ATLAS TRANSLATES

Chen Yuzheng’s face showed no emotion, and he had no intention of stopping him, just stood by with his arms crossed.

Ultraman typed in his private message to Yu Ge:

[Hello, I’m TG’s support Ultraman. There’s a very urgent situation I have to inform you about – your sister has been Ganked by our dog AD]

Between ‘Gank’ and ‘ruined’, Ultraman hesitated again. Afraid Yu Ge might actually come with a knife, he didn’t dare use ‘ruined’.

Before sending it, Ultraman deliberately looked at Chen Yuzheng and threatened: “I sent it!”

Seeing him still smiling, Ultraman raised his chin again and said: “I really sent it!”

Chen Yuzheng had an expression of enjoyment: “Go ahead and send it.”

“…….”

“By the way.” Chen Yuzheng pondered the title and reminded him: “Say hello to my brother-in-law for me.”

Ultraman angrily deleted the long message he just wrote, “This is incredible, when people have no shame, they’re invincible.”

Soon, the other TG members all found out about Chen Yuzheng’s relationship status.

“Yu Nuo?? Chen Yuzheng managed to win over Yu Nuo??”

Chen Yuzheng was leisurely content: “Can you lower your voice? I know you’re envious of me.”

Everyone: “………”

Killer was even more shocked than Ultraman, turning to Chen Yuzheng: “You really dare to ride on Yu Ge’s coattails!”

“What joke is that, do I need to ride his coattails?” Chen Yuzheng sneered.

Killer sniffed sarcastically, puzzled: “Eh? Why do I smell such a strong gunpowder scent? Already at odds with your brother-in-law?”

Chen Yuzheng: “………”

Like attracts like, seeing Chen Yuzheng finally taste defeat, Ultraman quickly agreed: “Right? Look how arrogant he is now, how confident. Killer, you should have seen him just now, his tail was about to reach the sky! Hope he can be this cocky when he meets his brother-in-law.”

Killer imagined that scene and shuddered: “Being relatives with Fish, this is…”

Thomas was the most calm, even suggesting to Chen Yuzheng: “Next time we play against OG, you should just type in all chat to Fish: ‘Hey? Your sister is gone.’”

“You’re good at messing with people’s minds, Thomas.” Van was almost dying of laughter: “How vicious!”

Killer: “How can we play the match then? When Fish sees that message, he’ll throw his mouse aside and rush over to fight Chen Yuzheng in person.”

Chen Yuzheng: “…….”

—

Back at school, all her roommates were sitting in their spots.

Yu Nuo was tidying up her things when Liang Xi came over to ask about her graduation defense, and they discussed the procedure.

They didn’t have the same advisor. Yu Nuo checked the class group chat where the class monitor had just posted the graduation defense groups.

Liang Xi looked at her group list and picked up her phone: “Let me check the three professors for your defense. I think I know one of them, they’re quite easy to deal with.”

Another roommate turned around: “What’s there to check? Yu Nuo’s advisor is the vice dean, the professors on the defense committee won’t give her a hard time.”

With the graduation defense approaching, everyone knew it was just a formality – as long as you weren’t too unreliable, the defense professors generally wouldn’t give anyone a hard time. But since it concerned whether she could graduate smoothly, Yu Nuo was still a bit anxious. She opened her laptop and repeatedly checked the PPT she would present.

Once she started doing something, she would become completely absorbed. Sitting in front of the computer, except for eating instant noodles in between, she spent the rest of her time focused on modifying her defense draft.

Until midnight, Yu Nuo turned off her computer and rubbed her sore neck. She picked up her phone that was charging on the side.

Conquer: “The auntie’s cooking today was terrible” “?” “What are you doing” “You’re quite cold” “?” …. …. “Did I get dumped?”

After reading his flood of messages, Yu Nuo somehow felt like laughing and replied: “I was just revising my graduation thesis draft, didn’t see your messages”

After typing this, she thought for a moment, and to make her tone seem gentler, she added her usual emoticon: “^ ^”

A few minutes later.

Conquer: “When is your defense?”

Yu Nuo: “Next Thursday”

Conquer: “Send me your graduation thesis”

Yu Nuo: “Hm?”

Conquer: “I’ll help check it”

Seeing how serious he was, Yu Nuo opened WeChat’s file transfer assistant and sent him the file.

Yu Nuo: “You check first, I’m going to brush my teeth”

They had scheduled some practice matches with WR. After finishing, Killer went downstairs to get takeout, while Ultraman sat in his spot drinking cola, glancing at the computer screen next to him.

Chen Yuzheng was reading something intently, his finger scrolling the mouse.

Ultraman slid his chair over with his foot and stretched his neck to peek, discovering it was full of dense charts, data, and text.

Ultraman was curious: “What are you reading in the middle of the night? Trying to hypnotize yourself?”

He focused and looked at the title bar again:

[202106025-Yu Nuo-Graduation Thesis Final Draft]

Ultraman couldn’t help but question: “With your poor education level, can you even understand someone’s graduation thesis?”

Chen Yuzheng flipped another page: “Someone who only finished middle school shouldn’t be commenting here.”

Ultraman: “Don’t laugh at me when you’re not much better, we’re both illiterate.”

The summer season opening ceremony was next week, and in a couple of days they needed to go take promotional photos with other teams. Thinking of this, Ultraman couldn’t help but worry and sigh to the heavens.

Chen Yuzheng impatiently: “What are you doing?”

“Just thinking about meeting Yu Ge makes me scared!” Ultraman muttered: “I feel like I won’t even dare look him in the eye.”

Chen Yuzheng: “Idiot.”

Ultraman asked again: “Who’s taller, Yu Ge or you? If you fight him in person, can you win?”

Thomas shouted: “Enough already, will this joke ever end? How do you know Yu Ge won’t approve of Conquer?”

“Have you forgotten when he was cursed on Weibo’s hot search by Fish’s fans?”

Killer was unpacking the takeout and didn’t miss the chance to twist the knife: “If he had known he would fall for his sister, Chen Yuzheng would have broken his own hand before showing that sinful emote to Fish six months ago.”

Yu Nuo came out after brushing her teeth, and he messaged her: “What are you doing”

Yu Nuo: “Planning to review my thesis a bit more then sleep”

Conquer: “Video call”

Yu Nuo: “Um….?”

Conquer: “Is the thesis better looking than me?”

Yu Nuo picked up the small mirror on the table to check herself. Since coming back she had been busy with her thesis, her hair was messy and carelessly tied up with a hair tie, wearing pajamas, looking completely unkempt.

Yu Nuo struggled internally for a moment, not wanting him to see her like this, and tactfully said: “Isn’t it a bit too late now, maybe next time?”

Conquer: “Bad mood”

Yu Nuo: “What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

Conquer: “When are you going to introduce me to your brother?”

Yu Nuo was stunned, not knowing why he suddenly brought this up. She hadn’t thought about this matter and pondered for a while: “We just got together, there are still many uncertainties ahead. You’re both pro players after all, seeing each other often. If something happens later, I’m worried it would be awkward for both you and him.”

Conquer: “What could happen? Are you planning to break up with me?”

Yu Nuo quickly said: “No no”

Yu Nuo felt her previous words might have hurt him. She was a bit troubled, sitting in her chair biting her finger for a while.

“When we’re a bit more stable, I’ll tell my brother, okay?”

Conquer: “If he hits me, whose side will you take?”

Yu Nuo chuckled, thinking he was worrying too much, but still patiently comforted him: “My brother isn’t that violent, he won’t use force.”

After a while.

Conquer: “If he wants to hit me, let him. Just don’t hit my face. Taking a beating in exchange for his sister, worth it.”

—

The department’s defense would take about two days. Yu Nuo was among the last few in her group on the second afternoon. The order was decent – generally by the end, the professors would be tired and naturally go easier on the students.

She had prepared very thoroughly. Before presenting, she gave copies of her thesis materials to the three defense committee members. The whole process went smoothly. After she finished her PPT and conclusion, the professors below didn’t give her a hard time, just asked a few routine questions before letting her go.

Yu Nuo bowed, packed her scattered materials into her bag. Going down the stairs, she passed several classrooms. Looking at the junior students having class inside.

Suddenly a wave of nostalgia welled up. Only now did she truly feel like she was about to say goodbye to her school life.

Downstairs, her phone vibrated. Yu Nuo opened WeChat.

Conquer: “Where are you”

Yu Nuo: “Just finished my defense, about to leave”

Conquer: “How was it”

Yu Nuo: “Pretty good, went smoothly~ Should be fine.”

A girl from her defense group was waiting for her at the door. Yu Nuo discussed the defense details with her for a while.

The two walked out of the teaching building to the small auditorium entrance when Yu Nuo received another message from Chen Yuzheng.

Conquer: “Turn around”

Yu Nuo was confused, her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately looked around, finding him standing not far away. She was a bit delighted, said goodbye to the person beside her, and immediately ran over.

“Why did you suddenly come?”

Only then did Yu Nuo notice his attire, and couldn’t help being surprised.

Chen Yuzheng had his hands in his pockets. He was tall with good proportions, like a walking clothes hanger. In the stuffy summer heat, he wore a white shirt and black trousers, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, the black tattoo on his arm faintly visible, broad shoulders and narrow waist, with two buttons undone at the collar.

The feeling was a bit contradictory – both flirtatious and reserved.

He naturally took her bag from her hand.

She was curious: “How did you know I was here?”

“Intuition.”

“……”

Though he didn’t say, Yu Nuo could guess. Their school’s fourth-year defenses had always been in this teaching building. Anyone could find out by asking a student for directions.

Seeing him in formal wear for the first time, Yu Nuo couldn’t help being curious, her gaze constantly shifting to the side. She would stop every couple steps to look him up and down. Chen Yuzheng suddenly said: “What are you looking at?”

Their eyes met, and the fondness in Yu Nuo’s eyes was completely unconcealed: “Looking at you.”

“That’s enough.” Chen Yuzheng said flatly, “Keep looking and I’ll blush.”

Yu Nuo: “…….”

She held back for a moment but still laughed, asking softly: “You can blush…?”

Chen Yuzheng looked ahead: “I’m quite shy you know.”

Yu Nuo stared at him for a long while, finally confirming something, and tentatively asked: “Chen Yuzheng, are you embarrassed?”

Chen Yuzheng: “……..”

He stood still.

Yu Nuo was inexplicably happy, cheerfully praising him: “It’s okay, no need to be shy, you look really good dressed like this.”

He turned his face away somewhat awkwardly: “It’s not because of that.”

She was confused: “Hm?”

“It’s being stared at so hungrily.” Chen Yuzheng said unhurriedly, “It does make me feel, a bit embarrassed.”

Yu Nuo stammered: “Okay… I’ll control myself.”

—

Yu Nuo hadn’t expected Chen Yuzheng to suddenly come to her school. To be a good host, she voluntarily showed him around the school where she had spent four years studying.

Walking along, Yu Nuo pointed things out to him, “That’s our school’s sports field, usually many boys come here to play basketball.”

She enthusiastically shared gossip with Chen Yuzheng: “Sometimes when I finish late classes and pass by here, I always see girls going up to ask for WeChat. One of my roommates met her current boyfriend while watching basketball here.”

Chen Yuzheng listened to her talk, suddenly stopping. Through the green mesh, he looked at the youthful boys shouting and sweating freely in the center of the court. Female college students would always be unconsciously attracted to boys playing basketball. Watching them run in their jerseys would always make hormones surge.

Yu Nuo thought he liked watching others play basketball, so she said: “Should we sit down and rest for a while?”

Chen Yuzheng saw the small shop nearby, “I’ll go buy some water.”

Yu Nuo was also tired and waited on the chair.

The boys on the court suddenly shouted, and an orange basketball suddenly whooshed through the green net, flying towards her.

Yu Nuo instinctively dodged, and the basketball rolled to her feet.

A boy ran over and called out to her: “Sister, can you throw the ball back to us?”

Yu Nuo bent down, picked up the ball, and threw it back.

The boy caught the ball, his eyes shining, smile bright: “Thanks.”

Yu Nuo: “No problem.”

The boy dribbled the ball, ran a few steps, then turned back and asked: “Are you alone?”

Yu Nuo shook her head.

Seeing this, the other boys all started teasing.

Chen Yuzheng finished buying water and sat down beside her, glancing sideways to see her intently watching the basketball court. He asked: “Who was that guy just talking to you?”

Yu Nuo explained: “He wasn’t hitting on me, just asked me to throw the ball back.”

“Who, point him out to me.”

Yu Nuo pointed.

“That number 17 in white?”

Yu Nuo made an “mm” sound.

After watching for a while, Chen Yuzheng spoke, calmly critiquing: “His basketball skills aren’t great, and he looks quite ordinary too.”

Yu Nuo stumbled: “Ah?”

“Let’s go.”

Yu Nuo stood up with him.

After walking a bit further, Chen Yuzheng suddenly said, “I was also on the school basketball team in high school.”

“Really?” Yu Nuo imagined him in a basketball jersey and smiled, “Then you must be very good at basketball.”

Chen Yuzheng’s expression finally looked better.

She remembered something and asked: “Did many girls come to cheer for you?”

“Of course.”

Chen Yuzheng took the chance to add: “If you had seen me play basketball, you’d know that number 17 just now was nothing special.”

“………”

The topic kept coming back to this.

Yu Nuo noticed Chen Yuzheng’s competitive nature for the first time and found it quite cute. But she didn’t dare show it on her face, afraid of provoking him, and could only seriously follow along: “Mm, then show me your skills sometime, let me see how it’s done.”

Walking along, occasionally passing girls would glance at Chen Yuzheng a few extra times. Not very obvious, just normal reactions when encountering a handsome guy on the street.

Yu Nuo asked him: “Why are you dressed like this today?”

“To celebrate your graduation.”

Yu Nuo was silent for a moment, feeling touched.

It was just after meal time, and Yu Nuo took him to the food street by the school gate, walking and introducing: “I often come to this wonton shop too, sometimes when I wake up early, I come here with my roommates for breakfast. This whole street is food, all tastes good. In my first semester, I gained quite a few pounds.”

When she was in a good mood, she talked much more than usual. As she spoke, she suddenly felt like a tour guide, chattering for half the day. Afraid he might find it boring, she asked somewhat embarrassedly: “Oh right, I haven’t asked, what do you want to eat?”

“Anything is fine.”

They entered a grilled fish restaurant. The owner had seen Yu Nuo often enough to recognize her. When she saw Chen Yuzheng, she was stunned for a moment, “Oh, is this your boyfriend?”

Yu Nuo was a bit shy and nodded.

The owner praised: “The young man is quite handsome.”

They found seats and sat down. Yu Nuo pushed the menu to him: “Take a look, what do you want to eat?”

Yu Nuo picked up her phone to check messages.

A junior from her former department messaged her: “Senior, can I ask you for a favor? This year’s Food Toxicology professor didn’t outline the key points, and I don’t know how to review. Do you have last year’s exam focus points for me to look at?”

Yu Nuo: “Wait a moment, let me look”

Chen Yuzheng finished ordering and asked for her opinion. The restaurant was noisy, packed with college students who had just finished class. Yu Nuo was focused on replying to messages and didn’t hear what he said.

She opened WPS, searched for keywords, and sent several files over: “These are previous years’ exam papers, attachments are the answers, you can try doing them first.”

Junior: “Thank you kind and beautiful senior!! May good people be blessed!!”

Junior: “=3=”

Chen Yuzheng’s fingers held a pencil, tapping the table edge. He glimpsed her phone screen, just catching the pouty emoticon sent by the other person. “Who’s that?”

Yu Nuo looked up: “A junior from my major.”

“A guy?” Chen Yuzheng leaned back in his chair, turning away: “If you hadn’t said so I would have thought it was a female junior, acting so girly.”

Another message came on her phone.

Junior: “Senior, one more thing, could you help me look at the final assignment?”

Yu Nuo: “Are there any special requirements this time?”

Junior: “Just handwritten, 25 pages, should be the same as last year”

He sent over several photos. Yu Nuo zoomed in to look and sent a voice message: “You have too many subtitles, the professor might not be able to distinguish the key points clearly. Then the data should be listed on a separate page, and the final conclusion format is wrong. You can refer to previous years’ assignment reports.”

After she sent the voice message, Chen Yuzheng finally spoke: “Fish-lover, pay some attention to me too, okay?”

Only then did she realize she had ignored him for too long. Yu Nuo felt a bit guilty and immediately put away her phone, taking the pencil from his hand: “Have you ordered? Let me see what I want to eat.”

After she finished ordering, she turned her head to find Chen Yuzheng had also taken out his phone, “I’m going to call my dad.”

Yu Nuo handed the menu to the owner, hearing this, her expression froze: “Why are you calling your dad?”

Chen Yuzheng’s tone was very calm: “I’m asking him to help me find a cram school.”

She didn’t understand: “What?”

“Don’t want to play professionally anymore, I want to go to college.”

Yu Nuo: “…..?”

Chen Yuzheng leaned back in his chair: “I also want to be a junior brother to senior sister.”