7: What a Classic Scene   

What does “death before losing face” mean?

Ling Yunfan is the epitome of someone who would rather die than lose face.

But let’s be honest, when friends get together, who doesn’t boast about their current happy life and show off a bit?

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Thinking about himself and Ji Canghai.

Back then, the two of them competed for grades and even fought over an omega. It was a fierce rivalry with neither side willing to back down.

Now, even though they were in the same frame, Ji Canghai, dressed in fine clothes, was in the car while he, in shabby clothes, was under the car.

This isn’t just losing face.

It’s like tearing his face off, throwing it on the ground, and stomping on it.

So, in order to preserve his pitiful dignity, Ling Yunfan had a brilliant idea and unleashed his best acting skills unlike anything he had shown in the past twenty years of life.

That’s right, he pretended to lose his memory!

And now, to avoid blowing his cover, Ling Yunfan had to make a quick exit.

As for Ji Canghai, he had done his duty by bringing him to the hospital. Even if he suddenly disappeared, Ji Canghai would surely assume that he left after recovering his memory.

When the time comes, they’ll still go their separate ways and mind their own business, like water under the bridge.

As Ling Yunfan got out of bed and lifted the covers, he felt fortunate that his leg injury wasn’t too severe and wouldn’t affect his ability to walk.

The hospital room was on the fifth floor, so jumping out of the window was not realistic. Otherwise, he would jump in the morning and would be brought in the coffin at noon.

Ling Yunfan limped to the door and just as he reached for the doorknob, he saw it turn.

Someone was opening the door from the outside.

Ling Yunfan jumped in fright and quickly stepped back.

The nurse opened the door and saw Ling Yunfan standing there. She was taken aback and asked, “Why did you get out of bed?”

“I, I… I wanted to go to the bathroom outside,” Ling Yunfan quickly came up with an excuse and moved his feet as he spoke, quietly walking towards the door.

However, the nurse stopped him with her hand and said, “What are you going to do outside? Don’t you know that the VIP ward has a private bathroom? It’s right on your left.”

Ling Yunfan, “…”

 Damn the rotten capitalism!!

“Don’t stand there, go ahead,” the nurse urged. “Let me check your scratches and bruises, see if they are inflamed or if you need a change of dressing.”

Helpless, Ling Yunfan went into the bathroom and sat on the toilet with a blank face for two minutes. He washed his hands and walked out, only to find that the nurse had already left the room.

And outside the bathroom, Ji Canghai was waiting for him quietly.

Although Ling Yunfan’s heart skipped a beat, he remained calm. He guessed that Ji Canghai had come to discuss the handling of the situation with him, and all he had to do was pretend to remember where his home was and ask to go back.

“Does your leg hurt? Do you need me to help you back to bed?” Ji Canghai looked at Ling Yunfan’s knee, which had been cut open by the doctor to treat his wound, and had a tear in his jeans with a bandage on it.

“No need,” Ling Yunfan pursed his dry lips and stumbled back to the bedside, waiting for Ji Canghai to speak.

Ji Canghai also walked to the bedside and sat down on the folding chair facing Ling Yunfan. “Do you feel dizzy and nauseous?”

“No,” Ling Yunfan licked his lips. “Actually, I’m fine. I don’t need to stay in the hospital.”

Ji Canghai stared at Ling Yunfan’s lips. “Are they dry?”

“Huh?” Ling Yunfan was stunned for a moment. “Oh, yeah, a little bit.”

Ji Canghai picked up the mineral water bottle that the doctor had just used to test Ling Yunfan from the bedside table, unscrewed the lid, and handed it to Ling Yunfan.

“Ah, thank you.” Ling Yunfan took the water, placed the bottle mouth on his lips, and couldn’t help but think: After not seeing each other for a few years, Ji Canghai has become so mature and kind.

But Ling Yunfan quickly dismissed the thought. 

In fact, Ji Canghai was more mature and steady in high school than the average student. He just always liked to pick on Ling Yunfan and had a hard time getting along with him.

Especially after the incident in the small warehouse on the playground, Ji Canghai directly regarded Ling Yunfan as a thorn in his eye.

What was even more annoying was that after the incident, the omega involved had specially come to thank him, and after a few misunderstandings, Ji Canghai even got into a fight with him.

Ji Canghai was usually cold and aloof, but who could have thought that he could be so fierce when he was jealous?

But after all, Ji Canghai and himself were both alphas, and both physiologically and psychologically, they were like water and fire.

Ling Yunfan thought of this and couldn’t help but sigh deeply in his heart.

When Ji Canghai dropped out of school, the omega also dropped out with him. There were rumors that the two of them had a passionate love affair, making Ling Yunfan’s previously awkward position between them even more uncomfortable. Even to this day, thinking about this matter made Ling Yunfan so irritable that he would scratch his head and pull his hair.

He didn’t provoke anything bad but ended up in this situation, so annoying.

But how can he blame himself…

It was clearly in the distant past, even further than high school when it was Ji Canghai who provoked him first.

“Let’s get back to the topic at hand.”

Ji Canghai calmly said in his cold voice, pulling Ling Yunfan’s thoughts back to the present.

Ling Yunfan knew that Ji Canghai was preparing to find a way to get rid of this hot potato.

 Although he had already anticipated it and it was what Ling Yunfan expected, he still felt a little miserable.

Ji Canghai’s ink-black eyes were deep, and he looked at Ling Yunfan and said, “Didn’t you ask before, what is our relationship?”

“Well.” Ling Yunfan lowered his head and took a sip of water to avoid looking unnatural.

Then he heard Ji Canghai say:

“I am your boyfriend.