Chapter 43: 90: A Family by the Spring Chapter 43 This Damn Competitiveness

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

Qu Peng and Li Liang chased after him wanting to beat him up, but seeing the girl's wet eyes, clearly having cried, they paused in their steps and stopped one meter in front of her.

Lin Xiyu and the two stared at each other, locked gazes for several seconds, then both awkwardly looked away.

"Study Committee Member, why are you crying?"

"Tell me, who bullied you?"

"I'll beat him up for you."

Wang Fan seized the opportunity to curry favor and act cute, brushing up his presence in front of the beauty.

"I didn't cry."

Lin Xiyu denied it, repeating the excuse she had used to fool Li Yan: "Sand got in my eye."

"Got it out?"

Wang Fan leaned close to her, extremely attentive: "Want me to blow on it for you?"

"No need, it's fine now, nothing's wrong."

Lin Xiyu was unaccustomed to being so close to a boy, and subconsciously stepped back two paces, putting some distance between them.

"Tsk tsk, girls are just delicate."

Wang Fan didn't believe her excuse at heart, deliberately probing her: "Crying over a bit of sand? Those who don't know would think you've suffered a setback in love and been dumped."

"You're the one who got dumped."

Lin Xiyu was indeed riled up by him, and glared at him unhappily.

"If you weren't dumped, why would you cry?"

Wang Fan continued black-belliedly: "Could it be you saw someone and got emotional? Who could it be? Around here, besides us brothers and the Program Group people, there's only..."

By this point, his eyes rolled, and he turned his head with a lewd smirk, looking toward the two brothers standing not far away, whispering to each other.

Lin Xiyu's breath caught, and her heartbeat turned disorderly.

She hadn't expected Wang Fan's gossip skills to be so strong; a few words had brought him close to the truth.

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"Xiao Bin, actually, Eldest Brother came this time to ask you: have you figured out what you want to do in the future? Grandfather still wants you to attend the Military Academy and enlist."

Fu Zheng paid no attention to the boys' horseplay, his focus entirely on his younger brother.

"This damn competitiveness..."

Guben was stunned for a moment, then smiled teasingly: "The old man still won't give up, he has to win no matter what?"

"Dad means the same thing."

Fu Zheng, who had his younger brother's best interests at heart, said earnestly: "He says he doesn't care about the bet, he cares about your future. The path of politics is too treacherous; one misstep and you'll be ruined in reputation and person."

"So I don't want to go into politics."

Guben smiled teasingly and gave an unexpected answer.

"You don't want to?"

Fu Zheng hadn't expected him to deny it outright, and was visibly stunned for a moment.

"Don't you think it's too bitter to always obey the wishes of your elders in everything?"

Guben asked back with a smile, then added: "Of course, not going into politics doesn't mean I want to join the military."

"Then what do you want to do?"

Fu Zheng looked at his rebellious younger brother, and a deep sense of helplessness welled up.

"Haven't figured it out yet."

Guben heard the commotion and glanced in the direction Lin Xiyu was standing; seeing Wang Fan standing very close to her, reaching out as if to touch her eyes, a flicker of coldness crossed his gaze.

Fu Zheng followed his gaze, his sword-like brows slightly furrowed, and said something astonishing: "Grandfather said you've taken a liking to a girl—is it her?"

"Damn!"

Guben couldn't believe it and couldn't help but curse: "He even told you about that?"

"So it's true."

Fu Zheng looked at him faintly and smiled meaningfully.

"So what if it's true?"

Guben made no secret of his thoughts, his tone somewhat heated: "I just like her. Are you going to be like Grandfather, despising the poor and fawning over the rich, trying to tear mandarin ducks apart?"

"Xiao Bin, don't overlook one thing: Eldest Brother will definitely not be the biggest obstacle you need to overcome."