Chapter 33: Chapter 33 She’s Not My Mom

The tangy sweetness of orange juice carried a refreshing aroma; just one sip was enough to feel content.

Yun Shifei looked at Cheng Lie, her eyes curved in a smile: "Your mom is so wonderful, both beautiful and gentle."

Unexpectedly, as soon as she said this, she saw Cheng Lie slam the book shut with a loud "bang."

The heavy sound startled Yun Shifei.

She met his eyes.

The boy’s pitch-black eyes held no trace of light, dark as a bottomless abyss, and even just one glance filled her with dread.

The Cheng Lie from before was either icy cold or hollow, but never like this.

As if no light could penetrate him, there was a ghostly chill emanating from him.

Even on a scorching summer day, he could make your skin crawl with goosebumps.

Yun Shifei grew tense, unable to help the feeling that his gaze was terrifying, making her freeze her breath.

"She’s not my mom." The boy spoke.

His voice was low, devoid of warmth.

Yun Shifei’s eyes slightly widened, ready to say something, but the door suddenly opened.

She heard a voice ring out: "Sorry, I’m late."

That voice carried a touch of cheer, like a gust of wind blowing away the suffocating tension between them.

Yun Shifei looked up and saw a young man, roughly twenty years old.

He wore gold-rimmed glasses, with refined and delicate features.

A faint smile hung on his lips, giving him an air of warmth and sophistication.

"Hello, I’m Ming Zeqi, a sophomore at Nan City University, and your tutoring teacher." The young man pushed his glasses lightly as he spoke.

"Hello, Teacher," Yun Shifei greeted Ming Zeqi.

"You’re Shi Fei, right?"

Yun Shifei nodded.

"And this must be Cheng Lie."

glanced at Cheng Lie. The boy had reverted to his usual demeanor, his head bowed to look at his textbook as if

but Cheng Lie didn’t

hear others

the words

aura emanating from him had

Zhao Haishuang wasn’t his

Was she not?

with Cheng Lie; all she knew

Haishuang wasn’t his mother? She hadn’t heard of

more complicated than she had

to Yun Shifei. "Shi

Yun Shifei nodded.

you covering physics, chemistry, biology, and math. Complete this first; I want to gauge just how weak

paper

another copy to

after initially greeting Cheng Lie, Ming Zeqi shifted his attention away from

seem to mind Cheng Lie’s lack of response,

lip, speculating that Cheng Lie’s

situation, studying was practically

study, surely his parents weren’t unaware—was sitting here

he could

but feel

she focussed earnestly

she was

concentrated

this problem solved like this? It feels so

A or C? Forget

no, I can’t understand

seriously, but as

multiple-choice questions, they still

Lie’s gaze shifted briefly to the draft paper Yun Shifei

passages in class with flawless pronunciation,

But now...

simple problems, and she hadn’t figured them out even after going in

Ming Zeqi announced, keeping track of the

dare look at

Ming Zeqi’s face instantly darkened upon seeing her

time, he asked Yun Shifei, "Shi

Yun Shifei: "...No."

in high school topics; after all, she

upon seeing her answers, well, it turned out this girl

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