Above the Galaxy
Chapter 205 - 148: As Long as You Want It, As Long as I Have It!_2

Chapter 205: Chapter 148: As Long as You Want It, As Long as I Have It!_2

Originally, she intended to bring breakfast over for Tang Fei and Little Fatty, and then give them a ride to school.

Unexpectedly, Tang Fei decided to rest at home instead of going to school.

"After participating in such an intense test, your body must be completely exhausted..." Little Fatty took on the air of someone who had been through it before, and said out loud, "The two of you should just rest up at home... Sister Phoenix, could I trouble you to have your car take me to school?"

Phoenix nodded and said, "Sure. The destination I set in the car is the school... once you get there, just get out, and it will find a place to park by itself."

"No problem. Thanks, Sister Phoenix." Little Fatty picked up his pastries and then asked, "Can I bring this into the school to eat?"

"No problem." Phoenix’s eyes crinkled as she smiled.

She liked Little Fatty a lot. What bad intentions could a little chubby kid who loves to eat have?

A food-loving fatty won’t have bad luck.

"Then I’m off," said Little Fatty.

He jumped into the luxury car Phoenix had driven over, and in a puff of smoke, he was gone.

Tang Fei looked towards Phoenix and said, "Shall we go in for tea?"

"Mhm." Phoenix nodded.

The two sat down at the tea table; Tang Fei boiled water and prepared the tea.

The tea was the fine one Phoenix had brought, and the tea table was the one Phoenix had left behind.

The water was from his own home...

The house was also a gift from Phoenix.

It was as if Phoenix was at her own home, and Tang Fei was the outsider...

Tang Fei brought the freshly brewed black tea in front of Phoenix and looked into her eyes, asking, "Are you alright?"

"I’m fine. What could possibly be wrong with me?"

"Did your family give you a hard time?"

"They just asked a simple question, nothing major; you don’t have to worry about these things..." Phoenix said, trying to reassure him.

Tang Fei knew things couldn’t be that simple. The examination had just ended, and the Royal Family had summoned Phoenix back immediately. This showed their attitude towards the matter.

Yet, if they cared that much, why did they agree to let Phoenix go out today?

What was her father, who held such high status, really thinking?

They say that being close to the emperor is like being close to a tiger, so is being the daughter of the emperor like being with a mother tiger?

"Did you secretly register for the exam without telling me, just so you could help me in a crucial moment?" Tang Fei looked at Phoenix and asked aloud.

Tang Fei indeed hadn’t expected such an outcome.

When Sheng Xinhua whispered to him that Phoenix also had a gift for him, he had no clue what kind of gift it was. After all, she hadn’t even come to say goodbye.

Not until Tang Fei saw her standing in the front of the examination queue in the Martial Arts Hall did he realize what she intended to do.

She knew he wanted to be number one, and she knew he wanted to enter White Crane Academy.

However, she was worried that his abilities might not be enough, so she had secretly registered to take part in the examination, hoping to assist Tang Fei in her own way.

"Indeed, I thought I’d see if there was any way I could help you..." Phoenix held her tea cup and took a sip, lowering her head to say, "Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to help much; you’ve made it to the end on your own abilities. You rightfully deserve that first place."

"If I’m not mistaken, that snow disaster was man-made..."

Phoenix lifted her head to glance at Tang Fei, didn’t deny it, and said, "Correct. This was originally a survival game, regardless of how elimination occurs... in the end, it’s still an elimination..."

"Why did you do this? It’s too dangerous..."

"Because you wanted to take that first place." Phoenix looked at Tang Fei and said, "There’s only one first place, if you want it, no one else is allowed to have it."

Tang Fei looked at the girl sitting opposite him, her dominance was so extreme it bordered on the unreasonable.

But within it, there was overwhelming affection.

As long as you want it, as long as I have it.

Love deep as the sea, yet hatred just as profound.

Tang Fei’s heart ached painfully, like a needle to the soul.

He chose White Crane Academy to become stronger, to seek vengeance...

At the same time, it was to distance himself, from Phoenix, and from Sheng Xinhua.

He disliked such modes of interaction; to him, liking meant liking, disliking meant disliking.

Why bother with all those unnecessary charades?

If everyone found the situation difficult, then he chose to leave.

Yet, he hadn’t expected that for this chance, this girl exerted herself so fiercely, even choosing to sacrifice herself...

He strained to present a smile on his face and said, "Then your previous plans... and your plans to distance yourself from me... were they all for naught?"

"I’ve thought about it, instead of cautiously worrying about this and guarding against that, it’s better to let you spread your wings and become a better version of yourself... It’s only when you soar high enough that others can truly see you."

"I remember someone saying, ’If you’re strong, that itself is madness. If you’re weak, that itself is a mistake.’ Once you reach that position, once you have a certain Cultivation Realm, no matter what you say or do, there will always be people applauding you..."

"Okay." Tang Fei nodded and said, "I will certainly become someone formidable."

"How formidable?" Phoenix asked.

"So formidable that..." Tang Fei thought for a moment, then said, "I’ll stand so high that everyone will see me."

"Then you give it your all. I believe you can do it." Phoenix said, smiling.

"I definitely will." Tang Fei also smiled, but with a hint of bitterness.

Phoenix looked at Tang Fei and said, "Tang Fei, you’ve changed."

"Hm?" Tang Fei felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

Had she noticed something?

Was his acting that poor?

"You’ve lost your carefree spirit," Phoenix said. "When you were in the Old Land, you feared neither heaven nor earth, you were unfettered and free. Although the environment there was extremely harsh, I felt you lived happily every day..."

"After coming to New Star, I think there are too many constraints on you. You try hard to fit in, you want to take care of Little Fatty, you want to grow stronger, you’re afraid of being looked down upon, you have to consider my feelings and those of my family... What about yourself?"

Phoenix looked at Tang Fei and said, "Have you considered what you want? What do you like? What do you want to do? After all, one must live for oneself, right?"

"Sometimes I wonder if bringing you to New Star was a good thing. Maybe, this kind of life isn’t any better than what you had in the Old Land?"

Tang Fei shook his head and said, "Please don’t think like that. What if I provoke you one day, and you send me back to the Old Land in a fit of anger with the Royal Guard... Would I even be able to survive?"

"So, you better not provoke me..." Phoenix threatened, clenching her fist at Tang Fei.

"I dare not, I dare not, you’re my savior now," Tang Fei quickly conceded.

He looked at Phoenix, his expression sincere and voice low as he said, "If I had always lived in the Old Land, if I had never met you... Perhaps I could have continued to survive there. I wouldn’t like it, I would hate it, but to survive, I would have to try hard to assimilate, understand it, and even please it..."

"But I met you, and you brought me to New Star... Little Fatty and I often marvel at how wonderful New Star is, with so many things we’ve never eaten before, hundreds of drinks and liquors to choose from, clothes of every color and style, comfortable houses, flying cars, and snow that doesn’t reach our knees..."

"I’ve already seen what the world looks like, I’ve already enjoyed these things, to send me back to the Old Land now, I surely wouldn’t survive... I couldn’t go back to living a life where the end is visible at a glance..."

Phoenix looked at Tang Fei intently, promising, "Don’t worry, as long as you’re willing, no one can drive you away... No one can."

"Then I’m relieved," Tang Fei said. "You have to keep your word. I’ve heard that those young ladies out there love to deceive, they like to fool clean, pure-hearted boys who are curious about the world like me..."

"Pah..." Phoenix couldn’t help but spit disdainfully, saying, "Sheng Xinhua asked me last night what I liked about you, and I said..."

Phoenix’s voice abruptly stopped.

She had carelessly exposed her and Sheng Xinhua’s private nighttime conversation in front of Tang Fei, the person directly involved.

Tang Fei looked at Phoenix, squinting and smiling, he asked, "What did you answer?"

"What?" Phoenix feigned ignorance, unwilling to answer Tang Fei’s question.

"How did you answer?" Tang Fei would not let her dodge the question and asked again, "What do you like about me?"

"..."