CH 87.2

Confession (2)

The driver in front of him, about forty years old, listened quietly to the two children behind him with pricked ears.

Tch. Look at him being controlled by his girlfriend.

Fang Li whispered, “No. He shouldn’t have told class monitor Qin. He had even asked me just now, saying he would go out of his way to complain if the class monitor didn’t do more to control you…”

The uncle driver quietly turned down the radio volume and tutted in his heart: His girlfriend is also the class monitor, awesome. No wonder he’s so afraid of his wife.

Ruan Qingmu’s face turned red and he became furious. “What did he mean by doing more to control me? Why should I be controlled by people when doing something? Fu Songhua, this bapo. Does he want to go to heaven*?!”

*T/N: This is a sarcastic way of saying, “If you’re so powerful, why don’t you go to heaven?”

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became: Fuck! It must be because of that big fool guy. He has a loose tongue but pretends to be innocent in front of Fang Li.

“Tell him clearly that he can only help you with your studies but don’t let him control you,” Ruan Qingmu threatened viciously. “What’s wrong with you doing a part-time job? Does he need to agree? He even dared to urge you to stop working during the live broadcast. Who is he?!”

Fang Li was about to speak when the phone in Ruan Qingmu’s hand suddenly rang.

He glanced at it and picked it up in a panic, sitting up straight. “Mm. I’m in the car already!”

The voice on the other side was indifferent and no emotion could be detected. “Is Fang Li at your side?”

“Mm. His house is closer. We will make a turn to send him home first.”

Qin Yuan’s tone was calm. “Mm. Safely send him home first.”

Ruan Qingmu made a happy tone. “Okay, don’t worry! How did you know I was working part-time?”

The driver in front looked in the rearview mirror meaningfully at the back. Hehe.

On the other side of the phone, Qin Yuan didn’t answer his question but said, “We will talk about it after sending Fang Li home.”

Ruan Qingmu’s eyes widened. Talk about what? Was he imagining things or did Qin Yuan’s tone sound very severe just now?

“Can’t we talk about it now?”

Qin Yuan asked back, “Are you sure you want to talk about it now? Okay then. How long will you work this job? You didn’t study during the entire winter break, even concealed it from me so that you can take on the job secretly?”

Ruan Qingmu hurriedly said, “No, no, it’s only for three days. No, only two days!”

The other side stopped talking and was quiet.

Ruan Qingmu was feeling guilty and he was about to say, “Then, I will quit tomorrow.” However, he saw Fang Li’s bewildered expression when he turned his head and his face flushed red.

Fuck… He had just told Fang Li not to listen to Fu Songhua controlling him.

He straightened his back and said solemnly under Fang Li’s expectant eyes, “But this is my personal matter. You can give me suggestions for specifically how long and I will think about it.”

The other side stopped talking and there was a cold silence over the microphone.

Ruan Qingmu tossed the phone away reluctantly and nodded his chin to Fang Li haughtily. “Have you seen it? You can reply to that big fool guy like this in the future.”

Fang Li’s eyes became more admiring and worshipping. “Ruan-ge, you’re so amazing…”

Ruan-ge had a powerful aura. In the whole grade, there were not many who dared to speak to this iceberg Qin Yuan in this sort of way.

The carriage fell into silence. The uncle driver suddenly said solemnly when the taxi stopped at a traffic light. “These two little students, pardon me for being talkative. You have to be firmer when talking to those girls. Once you concede to them, you will have to concede for a lifetime.”

The two men in the back seat: “…”

The uncle driver still felt indignant. “The one in my family was spoiled too much by me before we married. As a result, I was ridden on my head* firmly for my whole life. I regret going about things this way!”

*T/N: This sentence is generally used to describe bullying.

Ruan Qingmu’s face was cold. “Why don’t you divorce your wife if you regret it so much?”

The uncle driver: “? Little student, why are you speaking like that? Being under your wife’s thumb is a virtue. What divorce are you talking about?!”

“We won’t get married and take a wife.”

The driver laughed out loud. “Why are you being stubborn, child? Isn’t that your girlfriend just now?”

Ruan Qingmu said, “… No!”

The uncle driver patiently persuaded them, “I’m pointing you guys out of kindness. You have to be clear about everything when you’re dating. I’m telling you guys, an uncle in our cab community was pinched by his wife daily. All his body is full of pinch marks, so miserable!”

Under the dim carriage light, Ruan Qingmu looked at the suspicious marks on the back of his hand. “Uncle, aren’t you talking about yourself?”

The uncle driver: “…”

It was impossible to talk to kids nowadays. They were all more intelligent than ghosts!

Fang Li’s phone screen lit up again and he secretly glanced down at it. Ruan Qingmu suddenly said by his side, “Don’t use his picture as your screensaver. Be careful of being seen by our classmates.”

Fang Li’s blush reached his neck and he said softly in a shy and embarrassed voice, “No, no. It’s only for the winter vacation… I’ll change it after returning to school.”

Ruan Qingmu sighed in his heart, wanting to say something but shut his mouth again.

The car quickly drove near Fang Li’s Singing and Dancing Troupe’s complex. Fang Li got out of the car and waved at Ruan Qingmu. “Ruan-ge, see you tomorrow.”