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“Huh?” Jiang Yule glanced at her arms encircling her.
“Answer like this?”
Su Yubai gave a faint look, “What’s wrong?”
Tone light.
Trusting Su Yubai’s sense of boundaries.
Movie muted, Jiang Yule reached for her phone, glancing at her.
Nodding, eyeing phone.
Understanding—reassurance to take the call.
But her gaze on her neck wasn’t innocent, especially after pretending to kiss her during Si Qing’s call.
Unlikely, but worried about retaliation.
No choice, answering.
“Mom.”
Controlling voice, keeping normal.
Su Yubai held her quietly, no words, no moves.
Jiang Huazhen, noting delay, casually asked, “Lele, where are you?”
Tensing, pinching Su Yubai’s hand, “Home.”
Sensing nerves, looking twice, shifting to movie.
Huazhen quickly, “Doing what?”
Looking again, leaning closer, her warmth calming, “Watching a movie, phone on silent.”
Half-true, tone natural.
Glancing, noticing neck marks, looking away.
No suspicion, Huazhen asked, “Made new friends?”
Odd question, slight confusion, “Yup, a few classmates.”
“You’re not young, think about dating.”
But Mom, I am.
Looking at Su Yubai’s chin, smiling, “Okay.”
“Grab good guys, especially mainlanders.”
Stiffening, glancing at Su Yubai’s eyes. Unfazed, but so close, Huazhen’s loud voice—impossible not to hear.
Heart aching, “What’d you eat, Mom?”
Clumsy shift, Huazhen’s tone sour, “I’m helping you. Dating now’s better than later.”
“PhD students are simpler, less scheming.”
“Later, in society, leftovers scheme too much—want those?”
Staring, Su Yubai calm, but pain grew.
Huazhen continued, no response, “Lele?”
“Listening?”
“I’m here.”
“Take my words seriously.”
Silent, Huazhen exasperated, “It’s for your good.”
Again.
Fearing anger, soft “yup,” then hearing—
“Qiao Anqing’s going back to the mainland?”
Choking, “Huh?”
Sighing, “Students don’t know yet? It’s likely true.”
“Should’ve contacted Li Zhiyi instead.”
“Why didn’t Qiao mention mainland plans? You’ll need a new advisor.”
“Not just…” Tone secretive.
Heart sinking, hearing, “Her being gay got reported, HKU’s handling it?”
Adding, “But it’s not a big deal.”
Easing, “Not sure, Mom, wait for Qiao.”
Silent, stern, “Don’t learn bad from Qiao.”
Tensing, pinching, Su Yubai gripping back.
Silence angering Huazhen, “Lele?”
Shifting, “Where’d you hear this?”
Voice rising, “Don’t worry, just listen.”
Suffocating, “Yup, late, goodnight, Mom.”
Hanging up first.
Setting phone aside, hugging Su Yubai’s neck.
Unmoving, patting arm, “Shower.”
Tone normal, but earlier intimacy gone.
Angry?
Lashes trembling, “Sorry, Sister.”
Clinging tighter, not leaving.
Helpless, hugging waist, “Not mad, take it slow.”
Not blaming, comforting.
How’s there such a perfect person? Her girlfriend?
Lost, staring.
Patting, “Late.”
“No.” Nestling into neck, whining.
Amused, serious, “Shower together again?”
Lifting head, shocked, blinking, confirming.
Waiting leisurely.
Struggling, releasing, “Go, Sister.”
“Yup.” Setting her aside.
Touching nose, “I’ll wait nicely.”
Pausing, “No need, sleep.”
Watching her back, “Goodnight kiss.”
Turning, eyeing lips, “Now works.”
“No.” Kiss before bed matters, she’s not sleeping yet.
Silent, grabbing clothes, entering bathroom, closing door.
Shutting off cast, TV, only water sounds. Slumping, worrying about facing Mom.
Would Su Yubai face threats like Qiao?
But… her position has nothing to do with Huazhen or Chu Jing’an.
Mind chaotic, feeling she hurt Su Yubai.
Couldn’t say she loves women, loves Su Yubai.
Huazhen would fly to Hong Kong tomorrow—unpredictable.
Water flowing, thinking slowly, let it cook…
Su Yubai emerged, seeing Jiang Yule asleep on sofa.
Like childhood, doll-like, obedient.
Approaching, seeing neck marks, looking away, pulling collar.
Breathing, lifting her.
Squinting, wrapping neck.
Carrying, opening bedroom, pausing.
Recalling Hangzhou, clinging, seeking kiss.
Soft, vulnerable.
Uncomfortable, squirming.
Sighing, setting on bed.
Reaching for arms, they fell. Trying to catch, missing.
Staring at hand, serene face, kissing forehead.
“Goodnight, my treasure.”
“Long road ahead.”
Slept deeply, waking late.
Curtains tight, no light, disoriented.
Out of bed, door open, spotting phone on table.
House quiet, empty.
Grabbing phone, seeing note—
[Academic meeting online, at school. Breakfast on table, heat if cold. Be good. —Su Yubai]
“Be good” lifting lips.
Her handwriting beautiful, reading repeatedly, snapping photo, tucking note in book.
Eating, heading to school, meeting Qiao Anqing’s request at office.
Most peers there, usually quiet space noisy, chattering.
Beside Ji Zizhen, “What’s up, Senior?”
“Qiao might leave HKU, calling us one by one.”
Speechless.
Sitting, waiting, not called.
About to message Su Yubai for lunch, her text: [Busy, home tonight, eat well.]
No lunch together.
Pouting, replying: [Okay.]
No response.
“Yule, Qiao wants you,” master’s junior said.
Smiling, nodding, heart uneasy, entering office.
Qiao nodding, “Yule, you and Su Yubai… what’s your relationship?”
Heart tightening.
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