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."

his head bowed to look at his textbook as if he were

him, but Cheng Lie

wasn’t that he couldn’t hear others speak—he simply

suddenly remembered the words Cheng Lie

the aura emanating from him had been

said that Zhao Haishuang wasn’t his

Was she not?

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

Haishuang wasn’t his mother? She hadn’t

background seemed far more complicated than

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

Yun Shifei nodded.

strongest suit. Before coming here, I prepared a test for you covering physics, chemistry, biology,

Zeqi placed the test paper in front of

copy to

Ming Zeqi shifted his attention

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

Cheng Lie’s parents had probably informed Ming Zeqi prior

situation, studying

unaware—was sitting here

so he could

couldn’t help but feel something odd

she focussed earnestly on

she was expected

Shifei concentrated

problem solved like this? It feels so

I pick A or C? Forget

no, I can’t understand

test seriously, but as she kept writing, she started to

them were multiple-choice questions, they still

gaze shifted briefly to the draft paper Yun Shifei had

reciting English passages in class

But now...

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

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

didn’t dare look

Ming Zeqi’s face instantly darkened upon seeing

asked Yun Shifei, "Shi Fei, did

Yun Shifei: "...No."

assumed Yun Shifei merely lacked a solid foundation in high school topics; after all, she was a student at Xinhua Middle School—how

well, it turned out this

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