A speedy knock on the door woke Fei Bai up. He opened his eyes and stared on the ceiling for 3 seconds. Together with his chaotic mind after a hangover, he confirmed that he had neither supply nor takeout and turned over to proceed sleeping.

The knock on the door turned an increasing number of irritable. After some time, there was a loud “bang” on the door panel, accompanied by a loud voice. 

“Fei Bai, open the fucking door!”

Fei Bai heard it clearly. Outdoors the door is his buddy, Xiao Qiao Li.

He closed his eyes, pulled a blanket off the sofa, and put it over his head with none intention of taking note of Qiao Li.

Qiao Li raised his voice, “Fei Bai! I’ll assume you’re useless inside when you don’t come out!” 

Fei Bai stated nothing.

“Okay, Fei Bai, you’re actually useless,” Qiao Li muttered, pretending to take out his cellphone and put it to his ear. “Whats up, is that this 110? Is that so? I’ve a buddy who could have died at residence. I don’t know if he dedicated suicide. Anyway, nobody can get in contact with him. Uncle police, please hurry up.”

Earlier than he might end his sentence, the door in entrance of him opened. Fei Bai checked out him angrily, “Qiao Li, are you insane!? Are you aware it’s in opposition to the regulation to make a false police report? For those who’re legally illiterate and need to go to the police station, go alone. Don’t contain me, okay?”

Qiao Li smiled and put the cellphone into his pocket, “I didn’t name the police. I didn’t make a false report .”

Feibai rotated and left.

Qiao Li hurriedly adopted behind him and squeezed in. Seeing the chaos within the room – the pillow was thrown on the bottom casually, and the denims had been draped over the again of the couch. With out even taking two steps, he kicked over an open plastic bag, and a number of other empty wine bottles scrambled out.

“Tsk tsk, you’ve began ingesting Fei Bai? This lovelorn can actually have a huge impact on folks. Once you didn’t drink alcohol earlier than, I puzzled what to do once I go to your grave sooner or later. I can’t pour wangzai milk on the grave.” Qiao Li appeared up at Fei Bai and located that the opposite occasion was not listening to him in any respect and was reaching for the half bottle of beer left on the espresso desk.

He instantly grabbed it and stated, “Fuck it! Fei Bai, are you able to be slightly bit higher and transfer on with that fool Xu Geyang. Cease messing round, all proper? For those who’re actually offended, beat him. Oh, and that Xiao san, by the way in which, what’s the title of Xiao san ? I’ll discover some buddies to beat him…” 

Fei Bai interrupted him, “I don’t know.”

Qiao Li was surprised for a second, “You don’t know? It’s been per week for the reason that two of you broke up, and you continue to don’t know who’s the third occasion?”

“Xu Geyang didn’t submit on his Moments, and I requested a number of of his mates, however they didn’t inform me. I suppose he’s nonetheless hiding it to avoid wasting his face. Nobody stated something.” Fei Bai crossed his legs and leaned on the again of the couch, his tone exhausted.

Qiao Li was silent for some time earlier than saying, “I didn’t say it earlier than, however Fei Bai, did you make a mistake? Possibly Xu Geyang didn’t…” 

With a bang, Fei Bai threw the cellphone face up on the espresso desk with nice energy. It even made Qiao Li suspect that he had dropped another person’s cellphone.

There was an image on the cellphone display screen, a close-up of two palms with their fingers interlocked, which is widespread amongst {couples}.

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Mfl Djl rjlv, “We Xfsjcu’r agewqfa jmmbeca. Lf cfnfg abiv wf jybea atlr jmmbeca. P obecv la bea wsrfio.”

Solely then did Qiao Li notice there was a line of small white characters underneath the photograph, “A present for my child.”

He enlarged the photograph and noticed it rigorously, “The digital bracelet in Xiao san’s hand additionally carries the trademark of Fengyun Know-how Firm, the place Xu Geyang’s father works.” 

Fei Bai stated, “Hmm. I went to Fengyun’s official web site to see. It’s not but in the marketplace.”

“Rattling, this fool is mostly a scumbag,” Qiao Li scolded and commenced to influence Fei Bai, “However are you able to cease giving up on your self for such a scumbag? You stated that you’ve got good grades and also you don’t look unhealthy, what would you like? Why should hold on that tree? You need to…”

“Ought to I discover extra bushes to hold?” Fei Bai tilted his head and pointed to his honest neck, “I suppose it might probably’t be tolerated right here. ”

Qiao Li shook his head with hatred, figuring out that he couldn’t persuade Fei Bai, so he sat with him for some time after which left. And when he left, he picked up the empty wine bottles on the bottom. 

Feibai listened to the door slamming shut, buried his head in his arms, and commenced to be in a daze.

Qiao Li was proper, it wasn’t value being unhappy for Xu Geyang, however he simply couldn’t perceive why Xu Geyang would do that to their relationship for greater than 4 years, from highschool to varsity.

After some time, his cell phone vibrated, and Fei Bai grabbed it casually. After unlocking it, he noticed an electronic mail from the varsity library, reminding him that the guide he borrowed final time expired at this time, and the overdue guide will likely be recorded as a breach of contract.

Fei Bai hesitated for a second, considering of what Qiao Li had suggested him, and at last took a bathe, modified his garments, and went out with the guide. 

It solely took lower than ten minutes to stroll from the home he rented to the varsity. Fei Bai entered the campus by way of the west gate. When he handed the espresso store subsequent to the science and expertise constructing, he felt slightly thirsty, so he determined to purchase a drink.

The shop was very quiet. Just a few college students had been learning within the self-study space. The clerk shortly ready a drink for him. After Fei Bai thanked him, he took a sip earlier than strolling out. As he walked to the door, he by accident tripped over somebody’s college bag on the bottom. He stumbled, took two steps ahead, and ran into the shoulder of the one who had simply entered.

Fei Bai noticed that his espresso was about to be thrown out of his palms. However then he seen that somebody was already holding the cup along with his hand collectively.

Fei Bai’s eyes fell on the opposite occasion’s slender and highly effective hand. 

“Sorry.” The low, magnetic voice sounded a number of years older than him.

Fei Bai was staring on the wrist of the person that was holding his hand and located that the opposite occasion was sporting the identical digital bracelet Xu Geyang gave to Xiao san.

The person glanced at him and let go of his palms.

When Fei Bai lastly returned to his senses, the opposite occasion had already walked to the entrance of the counter and began ordering,” One chilly brew, please.” 

He rotated, and the person picked up his cellphone simply in time to reply a name, “Uncle Xu Xiangcheng. Sure, I bought the bracelet. Sure, it was given to me by Xu Geyang.”

Fei Bai was surprised.

For sure, this man additionally knew Xu Xiangcheng, who was Xu Geyang’s father.

This man is Xiao san himself. 

Fei Bai’s coronary heart was stuffed with sourness. After relationship Xu Geyang for thus lengthy, he even fell out along with his household, however Xu Geyang by no means took him to his personal home, not to mention launched him to his mother and father.

The early autumn daylight outdoors the window outlines the tall and straight determine of the person. Fei Bai narrowed his eyes, reluctantly admitting that Xu Geyang’s eyes usually are not unhealthy.

It’s simply this senior brother. It looks like he’s additionally one like  Xu Geyang.

And it seems to be positively not the one that may do zero. 

Fei Bai considered one thing and nearly couldn’t say it.

Xu Geyang, fuck you. He thought by way of gritted enamel.

As well as, this male vixen is only a few steps away from him, which isn’t a great factor. Fei Bai felt that he ought to have simply damaged  Xiao san’s hand and poured the cup of sizzling drink over his head in order that he might really feel the fiery punishment that those that covet somebody’s associate ought to obtain.

In actual fact, it’s not too late. 

Fei Bai hesitated. He hadn’t chosen between being a great ex and being on the S large discussion board tomorrow, “the unique associate rips the mistress” sizzling submit. Xiao san rotated with the espresso, sat at a nook desk, took his pill from his bag, and began checking emails.

Fei Bai couldn’t assist being surprised. He was so good-looking, with a straight nostril, like a half-blood prince.

What a good-looking male vixen.

Xu Geyang’s imaginative and prescient is not a query of okay, however the degree of driving straight to outer area. 

At this second, an especially evil thought appeared in Feibai’s thoughts.

Didn’t Xu Geyang need to make a cuckold for his love? Why couldn’t he seduce the mistress, take off the damaged inexperienced hat with a backhand and provides Xu Geyang a style of his personal medication?

He not solely buckled his head but in addition pulled the brim of his hat all the way in which to the bottom of his neck in order that when he opened his eyes, he might solely see the inexperienced shade everywhere in the world.

As soon as folks get offended, they are going to have extraordinary decision-making energy in a brief time period, and Fei Bai isn’t any exception. He was about to lift his foot to select up a dialog with this brother when he out of the blue smelled the aroma of flour blended with butter. 

He remembered that the espresso store within the college had a practice of constructing a batch of fortune cookies on daily basis. Because the title suggests, a small be aware with a blessing written was stuffed into the cookies. The cookies had been crunchy and candy and bought in restricted portions. Because of this, they’ve grow to be an enormous on-line movie star product, and folks typically come to line as much as purchase them. He occurred to be simply in time for the cookies to be out of the oven at this time.

Feibai rolled his eyes, then walked to the counter, flippantly knocked on the desk, and whispered one thing to the clerk who was placing the fortunate tags within the flat cookies.

The clerk was barely shocked, then nodded with a smile and handed him a pen and a small be aware.

Fei Bai sat throughout from Xiao san 5 minutes later with freshly packed cookies. 

Xiao san raised his head to have a look at him. Behind the lenses had been a pair of deep and exquisite eyes.

Fei Bai pushed the cookies in entrance of the opposite occasion and stated, “Thanks for serving to me simply now, senior brother.”

“No want.” The voice was well mannered and detached.

Seeing that he didn’t need to take it, Fei Bai instantly began to assist him unpack the cookies, “That is for you. It’s good to eat now, and it gained’t be crunchy after some time.” He winked as if he actually simply wished to thank the opposite occasion for his kindness. 

Xiao san checked out him, then withdrew his gaze. He picked up the butterfly-shaped cookie and broke it aside.

As he broke the cookie, the sleeves of his shirt folded fantastically at his elbows, revealing the neat muscle strains of his arms.

A small rolled-up piece of paper fell out of the cracked cookie.

Xiao san unfolded the small piece of paper and noticed a string of numbers written on it. 

“What is that this?” he requested.

Fei Bai smiled, and a delicate arc curved the nook of his eyes, “My cellphone quantity.”

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[T/N: I think the real vixen here is Fei Bai himself lmao. ]