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."

reverted to his usual demeanor, his head bowed to look at

but Cheng Lie didn’t

others

remembered the words

that moment, the aura emanating from him had been entirely different

said that Zhao Haishuang wasn’t his

Was she not?

hadn’t interacted much with Cheng Lie; all she knew was that he’d turned

his mother? She hadn’t heard of

Lie’s background seemed far more complicated than she had

the lesson," Ming Zeqi turned to Yun Shifei.

Yun Shifei nodded.

a test for you covering

placed the test paper in front of

handed another copy to Cheng

initially greeting Cheng Lie, Ming Zeqi shifted his attention away

didn’t seem to mind Cheng Lie’s lack of response, nor did he address

Cheng Lie’s parents had

studying was practically

couldn’t study, surely his parents weren’t unaware—was sitting here like this supposed to make him

so he could bond

but feel something

earnestly

and she was expected to finish it within

concentrated

Is this problem solved like

Should I pick A or C? Forget it, I’ll

no, I can’t understand

seriously, but as she kept

they still required

gaze shifted briefly to the draft paper Yun Shifei had

Yun Shifei reciting English passages in class with flawless pronunciation,

But now...

clueless. Such simple problems, and she hadn’t figured them out even

Zeqi announced, keeping track of the timer, then took Yun Shifei’s paper

look at Ming Zeqi’s

face instantly darkened upon

time, he asked Yun Shifei, "Shi Fei, did you study seriously

Yun Shifei: "...No."

solid foundation in high school topics; after all, she was a student at Xinhua

answers, well, it turned out this girl

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