Chapter 108
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?”
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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 .
……
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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…”
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“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…”