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Chapter: 5 | If you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will extinguish; if you say boat of friendship will be toppled, it will topple

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If you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will extinguish; if you say boat of friendship will be toppled, it will topple

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_{These two knuckleheads share a braincell between them ಥ_ಥ []Food pick of the Taiwanese flaky scallion pancakes below. (It hurt my soul to call them pancakes, so parathas they are.)[]Pictures will be re-added later}
(T/N: whatever you say, will be)

These two knuckleheads share a braincell between them ಥ_ಥ []Food pick of the Taiwanese flaky scallion pancakes below. (It hurt my soul to call them pancakes, so parathas they are.)[]Pictures will be re-added later

_{Later that evening, I sent Li You over to Lee Moli's, and spent the weekend at the school meeting with my club to discuss the activities that will be held at the end of the month. So after that, on Tuesday morning, I was planning to go find Xiao Huaisu and clear things up—to ask him if I owed him any money.}But maybe this was all due to the legendary instinctual bond between a father and daughter, so for a while, the mood around us was a little complicated.

Later that evening, I sent Li You over to Lee Moli's, and spent the weekend at the school meeting with my club to discuss the activities that will be held at the end of the month. So after that, on Tuesday morning, I was planning to go find Xiao Huaisu and clear things up—to ask him if I owed him any money. Because if it isn't that, what other reason would he have to treat me so coldly after he came back? Why would he he act like he didn't even recognise me!

_{The flames of gossip were kindled within me, so completely forgetting the main character of the event was right in front of us, I excitedly demanded to Qiao Damai: "Hurry, hurry up! I wanna see it, where is it?"}And perhaps the atmosphere had gotten a bit too good because I had also gleefully followed suit and told Xiao Huaisu bye-bye too.

The flames of gossip were kindled within me, so completely forgetting the main character of the event was right in front of us, I excitedly demanded to Qiao Damai: "Hurry, hurry up! I wanna see it, where is it?"

_{But, unexpectedly, Li You then dropped the line: "My dad told me you look just like my mom." She looked towards Xiao Huaisu, her little face as serious as can be as she said that line to him, making Xiao Huaisu slowly turn his gaze towards me yet again.}
It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.

But, unexpectedly, Li You then dropped the line: "My dad told me you look just like my mom." She looked towards Xiao Huaisu, her little face as serious as can be as she said that line to him, making Xiao Huaisu slowly turn his gaze towards me yet again.

_{Causing Xiao Huaisu to turn around yet again and glance towards Li You before shaking his head and adding: "Seriously?"}Causing Xiao Huaisu to turn around yet again and glance towards Li You before shaking his head and adding: "Seriously?"

Causing Xiao Huaisu to turn around yet again and glance towards Li You before shaking his head and adding: "Seriously?"

_{Only then did I finally remember, I had come to the professor's canteen to find Xiao Huaisu and reminisce about our, oh so beautiful, memories of days past. We had still only shared a few sentences before Qiao Damai busted in midway and killed it. Our beautiful time being crushed in a flash by his words—I really hope this was all just an illusion!}
But for someone as cool-headed as me, something like being trapped by Li You couldn't stop me from maintaining the calm demeanour a slick fourth year university student like myself ought to have. So after sticking my hand in my pocket to take out my phone, I pretended I had bent down to pick it up off the ground, then donned a brilliant smile to show I was as cool as a cucumber.

Only then did I finally remember, I had come to the professor's canteen to find Xiao Huaisu and reminisce about our, oh so beautiful, memories of days past. We had still only shared a few sentences before Qiao Damai busted in midway and killed it. Our beautiful time being crushed in a flash by his words—I really hope this was all just an illusion!

_{Just as I arrived at the canteen, Qiao Damai sent me a message via WeChat asking where I was.}Only then did I finally remember, I had come to the professor's canteen to find Xiao Huaisu and reminisce about our, oh so beautiful, memories of days past. We had still only shared a few sentences before Qiao Damai busted in midway and killed it. Our beautiful time being crushed in a flash by his words—I really hope this was all just an illusion!

Just as I arrived at the canteen, Qiao Damai sent me a message via WeChat asking where I was.

_{But just as an immense pressure was beating down on my head, and I was hesitantly debating if I should make a break for it or not, Qiao Damai burst in, panting. Leaning himself on the table, wearing a startled expression on his face, he then said said to me: "Li Tian... The post in the school forum... Did you see it?"}
Rushing over (in a not so calm manner) to that group of... one, two, three, four professors, I greeted them with a "Hi—" which I regretted instantly. Who was I saying hi to? Which one of them was I close enough to to greet that way? Thus I correctively added, "I came here to see Professor Yan... but it looks like he's not here so... I won't disturb you all..." the smile on my face froze when my gaze fell onto the one standing beside Xiao Huaisu. Xiao Huaisu's gaze was fixed on Li You; and I, who stood off to the side, ran my eyes back and forth between both Xiao Huaisu and Li You. I couldn't even dupe myself into believing that Xiao Huaisu was not her father. Because when those two stood next to one another, it was clear as day for anyone to see that they had been cut from the exact same cloth—they were that remarkably similar.

But just as an immense pressure was beating down on my head, and I was hesitantly debating if I should make a break for it or not, Qiao Damai burst in, panting. Leaning himself on the table, wearing a startled expression on his face, he then said said to me: "Li Tian... The post in the school forum... Did you see it?"

_{As I scurried away with Li You, I caught wind of the ongoing conversation inside.}N/A

As I scurried away with Li You, I caught wind of the ongoing conversation inside.

_{He shot a frigid glance my way, then turned to that professor who was discussing dinner plans with him to continue their conversation. It seemed as though he did not see me or recognise me at all, striking me with the sudden realisation, making me wonder.}
I was planning to go grab Li You, but right at that moment, Xiao Huaisu's gaze fell on me. I was not wearing any glasses today, and I had gotten a haircut a couple days ago because I thought... I had thought Xiao Huaisu couldn't recognise me any longer...

He shot a frigid glance my way, then turned to that professor who was discussing dinner plans with him to continue their conversation. It seemed as though he did not see me or recognise me at all, striking me with the sudden realisation, making me wonder... Did I owe that guy some money before he left back then? Was it, like, a lot of money? Even though I was thinking about these things, I still kept a smile on my face as I moved to take hold of Li You and was preparing to leave.

_{His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.}And perhaps the atmosphere had gotten a bit too good because I had also gleefully followed suit and told Xiao Huaisu bye-bye too.

His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.

_{The flames of gossip were kindled within me, so completely forgetting the main character of the event was right in front of us, I excitedly demanded to Qiao Damai: "Hurry, hurry up! I wanna see it, where is it?"}
He shot a frigid glance my way, then turned to that professor who was discussing dinner plans with him to continue their conversation. It seemed as though he did not see me or recognise me at all, striking me with the sudden realisation, making me wonder... Did I owe that guy some money before he left back then? Was it, like, a lot of money? Even though I was thinking about these things, I still kept a smile on my face as I moved to take hold of Li You and was preparing to leave.

The flames of gossip were kindled within me, so completely forgetting the main character of the event was right in front of us, I excitedly demanded to Qiao Damai: "Hurry, hurry up! I wanna see it, where is it?"

_{{Was it something amazing?!}}I replied by saying I was at the teacher's canteen, straightening my back right after before I then strode in excitedly. I scanned the entire cafeteria until I finally laid eyes on Xiao Huaisu, who was sitting in the middle of the room all by his lonesome and eating his breakfast. I walked over to him, keeping my lips zipped as I dropped my onto the seat facing his, but because I used a little to much strength with that move, I knocked the table, spilling a little bit on his soup—um... well, more like a huge bit. How embarrassing.

Was it something amazing?!

_{Qiao Damai pulled out his phone, swiping the screen twice, unlocking it. But unable to deal with the sweat dripping from his forehead, he handed the device to me with a face completely flushed, "They even took a video!"}
The female Art Appreciation professor kept looking at the three of us back and forth, but when she saw me with Li You in hand and getting ready to leave, she then said to Xiao Huaisu in a voice laced in surprise: "Xiao Huaisu, is that girl seriously not your daughter? The two of you look so much alike—" she whipped out her phone as she spoke, seeming as if she wanted to snap a picture of him and Li You.

Qiao Damai pulled out his phone, swiping the screen twice, unlocking it. But unable to deal with the sweat dripping from his forehead, he handed the device to me with a face completely flushed, "They even took a video!"

_{Just as I arrived at the canteen, Qiao Damai sent me a message via WeChat asking where I was.}Was it something amazing?!

Just as I arrived at the canteen, Qiao Damai sent me a message via WeChat asking where I was.

_{{Was it something amazing?!}}"Look where you're going. How can you still be absentminded when you're carrying a kid?" Xiao Huaisu's brows furrowed. He criticized me no different than a student who messed up, before reaching out to rub Li You's head, rather naturally, then handing her over to me. "Hold her properly."

Was it something amazing?!

_{Rushing over (in a not so calm manner) to that group of..}
Causing Xiao Huaisu to turn around yet again and glance towards Li You before shaking his head and adding: "Seriously?"

Rushing over (in a not so calm manner) to that group of... one, two, three, four professors, I greeted them with a "Hi—" which I regretted instantly. Who was I saying hi to? Which one of them was I close enough to to greet that way? Thus I correctively added, "I came here to see Professor Yan... but it looks like he's not here so... I won't disturb you all..." the smile on my face froze when my gaze fell onto the one standing beside Xiao Huaisu. Xiao Huaisu's gaze was fixed on Li You; and I, who stood off to the side, ran my eyes back and forth between both Xiao Huaisu and Li You. I couldn't even dupe myself into believing that Xiao Huaisu was not her father. Because when those two stood next to one another, it was clear as day for anyone to see that they had been cut from the exact same cloth—they were that remarkably similar.

_{Xiao Huaisu put down his chopsticks, unperturbed as he looked at me, while I continued, "Do I owe you money?"}
But, unexpectedly, Li You then dropped the line: "My dad told me you look just like my mom." She looked towards Xiao Huaisu, her little face as serious as can be as she said that line to him, making Xiao Huaisu slowly turn his gaze towards me yet again.

Xiao Huaisu put down his chopsticks, unperturbed as he looked at me, while I continued, "Do I owe you money?"

_{"The one where two male student were fighting in the cafeteria over chasing Xiao Huaisu!"}
I stared at Li You: "..." You screwed me over—again???

"The one where two male student were fighting in the cafeteria over chasing Xiao Huaisu!"

_{Gently pinching Li You's cheek, Xiao Huaisu smiled as he then said: "Bye-bye."}Later that evening, I sent Li You over to Lee Moli's, and spent the weekend at the school meeting with my club to discuss the activities that will be held at the end of the month. So after that, on Tuesday morning, I was planning to go find Xiao Huaisu and clear things up—to ask him if I owed him any money. Because if it isn't that, what other reason would he have to treat me so coldly after he came back? Why would he he act like he didn't even recognise me!

Gently pinching Li You's cheek, Xiao Huaisu smiled as he then said: "Bye-bye."

_{Leaving me to think, "..." You never treated me this way back then!}
And Li You looked at me, with a smile ever so sweet, causing me to feel just a tad better about being tossed under the bus. But more importantly, was the fact that I could not stay here any longer. If I kept lingering around here everyone might end up suspecting me to be a kidnapper—it was just so awkward.

Leaving me to think, "..." You never treated me this way back then!

_{It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.}N/A

It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.

_{His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.}"Ah, this is so exciting!!" Don't look down on A-University folks! So with no hesitation, I opened up the video. After noticing no movement on Qiao Damai's part to stop me from playing it, since nobody's mobile data grows on trees. Even though the video was only a few seconds in, it was turning out to be a waste of data, but just when I was getting doubtful, the video lens moved its focus from the corner to the center of the of the cafeteria, showing two male students—

His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.

_{Later that evening, I sent Li You over to Lee Moli's, and spent the weekend at the school meeting with my club to discuss the activities that will be held at the end of the month. So after that, on Tuesday morning, I was planning to go find Xiao Huaisu and clear things up—to ask him if I owed him any money.}
As I scurried away with Li You, I caught wind of the ongoing conversation inside.

Later that evening, I sent Li You over to Lee Moli's, and spent the weekend at the school meeting with my club to discuss the activities that will be held at the end of the month. So after that, on Tuesday morning, I was planning to go find Xiao Huaisu and clear things up—to ask him if I owed him any money. Because if it isn't that, what other reason would he have to treat me so coldly after he came back? Why would he he act like he didn't even recognise me!

_{"Xiao Huaisu, you saw it with your own eyes too. But doesn't every bit of that little girls face look a whole lot like yours? And that kid's father looks so young too, yet he's already a father. When my thirty-two year old self finally has a family, I'll be ancient."}
"Xiao Huaisu, you saw it with your own eyes too. But doesn't every bit of that little girls face look a whole lot like yours? And that kid's father looks so young too, yet he's already a father. When my thirty-two year old self finally has a family, I'll be ancient."

"Xiao Huaisu, you saw it with your own eyes too. But doesn't every bit of that little girls face look a whole lot like yours? And that kid's father looks so young too, yet he's already a father. When my thirty-two year old self finally has a family, I'll be ancient."

_{{Was it something amazing?!}}"You're not allowed to like Xiao Huaisoo!" The sound and video quality of the video weren't that great, but it created the exact kind of situation that'll make it harder to discern whether the video was real or fake.

Was it something amazing?!

_N/A"You're not allowed to like Xiao Huaisoo!" The sound and video quality of the video weren't that great, but it created the exact kind of situation that'll make it harder to discern whether the video was real or fake.

N/A

_{Both of us fell into despair. I worriedly looked at Qiao Damai, who was himself also worried.}
"Some people just look young for their age, maybe that guy is already over thirty," another professor chimed in.

Both of us fell into despair. I worriedly looked at Qiao Damai, who was himself also worried. Qiao Damai then swept his gaze opposite of me, returning it to me to say: "How could this—" his voice faltered while he spoke, his gaze again sweeping to the one opposite me, his eyes growing wide when he saw Xiao Huaisu beside me, "Hic—" Scared, little by little he retreated, his hands resting on my shoulders while he added, "L-Li Tian, what am I going to do? What am I going to do? I'm so scared I even started hallucinating!"

_{I stared at Qiao Damai with a face drained of life! I really, really wanted to smack him, but for the sake of my spicy Sichuan stewed fish, I endured.}"Look where you're going. How can you still be absentminded when you're carrying a kid?" Xiao Huaisu's brows furrowed. He criticized me no different than a student who messed up, before reaching out to rub Li You's head, rather naturally, then handing her over to me. "Hold her properly."

I stared at Qiao Damai with a face drained of life! I really, really wanted to smack him, but for the sake of my spicy Sichuan stewed fish, I endured.

_{Stunned, Qiao Damai then chuckled: "Yeah, that's right! We were fighting over a girl named Xiao Huaisoo, not Xiao Huaisu!" followed by slapping his thigh at his fortune of successfully tossing my butt under the bus.}
After I got out of there, my sole focus was on listening to the people chatting inside, so I failed to see the rubbish bin beside me and ended up knocking directly into it. The act resulting in Li You being moments away from being thrown from my arms, but in that split second, a pair of arms came from behind me, safely pulling Li You into their embrace as well as effortlessly holding me up too. With my hands clutching my chest, I bowed repeatedly as I expressed my undying gratitude, "Thank you! Thank you so much—" then exclaimed, "That scared the life outta me!" before lifting my head with my arms outstretched, ready to take back Li You. But when I saw Li You, who was—to my surprise—in Xiao Huaisu arms, my face became drenched in pure fright as I looked at him.

Stunned, Qiao Damai then chuckled: "Yeah, that's right! We were fighting over a girl named Xiao Huaisoo, not Xiao Huaisu!" followed by slapping his thigh at his fortune of successfully tossing my butt under the bus.

_{To be honest, this action made me feel more like a nanny and like Xiao Huaisu was the real dad.}
"Look where you're going. How can you still be absentminded when you're carrying a kid?" Xiao Huaisu's brows furrowed. He criticized me no different than a student who messed up, before reaching out to rub Li You's head, rather naturally, then handing her over to me. "Hold her properly."

To be honest, this action made me feel more like a nanny and like Xiao Huaisu was the real dad.

_{It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.}N/A

It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.

_{But maybe this was all due to the legendary instinctual bond between a father and daughter, so for a while, the mood around us was a little complicated.}
To be honest, this action made me feel more like a nanny and like Xiao Huaisu was the real dad.

But maybe this was all due to the legendary instinctual bond between a father and daughter, so for a while, the mood around us was a little complicated.

_{After I got out of there, my sole focus was on listening to the people chatting inside, so I failed to see the rubbish bin beside me and ended up knocking directly into it. The act resulting in Li You being moments away from being thrown from my arms, but in that split second, a pair of arms came from behind me, safely pulling Li You into their embrace as well as effortlessly holding me up too.}
My intuition told he actually did recognise me, but it looked like he did not want to talk to me at all. Making me try really hard to recall whether I really had owed him money I never paid back.

After I got out of there, my sole focus was on listening to the people chatting inside, so I failed to see the rubbish bin beside me and ended up knocking directly into it. The act resulting in Li You being moments away from being thrown from my arms, but in that split second, a pair of arms came from behind me, safely pulling Li You into their embrace as well as effortlessly holding me up too. With my hands clutching my chest, I bowed repeatedly as I expressed my undying gratitude, "Thank you! Thank you so much—" then exclaimed, "That scared the life outta me!" before lifting my head with my arms outstretched, ready to take back Li You. But when I saw Li You, who was—to my surprise—in Xiao Huaisu arms, my face became drenched in pure fright as I looked at him.

_{I stared at Qiao Damai with a face drained of life! I really, really wanted to smack him, but for the sake of my spicy Sichuan stewed fish, I endured.}
"How old are you, sweetheart?" Xiao Huaisu, despite being cold to me, when he asked this to Li You, had reminded me of the warm and friendly Huaisu-ge from all those years back who had painstakingly, and patiently, given me lesson in English and Math.

I stared at Qiao Damai with a face drained of life! I really, really wanted to smack him, but for the sake of my spicy Sichuan stewed fish, I endured.

_{Stunned, Qiao Damai then chuckled: "Yeah, that's right! We were fighting over a girl named Xiao Huaisoo, not Xiao Huaisu!" followed by slapping his thigh at his fortune of successfully tossing my butt under the bus.}Xiao Huaisu shot me a penetrating stare, not a word leaving his lips before he turned then left.

Stunned, Qiao Damai then chuckled: "Yeah, that's right! We were fighting over a girl named Xiao Huaisoo, not Xiao Huaisu!" followed by slapping his thigh at his fortune of successfully tossing my butt under the bus.

_{Only then did I finally remember, I had come to the professor's canteen to find Xiao Huaisu and reminisce about our, oh so beautiful, memories of days past. We had still only shared a few sentences before Qiao Damai busted in midway and killed it. Our beautiful time being crushed in a flash by his words—{I really hope this was all just an illusion!}}"Ah, this is so exciting!!" Don't look down on A-University folks! So with no hesitation, I opened up the video. After noticing no movement on Qiao Damai's part to stop me from playing it, since nobody's mobile data grows on trees. Even though the video was only a few seconds in, it was turning out to be a waste of data, but just when I was getting doubtful, the video lens moved its focus from the corner to the center of the of the cafeteria, showing two male students—

Only then did I finally remember, I had come to the professor's canteen to find Xiao Huaisu and reminisce about our, oh so beautiful, memories of days past. We had still only shared a few sentences before Qiao Damai busted in midway and killed it. Our beautiful time being crushed in a flash by his words—I really hope this was all just an illusion!

_{Just as I arrived at the canteen, Qiao Damai sent me a message via WeChat asking where I was.}
Effortlessly holding up three fingers, Li You then replied: "Three and a half."

Just as I arrived at the canteen, Qiao Damai sent me a message via WeChat asking where I was.

_{"Some people just look young for their age, maybe that guy is already over thirty," another professor chimed in.}"Ah, this is so exciting!!" Don't look down on A-University folks! So with no hesitation, I opened up the video. After noticing no movement on Qiao Damai's part to stop me from playing it, since nobody's mobile data grows on trees. Even though the video was only a few seconds in, it was turning out to be a waste of data, but just when I was getting doubtful, the video lens moved its focus from the corner to the center of the of the cafeteria, showing two male students—

"Some people just look young for their age, maybe that guy is already over thirty," another professor chimed in.

_{As I scurried away with Li You, I caught wind of the ongoing conversation inside.}
Gently pinching Li You's cheek, Xiao Huaisu smiled as he then said: "Bye-bye."

As I scurried away with Li You, I caught wind of the ongoing conversation inside.

_{I stared at Li You: "..." {You screwed me over—again???}}Was it something amazing?!

I stared at Li You: "..." You screwed me over—again???

_{"Look where you're going. How can you still be absentminded when you're carrying a kid?" Xiao Huaisu's brows furrowed. He criticized me no different than a student who messed up, before reaching out to rub Li You's head, rather naturally, then handing her over to me. "Hold her properly."}Wait, those two guys in the video couldn't be Qiao Damai and me... Well, who else could they be! Ah, this video is way too crafty. Afterwards was the clearly the sentence "Otherwise you won't at any of my Sichuan fish stew in the future!" and after that line was heard, I found it hard to believe that they could still think those two guys were fighting over Xuiao Huaisu. So after I was done watching the video I scrolled down to find the poster's sincere description of the incident: The black shirt guy and the white T-shirt guy seem to both be friends, and it appears that both of them like Professor Xiao. The black shirt guy even told the white T-shirt guy not to fight with him over...

"Look where you're going. How can you still be absentminded when you're carrying a kid?" Xiao Huaisu's brows furrowed. He criticized me no different than a student who messed up, before reaching out to rub Li You's head, rather naturally, then handing her over to me. "Hold her properly."

_{From next to me, Qiao Damai then said: "Right now we're trending, and everyone was quick to figure out that the one in black was called Qiao Damai, and that the one in the white tee was Li Tian. Saying they both like Xiao Huaisu, and because of him, the two of them are fighting!"}
I could already sense that Li You was not too happy with having her face pinched, but she did not turn her face away, bearing Xiao Huaisu's actions and even courteously giving him a bye-bye in return, much to my utter shock. Because normally, when anyone wanted to touch her face, she would react by immediately turn her face away to show she did not want this treatment.

From next to me, Qiao Damai then said: "Right now we're trending, and everyone was quick to figure out that the one in black was called Qiao Damai, and that the one in the white tee was Li Tian. Saying they both like Xiao Huaisu, and because of him, the two of them are fighting!"

_{I stared at Qiao Damai with a face drained of life! I really, really wanted to smack him, but for the sake of my spicy Sichuan stewed fish, I endured.}I replied by saying I was at the teacher's canteen, straightening my back right after before I then strode in excitedly. I scanned the entire cafeteria until I finally laid eyes on Xiao Huaisu, who was sitting in the middle of the room all by his lonesome and eating his breakfast. I walked over to him, keeping my lips zipped as I dropped my onto the seat facing his, but because I used a little to much strength with that move, I knocked the table, spilling a little bit on his soup—um... well, more like a huge bit. How embarrassing.

I stared at Qiao Damai with a face drained of life! I really, really wanted to smack him, but for the sake of my spicy Sichuan stewed fish, I endured.

_{"Look where you're going. How can you still be absentminded when you're carrying a kid?" Xiao Huaisu's brows furrowed. He criticized me no different than a student who messed up, before reaching out to rub Li You's head, rather naturally, then handing her over to me. "Hold her properly."}
But maybe this was all due to the legendary instinctual bond between a father and daughter, so for a while, the mood around us was a little complicated.

"Look where you're going. How can you still be absentminded when you're carrying a kid?" Xiao Huaisu's brows furrowed. He criticized me no different than a student who messed up, before reaching out to rub Li You's head, rather naturally, then handing her over to me. "Hold her properly."

_{While Li You, using her three-year old brain, analyzed the situation for me: "Maybe he's not happy that you said he looked like a woman and that he looked like my mother."}
And perhaps the atmosphere had gotten a bit too good because I had also gleefully followed suit and told Xiao Huaisu bye-bye too.

While Li You, using her three-year old brain, analyzed the situation for me: "Maybe he's not happy that you said he looked like a woman and that he looked like my mother."

_{To be honest, this action made me feel more like a nanny and like Xiao Huaisu was the real dad.}I was planning to go grab Li You, but right at that moment, Xiao Huaisu's gaze fell on me. I was not wearing any glasses today, and I had gotten a haircut a couple days ago because I thought... I had thought Xiao Huaisu couldn't recognise me any longer...

To be honest, this action made me feel more like a nanny and like Xiao Huaisu was the real dad.

_{Gently pinching Li You's cheek, Xiao Huaisu smiled as he then said: "Bye-bye."}
Xiao Huaisu shot me a penetrating stare, not a word leaving his lips before he turned then left.

Gently pinching Li You's cheek, Xiao Huaisu smiled as he then said: "Bye-bye."

_{I replied by saying I was at the teacher's canteen, straightening my back right after before I then strode in excitedly. I scanned the entire cafeteria until I finally laid eyes on Xiao Huaisu, who was sitting in the middle of the room all by his lonesome and eating his breakfast.}
Leaving me to think, "..." You never treated me this way back then!

I replied by saying I was at the teacher's canteen, straightening my back right after before I then strode in excitedly. I scanned the entire cafeteria until I finally laid eyes on Xiao Huaisu, who was sitting in the middle of the room all by his lonesome and eating his breakfast. I walked over to him, keeping my lips zipped as I dropped my onto the seat facing his, but because I used a little to much strength with that move, I knocked the table, spilling a little bit on his soup—um... well, more like a huge bit. How embarrassing.

_{And Li You looked at me, with a smile ever so sweet, causing me to feel just a tad better about being tossed under the bus. But more importantly, was the fact that I could not stay here any longer. If I kept lingering around here everyone might end up suspecting me to be a kidnapper—it was just so awkward.}While Li You, using her three-year old brain, analyzed the situation for me: "Maybe he's not happy that you said he looked like a woman and that he looked like my mother."

And Li You looked at me, with a smile ever so sweet, causing me to feel just a tad better about being tossed under the bus. But more importantly, was the fact that I could not stay here any longer. If I kept lingering around here everyone might end up suspecting me to be a kidnapper—it was just so awkward.

_{I stared at Li You: "..." You screwed me over—again???}
While Li You, using her three-year old brain, analyzed the situation for me: "Maybe he's not happy that you said he looked like a woman and that he looked like my mother."

I stared at Li You: "..." You screwed me over—again???

_{From next to me, Qiao Damai then said: "Right now we're trending, and everyone was quick to figure out that the one in black was called Qiao Damai, and that the one in the white tee was Li Tian. Saying they both like Xiao Huaisu, and because of him, the two of them are fighting!"}But for someone as cool-headed as me, something like being trapped by Li You couldn't stop me from maintaining the calm demeanour a slick fourth year university student like myself ought to have. So after sticking my hand in my pocket to take out my phone, I pretended I had bent down to pick it up off the ground, then donned a brilliant smile to show I was as cool as a cucumber.

From next to me, Qiao Damai then said: "Right now we're trending, and everyone was quick to figure out that the one in black was called Qiao Damai, and that the one in the white tee was Li Tian. Saying they both like Xiao Huaisu, and because of him, the two of them are fighting!"

_{Causing Xiao Huaisu to turn around yet again and glance towards Li You before shaking his head and adding: "Seriously?"}The chopsticks in Xiao Huaisu's hand stopped, his eyes lifting to land on the embarrassed me.A childish look emerged on Li 

Causing Xiao Huaisu to turn around yet again and glance towards Li You before shaking his head and adding: "Seriously?"

_{I could already sense that Li You was not too happy with having her face pinched, but she did not turn her face away, bearing Xiao Huaisu's actions and even courteously giving him a bye-bye in return, much to my utter shock. Because normally, when anyone wanted to touch her face, she would react by immediately turn her face away to show she did not want this treatment.}
However, to myself, I innocently thought: It must be when I burrowed money from your father and didn't pay him back. That's probably why our little friendship boat overturned.

I could already sense that Li You was not too happy with having her face pinched, but she did not turn her face away, bearing Xiao Huaisu's actions and even courteously giving him a bye-bye in return, much to my utter shock. Because normally, when anyone wanted to touch her face, she would react by immediately turn her face away to show she did not want this treatment.

_{"How old are you, sweetheart?" Xiao Huaisu, despite being cold to me, when he asked this to Li You, had reminded me of the warm and friendly Huaisu-ge from all those years back who had painstakingly, and patiently, given me lesson in English and Math.}Unable to sit still now, I tried to fix it, saying: "Qiao Damai, why are you getting yourself all worked up? All you have to do is make a follow up post explaining that Xiao Huaisu was actually a girl named Xiao Huaisoo and not Professor Xiao. It'll all be fine as long as you explain it."

"How old are you, sweetheart?" Xiao Huaisu, despite being cold to me, when he asked this to Li You, had reminded me of the warm and friendly Huaisu-ge from all those years back who had painstakingly, and patiently, given me lesson in English and Math.

_{"The one where two male student were fighting in the cafeteria over chasing Xiao Huaisu!"}Who the hell are these people around me, huh??? Who the hell was fighting with you? Why would you defame me right in front of my Prince Charming??

"The one where two male student were fighting in the cafeteria over chasing Xiao Huaisu!"

_{The female Art Appreciation professor kept looking at the three of us back and forth, but when she saw me with Li You in hand and getting ready to leave, she then said to Xiao Huaisu in a voice laced in surprise: "Xiao Huaisu, is that girl seriously not your daughter? The two of you look so much alike—" she whipped out her phone as she spoke, seeming as if she wanted to snap a picture of him and Li You..}
Later that evening, I sent Li You over to Lee Moli's, and spent the weekend at the school meeting with my club to discuss the activities that will be held at the end of the month. So after that, on Tuesday morning, I was planning to go find Xiao Huaisu and clear things up—to ask him if I owed him any money. Because if it isn't that, what other reason would he have to treat me so coldly after he came back? Why would he he act like he didn't even recognise me!

The female Art Appreciation professor kept looking at the three of us back and forth, but when she saw me with Li You in hand and getting ready to leave, she then said to Xiao Huaisu in a voice laced in surprise: "Xiao Huaisu, is that girl seriously not your daughter? The two of you look so much alike—" she whipped out her phone as she spoke, seeming as if she wanted to snap a picture of him and Li You.

_{{Was it something amazing?!}}Just as I arrived at the canteen, Qiao Damai sent me a message via WeChat asking where I was.

Was it something amazing?!

_{"Xiao Huaisu, you saw it with your own eyes too. But doesn't every bit of that little girls face look a whole lot like yours? And that kid's father looks so young too, yet he's already a father. When my thirty-two year old self finally has a family, I'll be ancient."}"Xiao Huaisu, you saw it with your own eyes too. But doesn't every bit of that little girls face look a whole lot like yours? And that kid's father looks so young too, yet he's already a father. When my thirty-two year old self finally has a family, I'll be ancient."

"Xiao Huaisu, you saw it with your own eyes too. But doesn't every bit of that little girls face look a whole lot like yours? And that kid's father looks so young too, yet he's already a father. When my thirty-two year old self finally has a family, I'll be ancient."

_{"Ah, this is so exciting!!" Don't look down on A-University folks! So with no hesitation, I opened up the video. After noticing no movement on Qiao Damai's part to stop me from playing it, since nobody's mobile data grows on trees.}
Anyway, back to the matter at hand, I heard that Professor Xiao would go eat at the teacher's canteen every Tuesday. So my plan was to go talk to him there then afterwards had planned on taking advantage of my convenient passing through the canteen since I also caught wind that they were having authentic Taiwanese flaky scallion parathas today. But, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'll be able to eat after we have our talk.

"Ah, this is so exciting!!" Don't look down on A-University folks! So with no hesitation, I opened up the video. After noticing no movement on Qiao Damai's part to stop me from playing it, since nobody's mobile data grows on trees. Even though the video was only a few seconds in, it was turning out to be a waste of data, but just when I was getting doubtful, the video lens moved its focus from the corner to the center of the of the cafeteria, showing two male students—

_{If you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will extinguish; if you say boat of friendship will be toppled, it will topple}Leaving me to think, "..." You never treated me this way back then!

If you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will extinguish; if you say boat of friendship will be toppled, it will topple

_{As I scurried away with Li You, I caught wind of the ongoing conversation inside.}The female Art Appreciation professor kept looking at the three of us back and forth, but when she saw me with Li You in hand and getting ready to leave, she then said to Xiao Huaisu in a voice laced in surprise: "Xiao Huaisu, is that girl seriously not your daughter? The two of you look so much alike—" she whipped out her phone as she spoke, seeming as if she wanted to snap a picture of him and Li You.

As I scurried away with Li You, I caught wind of the ongoing conversation inside.

_{If you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will extinguish; if you say boat of friendship will be toppled, it will topple}
Just as I arrived at the canteen, Qiao Damai sent me a message via WeChat asking where I was.

If you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will extinguish; if you say boat of friendship will be toppled, it will topple

_{Anyway, back to the matter at hand, I heard that Professor Xiao would go eat at the teacher's canteen every Tuesday. So my plan was to go talk to him there then afterwards had planned on taking advantage of my convenient passing through the canteen since I also caught wind that they were having authentic Taiwanese flaky scallion parathas today.}
I replied by saying I was at the teacher's canteen, straightening my back right after before I then strode in excitedly. I scanned the entire cafeteria until I finally laid eyes on Xiao Huaisu, who was sitting in the middle of the room all by his lonesome and eating his breakfast. I walked over to him, keeping my lips zipped as I dropped my onto the seat facing his, but because I used a little to much strength with that move, I knocked the table, spilling a little bit on his soup—um... well, more like a huge bit. How embarrassing.

Anyway, back to the matter at hand, I heard that Professor Xiao would go eat at the teacher's canteen every Tuesday. So my plan was to go talk to him there then afterwards had planned on taking advantage of my convenient passing through the canteen since I also caught wind that they were having authentic Taiwanese flaky scallion parathas today. But, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'll be able to eat after we have our talk.

_{Xiao Huaisu put down his chopsticks, unperturbed as he looked at me, while I continued, "Do I owe you money?"}When I couldn't see him, I could summon all my courage. But it looks like once I used all this strength to sit down, all of it went up in a puff of smoke. Nervously, I pulled out a tissue, handing it to Xiao Huaisu, doing my best to calm down, then say to him: "Huaisu-ge."

Xiao Huaisu put down his chopsticks, unperturbed as he looked at me, while I continued, "Do I owe you money?"

_{However, to myself, I innocently thought:{ It must be when I burrowed money from your father and didn't pay him back. That's probably why our little friendship boat overturned.}}Later that evening, I sent Li You over to Lee Moli's, and spent the weekend at the school meeting with my club to discuss the activities that will be held at the end of the month. So after that, on Tuesday morning, I was planning to go find Xiao Huaisu and clear things up—to ask him if I owed him any money. Because if it isn't that, what other reason would he have to treat me so coldly after he came back? Why would he he act like he didn't even recognise me!

However, to myself, I innocently thought: It must be when I burrowed money from your father and didn't pay him back. That's probably why our little friendship boat overturned.

_{His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.}
The chopsticks in Xiao Huaisu's hand stopped, his eyes lifting to land on the embarrassed me.A childish look emerged on Li 

His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.

_{Stunned, Qiao Damai then chuckled: "Yeah, that's right! We were fighting over a girl named Xiao Huaisoo, not Xiao Huaisu!" followed by slapping his thigh at his fortune of successfully tossing my butt under the bus.}To be honest, this action made me feel more like a nanny and like Xiao Huaisu was the real dad.

Stunned, Qiao Damai then chuckled: "Yeah, that's right! We were fighting over a girl named Xiao Huaisoo, not Xiao Huaisu!" followed by slapping his thigh at his fortune of successfully tossing my butt under the bus.

_{Gently pinching Li You's cheek, Xiao Huaisu smiled as he then said: "Bye-bye."}"The one where two male student were fighting in the cafeteria over chasing Xiao Huaisu!"

Gently pinching Li You's cheek, Xiao Huaisu smiled as he then said: "Bye-bye."

_N/A
When I couldn't see him, I could summon all my courage. But it looks like once I used all this strength to sit down, all of it went up in a puff of smoke. Nervously, I pulled out a tissue, handing it to Xiao Huaisu, doing my best to calm down, then say to him: "Huaisu-ge."

N/A

_{Causing Xiao Huaisu to turn around yet again and glance towards Li You before shaking his head and adding: "Seriously?"}
Xiao Huaisu put down his chopsticks, unperturbed as he looked at me, while I continued, "Do I owe you money?"

Causing Xiao Huaisu to turn around yet again and glance towards Li You before shaking his head and adding: "Seriously?"

_{Who the hell are these people around me, huh??? Who the hell was fighting with you? Why would you defame me right in front of my Prince Charming??}
His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.

Who the hell are these people around me, huh??? Who the hell was fighting with you? Why would you defame me right in front of my Prince Charming??

_{These two knuckleheads share a braincell between them ಥ_ಥ []Food pick of the Taiwanese flaky scallion pancakes below. (It hurt my soul to call them pancakes, so parathas they are.)[]Pictures will be re-added later}And Li You looked at me, with a smile ever so sweet, causing me to feel just a tad better about being tossed under the bus. But more importantly, was the fact that I could not stay here any longer. If I kept lingering around here everyone might end up suspecting me to be a kidnapper—it was just so awkward.

These two knuckleheads share a braincell between them ಥ_ಥ []Food pick of the Taiwanese flaky scallion pancakes below. (It hurt my soul to call them pancakes, so parathas they are.)[]Pictures will be re-added later

_{Qiao Damai pulled out his phone, swiping the screen twice, unlocking it. But unable to deal with the sweat dripping from his forehead, he handed the device to me with a face completely flushed, "They even took a video!"}"How old are you, sweetheart?" Xiao Huaisu, despite being cold to me, when he asked this to Li You, had reminded me of the warm and friendly Huaisu-ge from all those years back who had painstakingly, and patiently, given me lesson in English and Math.

Qiao Damai pulled out his phone, swiping the screen twice, unlocking it. But unable to deal with the sweat dripping from his forehead, he handed the device to me with a face completely flushed, "They even took a video!"

_{I had no clue what he was talking about, so I asked: "What post?"}
But just as an immense pressure was beating down on my head, and I was hesitantly debating if I should make a break for it or not, Qiao Damai burst in, panting. Leaning himself on the table, wearing a startled expression on his face, he then said said to me: "Li Tian... The post in the school forum... Did you see it?"

I had no clue what he was talking about, so I asked: "What post?"

_{{Who the hell are these people around me, huh??? Who the hell was fighting with you? Why would you defame me right in front of my Prince Charming??}}N/A

Who the hell are these people around me, huh??? Who the hell was fighting with you? Why would you defame me right in front of my Prince Charming??

_{While Li You, using her three-year old brain, analyzed the situation for me: "Maybe he's not happy that you said he looked like a woman and that he looked like my mother."}And perhaps the atmosphere had gotten a bit too good because I had also gleefully followed suit and told Xiao Huaisu bye-bye too.

While Li You, using her three-year old brain, analyzed the situation for me: "Maybe he's not happy that you said he looked like a woman and that he looked like my mother."

_{"Some people just look young for their age, maybe that guy is already over thirty," another professor chimed in.}
I had no clue what he was talking about, so I asked: "What post?"

"Some people just look young for their age, maybe that guy is already over thirty," another professor chimed in.

_{Both of us fell into despair. I worriedly looked at Qiao Damai, who was himself also worried.}Xiao Huaisu put down his chopsticks, unperturbed as he looked at me, while I continued, "Do I owe you money?"

Both of us fell into despair. I worriedly looked at Qiao Damai, who was himself also worried. Qiao Damai then swept his gaze opposite of me, returning it to me to say: "How could this—" his voice faltered while he spoke, his gaze again sweeping to the one opposite me, his eyes growing wide when he saw Xiao Huaisu beside me, "Hic—" Scared, little by little he retreated, his hands resting on my shoulders while he added, "L-Li Tian, what am I going to do? What am I going to do? I'm so scared I even started hallucinating!"

_{Rushing over (in a not so calm manner) to that group of..}When I couldn't see him, I could summon all my courage. But it looks like once I used all this strength to sit down, all of it went up in a puff of smoke. Nervously, I pulled out a tissue, handing it to Xiao Huaisu, doing my best to calm down, then say to him: "Huaisu-ge."

Rushing over (in a not so calm manner) to that group of... one, two, three, four professors, I greeted them with a "Hi—" which I regretted instantly. Who was I saying hi to? Which one of them was I close enough to to greet that way? Thus I correctively added, "I came here to see Professor Yan... but it looks like he's not here so... I won't disturb you all..." the smile on my face froze when my gaze fell onto the one standing beside Xiao Huaisu. Xiao Huaisu's gaze was fixed on Li You; and I, who stood off to the side, ran my eyes back and forth between both Xiao Huaisu and Li You. I couldn't even dupe myself into believing that Xiao Huaisu was not her father. Because when those two stood next to one another, it was clear as day for anyone to see that they had been cut from the exact same cloth—they were that remarkably similar.

_{When I couldn't see him, I could summon all my courage. But it looks like once I used all this strength to sit down, all of it went up in a puff of smoke. Nervously, I pulled out a tissue, handing it to Xiao Huaisu, doing my best to calm down, then say to him: "Huaisu-ge."}
"The one where two male student were fighting in the cafeteria over chasing Xiao Huaisu!"

When I couldn't see him, I could summon all my courage. But it looks like once I used all this strength to sit down, all of it went up in a puff of smoke. Nervously, I pulled out a tissue, handing it to Xiao Huaisu, doing my best to calm down, then say to him: "Huaisu-ge."

_{However, to myself, I innocently thought: It must be when I burrowed money from your father and didn't pay him back. That's probably why our little friendship boat overturned.}
Was it something amazing?!

However, to myself, I innocently thought: It must be when I burrowed money from your father and didn't pay him back. That's probably why our little friendship boat overturned.

_{I could already sense that Li You was not too happy with having her face pinched, but she did not turn her face away, bearing Xiao Huaisu's actions and even courteously giving him a bye-bye in return, much to my utter shock. Because normally, when anyone wanted to touch her face, she would react by immediately turn her face away to show she did not want this treatment.}I had no clue what he was talking about, so I asked: "What post?"

I could already sense that Li You was not too happy with having her face pinched, but she did not turn her face away, bearing Xiao Huaisu's actions and even courteously giving him a bye-bye in return, much to my utter shock. Because normally, when anyone wanted to touch her face, she would react by immediately turn her face away to show she did not want this treatment.

_{And perhaps the atmosphere had gotten a bit too good because I had also gleefully followed suit and told Xiao Huaisu bye-bye too.}
The flames of gossip were kindled within me, so completely forgetting the main character of the event was right in front of us, I excitedly demanded to Qiao Damai: "Hurry, hurry up! I wanna see it, where is it?"

And perhaps the atmosphere had gotten a bit too good because I had also gleefully followed suit and told Xiao Huaisu bye-bye too.

_{I was planning to go grab Li You, but right at that moment, Xiao Huaisu's gaze fell on me. I was not wearing any glasses today, and I had gotten a haircut a couple days ago because I thought... I had thought Xiao Huaisu couldn't recognise me any longer...}
Qiao Damai pulled out his phone, swiping the screen twice, unlocking it. But unable to deal with the sweat dripping from his forehead, he handed the device to me with a face completely flushed, "They even took a video!"

I was planning to go grab Li You, but right at that moment, Xiao Huaisu's gaze fell on me. I was not wearing any glasses today, and I had gotten a haircut a couple days ago because I thought... I had thought Xiao Huaisu couldn't recognise me any longer...

_{While Li You, using her three-year old brain, analyzed the situation for me: "Maybe he's not happy that you said he looked like a woman and that he looked like my mother."}Xiao Huaisu put down his chopsticks, unperturbed as he looked at me, while I continued, "Do I owe you money?"

While Li You, using her three-year old brain, analyzed the situation for me: "Maybe he's not happy that you said he looked like a woman and that he looked like my mother."

_{After I got out of there, my sole focus was on listening to the people chatting inside, so I failed to see the rubbish bin beside me and ended up knocking directly into it. The act resulting in Li You being moments away from being thrown from my arms, but in that split second, a pair of arms came from behind me, safely pulling Li You into their embrace as well as effortlessly holding me up too.}Who the hell are these people around me, huh??? Who the hell was fighting with you? Why would you defame me right in front of my Prince Charming??

After I got out of there, my sole focus was on listening to the people chatting inside, so I failed to see the rubbish bin beside me and ended up knocking directly into it. The act resulting in Li You being moments away from being thrown from my arms, but in that split second, a pair of arms came from behind me, safely pulling Li You into their embrace as well as effortlessly holding me up too. With my hands clutching my chest, I bowed repeatedly as I expressed my undying gratitude, "Thank you! Thank you so much—" then exclaimed, "That scared the life outta me!" before lifting my head with my arms outstretched, ready to take back Li You. But when I saw Li You, who was—to my surprise—in Xiao Huaisu arms, my face became drenched in pure fright as I looked at him.

_{Xiao Huaisu shot me a penetrating stare, not a word leaving his lips before he turned then left.}
"Ah, this is so exciting!!" Don't look down on A-University folks! So with no hesitation, I opened up the video. After noticing no movement on Qiao Damai's part to stop me from playing it, since nobody's mobile data grows on trees. Even though the video was only a few seconds in, it was turning out to be a waste of data, but just when I was getting doubtful, the video lens moved its focus from the corner to the center of the of the cafeteria, showing two male students—

Xiao Huaisu shot me a penetrating stare, not a word leaving his lips before he turned then left.

_{The chopsticks in Xiao Huaisu's hand stopped, his eyes lifting to land on the embarrassed me.A childish look emerged on Li} 
"You're not allowed to like Xiao Huaisoo!" The sound and video quality of the video weren't that great, but it created the exact kind of situation that'll make it harder to discern whether the video was real or fake.

The chopsticks in Xiao Huaisu's hand stopped, his eyes lifting to land on the embarrassed me.A childish look emerged on Li 

_{And Li You looked at me, with a smile ever so sweet, causing me to feel just a tad better about being tossed under the bus. But more importantly, was the fact that I could not stay here any longer. If I kept lingering around here everyone might end up suspecting me to be a kidnapper—it was just so awkward.}But for someone as cool-headed as me, something like being trapped by Li You couldn't stop me from maintaining the calm demeanour a slick fourth year university student like myself ought to have. So after sticking my hand in my pocket to take out my phone, I pretended I had bent down to pick it up off the ground, then donned a brilliant smile to show I was as cool as a cucumber.

And Li You looked at me, with a smile ever so sweet, causing me to feel just a tad better about being tossed under the bus. But more importantly, was the fact that I could not stay here any longer. If I kept lingering around here everyone might end up suspecting me to be a kidnapper—it was just so awkward.

_{And Li You looked at me, with a smile ever so sweet, causing me to feel just a tad better about being tossed under the bus. But more importantly, was the fact that I could not stay here any longer. If I kept lingering around here everyone might end up suspecting me to be a kidnapper—it was just so awkward.}
Wait, those two guys in the video couldn't be Qiao Damai and me... Well, who else could they be! Ah, this video is way too crafty. Afterwards was the clearly the sentence "Otherwise you won't at any of my Sichuan fish stew in the future!" and after that line was heard, I found it hard to believe that they could still think those two guys were fighting over Xuiao Huaisu. So after I was done watching the video I scrolled down to find the poster's sincere description of the incident: The black shirt guy and the white T-shirt guy seem to both be friends, and it appears that both of them like Professor Xiao. The black shirt guy even told the white T-shirt guy not to fight with him over...

And Li You looked at me, with a smile ever so sweet, causing me to feel just a tad better about being tossed under the bus. But more importantly, was the fact that I could not stay here any longer. If I kept lingering around here everyone might end up suspecting me to be a kidnapper—it was just so awkward.

_{These two knuckleheads share a braincell between them ಥ_ಥ []Food pick of the Taiwanese flaky scallion pancakes below. (It hurt my soul to call them pancakes, so parathas they are.)[]Pictures will be re-added later}Anyway, back to the matter at hand, I heard that Professor Xiao would go eat at the teacher's canteen every Tuesday. So my plan was to go talk to him there then afterwards had planned on taking advantage of my convenient passing through the canteen since I also caught wind that they were having authentic Taiwanese flaky scallion parathas today. But, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'll be able to eat after we have our talk.

These two knuckleheads share a braincell between them ಥ_ಥ []Food pick of the Taiwanese flaky scallion pancakes below. (It hurt my soul to call them pancakes, so parathas they are.)[]Pictures will be re-added later

_{It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.}
From next to me, Qiao Damai then said: "Right now we're trending, and everyone was quick to figure out that the one in black was called Qiao Damai, and that the one in the white tee was Li Tian. Saying they both like Xiao Huaisu, and because of him, the two of them are fighting!"

It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.

_{(T/N: whatever you say, will be)}Both of us fell into despair. I worriedly looked at Qiao Damai, who was himself also worried. Qiao Damai then swept his gaze opposite of me, returning it to me to say: "How could this—" his voice faltered while he spoke, his gaze again sweeping to the one opposite me, his eyes growing wide when he saw Xiao Huaisu beside me, "Hic—" Scared, little by little he retreated, his hands resting on my shoulders while he added, "L-Li Tian, what am I going to do? What am I going to do? I'm so scared I even started hallucinating!"

(T/N: whatever you say, will be)

_{Unable to sit still now, I tried to fix it, saying: "Qiao Damai, why are you getting yourself all worked up? All you have to do is make a follow up post explaining that Xiao Huaisu was actually a girl named Xiao Huaisoo and not Professor Xiao. It'll all be fine as long as you explain it."}
Both of us fell into despair. I worriedly looked at Qiao Damai, who was himself also worried. Qiao Damai then swept his gaze opposite of me, returning it to me to say: "How could this—" his voice faltered while he spoke, his gaze again sweeping to the one opposite me, his eyes growing wide when he saw Xiao Huaisu beside me, "Hic—" Scared, little by little he retreated, his hands resting on my shoulders while he added, "L-Li Tian, what am I going to do? What am I going to do? I'm so scared I even started hallucinating!"

Unable to sit still now, I tried to fix it, saying: "Qiao Damai, why are you getting yourself all worked up? All you have to do is make a follow up post explaining that Xiao Huaisu was actually a girl named Xiao Huaisoo and not Professor Xiao. It'll all be fine as long as you explain it."

_{It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.}"Ah, this is so exciting!!" Don't look down on A-University folks! So with no hesitation, I opened up the video. After noticing no movement on Qiao Damai's part to stop me from playing it, since nobody's mobile data grows on trees. Even though the video was only a few seconds in, it was turning out to be a waste of data, but just when I was getting doubtful, the video lens moved its focus from the corner to the center of the of the cafeteria, showing two male students—

It's said that if you say the flames of familial love will be extinguished, they will be extinguished. For two hours I decided to sever my father-daughter ties with Li You, and those two hours she was never to allow me to claim her mine.

_{Wait, those two guys in the video couldn't be Qiao Damai and me..}
Only then did I finally remember, I had come to the professor's canteen to find Xiao Huaisu and reminisce about our, oh so beautiful, memories of days past. We had still only shared a few sentences before Qiao Damai busted in midway and killed it. Our beautiful time being crushed in a flash by his words—I really hope this was all just an illusion!

Wait, those two guys in the video couldn't be Qiao Damai and me... Well, who else could they be! Ah, this video is way too crafty. Afterwards was the clearly the sentence "Otherwise you won't at any of my Sichuan fish stew in the future!" and after that line was heard, I found it hard to believe that they could still think those two guys were fighting over Xuiao Huaisu. So after I was done watching the video I scrolled down to find the poster's sincere description of the incident: The black shirt guy and the white T-shirt guy seem to both be friends, and it appears that both of them like Professor Xiao. The black shirt guy even told the white T-shirt guy not to fight with him over...

_{His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.}Anyway, back to the matter at hand, I heard that Professor Xiao would go eat at the teacher's canteen every Tuesday. So my plan was to go talk to him there then afterwards had planned on taking advantage of my convenient passing through the canteen since I also caught wind that they were having authentic Taiwanese flaky scallion parathas today. But, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'll be able to eat after we have our talk.

His brow raised, but he still did not say a word.

_{My intuition told he actually did recognise me, but it looked like he did not want to talk to me at all. Making me try really hard to recall whether I really had owed him money I never paid back.}
Unable to sit still now, I tried to fix it, saying: "Qiao Damai, why are you getting yourself all worked up? All you have to do is make a follow up post explaining that Xiao Huaisu was actually a girl named Xiao Huaisoo and not Professor Xiao. It'll all be fine as long as you explain it."

My intuition told he actually did recognise me, but it looked like he did not want to talk to me at all. Making me try really hard to recall whether I really had owed him money I never paid back.

_{Both of us fell into despair. I worriedly looked at Qiao Damai, who was himself also worried.}As I scurried away with Li You, I caught wind of the ongoing conversation inside.

Both of us fell into despair. I worriedly looked at Qiao Damai, who was himself also worried. Qiao Damai then swept his gaze opposite of me, returning it to me to say: "How could this—" his voice faltered while he spoke, his gaze again sweeping to the one opposite me, his eyes growing wide when he saw Xiao Huaisu beside me, "Hic—" Scared, little by little he retreated, his hands resting on my shoulders while he added, "L-Li Tian, what am I going to do? What am I going to do? I'm so scared I even started hallucinating!"

_{But for someone as cool-headed as me, something like being trapped by Li You couldn't stop me from maintaining the calm demeanour a slick fourth year university student like myself ought to have. So after sticking my hand in my pocket to take out my phone, I pretended I had bent down to pick it up off the ground, then donned a brilliant smile to show I was as cool as a cucumber.}
Stunned, Qiao Damai then chuckled: "Yeah, that's right! We were fighting over a girl named Xiao Huaisoo, not Xiao Huaisu!" followed by slapping his thigh at his fortune of successfully tossing my butt under the bus.

But for someone as cool-headed as me, something like being trapped by Li You couldn't stop me from maintaining the calm demeanour a slick fourth year university student like myself ought to have. So after sticking my hand in my pocket to take out my phone, I pretended I had bent down to pick it up off the ground, then donned a brilliant smile to show I was as cool as a cucumber.

_{Unable to sit still now, I tried to fix it, saying: "Qiao Damai, why are you getting yourself all worked up? All you have to do is make a follow up post explaining that Xiao Huaisu was actually a girl named Xiao Huaisoo and not Professor Xiao. It'll all be fine as long as you explain it."}But for someone as cool-headed as me, something like being trapped by Li You couldn't stop me from maintaining the calm demeanour a slick fourth year university student like myself ought to have. So after sticking my hand in my pocket to take out my phone, I pretended I had bent down to pick it up off the ground, then donned a brilliant smile to show I was as cool as a cucumber.

Unable to sit still now, I tried to fix it, saying: "Qiao Damai, why are you getting yourself all worked up? All you have to do is make a follow up post explaining that Xiao Huaisu was actually a girl named Xiao Huaisoo and not Professor Xiao. It'll all be fine as long as you explain it."

_{Anyway, back to the matter at hand, I heard that Professor Xiao would go eat at the teacher's canteen every Tuesday. So my plan was to go talk to him there then afterwards had planned on taking advantage of my convenient passing through the canteen since I also caught wind that they were having authentic Taiwanese flaky scallion parathas today.}"Some people just look young for their age, maybe that guy is already over thirty," another professor chimed in.

Anyway, back to the matter at hand, I heard that Professor Xiao would go eat at the teacher's canteen every Tuesday. So my plan was to go talk to him there then afterwards had planned on taking advantage of my convenient passing through the canteen since I also caught wind that they were having authentic Taiwanese flaky scallion parathas today. But, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'll be able to eat after we have our talk.

_{"You're not allowed to like Xiao Huaisoo!" The sound and video quality of the video weren't that great, but it created the exact kind of situation that'll make it harder to discern whether the video was real or fake.}
Who the hell are these people around me, huh??? Who the hell was fighting with you? Why would you defame me right in front of my Prince Charming??

"You're not allowed to like Xiao Huaisoo!" The sound and video quality of the video weren't that great, but it created the exact kind of situation that'll make it harder to discern whether the video was real or fake.

_{Qiao Damai pulled out his phone, swiping the screen twice, unlocking it. But unable to deal with the sweat dripping from his forehead, he handed the device to me with a face completely flushed, "They even took a video!"}From next to me, Qiao Damai then said: "Right now we're trending, and everyone was quick to figure out that the one in black was called Qiao Damai, and that the one in the white tee was Li Tian. Saying they both like Xiao Huaisu, and because of him, the two of them are fighting!"

Qiao Damai pulled out his phone, swiping the screen twice, unlocking it. But unable to deal with the sweat dripping from his forehead, he handed the device to me with a face completely flushed, "They even took a video!"

_{Effortlessly holding up three fingers, Li You then replied: "Three and a half."}
I stared at Qiao Damai with a face drained of life! I really, really wanted to smack him, but for the sake of my spicy Sichuan stewed fish, I endured.

Effortlessly holding up three fingers, Li You then replied: "Three and a half."

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Author's Note:

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Notes:

These two knuckleheads share a braincell between them ಥ_ಥ

Food pic of the Taiwanese flaky scallion pancakes above. (It hurt my soul to call them pancakes, so parathas they are.)

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