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."

demeanor, his head bowed to look

him, but Cheng Lie

that he couldn’t hear others

the words Cheng Lie had said

the aura emanating from him had

Zhao Haishuang wasn’t his

Was she not?

previous lifetime, Yun Shifei hadn’t interacted much with Cheng Lie; all she knew was that

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

more complicated than

lesson," Ming Zeqi turned to Yun Shifei. "Shi Fei, I heard you’re

Yun Shifei nodded.

high school, science was my strongest suit. Before coming here, I prepared a test for you covering physics, chemistry,

paper in front

handed another copy to Cheng

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

to mind Cheng Lie’s lack of response, nor did he

that Cheng Lie’s parents had probably informed Ming Zeqi prior to

situation, studying

weren’t unaware—was sitting here like this supposed to make

he could bond

but feel something

focussed earnestly on her

simple quiz, and she was expected

Shifei concentrated on

this problem solved like

A or C? Forget it, I’ll choose

oh no,

the test seriously, but as

of them were multiple-choice questions, they still required calculations

briefly to the draft paper Yun Shifei had filled to the

passages

But now...

and she hadn’t figured

track of the timer, then took Yun Shifei’s paper to

dare look at Ming Zeqi’s

face

Yun Shifei, "Shi Fei, did you study seriously

Yun Shifei: "...No."

school topics; after all, she was a student at Xinhua Middle School—how bad could it

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

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