Rock Sugar And Pear Stew

Chapter 79 – A late gift (Translated and edited by Xing)

As the saying goes, “death before dishonour” . Old Deng honestly felt like smashing the keyboard under his fingers into Li Yubing’s face but considering their difference in physiques, he silently killed that thought .

“Thump, thump, thump . ” Someone knocked on the door .

Li Yubing raised his voice . “Come in . ”

The door opened a crack . Jiang Shijia stuck his head in and saw Li Yubing . Thus, he walked into the room and said, “Brother Bing, you’re back . I want to see how you’re doing . ”

Li Yubing’s eyes creased into crescents . He was about to speak when Old Deng suddenly asked Jiang Shijia . “Do you have a girlfriend?”

Jiang Shijia was stunned by the question . “Ah? No . Why are you asking such a touchy question…”

“A trash like you with no girlfriend isn’t fit to talk to our Ice G.o.d . ”

“What the f.u.c.k…” Jiang Shijia could not help cursing . Then, he looked at the smile on Li Yubing’s face and suddenly thought of a question . He asked, “Brother Bing, don’t tell me that you only confirmed your relationship with sis-in-law today?”

Li Yubing kept his smile . Feeling somewhat awkward, he pretended that he heard nothing, raised his head and took another swig of beer .

Jiang Shijia was tickled . “Seriously, so the past while, you’ve been fretting over an unconfirmed relationship? Do you even feel guilty for making me call her ‘sis-in-law’ for so long?”

Old Deng laughed while holding on to his round belly . “Oh my! So you just got attached today after all? Li Yubing, you’re way too good at acting . Act again and I’ll post your nude photos online!”

Li Yubing pointed to the door and looked at Jiang Shijia silently .

“You heartless rat, tossing me away now that you’re done using me . ” Jiang Shijia did not dare to truly rile Li Yubing up beyond this casual criticism . After all, it was possible that sis-in-law could introduce a friend to him . With this thought, he slinked away obediently .

Though Li Yubing did not manage to sleep much that night, he was not exhausted when he woke the next morning . Full of energy, he went to find Tang Xue for morning exercise .

When the two of them met, Li Yubing wanted to hold Tang Xue’s hand . However, she dodged away .

Li Yubing’s heart tightened . He asked, “Having second thoughts?”

“Li Yubing . ” Tang Xue glanced left and right . “You have too many fans now . They’re everywhere . Let’s keep a low profile and not let people see in public, all right?”

After he sighed in relief, Li Yubing agreed reluctantly despite feeling a little depressed .

He was extremely sullen that he could only see but not touch his girlfriend . As they walked on the road, he kept looking at her . Whenever Tang Xue unintentionally met his eyes, she felt that his blatant stare seemed as if he wanted to swallow her up .

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Tang Xue’s first lesson in the morning was advanced mathematics . She attended the lesson with Xia Menghuan at the Yifu building . After the cla.s.s was over, she ran into Liao Zhenyu who had cla.s.s on the same level . Liao Zhenyu pulled the two of them to a place where no one was and asked, “Boss, I heard that you and Li—” Here, he suddenly raised one hand to his mouth and whispered softly, “You and Li Yubing got together?”

Tang Xue scratched her neck with the tip of a finger, shied her face away with a smile and nodded .  This chapter is a labour of love that should not be found outside of teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .

Liao Zhenyu looked at his boss’s discomposed and gleaming eyes and how her cheeks were tinted a faint red from embarra.s.sment . He suddenly felt very unaccustomed .

“Oh, my, gawd!” Liao Zhenyu widened his eyes in exaggeration . “Boss, what happened to you? Acting so demure! No, this can’t be real! Return that awe-inspiring boss to me! Ah! How did things turn out this way? Is this really the downfall of our Great Qing dynasty? This old minister is incompetent; I have failed the former emperor…” As he spoke, he pretended to dab his eyes with his sleeves .

Tang Xue, “………”

Drama king!

She waved her hand and commanded Xia Menghuan, “What a ruckus . Drag him out for execution . ”

“Order received!” Xia Menghuan nodded . She seized Liao Zhenyu’s arm with a giggle . “My king, permission to rape before killing!”

Liao Zhenyu, “………”

Tang Xue answered, “Whatever floats your boat, Consort Meng . ”

Liao Zhenyu’s face instantly turned crimson . He was pulled away by Xia Menghuan in a state of dazed confusion and looked slightly better only after a good distance away . He griped, “Don’t mess around like this next time . ”

Xia Menghuan explained, “My king needs to head to training and doesn’t have time to play with us . ”

“I wasn’t referring to that!” He was referring to that something before something . It was way too terrifying how a girl could say such lewd things with practiced ease!

Xia Menghuan released him . “You’re so long-winded . ”

Walking beside her, Liao Zhenyu was in a dilemma if he should clarify further . However, when he recalled how Xia Menghuan was usually like, he put his hand on his forehead and gave up .

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After training that night, Tang Xue went to study with Li Yubing . Having hung out with Li Yubing for so long, she was beginning to emit the respectable aura of an outstanding youth herself . In the past, she would have never imagined that she could one day become someone who juggled both school and work simultaneously . It was way too scary how she was managing to develop mentally, physically and also character-wise .

This was the result of Li Yubing’s influence . Tang Xue was a little curious if she influenced him as well . Thus, she asked, “Li Yubing, do you think you’ve changed after hanging out with me for so long?”

“I used to be a decent person . ” Li Yubing stopped here . He was suddenly a little mournful . Only a short time had pa.s.sed and he had been led astray to such an extent…

It was not just him either . There was not a single person close to Tang Xue who was normal .

Just how toxic was she?

Tang Xue narrowed her eyes at Li Yubing, her eyes glittering dangerously . “Li Yubing, the fact that I’m able to become an outstanding youth means that I originally had the genes to become outstanding . If you think that you’ve become indecent, it only proves that you’re no decent fellow in the first place . ”

Looking at how she brimmed with pride, Li Yubing did not get angry either . Instead, he had the strong urge to pull her into his arms and rub her head .

The two of them walked into the school building . Tang Xue peeked into Cla.s.sroom 101 . Feeling that it was suitable as it was not very crowded, she was about to enter when Li Yubing suddenly pulled her back .

Into the stairwell next to the cla.s.sroom .  Translated by Xing for only teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .

Then, before she could react, he hugged her to his heart’s content .

The stairwell was quite dark and Tang Xue was stunned . Her heart pounded furiously in nervous excitement . She tried pushing him away . “Hey…”

Li Yubing hugged her tightly with no intention of letting her go . He sighed next to her ear . “It’s been an entire day . ” His voice was somewhat aggrieved .

It had been an entire day of not being able to touch her . In his mind, he hugged and kissed her with doting indulgence . However, the reality was that he failed to even touch one of her fingers . It was a huge disparity .

Tang Xue stilled . She leaned into his arms and hugged him back .

Li Yubing smelled really good . The scent on his body was clean and fresh like sunshine . His hug was s.p.a.cious while his arms were long . Tang Xue felt extremely comfortable in his embrace .

After getting her into his arms, Li Yubing was discontent again . He brushed his lips against her ear and tried moving downwards .

Tang Xue shoved him away and ran out of the stairwell .

Their study session pa.s.sed decorously . After the study session, they continued behaving with utmost decorum as they rode their bicycles back . Li Yubing did not steer his bicycle too far away from Tang Xue and followed her all the way back to her dormitory building . When she stopped, he planted one foot on the ground and looked at her .

After parking her bicycle, Tang Xue suddenly yelled his name . “Hey, Li Yubing . ”

“Mm?”

“I almost forgot . ” Tang Xue walked over, fished out a box from her bag and pa.s.sed it over to him . “Here, your make-up gift . ”

“What is it?” After taking the box, Li Yubing lowered his head and wanted to open it .

“Open it only after you get back . ”

He lifted his eyes and looked at her . Carrying her bag, she had already turned and ran off with her feet slapping noisily against the ground .

Li Yubing looked at her leaving figure and grinned, his eyes br.i.m.m.i.n.g with soft warmth .

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Back in his dorm, Li Yubing opened the box and saw the gold medal that Tang Xue had won at the National University Speed Skating Championship .

His heart felt as if it was drenched in thick honey and about to dissolve into sweetness .

He sat there and stared at the gold medal for a good moment while grinning to himself . Watching him from the side, Old Deng felt that this was a freakishly terrifying image . Thus, he took a photo and sent it to the rest of their roommates . “Look, look, this is the result of getting attached . ”

The roommates all nodded furiously . “He deserves it!”

“A relationship turns a person unrecognizable like a ghost while singlehood turns ghosts back into humans!”

“Absolutely right!”

Your mom’s egg, we actually really want to be ghosts as well! QAQ

After Li Yubing finished admiring the gold medal, he updated his Weibo blissfully .

First relationship, please be kind . [1]

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Ten minutes later, Jiang Shijia’s call came in . “Brother Bing, you forgot to switch account!”