Chapter 113: Reporting Behind Someone’s Back

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Listening to Lin Ruoxue’s gentle whisper, Liu Yunfei felt as if he had returned to the streets of Rome, bathed in the golden sunset, where a beautiful girl sat on the ground, clutching her chest and gasping for breath. Some say love at first sight is the most perfect kind of love because it’s free from any other factors such as power, money, or interests—just pure, unadulterated love.

Surely not every superstar falls for me at first sight—am I really that handsome? Liu Yunfei smirked, realizing he was being self-indulgent again. Actually, he was quite good-looking. Glancing at the rearview mirror, he tried to admire himself, only to see multiple girls swarming toward him like an invading army, splitting into groups and surrounding him from all sides.

“Oh, cake seller, who did I offend? I’m stuck here and can’t even walk away.” Lately, Liu Yunfei kept encountering such terrifying chaos. Except during class, when things were a bit quieter, even during the ten-minute breaks, girls would stand outside Class 3’s window to sneak a peek at him. As a literary giant once said, “There was no watching in the world, but when many people watch secretly, it becomes watching.” The open and blatant watching, accompanied by pointing and commenting, turned the windowsill of Class 3 into the most beautiful scenery at Huangjiang Experimental Middle School.

The relentless attention from so many girls didn’t annoy Liu Yunfei, but the flashy boys in Class 3 were delighted. They had once resented him for stealing their classmates’ hearts, but now they were thrilled to see so many beauties from other classes vying for him. Every day before school, the boys deliberated over what to wear, how to style their hair, and which poses to strike when the girls came to watch. Each of them strutted like peacocks, trying to show off their most dazzling feathers.

“Yunfei, so you like Lin Ruoxue too? I’m her loyal fan, and I even have her autograph! I’ll bring it to you tomorrow!” A cute girl with two braids was the first to approach.

“Lin Ruoxue? Who’s that? The daughter of your Class teacher Lin?” Liu Yunfei feigned ignorance effortlessly.

“That’s the singer you just heard. Lin Ruoxue is really popular now. Her dad is the international superstar Lin Long.” The girl looked admiringly at him. Liu Yunfei sighed inwardly: You know, she takes heart medication every time she goes on stage, and every concert could be her last.

But Liu Yunfei showed no reaction, rolling his eyes and continuing to play dumb. “Lin Long? Who’s that?”

The cute girl stared at him like he was an alien, then suddenly turned and ran off. “Oh my god, run! The aliens have invaded Earth!”

“Fei Fei,” cooed another girl with sly fox-like eyes, a wealthy-looking young lady. “Is that Versace you’re wearing?”

“Huh? Whose? Versace? Van what? I don’t know. Don’t worry, I never borrow clothes from others. This shirt’s mine—I bought it at the market.”

“Then your sunglasses must be Vuitton?”

“Also mine, bought from a street stall. Fake goods, just poor quality. See, they’re already falling apart.”

“So you’re so rich and you use all knockoffs? I don’t believe it.” The girl wasn’t convinced.

“Only rich people use knockoffs. That way, no one suspects anything, silly,” Liu Yunfei replied.

“Gross.” Another girl ran off, but the female wolves were too many, and no matter how many he tried to fend off, it was impossible to clear them all. The road ahead was almost clear, but he was causing a new traffic jam here. Horns blared from behind. Liu Yunfei thought fast, opened the convertible roof, stood up, and shouted, “It’s been blocked too long. I have to pee. Ladies, please make way. We’ll continue this after school.”

Unexpectedly, the girls didn’t budge, as if they hadn’t brought their ears along. Liu Yunfei shouted again. This time there was a response: instead of fleeing, the girls crowded closer, some even teasing, “Go ahead, pee! Pee now!”

“Oh, cake seller, you’ve completely defeated me.”

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The girls surged forward in triumph. “Liu Yunfei, we want to form a ‘Chasing Liu’ club!”

“Fine, chase bulls, I don’t mind,” Liu Yunfei replied weakly.

“You must participate regularly and can’t refuse demands for kisses, autographs, and photos.”

“Alright, do whatever you want, ladies. I have things to do.”

“We nominate Yang Li Juan as the president.”

“Who? No way! I haven’t seen any news about her lately; she went to Hong Kong. So she’s not chasing Andy Lau anymore but Liu Yunfei? Don’t do that—if I commit suicide over this, it won’t be good.”

“That’s a different person with the same name. Seems everyone named that likes to be a fan.”

Finally, the school bell rang far off, and the girls reluctantly dispersed, each step filled with hesitation and heartache.

Liu Yunfei sighed deeply, “Being too handsome is a crime.” He hit the gas and sped away.

At that moment, in the classroom of Senior 3 (3), Zheng Dayong looked at Liu Yunfei’s empty seat with a sigh. Looks like the blackmail plan he had prepared for tonight would have to be postponed. Zhang Xiaoli was uneasy, recalling that bully who said he wanted to see the person he liked. Could Liu Yunfei have been found by him already? Meanwhile, the duty teacher tonight, Gao Yueqiu, sighed. Bad students skip evening self-study to go to bars or surf the internet. It’s better if they don’t come; it saves her the worry of trying to control them.

Meanwhile, Liu Yunfei had arrived at the Municipal People’s Hospital. The saying goes: it’s not about coming early but coming at the right moment. Dong Qianqian had just arrived and was chatting with her mother at the bedside.

Dong Qianqian was quite surprised today. After a full day of school, her father had finally been moved into a ward. Originally scheduled for a few days later, she found out that Liu Yunfei had come by at noon. Then her mother kept raving about how great Liu Yunfei was. At first, she didn’t mind, but the more she heard, the more annoyed she became. Her mother’s eagerness was like a pushy hawker trying to sell fake merchandise. Dong Qianqian developed a rebellious attitude toward all the praise, thinking it was nonsense—somehow, she felt Liu Yunfei was being glorified as if he were Jesus saving the world.

Just when she was annoyed, she heard movement behind her and turned to see—damn it—Liu Yunfei was back. She said grumpily, “You came at noon and now you’re back again? Are you living here now?”

Liu Yunfei was a bit puzzled. “Did you take something weird today? I haven’t said a word, and you’re already rolling your eyes at me.” He tiptoed over, forcing a smile. “Hello, Auntie. Hello, Qianqian.”

Dong’s mother was overjoyed to see the young man again, her face blossoming like a flower—not a rose, but a humble foxtail flower. She quickly said, “Qianqian, Yunfei’s here. Why don’t you two chat in the hospital garden?”

“No way, boring,” Dong Qianqian replied, still upset—not just because of Liu Yunfei but mainly because Chen Zhiqiang hadn’t shown up for class this afternoon and hadn’t told her, which made her angry. Liu Yunfei became her venting target.

Dong’s mother felt a bit embarrassed seeing her daughter act this way. “I’ll go out to buy something. Yunfei, make yourself at home.”

Liu Yunfei sat down sullenly. Dong Qianqian stayed silent, and he didn’t know what to say, so he just rubbed his hands nervously.

“Are you even clean? It looks like you haven’t washed your hands in a year. Rub the dirt off; this is a hospital,” Dong Qianqian said, clearly in a foul mood today.

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“Um... no,” Liu Yunfei was speechless. He had prepared a long monologue on the way here, but none of it was applicable now. “Are you on your period? No? Did you step in dog poop today? No? Then what…”

Liu Yunfei realized that as soon as he opened his mouth, nothing good came out. He probably caught her bad mood.

“Ha ha ha…” Dong Qianqian unexpectedly laughed. Liu Yunfei had thought she would get mad at his teasing, but instead, she found it funny. Suddenly, she felt Liu Yunfei was here to help and that they had been too harsh on him. Seeing him blush and lose his composure, she couldn’t help but laugh.

Seeing Dong Qianqian laugh left Liu Yunfei baffled. This girl was being difficult today. When he spoke nicely, she scowled and cursed, but when he mocked her, she laughed. Of course, Liu Yunfei dared not say so and just forced a smile.

“What are you laughing at?” Dong Qianqian suddenly stopped laughing and looked stern.

“I’m not laughing.”

“Lying! I saw you laugh.”

“If you laugh, I laugh.”

“I laugh at your silly self. You laugh at yourself too?”

“I also laugh at you…” Liu Yunfei wanted to retort but thought better of it. Instead, he said, “Alright, I’m just laughing at my own craziness. No big deal, I came here just to get scolded.”

“Say, why are you coming again tonight? What’s going on?” Dong Qianqian looked a bit anxious, no longer wanting to tease.

“Well…” Liu Yunfei had planned to ask about her father’s condition, then her studies, and smoothly bring up Chen Zhiqiang and mention meeting that guy at the vehicle management office. But without an opening, it was hard to say. He hesitated. “I just happened to come by the hospital…”

“Nothing wrong, then just go back and study well,” Dong Qianqian began to send him off.

“No, there is something.”

“Then say it! You look like a weasel wishing a hen a happy New Year—no good news for sure.”

“Yeah, no good news. A couple days ago, I was... never mind, I won’t say.” Liu Yunfei feared she couldn’t handle it and felt like he’d be tattling behind someone’s back.

“Are you a man or not? Don’t say half and leave half unsaid. If you do that, don’t ever talk to me again.” Dong Qianqian gave him a disdainful look.