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Fifth Period (2)
T/N: Translated by Jen on Broken Jinsei! Please do not repost my translations! All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
In the end, he still lent the money. Zhou Jinwei had all the cash in his wallet given to him.
Zhou Yanli had a troubled conscience, asking Jiang Huihui what she and Zhou Jinwei were doing in the alley just now.
“It can’t be that for the sake of letting him lend me money, you agreed to let him do something to you?”
Jiang Huihui muttered, what all was he thinking about.
Zhou Yanli stared at Zhou Jinwei with a wary look on his face. Although he was his dad, and Jiang Huihui’s future husband, the two of them right now had no relationship whatsoever. Jiang Huihui was naive like a brainless little white rabbit, while his dad was a calculative and cunning old fox.
The two of them in a relationship, Jiang Huihui would only get cleanly devoured.
On the way to the hotel, there just happens to be a late-night food stall still open nearby. Zhou Yanli boldly strode over, saying that he was hungry, wanting to eat a little before going.
He had the menu handed to Jiang Huihui, “Take a look and see what you want to eat.”
Jiang Huihui wanted to say something but hesitated, reminding him, “Don’t spend money this recklessly. This is borrowed money; it needs to be paid back.”
The lender was just standing to the side, his complexion not too pretty.
He probably had never been to this kind of place before. Even just standing there, he felt it was dirty.
Zhou Yanli said that he wasn’t recklessly spending, pointing to the lender and boldly stating, “He’s treating us.”
Zhou Jinwei who got forced into treating them didn’t say anything, instead sweeping a glance around the place with a trace of disdain in his eyes.
The sanitary condition of street stalls were just so-so, having greasy tables, old walls, and floors that can’t be scrubbed clean no matter what.
Zhou Yanli knew about this problem of his dad’s, and that was just his obsession with cleanliness.
As for obsessively clean to what degree? Even if going to someone else’s place as a guest, he won’t drink the tea prepared by the host either.
That’s why, it was very hard for Zhou Yanli to imagine that this kind of person actually personally changed his diapers and bathed him when he was little, never relying on others.
TN: All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Even if having a nanny, these were all still done by him personally.
Seeing how he’d once changed his diapers, Zhou Yanli decided to temporarily forgive him for his offense this morning.
“Come on.” He handed him a pair of chopsticks, “Have that noble young master act of yours put aside. These roadside stalls are all like this.”
Zhou Jinwei glanced at the disposable chopsticks that were handed before him, but didn’t accept.
Zhou Yanli directly placed them in front of him. Who cares if you want or not. What a pain in the neck.
When Jiang Huihui was ordering, she asked if there was anything they didn’t eat.
Zhou Yanli casually replied, “I’m allergic to seafood and mushrooms, don’t eat soy products, and also don’t eat eggplant.”
As Jiang Huihui listened, she became increasingly surprised. It was more than she’d thought.
She jotted it down and turned to ask Zhou Jinwei, “And you?”
The latter had a complicated look as he stared at Zhou Yanli.
Zhou Yanli answered for him, “He’s the same as me.”
That barbecue[1], they ended up eating for quite a while. The biggest reason was because Jiang Huihui ate too slow.
But, the two at the table, who clearly appeared to be the type that didn’t have much patience, both quietly waited for her.
Just, midway through, Zhou Jinwei stepped out, going out to light a cigarette.
The privileged young master from a prestigious family was unable to get used to eating at a roadside stall. For him to be able to sit down, it was already considered him lowering his standards.
That’s why, throughout the entire meal, he didn’t even take apart the chopsticks.
He’d just lit a cigarette when a cold sneer came from behind.
He turned back. It was Zhou Yanli.
He flicked the ash from the cigarette, his gaze very indifferent.
The other party mocked him, “Don’t allow me to smoke, yet you yourself had already started smoking at a young age.”
He seemingly was convinced that he was indeed related to him in some way, even finding out about his dietary restrictions in advance.
To be this thorough, wasn’t it just for the sake of being able to have a place in his family.
Zhou Jinwei’s eyes contained ridicule, warning him for the last time, “Before I actually make plans to do something to you, put away those little calculations of yours.”
Zhou Yanli was amused, “You not believing that I came from the future, I can understand. But, I know your future.”
He walked before him, provocatively recounting his entire future, “You got married right after graduating from college. Your wife was your first love from high school, called Jiang Huihui. Your family wasn’t satisfied with her, forcing you to break up with her. So, you directly left home with her. In the second year of your marriage, you two gave birth to a son, having a blissful family, very happy. Unfortunately, this kind of blissful life just lasted for two years. An illness took away your lover. Your life also completely turned on its head. You will become widowed at a young age, and later, during middle age, you will also end up with a son in his rebellious phase giving you trouble every day, precisely me.”
Zhou Jinwei’s expression grew dark. He stared at him, completely unfazed as he watched Zhou Yanli walk before him.
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Jiang Huihui was drawn over by the noise, seeing the two of them locked in a fight.
Zhou Jinwei had grabbed him by the neck, swinging his fist at his face with all his might.
Zhou Yanli got knocked onto the ground by this enormous force, his cheeks swelling, the corner of his mouth bleeding.
Jiang Huihui hurriedly went over, reaching out to separate them.
She’d gotten frightened to the point where her eyes turned red, desperately letting them stop fighting.
Seeing her appear, Zhou Jinwei finally stopped.
Jiang Huihui helped Zhou Yanli up from the ground, “Are you okay?”
He had his head down, appearing somewhat dejected.
A moment later, he shook his head, not saying anything.
He’d completely lost his usual nonchalant appearance, instead like a stray dog that has been repeatedly abandoned. He walked over with a limp, having the scarf on the ground picked up. He carefully dusted off the dirt on it and wrapped it back around his neck.
Jiang Huihui looked at the injuries on his face, “Does it hurt?”
He still shook his head, repeatedly just saying that same line: “I’m fine.”
Jiang Huihui saw that his eyelashes were drooping. His dark eyes, set against the dark of the night, reflected a bit of helpless loneliness.
How could he be fine; he was even bleeding. She still wanted to continue, but got interrupted by him, “You go back first, no need to worry about me. I can go to the hotel on my own.”
He walked a few steps and picked up his backpack, hanging it on his shoulder.
His voice was a bit hoarse as he walked away with his back to them.
That usually high-spirited, unruly young man, this while, his body was slightly hunched, seemingly unable to straighten his back.
He was also limping as he walked.
Under the dark curtain of the night, he lifted his arm and randomly wiped his face, unknown as to whether he was wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, or the tears on his face.
Jiang Huihui worryingly watched him leave and hesitantly retracted her line of sight, turning to look at Zhou Jinwei.
The latter didn’t have any reaction, picking up his coat off the ground and saying to her with a calm look, “Let’s go, I’ll send you back home.”
Jiang Huihui remained silent the entire way. She was deeply aware that under this kind of circumstance, she was unable to get anything out of him.
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Zhou Yanli picked the nearest hotel. Fortunately, during this time period, it still wasn’t particularly strict. Carrying a face full of injuries, he casually acted pitiful to the older sister at the front desk for a while, saying that he’d gotten beaten up by his dad, so ran away from home, but because he’d left in hurry, he forgot to bring his ID.
Good-looking guys will always receive lots of preferential treatment outside. The front desk older sister couldn’t bear seeing him end up in the streets, so made an exception for him, opening a room.
After coming out from the shower, there was a knock at the door. He used the dry towel to wipe his wet hair, then went over to open the door.
The one standing outside was that older sister at the front desk just now.
She handed him a bag of medicine, saying that someone had asked her to deliver it.
Zhou Yanli first blanked, taking that bag of medicine and frowning. It’s already this late, yet she still hasn’t gone back?
He couldn’t help but worry, asking her, “Did they come alone?”
The front desk older sister nodded, “Most likely came alone, didn’t see anyone else by their side.”
Zhou Yanli’s brows furrowed even more, really worrisome.
He randomly had the towel tossed aside and put on his shoes to go out.
The front desk older sister blocked him, “It’s already this late. If you don’t properly rest, where will you have the energy for class tomorrow?”
He said, “I’m going to go send her home. It’s already this late. It’s not safe for a girl to walk home alone at night.”
The front desk older sister laughed, “Who said it was a girl?”
Zhou Yanli stopped, “What?”
The front desk older sister said, “The one that gave the medicine was a boy who looked a lot like you.”
She had a lovestruck smile, “That was your older brother, right? Your family’s genes really are great. Do you have any other older brothers or uncles? Can you introduce one to this older sister?”
Zhou Yanli froze in place.
[1] Chinese barbecue is generally skewers.
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