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."

The boy had reverted to his usual demeanor, his head bowed to look at his textbook as if he were the only

but Cheng

others

suddenly remembered the words Cheng Lie

the aura emanating from him had been entirely different from

that Zhao Haishuang wasn’t

Was she not?

with Cheng Lie; all she knew was that he’d

Zhao Haishuang wasn’t his mother?

Lie’s background seemed far more complicated

to Yun Shifei. "Shi Fei, I heard

Yun Shifei nodded.

test for you covering physics, chemistry, biology, and math. Complete this first; I

paper in front

copy

Lie, Ming Zeqi

seem to mind Cheng Lie’s lack of response,

Cheng Lie’s parents had

situation, studying was

unaware—was sitting here like this supposed to

could bond

Shifei couldn’t help but feel something odd

earnestly on her

meant to be a simple quiz, and she was expected to finish it within half an

Shifei concentrated on

solved like

pick A or C? Forget

oh no,

Shifei approached the test seriously, but as she kept writing, she started to

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

to the draft paper Yun Shifei had filled to the brim, and he pressed his

reciting English passages in class with flawless pronunciation, she’d

But now...

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

track of the timer, then took

didn’t dare look

feared, Ming Zeqi’s face instantly darkened upon seeing

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

Yun Shifei: "...No."

topics;

it turned out this girl didn’t even

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