Chapter 3 Part 1 - 'Yu' From the Word 'Redundant'

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Names mentioned in this chapter (which can also be found in the glossary ):

-俞知乐( yú zhī lè )- Yu Zhi Le, the female protagonist.

-余子涣( yú zǐ huàn )- Yu Zi Huan, the male lead

Yu Zhi Le used an alcohol cotton ball to clean the wound on Yu Zi Huan’s forehead. She thought that she was already gentle since Yu Zi Huan didn’t make a sound. However, when she saw his eyebrows knitted tightly, drooping and quivering eyelashes, she became more nervous.

After the medicine was applied and gauze was pasted on the wound, she put down the hand that was holding Yu Zi Huan’s loose hair in front of his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief. Yu Zi Huan glanced at her and immediately looked away. “Why did you help me?”

Yu Zhi Le didn’t understand what he meant. She stared at him, blankly. “Didn’t you ask me to help you dress your wounds?”

Yu Zi Huan frowned at her. There was some impatience in his eyes.

Yu Zhi Le came to her senses. She realized that he asked her why she pretended to be a teacher from Fourth Middle School to help him and pondered it for a few seconds. Actually, she did not understand why she was such a busy body. Thus, she feigned ignorance, beamed until her eyes turned crescent, and showed a row of neat white teeth, “To intervene when one sees an injustice. It’s not right to bully the weak!”

Yu Zhi Le felt that Yu ZI Huan wanted to roll his eyes, but he held back in the end. He just looked at her strangely for a long time and asked, “Are you implying that I’m weak?”

Did I say something wrong again? Sensitive children are too difficult to handle.

Yu Zhi Le laughed dryly and explained, “I didn’t mean that. I’m talking about relative weakness. You see, you are the only person, and they have eight people. Aren’t you on the weaker side? If you are simply dueling with one person, you can even beat their boss down. How could you be considered as someone weak?”

Yu Zi Huan felt that this reason was acceptable and didn’t think about it anymore. He reached for his T-shirt’s hem and was prepared to deal with the bruises on his body. He raised his head to Yu Zhi Le, who was still looking at him. He said, “Don’t look. Turn around.”

Yu Zhi Le hurriedly nodded and turned around. As she thought about it, she felt wronged. It made her seem as if she wanted to see him undress. Yu Zhi Le, who had nothing to do, started to observe the furnishings in the room. Her line of sight moved from the chandelier to the sofa, then from the sofa to the coffee table filled with sundries, and then she saw the two black and white photos hanging on the wall.

On the left was a young woman in her twenties. She looked stunning, with picturesque eyebrows and a bright smile. She looks seventy to eighty percent similar to Yu Zi Huan, yet she looked gentler than Yu Zi Huan. On the right was an elderly with white hair. Although her face has wrinkles, from the smile on her face, Yu Zhi Le can also see that she was beautiful when she was young.

Yu Zhi Le quickly deduced their relationship in her mind. They should be a three-generation family of grandparents, parents, and children.

If that was so, Yu Zi Huan is too miserable. His maternal grandmother passed away, and his mother died at a young age. Maybe the person on the left is his aunt?

Yu Zhi Le was still immersed in her thoughts. Yu Zi Huan has applied the plasters on his body and put on his clothes. He limped towards the top cabinet to place the medicine box back.

“I’ll do it.” Yu Zhi Le wasn’t considered tall in her hometown in the north, but she was at least 1.7 meters. Compared to Yu Zi Huan, who is still undeveloped and was only slightly above 1.6 meters, she was still a lot taller than him. She didn’t need to stand on her toes and, by stretching her arm, she could place the medicine box back in place.

Yu Zi Huan didn’t refuse this time. He handed the medicine box to Yu Zhi Le and sat on the sofa obediently.

Yu Zhi Le checked the time. It was about half-past six already. The aroma of food had been wafting out of other homes for quite some time. While in Yu Zi Huan’s apartment, there was only a cold pot and stove. With no adult, he didn’t intend to cook.

Yu Zi Huan sat quietly. From his personality, Yu Zhi Le doubted that he would tell his parents about the bullying. She was thinking about whether she should wait for his parents to return, and politely expressed that he was ostracised by his peers, which would also be the most benevolent and righteous thing.

Yu Zhi Le didn’t know whether to stand or sit. The atmosphere was awkward. She couldn’t control and peered out of the door, “Where’s your father? He hasn’t finished his work?”

Yu Zi Huan did not respond. Yu Zhi Le waited for his response for a long time. When she was about to give up, she heard him say, “He left a huge debt and ran away a long time ago. Maybe he has died somewhere.”

He said coldly. Yu Zhi Le was more startled by the coldness in Yu Zi Huan’s eyes. It seemed that the person he mentioned had nothing to do with him, neither was he his father nor a stranger.

If the atmosphere was awkward previously, the atmosphere was probably frozen now. As soon as there is any movement, there would be ‘Kacha Kacha’ sounds. This made Yu Zhi Le want to slap herself. Who asked her to say something that shouldn’t be said.

When she glanced at the photos on the wall again, Yu Zhi Le suddenly realized a point, “Now you are…”

“I live alone.” Yu Zi Huan has also noticed that she was staring at the photos. When he looked up, he looked at her in the eye. The expression in her eyes revealed a message: If she dared to express that he is pitiful, he would become hostile.

Yu Zhi Le really sympathized with him. However, the first sentence in her mind was: This is illegal.

Yu Zi Huan seems to be at most twelve or thirteen years old, maybe even younger. As a minor, isn’t it necessary to have a guardian?

Probably because the expression Yu Zhi Le had was more confused than pity, the hostility in Yu Zi Huan’s eyes lessened. He lowered his head and explained, “Nominally, My aunt has adopted me.”

But that was just nominally. In reality, Yu Zi Huan was to run his own course, and he was also happy to live freely in his maternal grandmother’s old house.

Yu Zhi Le didn’t know how she should respond. She has already profoundly understood that this child is sensitive and stubborn in this short period of getting to know him. Thus, it was better not to say anything.

“You haven’t eaten your dinner, right? I didn’t eat either. Can we eat together?” Yu Zhi Le tactfully changed the topic and approached Yu Zi Huan. Seeing that he didn’t answer, she hurriedly added, “I can pay.”

Yu Zi Huan moved away from her, leaving a distance between him and Yu Zhi Le. “I only have instant noodles.”

“It’s alright. It would be fine if there’s something to eat.”