Chapter 50

On the way, Ming Yunle said, "I haven't been to the library in a long time. I'm a little reluctant to leave. Reading in the library feels very different from reading at home."

"Where would you prefer to watch?"

"Don't make me do multiple-choice questions. If I want to do something while reading at home, I'll do it without restraint. Although we can't make any noise in the library, it's a great atmosphere to read quietly together. Sigh."

Ming Yunle sighed and said, "I really like the library. I haven't been there recently. It's such a loss. It's nice to read in the library when it rains."

"Since you're so reluctant to leave, let's come here more often recently."

They had dinner today at a random restaurant they often went to.

Ming Yunle felt that the boss would definitely remember him.

Because they were not hungry, they didn't eat much during the meal, so it took relatively short time.

When they came out, they suddenly wanted to watch the sunset at the beach.

None of them drove out, so they just took a taxi and went to the beach.

They like to do whatever they want in their free time, such as suddenly going to watch the sunset, suddenly going to the amusement park, or suddenly going to catch dolls.

This is not the first or second time that I suddenly want to watch the sunset after dinner.

Seeing the sun completely sink below the sea level, Ming Yunle said, "Another beautiful sunset. How many times has this happened this year?"

"I don't know. I can't remember."

Walking in a familiar place, they couldn't help but think of the thing they had agreed to do but didn't accomplish before.

Ruan Yan said, "We watched the sunrise together this summer. Do you remember?"

"Well, I must succeed in seeing it this time."

Seeing his confident look, Ruan Yan couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Still staying in the hotel?"

"Of course. If we don't stay in a hotel, we have to get up much earlier."

Since they all wanted to go to the library, they went there for three consecutive days.

Ming Yunle spent three days reading the book recommended to him by Ruan Yan. Later, he borrowed the book again as he wanted to read it again.

*

Ming Yunle read a book at home for a while today. Thinking of Ruan Yan, he called him via video.

Ruan Yan saw that Ming Yunle did not look well rested, so he asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Speaking of sleeping, Ming Yunle had something to say. He said, "I had a nightmare last night."

"What nightmare?"

Ming Yunle thought about what happened last night and said, "In my dream, I wanted to go to the park one afternoon. But when I got there, I don't know what happened. The park was empty. There were no flowers, no trees, and no lake. And you were right next to me at the time."

Ruan Yan was very curious. He didn't expect that he would appear in the dream. "Then what did I do?"

Ming Yunle thought for a moment and said, "You look even more frightened than I am."

After saying that, he showed an expression similar to being shocked and said, "That's about it."

This expression was really funny. Ruan Yan was amused by Ming Yunle and said, "And then?"

"I don't remember the rest of the dream very clearly. I think we went to another park, but it was the same, with no trees or flowers. Not long after, I woke up."

At this point, Ming Yunle yawned and said, "Because of this dream, I don't have much energy today. In the dream, I was looking for a park with trees and flowers with you."

"Did we find it at last?"

"We found a tree, so we kind of found one," Ming Yunle said, "but it was a small tree. I think we talked about something else afterwards, but I can't remember clearly."

Seeing Ming Yunle trying hard to remember everything in his dream, Ruan Yan said, "It's all in the dream. If you can't remember it, don't think about it."

Ming Yunle said, "You're right. It's fake anyway. But I still hope I can have a sweet dream."

Ming Yunle began to imagine: "For example, having a picnic in a green grassy area, or looking at the scenery of the lake and the clouds in the sky by the lake."

At this point, Ming Yunle yawned again and said, "Having a nightmare makes you very tired the next day."

Ruan Yan smiled and asked, "Then go back and get some sleep?"

Speaking of sleeping, Ming Yunle checked the time and said, "Lunch will be here soon. After I have lunch, I'll read a book to help digest the food. If I'm still sleepy, I can take a nap for twenty minutes."

Ming Yunle sighed and said, "I had a nightmare last night and I'm very tired today. If I sleep too much today and can't sleep tonight, it won't make up for it."

"Then I'll continue tidying up the room."

After living here for a few months, Ruan Yan felt that the time was almost up, so he decided to tidy up the house.

Compared to the beginning, the house has changed a lot. Without realizing it, there are so many things.

For example, before, he couldn't remember where he put several things, so he wanted to take this opportunity to find them.

He was about to do it when Ming Yunle video-called him. Ming Yunle felt strange and asked, "You just cleared out all the things in the box bit by bit a while ago, why are you sorting it out again?"

"This time it's not like that. It's because I've lived here for so long that things often get misplaced. I can hardly find some things."

Rather than organizing, he was looking for something.

In fact, he had been looking for something for a whole day, and this was a continuation of his search because they had been going to the library for the past two days.

Compared to tidying up the house, Ruan Yan also prefers the library, so he delayed it for three or four days.

Ruan Yan said: "I even found the cookbook in a cabinet in the kitchen. I was wondering why I couldn't find it in the study. How did it get there?"

Ming Yunle remembers this incident. He said, "One time, after watching a movie, we were all hungry, but we didn't know what to eat. We discussed it for a long time but couldn't come up with an idea. You said you wanted to get a cookbook and cook the dish on whichever page you opened."

Ruan Yan sighed: "I can already imagine what will happen next."

"What kind?"

"I turned to a recipe page and went to the cabinet to look for tools. I was holding the book and it was inconvenient to get the tools, so I just put the book in the cabinet, thinking I would take it out later, and then I forgot about it."

"Didn't you notice all this time? Didn't you put the pot back?"

"No, I've been using it a lot lately, and I haven't opened that cabinet recently, so I couldn't find it when I was looking for the book again."

Ming Yunle: “…”

Ming Yunle said, "You are so familiar with this process, this must have happened before."

"Yeah, it happened twice."

Ruan Yan sighed at this. Why didn't he learn his lesson?

"You have to be more careful this time." Ruan Yan said, "You must put things back where they belong after use, otherwise you won't be able to find them later."

At this point, Ruan Yan seemed to have made up his mind and said, "I must put it back. Even if it's just a small thing, I won't put it anywhere else."

Although Ruan Yan has said so, Ming Yunle feels that this may be a bit difficult for Ruan Yan.

Ruan Yan continued to look for something. Ming Yunle saw that he was searching for something and it was not easy.

Ruan Yan often places things in a way that appears natural, as if they were already there.

The house is already big, and after what happened, the difficulty of finding it has increased.

Ming Yunle just watched him walk from room to room.

When Ruan Yan was sitting in the cloakroom looking at clothes, Ming Yunle said, "What did I say? Gradually, I will be able to see everything your family is like."

Hearing him say this, Ruan Yan remembered the conversation at that time and couldn't help laughing.

Ruan Yan stood up and said, "Guess what else I discovered?"

Ming Yunle asked: "What?"

"Didn't you say you had a coat that you suddenly couldn't find? It's in my closet."

Ming Yunle: “…”

This was his mistake.

Ruan Yan added: "More than one."

"And that one?" Ming Yunle discovered that one of his clothes was missing, and was surprised to hear that there was more than one.

"And a sports jacket, which you forgot to take when you realized you had too much on."

Ming Yunle was speechless. How come he had no recollection of it at all?

Ruan Yan went to the cloakroom and put Ming Yunle's clothes in a cabinet. Ruan Yan said, "Let's see if I can find your other clothes after a while."

Originally Ming Yunle was going to say it was impossible, but after thinking about it, he really couldn't say for sure.

Ruan Yan said: "By the way, you also left a baseball cap behind."

Ming Yunle: “…”

Ming Yunle simply waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just leave them all there. I remember the new clothes I bought last time are also at your house."

"I also put it in that cabinet. I thought you had simply forgotten about it."

Ming Yunle said, "Just leave it alone. It doesn't matter."

Ruan Yan showed Ming Yunle his clothes, which brought back some of Ming Yunle's memories of that time.

He regretted wearing that sports jacket as soon as he put it on. His inner clothes were already very thick, so he only needed to wear his inner clothes when going out.

He took off his outer clothes as soon as he entered the door, and then he forgot he still had this coat.

In the end, the coat was left here by Ruan Yan, and he never thought of looking for it again.

Ming Yunle looked at Ruan Yan's cloakroom and said, "I noticed that you don't have a particular favorite type of clothing, and the colors aren't fixed."

"Yes." Ruan Yan said, "As long as I see a piece of clothing and think it looks good and suits me, I will buy it. There are many colors and styles of clothes in my wardrobe."

"Um."

Seeing this, Ming Yunle remembered that Ruan Yangang had just bought a light blue sweater, and asked, "Did you put your light blue sweater in?"

"It should be on the sofa in my bedroom right now. I just washed it and haven't put it away yet."

At this point, Ruan Yan added, "In that case, I'll wear that dress and go on a date with you tomorrow."

Ming Yunle: "Okay."

Ruan Yan didn't continue. He sat on the carpet in the cloakroom and put his phone on the sofa.