There’s a psycho who has a crush on me

Chapter 63

“You scared me.” Yu Pei said softly as he watched their retreating figures.

Gu Zheng was flipping through a book beside him. Hearing this, he advised: “Ah Pei, I think you’re being too nervous. Even if they really found out, nothing would happen. The school wouldn’t expel you and Changzhou, would it?” Although he wasn’t sure what would actually happen if Yu Pei and Luo Changzhou’s relationship was exposed to the school, one thing was certain. With Yu Qing around, Nanhua would never expel Yu Pei.

“I know… I think I’m being too nervous too.” Yu Pei’s shoulders drooped as he frowned. “But I just can’t seem to relax.”

Hearing this, Gu Zheng immediately dropped the book in his hands and asked Yu Pei: “Have you been very anxious lately? Besides being nervous, do you feel anything else is wrong?”

Seeing Gu Zheng suddenly become even more nervous than he was, Yu Pei was stunned for a moment, then realized Gu Zheng might be worried about his condition flaring up. He said: “I’m fine.”

“Really?” Gu Zheng didn’t quite believe him and repeatedly asked Yu Pei: “If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, you must tell us, or go see a doctor directly. I almost forgot, you had insomnia last night too.”

“I’m really fine. Last night was an accident. Later I called Changzhou again, then I fell asleep. It doesn’t count as insomnia.” Yu Pei quickly explained. Besides, he didn’t have early awakening, and his spirits were quite good when he woke up this morning. It was different from his previous long-term insomnia and mental exhaustion.

Gu Zheng frowned tightly, his mouth opening and closing with a hesitant expression. Finally, probably thinking about going to Sugar Maple Resort to celebrate Yu Pei’s birthday today, he relaxed his brow and smiled: “Then let’s quickly buy the review materials and go back. We can head to Sugar Maple Resort early.”

“Mm-hmm.” Yu Pei nodded, hugged all the reference books and materials he’d found to his chest, and went to the cashier to pay.

When paying, Yu Pei saw that Gu Zheng had actually bought an extra English grammar book, one that wasn’t recommended by the teacher, obviously chosen by Gu Zheng himself. He asked in surprise: “Ah Zheng, did you buy this book for yourself?” Yu Pei really wanted to suspect Gu Zheng had taken the wrong book, but given Gu Zheng’s level of hatred for English, this possibility was minimal. But the possibility of him buying a grammar book to read was even lower.

Who knew Gu Zheng would hum in agreement, then explain somewhat defensively: “After the college entrance exam, I’m going abroad after all. No matter how much I dislike English, if my English is too terrible, how can I live abroad?”

Yu Pei raised his eyebrows and said: “Oh, that makes sense.”

Gu Zheng chuckled twice and moved closer to Yu Pei: “You think so too, right?”

“Right.” Yu Pei didn’t expose his excuse and agreed with his words.

Gu Zheng tossed the grammar book into his bag and returned to the Yu residence with Yu Pei.

It was almost noon now. Gu Zheng thought that as long as Yu Qing’s girlfriend had already arrived at the Yu house, they could go back, put away their books, then bring Yu Qing, Uncle Zhuang, Zhang Geng and the others to get ready to leave. Sugar Maple Resort wasn’t too far from the Yu residence. It was half an hour’s drive, and they could even have lunch there.

Thinking this, Gu Zheng directly pushed open the main door of the Yu residence, calling out as he opened it: “Big brother Yu, we’ve bought the books back, we can go—”

Before Gu Zheng could finish speaking, he swallowed his words.

Because as soon as Gu Zheng opened the door, he saw the petite girl sitting beside Yu Qing. Although she was dressed casually, her short hair making her look young and vibrant, with a warm and brilliant smile as she looked toward him, Gu Zheng still stared at her with wide eyes like he was looking at a monster. After two seconds of silence, he suddenly slammed the door shut and leaned against it, staring blankly with wide eyes.

Yu Pei, following behind him, didn’t stop his steps and almost crashed into Gu Zheng. After steadying himself, he asked: “What’s wrong?”

“Ah Pei.” Gu Zheng asked Yu Pei with a vacant stare: “Are my English grades really so terrible that they warrant a home visit?”

“Huh?” Yu Pei didn’t immediately understand what Gu Zheng meant. After thinking it over, his eyes also widened as he asked: “You mean Teacher Tian came to my house?”

Gu Zheng nodded heavily and moved aside to let Yu Pei see for himself.

Yu Pei pushed open the door and peeked in. Sure enough, he saw Teacher Tian Mi’s familiar figure beside Yu Qing. He also exclaimed in surprise: “Teacher Tian?”

“Yu Pei, Gu Zheng.” Tian Mi stood up from her chair and smiled as she greeted them both.

Yu Pei looked at Tian Mi, then at Yu Qing beside her who still had a smile on his face, and immediately understood: “Teacher Tian, you and my big brother?”

“Mm.” Before Tian Mi could answer, Yu Qing spoke: “Your Teacher Tian and I are together.”

Hearing this, Gu Zheng poked his head out from behind Yu Pei with a relieved expression: “Wow, so it’s not a home visit?”

Tian Mi looked at him and raised her eyebrows without speaking. Gu Zheng was intimidated and quickly pulled his head back to play mute.

Seeing Gu Zheng’s instant cowardice, Tian Mi couldn’t help but laugh: “Don’t worry, I’m not here for a home visit today. I’m just here to celebrate Yu Pei’s birthday.”

Yu Pei really liked Tian Mi. He always felt comfortable in her English classes. Now that Tian Mi had become his big brother’s girlfriend, he was only surprised for a moment and had no other thoughts. However, after putting the review materials they’d carried onto the table, he still asked Yu Qing curiously: “Big brother, how did you meet Teacher Tian?”

After all, his big brother spent almost every day at the company and had almost no chance to come into contact with Tian Mi, who taught at a high school. When he said he had a girlfriend before, Yu Pei thought it was someone he’d met during business dealings.

“Um… it was during that car accident. We met at the hospital.” Yu Qing answered briefly without detailing how he and Tian Mi met. “We exchanged contact information and later got together. It’s just that she’s your teacher, so I didn’t tell you at first, afraid it would scare you.”

After speaking, Yu Qing looked at Gu Zheng with a half-smile.

Now Gu Zheng finally understood how Yu Qing had discovered he hadn’t turned in his English homework at school. Their English teacher was his girlfriend, so of course he would know!

Yu Pei couldn’t help but laugh too, thinking that when Luo Changzhou saw Teacher Tian later, he might also be startled.

Being laughed at by all three of them made Gu Zheng lose face completely. Thinking about being mocked by Luo Changzhou again later made him embarrassed and angry. He gathered his courage to urge them: “Stop laughing. I’ll definitely study English well in the future. Can we go to Sugar Maple Resort first? I want to soak in the hot springs.”

“Alright, alright. Since everyone’s here, let’s go.” Yu Qing smiled, took Tian Mi’s hand, helped her with the small suitcase she’d brought, and walked toward the door.

Gu Zheng had been fed so much PDA lately that he was numb to it. Seeing this scene, his expression remained calm. He felt he was now immune to everything.

Yu Pei and Gu Zheng’s suitcases had already been loaded into the car by Uncle Zhuang, so they didn’t need to carry anything. Yu Pei only brought the review materials he’d bought for Luo Changzhou. But the moment he picked up the materials, his heart suddenly sank heavily again, as if the unknown thing he’d been nervously worrying about had finally happened. He froze for a few seconds, then quickly grabbed the books and followed Yu Qing’s steps.

When they reached the parking area, three black sedans suddenly drove into the Yu residence. Yu Pei couldn’t help but stop and look toward these cars.

Looking at the man getting out of the car, Yu Qing frowned: “Second Uncle?”

“Ah Qing, Ah Pei, where are you going?” Second Uncle Ning got out of the car with a cheerful smile and asked: “Isn’t today Ah Pei’s birthday? Aren’t you celebrating at home?”

Yu Pei’s way of celebrating birthdays had always been different from others. Even Yu Qing had experienced going out to celebrate birthdays with classmates during his student days, but Yu Pei hadn’t. All his birthdays were celebrated at home, and except for Gu Zheng, no peers had ever participated in his birthday celebrations. So Second Uncle Ning found it strange to see them carrying suitcases, obviously preparing to go out.

Yu Pei said nothing after hearing this. He stood by the door, trying to minimize his presence, but his eyes unconsciously looked toward the last car behind Second Uncle Ning. The car windows had tinted film, so he couldn’t see clearly who was sitting inside. But for some reason, Yu Pei subconsciously felt that someone he didn’t want to see was definitely sitting in there.

But Yu Pei felt he was overthinking. He smiled self-mockingly, because he didn’t want to see any of the Ning family members, including Second Uncle Ning. What did it matter to him who was sitting in the car?

Hearing Second Uncle Ning’s words, Yu Qing frowned and replied: “Yes, we’re going out to celebrate Ah Pei’s birthday.”

“I see.” Second Uncle Ning nodded, his gaze suddenly turning to Tian Mi standing beside Yu Qing. He smiled and asked Yu Qing: “I haven’t seen this woman before. Is she your new girlfriend?”

The contempt in Second Uncle Ning’s words was obvious to anyone. And Yu Qing’s last relationship was back in his student days, but Second Uncle Ning’s words made it sound like he was promiscuous, which could easily make a girlfriend suspicious.

However, Tian Mi’s expression didn’t change. Both she and Yu Qing weren’t people who liked to show off their affection. Previously, being mindful of their image in front of Yu Pei and Gu Zheng, they’d been careful not to be too intimate. But after hearing Second Uncle Ning speak this way, she actually moved closer to Yu Qing and linked arms with him, going with the flow: “Yes, hello Second Uncle. I’m Tian Mi, Yu Qing’s new girlfriend.”

Now even the thick-headed Gu Zheng could smell the gunpowder in the air between everyone. But since he wasn’t a Yu family relative and had even less connection to the Ning family, he could only touch his nose and whisper in Yu Pei’s ear: “Is your second uncle toxic? Talking about Teacher Tian like that.”

Yu Pei didn’t speak. His gaze never moved away from the cars behind Second Uncle Ning.

“I see.” After hearing Tian Mi’s words, Second Uncle Ning’s expression remained unchanged. He smiled as he walked to the side of the last car and opened the rear door, saying to the person inside: “Jinglan, Ah Qing has a new girlfriend. Do you want to come out and meet her?”