Can I still be saved? [Transmigration] - Chapter 39.1

Su Yunjing had lied earlier, saying Fu Hanzhou’s flight would land around seven or eight in the evening.

Since the words were already out, Fu Hanzhou had no choice but to drag his suitcase over after nine.

“Xiao Fu, have you eaten dinner yet? Do you want me to make you a bowl of noodles?” Guo Xiuhui asked.

Although she had agreed to let Fu Hanzhou stay at their house, she still felt a faint sense of unease.

When she spoke with him, she wasn’t as warm as before, her tone was polite, and a little restrained.

Fu Hanzhou seemed oblivious to her subtle change. His manner remained the same as ever, polite and composed, and said he had already eaten airplane food on the flight.

After a few minutes of awkward small talk, Su Yunjing took Fu Hanzhou back to his room.

Fu Hanzhou unpacked his suitcase, then went to wash up.

When he came back, he found Su Yunjing sitting in front of the computer, messages pinging nonstop from his penguin icon.

Su Yunjing was chatting with Chen Yuechao.

After much hesitation, Chen Yuechao had finally decided to fight for love, joining Li Zixin’s “genius study group” as the resident dunce.

Surpassing Myself: “I thought my biggest obstacle to being with her would be the mother-in-law. Who knew it’d be physics and chemistry?”

Chen Yuechao whined to Su Yunjing that math and science were driving him crazy.

“I’m not gonna be a scientist anyway, so why learn all this crap? If the sky falls, the tall guys will hold it up. If aliens invade, send the scientists to deal with it. What’s it got to do with me, a hopeless academic failure?”

Su Yunjing couldn’t help laughing as he comforted him. “Just get through this year. The bright future’s waiting.”

Chen Yuechao replied proudly, “My family owns a mine. I don’t need the college entrance exam. I’m already at the peak of life.”

Su Yunjing: Fine, you win.

But no matter how much he mocked and complained to Su Yunjing, the moment Li Zixin came online, Chen Yuechao instantly switched to puppy mode.

Surpassing Myself: “Can’t talk anymore. My teacher’s starting a video call to make me recite English vocab. Sigh, this sweet pain is something you single dogs will never understand.”

Su Yunjing: “…”

Stuffed full of dog food, Su Yunjing was about to log off when Lin Lie’s QQ account lit up.

Call Me Boss Lin: “Bro Fu transferred schools. Did you know about this?”

Su Yunjing glanced at Fu Hanzhou beside him. “You didn’t tell Lin Lie and the others you were transferring here?”

Standing under the lamp, Fu Hanzhou’s long lashes still damp from washing, a golden sheen catching on them, his entire appearance gentle and harmless—he said calmly, “Forgot.”

“He’s asking me right now. Want me to tell him?” Su Yunjing asked.

“Mhm.”

Know You by Voice: “Yeah, I know. He transferred to our school.”

Call Me Boss Lin: “…What’s the deal with you two?”

This wasn’t just making up—it looked downright inseparable.

Know You by Voice: “No deal. Anyway, come hang out when you’ve got time.”

Seeing that Su Yunjing didn’t want to explain, Lin Lie didn’t push further, just joked: “Fine, I’ll wait for you two to invite me to your wedding banquet.”

Su Yunjing: “…”

At this time, things weren’t like ten years later. BL literature hadn’t gone mainstream yet or become a popular inside joke.

Lin Lie was purely joking around; his thoughts hadn’t gone anywhere near that direction.

Su Yunjing, not one to lose when it came to this kind of banter, replied, “Same to you—I’ll be waiting for the full-month banquet you and Tang Wei host after your baby’s born.”

While they were exchanging friendly jabs, Fu Hanzhou suddenly leaned closer at some point, startling Su Yunjing.

Fu Hanzhou bent down, gaze fixed on the screen, clearly seeing the conversation with Lin Lie.

“What wedding banquet?” he asked.

Su Yunjing explained to the humorless Fu Hanzhou, “He’s just teasing us. I shot back that he and Tang Wei are the ones who got married and had a baby.”

Fu Hanzhou lowered his gaze, thoughtful. After a long moment, he answered faintly, “Oh.”

….

The next day, Fu Hanzhou transferred into Su Yunjing’s class.

Even though he’d cut his long hair, plenty of girls recognized him as the beautiful long-haired boy who’d been waiting at the school gate days ago. Their excitement was obvious.

Their class had somehow ended up with two incredibly handsome transfer students. What kind of luck was this?

Even if nothing happened, just looking at them was a feast for the eyes.

Fu Hanzhou went out of his way to tell the homeroom teacher that he already knew Su Yunjing, and that Su Yunjing often tutored him.

The homeroom teacher, seeing that they got along well, rearranged the seats so the two of them became desk-mates.

Unlike Nanzhong High, where everyone ate in the cafeteria, Henglin No. 2 High allowed students to either eat at home or at the cafeteria.

Su Yunjing used to go home for meals. Later, after meeting Jiang Chuyan, he often helped pick up his lunch, so sometimes he stayed to eat.

Now that Fu Hanzhou had come, to avoid awkwardness at home, Su Yunjing brought him to the cafeteria.

Jiang Chuyan hadn’t known Fu Hanzhou was transferring. Seeing him suddenly at school, together with Su Yunjing, his heart skipped a beat.

He looked up at Su Yunjing in confusion.

Su Yunjing smiled. “Hanzhou just transferred today. From now on, we’re classmates.”

Jiang Chuyan’s body stiffened, and he cautiously raised his eyes.

The moment he looked up, he met Fu Hanzhou’s dark, unreadable gaze, and immediately grew even more uneasy.

He knew perfectly well that the other disliked him.

….

After school, Su Yunjing and Fu Hanzhou walked Jiang Chuyan home together.

When they reached the entrance of the building, Fu Hanzhou took the initiative to carry Jiang Chuyan on his back while Su Yunjing followed with the wheelchair behind.

Once they’d seen him home, Su Yunjing didn’t rush to leave but stayed a while.

To his surprise, Fu Hanzhou didn’t complain. Delighted, Jiang Chuyan tried to please them by offering fruit, but Su Yunjing stopped him.

Only when Jiang Chuyan’s parents returned did Su Yunjing and Fu Hanzhou leave.

On the way back, afraid Fu Hanzhou would misunderstand, Su Yunjing explained, “Xiaonian is actually….”

“It’s Jiang Chuyan,” Fu Hanzhou corrected him, his voice slightly cold.

Su Yunjing: “…”

Seeing how sensitive the boy was about this, Su Yunjing changed his words. “A lot of people at school are hostile to Jiang Chuyan. He’s sensitive and insecure, so we should show him more kindness. Don’t you think so?”

Su Yunjing nudged Fu Hanzhou with his shoulder. “Say something, Xiao Fu.”

When he stayed silent, Su Yunjing nudged him with his shoulder each time he called out a name. “Xiao Han? Xiao Zhou? …No? Then I’ll call you Chuan Chuan?”

On the dimly lit street, Fu Hanzhou’s brows slowly curved. His eyes glittered faintly, like starlight scattered across a night sky.

At last, he answered with a soft “Mhm,” indicating that he agreed.

Su Yunjing thought to himself, What a little tsundere. And such an easy one to coax too—once soothed, he became obedient.

….

Although Fu Hanzhou’s relationship with Jiang Chuning was nothing special, the two of them had barely exchanged a handful of words. But he would still help Su Yunjing look after Jiang Chuning.

For this reason, Su Yunjing was very satisfied with his tsundere’s ability to listen to reason.

After a week of living together, Guo Xiuhui and the family weren’t as stiff as at the beginning. Their relationship with Fu Hanzhou grew more natural.

After all, he had behaved well, helping with dishes, cleaning the house together with Su Yunjing.

During that time, Wen Yanlai even called Su Yunjing. She carefully avoided the topic of Fu Hanzhou.

Wen Yanlai did not object to Fu Hanzhou moving into the Wen family now, not because he behaved so well and gained her trust. It was because of the words he’d said before, which had been too devastating. She had no way to deal with him, nor did she dare to force Su Yunjing to cut ties with him.

And so Su Yunjing became the one caught in the middle, trying to keep the peace and stop either side from clashing.

Now that the little tsundere had pulled in his thorns, he wasn’t prickly and rebellious anymore. If you reasoned with him, he would listen.

His only flaw was that he liked sticking to Su Yunjing while sleeping, so every morning Su Yunjing woke up with a sore back and arms.

Seeing that Fu Hanzhou looked like he was settling in long-term, Su Yunjing discussed it with Wen Huaishan. They decided to replace their big bed with a bunk bed.

Furniture could be delivered to your door now, and for a little extra money, you could have the original bed removed.

Shen Nianyun, though not a qualified father, never shorted Fu Hanzhou on money. Fu Hanzhou already had a credit card with a very high overdraft limit.

When he heard Fu Hanzhou was staying at the Wen household, Shen Nianyun felt embarrassed. He gave Guo Xiuhui and Wen Huaishan a fund, depositing a large sum inside.

When Su Yunjing found out, he was stunned. So this is how rich people give gifts, so simple and unpretentious.

Give you a fund, manage it for you, and all you have to do is sit back and wait for the profits.

Wen Huaishan didn’t want to accept it, but Shen Nianyun’s words were polished and polite, impossible to refuse.

Honestly, the two boys weren’t that picky, but separate beds really were better.

Guo Xiuhui also noticed how the kids always crammed at the same desk to study. If they replaced the big bed, they could free up space for Fu Hanzhou to have his own desk.

Even if she still felt a little conflicted about him, she would never let that get in the way of their studies. And it was rare to see them both so hardworking.

The whole family supported the plan—except Fu Hanzhou.

But this time, Su Yunjing didn’t give in.

He knew that when the little cool cub slept next to him, he always slept soundly.

After much thought, Su Yunjing figured it was because Fu Hanzhou had an extreme lack of security. Only by clinging to him at night could he fall asleep.

This kind of dependence on him was a double-edged sword.

On the bright side, Su Yunjing could use this trust to guide the little tsundere onto the right path, so that his worldview wouldn’t end up twisted.

But the downside was just as clear—what if he really left this world one day?

The original host’s body was healthy and shouldn’t suddenly die like last time.

Still, Su Yunjing always felt the transmigration system binding him was a little unreliable. Who knew what accidents might happen?

To be safe, he had to train Fu Hanzhou to fall asleep on his own. That way, if he did end up leaving, the little tsundere wouldn’t be left sleepless night after night.

Under Su Yunjing’s firm insistence, Fu Hanzhou’s objections were overruled.

Fortunately, he didn’t throw a tantrum— he just protested silently, moody and withdrawn.

Looking at the tall boy with lowered lashes and pressed lips, Su Yunjing’s heart softened. So pitiful. Like a giant puppy who needs coaxing.

“Fine,” Su Yunjing sighed.