My Crush Also Has a Crush on Me!
Chapter 50 Such a Straightforward Straight Man

Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Such a Straightforward Straight Man

Shen Liguang finished a busy day and washed off the sweat, leaning on the bed smoking, he saw a girl’s post on social media: "Good night, Qibao."

It came with a photo of a big orange cat.

The Qibao must be the name of the big orange cat.

Shen Liguang hesitated as he typed a comment, then deleted it.

He didn’t know what he was being so awkward about, taking so long to ponder over posting a simple comment.

Vaguely, there was an unfamiliar impulse in his heart.

Very evil.

And with a full sense of guilt.

Shen Liguang held the cigarette between his fingers, looking down and composing text.

Fu Ying was lying on her bed casually flipping through her phone, realizing this device was really addictive. At first, she would always forget about it, but now, the first thing she does when she wakes up in the morning is to check her phone.

Fu Ying saw someone commented on her social media, and that person’s name made her so happy that she rolled around on her bed giggling.

Excited for a long while before she fell asleep.

Another person who couldn’t sleep at night was Fu Mingchuan, who stared at Shen Liguang’s "Good night" with a face full of worry. This was no longer unrequited love— the two had started using secret codes.

What if things got out of control?

He didn’t mind Shen Liguang’s age; it’s just that Yingying was only sixteen.

Fu Mingchuan sighed, the eldest at twenty-five not having a girlfriend, and the youngest at sixteen already having someone she liked, while the second child hung around all day and changed girlfriends several times a semester.

These kids, one more difficult to manage than the next.

Fu Mingchuan spent the whole night anxiously unable to sleep.

The weekend passed too quickly; on Monday, the students looked listless as they went to school.

By mid-May, with the college entrance exams counting down, the senior year students wished they could bury their heads in their books.

During lunchtime, some were still holding books in their hands, putting the whole school on edge, the atmosphere tense.

However, summer was also approaching.

During Chinese class, Tan Ruonian walked in with a list of seat assignments after rearrangement.

Fu Ying’s deskmate was changed to a girl who wasn’t bad at studying.

That girl burst into tears upon learning she’d be sitting next to Fu Ying.

It made Fu Ying quite embarrassed.

"Teacher, I do not want to sit with Fu Ying; her bad grades will affect me."

A girl crying has always been a thorny issue; Tan Ruonian was helpless, "Who’s willing to sit with Fu Ying?"

It was like a public execution; Fu Ying lowered her head, not wanting to face the brutal reality.

"Lin Lishan, you sit with Fu Ying."

The girl did not refuse, and immediately sat down beside Fu Ying with her school bag and textbooks.

Lin Lishan smiled at her: "We are deskmates from now on."

Fu Ying felt like she was saying, "I’ll discover any secrets you might have."

Fu Ying smiled back at her.

Lin Lishan leaned in, a look of surprise on her face: "Fu Ying, you’ve gotten so soft all of a sudden."

Fu Ying simply smiled, unsure how to respond.

Lin Lishan added: "I used to think you were really cool, a loli facade, but fierce in a fight."

Fu Ying felt a little uneasy; if anyone hit her now, she’d just cry.

During the break, Lin Lishan wanted to add Fu Ying on WeChat, and Fu Ying, not wanting to refuse, gave it to her.

She looked satisfied getting the WeChat.

"Do you want to have lunch together later?" Lin Lishan tilted her head and asked her.

Fu Ying nodded: "Yeah, let’s go to the snack street near the school."

.....

Although she hadn’t known her for long, Fu Ying found that Lin Lishan had a cheerful personality, revealing two small dimples when she laughed.

Fu Ying felt that she was being too neurotic, and her tense nerves finally relaxed.

"What do you like to eat, Fu Ying?"

They casually found a place to sit down.

Fu Ying glanced at the spicy hotpot Li Hanyi and Du were having and felt a bit tempted.

The last time she saw them eating, it smelled pretty good.

"Spicy hotpot then."

Lin Lishan gave her a thumbs up, nodding sagely: "Great minds think alike."

....

"Yingying, how was school today? Did anything interesting happen that you can share with dad?"

Ever since Fu Mingchuan suddenly asked her if she had something on her mind, he had been paying extra attention to her, always coming to pick her up and asking how her mood was that day, if anything interesting happened at school, or subtly inquiring if she had any troubles.

Fu Ying touched her nose with her head down, her voice soft: "Nothing much, just that the weather is really hot, and the pressure of senior year studies is so tense, even us freshmen are getting anxious."

Fu Mingchuan nodded and said with subtlety: "Yes, and in half a month, they’ll be taking their college entrance exams. You’re still young, just a freshman. It will be two more years before you take your exams."

Fu Mingchuan was hinting that she was still young, but Fu Ying thought he was implying that she wasn’t studying well enough to get into university.

"I’ll try my best to get into a university, but I don’t know how well I’ll do..." Fu Ying said softly, "My studies are really poor, I only got twenty points on the math test this time."

She finally realized why her father had been so unusually concerned about her lately; he was worried she wouldn’t get into university.

Attending university was indeed a difficult thing for her.

Fu Mingchuan: "Going to university is important, but you can’t rush these things, you know? If you’re not doing well in studies, take your time. You can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry."

Fu Ying pondered Fu Mingchuan’s words seriously and nodded: "I got it, Dad. I’ve been getting tutored by Wen Tian lately, so hopefully I can manage to get into an ordinary university."

Fu Mingchuan realized then that Fu Ying had misunderstood his words.

He was afraid to forcefully intervene with matters like early romance, worried she would become extremely rebellious.

.....

After talking with Fu Mingchuan, Fu Ying worked even harder on her homework at night, finishing it, checking it, then bothering Wen Tian to review the answers, listening to his explanations, until she went to bed at twelve o’clock.

It seemed like checking Shen Liguang’s social circle every night was a must for her.

Even though she knew there was nothing in his social circle, she still checked it every day.

She hadn’t seen him in a while, and the only chance would be if his big brother came back, but his brother hadn’t come back for almost half a month now.

Fu Ying logged into her QQ alt account and found that his account, which hardly ever logged on, was actually showing as online.

She had added him so long ago but still didn’t have the courage to start a conversation or think of an opening line.

She impulsively typed a message in the chat box, but then, shamefully, deleted it.

The words she wanted to say, the things she wanted to do, were all ready for the next second.

But in the next second, she lost her courage.

However, to her surprise, the other party actually sent her a message first: Miss Zhou?

Fu Ying was stunned and then replied: No.

For a long while, there was no response from him.

Just when Fu Ying thought he had probably gone to sleep, he messaged again: Then who are you?

This question stumped Fu Ying; she had never thought about it when she added him.

Fu Ying made up a random name and sent it over, and he replied: You’ve got the wrong person.

Seeing this message, Fu Ying wanted to continue the chat, but he managed to back her into a corner where she didn’t know what else to say.

He’s so straightforward.

She put down her phone and hugged Qibao, saying: "Goodnight then."