Chapter 19 – Made a loss (Translated by Xing and edited by Souhi)

Taking advantage of his long legs, Li Yubing caught Tang Xue before she escaped the stadium .

He hauled Tang Xue into a corner and pushed her against the wall, pinning both of her hands above her head with one hand . His tall build loomed in front of her, making her feel extremely oppressed .

Tang Xue felt like she was a salted fish, waiting to be sliced up on the chopping board .

She was a little scared . “Umm, I’m sure we can talk things out……”

Li Yubing asked, “Where would you like me to touch you?”

“Li Yubing, you’re going to be late for cla.s.s……”

Li Yubing raised his hand and hovered it in front of Tang Xue’s chest for a moment . Suddenly, he realized that he could not bring himself to do anything .

He indeed wanted to take revenge . However, he was someone with morals and unable to carry out the act of molesting a girl’s chest, even though the person in question was a huge rogue .

He could only blame himself for having a high moral standard . When faced with these kinds of shameless things, it was inevitable that he would lose out .

After a short hesitation, he quickly gave up his initial plans . His hand moved higher and higher before finally pinching Tang Xue’s cheek .

Li Yubing still remembered that when he was young, there was a period when Tang Xue especially enjoyed squis.h.i.+ng his face . She would one moment be pinching his cheeks and another kneading his face, making him feel absolutely undignified .

This was an eye for an eye and could be considered him getting revenge .

Tang Xue’s skin condition was still excellent despite being very tan . At the age of 18, her skin did not lack collagen and was both smooth and soft . Under his hand, her skin was supple and felt quite nice to play with .

Li Yubing’s thumb and fingers pressed against left and right side of Tang Xue’s cheeks respectively . He squished, squished and squished, till Tang Xue’s face were severely squished out of shape . Her lips were forced into a pucker like a fish about to spit bubbles .

“Go to hel . ” (Go to h.e.l.l)

She was squished until she could not speak properly .

Li Yubing looked at her distorted face and suddenly snorted out a soft laughter . The end of the laughter was higher in tone, sounding gratified, delighted and provocative .

This was the laugh of a victor .

He was about to give a victory speech when suddenly, there was a loud “thud” that sounded like something had fallen to the ground .

The two of them startled . They turned their heads in unison towards the direction of the sound .

Ma Xiaoshan[1] stood a short distance away . Her mouth gaped open like she had seen something shocking . At her feet was some blue folders .

Some of the doc.u.ments had fell out in the fall and was scattered beside the folders .

Both Li Yubing and Tang Xue felt a little awkward .

“Ah! I didn’t see anything, I’ve suddenly lost my sight!” As Ma Xiaoshan spoke, she extended her arms and blindly waved them around as if she was really blind . She turned and escaped .

As she left, she continued waving her arms and emphasizing, “It’s so dark, I can’t see anything at all……”

Even though she was “blind”, her steps were swift as wind and it did not take long before she completely disappeared from the scene .

This bizarre act left Tang Xue staring blankly in her wake .

Li Yubing released Tang Xue . She ma.s.saged her cheeks and said, “She couldn’t have thought that you were about to kiss mmhm——”

Li Yubing’s finger landed on her mouth . His lightly calloused finger pressed down on her soft lips .

“Don’t say such a disgusting thing out loud . ”

……

Li Yubing was naturally late for cla.s.s . He quietly slipped in through the back door and sat in the last row next to Old Deng[2] .

Old Deng was sprawled across the table . He had just drifted off when the sound of Li Yubing settling in jolted him awake . Even after waking, he did not sit up and continued looking like a boneless sack of flesh piled against the desk . He unhurriedly closed and opened his eyes, sleepily looking at Li Yubing .  Head over to teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com if translator’s notes are missing or if you simply want to read without ads .

Li Yubing took out his textbook and notebook . After a while, he took out another book that was a compilation of past CET6[3] exam questions . As cla.s.s went on, he divided his attention between listening to the lecture and doing the questions in the book .

Old Deng moved his arm under his head . Resting on one side of his face, he looked at Li Yubing . After looking for a while, he opened his mouth, “Bingbing[4] ah……”

“Get lost . ”

“Sigh, my son is so outstanding . I wonder which silly girl would be lucky enough to marry you in the future . ” Old Deng lamented like a weary father .

Li Yubing treated him as air .

After working on the questions for a while, Li Yubing seemed to have zoned out . He held his pen and stared blankly into s.p.a.ce .

Old Deng asked, “What are you zoning out for? Thinking about girls?”

Li Yubing snapped out of his thoughts and glanced at him . “I’m reflecting . ”

Yes, reflecting . Li Yubing was thinking about his behaviour towards Tang Xue earlier that afternoon . He had discovered a severe problem—in order to pit himself against that scoundrel, he had nearly become a pervert .

No, he could not accept himself that way .

That scoundrel had the special ability of being infectious . Everyone who hung out too close to her

her were doomed to become abnormal . Look at how odd both Liao Zhenyu and Xia Menghuan were .

This was an awfully frightening ability .

Therefore, if he wanted to deal with her, not only did he need to be on guard against her retaliation but also from being infected by her……

Li Yubing rubbed his temples .

Old Deng suddenly stuck his head over and gave Li Yubing a few sniffs . Then, before Li Yubing could send him flying with a slap, he quickly withdrew his head and went back to lying on the table . He chortled, “You smell of a girl . ”

“Lunatic . ”

“And it’s of a cute girl too . ”

Li Yubing thought of Tang Xue’s face . Heh, how was that in any way cute?

However, he had to admit that the feel of her skin was not too bad .

Eh, what the heck was he thinking…… Li Yubing felt a little helpless and rubbed his temples again .

“Bingbing,” Old Deng called out lovingly in an overly sweet voice . Paired with his plump face that still had leftover stubbles from not shaving properly, Li Yubing felt like his hair was standing on end .

Li Yubing impa.s.sively threw him a glance . “Do you still want to copy my a.s.signments?”

“Yes . ”

“Then shut your eyes and go back to sleep . ”

Just like that, Old Deng really went back to sleep . However, during the lesson break, he woke up and once again called Li Yubing “Bingbing” .

Old Deng: “Bingbing, I have something serious to tell you . ”

Li Yubing had enough of his nonsense . He packed his stuff, planning to change seat .

Old Deng suddenly grabbed his wrist and instantly changed his address . “Daddy . ”

Li Yubing: “……”

“Daddy, I have something to ask of you . ’

Li Yubing closed his eyes for a moment . Based on the little bit of fraternal love that he had for his schoolmate, he restrained himself from getting violent . He asked mildly, “What is it?”

“Tonight, our dorm is having a gathering with some female juniors from the School of Humanities and Law . Remember to come . ”

“Not going, not free . ” Li Yubing cleanly rejected the invitation . About the gathering, his roommates had all mention it before . However, his daily schedule was tightly packed from morning to night . Where would he find time to attend a gathering?

“Come on, it’s just a meal . ”

“I have training . ”

Old Deng thought otherwise . “It’s fine even if you skip for a day . Look, you’re already so fit . ” As he said this, he gave Li Yubing’s forearm a pinch .

Li Yubing shook him off . “Being this plump, you’re still not yet considering working out?”

Old Deng: “I do work out . I played football yesterday . ”

Li Yubing: “Football video games?”

Old Deng: = =

”Riiing” The bell indicating the start of cla.s.ses rang . Li Yubing was unable to continue tolerating Old

tolerating Old Deng’s clamour and moved to a front seat .

……

After leaving the West Wing, Tang Xue returned to the East Wing and finally began skating in earnest .

There were quite a few people on the ice . However, all of them were amateurs and naturally could not be compared with the professional athletes next door . Tang Xue kept to the outermost part of the ice rink . She was afraid of b.u.mping into someone and carefully controlled her speed . However, what Tang Xue understood as an “ordinary” speed was tremendously fast to others . She lowered her body for a lower centre of gravity . With her nimble body and vigorous movements, it was as if she was a small cheetah . She swiftly increased the distance covered with a “whoosh” . Her hair was swept back by the wind, revealing the clear skin of her forehead and a pair of bright, s.h.i.+ning eyes . There was a prideful smile on her lips but it did not seem detestable at all .

Her turns were even more startling . Due to her speed and the centripetal force, she would always be nearly leaning into the ground . Onlookers could not help but to break out in a cold sweat for her . As it happened, she never once fell .

After turning, she righted herself like a roly-poly toy and continued skating .

Xia Menghuan could not resist fis.h.i.+ng out her phone and recording her .

Tang Xue was exhausted from skating . She slowly straightened up, lowered her speed and leisurely glided on the ice . Her hair was a mess and she carelessly ran her fingers through it .  If you see this, this translation has been reposted without permission from teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .

“Miss, you skate really well . ” A man in work uniform came up to strike a conversation with her . Tang Xue believed that he was a coach .

Dauntless Dragon Club’s operations were not restricted to ice hockey . They also offered ice skating lessons, and this man was precisely an ice skating coach .

Tang Xue smiled . “It’s okay . ”

“You’ve been trained for this before, haven’t you? The way you executed those turns requires skills and control that only comes with at least a few years of training . ”

“It’s all casual fun . ”

The coach saw that Tang Xue was unwilling to divulge more and did not continue prying . “Are you from RCU?”

“Mm . ”

“Are you interested in becoming a part-time coach here? The pay and benefits can all be negotiated . ”

Tang Xue considered for a moment and said, “I’m extremely interested but currently unable to take up your offer . I need to first deal with a pervert . I’ll find you again in a month . ”

……

Tang Xue got off the ice rink . Xia Menghuan showed her the video that she recorded and said, “Tang Xue, I feel that you’re especially charismatic when you’re ice skating . ”

“In

skating . ”

“In what way?”

“Hmm, I can’t really pinpoint it either . ” Xia Menghuan carefully thought how about she could possibly describe it . She then said, “It’s like, you’re normally a bicycle but once on ice, you become a Ferrari . ”

“You’re exaggerating . ” Tang Xue played the video and also felt quite pleased with it . Thus, she sent the video to herself and uploaded it onto her WeChat .

There was quite a number of comments and likes . Shortly after, Tang Xue that saw Li Yubing also left a comment .

Li Yubing: We’ll head to the Sky Yard for Dinner .  Order the dishes and wait for me . I want steak, stir-fried tomatoes and scrambled eggs, shredded chicken salad, Chinese yam and pork ribs, and Crucian carp and daikon soup . Order croquettes again and I’ll fry you up instead .

Tang Xue: b.a.s.t.a.r.d, I forgot to block you .

Li Yubing: ……

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Chapter 19 incomplete . Part 2 will be updated on this same page next weekend .

Translator’s Notes:

[1] Ma Xiaoshan is an admin staff stationed in the RCU Ice Skating Rink by Dauntless Dragon Club . She first appeared in Chapter 10 where Tang Xue and friends were submitting their applications for the ice rink part-time job .

[2] Old Deng is Li Yubing’s roommate . He first appeared in Chapter 15 .

[3] The College English Test (CET) is a national English language test in China that examines the English proficiency of undergraduate and postgraduate students . There are two levels: CET4 and CET6 . – Source: Wikipedia

[4] As I’ve mentioned before, a way of affectionately addressing friends includes adding a 小 (xiǎo), which means little, or 老 (lǎo), which means old, to their surname . Another is to repeat one of their name characters (usually the last character) twice or adding an 兒 (er) to it . However, the latter is a more adorable way of doing so and is usually reserved for girls or younger children . Even if it’s used for a guy, it’s typically done so by girls or the elders of the family . For example, it wouldn’t be out of place for Li Yubing’s parents to call him “Bingbing”, though this kind of nickname usually fades as a child grows older . However, in this case, we have Old Deng doing it to LYB, which adds to the lol moment of this scene . It’s kind of like him saying “Bingbing~~~”, which explains why LYB felt hara.s.sed and told him to get lost .

[5] Advance TN for the second update that would help in getting a joke . A wooden fish is a wood instrument traditionally carved with fish designs . Typically found in temples where Buddhist monks would knock on it rhythmically while chanting . The simplified version is known as a temple block .