Don’t You Like Me

Chapter Ch67 - [Extra: The Drama Queen] Our RanRan does good deeds and doesn’t leave his name.

Translator: reiyu; Editor: GlitteryPanda

After the Spring Festival vacation ended, the students started the next semester, Year Two.

At eight in the morning on the first day of school, all the students and teachers gathered outside the school hall and waited for the school opening ceremony to start.

The indolent, relaxing vacation time had just ended, and most of the students were still in a lazy mood. Some had played all day and all night during the vacation and still hadn’t corrected their sleep schedule. Wang Zhuo, who had played video games late into the night, leaned on He Hao, his eyes closed as he dozed off. He Hao good-temperedly stood firm and let him lean on him, one arm around Wang Zhuo’s waist to help him keep his balance.

Lin Feiran stood straight in the haphazard line, gaze passing over the nodding heads in front of him and landing on Gu Kaifeng who was at the beginning of the line. Throughout vacation, Gu Kaifeng had worn everyday clothes. Looking at him back in school uniform, Lin Feiran even thought it novel and exciting. Gu Kaifeng’s school uniform must have been tailored; it perfectly accentuated the lines of his body, the proportionate and straight shoulders, the slender waist, the long and straight legs, a small strip of his pale neck showing between the dark uniform collar and his black hair… Lin Feiran couldn’t tear his eyes away from Gu Kaifeng’s good-looking silhouette, his throat going dry.

They hadn’t spent the night together in more than a fortnight. Thinking of the things he could do with Gu Kaifeng when they returned to the dorm – things that made his face go red and his heart beat fast—Lin Feiran’s gaze became heated.

Almost like a sexual harasser!

The girl standing beside Gu Kaifeng turned and glanced around behind her, seemingly aimlessly. Then she lightly touched Gu Kaifeng, who had both hands stuck in his pocket, who turned with a careless air to listen to what she had to say. The girl seemed very excited, her lips moving quickly. As Gu Kaifeng listened to her, his eyebrows lifted in an elegant curve. Lin Feiran was a little upset as he watched, but then Gu Kaifeng turned around sharply and met Lin Feiran’s hungry gaze that looked like he wanted to strip Gu Kaifeng bare!

“……” Lin Feiran was shocked. He coughed awkwardly and in a split second returned to his coy, chilly manner.

Gu Kaifeng lifted an eyebrow and showed a suggestive yet gentle smile and the girls turned in unison to look at Lin Feiran, who innocently opened his eyes wide and faked turning back alongside them and looking around.

Gu Kaifeng couldn’t hold back a laugh. The girls watched Lin Feiran excitedly with gazes that seemed to see through everything: “……”

Mrs. School Beau! There was no mistake!

After the assembly, the students filed in an orderly manner into the hall and sat down. The various school leaders and student representatives began their speeches, long and boring. Lin Feiran listened for a while, then asked Ms. Zheng for leave to go to the washroom.

He did his business in the toilet, then stood in front of the mirror washing his hands. He looked up and saw the pretty girl’s ghost who had scared him in the mirror backstage during the Arts Festival.

The pretty girl’s ghost looked down and pretended to wash her hands, too. As she washed them, she suddenly looked over at Lin Feiran, then she opened her eyes wide and gasped, as if she had been shocked.

Lin Feiran: “……”

They hadn’t seen each other for so long and she still acted so much!

“I’m not afraid of you.” Lin Feiran quirked one corner of his mouth.

The pretty girl’s ghost deflated like a balloon. She narrowed her eyes and her diaphragm inflated. She didn’t look happy.

“You have to observe the changes in people.” Lin Feiran’s eyes flashed and he half-jokingly started explaining to the ghost. “For example, I’ve grown up from a scaredy-cat to an especially strong Man of Steel. I’m not afraid of anything in heaven or on earth.”

The ghost’s tone was grave. “Don’t make yourself out to be more than you are.”

Lin Feiran was about to reply when Gu Kaifeng suddenly entered. Lin Feiran’s eyes lit up instantly as he saw him, as if water pooled in the depths of his eyes.

“What’s the matter, baby? Zoning out in front of the mirror?” Gu Kaifeng asked gently.

Lin Feiran glanced at the mirror and said, “In the mirror there’s a…”

The pale face of the girl’s ghost in the mirror suddenly flushed red. She made two fists and put them in front of her chin, twisting back and forth in a lovestruck manner and cutting Lin Feiran off. She whined, “Eh eh eh, my husband’s so handsome, I can’t take it!”

Lin Feiran glared at the mirror and angrily said, “That’s my husband!”

“Yeah.” The girl’s lovestruck expression faded and she said matter-of-factly, “I was imitating you.”

Lin Feiran’s lips twisted. “… I wasn’t like that, all right?”

With one glance at Lin Feiran, Gu Kaifeng knew that there was probably a ghost in the mirror. He activated his Yin-Yang eyes and glanced into the mirror, where the girl’s ghost was holding her face and turning back and forth, complaining, “Why doesn’t my husband hug me? I think of him so much. Bastard, so terrible.”

Gu Kaifeng: “……”

Lin Feiran looked at the girl’s ghost with a complicated expression and yelled, “Cut, cut cut cut!”

The girl’s ghost let out a ‘heh’. “Was my acting of you good?”

Lin Feiran said coldly, “Go get your box lunch, and you don’t need to come back tomorrow.”

Gu Kaifeng now understood the situation and he laughed softly. “She’s imitating you?”

“Is that anything like me?!” Lin Feiran hopped and yelled.

“I’m not like that! I’m a super Man of Steel!” The girl’s ghost in the mirror also put her hands on her waist and hopped. “Hmph.”

Gu Kaifeng caught hold of Lin Feiran’s waist with one arm and pulled him into a hug, then gave the girl’s ghost in the mirror a thumbs-up. He praised her, “Very in-character.”

The girl’s ghost said in satisfaction, “Exactly, exactly. We old acting bones can not only mimic the outward appearance of our characters, but we’re also good at discerning our characters’ inner worlds. That’s the only way we can make the characters we depict come alive.”

Gu Kaifeng: “You discern flawlessly.”

The human and ghost knew that they understood each other!

The girl’s ghost looked at Gu Kaifeng for a moment longer, then gave a wily smile and rubbed her hands together. She stuck out the tip of her tongue and licked her lower lip, then ogled Lin Feiran: “Adorable. I want to fuck him.”

Lin Feiran: “……”

The girl’s ghost pointed at Gu Kaifeng. “This time it’s you I’m imitating.”

Gu Kaifeng: “……”

“Weren’t you going to the toilet? Go.” Embarrassed, Lin Feiran pushed Gu Kaifeng.

“Not going.” Gu Kaifeng smiled. “I came to look for you. Let’s wait in the corridor for a while and go back after the ceremony is over.”

The girl’s ghost had also emerged from the mirror. She wore an old period costume, her features beautiful and sharp. Aside from the sharp contrast of her pale white face and bright red lips, which made one feel a little uncomfortable, she could really be considered a beauty.

Lin Feiran watched her warily and walked with Gu Kaifeng to the deserted corridor. The girl’s ghost followed them.

Two humans and a ghost stood in the dark corridor and Lin Feiran asked, “Before, you were… a Xiqu actor?”(tn

The girl’s ghost stuck out a finger and wagged it back and forth. “No.”

Lin Feiran: “Then?”

The girl’s ghost didn’t reply directly. Her bright red lips lifted in a proud smile, her eyes shining, and she said with unconcealable pride: “My master is a famous Peking opera master. If I say his name, you’ll surely know him.”

“Who is he?” Gu Kaifeng asked.

The girl’s ghost gravely cleared her throat and enunciated, “My master’s name is Shen Fengsheng.”

“Really?” Lin Feiran opened his eyes wide and said with some emotion, “I’ve heard of him. He’s really famous.”

Gu Kaifeng thought a moment and asked, “Sounds familiar. The one who crossdresses as a female lead?”

“Right.” Lin Feiran nodded. “I don’t quite get it either, but I’ve heard his name and seen photos of him.”

Shen Fengsheng was a Peking opera actor born during the Republic of China period, an actor who crossdressed to take female roles. It was said that in his youth his androgynous beauty was unparalleled. Lin Feiran had seen a photo of him as a youth. He was indeed a rare beauty with an elegant manner; he was beautiful, but not seductive, like a cold peach blossom.

“You called him master.” Lin Feiran emphasized the word and said thoughtfully, “Then you’re his…”

Maid?

The girl’s ghost twirled lightly in front of Lin Feiran, and as she did so the hem of her costume lifted gently. After twirling, the girl excitedly threw apart her arms to show off her costume. “I’m the costume he most commonly wore.”

Lin Feiran: “……”

Gu Kaifeng said in surprise, “You’re not a ghost?”

“Of course not.” The girl’s ghosts’ sharp chin lifted slightly and she said proudly, “My master’s talent is unparalleled, and he is full of spiritual energy. He wore me for months and years, and I received a lot of his spiritual energy. Gradually, I gained consciousness… You can consider me a costume spirit.”

Lin Feiran came to a realization. “No wonder…”

No wonder she loved acting so much!

The two of them had seen many ghosts and were open to the idea of something becoming a spirit. They met each other’s eyes and Lin Feiran turned to look at the girl’s ghost. His eyes narrowed craftily and said, “A costume becoming a spirit, so how ’bout I call you… a Drama Queen?”

It was a popular internet term, but the ghost couldn’t go on the internet, so she didn’t catch the meaning. But looking at Lin Feiran’s expression, she could guess the gist of it. Her elegant forehead furrowed, her eyes flashed intelligently, and she exchanged a crafty smile with Lin Feiran. “Drama Queen? That can’t be anything good.”

Lin Feiran held back a smile and said, “That’s what I’ll call you then, Big Sister Drama Queen.”

The actress’ spirit was about to rebut him when Gu Kaifeng suddenly mediated: “You said you gained consciousness because you had the spiritual energy of your master. Then did the other things your master use also become spirits?”

Lin Feiran couldn’t help thinking of Shen Fengsheng’s daily necessities all becoming spirits and couldn’t hold back a snort of laughter.

The actress spirit seemed to have guessed the scenario Lin Feiran was imagining. She pursed her lips in a smile and said, “Of course not. If all the things my master used became spirits, wouldn’t that go against form?” After a pause, she explained proudly, “Of all the costumes, my master liked me best. The love he had for me was the key to my consciousness forming. No matter how close all the other things were to my master or how much he used them, there’s no use. He didn’t like them.”

“Do you have any unfulfilled wishes we can help you fulfil?” Lin Feiran asked out of habit.

“Wishes… those, I do have.” The theatrical spirit looked them over playfully and asked, “What did you ask that for? We don’t know each other. Are you willing to help me?”

Gu Kaifeng patted Lin Feiran’s shoulder lightly and gave praise. “That’s right, our RanRan has learned from Lei Feng. He’s caring and becomes happy when he helps ghosts. He does good deeds and doesn’t leave his name…”

Lin Feiran’s face went hot. “No, I don’t…”