Chapter 108 – Xia Menghuan x Liao Zhenyu II (Translated and edited by Xing)
To think of it, the first peach blossom that Liao Zhenyu encountered in university was related to Xia Menghuan.
Ever since Tang Xue joined the speed skating team, Liao Zhenyu and Xia Menghuan spent more time alone by themselves. After the bullfrog incident, Liao Zhenyu strove to uphold his image as a man. He took great care of Xia Menghuan, his every action giving off the vibe that “this sweet-looking girl here is under my care”.
Once, on a weekend, both of them were at the ice stadium for their part-time jobs. When Liao Zhenyu got off the rink and went to return the equipment, he saw that Xia Menghuan had already knocked off. At that moment, she was buying a drink at the vending machine. After making payment, she bent down to take the drink from the vending machine and tried to twist the cap open.
She twisted with great strength, to the point that her expression was a little distorted. However, the bottle cap just would not open.
Liao Zhenyu scoffed. At the same time, he felt that this was quite comical. He walked over and without asking, took the bottle from her hands and opened it with a light twist. Then, he held out the bottle to her.
They did not notice that this scene was witnessed by some bystanders.
Xia Menghuan stretched her hand out to take the bottle. She murmured, “Thanks.”
Liao Zhenyu looked down at her hand. “Your hand has turned red.”
She was unable to explain how this sentence affected her but Xia Menghuan felt her cheeks heated. A little embarrassed to look at him directly, she turned and back faced him. After pretending to examine the vending machine, she asked, “What do you want to drink? My treat.”
“It’s okay, money is not easy to earn. Keep it to buy nourishment for yourself.” As Liao Zhenyu spoke, he walked over and fished out his phone to pay using the QR code. Xia Menghuan was in the tiny space between him and the vending machine. Though they did not have any body contact, she was kind of nervous. Her hand subconsciously tightened around the drink bottle.
After Liao Zhenyu was done buying a drink, they drank their drinks as they left the place in a good mood. When they were nearly out of the ice stadium, they heard people talking around the corner.
A girl asked a guy, “Do all of you men like girls like Xia Menghuan?”
The guy replied, “Like what?”
“The kind that can’t even open the cap of a drink bottle.” The girl’s voice was filled with disdain.
The guy was frank. “Girls like that stir up our protective instinct easily.”
The girl’s voice became even more disdainful. “No wonder guys are so easy to fool.”
……
Xia Menghuan and Liao Zhenyu turned around the corner and got a clear back view of the two people talking. However, both of them slowed down silently without saying a thing. After the two people were further away, Liao Zhenyu stopped. He looked down at Xia Menghuan and was a teeny weeny bit concerned. “You…”
“It wasn’t an act.” Xia Menghuan mumbled.
“I know. What I meant to say was that you don’t have to mind her.”
“It’s fine. She doesn’t like me, that all.” Xia Menghuan looked down at the bottle she held. “Sometimes, I don’t like myself either.” Her tone was a little melancholic.
Liao Zhenyu rushed to comfort her. “I think you’re adorable like this.”
Xia Menghuan beamed and glanced at him. “Really?”
Liao Zhenyu recalled the drama queen that she was and could not help rolling his eyes. “Don’t tell me you were simply fishing for a compliment?”
Xia Menghuan did not reply. Instead, she pointed to the disappearing figure of the girl and said, “Liao Zhenyu, she has a crush on you.”
“Huh?” Liao Zhenyu did not expect the conversation to move in this direction.
“Due to this crush, your every gesture and expression will be noticed. Even a single glance from you will be deeply analyzed. That’s why your kindness gives the impression of a potential love rival.”
There was no subject in what she just said, which made it seemed like she was confessing to him. Liao Zhenyu felt his mind went blank. After a while, he said, “The way you suddenly became so serious made me a little unaccustomed.”
“In short, you’re the reason why I’m being hated by someone.”
It felt good to be crushed on by someone. Liao Zhenyu was smug. “I’m in yet another person’s thoughts. Sigh, what a superficial world.”
Xia Menghuan’s eyes darted. She asked, “Liao Zhenyu, does my king think that you’re cute as well?”
Liao Zhenyu shook his head. “My king likes pretty boys that need to be protected. As for me…”
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“She says that I look like an outstanding spy from the Republican Era.”
Xia Menghuan scrutinized Liao Zhenyu’s face. Truth to be told, her king’s description was extremely apt. Liao Zhenyu had full brows, large eyes and righteous-looking features. Though he gave off a steadfast and sunny vibe, he did remind people of the main characters in revolution films set in the past century.
In short, there was a vintage charm to his looks.
……
In order to make up to her, Liao Zhenyu brought Xia Menghuan to an internet café to game. They played a shooter game that was quite popular lately. The game rules were simple. One hundred players were gathered in the same map to collect equipment and kill each other. The last man standing would be the winner.
Xia Menghuan was enamoured with the task of collecting equipment. She wanted to pick up everything she saw. Liao Zhenyu did not know whether to laugh or cry. “Are you here to collect junk?”
Furthermore, her actions to pick up the items were extremely slow and each player had limited space in their inventory. She would ruminate carefully over which item she wanted to keep and slowly sieve through everything. It was a shooter game but the way she played it was like shopping on Taobao.
“I think this is pretty fun.” Xia Menghuan praised the game.
From the beginning until now, she had yet to fire a single shot and felt that it was fun. Liao Zhenyu did not have the drive to snub her. He called her over to loot the items from a dead player. “Go collect your junk.”
Xia Menghuan collected her junk happily and accidentally got killed by another player.
Liao Zhenyu took revenge for her before jumping off a cliff to commit suicide and start a fresh round.
This happened round after round after round. Liao Zhenyu usually had an easy time playing this game. However, he was having great difficulties with a junk collector with him. He was forced to create a team with two random players. The chance of winning was greater with a team of four than a team of two.
One of the players was a guy while the other was a girl. The male player was extremely excited after he joined and realized that there were two female players. He blabbered on excitedly, creating a clamour with his numerous questions and comments. Xia Menghuan turned on the voice changer. Using a deep and boorish voice, she said, “Hey handsome[1], I’m at Rain City. Keep your promise to come and find me.”
“Fuck…” The male teammate cursed.
“I’ll wear my new flower dress for you to see.”
“Get lost…”
“Oh, right, let me recommend this hair removal cream to you. It’s great at removing beards!”
“Fuck off.”
“Boohoo, why are you like this.”
“Bro, I was wrong. Goodbye.”
Probably in order to prove his stance, the male teammate committed suicide with a bang using a grenade. Right after he died, Xia Menghuan immediately pounced over and looted the dead teammate’s items.
There was only the female teammate left. The female teammate discovered that Liao Zhenyu was a skilled player and kept following him. She even asked him for various items. Liao Zhenyu passed some better equipment to her good-naturedly. She used a saccharine and coy voice and chirped, “Thanks, handsome[1].”
Bang—
Xia Menghuan fired her first shot in the game. “Bang, bang bang.” She followed up with several more chaotic rounds and shot this female teammate to death.
Liao Zhenyu was shocked. Dumbstruck, he stared at Xia Menghuan’s avatar as she controlled it to swoop over and collect the items on the ground.
Liao Zhenyu was completely silent. Xia Menghuan did not disturb him and there was only the sound of footsteps from their earpieces. After a long while, he suddenly spoke, “Why did you kill our teammate?”
Xia Menghuan’s lips quirked. “Can’t I want to collect equipment?”
“Say, did you obliterated your scruples…”
Chapter 108 – Xia Menghuan x Liao Zhenyu II (Translated and edited by Xing)
To think of it, the first peach blossom that Liao Zhenyu encountered in university was related to Xia Menghuan.
Ever since Tang Xue joined the speed skating team, Liao Zhenyu and Xia Menghuan spent more time alone by themselves. After the bullfrog incident, Liao Zhenyu strove to uphold his image as a man. He took great care of Xia Menghuan, his every action giving off the vibe that “this sweet-looking girl here is under my care”.
Once, on a weekend, both of them were at the ice stadium for their part-time jobs. When Liao Zhenyu got off the rink and went to return the equipment, he saw that Xia Menghuan had already knocked off. At that moment, she was buying a drink at the vending machine. After making payment, she bent down to take the drink from the vending machine and tried to twist the cap open.
She twisted with great strength, to the point that her expression was a little distorted. However, the bottle cap just would not open.
Liao Zhenyu scoffed. At the same time, he felt that this was quite comical. He walked over and without asking, took the bottle from her hands and opened it with a light twist. Then, he held out the bottle to her.
They did not notice that this scene was witnessed by some bystanders.
Xia Menghuan stretched her hand out to take the bottle. She murmured, “Thanks.”
Liao Zhenyu looked down at her hand. “Your hand has turned red.”
She was unable to explain how this sentence affected her but Xia Menghuan felt her cheeks heated. A little embarrassed to look at him directly, she turned and back faced him. After pretending to examine the vending machine, she asked, “What do you want to drink? My treat.”
“It’s okay, money is not easy to earn. Keep it to buy nourishment for yourself.” As Liao Zhenyu spoke, he walked over and fished out his phone to pay using the QR code. Xia Menghuan was in the tiny space between him and the vending machine. Though they did not have any body contact, she was kind of nervous. Her hand subconsciously tightened around the drink bottle.
After Liao Zhenyu was done buying a drink, they drank their drinks as they left the place in a good mood. When they were nearly out of the ice stadium, they heard people talking around the corner.
A girl asked a guy, “Do all of you men like girls like Xia Menghuan?”
The guy replied, “Like what?”
“The kind that can’t even open the cap of a drink bottle.” The girl’s voice was filled with disdain.
The guy was frank. “Girls like that stir up our protective instinct easily.”
The girl’s voice became even more disdainful. “No wonder guys are so easy to fool.”
……
Xia Menghuan and Liao Zhenyu turned around the corner and got a clear back view of the two people talking. However, both of them slowed down silently without saying a thing. After the two people were further away, Liao Zhenyu stopped. He looked down at Xia Menghuan and was a teeny weeny bit concerned. “You…”
“It wasn’t an act.” Xia Menghuan mumbled.
“I know. What I meant to say was that you don’t have to mind her.”
“It’s fine. She doesn’t like me, that all.” Xia Menghuan looked down at the bottle she held. “Sometimes, I don’t like myself either.” Her tone was a little melancholic.
Liao Zhenyu rushed to comfort her. “I think you’re adorable like this.”
Xia Menghuan beamed and glanced at him. “Really?”
Liao Zhenyu recalled the drama queen that she was and could not help rolling his eyes. “Don’t tell me you were simply fishing for a compliment?”
Xia Menghuan did not reply. Instead, she pointed to the disappearing figure of the girl and said, “Liao Zhenyu, she has a crush on you.”
“Huh?” Liao Zhenyu did not expect the conversation to move in this direction.
“Due to this crush, your every gesture and expression will be noticed. Even a single glance from you will be deeply analyzed. That’s why your kindness gives the impression of a potential love rival.”
There was no subject in what she just said, which made it seemed like she was confessing to him. Liao Zhenyu felt his mind went blank. After a while, he said, “The way you suddenly became so serious made me a little unaccustomed.”
“In short, you’re the reason why I’m being hated by someone.”
It felt good to be crushed on by someone. Liao Zhenyu was smug. “I’m in yet another person’s thoughts. Sigh, what a superficial world.”
Xia Menghuan’s eyes darted. She asked, “Liao Zhenyu, does my king think that you’re cute as well?”
Liao Zhenyu shook his head. “My king likes pretty boys that need to be protected. As for me…”
“What?” This chapter is a labour of love that should not be found outside of teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com.
“She says that I look like an outstanding spy from the Republican Era.”
Xia Menghuan scrutinized Liao Zhenyu’s face. Truth to be told, her king’s description was extremely apt. Liao Zhenyu had full brows, large eyes and righteous-looking features. Though he gave off a steadfast and sunny vibe, he did remind people of the main characters in revolution films set in the past century.
In short, there was a vintage charm to his looks.
……
In order to make up to her, Liao Zhenyu brought Xia Menghuan to an internet café to game. They played a shooter game that was quite popular lately. The game rules were simple. One hundred players were gathered in the same map to collect equipment and kill each other. The last man standing would be the winner.
Xia Menghuan was enamoured with the task of collecting equipment. She wanted to pick up everything she saw. Liao Zhenyu did not know whether to laugh or cry. “Are you here to collect junk?”
Furthermore, her actions to pick up the items were extremely slow and each player had limited space in their inventory. She would ruminate carefully over which item she wanted to keep and slowly sieve through everything. It was a shooter game but the way she played it was like shopping on Taobao.
“I think this is pretty fun.” Xia Menghuan praised the game.
From the beginning until now, she had yet to fire a single shot and felt that it was fun. Liao Zhenyu did not have the drive to snub her. He called her over to loot the items from a dead player. “Go collect your junk.”
Xia Menghuan collected her junk happily and accidentally got killed by another player.
Liao Zhenyu took revenge for her before jumping off a cliff to commit suicide and start a fresh round.
This happened round after round after round. Liao Zhenyu usually had an easy time playing this game. However, he was having great difficulties with a junk collector with him. He was forced to create a team with two random players. The chance of winning was greater with a team of four than a team of two.
One of the players was a guy while the other was a girl. The male player was extremely excited after he joined and realized that there were two female players. He blabbered on excitedly, creating a clamour with his numerous questions and comments. Xia Menghuan turned on the voice changer. Using a deep and boorish voice, she said, “Hey handsome[1], I’m at Rain City. Keep your promise to come and find me.”
“Fuck…” The male teammate cursed.
“I’ll wear my new flower dress for you to see.”
“Get lost…”
“Oh, right, let me recommend this hair removal cream to you. It’s great at removing beards!”
“Fuck off.”
“Boohoo, why are you like this.”
“Bro, I was wrong. Goodbye.”
Probably in order to prove his stance, the male teammate committed suicide with a bang using a grenade. Right after he died, Xia Menghuan immediately pounced over and looted the dead teammate’s items.
There was only the female teammate left. The female teammate discovered that Liao Zhenyu was a skilled player and kept following him. She even asked him for various items. Liao Zhenyu passed some better equipment to her good-naturedly. She used a saccharine and coy voice and chirped, “Thanks, handsome[1].”
Bang—
Xia Menghuan fired her first shot in the game. “Bang, bang bang.” She followed up with several more chaotic rounds and shot this female teammate to death.
Liao Zhenyu was shocked. Dumbstruck, he stared at Xia Menghuan’s avatar as she controlled it to swoop over and collect the items on the ground.
Liao Zhenyu was completely silent. Xia Menghuan did not disturb him and there was only the sound of footsteps from their earpieces. After a long while, he suddenly spoke, “Why did you kill our teammate?”
Xia Menghuan’s lips quirked. “Can’t I want to collect equipment?”
“Say, did you obliterated your scruples…”
