The next day, Gou An was a little surprised to see He Jinxing again at the school gate. Mr. He had so many things to do, and she didn’t know why he always seemed to have time to go to her school recently.

… Probably to encounter the heroine. The author was really annoying.

Gou An silently gave the author a middle finger in her heart, but she could not ignore He Jinxing. She went over to obediently greet him ‘good morning’, regretting that she hadn’t known to comb her hair before going out this morning——

She was also carrying a bag of still-steaming-hot steamed dumplings.

Her image was totally going to go down the drain.

F*ck.

… …

He Jinxing was sitting in the car with the window half lowered. He was originally using his laptop to process urgent documents. Suddenly, there was figure standing outside—the little miss holding a bag of steamed dumplings looked like a boneless cat, leaning against the car door. She poked her head in, “Young Uncle?”

The soft, sweet voice was neither high nor low, and He Jinxing’s fingertips on the keyboard gave a start.

The sweet aroma that he had smelled last night mixed in with the meaty aroma of steamed dumplings now entered his nose. This incongruous and complicated smell made the man want to frown.

Turning his head, he saw a small, white face in front of him seemingly suspended in the air against the light outside.

Today, Miss Gou was wearing a sailor-collared shirt and a white, knitted sweater. No make-up has been applied, and there were even one or two baby hairs growing between her eyebrows…

Probably because it was early in the morning and she just woke up, her hair was randomly braided with escaping bits scattered around her cheeks. Under the halo of the slowly rising sun, her black hair turned into dark brown, as if the person had become furry.

Only that pair of black almond eyes were bright and eye-catching.

The little miss lying on the car window cast around for something to say. “Young Uncle, you’re here so early in the morning? Are you here on business?”

“…” He Jinxing said ‘hmm’ feeling a headache coming, “I didn’t have time to pay out the scholarship yesterday.”

Because of those messy incidents that happened halfway through.

When mentioning last night, Gou An blushed and responded with “Oh”. That pretty face shrank back and disappeared with a ‘woosh’ from the gap in the car window.

There was dead silence outside the car.

If it weren’t for the outline of the person’s figure still visible from the car window, He Jinxing would have thought she had already left.

The topic she finally found was ended ruthlessly, and she didn’t know what else to say for a while. She stood awkwardly outside the car, seemingly at a loss for words.

… The bag of steamed dumplings in her hand swayed back and forth.

She looked like she was being bullied and looked quite pitiful.

He should let it go like this so that everyone could have a pleasant morning, but after enduring it, He Jinxing still couldn’t hold it back, “You’re just having this for breakfast, don’t you think it’s too greasy?”

Gou An stood rooted on the spot.

By the time she reacted, the car had already driven away.

Standing there with her face covered by the dust raised by the car, the dark (hopeless!) gray (redeemable…) favorability level displayed above He Jinxing’s head and his indifferent profile echoed through her mind.

Gou An: “…”

So sinful ah, he really hates me, so much so that even the innocent steamed dumplings were attacked by association.

Gou An: “What on earth was he here for?”

[Jiaojiao: Came to encounter the heroine of course… could it really be that he came all the way here just to give you that 3,000 yuan scholarship?]

The fat cat rolled around and raised its hind legs to scratch an itch.

[Jiaojiao: The heroine is in a vulnerable state having broken up with the male supporting character. It’s impossible for there to be no storyline involving the real hero.]

The fat cat opened his mouth and let out a huge yawn, his round belly trembling.

[Jiaojiao: Above all, I advise you to keep an eye on He Jinxing today.]

Gou An: “What are you talking about!”

[Jiaojiao:?]

Gou An: “Do I have the ability to watch over him?!”

[Jiaojiao:…]

[Jiaojiao: Well, that’s true, but… what’s with your tone of proudly displaying your lack of abilities?]

Gou An: “…”

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Lu Wan happened to be in the counselor’s office when the counselor called Gou An to inform her of the time and location for the scholarship awarding ceremony.

Because surgery would be performed on her grandmother, Lu Linlang, Lu Wan would need to stay with her in the hospital to take care of her post-operative recovery. This would take a long time and she might even miss the midterm test, so Lu Wan needed to take leave from school.

Lu Wan usually had excellent grades and never arrived late or left early. It made asking for leave not particularly difficult. The counselor especially sympathized with her, held her hand to commiserate, and promised to fight with the department so she could get her permission.

But Lu Wan was a little distracted.

After walking out of the counselor’s office, by some strange coincidence, she ended up at the school auditorium— the very place where the scholarships would be awarded as the counselor had informed Gou An over the phone.

When Lu Wan arrived, the small auditorium had already been decorated. The publicity department of the University Student Union had rushed to make a large poster overnight with the names of all the scholarship recipients written on it.

Originally, Lu Wan’s name should have been on it.

At this moment, she was staring at the picture above the name ‘Gou An’. In the photo, the girl’s smile was bright, there seemed to be a light in her eyes, and she smiled brightly and generously at the camera…

Lu Wan didn’t want to admit that she was a little jealous.

She stood in front of the poster in a daze for a long time. 

She didn’t know when she herself became the object of other people’s attention. 

From The Day The Engagement Was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: Gou An was carrying some xiaolongbao for her breakfast. They are meat-based dumplings that have a little soup inside.  Super yummy!

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Chapter 15.2 — Soft and gentle
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