~Between the Pages and the Coffee Pot: Translated Novels~

Chapter 44: Falling Out Hou Guanglue's ability to take action was impressive. After officially issuing his challenge to Fu Jinting, he showed up that very night to crash a lecture in Kong Yiyue's department.   The school had invited a famous young actress to give a lecture to the performing arts students. The large auditorium was completely packed.   What confused Kong Yiyue was why Hou Guanglue was sitting in the row ahead of her. Hou Guanglue was quite skilled at crashing classes—he grinned at her and said, “I've been a fan of this actress for ages. I came just to see her in person.”   Kong Yiyue stared at him, saying with half-belief, “Is that so?”   “Of course! Not only is she beautiful, her acting is top-notch!”   “Mm.” Kong Yiyue turned her gaze away from him. The lecture hadn't started yet, and luckily she'd brought an extracurricular book with her.   She'd just flipped through two pages when Hou Guanglue turned around again. “Kong Yiyue, what book a...

  Chapter 43: Does Kong Yiyue Know You're Like This? Fu Jinting wasn't the only one who thought he'd gone crazy. When Zhong Ziyang heard Xiang Yi tell him about the situation with a stern expression, he couldn't help exclaiming, “Has Fu Jinting lost his mind!”   Xiang Yi was telling him about this seven days after Fu Jinting and Kong Yiyue had gotten together.   After all this time, Xiang Yi had calmed down quite a bit. While what Fu Jinting was doing wasn't exactly honorable, both parties were willing participants in the end. There was nothing he could say, and no need to say anything at all.   Fu Jinting had always been steady and decisive in his actions—except when it came to Kong Yiyue, where he'd been indecisive and wavering repeatedly.   All Xiang Yi could say was: This isn't at all like how Fu Jinting usually does things!   Zhong Ziyang asked Xiang Yi, “Does Kong Yiyue know why Fu Jinting agreed to be with her?”   Xiang Yi shot him a glare. “Do ...

  Chapter 42: Dinner Together Kong Yiyue hadn't expected Fu Jinting to take the initiative to contact her, so she couldn't help feeling pleasantly surprised when he called.   “Hello?”   “Mm, it's me.” Fu Jinting's deep voice rang out beside her ear, taking on a special warmth in the quiet, beautiful night.   She paused for a moment before replying, “Mm, what is it?”   “Didn't you say you wanted to have dinner together?”   “Huh?”   “Come out now.”   Kong Yiyue was confused. “Now? It's so late?”   Fu Jinting seemed to be thinking, Since I've already called you, you shouldn't refuse . So he was somewhat displeased with her questioning tone. He said, “I've been busy until now—I haven't eaten yet.”   “You've been that busy?” Kong Yiyue was surprised. Then she remembered he'd taken over the company, so he naturally wouldn't be as free and relaxed as an ordinary exchange student. She said with concern, “While company matters are important, h...

  Chapter 41: Boyfriend-Girlfriend “Even if there's no future for us together, you don't care?”   “What… what do you mean by that?” Kong Yiyue widened her eyes, staring intently at him as if afraid she'd misunderstood the deeper meaning of his words.   Fu Jinting said, “Kong Yiyue, you said this is our last chance. If in the end, you still can't make me choose you without hesitation, I hope you'll keep your promise then.”   Kong Yiyue understood what that promise entailed, but she already felt it was incredibly precious and rare that he'd compromised this much for her.   “Alright!” Kong Yiyue agreed readily, taking several steps closer to him with a radiant smile. She asked, “So what are we now? Are we boyfriend and girlfriend?”   “No.” Fu Jinting's gaze fell on her fair, delicate hand resting on his arm. His eyes darkened as he said, “This is just an adjustment period.”   Although Kong Yiyue wasn't happy with how he defined their relationship, it was ...

  Chapter 40: More Concerned Than Expected Kong Yiyue had caught a chill during her period, and with all the worry and pent-up emotions these past few days, her body had taken a turn for the worse. The doctor prescribed some medicine, and after sleeping for a while back at the dorm, she felt better when she woke up.   It was the weekend, and she still had her piano tutoring class to attend. She had just finished getting ready and was about to leave when she unexpectedly ran into Hou Guanglue right at the dorm entrance.   Hou Guanglue was carrying a fruit basket. When he saw Kong Yiyue, he immediately broke into a smile, completely forgetting their unpleasant argument the other day.   “I heard you were sick, Kong Yiyue—you look so weak!”   Although Kong Yiyue felt uncomfortable around Hou Guanglue, she knew better than to be rude to someone being friendly. Still, her face was completely devoid of a smile: “Thank you for your concern. I’m fine now, but I have some...