A Faceful Of Lovey-Dovey PDA - Chapter 4

Seeing those hands clasped together, crossed and unwilling to part, Chu Mei’s heart shattered into a complete mess.

For the first time in her life, she began to seriously face her own face.

After returning home, Chu Mei looked in the mirror and asked very seriously, “Mom, would you say I’m beautiful?”

Mother Chu was cooking and answered irritably, “Daughter, the word beautiful has nothing to do with you. After I gave birth to you, my entire life turned gray, all right? I kept hoping you’d grow up and blossom a little, but you’ve already grown this big, and I haven’t seen you blossom at all. Because of this, I’ve argued with your dad several times. His family’s genes are just too terrible.”

“……”

Chu Mei was in great pain. Her mind was full of the way Su Qin had smiled at Sister Fang. So what if she was tall? So what if she was pretty? What was so amazing about that? Although Chu Mei’s natural conditions were lacking, with hard work later on, she could definitely change!

“Mom, I want to drink milk. Tomorrow, go buy me a whole box.” Sitting on a chair, Chu Mei made this demand with a dark expression. She felt it was necessary to first change her altitude. At the very least, she should not have to look up at Su Qin, right?

Mother Chu looked at her in confusion. “Yo, what’s gotten into you? Why do you suddenly want to drink milk? Didn’t you say it had a weird taste and that you wouldn’t drink it even if someone killed you?”

Chu Mei sighed. “I’m probably entering puberty. I just like doing outrageous things.”

The spatula in Mother Chu’s hand tilted. Puberty… drinking milk as an outrageous thing… What exactly was her daughter trying to become???

Facts proved that Mother Chu had truly underestimated Chu Mei’s ability to act.

Early the next morning, after two jin of milk went into her stomach, Chu Mei said to the already dumbfounded Mother Chu, “I’m going for a run. I also want to drink milk tonight. That one box of milk you bought is too little. Are you feeding a bird? It won’t be enough for me to drink for more than a few days.”

Mother Chu: “…”

Was there a bird that came in such a huge lump?

Getting up, changing clothes, going out—Chu Mei, who normally stayed home whenever she could, ran outside in a full tracksuit.

Mother Chu sat on the chair, stunned for a full ten minutes without being able to process the feeling. Father Chu, who had been reading the newspaper the whole time, also looked completely shocked. “This… what’s going on with our daughter?”

Mother Chu thought for a moment. “Yesterday, she asked me whether she was beautiful. Today, she drank two jin of milk and went out running to grow taller. Tell me… could she have fallen in love?”

Father Chu laughed as soon as he heard this. He put down the newspaper. “Good. I approve of school romance. Pure and innocent, just like when we were young. Childhood sweethearts and all that. It’s the most beautiful thing.”

Mother Chu was not as optimistic as Father Chu. She was deeply worried. “No, I have to go next door and ask Xiao Qin what kind of person our daughter’s love interest is. I don’t want her to only look at faces. No matter what, she should at least date a boyfriend like Xiao Qin.”

—

“Boyfriend?!!!” Su Qin’s face was full of shock. She suddenly stood up from the sofa, and the button she was pressing on the remote control caved in under her finger. All her usual calmness vanished completely.

Mother Su beside her was startled by her movement. “Xiao Qin, why are you so worked up over Chuchu dating? Isn’t it normal for middle schoolers to have a little romance now? Mom even encourages you to date. School romance and all that is the purest and most beautiful.”

Su Qin stared tightly at Mother Chu’s face. “Auntie, did Chu Mei tell you this herself?”

This was exactly how rumors started.

Mother Chu lied without even blinking. “It’s about the same as telling me herself. There’s definitely something going on with her. No doubt about it. Usually, on a big Saturday like this, she’d be curled up at home sleeping in, but today she ran out first thing in the morning, saying something about going for a run. She must have gone on a date. Xiao Qin, you two stick together every day, so tell Auntie the truth. What’s Chuchu’s boyfriend like?”

The two families had been neighbors for more than ten years. Both sets of parents were very open-minded, saying whatever came to mind without the slightest restraint.

Su Qin took a deep breath and worked hard to suppress the surging fury in her heart. “Auntie, do you know where she went on her date?” The two words “date” almost made Su Qin grind her teeth to pieces. Good job, Chu Mei. On the surface, she acted jealous and ate vinegar over Su Qin, ignoring her for several days. So it turned out she was doing this kind of thing instead. She already had a boyfriend? And even introduced him to her family???

Su Qin felt as if her rage were soaring to the heavens. If she did not vent it soon, she would suffocate. “Mom, I’m going out for a bit.”

Mother Su: “Ah? Where are you going? Your piano teacher will be here soon.”

Mother Chu was also completely confused. What exactly were these kids doing, one after another?

Su Qin was usually multitalented. Piano, saxophone, and all kinds of instruments—she had learned plenty of them, though of course, that was also the result of her family spending a heavy amount of money.

Su Qin exhaled, her expression icy. “I also suddenly feel like taking a stroll in the park.”

“……”

Mother Chu and Mother Su looked at each other. No way. Did both of their daughters have something going on?

—

Life was just that coincidental.

Chu Mei had originally been running laps around the park alone, but later, she ran into a handsome guy playing basketball by himself. He was quite good-looking, tall, and covered in sweat. From the look of him, it had been a very intense and refreshing workout.

Chu Mei was someone who could get familiar with anyone. She walked over, called out “handsome big brother,” and after a few sentences, the two of them were already getting along like old friends.

The handsome big brother was not bad. His name was Yang Feng, and he had just moved nearby. He lived only one street away from Chu Mei’s house. When he heard Chu Mei say she wanted to play basketball to grow taller, he laughed. “How tall do you want to grow?”

How tall? Chu Mei did not even think. “At least one meter sixty-five.” She had already treated Sister Fang as a potential love rival.

Yang Feng curled his lips. “Isn’t that easy? Brother will teach you. I shot up ten centimeters in one summer.”

“Really?” Chu Mei looked at Yang Feng excitedly. For a moment, even his background seemed to be sprinkled with little stars.

“Come on.” Yang Feng dribbled the ball and looked at Chu Mei with a cool, cocky expression. Chu Mei, however, had absolutely zero foundation and did not know anything at all. Fortunately, Yang Feng was patient. Chu Mei’s athletic ability was not too terrible either. Although teaching her was a little tiring, her progress was still decent.

When Chu Mei heard Yang Feng say that shooting hoops helped you grow the most because it involved jumping, she focused on that movement. After half an hour, sweat had soaked through her clothes.

Yang Feng was so tired that he sat on the ground. Looking at Chu Mei, who was still working hard, he praised her. “Not bad, girl. You’ve got stamina.”

Chu Mei held her breath and worked hard, gritting her teeth as she persisted. “That’s only natural. I have to grow taller.”

“Yo, from that expression of yours, it looks like you’re doing this for love.” Yang Feng’s restless gossiping teenage heart started stirring. Chu Mei, who was shooting the ball, paused. “Not exactly. I just don’t want my good friend to be snatched away.”

“How is that possible?” Yang Feng clicked his tongue and looked at Chu Mei with an expression that clearly said, Stop trying to fool me. “Come on. Would anyone work this hard just for a friend? Who would believe that?”

“Believe it or don’t.” Chu Mei threw the ball at his face. “Hurry up and practice with me!”

Yang Feng laughed and dodged. “Call me Brother. Call me Brother once, and I’ll practice with you for the whole summer. I guarantee your basketball skills will pass.”

“Really?” Chu Mei immediately perked up. Her attention was entirely on Yang Feng, and she completely failed to see the icy woman in white standing in the willow grove across from them.

Yang Feng raised his sharp eyebrows. “Of course. Brother is the captain of the school team. Helping you is more than enough.”

“Yo, now you’re even showing off idioms.” Although Chu Mei looked down on Yang Feng’s delinquent style, for the sake of completing her dream, she smiled sweetly at him. “Brother Yang, hurry and teach me.”

“Holy shit, Brother Yang…” Yang Feng was speechless. At that time, The Return of the Condor Heroes was popular everywhere, and the one-armed Brother Yang was quite well-known.

“Hurry up, Brother Yang~” Chu Mei waved her little hand and summoned him. Yang Feng smiled and stood up. He threw the ball over, and Chu Mei quickly caught it. She was dribbling and charging forward when, from across the way, a chilly voice floated over. “Little girl.”

Chu Mei’s calves went weak. With an “aiyo,” she fell sitting onto the ground. It was also simply her fate. The basketball that had been tossed high into the air dropped in a straight line, landing squarely on her face.

For a moment, blood streamed from her nose. Chu Mei had been hit until her head spun and stars burst in her eyes. Through her blurred vision, she saw Su Qin calling out as she ran over. Nosebleed flowing to the corner of her mouth, Chu Mei held a mouthful of blood, while inside, her heart was also spurting blood.

…Such a vicious hit. It couldn’t have smashed the only passable feature on her face, her nose, into a pig’s snout, right? OMG… this was her future Best Actress face.