WMSR – QT Chapter 14

 

WMSR – QT Chapter 14

By

siofra

Here is the English translation for Chapter 14:

Chapter 14

In truth, the reason for this visual phenomenon boiled down to two factors. Apart from the fact that Su Yuanhang himself was an exceptionally rare beauty of a youth, an even more significant catalyst was the military training itself. If prior to the drills, this batch of incoming freshmen all sported healthy, normal skin tones, then post-training, they had universally darkened by a couple of shades. The unluckiest among them had practically morphed into lumps of charcoal. Having stared at each other day in and day out, they had grown completely accustomed to it, long since failing to perceive any issue with this level of tan. However, perceived flaws only revealed themselves through comparison. The moment they stepped out of a full month of rigorous military training—sun-baked to their absolute darkest—and suddenly laid eyes on Su Yuanhang, who looked like an immaculate youth carved from crystal, the psychological shock they sustained could well be imagined.

Let alone the others, even Bai Yichen—who had watched Su Yuanhang grow up day by day since childhood—couldn’t help drifting into a momentary daze upon catching sight of the teenager. However, he quickly snapped back to his senses, stood up, and strode forward. “Little Hang, how did you get here?”

Blinking unblinkingly at the handsome, graceful figure approaching him, Su Yuanhang found the surging tide of longing and emotion within his chest entirely uncontainable, hurling himself straight forward into an embrace. “Big Brother Chen, I’ve missed you so much.”

Song Junchi, who had been following closely behind Bai Yichen, felt his face turn pitch-black. It took a supreme act of self-restraint to keep himself from physically yanking that clingy pest away.

Enveloped tightly in Su Yuanhang’s embrace, Bai Yichen’s mind was flooded with sheer perplexity. How could Little Hang possibly be here? Could it be that he missed them so desperately that he traveled all the way just to look in on them? But putting aside the fact that university had only started a single month ago, even throughout the grueling military training—where every day was exhausting to the bone—he had never once severed contact with Little Hang, always carving out time to make phone calls. Naturally, he had also remembered to prompt that prickly Song Junchi to maintain emotional ties with his future partner. Thus, the notion that Little Hang had journeyed across thousands of miles purely out of homesickness felt a bit far-fetched. Could it be…

Bai Yichen’s expression abruptly turned serious. Could it be that after he and Junchi left, Little Hang got bullied back at school?

Harboring this train of thought, Bai Yichen promptly steadied the young man in his arms, his tone dropping several degrees of solemnity as he asked, “Little Hang, why did you come all this way? Did something happen?”

Startled by Bai Yichen’s stern tone, Su Yuanhang blinked in surprise. Yet after a decade of living in each other’s pockets—with his gaze perpetually locked onto this single person—Su Yuanhang understood Bai Yichen to the absolute apex of human comprehension. With just a fleeting mental shift, he deduced precisely why his Big Brother Chen was wearing such a look. A flicker of sweet warmth bloomed in his chest. Shaking his head, Su Yuanhang offered a sincere explanation: “I’m doing great. Nothing happened.”

Hearing this reply, Bai Yichen exhaled a breath of relief, yet felt even more bewildered as to why Su Yuanhang had materialized here.

Gazing at his bewildered Big Brother Chen, then casting a glance backward at Song Junchi—whose face looked as dark as charcoal—Su Yuanhang playfully blinked his eyes and teased, “Is Big Brother Chen wondering why I’m here?”

To this question, both Bai Yichen and Song Junchi naturally nodded in unison.

“I’m here for school, of course.”

Su Yuanhang’s declaration landed like a blockbuster bomb dropped squarely upon the completely unprepared heads of Bai Yichen and Song Junchi.

The perpetually composed Bai Yichen froze in place. “School…?”

Behind him, Song Junchi experienced a violent jolt at these words, as though struck by a terrifying premonition. The eyes with which he had been glaring irritably at Su Yuanhang grew wider and wider, an expression plastered across his face that made him look even more like he’d just seen a ghost than when he first laid eyes on the boy.

Successfully harvesting the exact reaction he wanted, Su Yuanhang felt immensely satisfied and decided to stop dragging out the suspense. “I got accepted into A University too, majoring in Financial Management just like you guys. From today onward, I’ll be able to go to school together with you!”

The impact of this rapid-fire barrage of news left Bai Yichen somewhat scrambled. He subconsciously blurted out, “Wait, no—Little Hang, how on earth did you test into A University? Weren’t you supposed to only be in your first year of high school?”

Equally unwilling to believe this nightmare, Song Junchi nodded along. He stared hard at Su Yuanhang with a look that practically shouted an unvarnished accusation: Are you shitting me right now? Are you actually lying to us?

Naturally, Su Yuanhang’s admission wasn’t a fabrication. Following his detailed breakdown, Bai Yichen and Song Junchi finally grasped the reality of the situation: as it turned out, Su Yuanhang had quietly skipped ahead into his second year of high school way back during his freshman year, subsequently fighting for and securing the eligibility to take the college entrance exams a year early, ultimately succeeding in getting accepted into A University. However, because of his delicate health and young age, he had applied for a deferral of the military training this time around, which explained why he hadn’t popped up in the drill formations…

This entire sequence of operations left Bai Yichen and Song Junchi utterly awestruck. By the end, Song Junchi’s gaze toward Su Yuanhang carried a distinctly strange undertone. This clingy pest he had always looked down upon was actually this freakishly smart?

Having finished explaining the trajectory of how he managed to enter A University, Su Yuanhang turned back to look at Bai Yichen with a pitiful, puppy-dog expression. “Big Brother Chen, you aren’t going to be mad at me for keeping it a secret, right? I actually just wanted to give you a surprise.”

Naturally, Bai Yichen wouldn’t harbor any negative feelings over something like this. Meanwhile, Song Junchi felt like he wanted to throw up blood internally—this wasn’t a surprise at all, it was practically a heart attack!

Yet a faint, complicated sentiment also stirred beneath the surface of his thoughts. Skipping two whole years to test into A University sounded simple enough when summarized, but the sheer difficulty involved was definitely not something an ordinary person could challenge. Had he perhaps been excessively underestimating this clingy pest all along?

Just as Song Junchi was uncharacteristically engaging in self-reflection regarding his own cognitive biases, the beautiful youth Su Yuanhang blinked his eyelashes, reached out to take Bai Yichen’s hand, and coaxed in a spoiled, pleading tone, “Big Brother Chen, I just got here and my dorm roommates are all complete strangers. Is there still a spare spot in your dorm room? Can I move in and live with you guys?”

Hearing those words, Song Junchi felt the hair on the back of his neck stand completely on end. However, his decisive, ironclad rejection of “No way!” failed to trigger any tangible effect, because the person with actual decision-making power here wasn’t him—and Bai Yichen didn’t suspect for a single second that Song Junchi’s refusal was genuine. He merely assumed that this prickly guy was just acting shy.

Come to think of it, Bai Yichen mused with an inward flash of insight, casting a thoughtful glance toward Song Junchi, Little Hang wouldn’t have gone to such grueling lengths to test into A University purely for his sake, would he?

People caught in the throes of romance truly possessed boundless, infinite potential.

Author’s Note:

Extremely sorry! The next chapter update has been rescheduled to drop around 8:00 PM tonight. I’m adding some extra content, so it’s going to be a nice, chunky chapter~~ Love you guys (づ￣3￣)づ╭♡~

Translator’s Note

Hi! I’m Siofra, your translator for White Moonlight Survival Record (Quick Transmigration)!

Su Yuanhang’s master plan is officially revealed: he skipped grades and tested into A University early just to follow them, and now he’s scheming to move right into their dorm! Poor Song Junchi is having a full-blown existential crisis. See you in Chapter 15!

Thank you so much for reading! Everything on this blog is completely free of charge, with no paywalls or strict schedules—just me translating whatever catches my interest whenever I have free time.

— Siofra