GCLA 48

Chapter 48: Encountering a Secret Crush

 

“Knock knock knock.”

 

The door opened, but instead of the old uncle from earlier, a middle-aged woman came out. Her complexion was pale, and there were dark circles under her eyes. She looked at me with confusion and asked, “Who are you… and why are you wearing a mask?”

 

I froze and immediately looked at Fu Su. Fu Su slowly put down the milk tea he was holding, and the black mask suddenly became unusually quiet.

 

The woman’s gaze also turned towards Fu Su, and she asked, “And who are you?”

 

“Guifen, who is it?” the voice of the old uncle came from inside.

 

The woman looked back inside and replied, “It’s two children wearing masks.”

 

I looked at Fu Su with confusion, and he turned his face towards me. The gaze behind his mask carried a hint of seriousness. “If she can see us, it means her time is running out…”

 

The old auntie heard our conversation and turned her face back towards us. Her expression went from surprise to gradually calm.

 

At that moment, the old uncle from earlier arrived. He supported the old auntie and said, “You rest well, I’ll handle this.” Then he looked at me, puzzled, and said, “Aren’t you the child from earlier? But you’re not wearing a mask now.” He glanced at the old auntie, still puzzled, and asked, “Guifen, this child didn’t have a mask on her face, right?”

 

I didn’t know what to say for a moment. Fu Su’s words made me feel uneasy.

 

A trace of fear appeared on the pale face of the old auntie. She looked at the old uncle, then back at me and Fu Su. “Are you… the Black and White Impermanence?”

 

Black and White… Impermanence…

 

Well, I wear a white mask, Fu Su wears a black mask, the old uncle can’t see our masks, only the old auntie can. And Fu Su had to go and say that directly, making us seem like we’re here to take lives!

 

“Guifen, don’t say things like that!” The old uncle was also taken aback.

 

“We’re not!” I immediately said, looking at the old auntie. “But since you can see us, I have a message for you. She says everything is fine now and she’s ready for a new life, so you don’t need to worry anymore.”

 

“Who?” The old uncle looked at me in confusion, while tears welled up in the old auntie’s eyes. “Okay, okay, thank you, thank you.”

 

“We’ve delivered the message, so we’ll leave now. Take care of yourself, auntie.” After saying that, I turned around and walked away, feeling a bit sad because I missed my father, and I didn’t know if the next time I would see him, he would be as old as the old uncle.

 

In the old uncle’s puzzled gaze, I returned to the elevator, and Fu Su floated in, poking my head again.

 

“Hey, speak.”

 

“Hey! Why are you not talking anymore?”

 

“You dare to ignore me!” He got angry.

 

I immediately angrily swatted his hand away from poking my head. “Next time, can you please not be so direct with your words! We mortals have emotions! Saying it like that is no different from telling her that she’s about to die!” My nose tingled, and I turned my face away, not wanting to say anything more.

 

“Tch, what does it matter? The sooner you die, the sooner you’ll be reborn~~~” He said casually, disdainfully.

 

“What about memories?” I asked, feeling down without looking at him. “Will all the memories of this lifetime be gone? Memories of our own family, our loved ones, our friends, our relatives! These are beautiful memories. Don’t you gods have anyone worth cherishing?” I raised my face and asked him loudly. He leaned against the elevator, staring at me in a daze. I lowered my head. “Forget it, you immortals never age, so naturally you won’t cherish these things. Talking about love with you is like playing the piano to a cow.”

 

When the elevator doors opened, I walked out directly and got into a taxi waiting at the entrance of the residential area. Without waiting for him, I got in and slammed the door shut.

 

Fu Su immediately flew to the side of the taxi and tapped on the window, but I ignored him and said directly, “Drive!”

 

The taxi driver looked at me with confusion and asked, “Why did you knock on the glass?” Then he started driving, and I immediately took out my human phone and found a signal!

 

I quickly called my father, but just as I was about to dial, Fu Su appeared beside me, lingering as always! As soon as he appeared, I saw the phone signal instantly drop to zero. Damn it, were they using a signal jammer?

 

“Who are you trying to call~~~” Fu Su extended his long arm and placed it on my back, leaning closer to see the phone in my hand.

 

I tightened my grip on the phone. “It’s none of your business!”

 

The driver in front turned his head in confusion. I quickly pretended to make a phone call, and the driver smiled and turned back to driving.

 

“I’m your observer, it’s necessary for me to monitor your every move~~” Fu Su leaned back against the car window, supporting his face with one hand, and used his black mask to look at me with a seductive charm radiating from him.

 

I continued to hold the phone and glanced at him sideways. “Can’t I make a phone call? It’s my freedom to call whoever I want, do you have to meddle so much?”

 

He chuckled leisurely. “During your time in the mortal realm, you are not allowed to have any contact with it~~”

 

“I get it! I won’t make the call then!” I angrily put down the phone. The driver uncle in front glanced at me through the rearview mirror and chuckled, “Your boyfriend is quite strict.”

 

“Huh?” I was taken aback.

 

Fu Su’s black mask also turned towards the uncle.

 

The uncle smiled and said, “Little sister, not to badmouth us men, but we are quite fickle. You should cherish a boyfriend who is so attached to you. Nowadays, there are not many guys like him. His clinginess shows how much he loves and cares for you. Most guys these days don’t care about their girlfriends. My daughter’s boyfriend is like that. I’ve never seen him call my daughter, only my daughter calling him. I’ve told my daughter several times that this kind of guy is unreliable, but with free love nowadays, I can’t interfere…”

 

I stiffly looked at the uncle driver as he started rambling about his daughter and her boyfriend. At first, I found it a bit annoying, but as I listened, I couldn’t help but think of my dad. Every dad silently loves his daughter, worries about her happiness, and protects her happiness. I really want to send a text message to my dad to let him know that I’m safe~~~~

 

Damn Fu Su!

 

I glared fiercely at Fu Su, but he just continued to support his face with one hand, listening to the uncle driver’s words, looking relaxed and at ease, as if he was listening to a comedy show. Isn’t he the most concerned about his face? The one who looks down on mortals like me? Doesn’t he feel annoyed at being mistaken for my boyfriend by the uncle?

 

Oh right, he can’t manifest himself. Hehe, he can only hold it in. He wouldn’t dare to hit the uncle, right? Haha.

 

“We’ve arrived.” Finally, we arrived. The uncle driver even took a sip of water. He must be thirsty after talking all this way. Before leaving, he reminded me again to cherish what I have. Cherish what? Cherish someone who constantly throws me around?

 

I’m so pathetic!

 

In front of me was a villa area, and life is just so unfair. A woman committed suicide, but her man and the other woman are living well, residing in a villa, driving nice cars, and raising children in abundance. If I get angry about this every day, I would have died of anger a long time ago. I wouldn’t want to be human in my next life either.

 

Sigh…!!!

 

Life is full of helplessness, don’t blame people for being indifferent.

 

Taking a deep breath, I walked into the villa with the transparent Fu Su.

 

The security guard at the entrance of the high-end villa was particularly strict. At first, I was worried that I would have to provide the homeowner’s name for verification, but the guard let me in.

 

I looked at those luxurious mansions with private swimming pools and couldn’t help but feel envious. It used to be that there were more Cinderellas and fewer princes, but now there are more and more princes and princesses. Why did the prince choose you, the Cinderella, instead of the princess next door?

 

The prince chose Cinderella because she was beautiful.

 

Xuan Yuanchen was right, girls from poor families can only turn their lives around if they are good-looking. If you’re not attractive, the prince won’t even look at you. No matter how kind and virtuous you are, how would he know if he doesn’t look at you?

 

Gradually, I heard music playing. I stood in front of the luxurious mansion of Ye Jiajia’s husband, Gu Mingde. It was lively inside, as if a party was being held. Oh… no wonder the security guard let me in so easily. They probably thought I was here to attend the party.

 

I should be like Charlotte in “Charlotte’s Web,” driving a Maserati and making a grand entrance in a beautiful dress. That would be impressive!

 

I approached and rang the doorbell. Fu Su leaned against the wall, looking somewhat bored as he fixed his hair. Why bother fixing it? No one can see you.

 

As if sensing my disdain, he casually spoke while tidying his hair, “Remember not to reveal the immortal realm~~~~ Just now, that aunt saw us because she was seriously ill, so it doesn’t count as a violation for you~~~”

 

“Tch.” I couldn’t be bothered to look at him. The door in front of me opened, and with the opening of the door came a cry of surprise.

 

“Xiao Lan!”

 

When I heard that familiar voice that I hadn’t heard in three years, I was dumbfounded. As I looked at him, my heart beat irregularly, starting to quicken.

 

I never would have imagined that I would knock on his door. I stared blankly at Chen Zihan’s face. How could he appear here?

 

He was looking at me with a surprised gaze, his handsome and fair face starting to blush due to excitement.

 

“Buzz——” My brain started buzzing, getting lost in a long reel of memories. My memories of him could easily fill several hours, just like the movie “You Are the Apple of My Eye.”

 

Of course, I’m sure his memories of me can be summed up in only two words: desk mate, at most with an additional adjective: useless desk mate…

 

Our class is quite interesting. There are 25 boys and 25 girls. Each boy has multiple girls to interact with, and each girl has multiple boys to interact with. For some unknown reason, our homeroom teacher decided to put the school’s heartthrob and the loser me together. The teacher hopes that he can improve my grades to raise the class average, and also believes that the heartthrob would never develop any feelings for a loser like me that would worry him.

 

As it turns out, the teacher’s judgment was correct! I sat next to the heartthrob for three years, even when we were separated into science and humanities classes. The heartthrob ended up with the class beauty…

 

I think the key reason why I haven’t foolishly developed a crush on any guy after entering the immortal realm is because the heartthrob completely shattered my fantasies about handsome guys.

 

I stared blankly at Chen Zihan for how long, and he stared at me excitedly for how long. We didn’t say anything the whole time. I was dumbfounded because I was shocked, but what a