An Impossible to Reject Confession

“Young Lady, are you trying to get to Hongluo’s main road?” Just then, a pleasant sounding voice rang out from behind Xu Youyou.

Xu Youyou turned around and saw an elegant old lady in a Qipao carrying a food container behind her. Not a single one of the old grandmother’s silver hair was out of place and although she was old, her facial features remained soft and graceful. During her youth she must have been an unrivaled beauty. 

“Hello Grandmother, are you talking to me?” Xu Youyou. 

“Yes, earlier I heard you say you were going to the Hongluo main road. Is that right?” The old grandmother asked. 

“Yes,” Xu Youyou nodded.

“I am also heading there, you can come with me.” The old grandmother said kindly. 

“Okay, okay.” With someone to lead her, Xu Youyou eagerly went over to help grab the food container in the old grandmother’s hand, “Grandmother, let me help you carry it.”

The old grandmother didn’t reject her and walked happily out. To Xu Youyou it was like walking in a maze, but for the old woman, she only took 5 minutes to lead Xu Youyou out. 

Xu Youyou had actually been on the edge of the main road, but she just couldn’t figure out how to get out. 

“We’re here. Young Lady, you have fun. I’ll be going to the Ritual Center.” The old grandmother was a local and seeing Xu Youyou, she would naturally think she was a tourist. 

“Grandmother, you are going to the Ritual Center? Hongluo Ritual Center?” Xu Youyou went there two days prior, so she felt a bit sensitive to it. 

“Yes, you know the Hongluo Ritual Center?” The grandmother asked surprised. 

“My family’s shop is near Hongluo Ritual Center. Grandmother, do you have a relative learning Weiqi there?” Xu Youyou asked. 

“My grandson is learning there. He’s very smart. He always gets first place at the Ritual Center.” When mentioning her grandson, there was pride in the grandmother’s eyes, “He will soon be taking the professional test. He practices there everyday. He works very hard. I am going to send him some food.”

“There is food inside here?” Speaking of food, Xu Youyou still hadn’t eaten breakfast and her stomach unconsciously grumbled. 

“Are you hungry?” The old grandmother lovingly asked, “the ritual center is just up ahead. Why don’t we go together and you can get something to eat?”

“Then I won’t be polite then, thank you.” Xu Youoyou wasn’t a glutton. She just felt that the grandmother was quite old and since she had brought Xu Youyou to the main road, she should send her to the ritual center. Besides, the ritual center was near the pottery studio. 

The old grandmother clearly often went to the ritual center and led Xu Youyou through the alley and through a couple turns to the Hongluo Ritual Center. 

It was different from two days ago, inside were a bunch of youths in uniforms. They were gathered around a long covered corridor. It seemed that they were looking at something. 

“Did the rankings come out?” The old grandmother seemed to be very familiar with this scene and walked straight towards the group of people. Xu Youyou naturally followed her over. The two walked slowly, by the time they reached the corridor many had already dispersed. There were only two seventeen year old youths. 

“Wenbin, it’s fine. This isn’t the final ranking. You still have a chance.”

“Twelfth place. The director won’t let me participate in the professional exam this year.”

“You just didn’t play at your best this time.” The friend comforted. 

Xu Youyou scanned the ranking poster posted on the wall. 55 people, twelfth place, this rank wasn’t bad. 

“Xiao Bin” The old grandmother seemed to know the youth called Wenbin.

“Grandmother Qiao?” The two youths looked at the old lady with a look of astonishment, “Why are you here again?”

Xu Youyou felt something was off, what do you mean “again”?

“I’ve come to give Mumu something to eat. That’s right, you guys should have some too.” As she talked, Grandmother Qiao turned towards Xu Youyou. Xu Youyou understood her meaning, she quickly opened the food container and brought out a pile of pastries.”

“Xiao Bin, it’s fine if you didn’t do well this time. Don’t lose heart. Have one of Grandmother’s chestnut cakes. Later you can let Mumu return the plate. Oh right, our Mumu, what place did he get this time?”

The two youths remained silent, no one spoke up. 

The grandmother had seemed to say that her grandson was always first place. Xu Youyou subconsciously looked towards the first place spot. First place was a person named Li Xiuran. 

Was Mumu a nickname?

As the old woman talked, she handed the chestnut pastry to the youths’ hands, but they did not take it. 

“Eat. Even if you didn’t test well you still need to eat. When our Mumu didn’t test well, I would always make chestnut pastries for him to eat. Every time he ate it, the next test he would always get first place.” Grandmother Qiao lifted the chestnut pastry towards them. 

“First place, first place. You grandson hasn’t been first place for a while. He already left the ritual center years ago, He doesn’t play Weiqi anymore.” The youth suddenly erupted, scaring the old woman. 

“Grandmother.” Xu Youyou was also scared and hurried to steady Grandmother Qiao. 

“You are spouting nonsense. Our Mumu is a Weiqi genius. He is always first place. You are speaking nonsense.” Grandmother Qiao’s emotions were suddenly agitated as she raised her voice to argue with the other person. 

“I’m not spouting nonsense. Can you not see? On the ranking board, can you see Qiao Mu’s name?” Liu Wenbin said. 

Qiao Mu?!

“Wenbin, are you crazy? Grandmother cannot take such a shock.” The youth who had been standing with Liu Wenbin named Hu Xiao said. He looked at his roommate, not understanding. 

“You are speaking nonsense. I will find it. I will find it for you. Our Mumu always gets first place.” As she talked, Grandmother Qiao tottered towards the ranking board. 

Xu Youyou could clearly tell something was wrong with Grandmother Qiao and without thinking, stepped forward and ripped the ranking poster off the wall. She quickly balled it up and grasped it in her palm. 

“Where is the ranking poster? Our Mumu? Where’s Mumu?” Qiao Mu’s grandmother didn’t see the poster and turned in all directions to look for someone to grab and ask. She turned to ask Xu Youyou then turned to ask someone from the crowd, she gradually became dazed. 

“Wenbin, what exactly are you trying to do?” Hu Xiao questioned. 

“What am I doing? I am helping Qiao Mu’s grandmother cure her sickness. I should let her know that Qiao Mu hasn’t been here in a while. That genius that she praises has become useless. Only this way will she finally stop coming to the ritual center. She is so old and confused. Everyday she leaves home on her own, what if something happens?” Liu Wenbin said. 

A “Peng” suddenly sounded. A figure from behind Xu Youyou flew across and violently smacked Liu Wenbin’s face. 

Qiao Mu?

Xu Youyou’s eyes widened in shock watching the two people quickly fight. But in this situation, Qiao Mu was indeed weaker. The fat on his body was useless. Besides the first strike which was imposing due to the unexpectedness, the guy named Liu Wenbin quickly gained the upper hand. 

My goodness, you dare bully my deskmate in front of me? Do you think I can hold back?

Xu Youyou randomly handed the food container to an unknown student who she didn’t know if they had come to intervene or watch the scene. She rolled up her sleeves preparing to help, but just at this moment Teacher Wang heard the commotion and ran over. 

“Stop!”