Why are the Protagonist Gong and Shou Fighting Because of Me?

Chapter 27 - May our love endure till death

Tang Bai turned off the live broadcast painfully, feeling that he could no longer look directly at the scene of Xie Ruheng and Gu Tunan getting along.

It’s said that if you don't fall in love and engage in a career, you must stick to it! If you really fall in love with Gu Tunan based on the enforcement of the plot... Then, then I, then I will cook for you every day! Let the army cook for you! No matter what, I can't let you go hungry because of stomach trouble!!!

Tang Bai went to wash the strawberries with tears in his eyes. He bought a basket full of strawberries and prepared to cook the molecular cuisine of Longyin strawberries.

“You, what are you doing this for!” Tong Meng suddenly put down his light brain, looked at Tang Bai anxiously, and met the clear amber eyes. He didn't know how to say what he wanted to say so he could only stomp his feet in a hurry.

Tang Bai: “?”

Tong Meng gritted his teeth and called out the content on his light brain to show Tang Bai.

He saw the names of Tang Bai, Xie Ruheng, and Gu Tunan on the star net gossip hot search list!

At this point, a bunch of interstellar netizens were eating melons and gossiping about the complicated relationship between Tang Bai, Xie Ruheng, and Gu Tunan.

The hot comment expressed that he wanted Tang Bai to publish a green tea teasing book. The book opens with the first page saying that Tang Bai’s pure first love is beginning, and the second page says that if you love him, he’ll send you a group of scavenger robots that will also free him from housework. The third page says that if you love him, he’ll be a Buddha jumping over the wall for you and conquer your stomach...

For a while, Tang Bai's name was linked with green tea, flirting master, and little love genius!!!

Tong Meng couldn't wait to go up and fight against the sunspot who slandered Tang Bai for three hundred rounds. However, he had a poor vocabulary for cursing people. The most he could come up with was “big villain”, and the outnumbered people were almost crying.

“You, you, hurry up and spend money to suppress the hot search, and then let your grandfather catch all the people who spread rumors…” Before Tong Meng finished speaking, he saw Tang Bai, who had been bowing his head solemnly——

Suddenly pleasantly surprised.

Tong Meng: “???”

Tang Bai was overjoyed and said, “Do you think that if I start a live broadcast, and the live broadcast room is called ‘Tang Bai's Green Tea Art Class’, the watch rate will be large?!”

Tong Meng: “???”

Tang Bai previously thought that if he wants to change the perception of omegas in this society, he must first have a certain reputation and voice in the omega community.

Before he went to bed last night, he was still worrying about how to become famous. He didn't expect to have a god-given opportunity now. This incident means that he has a lot of real enthusiasm! If I don't take advantage of the heat to do things at this time… I’m sorry for the enthusiasm of the majority of netizens!

Just like he just said, he took the opportunity to open a live broadcast to attract fans, the bright Tang Bai thought about it and——

Do you want to make the two leaders of the Federal Military Academy jealous for you?

Want to take the path of green tea so that there’s no way for green tea to go?

Click to see Tang Bai's teaching green tea art!

......

Perfect.

Tang Bai rolled up his sleeves to authenticate a live broadcast room and named the live broadcast room “Tang Bai's Tea Art Class”. Then he happily discussed the live broadcast style with Tong Meng: “I remember you studied green tea camera skills before. Green tea makeup and green tea wear are also very good! Sister, you’ll be my military adviser for my live broadcast this time!”

Tong Meng: “??????”

*

Live broadcast location: Professional kitchenette of the Culinary Department of the School of Etiquette.

Live clothing: a pink apron with a bunny pattern and a refreshing simple white shirt.

In the live broadcast, a slender figure had his back turned to the camera. In his arms, he was holding two small baskets of strawberries. When he heard the cameraman say “baby, look at the camera”, he turned his head.

The amber eyes were filled with warm and brilliant soft light, as if the endless soft waves of an omega were flowing between his eyebrows and eyes.

The audience who entered the live broadcast room rushed through with aphasia, and even the barrages about to scold the green tea bitch were stunned. Before they recovered from the boundless beauty, they saw Tang Bai suddenly pointing to his eyes and saying: “Want to know how to have a pair of green tea eyes with the same kind of brilliance?”

Barrage: “???”

“Ding Ding Ding!” Tang Bai added sound effects himself and walked to a lighting lamp. “At this time, you’ll need to put on a soft light. When recording a video, lighting is very important, and purely using expressions isn’t enough. Come on, take notes. When one laughs, they need to use the corners of their mouths and raise their eyebrows slightly~~”

Barrage: “???”

“Many darlings asked me to give them a green tea teasing tutorial, and some excellent darlings helped me to publish the book. I think everyone's conclusion is very reasonable. Today, you just need to follow the tutorial in my book to learn how to improve your cooking skills and conquer the stomach of your male god~”

The barrage was already at a loss, and some honest people said in a daze, “I think the green tea art class is a green tea art class in the literal sense, and I do indeed want to learn what’s different about the tea art class in the School of Etiquette.”

【 Is this a way of washing white? 】

【 I looked at the propaganda slogan title of the live broadcast room, and I was a little moved! Not to mention, I want to bring my sisters onto the live broadcast room to learn online! 】

【 Haha, it's just a green tea bitch, why is someone with a prospective fiancé hooking up with Xie Ruheng? 】

【 I turned on the camera to study according to Tang Bai's tutorial, and then I was taken aback by my hideous smile... :) 】

【 Are you very proud? It’s really an omega. 】

......

There were more and more barrages calling Tang Bai a green tea bitch. Tong Meng was frightened when he saw it on the sidelines. He changed his position and thought about it. If he was the one who faced these offensive remarks, he would be hiding in his bed and crying. When he would get up, he wouldn’t have the courage to open a live broadcast against the cusp of a storm, and he wouldn’t have the calm mentality to watch the live broadcast with a smile like Tang Bai at this moment.  

But no matter what the barrage said, Tang Bai had a reserved smile on his face, his demeanor was very good, his back was straight, and his long white neck was like a proud little swan.

“Before starting the green tea course, I want to clarify two things to everyone. First, Gu Tunan and I are no longer prospective fiancés.”

The barrage of cursing was taken aback.

“Gu Tunan is an excellent alpha. Although we can't be together due to character reasons, this won’t affect the deep friendship between us, and we can be friends regardless of whether we break up or not.” Considering the identity of Mrs. Gu and one of the protagonists being Gu Tunan, Tang Bai saved Gu Tunan's face.

Although Gu Tunan has straight A cancer, Mrs. Gu is a tough and gentle omega who treats Tang Bai well.

Knowing that Gu Tunan wasn’t good to Tang Bai, Mrs. Gu wrote a letter of apology to Tang Bai and made a lot of snacks to send to Tang Bai’s house. If it weren't for Tang Bai living in his school dormitory, Mrs. Gu might’ve come to his door to apologize.

“I hope that Gu Tunan can find his love. Seeing that everyone is saying that Brother Xie and Gu Tunan are fighting for me, saying that I must be having a lot of fun in my heart. Alas, what I really want to say is——”

“Don't fight, don’t fight anymore” Tang Bai listened to his conscience and said sincerely: “I don't want to see anyone injured. I also believe that Brother Xie and Gu Tunan aren’t fighting for me, maybe I didn't handle them well enough and caused this misunderstanding for everyone.”

Barrage: “???”

The barrage really began to lose sight of the natural tea fragrance.

【 This feels weird 】

【 Yes, obviously Tang Bai is explaining that he has nothing to do with Gu Tunan, why I am so awkward when listening? 】

【 Old tea master, the number of segments is really high! 】

【!!! I understand! Tang Bai is reading us the standard quotations of green tea! Teacher Tang has worked hard!!! I dare to be the class representative, to sum up the terms of a green tea: “you can be friends after breaking up”, “you don't need fight for me”, “I’m not good enough to make everyone misunderstand” ...Oh my god, too many words and sentences are worth our reading and comprehension, everyone quickly take notes! 】

【 Teacher Tang has worked hard, thank you, Teacher Tang, for teaching us how to distinguish green tea 】

Tang Bai: “......?”

What are you talking about, shouldn't the point be that Gu Tunan and I have nothing to do with each other?

Tang Bai blinked blankly and continued: “The second thing is that someone said I was chasing Brother Xie.”

Tang Bai said loudly to the camera: “The relationship between me and Brother Xie is not what you imagined. I admire Brother Xie. Brother Xie and I cherish each other. I have been working hard to become good friends with Brother Xie. Don't get me wrong~”

Automatically turned barrage: “!!!”

【 I learned how to talk like a green tea! Thank you, Teacher Tang! 】

【 Hahahaha this is indeed a superb student in the School of Etiquette. Teacher Tang is really good. He perfectly integrates green tea speech into context such as “we are just friends” and “everyone, don’t misunderstand”. This is the innate character of green tea! 】

【 This is really good, I am a straight A, and I actually smelled the scent of tea! I found that my roommate might be a green tea A! But I’m not sure yet, Teacher Tang needs to continue teaching! 】

【 No, he’s called Teacher Tang? Have you forgotten that he is green tea? 】

【 Didn’t Tangtang say that he and Gu Tunan are no longer prospective fiancés?! Wasn't this the point you ridiculed before? Protect our Tang Bai! 】

【 Protect our Teacher Tang who teaches the tea ceremony! I'm in a hurry, don’t force Teacher Tang away! 】

【 Teacher Tang, don’t care about the barrage! Quick! Continue teaching! 】

Tang Bai: “??????”

Tang Bai's strand of dull hair was bent into the shape of a question mark. He looked at the strange direction the barrage was going in with a dumb face and didn’t understand how he became Teacher Tang with an award-winning green tea teasing book.

I, I obviously told the truth!

The barrage must be lacking in the brain department!

Tang Bai looked at Tong Meng confusedly and saw that the senior green tea master gave him a thumbs-up, and his eyes were full of an admiration that said he could become a teacher.

Tang Bai: “......”

Forget it, anyway, I posted a green tea label for my live broadcast to gain attraction. The higher the discussion of green tea, the more enthusiasm I’ll get. The clearer will be clear and when Xie Ruheng is the light of the omegas, everyone will naturally understand me!

Tang Bai, who successfully unraveled himself, continued to talk endlessly: “In fact, I still have one thing I want to tell everyone. Even if I really wanted to pursue Brother Qie, what about it? Can an omega not take the initiative to pursue love? Every gender has the right to chase love. You have the right to chase love. Why do omegas have to be reserved? A good alpha is just that, a good alpha. You can chase after them if you like them, as long as you protect yourself in the pursuit.”

In this society, alphas generally pursue omegas. If an omega takes the initiative, they’ll be called unreserved. In fact, Tang Bai thinks this is very unnecessary. If you like someone, you must express it. If you like a person and only hide it in your heart, how can the other person know that you like them?

“This live broadcast is to clarify some things and at the same time teach you some green tea love skills. We hate the moral quality of a green tea bitch, but this doesn’t mean that green tea has no merit. We can take the road of green tea and make green tea go places!”

Tang Bai snapped his fingers and happily began his next topic: “Sending a bento with love to the alpha in your heart is a good choice. It not only expresses our concern and affection but also shows your good cooking skills. Now let’s have Little Teacher Tang teach everyone how to make a love bento~”

The barrage expectantly looked forward to the love bento lesson. Tang Bai washed the strawberries, separated the base of the strawberry and its leaves with a knife, skillfully cut the strawberries into small cubes, and added white sugar, while saying over and over again: “Today I want to make Longyin strawberries, which is a molecular dish that everyone complains.”

“In this dessert, the strawberry leaves are also edible. After our next step, the strawberry leaves not only have no astringency but also have a sweet and crisp taste.”

In the live broadcast room, the beautiful little omega explained the production process carefully with a sweet voice. He coated the strawberry leaves in water and then coated the strawberry with flavored dessert liqueur...

The professional level of his series of operations directly made the bullet screen dumbfounded. Drying the leaves required a series of tools such as a hairdryer, a vacuum laminator when making strawberry jam, a constant temperature water bath, and a series of tools such as N2O gas bombs and butane spray guns.

【 Is this the love bento given away by green tea? Excuse me, where is green tea? I want to be given the love bento... 】

【 From 6 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon, for ten hours, I haven't seen Teacher Tang take a break. When he has free time, he’ll talk to us about the process of making the dish... so hard! 】

【 I went to a five-star-rated restaurant to check the price... Excuse me! One is for 800 star coins! 】

【 Teacher Tang I’m sorry, I think this green tea skill is too difficult, I can’t learn orz 】

When the sky was getting dark, Tang Bai put down the sticking pen for decorating leaves, rubbed his wrist, and saw the "strawberry" he had just finished after a long time. Thinking of waiting for Xie Ruheng's hard military training to be over and having him taste the dessert, he couldn't help showing a motherly smile.

Barrage: “......?”

Good, good sense of the virtue of a good wife and mother!

Tang Bai crushed the Longyin strawberry with a small spoon, and the sugar crust was broken into two halves. The liquid nitrogen ice cream was like a handful of snow falling on the crimson sugar crust, then Tang Bai poured strawberry jam, and finally put a little gold leaf for the finishing touches.

A serving of Longyin Strawberries that look like a piece of art can be eaten!

Tang Bai took a nibble with a small spoon and handed it to Tong Meng, who was acting as the cameraman, and said with a smile: “Try it, do you like it?”

The barrage watched this scene from a boyfriend's perspective, and every dream flew out of their skylight, showing love with tears in their eyes.

【 I like it, I like it to death. 】

【 Where is the green tea? This is obviously my little baby. 】

【 I really want to be Tang Bai’s spare tire, the one that can be included with a bite of Longyin Strawberry... 】

【 I, I suddenly want to buy Longyin Strawberries... 】

【 +1 】

*

Xie Ruheng sat at the dining table and was corrected by Tang Bai, “No matter how tired you are, don't lean on the back of the chair. You can only lean forward slightly while eating.”

Tang Bai’s little hand strictly adjusted Xie Ruheng's every move, “Your arm must be close to your body, yes, that's the distance.”

“Isn't it odd?” After Tang Bai adjusted Xie Ruheng into the textbook-standard dining posture, he collapsed onto a chair, without following any of the previous etiquettes he just taught. “In fact, the etiquette class in my school is even more odd. You have to keep a glass of water on your head and keep it from falling.”

Tang Bai put a glass full of red wine on his head, stood up with a sullen face, widened his arms, and walked two laps in a hurry.

Dignified and elegant, with a generous manner, but when he turned his head, that little face was wrinkled into a bun. “Training people like it’s torture is useless. What's wrong with this time?”

“If I were to formulate the courses in the future, these messy things would be changed into elective courses. If you want to learn etiquette, you should learn it. If you want to learn self-defense, you can choose it yourself. You can learn what you like! Just like the Federal Military Academy. There shouldn’t be any need to test etiquette. It’s all red tape and should’ve been thrown away long ago…” Tang Bai raised the wine glass high. He obviously didn’t drink a mouthful, but he spoke excitedly as though he drank fake wine.

His voice was so soft and sweet, like Lingyu soaked in fruit wine, caressing Xie Ruheng's heartstrings, spurring his vision of the future.

It was the future he had thought about many times, but this time it was a little different.

Xie Ruheng met those amber eyes, and under the shining light, it was like a crystal-clear gem, a little gem surrounded by all the good in his future.

His throat was a little itchy, not knowing whether it was the mellow wine fragrance or Tang Bai's small dimples, which made him drunk. Xie Ruheng said with a low voice: “It will happen one day, and we will witness it together.”

“Yes! There will be such a day!” Tang Bai's eyes were moist, and he raised his glass to Xie Ruheng. “We will witness it together at that time!”

The wine rippled, and the two cups collided with a crisp and pleasant tapping sound. The rippling wine seemed to be full of dreams and affection, as well as a vision for the future.

——May our friendship last forever!

——May our love endure till death.

The two looked at each other and smiled, both moved by the sincere affection in each other's eyes.

“Come here, Brother Xie. Try the Longyin strawberry I made for you~” Tang Bai lifted the lid and handed Xie Ruheng a small spoon: “Brother Xie, break the strawberry syrup first.”

“Break it?” Xie Ruheng picked up the spoon and looked at the delicate dessert that was like a work of art.

He’s used to killing, but he’s reluctant to destroy delicate and beautiful things.

“Did it take a long time for you to make this dessert?” Xie Ruheng put down his spoon and asked.

“It wasn’t too long.” Tang Bai originally wanted to make it shorter. After touching his nose, he suddenly remembered that he made it on a live broadcast. Although Xie Ruheng didn't watch the live broadcast because of military training, in case Xie Ruheng watched the replay and found out that he was lying it would be embarrassing.

“Just... only ten hours?” Tang Bai was inexplicably guilty because of those dark phoenix eyes. “Actually, if you’re doing what you like, you’ll feel that time passes quickly, and you’re completely immersed in it. You won't feel tired at all!”

“Especially when I thought that this was made for Brother Xie, I just thought about it and felt full of motivation, and afterward, it was a sense of accomplishment!” Tang Bai's sweet words were sent out in a basket. After Xie Ruheng heard Tang Bai expressing his affection so straightforwardly, The little beast in his heart seemed to be wrapped in syrup, sticky, and unable to move. It was very unaccustomed to the feeling and was embarrassed, trying to fight the syrup.

Tang Bai looked away, a little embarrassed, and Xie Ruheng smashed the syrup shell in silence.

In the broken strawberry syrup, there was liquid nitrogen ice cream like snow. Sweet and sour strawberry jam was poured on the ice cream and piled into small pyramids. The spire was carefully decorated by Tang Bai with tweezers, and on top was an edible gold leaf.

Xie Ruheng: “...”

The price of an edible gold leaf shouldn’t be expensive...

While scooping up the jam, Xie Ruheng subconsciously asked, “What’s the price of this Longyin strawberry?”

Tang Bai: “...Oh, the price? Just one eight hundred star coins?”

The hand holding the spoon paused.

Tang Bai: “!!!”

Oops oops, to death! Brother Xie was born in a slum and certainly doesn't like extravagance and waste. The previous Buddha jumping over the wall to replenish Brother Xie's body was decently priced. But this kind of dessert is so expensive that it’s completely unnecessary! Brother Xie shouldn't alienate me because of our different consumption views, right?!

Tang Bai tried to remedy it with tears in his eyes: “It’s just, just, it's the cost of the manual equipment. I made this myself. I only counted the price of the raw materials. Rounding it up, it means it cost no money.”

Xie Ruheng: “...”

If Xie Ruheng’s complicated mood at this moment could turn into a barrage, then it would be—

【 But your time is more precious 】

【 Every time I eat the lunch of the dream love O, there’s a sense that I’m dreaming, how do I break through it? 】

【 Wouldn’t you be unhappy if I didn’t eat the strawberry? 】

Then he took a bite.

......

The ice-cold liquid nitrogen ice cream first danced upon his tongue at the moment of its entrance, followed by the sweet and sour taste of strawberry jam, and finally the crispy strawberry sugar shell. The rich taste was all concentrated in this Longyin strawberry. The strawberry leaves had been air-dried so there was no bitter taste.

【 Truly decadent 】

Xie Ruheng lowered his eyes and suddenly remembered his ballroom dance with Tang Bai.

This was one of his few memories that matched the sweetness he just tasted.

“Do you like it?” Tang Bai asked expectantly.

Xie Ruheng nodded slightly, he saw the omega in front of him with an extremely sweet smile, his amber eyes were like melted honey syrup. In an instant, it seemed that there was a sweet and soft fragrance surging silently in their small world.

“Eat more if you like it, I'll make it again for you next time!”

The phrase “no need” in his mouth couldn't be said. Xie Ruheng lowered his head and scooped up another spoonful and put it in his mouth. He thought he should be greedy for such sweetness.

Tang Bai gracefully watched Xie Ruheng eat his hand-made dessert cleanly, just like a breeder watching his piglets grow stronger and stronger. When they grow up, they can go to another family’s cabbage... Oh no, thank you, but from now on, I’ll be the cabbage that has been swept away by the pig.

Tang Cabbage thought aggrievedly.

“What's the matter?” Xie Ruheng saw the strand of dull hair wilt.

“It’s nothing, by the way, Brother Xie, aren't you going to compete against Gu Tunan tomorrow morning?”

Xie Ruheng raised his eyes from the dessert and saw Tang Bai cautiously say: “Maybe I can help Brother Xie with the mecha assembly part?”

T/N: ahh sorry, it’s been a while. I’ve just started school again so I’m super busy. Sorry for the super long delay, here’s the update!

Tong Meng - Tang Bai’s roommate.

Sunspot - refers to netizens who vilify (speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner) a celebrity on the internet.

Heat - Chinese slang for when someone suddenly gets a lot of attention, usually in the entertainment circle.

Aphasia - loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.

Washing white - covering dirty rumors and that type of thing with something that’s good.

Astringency - slight acidity or bitterness of taste or smell.

orz - emoticon of a guy kowtowing. The o is the head, the r is the arms, and the z is the legs.