit each. However, Liao Zhenyu was unable to do so even after raising the scalpel for a long while. He could only sneak the rabbit out secretly. He was not carrying a bag nor wearing a jacket and the back-pockets of his jeans were too tight. Thus, he could only hide the rabbit in his shirt and tuck his shirt into his jeans.
Xia Menghuan was unable to understand his logic. “Why can’t you do it?”
“It’s still alive and was looking at me.”
Xia Menghuan’s face was puzzled. “Wouldn’t it be dead after you kill it?”
“You…” Liao Zhenyu felt that he was unable to communicate with her. He retorted, “Do you never hesitate when you raise and land your scalpel in anatomy lessons?”
“Mm.” Xia Menghuan nodded. “I especially love attending anatomy lessons. The professor even praised me.”
“Goodbye, fearsome woman.”
“Goodbye…” Still hugging the tiny rabbit, Xia Menghuan nuzzled it with her face. “Can I have the rabbit for a few days to play with it? It’s so cute.”
“No, give it back.” Liao Zhenyu did not want to pass the rabbit to Xia Menghuan, He was afraid that she would eat it.
He snatched the rabbit back and Xia Menghuan did not resist. She looked at Liao Zhenyu curiously. “Do you only not kill rabbits or not kill everything else as well?”
Liao Zhenyu ignored her. His eyes darted before gazing at the sky.
Xia Menghuan was astonished. “It can’t be, how do you even learn medicine if you’re like this? You have to operate on humans in the future.”
“You don’t have to care.” Liao Zhenyu was annoyed. “Also, you’re not allowed to tell my boss.”
After all, this was nothing to be proud of as a medical student. = =
After that day, for three days straight, Xia Menghuan would sing a modified version of a commonly known nursery rhyme.[1]
Little white rabbit, so very white
Two tiny ears, sticking upright
Slice its artery and slice its vein
Looking so still, such a delight
When Liao Zhenyu heard it, he could almost visualize the blood-drenched image. Of all things, Xia Menghuan had to sing it in such an upbeat tone too. Disturbed and unable to bear it, Liao Zhenyu’s voice was thoroughly exasperated. “Xia Menghuan, are you a freak? Why do you like gore and violence so much?”
Xia Menghuan startled. Then, tears quickly pooled in her eyes. Her eyes were wide and glistened as she looked at him with innocence.
With her eyes like this, Liao Zhenyu was unable to meet her gaze. One glance was all it took to make him feel inexplicably guilty. He turned his face away.
Xia Menghuan said, “Liao Zhenyu, I merely wanted to help you prepare mentally so that you could come to terms with this issue. That’s my only intention.”
Liao Zhenyu did not say a word. He felt slightly apologetic and wanted to apologize but was unable to bring himself to do so. This chapter is a labour of love that should not be found outside of teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com.
Xia Menghuan continued, “And I’m not a freak who likes gore and violence either. Who would ever like killing those cute and small animals? However, this is a task that someone must undertake. In order to save lives, a person must first have blood on his or her hands.”
Though it felt kind of odd that she, as a vet, was talking about saving lives with him, Liao Zhenyu was still a little touched. At the same time, he felt guilty as well.
“All right, I’m sorry.” His voice gentled when he saw the brimming tears in her eyes. “Thank you, really.”
Xia Menghuan wiped her eyes. Her fragile appearance made Liao Zhenyu felt like even more of a sinner. Xia Menghuan said, “Liao Zhenyu, if you really do feel sorry, help me to do something.”
“What is it?”
Xia Menghuan opened her bag unhurriedly and fished out a bullfrog.
Liao Zhenyu, “…” His jaw was about to drop.
Xia Menghuan passed the bullfrog to him. “Kill its entire family.”
The bullfrog kicked its legs, its two beady eyes still. However, Liao Zhenyu could sense that it was staring at him.
Liao Zhenyu pointed to the bullfrog and questioned, “Why is it its entire family? Is it pregnant?”
“It has five brothers. This here is number three.”
“…” Liao Zhenyu held his forehead. Though speechless, he was curious as well. “Where are its brothers?”
“With the boss of the eatery.”
Xia Menghuan had bought five bullfrogs at the eatery near the school entrance. She kept them there and only took one out with her every day. It ensured that she would be able to take one out anytime. This way, everyone could work and rest in shifts. It was extremely thoughtful of her.
Liao Zhenyu felt that Xia Menghuan was indeed a very ‘unique’ girl.
That day, under this ‘unique’ girl’s supervision, he did a thorough and detailed job of killing and cleaning the five bullfrogs. After he was done, the bullfrogs were not wasted and handed to the boss to be cooked.
After killing, he vomited for a long time. However, through this, he somewhat miraculously curbed his fear of dissection.
