Chapter 31: Video Call – Separated by Screens, Spring Passion Hard to Conceal
Honestly, Fang Chuning never expected Qin Shaoqing to pull such a stunt. Though not severely harmful, it was extremely insulting. For someone with Fang Tianli’s strong and domineering personality, this action was like a public slap in the face.
It was obvious that Fang Tianli would explode.
Sure enough, Fang Tianli stood in disbelief for a few seconds, his eyes reddening and lips pursing. He quickly stepped forward, intending to slap him, but fortunately, Fang Chuning anticipated his thoughts and quickly stepped in to pull him back.
Fang Tianli’s eyes were filled with tears of grievance as he turned to look at her: “Your brother is being bullied like this, and you’re not helping me hit him!”
Fang Chuning sighed imperceptibly: “If you hadn’t started trouble, how could he have bullied you?”
As she spoke, her gaze glanced towards Qin Shaoqing, who snorted and turned away.
Xu Muzhou slightly pursed his lips, frowning as he gently called out with disapproval: “Ah Qing.”
Qin Shaoqing was unconvinced, “He was the one who tried to snatch it from me. I’ve already given it to him now, what more does he want!”
Xu Muzhou looked towards the young woman consoling the boy, his eyes lightly glancing at the dazed salesperson standing nearby. The salesperson suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly bent down to pick up the brooch that cost nearly half a year of his salary.
“Customer, let me wrap this up for you.” He wasn’t sure who to address, so he quickly said it while bending down.
Rich people were not to be trifled with, and the spoiled children of rich families were even more so. Looking at those two stomps just now, he felt both pained and excited – if this sale went through, he wouldn’t have to worry for the whole month.
Xu Muzhou then turned his gaze back to the person crying with teary eyes, and softly said to Qin Shaoqing beside him: “Ah Qing, you’ve gone too far.”
Qin Shaoqing snorted coldly, “Not at all, he started it first. Luckily I threw the brooch on the ground, otherwise he might have come over all teeth and claws to snatch it!”
Besides four or five store employees, there were only a few customers in the store. Although the two weren’t whispering, their voices were soft but still audible. Even though the initial fault was indeed with Fang Tianli, the protective Fang Chuning couldn’t help but retort: “That’s unnecessary. At most he would have just traded insults with you, and you might have even won that exchange.”
Indeed, these two had such similar personalities that if they really started arguing, they could make one’s ears explode.
But Qin Shaoqing didn’t see it that way. He felt the young woman’s words were clearly directed at him: “It was clearly your brother’s fault, why are you blaming me! Aren’t you supposed to be the most reasonable one? Hah, not so much after all!”
“Ah Qing,” Xu Muzhou’s eyes darkened slightly, his delicate hand seemingly consoling as he gripped his arm forcefully, with a hint of warning.
Qin Shaoqing couldn’t sense it, but he knew he was displeased, so he turned away sulkily without saying more.
Xu Muzhou pursed his lips, his gaze meeting the young woman’s, his brow filled with a pitiable apology: “I’m sorry, Ah Qing has a rather impulsive personality, but he really doesn’t mean any harm.”
The young man hurriedly explained and apologized for his friend, his gentle and polite demeanor in stark contrast to the other two, unconsciously making people feel favorably towards him.
Fang Chuning certainly didn’t blame him, “It’s alright, you don’t need to apologize to me.”
From beginning to end, it was just between those two.
Fang Tianli, teary-eyed with grievance, glared at the young man, choking out: “Fake!” He then clung to Fang Chuning, “That jerk bullied me, hurry and help me!”
Fang Chuning controlled his movements with one hand while covering his chattering mouth with the other, then apologized to the seemingly startled store employees, “Sorry,” before dragging him outside.
“Miss Fang……”
The young man followed her for a few steps, but Fang Chuning smiled reassuringly at him: “It’s fine, you guys continue shopping, we’ll head back first.”
Xu Muzhou stood still, his beautiful peach blossom eyes rippling with a trace of moisture, his expression careful: “Don’t be angry.”
Seeing him like this, any hint of displeasure in Fang Chuning’s heart dissipated. Of course, that tiny bit of negative emotion wasn’t directed at him, “I’m not angry, don’t overthink it. As for that brooch, I’ll have someone come pay for it later, but that one isn’t very good. Next time I’ll give you a better one.”
She spoke rather casually, completely unaware that her words might cause misunderstandings.
A hint of sweetness arose in Xu Muzhou’s heart, but he didn’t nod or agree.
His eyes turned slightly, meeting those of the seemingly timid boy.
Su Qi only met his gaze for two seconds before looking away.
After the three had walked far away, Qin Shaoqing finally stammered: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to say that about her, I was just impulsive……”
In his moment of impulse, he had almost forgotten that Mu Zhou liked that Fang girl.
Xu Muzhou turned back, “It’s okay, but try not to do this next time, it puts the sales brother in a difficult position.” He looked towards the salesperson who had already packaged the brooch.
The salesperson almost wanted to hug this understanding and sensible child, truly a little angel!
“The brooch has been packaged for you, please come this way to swipe your card.” Despite the recent awkwardness, his smile remained eager.
Qin Shaoqing glanced at the packaged brooch, still unhappy: “I don’t even want it anymore.”
The salesperson’s previously eager smile instantly froze, somewhat embarrassed: “But you had already thrown our merchandise on the ground……”
“Did I say I wouldn’t pay?”
Seeing the salesperson’s smile nearly falter, Xu Muzhou took out a black card and handed it over, his expression gentle: “Use my card.”
Qin Shaoqing was displeased, “No need for you to pay, I’m just still a bit upset, it’s not like I’m going back on buying it!” He picked up the bank card he had placed on the glass counter, “Here, hurry up and swipe it!”
The salesperson’s mouth twitched, about to take the bank card, but the black card had already been pushed into his hand.
The young man politely said: “I have something to attend to, please be quick.”
The salesperson nodded repeatedly, efficiently walking back to the cashier.
In the end, Xu Muzhou paid, but he didn’t take the brooch, instead giving it back to Qin Shaoqing. Qin Shaoqing was convinced he was angry, but no matter how he asked, the young man just good-naturedly said he wasn’t angry.
He felt a bit discouraged, realizing he could no longer guess his thoughts at all.
He hadn’t been like this before he started liking that Fang girl.
What Qin Shaoqing never imagined was that from the very beginning, he had never truly seen the young man’s real face.
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Meanwhile, Fang Chuning felt that coming out with them today was a huge mistake, especially now that she had to drag and pull him out of the mall, and worse, he wasn’t behaving, even biting her.
Fang Chuning took a deep breath, releasing her hand from covering his mouth, “Fang Tianli, are you asking for a beating?”
Fang Tianli’s cheeks were puffed out, his tears having stopped during the dragging: “Fang Chuning, you watched others bully me without helping, and now you’re dragging me out! How can you be so mean!”
“It’s a good thing I’m a bit mean, otherwise I’d have to let mom bail you out from the police station.” Fang Chuning threatened him.
“They wouldn’t dare!”
The boy’s indignant voice immediately drew glances from people around.
Fang Chuning wanted to pretend she didn’t know him. She looked at Su Qi, who seemed a bit distracted, and said: “It’s getting dark, I’ll take you home first.”
Su Qi was startled, “It’s alright, I can take a bus back by myself.”
He knew the young woman would insist on sending him, so when she said it a second time, he only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
In the car, Fang Tianli sat with his arms crossed, scowling out the window. Su Qi looked up at the person in the front passenger seat and gently persuaded: “Lili, don’t be like this. Sister Ningning is doing this for your own good.”
“No way, if it was for my own good, how could she bear to let me be bullied like this? She clearly just wanted to show off in front of that guy!”
Playing with her phone in the front passenger seat, Fang Chuning’s eyelid twitched. She knew the “guy” he referred to must be Xu Muzhou. When angry, he could say anything.
Su Qi continued to persuade gently, but Fang Tianli wasn’t very receptive. They drove until they reached the entrance of a small alley where the car couldn’t enter. After passing through the alley, it would take a few more minutes to reach Su Qi’s home. Now it was completely dark, and the alley was pitch black, so it wasn’t reassuring to let a boy walk alone.
Fang Chuning told Fang Tianli to wait in the car while she first sent Su Qi to the entrance of the community.
On the way, Su Qi suddenly spoke up for Fang Tianli: “Sister Ningning, Lili was probably just in a bad mood today, that’s why he acted like that. Don’t be angry with him…”
Fang Chuning knew her brother all too well, and besides, she wasn’t angry at all. She felt his sudden words were a bit unnecessary, but still gave face by responding with an “Mm.”
The girl’s lukewarm response made Su Qi bite his lip, his fingers tangling together.
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By the time they returned to the Fang residence, it was nearly 7:30 PM. After eating and taking a shower, it was almost 9 PM.
Just as Fang Chuning, who had just dried her hair, returned to her room, she heard a message notification from her phone on the desk. She went over to look, thinking it would be Gao Qiong calling her to play games, but unexpectedly, the contact name shown was Xu Muzhou.
She curiously opened the chat interface
Xu Muzhou: Are you there?
Fang Chuning: Hm?
Just as she sent this message, the other party initiated a video call. Fang Chuning hesitated for a moment before accepting.
The person on the other end seemed to have just finished showering not long ago, his short hair still slightly damp. In the video, he wore a white casual home outfit that exposed his collarbone. It was as if there was an extra layer of filter, his exquisite features appearing even more unreal through the phone screen.
This wasn’t an exaggeration – Xu Muzhou was definitely the most beautifully featured person she had ever seen, the kind that stuns at first glance, pleasing to look at from any angle, and becoming more attractive the longer you look.
The key was that someone like this also had a very good temperament, perfect as if virtually created.
Fang Chuning ruffled her slightly messy hair, “What’s up?”
The young man’s lips, neither too thin nor too thick, seemed even redder than usual, red and tender, reminding Fang Chuning of flower petals in the garden. He said, “Am I disturbing you?”
Fang Chuning sat on the bed, her fingers tugging at her slightly tangled long hair, “Not at all, I just finished showering and came back, I’m quite free.”
The person on the other end pursed his lips, seeming to smile. Then, with a bit of apology: “About today’s incident, your brother must be very angry, right?”
“Don’t worry about him.”
The young man’s eyelashes lowered slightly, “I’m sorry… I didn’t know Ah Qing would suddenly act like that.”
That gentle and pure look made Fang Chuning’s heart stir slightly, but she abruptly changed the subject: “I heard you guys paid for that brooch? Let me transfer the money back to you.”
The young man spoke up to stop her: “No need, Ah Qing bought it, he likes it very much.”
Really? But Qin Shaoqing didn’t seem like the type to pick up and continue using something he had ruined.
However, since he said so, Fang Chuning didn’t dwell on the matter. She ruffled her hair again, and when her gaze returned to the screen, she found the other person staring intently at her.
That unapologetic gaze made Fang Chuning’s hand tremble slightly. She sat up straight and coughed lightly, a bit unnaturally: “Um, have you decided how you want to celebrate your birthday?”
Xu Muzhou’s finger lightly caressed the young woman’s face through the screen as he shook his head: “Not yet.”
“I just remembered, my family has a holiday island. The scenery there is nice, with lots of delicious food. If you’d like, you can invite more classmates too, to make it livelier.”
The young man’s eyes were gentle, as if he would never oppose anything she said.
“Wouldn’t that trouble you?”
“Not at all.”
The two chatted for nearly an hour. Fang Chuning didn’t know when she had become so talkative. Just seeing him listen attentively like he was in class made her unable to resist sharing things that even Gao Qiong wouldn’t want to hear her explain in detail.
Moreover, Fang Chuning discovered that he seemed to have a low threshold for humor. He would cover his mouth and chuckle softly at things she didn’t even find funny, and would point out to her the parts he found amusing.
The loose collar of his clothing unknowingly slipped, revealing a stretch of fair shoulder. The young man was oblivious, still asking her to continue speaking.
Fang Chuning could hardly go on. Her gaze wandered as she frantically pointed at her own shoulder, trying to give him a hint.
The young man belatedly realized and hurriedly pulled up his clothes. His fair cheeks flushed an enchanting peach color, his rippling eyes giving her a half-glaring look.
Fang Chuning felt like her face was about to melt off.
“We have early self-study tomorrow, I’m going to sleep now.” Xu Muzhou’s gaze lifted slightly, briefly touching her face before moving away. “Good night.”
Then the phone displayed that the video call had ended.
Fang Chuning let out a sigh of relief. She took her phone and rolled onto the bed, lying face down for a good while. She opened a game, planning to play a few rounds before sleeping.
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If you’re like me…
Too tired of reading stories where the female lead is often foolish, weak, feeble both physically and mentally, usually in a subservient and oppressed role in society such as a maid, secretary, concubine… or to put it bluntly, typically the one who has to serve and please the male lead, always needing protection and rescue from male leads, while the male lead is often described as talented, strikingly handsome, powerful,…
Then please continue reading.
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One wrapped in warmth, the other left cold.
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
The Male Lead’s Obsessive (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Synopsis:
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Summary:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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