Translator: Cheese
Rejection
The youth… no, Yu Cai seemed to know that the people around Su Tian were hostile to him. So this time, he specially chose a time when she was alone to greet her.
As his words fell, he nervously watched the soft and warm girl in front of him. The clean, fair hand remained suspended in mid-air, waiting for the other party’s response.
Su Tian met the eyes of this young man who called himself Yu Cai. She paused and smiled, but she declined to extend her hand.
Her voice was soft and measured, exactly the same as the voice he’d heard that day at the aquarium–making one’s heart involuntarily sink into its cadence.
She said, “Nice to meet you, but I don’t think there’s any need for us to get to know each other.”
The youth’s eyes slowly dimmed.
Su Tian: “Sorry.”
The youth stood there, watching Su Tian walk past him. Withered yellow leaves fell from their branches, and the autumn wind blowing across his palm was chillingly cold.
He retracted his hand, pursing his lips.
He was sure–it wasn’t that Su Tian didn’t like Nemo, but that she didn’t like him.
Su Tian walked steadily down the road. She didn’t look back even once, as though the youth’s courageous effort to strike a conversation with her was a completely trivial matter.
Though… it was true.
This scene was spotted by Wang Haoxue, who had come downstairs to purchase a battery. The chubby girl quietly followed Su Tian, asking mysteriously, “Tiantian, why are you so indifferent to that good looking guy?”
Su Tian treated everyone well. When people in school came up to talk to her, she always smiled and responded. When she walks down the street, she can always run into friends to speak to.
This was the first time Wang Haoxue had seen Su Tian almost unfeelingly rejecting someone’s approach.
Su Tian just smiled and didn’t explain.
It wasn’t only because she suspected that Yu Cai was a “fellow villager”–there was another reason. The admiration in the youth’s eyes was too obvious–since she wasn’t going to have an emotional relationship with the other party, naturally it was better to make it clear as soon as possible.
Although Wang Haoxue was puzzled, due to her blind trust in Su Tian, she swiftly threw the pitiful youth to the back of her mind.
Yu Cai stood there for a moment before returning with his laptop. Xu Ling, spotting him as he passed by the film site, quickly put down his work and hurried over. He asked mysteriously, “Spill it, what’s your relationship with that dessert shop?”
Yu Cai declined to answer. “When does filming end?”
Xu Ling: “Soon, one week at most.”
The youth let out an ‘oh’ and strolled away, hands in his pockets.
Xu Ling: “…hey hey hey, you still haven’t told me, what’s your relationship with the dessert shop?”
His only answer was the fluttering autumn foliage.
Since the explosive success of the previous 10,000 volumes, the publishing house worked overtime to start printing the next 100,000 volumes as quickly as possible.
The new prints re-entered the market at the fastest speed, igniting talks about the manhua. And this surge in publicity continued to rise, spreading from the big city to the surrounding small counties.
Luocheng was not far from Didu, and it was the first area to be inundated by the 《Kaka》 craze.
It was the weekend, and Liu Chaoyang was calling a friend who worked at headquarters of Didu’s research institute, wanting to invite the other party to dinner.
For the past ten years, his hope of being transferred back to Didu had never died.
This time, the other party was very enthusiastic and asked, “You said before that your son drew a manhua. Was it a dog named Kaka?”
This person had a decent relationship with Liu Chaoyang. Back before Liu Kaiyan had a falling out with the family, Liu Chaoyang had complained to him.
Liu Chaoyang was stunned when he heard the other party suddenly mention this. He replied, “Yeah, I’ve really raised this son in vain. Completely a white-eyed wolf…”
“Come now, you, just wait and enjoy your son’s fortune.”
Liu Chaoyang: “Can I still enjoy any fortune? Didn’t he anger me and his mother to death…”
“You don’t know? Your son’s manhua is a huge hit. My Xiao Zhou is five years younger than your Kaiyan, and he holds on to 《The Adventures of Kaka》 all day long without letting go. I wanted to ask your son to sign an autograph for him…”
Liu Chaoyang: “…!”
As he listened to the other party speak, his entire body was buzzing.
After all, his career field was in research, so Liu Chaoyang naturally had a computer at home. He quickly hung up the phone and rushed to the computer to start investigating. The first result that popped up was 【Newcomer Bestseller Manhua 《Kaka》 Ushers a Sales Boom】.
After reading the articles one by one, he slumped into his chair.
His son’s manhua, was it really popular?
He suddenly jumped back up. The manhua was a bestseller–then wasn’t their debt to the dessert shop a trivial matter?
His son can come back!
When Liu Xiuping came back from buying groceries, she was stopped by Liu Chaoyang and told of the good news.
The vegetables fell to the floor. Lin Xiuping screamed and ran out.
Her son, her son was finally coming back!
Saturdays and Sundays were when the dessert shop’s business was at its highest. As long as Su Tian wasn’t busy, she would come to the store to help He Qingwan, and today was no exception.
Originally, Liu Kaiyan would also be helping in the store, but because of 《Kaka》’s popularity, he was very busy recently, and so he didn’t come in today.
Just as Su Tian wrapped up a cake and handed it to the customer, the door was rudely slammed open.
Lin Xiuping stormed inside, her huge movements shocking all the people in the store.
He Qingwan looked outside. Spotting that crazy woman, she promptly came out wielding a bread knife, shielding Su Tian behind her.
The aggressive Lin Xiuping saw the knife in He Qingwan’s hand, and her feverish brain cooled down. She questioned sharply, “Where’s my son? I’m taking my son back.”
Su Tian furrowed her brows. She immediately understood–Liu Chaoyang and Lin Xiuping probably found out about 《Kaka》.
She said, “180,000, are you ready to pay it back?”
Lin Xiuping lifted her chin, proudly strutting like an old hen. She answered sternly, “Just a mere 180,000. You call my son out here, and he can pay you right away.”
Right away?
Su Tian almost burst into laughter. She really didn’t know if it was ignorance or stupidity. Did she think money was so easily earned?
Not to mention 180,000, Liu Kaiyan didn’t even have 18,000 right now.
Su Tian came out from behind He Qingwan, saying lightly, “Okay, I’ll go call Liu Kaiyan. Please wait here for a moment.”
He Qingwan was worried about Su Tian. She held onto her hand without letting go..
Su Tian: “Mom, this is Liu Kaiyan’s business. Only he can handle it.”
This time, this crazy couple would be completely dealt with. Before, she had always left some leeway because she was afraid that Liu Kaiyan would have a knot in his heart.
After all, they were his biological parents who raised him for so many years. No matter how awful they were, the affections were still there.
Only then did He Qingwan let go.
Su Tian came out from behind the cash register. Because it was a food establishment with strict hygiene regulations, Su Tian was wearing an apron. She took off this apron and walked out.
Lin Xiuping’s teeth itched with hatred when she saw Su Tian. Her husband told her about everything that happened at the police station. If it weren’t for Su Tian’s interference, how could her son have not come home for so long?
As she watched Su Tian approach, she seemed to be possessed, and as the girl passed by her, Lin Xiuping suddenly stretched out a leg.
Su Tian was tripped with no rhyme or warning. If it weren’t for her quick reaction, her head would have hit the corner of the table. But even so, her elbow slammed into the floor, causing pain.
She was in so much pain that tears almost came out, but she subconsciously held them back.
“Tiantian!”
He Qingwan cried out and hurriedly rushed over to pull Su Tian up. She rolled up her sleeves and saw that the snow-white elbow was already married by a large bruise.
He Qingwan immediately burst into tears.
Although the surrounding guests had been exasperated by Lin Xiuping holding up everyone in the line, they hadn’t said much. But seeing that Su Tian had been tripped, everyone instantly became furious.
One man who’d brought his daughter to buy cake criticized, “Why are you making a little girl trip?”
Lin Xiuping felt that she had vented her anger and was now in a good mood. She arrogantly said, “She tripped by herself, how’s it my business?”
The others finally couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke in a rush:
“We all saw it, you tripped her with your foot!”
“Yeah, yeah, I saw it too!”
“I also saw it. Do you think that all of us are blind?”
And the children raised their hands, shouting loudly, “And me, and me, I saw it too, it was you who tripped Tiantian jiejie on purpose!”
Lin Xiuping was completely unafraid now.
What was she afraid of, owing money? Heh, wasn’t it just 180,000? Kaiyan could earn it back with his manhua.
The corners of her mouth rose in a smug curve. “Everyone should speak with evidence. You all saw it just because you say you did? Where’s the evidence?”
He Qingwan was about to go crazy. She anxiously touched Su Tian’s elbow, repeatedly asking if it hurt or if something felt wrong with her bones.
Su Tian: “I’m fine, it’s just a bit purple. And my bones are okay.”
Lin Xiuping pouted in disappointment.
He Qingwan touched Su Tian up and down, confirming that her bones weren’t injured. Hearing Lin Xiuping’s shameless words, her anger instantly overwhelmed her worries.
She abruptly rose to her feet, pushed through the crowd, and came up to Lin Xiuping. She raised her hand and slapped her.
Pa!
The pride instantly congealed on Lin Xiuping’s face.
He Qingwan was gasping with anger, her chest heaving. Her voice trembled with fury: “If something happens to Tiantian, I won’t stop at just this!”
Lin Xiuping was stunned for a moment before suddenly exploding. She rushed up and grabbed He Qingwan’s hair, scolding sharply, “You dare to hit me? You slut! Both mother and daughter are sluts…”
The two instantly started hitting each other.
The guests nearby hurriedly came over to break up the fight. On the surface, they were persuading the two, but in fact, they were all pulling Lin Xiuping back and letting He Qingwan hit her.
Su Tian was originally worried that He Qingwan would suffer a loss, but she sighed in relief when she saw the situation develop in this manner.
The uproar in the shop disturbed You Pinyan next door. She took out her earphones and stuck her head out to look. With a curse, she rushed over and wordlessly joined He Qingwan in giving Lin Xiuping a fat beating.
When Ji Shaoheng hurried over, this was the scene he walked into.
His heart thumped at the sight of He Qingwan with disheveled hair.
He’s done for, why did he feel that He Qingwan’s shrewish appearance was also pleasing to the eye?
Cheese: finished with online class! (for now…)
Cheese Translations 
Gracias por el cap
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Wow jsh is really in love.
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right? he has the perfect response to “if he can’t love me at my worst he doesn’t deserve me at my best”
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