Translated by: Queen Dei Mos
Novel Update Schedule: Monday
Characters:
Ji Bai – MC
Ji Feifei – MC’s older sister
Ji Mingzhi – MC’s father
Tao Jiazhi – MC’s mother
Old lady Ji – paternal grandmother – Ji Mingzhi’s mother
Xie Sui – ML
Cong Yuzhou – ML friend
Jiang Zhongning – ML friend
Ai Xiaoxiao – MC’s close friend
Xu Huan – MC’s close friend
Yin Xiaxia – MC’s close friend
Madam Cheng – ML’s birth mother
Chen Zheyang – Childhood friend of MC and Ji Feifei
Chen Zhenheng – Principal of Dexin High School, Father of Chen Zheyang
Director Qin – Director of Academic Affairs
Lu Weiwei – Ex-girlfriend of Jiang Zhongning
Assistant Qin – Assistant of Old Lady Ji
Ji Jing – Cousin from Eldest Uncle (Brother of Ji Mingzhi)
Li Chen – Young master of the Li Group
Li Chen walked through the rows of bookshelves and reached the end of the reading room.
The girl rested against a bookshelf, her dark brown eyes staring blankly out the window, lost in thought.
Bathed in sunlight, a few strands of hair around her temples seemed to glow. Her eyes were slightly narrowed, and her lips were pressed into a thin line.
He asked, “Ji Bai, is there something wrong?”
Ji Bai snapped back to reality and looked at Li Chen, “It’s nothing, I was just…thinking about some things.”
“What about that guy?”
“Oh, he left.”
Ji Bai’s gaze fell on the several classic Chinese-English literature books next to her. “He…he’s just like that, not very polite. He was rude just now, I’m sorry ah.”
Li Chen gave a warm and kind smile. “Why are you apologizing on his behalf?”
That’s right, why would she apologize on Xie Sui’s behalf?
Ji Bai thought back to the boy’s rude behavior just now, and her cheeks involuntarily flushed red again, with his warmth and touch still lingering on her lips, damp and soft.
She couldn’t help but lick her lips.
Li Chen didn’t know that there was already a turmoil in Ji Bai’s heart at the moment. He picked up a few books from the bookshelf and asked Ji Bai, “Would you like to keep reading, or should we head back?”
“Let’s go back.”
Ji Bai took a couple of steps, and suddenly remembered something. She turned back and took the classic Chinese-English literature books that Xie Sui had left behind.
Li Chen drove Ji Bai back home. At the front door of the villa, he called out to Ji Bai, “Xiao Bai, wait.”
Ji Bai turned around and asked, “Brother Li Chen, is there something else?”
“Feel free to call me if you have any questions about your studies. In addition, it’s still early, and you have plenty of time to prepare for the exam. You don’t have to push yourself too hard.”
Ji Bai gave a light smile. “Okay.”
Her smile made Li Chen feel refreshed, and in a great mood. “By the way, that boy earlier didn’t seem like a good person. Try to minimize your contact with him.”
When Xie Sui was mentioned, Ji Bai lowered her eyes slightly, her gaze deepening. “He’s actually not bad, he just looks fierce.”
Li Chen’s good manners prevented him from speaking ill of others behind their backs. Seeing Ji Bai speak this way, he simply responded with a faint hum. “In any case, everything should be used to focus on studying for now.”
“I know.”
After bidding farewell to Li Chen, Ji Bai turned and headed back to the villa.
On the second floor, Ji Feifei quickly snapped a photo of the two of them talking with her phone. Hastily running downstairs, Ji Bai happened to push open the door and enter just as she reached the bottom. Standing at the foot of the stairs, she met Ji Bai’s gaze from afar.
Ji Feifei raised her phone and sneered, “So, you’ve hooked up with the young master of the Li family. Poor Chen Zheyang must feel like a fool, eagerly waiting for you. Now you’ve climbed up to a high branch, you don’t even bother with your once beloved Brother Zheyang anymore.”
The sourness in Ji Feifei’s words could be smelled from far away. In fact, she didn’t actually like Chen Zheyang, but she couldn’t stand him falling in love with someone else. It felt like something that clearly belonged to her, casually left there and had never given a second glance had one day suddenly grew legs and ran off only to end up with her sworn enemy, her younger sister. This was something Ji Feifei found hard to accept.
So, Ji Feifei was now completely consumed by thoughts of Chen Zheyang, trying every means to win him back and salvage whatever was left of her pride.
“You say, if I send the photo of you and Li Chen to Chen Zheyang, do you think he would be upset?”
Ji Bai nonchalantly shrugged. “Whether he’s sad or not has nothing to do with me.”
“Ji Bai, what on earth is going on with you? Before, you used to like Chen Zheyang a lot, and you even said that you would marry him when you grew up. How come you’ve changed feelings?”
Ji Bai impatiently walked past her then turned her head and glanced at her. “Ji Feifei, if you keep provoking me, I might actually end up with Li Chen.”
Ji Feifei wasn’t threatened at all. She smiled and said, “Alright, this time, not only will Chen Zheyang be heartbroken, but Xie Sui will definitely go crazy. You’re really something, younger sister, breaking two men’s hearts at the same time.”
Ji Feifei clearly hadn’t grasped the crux of the matter yet, but Ji Bai didn’t mind breaking it down and explaining it to her clearly——
“What kind of person is Li Chen, you should know very well. He’s the young master of the Li Group. If I really end up with him, do you think…he would tolerate his girlfriend continuously supplying blood to you?”
The smile on Ji Feifei’s face suddenly froze. In an instant, her lips turned pale and trembled uncontrollably. “You…you dare!”
“Therefore, you better keep quiet.” Ji Bai stepped away from her and coldly said, “Your life is in my hands.”
Ji Feifei collapsed weakly onto the stairs, hugging her knees and trembling.
This was the first time in six months that she truly felt Ji Bai had changed. She felt like a sword of Damocles hanging over her head1Meaning/Purpose: If you have a sword of Damocles hanging over you/your head, something bad seems very likely to happen to you. Source: Cambridge Dictionary never knowing when it would fall.
If there really was an end of the world, would Ji Bai be her judge?
**
Ji Bai closed the door to her room, casually hung her school bag on the back of a chair, and picked up her exercise book, sitting by the window.
The gentle evening sun cast a soft glow on the white curtains, casting a soft glow on her face.
Just now, saying she wanted to be with Li Chen, it was just her being angered by Ji Feifei’s words…it wasn’t serious. What kind of person was Li Chen? He was the young master of the Li Group, how could she just be with him if she wanted to?
Ji Bai was just trying to vent her anger on Ji Feifei, that’s all.
However, it did remind her that being with Li Chen could be a shortcut to changing her miserable fate.
In the previous life, Li Chen inherited the Li Group. With his ruthless methods, he managed to control half of Jiangcheng’s real estate market within just a few years. He expanded into neighboring cities, becoming the youngest and most capable entrepreneur, making it onto the Forbes list of billionaires and becoming China’s youngest billionaire.
For someone as powerful as him, protecting a teeny-weeny girl like her was simply a matter of snapping a finger.
The more she thought about it, the more absurd Ji Bai felt. Was she really going to seduce Li Chen?
Forget it, she couldn’t do something like that, nor would she.
In the previous life, Ji Bai didn’t have much interaction with Li Chen. Now, Ji Bai naturally couldn’t fully trust him either.
In this world, if there was really someone she could trust completely……Ji Bai thought of that ruthless and lonely boy.
He was awfully good at being jealous and loved to be possessive. No matter who Ji Bai was with, Xie Sui would become very upset.
Thinking of his sad appearance, somewhere in a part of Ji Bai’s heart also felt a slight pang.
Ji Bai shook her head, driving away those hideous thoughts from her mind, and continued to bury her head in her exercises.
Very quickly, Xie Sui’s text message arrived, with only a row of ellipses——
“……”
Ji Bai pouted and didn’t bother to respond.
Knowing that he sent the message to probe if she was angry, Ji Bai couldn’t help but reach out and touch her lips, thinking about what happened today.
It’s impossible for any girl to not be angry after being forcefully kissed, right?!
However, was she really angry?
It didn’t seem like it.
A few minutes later, Xie Sui sent another message with an anxious emoji.
She could even imagine the boy tossing and turning in anxiety.
She recalled a meaningful and romantic line from a medieval poet she had read once——Love is torture.
After all was said and done, she couldn’t bear it. She replied with a punching emoji.
In the boxing gym, Xie Sui was shirtless, with a wet towel draped over his shoulders. Seeing the girl’s reply, he let out a huge sigh of relief, and a smile crept up on his lips.
She forgave him.
“I won’t do that again.”
“Mm.”
Xie Sui quickly typed another message: “Next time I’ll ask for your permission.”
“……”
Seeing this message, Ji Bai really wanted to beat him up. He completely didn’t understand what he did wrong at all!
**
The following afternoon, Xie Sui and a few boys were playing basketball on the sports field, sweating profusely.
Cong Yuzhou caught the ball but instead of passing it to Xie Sui, he winked and said, “Looks like Xiao Bai’s…looking for you.”
Xie Sui turned around and saw the girl wearing a short skirt, carrying a checkered tote bag, and standing under the shade of a plane tree.
Small and delicate, looking very lovable.
Seeing that he discovered her, Ji Bai quickly looked away, pretending to kick away some stones on the ground.
Xie Sui turned back to the basketball hoop. He picked up the mineral water bottle on the ground, unscrewed the cap, and rinsed the sweat off his face. Then, he used a towel to carefully wipe the water droplets off his face and hair before jogging towards Jibai.
Dressed in a red basketball jersey, he looked incredibly vibrant, and lively like a blazing flame in midsummer. As soon as he got close, Ji Bai could feel the heat radiating from his body.
“You came to watch me play basketball?” His expression seemed quite pleased.
“Happened to be passing by.”
“That’s quite a coincidence.”
Ji Bai kicked another small stone away with her foot, then handed him the checkered tote bag, saying, “Here, take it.”
Xie Sui took the bag, feeling flattered. “A gift for me?”
“It’s nothing special.” Ji Bai replied. “Just open it and see for yourself.”
Xie Sui couldn’t wait to open the bag, only to find it stuffed with books and notebooks, he was stunned and said, “These are…”
“When we met in the library earlier, weren’t you borrowing books? You left them behind and didn’t even notice.” Ji Bai said with a hint of annoyance, “I borrowed them for you.”
The mention of the library brought a smile to Xie Sui’s face. Although he tried his best to contain it, the amusement in his eyes and eyebrows were impossible to hide.
Before Ji Bai could hold him accountable for what happened, Xie Sui was already grinning from ear to ear. She flushed with anger and hit him, saying, “You’re not allowed to laugh! You…you’re being too much!”
Her small hand landed on his very hard chest, but it was more like a tickle. Xie Sui caught her wrist and pulled her closer to him, “You’re not really mad at me, are you?”
“I am mad, very mad.”
Ji Bai puffed her cheeks, trying to look serious and fierce, but the more she did, the harder Xie Sui laughed.
“Xiao Bai, I want to do it again…” Xie Sui seemed addicted. His hand found its way on her lower back and gently lifted her up, “Can I kiss you again?”
Ji Bai pushed his chest with her forearm, her voice filled with urgency. “Xie Sui, I’m not kidding. If you keep this up, I really won’t talk to you!”
Xie Sui suppressed the urge to kiss her to death, sighing helplessly, “Xiao Bai ah.”
“Quickly let me go.”
He obediently released her, and Ji Bai turned to leave. However, after taking a few steps, she angrily turned back, rummaged through her school bag and took out two notebooks. She threw them at him and fiercely warned him, “These are my notes. You copy them and return them to me tomorrow!”
“Hey, what’s that supposed to mean ah?”
“If you want…”
She calmed her racing heartbeat, paused, and continued, “If you want to study hard, I can help you. But the condition is, you’re not allowed to do that to me again.”
Xie Sui finally understood that this girl sincerely hoped he would make progress in his studies.
“Xiao Bai ah.”
“What now?” Ji Bai had turned back multiple times already. “Can’t you just say everything all at once?”
Xie Sui looked at her, puffed up like a little bun, and laughed. The sharp edges of his face softened as he solemnly said——
“Xiao Bai, if I work hard to become the person you like, could you…like me back?
……
The wind that day was quite gentle, and although the young man was smiling, his expression was awfully sincere.
Those beautiful moments in time, like lovely pearls, adorn the otherwise ordinary days of youth. Ji Bai might never forget that afternoon.
He said he would work hard to become the person she liked.
Ji Bai bowed her head down to look at the green grass beneath her feet. The breeze brushed against her flushed cheeks as she pressed her lips together and whispered, “Xie Sui, you thought wrong. I don’t like good students like Chen Zheyang or Brother Li Chen. That’s not why I want you to try hard.”
Xie Sui furrowed his eyebrows, “What does that mean?”
Ji Bai gazed up at the slowly drifting clouds in the sky, gradually becoming aware that some things were simply meant to be……
“Liking someone takes courage.” She turned to him, “Xie Sui, I can be braver for you.”
Choosing Xie Sui meant embarking on a path full of hardships and obstacles, but Ji Bai was willing to give it a try.
His mind went blank for a few seconds before realizing what the girl meant and instinctively walked towards her.
He had waited for this day for so long. He wanted to fiercely hold her, possess her, go crazy with desire.
Ji Bai sensed the danger and quickly stepped back, shouting, “On one condition!”
Xie Sui stopped, his eyes narrowed, giving him a suave and dashing look——
“Xiao Bai, just say everything in one sentence, don’t torture me, okay?”
“On one condition, you have to control yourself…okay?”
Xie Sui looked at Ji Bai’s cowering appearance, scared like a little dove, truly afraid of him.
He spread his hands out and gave a faint smile, “I’m very pure, I’ve never thought about such things.”
T/N:
So I learned that people do really need coffee to stay productive because I translated this in one go. Huzzah for caffeinated people!! Ȏ.̮ȏ
But then my heart goes boom boom right after….so yeah, our Xie Sui is a big bad wolf in disguise while Xiao Bai is poor little red riding hood hahahaha
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