Chapter 67 – Figure’s not bad (Translated and edited by Xing)

The design of the Baita Temple was refined and serene . Outside the temple was a winding stone staircase . As Tang Xue climbed the stairs with Li Yubing, she heard him asked, “What is your heart’s desire?”

“What is your heart’s desire?” Tang Xue raised her head and looked at him .

Li Yubing stared at her eyes . In her large, s.h.i.+ning pupils, he saw a reflection of himself . His heart started beating a little erratically and he asked somewhat lightly, “Do you really want to know?”

“Go ahead . ”

“My—”

That exact moment, someone behind them complained disgruntledly . “Hey, are you two moving or not?”

The two of them could only return to climbing the stairs .

They did not exchange another word on the way up .

After stepping into the Baita Temple, Li Yubing expressed astonishment at the immense crowd they saw on their way to the top . He raised his phone, intending to capture a photo of the sea of people .

Tang Xue disdained him for being a country b.u.mpkin .

Li Yubing stood below the main hall . Behind him was a raised stone platform around 45 cm in height . Above it was yet another more magnificent-looking stone platform, on which the main hall was built .

Tang Xue hopped on the first stone platform and stood behind Li Yubing . She finally had the chance to tower over him . Li Yubing’s head was well-formed and his hair shone a healthy black . Near the top of his head was a neat and pretty-looking hair whorl .

Tang Xue was engrossed with observing him and could not resist reaching out to touch his head .

Li Yubing’s hair was a bit stiff . She could sense the heat from his scalp through the hair strands . He was like a mini-furnace at any time of the day .

“Li Yubing, I can finally reach your head!” Tang Xue exclaimed gleefully .

To her surprise, Li Yubing did not balk . He even said patiently to her, “Be careful that you don’t fall . ”

At his words, Tang Xue felt a wave of sweetness in her heart . Her lips quirked and she went on to ruffle his hair messily like how he once did it to her .

She was having enormous fun when a man carrying a child on his back pa.s.sed by her from behind . The child held a large pinwheel in his hand that flapped noisily in the wind . As the pinwheel was extended quite far out, it accidentally jabbed the back of Tang Xue’s head, giving her a huge shock . “Ouch!”

Li Yubing reacted quickly; he immediately spun around and caught her with one arm .

Tang Xue held onto Li Yubing’s shoulder and turned to see that the culprit was a pinwheel . Both adult and child apologized to her .

“It’s fine, it’s fine,” As Tang Xue replied, she pushed Li Yubing gently, wanting to nudge him away .

Li Yubing did not release her . Instead, he tightened his grip and suddenly lifted her down the stone platform singlehandedly . He moved very quickly, not giving her any time to resist him . When she realized what had happened, both her feet had left the platform and were dangling in the air . Li Yubing’s arm was placed across the back of her knees as he held her like how one holds a child . Tang Xue was both nervous and also slightly thrilled . At the same time, she also felt a tiny tinge of embarra.s.sment .

Li Yubing bent to put her down . When Tang Xue’s feet retouched the ground, she heard Li Yubing said, “Your figure’s not bad . ”

Whoosh——

Her face turned crimson .

Feeling the welling heat on her face and attempting to pretend that nothing was wrong, Tang Xue drew even more attention to her embarra.s.sment by drawing up the hood on her s.h.i.+rt to cover her face .

Then, she pointedly ignored Li Yubing and bustled off .

Li Yubing’s lips quirked as he followed behind her .  Translated by Xing for only teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .

Inside the Baita Temple, there were numerous Buddha statues of different sizes . Tang Xue entered the temple hall and bowed to the various Buddha statues she saw . At the end, she saw a joss stick holder that was surrounded by people . She squeezed to the front, and without taking time to carefully examine the area, lit a joss stick and kowtowed .

When she got up, she heard Li Yubing commented beside her, “Raise your head and look . ”

Tang Xue raised her head to see that sitting in the front was the statue of a white-robed G.o.ddess of Mercy . In the G.o.ddess’s arms was a plump baby .

Li Yubing, “You just prayed to the Child-Sending G.o.ddess . ”

Tang Xue, “…”

She felt a wave of mortification . Luckily, her hood was still up, ensuring that Li Yubing could not see her expression .

“Merciful G.o.ddess, I’ve disturbed you . ” Tang Xue clasped her hands together, her expression bursting with sincerity . “Please pretend that I was never here . ” After saying this, she bowed a few more times before she turned and left .

Behind her, Li Yubing burst into laughter . His chuckle was soft, even and unhurried, lingering in the air without ceasing .

Tang Xue felt that he was purposely laughing this way . She stopped him fiercely, “You’re not allowed to laugh!”

“Fool,” Li Yubing said .

Tang Xue raised her leg and acted like she was about to kick him .

Li Yubing’s face was unperturbed . “You’re on holy ground right now . Better behave or bodhisattva sends you a baby . ”

“You…!”

“All right, don’t be angry . ” Seeing that she was about to explode, Li Yubing quickly pacified her . “Dinner’s on me . Let’s eat something good . ”

Tang Xue raised a brow, “How good?”

“Anything you want . ”

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Tang Xue picked a buffet restaurant for dinner . Xia Menghuan said, “I always never manage to eat my money’s worth for buffets . ”

The other three were untroubled . Tang Xue said, “Don’t worry, we’ll eat enough for you as well . ” Liao Zhenyu nodded . “Mm! We’ll get at least twice your money’s worth, ah no, at least eight times!”

Subsequently, they stayed at the restaurant for a long time, with Xia Menghuan feeling like she was on the set of an eating show . It was late when they were done . They parted way, with Liao Zhenyu and Li Yubing returning to their respective homes and Xia Menghuan following Tang Xue back to stay over at her house .

……

When Li Yubing returned home, he saw his parents looking as if they had countless things to tell him but was hesitant to voice them out loud .

“Yubing, we’ve done what you asked us to find out . ” Mama Li was the first to speak .

The family of three sat in the living room . Li Yubing was thirsty and poured himself a gla.s.s of water .

In a probing tone, Mama Li asked Li Yubing, “Yubing, tell mom and dad the truth . Are you planning to be together with that Bian Cheng?”

Pfffff——

Li Yubing became a watering can .  This chapter is a labour of love that should not be found outside of teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .

He pulled out some tissue and wiped the water hastily, looking at his mother with an incredulous expression . As he was too perplexed, his brows were raised extremely high . He asked, “What did you say?”

“Yubing, don’t be angry . Mommy doesn’t mean to imply anything—”

“Hold up…” Li Yubing cut his mother off . “What did you just say—me, and Bian Cheng, together?”

“Ah . ”

“Two… guys?”

“Ah . ” Mama Li exchanged a look with Papa Li . After gathering some courage from her hubby, she continued, “Yubing, your dad and I have already guessed it . ”

“What have you guessed…” An ominous feeling welled up in Li Yubing’s heart .

Mama Li said, “Don’t worry, we’ll always support you . ”

Li Yubing shut his eyes . “Both of you, think I like guys?”

“Yubing…”

Li Yubing pinched his forehead . “Why, do you think I like guys?”

“You, you don’t?”

“Of course not… What in the world have I done for the both of you to suspect this?”

Li Yubing felt that he had received a huge blow . He was having a mini-breakdown right now .

His own parents! By flesh and blood! Doubted his orientation??

What a great tragedy!

Mama Li, “You’ve lined your eyes before . You didn’t manage to cleanse it properly . ”

Li Yubing, “…” Was it that obvious?

Mama Li, “You also like pink dinosaurs . ”

Li Yubing, “…” This is purely a misunderstanding…

Mama Li, “And the most important thing is that since young till now, you’ve never expressed interest in any girl . Let’s not talk about when you were young . During your adolescence in secondary school, you’ve never been attracted by a girl . ”

Li Yubing, “…” I don’t have the time, thanks .

At the side, Papa Li added, “And you’ve never read or watched any p.o.r.nographic magazines or films . This is not normal . ”

Li Yubing, “…” I’m so sorry, for never having read or watched any p.o.r.nographic magazines or films . I’ve disappointed the two of you .

Mama Li, “Finally, you enlisted our help to find out more about a boy . It’s natural that we instinctively thought of this, right, hubby? Ours was the most natural reaction . ”

Papa Li immediately nodded and agreed, “What my wife said!”

Li Yubing never thought that his parents could find so many ‘clues’ out of nowhere . He did not know where to even start explaining things . Rubbing his troubled head, he said, “I’m not gay . I’m straight . ”

“How can you be so sure?”

“Because I’m currently chasing a girl . ”

“!!!”

“!!!”

Papa and Mama Li immediately straightened up from delight . Mama Li was a little agitated . “Yubing, you, you’re not lying to me, right?”

“No . ” Li Yubing shook his head and added, “The person I asked you to help me find out more is my love rival . ”

“Love rival!” Mama Li’s face suddenly became grim . “Do you need us to fix him up?”

Li Yubing was speechless . “No…”

Regardless of everything, Papa and Mama Li finally had a weight off their minds . From their overjoyed behaviour, Li Yubing suspected that they would have bought firecrackers to set off if it was not for the prohibition . This was the first time he realized that his parents had such overactive imaginations .

“Yubing ah,” Mama Li nudged a little closer and asked, “Who is this girl that you like?”

If this was any other day, chances were high that Li Yubing would have directly answered his parents’ question . His family was always one that was more lax and open-minded .

However, after that emotional blow from his parents, Li Yubing needed to get revenge . He decided to let them stew in their curiosity and not say a word even if they kill him .

Thus, he merely gave a slight smile . “I’ll let you know when we have kids . ”