Chapter 81
Chapter 81 – Fate’s arrangement (Translated and edited by Xing)
Tang Xue and Li Yubing ran all the way to the public square outside the ice stadium . Torn between not wanting to be caught and not wanting to shake her off completely, Li Yubing ran at a controlled speed . He would turn and glance back at her from time to time . In Tang Xue’s eyes, he was purposely provoking her with this behaviour .
She pushed up her sleeves . “Li Yubing, I’m going to kill you!” She took a breath and rushed forward .
Li Yubing suddenly stopped, turned and opened his arms .
Thud—
Headfirst, she ploughed into his embrace .
Li Yubing caught her very cooperatively .
Tang Xue, “…” Who am I, where am I, what am I doing here?[1]
A short distance away stood Jiang Shijia who was anticipating the sight of Brother Bing getting into trouble . “…” Sorry for intruding, goodbye .
Li Yubing had long arms . He used one hand to hold Tang Xue’s waist and the other to circle her back, trapping her like a cage . Tang Xue squirmed and heard him spoke into her ear . “I want the world to know that we’re together, what’s wrong with that?”
He sounded quite indignant .
Tang Xue stared blankly . Though she was mad that he went behind her back, she was somewhat touched . Thus, she groused, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier and snuck to posted a Weibo instead?”
“The Weibo was posted accidentally . I’ve already deleted it . ”
“What’s the use of deleting, people have already taken screenshots . ”
Li Yubing tightened his arms . He murmured, “I’m sorry . ” His voice was soft and meek .
Tang Xue was someone whose attitude mirrored what she faced . Defenceless against Li Yubing’s endearing apology, she squirmed and said, “Let go of me first . There are so many people here . ”
Li Yubing released her reluctantly and lowered his head to gaze at her .
Tang Xue was a little embarrassed . She self-consciously twisted her head to stare into the distance and ran a hand through her hair . Her thick, inky black hair was ruffled by her fair fingers before falling back into place, each distinctive strand soft and glossy .
Even her hair is adorable .
Li Yubing thought .
He took advantage of how she was not paying attention and suddenly lowered his head to land a kiss on her head . He was afraid that she would be angry and did not linger . He straightened up immediately after his lips grazed her hair, satisfied with the light touch .
The hair near her temples was a bit thinner and Tang Xue felt his kiss . Her heart gave a violent lurch and in order to hide how affected she was, she purposely glared at him .
Li Yubing looked into her eyes and asked, “Why do you not want others to know that we’re together?”
“Li Yubing, my father doesn’t agree to us being together . There’s always so much attention on you . If he finds out about us… sigh, I have no idea how he’ll react . ”
“Father-in—ah, I meant, your father really dislikes me?”
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Tang Xue thought for a while before shaking her head . She replied, “It’s not exactly dislike . He thinks that you’re too clever and astute, which worries him if we’re together . ”
Li Yubing felt somewhat aggrieved . He had an honest character and that one time he happened to do something bad, he was caught by his father-in-law . How sad .
Though sad, he did not dare to grumble a single word . He gave a depressed sigh and said, “I will prove to him that you can entrust yourself to me for the rest of your life . ”
Entrust for life . This was no frivolous vow .
Tang Xue felt sweetness in her heart but thought that “entrust for life” was not a phrase suitable for her . She was fully capable of grasping her own life and living well without the need to entrust herself to anyone .
If they were to speak of entrusting, Li Yubing should be the one entrusting himself to her .
Something suddenly struck Tang Xue . This chapter is a labour of love that should not be found outside of teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .
“Li Yubing, do your parents dislike me?”
Li Yubing shook his head at once . “How is that possible? My mom really likes you . ”
Tang Xue found it odd . “Doesn’t your mom know what I did to you when we were young?”
He shook his head again .
“You didn’t tell her?”
Another shake of the head .
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“Why not?”
Why not? Probably because as a boy, he was being bullied every day by a girl . His pride would not let him tattle . Regarding this, the worst that his mother knew was the time when Tang Xue chased him with a caterpillar and caused him to fall into some thorn bushes . However, she did not do so intentionally and their teacher and classmates could witness it . In the end, Tang Xue’s actions were deemed to an accident and she was punished by Principal Tang . His mother did not blame her either .
Tang Xue saw that Li Yubing was lost in thoughts . She stared at the sky and sighed . “Li Yubing, you should have let your parents know . ”
“If I did, my parents would have transferred me to another school . We would have been separated and I wouldn’t have followed you to ice skate and learn ice hockey . I wouldn’t be who am I now and we wouldn’t have the chance to reunite . Or even if we met again, we would only be primary school classmates who barely interacted and couldn’t even remember each other’s names . After saying hi, the two of us would go our separate ways . ”
“Li Yubing…” When Tang Xue thought of that possibility and imagined how her life would have turned out without the person named Li Yubing, she was suddenly very upset . Her eyes even reddened .
Li Yubing looked at her and smiled . He said, “Tang Xue, more than once, I regretted missing the six years of your secondary school life . But right now, I feel extremely fortunate because at least I still have those six years of your childhood . ”
Tang Xue’s heart softened into mush . She turned her back on him and mumbled, “Lunatic, bringing up such emotional things out of nowhere . ”
Li Yubing rubbed her head and remarked, “Sometimes, I think that fate’s arrangement is amazing . ”
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Li Yubing’s gratefulness towards fate lasted till dinnertime . Translated by Xing for only teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .
At night, he was having dinner with Tang Xue at the Sky Yard . Tang Xue was bored and began browsing Weibo . She wanted to see his fans’ reaction towards Li Yubing revealing his relationship .
Right after going on Weibo, she discovered that her number of followers and the amount of news on her had increased drastically . When she clicked in curiously, your mom’s egg!
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There were no secrets on the internet . Last year’s rumours of her being in a love triangle were once again dug out and spread around . An overwhelming amount of pictures and text painted a vivid story . It was no wonder that those people had kept those pictures till now .
Rather than calling those rumours truth backed up by picture evidence, it was more accurate to call it tales spun from some pictures . It was as sensationalized as they come . Many believed the rumour that Li Yubing caught her cheating with Yu Yan at a hotel . Just how blind were the masses?
Oh, yes, Yu Yan was involved as well . This particular rumour even attracted another group of people’s attention . Yu Yan, who was currently in Beijing, was one of the three involved parties in the supposed love triangle; he was someone with fans as well…
The whole bunch of them was not satisfied with stirring up the past rumours; they even dug out her Weibo account .
At the moment, numerous fans were circling her account for a trial .
Those with better tempers requested her for an explanation . Those with shorter tempers directly rained her with terrible insults .
Actually, the bulk of the crowd was simply there to watch a show and was restrained in their actions . However, it was inevitable that widespread attention would attract some extreme fans . At least from the numbers, it could be seen that the number of extreme fans increased the more attention this got .
Vexed by the extreme fans’ insults, Tang Xue threw her phone onto the table with a loud thud .
Li Yubing received a shock . He observed her face furtively and in a careful tone, asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Dear Ice God,” Tang Xue glared at him, the corners of her lips raised in a dangerous smile . “Your girlfriends are all calling me a bitch . ” She passed her phone over as she spoke .
Li Yubing took the phone . His heart sunk with just one glance . Oh, no!
Without even finishing her dinner, Tang Xue ran out with a darkened expression .
Li Yubing grabbed their bags and slung them over his shoulder before rushing out after her .