Cheng Liu was so angry with He Bai. He had ruined her plans last time, and this time he wanted to take away her excuse to go over next door!

He Bai was simply a stumbling block in her road to love!

Cheng Liu walked into the living room with an expressionless face and resumed helping Ji Chaozhou in the kitchen.

Ji Chaozhou was cutting vegetables and looked back at Cheng Liu, “What’s wrong?” 

She slowed down her pace.

“It’s okay.” Cheng Liu stood in front of the sink and continued washing vegetables.

He Bai walked into the living room and found that the set up was very similar to Cheng Liu’s living room. The living room here was filled with various glass cabinets containing many bottles and jars.

His eyes swept around the living room, then he walked into the kitchen.

He Bai did not wear a suit today but had instead put on some casual clothes. He even took off his glasses and put on contact lenses. He looked like a young college student, full of energy.

“I’ll help, too.” He Bai rolled up his sleeves and walked to Cheng Liu.

There were two sinks in the kitchen where one could wash vegetables. Ji Chaozhou stood at the counter cutting vegetables. He Bai walked over and stood beside Cheng Liu.

Before he could begin washing the vegetables, Ji Chaozhou stopped what he was doing, turned around and said, “Cheng Liu, you cut the vegetables.”

“Oh.” After hearing Ji Chaozhou’s words, Cheng Liu quickly wiped her hands and left the sink.

Ji Chaozhou took down the red apron with the cartoon print hanging on the wall, walked over to Cheng Liu, put it on her, and whispered, “Put this on first, cutting vegetables can leave a stain on your clothes.”

He Bai squeezed the vegetable in his hand and turned it around, saying jokingly, “Senior sister’s clothes are old, she can just change them into new ones if they get stained.”

Cheng Liu was so angry that her teeth itched. Didn’t he see that Ji Chaozhou was putting an apron on her?!

Such a happy moment—there’s no need to talk more!

“Turn around,” Ji Chaozhou gently touched Cheng Liu’s arm and used a little force to make her turn around. He stood behind Cheng Liu, put his arms around her waist, pulled up the two apron strings, and slowly tied them for her.

The two were so close, and at this moment it seemed more like Ji Chaozhou was standing behind Cheng Liu, holding her in his arms.

After putting on the apron, Ji Chaozhou turned his face to He Bai and said, “They are a little old. I will help her buy new ones.”

“…” The vegetables in He Bai’s hand were almost crushed.

Cheng Liu looked at He Bai and suddenly her eyes brightened. She had misunderstood her chief assistant. He was actually here to help her!

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The three of them made vegetable soup.

Ji Chaozhou learned to cook very quickly and never made any mistakes.

After all the dishes were served on the table, Cheng Liu and Ji Chaozhou sat opposite each other as usual. He Bai stood in front of the table, saying he wanted to open some wine.

“Did you drive here? You’ll be drinking today,” Cheng Liu asked, looking at He Bai.

He Bai stood in front of the table and opened the bottle of wine, “Today is to celebrate your housewarming. It is customary to drink.”

The wine was uncorked. He Bai took the wine glasses and poured out three glasses. He first gave one wineglass to Ji Chaozhou, then took two wineglasses and walked over to Cheng Liu and sat down beside her. He put one wineglass in front of Cheng Liu and one for himself. He smiled, “If I get drunk, then I’ll just stay in your house for the night.”

Ji Chaozhou sat across the dining table. He felt a surge on his skin looking at He Bai sitting next to Cheng Liu. He said calmly, “There are designated drivers.”

“A designated driver is quite good.” Cheng Liu said seriously, “Our place is remote, we can also call a taxi.”

He Bai subconsciously recalled the time when Cheng Liu called an online taxi for him: “…”

“Senior sister, the environment here is perfect. It’s a slice of quiet in a bustling place,” He Bai changed the subject. “I remember our university is in a similar location. Every time I go out, I can see the bustling streets.”

Cheng Liu agreed, “I think this place is great too.” Living next door to my sweetheart, this location is perfect!

Ji Chaozhou looked at the calm surface of the red wine in the glass, listened to He Bai’s reminiscences about college, and suddenly asked Cheng Liu, “When did you graduate?”

“Six years ago,” Cheng Liu replied.

“She skipped two grades in junior high school.” He Bai added, “She was only 20 years old when she graduated.”

This period of time was a memory unique to him and Cheng Liu, and there was no trace of Ji Chaozhou in it.

He Bai was actually two years older than Cheng Liu. He entered university at a normal age and was 22 years old when he graduated from his senior year.

Cheng Liu didn’t expect Ji Chaozhou to ask her this question. She was also curious because there was no information about him on the Ranshan official website. “What about you?”

Ji Chaozhou twisted the wineglass with his fingers, watching the wine inside swirling around. He answered slowly, “Five years ago, I also graduated at the age of 20.”

“So you’re younger than me,” Cheng Liu was surprised, “You also skipped a grade?” Young President Cheng felt that this was their shared fate!

“Yes.” Ji Chaozhou looked up at Cheng Liu, “So, you are my senior sister.”

He Bai, who was sitting next to them, almost laughed out of anger. They didn’t go to the same school, so where did this ‘senior sister’ title come from?

“That is so,” Cheng Liu nodded firmly. She graduated first, so naturally she was the senior sister!

Ji Chaozhou’s beautiful eyes were filled with a faint smile. He looked deeply at Cheng Liu and said softly, “Senior sister.”

The sound was as clear as a mountain spring. When she heard him say it like that, Cheng Liu felt her heart go numb, and her ears turned red.

She had never known that the title ‘senior sister’ could sound so nice.

He Bai, who was sitting next to Cheng Liu, had a changing expression on his face. Suddenly, he drank up the wine in his glass.

Did Ji Chaozhou really just want to know when Cheng Liu graduated? This information has already been circulated everywhere on the Internet! He just wanted to call her ‘senior sister’ according to this twisted logic.

If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: They are using the title ‘學姐’ or xue jie which literally means ‘older female classmate’. As He Bai, teeth gnashing, points out—it requires that you have gone to the same school 😂

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